← Votes·2021-10-19

EU-Taiwan political relations and cooperation

Foreign Affairs75%★

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "taiwan"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 136196Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Very fragmented political vote
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 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 “EU-Taiwan political relations and cooperation”. Left and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, PfE and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (43 for, 590 against, 48 abstentions).

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

Why it matters

This is a substantive vote (such as an amendment or resolution) that contributes to shaping the final position of the Parliament on a dossier. It reflects the political direction taken on specific provisions.

Result analysis

For

Against

590

Abstain

Margin of victory

547 votes

Turnout (cast)

681

Absent

Participation rate

96.6%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 0Against 177Abstain 0Absent 2

S&D136 MEPs

For 8Against 121Abstain 0Absent 7

Renew101 MEPs

For 0Against 101Abstain 0Absent 0

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 0Against 69Abstain 1Absent 1

ECR63 MEPs

For 1Against 57Abstain 5Absent 0

PfE67 MEPs

For 6Against 34Abstain 21Absent 6

NI44 MEPs

For 10Against 18Abstain 9Absent 7

The Left38 MEPs

For 16Against 9Abstain 12Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Cyprus4
Malta3

Most against

Germany85
Italy74
Spain53
France51
Poland51

Divided delegations

Malta

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 4Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 18Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 0Against 51Abstain 28Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 3Against 85Abstain 4Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 6Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 14

Ireland13 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 1Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 1Against 74Abstain 0Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 0Against 26Abstain 3Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 1Against 51Abstain 0Absent 0

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 2Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 33Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 6Against 53Abstain 0Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 0Absent 1

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