← Votes·2026-03-12

Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2024

Vote ID 188907Source: 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
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Close result
✓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+6 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 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 “Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2024”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR, ESN and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (252 for, 300 against, 12 abstentions).

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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

252

Against

300

Abstain

Margin of victory

48 votes

Turnout (cast)

564

Absent

154

Participation rate

78.5%

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

By political group

EPP184 MEPs

For 10Against 127Abstain 5Absent 42

S&D135 MEPs

For 106Against 2Abstain 1Absent 26

Renew78 MEPs

For 54Against 4Abstain 5Absent 15

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 62Abstain 0Absent 22

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 62Abstain 0Absent 20

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 34Against 1Abstain 0Absent 10

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 23Abstain 0Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 3Against 19Abstain 1Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy30
Spain21
Netherlands18
Portugal12
Denmark11

Most against

Germany41
Poland41
France28
Czech Republic18
Romania14

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Estonia
France
Germany

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 4Absent 7

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 1Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 18Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 27Against 28Abstain 0Absent 26

Germany95 MEPs

For 38Against 41Abstain 4Absent 12

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 11Abstain 0Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 15

Ireland14 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 30Against 26Abstain 0Absent 20

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 18Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 4Against 41Abstain 1Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 12Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 8Against 14Abstain 0Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain60 MEPs

For 21Against 20Abstain 0Absent 19

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 0Absent 6

Individual MEP positions

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