← Votes·2021-05-20

Chinese countersanctions on EU entities and MEPs and MPs

China95%★

Confidence: 95%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title mentions "chinese"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Foreign Affairs75%

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "sanctions"
"chinese" is a non-EU country topic

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 131769Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓High-interest topic: China
✓Very fragmented political vote
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+12 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+15 / 15

Country division+8 / 15

Methodology: importance-v0.1 · The Importance Score is a prioritisation indicator. It does not judge whether a vote is good or bad.

What was this vote about?

This vote concerned “Chinese countersanctions on EU entities and MEPs and MPs”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR and NI voted mostly in favour, while ESN voted mostly against. Left mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (599 for, 30 against, 58 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

599

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

569 votes

Turnout (cast)

687

Absent

Participation rate

97.5%

✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 177Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

S&D136 MEPs

For 127Against 0Abstain 2Absent 7

Renew101 MEPs

For 99Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 70Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

PfE67 MEPs

For 37Against 5Abstain 23Absent 2

ECR63 MEPs

For 58Against 0Abstain 3Absent 2

NI44 MEPs

For 19Against 14Abstain 10Absent 1

The Left38 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 17Absent 2

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany77
Italy74
France54
Spain53
Poland49

Most against

Hungary12

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 54Against 0Abstain 23Absent 2

Germany96 MEPs

For 77Against 1Abstain 16Absent 2

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 8Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland13 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 74Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 27Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 53Against 2Abstain 4Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

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