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EU-China Agreement: modification of concessions on all the tariff rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV ***

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
Reviewed: yes
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Trade65%
Confidence: 65%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "tariff"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Vote ID 189251Source: official EP roll-call records
67
/ 100

Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • Main vote
  • Legislative procedure
  • High-interest topic: China
  • Some political group division
  • High participation
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Topic importance+12 / 15
Turnout+5 / 5
Vote type+25 / 25
Close vote+0 / 15
Legislative+15 / 15
Rebel votes+0 / 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 “EU-China Agreement: modification of concessions on all the tariff rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV ***”. EPP, S&D, PfE, ECR, Renew, Greens-EFA, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour. Left mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (603 for, 3 against, 33 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
603
Against
3
Abstain
33
Margin of victory
600 votes
Turnout (cast)
639
Absent
79
Participation rate
89.0%
This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP184 MEPs
For 168Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16
S&D135 MEPs
For 107Against 0Abstain 0Absent 28
PfE84 MEPs
For 82Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
ECR82 MEPs
For 75Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7
Renew78 MEPs
For 69Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9
Greens/EFA53 MEPs
For 48Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5
The Left45 MEPs
For 5Against 2Abstain 30Absent 8
ESN27 MEPs
For 27Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
NI29 MEPs
For 21Against 1Abstain 3Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany84
  • France65
  • Italy60
  • Spain50
  • Poland47
Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries
Austria20 MEPs
For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Belgium22 MEPs
For 19Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Croatia12 MEPs
For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 19Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
Denmark15 MEPs
For 14Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Estonia7 MEPs
For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Finland15 MEPs
For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
France81 MEPs
For 65Against 0Abstain 8Absent 8
Germany95 MEPs
For 84Against 1Abstain 3Absent 7
Greece21 MEPs
For 13Against 1Abstain 3Absent 4
Hungary21 MEPs
For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10
Ireland14 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5
Italy76 MEPs
For 60Against 0Abstain 9Absent 7
Latvia9 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Malta6 MEPs
For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Netherlands31 MEPs
For 29Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1
Poland53 MEPs
For 47Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6
Portugal21 MEPs
For 19Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1
Romania33 MEPs
For 31Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Slovakia15 MEPs
For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Slovenia9 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Spain60 MEPs
For 50Against 0Abstain 2Absent 8
Sweden21 MEPs
For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

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