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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 175933Source: 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+3 / 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: EU general budget – European Council and Council”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR, PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (283 for, 358 against, 20 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

283

Against

358

Abstain

Margin of victory

75 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 1Against 162Abstain 6Absent 16

S&D135 MEPs

For 124Against 0Abstain 2Absent 9

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 78Abstain 0Absent 4

PfE81 MEPs

For 0Against 76Abstain 0Absent 5

Renew79 MEPs

For 67Against 3Abstain 3Absent 6

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 39Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

NI29 MEPs

For 4Against 12Abstain 9Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 23Abstain 0Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Netherlands17
Sweden13
Belgium11
Denmark10
Finland10

Most against

Poland44
France41
Germany39
Italy38
Spain29

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Croatia
France
Germany
Greece
Italy
Lithuania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 0Against 19Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 38Against 41Abstain 0Absent 3

Germany96 MEPs

For 37Against 39Abstain 8Absent 12

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 2Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Ireland14 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 33Against 38Abstain 1Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 17Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 4Against 44Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 6Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 15Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 25Against 29Abstain 0Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 13Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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