← 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 175799Source: 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
✓Some 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+4 / 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”. ECR, PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (205 for, 437 against, 11 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

205

Against

437

Abstain

Margin of victory

232 votes

Turnout (cast)

653

Absent

Participation rate

90.7%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 9Against 154Abstain 1Absent 21

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 125Abstain 1Absent 9

ECR82 MEPs

For 77Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

PfE81 MEPs

For 76Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Renew79 MEPs

For 4Against 69Abstain 0Absent 6

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 49Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 1Against 35Abstain 1Absent 8

NI29 MEPs

For 11Against 5Abstain 8Absent 5

ESN27 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

France39
Czech Republic15
Hungary11
Latvia4

Most against

Germany61
Spain46
Italy40
Poland26
Romania24

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
France
Italy
Latvia
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 2Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 1Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 39Against 38Abstain 1Absent 4

Germany96 MEPs

For 18Against 61Abstain 6Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 15Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 31Against 40Abstain 0Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 8Against 21Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 22Against 26Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 8Against 24Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 7Against 46Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0

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