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Implementation of the Sixth VAT Directive

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 139871Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓Strong political group division
✓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+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 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 “Implementation of the Sixth VAT Directive”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and NI voted mostly in favour, while ECR and ESN voted mostly against. PfE and Left mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (510 for, 74 against, 108 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

510

Against

Abstain

108

Margin of victory

436 votes

Turnout (cast)

692

Absent

Participation rate

98.2%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 174Against 1Abstain 2Absent 2

S&D136 MEPs

For 134Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Renew101 MEPs

For 99Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

PfE67 MEPs

For 9Against 17Abstain 41Absent 0

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

ECR63 MEPs

For 1Against 38Abstain 22Absent 2

NI44 MEPs

For 24Against 8Abstain 12Absent 0

The Left38 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 30Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany77
France50
Spain49
Italy44
Romania29

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 4Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 29Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 77Against 9Abstain 8Absent 2

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 8Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 44Against 0Abstain 32Absent 0

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 2Absent 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 22Against 5Abstain 2Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 25Against 25Abstain 2Absent 0

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 29Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 49Against 4Abstain 6Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

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