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Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2024

Vote ID 188919Source: 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”. S&D, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, Renew, ECR, PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (182 for, 362 against, 19 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

182

Against

362

Abstain

Margin of victory

180 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 0Against 143Abstain 0Absent 41

S&D135 MEPs

For 89Against 4Abstain 14Absent 28

Renew78 MEPs

For 8Against 53Abstain 1Absent 16

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 62Abstain 0Absent 20

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 61Abstain 0Absent 23

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 1Absent 7

The Left45 MEPs

For 36Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

NI29 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 3Absent 6

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 23Abstain 0Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy31
Spain21
Portugal10
Ireland7

Most against

Germany52
Poland42
France37
Czech Republic19
Netherlands19

Divided delegations

Belgium
Croatia
Finland
Germany
Greece
Ireland
Italy
Luxembourg

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 1Absent 7

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 0Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 1Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 19Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 18Against 37Abstain 0Absent 26

Germany95 MEPs

For 32Against 52Abstain 0Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 10Abstain 0Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 16

Ireland14 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 31Against 26Abstain 0Absent 19

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 1Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 2Absent 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 3Against 16Abstain 4Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 1Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain60 MEPs

For 21Against 20Abstain 0Absent 19

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 4Absent 6

Individual MEP positions

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