← 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 175796Source: 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+10 / 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”. EPP, PfE, ECR, Renew, Left, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour. S&D and Greens-EFA mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (432 for, 33 against, 194 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

432

Against

Abstain

194

Margin of victory

399 votes

Turnout (cast)

659

Absent

Participation rate

91.5%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 157Against 10Abstain 3Absent 15

S&D135 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 118Absent 11

PfE81 MEPs

For 72Against 0Abstain 5Absent 4

ECR82 MEPs

For 72Against 1Abstain 1Absent 8

Renew79 MEPs

For 62Against 2Abstain 9Absent 6

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 43Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 26Against 7Abstain 7Absent 5

ESN27 MEPs

For 22Against 0Abstain 2Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 4Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

France60
Germany55
Italy46
Poland41
Spain27

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 7Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 6Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 4Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 17Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 5Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 7Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 60Against 5Abstain 13Absent 4

Germany96 MEPs

For 55Against 3Abstain 26Absent 12

Greece21 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 6Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 46Against 4Abstain 22Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 16Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 41Against 2Abstain 3Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 8Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 19Against 1Abstain 11Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 8Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 27Against 3Abstain 23Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 8Absent 0

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