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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 190257Source: 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
✓Strong political group division
✓Significant 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+3 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+15 / 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, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. PfE and NI mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (302 for, 238 against, 91 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

302

Against

238

Abstain

Margin of victory

64 votes

Turnout (cast)

631

Absent

Participation rate

87.8%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 6Against 152Abstain 1Absent 26

S&D135 MEPs

For 122Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13

PfE85 MEPs

For 0Against 22Abstain 53Absent 10

ECR82 MEPs

For 16Against 32Abstain 24Absent 10

Renew78 MEPs

For 71Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

The Left45 MEPs

For 36Against 0Abstain 1Absent 8

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 25Abstain 0Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 12Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

France32
Italy31
Spain26
Poland19
Netherlands15

Most against

Germany43
Austria11
Bulgaria6
Malta2

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Estonia
Germany
Italy
Latvia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 7Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 13Against 4Abstain 2Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 1Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 1Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 12Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 32Against 10Abstain 28Absent 11

Germany96 MEPs

For 39Against 43Abstain 6Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 5Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 8Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 31Against 30Abstain 3Absent 12

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 4Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 15Against 11Abstain 1Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 19Against 19Abstain 6Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 3Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 13Against 11Abstain 4Absent 5

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 26Against 25Abstain 2Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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