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Discharge 2022: EU general budget – European Council and Council

Discharge decision adopted by a large majority

Parliament voted on its discharge decision for this budget; whether discharge was granted, refused or postponed is set out in the report.

On the proposal for a discharge decision:

For
435
Against
92
Abstained
77

roll-call vote at 13:13 · 72% of votes cast were for the proposal for a discharge decision

Committee report by Luke Ming Flanagan · Report A-9-2024-0071

How the groups voted

For: Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP; Against: Patriots, ESN; Abstained: ECR; Divided: The Left

  • The Left Divided 5 for, 4 against, 1 abstainedof 44
  • Greens For 28 for, 1 against, 0 abstainedof 53
  • S&D For 58 for, 0 against, 1 abstainedof 135
  • Renew For 38 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 78
  • EPP For 78 for, 0 against, 3 abstainedof 184
  • ECR Abstained 0 for, 4 against, 20 abstainedof 84
  • Patriots Against 0 for, 22 against, 3 abstainedof 85
  • ESN Against 0 for, 4 against, 0 abstainedof 27
  • No group not a group 0 for, 4 against, 1 abstainedof 28

Groups from left to right · for–against–abstained, of the group’s MEPs

A group is shown as divided when no position has two thirds of its votes.

Did not vote with their group

Nobody voted differently from a clear line of their group.

Groups as they are now; members who changed group are compared with their current one.

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How each of the 604 MEPs voted →

How it got here

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 1 amendment (1 adopted) and 3 parts of the text voted on separately (3 adopted).

All 6 votes on this decision →

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