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Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025

Effect
Adopted
Result
421 for · 120 against · 108 abstained roll call
Date
21 January 2026, 13:30–13:45
Kind
Resolution
More facts (9)
Margin
by a large majority
Source
Committee report by Francisco Assis
Topics
Foreign affairs Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes
109 votes · 34 roll calls · 27 amendments
Requested by
The Left (1 roll call, 1 split vote) · EPP (5 split votes, 1 separate vote) · ECR (1 roll call, 18 split votes, 1 separate vote) · Patriots (1 roll call, 2 split votes) · ESN (1 roll call, 1 split vote)
Final vote
183107
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Result

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

Final vote: 421 for, 120 against, 108 abstained (roll call).

Adopted by a large majority.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 27 amendments (2 adopted, 25 rejected) and 78 parts of the text voted on separately (58 adopted, 20 rejected).

Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew and EPP; opposed by Patriots and ESN; ECR 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 21Against 0Abst. 18No vote 7 of 46Majority line ForClear line Divided Cohesion 0.31
GreensFor 51Against 0Abst. 0No vote 2 of 53Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
S&DFor 120Against 0Abst. 3No vote 13 of 136Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.96
RenewFor 68Against 0Abst. 0No vote 7 of 75Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
EPPFor 157Against 5Abst. 5No vote 20 of 187Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.91
ECRFor 0Against 11Abst. 60No vote 8 of 79Majority line AbstainedClear line Abstained Cohesion 0.77
PatriotsFor 0Against 70Abst. 10No vote 6 of 86Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.81
ESNFor 0Against 22Abst. 0No vote 5 of 27Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 1.00
No groupFor 4Against 12Abst. 12No vote 2 of 30Majority 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, 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, 34

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
Austria146000.55
Belgium122350.56
Bulgaria123110.63
Cyprus3030—
Czechia631110.33
Germany65121090.62
Denmark112020.77
Estonia5110—
Spain446550.70
Finland141000.90
France3334950.17
Greece126210.40
Croatia7113—
Hungary211080.77
Ireland130011.00
Italy3852760.31
Lithuania7112—
Luxembourg5010—
Latvia5130—
Malta0042—
Netherlands216310.55
Poland2541770.32
Portugal171030.92
Romania241530.70
Sweden163020.76
Slovenia6201—
Slovakia48120.42

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.

649 members with a recorded position.

Each member's recorded position. ≠ group: voted otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds) of their group.
MemberCountryGroupPosition
Abir AL-SAHLANI SwedenRenew For
Adam BIELAN PolandECR Abstained
Adam JARUBAS PolandEPP For
Adina VĂLEAN RomaniaEPP For
Adnan DIBRANI SwedenS&D For
Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA SpainEPP For
Afroditi LATINOPOULOU GreecePatriots Against
Alberico GAMBINO ItalyECR Abstained
Aleksandar NIKOLIC FrancePatriots Against
Alessandra MORETTI ItalyS&D For
Alessandro CIRIANI ItalyECR Abstained
Alessandro ZAN ItalyS&D For
Alex AGIUS SALIBA voted otherwise than their group's clear line MaltaS&D Abstained
Alexander BERNHUBER AustriaEPP For
Alexander JUNGBLUTH GermanyESN Against
Alexander SELL GermanyESN Against
Alexandr VONDRA CzechiaECR Abstained
Alexandra GEESE GermanyGreens For
Alexandra MEHNERT GermanyEPP For
Alexandre VARAUT FrancePatriots Against
Alice KUHNKE SwedenGreens For
Alice TEODORESCU MÅWE SwedenEPP For
Alicia HOMS GINEL SpainS&D For
Ana Catarina MENDES PortugalS&D For
Ana Miguel PEDRO PortugalEPP For
Ana MIRANDA PAZ SpainGreens For
Ana VASCONCELOS PortugalRenew For
Anders VISTISEN DenmarkPatriots Against
Andi CRISTEA RomaniaS&D For
András LÁSZLÓ HungaryPatriots Against
André FRANQUEIRA RODRIGUES PortugalS&D For
André ROUGÉ FrancePatriots Against
Andrea WECHSLER GermanyEPP For
Andreas GLÜCK GermanyRenew For
Andreas SCHIEDER AustriaS&D For
Andrey KOVATCHEV BulgariaEPP For
Andrey NOVAKOV BulgariaEPP For
Andrzej BUŁA PolandEPP For
Andrzej HALICKI PolandEPP For
Angelika NIEBLER GermanyEPP For
Angelika WINZIG AustriaEPP For
Angéline FURET FrancePatriots Against
Anja ARNDT GermanyESN Against
Anna BRYŁKA PolandPatriots Against
Anna CAVAZZINI GermanyGreens For
Anna Maria CISINT voted otherwise than their group's clear line ItalyPatriots Abstained
Anna STROLENBERG NetherlandsGreens For
Anna STÜRGKH AustriaRenew For
Anna ZALEWSKA PolandECR Abstained
Anna-Maja HENRIKSSON FinlandRenew For
Annalisa CORRADO ItalyS&D For
Annamária VICSEK HungaryPatriots Against
Anne-Sophie FRIGOUT FrancePatriots Against
Anouk VAN BRUG NetherlandsRenew For
Anthony SMITH FranceThe Left Abstained
Antonella SBERNA ItalyECR Abstained
Antonín STANĚK voted otherwise than their group's clear line CzechiaPatriots Abstained
Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE SpainEPP For
Aodhán Ó RÍORDÁIN IrelandS&D For
Arash SAEIDI FranceThe Left Abstained
Arba KOKALARI SwedenEPP For
Arkadiusz MULARCZYK PolandECR Abstained
Arno BAUSEMER GermanyESN Against
Asger CHRISTENSEN DenmarkRenew For
Auke ZIJLSTRA NetherlandsPatriots Against
Aura SALLA FinlandEPP For
Aurelijus VERYGA LithuaniaECR Abstained
Aurore LALUCQ FranceS&D For
Axel VOSS GermanyEPP For
Barbara BONTE BelgiumPatriots Against
Barry ANDREWS IrelandRenew For
Barry COWEN IrelandRenew For
Bart GROOTHUIS NetherlandsRenew For
Bartłomiej SIENKIEWICZ PolandEPP For
Bartosz ARŁUKOWICZ PolandEPP For
Bas EICKHOUT NetherlandsGreens For
Beata SZYDŁO PolandECR Abstained
Beatrice TIMGREN voted otherwise than their group's clear line SwedenECR Against
Benedetta SCUDERI ItalyGreens For
Benoit CASSART BelgiumRenew For
Bernard GUETTA FranceRenew For
Bernd LANGE GermanyS&D For
Bert-Jan RUISSEN NetherlandsECR Abstained
Billy KELLEHER IrelandRenew For
Birgit SIPPEL GermanyS&D For
Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI PolandEPP For
Bogdan RZOŃCA PolandECR Abstained
Borja GIMÉNEZ LARRAZ SpainEPP For
Borys BUDKA PolandEPP For
Brando BENIFEI ItalyS&D For
Branislav ONDRUŠ SlovakiaNo group Against
Branko GRIMS voted otherwise than their group's clear line SloveniaEPP Against
Brigitte VAN DEN BERG NetherlandsRenew For
Bruno GONÇALVES PortugalS&D For
Bruno TOBBACK BelgiumS&D For
Camilla LAURETI ItalyS&D For
Carla TAVARES PortugalS&D For
Carlo CICCIOLI ItalyECR Abstained
Carlo FIDANZA ItalyECR Abstained
Carmen CRESPO DÍAZ SpainEPP For
Carolina MORACE ItalyThe Left For
Catarina MARTINS PortugalThe Left For
Catarina VIEIRA NetherlandsGreens For
Caterina CHINNICI ItalyEPP For
Cecilia STRADA ItalyS&D For
Céline IMART FranceEPP For
César LUENA SpainS&D For
Charles GOERENS LuxembourgRenew For
Charlie WEIMERS voted otherwise than their group's clear line SwedenECR Against
Chiara GEMMA ItalyECR Abstained
Christel SCHALDEMOSE DenmarkS&D For
Christian DOLESCHAL GermanyEPP For
Christian EHLER GermanyEPP For
Christine ANDERSON GermanyESN Against
Christine SCHNEIDER GermanyEPP For
Christine SINGER GermanyRenew For
Christophe BAY FrancePatriots Against
Christophe GOMART voted otherwise than their group's clear line FranceEPP Against
Christophe GRUDLER FranceRenew For
Ciaran MULLOOLY IrelandRenew For
Claire FITA FranceS&D For
Claudiu MANDA RomaniaS&D For
Claudiu-Richard TÂRZIU RomaniaECR Abstained
Costas MAVRIDES CyprusS&D For
Cristian TERHEŞ RomaniaECR Abstained
Cristina MAESTRE SpainS&D For
Csaba DÖMÖTÖR HungaryPatriots Against
Csaba MOLNÁR HungaryS&D For
Cynthia NÍ MHURCHÚ IrelandRenew For
Dainius ŽALIMAS LithuaniaRenew For
Damian BOESELAGER GermanyGreens For
Damien CARÊME FranceThe Left Abstained
Dan BARNA RomaniaRenew For
Dan NICA RomaniaS&D For
Dan-Ştefan MOTREANU RomaniaEPP For
Daniel ATTARD voted otherwise than their group's clear line MaltaS&D Abstained
Daniel BUDA RomaniaEPP For
Daniel FREUND GermanyGreens For
Daniele POLATO ItalyECR Abstained
Danilo DELLA VALLE ItalyThe Left For
Danuše NERUDOVÁ CzechiaEPP For
Dario NARDELLA ItalyS&D For
Dario TAMBURRANO ItalyThe Left For
Dariusz JOŃSKI PolandEPP For
David CASA voted otherwise than their group's clear line MaltaEPP Abstained
David CORMAND FranceGreens For
David MCALLISTER GermanyEPP For
Delara BURKHARDT GermanyS&D For
Denis NESCI ItalyECR Abstained
Dennis RADTKE GermanyEPP For
Diana IOVANOVICI ŞOŞOACĂ RomaniaNo group Against
Diana RIBA I GINER SpainGreens For
Dick ERIXON voted otherwise than their group's clear line SwedenECR Against
Diego SOLIER SpainECR Abstained
Dimitris TSIODRAS GreeceEPP For
Dirk GOTINK NetherlandsEPP For
Dolors MONTSERRAT SpainEPP For
Dragoş BENEA RomaniaS&D For
Eero HEINÄLUOMA FinlandS&D For
Elena DONAZZAN ItalyECR Abstained
Elena NEVADO DEL CAMPO SpainEPP For
Elena SANCHO MURILLO SpainS&D For
Elena YONCHEVA BulgariaNo group For
Eleonora MELETI GreeceEPP For
Elisabeth DIERINGER AustriaPatriots Against
Elisabeth GROSSMANN AustriaS&D For
Elisabetta GUALMINI ItalyS&D For
Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI GreeceEPP For
Elsi KATAINEN FinlandRenew For
Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA PolandEPP For
Emil RADEV BulgariaEPP For
Emma FOURREAU FranceThe Left Abstained
Emma RAFOWICZ FranceS&D For
Emma WIESNER SwedenRenew For
Emmanouil FRAGKOS voted otherwise than their group's clear line GreeceECR Against
Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS GreeceEPP For
Engin EROGLU GermanyRenew For
Enikő GYŐRI HungaryPatriots Against
Eric SARGIACOMO FranceS&D For
Erik KALIŇÁK SlovakiaNo group Against
Erik MARQUARDT GermanyGreens For
Ernő SCHALLER-BAROSS HungaryPatriots Against
Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS SpainEPP For
Estelle CEULEMANS BelgiumS&D For
Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA SpainEPP For
Estrella GALÁN SpainThe Left Abstained
Eugen TOMAC RomaniaRenew For
Evelyn REGNER AustriaS&D For
Evin INCIR SwedenS&D For
Ewa KOPACZ PolandEPP For
Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK PolandESN Against
Fabienne KELLER FranceRenew For
Fabio DE MASI GermanyNo group Abstained
Fabrice LEGGERI FrancePatriots Against
Fernand KARTHEISER LuxembourgNo group Abstained
Fernando NAVARRETE ROJAS SpainEPP For
Fidias PANAYIOTOU CyprusNo group Abstained
Flavio TOSI ItalyEPP For
France JAMET FrancePatriots Against
Francesco TORSELLI ItalyECR Abstained
Francesco VENTOLA ItalyECR Abstained
Francisco ASSIS PortugalS&D For
Francisco José MILLÁN MON SpainEPP For
François KALFON FranceS&D For
François-Xavier BELLAMY FranceEPP For
Fredis BELERIS GreeceEPP For
Friedrich PÜRNER GermanyNo group Abstained
Gabriel MATO SpainEPP For
Gabriela FIREA RomaniaS&D For
Gabriele BISCHOFF GermanyS&D For
Gaetano PEDULLA' ItalyThe Left For
Galato ALEXANDRAKI voted otherwise than their group's clear line GreeceECR Against
Geadis GEADI CyprusECR Abstained
Georg MAYER AustriaPatriots Against
Georgiana TEODORESCU RomaniaECR Abstained
Georgios AFTIAS GreeceEPP For
Gerald HAUSER AustriaPatriots Against
Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY NetherlandsRenew For
Gheorghe CÂRCIU RomaniaS&D For
Gheorghe FALCĂ RomaniaEPP For
Gilles BOYER FranceRenew For
Gilles PENNELLE FrancePatriots Against
Giorgio GORI ItalyS&D For
Giorgos GEORGIOU CyprusThe Left Abstained
Giovanni CROSETTO ItalyECR Abstained
Giuseppe ANTOCI ItalyThe Left For
Giuseppe LUPO ItalyS&D For
Giuseppe MILAZZO ItalyECR Abstained
Giusi PRINCI ItalyEPP For
Gordan BOSANAC CroatiaGreens For
Grégory ALLIONE FranceRenew For
Guillaume PELTIER voted otherwise than their group's clear line FranceECR Against
Günther SIDL AustriaS&D For
György HÖLVÉNYI HungaryPatriots Against
Hana JALLOUL MURO SpainS&D For
Hanna GEDIN SwedenThe Left For
Hanna GRONKIEWICZ-WALTZ PolandEPP For
Hannah NEUMANN GermanyGreens For
Hannes HEIDE AustriaS&D For
Hans NEUHOFF GermanyESN Against
Harald VILIMSKY AustriaPatriots Against
Hélder SOUSA SILVA PortugalEPP For
Heléne FRITZON SwedenS&D For
Helmut BRANDSTÄTTER AustriaRenew For
Henrik DAHL DenmarkEPP For
Herbert DORFMANN ItalyEPP For
Hermann TERTSCH SpainPatriots Against
Hilde VAUTMANS BelgiumRenew For
Hildegard BENTELE GermanyEPP For
Hristo PETROV BulgariaRenew For
Idoia MENDIA SpainS&D For
Ignazio Roberto MARINO ItalyGreens For
Ilaria SALIS ItalyThe Left Abstained
Ilhan KYUCHYUK BulgariaRenew For
Ilia LAZAROV BulgariaEPP For
Inese VAIDERE LatviaEPP For
Ingeborg TER LAAK NetherlandsEPP For
Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN RomaniaEPP For
Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ SpainS&D For
Irena JOVEVA SloveniaRenew For
Irene MONTERO SpainThe Left Abstained
Irene TINAGLI ItalyS&D For
Irmhild BOSSDORF GermanyESN Against
Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA SpainEPP For
Isabel SERRA SÁNCHEZ SpainThe Left Abstained
Isabel WISELER-LIMA LuxembourgEPP For
Isabella LÖVIN SwedenGreens For
Isabella TOVAGLIERI ItalyPatriots Against
Isabelle LE CALLENNEC FranceEPP For
Isilda GOMES PortugalS&D For
Iuliu WINKLER RomaniaEPP For
Ivan DAVID CzechiaESN Against
Ivars IJABS LatviaRenew For
Ivaylo VALCHEV BulgariaECR Abstained
Jaak MADISON EstoniaECR Abstained
Jacek OZDOBA PolandECR Abstained
Jacek PROTAS PolandEPP For
Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA PolandECR Abstained
Jagna MARCZUŁAJTIS-WALCZAK PolandEPP For
Jan FARSKÝ CzechiaEPP For
Jan-Christoph OETJEN GermanyRenew For
Jan-Peter WARNKE GermanyNo group Abstained
Jana NAGYOVÁ voted otherwise than their group's clear line CzechiaPatriots Abstained
Jana TOOM EstoniaRenew For
Jaroslav BŽOCH voted otherwise than their group's clear line CzechiaPatriots Abstained
Jaroslav KNOT voted otherwise than their group's clear line CzechiaPatriots Abstained
Jaroslava POKORNÁ JERMANOVÁ voted otherwise than their group's clear line CzechiaPatriots Abstained
Jaume ASENS LLODRÀ SpainGreens For
Javier MORENO SÁNCHEZ SpainS&D For
Javier ZARZALEJOS SpainEPP For
Jean-Marc GERMAIN FranceS&D For
Jean-Paul GARRAUD FrancePatriots Against
Jeannette BALJEU NetherlandsRenew For
Jens GEIER GermanyS&D For
Jens GIESEKE GermanyEPP For
Jérémy DECERLE FranceRenew For
Jeroen LENAERS NetherlandsEPP For
Jessica POLFJÄRD SwedenEPP For
Jessika VAN LEEUWEN voted otherwise than their group's clear line NetherlandsEPP Abstained
Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI PolandECR Abstained
Joanna SCHEURING-WIELGUS PolandS&D For
Johan DANIELSSON SwedenS&D For
Jonás FERNÁNDEZ SpainS&D For
Jonas SJÖSTEDT SwedenThe Left For
Jordan BARDELLA FrancePatriots Against
Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA SpainPatriots Against
Jorge MARTÍN FRÍAS SpainPatriots Against
Jörgen WARBORN SwedenEPP For
José CEPEDA SpainS&D For
Juan Carlos GIRAUTA VIDAL SpainPatriots Against
Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR SpainS&D For
Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ SpainEPP For
Judita LAŠŠÁKOVÁ SlovakiaNo group Against
Julie RECHAGNEUX FrancePatriots Against
Julien LEONARDELLI FrancePatriots Against
Julien SANCHEZ FrancePatriots Against
Jüri RATAS EstoniaEPP For
Jussi SARAMO FinlandThe Left For
Jutta PAULUS GermanyGreens For
Kai TEGETHOFF GermanyGreens For
Kamila GASIUK-PIHOWICZ PolandEPP For
Karin KARLSBRO SwedenRenew For
Karlo RESSLER CroatiaEPP For
Katarina BARLEY GermanyS&D For
Katarína ROTH NEVEĎALOVÁ SlovakiaNo group Against
Kateřina KONEČNÁ CzechiaNo group Against
Kathleen FUNCHION IrelandThe Left For
Kathleen VAN BREMPT BelgiumS&D For
Katri KULMUNI FinlandRenew For
Katrin LANGENSIEPEN GermanyGreens For
Kim VAN SPARRENTAK NetherlandsGreens For
Kinga GÁL HungaryPatriots Against
Kira Marie PETER-HANSEN DenmarkGreens For
Klára DOBREV HungaryS&D For
Konstantinos ARVANITIS GreeceThe Left Abstained
Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI PolandECR Abstained
Kostas PAPADAKIS GreeceNo group Against
Kris VAN DIJCK BelgiumECR Abstained
Kristian VIGENIN BulgariaS&D For
Kristoffer STORM voted otherwise than their group's clear line DenmarkECR Against
Krzysztof BREJZA PolandEPP For
Krzysztof HETMAN PolandEPP For
Krzysztof ŚMISZEK PolandS&D For
Lara MAGONI ItalyECR Abstained
Lara WOLTERS NetherlandsS&D For
Laurence FARRENG FranceRenew For
Laurence TROCHU voted otherwise than their group's clear line FranceECR Against
Laurent CASTILLO FrancePatriots Against
Lefteris NIKOLAOU-ALAVANOS GreeceNo group Against
Leila CHAIBI FranceThe Left Abstained
Leire PAJÍN SpainS&D For
Lena DÜPONT GermanyEPP For
Lena SCHILLING AustriaGreens For
Leoluca ORLANDO ItalyGreens For
Letizia MORATTI ItalyEPP For
Li ANDERSSON FinlandThe Left For
Lídia PEREIRA PortugalEPP For
Liesbet SOMMEN BelgiumEPP For
Lina GÁLVEZ SpainS&D For
Liudas MAŽYLIS LithuaniaEPP For
Loránt VINCZE RomaniaEPP For
Loucas FOURLAS CyprusEPP For
Ľuboš BLAHA SlovakiaNo group Against
Lucia ANNUNZIATA ItalyS&D For
Lucia YAR SlovakiaRenew For
Luděk NIEDERMAYER CzechiaEPP For
Ľudovít ÓDOR SlovakiaRenew For
Luis-Vicențiu LAZARUS RomaniaNo group Abstained
Lukas MANDL AustriaEPP For
Lukas SIEPER GermanyNo group For
Lynn BOYLAN IrelandThe Left For
Maciej WĄSIK PolandECR Abstained
Magdalena ADAMOWICZ PolandEPP For
Majdouline SBAI FranceGreens For
Malik AZMANI NetherlandsRenew For
Malika SOREL FranceNo group For
Manfred WEBER GermanyEPP For
Manon AUBRY FranceThe Left For
Manuela RIPA GermanyEPP For
Maravillas ABADÍA JOVER SpainEPP For
Marc ANGEL LuxembourgS&D For
Marc BOTENGA BelgiumThe Left Abstained
Marc JONGEN GermanyESN Against
Marcin SYPNIEWSKI PolandESN Against
Marco FALCONE ItalyEPP For
Marco SQUARTA ItalyECR Abstained
Marco TARQUINIO ItalyS&D For
Marcos ROS SEMPERE SpainS&D For
Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN SpainPatriots Against
Maria GRAPINI RomaniaS&D For
Maria GUZENINA FinlandS&D For
Maria NOICHL GermanyS&D For
Maria OHISALO FinlandGreens For
Maria WALSH IrelandEPP For
Maria ZACHARIA GreeceNo group Abstained
Marianne VIND DenmarkS&D For
Mariateresa VIVALDINI ItalyECR Abstained
Marie DAUCHY FrancePatriots Against
Marie TOUSSAINT FranceGreens For
Marie-Agnes STRACK-ZIMMERMANN GermanyRenew For
Marie-Luce BRASIER-CLAIN FrancePatriots Against
Marieke EHLERS NetherlandsPatriots Against
Marina KALJURAND EstoniaS&D For
Marina MESURE FranceThe Left Abstained
Mario FURORE ItalyThe Left For
Mario MANTOVANI ItalyECR Abstained
Marion MARÉCHAL voted otherwise than their group's clear line FranceECR Against
Marion WALSMANN GermanyEPP For
Marit MAIJ NetherlandsS&D For
Mariusz KAMIŃSKI PolandECR Abstained
Marjan ŠAREC SloveniaRenew For
Markéta GREGOROVÁ CzechiaGreens For
Markus BUCHHEIT GermanyESN Against
Markus FERBER GermanyEPP For
Marlena MALĄG PolandECR Abstained
Marta TEMIDO PortugalS&D For
Marta WCISŁO PolandEPP For
Martin GÜNTHER GermanyThe Left Abstained
Martin HÄUSLING GermanyGreens For
Martin SONNEBORN GermanyNo group Abstained
Martine KEMP LuxembourgEPP For
Mārtiņš STAĶIS LatviaGreens For
Mary KHAN GermanyESN Against
Massimiliano SALINI ItalyEPP For
Matej TONIN SloveniaEPP For
Mathilde ANDROUËT FrancePatriots Against
Matjaž NEMEC SloveniaS&D For
Matthias ECKE GermanyS&D For
Matthieu VALET FrancePatriots Against
Mélanie DISDIER FrancePatriots Against
Mélissa CAMARA FranceGreens For
Merja KYLLÖNEN FinlandThe Left For
Michael BLOSS GermanyGreens For
Michael GAHLER GermanyEPP For
Michael MCNAMARA IrelandRenew For
Michael VON DER SCHULENBURG GermanyNo group Abstained
Michał DWORCZYK PolandECR Abstained
Michał KOBOSKO PolandRenew For
Michał SZCZERBA PolandEPP For
Michał WAWRYKIEWICZ PolandEPP For
Michal WIEZIK SlovakiaRenew For
Michalis HADJIPANTELA CyprusEPP For
Michele PICARO ItalyECR Abstained
Mieke ANDRIESE NetherlandsPatriots Against
Mihai TUDOSE RomaniaS&D For
Mika AALTOLA FinlandEPP For
Milan MAZUREK SlovakiaESN Against
Milan UHRÍK SlovakiaESN Against
Milan ZVER voted otherwise than their group's clear line SloveniaEPP Against
Mireia BORRÁS PABÓN SpainPatriots Against
Miriam LEXMANN voted otherwise than their group's clear line SlovakiaEPP Abstained
Mirosława NYKIEL PolandEPP For
Mohammed CHAHIM NetherlandsS&D For
Monika BEŇOVÁ SlovakiaNo group Against
Monika HOHLMEIER GermanyEPP For
Moritz KÖRNER GermanyRenew For
Mounir SATOURI FranceGreens For
Murielle LAURENT FranceS&D For
Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR SpainS&D For
Nadine MORANO voted otherwise than their group's clear line FranceEPP Abstained
Nathalie LOISEAU FranceRenew For
Nela RIEHL GermanyGreens For
Niclas HERBST GermanyEPP For
Nicola PROCACCINI ItalyECR Abstained
Nicola ZINGARETTI ItalyS&D For
Nicolae ȘTEFĂNUȚĂ RomaniaGreens For
Nicolas BAY voted otherwise than their group's clear line FranceECR Against
Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES SpainS&D For
Nicolás PASCUAL DE LA PARTE SpainEPP For
Niels Flemming HANSEN DenmarkEPP For
Niels GEUKING GermanyEPP For
Nikola BARTŮŠEK voted otherwise than their group's clear line CzechiaPatriots Abstained
Nikola MINCHEV BulgariaRenew For
Nikolaos ANADIOTIS GreeceNo group Against
Nikolas FARANTOURIS GreeceThe Left For
Nikolina BRNJAC CroatiaEPP For
Nikos PAPANDREOU GreeceS&D For
Nikos PAPPAS GreeceThe Left For
Nils UŠAKOVS LatviaS&D For
Nina CARBERRY IrelandEPP For
Nora JUNCO GARCÍA SpainECR Abstained
Nora MEBAREK FranceS&D For
Norbert LINS GermanyEPP For
Oihane AGIRREGOITIA MARTÍNEZ SpainRenew For
Oliver SCHENK GermanyEPP For
Olivier CHASTEL BelgiumRenew For
Ondřej DOSTÁL CzechiaNo group Against
Ondřej KNOTEK voted otherwise than their group's clear line CzechiaPatriots Abstained
Ondřej KOLÁŘ CzechiaEPP For
Ondřej KRUTÍLEK CzechiaECR Abstained
Özlem DEMIREL GermanyThe Left Abstained
Pablo ARIAS ECHEVERRÍA SpainEPP For
Pál SZEKERES HungaryPatriots Against
Paolo BORCHIA ItalyPatriots Against
Paolo INSELVINI ItalyECR Abstained
Pascal ARIMONT BelgiumEPP For
Pascale PIERA FrancePatriots Against
Pasquale TRIDICO ItalyThe Left For
Patryk JAKI PolandECR Abstained
Paulius SAUDARGAS LithuaniaEPP For
Paulo CUNHA PortugalEPP For
Paulo DO NASCIMENTO CABRAL PortugalEPP For
Pekka TOVERI FinlandEPP For
Per CLAUSEN DenmarkThe Left For
Petar VOLGIN BulgariaESN Against
Peter LIESE GermanyEPP For
Petra STEGER AustriaPatriots Against
Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS LithuaniaRenew For
Petras GRAŽULIS LithuaniaESN Against
Philippe OLIVIER FrancePatriots Against
Pierfrancesco MARAN ItalyS&D For
Pierre JOUVET FranceS&D For
Pierre PIMPIE FrancePatriots Against
Pierre-Romain THIONNET FrancePatriots Against
Pietro FIOCCHI ItalyECR Abstained
Pilar DEL CASTILLO VERA SpainEPP For
Pina PICIERNO ItalyS&D For
Piotr MÜLLER PolandECR Abstained
Rachel BLOM NetherlandsPatriots Against
Rada LAYKOVA BulgariaESN Against
Radan KANEV BulgariaEPP For
Raffaele STANCANELLI ItalyPatriots Against
Raffaele TOPO ItalyS&D For
Raphaël GLUCKSMANN FranceS&D For
Raquel GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE NetherlandsRenew For
Rasa JUKNEVIČIENĖ LithuaniaEPP For
Rasmus ANDRESEN GermanyGreens For
Rasmus NORDQVIST DenmarkGreens For
Raúl DE LA HOZ QUINTANO SpainEPP For
Regina DOHERTY IrelandEPP For
Reinhold LOPATKA AustriaEPP For
Reinier VAN LANSCHOT NetherlandsGreens For
Reinis POZŅAKS LatviaECR Abstained
René REPASI GermanyS&D For
Rihards KOLS LatviaECR Abstained
Riho TERRAS voted otherwise than their group's clear line EstoniaEPP Against
Rima HASSAN FranceThe Left Abstained
Robert BIEDROŃ PolandS&D For
Roberto VANNACCI ItalyPatriots Against
Roberts ZĪLE LatviaECR Abstained
Rody TOLASSY FrancePatriots Against
Roman HAIDER AustriaPatriots Against
Romana JERKOVIĆ CroatiaS&D For
Romana TOMC SloveniaEPP For
Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT SpainEPP For
Rosa SERRANO SIERRA SpainS&D For
Rudi KENNES BelgiumThe Left Abstained
Ruggero RAZZA ItalyECR Abstained
Ruth FIRMENICH GermanyNo group Abstained
Sabine VERHEYEN GermanyEPP For
Sabrina REPP GermanyS&D For
Sakis ARNAOUTOGLOU GreeceS&D For
Salvatore DE MEO ItalyEPP For
Sander SMIT voted otherwise than their group's clear line NetherlandsEPP Abstained
Sandra GÓMEZ LÓPEZ SpainS&D For
Sandra KALNIETE LatviaEPP For
Sandro GOZI FranceRenew For
Sandro RUOTOLO ItalyS&D For
Sara MATTHIEU BelgiumGreens For
Saskia BRICMONT BelgiumGreens For
Seán KELLY IrelandEPP For
Sebastian EVERDING GermanyThe Left For
Sebastian KRUIS NetherlandsPatriots Against
Sebastian TYNKKYNEN voted otherwise than their group's clear line FinlandECR Against
Sebastião BUGALHO PortugalEPP For
Şerban Dimitrie STURDZA RomaniaECR Abstained
Sergey LAGODINSKY GermanyGreens For
Sergio BERLATO ItalyECR Abstained
Sérgio GONÇALVES PortugalS&D For
Sérgio HUMBERTO PortugalEPP For
Séverine WERBROUCK FrancePatriots Against
Sibylle BERG GermanyNo group Abstained
Siegfried MUREŞAN RomaniaEPP For
Sigrid FRIIS DenmarkRenew For
Silvia SARDONE ItalyPatriots Against
Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN FinlandEPP For
Sophia KIRCHER AustriaEPP For
Stanislav STOYANOV BulgariaESN Against
Stefan BERGER GermanyEPP For
Stefan KÖHLER GermanyEPP For
Ştefan MUŞOIU RomaniaS&D For
Stefano BONACCINI ItalyS&D For
Stefano CAVEDAGNA ItalyECR Abstained
Stéphanie YON-COURTIN FranceRenew For
Stephen Nikola BARTULICA CroatiaECR Abstained
Stine BOSSE DenmarkRenew For
Sunčana GLAVAK CroatiaEPP For
Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ SpainEPP For
Susanna CECCARDI voted otherwise than their group's clear line ItalyPatriots Abstained
Sven MIKSER EstoniaS&D For
Sven SIMON GermanyEPP For
Svenja HAHN GermanyRenew For
Tamás DEUTSCH HungaryPatriots Against
Taner KABILOV BulgariaNo group For
Terry REINTKE GermanyGreens For
Thierry MARIANI FrancePatriots Against
Thijs REUTEN NetherlandsS&D For
Thomas BAJADA voted otherwise than their group's clear line MaltaS&D Abstained
Thomas GEISEL GermanyNo group Abstained
Thomas PELLERIN-CARLIN FranceS&D For
Thomas WAITZ AustriaGreens For
Tiago MOREIRA DE SÁ PortugalPatriots Against
Tiemo WÖLKEN GermanyS&D For
Tilly METZ LuxembourgGreens For
Tineke STRIK NetherlandsGreens For
Tobiasz BOCHEŃSKI PolandECR Abstained
Tom BERENDSEN NetherlandsEPP For
Tom VANDENDRIESSCHE BelgiumPatriots Against
Tomáš KUBÍN voted otherwise than their group's clear line CzechiaPatriots Abstained
Tomas TOBÉ SwedenEPP For
Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ CzechiaEPP For
Tomasz BUCZEK PolandPatriots Against
Tomasz FROELICH GermanyESN Against
Tomislav SOKOL voted otherwise than their group's clear line CroatiaEPP Against
Ton DIEPEVEEN NetherlandsPatriots Against
Tonino PICULA CroatiaS&D For
Tsvetelina PENKOVA BulgariaS&D For
Udo BULLMANN GermanyS&D For
Urmas PAET EstoniaRenew For
Valentina PALMISANO ItalyThe Left For
Valérie DELOGE FrancePatriots Against
Valérie DEVAUX FranceRenew For
Valérie HAYER FranceRenew For
Vangelis MEIMARAKIS GreeceEPP For
Vasile DÎNCU RomaniaS&D For
Verena MERTENS GermanyEPP For
Veronika CIFROVÁ OSTRIHOŇOVÁ SlovakiaRenew For
Veronika VRECIONOVÁ CzechiaECR Abstained
Vicent MARZÀ IBÁÑEZ SpainGreens For
Victor NEGRESCU RomaniaS&D For
Viktória FERENC HungaryPatriots Against
Vilis KRIŠTOPANS LatviaPatriots Against
Ville NIINISTÖ FinlandGreens For
Villy SØVNDAL DenmarkGreens For
Virgil-Daniel POPESCU RomaniaEPP For
Virginie JORON FrancePatriots Against
Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS LithuaniaGreens For
Vivien COSTANZO GermanyS&D For
Vlad VASILE-VOICULESCU RomaniaRenew For
Vladimir PREBILIČ SloveniaGreens For
Volker SCHNURRBUSCH GermanyESN Against
Vytenis Povilas ANDRIUKAITIS LithuaniaS&D For
Waldemar BUDA PolandECR Abstained
Wouter BEKE BelgiumEPP For
Yannis MANIATIS GreeceS&D For
Younous OMARJEE FranceThe Left Abstained
Yvan VEROUGSTRAETE BelgiumRenew For
Željana ZOVKO CroatiaEPP For
Zsuzsanna BORVENDÉG HungaryESN Against

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
Roberta METSOLA MaltaEPPSpeeches121 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded
Nicolas BAY FranceECRSpeeches121 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Pina PICIERNO changed group ItalyRenewSpeeches220 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Francisco ASSIS PortugalS&DSpeeches220 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Davor Ivo STIER CroatiaEPPSpeeches120 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded
Ilhan KYUCHYUK BulgariaRenewSpeeches120 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
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MemberGroupSpeechesSpokeFinal vote
Tomasz FROELICH GermanyESNSpeeches120 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group Against
Evin INCIR SwedenS&DSpeeches120 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Isabel WISELER-LIMA LuxembourgEPPSpeeches120 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
Cristian TERHEŞ RomaniaECRSpeeches120 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Abstained
Lina GÁLVEZ SpainS&DSpeeches120 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR SpainS&DSpeeches120 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
Bert-Jan RUISSEN NetherlandsECRSpeeches120 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group Abstained
Marc ANGEL LuxembourgS&DSpeeches120 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Marta TEMIDO PortugalS&DSpeeches120 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Reinhold LOPATKA AustriaEPPSpeeches120 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Helmut BRANDSTÄTTER AustriaRenewSpeeches120 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Viktória FERENC HungaryPatriotsSpeeches120 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Matthieu VALET FrancePatriotsSpeeches120 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group Against
Rima HASSAN FranceThe LeftSpeeches120 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group Abstained
Sandra GÓMEZ LÓPEZ SpainS&DSpeeches120 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Michał SZCZERBA PolandEPPSpeeches120 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Dan BARNA RomaniaRenewSpeeches120 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
Giusi PRINCI ItalyEPPSpeeches120 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Paolo INSELVINI ItalyECRSpeeches120 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Abstained
Marco TARQUINIO ItalyS&DSpeeches120 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Catarina VIEIRA NetherlandsGreensSpeeches120 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
Roberts ZĪLE LatviaECRSpeeches120 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Abstained
Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR SpainS&DSpeeches120 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For

All votes on this decision, 109

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
1Paragraph 1 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘migrants and refugees,’”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: ECR
2Paragraph 1 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: ECR
3Vote on text inserted after paragraph 1 Show of hands Rejected
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No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
2Paragraph 1 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: ECR
3Vote on text inserted after paragraph 1 Show of hands Rejected
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No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
4Amendment 19, adding text after paragraph 2 A10-0262/2025 – Francisco Assis – After § 2 – Am 19 Roll call227 for, 417 against, 18 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: ECR
5Paragraph 3 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘migrants, refugees and asylum seekers,’”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: ECR
6Paragraph 3 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: ECR
7Paragraph 5 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘gender stereotypes and’”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: ECR
8Paragraph 5 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: ECR
9Vote on text inserted after paragraph 5 Counted483 for, 117 against, 61 abstained Adopted
10Amendment 21, adding text after paragraph 5 A10-0262/2025 – Francisco Assis – After § 5 – Am 21 Roll call416 for, 138 against, 86 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: ECR
11Vote on text inserted after paragraph 7 Show of hands Rejected
12Separate vote on paragraph 8 Show of hands Rejected
13Vote on text inserted after paragraph 8 Show of hands Rejected
14Vote on text inserted after paragraph 9 Counted266 for, 309 against, 70 abstained Rejected
15Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 10 A10-0262/2025 – Francisco Assis – After § 10 – Am 3 Roll call231 for, 410 against, 6 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots
16Vote on text inserted after paragraph 16 Show of hands Rejected
17Paragraph 17 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: ‘Condemns in the strongest terms the increasing attacks on sexual and reproductive health and rights around the world;’ without the words ‘and rights’Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: EPP, ECR
18Paragraph 17 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “and rights”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: EPP, ECR
19Paragraph 17 — part 3 A10-0262/2025 – Francisco Assis – § 17/3 Part voted on: ‘reaffirms that the denial of quality comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services, including safe and legal abortion, constitutes a form of gender-based violence;’ without the words ‘including safe and legal abortion,’Roll call510 for, 105 against, 52 abstained AdoptedRequested bysplit: EPP, ECR
20Paragraph 17 — part 4 A10-0262/2025 – Francisco Assis – § 17/4 Part voted on: “including safe and legal abortion,”Roll call424 for, 157 against, 46 abstained AdoptedRequested bysplit: EPP, ECR
21Vote on text inserted after paragraph 17 Show of hands Rejected
22Separate vote on paragraph 18 Show of hands Rejected
23Amendment 11, adding text after paragraph 18 A10-0262/2025 – Francisco Assis – After § 18 – Am 11 Roll call246 for, 405 against, 6 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: ESN
24Paragraph 19 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘commercial’ (both occurrences)”Counted498 for, 102 against, 50 abstained AdoptedRequested bysplit: The Left, ECR; separate: EPP
25Paragraph 19 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: ‘commercial’ (both occurrences)Counted373 for, 202 against, 76 abstained AdoptedRequested bysplit: The Left, ECR; separate: EPP
26Amendment 35 to paragraph 20 A10-0262/2025 – Francisco Assis – § 20 – Am 35 Roll call89 for, 508 against, 57 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
27Paragraph 20 — part 1 of 3 Part voted on: “Expresses deep concern over the persistent global crisis of accountability and highlights the ongoing struggle to end impunity for violations of fundamental international human rights and humanitarian law in conflicts worldwide; reaffirms the essential neutrality and vital role of humanitarian aid in all conflict and crisis situations; highlights the grave repercussions of undermining and attacking multilateral organisations, including the UN, which risks fostering a culture of impunity and weakening both trust in and the effectiveness of the UN system; calls for the EU to defend the international legal framework and to implement robust measures to ensure adherence to these laws; is deeply concerned by the fact that the work of multilateral human rights institutions and the multilateral rules-based order faces unprecedented threats and attacks;”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: ECR
28Paragraph 20 — part 2 of 3 Part voted on: “strongly deplores the decision made by some countries to withdraw from the UN Human Rights Council and their announcements that they would not participate in the Universal Periodic Review;”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: ECR
29Paragraph 20 — part 3 of 3 Part voted on: “condemns the constant attempts to undermine and discredit the UN, its Secretary-General, its Special Rapporteurs, and its agencies, including those delivering humanitarian aid, as well as the attacks on peacekeeping missions;”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: ECR
30Amendment 4 to paragraph 21 A10-0262/2025 – Francisco Assis – § 21 – Am 4 Roll call194 for, 446 against, 15 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots
31Separate vote on paragraph 21 Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Patriots; separate: ECR
32Paragraph 21 — part 2 A10-0262/2025 – Francisco Assis – § 21/2 Part voted on: ‘calls therefore for the EU and its Member States to work towards ensuring a permanent seat for the EU in multilateral forums, particularly in the UN Security Council in addition to existing Member States’ seats;’Roll call434 for, 217 against, 8 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Patriots; split: Patriots; separate: ECR
33Amendment 36, adding text after paragraph 22 A10-0262/2025 – Francisco Assis – After § 22 – Am 36 Roll call108 for, 468 against, 58 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
34Amendment 37, adding text after paragraph 22 A10-0262/2025 – Francisco Assis – After § 22 – Am 37 Roll call121 for, 425 against, 102 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
35Amendment 38, adding text after paragraph 22 A10-0262/2025 – Francisco Assis – After § 22 – Am 38 Roll call111 for, 433 against, 104 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
36Amendment 39, adding text after paragraph 22 A10-0262/2025 – Francisco Assis – After § 22 – Am 39 Roll call77 for, 483 against, 89 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
37Separate vote on paragraph 25 Show of hands RejectedRequested bysplit: ECR
38Separate vote on paragraph 25 Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: ECR
39Separate vote on paragraph 25 Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: ECR
40Amendment 12 to paragraph 27 A10-0262/2025 – Francisco Assis – § 27 – Am 12 Roll call186 for, 462 against, 14 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: ESN
41Amendment 27 to paragraph 27 A10-0262/2025 – Francisco Assis – § 27 – Am 27 Roll call188 for, 447 against, 21 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: ECR
42Separate vote on paragraph 29 Show of hands Rejected
43Amendment 28, adding text after paragraph 29 A10-0262/2025 – Francisco Assis – After § 29 – Am 28 Roll call191 for, 389 against, 70 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: ECR
44Amendment 42, adding text after paragraph 29 A10-0262/2025 – Francisco Assis – After § 29 – Am 42 Roll call71 for, 486 against, 87 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
45Separate vote on paragraph 33 Show of hands RejectedRequested bysplit: ECR
46Separate vote on paragraph 33 Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: ECR
47Separate vote on paragraph 33 Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: ECR
48Amendment 5 to paragraph 43 A10-0262/2025 – Francisco Assis – § 43 – Am 5 Roll call205 for, 417 against, 33 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots
49Paragraph 43 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: ‘Reiterates its support for increasing the use of the GHRSR, along with other ad hoc sanctions frameworks, as a key political EU policy tool promoting the rule of law, democracy and human rights, which complements other judicial instruments; calls for the EU and its Member States to expand the scope of the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime (EU Magnitsky Act), to include acts of corruption – as already requested several times by Parliament – and systematic listings for perpetrators of transnational repression, including those targeting diaspora communities; recalls, however, the limitations and slowness of the current decision-making system for these instruments’ activation and the loopholes in enforcement mechanisms that allow circumvention;’Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: EPP, ECR
50Paragraph 43 — part 2 A10-0262/2025 – Francisco Assis – § 43/2 Part voted on: “reiterates its call for the introduction of qualified majority voting for decisions on the GHRSR;”Roll call376 for, 254 against, 29 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: ECR; split: EPP, ECR
51Paragraph 43 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “reiterates its call for the introduction of qualified majority voting for decisions on the GHRSR;”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: EPP, ECR
52Vote on text inserted after paragraph 44 Show of hands Rejected
53Separate vote on paragraph 51 Show of hands RejectedRequested bysplit: ECR
54Separate vote on paragraph 51 Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: ECR
55Separate vote on paragraph 51 Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: ECR
56Separate vote on paragraph 51 Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: ECR
57Separate vote on paragraph 51 Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: ECR
58Paragraph 53 — part 1 of 4 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘step up their’, ‘for’ (third occurrence), ‘and all its agencies’ and ‘reiterates the need for the EU and its Member States to speak with one voice in multilateral forums;’”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: ECR
59Paragraph 53 — part 2 of 4 Part voted on: ‘step up their’ and ‘for’ (third occurrence)Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: ECR
60Paragraph 53 — part 3 of 4 Part voted on: “and all its agencies”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: ECR
61Paragraph 53 — part 4 of 4 Part voted on: “reiterates the need for the EU and its Member States to speak with one voice in multilateral forums;”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: ECR
62Vote on text inserted after paragraph 53 Show of hands Rejected
63Amendment 15, adding text after paragraph 53 A10-0262/2025 – Francisco Assis – After § 53 – Am 15 Roll call164 for, 470 against, 28 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: ESN
64Amendment 6, adding text after paragraph 56 A10-0262/2025 – Francisco Assis – After § 56 – Am 6 Roll call177 for, 415 against, 61 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots
65Amendment 44 to paragraph 57 A10-0262/2025 – Francisco Assis – § 57 – Am 44 Roll call86 for, 515 against, 53 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
66Paragraph 57 — part 1 of 3 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘including the ECtHR’ and ‘calls for the EU and its Member States to continue and intensify their support for the ICC with the necessary means, including resources and political backing; urges all the Member States to respect and uphold the actions and decisions of all organs of the ICC, including by enforcing ICC arrest warrants; demands the protection of the ICC, its officials and those cooperating with it from threats and attacks and, in that sense, reiterates its call on the Commission to urgently activate the blocking statute to protect the ICC from the consequences of sanctions and enable its continued operation in full independence;’”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: ECR
67Paragraph 57 — part 2 of 3 Part voted on: “including the ECtHR”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: ECR
68Paragraph 57 — part 3 of 3 Part voted on: “calls for the EU and its Member States to continue and intensify their support for the ICC with the necessary means, including resources and political backing; urges all the Member States to respect and uphold the actions and decisions of all organs of the ICC, including by enforcing ICC arrest warrants; demands the protection of the ICC, its officials and those cooperating with it from threats and attacks and, in that sense, reiterates its call on the Commission to urgently activate the blocking statute to protect the ICC from the consequences of sanctions and enable its continued operation in full independence;”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: ECR
69Vote on text inserted after paragraph 57 Show of hands Rejected
70Amendment 45, adding text after paragraph 57 A10-0262/2025 – Francisco Assis – After § 57 – Am 45 Roll call104 for, 487 against, 63 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
71Separate vote on paragraph 58 Show of hands AdoptedRequested byseparate: ECR
72Amendment 7 to paragraph 60 A10-0262/2025 – Francisco Assis – § 60 – Am 7 Roll call197 for, 438 against, 13 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots
73Vote on text inserted after paragraph 65 Show of hands Rejected
74Amendment 8 to paragraph 66 A10-0262/2025 – Francisco Assis – § 66 – Am 8 Roll call227 for, 414 against, 9 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots
75Separate vote on paragraph 66 Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: EPP, Patriots, ESN, ECR
76Paragraph 66 — part 2 A10-0262/2025 – Francisco Assis – § 66/2 Part voted on: “those words”Roll call367 for, 256 against, 25 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: ECR, Patriots; split: EPP, Patriots, ESN, ECR
77Separate vote on paragraph 71 Show of hands AdoptedRequested byseparate: ECR
7874 Show of hands Adopted
7974 Show of hands Adopted
8074 Show of hands Adopted
81Amendment 16 to paragraph 78 A10-0262/2025 – Francisco Assis – § 78 – Am 16 Roll call184 for, 451 against, 22 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: ESN
82Paragraph 78 — part 1 of 8 Part voted on: “Recalls that the leadership of the EU with regard to AI and digital diplomacy is crucial to promote models that ensure high human right standards, as well as for its relevance and resilience; calls, in this regard, for the EU to scale up its digital and AI diplomacy,”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: EPP, ECR
83Paragraph 78 — part 2 of 8 Part voted on: “to enforce the Digital Services Act and”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: EPP, ECR
84Paragraph 78 — part 3 of 8 Part voted on: “ensure that technology companies and social media platforms comply with”Counted307 for, 262 against, 85 abstained AdoptedRequested bysplit: EPP, ECR
85Paragraph 78 — part 4 of 8 Part voted on: “human rights obligations and address transnational repression, including against HRDs; calls for the EU and its Member States to ensure that”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: EPP, ECR
86Paragraph 78 — part 5 of 8 Part voted on: “private”Counted300 for, 324 against, 25 abstained RejectedRequested bysplit: EPP, ECR
87Paragraph 78 — part 6 of 8 Part voted on: “actors that are enabling digital transnational repression,”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: EPP, ECR
88Paragraph 78 — part 7 of 8 Part voted on: “particularly in the technology sector,”Counted325 for, 254 against, 72 abstained AdoptedRequested bysplit: EPP, ECR
89Paragraph 78 — part 8 of 8 Part voted on: “are held accountable;”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: EPP, ECR
90Paragraph 81 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘or gender identity’”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: ECR
91Paragraph 81 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: ECR
92Amendment 32, adding text after paragraph 81 A10-0262/2025 – Francisco Assis – After § 81 – Am 32 Roll call360 for, 283 against, 11 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: ECR
93Amendment 46, adding text after paragraph 83 A10-0262/2025 – Francisco Assis – After § 83 – Am 46 Roll call90 for, 495 against, 61 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
94Vote on text inserted after paragraph 83 Show of hands Rejected
95Amendment 48, adding text after paragraph 83 A10-0262/2025 – Francisco Assis – After § 83 – Am 48 Roll call94 for, 489 against, 60 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
96Separate vote on citation 31 Show of hands AdoptedRequested byseparate: ECR
97Recital C — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘and populism’”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: ECR
98Recital C — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: ECR
99Amendment 1, adding text after recital M A10-0262/2025 – Francisco Assis – After recital M – Am 1 Roll call244 for, 384 against, 28 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots
100Amendment 2, adding text after recital M A10-0262/2025 – Francisco Assis – After recital M – Am 2 Roll call240 for, 384 against, 7 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots
101Vote on text inserted after recital M Counted379 for, 259 against, 6 abstained Adopted
102Separate vote on recital O Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: ECR
103Recital O — part 2 A10-0262/2025 – Francisco Assis – Recital O/2 Part voted on: “those words”Roll call492 for, 105 against, 48 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: ECR; split: ECR
104Separate vote on recital P Show of hands RejectedRequested bysplit: EPP
105Separate vote on recital P Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: EPP
106Separate vote on recital P Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: EPP
107Separate vote on recital R Show of hands AdoptedRequested byseparate: ECR
108Vote on text inserted after recital V Show of hands Rejected
109Final vote — text as a whole A10-0262/2025 – Francisco Assis – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) Roll call421 for, 120 against, 108 abstained Adopted

Roll calls requested by The Left, ECR, Patriots, ESN · split votes by The Left, EPP (5), ECR (18), Patriots (2), ESN · separate votes by EPP, ECR.

Text

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Report A-10-2025-0262

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The European Parliament adopted its annual report on human rights and democracy worldwide and the EU's policy on the matter, setting out its position for 2025.

The report assesses global trends and EU tools, and feeds into preparations for a new EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy after 2027.

Parliament's adoption makes the text its official position, guiding its scrutiny of EU foreign policy.

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This resolution on human rights and democracy in the world and the EU's policy on the matter assesses global challenges and the EU's toolbox, and makes recommendations for action.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2025/2166(INI) · Own-initiative report

Human Rights and Democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025

Parliament adopted the text on 21 January 2026. This is its final position on the matter.

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  1. Referred to committee · 11 September 2025 (done)
  2. Committee work · Report adopted 2 December 2025 (done)
  3. Tabled for plenary · 8 January 2026 (done)
  4. Plenary vote · Adopted 21 January 2026 (done)
  5. Parliament’s position · Final (done)

Lead committee: AFET · Author: Francisco ASSIS (S&D)

Connections

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Running issue: EU human rights policy

Running issue: Common foreign and security policy

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Sources & citation

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European Parliament (2026). “Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025”. Decision, 21 January 2026. votingId 183107, document A-10-2025-0262, reference 2025/2166(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-01-21/7?members=all (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 21 January 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-01-21-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 21 January 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-01-21-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-01-21, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-01-21/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2026-01-21-7,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-01-21},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-01-21/7?members=all}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-01-21/7?members=all},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 183107, document A-10-2025-0262, reference 2025/2166(INI). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-01-21-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-01-21-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-01-21 (CC BY 4.0)}
}