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European Parliament A10-0237/2026 Passed

Recommendation on EU-China political relations

Status: Parliament has approved this proposal. (parliament: ‘Adopted’)

In plain language

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From proposal to law

  1. Submitted 7 October 2026
  2. Approved by parliament 7 October 2026
  3. Signed by the Parliament and the Council not yet
  4. Published in the Official Journal of the EU not yet
  5. In force not yet

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How parliament voted

Passed on 7 October 2026

454 for · 86 against · 110 abstention(s)

In the European Parliament, a parliamentary group is a group of MEPs from like-minded parties in different countries. For each group, you can see how many members voted for or against, or abstained.

  • For
  • Against
  • Abstain
  • Dot: colour of the group
  • EPP (Christian Democrats) Divided

    150 for · 0 against · 9 abstentions

  • S&D (Social Democrats) Divided

    58 for · 3 against · 63 abstentions

  • ECR (Conservatives) Divided

    68 for · 5 against · 4 abstentions

  • Renew (Liberals) Divided

    73 for · 0 against · 1 abstention

  • Patriots for Europe Divided

    55 for · 0 against · 17 abstentions

  • Greens/EFA Divided

    41 for · 0 against · 8 abstentions

  • The Left Divided

    6 for · 33 against · 3 abstentions

  • Non-attached Divided

    2 for · 22 against · 3 abstentions

  • Europe of Sovereign Nations Divided

    1 for · 23 against · 2 abstentions

How MEPs voted, by country

Each country elects its own MEPs. Here you can see how the members from each country voted, regardless of their group.

🇱🇹 MEPs from Lithuania

Majority in favour

8 for · 0 against · 2 abstentions

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