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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 191365Source: 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 Parliament”. S&D, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR and Renew voted mostly against. PfE and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (251 for, 304 against, 104 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

251

Against

304

Abstain

104

Margin of victory

53 votes

Turnout (cast)

659

Absent

Participation rate

91.7%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 17Against 148Abstain 1Absent 19

S&D135 MEPs

For 122Against 1Abstain 1Absent 11

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 75Abstain 6Absent 0

PfE85 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 64Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 4Against 63Abstain 1Absent 10

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 41Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 25Absent 0

NI29 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 6Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany39
Portugal10
Sweden9
Greece8
Austria7

Most against

Italy32
Spain27
Poland24
Netherlands18
Romania15

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Cyprus
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 6Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 9Against 12Abstain 1Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 4Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 8Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 24Against 19Abstain 33Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 39Against 36Abstain 14Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 8Abstain 4Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 9Absent 4

Ireland14 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 31Against 32Abstain 7Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 10Against 18Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 21Against 24Abstain 7Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 2Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 8Against 15Abstain 3Absent 7

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 25Against 27Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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