← Votes·2025-05-07

Discharge 2023: Agencies

Budget66%★

Confidence: 66%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "discharge"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 175864Source: 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
✓Some 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+4 / 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: Agencies”. PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (194 for, 452 against, 3 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

194

Against

452

Abstain

Margin of victory

258 votes

Turnout (cast)

649

Absent

Participation rate

90.1%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 6Against 157Abstain 1Absent 21

S&D135 MEPs

For 1Against 119Abstain 0Absent 15

PfE81 MEPs

For 78Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

ECR82 MEPs

For 74Against 1Abstain 0Absent 7

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 73Abstain 0Absent 6

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 49Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 40Abstain 0Absent 5

ESN27 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 8Against 12Abstain 2Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

France39
Czech Republic13
Hungary11
Latvia4

Most against

Germany71
Spain45
Italy41
Poland26
Romania25

Divided delegations

France
Hungary
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 1Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 13Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3

France82 MEPs

For 39Against 38Abstain 1Absent 4

Germany96 MEPs

For 14Against 71Abstain 0Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 29Against 41Abstain 0Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 9Against 21Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 21Against 26Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 25Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 1Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 8Against 45Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 18Abstain 0Absent 0

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