← Votes·2026-04-29

Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European External Action Service

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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Vote ID 191295Source: 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
✓Strong political group division
✓Significant 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+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+12 / 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 External Action Service”. ECR and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Left and NI voted mostly against. PfE and Greens-EFA mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (164 for, 389 against, 94 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

164

Against

389

Abstain

Margin of victory

225 votes

Turnout (cast)

647

Absent

Participation rate

90.0%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 26Against 129Abstain 5Absent 25

S&D135 MEPs

For 2Against 122Abstain 0Absent 11

ECR82 MEPs

For 75Against 2Abstain 4Absent 1

PfE85 MEPs

For 35Against 6Abstain 36Absent 8

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 66Abstain 0Absent 12

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 38Absent 9

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 37Abstain 6Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 21Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

NI29 MEPs

For 2Against 19Abstain 4Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland45
Latvia4

Most against

Germany59
Spain42
France41
Italy36
Greece18

Divided delegations

France
Italy
Latvia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 2Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 8Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 1Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 12Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 5Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 5Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 33Against 41Abstain 1Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 15Against 59Abstain 13Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 0Against 18Abstain 1Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 8Absent 10

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 24Against 36Abstain 9Absent 7

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 3Against 13Abstain 12Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 45Against 5Abstain 1Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 0Against 18Abstain 3Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 18Abstain 2Absent 7

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 8Against 42Abstain 2Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 4Absent 3

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