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The role of simple tax rules and tax fragmentation in European competitiveness
Adopted by an overwhelming majority
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
- For
- 499
- Against
- 66
- Abstained
- 53
roll-call vote at 13:13 · 81% of votes cast in favour
Committee report by Michalis Hadjipantela · Report A-10-2025-0155
AI:What this decision does
Parliament adopted a resolution on the role of simple tax rules and tax fragmentation in European competitiveness.§1: source passage in the text The text calls for reducing regulatory and administrative burdens, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises, and for digitalising tax administration.§2: source passage in the text It also stresses the need for strengthened cooperation between member states to tackle tax evasion and aggressive tax planning.§2: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP; Against: ESN; Divided: ECR, Patriots
- The Left For 32 for, 1 against, 5 abstainedof 46
- Greens For 45 for, 0 against, 1 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 102 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 137
- Renew For 61 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 76
- EPP For 171 for, 0 against, 2 abstainedof 193
- ECR Divided 37 for, 10 against, 22 abstainedof 79
- Patriots Divided 40 for, 27 against, 9 abstainedof 88
- ESN Against 0 for, 22 against, 3 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 11 for, 6 against, 11 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
12 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
The Left voted for (32 of 38). Against: 1, Abstained: 5
Giorgos Georgiou (Cyprus, abstained), Irene Montero (Spain, abstained), Kathleen Funchion (Ireland, abstained), Lynn Boylan (Ireland, abstained), Marc Botenga (Belgium, abstained)
1 more from The Left
Özlem Demirel (Germany, against)
Greens voted for (45 of 46). Abstained: 1
Vicent Marzà Ibáñez (Spain)
EPP voted for (171 of 173). Abstained: 2
David Casa (Malta), Peter Agius (Malta)
ESN voted against (22 of 25). Abstained: 3
Ewa Zajączkowska-Hernik (Poland), Ivan David (Czechia), Marcin Sypniewski (Poland)
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