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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 189585Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong 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+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+12 / 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”. 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 (65 for, 526 against, 48 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

526

Abstain

Margin of victory

461 votes

Turnout (cast)

639

Absent

Participation rate

89.0%

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

By political group

EPP184 MEPs

For 0Against 169Abstain 0Absent 15

S&D135 MEPs

For 2Against 103Abstain 3Absent 27

PfE84 MEPs

For 1Against 81Abstain 0Absent 2

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 75Abstain 0Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 67Abstain 1Absent 10

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 38Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 35Against 0Abstain 1Absent 9

ESN27 MEPs

For 3Against 22Abstain 2Absent 0

NI29 MEPs

For 16Against 6Abstain 3Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Slovakia8

Most against

Germany65
France57
Italy57
Poland47
Spain47

Divided delegations

Cyprus
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 2Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 3Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 1Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 1Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 18Abstain 0Absent 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 65Abstain 15Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 2Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 10

Ireland14 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 1Absent 5

Italy76 MEPs

For 12Against 57Abstain 0Absent 7

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 1Absent 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 18Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 29Abstain 3Absent 1

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 2Against 47Abstain 3Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 3Absent 3

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