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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 189587Source: 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
✓Some 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+4 / 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 voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, PfE, ECR, Renew, ESN and NI voted mostly against. Greens-EFA mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (56 for, 530 against, 52 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

530

Abstain

Margin of victory

474 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 168Abstain 1Absent 15

S&D135 MEPs

For 3Against 100Abstain 5Absent 27

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 82Abstain 0Absent 2

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 76Abstain 0Absent 6

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 69Abstain 0Absent 9

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 35Absent 6

The Left45 MEPs

For 35Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 25Abstain 2Absent 0

NI29 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 9Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against

Germany65
France60
Italy57
Poland48
Spain47

Divided delegations

Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 2Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 3Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 17Abstain 3Absent 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 12Against 60Abstain 0Absent 9

Germany95 MEPs

For 4Against 65Abstain 21Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 2Absent 6

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 10

Ireland14 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 5

Italy76 MEPs

For 12Against 57Abstain 0Absent 7

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 2Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

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 28Abstain 3Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 1Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 5Against 47Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 3Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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