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Decision

Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2024

Effect
Rejected
Result
233 for · 250 against · 76 abstained roll call
Date
12 March 2026, 12:10–12:16
Kind
Resolution
More facts (9)
Margin
narrowly
Source
Committee report by Bogdan Rzońca
Topics
EU institutions & Parliament Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes
70 votes · 20 roll calls · 14 amendments
Requested by
The Left (1 roll call) · Greens (1 roll call) · S&D (1 roll call) · EPP (1 roll call, 1 split vote) · ECR (2 split votes, 1 separate vote) · Patriots (1 roll call, 5 split votes, 1 separate vote) · ESN (1 roll call, 1 separate vote)
Final vote
186166
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Result

The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.

Final vote: 233 for, 250 against, 76 abstained (roll call).

Rejected narrowly.

Parliament rejected the text.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 14 amendments (1 adopted, 13 rejected) and 55 parts of the text voted on separately (21 adopted, 34 rejected).

Backed by EPP and Patriots; opposed by The Left, Greens, S&D and Renew; ECR and ESN mostly abstained.

Groups

Members' votes, each counted in the group they belonged to on the day. No vote: in office that day, no position recorded. Majority line: the most common position. Clear line: a position with at least two thirds of the group's votes (at least 10 members voting), otherwise Divided. Cohesion: Agreement Index, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all voted the same (method).
GroupForAgainstAbst.No voteMajority lineClear lineCohesionBar
The LeftFor 0Against 35Abst. 1No vote 10 of 46Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.96
GreensFor 0Against 43Abst. 2No vote 8 of 53Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.93
S&DFor 4Against 105Abst. 0No vote 26 of 135Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.94
RenewFor 17Against 42Abst. 2No vote 15 of 76Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.53
EPPFor 136Against 1Abst. 4No vote 43 of 184Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.95
ECRFor 4Against 18Abst. 39No vote 20 of 81Majority line AbstainedClear line Divided Cohesion 0.46
PatriotsFor 60Against 0Abst. 0No vote 24 of 84Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
ESNFor 1Against 1Abst. 21No vote 5 of 28Majority line AbstainedClear line Abstained Cohesion 0.87
No groupFor 11Against 5Abst. 7No vote 8 of 31Majority line —Clear line No line Cohesion —

Members who changed group are counted in the group of the day: Branko GRIMS changed group, Elena YONCHEVA changed group, Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK changed group, Lukas SIEPER changed group, Nikola BARTŮŠEK changed group, Nikolas FARANTOURIS changed group, Pina PICIERNO changed group, Taner KABILOV changed group.

Voted against their group, 33

Members who voted otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds of the votes cast, at least 10 members voting) of the group they sat in that day. A group without a clear line is divided and not counted.

Countries

The final vote by national delegation.

Votes by country (27 delegations)
Members' votes by country. No vote: in office that day, no position recorded. Cohesion: Agreement Index of the delegation, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all the same; it reflects the mix of groups (method).
CountryForAgainstAbst.No voteCohesion
Austria118010.37
Belgium68170.30
Bulgaria1628—
Cyprus2211—
Czechia132510.47
Germany303120140.07
Denmark58020.42
Estonia2401—
Spain18212190.27
Finland59100.40
France23265270.22
Greece86070.36
Croatia55020.25
Hungary40116—
Ireland48020.50
Italy123213190.34
Lithuania45200.18
Luxembourg4200—
Latvia3321—
Malta2301—
Netherlands1317010.35
Poland2351870.25
Portugal812010.40
Romania1571100.48
Sweden312060.70
Slovenia3213—
Slovakia66120.19

Members

Each member’s recorded position on the final roll call, in the group they sat in that day. Filter by country, group, position or name.

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Debate speakers and how they voted

Members who spoke in the plenary debate on the dossier. Speeches: how many times they took the floor. Final vote: their recorded position on this decision's final roll call.
MemberGroupSpeechesSpokeFinal vote
Katarina BARLEY GermanyS&DSpeeches212 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Bogdan RZOŃCA PolandECRSpeeches212 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Abstained
Vytenis Povilas ANDRIUKAITIS LithuaniaS&DSpeeches112 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI PolandECRSpeeches112 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group Abstained
Alex AGIUS SALIBA MaltaS&DSpeeches112 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Gheorghe FALCĂ RomaniaEPPSpeeches112 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
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Debate speakers, continued
MemberGroupSpeechesSpokeFinal vote
Martin HOJSÍK SlovakiaRenewSpeeches112 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Sebastian TYNKKYNEN FinlandECRSpeeches112 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Pál SZEKERES HungaryPatriotsSpeeches112 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
Murielle LAURENT FranceS&DSpeeches112 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group Against
Nikos PAPPAS GreeceThe LeftSpeeches112 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group Against
Raquel GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE NetherlandsRenewSpeeches112 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Lukas SIEPER changed group GermanyRenewSpeeches112 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Sandra GÓMEZ LÓPEZ SpainS&DSpeeches112 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Michał KOBOSKO PolandRenewSpeeches112 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group Against
Elena NEVADO DEL CAMPO SpainEPPSpeeches112 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Marcin SYPNIEWSKI PolandESNSpeeches112 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group Abstained
Isilda GOMES PortugalS&DSpeeches112 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Cristina GUARDA ItalyGreensSpeeches112 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group Against
Regina DOHERTY IrelandEPPSpeeches112 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Cynthia NÍ MHURCHÚ IrelandRenewSpeeches112 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Julien SANCHEZ FrancePatriotsSpeeches112 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR SpainS&DSpeeches112 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Against

All votes on this decision, 70

In voting order. Result: for–against–abstained (a show of hands has no count). Requested by: the groups that asked for a roll call, a split vote or a separate vote.
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
1Separate vote on paragraph 2 Show of hands Rejected
2Separate vote on paragraph 4 Show of hands Rejected
3Separate vote on paragraph 4 Show of hands Rejected
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Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
2Separate vote on paragraph 4 Show of hands Rejected
3Separate vote on paragraph 4 Show of hands Rejected
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
4Separate vote on paragraph 5 Show of hands Rejected
5Separate vote on paragraph 6 Show of hands Rejected
6Separate vote on paragraph 6 Show of hands Rejected
7Separate vote on paragraph 6 Show of hands Rejected
8Separate vote on paragraph 7 Show of hands Rejected
9Separate vote on paragraph 8 Show of hands RejectedRequested bysplit: Patriots, ECR
10Separate vote on paragraph 8 Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Patriots, ECR
11Separate vote on paragraph 8 Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Patriots, ECR
12Separate vote on paragraph 8 Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Patriots, ECR
13Separate vote on paragraph 8 Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Patriots, ECR
14Separate vote on paragraph 8 Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Patriots, ECR
15Separate vote on paragraph 8 Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Patriots, ECR
16Vote on text inserted after paragraph 8 Show of hands Rejected
17Separate vote on paragraph 9 Show of hands Rejected
18Separate vote on paragraph 10 Show of hands Rejected
19Separate vote on paragraph 10 Show of hands Rejected
20Separate vote on paragraph 11 Show of hands RejectedRequested bysplit: ECR
21Separate vote on paragraph 11 Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: ECR
22Separate vote on paragraph 11 Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: ECR
23Amendments 15 + 36 (voted as one) to paragraph 12 A10-0015/2026 – Bogdan Rzońca – § 12 – Am 15D= 36D= Roll call252 for, 300 against, 12 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Greens, The Left, Patriots
24Paragraph 12 — part 1 A10-0015/2026 – Bogdan Rzońca – § 12/1 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘environmental’, ‘to further green policies’, ‘distort the democratic process and undermine the legitimacy of EU decision-making’”Roll call313 for, 245 against, 8 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: S&D; split: EPP
25Paragraph 12 — part 2 A10-0015/2026 – Bogdan Rzońca – § 12/2 Part voted on: “environmental”Roll call172 for, 385 against, 3 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: S&D; split: EPP
26Paragraph 12 — part 3 A10-0015/2026 – Bogdan Rzońca – § 12/3 Part voted on: “to further green policies”Roll call174 for, 389 against, 3 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: S&D; split: EPP
27Paragraph 12 — part 4 A10-0015/2026 – Bogdan Rzońca – § 12/4 Part voted on: “distort the democratic process and undermine the legitimacy of EU decision-making”Roll call203 for, 352 against, 6 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: S&D; split: EPP
28Separate vote on paragraph 13 Show of hands Rejected
29Amendment 31 to paragraph 13 A10-0015/2026 – Bogdan Rzońca – § 13 – Am 31 Roll call148 for, 382 against, 30 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots
30Amendment 24 to paragraph 14 A10-0015/2026 – Bogdan Rzońca – § 14 – Am 24 Roll call161 for, 392 against, 10 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: ESN
31Vote on text inserted after paragraph 15 Show of hands Rejected
32Amendment 37 to paragraph 16 A10-0015/2026 – Bogdan Rzońca – § 16 – Am 37 Roll call185 for, 364 against, 16 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
33Amendment 17 to paragraph 16 A10-0015/2026 – Bogdan Rzońca – § 16 – Am 17 Roll call98 for, 453 against, 9 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Greens
34Separate vote on paragraph 16 Show of hands RejectedRequested byseparate: ESN, ECR
35Separate vote on paragraph 16 Show of hands RejectedRequested byseparate: ESN, ECR
36Separate vote on paragraph 16 Show of hands AdoptedRequested byseparate: ESN, ECR
37Amendment 38 to paragraph 17 A10-0015/2026 – Bogdan Rzońca – § 17 – Am 38 Roll call155 for, 402 against, 8 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
38Amendment 18 to paragraph 17 A10-0015/2026 – Bogdan Rzońca – § 17 – Am 18 Roll call182 for, 362 against, 19 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Greens
39Amendment 26 to paragraph 17 A10-0015/2026 – Bogdan Rzońca – § 17 – Am 26 Roll call225 for, 325 against, 14 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots, EPP
40Separate vote on paragraph 17 A10-0015/2026 – Bogdan Rzońca – § 17 Roll call290 for, 258 against, 15 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: S&D
41Amendment 39, adding text after paragraph 17 A10-0015/2026 – Bogdan Rzońca – After § 17 – Am 39 Roll call159 for, 391 against, 10 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
42Separate vote on paragraph 18 Show of hands RejectedRequested byseparate: ECR
43Separate vote on paragraph 18 Show of hands RejectedRequested byseparate: ECR
44Separate vote on paragraph 18 Show of hands AdoptedRequested byseparate: ECR
45Vote on text inserted after paragraph 18 Show of hands Rejected
46Amendment 40 to paragraph 19 — part 1 A10-0015/2026 – Bogdan Rzońca – § 19 – Am 40/1 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘and to actively involve civil society organisations, experts and non-governmental organisations in the field of child protection in the process;’”Roll call291 for, 201 against, 73 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: The Left; split: Patriots
47Amendment 40 to paragraph 19 — part 2 A10-0015/2026 – Bogdan Rzońca – § 19 – Am 40/2 Part voted on: “those words”Roll call224 for, 329 against, 7 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left; split: Patriots
48Separate vote on paragraph 20 Show of hands Rejected
49Separate vote on paragraph 20 Show of hands Rejected
50Separate vote on paragraph 20 Show of hands Rejected
51Amendment 41, adding text after paragraph 21 A10-0015/2026 – Bogdan Rzońca – After § 21 – Am 41 Roll call217 for, 332 against, 13 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
52Vote on text inserted after paragraph 22 Show of hands Rejected
53Vote on text inserted after paragraph 27 Show of hands Rejected
54Amendment 22 to recital B A10-0015/2026 – Bogdan Rzońca – Recital B – Am 22 Roll call168 for, 379 against, 8 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: ESN
55Recital C — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: ‘whereas the work of the Ombudsman contributes to helping EU institutions become more efficient, effective, citizen-friendly and accountable, thereby increasing citizens’ trust in the European project; whereas, in the exercise of her mandate, the Ombudsman may have to address new phenomena that have significantly increased in recent times,’Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Patriots
56Recital C — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: ‘such as disinformation and malicious activities from third countries, aimed at undermining citizens’ trust in the EU;’Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Patriots
57Separate vote on recital Q Show of hands Rejected
58Separate vote on recital R Show of hands RejectedRequested byseparate: ECR
59Separate vote on recital R Show of hands AdoptedRequested byseparate: ECR
60Recital T — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “whereas the Ombudsman inquired into how the Commission decided on the composition of the EU Energy Platform Industry Advisory Group;”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Patriots; separate: ECR
61Recital T — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: ‘whereas the Ombudsman found the Commission’s explanations for excluding civil society representatives, even with observer status, from this Group unconvincing;’Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Patriots; separate: ECR
62Recital U — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘social and environmental’”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Patriots; separate: ECR
63Recital U — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Patriots; separate: ECR
64Separate vote on recital V Show of hands Rejected
65Separate vote on recital W Show of hands RejectedRequested byseparate: ECR, Patriots
66Separate vote on recital W Show of hands AdoptedRequested byseparate: ECR, Patriots
67Amendment 27 to recital AC A10-0015/2026 – Bogdan Rzońca – Recital AC – Am 27 Roll call172 for, 363 against, 22 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots
68Separate vote on recital AC Show of hands RejectedRequested byseparate: ECR
69Separate vote on recital AC Show of hands AdoptedRequested byseparate: ECR
70Final vote — text as a whole A10-0015/2026 – Bogdan Rzońca – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) Roll call233 for, 250 against, 76 abstained Rejected

Roll calls requested by The Left, Greens, S&D, EPP, Patriots, ESN · split votes by EPP, ECR (2), Patriots (5) · separate votes by ECR, Patriots, ESN.

Text

The text voted on.

Report A-10-2026-0015

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The European Parliament voted on a resolution concerning the annual report on the activities of the European Ombudsman in 2024.

Parliament rejected the text, meaning it did not adopt the resolution.

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Parliament approves the European Ombudsman's 2024 annual report and supports her work on transparency, accountability, and citizens' rights in EU administration.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2025/2138(INI) · Own-initiative report

Parliament rejected the text on 12 March 2026; no position was adopted.

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  1. Referred to committee · 10 July 2025 (done)
  2. Committee work · Report adopted 28 January 2026 (done)
  3. Tabled for plenary · 17 February 2026 (done)
  4. Plenary vote · Rejected 12 March 2026 (done)
  5. Parliament’s position · No text adopted (done)

Lead committee: PETI · Author: Bogdan RZOŃCA (ECR)

Connections

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Sources & citation

Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.

Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2026). “Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2024”. Decision, 12 March 2026. votingId 186166, document A-10-2026-0015, reference 2025/2138(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-03-12/6 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 12 March 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-03-12-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 12 March 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-03-12-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-03-12, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-03-12/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2026-03-12-6,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2024}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-03-12},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-03-12/6}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-03-12/6},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 186166, document A-10-2026-0015, reference 2025/2138(INI). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-03-12-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-03-12-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-03-12 (CC BY 4.0)}
}