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Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Parliament

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 parliament"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 191322Source: 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
✓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+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 Parliament”. PfE, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (138 for, 443 against, 71 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

138

Against

443

Abstain

Margin of victory

305 votes

Turnout (cast)

652

Absent

Participation rate

90.7%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 0Against 166Abstain 0Absent 19

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 121Abstain 0Absent 14

ECR82 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 65Absent 2

PfE85 MEPs

For 78Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 5Against 63Abstain 0Absent 10

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 45Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 41Abstain 0Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 27Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

NI29 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 6Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Czech Republic10
Hungary9
Slovakia8

Most against

Germany63
Spain45
France41
Italy38
Poland26

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
France
Hungary
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 3Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 1Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 1Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 10Against 7Abstain 3Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 35Against 41Abstain 0Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 23Against 63Abstain 3Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 3Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 7Against 38Abstain 24Absent 7

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 3Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 7Against 19Abstain 2Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 5Against 26Abstain 19Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 19Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 18Abstain 5Absent 9

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 5Against 45Abstain 2Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 0Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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