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Generalised scheme of tariff preferences ***I

Trade65%★

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "tariff"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 190403Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓Some political group division
✓High participation
✓Some MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+4 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+0 / 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 “Generalised scheme of tariff preferences ***I”. ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, PfE, ECR, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (39 for, 600 against, 16 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

Against

600

Abstain

Margin of victory

561 votes

Turnout (cast)

655

Absent

Participation rate

91.1%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 3Against 164Abstain 0Absent 18

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 124Abstain 0Absent 11

PfE85 MEPs

For 6Against 56Abstain 15Absent 8

ECR82 MEPs

For 2Against 75Abstain 0Absent 5

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 72Abstain 0Absent 6

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 45Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 41Abstain 0Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 26Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

NI29 MEPs

For 2Against 22Abstain 1Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against

Germany76
France75
Italy61
Poland48
Spain47

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 1Against 16Abstain 3Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 19Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 0Against 15Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 0Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 1Against 75Abstain 0Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 15Against 76Abstain 1Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 1Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 1Against 61Abstain 6Absent 8

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 0Against 28Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 2Against 48Abstain 0Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 19Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 29Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 0Against 47Abstain 5Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 19Abstain 0Absent 2

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