← 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 175803Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

✓Resolution / budget vote
✓Budget-related
✓High-interest topic: Budget
✓Some political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓Close result
✓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+6 / 15

Legislative+12 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+15 / 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”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (334 for, 279 against, 48 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

334

Against

279

Abstain

Margin of victory

55 votes

Turnout (cast)

661

Absent

Participation rate

91.8%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 30Against 139Abstain 1Absent 15

S&D135 MEPs

For 126Against 0Abstain 1Absent 8

PfE81 MEPs

For 3Against 42Abstain 32Absent 4

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 73Abstain 3Absent 6

Renew79 MEPs

For 65Against 4Abstain 3Absent 7

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 39Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

ESN27 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 4Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 20Against 1Abstain 3Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

France39
Italy34
Spain26
Poland24
Netherlands17

Most against

Germany43
Romania16
Austria11
Bulgaria9
Czech Republic9

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Estonia
France
Germany

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 9Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 8Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 39Against 38Abstain 1Absent 4

Germany96 MEPs

For 42Against 43Abstain 0Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 7Abstain 5Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 10Absent 1

Ireland14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 34Against 31Abstain 7Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 17Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 24Against 19Abstain 4Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 2Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 14Against 16Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 26Against 20Abstain 5Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 2Absent 0

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