Decision

Violations of religious freedom in Tibet

Effect: Adopted
Result: 478 for · 30 against · 41 abstained roll call
Date: 8 May 2025, 13:08–13:09
Kind: Resolution

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Margin: by an overwhelming majority
Text: Motion B-10-2025-0259
Dossier: 2025/2692(RSP)
Source: Motion for a resolution
Topics: Foreign affairs Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes: 8 votes · 2 roll calls · 1 amendment
Requested by: Renew (1 roll call)
Sitting: Thursday 8 May 2025
Final vote: 176343

Margin: by an overwhelming majority
Text: Motion B-10-2025-0259
Dossier: 2025/2692(RSP)
Source: Motion for a resolution
Topics: Foreign affairs Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes: 8 votes · 2 roll calls · 1 amendment
Requested by: Renew (1 roll call)
Sitting: Thursday 8 May 2025
Final vote: 176343

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Votes on this decision

Members on the final vote

Result

The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.

Adopted by an overwhelming majority.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 1 amendment (1 rejected). 6 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.

Backed by Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR and Patriots; opposed by The Left; ESN mostly abstained.

Groups

Members' votes, each counted in the group they belonged to on the day. **No vote**: in office that day, no position recorded. **Majority line**: the most common position. **Clear line**: a position with at least two thirds of the group's votes (at least 10 members voting), otherwise Divided. **Cohesion**: Agreement Index, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all voted the same (method).
Group	For	Against	Abst.	No vote	Majority line	Clear line	Cohesion
The Left	For 8	Against 12	Abst. 3	No vote 23 of 46	Majority line Against	Clear line Divided	Cohesion 0.28
Greens	For 46	Against 0	Abst. 1	No vote 6 of 53	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 0.97
S&D	For 100	Against 8	Abst. 0	No vote 28 of 136	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 0.89
Renew	For 62	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 13 of 75	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 1.00
EPP	For 141	Against 1	Abst. 0	No vote 46 of 188	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 0.99
ECR	For 61	Against 0	Abst. 5	No vote 14 of 80	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 0.89
Patriots	For 51	Against 0	Abst. 12	No vote 22 of 85	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 0.71
ESN	For 3	Against 0	Abst. 17	No vote 7 of 27	Majority line Abstained	Clear line Abstained	Cohesion 0.78
No group	For 6	Against 9	Abst. 3	No vote 11 of 29	Majority line —	Clear line No line	Cohesion —

Members who changed group are counted in the group of the day: Branko GRIMS changed group, Elena YONCHEVA changed group, Elisabetta GUALMINI changed group, Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK changed group, Fernand KARTHEISER changed group, Jessika VAN LEEUWEN changed group, Laurent CASTILLO changed group, Lukas SIEPER changed group, Nikola BARTŮŠEK changed group, Nikolas FARANTOURIS changed group, Pina PICIERNO changed group, Roberto VANNACCI changed group, Sander SMIT changed group, Taner KABILOV changed group.

Voted against their group, 30

Members who voted otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds of the votes cast, at least 10 members voting) of the group they sat in that day. A group without a clear line is divided and not counted.

Greens line For · 1 abstained of 47 who voted
Abstained (1)
- Ana MIRANDA PAZ Spain
S&D line For · 8 voted against of 108 who voted
Voted against (8)
- Bruno GONÇALVES Portugal
- Claudiu MANDA Romania
- Dragoş BENEA Romania
- Gabriela FIREA Romania
- Gheorghe CÂRCIU Romania
- Mihai TUDOSE Romania
- Ştefan MUŞOIU Romania
- Victor NEGRESCU Romania
EPP line For · 1 voted against of 142 who voted
Voted against (1)
- Luděk NIEDERMAYER Czechia
ECR line For · 5 abstained of 66 who voted
Abstained (5)
- Emmanouil FRAGKOS Greece
- Galato ALEXANDRAKI Greece
- Georgiana TEODORESCU Romania
- Laurence TROCHU France
- Marion MARÉCHAL France
Patriots line For · 12 abstained of 63 who voted
Abstained (12)
- Anders VISTISEN Denmark
- Auke ZIJLSTRA Netherlands
- Filip TUREK Czechia
- Georg MAYER Austria
- Gerald HAUSER Austria
- Harald VILIMSKY Austria
- Hermann TERTSCH Spain
- Petra STEGER Austria
- Roman HAIDER Austria
- Sebastiaan STÖTELER Netherlands
- Sebastian KRUIS Netherlands
- Thierry MARIANI France
ESN line Abstained · 3 voted for or against of 20 who voted
Voted for or against (3)
- Marc JONGEN Germany
- Sarah KNAFO France
- Zsuzsanna BORVENDÉG Hungary

Countries

The final vote by national delegation.

Votes by country (27 delegations)

Members' votes by country. **No vote**: in office that day, no position recorded. **Cohesion**: Agreement Index of the delegation, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all the same; it reflects the mix of groups (method).
Country	For	Against	Abst.	No vote	Cohesion
Austria	11	0	5	4	0.53
Belgium	12	2	0	8	0.79
Bulgaria	8	0	3	6	0.59
Cyprus	3	0	0	3	—
Czechia	14	1	4	2	0.61
Germany	56	8	12	20	0.61
Denmark	12	0	1	2	0.88
Estonia	6	0	0	1	—
Spain	41	2	3	14	0.84
Finland	10	0	0	5	1.00
France	54	1	3	23	0.90
Greece	5	2	3	11	0.25
Croatia	9	0	0	3	—
Hungary	6	0	0	15	—
Ireland	13	0	0	1	1.00
Italy	56	5	1	14	0.85
Lithuania	7	0	0	4	—
Luxembourg	5	0	0	1	—
Latvia	7	0	0	2	—
Malta	5	0	0	1	—
Netherlands	26	0	3	2	0.84
Poland	45	0	0	8	1.00
Portugal	15	2	0	4	0.82
Romania	19	7	2	5	0.52
Sweden	21	0	0	0	1.00
Slovenia	6	0	0	3	—
Slovakia	6	0	1	8	—

Members

Each member’s recorded position on the final roll call, in the group they sat in that day. Filter by country, group, position or name.

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Debate speakers and how they voted

Members who spoke in the plenary debate on the dossier. **Speeches**: how many times they took the floor. **Final vote**: their recorded position on this decision's final roll call.
Member	Group	Speeches	Spoke	Final vote
Javi LÓPEZ Spain	S&D	Speeches2	8 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	No vote recorded
Hermann TERTSCH Spain	Patriots	Speeches1	8 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	Abstained
Antonella SBERNA Italy	ECR	Speeches3	7 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Lukas SIEPER changed group Germany	Renew	Speeches2	7 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Michael MCNAMARA Ireland	Renew	Speeches2	7 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group	For
Vytenis Povilas ANDRIUKAITIS Lithuania	S&D	Speeches1	7 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	For

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Debate speakers, continued
Member	Group	Speeches	Spoke	Final vote
Tomasz FROELICH Germany	ESN	Speeches1	7 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	Abstained
Engin EROGLU Germany	Renew	Speeches1	7 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Hannes HEIDE Austria	S&D	Speeches1	7 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Ville NIINISTÖ Finland	Greens	Speeches1	7 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Danuše NERUDOVÁ Czechia	EPP	Speeches1	7 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Mariusz KAMIŃSKI Poland	ECR	Speeches1	7 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	For

All votes on this decision, 8

In voting order. **Result**: for–against–abstained (a show of hands has no count). **Requested by**: the groups that asked for a roll call, a split vote or a separate vote.
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
1	Amendment 1 to paragraph 1 RC-B10-0248/2025 - § 1 - Am 1	Roll call	154 for, 379 against, 19 abstained Rejected
2	Final vote — text as a whole RC-B10-0248/2025 - Proposition de résolution (ensemble du texte)	Roll call	478 for, 30 against, 41 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: Renew
3	Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0248/2025	Show of hands	Lapsed

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Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
2	Final vote — text as a whole RC-B10-0248/2025 - Proposition de résolution (ensemble du texte)	Roll call	478 for, 30 against, 41 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: Renew
3	Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0248/2025	Show of hands	Lapsed

Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result
4	Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0251/2025	Show of hands	Lapsed
5	Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0253/2025	Show of hands	Lapsed
6	Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0254/2025	Show of hands	Lapsed
7	Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0256/2025	Show of hands	Lapsed
8	Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0259/2025	Show of hands	Lapsed

Roll call requested by Renew.

Text

The text voted on.

Motion B-10-2025-0259

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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.

The resolution condemns Chinese policies in Tibet, including restrictions on religious expression and forced assimilation, and calls for targeted EU sanctions against Chinese officials.

It also urges respect for Tibetan cultural and religious freedoms and supports the Tibetan community's right to appoint its own religious leaders.

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This resolution expresses concern over violations of religious freedom in Tibet, including the death of Hungkar Dorje Rinpoche, the abduction of the 11th Panchen Lama, and the detention of monks. It calls for investigations, sanctions, and support for Tibetan religious freedom.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2025/2692(RSP) · Resolution on a topical subject

Parliament adopted the text on 8 May 2025. This is its final position on the matter.

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Tabled for plenary (done)
Plenary vote · Adopted 8 May 2025 (done)
Parliament’s position · Final (done)

Connections

What this decision touches: the procedural chain, the same text, running issues, votes that split the chamber the same way.

Show 12 connections: Running issue: Religious freedom · Running issue: China human rights

Running issue: Religious freedom

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Running issue: China human rights

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Sources & citation

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Permalink: https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-05-08/8
Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 8 May 2025 (European Parliament)
Results of votes, sitting of 8 May 2025 (European Parliament)
Data source: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-05-08
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved: 25 September 2026

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European Parliament (2025). “Violations of religious freedom in Tibet”. Decision, 8 May 2025. votingId 176343, document B-10-2025-0259, reference 2025/2692(RSP). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-05-08/8 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 8 May 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-05-08-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 8 May 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-05-08-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-05-08, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2025-05-08/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).

BibTeX

@misc{epw-decision-2025-05-08-8,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Violations of religious freedom in Tibet}},
  year = {2025},
  date = {2025-05-08},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-05-08/8}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-05-08/8},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 176343, document B-10-2025-0259, reference 2025/2692(RSP). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-05-08-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-05-08-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-05-08 (CC BY 4.0)}
}