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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 179934Source: 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
✓Strong 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+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+12 / 15

Rebel votes+4 / 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: EU general budget – European Council and Council”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (441 for, 125 against, 73 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

441

Against

125

Abstain

Margin of victory

316 votes

Turnout (cast)

639

Absent

Participation rate

88.9%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 161Against 0Abstain 3Absent 21

S&D135 MEPs

For 115Against 0Abstain 0Absent 20

PfE83 MEPs

For 1Against 78Abstain 0Absent 4

Renew78 MEPs

For 74Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

ECR82 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 55Absent 13

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 5Absent 7

NI29 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 9Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 22Abstain 1Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany67
Spain45
France44
Italy36
Poland25

Most against

Czech Republic14
Hungary11

Divided delegations

France
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 4Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 44Against 32Abstain 1Absent 4

Germany96 MEPs

For 67Against 14Abstain 7Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 10

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 36Against 8Abstain 17Absent 15

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 2Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 22Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 25Against 6Abstain 17Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 1Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 19Against 1Abstain 5Absent 8

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 45Against 4Abstain 3Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

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