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Adjustment of customs duties and opening of tariff quotas for the import of certain goods originating in the United States of America ***I

Trade86%★

Confidence: 86%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "tariff"
title/description contains "customs"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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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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Vote ID 189581Source: 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
✓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+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 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 “Adjustment of customs duties and opening of tariff quotas for the import of certain goods originating in the United States of America ***I”. PfE, Left, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (160 for, 462 against, 16 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

160

Against

462

Abstain

Margin of victory

302 votes

Turnout (cast)

638

Absent

Participation rate

88.9%

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

By political group

EPP184 MEPs

For 0Against 169Abstain 0Absent 15

S&D135 MEPs

For 8Against 99Abstain 3Absent 25

PfE84 MEPs

For 39Against 31Abstain 12Absent 2

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 75Abstain 0Absent 6

Renew78 MEPs

For 14Against 54Abstain 0Absent 10

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 21Against 25Abstain 1Absent 6

The Left45 MEPs

For 35Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

ESN27 MEPs

For 20Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 21Against 3Abstain 0Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

France61
Slovakia7

Most against

Germany64
Italy56
Poland45
Spain42
Romania30

Divided delegations

Belgium
Cyprus
Luxembourg
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 6Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 9Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 1Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 61Against 10Abstain 2Absent 8

Germany95 MEPs

For 22Against 64Abstain 1Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 0Absent 6

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 10

Ireland14 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 5

Italy76 MEPs

For 13Against 56Abstain 0Absent 7

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 1Against 29Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 3Against 45Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 2Against 30Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 5Against 42Abstain 6Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 0Absent 3

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