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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 189592Source: 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
✓Significant 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+12 / 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 (158 for, 401 against, 75 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

158

Against

401

Abstain

Margin of victory

243 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 2Against 163Abstain 1Absent 18

S&D135 MEPs

For 7Against 97Abstain 3Absent 28

PfE84 MEPs

For 45Against 12Abstain 23Absent 4

ECR82 MEPs

For 29Against 38Abstain 9Absent 6

Renew78 MEPs

For 1Against 68Abstain 1Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 34Absent 6

The Left45 MEPs

For 35Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

ESN27 MEPs

For 6Against 20Abstain 1Absent 0

NI29 MEPs

For 19Against 3Abstain 3Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

France46
Slovakia8
Cyprus4
Malta3

Most against

Germany63
Italy51
Spain47
Poland25
Romania22

Divided delegations

Belgium
Croatia
France
Greece
Luxembourg
Malta
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 16Abstain 2Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 7Against 12Abstain 2Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 1Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 8Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 3Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 1Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 46Against 26Abstain 0Absent 9

Germany95 MEPs

For 10Against 63Abstain 15Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 2Absent 6

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 10Absent 10

Ireland14 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 5

Italy76 MEPs

For 18Against 51Abstain 0Absent 7

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 3Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 2Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 11Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 18Against 25Abstain 4Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 22Abstain 3Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 5Against 47Abstain 1Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 3Absent 3

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