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Competition policy – annual report 2025

Vote ID 195228Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Very fragmented political vote
✓Significant 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+7 / 10

Group division+15 / 15

Country division+12 / 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”. PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (118 for, 492 against, 40 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

118

Against

492

Abstain

Margin of victory

374 votes

Turnout (cast)

650

Absent

Participation rate

94.3%

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

By political group

EPP181 MEPs

For 5Against 167Abstain 0Absent 9

S&D131 MEPs

For 0Against 125Abstain 0Absent 6

PfE79 MEPs

For 49Against 3Abstain 22Absent 5

Renew74 MEPs

For 0Against 74Abstain 0Absent 0

ECR78 MEPs

For 30Against 35Abstain 9Absent 4

Greens/EFA50 MEPs

For 1Against 48Abstain 0Absent 1

The Left41 MEPs

For 0Against 30Abstain 0Absent 11

NI28 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 8Absent 1

ESN26 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Slovakia7

Most against

Germany68
Poland50
Spain49
Italy38
France33

Divided delegations

France
Italy
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 2Absent 1

Bulgaria15 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic18 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 9Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

France76 MEPs

For 31Against 33Abstain 0Absent 12

Germany95 MEPs

For 13Against 68Abstain 6Absent 8

Greece20 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0

Hungary19 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 10Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy70 MEPs

For 28Against 38Abstain 0Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 0Against 21Abstain 7Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 2Against 50Abstain 1Absent 0

Portugal20 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania31 MEPs

For 2Against 28Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 6Against 49Abstain 0Absent 4

Sweden21 MEPs

For 1Against 17Abstain 3Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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