Decision

Closer ties between the EU and Armenia and the need for a peace agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia

Effect: Adopted
Result: 504 for · 4 against · 32 abstained roll call
Date: 13 March 2024, 17:44–17:46
Kind: Other decision

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Margin: by an overwhelming majority
Votes: 17 votes · 10 roll calls · 3 amendments
Requested by: The Left (1 roll call) · Greens (1 split vote) · Renew (1 roll call) · ECR (1 roll call) · ID (1 roll call, 2 split votes)
Sitting: Wednesday 13 March 2024
Final vote: 166566

Margin: by an overwhelming majority
Votes: 17 votes · 10 roll calls · 3 amendments
Requested by: The Left (1 roll call) · Greens (1 split vote) · Renew (1 roll call) · ECR (1 roll call) · ID (1 roll call, 2 split votes)
Sitting: Wednesday 13 March 2024
Final vote: 166566

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Result

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Adopted by an overwhelming majority.

Adopted.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 3 amendments (1 adopted, 2 rejected) and 7 parts of the text voted on separately (6 adopted, 1 rejected). 6 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.

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

Groups

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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 10	Against 0	Abst. 1	Majority line For	Clear line For
Greens	For 24	Against 0	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
S&D	For 57	Against 0	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
Renew	For 30	Against 0	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
EPP	For 77	Against 0	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
ECR	For 20	Against 0	Abst. 1	Majority line For	Clear line For
Patriots	For 16	Against 0	Abst. 6	Majority line For	Clear line For
ESN	For 0	Against 0	Abst. 4	Majority line Abstained	Clear line Abstained
No group	For 3	Against 3	Abst. 0	Majority line Tie	Clear line Divided

Voted against their group, 0

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Nobody voted against a clear line of their group.

Countries

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Members

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All votes on this decision, 17

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 4 — part 1 RC-B9-0163/2024 – § 4/1 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘considers that, should Armenia be interested in applying for candidate status and continuing on its path of sustained reforms consolidating its democracy, this could set the stage for a transformative phase in EU-Armenia relations;’”	Roll call	528 for, 13 against, 28 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: ID; split: ID
2	Paragraph 4 — part 2 RC-B9-0163/2024 – § 4/2 Part voted on: “those words”	Roll call	500 for, 53 against, 20 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: ID; split: ID
3	Separate vote on paragraph 8	Show of hands	Rejected

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Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
2	Paragraph 4 — part 2 RC-B9-0163/2024 – § 4/2 Part voted on: “those words”	Roll call	500 for, 53 against, 20 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: ID; split: ID
3	Separate vote on paragraph 8	Show of hands	Rejected

Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
4	Paragraph 10 — part 1 RC-B9-0163/2024 – § 10/1 Part voted on: ‘Recognises the untapped potential of people-to-people contacts between the EU and Armenia; calls for the progress achieved by Armenia in implementing the agreements on visa facilitation and readmission to be acknowledged;’ excluding the words: ‘visa facilitation and’	Roll call	537 for, 3 against, 34 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: ID; split: ID
5	Paragraph 10 — part 2 RC-B9-0163/2024 – § 10/2 Part voted on: “visa facilitation and”	Roll call	472 for, 91 against, 8 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: ID; split: ID
6	Paragraph 10 — part 3 RC-B9-0163/2024 – § 10/3 Part voted on: “believes that it is time to launch a visa liberalisation dialogue with Armenia;”	Roll call	462 for, 87 against, 15 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: ID; split: ID
7	Amendment 2 to paragraph 17 RC-B9-0163/2024 – § 17 – Am 2	Roll call	343 for, 142 against, 84 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: The Left
8	Amendment 3 to paragraph 18 — part 1 RC-B9-0163/2024 – § 18 – Am 3/1 Part voted on: “The deletion of: ‘urges the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the European External Action Service to continue the negotiations for a renewed partnership agreement conditionally, if Azerbaijan has demonstrated its genuine readiness to respect the rights and security concerns of the Karabakh Armenians and has contributed to substantial progress towards a comprehensive and sustainable peace agreement with Armenia;’”	Roll call	82 for, 448 against, 41 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: The Left; split: Greens
9	Amendment 3 to paragraph 18 — part 2 RC-B9-0163/2024 – § 18 – Am 3/2 Part voted on: “reiterates its call on the Commission to immediately suspend the Memorandum of Understanding on a strategic partnership in the field of energy between the EU and Azerbaijan;”	Roll call	266 for, 282 against, 19 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: The Left; split: Greens
10	Separate vote on paragraph 18 RC-B9-0163/2024 – § 18	Roll call	478 for, 61 against, 30 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: ECR
11	Final vote — text as a whole RC-B9-0163/2024 – Motion for a resolution (text as a whole)	Roll call	504 for, 4 against, 32 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: Renew
12	Alternative motion for a resolution B9-0163/2024	Show of hands	Lapsed
13	Alternative motion for a resolution B9-0164/2024	Show of hands	Lapsed
14	Alternative motion for a resolution B9-0165/2024	Show of hands	Lapsed
15	Alternative motion for a resolution B9-0166/2024	Show of hands	Lapsed
16	Alternative motion for a resolution B9-0167/2024	Show of hands	Lapsed
17	Alternative motion for a resolution B9-0168/2024	Show of hands	Lapsed

Roll calls requested by The Left, Renew, ECR, ID · split votes by Greens, ID (2).

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Permalink: https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-03-13/23
Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 13 March 2024 (European Parliament)
Results of votes, sitting of 13 March 2024 (European Parliament)
Data source: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-03-13
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved: 25 September 2026

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European Parliament (2024). “Closer ties between the EU and Armenia and the need for a peace agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia”. Decision, 13 March 2024. votingId 166566. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-03-13/23 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 13 March 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-03-13-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 13 March 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-03-13-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-03-13, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2024-03-13/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).

BibTeX

@misc{epw-decision-2024-03-13-23,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Closer ties between the EU and Armenia and the need for a peace agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia}},
  year = {2024},
  date = {2024-03-13},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-03-13/23}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-03-13/23},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 166566. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-03-13-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-03-13-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-03-13 (CC BY 4.0)}
}