← 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 175814Source: 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

Show full breakdown

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, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (219 for, 437 against, 2 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

219

Against

437

Abstain

Margin of victory

218 votes

Turnout (cast)

658

Absent

Participation rate

91.4%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 11Against 159Abstain 0Absent 15

S&D135 MEPs

For 1Against 123Abstain 0Absent 11

ECR82 MEPs

For 76Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

PfE81 MEPs

For 74Against 1Abstain 0Absent 6

Renew79 MEPs

For 12Against 61Abstain 0Absent 6

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 17Against 4Abstain 2Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Czech Republic17
Hungary11
Slovenia5
Latvia4

Most against

Germany59
Spain45
France43
Italy42
Poland25

Divided delegations

France
Hungary
Italy
Latvia
Netherlands
Poland
Slovakia
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 34Against 43Abstain 1Absent 4

Germany96 MEPs

For 27Against 59Abstain 1Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 30Against 42Abstain 0Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 14Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 19Against 25Abstain 0Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 25Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 7Against 45Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs