Hong Kong, notably the cases of Jimmy Lai and the 45 activists recently convicted under the national security law
AdoptedReference RC-B10-0208/2024
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- For473
- Against23
- Abstained98
- Absent125
- Margin
- +450
- Turnout
- 83%
How the groups voted
GroupForAgainstAbstainedAbsentUnity
The Left46713161044%
S&D1361150021100%
Greens/EFA53
By country
- DE Germany61–2–21
- FR France40–0–34
- IT Italy50–8–1
- ES Spain49–1–5
- PL Poland45–1–5
- RO Romania
Every MEP
- Mika AALTOLAEPP · FI
- Maravillas ABADÍA JOVEREPP · ES
- Magdalena ADAMOWICZEPP · PL
- Georgios AFTIASEPP · GR
- Oihane AGIRREGOITIA MARTÍNEZRenew · ES
- Peter AGIUSEPP · MT
- Alex AGIUS SALIBAS&D · MT
- Abir AL-SAHLANIRenew · SE
- Galato ALEXANDRAKIECR · GR
- Grégory ALLIONERenew · FR
- Nikolaos ANADIOTISNon-attached · GR
- Christine ANDERSONESN · DE
- Li ANDERSSONThe Left · FI
- Rasmus ANDRESENGreens/EFA · DE
- Barry ANDREWSRenew · IE
- Vytenis Povilas ANDRIUKAITISS&D · LT
- Mathilde ANDROUËTPfE · FR
- Marc ANGELS&D · LU
- Gerolf ANNEMANSPfE · BE
- Lucia ANNUNZIATAS&D · IT
- Giuseppe ANTOCIThe Left · IT
- Pablo ARIAS ECHEVERRÍAEPP · ES
- Pascal ARIMONTEPP · BE
- Sakis ARNAOUTOGLOUS&D · GR
- Anja ARNDTESN · DE
- Konstantinos ARVANITISThe Left · GR
- Bartosz ARŁUKOWICZEPP · PL
- Jaume ASENS LLODRÀGreens/EFA · ES
- Francisco ASSISS&D · PT
- Daniel ATTARDS&D · MT
- Manon AUBRYThe Left · FR
- René AUSTESN · DE
- Petras AUŠTREVIČIUSRenew · LT
- Adrian-George AXINIAECR · RO
- Malik AZMANIRenew · NL
- Thomas BAJADAS&D · MT
- Jeannette BALJEURenew · NL
- Laura BALLARÍN CEREZAS&D · ES
- Jordan BARDELLAPfE · FR
- Katarina BARLEYS&D · DE
- Dan BARNARenew · RO
- Pernando BARRENA ARZAThe Left · ES
- Stephen Nikola BARTULICAECR · HR
- Nikola BARTŮŠEKPfE · CZ
- Arno BAUSEMERESN · DE
- Nicolas BAYECR · FR
- Christophe BAYPfE · FR
- Wouter BEKEEPP · BE
- Fredis BELERISEPP · GR
- François-Xavier BELLAMYEPP · FR
- Dragoş BENEAS&D · RO
- Brando BENIFEIS&D · IT
- Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEAEPP · ES
- Hildegard BENTELEEPP · DE
- Tom BERENDSENEPP · NL
- Sibylle BERGNon-attached · DE
- Stefan BERGEREPP · DE
- Sergio BERLATOECR · IT
- Alexander BERNHUBEREPP · AT
- Monika BEŇOVÁNon-attached · SK
From the Parliament's press release
- The European Parliament adopted by 473 votes to 23, with 98 abstentions, a resolution on Hong Kong, notably the cases of Jimmy Lai and the 45 activists recently convicted under the national security law.The text adopted in plenary was tabled by the EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew and the Greens/EFA groups.After the introduction of the National Security Law (NSL) and the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance (SNSO), fundamental freedoms and the rule of law in Hong Kong have deteriorated.Regarding Jimmy Lai, the Sino-British pro-democratic activist has been detained since 2020 on trumped-up charges. He faces life imprisonment. In addition, 45 pro-democracy politicians, activists and journalists were sentenced for subversion, in the ‘Hong Kong 47’…