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The state of play on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2013/34/EU as regards disclosure of income tax information by certain undertakings and branches (2016/0107(COD)), known as public country-by-country reporting

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Vote ID 109582Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+5 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+0 / 15

Country division+8 / 15

Methodology: importance-v0.1 · The Importance Score is a prioritisation indicator. It does not judge whether a vote is good or bad.

What was this vote about?

This vote concerned “The state of play on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2013/34/EU as regards disclosure of income tax information by certain undertakings and branches (2016/0107(COD)), known as public country-by-country reporting”. EPP, S&D, Renew, PfE, Greens-EFA, ECR, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (541 for, 22 against, 21 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

541

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

519 votes

Turnout (cast)

584

Absent

Participation rate

86.1%

✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP173 MEPs

For 149Against 3Abstain 3Absent 18

S&D132 MEPs

For 113Against 0Abstain 2Absent 17

Renew96 MEPs

For 71Against 1Abstain 0Absent 24

PfE64 MEPs

For 45Against 8Abstain 7Absent 4

Greens/EFA67 MEPs

For 59Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

ECR59 MEPs

For 44Against 6Abstain 1Absent 8

NI43 MEPs

For 23Against 2Abstain 8Absent 10

The Left37 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany72
Italy67
France63
Spain46
Poland42

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria18 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 3Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 6

Croatia11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark13 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Finland13 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

France74 MEPs

For 63Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

Germany96 MEPs

For 72Against 11Abstain 0Absent 13

Greece21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 9Absent 5

Ireland11 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy73 MEPs

For 67Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands26 MEPs

For 21Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland51 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania32 MEPs

For 27Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

Slovakia13 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain54 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden20 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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