← Votes·2022-07-07

The arrest of Cardinal Zen and the trustees of the 612 relief fund in Hong Kong

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 147307Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+3 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 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 arrest of Cardinal Zen and the trustees of the 612 relief fund in Hong Kong”. EPP, ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (242 for, 300 against, 10 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

242

Against

300

Abstain

Margin of victory

58 votes

Turnout (cast)

552

Absent

153

Participation rate

78.3%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 128Against 4Abstain 1Absent 46

S&D136 MEPs

For 4Against 103Abstain 0Absent 29

Renew101 MEPs

For 3Against 80Abstain 0Absent 18

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 1Against 62Abstain 0Absent 8

ECR63 MEPs

For 49Against 1Abstain 4Absent 9

PfE67 MEPs

For 45Against 3Abstain 2Absent 17

The Left38 MEPs

For 2Against 27Abstain 0Absent 9

NI44 MEPs

For 8Against 16Abstain 3Absent 17

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy43
Poland32
Belgium9
Austria8
Bulgaria8

Most against

Germany50
France39
Spain36
Netherlands15
Romania15

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Finland
France

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4

Belgium21 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 0Absent 6

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 2Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

France79 MEPs

For 25Against 39Abstain 0Absent 15

Germany96 MEPs

For 28Against 50Abstain 1Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 2Absent 9

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 19

Ireland13 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 43Against 17Abstain 0Absent 16

Latvia8 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 7Against 15Abstain 3Absent 4

Poland52 MEPs

For 32Against 8Abstain 1Absent 11

Portugal21 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 13Against 15Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 6

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 11Against 36Abstain 0Absent 12

Sweden21 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 1Absent 2

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