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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 175170Source: 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
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Some 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+4 / 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”. ECR, PfE, 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 (203 for, 436 against, 9 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

203

Against

436

Abstain

Margin of victory

233 votes

Turnout (cast)

648

Absent

Participation rate

90.0%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 7Against 157Abstain 0Absent 21

S&D135 MEPs

For 1Against 124Abstain 1Absent 9

ECR82 MEPs

For 72Against 0Abstain 3Absent 7

PfE81 MEPs

For 72Against 0Abstain 1Absent 8

Renew79 MEPs

For 1Against 69Abstain 3Absent 6

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 46Abstain 0Absent 7

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 37Abstain 0Absent 8

ESN27 MEPs

For 26Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 20Against 3Abstain 1Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Czech Republic13
Hungary11
Slovakia8
Latvia4

Most against

Germany63
Spain45
France43
Italy39
Poland24

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
France
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 13Abstain 3Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 13Against 5Abstain 1Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3

France82 MEPs

For 33Against 43Abstain 1Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 20Against 63Abstain 4Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 27Against 39Abstain 0Absent 10

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 9Against 19Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 23Against 24Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 22Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 6Against 45Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 18Abstain 0Absent 0

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