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Predictability for Member States and procedures for dispute resolution when making available the traditional, VAT and GNI based own resources

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 137768Source: official EP roll-call records
76
/ 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+6 / 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 “Predictability for Member States and procedures for dispute resolution when making available the traditional, VAT and GNI based own resources”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (551 for, 116 against, 30 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
551
Against
116
Abstain
30
Margin of victory
435 votes
Turnout (cast)
697
Absent
8
Participation rate
98.9%
This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 175Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1
S&D136 MEPs
For 134Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Renew101 MEPs
For 100Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 69Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
PfE67 MEPs
For 8Against 36Abstain 23Absent 0
ECR63 MEPs
For 2Against 61Abstain 0Absent 0
NI44 MEPs
For 29Against 11Abstain 3Absent 1
The Left38 MEPs
For 32Against 2Abstain 3Absent 1
ESN4 MEPs
For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany81
  • France55
  • Spain55
  • Italy42
  • Romania32
Most against
  • Poland27
Divided delegations
  • Poland
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0
Belgium21 MEPs
For 15Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 15Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Croatia12 MEPs
For 10Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 15Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0
Denmark14 MEPs
For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Estonia7 MEPs
For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
France79 MEPs
For 55Against 23Abstain 0Absent 1
Germany96 MEPs
For 81Against 11Abstain 0Absent 4
Greece21 MEPs
For 16Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1
Hungary21 MEPs
For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Ireland13 MEPs
For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 42Against 8Abstain 25Absent 1
Latvia8 MEPs
For 6Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 23Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0
Poland52 MEPs
For 25Against 27Abstain 0Absent 0
Portugal21 MEPs
For 16Against 3Abstain 2Absent 0
Romania33 MEPs
For 32Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain59 MEPs
For 55Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0
Sweden21 MEPs
For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

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