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Decision

The shrinking space for civil society in Cambodia, in particular the case of the labour rights organisation CENTRAL

Effect
Adopted
Result
492 for · 5 against · 102 abstained roll call
Date
28 November 2024, 12:15
Kind
Resolution
More facts (9)
Margin
by an overwhelming majority
Source
Motion for a resolution
Topics
Foreign affairs Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes
13 votes · 1 roll call
Requested by
Renew (1 roll call) · ECR (1 split vote) · Patriots (1 split vote, 1 separate vote)
Final vote
170880
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Result

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

Final vote: 492 for, 5 against, 102 abstained (roll call).

Adopted by an overwhelming majority.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

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

Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP and ECR; Patriots and ESN 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 29Against 0Abst. 9No vote 8 of 46Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.64
GreensFor 50Against 1Abst. 0No vote 2 of 53Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.97
S&DFor 118Against 0Abst. 0No vote 18 of 136Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
RenewFor 62Against 0Abst. 0No vote 15 of 77Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
EPPFor 152Against 0Abst. 0No vote 36 of 188Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
ECRFor 62Against 0Abst. 6No vote 10 of 78Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.87
PatriotsFor 11Against 1Abst. 51No vote 23 of 86Majority line AbstainedClear line Abstained Cohesion 0.71
ESNFor 0Against 0Abst. 23No vote 2 of 25Majority line AbstainedClear line Abstained Cohesion 1.00
No groupFor 8Against 3Abst. 13No vote 6 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, 28

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
Austria100460.57
Belgium180220.85
Bulgaria110240.77
Cyprus4011—
Czechia101910.25
Germany65119110.65
Denmark110130.88
Estonia7000—
Spain550051.00
Finland120031.00
France4403340.36
Greece161130.83
Croatia110011.00
Hungary20118—
Ireland6008—
Italy5208160.80
Lithuania100100.86
Luxembourg4002—
Latvia5004—
Malta5001—
Netherlands210550.71
Poland451520.82
Portugal170220.84
Romania1603140.76
Sweden200011.00
Slovenia7002—
Slovakia81510.36

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, 13

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
1Vote on text inserted after paragraph 3 Show of hands Rejected
2Separate vote on paragraph 4 Show of hands RejectedRequested byseparate: Patriots
3Separate vote on paragraph 4 Show of hands AdoptedRequested byseparate: Patriots
Show the other 12 votesShow the other 10 votes
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
2Separate vote on paragraph 4 Show of hands RejectedRequested byseparate: Patriots
3Separate vote on paragraph 4 Show of hands AdoptedRequested byseparate: Patriots
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
4Separate vote on paragraph 6 Show of hands Rejected
5Paragraph 8 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘all forms of support, including financial’”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: ECR, Patriots
6Paragraph 8 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: ECR, Patriots
7Final vote — text as a whole RC-B10-0190/2024 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) Roll call492 for, 5 against, 102 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Renew
8Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0187/2024 Show of hands Lapsed
9Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0190/2024 Show of hands Lapsed
10Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0201/2024 Show of hands Lapsed
11Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0204/2024 Show of hands Lapsed
12Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0205/2024 Show of hands Lapsed
13Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0206/2024 Show of hands Lapsed

Roll call requested by Renew · split votes by ECR, Patriots · separate votes by Patriots.

Text

The text voted on.

Motion B-10-2024-0190

AI: What this vote decides Written by AI from the official text — check the source

Parliament adopted a resolution on the shrinking space for civil society in Cambodia, focusing on the labour rights organisation CENTRAL.

The text urges Cambodia to drop charges against CENTRAL, release detained activists, and reform laws limiting political freedoms.

It also calls for targeted sanctions, increased EU support for civil society, and human rights due diligence by companies sourcing from Cambodia.

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The resolution condemns the shrinking civic space in Cambodia and the reprisals against the labour rights organisation CENTRAL, urging the Cambodian government to drop charges, release detainees, and reform the judiciary.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2024/2952(RSP) · Resolution on a topical subject

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

Show the 3 steps of the dossier
  1. Tabled for plenary (done)
  2. Plenary vote · Adopted 28 November 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.

No connections found for this decision.

Sources & citation

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

Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2024). “The shrinking space for civil society in Cambodia, in particular the case of the labour rights organisation CENTRAL”. Decision, 28 November 2024. votingId 170880, document B-10-2024-0190, reference 2024/2952(RSP). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-11-28/3 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 28 November 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-11-28-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 28 November 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-11-28-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-11-28, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2024-11-28/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2024-11-28-3,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{The shrinking space for civil society in Cambodia, in particular the case of the labour rights organisation CENTRAL}},
  year = {2024},
  date = {2024-11-28},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-11-28/3}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-11-28/3},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 170880, document B-10-2024-0190, reference 2024/2952(RSP). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-11-28-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-11-28-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-11-28 (CC BY 4.0)}
}