Decision
Situation in Afghanistan: supporting women and communities affected by the recent earthquakes
- Effect
- Adopted
- Result
- 504 for · 74 against · 30 abstained roll call
- Date
- 9 October 2025, 13:15–13:18
- Kind
- Resolution
More facts (9)
- Margin
- by an overwhelming majority
- Dossier
- 2025/2872(RSP)
- Source
- Motion for a resolution
- Topics
- Foreign affairs Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
- Votes
- 23 votes · 8 roll calls · 7 amendments
- Requested by
- Renew (1 roll call) · ECR (1 split vote) · Patriots (1 roll call) · ESN (1 roll call)
- Sitting
- Thursday 9 October 2025
- Final vote
- 179720
Result
The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.
Final vote: 504 for, 74 against, 30 abstained (roll call).
Adopted by an overwhelming majority.
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 7 amendments (7 rejected) and 7 parts of the text voted on separately (3 adopted, 2 rejected, 2 lapsed). 8 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.
Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP and ECR; opposed by Patriots and ESN.
Groups
| Group | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Majority line | Clear line | Cohesion | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Left | For 39 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 7 of 46 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| Greens | For 46 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 7 of 53 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| S&D | For 99 | Against 2 | Abst. 0 | No vote 35 of 136 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.97 | |
| Renew | For 61 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 14 of 75 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| EPP | For 167 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 21 of 188 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| ECR | For 58 | Against 8 | Abst. 2 | No vote 11 of 79 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.78 | |
| Patriots | For 20 | Against 42 | Abst. 13 | No vote 10 of 85 | Majority line Against | Clear line Divided | Cohesion 0.34 | |
| ESN | For 1 | Against 21 | Abst. 2 | No vote 3 of 27 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | Cohesion 0.81 | |
| No group | For 13 | Against 1 | Abst. 13 | 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, 15
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.
S&D line For · 2 voted against of 101 who voted
Voted against (2)
- Birgit SIPPEL Germany
- Jens GEIER Germany
ECR line For · 8 voted against, 2 abstained of 68 who voted
Voted against (8)
- Beatrice TIMGREN Sweden
- Charlie WEIMERS Sweden
- Dick ERIXON Sweden
- Emmanouil FRAGKOS Greece
- Guillaume PELTIER France
- Kristoffer STORM Denmark
- Marion MARÉCHAL France
- Nicolas BAY France
Abstained (2)
- Georgiana TEODORESCU Romania
- Sebastian TYNKKYNEN Finland
ESN line Against · 1 voted for, 2 abstained of 24 who voted
Voted for (1)
- Ivan DAVID Czechia
Abstained (2)
- Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK Poland
- Marcin SYPNIEWSKI Poland
Countries
The final vote by national delegation.
Votes by country (27 delegations)
| Country | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Cohesion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 12 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0.56 |
| Belgium | 14 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0.74 |
| Bulgaria | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.72 |
| Cyprus | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Czechia | 16 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.83 |
| Germany | 63 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 0.61 |
| Denmark | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.80 |
| Estonia | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Spain | 51 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0.97 |
| Finland | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.88 |
| France | 39 | 32 | 0 | 10 | 0.32 |
| Greece | 14 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0.67 |
| Croatia | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Hungary | 0 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 0.85 |
| Ireland | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| Italy | 62 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1.00 |
| Lithuania | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.85 |
| Luxembourg | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Latvia | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Malta | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Netherlands | 21 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.71 |
| Poland | 44 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0.90 |
| Portugal | 11 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0.88 |
| Romania | 21 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0.81 |
| Sweden | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.78 |
| Slovenia | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Slovakia | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.77 |
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 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | No vote recorded |
| Abir AL-SAHLANI Sweden | Renew | Speeches2 | 7 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA Spain | EPP | Speeches2 | 7 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Rody TOLASSY France | Patriots | Speeches2 | 7 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | Against |
| Raquel GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE Netherlands | Renew | Speeches2 | 7 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group | For |
| Victor NEGRESCU Romania | S&D | Speeches2 | 7 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
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All votes on this decision, 23
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 3 RC-B10-0415/2025 – After § 3 – Am 7 | Roll call | 228 for, 367 against, 16 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: Patriots |
| 2 | Amendment 8 to paragraph 5 RC-B10-0415/2025 – § 5 – Am 8 | Roll call | 194 for, 408 against, 12 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: Patriots |
| 3 | Separate vote on paragraph 5 | Counted | 326 for, 259 against, 24 abstained Adopted | Requested bysplit: ECR |
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| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Amendment 8 to paragraph 5 RC-B10-0415/2025 – § 5 – Am 8 | Roll call | 194 for, 408 against, 12 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: Patriots |
| 3 | Separate vote on paragraph 5 | Counted | 326 for, 259 against, 24 abstained Adopted | Requested bysplit: ECR |
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Separate vote on paragraph 5 | Show of hands | Rejected | Requested bysplit: ECR |
| 5 | Separate vote on paragraph 5 | Show of hands | Lapsed | Requested bysplit: ECR |
| 6 | Separate vote on paragraph 5 | Show of hands | Lapsed | Requested bysplit: ECR |
| 7 | Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 5 RC-B10-0415/2025 – After § 5 – Am 1 | Roll call | 145 for, 444 against, 19 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: ESN |
| 8 | Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 5 RC-B10-0415/2025 – After § 5 – Am 9 | Roll call | 199 for, 391 against, 15 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: Patriots |
| 9 | Amendment 10 to paragraph 8 RC-B10-0415/2025 – § 8 – Am 10 | Roll call | 222 for, 381 against, 4 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: Patriots |
| 10 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 10 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 11 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 11 | Show of hands | Adopted | |
| 12 | Amendment 5 to recital C RC-B10-0415/2025 – Recital C – Am 5 | Roll call | 235 for, 363 against, 12 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: Patriots |
| 13 | Separate vote on recital D | Counted | 305 for, 270 against, 33 abstained Adopted | |
| 14 | Amendment 6 to recital I RC-B10-0415/2025 – Recital I – Am 6 | Roll call | 250 for, 355 against, 6 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: Patriots |
| 15 | Final vote — text as a whole RC-B10-0415/2025 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Roll call | 504 for, 74 against, 30 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Renew |
| 16 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0415/2025 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 17 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0416/2025 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 18 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0417/2025 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 19 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0418/2025 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 20 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0420/2025 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 21 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0425/2025 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 22 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0426/2025 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 23 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0427/2025 | Show of hands | Lapsed |
Roll calls requested by Renew, Patriots, ESN · split votes by ECR.
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 situation in Afghanistan, focusing on supporting women and communities hit by recent earthquakes.
The text urges international actors to deliver aid, lift restrictions on humanitarian access, and condemn measures like internet shutdowns.
It calls on the Commission and member states to step up emergency support and maintain funding for basic needs and livelihoods.
AI: The text in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
Parliament expresses deep concern about the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan after the earthquakes and calls for increased aid, respect for women's rights, and adherence to international law.
Dossier
Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.
2025/2872(RSP) · Resolution on a topical subject
Parliament adopted the text on 9 October 2025. This is its final position on the matter.
Show the 3 steps of the dossier
- Tabled for plenary (done)
- Plenary vote · Adopted 9 October 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 14 connections: Running issue: Humanitarian crises · Running issue: Afghanistan under Taliban · Final votes that split the chamber the same way
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
Running issue: Afghanistan under Taliban
- Issue Afghanistan under Taliban Running issue · Country situation 21 May 2026
- Decision Situation of women and girls in Afghanistan following the Taliban’s adoption of the Criminal Procedure Code for Courts Resolution · motion for a resolution 21 May 2026 Adopted
- Decision The deteriorating situation of women in Afghanistan due to the recent adoption of the law on the ‘Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice’ Resolution · motion for a resolution 19 Sept 2024 Adopted
Final votes that split the chamber the same way
- Decision Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Committee of the Regions Budget decision · report by Joachim Stanisław Brudziński 7 May 2025 Discharge decision adopted
- Decision Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Economic and Social Committee Budget decision · report by Joachim Stanisław Brudziński 7 May 2025 Discharge decision adopted
- Decision Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Court of Justice of the European Union Budget decision · report by Cristian Terheş 7 May 2025 Discharge decision adopted
- Decision Draft amending budget No 3/2025: adjustment in payment appropriations, update of revenues and other technical updates Budget decision · report by Victor Negrescu 26 Nov 2025 Passed
- Decision Role of cohesion policy in supporting the just transition Resolution · report by Ciaran Mullooly 10 Sept 2025 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). “Situation in Afghanistan: supporting women and communities affected by the recent earthquakes”. Decision, 9 October 2025. votingId 179720, document B-10-2025-0425, reference 2025/2872(RSP). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-10-09/8 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 9 October 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-10-09-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 9 October 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-10-09-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-10-09, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2025-10-09/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2025-10-09-8,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Situation in Afghanistan: supporting women and communities affected by the recent earthquakes}},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-10-09},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-10-09/8}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-10-09/8},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Decision. votingId 179720, document B-10-2025-0425, reference 2025/2872(RSP). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-10-09-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-10-09-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-10-09 (CC BY 4.0)}
}