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Defence effort within the Union framework: common system of value added tax and general arrangements for excise duty

Defence & Security66%★

Confidence: 66%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "defence"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 109962Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Defence
✓Strong political group division
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+15 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+0 / 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 “Defence effort within the Union framework: common system of value added tax and general arrangements for excise duty”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR and NI voted mostly in favour, while Left and ESN voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (492 for, 62 against, 60 abstentions).

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

Why it matters

This is a substantive vote (such as an amendment or resolution) that contributes to shaping the final position of the Parliament on a dossier. It reflects the political direction taken on specific provisions.

Result analysis

For

492

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

430 votes

Turnout (cast)

614

Absent

Participation rate

90.6%

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

By political group

EPP173 MEPs

For 156Against 0Abstain 6Absent 11

S&D132 MEPs

For 110Against 0Abstain 0Absent 22

Renew96 MEPs

For 91Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

PfE64 MEPs

For 7Against 13Abstain 40Absent 4

Greens/EFA67 MEPs

For 57Against 1Abstain 2Absent 7

ECR59 MEPs

For 48Against 2Abstain 3Absent 6

NI43 MEPs

For 19Against 10Abstain 7Absent 7

The Left37 MEPs

For 2Against 33Abstain 0Absent 2

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany72
Poland46
France42
Spain42
Italy35

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Greece
Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria18 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 17Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Denmark13 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland13 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 1Absent 3

France74 MEPs

For 42Against 6Abstain 20Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 72Against 15Abstain 1Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 9Abstain 1Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 18Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Ireland11 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 4Absent 1

Italy73 MEPs

For 35Against 0Abstain 28Absent 10

Latvia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands26 MEPs

For 24Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland51 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 13Against 4Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania32 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Slovakia13 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain54 MEPs

For 42Against 6Abstain 0Absent 6

Sweden20 MEPs

For 15Against 1Abstain 2Absent 2

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