Decision

Continued repression of civil society and independent media in Azerbaijan and the cases of Dr Gubad Ibadoghlu, Anar Mammadli, Kamran Mammadli, Rufat Safarov and Meydan TV

Effect: Adopted
Result: 434 for · 30 against · 89 abstained roll call
Date: 19 December 2024, 12:10
Kind: Resolution

More facts (9)

Margin: by a large majority
Text: Motion B-10-2024-0234
Dossier: 2024/2994(RSP)
Source: Motion for a resolution
Topics: Foreign affairs Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes: 11 votes · 3 roll calls · 1 amendment
Requested by: The Left (1 roll call) · Greens (1 roll call) · Renew (1 roll call) · ECR (1 separate vote) · Patriots (1 roll call)
Sitting: Thursday 19 December 2024
Final vote: 171396

Margin: by a large majority
Text: Motion B-10-2024-0234
Dossier: 2024/2994(RSP)
Source: Motion for a resolution
Topics: Foreign affairs Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes: 11 votes · 3 roll calls · 1 amendment
Requested by: The Left (1 roll call) · Greens (1 roll call) · Renew (1 roll call) · ECR (1 separate vote) · Patriots (1 roll call)
Sitting: Thursday 19 December 2024
Final vote: 171396

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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.

Adopted by a large majority.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

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

Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP and Patriots; opposed by ECR; 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).
Group	For	Against	Abst.	No vote	Majority line	Clear line	Cohesion
The Left	For 26	Against 0	Abst. 11	No vote 9 of 46	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 0.55
Greens	For 46	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 7 of 53	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 1.00
S&D	For 111	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 25 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 134	Against 1	Abst. 6	No vote 47 of 188	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 0.93
ECR	For 16	Against 22	Abst. 21	No vote 21 of 80	Majority line Against	Clear line Divided	Cohesion 0.06
Patriots	For 31	Against 0	Abst. 21	No vote 34 of 86	Majority line For	Clear line Divided	Cohesion 0.39
ESN	For 2	Against 1	Abst. 19	No vote 3 of 25	Majority line Abstained	Clear line Abstained	Cohesion 0.80
No group	For 6	Against 6	Abst. 11	No vote 5 of 28	Majority line —	Clear line No line	Cohesion —

Members who changed group are counted in the group of the day: Branko GRIMS 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, Pina PICIERNO changed group, Roberto VANNACCI changed group, Sander SMIT changed group, Taner KABILOV changed group.

Voted against their group, 21

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 · 11 abstained of 37 who voted
Abstained (11)
- Carolina MORACE Italy
- Danilo DELLA VALLE Italy
- Dario TAMBURRANO Italy
- Gaetano PEDULLA' Italy
- Giorgos GEORGIOU Cyprus
- Giuseppe ANTOCI Italy
- Marc BOTENGA Belgium
- Mario FURORE Italy
- Pasquale TRIDICO Italy
- Rudi KENNES Belgium
- Valentina PALMISANO Italy
EPP line For · 1 voted against, 6 abstained of 141 who voted
Voted against (1)
- Branko GRIMS Slovenia
Abstained (6)
- András Tivadar KULJA Hungary
- Caterina CHINNICI Italy
- Gabriella GERZSENYI Hungary
- Giusi PRINCI Italy
- Marco FALCONE Italy
- Salvatore DE MEO Italy
ESN line Abstained · 3 voted for or against of 22 who voted
Voted for or against (3)
- Petras GRAŽULIS Lithuania
- Sarah KNAFO France
- Zsuzsanna BORVENDÉG Hungary

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).
Country	For	Against	Abst.	No vote	Cohesion
Austria	14	0	6	0	0.55
Belgium	14	0	2	6	0.81
Bulgaria	5	0	4	8	—
Cyprus	3	0	2	1	—
Czechia	10	1	3	7	0.57
Germany	66	1	17	12	0.68
Denmark	10	0	1	4	0.86
Estonia	5	0	1	1	—
Spain	44	1	0	15	0.97
Finland	12	0	0	3	1.00
France	59	0	1	21	0.97
Greece	11	0	1	9	0.88
Croatia	9	1	0	2	0.85
Hungary	1	1	2	17	—
Ireland	12	0	0	2	1.00
Italy	22	19	18	17	0.06
Lithuania	9	0	0	2	—
Luxembourg	5	0	1	0	—
Latvia	3	0	0	6	—
Malta	4	0	0	2	—
Netherlands	25	0	5	1	0.75
Poland	22	2	17	12	0.30
Portugal	18	0	0	3	1.00
Romania	18	0	4	11	0.73
Sweden	19	0	0	2	1.00
Slovenia	8	1	0	0	—
Slovakia	6	3	4	2	0.19

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

Members who spoke in the plenary debate on the dossier. **Speeches**: how many times they took the floor. **Final vote**: their recorded position on this decision's final roll call.
Member	Group	Speeches	Spoke	Final vote
Nicolae ȘTEFĂNUȚĂ Romania	Greens	Speeches1	19 Dec 2024 (verbatim report, official site)	No vote recorded

All votes on this decision, 11

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	Separate vote on paragraph 5	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested byseparate: ECR
2	Amendment 1 to paragraph 6 RC–B10–0218/2024 – § 6 – Am 1	Roll call	88 for, 429 against, 51 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: The Left, Greens, Renew
3	Separate vote on paragraph 6 RC–B10–0218/2024 – § 6	Roll call	431 for, 96 against, 42 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: Patriots; separate: ECR

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Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
2	Amendment 1 to paragraph 6 RC–B10–0218/2024 – § 6 – Am 1	Roll call	88 for, 429 against, 51 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: The Left, Greens, Renew
3	Separate vote on paragraph 6 RC–B10–0218/2024 – § 6	Roll call	431 for, 96 against, 42 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: Patriots; separate: ECR

Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
4	Final vote — text as a whole RC–B10–0218/2024 – Motion for a resolution (text as a whole)	Roll call	434 for, 30 against, 89 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: The Left, Renew
5	Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0218/2024	Show of hands	Lapsed
6	Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0221/2024	Show of hands	Lapsed
7	Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0223/2024	Show of hands	Lapsed
8	Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0226/2024	Show of hands	Lapsed
9	Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0231/2024	Show of hands	Lapsed
10	Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0234/2024	Show of hands	Lapsed
11	Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0236/2024	Show of hands	Lapsed

Roll calls requested by The Left, Greens, Renew, Patriots · separate votes by ECR.

Text

The text voted on.

Motion B-10-2024-0234

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Parliament adopted a resolution on the continued repression of civil society and independent media in Azerbaijan, citing cases such as Dr Gubad Ibadoghlu, Anar Mammadli, Kamran Mammadli, Rufat Safarov and Meydan TV.

The text demands an immediate end to the crackdown on dissident groups and the release of those detained on politically motivated charges.

It also calls for EU sanctions on Azerbaijani officials responsible for serious human rights violations and for conditioning future agreements on human rights improvements.

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This resolution expresses deep concern over human rights in Azerbaijan and demands an end to the crackdown on dissidents, the release of named activists and journalists, and EU sanctions against officials responsible for abuses.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2024/2994(RSP) · Resolution on a topical subject

Parliament adopted the text on 19 December 2024. This is its final position on the matter.

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Tabled for plenary (done)
Plenary vote · Adopted 19 December 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.

Show 4 connections: Running issue: EU Magnitsky Act

Running issue: EU Magnitsky Act

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Sources & citation

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Permalink: https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-12-19/4
Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 19 December 2024 (European Parliament)
Results of votes, sitting of 19 December 2024 (European Parliament)
Data source: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-12-19
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved: 25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2024). “Continued repression of civil society and independent media in Azerbaijan and the cases of Dr Gubad Ibadoghlu, Anar Mammadli, Kamran Mammadli, Rufat Safarov and Meydan TV”. Decision, 19 December 2024. votingId 171396, document B-10-2024-0234, reference 2024/2994(RSP). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-12-19/4 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 19 December 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-12-19-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 19 December 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-12-19-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-12-19, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2024-12-19/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).

BibTeX

@misc{epw-decision-2024-12-19-4,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Continued repression of civil society and independent media in Azerbaijan and the cases of Dr Gubad Ibadoghlu, Anar Mammadli, Kamran Mammadli, Rufat Safarov and Meydan TV}},
  year = {2024},
  date = {2024-12-19},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-12-19/4}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-12-19/4},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 171396, document B-10-2024-0234, reference 2024/2994(RSP). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-12-19-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-12-19-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-12-19 (CC BY 4.0)}
}