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Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Commission

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 191455Source: 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
✓Some 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+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 – Commission”. ECR, PfE, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly against. Left mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (214 for, 378 against, 49 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

214

Against

378

Abstain

Margin of victory

164 votes

Turnout (cast)

641

Absent

Participation rate

89.1%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 2Against 161Abstain 0Absent 22

S&D135 MEPs

For 1Against 119Abstain 1Absent 14

ECR82 MEPs

For 77Against 0Abstain 3Absent 2

PfE85 MEPs

For 70Against 0Abstain 6Absent 9

Renew78 MEPs

For 16Against 43Abstain 9Absent 10

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 42Abstain 1Absent 10

The Left45 MEPs

For 5Against 11Abstain 24Absent 5

ESN27 MEPs

For 26Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 5Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy31
Poland25
Czech Republic14
Slovakia13
Latvia4

Most against

Germany58
Spain42
France39
Romania17
Belgium14

Divided delegations

France
Greece
Hungary
Italy
Netherlands
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 6Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 4Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 3Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 34Against 39Abstain 2Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 18Against 58Abstain 10Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 2Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 1Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 31Against 29Abstain 9Absent 7

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 10Against 14Abstain 3Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 25Against 25Abstain 1Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 2Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 9Against 17Abstain 0Absent 7

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 6Against 42Abstain 2Absent 10

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 12Abstain 2Absent 3

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