← 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 175849Source: 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
✓Strong political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓Close result
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

Show full breakdown

Topic importance+12 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+15 / 25

Close vote+6 / 15

Legislative+12 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+12 / 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”. PfE, ECR, Greens-EFA, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP and Renew voted mostly against. S&D mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (287 for, 239 against, 135 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

287

Against

239

Abstain

135

Margin of victory

48 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 7Against 162Abstain 1Absent 15

S&D135 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 120Absent 9

PfE81 MEPs

For 76Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

ECR82 MEPs

For 77Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 67Abstain 5Absent 7

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 43Against 3Abstain 2Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 29Against 3Abstain 7Absent 6

NI29 MEPs

For 23Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

France46
Italy44
Germany36
Czech Republic15
Netherlands15

Most against

Spain24
Poland23
Ireland10
Greece9
Belgium8

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Cyprus
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
Germany

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 5Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 4Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 2Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 3Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 2Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 46Against 20Abstain 13Absent 3

Germany96 MEPs

For 36Against 33Abstain 15Absent 12

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 7Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 10Against 7Abstain 2Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 1Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 44Against 8Abstain 19Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 2Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 3Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 15Against 10Abstain 4Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 22Against 23Abstain 3Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 7Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 11Against 10Abstain 11Absent 1

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 11Against 24Abstain 19Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 7Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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