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Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2023

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 175162Source: 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
✓Some 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+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 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 “Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2023”. PfE, ECR, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (172 for, 438 against, 35 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

172

Against

438

Abstain

Margin of victory

266 votes

Turnout (cast)

645

Absent

Participation rate

89.6%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 1Against 159Abstain 3Absent 22

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 125Abstain 0Absent 10

PfE81 MEPs

For 74Against 1Abstain 0Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 26Absent 7

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 69Abstain 4Absent 6

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 46Abstain 0Absent 7

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 36Abstain 0Absent 9

ESN27 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 19Against 2Abstain 2Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Czech Republic15
Hungary11
Slovakia8
Latvia4

Most against

Germany62
Spain45
France44
Italy41
Poland24

Divided delegations

Austria
France
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 7Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 13Abstain 2Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 1Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 1Absent 3

France82 MEPs

For 33Against 44Abstain 0Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 22Against 62Abstain 3Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 13Abstain 1Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 1Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 7Against 41Abstain 18Absent 10

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 7Against 20Abstain 2Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 21Against 24Abstain 0Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 22Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 2Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 5Against 45Abstain 2Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 18Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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