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Situation in Azerbaijan, violation of human rights and international law and relations with Armenia

Effect
Adopted
Result
453 for · 31 against · 89 abstained roll call
Date
24 October 2024, 13:12–13:14
Kind
Resolution
More facts (9)
Margin
by a large majority
Text
Motion B-10-2024-0142
Dossier
2024/2890(RSP)
Source
Motion for a resolution
Topics
Foreign affairs Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes
19 votes · 8 roll calls · 2 amendments
Requested by
The Left (1 roll call, 1 split vote) · Renew (1 roll call) · EPP (1 roll call, 1 split vote) · ECR (1 roll call, 1 split vote)
Sitting
Thursday 24 October 2024
Final vote
170366
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Votes on this decision
Members on the final vote

Result

The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.

Final vote: 453 for, 31 against, 89 abstained (roll call).

Adopted by a large majority.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 2 amendments (2 rejected) and 9 parts of the text voted on separately (9 adopted). 7 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.

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

Groups

Members' votes, each counted in the group they belonged to on the day. No vote: in office that day, no position recorded. Majority line: the most common position. Clear line: a position with at least two thirds of the group's votes (at least 10 members voting), otherwise Divided. Cohesion: Agreement Index, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all voted the same (method).
GroupForAgainstAbst.No voteMajority lineClear lineCohesionBar
The LeftFor 26Against 0Abst. 11No vote 9 of 46Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.55
GreensFor 44Against 0Abst. 0No vote 9 of 53Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
S&DFor 105Against 0Abst. 2No vote 29 of 136Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.97
RenewFor 58Against 0Abst. 0No vote 19 of 77Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
EPPFor 143Against 0Abst. 0No vote 45 of 188Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
ECRFor 19Against 0Abst. 49No vote 10 of 78Majority line AbstainedClear line Abstained Cohesion 0.58
PatriotsFor 51Against 8Abst. 11No vote 16 of 86Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.59
ESNFor 1Against 16Abst. 4No vote 4 of 25Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.64
No groupFor 6Against 7Abst. 12No vote 5 of 30Majority line —Clear line No line Cohesion —

Members who changed group are counted in the group of the day: Branko GRIMS changed group, Diego SOLIER changed group, Elena YONCHEVA changed group, Elisabetta GUALMINI changed group, Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK changed group, Fernand KARTHEISER changed group, Jessika VAN LEEUWEN changed group, Laurent CASTILLO changed group, Lukas SIEPER changed group, Malika SOREL changed group, Milan MAZUREK changed group, Nikola BARTŮŠEK changed group, Nikolas FARANTOURIS changed group, Nora JUNCO GARCÍA changed group, Pina PICIERNO changed group, Roberto VANNACCI changed group, Sander SMIT changed group, Taner KABILOV changed group.

Voted against their group, 56

Members who voted otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds of the votes cast, at least 10 members voting) of the group they sat in that day. A group without a clear line is divided and not counted.

Countries

The final vote by national delegation.

Votes by country (27 delegations)
Members' votes by country. No vote: in office that day, no position recorded. Cohesion: Agreement Index of the delegation, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all the same; it reflects the mix of groups (method).
CountryForAgainstAbst.No voteCohesion
Austria120530.56
Belgium160240.83
Bulgaria4319—
Cyprus1005—
Czechia113430.42
Germany60127170.64
Denmark110041.00
Estonia5011—
Spain4800121.00
Finland110041.00
France6900121.00
Greece140250.81
Croatia100110.86
Hungary78150.25
Ireland110031.00
Italy27030190.29
Lithuania5024—
Luxembourg5001—
Latvia5013—
Malta3021—
Netherlands270041.00
Poland2902130.37
Portugal180120.92
Romania1106160.47
Sweden200011.00
Slovenia6003—
Slovakia75210.25

Members

Each member’s recorded position on the final roll call, in the group they sat in that day. Filter by country, group, position or name.

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Debate speakers and how they voted

No plenary speech is linked to this dossier.

All votes on this decision, 19

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.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
1Separate vote on paragraph 1 RC-B10-0133/2024 – § 1 Roll call527 for, 5 against, 38 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: ECR
2Paragraph 3 — part 1 RC-B10-0133/2024 – § 3/1 Part voted on: “Demands that freedom of the press and expression be guaranteed and that media organisations not be restricted;”Roll call573 for, 0 against, 7 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: EPP; split: EPP
3Separate vote on paragraph 3 Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: EPP
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Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
2Paragraph 3 — part 1 RC-B10-0133/2024 – § 3/1 Part voted on: “Demands that freedom of the press and expression be guaranteed and that media organisations not be restricted;”Roll call573 for, 0 against, 7 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: EPP; split: EPP
3Separate vote on paragraph 3 Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: EPP
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
4Amendment 1 to paragraph 10 RC-B10-0133/2024 – § 10 – Am 1 Roll call258 for, 274 against, 49 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
5Amendment 2 to paragraph 10 RC-B10-0133/2024 – § 10 – Am 2 Roll call152 for, 394 against, 31 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
6Separate vote on paragraph 10 Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: ECR
7Paragraph 10 — part 2 RC-B10-0133/2024 – § 10/2 Part voted on: “calls on the Commission to suspend the 2022 memorandum of understanding on the strategic partnership in the field of energy and to act accordingly;”Roll call423 for, 113 against, 39 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: ECR; split: ECR
8Paragraph 12 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘welcomes, furthermore, the decision to adopt the first assistance measure under the European Peace Facility in support of Armenian armed forces and calls for the cooperation between Armenia and the EU to be further reinforced in the field of security and defence; ‘welcomes the actions undertaken by several Member States to provide defensive military support to Armenia and urges the Member States to consider similar initiatives;’”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: The Left
9Paragraph 12 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: The Left
10Separate vote on paragraph 17 RC-B10-0133/2024 – § 17 Roll call577 for, 1 against, 5 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: ECR
11Separate vote on paragraph 18 RC-B10-0133/2024 – § 18 Roll call544 for, 6 against, 24 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: ECR
12Final vote — text as a whole RC-B10-0133/2024 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) Roll call453 for, 31 against, 89 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Renew, EPP
13Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0129/2024 Show of hands Lapsed
14Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0131/2024 Show of hands Lapsed
15Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0133/2024 Show of hands Lapsed
16Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0136/2024 Show of hands Lapsed
17Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0139/2024 Show of hands Lapsed
18Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0141/2024 Show of hands Lapsed
19Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0142/2024 Show of hands Lapsed

Roll calls requested by The Left, Renew, EPP, ECR · split votes by The Left, EPP, ECR.

Text

The text voted on.

Motion B-10-2024-0142

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Parliament adopted a resolution on the situation in Azerbaijan, covering human rights violations, international law, and relations with Armenia.

The text condemns human rights abuses, including repression of activists and journalists, and calls for accountability.

It also addresses the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, urging respect for international law and support for peace efforts.

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The resolution expresses concern about human rights in Azerbaijan, urges the release of political prisoners, and calls for investigations into missing Armenian personnel and protection of cultural heritage.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2024/2890(RSP) · Resolution on a topical subject

Parliament adopted the text on 24 October 2024. This is its final position on the matter.

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  1. Tabled for plenary (done)
  2. Plenary vote · Adopted 24 October 2024 (done)
  3. Parliament’s position · Final (done)

Connections

What this decision touches: the procedural chain, the same text, running issues, votes that split the chamber the same way.

Show 3 connections: Running issue: Armenia-Azerbaijan peace process

Running issue: Armenia-Azerbaijan peace process

Sources & citation

Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.

Permalink
https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-10-24/1
Official sources
Data source
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2024). “Situation in Azerbaijan, violation of human rights and international law and relations with Armenia”. Decision, 24 October 2024. votingId 170366, document B-10-2024-0142, reference 2024/2890(RSP). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-10-24/1 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 24 October 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-10-24-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 24 October 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-10-24-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-10-24, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2024-10-24/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX 
@misc{epw-decision-2024-10-24-1,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Situation in Azerbaijan, violation of human rights and international law and relations with Armenia}},
  year = {2024},
  date = {2024-10-24},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-10-24/1}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-10-24/1},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 170366, document B-10-2024-0142, reference 2024/2890(RSP). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-10-24-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-10-24-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-10-24 (CC BY 4.0)}
}