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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 191477Source: 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
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+12 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+15 / 25

Close vote+3 / 15

Legislative+12 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 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 – Commission”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while ECR, PfE, ESN and NI voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (364 for, 262 against, 20 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

364

Against

262

Abstain

Margin of victory

102 votes

Turnout (cast)

646

Absent

Participation rate

89.8%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 116Against 30Abstain 11Absent 28

S&D135 MEPs

For 111Against 13Abstain 0Absent 11

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 79Abstain 0Absent 2

PfE85 MEPs

For 0Against 78Abstain 0Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 54Against 10Abstain 3Absent 11

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 31Against 9Abstain 2Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 26Abstain 0Absent 0

NI29 MEPs

For 5Against 17Abstain 4Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany55
Italy37
France36
Spain30
Portugal18

Most against

Poland28
Netherlands16
Sweden15
Czech Republic14
Hungary9

Divided delegations

Denmark
France
Germany
Italy
Latvia
Netherlands
Poland
Spain

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 15Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 36Against 35Abstain 5Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 55Against 33Abstain 0Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 0Absent 10

Ireland14 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 5Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 37Against 31Abstain 0Absent 8

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 11Against 16Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 22Against 28Abstain 0Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 16Against 8Abstain 1Absent 8

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 4Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 30Against 22Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 0Absent 3

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