← Votes·2022-12-15

Suspicions of corruption from Qatar and the broader need for transparency and accountability in the European institutions

Foreign Affairs75%★

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "qatar"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Corruption65%

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "corruption"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 151508Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓High-interest topic: Corruption
✓High participation

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Topic importance+10 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+0 / 10

Group division+0 / 15

Country division+0 / 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 “Suspicions of corruption from Qatar and the broader need for transparency and accountability in the European institutions”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, PfE, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (541 for, 2 against, 3 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

541

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

539 votes

Turnout (cast)

546

Absent

159

Participation rate

77.5%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 135Against 0Abstain 1Absent 43

S&D137 MEPs

For 112Against 0Abstain 0Absent 25

Renew100 MEPs

For 85Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 60Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

ECR64 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

PfE65 MEPs

For 39Against 0Abstain 0Absent 26

NI45 MEPs

For 29Against 2Abstain 0Absent 14

The Left37 MEPs

For 26Against 0Abstain 2Absent 9

ESN4 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany76
Italy61
Spain49
France46
Poland42

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Denmark14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Finland14 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

France79 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 0Absent 33

Germany96 MEPs

For 76Against 0Abstain 0Absent 20

Greece21 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland13 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 61Against 0Abstain 1Absent 14

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 26Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland52 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 2Absent 5

Romania33 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

Sweden21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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