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The 28th Regime: a new legal framework for innovative companies

Taxation65%★

Confidence: 65%

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Evidence:

title/description contains "vat"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 183491Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓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+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 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 “The 28th Regime: a new legal framework for innovative companies”. Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, PfE, ECR, Renew and ESN voted mostly against. Greens-EFA mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (81 for, 518 against, 56 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

Against

518

Abstain

Margin of victory

437 votes

Turnout (cast)

655

Absent

Participation rate

91.1%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 0Against 178Abstain 0Absent 7

S&D135 MEPs

For 6Against 90Abstain 20Absent 19

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 77Abstain 1Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 73Abstain 0Absent 9

Renew78 MEPs

For 2Against 68Abstain 2Absent 6

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 19Against 2Abstain 30Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 38Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 21Abstain 2Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 15Against 8Abstain 1Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against

Germany65
France51
Poland48
Spain46
Italy40

Divided delegations

Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 2Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 2Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 3Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 2Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 12Against 51Abstain 3Absent 15

Germany96 MEPs

For 11Against 65Abstain 15Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Ireland14 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 14Against 40Abstain 18Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 0Against 24Abstain 6Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 48Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 28Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 5Against 46Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 2Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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