← Votes·2019-11-28

EU/USA Agreement on the Allocation of a Share in the Tariff Rate Quota: opening an autonomous tariff quota for imports of high-quality beef

Trade65%★

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "tariff"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 110244Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+8 / 15

Methodology: importance-v0.1 · The Importance Score is a prioritisation indicator. It does not judge whether a vote is good or bad.

What was this vote about?

This vote concerned “EU/USA Agreement on the Allocation of a Share in the Tariff Rate Quota: opening an autonomous tariff quota for imports of high-quality beef”. EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR and NI voted mostly in favour, while Greens-EFA, Left and ESN voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (427 for, 130 against, 64 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a substantive vote (such as an amendment or resolution) that contributes to shaping the final position of the Parliament on a dossier. It reflects the political direction taken on specific provisions.

Result analysis

For

427

Against

130

Abstain

Margin of victory

297 votes

Turnout (cast)

621

Absent

Participation rate

91.6%

✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP173 MEPs

For 142Against 2Abstain 14Absent 15

S&D132 MEPs

For 111Against 7Abstain 2Absent 12

Renew96 MEPs

For 86Against 1Abstain 2Absent 7

Greens/EFA67 MEPs

For 5Against 54Abstain 3Absent 5

PfE64 MEPs

For 10Against 23Abstain 26Absent 5

ECR59 MEPs

For 51Against 3Abstain 1Absent 4

The Left37 MEPs

For 1Against 27Abstain 8Absent 1

NI43 MEPs

For 19Against 10Abstain 6Absent 8

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany48
Poland45
Italy40
Spain40
Romania29

Most against

France42

Divided delegations

Belgium
Finland
Germany
Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria18 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 3Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 9Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Denmark13 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland13 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

France74 MEPs

For 20Against 42Abstain 9Absent 3

Germany96 MEPs

For 48Against 36Abstain 6Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 7Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland11 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Italy73 MEPs

For 40Against 0Abstain 24Absent 9

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands26 MEPs

For 21Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland51 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania32 MEPs

For 29Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovakia13 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain54 MEPs

For 40Against 9Abstain 0Absent 5

Sweden20 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

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