← Votes·2026-06-17

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

Vote ID 194129Source: 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
✓Significant 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+12 / 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 (281 for, 315 against, 62 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

281

Against

315

Abstain

Margin of victory

34 votes

Turnout (cast)

658

Absent

Participation rate

92.7%

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

By political group

EPP181 MEPs

For 21Against 147Abstain 1Absent 12

S&D135 MEPs

For 117Against 2Abstain 5Absent 11

ECR82 MEPs

For 2Against 72Abstain 4Absent 4

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 47Abstain 29Absent 8

Renew77 MEPs

For 66Against 1Abstain 4Absent 6

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left44 MEPs

For 23Against 5Abstain 14Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 4Against 20Abstain 4Absent 1

ESN27 MEPs

For 2Against 21Abstain 1Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Netherlands21
Belgium14
Finland13
Denmark12
Ireland12

Most against

Poland46
Germany45
Italy36
Spain30
Romania17

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
Estonia
Germany
Greece
Italy
Luxembourg
Malta

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 2Absent 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 28Against 10Abstain 38Absent 4

Germany95 MEPs

For 37Against 45Abstain 4Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 11Abstain 3Absent 1

Hungary20 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 2Absent 4

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy74 MEPs

For 32Against 36Abstain 0Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands30 MEPs

For 21Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 3Against 46Abstain 0Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 1Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 17Abstain 5Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 26Against 30Abstain 0Absent 4

Sweden21 MEPs

For 11Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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