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Recommendation on the changing geopolitical situation in East Asia and the need for closer cooperation with like-minded partners in the region
Adopted by an overwhelming majority
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
- For
- 542
- Against
- 37
- Abstained
- 79
roll-call vote at 13:44 · 82% of votes cast in favour
Committee report by Adam Bielan · Report A-10-2026-0189
AI:What this decision does
Parliament adopted a recommendation on the changing geopolitical situation in East Asia and the need for closer cooperation with like-minded partners in the region.§1: source passage in the text The text calls for deeper EU engagement with Japan, the Republic of Korea and Taiwan on security, defence, economic resilience and emerging technologies.§2: source passage in the text It also reaffirms the EU's commitment to peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait and rejects any unilateral change of the status quo.§2: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR; Abstained: ESN; Divided: The Left, Patriots
- The Left Divided 1 for, 17 against, 12 abstainedof 45
- Greens For 50 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 53
- S&D For 126 for, 0 against, 1 abstainedof 135
- Renew For 72 for, 1 against, 1 abstainedof 78
- EPP For 176 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 185
- ECR For 69 for, 1 against, 4 abstainedof 82
- Patriots Divided 38 for, 3 against, 34 abstainedof 86
- ESN Abstained 2 for, 0 against, 23 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 8 for, 15 against, 4 abstainedof 29
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
10 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
S&D voted for (126 of 127). Abstained: 1
Costas Mavrides (Cyprus)
Renew voted for (72 of 74). Against: 1, Abstained: 1
Michael Mcnamara (Ireland, abstained), Raquel García Hermida-Van der Walle (Netherlands, against)
ECR voted for (69 of 74). Against: 1, Abstained: 4
Cristian Terheş (Romania, abstained), Emmanouil Fragkos (Greece, abstained), Galato Alexandraki (Greece, abstained), Georgiana Teodorescu (Romania, abstained), Jessika van Leeuwen (Netherlands, against)
ESN abstained (23 of 25). For: 2
Marcin Sypniewski (Poland), Sarah Knafo (France)
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How it got here
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 7 amendments (7 rejected) and 5 parts of the text voted on separately (4 adopted, 1 rejected).