Parliament’s position on proposed laws. It usually needs to agree with the Council before a law is final., Economy & single market
EU-Switzerland agreement on the automatic exchange of financial account information: Amending Protocol
Passed by an overwhelming majority
Parliament adopted its position on the law.
- For
- 605
- Against
- 26
- Abstained
- 2
roll-call vote at 12:01 · 96% of votes cast in favour
Committee report by Kinga Kollár · Parliament gives its opinion on a proposal. The Council decides, but must wait for Parliament’s opinion. · Report A-10-2025-0202
AI:What this decision does
Parliament approved the Amending Protocol to the EU-Switzerland agreement on the automatic exchange of financial account information, which aims to improve international tax compliance.§1: source passage in the text The protocol updates the agreement to align with the revised Common Reporting Standard, extends mutual assistance to VAT recovery, and updates data protection references.§3: source passage in the text Parliament urges member states and Switzerland to explore extending mutual assistance to other tax claims within four years.§3: 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 40 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 46
- Greens For 45 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 119 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 137
- Renew For 63 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 75
- EPP For 172 for, 0 against, 1 abstainedof 193
- ECR For 70 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 79
- Patriots For 76 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 87
- ESN Against 0 for, 22 against, 1 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 20 for, 4 against, 0 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
2 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
EPP voted for (172 of 173). Abstained: 1
Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz (Poland)
ESN voted against (22 of 23). Abstained: 1
Petras Gražulis (Lithuania)
Groups as they are now; members who changed group are compared with their current one.
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