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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

Effect
Adopted
Result
542 for · 37 against · 79 abstained roll call
Date
7 July 2026, 13:42–13:44
Kind
Resolution
More facts (9)
Margin
by an overwhelming majority
Text
Report A-10-2026-0189
Dossier
2025/2169(INI)
Source
Committee report by Adam Bielan
Topics
Foreign affairsDefence & security Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes
13 votes · 8 roll calls · 7 amendments
Requested by
The Left (1 roll call)
Sitting
Tuesday 7 July 2026
Final vote
195006
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Votes on this decision
Members on the final vote

Result

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

Final vote: 542 for, 37 against, 79 abstained (roll call).

Adopted by an overwhelming majority.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 7 amendments (7 rejected) and 5 parts of the text voted on separately (4 adopted, 1 rejected).

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

Groups

Members' votes, each counted in the group they belonged to on the day. No vote: in office that day, no position recorded. Majority line: the most common position. Clear line: a position with at least two thirds of the group's votes (at least 10 members voting), otherwise Divided. Cohesion: Agreement Index, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all voted the same (method).
GroupForAgainstAbst.No voteMajority lineClear lineCohesionBar
The LeftFor 1Against 17Abst. 12No vote 15 of 45Majority line AgainstClear line Divided Cohesion 0.35
GreensFor 50Against 0Abst. 0No vote 3 of 53Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
S&DFor 126Against 0Abst. 1No vote 8 of 135Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.99
RenewFor 72Against 1Abst. 1No vote 4 of 78Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.96
EPPFor 176Against 0Abst. 0No vote 9 of 185Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
ECRFor 69Against 1Abst. 4No vote 8 of 82Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.90
PatriotsFor 38Against 3Abst. 34No vote 10 of 85Majority line ForClear line Divided Cohesion 0.26
ESNFor 2Against 0Abst. 23No vote 2 of 27Majority line AbstainedClear line Abstained Cohesion 0.88
No groupFor 8Against 15Abst. 4No vote 2 of 29Majority line —Clear line No line Cohesion —

Members who changed group are counted in the group of the day: Branko GRIMS changed group, Elena YONCHEVA changed group, Taner KABILOV changed group.

Voted against their group, 10

Members who voted otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds of the votes cast, at least 10 members voting) of the group they sat in that day. A group without a clear line is divided and not counted.

Countries

The final vote by national delegation.

Votes by country (27 delegations)
Members' votes by country. No vote: in office that day, no position recorded. Cohesion: Agreement Index of the delegation, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all the same; it reflects the mix of groups (method).
CountryForAgainstAbst.No voteCohesion
Austria130610.53
Belgium154120.63
Bulgaria110330.68
Cyprus3210—
Czechia141330.67
Germany6791640.59
Denmark130200.80
Estonia6001—
Spain471750.78
Finland130110.89
France6230160.93
Greece123510.40
Croatia110011.00
Hungary801120.37
Ireland101210.65
Italy5871100.82
Lithuania100100.86
Luxembourg5100—
Latvia8010—
Malta5001—
Netherlands202720.53
Poland481400.86
Portugal171030.92
Romania280230.90
Sweden190200.86
Slovenia9000—
Slovakia101310.57

Members

Each member’s recorded position on the final roll call, in the group they sat in that day. Filter by country, group, position or name.

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Debate speakers and how they voted

Members who spoke in the plenary debate on the dossier. Speeches: how many times they took the floor. Final vote: their recorded position on this decision's final roll call.
MemberGroupSpeechesSpokeFinal vote
Roberta METSOLA MaltaEPPSpeeches17 Jul 2026 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded

All votes on this decision, 13

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
1Amendment 1 to paragraph 1, before point a A10-0189/2026 – Adam Bielan – § 1, before point a – Am 1 Roll call67 for, 546 against, 22 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
2Amendment 6 to paragraph 1, after point d A10-0189/2026 – Adam Bielan – § 1, after point d – Am 6 Roll call210 for, 415 against, 22 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
3Amendment 7 to paragraph 1, after point d A10-0189/2026 – Adam Bielan – § 1, after point d – Am 7 Roll call141 for, 496 against, 16 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
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Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
2Amendment 6 to paragraph 1, after point d A10-0189/2026 – Adam Bielan – § 1, after point d – Am 6 Roll call210 for, 415 against, 22 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
3Amendment 7 to paragraph 1, after point d A10-0189/2026 – Adam Bielan – § 1, after point d – Am 7 Roll call141 for, 496 against, 16 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
4Amendment 2 to paragraph 1, after point h A10-0189/2026 – Adam Bielan – § 1, after point h – Am 2 Roll call69 for, 534 against, 32 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
5Separate vote on paragraph 1, point s Counted282 for, 343 against, 28 abstained Rejected
6Separate vote on citation 17 Show of hands Adopted
7Separate vote on citation 18 Show of hands Adopted
8Vote on text inserted after recital C Counted290 for, 194 against, 166 abstained Adopted
9Separate vote on recital M Show of hands Adopted
10Amendment 3, adding text after recital Y A10-0189/2026 – Adam Bielan – After recital Y – Am 3 Roll call136 for, 485 against, 32 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
11Amendment 4, adding text after recital Y A10-0189/2026 – Adam Bielan – After recital Y – Am 4 Roll call135 for, 499 against, 19 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
12Amendment 5, adding text after recital Y A10-0189/2026 – Adam Bielan – After recital Y – Am 5 Roll call121 for, 486 against, 47 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
13Final vote — text as a whole A10-0189/2026 – Adam Bielan – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) Roll call542 for, 37 against, 79 abstained Adopted

Roll call requested by The Left.

Text

The text voted on.

Report A-10-2026-0189

AI: What this vote decides Written by AI from the official text — check the source

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.

The text calls for deeper EU engagement with Japan, the Republic of Korea and Taiwan on security, defence, economic resilience and emerging technologies.

It also reaffirms the EU's commitment to peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait and rejects any unilateral change of the status quo.

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Parliament recommends that the Council, Commission and High Representative intensify EU engagement with East Asia, deepen cooperation with Japan, South Korea and Taiwan, and uphold international law, including on maritime disputes.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2025/2169(INI) · Own-initiative report

Recommendation for the Council, for the Commission and for the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on the changing geopolitical situation in East Asia and the need for closer cooperation with like-minded partners in the region

Parliament adopted the text on 7 July 2026. This is its final position on the matter.

Show the 5 steps of the dossier
  1. Referred to committee · 11 September 2025 (done)
  2. Committee work · Report adopted 24 June 2026 (done)
  3. Tabled for plenary · 30 June 2026 (done)
  4. Plenary vote · Adopted 7 July 2026 (done)
  5. Parliament’s position · Final (done)

Lead committee: AFET · Author: Adam BIELAN (ECR)

Connections

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

Show 10 connections: Running issue: EU defence and security partnerships · Other decisions of the part-session on AFET dossiers

Running issue: EU defence and security partnerships

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Sources & citation

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

Permalink
https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-07-07/11
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Data source
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Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2026). “Recommendation on the changing geopolitical situation in East Asia and the need for closer cooperation with like-minded partners in the region”. Decision, 7 July 2026. votingId 195006, document A-10-2026-0189, reference 2025/2169(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-07-07/11 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 7 July 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-07-07-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 7 July 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-07-07-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-07-07, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-07-07/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX 
@misc{epw-decision-2026-07-07-11,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Recommendation on the changing geopolitical situation in East Asia and the need for closer cooperation with like-minded partners in the region}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-07-07},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-07-07/11}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-07-07/11},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 195006, document A-10-2026-0189, reference 2025/2169(INI). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-07-07-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-07-07-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-07-07 (CC BY 4.0)}
}