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Tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions

China95%★

Confidence: 95%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title mentions "china"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Internal Market85%

Confidence: 85%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

dossier "critical raw materials" implies this topic

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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Trade65%

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "export"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 178231Source: 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+7 / 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 “Tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions”. EPP, S&D, ECR, PfE, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while Left, ESN and NI voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (523 for, 75 against, 14 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

523

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

448 votes

Turnout (cast)

612

Absent

108

Participation rate

85.0%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 165Against 1Abstain 0Absent 19

S&D135 MEPs

For 108Against 1Abstain 0Absent 26

ECR82 MEPs

For 72Against 0Abstain 3Absent 7

PfE81 MEPs

For 57Against 6Abstain 0Absent 18

Renew79 MEPs

For 61Against 1Abstain 0Absent 17

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 2Against 30Abstain 3Absent 10

ESN27 MEPs

For 2Against 21Abstain 3Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 6Against 15Abstain 4Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

France64
Germany63
Italy60
Poland45
Spain43

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 13Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 0Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 2Absent 3

France82 MEPs

For 64Against 7Abstain 0Absent 11

Germany96 MEPs

For 63Against 23Abstain 2Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 2Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 13

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 60Against 9Abstain 0Absent 7

Latvia9 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 29Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 45Against 3Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 19Against 1Abstain 2Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 3Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 43Against 4Abstain 1Absent 12

Sweden21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

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