← Votes·2026-04-29

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 191478Source: 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+0 / 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”. Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR, PfE, Renew, Greens-EFA and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (142 for, 494 against, 16 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

142

Against

494

Abstain

Margin of victory

352 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 0Against 165Abstain 0Absent 20

S&D135 MEPs

For 41Against 80Abstain 2Absent 12

ECR82 MEPs

For 26Against 53Abstain 2Absent 1

PfE85 MEPs

For 0Against 71Abstain 6Absent 8

Renew78 MEPs

For 9Against 58Abstain 1Absent 10

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 13Against 32Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 39Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 27Abstain 0Absent 0

NI29 MEPs

For 14Against 7Abstain 5Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy51
Greece8
Cyprus2

Most against

Germany77
Poland51
France49
Spain44
Netherlands27

Divided delegations

Cyprus
Greece
Ireland
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 6Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 6Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 1Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 25Against 49Abstain 1Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 11Against 77Abstain 1Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 5Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 16Abstain 0Absent 5

Ireland14 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 51Against 19Abstain 0Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 1Absent 4

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 1Against 27Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 51Abstain 0Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 25Abstain 0Absent 7

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 8Against 44Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 7Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3

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