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Competition policy – annual report 2024

Vote ID 176147Source: 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
✓High participation
✓Many 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+7 / 10

Group division+12 / 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”. Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, PfE, ECR, Renew and ESN voted mostly against. Greens-EFA mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (49 for, 465 against, 55 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

465

Abstain

Margin of victory

416 votes

Turnout (cast)

569

Absent

151

Participation rate

79.0%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 0Against 139Abstain 1Absent 45

S&D135 MEPs

For 1Against 93Abstain 16Absent 25

PfE81 MEPs

For 0Against 69Abstain 0Absent 12

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 65Abstain 2Absent 15

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 64Abstain 0Absent 15

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 30Absent 6

The Left45 MEPs

For 26Against 0Abstain 2Absent 17

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 20Abstain 2Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 2Absent 12

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against

Germany59
France53
Poland44
Spain39
Italy36

Divided delegations

Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 15Abstain 2Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 1Absent 7

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 1Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 17Abstain 2Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 3Absent 4

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 2Absent 5

France82 MEPs

For 12Against 53Abstain 0Absent 17

Germany96 MEPs

For 10Against 59Abstain 11Absent 16

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 2Absent 11

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 1Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 10Against 36Abstain 15Absent 15

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 1Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 1Absent 4

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 0Against 26Abstain 4Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 44Abstain 1Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 16Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 26Abstain 0Absent 7

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 8

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 1Absent 3

Spain60 MEPs

For 4Against 39Abstain 2Absent 15

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 16Abstain 5Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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