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Security and defence implications of China's influence on critical infrastructure in the European Union

Effect
Adopted
Result
565 for · 26 against · 31 abstained roll call
Date
17 January 2024, 12:39
Kind
Resolution
More facts (7)
Margin
by an overwhelming majority
Dossier
2023-2072
Source
Committee report by Klemen Grošelj
Votes
1 vote · 1 roll call
Final vote
162987
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Result

The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.

Final vote: 565 for, 26 against, 31 abstained (roll call).

Adopted by an overwhelming majority.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR and Patriots; ESN mostly abstained.

Groups

Members counted in their current group: the view with groups at the date of the vote is not available right now.

Members’ votes by their current group. Majority: the most common position. Clear line: a position with at least two thirds of the group’s votes, otherwise Divided.
GroupForAgainstAbst.Majority lineClear lineBar
The LeftFor 5Against 4Abst. 4Majority line ForClear line Divided
GreensFor 27Against 0Abst. 0Majority line ForClear line For
S&DFor 61Against 0Abst. 1Majority line ForClear line For
RenewFor 40Against 0Abst. 0Majority line ForClear line For
EPPFor 88Against 0Abst. 0Majority line ForClear line For
ECRFor 24Against 0Abst. 1Majority line ForClear line For
PatriotsFor 19Against 0Abst. 4Majority line ForClear line For
ESNFor 1Against 0Abst. 3Majority line AbstainedClear line Abstained
No groupFor 2Against 3Abst. 0Majority line AgainstClear line Divided

Voted against their group, 0

Members who voted otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds of the votes cast) of their group — groups as of today: the view with groups at the date of the vote is not available right now.

Nobody voted against a clear line of their group.

Countries

The final vote by national delegation.

The breakdown by country is not available right now.

Members

Each member’s recorded position on the final roll call — groups as of today: the view with groups at the date of the vote is not available right now.

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Debate speakers and how they voted

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All votes on this decision, 1

In voting order. Result: for–against–abstained (a show of hands has no count). Requested by: the groups that asked for a roll call, a split vote or a separate vote.
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
1Final vote on the motion for a resolution A9-0401/2023 – Klemen Grošelj – Motion for a resolution (text as a whole) Roll call565 for, 26 against, 31 abstained Adopted

Text

The text voted on.

Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2023/2072(INI) · Own-initiative report

Parliament adopted the text on 17 January 2024. This is its final position on the matter.

Show the 5 steps of the dossier
  1. Referred to committee · 15 June 2023 (done)
  2. Committee work · Report adopted 28 November 2023 (done)
  3. Tabled for plenary · 11 December 2023 (done)
  4. Plenary vote · Adopted 17 January 2024 (done)
  5. Parliament’s position · Final (done)

Lead committee: AFET · Author: MEP #197452 (Renew)

Connections

What this decision touches: the procedural chain, the same text, running issues, votes that split the chamber the same way.

No connections found for this decision.

Sources & citation

Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.

Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2024). “Security and defence implications of China's influence on critical infrastructure in the European Union”. Decision, 17 January 2024. votingId 162987, document A-9-2023-0401, reference 2023-2072. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-01-17/14 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 17 January 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-01-17-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 17 January 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-01-17-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-01-17, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2024-01-17/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2024-01-17-14,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Security and defence implications of China's influence on critical infrastructure in the European Union}},
  year = {2024},
  date = {2024-01-17},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-01-17/14}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-01-17/14},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 162987, document A-9-2023-0401, reference 2023-2072. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-01-17-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-01-17-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-01-17 (CC BY 4.0)}
}