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European Withholding Tax framework

Vote ID 140895Source: 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
✓Significant 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+0 / 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 “European Withholding Tax framework”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (625 for, 38 against, 28 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

625

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

587 votes

Turnout (cast)

691

Absent

Participation rate

98.0%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 175Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

S&D136 MEPs

For 128Against 0Abstain 4Absent 4

Renew101 MEPs

For 98Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 68Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

PfE67 MEPs

For 48Against 15Abstain 4Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 47Against 9Abstain 5Absent 2

NI44 MEPs

For 27Against 11Abstain 6Absent 0

The Left38 MEPs

For 32Against 0Abstain 6Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany87
Italy76
France75
Spain56
Poland51

Most against

Hungary12

Divided delegations

Hungary

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 3Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 18Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 75Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 87Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Greece21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 9Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 76Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Latvia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 4Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 22Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 56Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Sweden21 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

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