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Discharge 2023: European Public Prosecutor’s Office

Budget66%★

Confidence: 66%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "discharge"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 175136Source: 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
✓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+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: European Public Prosecutor’s Office”. 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 (452 for, 176 against, 30 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

452

Against

176

Abstain

Margin of victory

276 votes

Turnout (cast)

658

Absent

Participation rate

91.4%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 159Against 6Abstain 0Absent 20

S&D135 MEPs

For 124Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

ECR82 MEPs

For 4Against 64Abstain 10Absent 4

PfE81 MEPs

For 1Against 70Abstain 7Absent 3

Renew79 MEPs

For 73Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 37Against 1Abstain 2Absent 5

NI29 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 8Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 2Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany64
France45
Spain45
Italy42
Poland25

Most against

Hungary16

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
France
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 11Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

France82 MEPs

For 45Against 34Abstain 0Absent 3

Germany96 MEPs

For 64Against 13Abstain 7Absent 12

Greece21 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 42Against 30Abstain 0Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 23Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 25Against 23Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 25Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 45Against 7Abstain 1Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

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