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Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2024

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 190217Source: 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+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+10 / 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 2024”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR, ESN and NI voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (388 for, 213 against, 44 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

388

Against

213

Abstain

Margin of victory

175 votes

Turnout (cast)

645

Absent

Participation rate

89.7%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 142Against 22Abstain 0Absent 21

S&D135 MEPs

For 122Against 0Abstain 1Absent 12

PfE85 MEPs

For 0Against 77Abstain 0Absent 8

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 72Abstain 1Absent 8

Renew78 MEPs

For 36Against 0Abstain 36Absent 6

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

The Left45 MEPs

For 37Against 1Abstain 3Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 25Abstain 0Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 3Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany63
Spain44
Italy37
Romania19
Netherlands17

Most against

France35
Poland24
Czech Republic16
Hungary13
Slovakia9

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Estonia
France
Italy
Latvia
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 1Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 5Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 2Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 3Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 4Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 34Against 35Abstain 6Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 63Against 19Abstain 4Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 37Against 29Abstain 1Absent 9

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 17Against 9Abstain 2Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 21Against 24Abstain 1Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 19Against 8Abstain 2Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 44Against 7Abstain 2Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs