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Protection of the European Union's finacial interests - combating fraud - annual report 2018

Corruption65%★

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "fraud"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 115950Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Corruption
✓Some political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+10 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+12 / 15

Methodology: importance-v0.1 · The Importance Score is a prioritisation indicator. It does not judge whether a vote is good or bad.

What was this vote about?

This vote concerned “Protection of the European Union's finacial interests - combating fraud - annual report 2018”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (524 for, 118 against, 46 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a substantive vote (such as an amendment or resolution) that contributes to shaping the final position of the Parliament on a dossier. It reflects the political direction taken on specific provisions.

Result analysis

For

524

Against

118

Abstain

Margin of victory

406 votes

Turnout (cast)

688

Absent

Participation rate

97.7%

✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 169Against 6Abstain 2Absent 2

S&D136 MEPs

For 129Against 0Abstain 4Absent 3

Renew101 MEPs

For 98Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 68Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

PfE66 MEPs

For 3Against 49Abstain 12Absent 2

ECR63 MEPs

For 6Against 44Abstain 12Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 22Against 11Abstain 9Absent 2

The Left38 MEPs

For 27Against 5Abstain 4Absent 2

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany80
France55
Spain52
Italy40
Romania29

Most against

Poland27

Divided delegations

Italy
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 1Abstain 5Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 55Against 23Abstain 0Absent 1

Germany96 MEPs

For 80Against 12Abstain 0Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 11Absent 2

Ireland13 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 40Against 28Abstain 6Absent 2

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 21Against 6Abstain 2Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 23Against 27Abstain 0Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 19Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 29Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain58 MEPs

For 52Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 16Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

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