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Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2024

Vote ID 188927Source: 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
✓Some 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+4 / 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”. ECR, PfE, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (168 for, 379 against, 8 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

168

Against

379

Abstain

Margin of victory

211 votes

Turnout (cast)

555

Absent

163

Participation rate

77.3%

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

By political group

EPP184 MEPs

For 3Against 139Abstain 1Absent 41

S&D135 MEPs

For 1Against 105Abstain 0Absent 29

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 59Abstain 2Absent 17

ECR82 MEPs

For 61Against 0Abstain 0Absent 21

PfE84 MEPs

For 60Against 0Abstain 0Absent 24

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 45Abstain 1Absent 7

The Left45 MEPs

For 3Against 30Abstain 1Absent 11

ESN27 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 17Against 1Abstain 3Absent 8

Country angle

Most in favour

Czech Republic14
Slovakia9
Hungary4
Cyprus3

Most against

Germany61
Italy36
Spain35
France28
Poland24

Divided delegations

France
Italy
Latvia
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 0Absent 7

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 8

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 1Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 23Against 28Abstain 2Absent 28

Germany95 MEPs

For 18Against 61Abstain 3Absent 13

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 0Absent 6

Hungary21 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 17

Ireland14 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 21Against 36Abstain 0Absent 19

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 9Against 21Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 20Against 24Abstain 1Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 17Abstain 0Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain60 MEPs

For 6Against 35Abstain 0Absent 19

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 0Absent 6

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