← Votes·2025-05-07

Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European External Action Service

Budget87%★

Confidence: 87%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "budget"
title/description contains "discharge"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

View all votes on Budget →

Vote ID 175694Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

/ 100

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
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

Show full breakdown

Topic importance+12 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+15 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+12 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+10 / 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 External Action Service”. S&D, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR, PfE, Renew and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (231 for, 384 against, 40 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

231

Against

384

Abstain

Margin of victory

153 votes

Turnout (cast)

655

Absent

Participation rate

91.0%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 5Against 159Abstain 1Absent 20

S&D135 MEPs

For 103Against 20Abstain 1Absent 11

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 57Abstain 21Absent 4

PfE81 MEPs

For 1Against 74Abstain 3Absent 3

Renew79 MEPs

For 23Against 44Abstain 6Absent 6

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 36Against 1Abstain 0Absent 8

NI29 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 6Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 22Abstain 2Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Sweden12
Ireland11
Greece10
Finland8
Belgium7

Most against

Germany54
France53
Italy38
Romania29
Spain28

Divided delegations

Belgium
Bulgaria
Denmark
Greece
Italy
Latvia
Luxembourg
Malta

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 4Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 1Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 1Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 1Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 3Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

France82 MEPs

For 26Against 53Abstain 0Absent 3

Germany96 MEPs

For 29Against 54Abstain 2Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 1Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 18Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 32Against 38Abstain 0Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 3Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 13Against 16Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 4Against 27Abstain 17Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 7Against 9Abstain 0Absent 5

Romania33 MEPs

For 3Against 29Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 6Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 25Against 28Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 12Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

Loading individual positions…