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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 191324Source: 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 (130 for, 447 against, 75 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

130

Against

447

Abstain

Margin of victory

317 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 165Abstain 0Absent 20

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 122Abstain 1Absent 12

ECR82 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 66Absent 2

PfE85 MEPs

For 78Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 65Abstain 2Absent 11

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 45Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 43Abstain 0Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 27Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

NI29 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 6Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Czech Republic10
Hungary9

Most against

Germany61
Spain45
France40
Italy39
Poland26

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
France
Hungary
Latvia
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 19Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 1Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 1Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 10Against 6Abstain 4Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 34Against 40Abstain 2Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 21Against 61Abstain 4Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 1Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 7Against 39Abstain 24Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 6Against 19Abstain 3Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 6Against 26Abstain 18Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 3Against 18Abstain 5Absent 7

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 2Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 5Against 45Abstain 2Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 15Abstain 3Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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