← Votes·2025-05-07

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 175680Source: 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
✓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+15 / 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 – Court of Justice of the European Union”. PfE, ECR, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (212 for, 419 against, 12 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

212

Against

419

Abstain

Margin of victory

207 votes

Turnout (cast)

643

Absent

Participation rate

89.3%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 10Against 151Abstain 0Absent 24

S&D135 MEPs

For 1Against 123Abstain 0Absent 11

PfE81 MEPs

For 77Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

ECR82 MEPs

For 75Against 0Abstain 1Absent 6

Renew79 MEPs

For 4Against 69Abstain 0Absent 6

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 47Abstain 1Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 2Against 27Abstain 7Absent 9

ESN27 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 3Absent 8

Country angle

Most in favour

France40
Czech Republic14
Hungary11
Slovakia8
Latvia4

Most against

Germany61
Spain44
Italy40
Poland26
Romania23

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
France
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 1Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 1Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 1Absent 4

France82 MEPs

For 40Against 37Abstain 2Absent 3

Germany96 MEPs

For 22Against 61Abstain 1Absent 12

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 1Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 2Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 30Against 40Abstain 0Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 10Against 20Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 21Against 26Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 23Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 9Against 44Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 2Absent 0

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