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Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Parliament

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
513
Against
119
Abstained
20

roll-call vote at 13:40 · 79% of votes cast were for the proposal for a discharge decision

Committee report by Monika Hohlmeier · Report A-10-2025-0062

AI:What this decision does

The European Parliament voted on granting discharge for the implementation of the EU general budget for 2023, specifically for its own section.§1: source passage in the text MEPs approved the spending, meaning the Parliament's budget execution for that year was accepted. The decision will be forwarded to the Council, the Commission, and the Court of Auditors for publication.§1: source passage in the text

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How the groups voted

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

  • The Left For 39 for, 1 against, 0 abstainedof 47
  • Greens For 47 for, 2 against, 0 abstainedof 54
  • S&D For 120 for, 1 against, 0 abstainedof 137
  • Renew For 69 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 76
  • EPP For 173 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 193
  • ECR For 54 for, 9 against, 7 abstainedof 80
  • Patriots Against 0 for, 76 against, 7 abstainedof 90
  • ESN Against 0 for, 22 against, 0 abstainedof 26
  • No group not a group 11 for, 8 against, 6 abstainedof 30

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

27 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).

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

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