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Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2024

Vote ID 188925Source: 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+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, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, Renew, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (224 for, 329 against, 7 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

224

Against

329

Abstain

Margin of victory

105 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 4Against 136Abstain 1Absent 43

S&D135 MEPs

For 107Against 0Abstain 0Absent 28

PfE84 MEPs

For 8Against 54Abstain 0Absent 22

Renew78 MEPs

For 7Against 55Abstain 0Absent 16

ECR82 MEPs

For 7Against 54Abstain 1Absent 20

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

The Left45 MEPs

For 36Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 23Abstain 0Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 9Against 7Abstain 5Absent 8

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy37
Portugal10
Sweden10
Denmark8
Ireland7

Most against

Germany44
Poland42
France32
Spain21
Netherlands19

Divided delegations

Belgium
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Ireland
Malta
Netherlands

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 0Absent 7

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 0Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 1Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 0Absent 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 23Against 32Abstain 0Absent 26

Germany95 MEPs

For 37Against 44Abstain 0Absent 14

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 2Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 15

Ireland14 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 37Against 19Abstain 0Absent 20

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 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 7Against 16Abstain 0Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 2Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain60 MEPs

For 20Against 21Abstain 0Absent 19

Sweden21 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 0Absent 6

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