← Votes·2023-06-15

The deterioration of fundamental freedoms in Hong Kong, notably the case of Jimmy Lai

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 156427Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+0 / 15

Country division+0 / 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 deterioration of fundamental freedoms in Hong Kong, notably the case of Jimmy Lai”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, PfE, Left and NI voted mostly in favour. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (483 for, 9 against, 42 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

483

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

474 votes

Turnout (cast)

534

Absent

171

Participation rate

75.7%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 133Against 1Abstain 0Absent 45

S&D136 MEPs

For 99Against 0Abstain 0Absent 37

Renew100 MEPs

For 80Against 0Abstain 0Absent 20

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 58Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13

ECR65 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 2Absent 14

PfE64 MEPs

For 26Against 0Abstain 20Absent 18

The Left37 MEPs

For 18Against 3Abstain 11Absent 5

NI46 MEPs

For 18Against 4Abstain 7Absent 17

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany65
Italy55
France51
Poland45
Spain45

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 3Absent 4

Belgium21 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 7

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 1Abstain 2Absent 3

Denmark14 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

France79 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 15Absent 13

Germany96 MEPs

For 65Against 0Abstain 7Absent 24

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 4Absent 9

Hungary21 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 18

Ireland13 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 55Against 0Abstain 1Absent 20

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 17Against 1Abstain 2Absent 9

Poland52 MEPs

For 45Against 1Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 45Against 1Abstain 4Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

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