Parliament’s position on proposed laws. It usually needs to agree with the Council before a law is final., Foreign affairs
Non-application of customs duties on imports of certain goods
Passed by a large majority
Parliament adopted its position on the law.
- For
- 444
- Against
- 152
- Abstained
- 54
roll-call vote at 13:35 · 68% of votes cast in favour
Committee report by Bernd Lange · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council. · Report A-10-2026-0070
AI:What this decision does
The proposal extends the suspension of customs duties on US lobster imports indefinitely and expands it to processed lobster, as agreed in a joint statement.§1: source passage in the text§4: source passage in the text Parliament adopted its position on the law, supporting the proposal with amendments.§1: source passage in the text Parliament calls on the Commission to refer the matter back if it substantially amends its proposal.§1: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR; Against: The Left; Abstained: ESN; Divided: Greens, Patriots
- The Left Against 0 for, 40 against, 0 abstainedof 45
- Greens Divided 18 for, 25 against, 3 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 110 for, 18 against, 0 abstainedof 136
- Renew For 55 for, 11 against, 1 abstainedof 77
- EPP For 168 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 185
- ECR For 71 for, 1 against, 3 abstainedof 81
- Patriots Divided 14 for, 39 against, 24 abstainedof 86
- ESN Abstained 0 for, 1 against, 21 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 8 for, 17 against, 2 abstainedof 30
Groups from left to right · for–against–abstained, of the group’s MEPs
A group is shown as divided when no position has two thirds of its votes.
Did not vote with their group
35 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
S&D voted for (110 of 128). Against: 18
Aurore Lalucq (France), Chloé Ridel (France), Christophe Clergeau (France), Claire Fita (France), Elio Di Rupo (Belgium)
13 more from S&D
Emma Rafowicz (France), Eric Sargiacomo (France), Estelle Ceulemans (Belgium), François Kalfon (France), Jean-Marc Germain (France), Lara Wolters (Netherlands), Marit Maij (Netherlands), Mohammed Chahim (Netherlands), Murielle Laurent (France), Nora Mebarek (France), Pierre Jouvet (France), Raphaël Glucksmann (France), Thijs Reuten (Netherlands)
Renew voted for (55 of 67). Against: 11, Abstained: 1
Bernard Guetta (France, against), Christophe Grudler (France, against), Fabienne Keller (France, against), Gilles Boyer (France, against), Grégory Allione (France, against)
7 more from Renew
Jérémy Decerle (France, against), Laurence Farreng (France, against), Oihane Agirregoitia Martínez (Spain, abstained), Sandro Gozi (France, against), Stéphanie Yon-Courtin (France, against), Valérie Devaux (France, against), Yvan Verougstraete (Belgium, against)
ECR voted for (71 of 75). Against: 1, Abstained: 3
Emmanouil Fragkos (Greece, abstained), Guillaume Peltier (France, against), Laurence Trochu (France, abstained), Marion Maréchal (France, abstained)
ESN abstained (21 of 22). Against: 1
Roberto Vannacci (Italy)
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How it got here
A proposal to reject the whole text was defeated first.