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

Procedure 2025/0581(CNS) (consultation procedure) concerns “General arrangements for excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products”; the committee responsible is ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs). Concluded in Parliament: Latest: Amending a text in plenary on 17 Jun 2026. Parliament held roll-call votes on one day, most recently on 17 Jun 2026 (final vote): adopted with 325 votes in favour, 304 against and 29 abstentions.

Reference

2025/0581(CNS)

Type

Consultation procedure

Official title

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

Status

Concluded in Parliament

Lead

ECON Economic and Monetary Affairs

Rapporteur

Tomáš Kubín (PfE, Czechia)

Shadow rapporteurs

Gaetano Pedulla' (The Left, Italy), Rasmus Andresen (Greens/EFA, Germany), César Luena (S&D, Spain), Billy Kelleher (Renew, Ireland), Marco Falcone (EPP, Italy), Francesco Ventola (ECR, Italy), Rada Laykova (ESN, Bulgaria)

Roll-call votes in Parliament

• General arrangements for excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products (A10-0160/2026), 17 Jun 2026: final vote, main vote: A10-0160/2026 – Tomáš Kubín – Commission proposal to the Council, adopted, 325 for, 304 against, 29 abstentions; plus 1 more roll-call vote

Timeline

1. 11 Sep 2025: Appointment of a rapporteur
2. 15 Dec 2025: Proposal referred to plenary
3. 5 Mar 2026: Parliamentary committee tabling report
4. 3 Jun 2026: Adoption of a report by the EP committee responsible
5. 8 Jun 2026: Tabling of a document to European Parliament plenary sitting
6. 17 Jun 2026: Amending a text in plenary

• All procedures

Source: European Parliament, Open Data Portal (procedures, agendas, roll-call votes), CC BY 4.0, prepared by OpenRCV. Procedure file in the Legislative Observatory (OEIL)