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Generalised scheme of tariff preferences

Effect
Passed
Result
459 for · 127 against · 70 abstained roll call
Date
28 April 2026, 13:54–14:00
Kind
New EU law · 1st reading
More facts (9)
Margin
by a large majority
Text
Report A-9-2022-0147
Dossier
2021/0297(COD)
Source
Committee report by Bernd Lange
Topics
Trade & customsForeign affairsEconomy & single market Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes
35 votes · 12 roll calls · 6 amendments
Requested by
The Left (1 roll call) · ECR (1 roll call) · Patriots (1 roll call) · ESN (1 roll call) · Members (2 roll calls)
Sitting
Tuesday 28 April 2026
Final vote
190095
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Votes on this decision
Members on the final vote

Result

The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.

Final vote: 459 for, 127 against, 70 abstained (roll call).

Passed by a large majority.

Parliament adopted its position on the law.

A proposal to reject the whole text was defeated first. Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 6 amendments (1 adopted, 5 rejected) and 24 parts of the text voted on separately (8 adopted, 12 rejected, 4 lapsed). Procedural motion adopted: Proposal to vote on amendments.

Backed by Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP and Patriots; opposed by The Left and ESN; ECR mostly abstained.

Groups

Members' votes, each counted in the group they belonged to on the day. No vote: in office that day, no position recorded. Majority line: the most common position. Clear line: a position with at least two thirds of the group's votes (at least 10 members voting), otherwise Divided. Cohesion: Agreement Index, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all voted the same (method).
GroupForAgainstAbst.No voteMajority lineClear lineCohesionBar
The LeftFor 6Against 34Abst. 2No vote 4 of 46Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.71
GreensFor 21Against 12Abst. 13No vote 7 of 53Majority line ForClear line Divided Cohesion 0.18
S&DFor 116Against 4Abst. 2No vote 13 of 135Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.93
RenewFor 71Against 0Abst. 0No vote 6 of 77Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
EPPFor 135Against 24Abst. 8No vote 18 of 185Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.71
ECRFor 31Against 4Abst. 41No vote 5 of 81Majority line AbstainedClear line Divided Cohesion 0.31
PatriotsFor 60Against 17Abst. 0No vote 8 of 85Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.67
ESNFor 1Against 26Abst. 0No vote 0 of 27Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.94
No groupFor 18Against 6Abst. 4No vote 2 of 30Majority line —Clear line No line Cohesion —

Members who changed group are counted in the group of the day: Branko GRIMS changed group, Elena YONCHEVA changed group, Nikola BARTŮŠEK changed group, Nikolas FARANTOURIS changed group, Pina PICIERNO changed group, Taner KABILOV changed group.

Voted against their group, 64

Members who voted otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds of the votes cast, at least 10 members voting) of the group they sat in that day. A group without a clear line is divided and not counted.

Countries

The final vote by national delegation.

Votes by country (27 delegations)
Members' votes by country. No vote: in office that day, no position recorded. Cohesion: Agreement Index of the delegation, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all the same; it reflects the mix of groups (method).
CountryForAgainstAbst.No voteCohesion
Austria116210.37
Belgium143320.55
Bulgaria122120.70
Cyprus4110—
Czechia181110.85
Germany6821250.62
Denmark141000.90
Estonia6010—
Spain1933080.45
Finland93210.46
France6312060.76
Greece710310.25
Croatia6024—
Hungary141060.90
Ireland113000.68
Italy22153090.17
Lithuania91100.73
Luxembourg5100—
Latvia3141—
Malta3003—
Netherlands231430.73
Poland394730.67
Portugal192000.86
Romania241440.74
Sweden152220.68
Slovenia9000—
Slovakia122010.79

Members

Each member’s recorded position on the final roll call, in the group they sat in that day. Filter by country, group, position or name.

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Debate speakers and how they voted

Members who spoke in the plenary debate on the dossier. Speeches: how many times they took the floor. Final vote: their recorded position on this decision's final roll call.
MemberGroupSpeechesSpokeFinal vote
Bernd LANGE GermanyS&DSpeeches128 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Antonella SBERNA ItalyECRSpeeches128 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Abstained

All votes on this decision, 35

In voting order. Result: for–against–abstained (a show of hands has no count). Requested by: the groups that asked for a roll call, a split vote or a separate vote.
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
1Proposal to reject the text A9-0147/2022 – Bernd Lange – Proposal for rejection – Am 131 Roll call39 for, 600 against, 16 abstained Rejected
2Proposal to vote on amendments A9-0147/2022 – Bernd Lange – Proposal to vote on amendments Roll call412 for, 225 against, 13 abstained Adopted
3Final vote on the provisional agreement Provisional agreement Roll call0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed
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Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
2Proposal to vote on amendments A9-0147/2022 – Bernd Lange – Proposal to vote on amendments Roll call412 for, 225 against, 13 abstained Adopted
3Final vote on the provisional agreement Provisional agreement Roll call0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
4Final vote Text as a whole Show of hands Adopted
5Separate vote on Article 8, after paragraph 1 Show of hands Rejected
6Separate vote on Article 9, paragraph 1, point b Show of hands Rejected
7Separate vote on Article 9, paragraph 1, point d Show of hands Rejected
8Separate vote on Article 9, paragraph 1, point d Show of hands Adopted
9Separate vote on Article 9, paragraph 1, point e Show of hands Rejected
10Separate vote on Article 14, paragraph 3 Show of hands Rejected
11Separate vote on Article 15, paragraph 1 Show of hands Rejected
12Amendment 124 to Article 19, After paragraph 1 (corresponds to Article 22 in am 120) A9-0147/2022 – Bernd Lange – Article 19, After § 1 (corresponds to Article 22 in am 120) – Am 124 Roll call95 for, 551 against, 9 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
13Amendment 120 to Article 19, after paragraph 1 (corresponds to Article 22 in am 120) — part 3 A9-0147/2022 – Bernd Lange – Article 19, after § 1 (corresponds to Article 22 in am 120) – Am 120CP3 Roll call502 for, 128 against, 16 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: The Left
14Amendment 130, adding text after Article 29 (corresponds to Article 34 in am 120) A9-0147/2022 – Bernd Lange – After Article 29 (corresponds to Article 34 in am 120) – Am 130 Roll call188 for, 437 against, 21 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Members
15Amendment 127, adding text after Article 29 (corresponds to Article 34 in am 120) A9-0147/2022 – Bernd Lange – After Article 29 (corresponds to Article 34 in am 120) – Am 127 Roll call169 for, 441 against, 37 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots
16Amendments 125 + 129 (voted as one), adding text after Article 29 (corresponds to Article 34 in am 120) A9-0147/2022 – Bernd Lange – After Article 29 (corresponds to Article 34 in am 120) – Am 125= 129= Roll call251 for, 334 against, 48 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: ECR, Members
17Vote on text inserted after Article 29 (corresponds to Article 34 in am 120) After Article 29 (corresponds to Article 34 in am 120) Show of hands Adopted
18Separate vote on recital 3 Show of hands Rejected
19Separate vote on recital 5 Show of hands Rejected
20Separate vote on recital 9 (corresponds to recital 10 in am 120) Recital 9 (corresponds to recital 10 in am 120) Show of hands Rejected
21Separate vote on recital 9 (corresponds to recital 10 in am 120) Recital 9 (corresponds to recital 10 in am 120) Show of hands Adopted
22Separate vote on recital 11 (corresponds to recital 12 in am 120) Recital 11 (corresponds to recital 12 in am 120) Show of hands Rejected
23Separate vote on recital 11 (corresponds to recital 12 in am 120) Recital 11 (corresponds to recital 12 in am 120) Show of hands Adopted
24Separate vote on recital 17 (corresponds to recital 21 in am 120) Recital 17 (corresponds to recital 21 in am 120) Show of hands Rejected
25Separate vote on recital 17 (corresponds to recital 21 in am 120) Recital 17 (corresponds to recital 21 in am 120) Show of hands Adopted
26Separate vote on recital 24 (corresponds to recital 29 in am 120) Recital 24 (corresponds to recital 29 in am 120) Show of hands Rejected
27Separate vote on recital 25 (corresponds to recital 30 in am 120) Recital 25 (corresponds to recital 30 in am 120) Show of hands Adopted
28Separate vote on recital 25 (corresponds to recital 30 in am 120) Recital 25 (corresponds to recital 30 in am 120) Show of hands Lapsed
29Amendment 139, adding text after Recital 27 A9-0147/2022 – Bernd Lange – After Recital 27 – Am 139 Roll call171 for, 465 against, 10 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: ESN
30Separate vote on recital 28 (corresponds to recital 39 in am 120) Recital 28 (corresponds to recital 39 in am 120) Counted432 for, 209 against, 8 abstained Adopted
31Separate vote on recital 28 (corresponds to recital 39 in am 120) Recital 28 (corresponds to recital 39 in am 120) Roll call0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed
32Separate vote on recital 28 (corresponds to recital 39 in am 120) Recital 28 (corresponds to recital 39 in am 120) Roll call0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed
33Separate vote on recital 36 (corresponds to recitals 47 and 49 in am 120) Recital 36 (corresponds to recitals 47 and 49 in am 120) Show of hands Adopted
34Separate vote on recital 36 (corresponds to recitals 47 and 49 in am 120) Recital 36 (corresponds to recitals 47 and 49 in am 120) Show of hands Lapsed
35Final vote A9-0147/2022 – Bernd Lange – Commission proposal Roll call459 for, 127 against, 70 abstained Adopted

Roll calls requested by The Left, ECR, Patriots, ESN, Members (2).

Text

The text voted on.

Report A-9-2022-0147

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Parliament adopted its position on a proposed EU regulation that would renew the Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP) for developing countries from 2024 to 2033.

The scheme grants reduced or zero customs duties on imports from low and lower-middle income countries, with special arrangements for vulnerable countries and least developed countries.

Parliament's position includes amendments to strengthen monitoring of compliance with international conventions and to enhance the role of civil society.

The position will now be forwarded to the Council for negotiation before the law can be finalised.

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Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation on the EU's Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP) for 2024-2033. It strengthens conditionality, monitoring, and safeguards, and adds new conventions to Annex VI.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2021/0297(COD) · Ordinary legislative procedure

Applying a generalized scheme of tariff preferences and repealing Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council

Completed: published in the Official Journal on 22 June 2026 and now EU law.

Show the 6 steps of the dossier
  1. Referred to committee · 4 October 2021 (done)
  2. Committee work · Report adopted 3 May 2022 (done)
  3. Tabled for plenary · 17 May 2022 (done)
  4. Negotiations with the Council · Deal approved in committee 27 January 2026 (done)
  5. Plenary vote · Adopted 28 April 2026 (done)
  6. Published as law · 22 June 2026 (done)

Lead committee: INTA · Rapporteur: Bernd LANGE (S&D)

Connections

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Sources & citation

Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.

Permalink
https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-04-28/1
Official sources
Data source
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Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2026). “Generalised scheme of tariff preferences”. Decision, 28 April 2026. votingId 190095, document A-9-2022-0147, reference 2021/0297(COD). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-04-28/1 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 28 April 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-04-28-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 28 April 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-04-28-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-04-28, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-04-28/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX 
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  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Generalised scheme of tariff preferences}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-04-28},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-04-28/1}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-04-28/1},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 190095, document A-9-2022-0147, reference 2021/0297(COD). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-04-28-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-04-28-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-04-28 (CC BY 4.0)}
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