Topic · Model-assigned
Trade & customs
Trade agreements, tariffs, trade defence and customs.
- Decisions
- 60 on 34 sitting days
- Outcomes
- 55 adopted · 3 rejected
- Period
- 18 Dec 2024 – 17 Sept 2026
- Assigned by
- A model, not checked by hand
More facts (4)
- Roll-call votes
- 54
- By kind
- Consent 18 · New laws 21 · Objections 1 · Resolutions 20
- Subtopics
- 3 subtopics
- Key
- trade
The latest decisions on this topic, newest first; the export holds all of them.
| Date | Decision | Kind | Effect | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Sept 2026 | The role of social, economic and environmental standards in safeguarding fair competition for all aquatic food products and improving food security | Resolutions | Adopted | 467 for, 92 against, 44 abstained by roll call |
| 16 Sept 2026 | Establishing the Single Market and Customs Programme for the period 2028-2034 | New laws | Passed | 496 for, 53 against, 125 abstained by roll call |
| 16 Sept 2026 | Establishing the Union Customs Code and the European Union Customs Authority | New laws | Approved without a vote | show of hands — no count |
| 15 Sept 2026 | Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: extension of its scope to downstream goods and anti-circumvention measures | New laws | Passed | 464 for, 50 against, 159 abstained by roll call |
| 15 Sept 2026 | Temporary trade-liberalisation measures applicable to Armenian products | New laws | Passed | 583 for, 49 against, 39 abstained by roll call |
| 9 Jul 2026 | Amendments to the Critical Raw Materials Act | New laws | Sent back to committee | show of hands — no count |
| 8 Jul 2026 | EU–Mexico Political, Economic and Cooperation Strategic Partnership Agreement | Consent | Consent given | 479 for, 119 against, 65 abstained by roll call |
| 8 Jul 2026 | EU–Mexico Interim Agreement on Trade | Consent | Consent given | 474 for, 131 against, 60 abstained by roll call |
| 8 Jul 2026 | EU–Mexico Political, Economic and Cooperation Strategic Partnership Agreement (Interim report) | Resolutions | Adopted | 388 for, 161 against, 120 abstained by roll call |
| 17 Jun 2026 | EU-Pakistan Agreement: modification of concessions on all the tariff rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV | Consent | Consent given | 276 for, 13 against, 9 abstained by roll call |
Dossiers, 12
The dossiers these decisions belong to, the one voted on most recently first.
Show 2 more dossiers
| Dossier | Decisions | Latest decision |
|---|---|---|
| EU–Liberia Voluntary Partnership Agreement on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products: termination 2025-0259 | Decisions1 | 17 Jun 2026 · Adopted |
| EU–Liberia Voluntary Partnership Agreement on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products: termination (Resolution) 2025-0259M | Decisions1 | 17 Jun 2026 · Adopted |
Group lines
How each group voted on the final votes of this topic: its clear line or divided.
| Group | For | Against | Abstained | Divided | With the outcome | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Left | For19 | Against21 | Abst.7 | Divided7 | With outcome18 | of54 |
| Greens | For38 | Against5 | Abst.1 | Divided10 | With outcome40 | of54 |
| S&D | For51 | Against3 | Abst.0 | Divided0 | With outcome52 | of54 |
| Renew | For49 | Against2 | Abst.0 | Divided3 | With outcome52 | of54 |
| EPP | For50 | Against3 | Abst.0 | Divided1 | With outcome53 | of54 |
| ECR | For39 | Against1 | Abst.4 | Divided10 | With outcome41 | of54 |
| Patriots | For24 | Against7 | Abst.4 | Divided19 | With outcome31 | of54 |
| ESN | For24 | Against16 | Abst.12 | Divided2 | With outcome26 | of54 |
Connections
Topics and issues that come up together with this one, and its main dossiers.
Topics that come up with it
- Topic Foreign affairs Ukraine, the Middle East, China, enlargement, human rights abroad.
- Topic Economy & single market Competitiveness, industry, single market rules, finance, taxation.
- Topic Agriculture, food & fisheries Farm policy, food safety, animal welfare, fisheries.
- Topic Climate & environment Emissions targets, carbon pricing, nature, pollution and waste.
- Topic Digital, AI & data Artificial intelligence, online platforms, data protection, cybersecurity.
Running issues
- Issue EU competitiveness Running issue · EU initiative 17 Sept 2026
- Issue EU economic security Running issue · EU initiative 16 Sept 2026
- Issue EU–US trade deal Running issue · Agreement 16 Jun 2026
- Issue EU association agreements Running issue · Agreement 20 May 2026
- Issue EU-Mercosur agreement Running issue · Agreement 10 Feb 2026
Sources & citation
Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.
- Data source
- Licensed CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved
- 25 September 2026
Cite as
EU Parl Watch Research (2026). “Trade & customs”. Topic (model-assigned). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/topics/trade (retrieved 25 September 2026). Data: European Parliament Open Data, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/ (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-topic-trade,
author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
title = {{Trade \& customs}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/topics/trade}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/topics/trade},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Topic (model-assigned). Data: European Parliament Open Data (CC BY 4.0)}
}