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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 143195Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: China
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓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+3 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 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 “The reports of continued organ harvesting in China”. EPP, PfE, ECR and NI voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (241 for, 320 against, 31 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.

Result analysis

For

241

Against

320

Abstain

Margin of victory

79 votes

Turnout (cast)

592

Absent

113

Participation rate

84.0%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 101Against 39Abstain 11Absent 28

S&D136 MEPs

For 4Against 107Abstain 2Absent 23

Renew101 MEPs

For 22Against 70Abstain 0Absent 9

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 0Against 63Abstain 0Absent 8

PfE67 MEPs

For 47Against 1Abstain 5Absent 14

ECR63 MEPs

For 51Against 1Abstain 0Absent 11

The Left38 MEPs

For 5Against 26Abstain 1Absent 6

NI44 MEPs

For 11Against 11Abstain 8Absent 14

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy41
France37
Poland36
Netherlands12
Belgium9

Most against

Germany65
Spain37
Portugal14
Romania12
Sweden11

Divided delegations

Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
France
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 4Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 10Abstain 2Absent 3

Denmark14 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 37Against 28Abstain 1Absent 13

Germany96 MEPs

For 10Against 65Abstain 8Absent 13

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 6Absent 6

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 15

Ireland13 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 1Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 41Against 23Abstain 2Absent 10

Latvia8 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 12Against 12Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland52 MEPs

For 36Against 8Abstain 1Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 7Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 10Against 12Abstain 0Absent 11

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 2Absent 3

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain59 MEPs

For 15Against 37Abstain 3Absent 4

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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