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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 · · 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

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2 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).

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