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Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Economic and Social Committee
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
- 538
- Against
- 96
- Abstained
- 27
roll-call vote at 13:46 · 81% of votes cast were for the proposal for a discharge decision
Committee report by Joachim Stanisław Brudziński · Report A-10-2025-0054
AI:What this decision does
Parliament granted discharge to the European Economic and Social Committee for implementing the EU general budget in 2023, approving the spending.§1: source passage in the text The decision covers the Committee's budget execution and includes observations in a resolution.§1: source passage in the text Parliament forwards the decision to the Committee, Council, Commission, and 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 40 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 47
- Greens For 49 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 128 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 137
- Renew For 68 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 76
- EPP For 171 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 193
- ECR For 62 for, 8 against, 5 abstainedof 80
- Patriots Against 7 for, 63 against, 13 abstainedof 90
- ESN Against 0 for, 20 against, 2 abstainedof 26
- No group not a group 13 for, 5 against, 7 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
35 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
ECR voted for (62 of 75). Against: 8, Abstained: 5
Alexandr Vondra (Czechia, abstained), Beatrice Timgren (Sweden, against), Charlie Weimers (Sweden, against), Dick Erixon (Sweden, against), Emmanouil Fragkos (Greece, abstained)
8 more from ECR
Galato Alexandraki (Greece, abstained), Guillaume Peltier (France, against), Kristoffer Storm (Denmark, against), Laurence Trochu (France, against), Marion Maréchal (France, against), Nicolas Bay (France, against), Ondřej Krutílek (Czechia, abstained), Veronika Vrecionová (Czechia, abstained)
Patriots voted against (63 of 83). For: 7, Abstained: 13
Auke Zijlstra (Netherlands, abstained), Hermann Tertsch (Spain, abstained), Jana Nagyová (Czechia, for), Jaroslav Bžoch (Czechia, for), Jaroslava Pokorná Jermanová (Czechia, for)
15 more from Patriots
Jorge Buxadé Villalba (Spain, abstained), Jorge Martín Frías (Spain, abstained), Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal (Spain, abstained), Klara Dostalova (Czechia, for), Margarita De La Pisa Carrión (Spain, abstained), Marieke Ehlers (Netherlands, abstained), Mireia Borrás Pabón (Spain, abstained), Ondřej Knotek (Czechia, for), Ondřej Kovařík (Czechia, for), Rachel Blom (Netherlands, abstained), Sebastiaan Stöteler (Netherlands, abstained), Sebastian Kruis (Netherlands, abstained), Tomáš Kubín (Czechia, for), Ton Diepeveen (Netherlands, abstained), Vilis Krištopans (Latvia, abstained)
ESN voted against (20 of 22). Abstained: 2
Ivan David (Czechia), Zsuzsanna Borvendég (Hungary)
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How it got here
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 3 amendments (3 rejected).