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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 190263Source: 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
✓Close result
✓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+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, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (301 for, 335 against, 12 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

301

Against

335

Abstain

Margin of victory

34 votes

Turnout (cast)

648

Absent

Participation rate

90.1%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 4Against 162Abstain 0Absent 19

S&D135 MEPs

For 122Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13

PfE85 MEPs

For 0Against 77Abstain 0Absent 8

ECR82 MEPs

For 4Against 67Abstain 3Absent 8

Renew78 MEPs

For 70Against 0Abstain 1Absent 7

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

The Left45 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 22Abstain 3Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 13Against 7Abstain 5Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany44
Italy33
Netherlands15
Sweden14
Belgium13

Most against

Poland42
France39
Spain27
Czech Republic17
Romania16

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Estonia
France
Germany

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 13Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 1Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 36Against 39Abstain 1Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 44Against 44Abstain 0Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 33Against 33Abstain 0Absent 10

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 15Against 11Abstain 2Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 4Against 42Abstain 1Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 11Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 13Against 16Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 6Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 26Against 27Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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