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Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2024

Vote ID 188915Source: 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”. S&D, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, Renew, ECR, ESN and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (185 for, 364 against, 16 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

185

Against

364

Abstain

Margin of victory

179 votes

Turnout (cast)

565

Absent

153

Participation rate

78.7%

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

By political group

EPP184 MEPs

For 1Against 141Abstain 1Absent 41

S&D135 MEPs

For 101Against 5Abstain 4Absent 25

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 62Abstain 0Absent 22

Renew78 MEPs

For 1Against 61Abstain 0Absent 16

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 60Abstain 1Absent 21

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 43Against 1Abstain 1Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 36Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 23Abstain 0Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 9Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy29
Portugal10
Malta3

Most against

Germany47
Poland42
France37
Spain21
Czech Republic19

Divided delegations

Belgium
Croatia
Cyprus
Denmark
Finland
Germany
Greece
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 0Absent 7

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 0Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 1Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 19Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 17Against 37Abstain 1Absent 26

Germany95 MEPs

For 31Against 47Abstain 5Absent 12

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 10Abstain 2Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 15

Ireland14 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 29Against 27Abstain 0Absent 20

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 11Against 19Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 3Against 42Abstain 1Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 5Against 15Abstain 3Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 1Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain60 MEPs

For 20Against 21Abstain 0Absent 19

Sweden21 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 0Absent 6

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