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Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2024

Vote ID 188924Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong 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+12 / 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”. S&D, PfE, Greens-EFA, Left, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP and Renew voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (291 for, 201 against, 73 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

291

Against

201

Abstain

Margin of victory

90 votes

Turnout (cast)

565

Absent

153

Participation rate

78.7%

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

By political group

EPP184 MEPs

For 1Against 137Abstain 5Absent 41

S&D135 MEPs

For 108Against 0Abstain 0Absent 27

PfE84 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 11Absent 22

Renew78 MEPs

For 6Against 55Abstain 1Absent 16

ECR82 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 52Absent 20

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

The Left45 MEPs

For 35Against 1Abstain 0Absent 9

ESN27 MEPs

For 18Against 4Abstain 1Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 19Against 1Abstain 3Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany48
France39
Italy39
Spain24
Portugal12

Most against

Poland21
Romania10
Finland8
Austria7
Slovenia6

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Denmark
Finland
Germany
Greece
Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 6Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 0Absent 7

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 1Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 2Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 7Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 39Against 16Abstain 0Absent 26

Germany95 MEPs

For 48Against 35Abstain 1Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 2Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

Ireland14 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 39Against 5Abstain 13Absent 19

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 2Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 11Against 11Abstain 8Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 8Against 21Abstain 17Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 12Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 5Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 1Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain60 MEPs

For 24Against 15Abstain 2Absent 19

Sweden21 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 3Absent 6

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