Parliament’s position on proposed laws. It usually needs to agree with the Council before a law is final., Economy & single market
VAT: taxable persons, special scheme and special arrangements for declaration and payment, relating to distance sales of imported goods
Passed by an overwhelming majority
Parliament adopted its position on the law.
- For
- 623
- Against
- 26
- Abstained
- 28
roll-call vote at 13:41 · 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-10-2025-0119
AI:What this decision does
The draft law updates VAT rules for platforms and suppliers facilitating distance sales of imported goods, making them liable for import VAT if they do not use the import one-stop-shop (IOSS).§1: source passage in the text§2: source passage in the text Parliament adopted its position approving the Council draft, meaning it agrees with the proposed changes.§1: source passage in the text Parliament calls on the Council to notify it if it intends to depart from the approved text and to consult again if it makes 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; Divided: ESN
- The Left For 37 for, 1 against, 2 abstainedof 47
- Greens For 52 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 125 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 137
- Renew For 73 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 76
- EPP For 175 for, 0 against, 1 abstainedof 193
- ECR For 77 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 79
- Patriots For 62 for, 1 against, 15 abstainedof 90
- ESN Divided 1 for, 17 against, 8 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 21 for, 7 against, 2 abstainedof 30
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 40). Against: 1, Abstained: 2
Giorgos Georgiou (Cyprus, abstained), João Oliveira (Portugal, against), Marc Botenga (Belgium, abstained)
EPP voted for (175 of 176). Abstained: 1
Branko Grims (Slovenia)
Patriots voted for (62 of 78). Against: 1, Abstained: 15
Anders Vistisen (Denmark, against), Auke Zijlstra (Netherlands, abstained), Barbara Bonte (Belgium, abstained), Elisabeth Dieringer (Austria, abstained), Georg Mayer (Austria, abstained)
11 more from Patriots
Gerald Hauser (Austria, abstained), Gerolf Annemans (Belgium, abstained), Harald Vilimsky (Austria, abstained), Marieke Ehlers (Netherlands, abstained), Petra Steger (Austria, abstained), Rachel Blom (Netherlands, abstained), Roman Haider (Austria, abstained), Sebastiaan Stöteler (Netherlands, abstained), Sebastian Kruis (Netherlands, abstained), Tom Vandendriessche (Belgium, abstained), Ton Diepeveen (Netherlands, abstained)
Groups as they are now; members who changed group are compared with their current one.
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