Decision

Attempts to reintroduce a foreign agent law in Georgia and its restrictions on civil society

Effect: Adopted
Result: 425 for · 25 against · 30 abstained roll call
Date: 25 April 2024, 13:53
Kind: Resolution

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Margin: by an overwhelming majority
Text: Motion B-9-2024-0248
Dossier: 2024-2703
Source: Motion for a resolution
Votes: 10 votes · 5 roll calls · 4 amendments
Requested by: Renew (1 roll call) · ECR (1 roll call)
Sitting: Thursday 25 April 2024
Final vote: 169187

Margin: by an overwhelming majority
Text: Motion B-9-2024-0248
Dossier: 2024-2703
Source: Motion for a resolution
Votes: 10 votes · 5 roll calls · 4 amendments
Requested by: Renew (1 roll call) · ECR (1 roll call)
Sitting: Thursday 25 April 2024
Final vote: 169187

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Votes on this decision

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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 4 amendments (4 adopted). 5 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.

Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP and ECR; opposed by ESN; Patriots 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 5	Against 0	Abst. 1	Majority line For	Clear line For
Greens	For 23	Against 0	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
S&D	For 35	Against 0	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
Renew	For 32	Against 0	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
EPP	For 75	Against 0	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
ECR	For 16	Against 0	Abst. 2	Majority line For	Clear line For
Patriots	For 4	Against 3	Abst. 10	Majority line Abstained	Clear line Divided
ESN	For 0	Against 4	Abst. 0	Majority line Against	Clear line Against
No group	For 0	Against 2	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.

Countries

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Members

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All votes on this decision, 10

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	Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 12 RC-B9-0244/2024 - Après le § 12 - Am 3	Roll call	256 for, 202 against, 21 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: Renew
2	Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 14 RC-B9-0244/2024 - Après le § 14 - Am 1	Roll call	403 for, 52 against, 24 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: ECR
3	Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 15 RC-B9-0244/2024 - Après le § 15 - Am 4	Roll call	386 for, 66 against, 20 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: Renew

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Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
2	Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 14 RC-B9-0244/2024 - Après le § 14 - Am 1	Roll call	403 for, 52 against, 24 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: ECR
3	Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 15 RC-B9-0244/2024 - Après le § 15 - Am 4	Roll call	386 for, 66 against, 20 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: Renew

Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
4	Amendments 2 + 5 (voted as one), adding text after paragraph 15 RC-B9-0244/2024 - Après le § 15 - Am 2= 5=	Roll call	430 for, 10 against, 35 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: ECR, Renew
5	Final vote — text as a whole RC-B9-0244/2024 - Proposition de résolution (ensemble du texte)	Roll call	425 for, 25 against, 30 abstained Adopted
6	Alternative motion for a resolution B9-0244/2024	Show of hands	Lapsed
7	Alternative motion for a resolution B9-0246/2024	Show of hands	Lapsed
8	Alternative motion for a resolution B9-0247/2024	Show of hands	Lapsed
9	Alternative motion for a resolution B9-0248/2024	Show of hands	Lapsed
10	Alternative motion for a resolution B9-0251/2024	Show of hands	Lapsed

Roll calls requested by Renew, ECR.

Text

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Motion B-9-2024-0248

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The European Parliament expresses grave concern about Georgia's draft law on agents of foreign influence, which it says is incompatible with EU values and democratic principles.

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Dossier

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2024/2703(RSP) · Resolution on a topical subject

Parliament adopted the text on 25 April 2024. This is its final position on the matter.

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Tabled for plenary (done)
Plenary vote · Adopted 25 April 2024 (done)
Parliament’s position · Final (done)

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Permalink: https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-25/13
Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 25 April 2024 (European Parliament)
Results of votes, sitting of 25 April 2024 (European Parliament)
Data source: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-04-25
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved: 25 September 2026

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European Parliament (2024). “Attempts to reintroduce a foreign agent law in Georgia and its restrictions on civil society”. Decision, 25 April 2024. votingId 169187, document B-9-2024-0248, reference 2024-2703. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-25/13 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 25 April 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-04-25-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 25 April 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-04-25-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-04-25, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2024-04-25/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).

BibTeX

@misc{epw-decision-2024-04-25-13,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Attempts to reintroduce a foreign agent law in Georgia and its restrictions on civil society}},
  year = {2024},
  date = {2024-04-25},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-25/13}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-25/13},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 169187, document B-9-2024-0248, reference 2024-2703. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-04-25-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-04-25-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-04-25 (CC BY 4.0)}
}