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Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Data Protection Supervisor

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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Civil Liberties64%

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "data protection"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 191398Source: 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 Data Protection Supervisor”. 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 (217 for, 425 against, 3 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

217

Against

425

Abstain

Margin of victory

208 votes

Turnout (cast)

645

Absent

Participation rate

89.7%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 12Against 147Abstain 1Absent 25

S&D135 MEPs

For 2Against 120Abstain 0Absent 13

ECR82 MEPs

For 80Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

PfE85 MEPs

For 78Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 5Against 60Abstain 0Absent 13

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 44Abstain 0Absent 9

The Left45 MEPs

For 1Against 42Abstain 0Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 27Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

NI29 MEPs

For 12Against 12Abstain 2Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

France38
Czech Republic14
Hungary9
Slovakia8
Latvia5

Most against

Germany67
Spain44
Italy38
Poland25
Netherlands19

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
France
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 6Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 38Against 38Abstain 0Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 19Against 67Abstain 1Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 10

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 31Against 38Abstain 0Absent 7

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 9Against 19Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 24Against 25Abstain 1Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 19Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 19Abstain 1Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 8Against 44Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 0Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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