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Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Economic and Social Committee

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 175685Source: 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 – European Economic and Social Committee”. ECR, PfE, 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 (193 for, 444 against, 5 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

193

Against

444

Abstain

Margin of victory

251 votes

Turnout (cast)

642

Absent

Participation rate

89.2%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 4Against 163Abstain 0Absent 18

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 121Abstain 0Absent 14

ECR82 MEPs

For 73Against 3Abstain 1Absent 5

PfE81 MEPs

For 73Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Renew79 MEPs

For 3Against 69Abstain 1Absent 6

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 47Abstain 0Absent 6

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 36Abstain 0Absent 9

ESN27 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 13Against 5Abstain 3Absent 8

Country angle

Most in favour

France37
Czech Republic12
Hungary10
Latvia4

Most against

Germany61
Spain44
Italy39
Poland25
Romania25

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
France
Hungary
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 37Against 34Abstain 0Absent 11

Germany96 MEPs

For 21Against 61Abstain 2Absent 12

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 1Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 30Against 39Abstain 0Absent 7

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 7Against 23Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 21Against 25Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 25Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 7Against 44Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 1Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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