← Votes·2026-06-17

Structure and rates of excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products (recast) *

Vote ID 194120Source: 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+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+3 / 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 “Structure and rates of excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products (recast) *”. 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 (273 for, 352 against, 32 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

273

Against

352

Abstain

Margin of victory

79 votes

Turnout (cast)

657

Absent

Participation rate

92.5%

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

By political group

EPP181 MEPs

For 16Against 150Abstain 2Absent 13

S&D135 MEPs

For 109Against 9Abstain 4Absent 13

ECR82 MEPs

For 2Against 71Abstain 4Absent 5

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 77Abstain 0Absent 7

Renew77 MEPs

For 68Against 0Abstain 3Absent 6

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left44 MEPs

For 27Against 5Abstain 10Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 8Absent 1

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 24Abstain 1Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Netherlands18
Belgium15
Finland13
Ireland12
Denmark11

Most against

Poland45
Germany41
France39
Italy36
Spain30

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
Estonia
France
Germany
Italy
Malta
Netherlands

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 3Absent 1

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 3Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

France80 MEPs

For 28Against 39Abstain 9Absent 4

Germany95 MEPs

For 40Against 41Abstain 7Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 2Absent 1

Hungary20 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 0Absent 5

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy74 MEPs

For 29Against 36Abstain 1Absent 8

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands30 MEPs

For 18Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 4Against 45Abstain 0Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 5Against 20Abstain 4Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 26Against 30Abstain 1Absent 3

Sweden21 MEPs

For 6Against 15Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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