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Discharge 2023: 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 175116Source: 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
✓Some political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Some 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+4 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+12 / 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 Parliament”. EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (513 for, 119 against, 20 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

513

Against

119

Abstain

Margin of victory

394 votes

Turnout (cast)

652

Absent

Participation rate

90.6%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 170Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

S&D135 MEPs

For 120Against 1Abstain 0Absent 14

PfE81 MEPs

For 1Against 71Abstain 6Absent 3

ECR82 MEPs

For 55Against 10Abstain 7Absent 10

Renew79 MEPs

For 71Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 47Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 38Against 1Abstain 0Absent 6

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 24Abstain 0Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 6Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany66
Italy58
Spain46
France42
Poland41

Most against

Hungary11

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
France
Hungary

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 13Against 5Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 10Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 42Against 36Abstain 0Absent 4

Germany96 MEPs

For 66Against 15Abstain 5Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 3Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 9Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 58Against 7Abstain 0Absent 11

Latvia9 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 24Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 41Against 3Abstain 0Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 30Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 46Against 6Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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