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Value added tax (VAT): administrative cooperation arrangements needed for the digital age

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 160067Source: 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
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Some 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+4 / 10

Group division+0 / 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 “Value added tax (VAT): administrative cooperation arrangements needed for the digital age”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, PfE, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (615 for, 10 against, 15 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

615

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

605 votes

Turnout (cast)

640

Absent

Participation rate

91.2%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 166Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13

S&D136 MEPs

For 120Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16

Renew100 MEPs

For 92Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 64Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

ECR64 MEPs

For 57Against 3Abstain 3Absent 1

PfE64 MEPs

For 53Against 0Abstain 5Absent 6

NI46 MEPs

For 31Against 4Abstain 4Absent 7

The Left36 MEPs

For 27Against 2Abstain 3Absent 4

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany84
Italy71
France70
Spain55
Poland48

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 19Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 70Against 0Abstain 1Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 84Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

Greece21 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 9Absent 7

Ireland13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 71Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 21Against 3Abstain 1Absent 4

Poland51 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 19Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 32Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain57 MEPs

For 55Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Sweden21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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