← Votes·2020-11-26

Temporary measures in relation to value added tax for COVID-19 vaccines and in vitro diagnostic medical devices

Health86%★

Confidence: 86%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "vaccine"
title/description contains "medical device"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 125482Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓High participation

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+0 / 10

Group division+0 / 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 “Temporary measures in relation to value added tax for COVID-19 vaccines and in vitro diagnostic medical devices”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (684 for, 5 against, 5 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

684

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

679 votes

Turnout (cast)

694

Absent

Participation rate

98.4%

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

By political group

EPP180 MEPs

For 177Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

S&D136 MEPs

For 132Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Renew101 MEPs

For 98Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 70Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

PfE66 MEPs

For 65Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

ECR63 MEPs

For 61Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 39Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

The Left38 MEPs

For 38Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany95
France78
Italy75
Spain59
Poland51

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 20Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 78Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Germany96 MEPs

For 95Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Greece21 MEPs

For 19Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 75Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 28Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 32Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 59Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs