Decision
The human cost of Russia’s war against Ukraine and the urgent need to end Russian aggression: the situation of illegally detained civilians and prisoners of war, and the continued bombing of civilians
- Effect
- Adopted
- Result
- 507 for · 77 against · 45 abstained roll call
- Date
- 9 July 2025, 13:57–14:01
- Kind
- Resolution
More facts (9)
- Margin
- by an overwhelming majority
- Dossier
- 2025/2710(RSP)
- Source
- Motion for a resolution
- Topics
- Foreign affairsDefence & security Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
- Votes
- 29 votes · 14 roll calls · 10 amendments
- Requested by
- The Left (1 roll call) · S&D (1 roll call) · Renew (1 roll call) · ECR (1 roll call, 1 split vote, 1 separate vote) · Patriots (1 roll call, 2 split votes)
- Sitting
- Wednesday 9 July 2025
- Final vote
- 178062
Result
The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.
Final vote: 507 for, 77 against, 45 abstained (roll call).
Adopted by an overwhelming majority.
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 10 amendments (3 adopted, 7 rejected) and 12 parts of the text voted on separately (7 adopted, 3 rejected, 2 lapsed). 6 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.
Backed by Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR and Patriots; opposed by ESN; The Left split.
Groups
| Group | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Majority line | Clear line | Cohesion | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Left | For 17 | Against 17 | Abst. 7 | No vote 5 of 46 | Majority line Tie | Clear line Divided | Cohesion 0.12 | |
| Greens | For 40 | Against 0 | Abst. 7 | No vote 6 of 53 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.78 | |
| S&D | For 110 | Against 1 | Abst. 6 | No vote 19 of 136 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.91 | |
| Renew | For 66 | Against 0 | Abst. 1 | No vote 8 of 75 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.98 | |
| EPP | For 159 | Against 0 | Abst. 1 | No vote 28 of 188 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.99 | |
| ECR | For 68 | Against 2 | Abst. 1 | No vote 8 of 79 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.94 | |
| Patriots | For 42 | Against 15 | Abst. 17 | No vote 11 of 85 | Majority line For | Clear line Divided | Cohesion 0.35 | |
| ESN | For 1 | Against 21 | Abst. 3 | No vote 2 of 27 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | Cohesion 0.76 | |
| No group | For 4 | Against 21 | Abst. 2 | No vote 3 of 30 | 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, Jessika VAN LEEUWEN changed group, Laurent CASTILLO changed group, Lukas SIEPER 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, 23
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 · 7 abstained of 47 who voted
Abstained (7)
- Ana MIRANDA PAZ Spain
- Benedetta SCUDERI Italy
- Cristina GUARDA Italy
- Ignazio Roberto MARINO Italy
- Jaume ASENS LLODRÀ Spain
- Leoluca ORLANDO Italy
- Vicent MARZÀ IBÁÑEZ Spain
S&D line For · 1 voted against, 6 abstained of 117 who voted
Voted against (1)
- Birgit SIPPEL Germany
Abstained (6)
- Alex AGIUS SALIBA Malta
- Cecilia STRADA Italy
- Daniel ATTARD Malta
- Marco TARQUINIO Italy
- Romana JERKOVIĆ Croatia
- Thomas BAJADA Malta
Renew line For · 1 abstained of 67 who voted
Abstained (1)
- Michael MCNAMARA Ireland
EPP line For · 1 abstained of 160 who voted
Abstained (1)
- Peter AGIUS Malta
ECR line For · 2 voted against, 1 abstained of 71 who voted
Voted against (2)
- Emmanouil FRAGKOS Greece
- Galato ALEXANDRAKI Greece
Abstained (1)
- Georgiana TEODORESCU Romania
ESN line Against · 1 voted for, 3 abstained of 25 who voted
Voted for (1)
- Petras GRAŽULIS Lithuania
Abstained (3)
- Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK Poland
- Marcin SYPNIEWSKI Poland
- Sarah KNAFO France
Countries
The final vote by national delegation.
Votes by country (27 delegations)
| Country | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Cohesion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0.61 |
| Belgium | 14 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0.61 |
| Bulgaria | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0.75 |
| Cyprus | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Czechia | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0.70 |
| Germany | 63 | 23 | 2 | 8 | 0.57 |
| Denmark | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| Estonia | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Spain | 45 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0.82 |
| Finland | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| France | 68 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0.98 |
| Greece | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.33 |
| Croatia | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.85 |
| Hungary | 2 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0.77 |
| Ireland | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.57 |
| Italy | 43 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 0.49 |
| Lithuania | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Luxembourg | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Latvia | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — |
| Malta | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — |
| Netherlands | 22 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0.68 |
| Poland | 43 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0.90 |
| Portugal | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.93 |
| Romania | 25 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0.89 |
| Sweden | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Slovenia | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Slovakia | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.20 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberta METSOLA Malta | EPP | Speeches1 | 9 Jul 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | No vote recorded |
| Ľuboš BLAHA Slovakia | No group | Speeches2 | 16 Jun 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | Against |
| João OLIVEIRA Portugal | The Left | Speeches2 | 16 Jun 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | Against |
| Vytenis Povilas ANDRIUKAITIS Lithuania | S&D | Speeches1 | 16 Jun 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS Lithuania | Renew | Speeches1 | 16 Jun 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group | For |
| Maria GRAPINI Romania | S&D | Speeches1 | 16 Jun 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
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All votes on this decision, 29
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Separate vote on paragraph 1 | Counted | 234 for, 383 against, 42 abstained Rejected | |
| 2 | Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 3 RC-B10-0304/2025 – After § 3 – Am 8 | Roll call | 116 for, 427 against, 115 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: The Left |
| 3 | Amendment 2 to paragraph 4 RC-B10-0304/2025 – § 4 – Am 2 | Roll call | 409 for, 160 against, 99 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: ECR |
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| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 3 RC-B10-0304/2025 – After § 3 – Am 8 | Roll call | 116 for, 427 against, 115 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: The Left |
| 3 | Amendment 2 to paragraph 4 RC-B10-0304/2025 – § 4 – Am 2 | Roll call | 409 for, 160 against, 99 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: ECR |
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Separate vote on paragraph 6 | Show of hands | Adopted | |
| 5 | Amendment 9 to paragraph 8 RC-B10-0304/2025 – § 8 – Am 9 | Roll call | 91 for, 524 against, 57 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: The Left |
| 6 | Separate vote on paragraph 15 | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: Patriots |
| 7 | Paragraph 15 — part 2 RC-B10-0304/2025 – § 15/2 Part voted on: “those words” | Roll call | 489 for, 151 against, 32 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Patriots; split: Patriots |
| 8 | Separate vote on paragraph 18 RC-B10-0304/2025 – § 18 | Roll call | 466 for, 142 against, 57 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: The Left |
| 9 | Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 19 RC-B10-0304/2025 – After § 19 – Am 1 | Roll call | 489 for, 160 against, 19 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: S&D |
| 10 | Separate vote on paragraph 20 | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: Patriots |
| 11 | Paragraph 20 — part 2 RC-B10-0304/2025 – § 20/2 Part voted on: “those words” | Roll call | 516 for, 135 against, 22 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Patriots; split: Patriots |
| 12 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 20 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 13 | Amendment 11, adding text after paragraph 20 RC-B10-0304/2025 – After § 20 – Am 11 | Roll call | 287 for, 364 against, 21 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: The Left |
| 14 | Amendment 12, adding text after paragraph 20 RC-B10-0304/2025 – After § 20 – Am 12 | Roll call | 98 for, 511 against, 61 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: The Left |
| 15 | Amendment 13, adding text after paragraph 23 RC-B10-0304/2025 – After § 23 – Am 13 | Roll call | 73 for, 537 against, 57 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: The Left |
| 16 | Amendment 14, adding text after paragraph 23 RC-B10-0304/2025 – After § 23 – Am 14 | Roll call | 128 for, 500 against, 44 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: The Left |
| 17 | Amendment 4 to paragraph 24 RC-B10-0304/2025 – § 24 – Am 4 | Roll call | 427 for, 181 against, 54 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: ECR |
| 18 | Paragraph 24 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘in the light of the shift in the US stance on Russia’s war of aggression,’” | Show of hands | Lapsed | Requested bysplit: ECR |
| 19 | Paragraph 24 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words” | Show of hands | Lapsed | Requested bysplit: ECR |
| 20 | Vote on text inserted after recital E | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 21 | Separate vote on recital F | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested byseparate: ECR |
| 22 | Amendment 6, adding text after recital U RC-B10-0304/2025 – After recital U – Am 6 | Roll call | 145 for, 509 against, 17 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: The Left |
| 23 | Final vote — text as a whole RC-B10-0304/2025 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Roll call | 507 for, 77 against, 45 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: S&D, The Left, Renew |
| 24 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0303/2025 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 25 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0304/2025 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 26 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0305/2025 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 27 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0306/2025 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 28 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0307/2025 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 29 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0308/2025 | Show of hands | Lapsed |
Roll calls requested by The Left, S&D, Renew, ECR, Patriots · split votes by ECR, Patriots (2) · separate votes by ECR.
Text
The text voted on.
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Parliament adopted a resolution condemning Russia's unlawful detention, torture and killing of Ukrainian prisoners of war and civilians, and its indiscriminate attacks on civilian areas.
The text calls for an end to Russian aggression and stresses the need for accountability, including through a Special Tribunal for the crime of aggression.
It also urges stable and timely supplies of weapons and ammunition to Ukraine.
AI: The text in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
This resolution condemns Russia's unlawful detention, torture, and execution of Ukrainian POWs and civilians, and its indiscriminate attacks on civilians. It urges an all-for-all prisoner exchange, support for a Special Tribunal for the crime of aggression, and further sanctions on Russia.
Dossier
Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.
2025/2710(RSP) · Resolution on a topical subject
Parliament adopted the text on 9 July 2025. This is its final position on the matter.
Show the 3 steps of the dossier
- Tabled for plenary (done)
- Plenary vote · Adopted 9 July 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: Russia's war against Ukraine · Running issue: Humanitarian crises · Final votes that split the chamber the same way
Running issue: Russia's war against Ukraine
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Running issue: Humanitarian crises
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Final votes that split the chamber the same way
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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). “The human cost of Russia’s war against Ukraine and the urgent need to end Russian aggression: the situation of illegally detained civilians and prisoners of war, and the continued bombing of civilians”. Decision, 9 July 2025. votingId 178062, document B-10-2025-0308, reference 2025/2710(RSP). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-07-09/14 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 9 July 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-07-09-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 9 July 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-07-09-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-07-09, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2025-07-09/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2025-07-09-14,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{The human cost of Russia’s war against Ukraine and the urgent need to end Russian aggression: the situation of illegally detained civilians and prisoners of war, and the continued bombing of civilians}},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-07-09},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-07-09/14}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-07-09/14},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Decision. votingId 178062, document B-10-2025-0308, reference 2025/2710(RSP). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-07-09-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-07-09-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-07-09 (CC BY 4.0)}
}