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Competition policy – annual report 2025

Vote ID 195226Source: 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+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 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 “Competition policy – annual report 2025”. Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, Renew, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. S&D and Greens-EFA mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (76 for, 402 against, 175 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

Against

402

Abstain

175

Margin of victory

326 votes

Turnout (cast)

653

Absent

Participation rate

94.8%

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

By political group

EPP181 MEPs

For 1Against 173Abstain 0Absent 7

S&D131 MEPs

For 19Against 4Abstain 103Absent 5

PfE79 MEPs

For 0Against 46Abstain 29Absent 4

Renew74 MEPs

For 2Against 70Abstain 0Absent 2

ECR78 MEPs

For 0Against 72Abstain 0Absent 6

Greens/EFA50 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 36Absent 1

The Left41 MEPs

For 31Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

NI28 MEPs

For 14Against 8Abstain 6Absent 0

ESN26 MEPs

For 0Against 25Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against

Germany50
Poland49
Italy38
Spain30
Netherlands21

Divided delegations

Croatia
Cyprus
France

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 7Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 3Absent 1

Bulgaria15 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 2Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic18 MEPs

For 2Against 14Abstain 2Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 7Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 2Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 4Absent 1

France76 MEPs

For 19Against 22Abstain 24Absent 11

Germany95 MEPs

For 13Against 50Abstain 27Absent 5

Greece20 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 6Absent 0

Hungary19 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 1Absent 0

Italy70 MEPs

For 7Against 38Abstain 19Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 2Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 3Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 3Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 1Against 21Abstain 7Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 49Abstain 4Absent 0

Portugal20 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 8Absent 2

Romania31 MEPs

For 1Against 20Abstain 9Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 2Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 4Against 30Abstain 21Absent 4

Sweden21 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 8Absent 0

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