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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 191299Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

✓Resolution / budget vote
✓Budget-related
✓High-interest topic: Budget
✓Strong political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓Close result
✓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+6 / 15

Legislative+12 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+15 / 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, PfE, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. EPP mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (228 for, 264 against, 151 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

228

Against

264

Abstain

151

Margin of victory

36 votes

Turnout (cast)

643

Absent

Participation rate

89.4%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 18Against 5Abstain 139Absent 23

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 113Abstain 2Absent 20

ECR82 MEPs

For 81Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

PfE85 MEPs

For 78Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 12Against 54Abstain 1Absent 11

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 42Abstain 3Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 43Abstain 0Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 27Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

NI29 MEPs

For 12Against 7Abstain 6Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy32
Poland24
Czech Republic14
Hungary13
Slovakia9

Most against

France37
Germany32
Spain27
Belgium14
Netherlands13

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Cyprus
Denmark
Estonia
France
Germany
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 5Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 2Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 6Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 3Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 2Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 5Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 2Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 5Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 35Against 37Abstain 4Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 25Against 32Abstain 31Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 6Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 4Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 32Against 32Abstain 6Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 3Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 4Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 1Absent 4

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 12Against 13Abstain 3Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 24Against 4Abstain 22Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 7Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 7Absent 14

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 4Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 7Against 27Abstain 18Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3

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