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Violations of religious freedom in Tibet
Adopted by an overwhelming majority
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
- For
- 478
- Against
- 30
- Abstained
- 41
roll-call vote at 13:09 · 87% of votes cast in favour
Motion for a resolution · Motion B-10-2025-0259
AI:What this decision does
Parliament adopted a resolution on violations of religious freedom in Tibet, expressing concern over the death of Tibetan Buddhist leader Hungkar Dorje Rinpoche and the abduction of the 11th Panchen Lama.§1: source passage in the text The resolution condemns Chinese policies in Tibet, including restrictions on religious expression and forced assimilation, and calls for targeted EU sanctions against Chinese officials.§1: source passage in the text It also urges respect for Tibetan cultural and religious freedoms and supports the Tibetan community's right to appoint its own religious leaders.§1: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR, Patriots; Abstained: ESN; Divided: The Left
- The Left Divided 8 for, 12 against, 3 abstainedof 47
- Greens For 46 for, 0 against, 1 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 100 for, 8 against, 0 abstainedof 137
- Renew For 62 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 76
- EPP For 141 for, 1 against, 0 abstainedof 193
- ECR For 61 for, 0 against, 5 abstainedof 80
- Patriots For 51 for, 0 against, 12 abstainedof 90
- ESN Abstained 3 for, 0 against, 17 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 6 for, 9 against, 3 abstainedof 29
Groups from left to right · for–against–abstained, of the group’s MEPs
A group is shown as divided when no position has two thirds of its votes.
Did not vote with their group
30 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
Greens voted for (46 of 47). Abstained: 1
Ana Miranda Paz (Spain)
S&D voted for (100 of 108). Against: 8
Bruno Gonçalves (Portugal), Claudiu Manda (Romania), Dragoş Benea (Romania), Gabriela Firea (Romania), Gheorghe Cârciu (Romania)
3 more from S&D
Mihai Tudose (Romania), Ştefan Muşoiu (Romania), Victor Negrescu (Romania)
EPP voted for (141 of 142). Against: 1
Luděk Niedermayer (Czechia)
ECR voted for (61 of 66). Abstained: 5
Emmanouil Fragkos (Greece), Galato Alexandraki (Greece), Georgiana Teodorescu (Romania), Laurence Trochu (France), Marion Maréchal (France)
Patriots voted for (51 of 63). Abstained: 12
Anders Vistisen (Denmark), Auke Zijlstra (Netherlands), Filip Turek (Czechia), Georg Mayer (Austria), Gerald Hauser (Austria)
7 more from Patriots
Harald Vilimsky (Austria), Hermann Tertsch (Spain), Petra Steger (Austria), Roman Haider (Austria), Sebastiaan Stöteler (Netherlands), Sebastian Kruis (Netherlands), Thierry Mariani (France)
ESN abstained (17 of 20). For: 3
Marc Jongen (Germany), Sarah Knafo (France), Zsuzsanna Borvendég (Hungary)
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How it got here
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 1 amendment (1 rejected). 6 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.