← Votes·2026-04-28

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

View all votes on Corruption →

Vote ID 190236Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

/ 100

Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Corruption
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Close result
✓High participation
✓Some MEPs voted against their group

Show full breakdown

Topic importance+10 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+6 / 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 (275 for, 331 against, 11 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

275

Against

331

Abstain

Margin of victory

56 votes

Turnout (cast)

617

Absent

102

Participation rate

85.8%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 13Against 147Abstain 1Absent 24

S&D135 MEPs

For 112Against 0Abstain 0Absent 23

PfE85 MEPs

For 0Against 75Abstain 0Absent 10

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 72Abstain 2Absent 8

Renew78 MEPs

For 65Against 0Abstain 1Absent 12

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

The Left45 MEPs

For 39Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 24Abstain 0Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 3Against 13Abstain 7Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Spain26
Sweden15
Netherlands13
Finland11
Belgium10

Most against

Germany42
Poland40
France38
Italy34
Czech Republic17

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Estonia
France
Germany
Greece
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 17Abstain 1Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 33Against 38Abstain 1Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 34Against 42Abstain 5Absent 15

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 2Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 30Against 34Abstain 0Absent 12

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 13Against 12Abstain 0Absent 6

Poland53 MEPs

For 3Against 40Abstain 2Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 14Against 15Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 26Against 24Abstain 0Absent 10

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

Loading individual positions…