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EU/United States Agreement: modification of concessions on all the tariff rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union

Foreign Affairs75%★

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "united states"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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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 153648Source: 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
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 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 “EU/United States Agreement: modification of concessions on all the tariff rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, PfE and NI voted mostly in favour. Left and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (522 for, 15 against, 43 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

522

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

507 votes

Turnout (cast)

580

Absent

125

Participation rate

82.3%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 159Against 0Abstain 0Absent 20

S&D136 MEPs

For 104Against 0Abstain 0Absent 32

Renew100 MEPs

For 86Against 0Abstain 0Absent 14

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 62Against 0Abstain 1Absent 8

ECR64 MEPs

For 55Against 0Abstain 1Absent 8

PfE65 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 13Absent 19

NI46 MEPs

For 17Against 7Abstain 7Absent 15

The Left37 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 19Absent 8

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany75
Italy52
Spain47
France44
Poland42

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 6

France79 MEPs

For 44Against 8Abstain 16Absent 11

Germany96 MEPs

For 75Against 1Abstain 2Absent 18

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 7Absent 6

Hungary21 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

Ireland13 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 52Against 0Abstain 1Absent 23

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 24Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland52 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

Portugal21 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 4Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 26Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 2Absent 10

Sweden21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

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