Dossier · Resolution on a topical subject

Ongoing persecution of Christians in Nigeria, notably the Kawel village massacre

Reference: 2026/2800(RSP) Resolution on a topical subject
Where it stands: Parliament adopted the text on 9 July 2026. This is its final position on the matter.
Stage: Parliament’s position

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Decisions in plenary: 1
Last vote: 9 Jul 2026 · Adopted
Versions: 8 versions

Decisions in plenary: 1
Last vote: 9 Jul 2026 · Adopted
Versions: 8 versions

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Tabled for plenary (done)
Plenary vote (done) Adopted 9 July 2026
Parliament’s position (done) Final

A resolution tabled by political groups, usually on an urgent matter or in reaction to a statement by the Commission or Council. Not binding.

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Decisions in plenary, 1

Every decision Parliament took on this dossier, newest first.

**Effect**: what the decision did. **Final vote**: for–against–abstained, and how it was recorded.
Date	Decision	Kind	Effect	Final vote
9 Jul 2026	Ongoing persecution of Christians in Nigeria, notably the Kawel village massacre	Resolutions	Adopted	510 for, 1 against, 86 abstained by roll call

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Every roll-call vote on the dossier, in date and voting order, with each group's line at the date of the vote.

Each group's clear line at the date of the vote: a position with at least two thirds of the group's votes (at least 10 members voting), otherwise Divided; “< 10 voted” when fewer took part. Result: outcome, for–against–abstained (method).

Voting grid of 2026/2800(RSP): one row per roll call, one column per group, then the result.
Vote	The Left	Greens	S&D	Renew	EPP	ECR	Patriots	ESN	Result
9 Jul 2026 Amendment 2 to paragraph 1 — part 1	Against	Against	Against	Against	Against	For	For	For	Rejected177–412–8
9 Jul 2026 Amendment 2 to paragraph 1 — part 2	Against	Against	Against	Against	Against	For	For	For	Rejected190–402–4
9 Jul 2026 Amendment 6 to paragraph 7 — part 1	Against	Against	Against	Against	Against	For	For	For	Rejected194–392–9
9 Jul 2026 Amendment 6 to paragraph 7 — part 2	Against	Against	Against	Against	Against	For	Divided	For	Rejected148–414–35
9 Jul 2026 Amendment 4 to recital C — part 1	Against	Against	Against	Against	Against	For	For	For	Rejected207–379–8
9 Jul 2026 Amendment 4 to recital C — part 2	Against	Against	Against	Against	Against	Divided	Divided	For	Rejected133–422–40
9 Jul 2026 Amendment 5 to recital E	Against	Against	Against	Against	Against	For	For	For	Rejected195–391–9
9 Jul 2026 Amendment 1 to recital E	Against	Against	Against	Against	Against	For	For	For	Rejected176–412–3
9 Jul 2026 Final vote — text as a whole	Abst.	Abst.	For	For	For	For	For	For	Adopted510–1–86

9 Jul 2026 Amendment 2 to paragraph 1 — part 1

Rejected 177–412–8

The Left

Against
Greens

Against
S&D

Against
Renew

Against
EPP

Against
ECR

For
Patriots

For
ESN

For
9 Jul 2026 Amendment 2 to paragraph 1 — part 2

Rejected 190–402–4

The Left

Against
Greens

Against
S&D

Against
Renew

Against
EPP

Against
ECR

For
Patriots

For
ESN

For
9 Jul 2026 Amendment 6 to paragraph 7 — part 1

Rejected 194–392–9

The Left

Against
Greens

Against
S&D

Against
Renew

Against
EPP

Against
ECR

For
Patriots

For
ESN

For
9 Jul 2026 Amendment 6 to paragraph 7 — part 2

Rejected 148–414–35

The Left

Against
Greens

Against
S&D

Against
Renew

Against
EPP

Against
ECR

For
Patriots

Divided
ESN

For
9 Jul 2026 Amendment 4 to recital C — part 1

Rejected 207–379–8

The Left

Against
Greens

Against
S&D

Against
Renew

Against
EPP

Against
ECR

For
Patriots

For
ESN

For
9 Jul 2026 Amendment 4 to recital C — part 2

Rejected 133–422–40

The Left

Against
Greens

Against
S&D

Against
Renew

Against
EPP

Against
ECR

Divided
Patriots

Divided
ESN

For
9 Jul 2026 Amendment 5 to recital E

Rejected 195–391–9

The Left

Against
Greens

Against
S&D

Against
Renew

Against
EPP

Against
ECR

For
Patriots

For
ESN

For
9 Jul 2026 Amendment 1 to recital E

Rejected 176–412–3

The Left

Against
Greens

Against
S&D

Against
Renew

Against
EPP

Against
ECR

For
Patriots

For
ESN

For
9 Jul 2026 Final vote — text as a whole

Adopted 510–1–86

The Left

Abst.
Greens

Abst.
S&D

For
Renew

For
EPP

For
ECR

For
Patriots

For
ESN

For

Versions, 8

The text of the dossier, version by version, newest first. Compare shows what changed between two consecutive versions.

Adopted by Parliament9 Jul 2026

Adopted text TA10-0268/2026 TA-10-2026-0268

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Tabled for plenary8 Jul 2026

Joint motion RC-B10-0345/2026 RC-10-2026-0345

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Tabled for plenary6 Jul 2026

Motion for a resolution B10-0356/2026 B-10-2026-0356
Tabled for plenary6 Jul 2026

Motion for a resolution B10-0354/2026 B-10-2026-0354
Tabled for plenary6 Jul 2026

Motion for a resolution B10-0352/2026 B-10-2026-0352
Tabled for plenary6 Jul 2026

Motion for a resolution B10-0345/2026 B-10-2026-0345
Tabled for plenary6 Jul 2026

Motion for a resolution B10-0355/2026 B-10-2026-0355
Tabled for plenary6 Jul 2026

Motion for a resolution B10-0353/2026 B-10-2026-0353

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

Adopted text TA10-0268/2026: This resolution condemns the June 2026 attack on Kawel village in Plateau State, Nigeria, which killed dozens of Christians, and deplores the wider violence in the Middle Belt.
Motion for a resolution B10-0356/2026: This resolution condemns the massacre in Kawel village, Nigeria, and the ongoing persecution of Christians in Nigeria, calling on the Nigerian Government to investigate, prosecute, and enhance security measures.
Motion for a resolution B10-0354/2026: This resolution condemns the June 2026 attack on Kawel village in Nigeria, which killed 23 people, and declares the systematic targeting of Christian communities there to be Islamist persecution with genocidal characteristics.
Motion for a resolution B10-0352/2026: This resolution condemns the Kawel village massacre and the broader persecution of Christians in Nigeria, urging the Nigerian government to protect citizens and reform security, and calling on the EU to support security sector reform.
Motion for a resolution B10-0345/2026: This resolution condemns the June 2026 attack on the Kawel community in Plateau State, Nigeria, and all violence in the Middle Belt, especially against women and girls.
Motion for a resolution B10-0355/2026: The resolution condemns the massacre of Christians in Kawel village, Nigeria, and denounces ongoing violence affecting communities, including Christians.
Motion for a resolution B10-0353/2026: Parliament condemns the massacre in Kawel village and all attacks on civilians in Nigeria, and calls for an investigation, protection of communities, humanitarian aid, and action against hate speech and forced conversion.

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What changed, 2

Between consecutive versions, newest pair first. The overviews are written by AI from the two texts; the comparison shows every change.

Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament Joint motion RC-B10-0345/2026 → Adopted text TA10-0268/2026

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The versions differ only in wording: the description of Christians' global persecution status is sharpened from one of several groups to the single most persecuted group.

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Tabled for plenary → Tabled for plenary Motion for a resolution B10-0356/2026 → Joint motion RC-B10-0345/2026

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The resolution is expanded with new recitals and operational paragraphs, adding calls for investigations, counterterrorism, national dialogue, and attention to displaced persons.

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Timeline, 3

Every recorded step, newest first, grouped by stage; the latest stage is open.

Plenary stage 3 steps · 8 Jul 2026–9 Jul 2026

9 July 2026

Plenary vote

Sitting of 9 Jul 2026 Motion for a resolution B10-0345/2026 Motion for a resolution B10-0352/2026 Motion for a resolution B10-0353/2026 Motion for a resolution B10-0354/2026 Motion for a resolution B10-0355/2026 Motion for a resolution B10-0356/2026 Adopted text TA10-0268/2026
8 July 2026

Debated in plenary

MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.

Sitting of 8 Jul 2026 Motion for a resolution B10-0345/2026 Motion for a resolution B10-0352/2026 Motion for a resolution B10-0353/2026 Motion for a resolution B10-0354/2026 Motion for a resolution B10-0355/2026 Motion for a resolution B10-0356/2026
8 July 2026

7 amendments tabled for the plenary vote

Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.

Amendments 1–3 Amendments 4–6 Amendment 7

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Texts, decisions, people and other dossiers related to this one.

Texts voted on

Text MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the ongoing persecution of Christians in Nigeria, notably the Kawel village massacre Motion for a resolution B10-0356/2026 9 Jul 2026

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Permalink: https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2026-2800
Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL)
Data source: EP Open Data API: procedure record
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved: 25 September 2026

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European Parliament (2026). “Ongoing persecution of Christians in Nigeria, notably the Kawel village massacre”. Dossier, 9 July 2026. procId 2026-2800, reference 2026/2800(RSP). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2026-2800 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2026%2F2800(RSP). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2026-2800 (CC BY 4.0).

BibTeX

@misc{epw-dossier-2026-2800,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Ongoing persecution of Christians in Nigeria, notably the Kawel village massacre}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-07-09},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2026-2800}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2026-2800},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Dossier. procId 2026-2800, reference 2026/2800(RSP). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2026\%2F2800(RSP). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record (CC BY 4.0)}
}