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Discharge 2023: 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 175160Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Budget-related
✓High-interest topic: Budget
✓Some political group division
✓Some 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+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 Council and Council”. EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (526 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

526

Against

119

Abstain

Margin of victory

407 votes

Turnout (cast)

665

Absent

Participation rate

92.4%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 171Against 0Abstain 0Absent 14

S&D135 MEPs

For 127Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

PfE81 MEPs

For 1Against 74Abstain 3Absent 3

ECR82 MEPs

For 61Against 9Abstain 7Absent 5

Renew79 MEPs

For 72Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

The Left45 MEPs

For 38Against 0Abstain 2Absent 5

NI29 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 8Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 23Abstain 0Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany67
Italy64
Spain48
France45
Poland45

Most against

Czech Republic12
Hungary11

Divided delegations

France
Hungary

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 4Absent 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 12Abstain 3Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 45Against 34Abstain 0Absent 3

Germany96 MEPs

For 67Against 18Abstain 1Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 9Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Ireland14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 64Against 7Abstain 0Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 24Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 45Against 3Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 1Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 30Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 4Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 48Against 6Abstain 0Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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