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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 170350Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
41
/ 100

Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • ✓High-interest topic: Defence
  • ✓Some political group division
  • ✓Some national delegation divergence
  • ✓High participation
  • ✓Some 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+4 / 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”. ECR, PfE, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (162 for, 378 against, 16 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
162
Against
378
Abstain
16
Margin of victory
216 votes
Turnout (cast)
556
Absent
167
Participation rate
76.9%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP188 MEPs
For 6Against 142Abstain 0Absent 40
S&D135 MEPs
For 1Against 91Abstain 1Absent 42
ECR82 MEPs
For 64Against 0Abstain 5Absent 13
PfE81 MEPs
For 59Against 1Abstain 1Absent 20
Renew79 MEPs
For 1Against 58Abstain 1Absent 19
Greens/EFA53 MEPs
For 0Against 43Abstain 0Absent 10
The Left45 MEPs
For 0Against 35Abstain 2Absent 8
ESN26 MEPs
For 21Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4
NI30 MEPs
For 8Against 8Abstain 5Absent 9

Country angle

Most in favour
  • France33
  • Czech Republic11
  • Slovenia3
  • Cyprus1
Most against
  • Germany67
  • Spain40
  • Italy35
  • Poland26
  • Netherlands19
Divided delegations
  • Austria
  • Bulgaria
  • France
  • Italy
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Poland
  • Romania
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria20 MEPs
For 6Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3
Belgium22 MEPs
For 5Against 13Abstain 0Absent 4
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 4Against 6Abstain 0Absent 7
Croatia12 MEPs
For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 11Against 4Abstain 1Absent 5
Denmark15 MEPs
For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 4
Estonia7 MEPs
For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1
Finland16 MEPs
For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 5
France82 MEPs
For 33Against 28Abstain 1Absent 20
Germany96 MEPs
For 14Against 67Abstain 1Absent 14
Greece21 MEPs
For 0Against 12Abstain 4Absent 5
Hungary21 MEPs
For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 13
Ireland14 MEPs
For 0Against 9Abstain 2Absent 3
Italy76 MEPs
For 22Against 35Abstain 0Absent 19
Latvia9 MEPs
For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 3
Lithuania12 MEPs
For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 5
Luxembourg7 MEPs
For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2
Malta6 MEPs
For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4
Netherlands31 MEPs
For 8Against 19Abstain 0Absent 4
Poland53 MEPs
For 22Against 26Abstain 1Absent 4
Portugal21 MEPs
For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1
Romania33 MEPs
For 7Against 8Abstain 1Absent 17
Slovakia15 MEPs
For 5Against 7Abstain 1Absent 2
Slovenia9 MEPs
For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3
Spain60 MEPs
For 8Against 40Abstain 0Absent 12
Sweden21 MEPs
For 0Against 17Abstain 3Absent 1

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