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Competition policy – annual report 2024

Vote ID 176158Source: 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+10 / 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”. PfE, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR and Renew voted mostly against. S&D, Greens-EFA and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (113 for, 302 against, 144 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

113

Against

302

Abstain

144

Margin of victory

189 votes

Turnout (cast)

559

Absent

161

Participation rate

77.6%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 0Against 135Abstain 1Absent 49

S&D135 MEPs

For 22Against 0Abstain 86Absent 27

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 66Abstain 0Absent 15

PfE81 MEPs

For 34Against 20Abstain 13Absent 14

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 60Abstain 2Absent 17

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 17Against 8Abstain 21Absent 7

The Left45 MEPs

For 28Against 0Abstain 0Absent 17

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 17Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 3Absent 11

Country angle

Most in favour

France46

Most against

Poland40
Germany34
Italy28
Spain23
Netherlands22

Divided delegations

Germany
Greece
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 13Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 4Absent 7

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 5Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 3Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 10Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 5Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 2Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 3Absent 5

France82 MEPs

For 46Against 18Abstain 1Absent 17

Germany96 MEPs

For 22Against 34Abstain 23Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 2Absent 11

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 1Absent 7

Ireland14 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 1Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 15Against 28Abstain 18Absent 15

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 2Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 3Absent 4

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 2Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 0Against 22Abstain 8Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 2Against 40Abstain 3Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 6Absent 6

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 17Abstain 9Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 11

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Spain60 MEPs

For 7Against 23Abstain 14Absent 16

Sweden21 MEPs

For 2Against 14Abstain 5Absent 0

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