8New EU laws·decision 8 of 16 on Wednesday, 28 February 2024
Faster and Safer Relief of Excess Withholding Taxes
Committee report by Herbert Dorfmann · Parliament gives its opinion on a proposal. The Council decides, but must wait for Parliament’s opinion. · voted at 13:01
Parliament’s position on proposed laws. It usually needs to agree with the Council before a law is final.
Adoptedby an overwhelming majority541 for · 36 against · 23 abstained (90 % in favour)
Backed by Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE, ECR, PfE and ESN; opposed by The Left.
How the vote unfolded · 10 ballots
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 4 amendments (4 rejected) and 1 part of the text voted on separately (1 lapsed).
Roll calls requested by The Left, PPE · split votes by S&D, PPE.
adoptedrejectedlapsedsquare = amendmentcircle = part of the textdecisive voteSolid = roll call (click for every MEP’s vote); faded = no individual positions
All 10 ballots in voting order
1.Amendments by the committee responsible — put to the vote collectivelyAmendments by the committee responsible – put to the vote collectively
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Adopted
2.Amendments by the committee responsible — split voteAmendments by the committee responsible – split vote
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Adopted
3.Amendments by the committee responsible — split voteAmendments by the committee responsible – split vote
electronic vote (totals only) — no individual
positions recorded
Adopted
4.Amendments by the committee responsible — split voteAmendments by the committee responsible – split vote
electronic vote (totals only) — no individual
positions recorded
Adopted
5.Amendment 63, adding text after Article 17 — part 113:01Dégrèvement plus rapide et plus sûr des excédents de retenues à la source - Faster and Safer Relief of Excess Withholding Taxes - Schnellere und sicherere Verfahren für die Entlastung von überschüssigen Quellensteuern - A9-0007/2024 - Herbert Dorfmann - Après l'article 17 - Am 63/1Part 1: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘of 30%’”A paragraph or amendment voted in separate parts, so groups can back one part and oppose another. requested by S&D·A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by The Left
Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.
7.Amendment 64, adding text after Article 1713:01A9-0007/2024 - Herbert Dorfmann - Après l'article 17 - Am 64A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by The Left
Rejected
8.Amendment 65, adding text after Article 1713:01A9-0007/2024 - Herbert Dorfmann - Après l'article 17 - Am 65A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by The Left, PPE
Rejected
9.Amendment 66, adding text after Article 1713:01A9-0007/2024 - Herbert Dorfmann - Après l'article 17 - Am 66A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by The Left
Rejected
10.Final vote13:01A9-0007/2024 - Herbert Dorfmann - Proposition de la Commission
One day of voting in plenary. Each subject is a report, resolution, agreement or objection; they are grouped by kind of decision, and each group says what “adopted” means there.
The ballots
Members vote on amendments and on parts of the text first, then on the text as a whole. That final, decisive vote is the result shown at the top of each subject.
Who voted how
Only roll-call votes record each Member’s vote — open one for every name and the breakdown by group. A show of hands records the outcome only.
Document & procedure
Each subject rests on a document (a committee report, a motion, a Council or Commission text) and belongs to a procedure, the whole file that can span years.
Group badges
How most of a group voted: ✓ For · ✗ Against · – Abstained · ~ Split (no majority).
Codes in ballot labels
Am 27 — amendment 27
§ 5 — paragraph 5
§ 5/2, part 2 — a A paragraph or amendment voted in separate parts, so groups can back one part and oppose another., taken in parts
Am 3= 7= — identical amendments voted together
***I — Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council.; *** — Parliament can approve or reject the text, for example an international agreement, but cannot amend it.; * — Parliament gives its opinion on a proposal. The Council decides, but must wait for Parliament’s opinion.
Lapsed — Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.