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
- Dossier
- 2024/2952(RSP)
- 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)
- Sitting
- Thursday 28 November 2024
- Final vote
- 170880
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
| Group | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Majority line | Clear line | Cohesion | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Left | For 29 | Against 0 | Abst. 9 | No vote 8 of 46 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.64 | |
| Greens | For 50 | Against 1 | Abst. 0 | No vote 2 of 53 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.97 | |
| S&D | For 118 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 18 of 136 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| Renew | For 62 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 15 of 77 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| EPP | For 152 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 36 of 188 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| ECR | For 62 | Against 0 | Abst. 6 | No vote 10 of 78 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.87 | |
| Patriots | For 11 | Against 1 | Abst. 51 | No vote 23 of 86 | Majority line Abstained | Clear line Abstained | Cohesion 0.71 | |
| ESN | For 0 | Against 0 | Abst. 23 | No vote 2 of 25 | Majority line Abstained | Clear line Abstained | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| No group | For 8 | Against 3 | Abst. 13 | No vote 6 of 30 | Majority 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.
The Left line For · 9 abstained of 38 who voted
Abstained (9)
- Carolina MORACE Italy
- Danilo DELLA VALLE Italy
- Dario TAMBURRANO Italy
- Gaetano PEDULLA' Italy
- Giorgos GEORGIOU Cyprus
- Giuseppe ANTOCI Italy
- Mario FURORE Italy
- Pasquale TRIDICO Italy
- Valentina PALMISANO Italy
Greens line For · 1 voted against of 51 who voted
Voted against (1)
- Daniel FREUND Germany
ECR line For · 6 abstained of 68 who voted
Abstained (6)
- Adrian-George AXINIA Romania
- Georgiana TEODORESCU Romania
- Guillaume PELTIER France
- Laurence TROCHU France
- Marion MARÉCHAL France
- Nicolas BAY France
Patriots line Abstained · 12 voted for or against of 63 who voted
Voted for or against (12)
- Filip TUREK Czechia
- Hermann TERTSCH Spain
- Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA Spain
- Jorge MARTÍN FRÍAS Spain
- Juan Carlos GIRAUTA VIDAL Spain
- Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN Spain
- Mireia BORRÁS PABÓN Spain
- Raffaele STANCANELLI Italy
- Roberto VANNACCI Italy
- Silvia SARDONE Italy
- Susanna CECCARDI Italy
- Vilis KRIŠTOPANS Latvia
Countries
The final vote by national delegation.
Votes by country (27 delegations)
| Country | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Cohesion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0.57 |
| Belgium | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.85 |
| Bulgaria | 11 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0.77 |
| Cyprus | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Czechia | 10 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0.25 |
| Germany | 65 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 0.65 |
| Denmark | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.88 |
| Estonia | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Spain | 55 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.00 |
| Finland | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.00 |
| France | 44 | 0 | 33 | 4 | 0.36 |
| Greece | 16 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.83 |
| Croatia | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Hungary | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | — |
| Ireland | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | — |
| Italy | 52 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 0.80 |
| Lithuania | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.86 |
| Luxembourg | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
| Latvia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — |
| Malta | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Netherlands | 21 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.71 |
| Poland | 45 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0.82 |
| Portugal | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.84 |
| Romania | 16 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0.76 |
| Sweden | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Slovenia | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
| Slovakia | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0.36 |
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.
Debate speakers and how they voted
No plenary speech is linked to this dossier.
All votes on this decision, 13
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 3 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 2 | Separate vote on paragraph 4 | Show of hands | Rejected | Requested byseparate: Patriots |
| 3 | Separate vote on paragraph 4 | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested byseparate: Patriots |
Show the other 12 votesShow the other 10 votes
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Separate vote on paragraph 4 | Show of hands | Rejected | Requested byseparate: Patriots |
| 3 | Separate vote on paragraph 4 | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested byseparate: Patriots |
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Separate vote on paragraph 6 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 5 | Paragraph 8 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘all forms of support, including financial’” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: ECR, Patriots |
| 6 | Paragraph 8 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: ECR, Patriots |
| 7 | Final vote — text as a whole RC-B10-0190/2024 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Roll call | 492 for, 5 against, 102 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Renew |
| 8 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0187/2024 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 9 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0190/2024 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 10 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0201/2024 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 11 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0204/2024 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 12 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0205/2024 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 13 | Alternative 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.
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.
AI: The text in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
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.
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
- Tabled for plenary (done)
- Plenary vote · Adopted 28 November 2024 (done)
- 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.
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Sources & citation
Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.
- Official sources
- Data source
- Licensed CC BY 4.0.
- 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)}
}