← 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 175802Source: 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”. PfE, ECR, 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 (190 for, 449 against, 9 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

190

Against

449

Abstain

Margin of victory

259 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 2Against 158Abstain 1Absent 24

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 126Abstain 0Absent 9

PfE81 MEPs

For 75Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 67Against 3Abstain 6Absent 6

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 70Abstain 0Absent 9

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 49Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 39Abstain 0Absent 6

NI29 MEPs

For 19Against 3Abstain 2Absent 5

ESN27 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Czech Republic14
Hungary11
Slovakia7
Latvia4

Most against

Germany66
Spain45
France42
Italy41
Poland26

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
France
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 1Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3

France82 MEPs

For 34Against 42Abstain 0Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 20Against 66Abstain 1Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 30Against 41Abstain 0Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 7Against 21Abstain 2Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 21Against 26Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 14Abstain 0Absent 5

Romania33 MEPs

For 8Against 24Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 7Against 45Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 18Abstain 3Absent 0

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