← 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 175850Source: 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
✓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+3 / 15

Legislative+12 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 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”. ECR, PfE, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, Renew and NI voted mostly against. S&D and Greens-EFA mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (186 for, 263 against, 214 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

186

Against

263

Abstain

214

Margin of victory

77 votes

Turnout (cast)

663

Absent

Participation rate

92.1%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 2Against 161Abstain 7Absent 15

S&D135 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 120Absent 10

ECR82 MEPs

For 74Against 2Abstain 2Absent 4

PfE81 MEPs

For 56Against 1Abstain 20Absent 4

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 68Abstain 5Absent 6

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 43Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 22Against 12Abstain 5Absent 6

NI29 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 6Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 20Against 1Abstain 3Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy40
France33
Czech Republic13
Latvia4
Cyprus2

Most against

Spain24
Poland22
Romania13
Slovakia13
Bulgaria10

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Cyprus
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Lithuania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 7Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 4Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 2Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 4Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 7Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 7Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 3Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 33Against 30Abstain 14Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 18Against 33Abstain 34Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 10Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 12Absent 1

Ireland14 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 1Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 40Against 9Abstain 23Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 3Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 3Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 16Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 20Against 22Abstain 6Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 8Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 8Against 13Abstain 11Absent 1

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 1Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 9Against 24Abstain 21Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 10Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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