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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 191479Source: 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 (367 for, 265 against, 17 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

367

Against

265

Abstain

Margin of victory

102 votes

Turnout (cast)

649

Absent

Participation rate

90.3%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 121Against 32Abstain 6Absent 26

S&D135 MEPs

For 115Against 7Abstain 1Absent 12

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 81Abstain 0Absent 1

PfE85 MEPs

For 0Against 78Abstain 0Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 51Against 15Abstain 3Absent 9

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 44Against 0Abstain 1Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 32Against 4Abstain 5Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 27Abstain 0Absent 0

NI29 MEPs

For 4Against 21Abstain 1Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany57
France41
Italy39
Spain27
Romania18

Most against

Poland27
Czech Republic14
Netherlands14
Sweden14
Hungary9

Divided delegations

Denmark
France
Germany
Italy
Latvia
Netherlands
Poland
Slovakia

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 8Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 41Against 34Abstain 1Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 57Against 31Abstain 1Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 2Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 1Absent 9

Ireland14 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 5Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 39Against 31Abstain 0Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 13Against 14Abstain 1Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 23Against 27Abstain 0Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 18Against 8Abstain 0Absent 7

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 27Against 24Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 2Against 14Abstain 0Absent 5

Individual MEP positions

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