21 Resolutions & reports ·decision 21 of 22 on Wednesday, 17 January 2024

Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2022

Committee report by Peter Jahr · voted 12:56–12:58

Non-binding texts in which Parliament states its position on a topic. They carry political weight but do not create law.

Adopted by an overwhelming majority 543 for · 12 against · 64 abstained (88 % in favour)

The vote ✦ In short Full text Procedure

What Parliament decided

Adopted Adopted by an overwhelming majority

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

For 543 Against 12 Abstained 64

Final vote — text as a whole at 12:58 · 88% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →

Who backed it

The Left ✓
Verts/ALE ✓
S&D ✓
Renew ✓
PPE ✓
ECR –
PfE ✓
ESN ~
NI ✓

Backed by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE and PfE; ECR mostly abstained; ESN split.

How the vote unfolded · 12 ballots

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 6 amendments (6 rejected) and 5 parts of the text voted on separately (4 adopted, 1 lapsed).

Roll call requested by ECR · split votes by Verts/ALE, ECR · separate votes by ECR.

adopted rejected lapsed square = amendment circle = part of the text decisive vote Solid = roll call (click for every MEP’s vote); faded = no individual positions

All 12 ballots in voting order

1. Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 2 — part 1 12:56 A9-0414/2023 – Peter Jahr – After § 2 – Am 5/1 Part 1: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘against the unprecedented abuses by the Commission;’” requested by Verts/ALE requested by ECR

Rejected

2. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 2

3. Paragraph 13 — part 1 of 2 Part 1: ‘Underlines that Qatargate shed a new light on lobbying and policymaking in the EU; acknowledges the Ombudsman’s critical assessment of the scandal’ requested by ECR

— no individual positions recorded

Adopted

4. Paragraph 13 — part 2 of 2 Part 2: ‘and welcomes the development of new measures designed at improving the integrity standards within the European Parliament to safeguard EU democracy; considers these actions as an important first step to enhance the EU regulatory framework, as they aim to foster higher ethics and anti-corruption standards and thereby make the EU institutions examples of integrity and accountability;’ requested by ECR

— no individual positions recorded

Adopted

5. Amendment 6, adding text after paragraph 14 12:57 A9-0414/2023 – Peter Jahr – After § 14 – Am 6 requested by ECR

Rejected

6. Separate vote on paragraph 24 requested by ECR

— no individual positions recorded

Adopted

7. Separate vote on paragraph 25 requested by ECR

— no individual positions recorded

Adopted

8. Amendment 1 to recital O 12:58 A9-0414/2023 – Peter Jahr – Recital O – Am 1 requested by ECR

Rejected

9. Amendment 2, adding text after recital P 12:58 A9-0414/2023 – Peter Jahr – After recital P – Am 2 requested by ECR

Rejected

10. Amendment 3, adding text after recital P 12:58 A9-0414/2023 – Peter Jahr – After recital P – Am 3 requested by ECR

Rejected

11. Amendment 4, adding text after recital T 12:58 A9-0414/2023 – Peter Jahr – After recital T – Am 4 requested by ECR

Rejected

12. Final vote — text as a whole 12:58 A9-0414/2023 – Peter Jahr – Motion for a resolution (text as a whole)

Adopted

Part of the sitting of Wednesday, 17 January 2024. The vote was taken on Report A-9-2023-0414 in procedure 2023/2120.

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Group badges: How most of a group voted: ✓ For · ✗ Against · – Abstained · ~ Split (no majority).

Codes in ballot labels

Am 27 — amendment 27
§ 5 — paragraph 5
§ 5/2, part 2 — a , taken in parts
Am 3= 7= — identical amendments voted together
***I — ; *** — ; * —
Lapsed —
A10-… — committee report; B10-… — motion
RC-B10-… — joint motion of several groups

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