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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 189583Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong political group division
✓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+7 / 10

Group division+12 / 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 “Adjustment of customs duties and opening of tariff quotas for the import of certain goods originating in the United States of America ***I”. Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, PfE, ECR, Renew and ESN voted mostly against. Greens-EFA mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (58 for, 515 against, 63 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

Against

515

Abstain

Margin of victory

457 votes

Turnout (cast)

636

Absent

Participation rate

88.6%

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

By political group

EPP184 MEPs

For 0Against 167Abstain 0Absent 17

S&D135 MEPs

For 3Against 102Abstain 3Absent 27

PfE84 MEPs

For 1Against 67Abstain 13Absent 3

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 74Abstain 0Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 70Abstain 0Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 39Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 34Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 24Abstain 3Absent 0

NI29 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 5Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against

Germany64
France57
Italy57
Spain48
Poland47

Divided delegations

Cyprus

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 8Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 4Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 10Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 3Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 1Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 13Against 57Abstain 1Absent 10

Germany95 MEPs

For 10Against 64Abstain 15Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 1Absent 6

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 5

Italy76 MEPs

For 11Against 57Abstain 0Absent 8

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 2Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 1Against 24Abstain 5Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 47Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 19Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 28Abstain 3Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 2Against 48Abstain 3Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 3Absent 3

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