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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
Versions
3 versions

Where it stands

The steps of this kind of dossier and how far it has come, from the procedure file.

  1. Referred to committee (done) 28 November 2024
  2. Committee work (done) Report adopted 18 March 2025
  3. Tabled for plenary (done) 1 April 2025
  4. Plenary vote (done) Adopted 6 May 2025
  5. 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)

Decisions in plenary, 1

Every decision Parliament took on this dossier, newest first.

Effect: what the decision did. Final vote: for–against–abstained, and how it was recorded.
DateDecisionKindEffectFinal vote
6 May 2025Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2023 ResolutionsAdopted473 for, 59 against, 114 abstained by roll call

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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).

  1. Rejected 172–438–35

    The Left
    Against
    Greens
    Against
    S&D
    Against
    Renew
    Against
    EPP
    Against
    ECR
    For
    Patriots
    For
    ESN
    For
  2. Rejected 203–436–9

    The Left
    Against
    Greens
    Against
    S&D
    Against
    Renew
    Against
    EPP
    Against
    ECR
    For
    Patriots
    For
    ESN
    For
  3. Rejected 207–420–11

    The Left
    Against
    Greens
    Against
    S&D
    Against
    Renew
    Against
    EPP
    Against
    ECR
    For
    Patriots
    For
    ESN
    For
  4. Rejected 206–431–13

    The Left
    Against
    Greens
    Against
    S&D
    Against
    Renew
    Against
    EPP
    Against
    ECR
    For
    Patriots
    For
    ESN
    For
  5. Rejected 206–424–14

    The Left
    Against
    Greens
    Against
    S&D
    Against
    Renew
    Against
    EPP
    Against
    ECR
    For
    Patriots
    For
    ESN
    For
  6. Adopted 473–59–114

    The Left
    For
    Greens
    For
    S&D
    For
    Renew
    For
    EPP
    For
    ECR
    Abst.
    Patriots
    Divided
    ESN
    Against
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The people on this dossier — pick up to 6. Each gets a column with their own position.

Versions, 3

The text of the dossier, version by version, newest first. Compare shows what changed between two consecutive versions.

  1. Adopted by Parliament6 May 2025

    Adopted text TA10-0075/2025 TA-10-2025-0075

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  2. Tabled for plenary1 Apr 2025

    Report A10-0049/2025 A-10-2025-0049

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  3. Committee draft18 Dec 2024

    Draft report (CONT) CONT-PR-766940

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  • 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.

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What changed, 2

Between consecutive versions, newest pair first. The overviews are written by AI from the two texts; the comparison shows every change.

  1. Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament Report A10-0049/2025 → Adopted text TA10-0075/2025

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    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.

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  2. 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.

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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
  1. 6 May 2025

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 6 May 2025 Report A10-0049/2025Adopted text TA10-0075/2025

  2. 5 May 2025

    Debated in plenary

    MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.

    Sitting of 5 May 2025 Report A10-0049/2025

  3. 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

  4. 1 April 2025

    Report tabled for plenary

    This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.

    Report A10-0049/2025

Committee stage 4 steps · 28 Nov 2024–18 Mar 2025
  1. 18 March 2025

    Committee vote: report adopted

    CONT (Budgetary Control) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  2. 5 February 2025

    Amendments tabled in committee

    Members of CONT (Budgetary Control) proposed changes to the draft.

    Amendments in committee (CONT)

  3. 18 December 2024

    Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in CONT (Budgetary Control). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    Draft report (CONT)

  4. 28 November 2024

    Referred to the CONT (Budgetary Control) committee

    The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.

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Retrieved
25 September 2026

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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)}
}