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Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2024

Vote ID 188909Source: 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
✓High participation
✓Some MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+3 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+4 / 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”. EPP, PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (313 for, 245 against, 8 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

313

Against

245

Abstain

Margin of victory

68 votes

Turnout (cast)

566

Absent

152

Participation rate

78.8%

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

By political group

EPP184 MEPs

For 137Against 4Abstain 3Absent 40

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 107Abstain 2Absent 26

Renew78 MEPs

For 9Against 52Abstain 2Absent 15

PfE84 MEPs

For 62Against 0Abstain 0Absent 22

ECR82 MEPs

For 61Against 0Abstain 0Absent 21

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 45Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 1Against 35Abstain 0Absent 9

NI29 MEPs

For 20Against 2Abstain 1Absent 6

ESN27 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany51
Poland41
France28
Czech Republic19
Romania15

Most against

Italy30
Spain21
Netherlands18
Denmark11
Finland11

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Estonia
France
Germany

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 4Absent 7

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 19Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 28Against 27Abstain 0Absent 26

Germany95 MEPs

For 51Against 33Abstain 0Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

Ireland14 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 25Against 30Abstain 0Absent 21

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 12Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 41Against 4Abstain 1Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 2Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 15Against 7Abstain 1Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain60 MEPs

For 20Against 21Abstain 0Absent 19

Sweden21 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 0Absent 6

Individual MEP positions

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