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Immediate risk of further repression by Lukashenka’s regime in Belarus - threats from the Investigative Committee

Effect
Adopted
Result
535 for · 19 against · 55 abstained roll call
Date
3 April 2025, 13:23
Kind
Resolution
More facts (9)
Margin
by an overwhelming majority
Text
Motion B-10-2025-0223
Dossier
2025/2629(RSP)
Source
Motion for a resolution
Topics
Foreign affairs Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes
14 votes · 3 roll calls · 1 amendment
Requested by
Renew (1 roll call) · EPP (1 split vote) · Patriots (1 roll call, 1 split vote) · ESN (1 roll call, 1 split vote)
Sitting
Thursday 3 April 2025
Final vote
174988
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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.

Final vote: 535 for, 19 against, 55 abstained (roll call).

Adopted by an overwhelming majority.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 1 amendment (1 rejected) and 6 parts of the text voted on separately (5 adopted, 1 rejected). 6 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).
GroupForAgainstAbst.No voteMajority lineClear lineCohesionBar
The LeftFor 24Against 1Abst. 12No vote 9 of 46Majority line ForClear line Divided Cohesion 0.47
GreensFor 51Against 0Abst. 0No vote 2 of 53Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
S&DFor 117Against 0Abst. 0No vote 19 of 136Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
RenewFor 66Against 0Abst. 0No vote 9 of 75Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
EPPFor 161Against 0Abst. 0No vote 27 of 188Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
ECRFor 65Against 0Abst. 2No vote 13 of 80Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.96
PatriotsFor 48Against 0Abst. 17No vote 21 of 86Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.61
ESNFor 1Against 4Abst. 19No vote 2 of 26Majority line AbstainedClear line Abstained Cohesion 0.69
No groupFor 2Against 14Abst. 5No vote 7 of 28Majority 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, 24

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
Austria130610.53
Belgium140440.67
Bulgaria81350.50
Cyprus2013—
Czechia163020.76
Germany63615110.63
Denmark130110.89
Estonia6001—
Spain490380.91
Finland140011.00
France6902100.96
Greece31512—
Croatia120001.00
Hungary80112—
Ireland130011.00
Italy5607130.83
Lithuania90110.85
Luxembourg6000—
Latvia9000—
Malta5001—
Netherlands240520.74
Poland481040.97
Portugal171030.92
Romania240180.94
Sweden180031.00
Slovenia9000—
Slovakia76020.31

Members

Each member’s recorded position on the final roll call, in the group they sat in that day. Filter by country, group, position or name.

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Debate speakers and how they voted

Members who spoke in the plenary debate on the dossier. Speeches: how many times they took the floor. Final vote: their recorded position on this decision's final roll call.
MemberGroupSpeechesSpokeFinal vote
Younous OMARJEE FranceThe LeftSpeeches22 Apr 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Vytenis Povilas ANDRIUKAITIS LithuaniaS&DSpeeches12 Apr 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
Merja KYLLÖNEN FinlandThe LeftSpeeches12 Apr 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Miriam LEXMANN SlovakiaEPPSpeeches12 Apr 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Dainius ŽALIMAS LithuaniaRenewSpeeches12 Apr 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
Helmut BRANDSTÄTTER AustriaRenewSpeeches12 Apr 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
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Debate speakers, continued
MemberGroupSpeechesSpokeFinal vote
Mārtiņš STAĶIS LatviaGreensSpeeches12 Apr 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Michał SZCZERBA PolandEPPSpeeches12 Apr 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
Małgorzata GOSIEWSKA PolandECRSpeeches12 Apr 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Petar VOLGIN BulgariaESNSpeeches12 Apr 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group Against

All votes on this decision, 14

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
1Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 1 RC-B10-0219/2025 - Après le § 1 - Am 1 Roll call250 for, 292 against, 49 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: ESN
2Separate vote on paragraph 5 Show of hands Adopted
3Vote on text inserted after paragraph 5 Show of hands Adopted
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Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
2Separate vote on paragraph 5 Show of hands Adopted
3Vote on text inserted after paragraph 5 Show of hands Adopted
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
4Separate vote on paragraph 7 Show of hands Adopted
5Paragraph 7 — part 2 RC-B10-0219/2025 - § 7/2 Roll call477 for, 113 against, 15 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Patriots
6Recital F — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “whereas Belarusian state media dominates the information landscape;”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: EPP
7Recital F — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: ‘whereas US funding cuts have severely affected Belarus’s civil society and free media;’Show of hands RejectedRequested bysplit: EPP
8Final vote — text as a whole RC-B10-0219/2025 - Proposition de résolution (ensemble du texte) Roll call535 for, 19 against, 55 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Renew
9Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0218/2025 Show of hands Lapsed
10Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0219/2025 Show of hands Lapsed
11Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0221/2025 Show of hands Lapsed
12Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0223/2025 Show of hands Lapsed
13Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0227/2025 Show of hands Lapsed
14Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0229/2025 Show of hands Lapsed

Roll calls requested by Renew, Patriots, ESN · split votes by EPP, Patriots, ESN.

Text

The text voted on.

Motion B-10-2025-0223

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Parliament adopted a resolution condemning Belarusian authorities' persecution of citizens for peaceful democratic activities abroad, calling it an infringement on host countries' sovereignty.

It demands the immediate release of all political prisoners, including Viktoryia Kulsha, Volha Mayorava, Alena Hnauk, and journalist Andrzej Poczobut, and urges the EU to intensify pressure on the regime.

Parliament calls for targeted sanctions against Belarusian officials involved in transnational repression and appeals to the International Criminal Court to expedite proceedings and issue arrest warrants.

It also urges EU member states to simplify legalization for Belarusians in exile and support independent media, while forwarding the resolution to EU bodies and Belarusian authorities.

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This resolution condemns the Belarusian regime's repression of citizens abroad and demands the release of political prisoners, including three women and journalist Andrzej Poczobut. It calls for sanctions, ICC action, and support for Belarusians in exile.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2025/2629(RSP) · Resolution on a topical subject

Immediate risk of further repression by Lukashenka’s regime in Belarus: threats from the Investigative Committee

Parliament adopted the text on 3 April 2025. This is its final position on the matter.

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  1. Tabled for plenary (done)
  2. Plenary vote · Adopted 3 April 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 17 connections: Running issue: Belarus · Running issue: Transnational repression · Running issue: Belarus political prisoners

Running issue: Belarus

Running issue: Transnational repression

Running issue: Belarus political prisoners

Sources & citation

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

Permalink
https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-04-03/7
Official sources
Data source
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2025). “Immediate risk of further repression by Lukashenka’s regime in Belarus - threats from the Investigative Committee”. Decision, 3 April 2025. votingId 174988, document B-10-2025-0223, reference 2025/2629(RSP). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-04-03/7 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 3 April 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-04-03-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 3 April 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-04-03-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-04-03, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2025-04-03/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX 
@misc{epw-decision-2025-04-03-7,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Immediate risk of further repression by Lukashenka’s regime in Belarus - threats from the Investigative Committee}},
  year = {2025},
  date = {2025-04-03},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-04-03/7}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-04-03/7},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 174988, document B-10-2025-0223, reference 2025/2629(RSP). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-04-03-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-04-03-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-04-03 (CC BY 4.0)}
}