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Non-application of customs duties on imports of certain goods ***I

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 189313Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓Strong political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many 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+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+12 / 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 “Non-application of customs duties on imports of certain goods ***I”. EPP, S&D, ECR and Renew voted mostly in favour, while PfE, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (437 for, 144 against, 60 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

437

Against

144

Abstain

Margin of victory

293 votes

Turnout (cast)

641

Absent

Participation rate

89.3%

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

By political group

EPP184 MEPs

For 169Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

S&D135 MEPs

For 95Against 10Abstain 3Absent 27

PfE84 MEPs

For 15Against 50Abstain 17Absent 2

ECR82 MEPs

For 70Against 1Abstain 5Absent 6

Renew78 MEPs

For 60Against 3Abstain 5Absent 10

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 19Against 24Abstain 5Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 37Abstain 0Absent 8

ESN27 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 23Absent 0

NI29 MEPs

For 7Against 16Abstain 2Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany62
Italy50
Poland43
Spain39
Romania30

Most against

France51

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Cyprus
Greece
Luxembourg

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 2Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 11Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 2Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 12Against 51Abstain 9Absent 9

Germany95 MEPs

For 62Against 13Abstain 14Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 7Abstain 1Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 11Absent 10

Ireland14 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5

Italy76 MEPs

For 50Against 18Abstain 1Absent 7

Latvia9 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 21Against 4Abstain 4Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 43Against 3Abstain 2Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 30Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 39Against 5Abstain 8Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

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