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Discharge 2023: Agencies

Budget66%
Confidence: 66%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "discharge"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Vote ID 179841Source: official EP roll-call records
81
/ 100

Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

  • Main vote
  • Budget-related
  • High-interest topic: Budget
  • Strong 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+25 / 25
Close vote+0 / 15
Legislative+12 / 15
Rebel votes+7 / 10
Group division+12 / 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: Agencies”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while ECR and ESN voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (476 for, 99 against, 72 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
476
Against
99
Abstain
72
Margin of victory
377 votes
Turnout (cast)
647
Absent
72
Participation rate
90.0%
This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP185 MEPs
For 167Against 1Abstain 1Absent 16
S&D135 MEPs
For 116Against 1Abstain 0Absent 18
PfE83 MEPs
For 9Against 6Abstain 63Absent 5
Renew78 MEPs
For 74Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3
ECR82 MEPs
For 3Against 63Abstain 3Absent 13
Greens/EFA53 MEPs
For 48Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5
The Left45 MEPs
For 38Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5
NI29 MEPs
For 18Against 6Abstain 3Absent 2
ESN27 MEPs
For 2Against 19Abstain 2Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany74
  • Spain44
  • France42
  • Italy35
  • Poland28
Most against

None.

Divided delegations
  • Poland
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria20 MEPs
For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1
Belgium22 MEPs
For 21Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 13Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0
Croatia12 MEPs
For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 8Against 4Abstain 8Absent 1
Denmark15 MEPs
For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1
Estonia7 MEPs
For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Finland15 MEPs
For 14Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
France81 MEPs
For 42Against 6Abstain 29Absent 4
Germany96 MEPs
For 74Against 14Abstain 0Absent 8
Greece21 MEPs
For 14Against 4Abstain 2Absent 1
Hungary21 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 11Absent 4
Ireland14 MEPs
For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Italy76 MEPs
For 35Against 17Abstain 8Absent 16
Latvia9 MEPs
For 5Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 8Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Netherlands31 MEPs
For 25Against 1Abstain 2Absent 3
Poland53 MEPs
For 28Against 19Abstain 2Absent 4
Portugal21 MEPs
For 17Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2
Romania33 MEPs
For 19Against 5Abstain 1Absent 8
Slovakia15 MEPs
For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1
Slovenia9 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Spain60 MEPs
For 44Against 4Abstain 4Absent 8
Sweden21 MEPs
For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

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