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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 190266Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Corruption
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓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+0 / 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”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (427 for, 201 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

427

Against

201

Abstain

Margin of victory

226 votes

Turnout (cast)

639

Absent

Participation rate

88.9%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 138Against 25Abstain 0Absent 22

S&D135 MEPs

For 120Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

PfE85 MEPs

For 0Against 77Abstain 0Absent 8

Renew78 MEPs

For 72Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 68Abstain 3Absent 10

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 40Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 25Abstain 0Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 11Against 5Abstain 8Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany70
Spain45
France39
Italy36
Romania21

Most against

Poland30
Czech Republic15
Hungary9
Latvia4

Divided delegations

Austria
France
Hungary
Italy
Latvia
Slovakia
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 12Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 15Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 39Against 36Abstain 0Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 70Against 16Abstain 1Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 5Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 36Against 27Abstain 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 15Against 30Abstain 0Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 21Against 7Abstain 1Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 3Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 45Against 7Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs