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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 189595Source: 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 (118 for, 422 against, 88 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

118

Against

422

Abstain

Margin of victory

304 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 167Abstain 0Absent 17

S&D135 MEPs

For 20Against 13Abstain 75Absent 27

ECR82 MEPs

For 2Against 73Abstain 0Absent 7

PfE84 MEPs

For 30Against 42Abstain 0Absent 12

Renew78 MEPs

For 1Against 67Abstain 2Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 9Against 34Abstain 5Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 36Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

ESN27 MEPs

For 3Against 20Abstain 3Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 17Against 5Abstain 3Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

France42
Slovakia8

Most against

Germany66
Poland44
Italy39
Spain33
Netherlands25

Divided delegations

Cyprus
Italy
Luxembourg
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 5Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 14Abstain 2Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 1Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 18Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 3Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 2Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 2Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 42Against 22Abstain 9Absent 8

Germany95 MEPs

For 10Against 66Abstain 14Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 4Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 20

Ireland14 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 1Absent 5

Italy76 MEPs

For 28Against 39Abstain 1Absent 8

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 3Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 3Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 1Against 25Abstain 4Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 44Abstain 3Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 7Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 2Against 21Abstain 8Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 2Against 33Abstain 16Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 1Against 17Abstain 0Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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