← Votes·2021-01-20

Reforming the EU list of tax havens

Vote ID 126941Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓Very close result
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+15 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+12 / 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 “Reforming the EU list of tax havens”. S&D, Greens-EFA, PfE, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, Renew and ECR voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a narrow margin (336 for, 334 against, 17 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. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

336

Against

334

Abstain

Margin of victory

2 votes

Turnout (cast)

687

Absent

Participation rate

97.7%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 2 votes. 16 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (16) was larger than the 2-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 4 absent MEPs (margin was 2)
S&Dhad 4 absent MEPs (margin was 2)

Countries whose absences exceeded the margin

Germany (4 absent)

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP178 MEPs

For 8Against 162Abstain 4Absent 4

S&D136 MEPs

For 126Against 2Abstain 4Absent 4

Renew100 MEPs

For 11Against 85Abstain 2Absent 2

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 66Against 1Abstain 2Absent 2

PfE67 MEPs

For 48Against 17Abstain 1Absent 1

ECR63 MEPs

For 11Against 49Abstain 3Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 28Against 13Abstain 1Absent 2

The Left38 MEPs

For 36Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy65
France48
Spain34
Portugal12
Austria11

Most against

Germany47
Poland42
Romania22
Netherlands18
Czech Republic16

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium20 MEPs

For 10Against 7Abstain 3Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 48Against 30Abstain 0Absent 1

Germany96 MEPs

For 45Against 47Abstain 0Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 15Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 2Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 65Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Latvia8 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 3Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 9Against 18Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland52 MEPs

For 9Against 42Abstain 0Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 1Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 11Against 22Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 34Against 25Abstain 0Absent 0

Sweden20 MEPs

For 10Against 6Abstain 3Absent 1

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