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Discharge 2024: 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 190183Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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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 2024: EU general budget – European Council and Council”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ESN and NI voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (432 for, 160 against, 65 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

432

Against

160

Abstain

Margin of victory

272 votes

Turnout (cast)

657

Absent

Participation rate

91.4%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 150Against 1Abstain 13Absent 21

S&D135 MEPs

For 122Against 1Abstain 1Absent 11

ECR82 MEPs

For 3Against 32Abstain 47Absent 0

PfE85 MEPs

For 0Against 78Abstain 0Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 68Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 40Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 27Abstain 0Absent 0

NI29 MEPs

For 4Against 19Abstain 3Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany67
Spain45
France40
Italy39
Poland26

Most against

Czech Republic11
Hungary9

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
France
Greece
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 3Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 1Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 3Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 11Abstain 3Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 40Against 34Abstain 2Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 67Against 21Abstain 0Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 12Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 6Absent 4

Ireland14 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 39Against 7Abstain 24Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 2Absent 4

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 19Against 7Abstain 2Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 26Against 26Abstain 0Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 17Against 5Abstain 4Absent 7

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 3Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 45Against 5Abstain 2Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 3Absent 3

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