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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 191515Source: 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+7 / 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 and ESN voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (355 for, 263 against, 10 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

355

Against

263

Abstain

Margin of victory

92 votes

Turnout (cast)

628

Absent

Participation rate

87.3%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 155Against 4Abstain 0Absent 26

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 108Abstain 0Absent 27

ECR82 MEPs

For 78Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

PfE85 MEPs

For 77Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Renew78 MEPs

For 12Against 54Abstain 2Absent 10

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 41Abstain 3Absent 9

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 43Abstain 0Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 26Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 7Against 13Abstain 5Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland47
Germany43
France39
Italy37
Romania17

Most against

Spain25
Netherlands15
Belgium14
Denmark11
Finland10

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Estonia
France
Germany
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 7Against 14Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 39Against 23Abstain 0Absent 19

Germany96 MEPs

For 43Against 42Abstain 2Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5

Ireland14 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 37Against 31Abstain 0Absent 8

Latvia9 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 13Against 15Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 47Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 2Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 17Against 9Abstain 0Absent 7

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 4Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 24Against 25Abstain 0Absent 11

Sweden21 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 0Absent 4

Individual MEP positions

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