← 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 175852Source: 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
✓Strong 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+3 / 15

Legislative+12 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+12 / 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, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D and Renew voted mostly against. Greens-EFA mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (248 for, 352 against, 54 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

248

Against

352

Abstain

Margin of victory

104 votes

Turnout (cast)

654

Absent

Participation rate

90.8%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 8Against 153Abstain 1Absent 23

S&D135 MEPs

For 5Against 120Abstain 1Absent 9

PfE81 MEPs

For 77Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

ECR82 MEPs

For 73Against 2Abstain 1Absent 6

Renew79 MEPs

For 3Against 68Abstain 0Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 43Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 32Against 1Abstain 7Absent 5

NI29 MEPs

For 22Against 2Abstain 1Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

France48
Italy40
Czech Republic15
Hungary11
Slovakia7

Most against

Germany43
Spain40
Poland26
Romania23
Netherlands17

Divided delegations

Belgium
Bulgaria
Cyprus
France
Germany
Greece
Italy
Latvia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 11Abstain 2Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 7Against 11Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 1Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 1Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 4Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 5Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 48Against 29Abstain 1Absent 4

Germany96 MEPs

For 27Against 43Abstain 16Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 7

Ireland14 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 40Against 28Abstain 4Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 2Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 7Against 17Abstain 6Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 20Against 26Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 8Against 23Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 10Against 40Abstain 3Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 12Abstain 5Absent 0

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