← Votes·2026-07-07

Recommendation on the changing geopolitical situation in East Asia and the need for closer cooperation with like-minded partners in the region

Vote ID 195006Source: 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
✓Strong political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 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 “Recommendation on the changing geopolitical situation in East Asia and the need for closer cooperation with like-minded partners in the region”. EPP, S&D, PfE, Renew, ECR and Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while Left and NI voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (542 for, 37 against, 79 abstentions).

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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

542

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

505 votes

Turnout (cast)

658

Absent

Participation rate

95.5%

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

By political group

EPP181 MEPs

For 176Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

S&D131 MEPs

For 126Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

PfE79 MEPs

For 38Against 3Abstain 34Absent 4

Renew74 MEPs

For 72Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

ECR78 MEPs

For 69Against 1Abstain 4Absent 4

Greens/EFA50 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

The Left41 MEPs

For 1Against 17Abstain 12Absent 11

NI28 MEPs

For 8Against 15Abstain 4Absent 1

ESN26 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 23Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany67
France62
Italy58
Poland48
Spain47

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Cyprus

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 6Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 1Absent 2

Bulgaria15 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic18 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

France76 MEPs

For 62Against 3Abstain 0Absent 11

Germany95 MEPs

For 67Against 9Abstain 16Absent 3

Greece20 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 5Absent 0

Hungary19 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 11Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Italy70 MEPs

For 58Against 7Abstain 1Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 20Against 2Abstain 7Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 48Against 1Abstain 4Absent 0

Portugal20 MEPs

For 17Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania31 MEPs

For 28Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 47Against 1Abstain 7Absent 4

Sweden21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

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