New Chinese law on ‘ethnic unity and progress’ and the intensified suppression of ethnic identities
AdoptedReference RC-B10-0216/2026
A plain-language explanation, ready in a few seconds.
Summary written by AI from the official roll-call record. It can make mistakes, so check the numbers.
- For439
- Against52
- Abstained71
- Absent157
- Margin
- +387
- Turnout
- 78%
How the groups voted
GroupForAgainstAbstainedAbsentUnity
The Left46121151843%
S&D135105112898%
Greens/EFA53
By country
- DE Germany61–8–14
- FR France43–3–19
- IT Italy50–11–1
- ES Spain41–2–4
- PL Poland38–7–3
- 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
- Mieke ANDRIESEPfE · NL
- 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 BARTŮŠEKNon-attached · 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
- 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 439 votes to 52, with 71 abstentions, a resolution on the new Chinese law on ‘ethnic unity and progress’ and the intensified suppression of ethnic identities.The text adopted in plenary was tabled by the EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew, Greens/EFA groups and Members.On 12 March 2026, China’s National People’s Congress adopted the Law on the Promotion of Ethnic Unity and Progress, which further integrates state ideology and prioritises Mandarin in education, public life and media, and intensifies institutionalised repression and assimilation of ethnic minority identities, including Tibetans, Hui, Uyghurs, Manchus and Mongolians. This law departs significantly from China’s 1984 Regional Ethnic Autonomy Law…