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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 189586Source: 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+10 / 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”. PfE, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew and ESN voted mostly against. Greens-EFA mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (110 for, 466 against, 58 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

110

Against

466

Abstain

Margin of victory

356 votes

Turnout (cast)

634

Absent

Participation rate

88.3%

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

By political group

EPP184 MEPs

For 0Against 168Abstain 0Absent 16

S&D135 MEPs

For 4Against 88Abstain 16Absent 27

PfE84 MEPs

For 42Against 40Abstain 0Absent 2

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 75Abstain 0Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 2Against 67Abstain 0Absent 9

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 37Absent 6

The Left45 MEPs

For 34Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

ESN27 MEPs

For 3Against 22Abstain 2Absent 0

NI29 MEPs

For 15Against 6Abstain 3Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

France42
Slovakia7

Most against

Germany62
Poland48
Spain46
Italy36
Romania30

Divided delegations

Austria
Cyprus
France
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 11Abstain 2Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 3Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 1Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 3Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 1Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 42Against 31Abstain 0Absent 8

Germany95 MEPs

For 10Against 62Abstain 16Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 1Absent 6

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 10

Ireland14 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 5

Italy76 MEPs

For 15Against 36Abstain 16Absent 9

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 2Absent 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 48Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 19Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 30Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 5Against 46Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 3Absent 4

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