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Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2024

Vote ID 188921Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Close result
✓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+6 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 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, PfE, ECR, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (290 for, 258 against, 15 abstentions).

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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

290

Against

258

Abstain

Margin of victory

32 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 126Against 17Abstain 1Absent 40

S&D135 MEPs

For 10Against 92Abstain 5Absent 28

PfE84 MEPs

For 53Against 8Abstain 1Absent 22

ECR82 MEPs

For 56Against 6Abstain 0Absent 20

Renew78 MEPs

For 9Against 52Abstain 0Absent 17

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 2Against 43Abstain 1Absent 7

The Left45 MEPs

For 1Against 34Abstain 0Absent 10

ESN27 MEPs

For 21Against 1Abstain 1Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 6Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany44
Poland28
Czech Republic18
Netherlands15
Romania14

Most against

Italy31
France29
Spain21
Ireland12
Portugal12

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Denmark
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 1Absent 7

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 24Against 29Abstain 1Absent 27

Germany95 MEPs

For 44Against 35Abstain 5Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 6Abstain 0Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 15

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 26Against 31Abstain 0Absent 19

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 15Against 14Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 28Against 17Abstain 1Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 8Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 14Against 9Abstain 0Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain60 MEPs

For 20Against 21Abstain 0Absent 19

Sweden21 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 4Absent 6

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