Decision
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
- 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
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
| Group | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Majority line | Clear line | Cohesion | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Left | For 8 | Against 1 | Abst. 19 | No vote 16 of 44 | Majority line Abstained | Clear line Abstained | Cohesion 0.52 | |
| Greens | For 45 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 8 of 53 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| S&D | For 106 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 29 of 135 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| Renew | For 62 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 16 of 78 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| EPP | For 146 | Against 1 | Abst. 1 | No vote 36 of 184 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.98 | |
| ECR | For 64 | Against 0 | Abst. 4 | No vote 16 of 84 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.91 | |
| Patriots | For 22 | Against 0 | Abst. 36 | No vote 26 of 84 | Majority line Abstained | Clear line Divided | Cohesion 0.43 | |
| ESN | For 2 | Against 2 | Abst. 19 | No vote 4 of 27 | Majority line Abstained | Clear line Abstained | Cohesion 0.74 | |
| No group | For 4 | Against 8 | Abst. 7 | No vote 9 of 28 | Majority 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.
The Left line Abstained · 9 voted for or against of 28 who voted
Voted for or against (9)
- Anja HAZEKAMP Netherlands
- Catarina MARTINS Portugal
- Hanna GEDIN Sweden
- João OLIVEIRA Portugal
- Jonas SJÖSTEDT Sweden
- Jussi SARAMO Finland
- Li ANDERSSON Finland
- Merja KYLLÖNEN Finland
- Per CLAUSEN Denmark
EPP line For · 1 voted against, 1 abstained of 148 who voted
ECR line For · 4 abstained of 68 who voted
Abstained (4)
- Aurelijus VERYGA Lithuania
- Emmanouil FRAGKOS Greece
- Galato ALEXANDRAKI Greece
- Georgiana TEODORESCU Romania
ESN line Abstained · 4 voted for or against of 23 who voted
Voted for or against (4)
- Markus BUCHHEIT Germany
- Petar VOLGIN Bulgaria
- Sarah KNAFO France
- Siegbert Frank DROESE Germany
Countries
The final vote by national delegation.
Votes by country (27 delegations)
| Country | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Cohesion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 12 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0.50 |
| Belgium | 16 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.91 |
| Bulgaria | 7 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0.55 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — |
| Czechia | 12 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0.79 |
| Germany | 61 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 0.69 |
| Denmark | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.88 |
| Estonia | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Spain | 49 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0.89 |
| Finland | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.00 |
| France | 35 | 0 | 30 | 16 | 0.31 |
| Greece | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | — |
| Croatia | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| Hungary | 7 | 0 | 1 | 12 | — |
| Ireland | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | — |
| Italy | 53 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 0.78 |
| Lithuania | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.73 |
| Luxembourg | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Latvia | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
| Malta | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — |
| Netherlands | 22 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0.77 |
| Poland | 41 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0.84 |
| Portugal | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.92 |
| Romania | 16 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0.83 |
| Sweden | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Slovenia | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Slovakia | 7 | 3 | 4 | 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.
557 members with a recorded position.
| Member | Country | Group | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abir AL-SAHLANI | Sweden | Renew | For |
| Adam BIELAN | Poland | ECR | For |
| Adam JARUBAS | Poland | EPP | For |
| Adnan DIBRANI | Sweden | S&D | For |
| Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA | Spain | EPP | For |
| Adrian-George AXINIA | Romania | ECR | For |
| Afroditi LATINOPOULOU | Greece | Patriots | For |
| Alberico GAMBINO | Italy | ECR | For |
| Aldo PATRICIELLO | Italy | Patriots | For |
| Aleksandar NIKOLIC | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Alessandra MORETTI | Italy | S&D | For |
| Alessandro CIRIANI | Italy | ECR | For |
| Alessandro ZAN | Italy | S&D | For |
| Alexander BERNHUBER | Austria | EPP | For |
| Alexander JUNGBLUTH | Germany | ESN | Abstained |
| Alexander SELL | Germany | ESN | Abstained |
| Alexandra GEESE | Germany | Greens | For |
| Alexandra MEHNERT | Germany | EPP | For |
| Alexandre VARAUT | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Alice KUHNKE | Sweden | Greens | For |
| Alice TEODORESCU MÅWE | Sweden | EPP | For |
| Alicia HOMS GINEL | Spain | S&D | For |
| Alma EZCURRA ALMANSA | Spain | EPP | For |
| Alvise PÉREZ | Spain | No group | For |
| Ana Catarina MENDES | Portugal | S&D | For |
| Ana Miguel PEDRO | Portugal | EPP | For |
| Ana VASCONCELOS | Portugal | Renew | For |
| Andi CRISTEA | Romania | S&D | For |
| András Tivadar KULJA | Hungary | EPP | For |
| André FRANQUEIRA RODRIGUES | Portugal | S&D | For |
| André ROUGÉ | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Andrea WECHSLER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Andreas SCHIEDER | Austria | S&D | For |
| Andreas SCHWAB | Germany | EPP | For |
| Andrey NOVAKOV | Bulgaria | EPP | For |
| Andrzej BUŁA | Poland | EPP | For |
| Andrzej HALICKI | Poland | EPP | For |
| Angelika NIEBLER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Angelika WINZIG | Austria | EPP | For |
| Angéline FURET | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Anja ARNDT | Germany | ESN | Abstained |
| Anja HAZEKAMP voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Netherlands | The Left | For |
| Anna BRYŁKA | Poland | Patriots | For |
| Anna CAVAZZINI | Germany | Greens | For |
| Anna Maria CISINT | Italy | Patriots | For |
| Anna STROLENBERG | Netherlands | Greens | For |
| Anna STÜRGKH | Austria | Renew | For |
| Anna ZALEWSKA | Poland | ECR | For |
| Anna-Maja HENRIKSSON | Finland | Renew | For |
| Annalisa CORRADO | Italy | S&D | For |
| Anne-Sophie FRIGOUT | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Anouk VAN BRUG | Netherlands | Renew | For |
| Anthony SMITH | France | The Left | Abstained |
| Antonella SBERNA | Italy | ECR | For |
| Antonín STANĚK | Czechia | Patriots | For |
| Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE | Spain | EPP | For |
| Aodhán Ó RÍORDÁIN | Ireland | S&D | For |
| Arash SAEIDI | France | The Left | Abstained |
| Arba KOKALARI | Sweden | EPP | For |
| Arkadiusz MULARCZYK | Poland | ECR | For |
| Arno BAUSEMER | Germany | ESN | Abstained |
| Asger CHRISTENSEN | Denmark | Renew | For |
| Aura SALLA | Finland | EPP | For |
| Aurelijus VERYGA voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Lithuania | ECR | Abstained |
| Barbara BONTE | Belgium | Patriots | For |
| Barry ANDREWS | Ireland | Renew | For |
| Bart GROOTHUIS | Netherlands | Renew | For |
| Bartłomiej SIENKIEWICZ voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Poland | EPP | Against |
| Bartosz ARŁUKOWICZ | Poland | EPP | For |
| Beata SZYDŁO | Poland | ECR | For |
| Beatrice TIMGREN | Sweden | ECR | For |
| Benoit CASSART | Belgium | Renew | For |
| Bernard GUETTA | France | Renew | For |
| Bert-Jan RUISSEN | Netherlands | ECR | For |
| Biljana BORZAN | Croatia | S&D | For |
| Billy KELLEHER | Ireland | Renew | For |
| Birgit SIPPEL | Germany | S&D | For |
| Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI | Poland | EPP | For |
| Bogdan RZOŃCA | Poland | ECR | For |
| Borja GIMÉNEZ LARRAZ | Spain | EPP | For |
| Borys BUDKA | Poland | EPP | For |
| Brando BENIFEI | Italy | S&D | For |
| Branislav ONDRUŠ | Slovakia | No group | Against |
| Branko GRIMS | Slovenia | No group | For |
| Brigitte VAN DEN BERG | Netherlands | Renew | For |
| Bruno TOBBACK | Belgium | S&D | For |
| Camilla LAURETI | Italy | S&D | For |
| Carla TAVARES | Portugal | S&D | For |
| Carlo CICCIOLI | Italy | ECR | For |
| Carlo FIDANZA | Italy | ECR | For |
| Carmen CRESPO DÍAZ | Spain | EPP | For |
| Carolina MORACE | Italy | The Left | Abstained |
| Catarina MARTINS voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Portugal | The Left | For |
| Caterina CHINNICI | Italy | EPP | For |
| Catherine GRISET | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Cecilia STRADA | Italy | S&D | For |
| Céline IMART | France | EPP | For |
| César LUENA | Spain | S&D | For |
| Charles GOERENS | Luxembourg | Renew | For |
| Charlie WEIMERS | Sweden | ECR | For |
| Chiara GEMMA | Italy | ECR | For |
| Chloé RIDEL | France | S&D | For |
| Christel SCHALDEMOSE | Denmark | S&D | For |
| Christian EHLER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Christine ANDERSON | Germany | ESN | Abstained |
| Christine SINGER | Germany | Renew | For |
| Christophe CLERGEAU | France | S&D | For |
| Christophe GOMART | France | EPP | For |
| Christophe GRUDLER | France | Renew | For |
| Claire FITA | France | S&D | For |
| Claudiu-Richard TÂRZIU | Romania | ECR | For |
| Cristina GUARDA | Italy | Greens | For |
| Cristina MAESTRE | Spain | S&D | For |
| Csaba BOGDÁN | Hungary | EPP | For |
| Csaba MOLNÁR | Hungary | S&D | For |
| Dainius ŽALIMAS | Lithuania | Renew | For |
| Damian BOESELAGER | Germany | Greens | For |
| Damien CARÊME | France | The Left | Abstained |
| Daniel ATTARD | Malta | S&D | For |
| Daniel BUDA | Romania | EPP | For |
| Daniel FREUND | Germany | Greens | For |
| Daniel OBAJTEK | Poland | ECR | For |
| Daniele POLATO | Italy | ECR | For |
| Danilo DELLA VALLE | Italy | The Left | Abstained |
| Danuše NERUDOVÁ | Czechia | EPP | For |
| Dario NARDELLA | Italy | S&D | For |
| Dario TAMBURRANO | Italy | The Left | Abstained |
| Dariusz JOŃSKI | Poland | EPP | For |
| David CASA | Malta | EPP | For |
| David CORMAND | France | Greens | For |
| David MCALLISTER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Davor Ivo STIER | Croatia | EPP | For |
| Delara BURKHARDT | Germany | S&D | For |
| Denis NESCI | Italy | ECR | For |
| Dennis RADTKE | Germany | EPP | For |
| Diana IOVANOVICI ŞOŞOACĂ | Romania | No group | Abstained |
| Diana RIBA I GINER | Spain | Greens | For |
| Dick ERIXON | Sweden | ECR | For |
| Diego SOLIER | Spain | ECR | For |
| Dirk GOTINK | Netherlands | EPP | For |
| Dolors MONTSERRAT | Spain | EPP | For |
| Dóra DÁVID | Hungary | EPP | For |
| Elena DONAZZAN | Italy | ECR | For |
| Elena NEVADO DEL CAMPO | Spain | EPP | For |
| Elena SANCHO MURILLO | Spain | S&D | For |
| Elio DI RUPO | Belgium | S&D | For |
| Elisabeth DIERINGER | Austria | Patriots | Abstained |
| Elisabeth GROSSMANN | Austria | S&D | For |
| Elisabetta GUALMINI | Italy | Renew | For |
| Elsi KATAINEN | Finland | Renew | For |
| Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA | Poland | EPP | For |
| Emil RADEV | Bulgaria | EPP | For |
| Emma FOURREAU | France | The Left | Abstained |
| Emma WIESNER | Sweden | Renew | For |
| Emmanouil FRAGKOS voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Greece | ECR | Abstained |
| Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS | Greece | EPP | For |
| Engin EROGLU | Germany | Renew | For |
| Eric SARGIACOMO | France | S&D | For |
| Erik KALIŇÁK | Slovakia | No group | Abstained |
| Erik MARQUARDT | Germany | Greens | For |
| Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS | Spain | EPP | For |
| Estelle CEULEMANS | Belgium | S&D | For |
| Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA | Spain | EPP | For |
| Estrella GALÁN | Spain | The Left | Abstained |
| Eszter LAKOS | Hungary | EPP | For |
| Eva MAYDELL | Bulgaria | EPP | For |
| Evelyn REGNER | Austria | S&D | For |
| Evin INCIR | Sweden | S&D | For |
| Ewa KOPACZ | Poland | EPP | For |
| Fabienne KELLER | France | Renew | For |
| Fabrice LEGGERI | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Fernand KARTHEISER | Luxembourg | No group | Abstained |
| Fernando NAVARRETE ROJAS | Spain | EPP | For |
| Flavio TOSI | Italy | EPP | For |
| France JAMET | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Francesco TORSELLI | Italy | ECR | For |
| Francisco ASSIS | Portugal | S&D | For |
| Francisco José MILLÁN MON | Spain | EPP | For |
| François KALFON | France | S&D | For |
| François-Xavier BELLAMY | France | EPP | For |
| Friedrich PÜRNER | Germany | No group | Abstained |
| Gabriel MATO | Spain | EPP | For |
| Gabriele BISCHOFF | Germany | S&D | For |
| Gaetano PEDULLA' | Italy | The Left | Abstained |
| Galato ALEXANDRAKI voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Greece | ECR | Abstained |
| Geadis GEADI | Cyprus | ECR | For |
| Georg MAYER | Austria | Patriots | Abstained |
| Georgiana TEODORESCU voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Romania | ECR | Abstained |
| Gerald HAUSER | Austria | Patriots | Abstained |
| Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY | Netherlands | Renew | For |
| Gerolf ANNEMANS | Belgium | Patriots | For |
| Gheorghe FALCĂ | Romania | EPP | For |
| Gheorghe PIPEREA | Romania | ECR | For |
| Gilles BOYER | France | Renew | For |
| Gilles PENNELLE | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Giorgio GORI | Italy | S&D | For |
| Giovanni CROSETTO | Italy | ECR | For |
| Giuseppe ANTOCI | Italy | The Left | Abstained |
| Giuseppe LUPO | Italy | S&D | For |
| Gordan BOSANAC | Croatia | Greens | For |
| Grégory ALLIONE | France | Renew | For |
| Grzegorz BRAUN | Poland | No group | Abstained |
| Guillaume PELTIER | France | ECR | For |
| Günther SIDL | Austria | S&D | For |
| Hana JALLOUL MURO | Spain | S&D | For |
| Hanna GEDIN voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Sweden | The Left | For |
| Hanna GRONKIEWICZ-WALTZ | Poland | EPP | For |
| Hannah NEUMANN | Germany | Greens | For |
| Hannes HEIDE | Austria | S&D | For |
| Harald VILIMSKY | Austria | Patriots | Abstained |
| Hélder SOUSA SILVA | Portugal | EPP | For |
| Heléne FRITZON | Sweden | S&D | For |
| Henrik DAHL | Denmark | EPP | For |
| Herbert DORFMANN | Italy | EPP | For |
| Hermann TERTSCH | Spain | Patriots | For |
| Hilde VAUTMANS | Belgium | Renew | For |
| Hildegard BENTELE | Germany | EPP | For |
| Hristo PETROV | Bulgaria | Renew | For |
| Idoia MENDIA | Spain | S&D | For |
| Ignazio Roberto MARINO | Italy | Greens | For |
| Ilia LAZAROV | Bulgaria | EPP | For |
| Inese VAIDERE | Latvia | EPP | For |
| Ingeborg TER LAAK | Netherlands | EPP | For |
| Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ | Spain | S&D | For |
| Irena JOVEVA | Slovenia | Renew | For |
| Irene MONTERO | Spain | The Left | Abstained |
| Irene TINAGLI | Italy | S&D | For |
| Irmhild BOSSDORF | Germany | ESN | Abstained |
| Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA | Spain | EPP | For |
| Isabel SERRA SÁNCHEZ | Spain | The Left | Abstained |
| Isabel WISELER-LIMA | Luxembourg | EPP | For |
| Isabella LÖVIN | Sweden | Greens | For |
| Isilda GOMES | Portugal | S&D | For |
| Iuliu WINKLER | Romania | EPP | For |
| Ivan DAVID | Czechia | ESN | Abstained |
| Ivars IJABS | Latvia | Renew | For |
| Jaak MADISON | Estonia | ECR | For |
| Jacek PROTAS | Poland | EPP | For |
| Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA | Poland | ECR | For |
| Jagna MARCZUŁAJTIS-WALCZAK | Poland | EPP | For |
| Jan FARSKÝ | Czechia | EPP | For |
| Jan-Peter WARNKE | Germany | No group | Against |
| Jana NAGYOVÁ | Czechia | Patriots | For |
| Jana TOOM | Estonia | Renew | For |
| Janusz LEWANDOWSKI | Poland | EPP | For |
| Jaroslav BŽOCH | Czechia | Patriots | For |
| Javi LÓPEZ | Spain | S&D | For |
| Javier MORENO SÁNCHEZ | Spain | S&D | For |
| Javier ZARZALEJOS | Spain | EPP | For |
| Jean-Marc GERMAIN | France | S&D | For |
| Jean-Paul GARRAUD | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Jeannette BALJEU | Netherlands | Renew | For |
| Jens GEIER | Germany | S&D | For |
| Jens GIESEKE | Germany | EPP | For |
| Jérémy DECERLE | France | Renew | For |
| Jeroen LENAERS | Netherlands | EPP | For |
| Jessica POLFJÄRD | Sweden | EPP | For |
| Jessika VAN LEEUWEN | Netherlands | ECR | For |
| Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI | Poland | ECR | For |
| Joanna SCHEURING-WIELGUS | Poland | S&D | For |
| João COTRIM DE FIGUEIREDO | Portugal | Renew | For |
| João OLIVEIRA voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Portugal | The Left | Against |
| Johan DANIELSSON | Sweden | S&D | For |
| Jonas SJÖSTEDT voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Sweden | The Left | For |
| Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA | Spain | Patriots | For |
| Jorge MARTÍN FRÍAS | Spain | Patriots | For |
| José CEPEDA | Spain | S&D | For |
| Juan Carlos GIRAUTA VIDAL | Spain | Patriots | For |
| Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR | Spain | S&D | For |
| Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ | Spain | EPP | For |
| Judita LAŠŠÁKOVÁ | Slovakia | No group | Against |
| Julie RECHAGNEUX | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Julien LEONARDELLI | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Julien SANCHEZ | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Jüri RATAS | Estonia | EPP | For |
| Jussi SARAMO voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Finland | The Left | For |
| Jutta PAULUS | Germany | Greens | For |
| Kai TEGETHOFF | Germany | Greens | For |
| Kamila GASIUK-PIHOWICZ voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Poland | EPP | Abstained |
| Karin KARLSBRO | Sweden | Renew | For |
| Karlo RESSLER | Croatia | EPP | For |
| Katarina BARLEY | Germany | S&D | For |
| Katarína ROTH NEVEĎALOVÁ | Slovakia | No group | Abstained |
| Kateřina KONEČNÁ | Czechia | No group | Against |
| Kathleen VAN BREMPT | Belgium | S&D | For |
| Katri KULMUNI | Finland | Renew | For |
| Katrin LANGENSIEPEN | Germany | Greens | For |
| Kim VAN SPARRENTAK | Netherlands | Greens | For |
| Klára DOBREV | Hungary | S&D | For |
| Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI | Poland | ECR | For |
| Kris VAN DIJCK | Belgium | ECR | For |
| Kristoffer STORM | Denmark | ECR | For |
| Krzysztof BREJZA | Poland | EPP | For |
| Krzysztof HETMAN | Poland | EPP | For |
| Krzysztof ŚMISZEK | Poland | S&D | For |
| Lara MAGONI | Italy | ECR | For |
| Lara WOLTERS | Netherlands | S&D | For |
| Laura BALLARÍN CEREZA | Spain | S&D | For |
| Laurence FARRENG | France | Renew | For |
| Laurence TROCHU | France | ECR | For |
| Leire PAJÍN | Spain | S&D | For |
| Lena SCHILLING | Austria | Greens | For |
| Leoluca ORLANDO | Italy | Greens | For |
| Li ANDERSSON voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Finland | The Left | For |
| Lídia PEREIRA | Portugal | EPP | For |
| Liesbet SOMMEN | Belgium | EPP | For |
| Liudas MAŽYLIS | Lithuania | EPP | For |
| Loránt VINCZE | Romania | EPP | For |
| Loucas FOURLAS | Cyprus | EPP | For |
| Ľubica KARVAŠOVÁ | Slovakia | Renew | For |
| Ľuboš BLAHA | Slovakia | No group | Against |
| Lucia ANNUNZIATA | Italy | S&D | For |
| Lucia YAR | Slovakia | Renew | For |
| Luděk NIEDERMAYER | Czechia | EPP | For |
| Ľudovít ÓDOR | Slovakia | Renew | For |
| Lukas MANDL | Austria | EPP | For |
| Lukas SIEPER | Germany | Renew | For |
| Łukasz KOHUT | Poland | EPP | For |
| Luke Ming FLANAGAN | Ireland | The Left | Abstained |
| Maciej WĄSIK | Poland | ECR | For |
| Magdalena ADAMOWICZ | Poland | EPP | For |
| Majbritt BIRKHOLM | Denmark | Patriots | Abstained |
| Majdouline SBAI | France | Greens | For |
| Małgorzata GOSIEWSKA | Poland | ECR | For |
| Malik AZMANI | Netherlands | Renew | For |
| Malika SOREL | France | No group | For |
| Manfred WEBER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Manuela RIPA | Germany | EPP | For |
| Maravillas ABADÍA JOVER | Spain | EPP | For |
| Marc ANGEL | Luxembourg | S&D | For |
| Marc JONGEN | Germany | ESN | Abstained |
| Marcin SYPNIEWSKI | Poland | ESN | Abstained |
| Marco FALCONE | Italy | EPP | For |
| Marco SQUARTA | Italy | ECR | For |
| Marco TARQUINIO | Italy | S&D | For |
| Marcos ROS SEMPERE | Spain | S&D | For |
| Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN | Spain | Patriots | For |
| Maria GRAPINI | Romania | S&D | For |
| Maria GUZENINA | Finland | S&D | For |
| Maria NOICHL | Germany | S&D | For |
| Maria OHISALO | Finland | Greens | For |
| Maria ZACHARIA | Greece | No group | For |
| Mariateresa VIVALDINI | Italy | ECR | For |
| Marie DAUCHY | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Marie TOUSSAINT | France | Greens | For |
| Marie-Agnes STRACK-ZIMMERMANN | Germany | Renew | For |
| Marie-Luce BRASIER-CLAIN | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Marie-Sophie CHRIST | Germany | EPP | For |
| Marieke EHLERS | Netherlands | Patriots | Abstained |
| Marina KALJURAND | Estonia | S&D | For |
| Marina MESURE | France | The Left | Abstained |
| Mario FURORE | Italy | The Left | Abstained |
| Mario MANTOVANI | Italy | ECR | For |
| Marion MARÉCHAL | France | ECR | For |
| Marion WALSMANN | Germany | EPP | For |
| Marit MAIJ | Netherlands | S&D | For |
| Mariusz KAMIŃSKI | Poland | ECR | For |
| Marjan ŠAREC | Slovenia | Renew | For |
| Markéta GREGOROVÁ | Czechia | Greens | For |
| Markus BUCHHEIT voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Germany | ESN | For |
| Markus FERBER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Marlena MALĄG | Poland | ECR | For |
| Marta TEMIDO | Portugal | S&D | For |
| Marta WCISŁO | Poland | EPP | For |
| Martin HÄUSLING | Germany | Greens | For |
| Martin HOJSÍK | Slovakia | Renew | For |
| Martine KEMP | Luxembourg | EPP | For |
| Mārtiņš STAĶIS | Latvia | Greens | For |
| Massimiliano SALINI | Italy | EPP | For |
| Matej TONIN | Slovenia | EPP | For |
| Mathilde ANDROUËT | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Matthias ECKE | Germany | S&D | For |
| Mélanie DISDIER | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Merja KYLLÖNEN voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Finland | The Left | For |
| Michael BLOSS | Germany | Greens | For |
| Michael GAHLER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Michael MCNAMARA | Ireland | Renew | For |
| Michael VON DER SCHULENBURG | Germany | No group | Against |
| Michał KOBOSKO | Poland | Renew | For |
| Michał SZCZERBA | Poland | EPP | For |
| Michał WAWRYKIEWICZ | Poland | EPP | For |
| Michal WIEZIK | Slovakia | Renew | For |
| Michalis HADJIPANTELA | Cyprus | EPP | For |
| Michele PICARO | Italy | ECR | For |
| Mieke ANDRIESE | Netherlands | Patriots | Abstained |
| Mihai TUDOSE | Romania | S&D | For |
| Milan MAZUREK | Slovakia | ESN | Abstained |
| Milan UHRÍK | Slovakia | ESN | Abstained |
| Milan ZVER | Slovenia | EPP | For |
| Mireia BORRÁS PABÓN | Spain | Patriots | For |
| Miriam LEXMANN | Slovakia | EPP | For |
| Mirosława NYKIEL | Poland | EPP | For |
| Mohammed CHAHIM | Netherlands | S&D | For |
| Monika HOHLMEIER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Moritz KÖRNER | Germany | Renew | For |
| Morten LØKKEGAARD | Denmark | Renew | For |
| Mounir SATOURI | France | Greens | For |
| Murielle LAURENT | France | S&D | For |
| Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR | Spain | S&D | For |
| Nadine MORANO | France | EPP | For |
| Nathalie LOISEAU | France | Renew | For |
| Nela RIEHL | Germany | Greens | For |
| Niclas HERBST | Germany | EPP | For |
| Nicola PROCACCINI | Italy | ECR | For |
| Nicolae ȘTEFĂNUȚĂ | Romania | Greens | For |
| Nicolas BAY | France | ECR | For |
| Niels Flemming HANSEN | Denmark | EPP | For |
| Niels FUGLSANG | Denmark | S&D | For |
| Niels GEUKING | Germany | EPP | For |
| Nikola BARTŮŠEK | Czechia | ECR | For |
| Nikola MINCHEV | Bulgaria | Renew | For |
| Nikolas FARANTOURIS | Greece | S&D | For |
| Nikolina BRNJAC | Croatia | EPP | For |
| Nils UŠAKOVS | Latvia | S&D | For |
| Nora JUNCO GARCÍA | Spain | ECR | For |
| Nora MEBAREK | France | S&D | For |
| Norbert HERHAMMER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Norbert LINS | Germany | EPP | For |
| Oihane AGIRREGOITIA MARTÍNEZ | Spain | Renew | For |
| Oliver SCHENK | Germany | EPP | For |
| Ondřej KOLÁŘ | Czechia | EPP | For |
| Pablo ARIAS ECHEVERRÍA | Spain | EPP | For |
| Paolo BORCHIA | Italy | Patriots | For |
| Paolo INSELVINI | Italy | ECR | For |
| Pär HOLMGREN | Sweden | Greens | For |
| Pascal ARIMONT | Belgium | EPP | For |
| Pascal CANFIN | France | Renew | For |
| Pascale PIERA | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Pasquale TRIDICO | Italy | The Left | Abstained |
| Patryk JAKI | Poland | ECR | For |
| Paulius SAUDARGAS | Lithuania | EPP | For |
| Paulo CUNHA | Portugal | EPP | For |
| Paulo DO NASCIMENTO CABRAL | Portugal | EPP | For |
| Per CLAUSEN voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Denmark | The Left | For |
| Pernando BARRENA ARZA | Spain | The Left | Abstained |
| Petar VOLGIN voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Bulgaria | ESN | Against |
| Peter LIESE | Germany | EPP | For |
| Petr BYSTRON | Germany | ESN | Abstained |
| Petra STEGER | Austria | Patriots | Abstained |
| Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS | Lithuania | Renew | For |
| Petras GRAŽULIS | Lithuania | ESN | Abstained |
| Philippe OLIVIER | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Pierfrancesco MARAN | Italy | S&D | For |
| Pierre PIMPIE | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Pierre-Romain THIONNET | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Pietro FIOCCHI | Italy | ECR | For |
| Pilar DEL CASTILLO VERA | Spain | EPP | For |
| Pina PICIERNO | Italy | Renew | For |
| Rachel BLOM | Netherlands | Patriots | Abstained |
| Rada LAYKOVA | Bulgaria | ESN | Abstained |
| Raphaël GLUCKSMANN | France | S&D | For |
| Raquel GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE | Netherlands | Renew | For |
| Rasa JUKNEVIČIENĖ | Lithuania | EPP | For |
| Rasmus ANDRESEN | Germany | Greens | For |
| Rasmus NORDQVIST | Denmark | Greens | For |
| Reinhold LOPATKA | Austria | EPP | For |
| Reinier VAN LANSCHOT | Netherlands | Greens | For |
| Reinis POZŅAKS | Latvia | ECR | For |
| René REPASI | Germany | S&D | For |
| Riho TERRAS | Estonia | EPP | For |
| Robert BIEDROŃ | Poland | S&D | For |
| Roberto VANNACCI | Italy | ESN | Abstained |
| Roberts ZĪLE | Latvia | ECR | For |
| Rody TOLASSY | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Roman HAIDER | Austria | Patriots | Abstained |
| Romana JERKOVIĆ | Croatia | S&D | For |
| Romana TOMC | Slovenia | EPP | For |
| Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT | Spain | EPP | For |
| Rosa SERRANO SIERRA | Spain | S&D | For |
| Rudi KENNES | Belgium | The Left | Abstained |
| Ruggero RAZZA | Italy | ECR | For |
| Ruth FIRMENICH | Germany | No group | Against |
| Sabine VERHEYEN | Germany | EPP | For |
| Sabrina REPP | Germany | S&D | For |
| Sakis ARNAOUTOGLOU | Greece | S&D | For |
| Salvatore DE MEO | Italy | EPP | For |
| Sander SMIT | Netherlands | ECR | For |
| Sandra GÓMEZ LÓPEZ | Spain | S&D | For |
| Sandra KALNIETE | Latvia | EPP | For |
| Sandro GOZI | France | Renew | For |
| Sandro RUOTOLO | Italy | S&D | For |
| Sara MATTHIEU | Belgium | Greens | For |
| Sarah KNAFO voted otherwise than their group's clear line | France | ESN | For |
| Saskia BRICMONT | Belgium | Greens | For |
| Seán KELLY | Ireland | EPP | For |
| Sebastian KRUIS | Netherlands | Patriots | Abstained |
| Sebastian TYNKKYNEN | Finland | ECR | For |
| Sebastião BUGALHO | Portugal | EPP | For |
| Şerban Dimitrie STURDZA | Romania | ECR | For |
| Sergey LAGODINSKY | Germany | Greens | For |
| Sergio BERLATO | Italy | ECR | For |
| Sérgio GONÇALVES | Portugal | S&D | For |
| Sérgio HUMBERTO | Portugal | EPP | For |
| Séverine WERBROUCK | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Sibylle BERG | Germany | No group | Abstained |
| Siegbert Frank DROESE voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Germany | ESN | Against |
| Siegfried MUREŞAN | Romania | EPP | For |
| Sigrid FRIIS | Denmark | Renew | For |
| Silvia SARDONE | Italy | Patriots | For |
| Sofie ERIKSSON | Sweden | S&D | For |
| Sophia KIRCHER | Austria | EPP | For |
| Stanislav STOYANOV | Bulgaria | ESN | Abstained |
| Stanisław TYSZKA | Poland | ESN | Abstained |
| Stefan BERGER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Stefan KÖHLER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Ştefan MUŞOIU | Romania | S&D | For |
| Stefano BONACCINI | Italy | S&D | For |
| Stefano CAVEDAGNA | Italy | ECR | For |
| Stephen Nikola BARTULICA | Croatia | ECR | For |
| Stine BOSSE | Denmark | Renew | For |
| Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ | Spain | EPP | For |
| Susanna CECCARDI | Italy | Patriots | For |
| Sven MIKSER | Estonia | S&D | For |
| Svenja HAHN | Germany | Renew | For |
| Taner KABILOV | Bulgaria | ECR | For |
| Terry REINTKE | Germany | Greens | For |
| Thomas BAJADA | Malta | S&D | For |
| Thomas GEISEL | Germany | No group | Against |
| Thomas PELLERIN-CARLIN | France | S&D | For |
| Tiago MOREIRA DE SÁ | Portugal | Patriots | For |
| Tiemo WÖLKEN | Germany | S&D | For |
| Tilly METZ | Luxembourg | Greens | For |
| Tineke STRIK | Netherlands | Greens | For |
| Tobias CREMER | Germany | S&D | For |
| Tom VANDENDRIESSCHE | Belgium | Patriots | For |
| Tomáš KUBÍN | Czechia | Patriots | For |
| Tomas TOBÉ | Sweden | EPP | For |
| Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ | Czechia | EPP | For |
| Tomasz BUCZEK | Poland | Patriots | For |
| Tomasz FROELICH | Germany | ESN | Abstained |
| Tomislav SOKOL | Croatia | EPP | For |
| Tonino PICULA | Croatia | S&D | For |
| Udo BULLMANN | Germany | S&D | For |
| Ufuk KÂHYA | Netherlands | Greens | For |
| Valentina PALMISANO | Italy | The Left | Abstained |
| Valérie DELOGE | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Valérie HAYER | France | Renew | For |
| Verena MERTENS | Germany | EPP | For |
| Veronika CIFROVÁ OSTRIHOŇOVÁ | Slovakia | Renew | For |
| Veronika VRECIONOVÁ | Czechia | ECR | For |
| Vicent MARZÀ IBÁÑEZ | Spain | Greens | For |
| Victor NEGRESCU | Romania | S&D | For |
| Viktor WEISZ | Hungary | EPP | For |
| Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ | Lithuania | S&D | For |
| Villy SØVNDAL | Denmark | Greens | For |
| Virgil-Daniel POPESCU | Romania | EPP | For |
| Virginie JORON | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS | Lithuania | Greens | For |
| Vivien COSTANZO | Germany | S&D | For |
| Vladimir PREBILIČ | Slovenia | Greens | For |
| Vytenis Povilas ANDRIUKAITIS | Lithuania | S&D | For |
| Waldemar TOMASZEWSKI | Lithuania | ECR | For |
| Wouter BEKE | Belgium | EPP | For |
| Yvan VEROUGSTRAETE | Belgium | Renew | For |
| Zala ČERNILEC TOMAŠIČ | Slovenia | EPP | For |
| Željana ZOVKO | Croatia | EPP | For |
| Zsuzsanna BORVENDÉG | Hungary | ESN | Abstained |
Debate speakers and how they voted
| Member | Group | Speeches | Spoke | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sophie WILMÈS Belgium | Renew | Speeches2 | 17 Sept 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | No vote recorded |
| Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS Lithuania | Renew | Speeches1 | 16 Sept 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Erik MARQUARDT Germany | Greens | Speeches1 | 16 Sept 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Ewa KOPACZ Poland | EPP | Speeches1 | 16 Sept 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Bernard GUETTA France | Renew | Speeches1 | 16 Sept 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group | For |
| Miriam LEXMANN Slovakia | EPP | Speeches1 | 16 Sept 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
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| Member | Group | Speeches | Spoke | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reinhold LOPATKA Austria | EPP | Speeches1 | 16 Sept 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Sakis ARNAOUTOGLOU Greece | S&D | Speeches1 | 16 Sept 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Angéline FURET France | Patriots | Speeches1 | 16 Sept 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group | Abstained |
| Lukas SIEPER changed group Germany | Renew | Speeches1 | 16 Sept 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Sandra GÓMEZ LÓPEZ Spain | S&D | Speeches1 | 16 Sept 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Arkadiusz MULARCZYK Poland | ECR | Speeches1 | 16 Sept 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Diana IOVANOVICI ŞOŞOACĂ Romania | No group | Speeches1 | 16 Sept 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | Abstained |
| Francisco ASSIS Portugal | S&D | Speeches1 | 16 Sept 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group | For |
| Seán KELLY Ireland | EPP | Speeches1 | 16 Sept 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group | For |
All votes on this decision, 7
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Separate vote on paragraph 3 RC-B10-0398/2026 – § 3 | Roll call | 517 for, 8 against, 31 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: The Left |
| 2 | Final vote — text as a whole RC-B10-0398/2026 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Roll call | 459 for, 12 against, 86 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Renew |
| 3 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0398/2026 | Show of hands | Lapsed |
Show the other 6 votesShow the other 4 votes
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Final vote — text as a whole RC-B10-0398/2026 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Roll call | 459 for, 12 against, 86 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Renew |
| 3 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0398/2026 | Show of hands | Lapsed |
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0399/2026 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 5 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0401/2026 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 6 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0405/2026 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 7 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0407/2026 | Show of hands | Lapsed |
Roll calls requested by The Left, Renew.
Text
The text voted on.
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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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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.
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
- Tabled for plenary (done)
- Plenary vote · Adopted 17 September 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 6 connections: Running issue: Hong Kong · Running issue: Hong Kong National Security Law
Running issue: Hong Kong
- Issue Hong Kong Running issue · Country situation 17 Sept 2026
- Decision Conviction and imminent sentencing of Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong Resolution · motion for a resolution 22 Jan 2026 Adopted
- Decision Hong Kong, notably the cases of Jimmy Lai and the 45 activists recently convicted under the national security law Resolution · motion for a resolution 28 Nov 2024 Adopted
Running issue: Hong Kong National Security Law
- Issue Hong Kong National Security Law Running issue · EU initiative 17 Sept 2026
- Decision Conviction and imminent sentencing of Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong Resolution · motion for a resolution 22 Jan 2026 Adopted
- Decision Hong Kong, notably the cases of Jimmy Lai and the 45 activists recently convicted under the national security law Resolution · motion for a resolution 28 Nov 2024 Adopted
Sources & citation
Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.
- 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?members=all (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?members=all}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-09-17/1?members=all},
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)}
}