← 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

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Vote ID 175699Source: 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
✓Significant 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+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+12 / 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”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while ECR and ESN voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (412 for, 152 against, 84 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

412

Against

152

Abstain

Margin of victory

260 votes

Turnout (cast)

648

Absent

Participation rate

90.0%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 95Against 31Abstain 28Absent 31

S&D135 MEPs

For 125Against 0Abstain 1Absent 9

ECR82 MEPs

For 2Against 71Abstain 5Absent 4

PfE81 MEPs

For 8Against 24Abstain 46Absent 3

Renew79 MEPs

For 72Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 40Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 23Abstain 1Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 20Against 2Abstain 2Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany69
Italy41
France40
Spain26
Netherlands21

Most against

Poland24
Slovenia5

Divided delegations

Austria
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Malta
Poland
Romania
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 13Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 0Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 3Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 1Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

France82 MEPs

For 40Against 7Abstain 31Absent 4

Germany96 MEPs

For 69Against 17Abstain 1Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 11Absent 7

Ireland14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 41Against 26Abstain 5Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 21Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 17Against 24Abstain 7Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 4Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 18Against 10Abstain 1Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 26Against 17Abstain 11Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

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