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

Taxation65%★

Confidence: 65%

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Vote ID 183496Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some 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+10 / 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, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (162 for, 484 against, 18 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

162

Against

484

Abstain

Margin of victory

322 votes

Turnout (cast)

664

Absent

Participation rate

92.3%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 0Against 178Abstain 0Absent 7

S&D135 MEPs

For 1Against 124Abstain 0Absent 10

PfE84 MEPs

For 69Against 8Abstain 1Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 18Against 49Abstain 8Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 71Abstain 0Absent 7

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 2Against 48Abstain 0Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

NI29 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 7Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 20Against 2Abstain 2Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

France40
Greece11
Hungary10
Czech Republic8
Slovakia8

Most against

Germany69
Italy52
Spain46
Poland43
Netherlands29

Divided delegations

Cyprus
Czech Republic
France
Greece
Hungary
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 12Abstain 2Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 6Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 40Against 33Abstain 1Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 16Against 69Abstain 5Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 1Absent 1

Ireland14 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 20Against 52Abstain 0Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 0Against 29Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 6Against 43Abstain 0Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 14Abstain 1Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 29Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 7Against 46Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 14Abstain 0Absent 2

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