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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 175930Source: 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

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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+12 / 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”. EPP and ECR voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left, ESN and NI voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (259 for, 325 against, 77 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

259

Against

325

Abstain

Margin of victory

66 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 170Against 0Abstain 1Absent 14

S&D135 MEPs

For 1Against 122Abstain 1Absent 11

PfE81 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 63Absent 3

ECR82 MEPs

For 64Against 7Abstain 6Absent 5

Renew79 MEPs

For 3Against 68Abstain 0Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 1Against 48Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 39Abstain 0Absent 6

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 22Abstain 1Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 3Against 19Abstain 2Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy38
Poland37
Spain26
Romania16
Austria11

Most against

Germany56
France42
Netherlands17
Slovakia13
Sweden13

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Greece
Italy
Lithuania
Malta

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 11Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 3Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 7Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 7Against 42Abstain 30Absent 3

Germany96 MEPs

For 30Against 56Abstain 0Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 8Abstain 5Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 10Absent 1

Ireland14 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 38Against 34Abstain 0Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 6Against 17Abstain 7Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 37Against 5Abstain 5Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 6Against 10Abstain 2Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 16Against 14Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 26Against 23Abstain 4Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 8Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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