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Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Data Protection Supervisor

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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Civil Liberties64%

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "data protection"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 175107Source: 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 “Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Data Protection Supervisor”. EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE and NI voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (548 for, 74 against, 42 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

548

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

474 votes

Turnout (cast)

664

Absent

Participation rate

92.2%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 171Against 0Abstain 0Absent 14

S&D135 MEPs

For 125Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

PfE81 MEPs

For 13Against 56Abstain 9Absent 3

ECR82 MEPs

For 69Against 5Abstain 3Absent 5

Renew79 MEPs

For 72Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 38Against 0Abstain 1Absent 6

NI29 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 8Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 20Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy72
Germany67
Spain48
France47
Poland44

Most against

Hungary10

Divided delegations

France
Hungary
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 3Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 18Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 47Against 29Abstain 1Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 67Against 1Abstain 19Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 1Absent 1

Ireland14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 72Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 6Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 44Against 2Abstain 1Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 1Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 31Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 48Against 6Abstain 0Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 18Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

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