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Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2024

Vote ID 188922Source: 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 and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, Renew, ECR, Greens-EFA, ESN and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (159 for, 391 against, 10 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

159

Against

391

Abstain

Margin of victory

232 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 0Against 142Abstain 1Absent 41

S&D135 MEPs

For 103Against 0Abstain 2Absent 30

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 62Abstain 0Absent 22

Renew78 MEPs

For 7Against 55Abstain 0Absent 16

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 61Abstain 0Absent 21

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 10Against 36Abstain 0Absent 7

The Left45 MEPs

For 35Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 23Abstain 0Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 4Against 12Abstain 7Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Portugal10
Croatia5
Cyprus2

Most against

Germany56
Poland42
France34
Italy29
Netherlands25

Divided delegations

Croatia
Cyprus
France
Italy
Portugal
Spain

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 0Absent 7

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 0Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 19Against 34Abstain 1Absent 27

Germany95 MEPs

For 22Against 56Abstain 6Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 12Abstain 0Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 15

Ireland14 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 25Against 29Abstain 0Absent 22

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 5Against 25Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 3Against 42Abstain 1Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 15Abstain 0Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain60 MEPs

For 20Against 21Abstain 0Absent 19

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 0Absent 6

Individual MEP positions

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