Decision

The murder of Alexei Navalny and the need for EU action in support of political prisoners and oppressed civil society in Russia

Effect: Adopted
Result: 506 for · 9 against · 32 abstained roll call
Date: 29 February 2024, 12:13–12:14
Kind: Resolution

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Margin: by an overwhelming majority
Text: Motion B-9-2024-0152
Dossier: 2024-2579
Source: Motion for a resolution
Votes: 16 votes · 8 roll calls · 1 amendment
Requested by: The Left (1 roll call, 3 split votes) · Greens (1 roll call) · Renew (1 roll call) · ECR (1 roll call)
Sitting: Thursday 29 February 2024
Final vote: 165939

Margin: by an overwhelming majority
Text: Motion B-9-2024-0152
Dossier: 2024-2579
Source: Motion for a resolution
Votes: 16 votes · 8 roll calls · 1 amendment
Requested by: The Left (1 roll call, 3 split votes) · Greens (1 roll call) · Renew (1 roll call) · ECR (1 roll call)
Sitting: Thursday 29 February 2024
Final vote: 165939

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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 amendment (1 adopted) and 8 parts of the text voted on separately (6 adopted, 2 lapsed). 6 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.

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

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Group	For	Against	Abst.	Majority line	Clear line
The Left	For 9	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 54	Against 0	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
Renew	For 34	Against 0	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
EPP	For 79	Against 0	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
ECR	For 17	Against 1	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
Patriots	For 13	Against 0	Abst. 6	Majority line For	Clear line For
ESN	For 0	Against 2	Abst. 1	Majority line Against	Clear line Against
No group	For 0	Against 2	Abst. 2	Majority line Tie	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, 16

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	Paragraph 6 — part 1 L'assassinat d'Alexeï Navalny et la nécessité d'une action de l'UE pour soutenir les prisonniers politiques et la société civile opprimée en Russie - The murder of Alexei Navalny and the need for EU action in support of political prisoners and oppressed civil society in Russia - Die Ermordung von Alexei Nawalny und die Notwendigkeit von EU-Maßnahmen zur Unterstützung der politischen Gefangenen und der unterdrückten Zivilgesellschaft in Russland - RC-B9-0147/2024 - § 6/1 Part voted on: “Calls on the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the Member States to hold the Russian political leadership and authorities to account, in close coordination with EU partners;”	Roll call	506 for, 10 against, 21 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: The Left; split: The Left
2	Paragraph 6 — part 2 RC-B9-0147/2024 - § 6/2 Part voted on: ‘calls on the Council to effectively use the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime and implement targeted measures against those involved in and responsible for the politically motivated trials against Alexei Navalny, his sentencing, his imprisonment and his detention conditions, including the prosecutors and judges, prison staff and those responsible for his premature death; welcomes the recent adoption of sanctions by the US following Navalny’s death and invites the EU to coordinate its sanctions with international partners;’	Roll call	474 for, 17 against, 31 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: The Left; split: The Left
3	Separate vote on paragraph 9	Show of hands	Adopted

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Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
2	Paragraph 6 — part 2 RC-B9-0147/2024 - § 6/2 Part voted on: ‘calls on the Council to effectively use the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime and implement targeted measures against those involved in and responsible for the politically motivated trials against Alexei Navalny, his sentencing, his imprisonment and his detention conditions, including the prosecutors and judges, prison staff and those responsible for his premature death; welcomes the recent adoption of sanctions by the US following Navalny’s death and invites the EU to coordinate its sanctions with international partners;’	Roll call	474 for, 17 against, 31 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: The Left; split: The Left
3	Separate vote on paragraph 9	Show of hands	Adopted

Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
4	Separate vote on paragraph 10	Show of hands	Adopted
5	Paragraph 12 — part 1 RC-B9-0147/2024 - § 12/1 Part voted on: “Calls on the Member States to step up their efforts to find feasible ways of freeing the worst-affected prisoners, in particular political prisoners who are ill or have been tortured, including the option of possible exchanges of imprisoned individuals;”	Roll call	529 for, 5 against, 10 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: The Left; split: The Left
6	Paragraph 12 — part 2 RC-B9-0147/2024 - § 12/2 Part voted on: “calls on the Council to create a special role of envoy for political prisoners and hostages in Russia in order to coordinate such efforts, in cooperation with international partners, and to serve as a point of contact for affected families and associates;”	Roll call	474 for, 38 against, 29 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: The Left; split: The Left
7	Amendment 3 to paragraph 22 RC-B9-0147/2024 - § 22 - Am 3	Roll call	278 for, 175 against, 90 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: ECR
8	Paragraph 22 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: ‘Deplores the Russian regime’s imperialist policies and condemns, in the strongest possible terms, Russia’s continued war of aggression against Ukraine;’	Roll call	0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed	Requested byroll call: The Left; split: The Left
9	Paragraph 22 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “reiterates that the EU, its Member States and like-minded partners around the world must continue their political, economic, financial and military support for Ukraine, including support to civil society and long-term support for the reconstruction of Ukraine, as this is the best response to the oppressive practices currently perpetrated by the Kremlin regime;”	Roll call	0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed	Requested byroll call: The Left; split: The Left
10	Final vote — text as a whole RC-B9-0147/2024 - Proposition de résolution (ensemble du texte)	Roll call	506 for, 9 against, 32 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: Renew, Greens
11	Alternative motion for a resolution B9-0146/2024	Show of hands	Lapsed
12	Alternative motion for a resolution B9-0147/2024	Show of hands	Lapsed
13	Alternative motion for a resolution B9-0150/2024	Show of hands	Lapsed
14	Alternative motion for a resolution B9-0152/2024	Show of hands	Lapsed
15	Alternative motion for a resolution B9-0154/2024	Show of hands	Lapsed
16	Alternative motion for a resolution B9-0155/2024/REV1	Show of hands	Lapsed

Roll calls requested by The Left, Greens, Renew, ECR · split votes by The Left (3).

Text

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Motion B-9-2024-0152

Dossier

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2024/2579(RSP) · Resolution on a topical subject

Parliament adopted the text on 29 February 2024. This is its final position on the matter.

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Tabled for plenary (done)
Plenary vote · Adopted 29 February 2024 (done)
Parliament’s position · Final (done)

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Permalink: https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-02-29/9
Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 29 February 2024 (European Parliament)
Results of votes, sitting of 29 February 2024 (European Parliament)
Data source: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-02-29
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved: 25 September 2026

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European Parliament (2024). “The murder of Alexei Navalny and the need for EU action in support of political prisoners and oppressed civil society in Russia”. Decision, 29 February 2024. votingId 165939, document B-9-2024-0152, reference 2024-2579. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-02-29/9 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 29 February 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-02-29-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 29 February 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-02-29-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-02-29, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2024-02-29/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).

BibTeX

@misc{epw-decision-2024-02-29-9,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{The murder of Alexei Navalny and the need for EU action in support of political prisoners and oppressed civil society in Russia}},
  year = {2024},
  date = {2024-02-29},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-02-29/9}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-02-29/9},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 165939, document B-9-2024-0152, reference 2024-2579. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-02-29-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-02-29-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-02-29 (CC BY 4.0)}
}