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Role of preventive diplomacy in tackling frozen conflicts around the world – missed opportunity or change for the future?

Effect
Adopted
Result
533 for · 64 against · 25 abstained roll call
Date
17 January 2024, 12:53–12:56
Kind
Resolution
More facts (8)
Margin
by an overwhelming majority
Dossier
2023-2050
Source
Committee report by Željana Zovko
Votes
14 votes · 8 roll calls · 4 amendments
Requested by
The Left (1 roll call) · Renew (1 split vote) · ECR (1 roll call) · ID (1 roll call)
Final vote
163109
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Result

The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.

Final vote: 533 for, 64 against, 25 abstained (roll call).

Adopted by an overwhelming majority.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 4 amendments (1 adopted, 3 rejected) and 9 parts of the text voted on separately (8 adopted, 1 rejected).

Backed by Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP and ECR; opposed by Patriots and ESN; The Left split.

Groups

Members counted in their current group: the view with groups at the date of the vote is not available right now.

Members’ votes by their current group. Majority: the most common position. Clear line: a position with at least two thirds of the group’s votes, otherwise Divided.
GroupForAgainstAbst.Majority lineClear lineBar
The LeftFor 6Against 1Abst. 6Majority line TieClear line Divided
GreensFor 26Against 0Abst. 0Majority line ForClear line For
S&DFor 56Against 1Abst. 0Majority line ForClear line For
RenewFor 40Against 0Abst. 0Majority line ForClear line For
EPPFor 86Against 0Abst. 1Majority line ForClear line For
ECRFor 20Against 4Abst. 1Majority line ForClear line For
PatriotsFor 11Against 17Abst. 1Majority line AgainstClear line Divided
ESNFor 0Against 4Abst. 0Majority line AgainstClear line Against
No groupFor 2Against 3Abst. 0Majority line AgainstClear line Divided

Voted against their group, 0

Members who voted otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds of the votes cast) of their group — groups as of today: the view with groups at the date of the vote is not available right now.

Nobody voted against a clear line of their group.

Countries

The final vote by national delegation.

The breakdown by country is not available right now.

Members

Each member’s recorded position on the final roll call — groups as of today: the view with groups at the date of the vote is not available right now.

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Debate speakers and how they voted

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All votes on this decision, 14

In voting order. Result: for–against–abstained (a show of hands has no count). Requested by: the groups that asked for a roll call, a split vote or a separate vote.
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
1Separate vote on paragraph 1, point h A9-0404/2023 – Željana Zovko – § 1, point h Roll call460 for, 132 against, 25 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: ID
2Separate vote on paragraph 1, point x Show of hands Adopted
3Amendment 1 to paragraph 1, after point ad A9-0404/2023 – Željana Zovko – § 1, after point ad – Am 1 Roll call81 for, 427 against, 97 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
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Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
2Separate vote on paragraph 1, point x Show of hands Adopted
3Amendment 1 to paragraph 1, after point ad A9-0404/2023 – Željana Zovko – § 1, after point ad – Am 1 Roll call81 for, 427 against, 97 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
4Separate vote on paragraph 1, point am Show of hands Adopted
5Amendment 2 to paragraph 1, after point aq A9-0404/2023 – Željana Zovko – § 1, after point aq – Am 2 Roll call52 for, 523 against, 36 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
6Amendment 3 to paragraph 1, after point aq A9-0404/2023 – Željana Zovko – § 1, after point aq – Am 3 Roll call76 for, 501 against, 30 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
7Separate vote on paragraph 1, point ay Show of hands Adopted
8Separate vote on paragraph 1, after point bf Show of hands Adopted
9Separate vote on paragraph 1, after point bf Show of hands Rejected
10Separate vote on paragraph 1, point bq A9-0404/2023 – Željana Zovko – § 1, point bq Roll call455 for, 146 against, 20 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: ID
11Separate vote on recital X A9-0404/2023 – Željana Zovko – Recital X Roll call480 for, 108 against, 34 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: ID
12Amendment 7, adding text after recital AL A9-0404/2023 – Željana Zovko – After recital AL – Am 7 Roll call336 for, 82 against, 183 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: ECR
13Vote on text inserted after recital AN Show of hands Adopted
14Final vote A9-0404/2023 – Željana Zovko – Draft recommendation Roll call533 for, 64 against, 25 abstained Adopted

Roll calls requested by The Left, ECR, ID · split votes by Renew.

Text

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Dossier

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Connections

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Sources & citation

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Cite as

European Parliament (2024). “Role of preventive diplomacy in tackling frozen conflicts around the world – missed opportunity or change for the future?”. Decision, 17 January 2024. votingId 163109, document A-9-2023-0404, reference 2023-2050. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-01-17/20 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 17 January 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-01-17-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 17 January 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-01-17-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-01-17, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2024-01-17/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2024-01-17-20,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Role of preventive diplomacy in tackling frozen conflicts around the world – missed opportunity or change for the future?}},
  year = {2024},
  date = {2024-01-17},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-01-17/20}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-01-17/20},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 163109, document A-9-2023-0404, reference 2023-2050. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-01-17-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-01-17-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-01-17 (CC BY 4.0)}
}