25 Budget & emergency funds ·decision 25 of 30 on Tuesday, 23 April 2024

Discharge 2022: EU general budget – European Council and Council

Committee report by Luke Ming Flanagan · voted 13:12–13:13

Budget decisions: the annual budget, amending budgets, solidarity and adjustment funds, and discharge (approving how a budget was spent).

Adopted by a large majority 435 for · 92 against · 77 abstained (72 % in favour)

The vote ✦ In short Full text Procedure

What Parliament decided

Adopted 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.

For 435 Against 92 Abstained 77

Final vote — text as a whole at 13:13 · 72% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →

Who backed it

The Left ✓
Verts/ALE ✓
S&D ✓
Renew ✓
PPE ✓
ECR –
PfE ✗
ESN ✗
NI ✗

Backed by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew and PPE; opposed by PfE and ESN; ECR mostly abstained.

How the vote unfolded · 6 ballots

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

Roll calls requested by S&D, Renew, ID · split votes by ID.

adopted rejected lapsed square = amendment circle = part of the text decisive vote Solid = roll call (click for every MEP’s vote); faded = no individual positions

All 6 ballots in voting order

1. Final vote 13:12 A9-0071/2024 – Luke Ming Flanagan – Proposal for a decision

Adopted

2. Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 16 13:12 A9-0071/2024 – Luke Ming Flanagan – After § 16 – Am 1 requested by Renew

Adopted

3. Paragraph 24 — part 1 13:13 A9-0071/2024 – Luke Ming Flanagan – § 24/1 Part 1: ‘Notes that the use of the unanimity voting procedure in the Council on certain policy areas can negatively affect the Union’s decision-making process and therefore making it prone to blackmailing by Member States, especially those who fail to respect the rule of law;’ requested by ID requested by ID

Adopted

4. Paragraph 24 — part 2 13:13 A9-0071/2024 – Luke Ming Flanagan – § 24/2 Part 2: ‘calls on the Council to apply the qualified majority voting procedures whenever provided by the Treaties;’ requested by ID requested by ID

Adopted

5. Paragraph 24 — part 3 13:13 A9-0071/2024 – Luke Ming Flanagan – § 24/3 Part 3: ‘notes that a shift to a qualified majority voting procedure in the Council may be one avenue towards more efficient policy-making;’ requested by ID requested by ID

Adopted

6. Final vote — text as a whole 13:13 A9-0071/2024 – Luke Ming Flanagan – Motion for a resolution

Adopted

Part of the sitting of Tuesday, 23 April 2024. The vote was taken on Report A-9-2024-0071 in procedure 2023/2131.

New here? How plenary voting works

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The ballots: Members vote on amendments and on parts of the text first, then on the text as a whole. That final, decisive vote is the result shown at the top of each subject.
Who voted how: Only roll-call votes record each Member’s vote — open one for every name and the breakdown by group. A show of hands records the outcome only.
Document & procedure: Each subject rests on a document (a committee report, a motion, a Council or Commission text) and belongs to a procedure, the whole file that can span years.
Group badges: How most of a group voted: ✓ For · ✗ Against · – Abstained · ~ Split (no majority).

Codes in ballot labels

Am 27 — amendment 27
§ 5 — paragraph 5
§ 5/2, part 2 — a , taken in parts
Am 3= 7= — identical amendments voted together
***I — ; *** — ; * —
Lapsed —
A10-… — committee report; B10-… — motion
RC-B10-… — joint motion of several groups

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