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Deteriorating situation of media freedom and freedom of expression in Hong Kong following the recent arrest of bookseller Leticia Wong and the convictions of Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung

Effect
Adopted
Result
459 for · 12 against · 86 abstained roll call
Date
17 September 2026, 13:11
Kind
Resolution
More facts (9)
Margin
by an overwhelming majority
Text
Motion B-10-2026-0407
Dossier
2026/2873(RSP)
Source
Motion for a resolution
Topics
Foreign affairsJustice, rule of law & rights Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes
7 votes · 2 roll calls
Requested by
The Left (1 roll call) · Renew (1 roll call)
Sitting
Thursday 17 September 2026
Final vote
197236
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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.

Final vote: 459 for, 12 against, 86 abstained (roll call).

Adopted by an overwhelming majority.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 1 part of the text voted on separately (1 adopted). 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).
GroupForAgainstAbst.No voteMajority lineClear lineCohesionBar
The LeftFor 8Against 1Abst. 19No vote 16 of 44Majority line AbstainedClear line Abstained Cohesion 0.52
GreensFor 45Against 0Abst. 0No vote 8 of 53Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
S&DFor 106Against 0Abst. 0No vote 29 of 135Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
RenewFor 62Against 0Abst. 0No vote 16 of 78Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
EPPFor 146Against 1Abst. 1No vote 36 of 184Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.98
ECRFor 64Against 0Abst. 4No vote 16 of 84Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.91
PatriotsFor 22Against 0Abst. 36No vote 26 of 84Majority line AbstainedClear line Divided Cohesion 0.43
ESNFor 2Against 2Abst. 19No vote 4 of 27Majority line AbstainedClear line Abstained Cohesion 0.74
No groupFor 4Against 8Abst. 7No vote 9 of 28Majority line —Clear line No line Cohesion —

Voted against their group, 19

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.

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).
CountryForAgainstAbst.No voteCohesion
Austria120620.50
Belgium160150.91
Bulgaria71270.55
Cyprus3003—
Czechia121170.79
Germany61511180.69
Denmark120120.88
Estonia6001—
Spain490470.89
Finland100051.00
France35030160.31
Greece50214—
Croatia100021.00
Hungary70112—
Ireland5018—
Italy5309140.78
Lithuania90200.73
Luxembourg5010—
Latvia7002—
Malta3003—
Netherlands220450.77
Poland411470.84
Portugal181020.92
Romania1602150.83
Sweden200011.00
Slovenia8001—
Slovakia73410.25

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.
MemberGroupSpeechesSpokeFinal vote
Sophie WILMÈS BelgiumRenewSpeeches217 Sept 2026 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded
Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS LithuaniaRenewSpeeches116 Sept 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Erik MARQUARDT GermanyGreensSpeeches116 Sept 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Ewa KOPACZ PolandEPPSpeeches116 Sept 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Bernard GUETTA FranceRenewSpeeches116 Sept 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
Miriam LEXMANN SlovakiaEPPSpeeches116 Sept 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
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Debate speakers, continued
MemberGroupSpeechesSpokeFinal vote
Reinhold LOPATKA AustriaEPPSpeeches116 Sept 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Sakis ARNAOUTOGLOU GreeceS&DSpeeches116 Sept 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Angéline FURET FrancePatriotsSpeeches116 Sept 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group Abstained
Lukas SIEPER changed group GermanyRenewSpeeches116 Sept 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Sandra GÓMEZ LÓPEZ SpainS&DSpeeches116 Sept 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Arkadiusz MULARCZYK PolandECRSpeeches116 Sept 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Diana IOVANOVICI ŞOŞOACĂ RomaniaNo groupSpeeches116 Sept 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Abstained
Francisco ASSIS PortugalS&DSpeeches116 Sept 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
Seán KELLY IrelandEPPSpeeches116 Sept 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For

All votes on this decision, 7

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.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
1Separate vote on paragraph 3 RC-B10-0398/2026 – § 3 Roll call517 for, 8 against, 31 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: The Left
2Final vote — text as a whole RC-B10-0398/2026 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) Roll call459 for, 12 against, 86 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Renew
3Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0398/2026 Show of hands Lapsed
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Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
2Final vote — text as a whole RC-B10-0398/2026 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) Roll call459 for, 12 against, 86 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Renew
3Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0398/2026 Show of hands Lapsed
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
4Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0399/2026 Show of hands Lapsed
5Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0401/2026 Show of hands Lapsed
6Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0405/2026 Show of hands Lapsed
7Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0407/2026 Show of hands Lapsed

Roll calls requested by The Left, Renew.

Text

The text voted on.

Motion B-10-2026-0407

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

This resolution concerns the situation of media freedom and freedom of expression in Hong Kong, following the arrest of bookseller Leticia Wong and the convictions of Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position, condemning the eradication of media freedom and freedom of expression in Hong Kong and the use of the 2020 National Security Law against journalism, publishing and peaceful political advocacy.

Parliament calls for the repeal of the National Security Law and the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance, and demands the release of those detained for exercising their fundamental rights.

It also calls on the Council and the Commission to adopt targeted sanctions against those responsible for violations of fundamental freedoms in Hong Kong, and instructs its President to forward the resolution to the Commission, the Council, China and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

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

Parliament's resolution condemns the deterioration of media freedom and freedom of expression in Hong Kong and the use of the 2020 National Security Law against journalists, publishers and activists.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2026/2873(RSP) · Resolution on a topical subject

Parliament adopted the text on 17 September 2026. This is its final position on the matter.

Show the 3 steps of the dossier
  1. Tabled for plenary (done)
  2. Plenary vote · Adopted 17 September 2026 (done)
  3. 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 6 connections: Running issue: Hong Kong · Running issue: Hong Kong National Security Law

Running issue: Hong Kong

Running issue: Hong Kong National Security Law

Sources & citation

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

Permalink
https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-09-17/1
Official sources
Data source
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2026). “Deteriorating situation of media freedom and freedom of expression in Hong Kong following the recent arrest of bookseller Leticia Wong and the convictions of Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung”. Decision, 17 September 2026. votingId 197236, document B-10-2026-0407, reference 2026/2873(RSP). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-09-17/1 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 17 September 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-09-17-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 17 September 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-09-17-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-09-17, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-09-17/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX 
@misc{epw-decision-2026-09-17-1,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Deteriorating situation of media freedom and freedom of expression in Hong Kong following the recent arrest of bookseller Leticia Wong and the convictions of Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-17},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-09-17/1}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-09-17/1},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 197236, document B-10-2026-0407, reference 2026/2873(RSP). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-09-17-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-09-17-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-09-17 (CC BY 4.0)}
}