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Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Court of Auditors

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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Vote ID 191436Source: 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 – Court of Auditors”. EPP, S&D, ECR, PfE, Greens-EFA, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while Renew and Left voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (529 for, 105 against, 11 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

529

Against

105

Abstain

Margin of victory

424 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 163Against 0Abstain 0Absent 22

S&D135 MEPs

For 116Against 4Abstain 1Absent 14

ECR82 MEPs

For 81Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

PfE85 MEPs

For 72Against 0Abstain 6Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 8Against 57Abstain 0Absent 13

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 42Against 3Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 2Against 39Abstain 1Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

NI29 MEPs

For 20Against 2Abstain 1Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany83
Italy55
France53
Poland50
Spain46

Most against

Ireland9

Divided delegations

Belgium
Finland
Ireland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 6Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 12Against 8Abstain 2Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 53Against 22Abstain 0Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 83Against 4Abstain 0Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 0Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 15Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Ireland14 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 55Against 13Abstain 0Absent 8

Latvia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 24Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 50Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 23Against 2Abstain 0Absent 8

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 46Against 5Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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