← Votes·2020-11-26

Elimination of customs duties on certain products

Trade65%★

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "customs"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 125480Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓Some political group division
✓High participation
✓Some MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+4 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+0 / 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 “Elimination of customs duties on certain products”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while Left voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (638 for, 45 against, 11 abstentions).

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

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

638

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

593 votes

Turnout (cast)

694

Absent

Participation rate

98.4%

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

By political group

EPP180 MEPs

For 177Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

S&D136 MEPs

For 131Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

Renew101 MEPs

For 98Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 68Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

PfE66 MEPs

For 62Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

ECR63 MEPs

For 62Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 34Against 6Abstain 4Absent 0

The Left38 MEPs

For 2Against 36Abstain 0Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany89
Italy75
France71
Poland51
Spain49

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 20Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 19Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 71Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Germany96 MEPs

For 89Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Greece21 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 3Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 75Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 27Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 32Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 49Against 6Abstain 4Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 19Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

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