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Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2024

Vote ID 188916Source: 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”. Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, PfE, Renew, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (98 for, 453 against, 9 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

Against

453

Abstain

Margin of victory

355 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 1Against 142Abstain 0Absent 41

S&D135 MEPs

For 7Against 99Abstain 0Absent 29

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 56Abstain 6Absent 22

Renew78 MEPs

For 6Against 55Abstain 0Absent 17

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 61Abstain 0Absent 21

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 36Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

NI29 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 3Absent 6

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 23Abstain 0Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Ireland7

Most against

Germany59
France46
Italy44
Poland44
Spain35

Divided delegations

Finland
Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 6Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 0Absent 7

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 18Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 9Against 46Abstain 0Absent 26

Germany95 MEPs

For 25Against 59Abstain 0Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 2Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 15

Ireland14 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 13Against 44Abstain 0Absent 19

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 7Against 22Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 44Abstain 1Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 23Abstain 0Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3

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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