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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 190242Source: 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, Greens-EFA, Left, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR and Renew voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (399 for, 232 against, 13 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

399

Against

232

Abstain

Margin of victory

167 votes

Turnout (cast)

644

Absent

Participation rate

89.6%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 145Against 21Abstain 0Absent 19

S&D135 MEPs

For 123Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

PfE85 MEPs

For 0Against 76Abstain 0Absent 9

ECR82 MEPs

For 4Against 66Abstain 3Absent 9

Renew78 MEPs

For 13Against 58Abstain 0Absent 7

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

The Left45 MEPs

For 40Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

ESN27 MEPs

For 18Against 5Abstain 2Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 10Against 6Abstain 8Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany79
Spain44
Italy37
Poland24
Sweden18

Most against

France49
Czech Republic13
Belgium11
Hungary8
Slovakia8

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Estonia
Hungary
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 12Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 9Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 1Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 2Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 26Against 49Abstain 0Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 79Against 8Abstain 1Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 16Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 37Against 28Abstain 0Absent 11

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 13Against 11Abstain 2Absent 5

Poland53 MEPs

For 24Against 23Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 17Against 11Abstain 1Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 5Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 44Against 8Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 18Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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