Decision

Escalation of violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

Effect: Adopted
Result: 443 for · 4 against · 48 abstained roll call
Date: 13 February 2025, 12:45–12:47
Kind: Resolution

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Margin: by an overwhelming majority
Text: Motion B-10-2025-0133
Dossier: 2025/2553(RSP)
Source: Motion for a resolution
Topics: Foreign affairs Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes: 16 votes · 9 roll calls · 4 amendments
Requested by: Greens (1 roll call, 1 split vote) · Renew (1 roll call) · Patriots (1 roll call, 1 split vote)
Sitting: Thursday 13 February 2025
Final vote: 171859

Margin: by an overwhelming majority
Text: Motion B-10-2025-0133
Dossier: 2025/2553(RSP)
Source: Motion for a resolution
Topics: Foreign affairs Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes: 16 votes · 9 roll calls · 4 amendments
Requested by: Greens (1 roll call, 1 split vote) · Renew (1 roll call) · Patriots (1 roll call, 1 split vote)
Sitting: Thursday 13 February 2025
Final vote: 171859

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Votes on this decision

Members on the final vote

Result

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

Adopted by an overwhelming majority.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 4 amendments (4 rejected) and 4 parts of the text voted on separately (4 adopted). 7 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.

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

Groups

Members' votes, each counted in the group they belonged to on the day. **No vote**: in office that day, no position recorded. **Majority line**: the most common position. **Clear line**: a position with at least two thirds of the group's votes (at least 10 members voting), otherwise Divided. **Cohesion**: Agreement Index, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all voted the same (method).
Group	For	Against	Abst.	No vote	Majority line	Clear line	Cohesion
The Left	For 27	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 19 of 46	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 1.00
Greens	For 40	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 13 of 53	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 1.00
S&D	For 93	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 43 of 136	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 1.00
Renew	For 55	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 20 of 75	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 1.00
EPP	For 119	Against 2	Abst. 2	No vote 65 of 188	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 0.95
ECR	For 51	Against 0	Abst. 5	No vote 24 of 80	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 0.87
Patriots	For 50	Against 0	Abst. 16	No vote 20 of 86	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 0.64
ESN	For 6	Against 0	Abst. 14	No vote 6 of 26	Majority line Abstained	Clear line Abstained	Cohesion 0.55
No group	For 2	Against 2	Abst. 11	No vote 14 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, 31

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.

EPP line For · 2 voted against, 2 abstained of 123 who voted
Voted against (2)
- Hildegard BENTELE Germany
- Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ Spain
Abstained (2)
- David CASA Malta
- Peter AGIUS Malta
ECR line For · 5 abstained of 56 who voted
Abstained (5)
- Assita KANKO Belgium
- Beatrice TIMGREN Sweden
- Charlie WEIMERS Sweden
- Dick ERIXON Sweden
- Kris VAN DIJCK Belgium
Patriots line For · 16 abstained of 66 who voted
Abstained (16)
- Anders VISTISEN Denmark
- António TÂNGER CORRÊA Portugal
- Auke ZIJLSTRA Netherlands
- Gerald HAUSER Austria
- Harald VILIMSKY Austria
- Isabella TOVAGLIERI Italy
- Marieke EHLERS Netherlands
- Paolo BORCHIA Italy
- Petra STEGER Austria
- Rachel BLOM Netherlands
- Raffaele STANCANELLI Italy
- Roberto VANNACCI Italy
- Roman HAIDER Austria
- Susanna CECCARDI Italy
- Ton DIEPEVEEN Netherlands
- Vilis KRIŠTOPANS Latvia
ESN line Abstained · 6 voted for or against of 20 who voted
Voted for or against (6)
- Ivan DAVID Czechia
- Marcin SYPNIEWSKI Poland
- Petras GRAŽULIS Lithuania
- Sarah KNAFO France
- Stanisław TYSZKA Poland
- Zsuzsanna BORVENDÉG Hungary

Countries

The final vote by national delegation.

Votes by country (27 delegations)

Members' votes by country. **No vote**: in office that day, no position recorded. **Cohesion**: Agreement Index of the delegation, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all the same; it reflects the mix of groups (method).
Country	For	Against	Abst.	No vote	Cohesion
Austria	8	0	4	8	0.50
Belgium	13	0	2	7	0.80
Bulgaria	7	0	3	7	0.55
Cyprus	1	0	0	5	—
Czechia	16	0	1	4	0.91
Germany	45	1	17	33	0.57
Denmark	7	0	1	7	—
Estonia	5	0	0	2	—
Spain	43	1	0	16	0.97
Finland	13	0	0	2	1.00
France	59	0	0	22	1.00
Greece	5	0	0	16	—
Croatia	8	0	0	4	—
Hungary	15	0	0	6	1.00
Ireland	12	0	0	2	1.00
Italy	44	0	5	27	0.85
Lithuania	11	0	0	0	1.00
Luxembourg	6	0	0	0	—
Latvia	6	0	1	2	—
Malta	1	0	2	3	—
Netherlands	23	0	4	4	0.78
Poland	40	0	1	12	0.96
Portugal	17	0	1	3	0.92
Romania	15	0	0	18	1.00
Sweden	11	0	3	7	0.68
Slovenia	6	0	0	3	—
Slovakia	6	2	3	4	0.32

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.

495 members with a recorded position.

Each member's recorded position. **≠ group**: voted otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds) of their group.
Member	Country	Group	Position
Abir AL-SAHLANI	Sweden	Renew	For
Adam BIELAN	Poland	ECR	For
Adina VĂLEAN	Romania	EPP	For
Alberico GAMBINO	Italy	ECR	For
Aleksandar NIKOLIC	France	Patriots	For
Alessandra MORETTI	Italy	S&D	For
Alessandro ZAN	Italy	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
Alicia HOMS GINEL	Spain	S&D	For
Ana Catarina MENDES	Portugal	S&D	For
Ana Miguel PEDRO	Portugal	EPP	For
Ana MIRANDA PAZ	Spain	Greens	For
Ana VASCONCELOS	Portugal	Renew	For
Anders VISTISEN voted otherwise than their group's clear line	Denmark	Patriots	Abstained
Andi CRISTEA	Romania	S&D	For
András GYÜRK	Hungary	Patriots	For
András LÁSZLÓ	Hungary	Patriots	For
András Tivadar KULJA	Hungary	EPP	For
André ROUGÉ	France	Patriots	For
Andreas SCHIEDER	Austria	S&D	For
Andreas SCHWAB	Germany	EPP	For
Andrey NOVAKOV	Bulgaria	EPP	For
Andrzej BUŁA	Poland	EPP	For
Andrzej HALICKI	Poland	EPP	For
Angelika NIEBLER	Germany	EPP	For
Angéline FURET	France	Patriots	For
Anja ARNDT	Germany	ESN	Abstained
Anja HAZEKAMP	Netherlands	The Left	For
Anna STROLENBERG	Netherlands	Greens	For
Anna STÜRGKH	Austria	Renew	For
Anna ZALEWSKA	Poland	ECR	For
Anna-Maja HENRIKSSON	Finland	Renew	For
Annalisa CORRADO	Italy	S&D	For
Annamária VICSEK	Hungary	Patriots	For
Anne-Sophie FRIGOUT	France	Patriots	For
Anouk VAN BRUG	Netherlands	Renew	For
Anthony SMITH	France	The Left	For
Antonella SBERNA	Italy	ECR	For
Antonio DECARO	Italy	S&D	For
António TÂNGER CORRÊA voted otherwise than their group's clear line	Portugal	Patriots	Abstained
Aodhán Ó RÍORDÁIN	Ireland	S&D	For
Arash SAEIDI	France	The Left	For
Arba KOKALARI	Sweden	EPP	For
Arkadiusz MULARCZYK	Poland	ECR	For
Arno BAUSEMER	Germany	ESN	Abstained
Assita KANKO voted otherwise than their group's clear line	Belgium	ECR	Abstained
Auke ZIJLSTRA voted otherwise than their group's clear line	Netherlands	Patriots	Abstained
Aurelijus VERYGA	Lithuania	ECR	For
Axel VOSS	Germany	EPP	For
Barbara BONTE	Belgium	Patriots	For
Barry COWEN	Ireland	Renew	For
Bartosz ARŁUKOWICZ	Poland	EPP	For
Bas EICKHOUT	Netherlands	Greens	For
Beata SZYDŁO	Poland	ECR	For
Beatrice TIMGREN voted otherwise than their group's clear line	Sweden	ECR	Abstained
Benoit CASSART	Belgium	Renew	For
Bert-Jan RUISSEN	Netherlands	ECR	For
Biljana BORZAN	Croatia	S&D	For
Billy KELLEHER	Ireland	Renew	For
Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI	Poland	EPP	For
Bogdan RZOŃCA	Poland	ECR	For
Borja GIMÉNEZ LARRAZ	Spain	EPP	For
Borys BUDKA	Poland	EPP	For
Brando BENIFEI	Italy	S&D	For
Branko GRIMS	Slovenia	EPP	For
Brigitte VAN DEN BERG	Netherlands	Renew	For
Bruno GONÇALVES	Portugal	S&D	For
Camilla LAURETI	Italy	S&D	For
Carla TAVARES	Portugal	S&D	For
Carlo FIDANZA	Italy	ECR	For
Carmen CRESPO DÍAZ	Spain	EPP	For
Carola RACKETE	Germany	The Left	For
Carolina MORACE	Italy	The Left	For
Catarina VIEIRA	Netherlands	Greens	For
Caterina CHINNICI	Italy	EPP	For
Catherine GRISET	France	Patriots	For
Cecilia STRADA	Italy	S&D	For
César LUENA	Spain	S&D	For
Charles GOERENS	Luxembourg	Renew	For
Charlie WEIMERS voted otherwise than their group's clear line	Sweden	ECR	Abstained
Chiara GEMMA	Italy	ECR	For
Chloé RIDEL	France	S&D	For
Christel SCHALDEMOSE	Denmark	S&D	For
Christine ANDERSON	Germany	ESN	Abstained
Christine SINGER	Germany	Renew	For
Christophe BAY	France	Patriots	For
Christophe GOMART	France	EPP	For
Cristian TERHEŞ	Romania	ECR	For
Cristina GUARDA	Italy	Greens	For
Cristina MAESTRE	Spain	S&D	For
Csaba DÖMÖTÖR	Hungary	Patriots	For
Cynthia NÍ MHURCHÚ	Ireland	Renew	For
Dainius ŽALIMAS	Lithuania	Renew	For
Damian BOESELAGER	Germany	Greens	For
Damien CARÊME	France	The Left	For
Dan-Ştefan MOTREANU	Romania	EPP	For
Daniel BUDA	Romania	EPP	For
Daniel CASPARY	Germany	EPP	For
Daniel OBAJTEK	Poland	ECR	For
Daniele POLATO	Italy	ECR	For
Danilo DELLA VALLE	Italy	The Left	For
Dario NARDELLA	Italy	S&D	For
Dario TAMBURRANO	Italy	The Left	For
David CASA voted otherwise than their group's clear line	Malta	EPP	Abstained
David CORMAND	France	Greens	For
David MCALLISTER	Germany	EPP	For
Delara BURKHARDT	Germany	S&D	For
Denis NESCI	Italy	ECR	For
Dennis RADTKE	Germany	EPP	For
Diana RIBA I GINER	Spain	Greens	For
Dick ERIXON voted otherwise than their group's clear line	Sweden	ECR	Abstained
Diego SOLIER	Spain	ECR	For
Dirk GOTINK	Netherlands	EPP	For
Dolors MONTSERRAT	Spain	EPP	For
Dominik TARCZYŃSKI	Poland	ECR	For
Dóra DÁVID	Hungary	EPP	For
Eero HEINÄLUOMA	Finland	S&D	For
Elena DONAZZAN	Italy	ECR	For
Elena SANCHO MURILLO	Spain	S&D	For
Elisabeth GROSSMANN	Austria	S&D	For
Elsi KATAINEN	Finland	Renew	For
Emma FOURREAU	France	The Left	For
Emma RAFOWICZ	France	S&D	For
Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS	Greece	EPP	For
Engin EROGLU	Germany	Renew	For
Enikő GYŐRI	Hungary	Patriots	For
Eric SARGIACOMO	France	S&D	For
Erik KALIŇÁK	Slovakia	No group	Against
Erik MARQUARDT	Germany	Greens	For
Ernő SCHALLER-BAROSS	Hungary	Patriots	For
Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS	Spain	EPP	For
Estelle CEULEMANS	Belgium	S&D	For
Eugen TOMAC	Romania	Renew	For
Evin INCIR	Sweden	S&D	For
Ewa KOPACZ	Poland	EPP	For
Fabienne KELLER	France	Renew	For
Fabio DE MASI	Germany	No group	Abstained
Fabrice LEGGERI	France	Patriots	For
Fernand KARTHEISER	Luxembourg	ECR	For
Fernando NAVARRETE ROJAS	Spain	EPP	For
Fidias PANAYIOTOU	Cyprus	No group	For
Filip TUREK	Czechia	Patriots	For
Flavio TOSI	Italy	EPP	For
France JAMET	France	Patriots	For
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
Fulvio MARTUSCIELLO	Italy	EPP	For
Gabriel MATO	Spain	EPP	For
Gabriella GERZSENYI	Hungary	EPP	For
Gaetano PEDULLA'	Italy	The Left	For
Gerald HAUSER voted otherwise than their group's clear line	Austria	Patriots	Abstained
Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY	Netherlands	Renew	For
Gerolf ANNEMANS	Belgium	Patriots	For
Gheorghe FALCĂ	Romania	EPP	For
Gilles BOYER	France	Renew	For
Giorgio GORI	Italy	S&D	For
Giovanni CROSETTO	Italy	ECR	For
Giuseppe ANTOCI	Italy	The Left	For
Giuseppe LUPO	Italy	S&D	For
Giusi PRINCI	Italy	EPP	For
Gordan BOSANAC	Croatia	Greens	For
Grzegorz BRAUN	Poland	No group	Abstained
Guillaume PELTIER	France	ECR	For
Günther SIDL	Austria	S&D	For
György HÖLVÉNYI	Hungary	Patriots	For
Hana JALLOUL MURO	Spain	S&D	For
Hanna GRONKIEWICZ-WALTZ	Poland	EPP	For
Hannes HEIDE	Austria	S&D	For
Hans NEUHOFF	Germany	ESN	Abstained
Harald VILIMSKY voted otherwise than their group's clear line	Austria	Patriots	Abstained
Hélder SOUSA SILVA	Portugal	EPP	For
Heléne FRITZON	Sweden	S&D	For
Henrik DAHL	Denmark	EPP	For
Herbert DORFMANN	Italy	EPP	For
Hermann TERTSCH	Spain	Patriots	For
Hilde VAUTMANS	Belgium	Renew	For
Hildegard BENTELE voted otherwise than their group's clear line	Germany	EPP	Against
Hristo PETROV	Bulgaria	Renew	For
Idoia MENDIA	Spain	S&D	For
Ignazio Roberto MARINO	Italy	Greens	For
Ilhan KYUCHYUK	Bulgaria	Renew	For
Inese VAIDERE	Latvia	EPP	For
Ingeborg TER LAAK	Netherlands	EPP	For
Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN	Romania	EPP	For
Irena JOVEVA	Slovenia	Renew	For
Irene TINAGLI	Italy	S&D	For
Isabel SERRA SÁNCHEZ	Spain	The Left	For
Isabel WISELER-LIMA	Luxembourg	EPP	For
Isabella LÖVIN	Sweden	Greens	For
Isabella TOVAGLIERI voted otherwise than their group's clear line	Italy	Patriots	Abstained
Isabelle LE CALLENNEC	France	EPP	For
Isilda GOMES	Portugal	S&D	For
Iuliu WINKLER	Romania	EPP	For
Ivan DAVID voted otherwise than their group's clear line	Czechia	ESN	For
Ivars IJABS	Latvia	Renew	For
Ivaylo VALCHEV	Bulgaria	ECR	For
Jacek OZDOBA	Poland	ECR	For
Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA	Poland	ECR	For
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
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
Jean-Marc GERMAIN	France	S&D	For
Jeannette BALJEU	Netherlands	Renew	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	For
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
Jorge MARTÍN FRÍAS	Spain	Patriots	For
José CEPEDA	Spain	S&D	For
Juan Carlos GIRAUTA VIDAL	Spain	Patriots	For
Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR	Spain	S&D	For
Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ voted otherwise than their group's clear line	Spain	EPP	Against
Judita LAŠŠÁKOVÁ	Slovakia	No group	Against
Julie RECHAGNEUX	France	Patriots	For
Julien SANCHEZ	France	Patriots	For
Jüri RATAS	Estonia	EPP	For
Jussi SARAMO	Finland	The Left	For
Jutta PAULUS	Germany	Greens	For
Kai TEGETHOFF	Germany	Greens	For
Kamila GASIUK-PIHOWICZ	Poland	EPP	For
Karin KARLSBRO	Sweden	Renew	For
Karlo RESSLER	Croatia	EPP	For
Katarina BARLEY	Germany	S&D	For
Katarína ROTH NEVEĎALOVÁ	Slovakia	No group	Abstained
Kathleen FUNCHION	Ireland	The Left	For
Kathleen VAN BREMPT	Belgium	S&D	For
Katri KULMUNI	Finland	Renew	For
Katrin LANGENSIEPEN	Germany	Greens	For
Kim VAN SPARRENTAK	Netherlands	Greens	For
Kinga GÁL	Hungary	Patriots	For
Kinga KOLLÁR	Hungary	EPP	For
Kira Marie PETER-HANSEN	Denmark	Greens	For
Klara DOSTALOVA	Czechia	Patriots	For
Konstantinos ARVANITIS	Greece	The Left	For
Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI	Poland	ECR	For
Kris VAN DIJCK voted otherwise than their group's clear line	Belgium	ECR	Abstained
Krzysztof ŚMISZEK	Poland	S&D	For
Lara MAGONI	Italy	ECR	For
Lara WOLTERS	Netherlands	S&D	For
Laura BALLARÍN CEREZA	Spain	S&D	For
Laurence FARRENG	France	Renew	For
Laurence TROCHU	France	ECR	For
Laurent CASTILLO	France	EPP	For
Leila CHAIBI	France	The Left	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
Lucia ANNUNZIATA	Italy	S&D	For
Lucia YAR	Slovakia	Renew	For
Luděk NIEDERMAYER	Czechia	EPP	For
Łukasz KOHUT	Poland	EPP	For
Luke Ming FLANAGAN	Ireland	The Left	For
Lynn BOYLAN	Ireland	The Left	For
Maciej WĄSIK	Poland	ECR	For
Magdalena ADAMOWICZ	Poland	EPP	For
Majdouline SBAI	France	Greens	For
Małgorzata GOSIEWSKA	Poland	ECR	For
Malik AZMANI	Netherlands	Renew	For
Malika SOREL	France	Patriots	For
Manfred WEBER	Germany	EPP	For
Manon AUBRY	France	The Left	For
Manuela RIPA	Germany	EPP	For
Maravillas ABADÍA JOVER	Spain	EPP	For
Marc ANGEL	Luxembourg	S&D	For
Marc BOTENGA	Belgium	The Left	For
Marcin SYPNIEWSKI voted otherwise than their group's clear line	Poland	ESN	For
Marco TARQUINIO	Italy	S&D	For
Marcos ROS SEMPERE	Spain	S&D	For
Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN	Spain	Patriots	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
Mariateresa VIVALDINI	Italy	ECR	For
Marie DAUCHY	France	Patriots	For
Marie TOUSSAINT	France	Greens	For
Marie-Agnes STRACK-ZIMMERMANN	Germany	Renew	For
Marie-Luce BRASIER-CLAIN	France	Patriots	For
Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE	France	Renew	For
Marieke EHLERS voted otherwise than their group's clear line	Netherlands	Patriots	Abstained
Marina KALJURAND	Estonia	S&D	For
Marina MESURE	France	The Left	For
Mario MANTOVANI	Italy	ECR	For
Marion MARÉCHAL	France	ECR	For
Marion WALSMANN	Germany	EPP	For
Marit MAIJ	Netherlands	S&D	For
Markéta GREGOROVÁ	Czechia	Greens	For
Marko VEŠLIGAJ	Croatia	S&D	For
Markus BUCHHEIT	Germany	ESN	Abstained
Marlena MALĄG	Poland	ECR	For
Marta TEMIDO	Portugal	S&D	For
Marta WCISŁO	Poland	EPP	For
Martin HOJSÍK	Slovakia	Renew	For
Martin SCHIRDEWAN	Germany	The Left	For
Martin SONNEBORN	Germany	No group	Abstained
Martine KEMP	Luxembourg	EPP	For
Mārtiņš STAĶIS	Latvia	Greens	For
Massimiliano SALINI	Italy	EPP	For
Matej TONIN	Slovenia	EPP	For
Matjaž NEMEC	Slovenia	S&D	For
Matthieu VALET	France	Patriots	For
Mélanie DISDIER	France	Patriots	For
Mélissa CAMARA	France	Greens	For
Merja KYLLÖNEN	Finland	The Left	For
Michael BLOSS	Germany	Greens	For
Michael MCNAMARA	Ireland	Renew	For
Michael VON DER SCHULENBURG	Germany	No group	Abstained
Michał DWORCZYK	Poland	ECR	For
Michał KOBOSKO	Poland	Renew	For
Michał SZCZERBA	Poland	EPP	For
Michał WAWRYKIEWICZ	Poland	EPP	For
Michal WIEZIK	Slovakia	Renew	For
Michele PICARO	Italy	ECR	For
Mika AALTOLA	Finland	EPP	For
Milan MAZUREK	Slovakia	ESN	Abstained
Milan UHRÍK	Slovakia	ESN	Abstained
Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA	Romania	EPP	For
Mireia BORRÁS PABÓN	Spain	Patriots	For
Miriam LEXMANN	Slovakia	EPP	For
Mirosława NYKIEL	Poland	EPP	For
Mohammed CHAHIM	Netherlands	S&D	For
Monika HOHLMEIER	Germany	EPP	For
Moritz KÖRNER	Germany	Renew	For
Morten LØKKEGAARD	Denmark	Renew	For
Mounir SATOURI	France	Greens	For
Nela RIEHL	Germany	Greens	For
Niclas HERBST	Germany	EPP	For
Nicola ZINGARETTI	Italy	S&D	For
Nicolae ȘTEFĂNUȚĂ	Romania	Greens	For
Nicolas BAY	France	ECR	For
Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES	Spain	S&D	For
Nicolás PASCUAL DE LA PARTE	Spain	EPP	For
Niels Flemming HANSEN	Denmark	EPP	For
Niels GEUKING	Germany	EPP	For
Nikola BARTŮŠEK	Czechia	Patriots	For
Nikola MINCHEV	Bulgaria	Renew	For
Nikos PAPANDREOU	Greece	S&D	For
Nina CARBERRY	Ireland	EPP	For
Nora JUNCO GARCÍA	Spain	ECR	For
Nora MEBAREK	France	S&D	For
Norbert LINS	Germany	EPP	For
Oihane AGIRREGOITIA MARTÍNEZ	Spain	Renew	For
Ondřej DOSTÁL	Czechia	No group	Abstained
Ondřej KNOTEK	Czechia	Patriots	For
Ondřej KOLÁŘ	Czechia	EPP	For
Ondřej KRUTÍLEK	Czechia	ECR	For
Pablo ARIAS ECHEVERRÍA	Spain	EPP	For
Paolo BORCHIA voted otherwise than their group's clear line	Italy	Patriots	Abstained
Paolo INSELVINI	Italy	ECR	For
Pär HOLMGREN	Sweden	Greens	For
Pascal ARIMONT	Belgium	EPP	For
Pascal CANFIN	France	Renew	For
Pascale PIERA	France	Patriots	For
Patryk JAKI	Poland	ECR	For
Paulius SAUDARGAS	Lithuania	EPP	For
Paulo CUNHA	Portugal	EPP	For
Paulo DO NASCIMENTO CABRAL	Portugal	EPP	For
Pekka TOVERI	Finland	EPP	For
Pernando BARRENA ARZA	Spain	The Left	For
Petar VOLGIN	Bulgaria	ESN	Abstained
Peter AGIUS voted otherwise than their group's clear line	Malta	EPP	Abstained
Péter MAGYAR	Hungary	EPP	For
Petr BYSTRON	Germany	ESN	Abstained
Petra STEGER voted otherwise than their group's clear line	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
Pierre PIMPIE	France	Patriots	For
Pierre-Romain THIONNET	France	Patriots	For
Piotr MÜLLER	Poland	ECR	For
Rachel BLOM voted otherwise than their group's clear line	Netherlands	Patriots	Abstained
Rada LAYKOVA	Bulgaria	ESN	Abstained
Radan KANEV	Bulgaria	EPP	For
Raffaele STANCANELLI voted otherwise than their group's clear line	Italy	Patriots	Abstained
Raffaele TOPO	Italy	S&D	For
Raquel GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE	Netherlands	Renew	For
Rasa JUKNEVIČIENĖ	Lithuania	EPP	For
Rasmus NORDQVIST	Denmark	Greens	For
Regina DOHERTY	Ireland	EPP	For
Reinis POZŅAKS	Latvia	ECR	For
René REPASI	Germany	S&D	For
Rihards KOLS	Latvia	ECR	For
Rima HASSAN	France	The Left	For
Robert BIEDROŃ	Poland	S&D	For
Roberto VANNACCI voted otherwise than their group's clear line	Italy	Patriots	Abstained
Rody TOLASSY	France	Patriots	For
Roman HAIDER voted otherwise than their group's clear line	Austria	Patriots	Abstained
Romana JERKOVIĆ	Croatia	S&D	For
Romana TOMC	Slovenia	EPP	For
Rosa SERRANO SIERRA	Spain	S&D	For
Ruth FIRMENICH	Germany	No group	Abstained
Sabrina REPP	Germany	S&D	For
Sakis ARNAOUTOGLOU	Greece	S&D	For
Salvatore DE MEO	Italy	EPP	For
Sander SMIT	Netherlands	EPP	For
Sandra GÓMEZ LÓPEZ	Spain	S&D	For
Sandra KALNIETE	Latvia	EPP	For
Sandro GOZI	France	Renew	For
Sara MATTHIEU	Belgium	Greens	For
Sarah KNAFO voted otherwise than their group's clear line	France	ESN	For
Saskia BRICMONT	Belgium	Greens	For
Seán KELLY	Ireland	EPP	For
Sebastian TYNKKYNEN	Finland	ECR	For
Sebastião BUGALHO	Portugal	EPP	For
Sergio BERLATO	Italy	ECR	For
Sérgio GONÇALVES	Portugal	S&D	For
Sérgio HUMBERTO	Portugal	EPP	For
Séverine WERBROUCK	France	Patriots	For
Sibylle BERG	Germany	No group	Abstained
Siegbert Frank DROESE	Germany	ESN	Abstained
Siegfried MUREŞAN	Romania	EPP	For
Sigrid FRIIS	Denmark	Renew	For
Sofie ERIKSSON	Sweden	S&D	For
Sophie WILMÈS	Belgium	Renew	For
Stanislav STOYANOV	Bulgaria	ESN	Abstained
Stanisław TYSZKA voted otherwise than their group's clear line	Poland	ESN	For
Stefan BERGER	Germany	EPP	For
Stefan KÖHLER	Germany	EPP	For
Sunčana GLAVAK	Croatia	EPP	For
Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ	Spain	EPP	For
Susanna CECCARDI voted otherwise than their group's clear line	Italy	Patriots	Abstained
Sven MIKSER	Estonia	S&D	For
Sven SIMON	Germany	EPP	For
Svenja HAHN	Germany	Renew	For
Thierry MARIANI	France	Patriots	For
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
Tobiasz BOCHEŃSKI	Poland	ECR	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	For
Tomasz FROELICH	Germany	ESN	Abstained
Ton DIEPEVEEN voted otherwise than their group's clear line	Netherlands	Patriots	Abstained
Tonino PICULA	Croatia	S&D	For
Tsvetelina PENKOVA	Bulgaria	S&D	For
Udo BULLMANN	Germany	S&D	For
Urmas PAET	Estonia	Renew	For
Valentina PALMISANO	Italy	The Left	For
Valérie DELOGE	France	Patriots	For
Valérie HAYER	France	Renew	For
Vasile DÎNCU	Romania	S&D	For
Veronika CIFROVÁ OSTRIHOŇOVÁ	Slovakia	Renew	For
Veronika VRECIONOVÁ	Czechia	ECR	For
Vicent MARZÀ IBÁÑEZ	Spain	Greens	For
Viktória FERENC	Hungary	Patriots	For
Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ	Lithuania	S&D	For
Vilis KRIŠTOPANS voted otherwise than their group's clear line	Latvia	Patriots	Abstained
Ville NIINISTÖ	Finland	Greens	For
Virgil-Daniel POPESCU	Romania	EPP	For
Virginie JORON	France	Patriots	For
Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS	Lithuania	Greens	For
Vivien COSTANZO	Germany	S&D	For
Vytenis Povilas ANDRIUKAITIS	Lithuania	S&D	For
Waldemar BUDA	Poland	ECR	For
Waldemar TOMASZEWSKI	Lithuania	ECR	For
Wouter BEKE	Belgium	EPP	For
Zala ČERNILEC TOMAŠIČ	Slovenia	EPP	For
Željana ZOVKO	Croatia	EPP	For
Zsuzsanna BORVENDÉG voted otherwise than their group's clear line	Hungary	ESN	For

Debate speakers and how they voted

Members who spoke in the plenary debate on the dossier. **Speeches**: how many times they took the floor. **Final vote**: their recorded position on this decision's final roll call.
Member	Group	Speeches	Spoke	Final vote
Victor NEGRESCU Romania	S&D	Speeches1	13 Feb 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	No vote recorded
Hilde VAUTMANS Belgium	Renew	Speeches2	11 Feb 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group	For
Nicolae ȘTEFĂNUȚĂ Romania	Greens	Speeches2	11 Feb 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	For
György HÖLVÉNYI Hungary	Patriots	Speeches1	11 Feb 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Marc BOTENGA Belgium	The Left	Speeches1	11 Feb 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group	For
Lukas MANDL Austria	EPP	Speeches1	11 Feb 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	No vote recorded

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Debate speakers, continued
Member	Group	Speeches	Spoke	Final vote
Hildegard BENTELE Germany	EPP	Speeches1	11 Feb 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	Against
Jan-Christoph OETJEN Germany	Renew	Speeches1	11 Feb 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Saskia BRICMONT Belgium	Greens	Speeches1	11 Feb 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Thierry MARIANI France	Patriots	Speeches1	11 Feb 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group	For
Sara MATTHIEU Belgium	Greens	Speeches1	11 Feb 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group	For
Laura BALLARÍN CEREZA Spain	S&D	Speeches1	11 Feb 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Petras GRAŽULIS Lithuania	ESN	Speeches1	11 Feb 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group	For
Yvan VEROUGSTRAETE Belgium	Renew	Speeches1	11 Feb 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	No vote recorded
Wouter BEKE Belgium	EPP	Speeches1	11 Feb 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Murielle LAURENT France	S&D	Speeches1	11 Feb 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	No vote recorded
Majdouline SBAI France	Greens	Speeches1	11 Feb 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Ingeborg TER LAAK Netherlands	EPP	Speeches1	11 Feb 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group	For
Marcin SYPNIEWSKI Poland	ESN	Speeches1	11 Feb 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Alberico GAMBINO Italy	ECR	Speeches1	11 Feb 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group	For
Giorgio GORI Italy	S&D	Speeches1	11 Feb 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Francisco ASSIS Portugal	S&D	Speeches1	11 Feb 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Udo BULLMANN Germany	S&D	Speeches1	11 Feb 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Charles GOERENS Luxembourg	Renew	Speeches1	11 Feb 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Marit MAIJ Netherlands	S&D	Speeches1	11 Feb 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group	For
Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR Spain	S&D	Speeches1	11 Feb 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	For

All votes on this decision, 16

In voting order. **Result**: for–against–abstained (a show of hands has no count). **Requested by**: the groups that asked for a roll call, a split vote or a separate vote.
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
1	Separate vote on paragraph 10 RC-B10-0102/2025 – § 10	Roll call	464 for, 13 against, 55 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: Patriots
2	Amendment 4 to paragraph 11 RC-B10-0102/2025 – § 11 – Am 4	Roll call	142 for, 281 against, 108 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: Greens
3	Separate vote on paragraph 11 RC-B10-0102/2025 – § 11	Roll call	475 for, 14 against, 43 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: Patriots

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Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
2	Amendment 4 to paragraph 11 RC-B10-0102/2025 – § 11 – Am 4	Roll call	142 for, 281 against, 108 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: Greens
3	Separate vote on paragraph 11 RC-B10-0102/2025 – § 11	Roll call	475 for, 14 against, 43 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: Patriots

Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
4	Amendment 1 to paragraph 15 RC-B10-0102/2025 – § 15 – Am 1	Roll call	102 for, 406 against, 23 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: Patriots
5	Paragraph 15 — part 1 RC-B10-0102/2025 – § 15/1 Part voted on: “Calls on the Commission, the Member States and the international financial institutions to freeze direct budget support to Rwanda subject to it meeting conditions on, among other things, humanitarian access and the breaking of all links with M23;”	Roll call	426 for, 78 against, 24 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: Patriots, Greens; split: Patriots, Greens
6	Paragraph 15 — part 2 RC-B10-0102/2025 – § 15/2 Part voted on: ‘urges the Commission and the Member States to freeze their military and security assistance to the Rwandan armed forces to ensure that they do not contribute directly or indirectly to abusive military operations in the eastern DRC; calls strongly, in particular, for a review of the EU’s renewed support under the EPF to ensure that troops deployed in northern Mozambique and benefiting from EPF support, as well as their commanders, have been properly vetted and have not been involved in the eastern DRC or in other human rights violations, with a view to suspending the support if it is found to contribute directly or indirectly to abusive military operations in the eastern DRC;’	Roll call	489 for, 4 against, 31 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: Greens; split: Patriots, Greens
7	Amendment 2 to paragraph 17 RC-B10-0102/2025 – § 17 – Am 2	Roll call	114 for, 401 against, 15 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: Patriots
8	Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 20 RC-B10-0102/2025 – After § 20 – Am 3	Roll call	62 for, 408 against, 60 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: Patriots
9	Final vote — text as a whole RC-B10-0102/2025 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)	Roll call	443 for, 4 against, 48 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: Renew
10	Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0102/2025	Show of hands	Lapsed
11	Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0105/2025	Show of hands	Lapsed
12	Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0109/2025	Show of hands	Lapsed
13	Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0125/2025	Show of hands	Lapsed
14	Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0127/2025	Show of hands	Lapsed
15	Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0129/2025	Show of hands	Lapsed
16	Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0133/2025	Show of hands	Lapsed

Roll calls requested by Greens, Renew, Patriots · split votes by Greens, Patriots.

Text

The text voted on.

Motion B-10-2025-0133

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Parliament adopted a resolution condemning the Rwandan-backed M23 rebel group's violence and atrocities in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and demanding that Rwanda cease support and M23 withdraw from unlawfully gained territories.

The text also demands M23 stop illegal mining and disarm, calls for civilian safety, medical access to Goma, and investigations into crimes.

Parliament urges the EU and member states to sanction responsible Rwandan officials and extend sanctions against M23 commanders, and to ensure traceability of minerals from Rwanda.

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This resolution condemns the Rwandan-backed M23 rebel group's violence and atrocities in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and demands an end to Rwanda's support, M23's withdrawal, disarmament, and an end to illegal mining.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2025/2553(RSP) · Resolution on a topical subject

Parliament adopted the text on 13 February 2025. This is its final position on the matter.

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Tabled for plenary (done)
Plenary vote · Adopted 13 February 2025 (done)
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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: Rwanda interference in DRC · Running issue: Humanitarian crises

Running issue: Rwanda interference in DRC

Issue Rwanda interference in DRC Running issue · Conflict 11 Sept 2025
Decision Case of Victoire Ingabire in Rwanda Resolution · motion for a resolution 11 Sept 2025 Adopted
Decision Targeted attacks against Christians in the Democratic Republic of the Congo – defending religious freedom and security Resolution · motion for a resolution 3 Apr 2025 Adopted

Running issue: Humanitarian crises

Issue Humanitarian crises Running issue · Crisis 9 Jul 2026
Decision Joint communication on humanitarian aid Resolution · motion for a resolution 9 Jul 2026 Adopted
Decision The threat of war crimes, the escalating violations of international humanitarian law and the human rights situation in El-Obeid, Sudan Resolution · motion for a resolution 9 Jul 2026 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 Situation in Northeast Syria, the violence against civilians and the need to maintain a sustainable ceasefire Resolution · motion for a resolution 12 Feb 2026 Adopted
Decision Amending Regulation (EU) 2024/792 establishing the Ukraine Facility New EU law 11 Feb 2026 Passed

Sources & citation

Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.

Permalink: https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-02-13/5?members=all
Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 13 February 2025 (European Parliament)
Results of votes, sitting of 13 February 2025 (European Parliament)
Data source: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-02-13
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved: 25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2025). “Escalation of violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo”. Decision, 13 February 2025. votingId 171859, document B-10-2025-0133, reference 2025/2553(RSP). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-02-13/5?members=all (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-2025-02-13-5,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Escalation of violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo}},
  year = {2025},
  date = {2025-02-13},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-02-13/5?members=all}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-02-13/5?members=all},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 171859, document B-10-2025-0133, reference 2025/2553(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)}
}