← Votes·2025-05-08

Violations of religious freedom in Tibet

Foreign Affairs75%★

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "tibet"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 176341Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+8 / 15

Methodology: importance-v0.1 · The Importance Score is a prioritisation indicator. It does not judge whether a vote is good or bad.

What was this vote about?

This vote concerned “Violations of religious freedom in Tibet”. ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. NI mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (154 for, 379 against, 19 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a substantive vote (such as an amendment or resolution) that contributes to shaping the final position of the Parliament on a dossier. It reflects the political direction taken on specific provisions.

Result analysis

For

154

Against

379

Abstain

Margin of victory

225 votes

Turnout (cast)

552

Absent

168

Participation rate

76.7%

✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 10Against 129Abstain 0Absent 46

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 108Abstain 0Absent 27

ECR82 MEPs

For 65Against 2Abstain 0Absent 15

Renew79 MEPs

For 1Against 63Abstain 0Absent 15

PfE81 MEPs

For 54Against 0Abstain 5Absent 22

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 46Abstain 1Absent 6

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 24Abstain 0Absent 21

ESN27 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 3Absent 5

NI29 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 9Absent 11

Country angle

Most in favour

France32
Czech Republic13
Austria9

Most against

Germany59
Italy36
Spain35
Poland26
Netherlands23

Divided delegations

Austria
France
Italy
Latvia
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 8

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 1Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 1Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 5

France82 MEPs

For 32Against 24Abstain 1Absent 25

Germany96 MEPs

For 14Against 59Abstain 6Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 11

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 15

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 26Against 36Abstain 0Absent 14

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 5

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 1Against 23Abstain 6Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 19Against 26Abstain 0Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 21Abstain 1Absent 5

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 1Absent 8

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain60 MEPs

For 10Against 35Abstain 1Absent 14

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0

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