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Addressing impunity through EU sanctions, including the EU Global Human Rights sanctions regime (so-called ‘EU Magnitsky Act’)

Effect
Adopted
Result
440 for · 127 against · 59 abstained roll call
Date
21 January 2026, 13:48
Kind
Resolution
More facts (8)
Margin
by a large majority
Text
Report A-10-2025-0266
Dossier
2025/2049(INI)
Source
Committee report by Antonio López-Istúriz White
Topics
Foreign affairsDefence & security Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes
1 vote · 1 roll call
Sitting
Wednesday 21 January 2026
Final vote
183108
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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: 440 for, 127 against, 59 abstained (roll call).

Adopted by a large majority.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

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 18Against 5Abst. 14No vote 9 of 46Majority line ForClear line Divided Cohesion 0.23
GreensFor 49Against 1Abst. 0No vote 3 of 53Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.97
S&DFor 115Against 0Abst. 3No vote 18 of 136Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.96
RenewFor 67Against 0Abst. 0No vote 8 of 75Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
EPPFor 159Against 0Abst. 1No vote 27 of 187Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.99
ECRFor 30Against 6Abst. 33No vote 10 of 79Majority line AbstainedClear line Divided Cohesion 0.22
PatriotsFor 0Against 73Abst. 6No vote 7 of 86Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.89
ESNFor 0Against 20Abst. 1No vote 6 of 27Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.93
No groupFor 2Against 22Abst. 1No vote 5 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, 12

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
Belgium123160.63
Bulgaria114020.60
Cyprus3210—
Czechia95610.17
Germany60171180.65
Denmark122010.79
Estonia7000—
Spain4172100.73
Finland140011.00
France4032180.32
Greece127110.40
Croatia100110.86
Hungary210090.75
Ireland112010.77
Italy3273070.20
Lithuania8012—
Luxembourg5100—
Latvia8100—
Malta1032—
Netherlands236110.65
Poland3841100.83
Portugal172020.84
Romania211560.67
Sweden160320.76
Slovenia8010—
Slovakia58020.42

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.

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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
Roberta METSOLA MaltaEPPSpeeches121 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded
Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE SpainEPPSpeeches121 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For

All votes on this decision, 1

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
1Final vote on the motion for a resolution A10-0266/2025 – Antonio López-Istúriz White – Motion for a resolution Roll call440 for, 127 against, 59 abstained Adopted

Text

The text voted on.

Report A-10-2025-0266

AI: What this vote decides Written by AI from the official text — check the source

Parliament adopted a resolution on the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime, known as the EU Magnitsky Act, which allows the EU to impose asset freezes and travel bans on individuals and entities responsible for serious human rights abuses worldwide.

The text calls for a more coherent and strategic use of the regime, including an impact assessment, better alignment with international partners, improved enforcement, and enhanced transparency and accountability.

It also proposes closing implementation loopholes, preventing sanction circumvention, and extending the regime to cover corruption and immediate family members of violators.

Parliament asks for a review of the regime before its prolongation until December 2026 to address shortcomings and reinforce the EU's commitment to human rights and the rule of law.

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AI: The text in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source

This resolution addresses impunity through EU sanctions, focusing on the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime (EUGHRSR). It calls for impact assessments, broader listings, anti-corruption sanctions, and better enforcement.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2025/2049(INI) · Own-initiative report

Addressing impunity through EU sanctions, including the EU Global Human Rights sanctions regime (so called “EU Magnitsky Act”)

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

Show the 5 steps of the dossier
  1. Referred to committee · 13 March 2025 (done)
  2. Committee work · Report adopted 2 December 2025 (done)
  3. Tabled for plenary · 15 December 2025 (done)
  4. Plenary vote · Adopted 21 January 2026 (done)
  5. Parliament’s position · Final (done)

Lead committee: AFET · Author: Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE (EPP)

Connections

What this decision touches: the procedural chain, the same text, running issues, votes that split the chamber the same way.

Show 11 connections: Running issue: EU Magnitsky Act · Other decisions of the part-session on AFET dossiers · Final votes that split the chamber the same way

Running issue: EU Magnitsky Act

Other decisions of the part-session on AFET dossiers

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Final votes that split the chamber the same way

Sources & citation

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

Permalink
https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-01-21/8
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Data source
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2026). “Addressing impunity through EU sanctions, including the EU Global Human Rights sanctions regime (so-called ‘EU Magnitsky Act’)”. Decision, 21 January 2026. votingId 183108, document A-10-2025-0266, reference 2025/2049(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-01-21/8 (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-2026-01-21-8,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Addressing impunity through EU sanctions, including the EU Global Human Rights sanctions regime (so-called ‘EU Magnitsky Act’)}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-01-21},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-01-21/8}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-01-21/8},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 183108, document A-10-2025-0266, reference 2025/2049(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)}
}