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Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Council and Council
Discharge decision adopted by an overwhelming 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
- 588
- Against
- 62
- Abstained
- 16
roll-call vote at 13:41 · 88% of votes cast were for the proposal for a discharge decision
Committee report by Joachim Stanisław Brudziński · Report A-10-2025-0052
AI:What this decision does
Parliament adopted a decision on discharge for the 2023 EU general budget, Section II, covering the European Council and Council.§1: source passage in the text The decision postpones granting discharge to the Secretary-General of the Council and includes observations in a resolution.§1: source passage in the text Parliament calls on the Council to cooperate in the discharge procedure and to resume negotiations on a memorandum of understanding.§5: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR, ESN; Divided: Patriots
- The Left For 41 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 47
- Greens For 48 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 127 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 137
- Renew For 69 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 76
- EPP For 173 for, 1 against, 0 abstainedof 193
- ECR For 65 for, 3 against, 8 abstainedof 80
- Patriots Divided 24 for, 51 against, 8 abstainedof 90
- ESN For 21 for, 1 against, 0 abstainedof 26
- No group not a group 20 for, 6 against, 0 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
13 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
EPP voted for (173 of 174). Against: 1
Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz (Poland)
ECR voted for (65 of 76). Against: 3, Abstained: 8
Alexandr Vondra (Czechia, against), Beatrice Timgren (Sweden, abstained), Charlie Weimers (Sweden, abstained), Dick Erixon (Sweden, abstained), Emmanouil Fragkos (Greece, abstained)
6 more from ECR
Galato Alexandraki (Greece, abstained), Jaak Madison (Estonia, abstained), Kristoffer Storm (Denmark, abstained), Ondřej Krutílek (Czechia, against), Sebastian Tynkkynen (Finland, abstained), Veronika Vrecionová (Czechia, against)
ESN voted for (21 of 22). Against: 1
Marcin Sypniewski (Poland)
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How it got here
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 7 amendments (1 adopted, 6 rejected) and 5 parts of the text voted on separately (1 adopted, 4 rejected).