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Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2023

Effect: Adopted
Result: 377 for · 90 against · 68 abstained roll call
Date: 28 February 2024, 18:06–18:18
Kind: Resolution

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Margin: by a large majority
Text: Report A-9-2023-0424
Dossier: 2023-2118
Source: Committee report by Nacho Sánchez Amor
Votes: 77 votes · 27 roll calls · 22 amendments
Requested by: The Left (1 roll call) · Greens (1 split vote, 1 separate vote) · S&D (1 roll call, 3 split votes) · EPP (8 split votes, 1 separate vote) · ECR (1 roll call) · ID (1 roll call, 3 split votes)
Sitting: Wednesday 28 February 2024
Final vote: 164659

Margin: by a large majority
Text: Report A-9-2023-0424
Dossier: 2023-2118
Source: Committee report by Nacho Sánchez Amor
Votes: 77 votes · 27 roll calls · 22 amendments
Requested by: The Left (1 roll call) · Greens (1 split vote, 1 separate vote) · S&D (1 roll call, 3 split votes) · EPP (8 split votes, 1 separate vote) · ECR (1 roll call) · ID (1 roll call, 3 split votes)
Sitting: Wednesday 28 February 2024
Final vote: 164659

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Adopted by a large majority.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 22 amendments (2 adopted, 20 rejected) and 54 parts of the text voted on separately (32 adopted, 21 rejected, 1 lapsed).

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

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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.
Group	For	Against	Abst.	Majority line	Clear line
The Left	For 8	Against 0	Abst. 3	Majority line For	Clear line For
Greens	For 28	Against 0	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
S&D	For 50	Against 5	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
Renew	For 25	Against 0	Abst. 6	Majority line For	Clear line For
EPP	For 69	Against 5	Abst. 4	Majority line For	Clear line For
ECR	For 0	Against 13	Abst. 5	Majority line Against	Clear line Against
Patriots	For 0	Against 18	Abst. 3	Majority line Against	Clear line Against
ESN	For 0	Against 2	Abst. 0	Majority line Against	Clear line Against
No group	For 0	Against 3	Abst. 1	Majority line Against	Clear line Against

Voted against their group, 0

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Nobody voted against a clear line of their group.

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All votes on this decision, 77

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
1	Separate vote on paragraph 1	Show of hands	Rejected
2	Vote on text inserted after paragraph 10	Show of hands	Rejected
3	Separate vote on paragraph 11	Show of hands	Rejected

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Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
2	Vote on text inserted after paragraph 10	Show of hands	Rejected
3	Separate vote on paragraph 11	Show of hands	Rejected

Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
4	Vote on text inserted after paragraph 11	Show of hands	Adopted
5	Amendment 30, adding text after paragraph 11 Les droits de l’homme et la démocratie dans le monde et la politique de l’Union européenne en la matière – rapport annuel 2023 - Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2023 - Menschenrechte und Demokratie in der Welt und die Politik der Europäischen Union in diesem Bereich – Jahresbericht 2023 - A9-0424/2023 - Nacho Sánchez Amor - Après le § 11 - Am 30	Roll call	248 for, 257 against, 32 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: S&D
6	Vote on text inserted after paragraph 11	Show of hands	Rejected
7	Vote on text inserted after paragraph 11	Show of hands	Rejected
8	Vote on text inserted after paragraph 11	Counted	265 for, 253 against, 10 abstained Adopted
9	Vote on text inserted after paragraph 11	Counted	111 for, 386 against, 28 abstained Rejected
10	Vote on text inserted after paragraph 11	Counted	243 for, 279 against, 15 abstained Rejected
11	Vote on text inserted after paragraph 12	Show of hands	Rejected
12	Amendment 22, adding text after paragraph 12 A9-0424/2023 - Nacho Sánchez Amor - Après le § 12 - Am 22	Roll call	253 for, 234 against, 45 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: The Left
13	Vote on text inserted after paragraph 13	Show of hands	Rejected
14	Vote on text inserted after paragraph 14	Counted	286 for, 203 against, 37 abstained Adopted
15	Vote on text inserted after paragraph 14	Counted	110 for, 386 against, 24 abstained Rejected
16	Vote on text inserted after paragraph 15	Show of hands	Rejected
17	Vote on text inserted after paragraph 15	Show of hands	Rejected
18	Amendment 10, adding text after paragraph 19 A9-0424/2023 - Nacho Sánchez Amor - Après le § 19 - Am 10	Roll call	104 for, 423 against, 12 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ID
19	Amendment 11 to paragraph 24 A9-0424/2023 - Nacho Sánchez Amor - § 24 - Am 11	Roll call	224 for, 276 against, 27 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ID
20	Amendment 43 to paragraph 24 A9-0424/2023 - Nacho Sánchez Amor - § 24 - Am 43	Roll call	265 for, 260 against, 11 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: ECR
21	Amendment 12, adding text after paragraph 28 A9-0424/2023 - Nacho Sánchez Amor - Après le § 28 - Am 12	Roll call	259 for, 262 against, 10 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ID
22	Amendment 13, adding text after paragraph 30 A9-0424/2023 - Nacho Sánchez Amor - Après le § 30 - Am 13	Roll call	98 for, 423 against, 19 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ID
23	Amendment 38 to paragraph 31 A9-0424/2023 - Nacho Sánchez Amor - § 31 - Am 38	Roll call	253 for, 271 against, 13 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
24	Vote on text inserted after paragraph 32	Show of hands	Adopted
25	Amendment 39 to paragraph 34 A9-0424/2023 - Nacho Sánchez Amor - § 34 - Am 39	Roll call	238 for, 274 against, 30 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
26	Separate vote on subheading 9 (between paragraph 35 and paragraph 36)	Show of hands	Adopted
27	Separate vote on subheading 9 (between paragraph 35 and paragraph 36)	Show of hands	Adopted
28	Paragraph 36 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘notably in relation to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR),’”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: EPP
29	Paragraph 36 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: EPP
30	Paragraph 37 — part 1 of 3 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: The second ‘R’ in the acronym ‘SRHR’ (4 occurrences) and the words ‘safe and legal abortion,’ and ‘including access to safe and legal abortion,’”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: EPP
31	Paragraph 37 — part 2 of 3 Part voted on: “the second ‘R’ in the acronym ‘SRHR’ (4 occurrences)”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: EPP
32	Paragraph 37 — part 3 of 3 Part voted on: ‘safe and legal abortion,’ and ‘including access to safe and legal abortion,’	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: EPP
33	Paragraph 38 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: the second ‘R’ in the acronym ‘SRHR’ (2 occurrences)”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: EPP
34	Paragraph 38 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “that word”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: EPP
35	Separate vote on paragraph 39	Counted	265 for, 192 against, 42 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: ID; separate: EPP, Greens
36	Separate vote on paragraph 39	Roll call	0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed	Requested byroll call: ID; separate: EPP, Greens
37	Amendment 14, adding text after paragraph 40 A9-0424/2023 - Nacho Sánchez Amor - Après le § 40 - Am 14	Roll call	149 for, 353 against, 17 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ID
38	Amendment 32, adding text after paragraph 40 A9-0424/2023 - Nacho Sánchez Amor - Après le § 40 - Am 32	Roll call	136 for, 381 against, 11 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
39	Amendment 15 to paragraph 44 A9-0424/2023 - Nacho Sánchez Amor - § 44 - Am 15	Roll call	76 for, 422 against, 39 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ID
40	Amendment 44 to paragraph 44 A9-0424/2023 - Nacho Sánchez Amor - § 44 - Am 44	Roll call	108 for, 413 against, 11 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
41	Separate vote on paragraph 44	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: ID
42	Paragraph 44 — part 2 A9-0424/2023 - Nacho Sánchez Amor - § 44/2 Part voted on: “those words”	Roll call	423 for, 109 against, 6 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: ID; split: ID
43	Amendment 16, adding text after paragraph 44 A9-0424/2023 - Nacho Sánchez Amor - Après le § 44 - Am 16	Roll call	114 for, 411 against, 11 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ID
44	Separate vote on paragraph 46	Counted	232 for, 285 against, 8 abstained Rejected
45	Vote on text inserted after paragraph 48	Show of hands	Rejected
46	Vote on text inserted after paragraph 48	Show of hands	Rejected
47	Separate vote on paragraph 49	Show of hands	Rejected
48	Separate vote on paragraph 51	Show of hands	Rejected
49	Separate vote on paragraph 52	Show of hands	Rejected
50	Paragraph 56 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘an inclusive education’”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: EPP
51	Paragraph 56 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: EPP
52	Separate vote on paragraph 62	Counted	269 for, 234 against, 16 abstained Adopted
53	Separate vote on paragraph 65	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested byseparate: EPP
54	Paragraph 67 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: ‘Is concerned by the threat that artificial intelligence (AI) can pose to democracies and human rights, especially if it is not duly regulated; welcomes the Council conclusions of 26 June 2023 to strengthen the EU’s role and leadership in global digital governance, in particular its position as a shaper of the global digital rulebook, and in this sense welcomes the proposal for a regulation to harmonise the rules on AI which need to protect human rights, particularly the right to private life and to non-discrimination, and the advantages that AI can offer for human well-being; highlights that new and emergent technologies such as spyware need urgent oversight, robust transparency and appropriate safeguards; stresses the importance of a human rights-based approach towards these technologies; condemns the use of new and emerging technologies as coercive instruments in order to increase the harassment, intimidation and persecution of HRDs, activists, journalists, lawyers and minorities;’	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: EPP
55	Paragraph 67 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “takes the firm position that the export of spyware from the Union to third countries where such tools are used against human rights activists, journalists and government critics, is a severe violation of the fundamental rights enshrined in the Charter and a gross violation of Union export rules;”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: EPP
56	Separate vote on paragraph 73	Show of hands	Rejected
57	Amendment 40 to paragraph 76 A9-0424/2023 - Nacho Sánchez Amor - § 76 - Am 40	Roll call	215 for, 300 against, 29 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
58	Amendment 46 to paragraph 76 A9-0424/2023 - Nacho Sánchez Amor - § 76 - Am 46	Roll call	83 for, 425 against, 23 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
59	Separate vote on paragraph 79	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: ID
60	Paragraph 79 — part 2 A9-0424/2023 - Nacho Sánchez Amor - § 79/2 Part voted on: “those words”	Roll call	392 for, 121 against, 18 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: ID; split: ID
61	Separate vote on paragraph 85	Show of hands	Rejected
62	Amendment 47 to paragraph 85 A9-0424/2023 - Nacho Sánchez Amor - § 85 - Am 47	Roll call	233 for, 289 against, 17 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
63	Paragraph 86 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘in particular against defenders working on SRHR’”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: EPP
64	Paragraph 86 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: EPP
65	Separate vote on paragraph 88	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: ID
66	Paragraph 88 — part 2 A9-0424/2023 - Nacho Sánchez Amor - § 88/2 Part voted on: “those words”	Roll call	395 for, 118 against, 27 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: ID; split: ID
67	Amendment 31, adding text after citation 8 A9-0424/2023 - Nacho Sánchez Amor - Après le visa 8 - Am 31	Roll call	247 for, 287 against, 4 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
68	Vote on text inserted after citation 65	Counted	421 for, 98 against, 19 abstained Adopted
69	Separate vote on recital F	Show of hands	Rejected
70	Amendment 36 to recital G A9-0424/2023 - Nacho Sánchez Amor - Considérant G - Am 36	Roll call	194 for, 289 against, 50 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
71	Amendment 37 to recital G A9-0424/2023 - Nacho Sánchez Amor - Considérant G - Am 37	Roll call	85 for, 434 against, 20 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
72	Amendment 42 to recital I A9-0424/2023 - Nacho Sánchez Amor - Considérant I - Am 42	Roll call	238 for, 272 against, 19 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
73	Amendment 8, adding text after recital I A9-0424/2023 - Nacho Sánchez Amor - Après le considérant I - Am 8	Roll call	229 for, 286 against, 18 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ID
74	Recital K — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘including their sexual and reproductive rights,’ and ‘and sexual and reproductive health and rights’”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: EPP
75	Recital K — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: EPP
76	Vote on text inserted after recital P	Show of hands	Adopted
77	Final vote — text as a whole A9-0424/2023 - Nacho Sánchez Amor - Proposition de résolution (ensemble du texte)	Roll call	377 for, 90 against, 68 abstained Adopted

Roll calls requested by The Left, S&D, ECR, ID · split votes by Greens, S&D (3), EPP (8), ID (3) · separate votes by Greens, EPP.

Text

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Report A-9-2023-0424

Dossier

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2023/2118(INI) · Own-initiative report

Parliament adopted the text on 28 February 2024. This is its final position on the matter.

Show the 5 steps of the dossier

Referred to committee · 12 July 2023 (done)
Committee work · Report adopted 28 November 2023 (done)
Tabled for plenary · 8 December 2023 (done)
Plenary vote · Adopted 28 February 2024 (done)
Parliament’s position · Final (done)

Lead committee: AFET · Author: Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR (S&D)

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Permalink: https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-02-28/13
Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 28 February 2024 (European Parliament)
Results of votes, sitting of 28 February 2024 (European Parliament)
Data source: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-02-28
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Retrieved: 26 September 2026

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European Parliament (2024). “Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2023”. Decision, 28 February 2024. votingId 164659, document A-9-2023-0424, reference 2023-2118. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-02-28/13 (retrieved 26 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 28 February 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-02-28-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 28 February 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-02-28-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-02-28, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2024-02-28/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).

BibTeX

@misc{epw-decision-2024-02-28-13,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2023}},
  year = {2024},
  date = {2024-02-28},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-02-28/13}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-02-28/13},
  urldate = {2026-09-26},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 164659, document A-9-2023-0424, reference 2023-2118. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-02-28-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-02-28-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-02-28 (CC BY 4.0)}
}