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Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2024

Vote ID 188938Source: 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”. ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (172 for, 363 against, 22 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

172

Against

363

Abstain

Margin of victory

191 votes

Turnout (cast)

557

Absent

161

Participation rate

77.6%

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

By political group

EPP184 MEPs

For 16Against 109Abstain 17Absent 42

S&D135 MEPs

For 1Against 100Abstain 3Absent 31

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 62Abstain 0Absent 16

ECR82 MEPs

For 62Against 0Abstain 0Absent 20

PfE84 MEPs

For 61Against 0Abstain 0Absent 23

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 46Abstain 0Absent 7

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 36Abstain 0Absent 9

ESN27 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 2Absent 8

Country angle

Most in favour

Czech Republic14
Greece10
Slovakia7
Hungary5
Cyprus3

Most against

Germany71
Italy36
France28
Poland24
Netherlands21

Divided delegations

Cyprus
France
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia

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 1Against 7Abstain 2Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 3Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 26Against 28Abstain 1Absent 26

Germany95 MEPs

For 13Against 71Abstain 0Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 0Absent 7

Hungary21 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 21Against 36Abstain 0Absent 19

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 8Against 21Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 21Against 24Abstain 1Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 17Abstain 0Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 1Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain60 MEPs

For 6Against 21Abstain 14Absent 19

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 0Absent 6

Individual MEP positions

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