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Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Court of Justice of the European Union

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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Vote ID 175679Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Resolution / budget 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+15 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+12 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+6 / 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 – Court of Justice of the European Union”. EPP, PfE, ECR, Left, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while Renew voted mostly against. S&D and Greens-EFA mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (423 for, 81 against, 147 abstentions).

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

Why it matters

This is a substantive vote (such as an amendment or resolution) that contributes to shaping the final position of the Parliament on a dossier. It reflects the political direction taken on specific provisions.

Result analysis

For

423

Against

Abstain

147

Margin of victory

342 votes

Turnout (cast)

651

Absent

Participation rate

90.4%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 168Against 1Abstain 0Absent 16

S&D135 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 109Absent 12

PfE81 MEPs

For 78Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

ECR82 MEPs

For 75Against 1Abstain 0Absent 6

Renew79 MEPs

For 4Against 66Abstain 2Absent 7

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 32Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 32Against 1Abstain 2Absent 10

ESN27 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 19Against 1Abstain 2Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany58
France52
Italy45
Poland44
Spain32

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Belgium
Denmark
Ireland
Netherlands
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 7Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 10Against 6Abstain 2Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 4Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 3Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 6Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 52Against 15Abstain 12Absent 3

Germany96 MEPs

For 58Against 7Abstain 19Absent 12

Greece21 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 45Against 2Abstain 23Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 3Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 12Against 7Abstain 10Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 44Against 1Abstain 3Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 7Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 16Against 4Abstain 10Absent 3

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 32Against 5Abstain 17Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 9Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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