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Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Court of Auditors

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 175916Source: 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

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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 – Court of Auditors”. S&D, ECR, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP and PfE voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (385 for, 249 against, 31 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

385

Against

249

Abstain

Margin of victory

136 votes

Turnout (cast)

665

Absent

Participation rate

92.4%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 2Against 168Abstain 1Absent 14

S&D135 MEPs

For 126Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

ECR82 MEPs

For 53Against 0Abstain 25Absent 4

PfE81 MEPs

For 12Against 66Abstain 0Absent 3

Renew79 MEPs

For 72Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 39Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

NI29 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 5Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 21Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany58
France42
Italy34
Poland24
Romania21

Most against

Spain27
Hungary17
Slovenia5

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
France
Greece
Latvia
Luxembourg

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 15Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 13Against 5Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 3Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 42Against 35Abstain 1Absent 4

Germany96 MEPs

For 58Against 26Abstain 1Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1

Ireland14 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 34Against 15Abstain 23Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 20Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 24Against 24Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 21Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 25Against 27Abstain 2Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 16Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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