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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 190223Source: 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
✓Some MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+10 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+3 / 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”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR, ESN and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (277 for, 349 against, 19 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

277

Against

349

Abstain

Margin of victory

72 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 3Against 160Abstain 1Absent 21

S&D135 MEPs

For 122Against 0Abstain 1Absent 12

PfE85 MEPs

For 0Against 76Abstain 0Absent 9

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 73Abstain 0Absent 8

Renew78 MEPs

For 71Against 1Abstain 0Absent 6

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

The Left45 MEPs

For 32Against 1Abstain 8Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 25Abstain 0Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 9Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Netherlands14
Finland12
Denmark11
Sweden11
Belgium10

Most against

Germany43
Poland41
France39
Italy34
Spain27

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Cyprus
Estonia
France
Germany
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 1Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 17Abstain 2Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 35Against 39Abstain 0Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 38Against 43Abstain 6Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 1Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 33Against 34Abstain 0Absent 9

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 14Against 13Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 5Against 41Abstain 1Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 1Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 12Against 16Abstain 1Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 23Against 27Abstain 3Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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