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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 170351Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓High-interest topic: Defence
✓Strong 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+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 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, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while Left, NI and ESN voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (432 for, 60 against, 71 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

432

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

372 votes

Turnout (cast)

563

Absent

160

Participation rate

77.9%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 137Against 0Abstain 6Absent 45

S&D135 MEPs

For 100Against 0Abstain 4Absent 31

ECR82 MEPs

For 61Against 0Abstain 9Absent 12

PfE81 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 39Absent 21

Renew79 MEPs

For 59Against 0Abstain 0Absent 20

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 3Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 7Against 25Abstain 5Absent 8

NI30 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 3Absent 7

ESN26 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 2Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany60
Italy46
Poland44
Spain40
France36

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Greece
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 5Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 0Absent 8

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 13Against 4Abstain 0Absent 4

Denmark15 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland16 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

France82 MEPs

For 36Against 8Abstain 27Absent 11

Germany96 MEPs

For 60Against 17Abstain 2Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 8Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 13

Ireland14 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 2Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 46Against 9Abstain 0Absent 21

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 2Absent 5

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 22Against 0Abstain 4Absent 5

Poland53 MEPs

For 44Against 1Abstain 5Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 5Absent 16

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain60 MEPs

For 40Against 3Abstain 5Absent 12

Sweden21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

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