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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 175936Source: 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 – European Council and Council”. S&D, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR, Left, ESN and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (229 for, 400 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

229

Against

400

Abstain

Margin of victory

171 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 3Against 155Abstain 3Absent 24

S&D135 MEPs

For 112Against 4Abstain 9Absent 10

PfE81 MEPs

For 0Against 78Abstain 0Absent 3

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 75Abstain 0Absent 7

Renew79 MEPs

For 62Against 7Abstain 3Absent 7

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

The Left45 MEPs

For 5Against 30Abstain 5Absent 5

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 24Abstain 0Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 1Against 23Abstain 0Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Belgium11
Denmark9
Finland9
Portugal9
Lithuania5

Most against

France48
Germany48
Italy43
Poland43
Spain30

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Estonia
France
Germany
Italy
Lithuania
Luxembourg

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 1Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 3Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 0Against 19Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 31Against 48Abstain 0Absent 3

Germany96 MEPs

For 31Against 48Abstain 6Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 24Against 43Abstain 2Absent 7

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 13Against 16Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 4Against 43Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 15Against 16Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 22Against 30Abstain 1Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 6Against 10Abstain 5Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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