← Votes·2026-06-17

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

Vote ID 194015Source: 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
✓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+6 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 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 “General arrangements for excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products *”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR, PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (287 for, 352 against, 20 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

287

Against

352

Abstain

Margin of victory

65 votes

Turnout (cast)

659

Absent

Participation rate

92.8%

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

By political group

EPP181 MEPs

For 22Against 144Abstain 1Absent 14

S&D135 MEPs

For 111Against 8Abstain 6Absent 10

ECR82 MEPs

For 5Against 69Abstain 4Absent 4

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 77Abstain 0Absent 7

Renew77 MEPs

For 63Against 6Abstain 2Absent 6

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 3Absent 5

The Left44 MEPs

For 39Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 4Against 22Abstain 2Absent 1

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 24Abstain 2Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

France40
Netherlands22
Belgium15
Finland13
Denmark12

Most against

Germany48
Poland47
Italy37
Spain29
Romania18

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
Cyprus
Estonia
France
Germany
Italy
Lithuania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 3Absent 1

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 1Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

France80 MEPs

For 40Against 36Abstain 1Absent 3

Germany95 MEPs

For 40Against 48Abstain 0Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 11Abstain 2Absent 3

Hungary20 MEPs

For 1Against 15Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy74 MEPs

For 31Against 37Abstain 0Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands30 MEPs

For 22Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 3Against 47Abstain 0Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 1Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 18Abstain 5Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 26Against 29Abstain 1Absent 4

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 3Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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