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Competition policy – annual report 2024

Vote ID 176150Source: 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+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 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, ECR, PfE, Renew and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (94 for, 453 against, 13 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

453

Abstain

Margin of victory

359 votes

Turnout (cast)

560

Absent

160

Participation rate

77.8%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 1Against 136Abstain 0Absent 48

S&D135 MEPs

For 14Against 94Abstain 1Absent 26

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 65Abstain 2Absent 15

PfE81 MEPs

For 0Against 66Abstain 1Absent 14

Renew79 MEPs

For 2Against 60Abstain 0Absent 17

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 40Against 2Abstain 4Absent 7

The Left45 MEPs

For 28Against 0Abstain 0Absent 17

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 22Abstain 1Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 4Absent 12

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against

Germany56
Italy51
Poland46
France45
Spain39

Divided delegations

Austria
Finland
Greece
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 0Absent 7

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 0Against 16Abstain 3Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 0Absent 5

France82 MEPs

For 19Against 45Abstain 0Absent 18

Germany96 MEPs

For 20Against 56Abstain 4Absent 16

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 4Absent 12

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 1Absent 9

Ireland14 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 10Against 51Abstain 0Absent 15

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 4

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 4Against 26Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 46Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 15Abstain 1Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 27Abstain 0Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 11

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Spain60 MEPs

For 6Against 39Abstain 0Absent 15

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0

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