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Tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions
Adopted by an overwhelming majority
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
- For
- 523
- Against
- 75
- Abstained
- 14
roll-call vote at 13:18 · 85% of votes cast in favour
Motion for a resolution · Motion B-10-2025-0331
AI:What this decision does
Parliament adopted a resolution on tackling China's export restrictions on rare earth elements and permanent magnets, which it sees as coercive and a serious escalation of trade tensions.§1: source passage in the text The text urges the EU not to make concessions to China in exchange for relaxing the restrictions and to build leverage using pressure points where China depends on EU goods and technologies.§1: source passage in the text It also calls for reducing demand for virgin rare earths, boosting recycling, and funding research into substitutes to strengthen EU resilience.§1: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR, Patriots; Against: The Left, ESN
- The Left Against 2 for, 31 against, 3 abstainedof 47
- Greens For 48 for, 0 against, 1 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 109 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 137
- Renew For 60 for, 1 against, 0 abstainedof 76
- EPP For 167 for, 1 against, 0 abstainedof 193
- ECR For 69 for, 0 against, 3 abstainedof 79
- Patriots For 61 for, 5 against, 0 abstainedof 90
- ESN Against 1 for, 22 against, 3 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 6 for, 15 against, 4 abstainedof 30
Groups from left to right · for–against–abstained, of the group’s MEPs
A group is shown as divided when no position has two thirds of its votes.
Did not vote with their group
20 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
The Left voted against (31 of 36). For: 2, Abstained: 3
Hanna Gedin (Sweden, for), Jonas Sjöstedt (Sweden, for), Jussi Saramo (Finland, abstained), Li Andersson (Finland, abstained), Sebastian Everding (Germany, abstained)
Greens voted for (48 of 49). Abstained: 1
Jaume Asens Llodrà (Spain)
Renew voted for (60 of 61). Against: 1
Sophie Wilmès (Belgium)
EPP voted for (167 of 168). Against: 1
Rosa Estaràs Ferragut (Spain)
ECR voted for (69 of 72). Abstained: 3
Emmanouil Fragkos (Greece), Galato Alexandraki (Greece), Georgiana Teodorescu (Romania)
Patriots voted for (61 of 66). Against: 5
Elisabeth Dieringer (Austria), Georg Mayer (Austria), Gerald Hauser (Austria), Petra Steger (Austria), Roman Haider (Austria)
ESN voted against (22 of 26). For: 1, Abstained: 3
Milan Mazurek (Slovakia, abstained), Milan Uhrík (Slovakia, abstained), Petras Gražulis (Lithuania, abstained), Sarah Knafo (France, for)
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How it got here
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 8 amendments (8 rejected) and 2 parts of the text voted on separately (2 adopted). 6 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.