← Votes·2021-07-08

Hong Kong, notably the case of Apple Daily

Foreign Affairs75%★

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "hong kong"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 135093Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓Very fragmented political vote
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+15 / 15

Country division+12 / 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 “Hong Kong, notably the case of Apple Daily”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR and NI voted mostly in favour. Left and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (578 for, 29 against, 73 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

578

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

549 votes

Turnout (cast)

680

Absent

Participation rate

96.5%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 157Against 0Abstain 11Absent 11

S&D136 MEPs

For 127Against 0Abstain 2Absent 7

Renew101 MEPs

For 100Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 68Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

PfE67 MEPs

For 40Against 5Abstain 21Absent 1

ECR63 MEPs

For 54Against 0Abstain 8Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 19Against 13Abstain 9Absent 3

The Left38 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 18Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy74
Germany73
France54
Spain53
Poland50

Most against

Hungary12

Divided delegations

Greece
Hungary

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 4Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 54Against 0Abstain 25Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 73Against 4Abstain 8Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 16Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 12Abstain 1Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 74Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 25Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 32Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 53Against 2Abstain 4Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

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