Decision
Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2023
- Effect
- Adopted
- Result
- 473 for · 59 against · 114 abstained roll call
- Date
- 6 May 2025, 13:16–13:22
- Kind
- Resolution
More facts (9)
- Margin
- by a large majority
- Dossier
- 2024/2083(INI)
- Source
- Committee report
- Topics
- EU budget & fundsJustice, rule of law & rights Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
- Votes
- 33 votes · 6 roll calls · 5 amendments
- Requested by
- Greens (1 roll call, 1 split vote) · Renew (1 split vote, 1 separate vote) · Patriots (1 roll call, 1 split vote, 1 separate vote)
- Sitting
- Tuesday 6 May 2025
- Final vote
- 175067
Result
The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.
Final vote: 473 for, 59 against, 114 abstained (roll call).
Adopted by a large majority.
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
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).
Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew and EPP; opposed by ESN; ECR and Patriots mostly abstained.
Groups
| Group | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Majority line | Clear line | Cohesion | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Left | For 33 | Against 2 | Abst. 1 | No vote 10 of 46 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.88 | |
| Greens | For 46 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 7 of 53 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| S&D | For 127 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 9 of 136 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| Renew | For 70 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 5 of 75 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| EPP | For 167 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 21 of 188 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| ECR | For 24 | Against 0 | Abst. 48 | No vote 8 of 80 | Majority line Abstained | Clear line Abstained | Cohesion 0.50 | |
| Patriots | For 0 | Against 27 | Abst. 53 | No vote 5 of 85 | Majority line Abstained | Clear line Divided | Cohesion 0.49 | |
| ESN | For 1 | Against 21 | Abst. 1 | No vote 3 of 26 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | Cohesion 0.87 | |
| No group | For 5 | Against 9 | Abst. 11 | No vote 5 of 30 | Majority line — | Clear line No line | Cohesion — |
Members who changed group are counted in the group of the day: Branko GRIMS changed group, Elena YONCHEVA changed group, Elisabetta GUALMINI changed group, Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK changed group, Fernand KARTHEISER changed group, Jessika VAN LEEUWEN changed group, Laurent CASTILLO changed group, Lukas SIEPER changed group, Nikola BARTŮŠEK changed group, Nikolas FARANTOURIS changed group, Pina PICIERNO changed group, Roberto VANNACCI changed group, Sander SMIT changed group, Taner KABILOV changed group, Volker SCHNURRBUSCH changed group.
Voted against their group, 29
Members who voted otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds of the votes cast, at least 10 members voting) of the group they sat in that day. A group without a clear line is divided and not counted.
The Left line For · 2 voted against, 1 abstained of 36 who voted
Voted against (2)
- Giorgos GEORGIOU Cyprus
- Irene MONTERO Spain
Abstained (1)
- Pernando BARRENA ARZA Spain
ECR line Abstained · 24 voted for or against of 72 who voted
Voted for or against (24)
- Adrian-George AXINIA Romania
- Alexandr VONDRA Czechia
- Aurelijus VERYGA Lithuania
- Beatrice TIMGREN Sweden
- Bert-Jan RUISSEN Netherlands
- 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 line Against · 1 voted for, 1 abstained of 23 who voted
Countries
The final vote by national delegation.
Votes by country (27 delegations)
| Country | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Cohesion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.55 |
| Belgium | 16 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.76 |
| Bulgaria | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.72 |
| Cyprus | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Czechia | 8 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0.25 |
| Germany | 64 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 0.63 |
| Denmark | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.79 |
| Estonia | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Spain | 43 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 0.76 |
| Finland | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.88 |
| France | 45 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 0.38 |
| Greece | 14 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.50 |
| Croatia | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.86 |
| Hungary | 2 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0.77 |
| Ireland | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Italy | 43 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 0.46 |
| Lithuania | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.86 |
| Luxembourg | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Latvia | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Malta | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Netherlands | 23 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0.69 |
| Poland | 25 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 0.33 |
| Portugal | 16 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.83 |
| Romania | 26 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0.89 |
| Sweden | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Slovenia | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Slovakia | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.20 |
Members
Each member’s recorded position on the final roll call, in the group they sat in that day. Filter by country, group, position or name.
Debate speakers and how they voted
| Member | Group | Speeches | Spoke | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Younous OMARJEE France | The Left | Speeches1 | 6 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | No vote recorded |
| Gilles BOYER France | Renew | Speeches2 | 5 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Alexander JUNGBLUTH Germany | ESN | Speeches2 | 5 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | Against |
| Lukas SIEPER changed group Germany | Renew | Speeches2 | 5 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Daniel FREUND Germany | Greens | Speeches1 | 5 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group | For |
| Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ Czechia | EPP | Speeches1 | 5 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
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All votes on this decision, 33
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 1 A10–0049/2025 – Gilles Boyer – After § 1 – Am 9 | Roll call | 172 for, 438 against, 35 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: Patriots |
| 2 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 2 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 3 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 5 | Show of hands | Rejected |
Show the other 32 votesShow the other 30 votes
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 2 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 3 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 5 | Show of hands | Rejected |
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 14 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 5 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 14 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 6 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 24 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 7 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 26 | Counted | 344 for, 235 against, 72 abstained Adopted | |
| 8 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 27 | Show of hands | Adopted | |
| 9 | Separate vote on paragraph 36 | Counted | 286 for, 364 against, 1 abstained Rejected | Requested bysplit: Greens, Renew |
| 10 | Separate vote on paragraph 36 | Counted | 285 for, 213 against, 149 abstained Adopted | Requested bysplit: Greens, Renew |
| 11 | Separate vote on paragraph 36 | Show of hands | Lapsed | Requested bysplit: Greens, Renew |
| 12 | Separate vote on paragraph 36 | Show of hands | Lapsed | Requested bysplit: Greens, Renew |
| 13 | Separate vote on paragraph 36 | Show of hands | Lapsed | Requested bysplit: Greens, Renew |
| 14 | Separate vote on paragraph 36 | Show of hands | Lapsed | Requested bysplit: Greens, Renew |
| 15 | Separate vote on paragraph 36 | Show of hands | Lapsed | Requested bysplit: Greens, Renew |
| 16 | Separate vote on paragraph 36 | Show of hands | Lapsed | Requested bysplit: Greens, Renew |
| 17 | Amendment 14, adding text after paragraph 36 A10–0049/2025 – Gilles Boyer – After § 36 – Am 14 | Roll call | 203 for, 436 against, 9 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: Greens |
| 18 | Amendment 15, adding text after paragraph 68 A10–0049/2025 – Gilles Boyer – After § 68 – Am 15 | Roll call | 207 for, 420 against, 11 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: Patriots |
| 19 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 68 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 20 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 70 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 21 | Separate vote on paragraph 71 | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested byseparate: Patriots |
| 22 | Separate vote on paragraph 72 | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested byseparate: Patriots |
| 23 | Separate vote on paragraph 73 | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested byseparate: Patriots |
| 24 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 73 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 25 | Separate vote on paragraph 75 | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested byseparate: Patriots |
| 26 | Paragraph 90 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: ‘Reiterates that the EPPO has an important role in safeguarding the rule of law and in combating corruption in the Union, and encourages the Commission to closely monitor Member States’ level of cooperation with the EPPO in the rule of law reports; welcomes the accession of Poland and Sweden to the EPPO; notes with approval Ireland’s recent announcement of its intention to participate; ’ | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: Patriots |
| 27 | Paragraph 90 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: ‘calls on the Government of Hungary, the sole remaining Member State that has not yet joined the EPPO, despite the absence of any legal or constitutional impediment, to join the EPPO without further delay; recalls that broad public support for Hungary’s accession has been demonstrated by the collection of 680 000 signatures in favour of joining the EPPO, underscoring a strong societal demand for enhanced legal safeguards against fraud and corruption affecting the Union’s financial interests;’ | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: Patriots |
| 28 | Separate vote on paragraph 117 | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested byseparate: Renew |
| 29 | Vote on text inserted after recital F | Show of hands | Adopted | |
| 30 | Amendment 7, adding text after recital F A10–0049/2025 – Gilles Boyer – After recital F – Am 7 | Roll call | 206 for, 431 against, 13 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: Greens |
| 31 | Amendment 8, adding text after recital L A10–0049/2025 – Gilles Boyer – After recital L – Am 8 | Roll call | 206 for, 424 against, 14 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: Patriots |
| 32 | Separate vote on recital M | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested byseparate: Patriots |
| 33 | Final vote — text as a whole A10–0049/2025 – Gilles Boyer – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Roll call | 473 for, 59 against, 114 abstained Adopted |
Roll calls requested by Greens, Patriots · split votes by Greens, Renew, Patriots · separate votes by Renew, Patriots.
Text
The text voted on.
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Parliament adopted a resolution on the Commission's 2023 annual report on protecting the EU's financial interests and fighting fraud.
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.
It also stresses the need to improve recovery of undue payments and to enhance cooperation among EU bodies and national authorities.
AI: The text in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
This resolution on the 2023 PIF report welcomes the report and its findings, and calls for stronger anti-fraud measures, better governance of the anti-fraud architecture, and more transparency and digitalisation.
Dossier
Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.
2024/2083(INI) · Own-initiative report
Parliament adopted the text on 6 May 2025. This is its final position on the matter.
Show the 5 steps of the dossier
- Referred to committee · 28 November 2024 (done)
- Committee work · Report adopted 18 March 2025 (done)
- Tabled for plenary · 1 April 2025 (done)
- Plenary vote · Adopted 6 May 2025 (done)
- Parliament’s position · Final (done)
Lead committee: CONT · Author: Gilles BOYER (Renew)
Connections
What this decision touches: the procedural chain, the same text, running issues, votes that split the chamber the same way.
Show 16 connections: Running issue: EU funds misuse · Other decisions of the part-session on CONT dossiers
Running issue: EU funds misuse
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Sources & citation
Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.
- Official sources
- Data source
- Licensed CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved
- 25 September 2026
Cite as
European Parliament (2025). “Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2023”. Decision, 6 May 2025. votingId 175067, document A-10-2025-0049, reference 2024/2083(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-05-06/9 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 6 May 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-05-06-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 6 May 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-05-06-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-05-06, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2025-05-06/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2025-05-06-9,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2023}},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-05-06},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-05-06/9}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-05-06/9},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Decision. votingId 175067, document A-10-2025-0049, reference 2024/2083(INI). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-05-06-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-05-06-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-05-06 (CC BY 4.0)}
}