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Plenary sitting, Wednesday, 12 February 2025

4 decisions: 4 adopted. 12 ballots in all, 10 by , between 12:07 and 12:11.

Tightest result: Genetically modified maize MON 95275 — adopted 467 to 156.

✦ The day in brief · AI briefing

Parliament adopted positions on two tax files and blocked two genetically modified maize authorisations, shaping EU law on digital VAT reporting and GMO market access.

New EU laws · 2

Parliament’s position on proposed laws. It usually needs to agree with the Council before a law is final.

  1. Decision 1:VAT: rules for the digital age

    Committee report by Ľudovít Ódor ·

    The directive introduces real-time digital reporting based on e-invoicing, updates VAT rules for the platform economy, and creates a single VAT registration for cross-border sales to consumers.

    Adopted by an overwhelming majority 589 for · 42 against · 10 abstained

    Backed by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE, ECR and PfE; opposed by ESN.

  2. Decision 2:Administrative cooperation in the field of taxation

    Committee report by Aurore Lalucq ·

    The proposal updates EU rules on administrative cooperation in taxation to simplify reporting for multinational groups under the global minimum tax directive.

    Adopted by an overwhelming majority 608 for · 33 against · 8 abstained

    Backed by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE, ECR and PfE; opposed by ESN.

Objections to Commission measures · 2

Parliament can object to technical rules the Commission adopts on its own. Against a delegated act an adopted objection is a veto; against most implementing measures (such as GMO authorisations) it is a call on the Commission to withdraw the measure, which is not legally binding.

  1. Objection under Rule 115(2) and (3) · implementing measure

    Decision 3:Genetically modified maize DP910521

    Motion for a resolution · 4 ballots, incl. 2 amendments

    The European Parliament objected to the Commission's draft decision authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified maize DP910521.

    Adopted by a large majority 477 for · 152 against · 20 abstained

    Backed by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, ECR, PfE and ESN; opposed by PPE.

  2. Objection under Rule 115(2) and (3) · implementing measure

    Decision 4:Genetically modified maize MON 95275

    Motion for a resolution · 6 ballots, incl. 4 amendments

    Parliament objected to a Commission draft decision that would have authorised the sale of products made from genetically modified maize MON 95275.

    Adopted by a large majority 467 for · 156 against · 18 abstained

    Backed by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, ECR, PfE and ESN; opposed by Renew and PPE.

✦ AI: one-sentence summaries written by an AI from the text voted on; the outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. Each decision’s page shows every ballot, the full text and the procedure.

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A sitting
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Who voted how
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Group badges
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