← Votes·2022-03-08

Engaging with citizens: the right to petition and refer to the European Ombudsman, the European Citizens’ Initiative

Vote ID 140223Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓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+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 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 “Engaging with citizens: the right to petition and refer to the European Ombudsman, the European Citizens’ Initiative”. EPP and ECR voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly against. PfE and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (243 for, 395 against, 56 abstentions).

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

Why it matters

This is a substantive vote (such as an amendment or resolution) that contributes to shaping the final position of the Parliament on a dossier. It reflects the political direction taken on specific provisions.

Result analysis

For

243

Against

395

Abstain

Margin of victory

152 votes

Turnout (cast)

694

Absent

Participation rate

98.4%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 165Against 6Abstain 3Absent 5

S&D136 MEPs

For 2Against 133Abstain 0Absent 1

Renew101 MEPs

For 2Against 97Abstain 0Absent 2

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 1Against 69Abstain 0Absent 1

PfE67 MEPs

For 20Against 8Abstain 39Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 43Against 18Abstain 1Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 10Against 23Abstain 11Absent 0

The Left38 MEPs

For 0Against 38Abstain 0Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland43
Greece10
Bulgaria9
Lithuania6
Slovenia4

Most against

Germany57
France48
Spain46
Italy40
Netherlands19

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
France
Greece
Ireland
Latvia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 7Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 5Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 1Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 31Against 48Abstain 0Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 30Against 57Abstain 9Absent 0

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 1Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 12Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 10Against 40Abstain 25Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 10Against 19Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 43Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Portugal21 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 14Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 12Against 46Abstain 0Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

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