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Pandora Papers: implications on the efforts to combat money laundering, tax evasion and avoidance

Corruption65%★

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "money laundering"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Taxation65%

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "tax evasion"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 136851Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Corruption
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+10 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 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 “Pandora Papers: implications on the efforts to combat money laundering, tax evasion and avoidance”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (475 for, 192 against, 29 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

475

Against

192

Abstain

Margin of victory

283 votes

Turnout (cast)

696

Absent

Participation rate

98.7%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 15Against 159Abstain 2Absent 3

S&D136 MEPs

For 131Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Renew101 MEPs

For 97Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 71Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

PfE67 MEPs

For 29Against 15Abstain 23Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 58Against 2Abstain 3Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 31Against 11Abstain 1Absent 1

The Left38 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

France71
Germany64
Spain45
Italy40
Poland35

Most against

Hungary13
Austria10

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Greece
Hungary
Lithuania
Romania
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 15Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 71Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 64Against 30Abstain 0Absent 2

Greece21 MEPs

For 13Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 40Against 11Abstain 24Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 22Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 35Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 17Against 13Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 45Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 3Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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