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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 191384Source: 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
✓Close result
✓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+6 / 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”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR, PfE, ESN and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (289 for, 349 against, 16 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

289

Against

349

Abstain

Margin of victory

60 votes

Turnout (cast)

654

Absent

Participation rate

91.0%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 5Against 158Abstain 0Absent 22

S&D135 MEPs

For 123Against 0Abstain 1Absent 11

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 76Abstain 5Absent 0

PfE85 MEPs

For 1Against 77Abstain 0Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 67Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 41Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 27Abstain 0Absent 0

NI29 MEPs

For 6Against 10Abstain 10Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany41
Spain27
Belgium17
Netherlands15
Denmark13

Most against

Poland47
France39
Italy38
Czech Republic17
Romania16

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
Cyprus
Estonia
France
Germany
Greece
Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 17Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 17Abstain 2Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 34Against 39Abstain 1Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 41Against 40Abstain 6Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland14 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 32Against 38Abstain 0Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 15Against 11Abstain 2Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 4Against 47Abstain 1Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 12Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 9Against 16Abstain 1Absent 7

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 27Against 25Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 3Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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