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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 191387Source: 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
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓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+0 / 15

Legislative+12 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+12 / 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”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while ECR and PfE voted mostly against. ESN and NI mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (444 for, 131 against, 77 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

444

Against

131

Abstain

Margin of victory

313 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 165Against 0Abstain 0Absent 20

S&D135 MEPs

For 120Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

ECR82 MEPs

For 3Against 52Abstain 27Absent 0

PfE85 MEPs

For 0Against 75Abstain 3Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 68Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 44Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

The Left45 MEPs

For 34Against 0Abstain 8Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 26Absent 0

NI29 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 13Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany71
Spain45
France39
Italy30
Poland25

Most against

Czech Republic8
Hungary8

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
France
Hungary
Italy
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 6Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 4Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 6Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 39Against 34Abstain 1Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 71Against 0Abstain 17Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 16Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 1Absent 5

Ireland14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 30Against 30Abstain 9Absent 7

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 3Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 21Against 6Abstain 1Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 25Against 22Abstain 4Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 19Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 6Absent 7

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 8Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 45Against 6Abstain 1Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 3Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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