Decision

New wave of mass arrests in Belarus of opposition activists and their family members

Effect: Adopted
Result: 459 for · 14 against · 33 abstained roll call
Date: 8 February 2024, 12:03
Kind: Resolution

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Margin: by an overwhelming majority
Text: Motion B-9-2024-0129
Dossier: 2024-2550
Source: Motion for a resolution
Votes: 8 votes · 1 roll call
Requested by: Renew (1 roll call)
Sitting: Thursday 8 February 2024
Final vote: 164378

Margin: by an overwhelming majority
Text: Motion B-9-2024-0129
Dossier: 2024-2550
Source: Motion for a resolution
Votes: 8 votes · 1 roll call
Requested by: Renew (1 roll call)
Sitting: Thursday 8 February 2024
Final vote: 164378

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Result

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Adopted by an overwhelming majority.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 1 part of the text voted on separately (1 rejected). 6 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.

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

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Group	For	Against	Abst.	Majority line	Clear line
The Left	For 8	Against 0	Abst. 3	Majority line For	Clear line For
Greens	For 22	Against 0	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
S&D	For 48	Against 0	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
Renew	For 36	Against 0	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
EPP	For 73	Against 0	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
ECR	For 22	Against 0	Abst. 1	Majority line For	Clear line For
Patriots	For 4	Against 0	Abst. 13	Majority line Abstained	Clear line Abstained
ESN	For 0	Against 0	Abst. 2	Majority line Abstained	Clear line Abstained
No group	For 1	Against 3	Abst. 1	Majority line Against	Clear line Divided

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Nobody voted against a clear line of their group.

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All votes on this decision, 8

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.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
1	Separate vote on paragraph 6	Show of hands	Rejected
2	Final vote — text as a whole RC-B9-0110/2024 – Motion for a resolution (text as a whole)	Roll call	459 for, 14 against, 33 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: Renew
3	Alternative motion for a resolution B9-0103/2024	Show of hands	Lapsed

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Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
2	Final vote — text as a whole RC-B9-0110/2024 – Motion for a resolution (text as a whole)	Roll call	459 for, 14 against, 33 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: Renew
3	Alternative motion for a resolution B9-0103/2024	Show of hands	Lapsed

Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result
4	Alternative motion for a resolution B9-0110/2024	Show of hands	Lapsed
5	Alternative motion for a resolution B9-0115/2024	Show of hands	Lapsed
6	Alternative motion for a resolution B9-0116/2024	Show of hands	Lapsed
7	Alternative motion for a resolution B9-0126/2024	Show of hands	Lapsed
8	Alternative motion for a resolution B9-0129/2024	Show of hands	Lapsed

Roll call requested by Renew.

Text

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Motion B-9-2024-0129

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A motion for a resolution on the new wave of mass arrests in Belarus of opposition activists and their family. Parliament urges the Belarusian authorities to release arrested women and family members of political prisoners, end repression and free more than 1.500 political prisoners.

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Dossier

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2024/2550(RSP) · Resolution on a topical subject

Parliament adopted the text on 8 February 2024. This is its final position on the matter.

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Tabled for plenary (done)
Plenary vote · Adopted 8 February 2024 (done)
Parliament’s position · Final (done)

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Permalink: https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-02-08/3
Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 8 February 2024 (European Parliament)
Results of votes, sitting of 8 February 2024 (European Parliament)
Data source: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-02-08
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved: 26 September 2026

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European Parliament (2024). “New wave of mass arrests in Belarus of opposition activists and their family members”. Decision, 8 February 2024. votingId 164378, document B-9-2024-0129, reference 2024-2550. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-02-08/3 (retrieved 26 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 8 February 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-02-08-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 8 February 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-02-08-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-02-08, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2024-02-08/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).

BibTeX

@misc{epw-decision-2024-02-08-3,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{New wave of mass arrests in Belarus of opposition activists and their family members}},
  year = {2024},
  date = {2024-02-08},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-02-08/3}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-02-08/3},
  urldate = {2026-09-26},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 164378, document B-9-2024-0129, reference 2024-2550. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-02-08-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-02-08-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-02-08 (CC BY 4.0)}
}