The protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2021

Reference A9-0299/2022Committee CONTEconomy and budget

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The Left38

24201292%

S&D143

1120031100%

Greens/EFA71

610

The European Parliament adopted by 459 votes to 33, with 56 abstentions, a resolution on the protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2021.Members recalled that 2021 was a challenging year in which the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic required the adaptation of control strategies and a focus on prevention through specific mitigating measures and targeted actions to detect irregularities and fraud.In 2021, EU funding was available under the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2014-2020, under the MFF 2021-2027 and under NextGenerationEU (NGEU). Together with NGEU, the new MFF 2021-2027 provides the EU with EUR 1.8 trillion. The unprecedented increase in EU spending under the 2021-2027 MFF and…