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Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2022

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 163486Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Corruption
✓Some political group division
✓High participation
✓Some MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+10 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+4 / 10

Group division+10 / 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 “Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2022”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (410 for, 125 against, 4 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

410

Against

125

Abstain

Margin of victory

285 votes

Turnout (cast)

539

Absent

166

Participation rate

76.4%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 6Against 117Abstain 0Absent 56

S&D136 MEPs

For 103Against 2Abstain 1Absent 30

Renew100 MEPs

For 81Against 2Abstain 0Absent 17

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 59Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

PfE64 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16

ECR65 MEPs

For 47Against 1Abstain 0Absent 17

NI46 MEPs

For 33Against 1Abstain 2Absent 10

The Left38 MEPs

For 27Against 2Abstain 1Absent 8

ESN4 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

France58
Germany50
Italy43
Spain39
Poland31

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Croatia
Ireland
Lithuania
Portugal
Romania
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Belgium21 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 0Absent 9

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

France79 MEPs

For 58Against 6Abstain 0Absent 15

Germany96 MEPs

For 50Against 19Abstain 0Absent 27

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 2Absent 7

Hungary21 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland13 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 43Against 8Abstain 0Absent 25

Latvia8 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 10

Poland52 MEPs

For 31Against 14Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 1Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 12Against 8Abstain 0Absent 13

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 39Against 9Abstain 0Absent 11

Sweden21 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

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