Decision
Further deterioration of the political situation in Georgia
- Effect
- Adopted
- Result
- 400 for · 63 against · 81 abstained roll call
- Date
- 13 February 2025, 12:41–12:45
- Kind
- Resolution
More facts (9)
- Margin
- by a large majority
- Dossier
- 2025/2522(RSP)
- Source
- Motion for a resolution
- Topics
- Foreign affairs Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
- Votes
- 29 votes · 12 roll calls · 3 amendments
- Requested by
- The Left (1 roll call) · Renew (1 roll call) · ECR (1 roll call) · Patriots (1 roll call, 1 split vote) · ESN (1 roll call, 2 split votes, 1 separate vote)
- Sitting
- Thursday 13 February 2025
- Final vote
- 171911
Result
The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.
Final vote: 400 for, 63 against, 81 abstained (roll call).
Adopted by a large majority.
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 3 amendments (1 adopted, 2 rejected) and 18 parts of the text voted on separately (12 adopted, 6 rejected). 7 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.
Backed by Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP and ECR; opposed by ESN; Patriots mostly abstained; The Left split.
Groups
| Group | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Majority line | Clear line | Cohesion | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Left | For 6 | Against 13 | Abst. 13 | No vote 14 of 46 | Majority line Tie | Clear line Divided | Cohesion 0.11 | |
| Greens | For 40 | Against 0 | Abst. 4 | No vote 9 of 53 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.86 | |
| S&D | For 101 | Against 0 | Abst. 1 | No vote 34 of 136 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.99 | |
| Renew | For 56 | Against 0 | Abst. 2 | No vote 17 of 75 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.95 | |
| EPP | For 144 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 44 of 188 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| ECR | For 52 | Against 2 | Abst. 4 | No vote 22 of 80 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.84 | |
| Patriots | For 0 | Against 16 | Abst. 51 | No vote 19 of 86 | Majority line Abstained | Clear line Abstained | Cohesion 0.64 | |
| ESN | For 0 | Against 19 | Abst. 3 | No vote 4 of 26 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | Cohesion 0.80 | |
| No group | For 1 | Against 13 | Abst. 3 | No vote 12 of 29 | 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, 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, 32
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.
Greens line For · 4 abstained of 44 who voted
Abstained (4)
- Ana MIRANDA PAZ Spain
- Diana RIBA I GINER Spain
- Jaume ASENS LLODRÀ Spain
- Vicent MARZÀ IBÁÑEZ Spain
S&D line For · 1 abstained of 102 who voted
Abstained (1)
- Bruno GONÇALVES Portugal
Renew line For · 2 abstained of 58 who voted
Abstained (2)
- Michael MCNAMARA Ireland
- Oihane AGIRREGOITIA MARTÍNEZ Spain
ECR line For · 2 voted against, 4 abstained of 58 who voted
Voted against (2)
- Fernand KARTHEISER Luxembourg
- Guillaume PELTIER France
Abstained (4)
- Cristian TERHEŞ Romania
- Laurence TROCHU France
- Marion MARÉCHAL France
- Nicolas BAY France
Patriots line Abstained · 16 voted for or against of 67 who voted
Voted for or against (16)
- András GYÜRK Hungary
- András LÁSZLÓ Hungary
- Annamária VICSEK Hungary
- Csaba DÖMÖTÖR Hungary
- Enikő GYŐRI Hungary
- Ernő SCHALLER-BAROSS Hungary
- Filip TUREK Czechia
- Gerald HAUSER Austria
- György HÖLVÉNYI Hungary
- Harald VILIMSKY Austria
- Hermann TERTSCH Spain
- Kinga GÁL Hungary
- Petra STEGER Austria
- Roman HAIDER Austria
- Thierry MARIANI France
- Viktória FERENC Hungary
ESN line Against · 3 abstained of 22 who voted
Abstained (3)
- Marcin SYPNIEWSKI Poland
- Petras GRAŽULIS Lithuania
- Stanisław TYSZKA Poland
Countries
The final vote by national delegation.
Votes by country (27 delegations)
| Country | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Cohesion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 11 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0.60 |
| Belgium | 13 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0.72 |
| Bulgaria | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0.55 |
| Cyprus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | — |
| Czechia | 8 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0.25 |
| Germany | 52 | 16 | 5 | 23 | 0.57 |
| Denmark | 9 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.85 |
| Estonia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — |
| Spain | 38 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0.64 |
| Finland | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| France | 25 | 3 | 34 | 19 | 0.32 |
| Greece | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16 | — |
| Croatia | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Hungary | 7 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0.38 |
| Ireland | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0.54 |
| Italy | 40 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 0.63 |
| Lithuania | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.86 |
| Luxembourg | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Latvia | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Malta | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Netherlands | 24 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0.70 |
| Poland | 38 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0.86 |
| Portugal | 15 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0.63 |
| Romania | 15 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0.91 |
| Sweden | 17 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| Slovenia | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Slovakia | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0.25 |
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.
Debate speakers and how they voted
| Member | Group | Speeches | Spoke | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor NEGRESCU Romania | S&D | Speeches1 | 13 Feb 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | No vote recorded |
| Roberts ZĪLE Latvia | ECR | Speeches2 | 21 Jan 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | No vote recorded |
| Davor Ivo STIER Croatia | EPP | Speeches1 | 21 Jan 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Vytenis Povilas ANDRIUKAITIS Lithuania | S&D | Speeches1 | 21 Jan 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Tomasz FROELICH Germany | ESN | Speeches1 | 21 Jan 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group | Against |
| Lukas MANDL Austria | EPP | Speeches1 | 21 Jan 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
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All votes on this decision, 29
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 1 RC-B10-0106/2025 – After § 1 – Am 1 | Roll call | 142 for, 405 against, 6 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: The Left |
| 2 | Paragraph 2 — part 1 RC-B10-0106/2025 – § 2/1 Part voted on: “Does not recognise the self-proclaimed authorities of the Georgian Dream party established following the rigged election of 26 October 2024,” | Roll call | 402 for, 104 against, 51 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: ESN; split: ESN |
| 3 | Separate vote on paragraph 2 | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: ESN |
Show the other 28 votesShow the other 26 votes
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Paragraph 2 — part 1 RC-B10-0106/2025 – § 2/1 Part voted on: “Does not recognise the self-proclaimed authorities of the Georgian Dream party established following the rigged election of 26 October 2024,” | Roll call | 402 for, 104 against, 51 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: ESN; split: ESN |
| 3 | Separate vote on paragraph 2 | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: ESN |
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Separate vote on paragraph 3 RC-B10-0106/2025 – § 3 | Roll call | 390 for, 109 against, 52 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: ESN |
| 5 | Paragraph 4 — part 1 RC-B10-0106/2025 – § 4/1 Part voted on: “Continues to recognise Salome Zourabichvili as the legitimate President of Georgia and representative of the Georgian people;” | Roll call | 390 for, 98 against, 67 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: ESN; split: ESN |
| 6 | Separate vote on paragraph 4 | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: ESN |
| 7 | Separate vote on paragraph 7 RC-B10-0106/2025 – § 7 | Roll call | 417 for, 96 against, 46 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: ESN |
| 8 | Separate vote on paragraph 8 RC-B10-0106/2025 – § 8 | Roll call | 412 for, 85 against, 60 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: ESN |
| 9 | Paragraph 9 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: ‘Maintains the view that the measures taken so far by the EU in response to the flagrant democratic backsliding and reneging on previous commitments does not yet fully reflect the severity of the situation in Georgia and the latest developments; welcomes the Council’s decision to suspend visa-free travel for Georgian diplomats and officials, but considers it as only a first step, which must be followed by tougher measures;’ | Show of hands | Rejected | Requested bysplit: Patriots |
| 10 | Paragraph 9 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “deplores the obstruction by the Hungarian and Slovak Governments of the Council decisions on introducing sanctions against individuals responsible for democratic backsliding in Georgia;” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested byroll call: Patriots; split: Patriots |
| 11 | Paragraph 9 — part 2 RC-B10-0106/2025 – § 9/2 Part voted on: “deplores the obstruction by the Hungarian and Slovak Governments of the Council decisions on introducing sanctions against individuals responsible for democratic backsliding in Georgia;” | Roll call | 394 for, 113 against, 43 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Patriots; split: Patriots |
| 12 | Amendment 2 to paragraph 10 RC-B10-0106/2025 – § 10 – Am 2 | Roll call | 199 for, 261 against, 94 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: The Left |
| 13 | Separate vote on paragraph 11 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 14 | Separate vote on paragraph 14 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 15 | Separate vote on paragraph 23 RC-B10-0106/2025 – § 23 | Roll call | 419 for, 77 against, 58 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: ESN |
| 16 | Separate vote on paragraph 25 RC-B10-0106/2025 – § 25 | Roll call | 396 for, 118 against, 36 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Patriots |
| 17 | Separate vote on paragraph 26 | Show of hands | Rejected | Requested byseparate: ESN |
| 18 | Separate vote on paragraph 26 | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested byseparate: ESN |
| 19 | Amendment 3 to paragraph 27 RC-B10-0106/2025 – § 27 – Am 3 | Roll call | 282 for, 207 against, 60 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: ECR |
| 20 | Separate vote on recital A | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 21 | Vote on text inserted after recital A | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 22 | Final vote — text as a whole RC-B10-0106/2025 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Roll call | 400 for, 63 against, 81 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Renew |
| 23 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0106/2025 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 24 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0107/2025 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 25 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0108/2025 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 26 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0112/2025 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 27 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0114/2025 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 28 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0116/2025 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 29 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0118/2025 | Show of hands | Lapsed |
Roll calls requested by The Left, Renew, ECR, Patriots, ESN · split votes by Patriots, ESN (2) · separate votes by ESN.
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 further deterioration of the political situation in Georgia, condemning the government's decision to pause EU accession talks and the crackdown on protests, media, and opposition.
The text calls for new elections, the release of political prisoners, and sanctions against those responsible for repression, urging the EU to respond firmly.
AI: The text in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
This resolution condemns the violent repression of protesters, media, and opposition in Georgia, and demands the release of detainees and an end to political persecution.
Dossier
Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.
2025/2522(RSP) · Resolution on a topical subject
Parliament adopted the text on 13 February 2025. This is its final position on the matter.
Show the 3 steps of the dossier
- Tabled for plenary (done)
- Plenary vote · Adopted 13 February 2025 (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 17 connections: Running issue: Georgia under Georgian Dream · Running issue: EU-Georgia relations · Final votes that split the chamber the same way
Running issue: Georgia under Georgian Dream
- Issue Georgia under Georgian Dream Running issue · Country situation 17 Jun 2026
- Decision 2025 Commission report on Georgia Resolution · report by Rasa Juknevičienė 17 Jun 2026 Adopted
- Decision Case of Elene Khoshtaria and political prisoners under the Georgian Dream regime Resolution · motion for a resolution 12 Mar 2026 Adopted
- Decision 2023 and 2024 reports on Georgia Resolution · report by Rasa Juknevičienė 9 Jul 2025 Adopted
- Decision Media freedom in Georgia, particularly the case of Mzia Amaglobeli Resolution · motion for a resolution 19 Jun 2025 Adopted
- Decision Georgia's worsening democratic crisis following the recent parliamentary elections and alleged electoral fraud Resolution · motion for a resolution 28 Nov 2024 Adopted
Running issue: EU-Georgia relations
- Issue EU-Georgia relations Running issue · Agreement 12 Mar 2026
- Decision Case of Elene Khoshtaria and political prisoners under the Georgian Dream regime Resolution · motion for a resolution 12 Mar 2026 Adopted
- Decision 2023 and 2024 reports on Georgia Resolution · report by Rasa Juknevičienė 9 Jul 2025 Adopted
- Decision Media freedom in Georgia, particularly the case of Mzia Amaglobeli Resolution · motion for a resolution 19 Jun 2025 Adopted
- Decision Georgia's worsening democratic crisis following the recent parliamentary elections and alleged electoral fraud Resolution · motion for a resolution 28 Nov 2024 Adopted
- Decision The democratic backsliding and threats to political pluralism in Georgia Resolution · motion for a resolution 9 Oct 2024 Adopted
Final votes that split the chamber the same way
- Decision Georgia's worsening democratic crisis following the recent parliamentary elections and alleged electoral fraud Resolution · motion for a resolution 28 Nov 2024 Adopted
- Decision The democratic backsliding and threats to political pluralism in Georgia Resolution · motion for a resolution 9 Oct 2024 Adopted
- Decision 2023 and 2024 reports on Georgia Resolution · report by Rasa Juknevičienė 9 Jul 2025 Adopted
- Decision Four years of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and European contributions to a just peace and sustained security for Ukraine Resolution · motion for a resolution 24 Feb 2026 Adopted
- Decision Russia’s unacceptable provocative actions and drone incursions into Romania, the Baltic states and Finland Resolution · motion for a resolution 18 Jun 2026 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 (2025). “Further deterioration of the political situation in Georgia”. Decision, 13 February 2025. votingId 171911, document B-10-2025-0116, reference 2025/2522(RSP). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-02-13/4 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 13 February 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-02-13-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 13 February 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-02-13-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-02-13, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2025-02-13/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2025-02-13-4,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Further deterioration of the political situation in Georgia}},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-02-13},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-02-13/4}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-02-13/4},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Decision. votingId 171911, document B-10-2025-0116, reference 2025/2522(RSP). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-02-13-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-02-13-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-02-13 (CC BY 4.0)}
}