← Votes·2020-12-17

Forced labour and the situation of the Uyghurs in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region

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Confidence: 64%

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Evidence:

title/description contains "labour"

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Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 126254Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓Some political group division
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+6 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+6 / 15

Country division+0 / 15

Methodology: importance-v0.1 · The Importance Score is a prioritisation indicator. It does not judge whether a vote is good or bad.

What was this vote about?

This vote concerned “Forced labour and the situation of the Uyghurs in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR, NI and Left voted mostly in favour. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (604 for, 20 against, 57 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

604

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

584 votes

Turnout (cast)

681

Absent

Participation rate

96.7%

✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP180 MEPs

For 176Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

S&D136 MEPs

For 129Against 0Abstain 1Absent 6

Renew100 MEPs

For 96Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 69Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

PfE66 MEPs

For 40Against 0Abstain 25Absent 1

ECR63 MEPs

For 53Against 1Abstain 6Absent 3

NI44 MEPs

For 27Against 6Abstain 9Absent 2

The Left38 MEPs

For 12Against 12Abstain 12Absent 2

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany76
Italy73
France55
Spain53
Poland50

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 55Against 0Abstain 23Absent 1

Germany96 MEPs

For 76Against 2Abstain 15Absent 3

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 2Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Ireland13 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 73Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 24Against 1Abstain 3Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 31Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 53Against 2Abstain 4Absent 0

Sweden20 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

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