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2022 discharge: EU general budget - European External Action Service

Effect
Passed
Result
532 for · 69 against · 3 abstained roll call
Date
11 April 2024, 13:03–13:06
Kind
Budget decision
More facts (8)
Margin
by an overwhelming majority
Dossier
2023-2134
Source
Committee report by Monika Hohlmeier
Votes
24 votes · 3 roll calls · 1 amendment
Requested by
Greens (1 split vote) · S&D (1 roll call, 1 split vote) · Renew (1 split vote) · EPP (1 roll call, 3 split votes) · ID (1 roll call)
Final vote
168122
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Result

The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.

Final vote: 532 for, 69 against, 3 abstained (roll call).

Passed by an overwhelming majority.

The budget decision was approved.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 1 amendment (1 rejected) and 21 parts of the text voted on separately (15 adopted, 4 rejected, 2 lapsed).

Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP and ECR; opposed by Patriots and ESN.

Groups

Members counted in their current group: the view with groups at the date of the vote is not available right now.

Members’ votes by their current group. Majority: the most common position. Clear line: a position with at least two thirds of the group’s votes, otherwise Divided.
GroupForAgainstAbst.Majority lineClear lineBar
The LeftFor 11Against 1Abst. 0Majority line ForClear line For
GreensFor 25Against 0Abst. 0Majority line ForClear line For
S&DFor 60Against 0Abst. 0Majority line ForClear line For
RenewFor 37Against 0Abst. 0Majority line ForClear line For
EPPFor 77Against 0Abst. 0Majority line ForClear line For
ECRFor 22Against 3Abst. 1Majority line ForClear line For
PatriotsFor 4Against 20Abst. 0Majority line AgainstClear line Against
ESNFor 0Against 4Abst. 0Majority line AgainstClear line Against
No groupFor 2Against 3Abst. 0Majority line AgainstClear line Divided

Voted against their group, 0

Members who voted otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds of the votes cast) of their group — groups as of today: the view with groups at the date of the vote is not available right now.

Nobody voted against a clear line of their group.

Countries

The final vote by national delegation.

The breakdown by country is not available right now.

Members

Each member’s recorded position on the final roll call — groups as of today: the view with groups at the date of the vote is not available right now.

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Debate speakers and how they voted

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All votes on this decision, 24

In voting order. Result: for–against–abstained (a show of hands has no count). Requested by: the groups that asked for a roll call, a split vote or a separate vote.
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
1Final vote A9-0102/2024 – Monika Hohlmeier – Proposal for a decision Roll call532 for, 69 against, 3 abstained Adopted
2Separate vote on paragraph 13 Show of hands Rejected
3Separate vote on paragraph 15 Show of hands Adopted
Show the other 23 votesShow the other 21 votes
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
2Separate vote on paragraph 13 Show of hands Rejected
3Separate vote on paragraph 15 Show of hands Adopted
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
4Separate vote on paragraph 16 Show of hands Adopted
5Vote on text inserted after paragraph 17 Show of hands Adopted
6Paragraph 34 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘and rights’”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: EPP
7Paragraph 34 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: EPP
8Paragraph 35 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘and rights’ and ‘and rights’”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: EPP
9Paragraph 35 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: EPP
10Separate vote on paragraph 59 Show of hands Rejected
11Vote on text inserted after paragraph 69 Show of hands Rejected
12Separate vote on paragraph 77 Counted324 for, 269 against, 8 abstained Adopted
13Paragraph 88 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘and rights’”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: EPP
14Paragraph 88 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: EPP
15Vote on text inserted after paragraph 88 Show of hands Adopted
16Vote on text inserted after paragraph 88 Show of hands Adopted
17Vote on text inserted after paragraph 88 Show of hands Adopted
18Vote on text inserted after paragraph 88 Show of hands Adopted
19Separate vote on paragraph 89 Show of hands RejectedRequested bysplit: Renew
20Separate vote on paragraph 89 Counted288 for, 272 against, 41 abstained AdoptedRequested bysplit: Renew
21Separate vote on paragraph 89 Show of hands LapsedRequested bysplit: Renew
22Separate vote on paragraph 89 Show of hands LapsedRequested bysplit: Renew
23Amendment 11, adding text after paragraph 89 A9-0102/2024 – Monika Hohlmeier – After § 89 – Am 11 Roll call91 for, 473 against, 36 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: ID
24Final vote — text as a whole A9-0102/2024 – Monika Hohlmeier – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) Roll call419 for, 153 against, 29 abstained Adopted

Roll calls requested by S&D, EPP, ID · split votes by Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP (3).

Text

The text voted on.

Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2023/2134(DEC) · Discharge procedure

2022 discharge: General budget of the EU - European External Action Service

Completed: published in the Official Journal on 10 October 2024 and now EU law.

Show the 5 steps of the dossier
  1. Referred to committee · 12 September 2023 (done)
  2. Committee work · Report adopted 22 February 2024 (done)
  3. Tabled for plenary · 12 March 2024 (done)
  4. Plenary vote · Adopted 11 April 2024 (done)
  5. Parliament’s position · Final (done)

Lead committee: CONT · Rapporteur: Monika HOHLMEIER (EPP)

Connections

What this decision touches: the procedural chain, the same text, running issues, votes that split the chamber the same way.

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Sources & citation

Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.

Retrieved
26 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2024). “2022 discharge: EU general budget - European External Action Service”. Decision, 11 April 2024. votingId 168122, document A-9-2024-0102, reference 2023-2134. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-11/13 (retrieved 26 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 11 April 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-04-11-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 11 April 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-04-11-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-04-11, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2024-04-11/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2024-04-11-13,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{2022 discharge: EU general budget - European External Action Service}},
  year = {2024},
  date = {2024-04-11},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-11/13}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-11/13},
  urldate = {2026-09-26},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 168122, document A-9-2024-0102, reference 2023-2134. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-04-11-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-04-11-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-04-11 (CC BY 4.0)}
}