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Parliament rejects the proposal on structure and rates of excise duty applied to tobacco

14 laws, 20 resolutions, four immunity decisions and six other decisions over four days. Closest: General arrangements for excise duty applied to tobacco, passed 325–304.

AI:The session in brief

Parliament adopted positions on laws to simplify AI rules, strengthen farmers' bargaining power, and overhaul EU return procedures for irregular migrants. It also backed trade measures with the US and rejected a proposal on tobacco excise duties.1: Simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Digital Omnibus on AI)2: Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain3: Common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union (Return Regulation)4: Adjustment of customs duties and opening of tariff quotas for the import of certain goods originating in the United States of America5: Structure and rates of excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products (recast) The week also included votes on waste shipments, end-of-life vehicles, and numerous resolutions on countries like Belarus, Nicaragua, and Russia.6: Shipments of waste: export of mixed municipal waste for recovery to Switzerland7: Circularity requirements for vehicle design and management of end-of-life vehicles8: Deteriorating situation of political prisoners in Belarus, in particular the case of Aliaksandra Pulinovich9: Political prisoners in Nicaragua – the cases of Carlos Brenes, Salvadora del Socorro Martínez Aburto and Brooklyn Rivera10: Russia’s unacceptable provocative actions and drone incursions into Romania, the Baltic states and Finland

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Economy & single market, New EU law

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

Report by Tomáš Kubín ·

Failed 181 for · 439 against · 38 abstained by a large majority

For: EPP; Against: The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, ECR, Patriots, ESN

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

  1. Economy & single market, New EU law

    Top story 2:General arrangements for excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products

    Report by Tomáš Kubín ·

    Passed 325 for · 304 against · 29 abstained narrowly

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

  2. Foreign affairs, New EU law

    Top story 3:Adjustment of customs duties and opening of tariff quotas for the import of certain goods originating in the United States of America

    Report by Bernd Lange ·

    Passed 440 for · 151 against · 50 abstained by a large majority

    AI summary:The regulation implements commitments from a Joint Statement on a US-EU trade framework, applying a 0% duty on certain US goods and allowing suspension of concessions if the US fails to comply.

    Part of: EU–US trade deal · 2 decisions this session

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  3. Migration & asylum, New EU law

    Top story 4:Common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union (Return Regulation)

    Report by Malik Azmani ·

    Passed 418 for · 218 against · 30 abstained by a large majority

    AI summary:The law replaces existing directives and aims to make return procedures simpler, faster, and more effective across member states.

    Part of: Irregular migration to EU · 2 decisions this session

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  4. Foreign affairs, Resolution

    Top story 5:Political repression and humanitarian situation in Cuba

    Motion for a resolution

    Adopted 283 for · 199 against · 85 abstained by a small majority

    AI summary:The text condemns US economic coercion and calls for respect for international law, while reaffirming support for Cuba's sovereignty.

    Part of: Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua · 2 decisions this session

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Wednesday 17 June

Thursday 18 June

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