← Votes·2026-06-17

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

Vote ID 194121Source: 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 (266 for, 363 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

266

Against

363

Abstain

Margin of victory

97 votes

Turnout (cast)

661

Absent

Participation rate

93.1%

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

By political group

EPP181 MEPs

For 15Against 155Abstain 0Absent 11

S&D135 MEPs

For 110Against 9Abstain 5Absent 11

ECR82 MEPs

For 3Against 70Abstain 5Absent 4

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 77Abstain 0Absent 7

Renew77 MEPs

For 65Against 3Abstain 3Absent 6

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left44 MEPs

For 23Against 2Abstain 16Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 4Against 21Abstain 3Absent 1

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 26Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Netherlands18
Belgium14
Finland13
Denmark12
Ireland9

Most against

Germany47
Poland46
France39
Italy36
Spain30

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
Estonia
France
Germany
Greece
Italy
Luxembourg

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 4Absent 1

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 3Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

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 29Against 39Abstain 9Absent 3

Germany95 MEPs

For 37Against 47Abstain 4Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 11Abstain 2Absent 2

Hungary20 MEPs

For 1Against 15Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland14 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy74 MEPs

For 33Against 36Abstain 0Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands30 MEPs

For 18Against 10Abstain 2Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 4Against 46Abstain 0Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 20Abstain 3Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 25Against 30Abstain 1Absent 4

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 2Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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