← Votes·2019-12-18

Fair taxation in a digitalised and globalised economy: BEPS 2.0

Taxation65%★

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "taxation"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 110963Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

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

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Topic importance+6 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+10 / 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 “Fair taxation in a digitalised and globalised economy: BEPS 2.0”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while ECR and ESN voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (444 for, 119 against, 67 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

444

Against

119

Abstain

Margin of victory

325 votes

Turnout (cast)

630

Absent

Participation rate

92.9%

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

By political group

EPP173 MEPs

For 127Against 25Abstain 8Absent 13

S&D132 MEPs

For 111Against 4Abstain 7Absent 10

Renew96 MEPs

For 72Against 14Abstain 7Absent 3

Greens/EFA67 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

PfE64 MEPs

For 17Against 10Abstain 32Absent 5

ECR59 MEPs

For 3Against 49Abstain 5Absent 2

The Left37 MEPs

For 30Against 3Abstain 1Absent 3

NI43 MEPs

For 18Against 12Abstain 3Absent 10

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany74
France66
Spain45
Italy34
Romania26

Most against

Poland26
Sweden10
Hungary8
Ireland6
Malta6

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
Cyprus
Hungary
Ireland
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria18 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 3Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Croatia11 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 6Absent 0

Denmark13 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland13 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

France74 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 1Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 74Against 10Abstain 6Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 16Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 1Absent 6

Ireland11 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy73 MEPs

For 34Against 1Abstain 32Absent 6

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands26 MEPs

For 14Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland51 MEPs

For 23Against 26Abstain 0Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania32 MEPs

For 26Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Slovakia13 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain54 MEPs

For 45Against 3Abstain 0Absent 6

Sweden20 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 5Absent 2

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