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Decision

Situation in Venezuela following the usurpation of the presidency on 10 January 2025

Effect
Adopted
Result
374 for · 53 against · 163 abstained roll call
Date
23 January 2025, 12:16–12:20
Kind
Resolution
More facts (9)
Margin
by a large majority
Source
Motion for a resolution
Topics
Foreign affairs Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes
26 votes · 13 roll calls · 5 amendments
Requested by
Greens (2 split votes, 1 separate vote) · S&D (5 split votes) · EPP (1 roll call) · ECR (1 roll call) · Patriots (1 roll call)
Final vote
171587
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Result

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

Final vote: 374 for, 53 against, 163 abstained (roll call).

Adopted by a large majority.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 5 amendments (1 adopted, 4 rejected) and 15 parts of the text voted on separately (13 adopted, 2 rejected). 5 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.

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

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 2Against 30Abst. 7No vote 7 of 46Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.65
GreensFor 0Against 3Abst. 42No vote 8 of 53Majority line AbstainedClear line Abstained Cohesion 0.90
S&DFor 107Against 0Abst. 6No vote 23 of 136Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.92
RenewFor 67Against 0Abst. 0No vote 8 of 75Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
EPPFor 158Against 0Abst. 2No vote 28 of 188Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.98
ECRFor 31Against 1Abst. 31No vote 17 of 80Majority line TieClear line Divided Cohesion 0.24
PatriotsFor 7Against 0Abst. 52No vote 27 of 86Majority line AbstainedClear line Abstained Cohesion 0.82
ESNFor 0Against 2Abst. 19No vote 5 of 26Majority line AbstainedClear line Abstained Cohesion 0.86
No groupFor 2Against 17Abst. 4No vote 6 of 29Majority 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, 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, 29

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
Austria90560.46
Belgium132520.47
Bulgaria81350.50
Cyprus1113—
Czechia82650.25
Germany48827130.37
Denmark60450.40
Estonia7000—
Spain387690.62
Finland90510.46
France29833110.21
Greece77070.25
Croatia7023—
Hungary50313—
Ireland100041.00
Italy25925170.14
Lithuania8012—
Luxembourg4020—
Latvia7020—
Malta5001—
Netherlands1201720.38
Poland431450.84
Portugal192000.86
Romania1813110.73
Sweden150510.63
Slovenia6012—
Slovakia74310.25

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.

590 members with a recorded position.

Each member's recorded position. ≠ group: voted otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds) of their group.
MemberCountryGroupPosition
Abir AL-SAHLANI SwedenRenew For
Adam BIELAN PolandECR Abstained
Adina VĂLEAN RomaniaEPP For
Adnan DIBRANI SwedenS&D For
Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA SpainEPP For
Adrian-George AXINIA RomaniaECR For
Alberico GAMBINO ItalyECR Abstained
Aleksandar NIKOLIC FrancePatriots Abstained
Alessandra MORETTI ItalyS&D For
Alessandro CIRIANI ItalyECR Abstained
Alessandro ZAN ItalyS&D For
Alex AGIUS SALIBA MaltaS&D For
Alexander BERNHUBER AustriaEPP For
Alexander JUNGBLUTH GermanyESN Abstained
Alexandr VONDRA CzechiaECR For
Alexandra GEESE GermanyGreens Abstained
Alexandra MEHNERT GermanyEPP For
Alexandre VARAUT FrancePatriots Abstained
Alice KUHNKE SwedenGreens Abstained
Alice TEODORESCU MÅWE SwedenEPP For
Alicia HOMS GINEL SpainS&D For
Alma EZCURRA ALMANSA SpainEPP For
Ana Catarina MENDES PortugalS&D For
Ana Miguel PEDRO PortugalEPP For
Ana MIRANDA PAZ voted otherwise than their group's clear line SpainGreens Against
Ana VASCONCELOS PortugalRenew For
Anders VISTISEN DenmarkPatriots Abstained
Andi CRISTEA RomaniaS&D For
András LÁSZLÓ HungaryPatriots Abstained
András Tivadar KULJA HungaryEPP For
André FRANQUEIRA RODRIGUES PortugalS&D For
André ROUGÉ FrancePatriots Abstained
Andrea WECHSLER GermanyEPP For
Andreas GLÜCK GermanyRenew For
Andreas SCHIEDER AustriaS&D For
Andrey KOVATCHEV BulgariaEPP For
Andrey NOVAKOV BulgariaEPP For
Andrzej BUŁA PolandEPP For
Andrzej HALICKI PolandEPP For
Angelika NIEBLER GermanyEPP For
Angelika WINZIG AustriaEPP For
Angéline FURET FrancePatriots Abstained
Anja ARNDT GermanyESN Abstained
Anja HAZEKAMP voted otherwise than their group's clear line NetherlandsThe Left Abstained
Anna BRYŁKA voted otherwise than their group's clear line PolandPatriots For
Anna CAVAZZINI GermanyGreens Abstained
Anna Maria CISINT ItalyPatriots Abstained
Anna STROLENBERG NetherlandsGreens Abstained
Anna STÜRGKH AustriaRenew For
Anna ZALEWSKA PolandECR For
Anna-Maja HENRIKSSON FinlandRenew For
Annalisa CORRADO ItalyS&D For
Anne-Sophie FRIGOUT FrancePatriots Abstained
Anouk VAN BRUG NetherlandsRenew For
Anthony SMITH FranceThe Left Against
Antonella SBERNA ItalyECR Abstained
Antonio DECARO ItalyS&D For
Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE SpainEPP For
António TÂNGER CORRÊA voted otherwise than their group's clear line PortugalPatriots For
Aodhán Ó RÍORDÁIN IrelandS&D For
Arash SAEIDI FranceThe Left Against
Arba KOKALARI SwedenEPP For
Arkadiusz MULARCZYK PolandECR For
Arno BAUSEMER GermanyESN Abstained
Asger CHRISTENSEN DenmarkRenew For
Auke ZIJLSTRA NetherlandsPatriots Abstained
Aura SALLA FinlandEPP For
Aurelijus VERYGA LithuaniaECR For
Aurore LALUCQ FranceS&D For
Axel VOSS GermanyEPP For
Barbara BONTE BelgiumPatriots Abstained
Barry ANDREWS IrelandRenew For
Barry COWEN IrelandRenew For
Bart GROOTHUIS NetherlandsRenew For
Bartłomiej SIENKIEWICZ PolandEPP For
Bartosz ARŁUKOWICZ PolandEPP For
Bas EICKHOUT NetherlandsGreens Abstained
Beata SZYDŁO PolandECR For
Beatrice TIMGREN SwedenECR Abstained
Benedetta SCUDERI ItalyGreens Abstained
Benoit CASSART BelgiumRenew For
Bernard GUETTA FranceRenew For
Bernd LANGE GermanyS&D For
Bert-Jan RUISSEN NetherlandsECR Abstained
Billy KELLEHER IrelandRenew For
Birgit SIPPEL GermanyS&D For
Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI PolandEPP For
Bogdan RZOŃCA PolandECR For
Borja GIMÉNEZ LARRAZ SpainEPP For
Borys BUDKA PolandEPP For
Brando BENIFEI ItalyS&D For
Branislav ONDRUŠ SlovakiaNo group Abstained
Branko GRIMS voted otherwise than their group's clear line SloveniaEPP Abstained
Brigitte VAN DEN BERG NetherlandsRenew For
Bruno GONÇALVES PortugalS&D For
Bruno TOBBACK BelgiumS&D For
Camilla LAURETI ItalyS&D For
Carla TAVARES PortugalS&D For
Carlo CICCIOLI ItalyECR Abstained
Carlo FIDANZA ItalyECR Abstained
Carmen CRESPO DÍAZ SpainEPP For
Carola RACKETE voted otherwise than their group's clear line GermanyThe Left Abstained
Carolina MORACE ItalyThe Left Against
Catarina MARTINS PortugalThe Left Against
Catarina VIEIRA NetherlandsGreens Abstained
Caterina CHINNICI ItalyEPP For
Catherine GRISET FrancePatriots Abstained
Cecilia STRADA ItalyS&D For
Céline IMART FranceEPP For
César LUENA SpainS&D For
Charles GOERENS LuxembourgRenew For
Chiara GEMMA ItalyECR Abstained
Christel SCHALDEMOSE DenmarkS&D For
Christian DOLESCHAL GermanyEPP For
Christian EHLER GermanyEPP For
Christine ANDERSON GermanyESN Abstained
Christine SCHNEIDER GermanyEPP For
Christine SINGER GermanyRenew For
Christophe BAY FrancePatriots Abstained
Christophe CLERGEAU FranceS&D For
Christophe GOMART FranceEPP For
Ciaran MULLOOLY IrelandRenew For
Claire FITA FranceS&D For
Claudiu MANDA RomaniaS&D For
Claudiu-Richard TÂRZIU RomaniaECR Abstained
Cristina GUARDA ItalyGreens Abstained
Cynthia NÍ MHURCHÚ IrelandRenew For
Dainius ŽALIMAS LithuaniaRenew For
Damian BOESELAGER GermanyGreens Abstained
Dan BARNA RomaniaRenew For
Dan-Ştefan MOTREANU RomaniaEPP For
Daniel ATTARD MaltaS&D For
Daniel BUDA RomaniaEPP For
Daniel CASPARY GermanyEPP For
Daniel FREUND GermanyGreens Abstained
Daniel OBAJTEK PolandECR For
Daniele POLATO ItalyECR Abstained
Danilo DELLA VALLE ItalyThe Left Against
Danuše NERUDOVÁ CzechiaEPP For
Dario TAMBURRANO ItalyThe Left Against
Dariusz JOŃSKI PolandEPP For
David CASA MaltaEPP For
David CORMAND FranceGreens Abstained
David MCALLISTER GermanyEPP For
Davor Ivo STIER CroatiaEPP For
Delara BURKHARDT GermanyS&D For
Denis NESCI ItalyECR Abstained
Dennis RADTKE GermanyEPP For
Diana IOVANOVICI ŞOŞOACĂ RomaniaNo group Against
Diana RIBA I GINER SpainGreens Abstained
Dick ERIXON SwedenECR Abstained
Diego SOLIER SpainECR Abstained
Dimitris TSIODRAS GreeceEPP For
Dirk GOTINK NetherlandsEPP For
Dolors MONTSERRAT SpainEPP For
Dóra DÁVID HungaryEPP For
Dragoş BENEA RomaniaS&D For
Eero HEINÄLUOMA FinlandS&D For
Elena DONAZZAN ItalyECR Abstained
Elena KOUNTOURA GreeceThe Left Against
Elena NEVADO DEL CAMPO SpainEPP For
Elena SANCHO MURILLO SpainS&D For
Eleonora MELETI GreeceEPP For
Elio DI RUPO BelgiumS&D For
Elisabeth DIERINGER AustriaPatriots Abstained
Elisabeth GROSSMANN AustriaS&D For
Elisabetta GUALMINI ItalyS&D For
Elsi KATAINEN FinlandRenew For
Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA PolandEPP For
Emma FOURREAU FranceThe Left Against
Emma RAFOWICZ FranceS&D For
Emma WIESNER SwedenRenew For
Emmanouil FRAGKOS GreeceECR Against
Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS GreeceEPP For
Engin EROGLU GermanyRenew For
Eric SARGIACOMO FranceS&D For
Erik KALIŇÁK SlovakiaNo group Against
Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS SpainEPP For
Estelle CEULEMANS BelgiumS&D For
Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA SpainEPP For
Estrella GALÁN SpainThe Left Against
Eszter LAKOS HungaryEPP For
Evelyn REGNER AustriaS&D For
Evin INCIR SwedenS&D For
Ewa KOPACZ PolandEPP For
Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK PolandESN Abstained
Fabienne KELLER FranceRenew For
Fabio DE MASI GermanyNo group Against
Fabrice LEGGERI FrancePatriots Abstained
Fernand KARTHEISER LuxembourgECR Abstained
Fernando NAVARRETE ROJAS SpainEPP For
Flavio TOSI ItalyEPP For
France JAMET FrancePatriots Abstained
Francesco TORSELLI ItalyECR Abstained
Francesco VENTOLA ItalyECR Abstained
Francisco ASSIS PortugalS&D For
Francisco José MILLÁN MON SpainEPP For
François KALFON FranceS&D For
François-Xavier BELLAMY FranceEPP For
Fredis BELERIS GreeceEPP For
Friedrich PÜRNER GermanyNo group Abstained
Fulvio MARTUSCIELLO ItalyEPP For
Gabriele BISCHOFF GermanyS&D For
Gabriella GERZSENYI HungaryEPP For
Gaetano PEDULLA' ItalyThe Left Against
Geadis GEADI CyprusECR Abstained
Georgiana TEODORESCU RomaniaECR For
Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY NetherlandsRenew For
Gerolf ANNEMANS BelgiumPatriots Abstained
Gheorghe PIPEREA RomaniaECR For
Gilles BOYER FranceRenew For
Giorgio GORI ItalyS&D For
Giorgos GEORGIOU CyprusThe Left Against
Giuseppe ANTOCI ItalyThe Left Against
Giuseppe LUPO ItalyS&D For
Giusi PRINCI ItalyEPP For
Gordan BOSANAC CroatiaGreens Abstained
Grzegorz BRAUN PolandNo group Against
Guillaume PELTIER FranceECR Abstained
Hana JALLOUL MURO SpainS&D For
Hanna GEDIN voted otherwise than their group's clear line SwedenThe Left For
Hanna GRONKIEWICZ-WALTZ PolandEPP For
Hannah NEUMANN GermanyGreens Abstained
Hannes HEIDE AustriaS&D For
Hans NEUHOFF GermanyESN Abstained
Harald VILIMSKY AustriaPatriots Abstained
Hélder SOUSA SILVA PortugalEPP For
Heléne FRITZON SwedenS&D For
Herbert DORFMANN ItalyEPP For
Hilde VAUTMANS BelgiumRenew For
Hristo PETROV BulgariaRenew For
Idoia MENDIA SpainS&D For
Ignazio Roberto MARINO ItalyGreens Abstained
Ilaria SALIS ItalyThe Left Against
Ilhan KYUCHYUK BulgariaRenew For
Inese VAIDERE LatviaEPP For
Ingeborg TER LAAK NetherlandsEPP For
Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN RomaniaEPP For
Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ SpainS&D For
Irena JOVEVA SloveniaRenew For
Irene MONTERO SpainThe Left Against
Irene TINAGLI ItalyS&D For
Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA SpainEPP For
Isabel SERRA SÁNCHEZ SpainThe Left Against
Isabel WISELER-LIMA LuxembourgEPP For
Isabella LÖVIN SwedenGreens Abstained
Isabelle LE CALLENNEC FranceEPP For
Isilda GOMES PortugalS&D For
Iuliu WINKLER RomaniaEPP For
Ivan DAVID CzechiaESN Abstained
Ivars IJABS LatviaRenew For
Ivaylo VALCHEV BulgariaECR For
Jaak MADISON EstoniaECR For
Jacek OZDOBA PolandECR For
Jacek PROTAS PolandEPP For
Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA PolandECR For
Jagna MARCZUŁAJTIS-WALCZAK PolandEPP For
Jan FARSKÝ CzechiaEPP For
Jan-Christoph OETJEN GermanyRenew For
Jan-Peter WARNKE GermanyNo group Against
Jana NAGYOVÁ CzechiaPatriots Abstained
Jana TOOM EstoniaRenew For
Janusz LEWANDOWSKI PolandEPP For
Jaroslav BŽOCH CzechiaPatriots Abstained
Jaroslava POKORNÁ JERMANOVÁ CzechiaPatriots Abstained
Jaume ASENS LLODRÀ voted otherwise than their group's clear line SpainGreens Against
Javi LÓPEZ SpainS&D For
Javier MORENO SÁNCHEZ SpainS&D For
Javier ZARZALEJOS SpainEPP For
Jean-Marc GERMAIN FranceS&D For
Jean-Paul GARRAUD FrancePatriots Abstained
Jeannette BALJEU NetherlandsRenew For
Jens GEIER GermanyS&D For
Jens GIESEKE GermanyEPP For
Jeroen LENAERS NetherlandsEPP For
Jessica POLFJÄRD SwedenEPP For
Jessika VAN LEEUWEN NetherlandsEPP For
Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI PolandECR For
Joachim STREIT GermanyRenew For
Joanna SCHEURING-WIELGUS PolandS&D For
João COTRIM DE FIGUEIREDO PortugalRenew For
João OLIVEIRA PortugalThe Left Against
Johan DANIELSSON SwedenS&D For
Johan VAN OVERTVELDT BelgiumECR For
Jonás FERNÁNDEZ SpainS&D For
Jonas SJÖSTEDT voted otherwise than their group's clear line SwedenThe Left For
Jordan BARDELLA FrancePatriots Abstained
Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA SpainPatriots Abstained
Jorge MARTÍN FRÍAS SpainPatriots Abstained
Jörgen WARBORN SwedenEPP For
José CEPEDA SpainS&D For
Juan Carlos GIRAUTA VIDAL SpainPatriots Abstained
Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR SpainS&D For
Judita LAŠŠÁKOVÁ SlovakiaNo group Against
Julie RECHAGNEUX FrancePatriots Abstained
Julien LEONARDELLI FrancePatriots Abstained
Julien SANCHEZ FrancePatriots Abstained
Jüri RATAS EstoniaEPP For
Jussi SARAMO voted otherwise than their group's clear line FinlandThe Left Abstained
Jutta PAULUS GermanyGreens Abstained
Kai TEGETHOFF GermanyGreens Abstained
Kamila GASIUK-PIHOWICZ PolandEPP For
Karin KARLSBRO SwedenRenew For
Karlo RESSLER CroatiaEPP For
Katarína ROTH NEVEĎALOVÁ SlovakiaNo group Against
Kateřina KONEČNÁ CzechiaNo group Against
Katri KULMUNI FinlandRenew For
Katrin LANGENSIEPEN GermanyGreens Abstained
Kim VAN SPARRENTAK NetherlandsGreens Abstained
Kinga KOLLÁR HungaryEPP For
Konstantinos ARVANITIS GreeceThe Left Against
Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI PolandECR For
Kostas PAPADAKIS GreeceNo group Against
Kris VAN DIJCK BelgiumECR For
Kristian VIGENIN voted otherwise than their group's clear line BulgariaS&D Abstained
Krzysztof BREJZA PolandEPP For
Krzysztof HETMAN PolandEPP For
Krzysztof ŚMISZEK PolandS&D For
Lara MAGONI ItalyECR Abstained
Lara WOLTERS voted otherwise than their group's clear line NetherlandsS&D Abstained
Laura BALLARÍN CEREZA SpainS&D For
Laurence FARRENG FranceRenew For
Laurence TROCHU FranceECR Abstained
Laurent CASTILLO FranceEPP For
Leila CHAIBI FranceThe Left Against
Leire PAJÍN SpainS&D For
Lena DÜPONT GermanyEPP For
Lena SCHILLING AustriaGreens Abstained
Li ANDERSSON voted otherwise than their group's clear line FinlandThe Left Abstained
Lídia PEREIRA PortugalEPP For
Liesbet SOMMEN BelgiumEPP For
Lina GÁLVEZ SpainS&D For
Liudas MAŽYLIS LithuaniaEPP For
Loránt VINCZE RomaniaEPP For
Ľubica KARVAŠOVÁ SlovakiaRenew For
Ľuboš BLAHA SlovakiaNo group Against
Lucia YAR SlovakiaRenew For
Luděk NIEDERMAYER CzechiaEPP For
Ľudovít ÓDOR SlovakiaRenew For
Luis-Vicențiu LAZARUS RomaniaNo group Abstained
Lukas MANDL AustriaEPP For
Łukasz KOHUT PolandEPP For
Magdalena ADAMOWICZ PolandEPP For
Majdouline SBAI FranceGreens Abstained
Małgorzata GOSIEWSKA PolandECR For
Malik AZMANI NetherlandsRenew For
Malika SOREL FrancePatriots Abstained
Manfred WEBER GermanyEPP For
Manon AUBRY FranceThe Left Against
Manuela RIPA GermanyEPP For
Maravillas ABADÍA JOVER SpainEPP For
Marc ANGEL LuxembourgS&D For
Marc BOTENGA BelgiumThe Left Against
Marc JONGEN GermanyESN Abstained
Marcin SYPNIEWSKI PolandESN Abstained
Marco FALCONE ItalyEPP For
Marco TARQUINIO ItalyS&D For
Marcos ROS SEMPERE SpainS&D For
Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN SpainPatriots Abstained
Maria GRAPINI voted otherwise than their group's clear line RomaniaS&D Abstained
Maria GUZENINA FinlandS&D For
Maria NOICHL GermanyS&D For
Maria OHISALO FinlandGreens Abstained
Maria ZACHARIA GreeceNo group Against
Marianne VIND DenmarkS&D For
Mariateresa VIVALDINI ItalyECR Abstained
Marie DAUCHY FrancePatriots Abstained
Marie-Agnes STRACK-ZIMMERMANN GermanyRenew For
Marie-Luce BRASIER-CLAIN FrancePatriots Abstained
Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE FranceRenew For
Marieke EHLERS NetherlandsPatriots Abstained
Marina KALJURAND EstoniaS&D For
Marina MESURE FranceThe Left Against
Mario FURORE ItalyThe Left Against
Mario MANTOVANI ItalyECR Abstained
Marion WALSMANN GermanyEPP For
Marit MAIJ voted otherwise than their group's clear line NetherlandsS&D Abstained
Mariusz KAMIŃSKI PolandECR For
Marjan ŠAREC SloveniaRenew For
Markus FERBER GermanyEPP For
Marlena MALĄG PolandECR For
Marta TEMIDO PortugalS&D For
Marta WCISŁO PolandEPP For
Martin HÄUSLING GermanyGreens Abstained
Martin HOJSÍK SlovakiaRenew For
Martin SONNEBORN GermanyNo group Against
Martine KEMP LuxembourgEPP For
Mārtiņš STAĶIS LatviaGreens Abstained
Mary KHAN GermanyESN Abstained
Massimiliano SALINI ItalyEPP For
Matej TONIN SloveniaEPP For
Mathilde ANDROUËT FrancePatriots Abstained
Matjaž NEMEC SloveniaS&D For
Matteo RICCI ItalyS&D For
Matthias ECKE GermanyS&D For
Matthieu VALET FrancePatriots Abstained
Maximilian KRAH GermanyNo group Against
Mélissa CAMARA FranceGreens Abstained
Merja KYLLÖNEN voted otherwise than their group's clear line FinlandThe Left Abstained
Michael BLOSS GermanyGreens Abstained
Michael GAHLER GermanyEPP For
Michael MCNAMARA IrelandRenew For
Michael VON DER SCHULENBURG GermanyNo group Abstained
Michał KOBOSKO PolandRenew For
Michał SZCZERBA PolandEPP For
Michał WAWRYKIEWICZ PolandEPP For
Michal WIEZIK SlovakiaRenew For
Michalis HADJIPANTELA CyprusEPP For
Michele PICARO ItalyECR Abstained
Mika AALTOLA FinlandEPP For
Milan MAZUREK SlovakiaESN Abstained
Milan UHRÍK SlovakiaESN Abstained
Milan ZVER SloveniaEPP For
Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA RomaniaEPP For
Miriam LEXMANN SlovakiaEPP For
Mirosława NYKIEL PolandEPP For
Mohammed CHAHIM voted otherwise than their group's clear line NetherlandsS&D Abstained
Monika HOHLMEIER GermanyEPP For
Moritz KÖRNER GermanyRenew For
Morten LØKKEGAARD DenmarkRenew For
Mounir SATOURI FranceGreens Abstained
Murielle LAURENT FranceS&D For
Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR SpainS&D For
Nathalie LOISEAU FranceRenew For
Nela RIEHL GermanyGreens Abstained
Niclas HERBST GermanyEPP For
Nicola ZINGARETTI ItalyS&D For
Nicolas BAY FranceECR Abstained
Nicolás PASCUAL DE LA PARTE SpainEPP For
Niels FUGLSANG DenmarkS&D For
Niels GEUKING GermanyEPP For
Nikola BARTŮŠEK voted otherwise than their group's clear line CzechiaPatriots For
Nikolaos ANADIOTIS GreeceNo group Against
Nikolas FARANTOURIS GreeceThe Left Against
Nikolina BRNJAC CroatiaEPP For
Nikos PAPANDREOU GreeceS&D For
Nils UŠAKOVS LatviaS&D For
Nina CARBERRY IrelandEPP For
Nora JUNCO GARCÍA SpainECR For
Nora MEBAREK FranceS&D For
Norbert LINS GermanyEPP For
Oihane AGIRREGOITIA MARTÍNEZ SpainRenew For
Oliver SCHENK GermanyEPP For
Olivier CHASTEL BelgiumRenew For
Ondřej DOSTÁL CzechiaNo group Against
Ondřej KOLÁŘ CzechiaEPP For
Ondřej KRUTÍLEK CzechiaECR For
Özlem DEMIREL GermanyThe Left Against
Pablo ARIAS ECHEVERRÍA SpainEPP For
Paolo BORCHIA ItalyPatriots Abstained
Paolo INSELVINI ItalyECR Abstained
Pär HOLMGREN SwedenGreens Abstained
Pascal ARIMONT BelgiumEPP For
Pascal CANFIN FranceRenew For
Pascale PIERA FrancePatriots Abstained
Pasquale TRIDICO ItalyThe Left Against
Patryk JAKI PolandECR For
Paulius SAUDARGAS LithuaniaEPP For
Paulo CUNHA PortugalEPP For
Paulo DO NASCIMENTO CABRAL PortugalEPP For
Pekka TOVERI FinlandEPP For
Per CLAUSEN voted otherwise than their group's clear line DenmarkThe Left Abstained
Pernando BARRENA ARZA SpainThe Left Against
Petar VOLGIN voted otherwise than their group's clear line BulgariaESN Against
Peter AGIUS MaltaEPP For
Peter LIESE GermanyEPP For
Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS LithuaniaRenew For
Petras GRAŽULIS LithuaniaESN Abstained
Philippe OLIVIER FrancePatriots Abstained
Pierfrancesco MARAN ItalyS&D For
Pierre JOUVET FranceS&D For
Pierre PIMPIE voted otherwise than their group's clear line FrancePatriots For
Pierre-Romain THIONNET FrancePatriots Abstained
Pietro FIOCCHI ItalyECR Abstained
Pilar DEL CASTILLO VERA SpainEPP For
Piotr MÜLLER PolandECR For
Rachel BLOM NetherlandsPatriots Abstained
Rada LAYKOVA BulgariaESN Abstained
Radan KANEV BulgariaEPP For
Raffaele TOPO ItalyS&D For
Raphaël GLUCKSMANN FranceS&D For
Raquel GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE NetherlandsRenew For
Rasa JUKNEVIČIENĖ LithuaniaEPP For
Rasmus ANDRESEN GermanyGreens Abstained
Rasmus NORDQVIST DenmarkGreens Abstained
Raúl DE LA HOZ QUINTANO SpainEPP For
Regina DOHERTY IrelandEPP For
Reinhold LOPATKA AustriaEPP For
Reinier VAN LANSCHOT NetherlandsGreens Abstained
Reinis POZŅAKS LatviaECR For
René AUST GermanyESN Abstained
René REPASI GermanyS&D For
Rihards KOLS LatviaECR For
Riho TERRAS EstoniaEPP For
Rima HASSAN FranceThe Left Against
Robert BIEDROŃ PolandS&D For
Roberto VANNACCI ItalyPatriots Abstained
Roberts ZĪLE LatviaECR For
Rody TOLASSY FrancePatriots Abstained
Roman HAIDER AustriaPatriots Abstained
Romana TOMC SloveniaEPP For
Rosa SERRANO SIERRA SpainS&D For
Rudi KENNES BelgiumThe Left Against
Ruth FIRMENICH GermanyNo group Against
Sabine VERHEYEN GermanyEPP For
Sabrina REPP GermanyS&D For
Sakis ARNAOUTOGLOU GreeceS&D For
Salvatore DE MEO ItalyEPP For
Sandra GÓMEZ LÓPEZ SpainS&D For
Sandra KALNIETE LatviaEPP For
Sandro GOZI FranceRenew For
Sara MATTHIEU BelgiumGreens Abstained
Saskia BRICMONT BelgiumGreens Abstained
Seán KELLY IrelandEPP For
Sebastian EVERDING voted otherwise than their group's clear line GermanyThe Left Abstained
Sebastian KRUIS NetherlandsPatriots Abstained
Sebastian TYNKKYNEN FinlandECR For
Sebastião BUGALHO PortugalEPP For
Sergey LAGODINSKY GermanyGreens Abstained
Sergio BERLATO ItalyECR Abstained
Sérgio GONÇALVES PortugalS&D For
Sérgio HUMBERTO PortugalEPP For
Séverine WERBROUCK voted otherwise than their group's clear line FrancePatriots For
Sibylle BERG GermanyNo group For
Siegbert Frank DROESE voted otherwise than their group's clear line GermanyESN Against
Siegfried MUREŞAN RomaniaEPP For
Sofie ERIKSSON SwedenS&D For
Sophie WILMÈS BelgiumRenew For
Stanislav STOYANOV BulgariaESN Abstained
Stanisław TYSZKA PolandESN Abstained
Stefan BERGER GermanyEPP For
Stefan KÖHLER GermanyEPP For
Ştefan MUŞOIU RomaniaS&D For
Stefano BONACCINI ItalyS&D For
Stefano CAVEDAGNA ItalyECR Abstained
Stephen Nikola BARTULICA CroatiaECR Abstained
Stine BOSSE DenmarkRenew For
Sunčana GLAVAK CroatiaEPP For
Sven MIKSER EstoniaS&D For
Sven SIMON GermanyEPP For
Svenja HAHN GermanyRenew For
Tamás DEUTSCH HungaryPatriots Abstained
Taner KABILOV BulgariaNo group For
Terry REINTKE GermanyGreens Abstained
Thierry MARIANI FrancePatriots Abstained
Thijs REUTEN voted otherwise than their group's clear line NetherlandsS&D Abstained
Thomas BAJADA MaltaS&D For
Thomas GEISEL GermanyNo group Against
Thomas PELLERIN-CARLIN FranceS&D For
Thomas WAITZ AustriaGreens Abstained
Tiago MOREIRA DE SÁ voted otherwise than their group's clear line PortugalPatriots For
Tiemo WÖLKEN GermanyS&D For
Tilly METZ LuxembourgGreens Abstained
Tineke STRIK NetherlandsGreens Abstained
Tobias CREMER GermanyS&D For
Tobiasz BOCHEŃSKI PolandECR For
Tom BERENDSEN NetherlandsEPP For
Tom VANDENDRIESSCHE BelgiumPatriots Abstained
Tomáš KUBÍN CzechiaPatriots Abstained
Tomas TOBÉ SwedenEPP For
Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ voted otherwise than their group's clear line CzechiaEPP Abstained
Tomasz BUCZEK voted otherwise than their group's clear line PolandPatriots For
Tomasz FROELICH GermanyESN Abstained
Tomislav SOKOL CroatiaEPP For
Ton DIEPEVEEN NetherlandsPatriots Abstained
Tonino PICULA CroatiaS&D For
Tsvetelina PENKOVA BulgariaS&D For
Urmas PAET EstoniaRenew For
Valentina PALMISANO ItalyThe Left Against
Valérie DELOGE FrancePatriots Abstained
Valérie DEVAUX FranceRenew For
Valérie HAYER FranceRenew For
Verena MERTENS GermanyEPP For
Veronika CIFROVÁ OSTRIHOŇOVÁ SlovakiaRenew For
Veronika VRECIONOVÁ CzechiaECR For
Vicent MARZÀ IBÁÑEZ voted otherwise than their group's clear line SpainGreens Against
Victor NEGRESCU RomaniaS&D For
Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ LithuaniaS&D For
Vilis KRIŠTOPANS LatviaPatriots Abstained
Ville NIINISTÖ FinlandGreens Abstained
Villy SØVNDAL DenmarkGreens Abstained
Virgil-Daniel POPESCU RomaniaEPP For
Virginie JORON FrancePatriots Abstained
Vytenis Povilas ANDRIUKAITIS LithuaniaS&D For
Wouter BEKE BelgiumEPP For
Yannis MANIATIS GreeceS&D For
Younous OMARJEE FranceThe Left Against
Yvan VEROUGSTRAETE BelgiumRenew For
Željana ZOVKO CroatiaEPP For
Zsuzsanna BORVENDÉG HungaryESN Abstained

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.
MemberGroupSpeechesSpokeFinal vote
Sabine VERHEYEN GermanyEPPSpeeches123 Jan 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS SpainEPPSpeeches221 Jan 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Andrius KUBILIUS LithuaniaEPPSpeeches221 Jan 2025 (verbatim report, official site) Not in office
Julie RECHAGNEUX FrancePatriotsSpeeches221 Jan 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group Abstained
Tiago MOREIRA DE SÁ PortugalPatriotsSpeeches221 Jan 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
João OLIVEIRA PortugalThe LeftSpeeches221 Jan 2025 (verbatim report, official site) Against
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Debate speakers, continued
MemberGroupSpeechesSpokeFinal vote
Ana Miguel PEDRO PortugalEPPSpeeches121 Jan 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Davor Ivo STIER CroatiaEPPSpeeches121 Jan 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Javi LÓPEZ SpainS&DSpeeches121 Jan 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Juan Carlos GIRAUTA VIDAL SpainPatriotsSpeeches121 Jan 2025 (verbatim report, official site) Abstained
Dolors MONTSERRAT SpainEPPSpeeches121 Jan 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
Raffaele STANCANELLI ItalyPatriotsSpeeches121 Jan 2025 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded
Nikos PAPANDREOU GreeceS&DSpeeches121 Jan 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Julien LEONARDELLI FrancePatriotsSpeeches121 Jan 2025 (verbatim report, official site) Abstained
Alexander SELL GermanyESNSpeeches121 Jan 2025 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded
Oihane AGIRREGOITIA MARTÍNEZ SpainRenewSpeeches121 Jan 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
Leire PAJÍN SpainS&DSpeeches121 Jan 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
Nora JUNCO GARCÍA changed group SpainECRSpeeches121 Jan 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Elena NEVADO DEL CAMPO SpainEPPSpeeches121 Jan 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Ana VASCONCELOS PortugalRenewSpeeches121 Jan 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Marcin SYPNIEWSKI PolandESNSpeeches121 Jan 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group Abstained
Sebastião BUGALHO PortugalEPPSpeeches121 Jan 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Cecilia STRADA ItalyS&DSpeeches121 Jan 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Diana IOVANOVICI ŞOŞOACĂ RomaniaNo groupSpeeches121 Jan 2025 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Danilo DELLA VALLE ItalyThe LeftSpeeches121 Jan 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group Against
Catarina VIEIRA NetherlandsGreensSpeeches121 Jan 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group Abstained
Francisco ASSIS PortugalS&DSpeeches121 Jan 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE SpainEPPSpeeches121 Jan 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Francisco José MILLÁN MON SpainEPPSpeeches121 Jan 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Roberts ZĪLE LatviaECRSpeeches121 Jan 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Carlo FIDANZA ItalyECRSpeeches121 Jan 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group Abstained
Enikő GYŐRI HungaryPatriotsSpeeches121 Jan 2025 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded
Gabriel MATO SpainEPPSpeeches121 Jan 2025 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded

All votes on this decision, 26

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-B10-0064/2025 - § 1 Roll call518 for, 41 against, 37 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: EPP
2Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 1 RC-B10-0064/2025 - Après le § 1 - Am 2 Roll call148 for, 285 against, 23 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots
3Paragraph 2 — part 1 RC-B10-0064/2025 - § 2/1 Part voted on: “Recalls that on the basis of the electoral records submitted by the democratic opposition to the regime and as stated by the independent international organisations present at the elections on 28 July 2024, namely the United Nations mission and the Carter Center, Parliament recognised Edmundo González Urrutia as the legitimate winner of the presidential elections”Roll call480 for, 112 against, 16 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: EPP; split: S&D; separate: Greens
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No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
2Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 1 RC-B10-0064/2025 - Après le § 1 - Am 2 Roll call148 for, 285 against, 23 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots
3Paragraph 2 — part 1 RC-B10-0064/2025 - § 2/1 Part voted on: “Recalls that on the basis of the electoral records submitted by the democratic opposition to the regime and as stated by the independent international organisations present at the elections on 28 July 2024, namely the United Nations mission and the Carter Center, Parliament recognised Edmundo González Urrutia as the legitimate winner of the presidential elections”Roll call480 for, 112 against, 16 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: EPP; split: S&D; separate: Greens
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No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
4Paragraph 2 — part 2 RC-B10-0064/2025 - § 2/2 Part voted on: “a victory acknowledged by the EU and its Member States;”Roll call321 for, 219 against, 66 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: EPP; split: S&D; separate: Greens
5Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 2 RC-B10-0064/2025 - Après le § 2 - Am 3 Roll call148 for, 294 against, 12 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots
6Separate vote on paragraph 4 RC-B10-0064/2025 - § 4 Roll call521 for, 66 against, 14 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: EPP
7Paragraph 5 — part 1 RC-B10-0064/2025 - § 5/1 Part voted on: ‘Welcomes the statement of the High Representative on behalf of the EU Member States recognising the victory of Edmundo González Urrutia by a significant majority, and Parliament considers that he should have taken the presidential oath on 10 January 2025;’ without the words ‘on behalf of the EU Member States’Roll call467 for, 116 against, 21 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: EPP; split: Greens, S&D
8Paragraph 5 — part 2 RC-B10-0064/2025 - § 5/2 Part voted on: “on behalf of the EU Member States”Roll call322 for, 249 against, 36 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: EPP; split: Greens, S&D
9Paragraph 5 — part 3 RC-B10-0064/2025 - § 5/3 Part voted on: “also welcomes the commitment by the EU to continue to address the urgent needs of the people of Venezuela, who are suffering the consequences of the long humanitarian crisis;”Roll call555 for, 12 against, 40 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: EPP; split: Greens, S&D
10Paragraph 6 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘President-elect’”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: S&D
11Paragraph 6 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”Show of hands RejectedRequested bysplit: S&D
12Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 7 RC-B10-0064/2025 - Après le § 7 - Am 1 Roll call210 for, 133 against, 26 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Patriots
13Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 8 RC-B10-0064/2025 - Après le § 8 - Am 5 Roll call151 for, 419 against, 33 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: ECR
14Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 8 RC-B10-0064/2025 - Après le § 8 - Am 4 Roll call134 for, 283 against, 27 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots
15Vote on text inserted after paragraph 14 Counted226 for, 321 against, 59 abstained Rejected
16Recital A — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘publicly available’”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: S&D
17Recital A — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: S&D
18Recital F — part 1 of 3 Part voted on: ‘whereas on 19 September 2024, Parliament recognised Edmundo González Urrutia as the legitimate and democratically elected President of Venezuela and María Corina Machado as the leader of the democratic forces in Venezuela; whereas other democratic states in the region and throughout the world have recognised González as President-elect; whereas he should have been sworn in on 10 January 2025;’ without the words ‘in the region and throughout the world’Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Greens, S&D
19Recital F — part 2 of 3 Part voted on: “in the region and throughout the world”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Greens, S&D
20Recital F — part 3 of 3 Part voted on: “whereas on 17 December 2024, Parliament awarded the 2024 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to María Corina Machado, as the leader of the democratic forces in Venezuela, and to President-elect Edmundo González Urrutia, representing all Venezuelans inside and outside the country fighting for the reinstitution of freedom and democracy;”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Greens, S&D
21Final vote — text as a whole RC-B10-0064/2025 - Proposition de résolution (ensemble du texte) Roll call374 for, 53 against, 163 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: EPP
22Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0064/2025 Show of hands Lapsed
23Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0068/2025 Show of hands Lapsed
24Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0071/2025 Show of hands Lapsed
25Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0080/2025 Show of hands Lapsed
26Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0083/2025 Show of hands Lapsed

Roll calls requested by EPP, ECR, Patriots · split votes by Greens (2), S&D (5) · separate votes by Greens.

Text

The text voted on.

Motion B-10-2025-0064

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Parliament adopted a resolution on the situation in Venezuela after Nicolás Maduro took power on 10 January 2025, which it calls a usurpation of the presidency.

The text condemns the regime as illegitimate and reiterates recognition of Edmundo González Urrutia as the legitimate president-elect, urging that he should have been sworn in.

Parliament calls for strengthened sanctions against Maduro and his circle, and for the release of political prisoners and an end to repression.

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This resolution condemns Nicolás Maduro's usurpation of the presidency on 10 January 2025 and declares his regime illegitimate.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2025/2519(RSP) · Resolution on a topical subject

Parliament adopted the text on 23 January 2025. This is its final position on the matter.

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  1. Tabled for plenary (done)
  2. Plenary vote · Adopted 23 January 2025 (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 9 connections: Running issue: Venezuela · Running issue: Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua

Running issue: Venezuela

Running issue: Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua

Sources & citation

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Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2025). “Situation in Venezuela following the usurpation of the presidency on 10 January 2025”. Decision, 23 January 2025. votingId 171587, document B-10-2025-0064, reference 2025/2519(RSP). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-01-23/5?members=all (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 23 January 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-01-23-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 23 January 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-01-23-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-01-23, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2025-01-23/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2025-01-23-5,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Situation in Venezuela following the usurpation of the presidency on 10 January 2025}},
  year = {2025},
  date = {2025-01-23},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-01-23/5?members=all}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-01-23/5?members=all},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 171587, document B-10-2025-0064, reference 2025/2519(RSP). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-01-23-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-01-23-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-01-23 (CC BY 4.0)}
}