On 12 June 2012, the EU high representative Catherine Ashton called on China “to address the deep-rooted causes of the frustration of the Tibetan people”.
She also called for Beijing to ensure that Tibetans’ “civil, political, economic and social and cultural rights are respected…” and encouraged all parties concerned “to resume a meaningful dialogue”.
Two days after Ashton’s announcement, the European parliament voted through a resolution that endorsed “the principles set out in the memorandum on genuine autonomy for the Tibetan people, proposed by the envoys of his holiness the Dalai Lama to their Chinese counterparts in 2008, which provide the basis for a realistic and sustainable political solution to the issue of Tibet”. [Source]