← Votes·2023-12-13

EU-China relations

China95%★

Confidence: 95%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title mentions "china"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Foreign Affairs75%

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

"china" is a non-EU country topic

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 162352Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓High-interest topic: China
✓Some political group division
✓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+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+0 / 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-China relations”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, PfE and NI voted mostly in favour, while Left and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (529 for, 47 against, 40 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

529

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

482 votes

Turnout (cast)

616

Absent

Participation rate

87.6%

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

By political group

EPP178 MEPs

For 165Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13

S&D136 MEPs

For 114Against 2Abstain 4Absent 16

Renew100 MEPs

For 91Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 61Against 0Abstain 1Absent 8

ECR65 MEPs

For 54Against 0Abstain 5Absent 6

PfE64 MEPs

For 25Against 15Abstain 8Absent 16

The Left37 MEPs

For 3Against 18Abstain 12Absent 4

NI46 MEPs

For 16Against 10Abstain 6Absent 14

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany73
Italy65
France50
Spain49
Poland41

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 18Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 5Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 50Against 16Abstain 7Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 73Against 9Abstain 5Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 4Absent 7

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 14

Ireland13 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 65Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 20Against 2Abstain 4Absent 3

Poland51 MEPs

For 41Against 0Abstain 1Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 26Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 3Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain58 MEPs

For 49Against 4Abstain 1Absent 4

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Individual MEP positions

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