← 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 175838Source: 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

Show full breakdown

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”. PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. NI mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (219 for, 407 against, 36 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

407

Abstain

Margin of victory

188 votes

Turnout (cast)

662

Absent

Participation rate

91.9%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 13Against 149Abstain 7Absent 16

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 116Abstain 9Absent 10

PfE81 MEPs

For 78Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

ECR82 MEPs

For 78Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Renew79 MEPs

For 17Against 48Abstain 7Absent 7

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 49Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 39Abstain 0Absent 6

NI29 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 12Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 22Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

France41
Poland26
Czech Republic13
Hungary11
Latvia4

Most against

Germany58
Spain46
Italy42
Greece17
Netherlands17

Divided delegations

Austria
France
Hungary
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Netherlands
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 1Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 13Against 5Abstain 2Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 2Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 41Against 36Abstain 0Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 20Against 58Abstain 7Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 1Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 30Against 42Abstain 0Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 13Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 26Against 15Abstain 7Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 2Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 8Against 14Abstain 10Absent 1

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 3Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 8Against 46Abstain 0Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs