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7 Resolutions & reports ·decision 7 of 7 on Tuesday, 17 December 2024

Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2023

Committee report by Alex Agius Saliba · voted 12:59–13:01

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 598 for · 17 against · 37 abstained (92 % in favour) EU institutions & ParliamentTransparency & access to documentsInstitutions & treaties
The vote✦ In shortFull textProcedure

What Parliament decided

Adopted Adopted by an overwhelming majority

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

For 598 Against 17 Abstained 37

Final vote — text as a whole at 13:01 · 92% 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, ECR and PfE; ESN mostly abstained.

✦ What this vote decides · AI summary, based on the text voted on

Parliament adopted its position on the European Ombudsman's 2023 annual report, endorsing the report's findings and recommendations. The resolution supports the Ombudsman's work, including inquiries into maladministration, and calls for improved transparency and accountability in EU institutions. It also urges the Commission to address systemic delays in handling public access to documents, as highlighted in the Ombudsman's special report.

How the vote unfolded · 12 ballots

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).

Roll calls requested by The Left, Verts/ALE, ECR · split votes by S&D · 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 4 to paragraph 12 12:59 A10-0016/2024 – Alex Agius Saliba – § 12 – Am 4 requested by The Left
Rejected
2. Separate vote on paragraph 12 requested by ECR
— no individual positions recorded
Adopted
3. Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 12 12:59 A10-0016/2024 – Alex Agius Saliba – After § 12 – Am 7 requested by ECR
Rejected
4. Amendment 5 to paragraph 13 12:59 A10-0016/2024 – Alex Agius Saliba – § 13 – Am 5 requested by The Left
Rejected
5. Paragraph 13 — part 1 of 2 Part 1: ‘Notes the Commission’s decision to work with national and local authorities to draw up a fundamental rights impact assessment of EU-funded migration management facilities, following a relevant own-initiative inquiry by the Ombudsman;’ requested by S&D requested by ECR
— no individual positions recorded
Adopted
6. Paragraph 13 — part 2 of 2 Part 2: ‘stresses that local residents also have rights;’ requested by S&D requested by ECR
electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded
Rejected
7. Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 13 13:00 A10-0016/2024 – Alex Agius Saliba – After § 13 – Am 1 requested by Verts/ALE
Rejected
8. Amendment 6, adding text after paragraph 13 13:00 A10-0016/2024 – Alex Agius Saliba – After § 13 – Am 6 requested by The Left
Rejected
9. Separate vote on paragraph 16 requested by ECR
electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded
Adopted
10. Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 19 13:00 A10-0016/2024 – Alex Agius Saliba – After § 19 – Am 2 requested by Verts/ALE
Rejected
11. Amendment 3 to paragraph 27 13:01 A10-0016/2024 – Alex Agius Saliba – § 27 – Am 3 requested by Verts/ALE
Adopted
12. Final vote — text as a whole 13:01 A10-0016/2024 – Alex Agius Saliba – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)
Adopted

Part of the sitting of Tuesday, 17 December 2024. The vote was taken on Report A-10-2024-0016 in procedure 2024/2056.

New here? How plenary voting works
A sitting
One day of voting in plenary. Each subject is a report, resolution, agreement or objection; they are grouped by kind of decision, and each group says what “adopted” means there.
The ballots
Members vote on amendments and on parts of the text first, then on the text as a whole. That final, decisive vote is the result shown at the top of each subject.
Who voted how
Only roll-call votes record each Member’s vote — open one for every name and the breakdown by group. A show of hands records the outcome only.
Document & procedure
Each subject rests on a document (a committee report, a motion, a Council or Commission text) and belongs to a procedure, the whole file that can span years.
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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