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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 189594Source: 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”. Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR, PfE, Renew, Greens-EFA and ESN voted mostly against. S&D mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (117 for, 414 against, 97 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

117

Against

414

Abstain

Margin of victory

297 votes

Turnout (cast)

628

Absent

Participation rate

87.5%

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

By political group

EPP184 MEPs

For 0Against 165Abstain 2Absent 17

S&D135 MEPs

For 21Against 15Abstain 73Absent 26

ECR82 MEPs

For 2Against 74Abstain 0Absent 6

PfE84 MEPs

For 30Against 32Abstain 10Absent 12

Renew78 MEPs

For 1Against 68Abstain 1Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 8Against 34Abstain 6Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 35Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

ESN27 MEPs

For 3Against 20Abstain 2Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 17Against 6Abstain 2Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

France42
Slovakia8
Cyprus2

Most against

Germany65
Poland42
Italy40
Spain35
Netherlands26

Divided delegations

Italy
Luxembourg
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 5Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 12Abstain 5Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 1Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 4Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 2Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 2Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 42Against 21Abstain 10Absent 8

Germany95 MEPs

For 10Against 65Abstain 15Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 5Absent 7

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 20

Ireland14 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 5

Italy76 MEPs

For 28Against 40Abstain 1Absent 7

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 2Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 3Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 1Against 26Abstain 3Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 42Abstain 5Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 8Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 22Abstain 9Absent 1

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 3Against 35Abstain 14Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 1Against 17Abstain 0Absent 3

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