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Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2023
Adopted by a large majority
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
- For
- 473
- Against
- 59
- Abstained
- 114
roll-call vote at 13:22 · 73% of votes cast in favour
Committee report · Report A-10-2025-0049
AI:What this decision does
Parliament adopted a resolution on the Commission's 2023 annual report on protecting the EU's financial interests and fighting fraud.§1: source passage in the text The resolution calls for strengthening and modernising the EU's anti-fraud architecture, including better coordination with the European Public Prosecutor's Office and adapting to new technologies like AI.§2: source passage in the text It also stresses the need to improve recovery of undue payments and to enhance cooperation among EU bodies and national authorities.§2: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP; Against: ESN; Abstained: ECR; Divided: Patriots
- The Left For 33 for, 2 against, 1 abstainedof 47
- Greens For 46 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 127 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 137
- Renew For 70 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 76
- EPP For 167 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 193
- ECR Abstained 24 for, 0 against, 48 abstainedof 80
- Patriots Divided 0 for, 27 against, 53 abstainedof 90
- ESN Against 1 for, 21 against, 1 abstainedof 26
- No group not a group 5 for, 9 against, 11 abstainedof 30
Groups from left to right · for–against–abstained, of the group’s MEPs
A group is shown as divided when no position has two thirds of its votes.
Did not vote with their group
29 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
The Left voted for (33 of 36). Against: 2, Abstained: 1
Giorgos Georgiou (Cyprus, against), Irene Montero (Spain, against), Pernando Barrena Arza (Spain, abstained)
ECR abstained (48 of 72). For: 24
Adrian-George Axinia (Romania), Alexandr Vondra (Czechia), Aurelijus Veryga (Lithuania), Beatrice Timgren (Sweden), Bert-Jan Ruissen (Netherlands)
19 more from ECR
Charlie Weimers (Sweden), Cristian Terheş (Romania), Dick Erixon (Sweden), Fernand Kartheiser (Luxembourg), Geadis Geadi (Cyprus), Georgiana Teodorescu (Romania), Gheorghe Piperea (Romania), Ivaylo Valchev (Bulgaria), Johan van Overtveldt (Belgium), Kris van Dijck (Belgium), Nora Junco García (Spain), Ondřej Krutílek (Czechia), Reinis Pozņaks (Latvia), Rihards Kols (Latvia), Roberts Zīle (Latvia), Ruggero Razza (Italy), Şerban Dimitrie Sturdza (Romania), Veronika Vrecionová (Czechia), Waldemar Tomaszewski (Lithuania)
ESN voted against (21 of 23). For: 1, Abstained: 1
Petras Gražulis (Lithuania, abstained), Sarah Knafo (France, for)
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How it got here
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 5 amendments (5 rejected) and 27 parts of the text voted on separately (12 adopted, 9 rejected, 6 lapsed).