← Votes·2025-05-07

Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Commission, executive agencies and European Development Funds

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 175764Source: 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
✓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+7 / 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 – Commission, executive agencies and European Development Funds”. 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 (169 for, 429 against, 41 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

169

Against

429

Abstain

Margin of victory

260 votes

Turnout (cast)

639

Absent

Participation rate

88.8%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 3Against 157Abstain 1Absent 24

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 119Abstain 0Absent 16

PfE81 MEPs

For 75Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 44Against 0Abstain 32Absent 6

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 67Abstain 4Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 47Abstain 0Absent 6

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 38Abstain 0Absent 7

ESN27 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 3Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

France37
Hungary11
Czech Republic10
Latvia4

Most against

Germany61
Spain45
Italy41
Poland26
Romania25

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
Cyprus
France
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 15Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 1Absent 6

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 1Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 4Absent 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 32Abstain 1Absent 12

Germany96 MEPs

For 21Against 61Abstain 3Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 14Abstain 0Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 1Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 7Against 41Abstain 23Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 7Against 21Abstain 2Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 20Against 26Abstain 1Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 25Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 6Against 45Abstain 1Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 18Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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