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2022 discharge: EU general budget - European Parliament

Budget87%★

Confidence: 87%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "budget"
title/description contains "discharge"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Institutional Affairs61%

Confidence: 61%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "european parliament"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 168214Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Resolution / budget vote
✓Budget-related
✓High-interest topic: Budget
✓Strong political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+12 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+15 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+12 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+8 / 15

Methodology: importance-v0.1 · The Importance Score is a prioritisation indicator. It does not judge whether a vote is good or bad.

What was this vote about?

This vote concerned “2022 discharge: EU general budget - European Parliament”. EPP, S&D, Renew, PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (440 for, 93 against, 67 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a substantive vote (such as an amendment or resolution) that contributes to shaping the final position of the Parliament on a dossier. It reflects the political direction taken on specific provisions.

Result analysis

For

440

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

347 votes

Turnout (cast)

600

Absent

105

Participation rate

85.1%

✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 150Against 1Abstain 0Absent 28

S&D136 MEPs

For 115Against 1Abstain 0Absent 20

Renew100 MEPs

For 90Against 0Abstain 1Absent 9

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 2Against 57Abstain 3Absent 8

ECR65 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 41Absent 7

PfE64 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 9Absent 13

NI46 MEPs

For 16Against 6Abstain 12Absent 12

The Left38 MEPs

For 3Against 28Abstain 0Absent 7

ESN4 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany57
France53
Italy49
Spain39
Netherlands20

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 3Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 2Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 7

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 53Against 13Abstain 1Absent 12

Germany96 MEPs

For 57Against 28Abstain 2Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 2Absent 6

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 9Absent 4

Ireland13 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 49Against 3Abstain 8Absent 16

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 20Against 3Abstain 1Absent 5

Poland52 MEPs

For 22Against 1Abstain 24Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 1Absent 13

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 39Against 9Abstain 4Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 1Abstain 4Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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