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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 189589Source: 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, ECR, PfE, Renew and ESN voted mostly against. Greens-EFA mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (104 for, 456 against, 67 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

104

Against

456

Abstain

Margin of victory

352 votes

Turnout (cast)

627

Absent

Participation rate

87.3%

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

By political group

EPP184 MEPs

For 0Against 166Abstain 0Absent 18

S&D135 MEPs

For 12Against 93Abstain 4Absent 26

ECR82 MEPs

For 3Against 73Abstain 0Absent 6

PfE84 MEPs

For 30Against 32Abstain 10Absent 12

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 68Abstain 2Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 40Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 35Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 19Abstain 6Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 16Against 5Abstain 4Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

France50
Slovakia6
Cyprus3

Most against

Germany64
Italy56
Spain47
Poland43
Romania29

Divided delegations

Cyprus
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 2Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 7Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 1Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 3Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 4Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 1Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 50Against 21Abstain 2Absent 8

Germany95 MEPs

For 10Against 64Abstain 16Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 5Absent 6

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 20

Ireland14 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 1Absent 5

Italy76 MEPs

For 13Against 56Abstain 0Absent 7

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 2Absent 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 43Abstain 3Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 18Abstain 1Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 29Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 2Absent 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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