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Common system of value added tax: conferral of implementing powers to the Commission to determine the meaning of the terms used in certain provisions

Vote ID 134869Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
70
/ 100

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+0 / 15
Turnout+5 / 5
Vote type+25 / 25
Close vote+0 / 15
Legislative+15 / 15
Rebel votes+7 / 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 “Common system of value added tax: conferral of implementing powers to the Commission to determine the meaning of the terms used in certain provisions”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while ESN voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (561 for, 43 against, 88 abstentions).

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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
561
Against
43
Abstain
88
Margin of victory
518 votes
Turnout (cast)
692
Absent
13
Participation rate
98.2%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 169Against 0Abstain 7Absent 3
S&D136 MEPs
For 127Against 0Abstain 5Absent 4
Renew101 MEPs
For 100Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 69Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
PfE67 MEPs
For 8Against 17Abstain 41Absent 1
ECR63 MEPs
For 28Against 14Abstain 20Absent 1
NI44 MEPs
For 28Against 6Abstain 9Absent 1
The Left38 MEPs
For 30Against 2Abstain 6Absent 0
ESN4 MEPs
For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany85
  • Spain55
  • France50
  • Poland49
  • Italy42
Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0
Belgium21 MEPs
For 13Against 3Abstain 3Absent 2
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 15Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
Croatia12 MEPs
For 9Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 15Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0
Denmark14 MEPs
For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1
Estonia7 MEPs
For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
France79 MEPs
For 50Against 0Abstain 28Absent 1
Germany96 MEPs
For 85Against 10Abstain 1Absent 0
Greece21 MEPs
For 16Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1
Hungary21 MEPs
For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Ireland13 MEPs
For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 42Against 0Abstain 33Absent 1
Latvia8 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 23Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0
Poland52 MEPs
For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3
Portugal21 MEPs
For 19Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Romania33 MEPs
For 31Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 11Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain59 MEPs
For 55Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0
Sweden21 MEPs
For 7Against 2Abstain 10Absent 2

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