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

Taxation65%★

Confidence: 65%

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Vote ID 183493Source: 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
✓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+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+12 / 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 “The 28th Regime: a new legal framework for innovative companies”. PfE, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR and Renew voted mostly against. Greens-EFA mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (191 for, 423 against, 48 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

191

Against

423

Abstain

Margin of victory

232 votes

Turnout (cast)

662

Absent

Participation rate

92.1%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 6Against 172Abstain 0Absent 7

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 123Abstain 0Absent 12

PfE84 MEPs

For 78Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 27Against 41Abstain 5Absent 9

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 72Abstain 0Absent 6

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 40Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 36Against 0Abstain 1Absent 8

NI29 MEPs

For 19Against 4Abstain 2Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 22Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

France46
Czech Republic12
Hungary11
Slovakia8

Most against

Germany59
Italy52
Spain41
Poland28
Romania28

Divided delegations

Belgium
Czech Republic
France
Greece
Hungary
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 2Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 6Against 10Abstain 2Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 1Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 3Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 2Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 46Against 25Abstain 3Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 21Against 59Abstain 11Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 1Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 16Against 52Abstain 4Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 6Against 20Abstain 4Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 20Against 28Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 28Abstain 2Absent 3

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 7Against 41Abstain 4Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 5Absent 2

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