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Discharge 2022: EU general budget – European Council and Council

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 council"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 168782Source: 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
✓Some 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+10 / 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 “Discharge 2022: EU general budget – European Council and Council”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while ECR, PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (446 for, 143 against, 16 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

446

Against

143

Abstain

Margin of victory

303 votes

Turnout (cast)

605

Absent

100

Participation rate

85.8%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 139Against 10Abstain 3Absent 27

S&D136 MEPs

For 115Against 3Abstain 3Absent 15

Renew100 MEPs

For 92Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 65Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

ECR65 MEPs

For 0Against 50Abstain 6Absent 9

PfE64 MEPs

For 0Against 51Abstain 0Absent 13

NI46 MEPs

For 13Against 17Abstain 1Absent 15

The Left38 MEPs

For 22Against 5Abstain 3Absent 8

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany77
Spain50
France46
Italy34
Romania22

Most against

Poland23
Hungary10

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
France
Hungary
Italy
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 4Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 1Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 1Absent 10

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 1Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 46Against 26Abstain 0Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 77Against 11Abstain 0Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 0Absent 9

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 10Abstain 0Absent 5

Ireland13 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 34Against 23Abstain 0Absent 19

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 21Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland52 MEPs

For 22Against 23Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 22Against 2Abstain 0Absent 9

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 50Against 4Abstain 1Absent 4

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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