← 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 191519Source: 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
✓Some 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+4 / 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, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (446 for, 193 against, 15 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

446

Against

193

Abstain

Margin of victory

253 votes

Turnout (cast)

654

Absent

Participation rate

91.0%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 160Against 2Abstain 1Absent 22

S&D135 MEPs

For 123Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 74Abstain 7Absent 1

PfE85 MEPs

For 0Against 78Abstain 0Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 65Against 1Abstain 3Absent 9

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 41Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 27Abstain 0Absent 0

NI29 MEPs

For 12Against 10Abstain 3Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany68
Spain44
France41
Italy38
Poland25

Most against

Czech Republic12
Hungary9

Divided delegations

France
Hungary
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 3Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 2Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 41Against 35Abstain 0Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 68Against 15Abstain 5Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland14 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 38Against 31Abstain 0Absent 7

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 19Against 8Abstain 1Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 25Against 24Abstain 1Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 18Against 8Abstain 0Absent 7

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 44Against 8Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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