← Votes·2026-06-17

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

Vote ID 194135Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong 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+7 / 10

Group division+12 / 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 “Structure and rates of excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products (recast) *”. EPP, ECR, PfE and NI voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (328 for, 294 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

328

Against

294

Abstain

Margin of victory

34 votes

Turnout (cast)

654

Absent

Participation rate

92.1%

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

By political group

EPP181 MEPs

For 148Against 20Abstain 0Absent 13

S&D135 MEPs

For 2Against 114Abstain 4Absent 15

ECR82 MEPs

For 74Against 2Abstain 2Absent 4

PfE84 MEPs

For 76Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Renew77 MEPs

For 3Against 68Abstain 0Absent 6

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 0Against 46Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left44 MEPs

For 0Against 40Abstain 2Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 20Against 3Abstain 5Absent 1

ESN27 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 19Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland46
France39
Italy36
Spain31
Romania17

Most against

Germany41
Netherlands21
Belgium14
Finland13
Sweden13

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
Estonia
France
Germany
Greece
Italy
Malta

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 3Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 16Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

France80 MEPs

For 39Against 36Abstain 1Absent 4

Germany95 MEPs

For 32Against 41Abstain 13Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 2Absent 1

Hungary20 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 1Absent 5

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy74 MEPs

For 36Against 33Abstain 0Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands30 MEPs

For 6Against 21Abstain 2Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 46Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 2Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 17Against 5Abstain 4Absent 7

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 31Against 25Abstain 0Absent 4

Sweden21 MEPs

For 8Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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