Dossier · Own-initiative report

Competition policy – annual report 2024

Reference: 2024/2079(INI) Own-initiative report
Where it stands: Parliament adopted the text on 8 May 2025. This is its final position on the matter.
Stage: Parliament’s position
Lead committee: Economic and Monetary Affairs ECON

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Author: Lara WOLTERS
Shadow rapporteurs: 6 members
Decisions in plenary: 1
Last vote: 8 May 2025 · Adopted
Versions: 3 versions

Author: Lara WOLTERS
Shadow rapporteurs: 6 members
Decisions in plenary: 1
Last vote: 8 May 2025 · Adopted
Versions: 3 versions

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Where it stands

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Referred to committee (done) 28 November 2024
Committee work (done) Report adopted 8 April 2025
Tabled for plenary (done) 15 April 2025
Plenary vote (done) Adopted 8 May 2025
Parliament’s position (done) Final

Parliament sets out its own position on a topic. The resolution is not binding but signals what Parliament wants.

People

Committees and members responsible for the dossier, as the procedure file names them. Groups as recorded there.

Lead committee: Economic and Monetary Affairs ECON
Author: Lara WOLTERS (S&D)
Shadow rapporteurs: Andreas SCHWAB (EPP), Pierre PIMPIE (Patriots), Francesco VENTOLA (ECR), Stéphanie YON-COURTIN (Renew), Kira Marie PETER-HANSEN (Greens), Martin SCHIRDEWAN (The Left)

Decisions in plenary, 1

Every decision Parliament took on this dossier, newest first.

**Effect**: what the decision did. **Final vote**: for–against–abstained, and how it was recorded.
Date	Decision	Kind	Effect	Final vote
8 May 2025	Competition policy – annual report 2024	Resolutions	Adopted	358 for, 124 against, 79 abstained by roll call

Voting grid

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Every roll-call vote on the dossier, in date and voting order, with each group's line at the date of the vote.

Each group's clear line at the date of the vote: a position with at least two thirds of the group's votes (at least 10 members voting), otherwise Divided; “< 10 voted” when fewer took part. Result: outcome, for–against–abstained (method).

Voting grid of 2024/2079(INI): one row per roll call, one column per group, then the result.
Vote	The Left	Greens	S&D	Renew	EPP	ECR	Patriots	ESN	Result
8 May 2025 Amendment 6, adding text after paragraph 3	For	Divided	Against	Against	Against	Against	Against	Against	Rejected66–477–22
8 May 2025 Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 3	For	Divided	Abst.	Against	Against	Against	Against	Against	Rejected66–368–130
8 May 2025 Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 3	For	Divided	Against	Against	Against	Against	Against	Against	Rejected49–465–55
8 May 2025 Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 4	Divided	Against	Against	Against	Against	For	For	For	Rejected175–372–22
8 May 2025 Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 8	For	For	Abst.	Against	Against	Against	Abst.	Against	Rejected105–290–161
8 May 2025 Amendment 10, adding text after paragraph 11	For	For	Against	Against	Against	Against	Against	Against	Rejected94–453–13
8 May 2025 Amendment 11 to paragraph 14	For	For	Abst.	Against	Against	Against	Against	Abst.	Rejected88–335–128
8 May 2025 Separate vote on paragraph 17	For	For	For	For	For	For	For	For	Adopted508–30–19
8 May 2025 Amendment 12, adding text after paragraph 18	For	For	Against	Against	Against	Against	Against	Abst.	Rejected89–411–58
8 May 2025 Paragraph 22 — part 2	For	For	For	For	For	For	For	Against	Adopted507–44–7
8 May 2025 Amendment 13 to paragraph 38	For	Divided	Against	Against	Against	Divided	Against	Abst.	Rejected60–427–77
8 May 2025 Amendment 14, adding text after paragraph 39	For	Divided	Abst.	Against	Against	Against	Divided	Abst.	Rejected113–302–144
8 May 2025 Final vote — text as a whole	Divided	For	For	For	For	Divided	Against	Against	Adopted358–124–79

8 May 2025 Amendment 6, adding text after paragraph 3

Rejected 66–477–22

The Left

For
Greens

Divided
S&D

Against
Renew

Against
EPP

Against
ECR

Against
Patriots

Against
ESN

Against
8 May 2025 Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 3

Rejected 66–368–130

The Left

For
Greens

Divided
S&D

Abst.
Renew

Against
EPP

Against
ECR

Against
Patriots

Against
ESN

Against
8 May 2025 Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 3

Rejected 49–465–55

The Left

For
Greens

Divided
S&D

Against
Renew

Against
EPP

Against
ECR

Against
Patriots

Against
ESN

Against
8 May 2025 Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 4

Rejected 175–372–22

The Left

Divided
Greens

Against
S&D

Against
Renew

Against
EPP

Against
ECR

For
Patriots

For
ESN

For
8 May 2025 Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 8

Rejected 105–290–161

The Left

For
Greens

For
S&D

Abst.
Renew

Against
EPP

Against
ECR

Against
Patriots

Abst.
ESN

Against
8 May 2025 Amendment 10, adding text after paragraph 11

Rejected 94–453–13

The Left

For
Greens

For
S&D

Against
Renew

Against
EPP

Against
ECR

Against
Patriots

Against
ESN

Against
8 May 2025 Amendment 11 to paragraph 14

Rejected 88–335–128

The Left

For
Greens

For
S&D

Abst.
Renew

Against
EPP

Against
ECR

Against
Patriots

Against
ESN

Abst.
8 May 2025 Separate vote on paragraph 17

Adopted 508–30–19

The Left

For
Greens

For
S&D

For
Renew

For
EPP

For
ECR

For
Patriots

For
ESN

For
8 May 2025 Amendment 12, adding text after paragraph 18

Rejected 89–411–58

The Left

For
Greens

For
S&D

Against
Renew

Against
EPP

Against
ECR

Against
Patriots

Against
ESN

Abst.
8 May 2025 Paragraph 22 — part 2

Adopted 507–44–7

The Left

For
Greens

For
S&D

For
Renew

For
EPP

For
ECR

For
Patriots

For
ESN

Against
8 May 2025 Amendment 13 to paragraph 38

Rejected 60–427–77

The Left

For
Greens

Divided
S&D

Against
Renew

Against
EPP

Against
ECR

Divided
Patriots

Against
ESN

Abst.
8 May 2025 Amendment 14, adding text after paragraph 39

Rejected 113–302–144

The Left

For
Greens

Divided
S&D

Abst.
Renew

Against
EPP

Against
ECR

Against
Patriots

Divided
ESN

Abst.
8 May 2025 Final vote — text as a whole

Adopted 358–124–79

The Left

Divided
Greens

For
S&D

For
Renew

For
EPP

For
ECR

Divided
Patriots

Against
ESN

Against

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Versions, 3

The text of the dossier, version by version, newest first. Compare shows what changed between two consecutive versions.

Adopted by Parliament8 May 2025

Adopted text TA10-0104/2025 TA-10-2025-0104

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Tabled for plenary15 Apr 2025

Report A10-0071/2025 A-10-2025-0071

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Committee draft11 Dec 2024

Draft report (ECON) ECON-PR-765240

Each version in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source

Adopted text TA10-0104/2025: Parliament's resolution on the 2024 competition policy annual report calls for a competition policy that supports EU goals like sustainability and competitiveness, while warning against market concentration and State aid fragmentation.
Report A10-0071/2025: This resolution on the 2024 annual competition policy report sets out Parliament's views on EU competition policy, covering general principles, industrial policy, enforcement, mergers, and sectoral issues.
Draft report (ECON): This draft report on the EU competition policy annual report 2024 reaffirms competition policy's role in protecting consumers and contributing to EU policies, and calls for updated enforcement, merger rules, and sectoral action.

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What changed, 2

Between consecutive versions, newest pair first. The overviews are written by AI from the two texts; the comparison shows every change.

Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament Report A10-0071/2025 → Adopted text TA10-0104/2025

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The versions differ only in formal and wording points: a decimal separator is corrected and a missing space is added.

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Committee draft → Tabled for plenary Draft report (ECON) → Report A10-0071/2025

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The report broadens the scope of competition policy to include sustainability, energy, defence, and innovation, and adds references to the Draghi and Letta reports. It strengthens State aid conditions, including bans for tax haven companies and a European Competitiveness Fund, and adds deadlines for IPCEI notifications. It expands merger control scrutiny to killer acquisitions and digital markets, and adds calls for a new competition tool and structural remedies. It adds numerous sector-specific concerns, including digital concentration, AI, financial sector, food supply chains, and payments, and calls for investigations. It increases Parliament's role in competition policy and updates the explanatory statement.

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Timeline, 8

Every recorded step, newest first, grouped by stage; the latest stage is open.

Plenary stage 4 steps · 15 Apr 2025–8 May 2025

8 May 2025

Plenary vote

Sitting of 8 May 2025 Report A10-0071/2025 Adopted text TA10-0104/2025
7 May 2025

Debated in plenary

MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.

Sitting of 7 May 2025 Report A10-0071/2025
30 April 2025

14 amendments tabled for the plenary vote

Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.

Amendment 1 Amendment 2 Amendments 3–5 Amendments 6–14
15 April 2025

Report tabled for plenary

This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.

Report A10-0071/2025

Committee stage 4 steps · 28 Nov 2024–8 Apr 2025

8 April 2025

Committee vote: report adopted

ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
3 February 2025

Amendments tabled in committee

Members of ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs) proposed changes to the draft.

Amendments in committee (ECON)
11 December 2024

Draft report published

The rapporteur’s first text in ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

Draft report (ECON)
28 November 2024

Referred to the ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs) committee

The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.

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Permalink: https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-2079
Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL)
Data source: EP Open Data API: procedure record
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved: 25 September 2026

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European Parliament (2025). “Competition policy – annual report 2024”. Dossier, 8 May 2025. procId 2024-2079, reference 2024/2079(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-2079 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2024%2F2079(INI). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2024-2079 (CC BY 4.0).

BibTeX

@misc{epw-dossier-2024-2079,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Competition policy – annual report 2024}},
  year = {2025},
  date = {2025-05-08},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-2079}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-2079},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Dossier. procId 2024-2079, reference 2024/2079(INI). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2024\%2F2079(INI). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record (CC BY 4.0)}
}