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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 190221Source: 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 2024”. S&D, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR, Renew, ESN and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (234 for, 385 against, 28 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

234

Against

385

Abstain

Margin of victory

151 votes

Turnout (cast)

647

Absent

Participation rate

90.0%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 9Against 157Abstain 0Absent 19

S&D135 MEPs

For 123Against 0Abstain 1Absent 11

PfE85 MEPs

For 0Against 77Abstain 0Absent 8

ECR82 MEPs

For 4Against 52Abstain 18Absent 8

Renew78 MEPs

For 8Against 62Abstain 0Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

The Left45 MEPs

For 41Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 25Abstain 0Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 9Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Finland9
Greece9
Ireland9
Cyprus3
Malta3

Most against

France52
Germany51
Italy34
Spain28
Poland25

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Cyprus
Denmark
Finland
Germany
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 7Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 8Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 24Against 52Abstain 0Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 32Against 51Abstain 6Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 2Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 31Against 34Abstain 0Absent 11

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 10Against 18Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 4Against 25Abstain 18Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 10Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 11Against 17Abstain 1Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 25Against 28Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

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