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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 170345Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Defence
✓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+0 / 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 “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, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (531 for, 4 against, 37 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

531

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

527 votes

Turnout (cast)

572

Absent

151

Participation rate

79.1%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 146Against 1Abstain 0Absent 41

S&D135 MEPs

For 103Against 0Abstain 1Absent 31

ECR82 MEPs

For 68Against 0Abstain 2Absent 12

PfE81 MEPs

For 40Against 0Abstain 21Absent 20

Renew79 MEPs

For 59Against 1Abstain 1Absent 18

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 44Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

The Left45 MEPs

For 34Against 2Abstain 1Absent 8

NI30 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 9Absent 6

ESN26 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 2Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany73
France70
Italy54
Poland45
Spain40

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 5Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 3Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland16 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

France82 MEPs

For 70Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

Germany96 MEPs

For 73Against 1Abstain 6Absent 16

Greece21 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 13

Ireland14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 54Against 0Abstain 4Absent 18

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 1Abstain 4Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 2Absent 16

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain60 MEPs

For 40Against 0Abstain 8Absent 12

Sweden21 MEPs

For 19Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

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