Parliament’s position on proposed laws. It usually needs to agree with the Council before a law is final., Economy & single market
VAT: rules for the digital age
Passed by an overwhelming majority
Parliament adopted its position on the law.
- For
- 589
- Against
- 42
- Abstained
- 10
roll-call vote at 12:07 · 92% of votes cast in favour
Committee report by Ľudovít Ódor · Parliament gives its opinion on a proposal. The Council decides, but must wait for Parliament’s opinion. · Report A-10-2025-0001
AI:What this decision does
Parliament approved the Council's draft directive updating EU value-added tax (VAT) rules for the digital age.§1: source passage in the text The directive introduces real-time digital reporting based on e-invoicing, updates VAT rules for the platform economy, and creates a single VAT registration for cross-border sales to consumers.§2: source passage in the text Parliament asks the Council to notify it if the Council intends to depart from the approved text and to consult Parliament again on any substantial amendments.§1: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR, Patriots; Against: ESN
- The Left For 37 for, 0 against, 4 abstainedof 47
- Greens For 52 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 120 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 137
- Renew For 65 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 76
- EPP For 166 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 193
- ECR For 68 for, 1 against, 2 abstainedof 80
- Patriots For 68 for, 11 against, 0 abstainedof 91
- ESN Against 1 for, 17 against, 1 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 12 for, 13 against, 3 abstainedof 29
Groups from left to right · for–against–abstained, of the group’s MEPs
A group is shown as divided when no position has two thirds of its votes.
Did not vote with their group
20 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
The Left voted for (37 of 41). Abstained: 4
Giorgos Georgiou (Cyprus), João Oliveira (Portugal), Marc Botenga (Belgium), Rudi Kennes (Belgium)
ECR voted for (68 of 71). Against: 1, Abstained: 2
Cristian Terheş (Romania, against), Emmanouil Fragkos (Greece, abstained), Galato Alexandraki (Greece, abstained)
Patriots voted for (68 of 79). Against: 11
Elisabeth Dieringer (Austria), Gerald Hauser (Austria), Harald Vilimsky (Austria), Hermann Tertsch (Spain), Jorge Buxadé Villalba (Spain)
6 more from Patriots
Jorge Martín Frías (Spain), Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal (Spain), Margarita De La Pisa Carrión (Spain), Mireia Borrás Pabón (Spain), Petra Steger (Austria), Roman Haider (Austria)
ESN voted against (17 of 19). For: 1, Abstained: 1
Petras Gražulis (Lithuania, abstained), Sarah Knafo (France, for)
Groups as they are now; members who changed group are compared with their current one.
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