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General arrangements for excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products

Effect
Passed
Result
325 for · 304 against · 29 abstained roll call
Date
17 June 2026, 14:00–14:01
Kind
New EU law · Consultation
More facts (9)
Margin
narrowly
Text
Report A-10-2026-0160
Dossier
2025/0581(CNS)
Source
Committee report by Tomáš Kubín
Topics
Economy & single marketHealth Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes
4 votes · 2 roll calls · 1 amendment
Requested by
Renew (1 roll call)
Sitting
Wednesday 17 June 2026
Final vote
193557
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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: 325 for, 304 against, 29 abstained (roll call).

Passed narrowly.

Parliament adopted its position on the law.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 1 amendment (1 rejected) and 1 part of the text voted on separately (1 rejected).

Backed by EPP, ECR and Patriots; opposed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew 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 45Abst. 0No vote 8 of 53Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 1.00
S&DFor 3Against 113Abst. 7No vote 12 of 135Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.88
RenewFor 15Against 55Abst. 1No vote 7 of 78Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.66
EPPFor 143Against 18Abst. 8No vote 16 of 185Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.77
ECRFor 72Against 6Abst. 0No vote 4 of 82Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.88
PatriotsFor 76Against 0Abst. 2No vote 7 of 85Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.96
ESNFor 4Against 18Abst. 2No vote 3 of 27Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.63
No groupFor 12Against 7Abst. 9No vote 1 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, 66

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
Austria108020.33
Belgium714010.50
Bulgaria114020.60
Cyprus3300—
Czechia171210.78
Germany3150690.36
Denmark69000.40
Estonia3301—
Spain3025050.32
Finland013110.89
France3938040.26
Greece99120.21
Croatia65010.32
Hungary151050.91
Ireland08420.50
Italy3334270.24
Lithuania2603—
Luxembourg3300—
Latvia7200—
Malta2301—
Netherlands1317010.35
Poland443330.82
Portugal86610.10
Romania169260.39
Sweden021001.00
Slovenia4302—
Slovakia66210.14

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, 4

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 Counted318 for, 291 against, 49 abstained Adopted
2Amendment 4 to Article 1, paragraph 1, after point 1; Directive (EU) 2020/262 A10-0160/2026 – Tomáš Kubín – Article 1, § 1, after point 1; Directive (EU) 2020/262 – Article 32 – § 3 – point a – Am 4 Roll call287 for, 352 against, 20 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Renew
3Article 1, paragraph 1, after point 1; Directive (EU) 2020 — part 262 Article 1, § 1, after point 1; Directive (EU) 2020/262 - Article 32 – § 3 – point a Counted288 for, 316 against, 56 abstained Rejected
4Final vote A10-0160/2026 – Tomáš Kubín – Commission proposal to the Council Roll call325 for, 304 against, 29 abstained Adopted
Show the other 3 votesShow the other 0 votes
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
2Amendment 4 to Article 1, paragraph 1, after point 1; Directive (EU) 2020/262 A10-0160/2026 – Tomáš Kubín – Article 1, § 1, after point 1; Directive (EU) 2020/262 – Article 32 – § 3 – point a – Am 4 Roll call287 for, 352 against, 20 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Renew
3Article 1, paragraph 1, after point 1; Directive (EU) 2020 — part 262 Article 1, § 1, after point 1; Directive (EU) 2020/262 - Article 32 – § 3 – point a Counted288 for, 316 against, 56 abstained Rejected
4Final vote A10-0160/2026 – Tomáš Kubín – Commission proposal to the Council Roll call325 for, 304 against, 29 abstained Adopted

Roll call requested by Renew.

Text

The text voted on.

Report A-10-2026-0160

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

Parliament adopted its position on a proposed EU law updating excise duty rules for tobacco and related products, including novel items.

The adopted text backs a gradual rise in minimum tax rates, adjusts how rates are calculated, and extends the transition period to end-2032.

Parliament asks the Commission to revise its proposal accordingly and the Council to consult it again if major changes are planned.

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Parliament approves the Commission proposal as amended, adding new excise duty categories to guide levels for private acquisitions and adjusting guide levels for tobacco and related products.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2025/0581(CNS) · Consultation procedure

Amending Directive (EU) 2020/262 as regards the general arrangements for excise duty in respect of tobacco and tobacco related products

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 · 15 December 2025 (done)
  2. Committee work · Report adopted 3 June 2026 (done)
  3. Tabled for plenary · 8 June 2026 (done)
  4. Plenary vote · Adopted 17 June 2026 (done)
  5. Adopted by the Council (to come)

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

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/2026-06-17/4
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Data source
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Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2026). “General arrangements for excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products”. Decision, 17 June 2026. votingId 193557, document A-10-2026-0160, reference 2025/0581(CNS). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-06-17/4 (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-2026-06-17-4,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{General arrangements for excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-06-17},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-06-17/4}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-06-17/4},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 193557, document A-10-2026-0160, reference 2025/0581(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)}
}