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Competition policy – annual report 2024

Vote ID 176145Source: 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
✓Some MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+4 / 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 “Competition policy – annual report 2024”. Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, PfE, ECR, Renew and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (66 for, 477 against, 22 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

Against

477

Abstain

Margin of victory

411 votes

Turnout (cast)

565

Absent

155

Participation rate

78.5%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 0Against 140Abstain 0Absent 45

S&D135 MEPs

For 10Against 90Abstain 9Absent 26

PfE81 MEPs

For 1Against 68Abstain 0Absent 12

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 67Abstain 0Absent 15

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 62Abstain 1Absent 16

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 20Against 16Abstain 9Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 28Against 0Abstain 0Absent 17

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 23Abstain 0Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 3Absent 12

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against

Germany61
Italy50
France45
Poland45
Spain40

Divided delegations

Austria
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 1Absent 7

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 17Abstain 2Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 4

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 2Absent 5

France82 MEPs

For 14Against 45Abstain 6Absent 17

Germany96 MEPs

For 14Against 61Abstain 3Absent 18

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 1Absent 11

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 15Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 7Against 50Abstain 1Absent 18

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 0Against 30Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 45Abstain 0Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 24Abstain 2Absent 7

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 8

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 3

Spain60 MEPs

For 6Against 40Abstain 0Absent 14

Sweden21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 3Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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