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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 190222Source: 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 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 (439 for, 181 against, 21 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

439

Against

181

Abstain

Margin of victory

258 votes

Turnout (cast)

641

Absent

Participation rate

89.1%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 156Against 3Abstain 4Absent 22

S&D135 MEPs

For 121Against 0Abstain 0Absent 14

PfE85 MEPs

For 3Against 72Abstain 1Absent 9

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 71Abstain 4Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 67Against 0Abstain 3Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

The Left45 MEPs

For 41Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 24Abstain 0Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 5Against 11Abstain 8Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany64
Spain46
Italy40
France36
Poland24

Most against

Czech Republic13
Hungary9
Slovakia7

Divided delegations

Austria
France
Hungary
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 3Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 36Against 33Abstain 4Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 64Against 16Abstain 8Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 3Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 40Against 26Abstain 0Absent 10

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 19Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 24Against 23Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 21Against 7Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 46Against 7Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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