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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 175686Source: 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”. 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 (204 for, 451 against, 8 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

204

Against

451

Abstain

Margin of victory

247 votes

Turnout (cast)

663

Absent

Participation rate

92.1%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 6Against 164Abstain 1Absent 14

S&D135 MEPs

For 1Against 126Abstain 0Absent 8

PfE81 MEPs

For 78Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

ECR82 MEPs

For 74Against 4Abstain 0Absent 4

Renew79 MEPs

For 7Against 66Abstain 0Absent 6

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 47Abstain 0Absent 6

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 39Abstain 0Absent 6

ESN27 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 7Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

France40
Czech Republic15
Hungary11
Latvia4

Most against

Germany63
Spain46
Italy40
Poland26
Romania24

Divided delegations

France
Hungary
Italy
Latvia
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

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 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3

France82 MEPs

For 40Against 38Abstain 1Absent 3

Germany96 MEPs

For 23Against 63Abstain 1Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 14Abstain 0Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 31Against 40Abstain 0Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 8Against 22Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 22Against 26Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 8Against 24Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 5Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 8Against 46Abstain 0Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 18Abstain 0Absent 0

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