← 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 175782Source: 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
✓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+12 / 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 and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (105 for, 454 against, 95 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

105

Against

454

Abstain

Margin of victory

349 votes

Turnout (cast)

654

Absent

Participation rate

90.8%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 9Against 155Abstain 2Absent 19

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 126Abstain 0Absent 9

PfE81 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 30Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 58Absent 6

Renew79 MEPs

For 1Against 67Abstain 2Absent 9

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 49Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 40Abstain 0Absent 5

ESN27 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 4Against 17Abstain 3Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Hungary11
Czech Republic8

Most against

Germany71
Spain44
Italy41
France38
Poland26

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
Hungary

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 1Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 1Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 1Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 3Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 2Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 10Against 38Abstain 29Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 14Against 71Abstain 0Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 9Against 41Abstain 21Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 3Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 2Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 8Against 21Abstain 1Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 1Against 26Abstain 21Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 5Against 21Abstain 4Absent 3

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 3Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 5Against 44Abstain 2Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs