Theme · EU initiative
International corporate tax reform
Ongoing international efforts to reshape corporate taxation, including Pillar Two and the UN Framework Convention process.
3 subjects in 3 sittings · 3 adopted, 0 rejected · Feb 2025 – Oct 2026
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- The EU’s approach to corporate tax policy in a changing international environment
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. Parliament set out its position on the European Union's approach to corporate tax policy in a changing international environment, a report covering rules such as the global minimum tax for large multinational groups and the anti-tax-avoidance directive. Parliament adopted the text as its official position, so it now carries political weight but does not create law. The report argues that the international tax framework has become too complex and disadvantages European Union companies, and that the Union and its member states should strengthen coordination and speak with one voice in multilateral forums.
6 Oct 2026 · Resolutions · report by Kinga Kollár · 2 ballots · voted 13:52 · A-10-2026-0238 · 2025/2210
Adopted 364–69–162 · by a clear majority - Business in Europe: Framework for Income Taxation (BEFIT)
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. The BEFIT proposal introduces a common system for calculating the corporate tax base of large cross-border business groups in the EU and for allocating these tax bases among group members. Parliament adopted its position on the proposed law, approving the Commission proposal as amended. Parliament calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly and asks the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved.
13 Nov 2025 · New laws · report by Evelyn Regner · consultation · 28 ballots · voted 11:56 · A-10-2025-0194 · 2023/0321
- Administrative cooperation in the field of taxation
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. The proposal updates EU rules on administrative cooperation in taxation to simplify reporting for multinational groups under the global minimum tax directive. Parliament approved the proposal, backing a central filing system and a standard form to reduce administrative burden. It asks the Council to notify Parliament if it departs from the approved text and to consult it again on substantial amendments.
12 Feb 2025 · New laws · report by Aurore Lalucq · consultation · voted 12:08 · A-10-2025-0002 · 2024/0276
Dossiers involved · latest vote first
- 2025/2210 The EU’s approach to corporate tax policy in a changing international environment 6 Oct 2026 · 1 vote
- 2023/0321 Business in Europe: Framework for Income Taxation (BEFIT) 13 Nov 2025 · 1 vote
- 2024/0276 Administrative cooperation in the field of taxation 12 Feb 2025 · 1 vote
Who backs what
How each group's majority voted on the 3 most recent final A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. votes about International corporate tax reform.
With the result = share of these votes where the group's position matched the outcome (For an adopted text, Against a rejected one). The other columns count the votes by the group's position; Split = no position had a majority among its members. Non-attached members have no group line.
| Group | With the result | For | Against | Abstained | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Left · democratic socialism, communism. Founded 1995 (as GUE; “The Left” since 2021) | 33 % | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Centre-left · green politics, regionalism. Founded 1999 | 100 % | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Centre-left · social democracy. Founded 1953 (as Socialist Group; S&D since 2009) | 100 % | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Centre · liberalism, pro-Europeanism. Founded 2019 (successor of ALDE, 1976) | 100 % | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Centre-right · Christian democracy, conservatism. Founded 1953 (as Christian Democratic Group) | 100 % | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Right-wing · national conservatism, EU-critical. Founded 2009 | 33 % | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Far-right · national conservatism, right-wing populism. Founded July 2024 | 33 % | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Far-right · ultranationalism. Founded July 2024 | 0 % | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
The latest final votes, group by group
Each group's majority position: For, Against, Abstained, or Split. — = the group did not vote.
| Decision | Left · democratic socialism, communism. Founded 1995 (as GUE; “The Left” since 2021) | Centre-left · green politics, regionalism. Founded 1999 | Centre-left · social democracy. Founded 1953 (as Socialist Group; S&D since 2009) | Centre · liberalism, pro-Europeanism. Founded 2019 (successor of ALDE, 1976) | Centre-right · Christian democracy, conservatism. Founded 1953 (as Christian Democratic Group) | Right-wing · national conservatism, EU-critical. Founded 2009 | Far-right · national conservatism, right-wing populism. Founded July 2024 | Far-right · ultranationalism. Founded July 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The EU’s approach to corporate tax policy in a changing international environment 6 Oct 2026 · adopted | Abstained | For | For | For | For | Abstained | Abstained | Against |
| Business in Europe: Framework for Income Taxation (BEFIT) 13 Nov 2025 · adopted | Abstained | For | For | For | For | Against | Against | Against |
| Administrative cooperation in the field of taxation 12 Feb 2025 · adopted | For | For | For | For | For | For | For | Against |
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