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Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Council and Council

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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Institutional Affairs61%

Confidence: 61%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "european council"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 175931Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Budget-related
✓High-interest topic: Budget
✓Some political group division
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+12 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+12 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+0 / 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 – European Council and Council”. EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while PfE voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (588 for, 62 against, 16 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

588

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

526 votes

Turnout (cast)

666

Absent

Participation rate

92.5%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 170Against 1Abstain 0Absent 14

S&D135 MEPs

For 126Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

ECR82 MEPs

For 66Against 3Abstain 9Absent 4

PfE81 MEPs

For 23Against 49Abstain 6Absent 3

Renew79 MEPs

For 72Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 40Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

NI29 MEPs

For 19Against 6Abstain 0Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 23Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany86
Italy71
Spain54
France50
Poland44

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

France
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 8Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 50Against 29Abstain 0Absent 3

Germany96 MEPs

For 86Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 18Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Ireland14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 71Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 24Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 44Against 4Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 32Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 54Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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