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Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2023

Vote ID 171185Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Some 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+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+8 / 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 2023”. Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (131 for, 507 against, 8 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

131

Against

507

Abstain

Margin of victory

376 votes

Turnout (cast)

646

Absent

Participation rate

89.7%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 0Against 160Abstain 2Absent 23

S&D135 MEPs

For 29Against 93Abstain 0Absent 13

Renew79 MEPs

For 5Against 70Abstain 0Absent 4

PfE81 MEPs

For 0Against 74Abstain 0Absent 7

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 68Abstain 0Absent 14

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 1Absent 6

The Left45 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

NI30 MEPs

For 9Against 15Abstain 5Absent 1

ESN26 MEPs

For 0Against 23Abstain 0Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Ireland7

Most against

Germany60
France53
Spain46
Poland42
Italy39

Divided delegations

Ireland
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 1Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 19Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 23Against 53Abstain 1Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 28Against 60Abstain 0Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 2Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland14 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 25Against 39Abstain 0Absent 12

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 1Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 7Against 23Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 42Abstain 0Absent 11

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 30Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 8Against 46Abstain 0Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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