Parliament’s position on proposed laws. It usually needs to agree with the Council before a law is final., Economy & single market
European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) and European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF): access to VAT information at Union level
Passed by an overwhelming majority
Parliament adopted its position on the law.
- For
- 549
- Against
- 33
- Abstained
- 84
roll-call vote at 14:03 · 82% of votes cast in favour
Committee report by Michalis Hadjipantela · Parliament gives its opinion on a proposal. The Council decides, but must wait for Parliament’s opinion. · Report A-10-2026-0159
AI:What this decision does
Parliament adopted its position on a proposed Council regulation that would give the European Public Prosecutor's Office and the European Anti-Fraud Office access to value added tax information at Union level.§1: source passage in the text The regulation aims to strengthen the fight against cross-border VAT fraud by establishing direct communication channels between Eurofisc and these two bodies.§2: source passage in the text Parliament approved the Commission proposal as amended, adding safeguards on data protection, purpose limitation, and data minimisation.§1: source passage in the text§2: source passage in the text It also calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly and asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to substantially amend the text.§1: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR; Against: ESN; Abstained: Patriots
- The Left For 43 for, 0 against, 1 abstainedof 45
- Greens For 46 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 126 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 135
- Renew For 71 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 78
- EPP For 169 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 185
- ECR For 60 for, 1 against, 17 abstainedof 82
- Patriots Abstained 13 for, 6 against, 59 abstainedof 86
- ESN Against 1 for, 21 against, 4 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 20 for, 5 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
43 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
The Left voted for (43 of 44). Abstained: 1
João Oliveira (Portugal)
ECR voted for (60 of 78). Against: 1, Abstained: 17
Anna Zalewska (Poland, abstained), Arkadiusz Mularczyk (Poland, abstained), Beata Szydło (Poland, abstained), Bogdan Rzońca (Poland, abstained), Daniel Obajtek (Poland, abstained)
13 more from ECR
Dominik Tarczyński (Poland, abstained), Emmanouil Fragkos (Greece, abstained), Jacek Ozdoba (Poland, abstained), Jadwiga Wiśniewska (Poland, against), Joachim Stanisław Brudziński (Poland, abstained), Kosma Złotowski (Poland, abstained), Maciej Wąsik (Poland, abstained), Małgorzata Gosiewska (Poland, abstained), Mariusz Kamiński (Poland, abstained), Marlena Maląg (Poland, abstained), Patryk Jaki (Poland, abstained), Piotr Müller (Poland, abstained), Tobiasz Bocheński (Poland, abstained)
Patriots abstained (59 of 78). For: 13, Against: 6
Afroditi Latinopoulou (Greece, for), Antonín Staněk (Czechia, for), António Tânger Corrêa (Portugal, for), Elisabeth Dieringer (Austria, against), Ewa Zajączkowska-Hernik (Poland, for)
14 more from Patriots
Georg Mayer (Austria, against), Gerald Hauser (Austria, against), Harald Vilimsky (Austria, against), Jana Nagyová (Czechia, for), Jaroslav Bžoch (Czechia, for), Jaroslav Knot (Czechia, for), Jaroslava Pokorná Jermanová (Czechia, for), Majbritt Birkholm (Denmark, for), Ondřej Knotek (Czechia, for), Petra Steger (Austria, against), Roman Haider (Austria, against), Tiago Moreira De Sá (Portugal, for), Tomáš Kubín (Czechia, for), Tomasz Buczek (Poland, for)
ESN voted against (21 of 26). For: 1, Abstained: 4
Ivan David (Czechia, abstained), Marcin Sypniewski (Poland, for), Petras Gražulis (Lithuania, abstained), Sarah Knafo (France, abstained), Volker Schnurrbusch (Germany, abstained)
Groups as they are now; members who changed group are compared with their current one.
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