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Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2024

Vote ID 188914Source: 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, 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 (161 for, 392 against, 10 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

161

Against

392

Abstain

Margin of victory

231 votes

Turnout (cast)

563

Absent

155

Participation rate

78.4%

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

By political group

EPP184 MEPs

For 1Against 141Abstain 2Absent 40

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 109Abstain 0Absent 26

PfE84 MEPs

For 56Against 0Abstain 6Absent 22

ECR82 MEPs

For 61Against 1Abstain 0Absent 20

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 61Abstain 0Absent 17

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 45Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 2Against 32Abstain 0Absent 11

ESN27 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 18Against 3Abstain 2Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Czech Republic8
Slovakia8
Hungary6
Cyprus2

Most against

Germany64
Italy37
Spain34
France32
Poland24

Divided delegations

Cyprus
Czech Republic
France
Italy
Latvia
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 0Absent 7

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 8

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 6Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 22Against 32Abstain 1Absent 26

Germany95 MEPs

For 19Against 64Abstain 1Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 0Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 20Against 37Abstain 0Absent 19

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

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 17Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 17Abstain 0Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 1Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain60 MEPs

For 6Against 34Abstain 0Absent 20

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 0Absent 6

Individual MEP positions

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