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Competition policy – annual report 2025

Vote ID 195232Source: 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+7 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+10 / 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, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, Renew, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. S&D mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (139 for, 369 against, 144 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

139

Against

369

Abstain

144

Margin of victory

230 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 173Abstain 0Absent 8

S&D131 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 106Absent 6

PfE79 MEPs

For 27Against 25Abstain 23Absent 4

Renew74 MEPs

For 0Against 73Abstain 1Absent 0

ECR78 MEPs

For 1Against 72Abstain 1Absent 4

Greens/EFA50 MEPs

For 44Against 0Abstain 5Absent 1

The Left41 MEPs

For 30Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

NI28 MEPs

For 18Against 5Abstain 4Absent 1

ESN26 MEPs

For 1Against 19Abstain 4Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

France32
Slovakia6

Most against

Poland49
Germany48
Italy37
Spain25
Romania19

Divided delegations

Belgium
Croatia
Cyprus
Denmark
France
Luxembourg
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 5Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 6Against 10Abstain 5Absent 1

Bulgaria15 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 3Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic18 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 9Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 3Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 2Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 2Absent 1

France76 MEPs

For 32Against 22Abstain 12Absent 10

Germany95 MEPs

For 25Against 48Abstain 14Absent 8

Greece20 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 6Absent 0

Hungary19 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 2Absent 0

Italy70 MEPs

For 13Against 37Abstain 15Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 3Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 4Against 13Abstain 11Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 49Abstain 4Absent 0

Portugal20 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 4Absent 4

Romania31 MEPs

For 2Against 19Abstain 9Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 2Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 6Against 25Abstain 24Absent 4

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 11Abstain 5Absent 0

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