Decision

Case of Joseph Figueira Martin in the Central African Republic

Effect: Adopted
Result: 582 for · 0 against · 35 abstained roll call
Date: 22 January 2026, 12:05
Kind: Resolution

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Margin: by an overwhelming majority
Text: Motion B-10-2026-0066
Dossier: 2026/2572(RSP)
Source: Motion for a resolution
Topics: Foreign affairs Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes: 7 votes · 1 roll call
Requested by: Renew (1 roll call)
Sitting: Thursday 22 January 2026
Final vote: 184066

Margin: by an overwhelming majority
Text: Motion B-10-2026-0066
Dossier: 2026/2572(RSP)
Source: Motion for a resolution
Topics: Foreign affairs Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes: 7 votes · 1 roll call
Requested by: Renew (1 roll call)
Sitting: Thursday 22 January 2026
Final vote: 184066

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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.

Adopted by an overwhelming majority.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

6 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.

Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR, Patriots and ESN.

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).
Group	For	Against	Abst.	No vote	Majority line	Clear line	Cohesion
The Left	For 34	Against 0	Abst. 1	No vote 11 of 46	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 0.96
Greens	For 49	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 4 of 53	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 1.00
S&D	For 113	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 23 of 136	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 1.00
Renew	For 64	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 11 of 75	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 1.00
EPP	For 170	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 17 of 187	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 1.00
ECR	For 64	Against 0	Abst. 1	No vote 14 of 79	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 0.98
Patriots	For 55	Against 0	Abst. 13	No vote 18 of 86	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 0.71
ESN	For 19	Against 0	Abst. 7	No vote 1 of 27	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 0.60
No group	For 14	Against 0	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, 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, 22

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.

The Left line For · 1 abstained of 35 who voted
Abstained (1)
- Giorgos GEORGIOU Cyprus
ECR line For · 1 abstained of 65 who voted
Abstained (1)
- Georgiana TEODORESCU Romania
Patriots line For · 13 abstained of 68 who voted
Abstained (13)
- Anders VISTISEN Denmark
- Auke ZIJLSTRA Netherlands
- Elisabeth DIERINGER Austria
- Georg MAYER Austria
- Gerald HAUSER Austria
- Harald VILIMSKY Austria
- Marieke EHLERS Netherlands
- Mieke ANDRIESE Netherlands
- Petra STEGER Austria
- Rachel BLOM Netherlands
- Roman HAIDER Austria
- Sebastian KRUIS Netherlands
- Ton DIEPEVEEN Netherlands
ESN line For · 7 abstained of 26 who voted
Abstained (7)
- Ivan DAVID Czechia
- Milan MAZUREK Slovakia
- Milan UHRÍK Slovakia
- Petar VOLGIN Bulgaria
- Petras GRAŽULIS Lithuania
- Rada LAYKOVA Bulgaria
- Zsuzsanna BORVENDÉG Hungary

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).
Country	For	Abst.	No vote	Cohesion
Austria	13	6	1	0.53
Belgium	16	0	6	1.00
Bulgaria	12	2	3	0.79
Cyprus	5	1	0	—
Czechia	18	1	2	0.92
Germany	78	7	11	0.88
Denmark	12	1	2	0.88
Estonia	7	0	0	—
Spain	53	0	7	1.00
Finland	13	0	2	1.00
France	73	0	8	1.00
Greece	18	2	1	0.85
Croatia	12	0	0	1.00
Hungary	2	1	18	—
Ireland	13	0	1	1.00
Italy	64	0	12	1.00
Lithuania	8	1	2	—
Luxembourg	5	1	0	—
Latvia	9	0	0	—
Malta	4	0	2	—
Netherlands	24	6	1	0.70
Poland	46	0	7	1.00
Portugal	17	0	4	1.00
Romania	26	1	6	0.94
Sweden	18	0	3	1.00
Slovenia	8	0	1	—
Slovakia	8	5	2	0.42

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.
Member	Group	Speeches	Spoke	Final vote
Sabine VERHEYEN Germany	EPP	Speeches1	22 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Christel SCHALDEMOSE Denmark	S&D	Speeches2	21 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Hilde VAUTMANS Belgium	Renew	Speeches1	21 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Saskia BRICMONT Belgium	Greens	Speeches1	21 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Hannes HEIDE Austria	S&D	Speeches1	21 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Sebastian TYNKKYNEN Finland	ECR	Speeches1	21 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	No vote recorded

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Debate speakers, continued
Member	Group	Speeches	Spoke	Final vote
Wouter BEKE Belgium	EPP	Speeches1	21 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Murielle LAURENT France	S&D	Speeches1	21 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group	For
Bruno GONÇALVES Portugal	S&D	Speeches1	21 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Catarina MARTINS Portugal	The Left	Speeches1	21 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Roxana MÎNZATU Romania	S&D	Speeches1	21 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	Not in office
Francisco ASSIS Portugal	S&D	Speeches1	21 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	For

All votes on this decision, 7

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.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
1	Final vote on the motion for a resolution RC-B10-0066/2026 – Motion for a resolution	Roll call	582 for, 0 against, 35 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: Renew
2	Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0066/2026	Show of hands	Lapsed
3	Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0088/2026	Show of hands	Lapsed

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Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
2	Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0066/2026	Show of hands	Lapsed
3	Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0088/2026	Show of hands	Lapsed

Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result
4	Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0091/2026	Show of hands	Lapsed
5	Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0093/2026	Show of hands	Lapsed
6	Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0094/2026	Show of hands	Lapsed
7	Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0096/2026	Show of hands	Lapsed

Roll call requested by Renew.

Text

The text voted on.

Motion B-10-2026-0066

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Parliament adopted a resolution on the case of Joseph Figueira Martin, a Belgian-Portuguese citizen detained in the Central African Republic.

It condemns his forced labour sentence and calls on the Central African authorities to annul or revise it, guarantee legal remedies, and ensure fair trial rights and medical care.

Parliament also demands an independent investigation into allegations of torture and urges accountability for the Wagner Group's abuses.

The resolution will be forwarded to EU institutions, member states, and Central African authorities.

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

The resolution concerns Joseph Figueira Martin, a Belgian-Portuguese citizen detained in the Central African Republic, and calls for his rights to be respected.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2026/2572(RSP) · Resolution on a topical subject

Parliament adopted the text on 22 January 2026. This is its final position on the matter.

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Tabled for plenary (done)
Plenary vote · Adopted 22 January 2026 (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 6 connections: Running issue: Detention of EU citizens abroad

Running issue: Detention of EU citizens abroad

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Decision 10th anniversary of the detention of jailed Swedish publisher Gui Minhai in China Resolution · motion for a resolution 9 Oct 2025 Adopted
Decision Case of Abdoul Aziz Goma, arbitrarily detained in Togo Resolution · motion for a resolution 11 Sept 2025 Adopted
Decision Arbitrary arrest and torture of Belgian-Portuguese researcher Joseph Figueira Martin in the Central African Republic Resolution · motion for a resolution 10 Jul 2025 Adopted

Sources & citation

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Permalink: https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-01-22/5
Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 22 January 2026 (European Parliament)
Results of votes, sitting of 22 January 2026 (European Parliament)
Data source: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-01-22
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved: 25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2026). “Case of Joseph Figueira Martin in the Central African Republic”. Decision, 22 January 2026. votingId 184066, document B-10-2026-0066, reference 2026/2572(RSP). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-01-22/5 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 22 January 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-01-22-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 22 January 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-01-22-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-01-22, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-01-22/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).

BibTeX

@misc{epw-decision-2026-01-22-5,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Case of Joseph Figueira Martin in the Central African Republic}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-01-22},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-01-22/5}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-01-22/5},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 184066, document B-10-2026-0066, reference 2026/2572(RSP). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-01-22-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-01-22-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-01-22 (CC BY 4.0)}
}