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Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2024

Effect
Rejected
Result
231 for · 389 against · 33 abstained roll call
Date
28 April 2026, 14:14–14:25
Kind
Resolution
More facts (9)
Margin
by a clear majority
Source
Committee report by Julien Sanchez
Topics
EU budget & fundsJustice, rule of law & rights Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes
81 votes · 41 roll calls · 36 amendments
Requested by
Greens (1 roll call) · S&D (1 roll call) · Renew (1 roll call, 2 split votes) · Patriots (12 split votes) · ESN (1 roll call) · Members (1 roll call)
Final vote
190161
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Result

The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.

Final vote: 231 for, 389 against, 33 abstained (roll call).

Rejected by a clear majority.

Parliament rejected the text.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 36 amendments (28 adopted, 8 rejected) and 44 parts of the text voted on separately (28 adopted, 8 rejected, 8 lapsed).

Backed by EPP and ECR; opposed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, Patriots and ESN.

Groups

Members' votes, each counted in the group they belonged to on the day. No vote: in office that day, no position recorded. Majority line: the most common position. Clear line: a position with at least two thirds of the group's votes (at least 10 members voting), otherwise Divided. Cohesion: Agreement Index, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all voted the same (method).
GroupForAgainstAbst.No voteMajority lineClear lineCohesionBar
The LeftFor 2Against 41Abst. 0No vote 3 of 46Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.93
GreensFor 0Against 45Abst. 1No vote 7 of 53Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.97
S&DFor 5Against 119Abst. 0No vote 11 of 135Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.94
RenewFor 5Against 61Abst. 5No vote 6 of 77Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.79
EPPFor 164Against 3Abst. 0No vote 18 of 185Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.97
ECRFor 47Against 8Abst. 20No vote 6 of 81Majority line ForClear line Divided Cohesion 0.44
PatriotsFor 0Against 76Abst. 1No vote 8 of 85Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.98
ESNFor 2Against 19Abst. 3No vote 3 of 27Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.69
No groupFor 6Against 17Abst. 3No vote 4 of 30Majority 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, Nikola BARTŮŠEK changed group, Nikolas FARANTOURIS changed group, Pina PICIERNO changed group, Taner KABILOV changed group.

Voted against their group, 27

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.

Countries

The final vote by national delegation.

Votes by country (27 delegations)
Members' votes by country. No vote: in office that day, no position recorded. Cohesion: Agreement Index of the delegation, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all the same; it reflects the mix of groups (method).
CountryForAgainstAbst.No voteCohesion
Austria514010.61
Belgium317020.78
Bulgaria77120.20
Cyprus4200—
Czechia911010.33
Germany3451380.37
Denmark69000.40
Estonia2410—
Spain2231070.38
Finland410010.57
France764460.78
Greece712110.40
Croatia5403—
Hungary411060.60
Ireland77000.25
Italy2739190.37
Lithuania45110.25
Luxembourg2310—
Latvia5211—
Malta2103—
Netherlands721030.63
Poland22101740.17
Portugal714000.50
Romania1512240.28
Sweden811020.37
Slovenia5400—
Slovakia113010.89

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.

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Debate speakers and how they voted

Members who spoke in the plenary debate on the dossier. Speeches: how many times they took the floor. Final vote: their recorded position on this decision's final roll call.
MemberGroupSpeechesSpokeFinal vote
Antonella SBERNA ItalyECRSpeeches228 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Dick ERIXON SwedenECRSpeeches227 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Julien SANCHEZ FrancePatriotsSpeeches227 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Daniel FREUND GermanyGreensSpeeches127 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group Against
Davor Ivo STIER CroatiaEPPSpeeches127 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded
Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ CzechiaEPPSpeeches127 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
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Debate speakers, continued
MemberGroupSpeechesSpokeFinal vote
Maria GRAPINI RomaniaS&DSpeeches127 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Angelika WINZIG AustriaEPPSpeeches127 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Cristian TERHEŞ RomaniaECRSpeeches127 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Bert-Jan RUISSEN NetherlandsECRSpeeches127 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
Jonas SJÖSTEDT SwedenThe LeftSpeeches127 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Sebastian TYNKKYNEN FinlandECRSpeeches127 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Thomas PELLERIN-CARLIN FranceS&DSpeeches127 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Arno BAUSEMER GermanyESNSpeeches127 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group Against
Raquel GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE NetherlandsRenewSpeeches127 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group Against
José CEPEDA SpainS&DSpeeches127 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group Against
Michał SZCZERBA PolandEPPSpeeches127 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Diana IOVANOVICI ŞOŞOACĂ RomaniaNo groupSpeeches127 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Abstained
Giuseppe ANTOCI ItalyThe LeftSpeeches127 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group Against
Roberts ZĪLE LatviaECRSpeeches127 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR SpainS&DSpeeches127 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Against

All votes on this decision, 81

In voting order. Result: for–against–abstained (a show of hands has no count). Requested by: the groups that asked for a roll call, a split vote or a separate vote.
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
1Amendment 15, adding text after paragraph 1 A10-0080/2026 – Julien Sanchez – After § 1 – Am 15 Roll call505 for, 109 against, 29 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Renew
2Separate vote on paragraph 2 Show of hands Adopted
3Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 2 — part 1 A10-0080/2026 – Julien Sanchez – After § 2 – Am 4/1 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘respect for the rule of law’, ‘deriving from breaches of the rule of law’, ‘against violations of the other values enshrined in Article 2 TEU’, ‘breaches of democracy, equality and fundamental rights, which can have’, ‘such’ and ‘of other Article 2 TEU values’”Roll call452 for, 166 against, 23 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: S&D; split: Patriots
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Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
2Separate vote on paragraph 2 Show of hands Adopted
3Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 2 — part 1 A10-0080/2026 – Julien Sanchez – After § 2 – Am 4/1 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘respect for the rule of law’, ‘deriving from breaches of the rule of law’, ‘against violations of the other values enshrined in Article 2 TEU’, ‘breaches of democracy, equality and fundamental rights, which can have’, ‘such’ and ‘of other Article 2 TEU values’”Roll call452 for, 166 against, 23 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: S&D; split: Patriots
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
4Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 2 — part 2 A10-0080/2026 – Julien Sanchez – After § 2 – Am 4/2 Part voted on: “those words”Roll call413 for, 210 against, 18 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: S&D; split: Patriots
5Vote on text inserted after paragraph 2 Show of hands Rejected
6Amendment 16 to paragraph 3 A10-0080/2026 – Julien Sanchez – § 3 – Am 16 Roll call412 for, 228 against, 12 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Renew
7Separate vote on paragraph 3 Show of hands Adopted
8Separate vote on paragraph 3 Show of hands Adopted
9Separate vote on paragraph 3 Counted276 for, 348 against, 29 abstained Rejected
10Amendment 54, adding text after paragraph 3 A10-0080/2026 – Julien Sanchez – After § 3 – Am 54 Roll call388 for, 213 against, 44 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Greens
11Separate vote on paragraph 12 Show of hands Adopted
12Separate vote on paragraph 14 Show of hands Adopted
13Separate vote on paragraph 14 Show of hands Adopted
14Separate vote on paragraph 20 Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Renew
15Separate vote on paragraph 20 Show of hands LapsedRequested bysplit: Renew
16Separate vote on paragraph 20 Show of hands LapsedRequested bysplit: Renew
17Separate vote on paragraph 23 Show of hands Adopted
18Amendment 5 to paragraph 25 A10-0080/2026 – Julien Sanchez – § 25 – Am 5 Roll call234 for, 385 against, 28 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: S&D
19Amendment 17 to paragraph 25 A10-0080/2026 – Julien Sanchez – § 25 – Am 17 Roll call439 for, 181 against, 21 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Renew
20Amendment 6, adding text after paragraph 25 A10-0080/2026 – Julien Sanchez – After § 25 – Am 6 Roll call277 for, 349 against, 19 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: S&D
21Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 25 A10-0080/2026 – Julien Sanchez – After § 25 – Am 7 Roll call412 for, 217 against, 18 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: S&D
22Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 25 — part 1 A10-0080/2026 – Julien Sanchez – After § 25 – Am 8/1 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘not’, ‘solely’, ‘since it also allows for partial suspensions at an early stage, namely as soon as rule of law breaches that could seriously risk affecting the EU budget have been identified’ and ‘full and’”Roll call511 for, 106 against, 21 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: S&D; split: Patriots
23Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 25 — part 2 A10-0080/2026 – Julien Sanchez – After § 25 – Am 8/2 Part voted on: “those words”Roll call416 for, 206 against, 15 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: S&D; split: Patriots
24Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 25 — part 1 A10-0080/2026 – Julien Sanchez – After § 25 – Am 9/1 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘measures adopted in accordance with Article 6 of the Financial Regulation, and pending conditionality screenings, so that the Member States cannot exploit procedural silos and’ and ‘regardless of the legal instrument used’”Roll call532 for, 89 against, 29 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: S&D; split: Patriots
25Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 25 — part 2 A10-0080/2026 – Julien Sanchez – After § 25 – Am 9/2 Part voted on: “those words”Roll call434 for, 204 against, 9 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: S&D; split: Patriots
26Amendment 10, adding text after paragraph 25 — part 1 A10-0080/2026 – Julien Sanchez – After § 25 – Am 10/1 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘its warning’, ‘or objectives’, ‘EU financial interests to already determined risks; believes that the spirit of the Conditionality Regulation precludes’, ‘and therefore urges the Commission to reject any requests for transfer’, ‘that would lead to a circumvention of measures under the Conditionality Regulation’, and ‘not follow, the Commission decision’”Roll call513 for, 110 against, 24 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: S&D; split: Patriots
27Amendment 10, adding text after paragraph 25 — part 2 A10-0080/2026 – Julien Sanchez – After § 25 – Am 10/2 Part voted on: “those words”Roll call426 for, 205 against, 8 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: S&D; split: Patriots
28Amendment 55, adding text after paragraph 25 — part 1 A10-0080/2026 – Julien Sanchez – After § 25 – Am 55/1 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘civil society organisations, non-governmental organisations and trade unions in monitoring’, ‘use of Union funds, reporting suspected fraud, supporting whistleblowers and providing independent scrutiny that complements the work of’, ‘rejects any attempt to instrumentalise’, ‘to justify generalised restrictions on civil society;’, ‘disproportionate restrictions on civil society organisations’,”Roll call556 for, 82 against, 11 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Greens; split: Patriots
29Amendment 55, adding text after paragraph 25 — part 2 A10-0080/2026 – Julien Sanchez – After § 25 – Am 55/2 Part voted on: “those words”Roll call275 for, 331 against, 11 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Greens; split: Patriots
30Separate vote on paragraph 29 Show of hands Adopted
31Amendment 11, adding text after paragraph 31 A10-0080/2026 – Julien Sanchez – After § 31 – Am 11 Roll call302 for, 323 against, 22 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: S&D
32Separate vote on paragraph 32 Show of hands Adopted
33Vote on text inserted after paragraph 32 Show of hands Rejected
34Amendment 12, adding text after paragraph 32 A10-0080/2026 – Julien Sanchez – After § 32 – Am 12 Roll call451 for, 179 against, 18 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: S&D
35Amendment 13, adding text after paragraph 32 A10-0080/2026 – Julien Sanchez – After § 32 – Am 13 Roll call315 for, 310 against, 20 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: S&D
36Vote on text inserted after paragraph 32 Roll call0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed
37Amendment 14, adding text after paragraph 32 A10-0080/2026 – Julien Sanchez – After § 32 – Am 14 Roll call527 for, 99 against, 24 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: S&D
38Amendment 60, adding text after paragraph 32 A10-0080/2026 – Julien Sanchez – After § 32 – Am 60 Roll call399 for, 232 against, 13 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Greens
39Separate vote on paragraph 33 Show of hands Adopted
40Separate vote on paragraph 40 Show of hands Adopted
41Amendment 64, adding text after paragraph 40 A10-0080/2026 – Julien Sanchez – After § 40 – Am 64 Roll call614 for, 22 against, 15 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Members
42Separate vote on paragraph 41 Show of hands Adopted
43Vote on text inserted after paragraph 43 Show of hands Adopted
44Vote on text inserted after paragraph 43 Show of hands Rejected
45Separate vote on paragraph 47 Show of hands Adopted
46Separate vote on paragraph 53 Show of hands Rejected
47Amendment 18 to paragraph 53 A10-0080/2026 – Julien Sanchez – § 53 – Am 18 Roll call272 for, 357 against, 16 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Renew
48Separate vote on paragraph 53 Show of hands Adopted
49Separate vote on paragraph 54 Show of hands Adopted
50Separate vote on paragraph 54 Show of hands Rejected
51Separate vote on paragraph 54 Roll call0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed
52Separate vote on paragraph 54 Roll call0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed
53Separate vote on paragraph 55 Show of hands Adopted
54Separate vote on paragraph 55 Roll call0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed
55Separate vote on paragraph 58 Show of hands Adopted
56Vote on text inserted after paragraph 61 Show of hands Rejected
57Separate vote on paragraph 63 Show of hands Adopted
58Separate vote on paragraph 68 Show of hands Adopted
59Separate vote on paragraph 70 Show of hands Adopted
60Amendment 21 to paragraph 71 — part 1 A10-0080/2026 – Julien Sanchez – § 71 – Am 21/1 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘civil society and humanitarian action’”Roll call541 for, 36 against, 74 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Renew; split: Patriots
61Amendment 21 to paragraph 71 — part 2 A10-0080/2026 – Julien Sanchez – § 71 – Am 21/2 Part voted on: “those words”Roll call302 for, 238 against, 91 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Renew; split: Patriots
62Amendment 22 to paragraph 73 A10-0080/2026 – Julien Sanchez – § 73 – Am 22 Roll call468 for, 85 against, 75 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Renew
63Amendment 28 to paragraph 74 A10-0080/2026 – Julien Sanchez – § 74 – Am 28 Roll call114 for, 501 against, 27 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: ESN
64Amendment 23 to paragraph 74 A10-0080/2026 – Julien Sanchez – § 74 – Am 23 Roll call483 for, 111 against, 50 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Renew
65Amendment 29 to paragraph 76 A10-0080/2026 – Julien Sanchez – § 76 – Am 29 Roll call134 for, 480 against, 19 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: ESN
66Amendment 24 to paragraph 77 A10-0080/2026 – Julien Sanchez – § 77 – Am 24 Roll call485 for, 77 against, 66 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Renew
67Amendments 1 + 25 (voted as one), adding text after citation 21 A10-0080/2026 – Julien Sanchez – After citation 21 – Am 1= 25= Roll call301 for, 335 against, 12 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: S&D
68Vote on text inserted after citation 25 Show of hands Adopted
69Vote on text inserted after citation 25 Show of hands Rejected
70Amendment 2, adding text after Recital B — part 1 A10-0080/2026 – Julien Sanchez – After Recital B – Am 2/1 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘relationship between respect for the rule of law and the efficient implementation of the EU budget, in accordance with the’”Roll call527 for, 97 against, 18 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: S&D; split: Patriots
71Amendment 2, adding text after Recital B — part 2 A10-0080/2026 – Julien Sanchez – After Recital B – Am 2/2 Part voted on: “those words”Roll call427 for, 201 against, 11 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: S&D; split: Patriots
72Amendment 3, adding text after Recital B — part 1 A10-0080/2026 – Julien Sanchez – After Recital B – Am 3/1 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘breaches of the rule of law in a Member State affect, or seriously’, ‘notably because of attempts by some of the Member States to link the negotiations on the MFF with the negotiations on the rule of law conditionality mechanism’”Roll call453 for, 171 against, 13 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: S&D; split: Patriots
73Amendment 3, adding text after Recital B — part 2 A10-0080/2026 – Julien Sanchez – After Recital B – Am 3/2 Part voted on: “those words”Roll call409 for, 199 against, 20 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: S&D; split: Patriots
74Separate vote on recital E Show of hands Adopted
75Separate vote on recital G Show of hands Adopted
76Separate vote on recital H Show of hands Adopted
77Separate vote on recital O Show of hands Adopted
78Separate vote on recital Q Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Renew
79Separate vote on recital Q Show of hands LapsedRequested bysplit: Renew
80Separate vote on recital Q Show of hands LapsedRequested bysplit: Renew
81Final vote — text as a whole A10-0080/2026 – Julien Sanchez – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) Roll call231 for, 389 against, 33 abstained Rejected

Roll calls requested by Greens, S&D, Renew, ESN, Members · split votes by Renew (2), Patriots (12).

Text

The text voted on.

Report A-10-2026-0080

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The resolution concerns the protection of the EU's financial interests and the fight against fraud, based on the Commission's 2024 annual report.

Parliament rejected the text, meaning it does not adopt the proposed resolution.

The text had called for stronger anti-fraud measures, including better detection, prevention, and use of digital tools.

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This resolution concerns the protection of the EU's financial interests and the fight against fraud, based on the Commission's 2024 annual report. It calls for improved transparency, digitalisation, and cooperation among anti-fraud authorities.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2025/2238(INI) · Own-initiative report

Parliament rejected the text on 28 April 2026; no position was adopted.

Show the 5 steps of the dossier
  1. Referred to committee · 27 November 2025 (done)
  2. Committee work · Report adopted 5 March 2026 (done)
  3. Tabled for plenary · 30 March 2026 (done)
  4. Plenary vote · Rejected 28 April 2026 (done)
  5. Parliament’s position · No text adopted (done)

Lead committee: CONT · Author: Julien SANCHEZ (Patriots)

Connections

What this decision touches: the procedural chain, the same text, running issues, votes that split the chamber the same way.

Show 21 connections: Running issue: EU funds misuse · Other decisions of the part-session on CONT dossiers · Final votes that split the chamber the same way

Running issue: EU funds misuse

Other decisions of the part-session on CONT dossiers

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Final votes that split the chamber the same way

Sources & citation

Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.

Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2026). “Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2024”. Decision, 28 April 2026. votingId 190161, document A-10-2026-0080, reference 2025/2238(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-04-28/12 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 28 April 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-04-28-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 28 April 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-04-28-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-04-28, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-04-28/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2026-04-28-12,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2024}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-04-28},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-04-28/12}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-04-28/12},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 190161, document A-10-2026-0080, reference 2025/2238(INI). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-04-28-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-04-28-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-04-28 (CC BY 4.0)}
}