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Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2023

Vote ID 171193Source: 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
✓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+10 / 15

Country division+0 / 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 (147 for, 487 against, 17 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

147

Against

487

Abstain

Margin of victory

340 votes

Turnout (cast)

651

Absent

Participation rate

90.4%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 0Against 161Abstain 2Absent 22

S&D135 MEPs

For 41Against 76Abstain 7Absent 11

Renew79 MEPs

For 4Against 71Abstain 1Absent 3

PfE81 MEPs

For 0Against 74Abstain 0Absent 7

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 65Abstain 2Absent 14

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

NI30 MEPs

For 11Against 15Abstain 3Absent 1

ESN26 MEPs

For 0Against 22Abstain 1Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against

Germany51
France50
Poland47
Spain43
Italy36

Divided delegations

Germany
Greece
Ireland
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 1Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 17Abstain 0Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 26Against 50Abstain 1Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 37Against 51Abstain 1Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 11Abstain 0Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 1Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 27Against 36Abstain 0Absent 13

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 1Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

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 47Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 7Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 31Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 8Against 43Abstain 3Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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