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

Parliament sets out its own position on a topic. The resolution is not binding but signals what Parliament wants.

Where it stands: Parliament adopted the text on 17 January 2024. This is its final position on the matter.

  1. ✓ Referred to committee 15 June 2023
  2. ✓ Committee work Report adopted 28 November 2023
  3. ✓ Tabled for plenary 11 December 2023
  4. ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 17 January 2024
  5. ✓ Parliament’s position Final
How a file moves through Parliament

A file is referred to one lead committee (others may give an opinion). Its rapporteur writes a draft report, committee members table amendments, and the committee votes to adopt the report. The report is then tabled for all MEPs; political groups can table further amendments, which are voted on before the final vote in plenary. The adopted resolution is Parliament’s final position; it is not itself law.

Who is working on it

Lead committee
AFET — Foreign Affairs
Rapporteur
MEP #197452 Renew
Shadow rapporteurs
Jaak MADISON IDMiriam LEXMANN PPEMEP #197838 S&DAssita KANKO ECRMarkéta GREGOROVÁ Verts/ALEMEP #197731 The Left
For opinion
IMCO — Internal Market and Consumer Protection INTA — International Trade · rapporteur Iuliu WINKLER PPE

The rapporteur drafts and negotiates the text for the lead committee; each other political group names a shadow rapporteur to follow the file.

The text, version by version

Adopted by Parliament · latest Adopted text TA9-0028/2024 17 January 2024 ✦ Parliament's resolution examines the security and defence risks of China's influence over EU critical infrastructure and sets out what the EU should do about them.⇄ what changed Tabled for plenary Report A9-0401/2023 11 December 2023 ✦ Parliament's resolution examines the security and defence risks of China's influence over EU critical infrastructure, especially through its military-civil fusion strategy. It calls for screening of investments, diversification of supply chains, exclusion of Chinese 5G equipment and a rapid response mechanism for dual-use infrastructure.⇄ what changed Committee draft Draft report (AFET) 5 September 2023 ✦ This is a draft report by the Committee on Foreign Affairs on the security and defence implications of China's influence on critical infrastructure in the European Union. It examines China's military-civil fusion strategy and its consequences, and calls for an expanded EU toolkit to respond.

Committee opinions: Opinion (INTA),Draft opinion (INTA)

Newest version first. Open a version to read it in full. “What changed” shows the differences paragraph by paragraph; ✦ lines are AI-written from the texts themselves.

Timeline

  1. Plenary stage
  2. 17 January 2024 Plenary vote
    Sitting of 17 January 2024 📄 Report A9-0401/2023📄 Adopted text TA9-0028/2024
    Adopted Adopted by an overwhelming majority
    For 565 Against 26 Abstained 31

    Final vote on the motion for a resolution at 12:39 · 91% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →

  3. 11 December 2023 Report tabled for plenary

    This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.

    📄 Report A9-0401/2023
  4. Committee stage
  5. 28 November 2023 Committee vote: report adopted

    AFET (Foreign Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  6. 24 October 2023 INTA (International Trade) adopted its opinion

    The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.

    📄 Opinion (INTA)
  7. 5 September 2023 Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in AFET (Foreign Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    📄 Draft report (AFET)
  8. 28 June 2023 Draft opinion from INTA (International Trade)

    An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.

    📄 Draft opinion (INTA)
  9. 15 June 2023 Referred to the AFET (Foreign Affairs) committee

    The lead committee prepares the report; IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection), INTA (International Trade) give an opinion.