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Competition policy – annual report 2024

Vote ID 176151Source: 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
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓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+12 / 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, ECR, PfE and Renew voted mostly against. S&D and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (88 for, 335 against, 128 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

335

Abstain

128

Margin of victory

247 votes

Turnout (cast)

551

Absent

169

Participation rate

76.5%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 1Against 132Abstain 0Absent 52

S&D135 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 95Absent 27

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 67Abstain 1Absent 14

PfE81 MEPs

For 0Against 61Abstain 7Absent 13

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 58Abstain 2Absent 19

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 37Against 3Abstain 5Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 26Against 0Abstain 0Absent 19

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 15Absent 6

NI29 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 2Absent 11

Country angle

Most in favour

Greece4
Malta3

Most against

France44
Poland43
Italy33
Germany31
Spain23

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Finland
Germany
Greece
Malta

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 2Absent 7

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 5Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 3Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 2Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 2Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 2Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 2Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 1Absent 5

France82 MEPs

For 10Against 44Abstain 7Absent 21

Germany96 MEPs

For 21Against 31Abstain 25Absent 19

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 2Absent 12

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 8Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 1Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 10Against 33Abstain 18Absent 15

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 1Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 2Absent 4

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 4Against 20Abstain 6Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 43Abstain 3Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 5Absent 6

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 9Absent 7

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 11

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 1Absent 4

Spain60 MEPs

For 6Against 23Abstain 15Absent 16

Sweden21 MEPs

For 2Against 14Abstain 5Absent 0

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