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Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2024

Vote ID 188912Source: 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
✓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+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”. 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 (203 for, 352 against, 6 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

203

Against

352

Abstain

Margin of victory

149 votes

Turnout (cast)

561

Absent

157

Participation rate

78.1%

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

By political group

EPP184 MEPs

For 37Against 102Abstain 4Absent 41

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 108Abstain 1Absent 26

PfE84 MEPs

For 62Against 0Abstain 0Absent 22

Renew78 MEPs

For 4Against 57Abstain 0Absent 17

ECR82 MEPs

For 61Against 0Abstain 0Absent 21

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 44Abstain 0Absent 9

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 Republic14
Austria11
Slovakia8
Hungary6

Most against

Germany47
Italy35
Spain35
Poland24
Netherlands21

Divided delegations

Austria
Cyprus
France
Germany
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 1Absent 8

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 1Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 2Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 27Against 27Abstain 0Absent 27

Germany95 MEPs

For 37Against 47Abstain 0Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 0Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

Ireland14 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 22Against 35Abstain 0Absent 19

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 9Against 21Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 21Against 24Abstain 1Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 1Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 15Abstain 0Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain60 MEPs

For 6Against 35Abstain 0Absent 19

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 0Absent 6

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