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

Effect
Failed
Result
181 for · 439 against · 38 abstained roll call
Date
17 June 2026, 13:55–13:59
Kind
New EU law · Consultation
More facts (9)
Margin
by a large majority
Text
Report A-10-2026-0161
Dossier
2025/0580(CNS)
Source
Committee report by Tomáš Kubín
Topics
Economy & single marketHealth Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes
16 votes · 11 roll calls · 10 amendments
Requested by
The Left (1 roll call) · Greens (1 roll call, 1 separate vote) · S&D (1 roll call) · Renew (1 roll call)
Sitting
Wednesday 17 June 2026
Final vote
193822
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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: 181 for, 439 against, 38 abstained (roll call).

Failed by a large majority.

Parliament rejected the proposal.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 10 amendments (2 adopted, 8 rejected) and 4 parts of the text voted on separately (2 adopted, 1 rejected, 1 lapsed).

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

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 0Against 42Abst. 0No vote 3 of 45Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 1.00
GreensFor 0Against 46Abst. 0No vote 7 of 53Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 1.00
S&DFor 9Against 108Abst. 9No vote 9 of 135Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.79
RenewFor 14Against 55Abst. 2No vote 7 of 78Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.66
EPPFor 136Against 22Abst. 11No vote 16 of 185Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.71
ECRFor 14Against 60Abst. 3No vote 5 of 82Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.67
PatriotsFor 5Against 72Abst. 0No vote 8 of 85Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.90
ESNFor 1Against 20Abst. 2No vote 4 of 27Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.80
No groupFor 2Against 14Abst. 11No vote 2 of 29Majority 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, Taner KABILOV changed group.

Voted against their group, 92

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
Austria414020.67
Belgium614020.55
Bulgaria76130.25
Cyprus2310—
Czechia317010.78
Germany28507110.38
Denmark69000.40
Estonia2401—
Spain2235030.42
Finland112110.79
France769050.86
Greece811110.33
Croatia56010.32
Hungary210450.44
Ireland012021.00
Italy261670.83
Lithuania3503—
Luxembourg3300—
Latvia3600—
Malta2301—
Netherlands523210.65
Poland3117230.43
Portugal77610.03
Romania187440.43
Sweden021001.00
Slovenia4302—
Slovakia011310.68

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
Javi LÓPEZ SpainS&DSpeeches117 Jun 2026 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded

All votes on this decision, 16

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
1Amendments by the committee responsible — put to the vote collectively Amendments by the committee responsible – put to the vote collectively Counted308 for, 320 against, 25 abstained Rejected
2Amendment 94 to Article 12, after paragraph 3 A10-0161/2026 – Tomáš Kubín – Article 12, after § 3 – Am 94 Roll call269 for, 353 against, 37 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: S&D
3Amendment 95 to Article 12, paragraph 4 A10-0161/2026 – Tomáš Kubín – Article 12, § 4 – Am 95 Roll call273 for, 352 against, 32 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: S&D
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Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
2Amendment 94 to Article 12, after paragraph 3 A10-0161/2026 – Tomáš Kubín – Article 12, after § 3 – Am 94 Roll call269 for, 353 against, 37 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: S&D
3Amendment 95 to Article 12, paragraph 4 A10-0161/2026 – Tomáš Kubín – Article 12, § 4 – Am 95 Roll call273 for, 352 against, 32 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: S&D
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
4Amendment 96 to Article 12, after paragraph 4 A10-0161/2026 – Tomáš Kubín – Article 12, after § 4 – Am 96 Roll call266 for, 363 against, 32 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: S&D
5Separate vote on Article 12, after paragraph 4 Counted328 for, 281 against, 49 abstained Adopted
6Amendments 60 + 61 (voted as one) to Article 16 A10-0161/2026 – Tomáš Kubín – Article 16 – Am 60-61 Roll call328 for, 294 against, 32 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Greens
7Separate vote on Article 16 Show of hands LapsedRequested byseparate: Greens
8Amendments 67 + 70 (voted as one) to Article 20 A10-0161/2026 – Tomáš Kubín – Article 20 – Am 67-70 Roll call289 for, 316 against, 51 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Greens
9Separate vote on Article 20 Show of hands RejectedRequested byseparate: Greens
10Amendment 89 to recital 3 A10-0161/2026 – Tomáš Kubín – Recital 3 – Am 89 Roll call287 for, 304 against, 69 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Renew
11Amendment 90, adding text after Recital 3 A10-0161/2026 – Tomáš Kubín – After Recital 3 – Am 90 Roll call284 for, 293 against, 70 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Renew
12Amendment 91, adding text after Recital 4 A10-0161/2026 – Tomáš Kubín – After Recital 4 – Am 91 Roll call297 for, 267 against, 87 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: The Left
13Amendment 92 to recital 15 A10-0161/2026 – Tomáš Kubín – Recital 15 – Am 92 Roll call281 for, 315 against, 62 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
14Amendment 93 to recital 18 A10-0161/2026 – Tomáš Kubín – Recital 18 – Am 93 Roll call300 for, 331 against, 31 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: S&D
15Separate vote on recital 18 Counted326 for, 287 against, 46 abstained Adopted
16Final vote A10-0161/2026 – Tomáš Kubín – Commission proposal to the Council Roll call181 for, 439 against, 38 abstained Rejected

Roll calls requested by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew · separate votes by Greens.

Text

The text voted on.

Report A-10-2026-0161

AI: What this vote decides Written by AI from the official text — check the source

The proposal sets EU-wide minimum excise duty rates for tobacco and extends rules to novel tobacco-related products.

Parliament rejected the proposal, meaning it will not proceed in its current form.

The report had proposed gradual rate increases, differentiated treatment by product risk, and a longer transition period.

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AI: The text in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source

Parliament's amended version of the proposed Council directive on excise duty for tobacco and related products sets new minimum rates and structures, with transitional periods and adjustments for inflation and price levels.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2025/0580(CNS) · Consultation procedure

Parliament gave its opinion on 17 June 2026. The Council takes the final decision.

Show the 5 steps of the dossier
  1. Referred to committee · 6 October 2025 (done)
  2. Committee work · Report adopted 3 June 2026 (done)
  3. Tabled for plenary · 8 June 2026 (done)
  4. Plenary vote · Rejected 17 June 2026 (done)
  5. Adopted by the Council (to come)

Lead committee: ECON · Rapporteur: Tomáš KUBÍN (Patriots)

Connections

What this decision touches: the procedural chain, the same text, running issues, votes that split the chamber the same way.

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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/2026-06-17/3
Official sources
Data source
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2026). “Structure and rates of excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products (recast)”. Decision, 17 June 2026. votingId 193822, document A-10-2026-0161, reference 2025/0580(CNS). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-06-17/3 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 17 June 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-06-17-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 17 June 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-06-17-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-06-17, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-06-17/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX 
@misc{epw-decision-2026-06-17-3,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Structure and rates of excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products (recast)}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-06-17},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-06-17/3}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-06-17/3},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 193822, document A-10-2026-0161, reference 2025/0580(CNS). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-06-17-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-06-17-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-06-17 (CC BY 4.0)}
}