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Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2024

Vote ID 188913Source: 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, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (148 for, 382 against, 30 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

148

Against

382

Abstain

Margin of victory

234 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 18Against 123Abstain 2Absent 41

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 109Abstain 0Absent 26

PfE84 MEPs

For 62Against 0Abstain 0Absent 22

ECR82 MEPs

For 36Against 2Abstain 24Absent 20

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 61Abstain 0Absent 17

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 44Abstain 0Absent 9

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 35Abstain 0Absent 10

ESN27 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 4Absent 8

Country angle

Most in favour

Spain20
Czech Republic14
Slovakia7
Hungary6

Most against

Germany71
Italy36
France31
Poland22
Netherlands21

Divided delegations

France
Italy
Slovakia
Spain

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 0Absent 7

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 22Against 31Abstain 2Absent 26

Germany95 MEPs

For 13Against 71Abstain 0Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 12Abstain 0Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 21Against 36Abstain 0Absent 19

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 2Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 7Against 21Abstain 1Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 7Against 22Abstain 17Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 4Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 1Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain60 MEPs

For 20Against 20Abstain 0Absent 20

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 0Absent 6

Individual MEP positions

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