← 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 191532Source: 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
✓Strong 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+12 / 15

Country division+10 / 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”. PfE, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and ESN voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (179 for, 384 against, 89 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

179

Against

384

Abstain

Margin of victory

205 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 166Abstain 0Absent 19

S&D135 MEPs

For 30Against 90Abstain 0Absent 15

ECR82 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 67Absent 0

PfE85 MEPs

For 60Against 0Abstain 17Absent 8

Renew78 MEPs

For 12Against 55Abstain 1Absent 10

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 12Against 33Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 26Abstain 0Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 18Against 3Abstain 4Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

France53
Italy30
Hungary10
Czech Republic9
Greece9

Most against

Germany72
Spain38
Poland29
Netherlands19
Romania19

Divided delegations

Croatia
Czech Republic
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Latvia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 6Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 3Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 1Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 1Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 2Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 53Against 22Abstain 0Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 15Against 72Abstain 0Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 2Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 10Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland14 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 30Against 14Abstain 24Absent 8

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 2Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 3Against 19Abstain 6Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 3Against 29Abstain 20Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 4Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 19Abstain 7Absent 7

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 7Against 38Abstain 7Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 3Absent 3

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