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2022 discharge: 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 169894Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main 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+25 / 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 Council and Council”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (431 for, 131 against, 83 abstentions).

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

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

431

Against

131

Abstain

Margin of victory

300 votes

Turnout (cast)

645

Absent

Participation rate

89.2%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 154Against 1Abstain 11Absent 22

S&D135 MEPs

For 115Against 0Abstain 0Absent 20

PfE81 MEPs

For 0Against 76Abstain 1Absent 4

ECR82 MEPs

For 2Against 14Abstain 58Absent 8

Renew79 MEPs

For 72Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 4Absent 4

NI30 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 8Absent 4

ESN26 MEPs

For 0Against 21Abstain 1Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany65
Spain47
Italy41
France36
Poland25

Most against

Czech Republic15
Hungary12
Slovakia8

Divided delegations

France
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 5Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 1Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 15Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland16 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 36Against 35Abstain 5Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 65Against 13Abstain 5Absent 13

Greece21 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 3Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 6Absent 1

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 41Against 7Abstain 22Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 2Absent 3

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 22Against 5Abstain 1Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 25Against 5Abstain 18Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 18Against 3Abstain 4Absent 8

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 47Against 5Abstain 2Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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