← Votes·2026-06-17

General arrangements for excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products *

Vote ID 193557Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Close result
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+10 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+10 / 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 “General arrangements for excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products *”. EPP, PfE, ECR and NI voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a narrow margin (325 for, 304 against, 29 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. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

325

Against

304

Abstain

Margin of victory

21 votes

Turnout (cast)

658

Absent

Participation rate

92.7%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 21 votes. 52 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (52) was larger than the 21-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP181 MEPs

For 143Against 18Abstain 8Absent 12

S&D135 MEPs

For 3Against 113Abstain 7Absent 12

PfE84 MEPs

For 76Against 0Abstain 2Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 72Against 6Abstain 0Absent 4

Renew77 MEPs

For 15Against 55Abstain 1Absent 6

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 0Against 45Abstain 0Absent 6

The Left44 MEPs

For 0Against 42Abstain 0Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 12Against 7Abstain 9Absent 1

ESN27 MEPs

For 4Against 18Abstain 2Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland44
France39
Spain30
Czech Republic17
Romania16

Most against

Germany50
Italy34
Sweden21
Netherlands17
Belgium14

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
Cyprus
Denmark
Estonia
France
Germany
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 7Against 14Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 17Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 1Absent 1

France80 MEPs

For 39Against 38Abstain 0Absent 3

Germany95 MEPs

For 31Against 50Abstain 6Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 1Absent 2

Hungary20 MEPs

For 15Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 4Absent 2

Italy74 MEPs

For 33Against 34Abstain 2Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands30 MEPs

For 13Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 44Against 3Abstain 3Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 6Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 16Against 9Abstain 2Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 30Against 25Abstain 0Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 21Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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