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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 189901Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some 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+10 / 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, Greens-EFA, Left, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR and Renew voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (185 for, 437 against, 16 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

185

Against

437

Abstain

Margin of victory

252 votes

Turnout (cast)

638

Absent

Participation rate

88.9%

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

By political group

EPP184 MEPs

For 0Against 167Abstain 1Absent 16

S&D135 MEPs

For 9Against 96Abstain 1Absent 29

PfE84 MEPs

For 39Against 33Abstain 10Absent 2

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 75Abstain 1Absent 6

Renew78 MEPs

For 14Against 56Abstain 0Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 46Against 1Abstain 1Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 36Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

ESN27 MEPs

For 19Against 5Abstain 2Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 21Against 4Abstain 0Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

France61
Slovakia8
Luxembourg3

Most against

Germany53
Italy49
Poland45
Spain42
Romania29

Divided delegations

Belgium
Cyprus
Germany
Luxembourg
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 5Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 9Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 1Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 61Against 10Abstain 2Absent 8

Germany95 MEPs

For 37Against 53Abstain 0Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 1Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 10

Ireland14 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 5

Italy76 MEPs

For 19Against 49Abstain 0Absent 8

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 6Against 21Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 1Against 45Abstain 1Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 19Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 2Against 29Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 6Against 42Abstain 5Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 0Absent 3

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