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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 191343Source: 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
✓Some 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+10 / 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”. ECR, PfE, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (196 for, 440 against, 14 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

196

Against

440

Abstain

Margin of victory

244 votes

Turnout (cast)

650

Absent

Participation rate

90.4%

✓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 0Absent 13

ECR82 MEPs

For 78Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0

PfE85 MEPs

For 76Against 1Abstain 0Absent 8

Renew78 MEPs

For 1Against 65Abstain 3Absent 9

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 45Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 40Abstain 0Absent 5

ESN27 MEPs

For 26Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 7Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Czech Republic12
Slovakia7
Latvia4

Most against

Germany63
Spain45
France40
Italy39
Poland26

Divided delegations

France
Hungary
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 3Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 2Absent 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 34Against 40Abstain 1Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 20Against 63Abstain 5Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 0Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 31Against 39Abstain 0Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 9Against 19Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 24Against 26Abstain 1Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 18Abstain 1Absent 7

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 7Against 45Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 0Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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