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Competition policy – annual report 2024

Vote ID 176156Source: 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”. EPP, S&D, ECR, PfE, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (507 for, 44 against, 7 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

507

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

463 votes

Turnout (cast)

558

Absent

162

Participation rate

77.5%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 120Against 16Abstain 0Absent 49

S&D135 MEPs

For 107Against 1Abstain 0Absent 27

ECR82 MEPs

For 62Against 6Abstain 0Absent 14

PfE81 MEPs

For 62Against 0Abstain 6Absent 13

Renew79 MEPs

For 59Against 3Abstain 0Absent 17

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

The Left45 MEPs

For 27Against 0Abstain 0Absent 18

ESN27 MEPs

For 6Against 15Abstain 0Absent 6

NI29 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 1Absent 11

Country angle

Most in favour

France65
Germany62
Italy59
Poland46
Netherlands30

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 6Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

France82 MEPs

For 65Against 0Abstain 0Absent 17

Germany96 MEPs

For 62Against 14Abstain 0Absent 20

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

Hungary21 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Ireland14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 59Against 0Abstain 0Absent 17

Latvia9 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 30Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 25Against 1Abstain 1Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Spain60 MEPs

For 30Against 15Abstain 0Absent 15

Sweden21 MEPs

For 16Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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