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People’s Republic of China’s misinterpretation of the UN resolution 2758 and its continuous military provocations around Taiwan

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
title contains non-EU country "taiwan"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Defence & Security66%

Confidence: 66%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "military"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 170343Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Defence
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+15 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 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 “People’s Republic of China’s misinterpretation of the UN resolution 2758 and its continuous military provocations around Taiwan”. EPP, S&D, ECR, PfE, Renew, Greens-EFA and ESN voted mostly in favour. Left and NI mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (511 for, 9 against, 50 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

511

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

502 votes

Turnout (cast)

570

Absent

153

Participation rate

78.8%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 142Against 0Abstain 6Absent 40

S&D135 MEPs

For 102Against 2Abstain 0Absent 31

ECR82 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 2Absent 14

PfE81 MEPs

For 60Against 0Abstain 1Absent 20

Renew79 MEPs

For 59Against 0Abstain 1Absent 19

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 44Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

The Left45 MEPs

For 15Against 1Abstain 21Absent 8

NI30 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 15Absent 6

ESN26 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 4Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

France71
Germany71
Italy47
Poland45
Spain44

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Belgium22 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 1Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland16 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

France82 MEPs

For 71Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

Germany96 MEPs

For 71Against 0Abstain 11Absent 14

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 9Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 13

Ireland14 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 2Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 9Absent 20

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 28Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 3Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 2Absent 16

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 5Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain60 MEPs

For 44Against 0Abstain 4Absent 12

Sweden21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

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