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VAT e-commerce package – distance sales of goods and services: postponement of the date of application due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 crisis

Taxation65%★

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "vat"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 115865Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some 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+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 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 “VAT e-commerce package – distance sales of goods and services: postponement of the date of application due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 crisis”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (550 for, 132 against, 11 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

550

Against

132

Abstain

Margin of victory

418 votes

Turnout (cast)

693

Absent

Participation rate

98.4%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 168Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4

S&D136 MEPs

For 131Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Renew101 MEPs

For 78Against 22Abstain 0Absent 1

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 69Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

PfE66 MEPs

For 29Against 36Abstain 1Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 7Against 52Abstain 4Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 30Against 8Abstain 4Absent 2

The Left38 MEPs

For 36Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany78
France57
Spain51
Italy39
Romania31

Most against

Poland27

Divided delegations

Italy
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 18Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 57Against 22Abstain 0Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 78Against 14Abstain 0Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 17Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Ireland13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 39Against 36Abstain 0Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 24Against 2Abstain 3Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 24Against 27Abstain 0Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 31Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain58 MEPs

For 51Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

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