← Votes·2020-07-09

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 116208Source: 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 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+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, PfE, ECR and NI voted mostly in favour, while Greens-EFA, Left and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (485 for, 162 against, 43 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

485

Against

162

Abstain

Margin of victory

323 votes

Turnout (cast)

690

Absent

Participation rate

98.0%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 169Against 1Abstain 4Absent 5

S&D136 MEPs

For 127Against 5Abstain 0Absent 4

Renew101 MEPs

For 75Against 25Abstain 0Absent 1

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 6Against 64Abstain 0Absent 1

PfE66 MEPs

For 34Against 9Abstain 23Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 52Against 5Abstain 6Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 19Against 16Abstain 7Absent 2

The Left38 MEPs

For 0Against 35Abstain 2Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy61
Germany50
Poland50
Spain47
Romania33

Most against

France45

Divided delegations

Germany
Greece
Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 3Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 4Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 10Against 45Abstain 23Absent 1

Germany96 MEPs

For 50Against 40Abstain 0Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 12Against 7Abstain 2Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Ireland13 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 61Against 14Abstain 0Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 20Against 6Abstain 3Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 2Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain58 MEPs

For 47Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

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