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Competition policy – annual report 2025

Vote ID 195227Source: 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
✓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+7 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+0 / 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 voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, PfE, ECR, Renew, NI and ESN voted mostly against. Greens-EFA mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (48 for, 541 against, 63 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

541

Abstain

Margin of victory

493 votes

Turnout (cast)

652

Absent

Participation rate

94.6%

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

By political group

EPP181 MEPs

For 0Against 175Abstain 0Absent 6

S&D131 MEPs

For 0Against 104Abstain 20Absent 7

PfE79 MEPs

For 0Against 74Abstain 0Absent 5

ECR78 MEPs

For 1Against 71Abstain 1Absent 5

Renew74 MEPs

For 0Against 72Abstain 0Absent 2

Greens/EFA50 MEPs

For 8Against 8Abstain 33Absent 1

The Left41 MEPs

For 31Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

NI28 MEPs

For 8Against 12Abstain 8Absent 0

ESN26 MEPs

For 0Against 25Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against

Germany70
Italy54
Poland53
Spain48
France45

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 0Against 16Abstain 3Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 2Absent 1

Bulgaria15 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 5Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic18 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 1Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 3Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 2Absent 1

France76 MEPs

For 8Against 45Abstain 12Absent 11

Germany95 MEPs

For 6Against 70Abstain 15Absent 4

Greece20 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0

Hungary19 MEPs

For 0Against 19Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy70 MEPs

For 7Against 54Abstain 4Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 2Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 1Against 23Abstain 3Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 53Abstain 0Absent 0

Portugal20 MEPs

For 1Against 16Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania31 MEPs

For 0Against 28Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 3Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 5Against 48Abstain 1Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 3Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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