Decision

Conviction and imminent sentencing of Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong

Effect: Adopted
Result: 503 for · 9 against · 100 abstained roll call
Date: 22 January 2026, 12:05
Kind: Resolution

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Margin: by an overwhelming majority
Text: Motion B-10-2026-0082
Dossier: 2026/2573(RSP)
Source: Motion for a resolution
Topics: Foreign affairs Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes: 6 votes · 1 roll call
Requested by: Renew (1 roll call)
Sitting: Thursday 22 January 2026
Final vote: 184067

Margin: by an overwhelming majority
Text: Motion B-10-2026-0082
Dossier: 2026/2573(RSP)
Source: Motion for a resolution
Topics: Foreign affairs Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes: 6 votes · 1 roll call
Requested by: Renew (1 roll call)
Sitting: Thursday 22 January 2026
Final vote: 184067

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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.

5 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.

Backed by Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP and ECR; The Left, Patriots and 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 11	Against 1	Abst. 21	No vote 13 of 46	Majority line Abstained	Clear line Divided	Cohesion 0.45
Greens	For 49	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 4 of 53	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 1.00
S&D	For 112	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 24 of 136	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 1.00
Renew	For 64	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 11 of 75	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 1.00
EPP	For 168	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 19 of 187	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 1.00
ECR	For 61	Against 0	Abst. 3	No vote 15 of 79	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 0.93
Patriots	For 27	Against 0	Abst. 42	No vote 17 of 86	Majority line Abstained	Clear line Divided	Cohesion 0.41
ESN	For 2	Against 0	Abst. 24	No vote 1 of 27	Majority line Abstained	Clear line Abstained	Cohesion 0.88
No group	For 9	Against 8	Abst. 10	No vote 3 of 30	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, Jessika VAN LEEUWEN 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, 5

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.

ECR line For · 3 abstained of 64 who voted
Abstained (3)
- Emmanouil FRAGKOS Greece
- Galato ALEXANDRAKI Greece
- Georgiana TEODORESCU Romania
ESN line Abstained · 2 voted for or against of 26 who voted
Voted for or against (2)
- Petras GRAŽULIS Lithuania
- Sarah KNAFO France

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	13	0	6	1	0.53
Belgium	14	0	0	8	1.00
Bulgaria	10	0	3	4	0.65
Cyprus	5	0	1	0	—
Czechia	16	2	1	2	0.76
Germany	63	5	17	11	0.61
Denmark	12	0	1	2	0.88
Estonia	7	0	0	0	—
Spain	50	0	2	8	0.94
Finland	13	0	0	2	1.00
France	37	0	35	9	0.27
Greece	15	0	5	1	0.63
Croatia	12	0	0	0	1.00
Hungary	2	0	1	18	—
Ireland	13	0	0	1	1.00
Italy	55	0	9	12	0.79
Lithuania	9	0	0	2	—
Luxembourg	5	0	1	0	—
Latvia	9	0	0	0	—
Malta	3	0	0	3	—
Netherlands	24	0	6	1	0.70
Poland	43	0	3	7	0.90
Portugal	17	1	0	3	0.92
Romania	24	0	2	7	0.88
Sweden	18	0	0	3	1.00
Slovenia	8	0	0	1	—
Slovakia	6	1	7	1	0.25

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
Sabine VERHEYEN Germany	EPP	Speeches1	22 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Christel SCHALDEMOSE Denmark	S&D	Speeches2	21 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Engin EROGLU Germany	Renew	Speeches1	21 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	No vote recorded
Markéta GREGOROVÁ Czechia	Greens	Speeches1	21 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Bert-Jan RUISSEN Netherlands	ECR	Speeches1	21 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group	For
Miriam LEXMANN Slovakia	EPP	Speeches1	21 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	For

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Debate speakers, continued
Member	Group	Speeches	Spoke	Final vote
Marta TEMIDO Portugal	S&D	Speeches1	21 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group	For
Reinhold LOPATKA Austria	EPP	Speeches1	21 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Sakis ARNAOUTOGLOU Greece	S&D	Speeches1	21 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Mariusz KAMIŃSKI Poland	ECR	Speeches1	21 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Roxana MÎNZATU Romania	S&D	Speeches1	21 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	Not in office

All votes on this decision, 6

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	Final vote on the motion for a resolution RC-B10-0068/2026 – Motion for a resolution	Roll call	503 for, 9 against, 100 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: Renew
2	Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0068/2026	Show of hands	Lapsed
3	Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0082/2026	Show of hands	Lapsed

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Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
2	Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0068/2026	Show of hands	Lapsed
3	Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0082/2026	Show of hands	Lapsed

Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result
4	Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0084/2026	Show of hands	Lapsed
5	Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0085/2026	Show of hands	Lapsed
6	Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0086/2026	Show of hands	Lapsed

Roll call requested by Renew.

Text

The text voted on.

Motion B-10-2026-0082

What this vote decides Written by AI from the official text — check the source

Parliament adopted a resolution condemning the conviction of Jimmy Lai, a British citizen and media entrepreneur in Hong Kong, and calling for his immediate release.

The text also urges Hong Kong authorities to provide Lai with medical care and expresses concern about his solitary confinement.

Parliament calls on member states to suspend extradition treaties with Hong Kong and China and to review the status of Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices in Europe.

The resolution will be forwarded to the EU institutions, China, and Hong Kong.

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The text in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source

This resolution condemns the conviction of Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong and calls for his immediate release, medical care, and the release of all detained journalists and writers.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2026/2573(RSP) · Resolution on a topical subject

Parliament adopted the text on 22 January 2026. This is its final position on the matter.

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Tabled for plenary (done)
Plenary vote · Adopted 22 January 2026 (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 18 connections: Running issue: Hong Kong · Running issue: Hong Kong National Security Law · Running issue: China human rights · Running issue: Detention of EU citizens abroad

Sources & citation

Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.

Permalink: https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-01-22/4
Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 22 January 2026 (European Parliament)
Results of votes, sitting of 22 January 2026 (European Parliament)
Data source: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-01-22
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved: 25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2026). “Conviction and imminent sentencing of Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong”. Decision, 22 January 2026. votingId 184067, document B-10-2026-0082, reference 2026/2573(RSP). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-01-22/4 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 22 January 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-01-22-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 22 January 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-01-22-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-01-22, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-01-22/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).

BibTeX

@misc{epw-decision-2026-01-22-4,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Conviction and imminent sentencing of Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-01-22},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-01-22/4}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-01-22/4},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 184067, document B-10-2026-0082, reference 2026/2573(RSP). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-01-22-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-01-22-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-01-22 (CC BY 4.0)}
}