Dossier · Own-initiative report
Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2023
- Reference
- 2024/2083(INI) Own-initiative report
- Where it stands
- Parliament adopted the text on 6 May 2025. This is its final position on the matter.
- Stage
- Parliament’s position
- Lead committee
- Budgetary Control CONT
More facts (5)
- Author
- Gilles BOYER
- Shadow rapporteurs
- 6 members
- Decisions in plenary
- 1
- Last vote
- 6 May 2025 · Adopted
- Versions
- 3 versions
Where it stands
The steps of this kind of dossier and how far it has come, from the procedure file.
- Referred to committee (done) 28 November 2024
- Committee work (done) Report adopted 18 March 2025
- Tabled for plenary (done) 1 April 2025
- Plenary vote (done) Adopted 6 May 2025
- Parliament’s position (done) Final
Parliament sets out its own position on a topic. The resolution is not binding but signals what Parliament wants.
People
Committees and members responsible for the dossier, as the procedure file names them. Groups as recorded there.
- Lead committee
- Budgetary Control CONT
- Author
- Gilles BOYER (Renew)
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Caterina CHINNICI (EPP), Eero HEINÄLUOMA (S&D), Virginie JORON (Patriots), Daniel FREUND (Greens), Rudi KENNES (The Left), Alexander JUNGBLUTH (ESN)
Decisions in plenary, 1
Every decision Parliament took on this dossier, newest first.
| Date | Decision | Kind | Effect | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 May 2025 | Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2023 | Resolutions | Adopted | 473 for, 59 against, 114 abstained by roll call |
Every roll-call vote on the dossier, in date and voting order, with each group's line at the date of the vote.
Each group's clear line at the date of the vote: a position with at least two thirds of the group's votes (at least 10 members voting), otherwise Divided; “< 10 voted” when fewer took part. Result: outcome, for–against–abstained (method).
- 6 May 2025 Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 1
Rejected 172–438–35
- The Left
- Against
- Greens
- Against
- S&D
- Against
- Renew
- Against
- EPP
- Against
- ECR
- For
- Patriots
- For
- ESN
- For
- 6 May 2025 Amendment 14, adding text after paragraph 36
Rejected 203–436–9
- The Left
- Against
- Greens
- Against
- S&D
- Against
- Renew
- Against
- EPP
- Against
- ECR
- For
- Patriots
- For
- ESN
- For
- 6 May 2025 Amendment 15, adding text after paragraph 68
Rejected 207–420–11
- The Left
- Against
- Greens
- Against
- S&D
- Against
- Renew
- Against
- EPP
- Against
- ECR
- For
- Patriots
- For
- ESN
- For
- 6 May 2025 Amendment 7, adding text after recital F
Rejected 206–431–13
- The Left
- Against
- Greens
- Against
- S&D
- Against
- Renew
- Against
- EPP
- Against
- ECR
- For
- Patriots
- For
- ESN
- For
- 6 May 2025 Amendment 8, adding text after recital L
Rejected 206–424–14
- The Left
- Against
- Greens
- Against
- S&D
- Against
- Renew
- Against
- EPP
- Against
- ECR
- For
- Patriots
- For
- ESN
- For
- 6 May 2025 Final vote — text as a whole
Adopted 473–59–114
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- For
- ECR
- Abst.
- Patriots
- Divided
- ESN
- Against
Add members’ columns
Versions, 3
The text of the dossier, version by version, newest first. Compare shows what changed between two consecutive versions.
Adopted by Parliament6 May 2025
Adopted text TA10-0075/2025 TA-10-2025-0075
Tabled for plenary1 Apr 2025
Report A10-0049/2025 A-10-2025-0049
Committee draft18 Dec 2024
Draft report (CONT) CONT-PR-766940
AI: Each version in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
- Adopted text TA10-0075/2025: Parliament's resolution on the 2023 PIF report welcomes the report and its analyses, endorses its recommendations, and calls for stronger anti-fraud measures across the EU.
- Report A10-0049/2025: 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.
- Draft report (CONT): This draft report on the 2023 PIF report welcomes the Commission's findings and calls for stronger anti-fraud measures, including better use of digital tools, improved cooperation, and more effective recovery of funds.
What changed, 2
Between consecutive versions, newest pair first. The overviews are written by AI from the two texts; the comparison shows every change.
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament Report A10-0049/2025 → Adopted text TA10-0075/2025
AI: What changed Written by AI from the official text — check the source
Adds new paragraphs on VAT gap data and IT fragmentation, and rewrites a paragraph on NGO funding transparency. The other changes are formal: decimal separators updated, paragraph numbering adjusted, and references corrected.
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary Draft report (CONT) → Report A10-0049/2025
AI: What changed Written by AI from the official text — check the source
Adds calls for stronger cooperation, holistic approaches, and proactive measures across anti-fraud actors, including on information exchange and synergies between authorities. Updates fraud statistics, noting a significant increase in cases and financial impact, and adds calls for improved recovery rates and transparency on recoveries. Adds extensive new paragraphs on AI-related fraud risks, digitalisation, and data sharing, proposing new mechanisms and task forces. Expands sections on rule of law, corruption, organised crime, and external action, including new paragraphs on Hungary, Ukraine, and sanctions. The other changes are formal or wording: renumbering, minor rephrasing, and spelling corrections.
Timeline, 8
Every recorded step, newest first, grouped by stage; the latest stage is open.
Plenary stage 4 steps · 1 Apr 2025–6 May 2025
6 May 2025
Plenary vote
Sitting of 6 May 2025 Report A10-0049/2025Adopted text TA10-0075/2025
5 May 2025
Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
29 April – 30 April 2025
19 amendments tabled for the plenary vote
Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.
Amendment 1Amendments 2–6Amendments 7–12Amendments 13–18Amendment 19
1 April 2025
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 4 steps · 28 Nov 2024–18 Mar 2025
18 March 2025
Committee vote: report adopted
CONT (Budgetary Control) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
5 February 2025
Amendments tabled in committee
Members of CONT (Budgetary Control) proposed changes to the draft.
18 December 2024
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in CONT (Budgetary Control). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
28 November 2024
Referred to the CONT (Budgetary Control) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.
Connections
Texts, decisions, people and other dossiers related to this one.
Texts voted on
- Text REPORT on the protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2023 Report A10-0049/2025 6 May 2025
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Sources & citation
Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.
- Official source
- 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”. Dossier, 6 May 2025. procId 2024-2083, reference 2024/2083(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-2083 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2024%2F2083(INI). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2024-2083 (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-dossier-2024-2083,
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/dossiers/2024-2083}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-2083},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Dossier. procId 2024-2083, reference 2024/2083(INI). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2024\%2F2083(INI). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record (CC BY 4.0)}
}