← 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 175815Source: 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+7 / 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 (222 for, 416 against, 10 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

222

Against

416

Abstain

Margin of victory

194 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 28Against 130Abstain 7Absent 20

S&D135 MEPs

For 1Against 122Abstain 0Absent 12

ECR82 MEPs

For 77Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

PfE81 MEPs

For 73Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Renew79 MEPs

For 1Against 72Abstain 0Absent 6

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 48Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 39Abstain 0Absent 6

NI29 MEPs

For 16Against 5Abstain 3Absent 5

ESN27 MEPs

For 22Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

France38
Poland37
Czech Republic15
Hungary10
Latvia4

Most against

Germany64
Italy42
Spain42
Netherlands20
Romania20

Divided delegations

France
Italy
Latvia
Romania
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 14Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 38Against 38Abstain 1Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 19Against 64Abstain 2Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 7Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 30Against 42Abstain 0Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 9Against 20Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 37Against 9Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 12Against 20Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 8Against 42Abstain 0Absent 10

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 18Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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