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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 189590Source: 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 (142 for, 427 against, 55 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

142

Against

427

Abstain

Margin of victory

285 votes

Turnout (cast)

624

Absent

Participation rate

86.9%

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

By political group

EPP184 MEPs

For 0Against 165Abstain 0Absent 19

S&D135 MEPs

For 14Against 94Abstain 1Absent 26

ECR82 MEPs

For 3Against 66Abstain 5Absent 8

PfE84 MEPs

For 52Against 12Abstain 7Absent 13

Renew78 MEPs

For 3Against 67Abstain 0Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 35Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 35Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

ESN27 MEPs

For 4Against 18Abstain 4Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 17Against 5Abstain 3Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

France52
Slovakia8
Cyprus3

Most against

Germany65
Italy48
Spain47
Poland43
Romania28

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Cyprus
Luxembourg
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 11Abstain 2Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 8Against 12Abstain 1Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 8Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 3Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 1Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 52Against 17Abstain 4Absent 8

Germany95 MEPs

For 10Against 65Abstain 15Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 2Absent 6

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 1Absent 20

Ireland14 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 5

Italy76 MEPs

For 18Against 48Abstain 1Absent 9

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 2Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 1Against 23Abstain 5Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 3Against 43Abstain 2Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 28Abstain 3Absent 1

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 5Against 47Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 3Absent 4

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