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
- 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
Result
The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.
Final vote: 434 for, 30 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 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
| Group | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Majority line | Clear line | Cohesion | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
| 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.
553 members with a recorded position.
| Member | Country | Group | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abir AL-SAHLANI | Sweden | Renew | For |
| Adnan DIBRANI | Sweden | S&D | For |
| Adrian-George AXINIA | Romania | ECR | Abstained |
| Alberico GAMBINO | Italy | ECR | Against |
| Aleksandar NIKOLIC | France | Patriots | For |
| Alessandra MORETTI | Italy | S&D | For |
| Alessandro ZAN | Italy | S&D | For |
| Alex AGIUS SALIBA | Malta | S&D | For |
| Alexander BERNHUBER | Austria | EPP | For |
| Alexander JUNGBLUTH | Germany | ESN | Abstained |
| Alexandr VONDRA | Czechia | ECR | For |
| Alexandra GEESE | Germany | Greens | For |
| Alexandra MEHNERT | Germany | EPP | For |
| Alice KUHNKE | Sweden | Greens | For |
| Alice TEODORESCU MÅWE | Sweden | EPP | For |
| Ana Catarina MENDES | Portugal | S&D | For |
| Ana MIRANDA PAZ | Spain | Greens | For |
| Ana VASCONCELOS | Portugal | Renew | For |
| Anders VISTISEN | Denmark | Patriots | Abstained |
| Andi CRISTEA | Romania | S&D | For |
| András Tivadar KULJA voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Hungary | EPP | Abstained |
| André FRANQUEIRA RODRIGUES | Portugal | S&D | For |
| Andreas GLÜCK | Germany | Renew | For |
| Andreas SCHIEDER | Austria | S&D | For |
| Andreas SCHWAB | Germany | EPP | For |
| Andrey KOVATCHEV | Bulgaria | EPP | For |
| Andrey NOVAKOV | Bulgaria | EPP | For |
| Andrzej BUŁA | Poland | EPP | For |
| Angelika NIEBLER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Angelika WINZIG | Austria | EPP | For |
| Anja ARNDT | Germany | ESN | Abstained |
| Anja HAZEKAMP | Netherlands | The Left | For |
| Anna BRYŁKA | Poland | Patriots | Abstained |
| Anna CAVAZZINI | Germany | Greens | For |
| Anna Maria CISINT | Italy | Patriots | Abstained |
| Anna STROLENBERG | Netherlands | Greens | For |
| Anna STÜRGKH | Austria | Renew | For |
| Anna ZALEWSKA | Poland | ECR | Abstained |
| Anna-Maja HENRIKSSON | Finland | Renew | For |
| Annalisa CORRADO | Italy | S&D | For |
| Anne-Sophie FRIGOUT | France | Patriots | For |
| Anouk VAN BRUG | Netherlands | Renew | For |
| Anthony SMITH | France | The Left | For |
| Antonio DECARO | Italy | S&D | For |
| Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE | Spain | EPP | For |
| António TÂNGER CORRÊA | Portugal | Patriots | For |
| Aodhán Ó RÍORDÁIN | Ireland | S&D | For |
| Arash SAEIDI | France | The Left | For |
| Arba KOKALARI | Sweden | EPP | For |
| Arno BAUSEMER | Germany | ESN | Abstained |
| Assita KANKO | Belgium | ECR | For |
| Auke ZIJLSTRA | Netherlands | Patriots | Abstained |
| Aura SALLA | Finland | EPP | For |
| Aurelijus VERYGA | Lithuania | ECR | For |
| Aurore LALUCQ | France | S&D | For |
| Axel VOSS | Germany | EPP | For |
| Barbara BONTE | Belgium | Patriots | For |
| Barry ANDREWS | Ireland | Renew | For |
| Bart GROOTHUIS | Netherlands | Renew | For |
| Bartłomiej SIENKIEWICZ | Poland | EPP | For |
| Bartosz ARŁUKOWICZ | Poland | EPP | For |
| Bas EICKHOUT | Netherlands | Greens | For |
| Beata SZYDŁO | Poland | ECR | Abstained |
| Beatrice TIMGREN | Sweden | ECR | For |
| Benedetta SCUDERI | Italy | Greens | For |
| Benoit CASSART | Belgium | Renew | For |
| Bernard GUETTA | France | Renew | For |
| Bernd LANGE | Germany | S&D | For |
| Bert-Jan RUISSEN | Netherlands | ECR | For |
| Biljana BORZAN | Croatia | S&D | For |
| Billy KELLEHER | Ireland | Renew | For |
| Birgit SIPPEL | Germany | S&D | For |
| Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI | Poland | EPP | For |
| Bogdan RZOŃCA | Poland | ECR | Abstained |
| Borja GIMÉNEZ LARRAZ | Spain | EPP | For |
| Borys BUDKA | Poland | EPP | For |
| Branislav ONDRUŠ | Slovakia | No group | Abstained |
| Branko GRIMS voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Slovenia | EPP | Against |
| Brigitte VAN DEN BERG | Netherlands | Renew | For |
| Bruno TOBBACK | Belgium | S&D | For |
| Camilla LAURETI | Italy | S&D | For |
| Carla TAVARES | Portugal | S&D | For |
| Carlo CICCIOLI | Italy | ECR | Against |
| Carlo FIDANZA | Italy | ECR | Against |
| Carola RACKETE | Germany | The Left | For |
| Carolina MORACE voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Italy | The Left | Abstained |
| Catarina MARTINS | Portugal | The Left | For |
| Catarina VIEIRA | Netherlands | Greens | For |
| Caterina CHINNICI voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Italy | EPP | Abstained |
| Catherine GRISET | France | Patriots | For |
| Cecilia STRADA | Italy | S&D | For |
| Céline IMART | France | EPP | For |
| César LUENA | Spain | S&D | For |
| Charles GOERENS | Luxembourg | Renew | For |
| Charlie WEIMERS | Sweden | ECR | For |
| Chiara GEMMA | Italy | ECR | Against |
| Chloé RIDEL | France | S&D | For |
| Christel SCHALDEMOSE | Denmark | S&D | For |
| Christian DOLESCHAL | Germany | EPP | For |
| Christine ANDERSON | Germany | ESN | Abstained |
| Christine SCHNEIDER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Christine SINGER | Germany | Renew | For |
| Christophe BAY | France | Patriots | For |
| Christophe GOMART | France | EPP | For |
| Christophe GRUDLER | France | Renew | For |
| Claire FITA | France | S&D | For |
| Claudiu MANDA | Romania | S&D | For |
| Claudiu-Richard TÂRZIU | Romania | ECR | Abstained |
| Costas MAVRIDES | Cyprus | S&D | For |
| Cristina MAESTRE | Spain | S&D | For |
| Cynthia NÍ MHURCHÚ | Ireland | Renew | For |
| Dainius ŽALIMAS | Lithuania | Renew | For |
| Damian BOESELAGER | Germany | Greens | For |
| Damien CARÊME | France | The Left | For |
| Dan BARNA | Romania | Renew | For |
| Dan-Ştefan MOTREANU | Romania | EPP | For |
| Daniel ATTARD | Malta | S&D | For |
| Daniel BUDA | Romania | EPP | For |
| Daniel CASPARY | Germany | EPP | For |
| Daniel FREUND | Germany | Greens | For |
| Daniele POLATO | Italy | ECR | Against |
| Danilo DELLA VALLE voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Italy | The Left | Abstained |
| Danuše NERUDOVÁ | Czechia | EPP | For |
| Dario NARDELLA | Italy | S&D | For |
| Dario TAMBURRANO voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Italy | The Left | Abstained |
| Dariusz JOŃSKI | Poland | EPP | For |
| David CASA | Malta | EPP | For |
| David CORMAND | France | Greens | For |
| David MCALLISTER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Davor Ivo STIER | Croatia | EPP | For |
| Denis NESCI | Italy | ECR | Against |
| Dennis RADTKE | Germany | EPP | For |
| Dick ERIXON | Sweden | ECR | For |
| Dimitris TSIODRAS | Greece | EPP | For |
| Dirk GOTINK | Netherlands | EPP | For |
| Dolors MONTSERRAT | Spain | EPP | For |
| Dóra DÁVID | Hungary | EPP | For |
| Dragoş BENEA | Romania | S&D | For |
| Eero HEINÄLUOMA | Finland | S&D | For |
| Elena DONAZZAN | Italy | ECR | Against |
| Elena NEVADO DEL CAMPO | Spain | EPP | For |
| Elena SANCHO MURILLO | Spain | S&D | For |
| Eleonora MELETI | Greece | EPP | For |
| Elio DI RUPO | Belgium | S&D | For |
| Elisabeth DIERINGER | Austria | Patriots | Abstained |
| Elisabeth GROSSMANN | Austria | S&D | For |
| Elisabetta GUALMINI | Italy | S&D | For |
| Elsi KATAINEN | Finland | Renew | For |
| Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA | Poland | EPP | For |
| Emma FOURREAU | France | The Left | For |
| Emma RAFOWICZ | France | S&D | For |
| Emma WIESNER | Sweden | Renew | For |
| Emmanouil FRAGKOS | Greece | ECR | For |
| Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS | Greece | EPP | For |
| Engin EROGLU | Germany | Renew | For |
| Eric SARGIACOMO | France | S&D | For |
| Erik KALIŇÁK | Slovakia | No group | Against |
| Erik MARQUARDT | Germany | Greens | For |
| Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS | Spain | EPP | For |
| Estelle CEULEMANS | Belgium | S&D | For |
| Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA | Spain | EPP | For |
| Estrella GALÁN | Spain | The Left | For |
| Eugen TOMAC | Romania | Renew | For |
| Eva MAYDELL | Bulgaria | EPP | For |
| Evelyn REGNER | Austria | S&D | For |
| Evin INCIR | Sweden | S&D | For |
| Ewa KOPACZ | Poland | EPP | For |
| Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK | Poland | ESN | Abstained |
| Fabienne KELLER | France | Renew | For |
| Fabio DE MASI | Germany | No group | Abstained |
| Fabrice LEGGERI | France | Patriots | For |
| Fernand KARTHEISER | Luxembourg | ECR | Abstained |
| Fernando NAVARRETE ROJAS | Spain | EPP | For |
| Fidias PANAYIOTOU | Cyprus | No group | Abstained |
| France JAMET | France | Patriots | For |
| Francesco TORSELLI | Italy | ECR | Against |
| Francesco VENTOLA | Italy | ECR | Against |
| Francisco ASSIS | Portugal | S&D | For |
| Francisco José MILLÁN MON | Spain | EPP | For |
| François KALFON | France | S&D | For |
| Friedrich PÜRNER | Germany | No group | Abstained |
| Gabriel MATO | Spain | EPP | For |
| Gabriele BISCHOFF | Germany | S&D | For |
| Gabriella GERZSENYI voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Hungary | EPP | Abstained |
| Gaetano PEDULLA' voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Italy | The Left | Abstained |
| Geadis GEADI | Cyprus | ECR | For |
| Georg MAYER | Austria | Patriots | Abstained |
| Georgiana TEODORESCU | Romania | ECR | Abstained |
| Gerald HAUSER | Austria | Patriots | Abstained |
| Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY | Netherlands | Renew | For |
| Gheorghe FALCĂ | Romania | EPP | For |
| Gilles BOYER | France | Renew | For |
| Gilles PENNELLE | France | Patriots | For |
| Giorgos GEORGIOU voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Cyprus | The Left | Abstained |
| Giovanni CROSETTO | Italy | ECR | Against |
| Giuseppe ANTOCI voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Italy | The Left | Abstained |
| Giuseppe LUPO | Italy | S&D | For |
| Giusi PRINCI voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Italy | EPP | Abstained |
| Gordan BOSANAC | Croatia | Greens | For |
| Grégory ALLIONE | France | Renew | For |
| Grzegorz BRAUN | Poland | No group | Against |
| Guillaume PELTIER | France | ECR | For |
| Günther SIDL | Austria | S&D | For |
| Hana JALLOUL MURO | Spain | S&D | For |
| Hanna GEDIN | Sweden | The Left | For |
| Hanna GRONKIEWICZ-WALTZ | Poland | EPP | For |
| Hannah NEUMANN | Germany | Greens | For |
| Hannes HEIDE | Austria | S&D | For |
| Hans NEUHOFF | Germany | ESN | Abstained |
| Harald VILIMSKY | Austria | Patriots | Abstained |
| Hélder SOUSA SILVA | Portugal | EPP | For |
| Heléne FRITZON | Sweden | S&D | For |
| Helmut BRANDSTÄTTER | Austria | Renew | For |
| Henrik DAHL | Denmark | EPP | For |
| Herbert DORFMANN | Italy | EPP | For |
| Hilde VAUTMANS | Belgium | Renew | For |
| Hildegard BENTELE | Germany | EPP | For |
| Hristo PETROV | Bulgaria | Renew | For |
| Idoia MENDIA | Spain | S&D | For |
| Ignazio Roberto MARINO | Italy | Greens | For |
| Ilaria SALIS | Italy | The Left | For |
| Ingeborg TER LAAK | Netherlands | EPP | For |
| Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN | Romania | EPP | For |
| Irena JOVEVA | Slovenia | Renew | For |
| Irene MONTERO | Spain | The Left | For |
| Irene TINAGLI | Italy | S&D | For |
| Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA | Spain | EPP | For |
| Isabel SERRA SÁNCHEZ | Spain | The Left | For |
| Isabel WISELER-LIMA | Luxembourg | EPP | For |
| Isabella TOVAGLIERI | Italy | Patriots | Abstained |
| Isabelle LE CALLENNEC | France | EPP | For |
| Isilda GOMES | Portugal | S&D | For |
| Iuliu WINKLER | Romania | EPP | For |
| Ivan DAVID | Czechia | ESN | Abstained |
| Ivaylo VALCHEV | Bulgaria | ECR | Abstained |
| Jaak MADISON | Estonia | ECR | Abstained |
| Jacek OZDOBA | Poland | ECR | Abstained |
| Jacek PROTAS | Poland | EPP | For |
| Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA | Poland | ECR | Abstained |
| Jan FARSKÝ | Czechia | EPP | For |
| Jan-Christoph OETJEN | Germany | Renew | For |
| Jan-Peter WARNKE | Germany | No group | Abstained |
| Jana NAGYOVÁ | Czechia | Patriots | For |
| Jana TOOM | Estonia | Renew | For |
| Janusz LEWANDOWSKI | Poland | EPP | For |
| Jaroslav BŽOCH | Czechia | Patriots | For |
| Jaroslava POKORNÁ JERMANOVÁ | Czechia | Patriots | For |
| Jaume ASENS LLODRÀ | Spain | Greens | For |
| Javi LÓPEZ | Spain | S&D | For |
| Javier MORENO SÁNCHEZ | Spain | S&D | For |
| Javier ZARZALEJOS | Spain | EPP | For |
| Jeannette BALJEU | Netherlands | Renew | For |
| Jens GEIER | Germany | S&D | For |
| Jens GIESEKE | Germany | EPP | For |
| Jeroen LENAERS | Netherlands | EPP | For |
| Jessica POLFJÄRD | Sweden | EPP | For |
| Jessika VAN LEEUWEN | Netherlands | EPP | For |
| Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI | Poland | ECR | Abstained |
| Joachim STREIT | Germany | Renew | For |
| Joanna SCHEURING-WIELGUS | Poland | S&D | For |
| João COTRIM DE FIGUEIREDO | Portugal | Renew | For |
| Johan DANIELSSON | Sweden | S&D | For |
| Jonás FERNÁNDEZ | Spain | S&D | For |
| Jordan BARDELLA | France | Patriots | For |
| Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA | Spain | Patriots | For |
| Jörgen WARBORN | Sweden | EPP | For |
| Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR | Spain | S&D | For |
| Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ | Spain | EPP | For |
| Judita LAŠŠÁKOVÁ | Slovakia | No group | Against |
| Julie RECHAGNEUX | France | Patriots | For |
| Julien LEONARDELLI | France | Patriots | For |
| Jüri RATAS | Estonia | EPP | For |
| Jussi SARAMO | Finland | The Left | For |
| Jutta PAULUS | Germany | Greens | For |
| Kai TEGETHOFF | Germany | Greens | For |
| Karin KARLSBRO | Sweden | Renew | For |
| Katarína ROTH NEVEĎALOVÁ | Slovakia | No group | Against |
| Kathleen FUNCHION | Ireland | The Left | For |
| Katri KULMUNI | Finland | Renew | For |
| Katrin LANGENSIEPEN | Germany | Greens | For |
| Kim VAN SPARRENTAK | Netherlands | Greens | For |
| Kira Marie PETER-HANSEN | Denmark | Greens | For |
| Klara DOSTALOVA | Czechia | Patriots | For |
| Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI | Poland | ECR | Abstained |
| Kostas PAPADAKIS | Greece | No group | Abstained |
| Kristoffer STORM | Denmark | ECR | For |
| Krzysztof BREJZA | Poland | EPP | For |
| Krzysztof ŚMISZEK | Poland | S&D | For |
| Lara MAGONI | Italy | ECR | Against |
| Lara WOLTERS | Netherlands | S&D | For |
| Laura BALLARÍN CEREZA | Spain | S&D | For |
| Laurence TROCHU | France | ECR | For |
| Leire PAJÍN | Spain | S&D | For |
| Lena DÜPONT | Germany | EPP | For |
| Lena SCHILLING | Austria | Greens | For |
| Li ANDERSSON | Finland | The Left | For |
| Lídia PEREIRA | Portugal | EPP | For |
| Lina GÁLVEZ | Spain | S&D | For |
| Liudas MAŽYLIS | Lithuania | EPP | For |
| Loránt VINCZE | Romania | EPP | For |
| Ľubica KARVAŠOVÁ | Slovakia | Renew | For |
| Ľuboš BLAHA | Slovakia | No group | Abstained |
| Lucia ANNUNZIATA | Italy | S&D | For |
| Lucia YAR | Slovakia | Renew | For |
| Luděk NIEDERMAYER | Czechia | EPP | For |
| Ľudovít ÓDOR | Slovakia | Renew | For |
| Luis-Vicențiu LAZARUS | Romania | No group | For |
| Lukas MANDL | Austria | EPP | For |
| Lukas SIEPER | Germany | No group | For |
| Łukasz KOHUT | Poland | EPP | For |
| Luke Ming FLANAGAN | Ireland | The Left | For |
| Lynn BOYLAN | Ireland | The Left | For |
| Magdalena ADAMOWICZ | Poland | EPP | For |
| Majdouline SBAI | France | Greens | For |
| Małgorzata GOSIEWSKA | Poland | ECR | Abstained |
| Malik AZMANI | Netherlands | Renew | For |
| Malika SOREL | France | Patriots | For |
| Manon AUBRY | France | The Left | For |
| Marc ANGEL | Luxembourg | S&D | For |
| Marc BOTENGA voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Belgium | The Left | Abstained |
| Marc JONGEN | Germany | ESN | Abstained |
| Marcin SYPNIEWSKI | Poland | ESN | Abstained |
| Marco FALCONE voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Italy | EPP | Abstained |
| Marco SQUARTA | Italy | ECR | Against |
| Marcos ROS SEMPERE | Spain | S&D | For |
| Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN | Spain | Patriots | For |
| Maria GRAPINI | Romania | S&D | For |
| Maria GUZENINA | Finland | S&D | For |
| Maria NOICHL | Germany | S&D | For |
| Maria OHISALO | Finland | Greens | For |
| Maria WALSH | Ireland | EPP | For |
| Maria ZACHARIA | Greece | No group | For |
| Marianne VIND | Denmark | S&D | For |
| Mariateresa VIVALDINI | Italy | ECR | Against |
| Marie DAUCHY | France | Patriots | For |
| Marie TOUSSAINT | France | Greens | For |
| Marie-Agnes STRACK-ZIMMERMANN | Germany | Renew | For |
| Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE | France | Renew | For |
| Marieke EHLERS | Netherlands | Patriots | Abstained |
| Marina MESURE | France | The Left | For |
| Mario FURORE voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Italy | The Left | Abstained |
| Mario MANTOVANI | Italy | ECR | Against |
| Marion WALSMANN | Germany | EPP | For |
| Marit MAIJ | Netherlands | S&D | For |
| Mariusz KAMIŃSKI | Poland | ECR | Abstained |
| Marjan ŠAREC | Slovenia | Renew | For |
| Markéta GREGOROVÁ | Czechia | Greens | For |
| Marko VEŠLIGAJ | Croatia | S&D | For |
| Markus BUCHHEIT | Germany | ESN | Abstained |
| Markus FERBER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Marlena MALĄG | Poland | ECR | Abstained |
| Marta TEMIDO | Portugal | S&D | For |
| Marta WCISŁO | Poland | EPP | For |
| Martin HÄUSLING | Germany | Greens | For |
| Martin HOJSÍK | Slovakia | Renew | For |
| Martin SCHIRDEWAN | Germany | The Left | For |
| Martin SONNEBORN | Germany | No group | For |
| Martine KEMP | Luxembourg | EPP | For |
| Mārtiņš STAĶIS | Latvia | Greens | For |
| Massimiliano SALINI | Italy | EPP | For |
| Matej TONIN | Slovenia | EPP | For |
| Mathilde ANDROUËT | France | Patriots | For |
| Matjaž NEMEC | Slovenia | S&D | For |
| Matteo RICCI | Italy | S&D | For |
| Matthias ECKE | Germany | S&D | For |
| Matthieu VALET | France | Patriots | For |
| Maximilian KRAH | Germany | No group | Against |
| Mélanie DISDIER | France | Patriots | For |
| Mélissa CAMARA | France | Greens | For |
| Merja KYLLÖNEN | Finland | The Left | For |
| Michael BLOSS | Germany | Greens | For |
| Michael GAHLER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Michael MCNAMARA | Ireland | Renew | For |
| Michael VON DER SCHULENBURG | Germany | No group | Abstained |
| Michał DWORCZYK | Poland | ECR | Against |
| Michał KOBOSKO | Poland | Renew | For |
| Michał SZCZERBA | Poland | EPP | For |
| Michał WAWRYKIEWICZ | Poland | EPP | For |
| Michal WIEZIK | Slovakia | Renew | For |
| Michalis HADJIPANTELA | Cyprus | EPP | For |
| Michele PICARO | Italy | ECR | Against |
| Mihai TUDOSE | Romania | S&D | For |
| Mika AALTOLA | Finland | EPP | For |
| Milan MAZUREK | Slovakia | No group | Abstained |
| Milan UHRÍK | Slovakia | ESN | Abstained |
| Milan ZVER | Slovenia | EPP | For |
| Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA | Romania | EPP | For |
| Mireia BORRÁS PABÓN | Spain | Patriots | For |
| Mirosława NYKIEL | Poland | EPP | For |
| Mohammed CHAHIM | Netherlands | S&D | For |
| Monika HOHLMEIER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Moritz KÖRNER | Germany | Renew | For |
| Mounir SATOURI | France | Greens | For |
| Murielle LAURENT | France | S&D | For |
| Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR | Spain | S&D | For |
| Nadine MORANO | France | EPP | For |
| Nela RIEHL | Germany | Greens | For |
| Niclas HERBST | Germany | EPP | For |
| Nicola ZINGARETTI | Italy | S&D | For |
| Nicolas BAY | France | ECR | For |
| Nicolás PASCUAL DE LA PARTE | Spain | EPP | For |
| Niels Flemming HANSEN | Denmark | EPP | For |
| Niels FUGLSANG | Denmark | S&D | For |
| Niels GEUKING | Germany | EPP | For |
| Nikola MINCHEV | Bulgaria | Renew | For |
| Nikolaos ANADIOTIS | Greece | No group | For |
| Nikolas FARANTOURIS | Greece | The Left | For |
| Nikos PAPANDREOU | Greece | S&D | For |
| Nikos PAPPAS | Greece | The Left | For |
| Nina CARBERRY | Ireland | EPP | For |
| Nora JUNCO GARCÍA | Spain | ECR | Against |
| Nora MEBAREK | France | S&D | For |
| Norbert LINS | Germany | EPP | For |
| Oihane AGIRREGOITIA MARTÍNEZ | Spain | Renew | For |
| Oliver SCHENK | Germany | EPP | For |
| Olivier CHASTEL | Belgium | Renew | For |
| Ondřej DOSTÁL | Czechia | No group | Against |
| Ondřej KRUTÍLEK | Czechia | ECR | Abstained |
| Özlem DEMIREL | Germany | The Left | For |
| Pablo ARIAS ECHEVERRÍA | Spain | EPP | For |
| Paolo BORCHIA | Italy | Patriots | Abstained |
| Paolo INSELVINI | Italy | ECR | Against |
| Pär HOLMGREN | Sweden | Greens | For |
| Pascal ARIMONT | Belgium | EPP | For |
| Pascal CANFIN | France | Renew | For |
| Pascale PIERA | France | Patriots | For |
| Pasquale TRIDICO voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Italy | The Left | Abstained |
| Patryk JAKI | Poland | ECR | Abstained |
| Paulius SAUDARGAS | Lithuania | EPP | For |
| Paulo CUNHA | Portugal | EPP | For |
| Paulo DO NASCIMENTO CABRAL | Portugal | EPP | For |
| Pernando BARRENA ARZA | Spain | The Left | For |
| Petar VOLGIN | Bulgaria | ESN | Abstained |
| Peter LIESE | Germany | EPP | For |
| Petr BYSTRON | Germany | ESN | Abstained |
| Petra STEGER | Austria | Patriots | Abstained |
| Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS | Lithuania | Renew | For |
| Petras GRAŽULIS voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Lithuania | ESN | For |
| Philippe OLIVIER | France | Patriots | For |
| Pierfrancesco MARAN | Italy | S&D | For |
| Pierre JOUVET | France | S&D | For |
| Pierre PIMPIE | France | Patriots | For |
| Pierre-Romain THIONNET | France | Patriots | For |
| Pietro FIOCCHI | Italy | ECR | Against |
| Pina PICIERNO | Italy | S&D | For |
| Piotr MÜLLER | Poland | ECR | Abstained |
| Rachel BLOM | Netherlands | Patriots | Abstained |
| Rada LAYKOVA | Bulgaria | ESN | Abstained |
| Raffaele STANCANELLI | Italy | Patriots | Abstained |
| Raffaele TOPO | Italy | S&D | For |
| Raphaël GLUCKSMANN | France | S&D | For |
| Raquel GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE | Netherlands | Renew | For |
| Rasmus ANDRESEN | Germany | Greens | For |
| Rasmus NORDQVIST | Denmark | Greens | For |
| Raúl DE LA HOZ QUINTANO | Spain | EPP | For |
| Regina DOHERTY | Ireland | EPP | For |
| Reinhold LOPATKA | Austria | EPP | For |
| Reinier VAN LANSCHOT | Netherlands | Greens | For |
| Reinis POZŅAKS | Latvia | ECR | For |
| René AUST | Germany | ESN | Abstained |
| René REPASI | Germany | S&D | For |
| Rihards KOLS | Latvia | ECR | For |
| Riho TERRAS | Estonia | EPP | For |
| Robert BIEDROŃ | Poland | S&D | For |
| Roberto VANNACCI | Italy | Patriots | Abstained |
| Roman HAIDER | Austria | Patriots | Abstained |
| Romana JERKOVIĆ | Croatia | S&D | For |
| Romana TOMC | Slovenia | EPP | For |
| Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT | Spain | EPP | For |
| Rosa SERRANO SIERRA | Spain | S&D | For |
| Rudi KENNES voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Belgium | The Left | Abstained |
| Ruggero RAZZA | Italy | ECR | Against |
| Ruth FIRMENICH | Germany | No group | Abstained |
| Sabine VERHEYEN | Germany | EPP | For |
| Sakis ARNAOUTOGLOU | Greece | S&D | For |
| Salvatore DE MEO voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Italy | EPP | Abstained |
| Sander SMIT | Netherlands | EPP | For |
| Sandra GÓMEZ LÓPEZ | Spain | S&D | For |
| Sara MATTHIEU | Belgium | Greens | For |
| Sarah KNAFO voted otherwise than their group's clear line | France | ESN | For |
| Seán KELLY | Ireland | EPP | For |
| Sebastiaan STÖTELER | Netherlands | Patriots | Abstained |
| Sebastian EVERDING | Germany | The Left | For |
| Sebastian KRUIS | Netherlands | Patriots | Abstained |
| Sebastian TYNKKYNEN | Finland | ECR | For |
| Sebastião BUGALHO | Portugal | EPP | For |
| Şerban Dimitrie STURDZA | Romania | ECR | Abstained |
| Sergey LAGODINSKY | Germany | Greens | For |
| Sergio BERLATO | Italy | ECR | Against |
| Sérgio GONÇALVES | Portugal | S&D | For |
| Sérgio HUMBERTO | Portugal | EPP | For |
| Sibylle BERG | Germany | No group | For |
| Siegbert Frank DROESE | Germany | ESN | Abstained |
| Sigrid FRIIS | Denmark | Renew | For |
| Sofie ERIKSSON | Sweden | S&D | For |
| Sophia KIRCHER | Austria | EPP | For |
| Sophie WILMÈS | Belgium | Renew | For |
| Stanislav STOYANOV | Bulgaria | ESN | Abstained |
| Stanisław TYSZKA | Poland | ESN | Abstained |
| Stefan BERGER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Stefan KÖHLER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Ştefan MUŞOIU | Romania | S&D | For |
| Stefano BONACCINI | Italy | S&D | For |
| Stéphanie YON-COURTIN | France | Renew | For |
| Stephen Nikola BARTULICA | Croatia | ECR | Against |
| Sunčana GLAVAK | Croatia | EPP | For |
| Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ | Spain | EPP | For |
| Susanna CECCARDI | Italy | Patriots | Abstained |
| Sven MIKSER | Estonia | S&D | For |
| Sven SIMON | Germany | EPP | For |
| Terry REINTKE | Germany | Greens | For |
| Thierry MARIANI | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Thijs REUTEN | Netherlands | S&D | For |
| Thomas BAJADA | Malta | S&D | For |
| Thomas GEISEL | Germany | No group | Abstained |
| Thomas PELLERIN-CARLIN | France | S&D | For |
| Thomas WAITZ | Austria | Greens | For |
| Tiago MOREIRA DE SÁ | Portugal | Patriots | For |
| Tiemo WÖLKEN | Germany | S&D | For |
| Tilly METZ | Luxembourg | Greens | For |
| Tineke STRIK | Netherlands | Greens | For |
| Tobias CREMER | Germany | S&D | For |
| Tom BERENDSEN | Netherlands | EPP | For |
| Tom VANDENDRIESSCHE | Belgium | Patriots | For |
| Tomas TOBÉ | Sweden | EPP | For |
| Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ | Czechia | EPP | For |
| Tomasz BUCZEK | Poland | Patriots | Abstained |
| Tomasz FROELICH | Germany | ESN | Abstained |
| Tomislav SOKOL | Croatia | EPP | For |
| Tonino PICULA | Croatia | S&D | For |
| Udo BULLMANN | Germany | S&D | For |
| Urmas PAET | Estonia | Renew | For |
| Valentina PALMISANO voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Italy | The Left | Abstained |
| Valérie DEVAUX | France | Renew | For |
| Vasile DÎNCU | Romania | S&D | For |
| Verena MERTENS | Germany | EPP | For |
| Veronika CIFROVÁ OSTRIHOŇOVÁ | Slovakia | Renew | For |
| Veronika VRECIONOVÁ | Czechia | ECR | Abstained |
| Vicent MARZÀ IBÁÑEZ | Spain | Greens | For |
| Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ | Lithuania | S&D | For |
| Villy SØVNDAL | Denmark | Greens | For |
| Virgil-Daniel POPESCU | Romania | EPP | For |
| Virginie JORON | France | Patriots | For |
| Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS | Lithuania | Greens | For |
| Vivien COSTANZO | Germany | S&D | For |
| Vladimir PREBILIČ | Slovenia | Greens | For |
| Vytenis Povilas ANDRIUKAITIS | Lithuania | S&D | For |
| Wouter BEKE | Belgium | EPP | For |
| Yannis MANIATIS | Greece | S&D | For |
| Yvan VEROUGSTRAETE | Belgium | Renew | For |
| Zala ČERNILEC TOMAŠIČ | Slovenia | EPP | For |
| Željana ZOVKO | Croatia | EPP | For |
| Zsuzsanna BORVENDÉG voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Hungary | ESN | Against |
Debate speakers and how they voted
| 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
| 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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| 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 |
| 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.
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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.
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.
Show the 3 steps of the dossier
- 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
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- Decision Addressing impunity through EU sanctions, including the EU Global Human Rights sanctions regime (so-called ‘EU Magnitsky Act’) Resolution · report by Antonio López-Istúriz White 21 Jan 2026 Adopted
- Decision Arbitrary arrest and sentencing of academics Bahruz Samadov and Igbal Abilov in Azerbaijan Resolution · motion for a resolution 18 Dec 2025 Adopted
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). “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?members=all (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?members=all}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-12-19/4?members=all},
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)}
}