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The reports of continued organ harvesting in China

China95%★

Confidence: 95%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title mentions "china"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Foreign Affairs75%

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

"china" is a non-EU country topic

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 143193Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: China
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Very close result
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+12 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+15 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+10 / 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 “The reports of continued organ harvesting in China”. EPP, ECR, PfE and NI voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a narrow margin (276 for, 275 against, 33 abstentions).

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

Why it matters

This is a substantive vote (such as an amendment or resolution) that contributes to shaping the final position of the Parliament on a dossier. It reflects the political direction taken on specific provisions. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

276

Against

275

Abstain

Margin of victory

1 votes

Turnout (cast)

584

Absent

121

Participation rate

82.8%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 1 vote. 121 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (121) was larger than the 1-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 31 absent MEPs (margin was 1)
S&Dhad 24 absent MEPs (margin was 1)
PfEhad 17 absent MEPs (margin was 1)
NIhad 15 absent MEPs (margin was 1)
Renewhad 10 absent MEPs (margin was 1)
ECRhad 10 absent MEPs (margin was 1)
Greens-EFAhad 9 absent MEPs (margin was 1)
Lefthad 5 absent MEPs (margin was 1)

Countries whose absences exceeded the margin

Germany (17 absent)Hungary (15 absent)France (14 absent)Italy (11 absent)Romania (11 absent)Bulgaria (6 absent)Greece (6 absent)Netherlands (6 absent)Poland (6 absent)Spain (6 absent)Belgium (3 absent)Czech Republic (3 absent)Slovakia (3 absent)Austria (2 absent)Ireland (2 absent)Latvia (2 absent)Slovenia (2 absent)

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 120Against 7Abstain 21Absent 31

S&D136 MEPs

For 9Against 102Abstain 1Absent 24

Renew101 MEPs

For 26Against 65Abstain 0Absent 10

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 0Against 62Abstain 0Absent 9

ECR63 MEPs

For 53Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

PfE67 MEPs

For 48Against 2Abstain 0Absent 17

The Left38 MEPs

For 6Against 25Abstain 2Absent 5

NI44 MEPs

For 13Against 10Abstain 6Absent 15

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

France43
Italy43
Poland38
Netherlands15
Belgium9

Most against

Germany45
Spain37
Portugal14
Romania12
Sweden11

Divided delegations

Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Finland
Romania
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 4Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 8Abstain 2Absent 3

Denmark14 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 43Against 22Abstain 0Absent 14

Germany96 MEPs

For 22Against 45Abstain 12Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 7Absent 6

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 15

Ireland13 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 1Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 43Against 20Abstain 2Absent 11

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 15Against 8Abstain 0Absent 6

Poland52 MEPs

For 38Against 8Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 7Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 10Against 12Abstain 0Absent 11

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 2Absent 3

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Spain59 MEPs

For 16Against 37Abstain 0Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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