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Competition policy – annual report 2024

Vote ID 176157Source: 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
✓Some 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+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+8 / 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 and Renew voted mostly against. Greens-EFA and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (60 for, 427 against, 77 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

427

Abstain

Margin of victory

367 votes

Turnout (cast)

564

Absent

156

Participation rate

78.3%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 2Against 135Abstain 1Absent 47

S&D135 MEPs

For 2Against 103Abstain 5Absent 25

PfE81 MEPs

For 0Against 61Abstain 7Absent 13

ECR82 MEPs

For 5Against 45Abstain 17Absent 15

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 62Abstain 0Absent 17

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 30Absent 6

The Left45 MEPs

For 28Against 0Abstain 0Absent 17

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 16Absent 5

NI29 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 1Absent 11

Country angle

Most in favour

Greece5

Most against

France53
Germany47
Italy44
Spain38
Poland27

Divided delegations

Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 15Abstain 2Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 1Absent 7

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 2Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 1Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 0Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 3Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 2Absent 5

France82 MEPs

For 11Against 53Abstain 1Absent 17

Germany96 MEPs

For 10Against 47Abstain 23Absent 16

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 1Absent 11

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 1Absent 7

Ireland14 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 10Against 44Abstain 7Absent 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 3Abstain 2Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 0Against 26Abstain 4Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 27Abstain 19Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 16Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 3Against 23Abstain 1Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 11

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 4

Spain60 MEPs

For 6Against 38Abstain 1Absent 15

Sweden21 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 4Absent 0

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