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Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2023
Adopted by an overwhelming majority
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
- For
- 598
- Against
- 17
- Abstained
- 37
roll-call vote at 13:01 · 92% of votes cast in favour
Committee report by Alex Agius Saliba · Report A-10-2024-0016
AI:What this decision does
Parliament adopted its position on the European Ombudsman's 2023 annual report, endorsing the report's findings and recommendations.§1: source passage in the text The resolution supports the Ombudsman's work, including inquiries into maladministration, and calls for improved transparency and accountability in EU institutions.§1: source passage in the text It also urges the Commission to address systemic delays in handling public access to documents, as highlighted in the Ombudsman's special report.§1: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR, Patriots; Abstained: ESN
- The Left For 40 for, 0 against, 2 abstainedof 47
- Greens For 49 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 124 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 137
- Renew For 73 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 78
- EPP For 165 for, 0 against, 1 abstainedof 193
- ECR For 57 for, 7 against, 2 abstainedof 78
- Patriots For 73 for, 0 against, 7 abstainedof 91
- ESN Abstained 1 for, 2 against, 19 abstainedof 26
- No group not a group 16 for, 8 against, 6 abstainedof 30
Groups from left to right · for–against–abstained, of the group’s MEPs
A group is shown as divided when no position has two thirds of its votes.
Did not vote with their group
22 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
The Left voted for (40 of 42). Abstained: 2
Estrella Galán (Spain), Per Clausen (Denmark)
EPP voted for (165 of 166). Abstained: 1
Isabelle Le Callennec (France)
ECR voted for (57 of 66). Against: 7, Abstained: 2
Beatrice Timgren (Sweden, against), Charlie Weimers (Sweden, against), Dick Erixon (Sweden, against), Emmanouil Fragkos (Greece, abstained), Guillaume Peltier (France, against)
4 more from ECR
Jaak Madison (Estonia, abstained), Laurence Trochu (France, against), Marion Maréchal (France, against), Nicolas Bay (France, against)
Patriots voted for (73 of 80). Abstained: 7
Anders Vistisen (Denmark), Elisabeth Dieringer (Austria), Georg Mayer (Austria), Gerald Hauser (Austria), Harald Vilimsky (Austria)
2 more from Patriots
Petra Steger (Austria), Roman Haider (Austria)
ESN abstained (19 of 22). For: 1, Against: 2
Alexander Jungbluth (Germany, against), Sarah Knafo (France, for), Siegbert Frank Droese (Germany, against)
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How it got here
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 7 amendments (1 adopted, 6 rejected) and 4 parts of the text voted on separately (3 adopted, 1 rejected).