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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 190227Source: 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”. 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 (416 for, 206 against, 15 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

416

Against

206

Abstain

Margin of victory

210 votes

Turnout (cast)

637

Absent

Participation rate

88.6%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 143Against 19Abstain 0Absent 23

S&D135 MEPs

For 120Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

PfE85 MEPs

For 1Against 74Abstain 0Absent 10

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 73Abstain 0Absent 9

Renew78 MEPs

For 70Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

The Left45 MEPs

For 33Against 2Abstain 6Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 25Abstain 0Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 3Against 13Abstain 9Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany65
Spain42
France40
Italy35
Netherlands19

Most against

Poland23
Czech Republic15
Hungary8
Slovakia8
Latvia4

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
France
Hungary
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 1Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 15Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 40Against 35Abstain 0Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 65Against 17Abstain 6Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 4Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 7

Ireland14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 35Against 28Abstain 0Absent 13

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 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 21Against 23Abstain 0Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 19Against 10Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 42Against 7Abstain 3Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

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