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Activities of the European Ombudsman - annual report 2020

Vote ID 139866Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓Strong political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+12 / 15

Methodology: importance-v0.1 · The Importance Score is a prioritisation indicator. It does not judge whether a vote is good or bad.

What was this vote about?

This vote concerned “Activities of the European Ombudsman - annual report 2020”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP and ECR voted mostly against. PfE and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (385 for, 217 against, 88 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

385

Against

217

Abstain

Margin of victory

168 votes

Turnout (cast)

690

Absent

Participation rate

97.9%

✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 20Against 144Abstain 11Absent 4

S&D136 MEPs

For 134Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Renew101 MEPs

For 94Against 2Abstain 3Absent 2

PfE67 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 48Absent 0

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 67Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

ECR63 MEPs

For 4Against 44Abstain 13Absent 2

NI44 MEPs

For 21Against 15Abstain 8Absent 0

The Left38 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany54
France48
Spain38
Italy33
Romania19

Most against

Poland40
Hungary13
Greece12
Bulgaria9

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Italy
Lithuania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 13Against 5Abstain 2Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 10Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 48Against 8Abstain 23Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 54Against 31Abstain 9Absent 2

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 33Against 18Abstain 25Absent 0

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 18Against 6Abstain 5Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 11Against 40Abstain 0Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 19Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 38Against 17Abstain 4Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 3Absent 0

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