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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 179935Source: 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+0 / 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: Agencies”. PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (198 for, 429 against, 5 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

198

Against

429

Abstain

Margin of victory

231 votes

Turnout (cast)

632

Absent

Participation rate

87.9%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 6Against 159Abstain 1Absent 19

S&D135 MEPs

For 2Against 111Abstain 0Absent 22

PfE83 MEPs

For 78Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 73Abstain 0Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 69Against 0Abstain 1Absent 12

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 45Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 36Abstain 0Absent 9

NI29 MEPs

For 19Against 5Abstain 3Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Czech Republic14
Hungary11

Most against

Germany62
Spain44
France36
Italy35
Poland26

Divided delegations

France
Hungary
Italy
Latvia
Netherlands
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 7Against 15Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 35Against 36Abstain 1Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 23Against 62Abstain 0Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 1Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 4

Italy76 MEPs

For 26Against 35Abstain 0Absent 15

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 10Against 18Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 22Against 26Abstain 1Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 5Against 19Abstain 1Absent 8

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 7Against 44Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 0Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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