← Votes·2022-03-24

MFF 2021-2027: fight against oligarch structures, protection of EU funds from fraud and conflict of interest

Corruption86%★

Confidence: 86%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "fraud"
title/description contains "conflict of interest"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Budget66%

Confidence: 66%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "mff"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 140921Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓High-interest topic: Budget
✓Strong political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+12 / 15

Turnout+2 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+8 / 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 “MFF 2021-2027: fight against oligarch structures, protection of EU funds from fraud and conflict of interest”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while ECR voted mostly against. PfE and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (409 for, 61 against, 42 abstentions).

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

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

409

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

348 votes

Turnout (cast)

512

Absent

193

Participation rate

72.6%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 127Against 1Abstain 3Absent 48

S&D136 MEPs

For 87Against 0Abstain 1Absent 48

Renew101 MEPs

For 75Against 0Abstain 1Absent 25

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 55Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16

PfE67 MEPs

For 4Against 21Abstain 25Absent 17

ECR63 MEPs

For 10Against 33Abstain 4Absent 16

The Left38 MEPs

For 29Against 0Abstain 2Absent 7

NI44 MEPs

For 21Against 5Abstain 3Absent 15

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany61
France46
Spain39
Italy35
Romania22

Most against

Poland23
Hungary8

Divided delegations

Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Belgium21 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 2Absent 7

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 0Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 3Absent 6

Denmark14 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland14 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

France79 MEPs

For 46Against 15Abstain 2Absent 16

Germany96 MEPs

For 61Against 0Abstain 8Absent 27

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 2Absent 9

Hungary21 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 0Absent 9

Ireland13 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 35Against 6Abstain 21Absent 14

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Poland52 MEPs

For 18Against 23Abstain 0Absent 11

Portugal21 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 2Absent 6

Romania33 MEPs

For 22Against 1Abstain 1Absent 9

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 1Absent 3

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Spain59 MEPs

For 39Against 3Abstain 0Absent 17

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

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