← Votes·2026-03-12

Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2024

Vote ID 188926Source: 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+10 / 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”. PfE, Greens-EFA, Left, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR and Renew voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (217 for, 332 against, 13 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

217

Against

332

Abstain

Margin of victory

115 votes

Turnout (cast)

562

Absent

156

Participation rate

78.3%

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

By political group

EPP184 MEPs

For 25Against 116Abstain 3Absent 40

S&D135 MEPs

For 14Against 92Abstain 1Absent 28

ECR82 MEPs

For 13Against 49Abstain 0Absent 20

PfE84 MEPs

For 58Against 3Abstain 0Absent 23

Renew78 MEPs

For 1Against 58Abstain 1Absent 18

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 30Against 10Abstain 6Absent 7

The Left45 MEPs

For 36Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

ESN27 MEPs

For 19Against 4Abstain 0Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 2Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

France43
Poland24
Greece10
Slovakia8
Croatia5

Most against

Germany56
Italy36
Spain31
Romania20
Netherlands16

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Czech Republic
Finland
Greece
Italy
Netherlands

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 1Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 0Absent 7

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 8

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 43Against 9Abstain 2Absent 27

Germany95 MEPs

For 23Against 56Abstain 5Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 6Abstain 0Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16

Ireland14 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 21Against 36Abstain 0Absent 19

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 12Against 16Abstain 2Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 24Against 20Abstain 2Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 3Against 20Abstain 0Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain60 MEPs

For 10Against 31Abstain 0Absent 19

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 0Absent 6

Individual MEP positions

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