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Decision

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
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)
Final vote
193557
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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.

658 members with a recorded position.

Each member's recorded position. ≠ group: voted otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds) of their group.
MemberCountryGroupPosition
Abir AL-SAHLANI SwedenRenew Against
Adam JARUBAS PolandEPP For
Adina VĂLEAN RomaniaEPP For
Adnan DIBRANI SwedenS&D Against
Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA SpainEPP For
Adrian-George AXINIA RomaniaECR For
Afroditi LATINOPOULOU GreecePatriots For
Alberico GAMBINO ItalyECR For
Aleksandar NIKOLIC FrancePatriots For
Alessandra MORETTI ItalyS&D Against
Alessandro CIRIANI ItalyECR For
Alessandro ZAN ItalyS&D Against
Alex AGIUS SALIBA MaltaS&D Against
Alexander BERNHUBER AustriaEPP For
Alexander JUNGBLUTH GermanyESN Against
Alexander SELL GermanyESN Against
Alexandr VONDRA CzechiaECR For
Alexandra GEESE GermanyGreens Against
Alexandra MEHNERT GermanyEPP For
Alexandre VARAUT FrancePatriots For
Alice KUHNKE SwedenGreens Against
Alice TEODORESCU MÅWE voted otherwise than their group's clear line SwedenEPP Against
Alicia HOMS GINEL SpainS&D Against
Alma EZCURRA ALMANSA SpainEPP For
Alvise PÉREZ SpainNo group Against
Ana Catarina MENDES voted otherwise than their group's clear line PortugalS&D Abstained
Ana Miguel PEDRO voted otherwise than their group's clear line PortugalEPP Against
Ana MIRANDA PAZ SpainGreens Against
Ana VASCONCELOS PortugalRenew Against
Andi CRISTEA voted otherwise than their group's clear line RomaniaS&D For
András GYÜRK HungaryPatriots For
András LÁSZLÓ HungaryPatriots For
András Tivadar KULJA HungaryEPP For
André FRANQUEIRA RODRIGUES voted otherwise than their group's clear line PortugalS&D Abstained
André ROUGÉ FrancePatriots For
Andrea WECHSLER GermanyEPP For
Andreas GLÜCK GermanyRenew Against
Andreas SCHIEDER AustriaS&D Against
Andrey KOVATCHEV BulgariaEPP For
Andrey NOVAKOV BulgariaEPP For
Andrzej BUŁA PolandEPP For
Andrzej HALICKI PolandEPP For
Angelika NIEBLER GermanyEPP For
Angelika WINZIG AustriaEPP For
Angéline FURET FrancePatriots For
Anja ARNDT GermanyESN Against
Anja HAZEKAMP NetherlandsThe Left Against
Anna CAVAZZINI GermanyGreens Against
Anna Maria CISINT ItalyPatriots For
Anna STROLENBERG NetherlandsGreens Against
Anna ZALEWSKA PolandECR For
Anna-Maja HENRIKSSON FinlandRenew Against
Annalisa CORRADO ItalyS&D Against
Annamária VICSEK HungaryPatriots For
Anne-Sophie FRIGOUT FrancePatriots For
Anouk VAN BRUG voted otherwise than their group's clear line NetherlandsRenew For
Anthony SMITH FranceThe Left Against
Antonella SBERNA ItalyECR For
Antonín STANĚK CzechiaPatriots For
Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE SpainEPP For
António TÂNGER CORRÊA PortugalPatriots For
Arash SAEIDI FranceThe Left Against
Arba KOKALARI voted otherwise than their group's clear line SwedenEPP Against
Arkadiusz MULARCZYK PolandECR For
Arno BAUSEMER GermanyESN Against
Asger CHRISTENSEN voted otherwise than their group's clear line DenmarkRenew For
Assita KANKO BelgiumECR For
Auke ZIJLSTRA NetherlandsPatriots For
Aura SALLA voted otherwise than their group's clear line FinlandEPP Against
Aurelijus VERYGA voted otherwise than their group's clear line LithuaniaECR Against
Aurore LALUCQ FranceS&D Against
Axel VOSS GermanyEPP For
Barbara BONTE BelgiumPatriots For
Barry ANDREWS IrelandRenew Against
Barry COWEN IrelandRenew Against
Bart GROOTHUIS NetherlandsRenew Against
Bartłomiej SIENKIEWICZ PolandEPP For
Bartosz ARŁUKOWICZ PolandEPP For
Beata SZYDŁO PolandECR For
Beatrice TIMGREN voted otherwise than their group's clear line SwedenECR Against
Benedetta SCUDERI ItalyGreens Against
Benoit CASSART BelgiumRenew Against
Bernard GUETTA FranceRenew Against
Bernd LANGE GermanyS&D Against
Bert-Jan RUISSEN voted otherwise than their group's clear line NetherlandsECR Against
Biljana BORZAN CroatiaS&D Against
Billy KELLEHER IrelandRenew Against
Birgit SIPPEL GermanyS&D Against
Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI PolandEPP For
Bogdan RZOŃCA PolandECR For
Borja GIMÉNEZ LARRAZ SpainEPP For
Borys BUDKA PolandEPP For
Brando BENIFEI ItalyS&D Against
Branislav ONDRUŠ SlovakiaNo group Against
Brigitte VAN DEN BERG NetherlandsRenew Against
Bruno GONÇALVES voted otherwise than their group's clear line PortugalS&D Abstained
Bruno TOBBACK BelgiumS&D Against
Camilla LAURETI ItalyS&D Against
Carlo CICCIOLI ItalyECR For
Carlo FIDANZA ItalyECR For
Carmen CRESPO DÍAZ SpainEPP For
Carolina MORACE ItalyThe Left Against
Catarina MARTINS PortugalThe Left Against
Catarina VIEIRA NetherlandsGreens Against
Catherine GRISET FrancePatriots For
Cecilia STRADA ItalyS&D Against
Céline IMART FranceEPP For
César LUENA SpainS&D Against
Charles GOERENS voted otherwise than their group's clear line LuxembourgRenew For
Charlie WEIMERS voted otherwise than their group's clear line SwedenECR Against
Chiara GEMMA ItalyECR For
Chloé RIDEL FranceS&D Against
Christel SCHALDEMOSE DenmarkS&D Against
Christian DOLESCHAL GermanyEPP For
Christian EHLER GermanyEPP For
Christine ANDERSON GermanyESN Against
Christine SINGER voted otherwise than their group's clear line GermanyRenew For
Christophe CLERGEAU FranceS&D Against
Christophe GOMART FranceEPP For
Christophe GRUDLER FranceRenew Against
Claire FITA FranceS&D Against
Claudiu-Richard TÂRZIU RomaniaECR For
Costas MAVRIDES CyprusS&D Against
Cristian TERHEŞ RomaniaECR For
Cristina GUARDA ItalyGreens Against
Cristina MAESTRE SpainS&D Against
Csaba BOGDÁN HungaryEPP For
Csaba DÖMÖTÖR HungaryPatriots For
Csaba MOLNÁR HungaryS&D Against
Cynthia NÍ MHURCHÚ IrelandRenew Against
Dainius ŽALIMAS LithuaniaRenew Against
Damien CARÊME FranceThe Left Against
Dan BARNA RomaniaRenew Against
Dan NICA RomaniaS&D Against
Daniel ATTARD MaltaS&D Against
Daniel BUDA RomaniaEPP For
Daniel FREUND GermanyGreens Against
Daniel OBAJTEK PolandECR For
Daniele POLATO ItalyECR For
Danilo DELLA VALLE ItalyThe Left Against
Danuše NERUDOVÁ CzechiaEPP For
Dario TAMBURRANO ItalyThe Left Against
Dariusz JOŃSKI PolandEPP For
David CASA MaltaEPP For
David CORMAND FranceGreens Against
David MCALLISTER GermanyEPP For
Davor Ivo STIER CroatiaEPP For
Delara BURKHARDT GermanyS&D Against
Denis NESCI ItalyECR For
Dennis RADTKE GermanyEPP For
Diana IOVANOVICI ŞOŞOACĂ RomaniaNo group Abstained
Dick ERIXON voted otherwise than their group's clear line SwedenECR Against
Diego SOLIER SpainECR For
Dimitris TSIODRAS GreeceEPP For
Dirk GOTINK NetherlandsEPP For
Dolors MONTSERRAT SpainEPP For
Dominik TARCZYŃSKI PolandECR For
Dóra DÁVID HungaryEPP For
Eero HEINÄLUOMA FinlandS&D Against
Elena DONAZZAN ItalyECR For
Elena KOUNTOURA GreeceThe Left Against
Elena NEVADO DEL CAMPO SpainEPP For
Elena SANCHO MURILLO SpainS&D Against
Elena YONCHEVA BulgariaNo group For
Eleonora MELETI GreeceEPP For
Elio DI RUPO BelgiumS&D Against
Elisabeth DIERINGER AustriaPatriots For
Elisabeth GROSSMANN AustriaS&D Against
Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI GreeceEPP For
Elsi KATAINEN FinlandRenew Against
Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA PolandEPP For
Emil RADEV BulgariaEPP For
Emma FOURREAU FranceThe Left Against
Emma WIESNER SwedenRenew Against
Emmanouil FRAGKOS GreeceECR For
Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS GreeceEPP For
Engin EROGLU GermanyRenew Against
Enikő GYŐRI HungaryPatriots For
Eric SARGIACOMO FranceS&D Against
Erik KALIŇÁK SlovakiaNo group For
Erik MARQUARDT GermanyGreens Against
Ernő SCHALLER-BAROSS HungaryPatriots For
Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS SpainEPP For
Estelle CEULEMANS BelgiumS&D Against
Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA SpainEPP For
Estrella GALÁN SpainThe Left Against
Eszter LAKOS HungaryEPP For
Evelyn REGNER AustriaS&D Against
Evin INCIR SwedenS&D Against
Ewa KOPACZ PolandEPP For
Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK voted otherwise than their group's clear line PolandPatriots Abstained
Fabienne KELLER FranceRenew Against
Fabio DE MASI GermanyNo group Abstained
Fabrice LEGGERI FrancePatriots For
Fernand KARTHEISER LuxembourgNo group Against
Fernando NAVARRETE ROJAS SpainEPP For
Fidias PANAYIOTOU CyprusNo group Against
Flavio TOSI ItalyEPP For
France JAMET FrancePatriots For
Francesco TORSELLI ItalyECR For
Francesco VENTOLA ItalyECR For
Francisco ASSIS voted otherwise than their group's clear line PortugalS&D Abstained
Francisco José MILLÁN MON SpainEPP For
François KALFON FranceS&D Against
François-Xavier BELLAMY FranceEPP For
Fredis BELERIS GreeceEPP For
Gabriel MATO SpainEPP For
Gabriela FIREA RomaniaS&D Against
Gabriele BISCHOFF GermanyS&D Against
Geadis GEADI CyprusECR For
Georg MAYER AustriaPatriots For
Georgia TRAMACERE ItalyS&D Against
Georgiana TEODORESCU RomaniaECR For
Georgios AFTIAS GreeceEPP For
Gerald HAUSER AustriaPatriots For
Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY NetherlandsRenew Against
Gerolf ANNEMANS BelgiumPatriots For
Gheorghe FALCĂ RomaniaEPP For
Gheorghe PIPEREA RomaniaECR For
Gilles BOYER FranceRenew Against
Gilles PENNELLE FrancePatriots For
Giorgio GORI voted otherwise than their group's clear line ItalyS&D Abstained
Giorgos GEORGIOU CyprusThe Left Against
Giovanni CROSETTO ItalyECR For
Giuseppe ANTOCI ItalyThe Left Against
Giuseppe LUPO ItalyS&D Against
Giuseppe MILAZZO ItalyECR For
Giusi PRINCI voted otherwise than their group's clear line ItalyEPP Abstained
Gordan BOSANAC CroatiaGreens Against
Grégory ALLIONE FranceRenew Against
Grzegorz BRAUN PolandNo group Abstained
Guillaume PELTIER FranceECR For
Günther SIDL AustriaS&D Against
Hanna GEDIN SwedenThe Left Against
Hanna GRONKIEWICZ-WALTZ PolandEPP For
Hannah NEUMANN GermanyGreens Against
Hannes HEIDE AustriaS&D Against
Harald VILIMSKY AustriaPatriots For
Hélder SOUSA SILVA PortugalEPP For
Heléne FRITZON SwedenS&D Against
Helmut BRANDSTÄTTER AustriaRenew Against
Henrik DAHL DenmarkEPP For
Herbert DORFMANN ItalyEPP For
Hermann TERTSCH SpainPatriots For
Hilde VAUTMANS voted otherwise than their group's clear line BelgiumRenew For
Hildegard BENTELE GermanyEPP For
Hristo PETROV voted otherwise than their group's clear line BulgariaRenew For
Idoia MENDIA SpainS&D Against
Ignazio Roberto MARINO ItalyGreens Against
Ilaria SALIS ItalyThe Left Against
Ilhan KYUCHYUK voted otherwise than their group's clear line BulgariaRenew For
Ilia LAZAROV BulgariaEPP For
Inese VAIDERE LatviaEPP For
Ingeborg TER LAAK NetherlandsEPP For
Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN voted otherwise than their group's clear line RomaniaEPP Against
Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ SpainS&D Against
Irena JOVEVA SloveniaRenew Against
Irene MONTERO SpainThe Left Against
Irene TINAGLI ItalyS&D Against
Irmhild BOSSDORF GermanyESN Against
Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA SpainEPP For
Isabel SERRA SÁNCHEZ SpainThe Left Against
Isabel WISELER-LIMA LuxembourgEPP For
Isabella LÖVIN SwedenGreens Against
Isabella TOVAGLIERI ItalyPatriots For
Isabelle LE CALLENNEC FranceEPP For
Isilda GOMES PortugalS&D Against
Iuliu WINKLER RomaniaEPP For
Ivan DAVID voted otherwise than their group's clear line CzechiaESN For
Ivars IJABS voted otherwise than their group's clear line LatviaRenew For
Ivaylo VALCHEV BulgariaECR For
Jaak MADISON EstoniaECR For
Jacek OZDOBA PolandECR For
Jacek PROTAS PolandEPP For
Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA PolandECR For
Jagna MARCZUŁAJTIS-WALCZAK PolandEPP For
Jan FARSKÝ voted otherwise than their group's clear line CzechiaEPP Abstained
Jan-Christoph OETJEN GermanyRenew Against
Jan-Peter WARNKE GermanyNo group Abstained
Jana NAGYOVÁ CzechiaPatriots For
Jana TOOM EstoniaRenew Against
Janusz LEWANDOWSKI PolandEPP For
Jaroslav BŽOCH CzechiaPatriots For
Jaroslav KNOT CzechiaPatriots For
Jaroslava POKORNÁ JERMANOVÁ CzechiaPatriots For
Javier MORENO SÁNCHEZ SpainS&D Against
Javier ZARZALEJOS SpainEPP For
Jean-Marc GERMAIN FranceS&D Against
Jean-Paul GARRAUD FrancePatriots For
Jeannette BALJEU NetherlandsRenew Against
Jens GEIER GermanyS&D Against
Jens GIESEKE GermanyEPP For
Jérémy DECERLE FranceRenew Against
Jeroen LENAERS NetherlandsEPP For
Jessica POLFJÄRD voted otherwise than their group's clear line SwedenEPP Against
Jessika VAN LEEUWEN NetherlandsECR For
Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI PolandECR For
Joachim STREIT voted otherwise than their group's clear line GermanyRenew For
Joanna SCHEURING-WIELGUS PolandS&D Against
João COTRIM DE FIGUEIREDO voted otherwise than their group's clear line PortugalRenew Abstained
João OLIVEIRA PortugalThe Left Against
Johan DANIELSSON SwedenS&D Against
Johan VAN OVERTVELDT BelgiumECR For
Jonás FERNÁNDEZ SpainS&D Against
Jonas SJÖSTEDT SwedenThe Left Against
Jordan BARDELLA FrancePatriots For
Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA SpainPatriots For
Jorge MARTÍN FRÍAS SpainPatriots For
Jörgen WARBORN voted otherwise than their group's clear line SwedenEPP Against
José CEPEDA SpainS&D Against
Juan Carlos GIRAUTA VIDAL SpainPatriots For
Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR SpainS&D Against
Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ SpainEPP For
Judita LAŠŠÁKOVÁ SlovakiaNo group For
Julie RECHAGNEUX FrancePatriots For
Julien LEONARDELLI FrancePatriots For
Julien SANCHEZ FrancePatriots For
Jüri RATAS EstoniaEPP For
Jussi SARAMO FinlandThe Left Against
Jutta PAULUS GermanyGreens Against
Kai TEGETHOFF GermanyGreens Against
Kamila GASIUK-PIHOWICZ PolandEPP For
Karin KARLSBRO SwedenRenew Against
Karlo RESSLER CroatiaEPP For
Katarina BARLEY GermanyS&D Against
Katarína ROTH NEVEĎALOVÁ SlovakiaNo group For
Kateřina KONEČNÁ CzechiaNo group For
Kathleen FUNCHION IrelandThe Left Against
Kathleen VAN BREMPT BelgiumS&D Against
Katri KULMUNI FinlandRenew Against
Kim VAN SPARRENTAK NetherlandsGreens Against
Kinga KOLLÁR HungaryEPP For
Kira Marie PETER-HANSEN DenmarkGreens Against
Konstantinos ARVANITIS GreeceThe Left Against
Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI PolandECR For
Kostas PAPADAKIS GreeceNo group Against
Kris VAN DIJCK BelgiumECR For
Kristian VIGENIN BulgariaS&D Against
Kristoffer STORM DenmarkECR For
Krzysztof BREJZA PolandEPP For
Krzysztof HETMAN PolandEPP For
Krzysztof ŚMISZEK PolandS&D Against
Lara MAGONI ItalyECR For
Lara WOLTERS NetherlandsS&D Against
Laura BALLARÍN CEREZA SpainS&D Against
Laurence FARRENG FranceRenew Against
Laurence TROCHU FranceECR For
Laurent CASTILLO FrancePatriots For
Lefteris NIKOLAOU-ALAVANOS GreeceNo group Against
Leila CHAIBI FranceThe Left Against
Leire PAJÍN SpainS&D Against
Lena SCHILLING AustriaGreens Against
Leoluca ORLANDO ItalyGreens Against
Letizia MORATTI voted otherwise than their group's clear line ItalyEPP Against
Li ANDERSSON FinlandThe Left Against
Lídia PEREIRA PortugalEPP For
Liesbet SOMMEN voted otherwise than their group's clear line BelgiumEPP Against
Lina GÁLVEZ SpainS&D Against
Liudas MAŽYLIS LithuaniaEPP For
Loránt VINCZE RomaniaEPP For
Loucas FOURLAS CyprusEPP For
Ľuboš BLAHA SlovakiaNo group For
Lucia ANNUNZIATA ItalyS&D Against
Lucia YAR SlovakiaRenew Against
Luděk NIEDERMAYER CzechiaEPP For
Ľudovít ÓDOR SlovakiaRenew Against
Luis-Vicențiu LAZARUS RomaniaNo group For
Lukas MANDL AustriaEPP For
Lukas SIEPER GermanyRenew Against
Łukasz KOHUT PolandEPP For
Luke Ming FLANAGAN IrelandThe Left Against
Lynn BOYLAN IrelandThe Left Against
Maciej WĄSIK PolandECR For
Magdalena ADAMOWICZ PolandEPP For
Majbritt BIRKHOLM DenmarkPatriots For
Małgorzata GOSIEWSKA PolandECR For
Malik AZMANI NetherlandsRenew Against
Malika SOREL FranceNo group For
Manfred WEBER GermanyEPP For
Manon AUBRY FranceThe Left Against
Manuela RIPA voted otherwise than their group's clear line GermanyEPP Against
Maravillas ABADÍA JOVER SpainEPP For
Marc ANGEL LuxembourgS&D Against
Marc BOTENGA BelgiumThe Left Against
Marc JONGEN GermanyESN Against
Marcin SYPNIEWSKI voted otherwise than their group's clear line PolandESN For
Marco FALCONE voted otherwise than their group's clear line ItalyEPP Against
Marco SQUARTA ItalyECR For
Marco TARQUINIO ItalyS&D Against
Marcos ROS SEMPERE SpainS&D Against
Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN SpainPatriots For
Maria GRAPINI voted otherwise than their group's clear line RomaniaS&D For
Maria GUZENINA FinlandS&D Against
Maria NOICHL GermanyS&D Against
Maria OHISALO FinlandGreens Against
Maria WALSH voted otherwise than their group's clear line IrelandEPP Abstained
Maria ZACHARIA GreeceNo group Against
Marianne VIND DenmarkS&D Against
Mariateresa VIVALDINI ItalyECR For
Marie DAUCHY FrancePatriots For
Marie TOUSSAINT FranceGreens Against
Marie-Agnes STRACK-ZIMMERMANN voted otherwise than their group's clear line GermanyRenew For
Marie-Luce BRASIER-CLAIN FrancePatriots For
Marie-Sophie CHRIST GermanyEPP For
Marieke EHLERS NetherlandsPatriots For
Marina KALJURAND EstoniaS&D Against
Marina MESURE FranceThe Left Against
Mario FURORE ItalyThe Left Against
Mario MANTOVANI ItalyECR For
Marion MARÉCHAL FranceECR For
Marion WALSMANN GermanyEPP For
Marit MAIJ NetherlandsS&D Against
Mariusz KAMIŃSKI PolandECR For
Marjan ŠAREC voted otherwise than their group's clear line SloveniaRenew For
Markéta GREGOROVÁ CzechiaGreens Against
Marko VEŠLIGAJ CroatiaS&D Against
Markus BUCHHEIT GermanyESN Against
Markus FERBER GermanyEPP For
Marlena MALĄG PolandECR For
Marta TEMIDO PortugalS&D Against
Marta WCISŁO PolandEPP For
Martin GÜNTHER GermanyThe Left Against
Martin HÄUSLING GermanyGreens Against
Martin HOJSÍK SlovakiaRenew Against
Martin SCHIRDEWAN GermanyThe Left Against
Martin SONNEBORN GermanyNo group Abstained
Martine KEMP LuxembourgEPP For
Mārtiņš STAĶIS LatviaGreens Against
Massimiliano SALINI voted otherwise than their group's clear line ItalyEPP Against
Matej TONIN SloveniaEPP For
Mathilde ANDROUËT FrancePatriots For
Matjaž NEMEC SloveniaS&D Against
Matteo RICCI ItalyS&D Against
Matthias ECKE GermanyS&D Against
Matthieu VALET FrancePatriots For
Mélanie DISDIER FrancePatriots For
Merja KYLLÖNEN FinlandThe Left Against
Michael BLOSS GermanyGreens Against
Michael GAHLER GermanyEPP For
Michael MCNAMARA IrelandRenew Against
Michael VON DER SCHULENBURG GermanyNo group Abstained
Michał DWORCZYK PolandECR For
Michał KOBOSKO voted otherwise than their group's clear line PolandRenew For
Michał SZCZERBA PolandEPP For
Michał WAWRYKIEWICZ PolandEPP For
Michal WIEZIK SlovakiaRenew Against
Michalis HADJIPANTELA CyprusEPP For
Michele PICARO ItalyECR For
Mieke ANDRIESE NetherlandsPatriots For
Mihai TUDOSE voted otherwise than their group's clear line RomaniaS&D Abstained
Mika AALTOLA voted otherwise than their group's clear line FinlandEPP Against
Milan MAZUREK voted otherwise than their group's clear line SlovakiaESN Abstained
Milan UHRÍK voted otherwise than their group's clear line SlovakiaESN Abstained
Milan ZVER SloveniaEPP For
Mireia BORRÁS PABÓN SpainPatriots For
Miriam LEXMANN SlovakiaEPP For
Mirosława NYKIEL PolandEPP For
Mohammed CHAHIM NetherlandsS&D Against
Monika BEŇOVÁ SlovakiaNo group For
Monika HOHLMEIER GermanyEPP For
Moritz KÖRNER GermanyRenew Against
Morten LØKKEGAARD voted otherwise than their group's clear line DenmarkRenew For
Mounir SATOURI FranceGreens Against
Murielle LAURENT FranceS&D Against
Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR voted otherwise than their group's clear line SpainS&D For
Nadine MORANO FranceEPP For
Nathalie LOISEAU FranceRenew Against
Nela RIEHL GermanyGreens Against
Niclas HERBST GermanyEPP For
Nicola PROCACCINI ItalyECR For
Nicola ZINGARETTI ItalyS&D Against
Nicolae ȘTEFĂNUȚĂ RomaniaGreens Against
Nicolas BAY FranceECR For
Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES SpainS&D Against
Niels Flemming HANSEN DenmarkEPP For
Niels FUGLSANG DenmarkS&D Against
Niels GEUKING GermanyEPP For
Nikola BARTŮŠEK CzechiaECR For
Nikola MINCHEV voted otherwise than their group's clear line BulgariaRenew For
Nikolaos ANADIOTIS GreeceNo group Abstained
Nikolas FARANTOURIS GreeceS&D Against
Nikolina BRNJAC CroatiaEPP For
Nikos PAPANDREOU GreeceS&D Against
Nils UŠAKOVS LatviaS&D Against
Nina CARBERRY voted otherwise than their group's clear line IrelandEPP Abstained
Nora JUNCO GARCÍA SpainECR For
Nora MEBAREK FranceS&D Against
Norbert LINS GermanyEPP For
Oihane AGIRREGOITIA MARTÍNEZ SpainRenew Against
Oliver SCHENK GermanyEPP For
Olivier CHASTEL BelgiumRenew Against
Ondřej DOSTÁL CzechiaNo group For
Ondřej KNOTEK CzechiaPatriots For
Ondřej KOLÁŘ voted otherwise than their group's clear line CzechiaEPP Abstained
Ondřej KRUTÍLEK CzechiaECR For
Özlem DEMIREL GermanyThe Left Against
Pablo ARIAS ECHEVERRÍA SpainEPP For
Pál SZEKERES HungaryPatriots For
Paolo BORCHIA ItalyPatriots For
Paolo INSELVINI ItalyECR For
Pär HOLMGREN SwedenGreens Against
Pascal ARIMONT voted otherwise than their group's clear line BelgiumEPP Against
Pascal CANFIN FranceRenew Against
Pascale PIERA FrancePatriots For
Pasquale TRIDICO ItalyThe Left Against
Patryk JAKI PolandECR For
Paulius SAUDARGAS LithuaniaEPP For
Paulo CUNHA PortugalEPP For
Paulo DO NASCIMENTO CABRAL PortugalEPP For
Pekka TOVERI voted otherwise than their group's clear line FinlandEPP Against
Per CLAUSEN DenmarkThe Left Against
Pernando BARRENA ARZA SpainThe Left Against
Petar VOLGIN BulgariaESN Against
Peter AGIUS MaltaEPP For
Peter LIESE GermanyEPP For
Petr BYSTRON GermanyESN Against
Petra STEGER AustriaPatriots For
Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS LithuaniaRenew Against
Philippe OLIVIER FrancePatriots For
Pierfrancesco MARAN ItalyS&D Against
Pierre JOUVET FranceS&D Against
Pierre PIMPIE FrancePatriots For
Pierre-Romain THIONNET FrancePatriots For
Pietro FIOCCHI ItalyECR For
Pilar DEL CASTILLO VERA SpainEPP For
Pina PICIERNO voted otherwise than their group's clear line ItalyRenew For
Piotr MÜLLER PolandECR For
Rachel BLOM NetherlandsPatriots For
Rada LAYKOVA BulgariaESN Against
Radan KANEV BulgariaEPP For
Raffaele STANCANELLI ItalyPatriots For
Raffaele TOPO ItalyS&D Against
Ralf SEEKATZ GermanyEPP For
Raphaël GLUCKSMANN FranceS&D Against
Raquel GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE NetherlandsRenew Against
Rasmus ANDRESEN GermanyGreens Against
Rasmus NORDQVIST DenmarkGreens Against
Raúl DE LA HOZ QUINTANO SpainEPP For
Regina DOHERTY voted otherwise than their group's clear line IrelandEPP Abstained
Reinhold LOPATKA AustriaEPP For
Reinier VAN LANSCHOT NetherlandsGreens Against
Reinis POZŅAKS LatviaECR For
René AUST GermanyESN Against
René REPASI GermanyS&D Against
Rihards KOLS LatviaECR For
Riho TERRAS EstoniaEPP For
Rima HASSAN FranceThe Left Against
Robert BIEDROŃ PolandS&D Against
Roberto VANNACCI ItalyESN Against
Roberts ZĪLE LatviaECR For
Rody TOLASSY FrancePatriots For
Roman HAIDER AustriaPatriots For
Romana JERKOVIĆ CroatiaS&D Against
Romana TOMC SloveniaEPP For
Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT SpainEPP For
Rosa SERRANO SIERRA SpainS&D Against
Rudi KENNES BelgiumThe Left Against
Ruggero RAZZA ItalyECR For
Ruth FIRMENICH GermanyNo group Abstained
Sabine VERHEYEN GermanyEPP For
Sabrina REPP GermanyS&D Against
Sakis ARNAOUTOGLOU GreeceS&D Against
Salvatore DE MEO voted otherwise than their group's clear line ItalyEPP Against
Sander SMIT NetherlandsECR For
Sandra GÓMEZ LÓPEZ SpainS&D Against
Sandra KALNIETE LatviaEPP For
Sandro GOZI FranceRenew Against
Sandro RUOTOLO ItalyS&D Against
Sara MATTHIEU BelgiumGreens Against
Sarah KNAFO FranceESN Against
Saskia BRICMONT BelgiumGreens Against
Seán KELLY voted otherwise than their group's clear line IrelandEPP Abstained
Sebastian EVERDING GermanyThe Left Against
Sebastian KRUIS NetherlandsPatriots For
Sebastian TYNKKYNEN voted otherwise than their group's clear line FinlandECR Against
Sebastião BUGALHO PortugalEPP For
Şerban Dimitrie STURDZA RomaniaECR For
Sergey LAGODINSKY GermanyGreens Against
Sergio BERLATO ItalyECR For
Sérgio GONÇALVES voted otherwise than their group's clear line PortugalS&D Abstained
Sérgio HUMBERTO PortugalEPP For
Séverine WERBROUCK FrancePatriots For
Sibylle BERG GermanyNo group For
Siegbert Frank DROESE GermanyESN Against
Siegfried MUREŞAN RomaniaEPP For
Sigrid FRIIS DenmarkRenew Against
Silvia SARDONE ItalyPatriots For
Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN voted otherwise than their group's clear line FinlandEPP Abstained
Sofie ERIKSSON SwedenS&D Against
Stanislav STOYANOV BulgariaESN Against
Stanisław TYSZKA voted otherwise than their group's clear line PolandESN For
Stefan BERGER GermanyEPP For
Stefan KÖHLER GermanyEPP For
Ştefan MUŞOIU RomaniaS&D Against
Stefano BONACCINI ItalyS&D Against
Stefano CAVEDAGNA ItalyECR For
Stéphanie YON-COURTIN FranceRenew Against
Stephen Nikola BARTULICA CroatiaECR For
Stine BOSSE DenmarkRenew Against
Sunčana GLAVAK CroatiaEPP For
Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ SpainEPP For
Susanna CECCARDI ItalyPatriots For
Sven MIKSER EstoniaS&D Against
Sven SIMON GermanyEPP For
Svenja HAHN GermanyRenew Against
Taner KABILOV BulgariaNo group For
Terry REINTKE GermanyGreens Against
Thierry MARIANI FrancePatriots For
Thijs REUTEN NetherlandsS&D Against
Thomas BAJADA MaltaS&D Against
Thomas GEISEL GermanyNo group Abstained
Thomas PELLERIN-CARLIN FranceS&D Against
Thomas WAITZ AustriaGreens Against
Tiago MOREIRA DE SÁ PortugalPatriots For
Tilly METZ LuxembourgGreens Against
Tineke STRIK NetherlandsGreens Against
Tobias CREMER GermanyS&D Against
Tobiasz BOCHEŃSKI PolandECR For
Tom VANDENDRIESSCHE BelgiumPatriots For
Tomáš KUBÍN CzechiaPatriots For
Tomas TOBÉ voted otherwise than their group's clear line SwedenEPP Against
Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ CzechiaEPP For
Tomasz BUCZEK voted otherwise than their group's clear line PolandPatriots Abstained
Tomasz FROELICH GermanyESN Against
Ton DIEPEVEEN NetherlandsPatriots For
Tonino PICULA CroatiaS&D Against
Udo BULLMANN GermanyS&D Against
Valentina PALMISANO ItalyThe Left Against
Valérie DELOGE FrancePatriots For
Valérie DEVAUX FranceRenew Against
Valérie HAYER FranceRenew Against
Vangelis MEIMARAKIS GreeceEPP For
Vasile DÎNCU RomaniaS&D Against
Verena MERTENS GermanyEPP For
Veronika CIFROVÁ OSTRIHOŇOVÁ SlovakiaRenew Against
Veronika VRECIONOVÁ CzechiaECR For
Vicent MARZÀ IBÁÑEZ SpainGreens Against
Victor NEGRESCU RomaniaS&D Against
Viktor WEISZ HungaryEPP For
Viktória FERENC HungaryPatriots For
Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ LithuaniaS&D Against
Vilis KRIŠTOPANS LatviaPatriots For
Villy SØVNDAL DenmarkGreens Against
Virgil-Daniel POPESCU RomaniaEPP For
Virginie JORON FrancePatriots For
Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS LithuaniaGreens Against
Vivien COSTANZO GermanyS&D Against
Vlad VASILE-VOICULESCU RomaniaRenew Against
Vladimir PREBILIČ SloveniaGreens Against
Volker SCHNURRBUSCH GermanyESN Against
Vytenis Povilas ANDRIUKAITIS LithuaniaS&D Against
Willemien KONING NetherlandsEPP For
Wouter BEKE voted otherwise than their group's clear line BelgiumEPP Against
Yannis MANIATIS GreeceS&D Against
Younous OMARJEE FranceThe Left Against
Yvan VEROUGSTRAETE BelgiumRenew Against
Željana ZOVKO CroatiaEPP For
Zsuzsanna BORVENDÉG voted otherwise than their group's clear line HungaryESN For

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
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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

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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)

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Sources & citation

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

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?members=all (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?members=all}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-06-17/4?members=all},
  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)}
}