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

Taxation65%★

Confidence: 65%

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Vote ID 183525Source: 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”. EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ESN and NI voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (491 for, 139 against, 20 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

491

Against

139

Abstain

Margin of victory

352 votes

Turnout (cast)

650

Absent

Participation rate

90.4%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 165Against 4Abstain 2Absent 14

S&D135 MEPs

For 118Against 5Abstain 0Absent 12

ECR82 MEPs

For 56Against 8Abstain 11Absent 7

PfE84 MEPs

For 1Against 74Abstain 0Absent 9

Renew78 MEPs

For 68Against 3Abstain 0Absent 7

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 46Against 3Abstain 1Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 27Against 7Abstain 2Absent 9

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 23Abstain 1Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 10Against 11Abstain 3Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany68
Italy56
Spain44
Poland43
France40

Most against

Hungary10
Czech Republic9

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
France
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 2Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 2Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 40Against 30Abstain 4Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 68Against 20Abstain 2Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 4Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 0Absent 9

Ireland14 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 56Against 16Abstain 0Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 21Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 43Against 6Abstain 0Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Romania33 MEPs

For 28Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 44Against 7Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 13Against 4Abstain 2Absent 2

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