Parliament approved the Council decision on modifications to concessions for all tariff quotas on EU list CLXXV under the EU-Pakistan accord by 276 votes to 13 , with 9 abstentions. The vote was carried by a cross-group coalition spanning EPP, S&D, PfE, ECR, Greens/EFA, and most of Renew, with only scattered opposition. This is a consent procedure vote: Parliament gives or withholds its assent to a Council decision on a trade agreement modification. As a non-legislative resolution under consent procedure, Parliament's approval is formally required for the Council to proceed, giving this vote binding gatekeeping force even though the resolution itself does not create new law independently. The breadth of support — encompassing virtually every political group — indicates a strong cross-party consensus in favour of the tariff quota adjustments. Opposition and abstentions were minimal and spread across several groups without forming a coherent bloc.
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