← Votes·2021-12-16

Forced labour in the Linglong factory and environmental protests in Serbia

Foreign Affairs75%★

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "serbia"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Social Affairs64%

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "labour"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 138174Source: 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
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Some 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+4 / 10

Group division+15 / 15

Country division+8 / 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 in the Linglong factory and environmental protests in Serbia”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR and NI voted mostly in favour, while ESN voted mostly against. Left mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (586 for, 53 against, 44 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

586

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

533 votes

Turnout (cast)

683

Absent

Participation rate

97.0%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 172Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5

S&D136 MEPs

For 130Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

Renew101 MEPs

For 99Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

PfE67 MEPs

For 32Against 27Abstain 6Absent 2

ECR63 MEPs

For 53Against 2Abstain 7Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 20Against 19Abstain 3Absent 2

The Left38 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 25Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany74
Italy74
Spain53
Poland51
France49

Most against

Hungary13

Divided delegations

Hungary

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 49Against 23Abstain 5Absent 2

Germany95 MEPs

For 74Against 6Abstain 9Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 74Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 25Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 29Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 53Against 0Abstain 6Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

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