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Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2024

Vote ID 188920Source: 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+3 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+10 / 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”. EPP and Renew voted mostly in favour, while S&D, PfE, ECR, Greens-EFA, Left, ESN and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (225 for, 325 against, 14 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

225

Against

325

Abstain

Margin of victory

100 votes

Turnout (cast)

564

Absent

154

Participation rate

78.5%

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

By political group

EPP184 MEPs

For 140Against 2Abstain 1Absent 41

S&D135 MEPs

For 7Against 91Abstain 9Absent 28

PfE84 MEPs

For 6Against 56Abstain 0Absent 22

Renew78 MEPs

For 59Against 3Abstain 0Absent 16

ECR82 MEPs

For 2Against 59Abstain 1Absent 20

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 2Against 44Abstain 0Absent 7

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 36Abstain 0Absent 9

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 22Abstain 1Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 9Against 12Abstain 2Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Austria12
Romania12
Ireland9
Slovakia9
Denmark8

Most against

Germany52
Italy52
France40
Spain27
Poland24

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Estonia
Finland
Germany

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 12Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 0Absent 7

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 1Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 15Against 40Abstain 0Absent 26

Germany95 MEPs

For 32Against 52Abstain 0Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 1Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 15

Ireland14 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 4Against 52Abstain 0Absent 20

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 11Against 19Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 21Against 24Abstain 1Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 9Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 12Against 9Abstain 2Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain60 MEPs

For 14Against 27Abstain 0Absent 19

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 4Absent 6

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