← 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

View all votes on Budget →

Vote ID 191513Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

/ 100

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

Show full breakdown

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, ECR, PfE, Left, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (362 for, 269 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

362

Against

269

Abstain

Margin of victory

93 votes

Turnout (cast)

651

Absent

Participation rate

90.5%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 108Against 45Abstain 8Absent 24

S&D135 MEPs

For 16Against 107Abstain 0Absent 12

ECR82 MEPs

For 70Against 8Abstain 4Absent 0

PfE85 MEPs

For 72Against 6Abstain 0Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 18Against 47Abstain 3Absent 10

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 45Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 27Against 11Abstain 5Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 27Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

NI29 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

France61
Italy48
Poland47
Spain26
Greece15

Most against

Germany53
Portugal15
Sweden15
Belgium14
Netherlands14

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Germany
Malta
Netherlands
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 8Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 1Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 2Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 1Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 61Against 15Abstain 0Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 31Against 53Abstain 2Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland14 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 48Against 21Abstain 1Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 2Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 11Against 14Abstain 3Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 47Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 5Against 15Abstain 1Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 15Against 10Abstain 0Absent 8

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 26Against 24Abstain 2Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 15Abstain 3Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

Loading individual positions…