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Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2024

Vote ID 188910Source: 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+0 / 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”. PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (172 for, 385 against, 3 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

172

Against

385

Abstain

Margin of victory

213 votes

Turnout (cast)

560

Absent

158

Participation rate

78.0%

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

By political group

EPP184 MEPs

For 11Against 130Abstain 1Absent 42

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 107Abstain 1Absent 27

Renew78 MEPs

For 4Against 59Abstain 0Absent 15

PfE84 MEPs

For 62Against 0Abstain 0Absent 22

ECR82 MEPs

For 56Against 3Abstain 0Absent 23

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 45Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 35Abstain 0Absent 10

NI29 MEPs

For 16Against 6Abstain 1Absent 6

ESN27 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

France27
Czech Republic15
Slovakia8
Hungary6

Most against

Germany62
Italy35
Spain35
Poland24
Netherlands22

Divided delegations

France
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 1Absent 7

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 1Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 0Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 27Against 27Abstain 0Absent 27

Germany95 MEPs

For 22Against 62Abstain 0Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 0Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

Ireland14 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 20Against 35Abstain 0Absent 21

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 8Against 22Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 19Against 24Abstain 1Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 16Abstain 0Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain60 MEPs

For 6Against 35Abstain 0Absent 19

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 0Absent 6

Individual MEP positions

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