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Decision

Targeted expulsions of foreign journalists and foreign Christians in Türkiye under national security pretexts

Effect
Adopted
Result
502 for · 2 against · 59 abstained roll call
Date
12 February 2026, 12:17–12:18
Kind
Resolution
More facts (9)
Margin
by an overwhelming majority
Source
Motion for a resolution
Topics
Foreign affairs Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes
15 votes · 2 roll calls · 1 amendment
Requested by
Greens (1 separate vote) · Renew (1 roll call) · ESN (1 roll call)
Final vote
185292
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Result

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

Final vote: 502 for, 2 against, 59 abstained (roll call).

Adopted by an overwhelming majority.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 1 amendment (1 rejected) and 6 parts of the text voted on separately (3 adopted, 2 rejected, 1 lapsed). 7 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.

Backed by The Left, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR, Patriots and ESN; Greens 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 1Abst. 17No vote 10 of 46Majority line ForClear line Divided Cohesion 0.25
GreensFor 18Against 0Abst. 22No vote 13 of 53Majority line AbstainedClear line Divided Cohesion 0.33
S&DFor 107Against 0Abst. 0No vote 29 of 136Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
RenewFor 60Against 0Abst. 1No vote 14 of 75Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.98
EPPFor 146Against 0Abst. 0No vote 41 of 187Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
ECRFor 63Against 0Abst. 0No vote 16 of 79Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
PatriotsFor 53Against 0Abst. 7No vote 24 of 84Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.82
ESNFor 19Against 0Abst. 6No vote 2 of 27Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.64
No groupFor 18Against 1Abst. 6No vote 7 of 32Majority 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, 14

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
Austria90560.46
Belgium140350.74
Bulgaria101240.65
Cyprus6000—
Czechia170220.84
Germany6709200.82
Denmark140100.90
Estonia6001—
Spain4307100.79
Finland91050.85
France52010190.76
Greece190021.00
Croatia100110.86
Hungary10020—
Ireland110120.88
Italy5203210.92
Lithuania8003—
Luxembourg5010—
Latvia7002—
Malta5001—
Netherlands250420.79
Poland410570.84
Portugal150240.82
Romania2300101.00
Sweden180031.00
Slovenia8001—
Slovakia70350.55

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.

563 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
Adam BIELAN PolandECR For
Adam JARUBAS PolandEPP For
Adina VĂLEAN RomaniaEPP For
Adnan DIBRANI SwedenS&D For
Adrian-George AXINIA RomaniaECR For
Afroditi LATINOPOULOU GreecePatriots For
Aldo PATRICIELLO ItalyPatriots For
Alessandra MORETTI ItalyS&D For
Alessandro ZAN ItalyS&D For
Alex AGIUS SALIBA MaltaS&D For
Alexander JUNGBLUTH GermanyESN For
Alexander SELL GermanyESN For
Alexandr VONDRA CzechiaECR For
Alexandra GEESE GermanyGreens For
Alexandra MEHNERT GermanyEPP For
Alexandre VARAUT FrancePatriots For
Alice KUHNKE SwedenGreens For
Alice TEODORESCU MÅWE SwedenEPP For
Alicia HOMS GINEL SpainS&D For
Alvise PÉREZ SpainNo group For
Ana Catarina MENDES PortugalS&D For
Ana Miguel PEDRO PortugalEPP For
Ana MIRANDA PAZ SpainGreens Abstained
Ana VASCONCELOS PortugalRenew For
Anders VISTISEN voted otherwise than their group's clear line DenmarkPatriots Abstained
André ROUGÉ FrancePatriots For
Andrea WECHSLER GermanyEPP For
Andreas SCHIEDER AustriaS&D For
Andreas SCHWAB GermanyEPP For
Andrey KOVATCHEV BulgariaEPP For
Andrey NOVAKOV BulgariaEPP For
Andrzej BUŁA PolandEPP For
Angéline FURET FrancePatriots For
Anja ARNDT GermanyESN For
Anja HAZEKAMP NetherlandsThe Left For
Anna BRYŁKA voted otherwise than their group's clear line PolandPatriots Abstained
Anna CAVAZZINI GermanyGreens For
Anna Maria CISINT ItalyPatriots For
Anna STROLENBERG NetherlandsGreens Abstained
Anna STÜRGKH AustriaRenew For
Anna ZALEWSKA PolandECR For
Annalisa CORRADO ItalyS&D For
Anne-Sophie FRIGOUT FrancePatriots For
Anouk VAN BRUG NetherlandsRenew For
Anthony SMITH FranceThe Left Abstained
Antonín STANĚK CzechiaPatriots For
Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE SpainEPP For
Aodhán Ó RÍORDÁIN IrelandS&D For
Arash SAEIDI FranceThe Left Abstained
Arkadiusz MULARCZYK PolandECR For
Arno BAUSEMER GermanyESN For
Asger CHRISTENSEN DenmarkRenew For
Assita KANKO BelgiumECR For
Auke ZIJLSTRA NetherlandsPatriots For
Aurelijus VERYGA LithuaniaECR For
Aurore LALUCQ FranceS&D For
Axel VOSS GermanyEPP For
Barbara BONTE BelgiumPatriots For
Barry ANDREWS IrelandRenew For
Barry COWEN IrelandRenew For
Bart GROOTHUIS NetherlandsRenew For
Bartłomiej SIENKIEWICZ PolandEPP For
Bartosz ARŁUKOWICZ PolandEPP For
Bas EICKHOUT NetherlandsGreens Abstained
Beata SZYDŁO PolandECR For
Beatrice TIMGREN SwedenECR For
Benedetta SCUDERI ItalyGreens Abstained
Benoit CASSART BelgiumRenew For
Bernard GUETTA FranceRenew For
Bernd LANGE GermanyS&D For
Bert-Jan RUISSEN NetherlandsECR For
Biljana BORZAN CroatiaS&D For
Billy KELLEHER IrelandRenew For
Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI PolandEPP For
Bogdan RZOŃCA PolandECR For
Borja GIMÉNEZ LARRAZ SpainEPP For
Borys BUDKA PolandEPP For
Brando BENIFEI ItalyS&D For
Branislav ONDRUŠ SlovakiaNo group Abstained
Branko GRIMS SloveniaEPP For
Brigitte VAN DEN BERG NetherlandsRenew For
Bruno GONÇALVES PortugalS&D For
Camilla LAURETI ItalyS&D For
Carla TAVARES PortugalS&D For
Carlo CICCIOLI ItalyECR For
Carlo FIDANZA ItalyECR For
Carmen CRESPO DÍAZ SpainEPP For
Carolina MORACE ItalyThe Left For
Catarina MARTINS PortugalThe Left Abstained
Catherine GRISET FrancePatriots For
Cecilia STRADA ItalyS&D For
Céline IMART FranceEPP For
César LUENA SpainS&D For
Charles GOERENS LuxembourgRenew For
Charlie WEIMERS SwedenECR For
Chiara GEMMA ItalyECR For
Christel SCHALDEMOSE DenmarkS&D For
Christian EHLER GermanyEPP For
Christine ANDERSON GermanyESN For
Christine SCHNEIDER GermanyEPP For
Christophe BAY FrancePatriots For
Christophe CLERGEAU FranceS&D For
Christophe GOMART FranceEPP For
Christophe GRUDLER FranceRenew For
Claudiu MANDA RomaniaS&D For
Claudiu-Richard TÂRZIU RomaniaECR For
Costas MAVRIDES CyprusS&D For
Cristian TERHEŞ RomaniaECR For
Cristina GUARDA ItalyGreens Abstained
Cristina MAESTRE SpainS&D For
Cynthia NÍ MHURCHÚ IrelandRenew For
Dainius ŽALIMAS LithuaniaRenew For
Damian BOESELAGER GermanyGreens Abstained
Dan BARNA RomaniaRenew For
Dan-Ştefan MOTREANU RomaniaEPP For
Daniel ATTARD MaltaS&D For
Daniel BUDA RomaniaEPP For
Daniel CASPARY GermanyEPP For
Daniel FREUND GermanyGreens For
Daniel OBAJTEK PolandECR For
Daniele POLATO ItalyECR For
Danuše NERUDOVÁ CzechiaEPP For
Dariusz JOŃSKI PolandEPP For
David CASA MaltaEPP For
David CORMAND FranceGreens Abstained
David MCALLISTER GermanyEPP For
Davor Ivo STIER CroatiaEPP For
Delara BURKHARDT GermanyS&D For
Denis NESCI ItalyECR For
Dennis RADTKE GermanyEPP For
Diana IOVANOVICI ŞOŞOACĂ RomaniaNo group For
Diana RIBA I GINER SpainGreens Abstained
Dick ERIXON SwedenECR For
Diego SOLIER SpainECR For
Dimitris TSIODRAS GreeceEPP For
Dirk GOTINK NetherlandsEPP For
Dolors MONTSERRAT SpainEPP For
Eero HEINÄLUOMA FinlandS&D For
Elena KOUNTOURA GreeceThe Left For
Elena NEVADO DEL CAMPO SpainEPP For
Elena SANCHO MURILLO SpainS&D For
Elena YONCHEVA BulgariaNo group Against
Elio DI RUPO BelgiumS&D For
Elisabeth DIERINGER voted otherwise than their group's clear line AustriaPatriots Abstained
Elisabeth GROSSMANN AustriaS&D For
Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI GreeceEPP For
Elsi KATAINEN FinlandRenew For
Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA PolandEPP For
Emil RADEV BulgariaEPP For
Emma WIESNER SwedenRenew For
Emmanouil FRAGKOS GreeceECR For
Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS GreeceEPP For
Engin EROGLU GermanyRenew For
Eric SARGIACOMO FranceS&D For
Erik MARQUARDT GermanyGreens For
Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS SpainEPP For
Estelle CEULEMANS BelgiumS&D 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 voted otherwise than their group's clear line PolandESN Abstained
Fabienne KELLER FranceRenew For
Fabio DE MASI GermanyNo group For
Fabrice LEGGERI FrancePatriots For
Fernand KARTHEISER LuxembourgNo group For
Fernando NAVARRETE ROJAS SpainEPP For
Fidias PANAYIOTOU CyprusNo group For
Flavio TOSI ItalyEPP For
Francesco TORSELLI ItalyECR For
Francesco VENTOLA ItalyECR For
Francisco ASSIS PortugalS&D For
Francisco José MILLÁN MON SpainEPP 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 GreeceECR For
Geadis GEADI CyprusECR For
Georgiana TEODORESCU RomaniaECR For
Georgios AFTIAS GreeceEPP For
Gerald HAUSER voted otherwise than their group's clear line AustriaPatriots Abstained
Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY NetherlandsRenew For
Gheorghe FALCĂ RomaniaEPP For
Gilles BOYER FranceRenew For
Gilles PENNELLE FrancePatriots For
Giorgio GORI ItalyS&D For
Giorgos GEORGIOU CyprusThe Left For
Giovanni CROSETTO ItalyECR For
Giuseppe LUPO ItalyS&D For
Giusi PRINCI ItalyEPP For
Gordan BOSANAC CroatiaGreens Abstained
Guillaume PELTIER FranceECR For
Günther SIDL AustriaS&D For
Hanna GEDIN SwedenThe Left For
Hannah NEUMANN GermanyGreens For
Hannes HEIDE AustriaS&D For
Hans NEUHOFF GermanyESN For
Harald VILIMSKY voted otherwise than their group's clear line AustriaPatriots Abstained
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 For
Hilde VAUTMANS BelgiumRenew For
Hildegard BENTELE GermanyEPP For
Hristo PETROV BulgariaRenew For
Idoia MENDIA SpainS&D For
Ignazio Roberto MARINO ItalyGreens Abstained
Ilaria SALIS ItalyThe Left For
Ilhan KYUCHYUK voted otherwise than their group's clear line BulgariaRenew Abstained
Inese VAIDERE LatviaEPP For
Ingeborg TER LAAK NetherlandsEPP For
Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ SpainS&D For
Irena JOVEVA SloveniaRenew For
Irene MONTERO SpainThe Left Abstained
Irene TINAGLI ItalyS&D For
Irmhild BOSSDORF GermanyESN For
Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA SpainEPP For
Isabel SERRA SÁNCHEZ SpainThe Left Abstained
Isabel WISELER-LIMA LuxembourgEPP For
Isabella LÖVIN SwedenGreens For
Isabella TOVAGLIERI ItalyPatriots For
Isabelle LE CALLENNEC FranceEPP For
Iuliu WINKLER RomaniaEPP For
Ivan DAVID CzechiaESN For
Ivaylo VALCHEV BulgariaECR For
Jaak MADISON EstoniaECR For
Jacek OZDOBA PolandECR For
Jacek PROTAS PolandEPP For
Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA PolandECR For
Jagna MARCZUŁAJTIS-WALCZAK PolandEPP For
Jan FARSKÝ CzechiaEPP For
Jan-Christoph OETJEN GermanyRenew For
Jan-Peter WARNKE GermanyNo group For
Jana NAGYOVÁ CzechiaPatriots For
Jana TOOM EstoniaRenew For
Janusz LEWANDOWSKI PolandEPP For
Jaroslav BŽOCH CzechiaPatriots For
Jaroslav KNOT CzechiaPatriots For
Jaroslava POKORNÁ JERMANOVÁ CzechiaPatriots For
Jaume ASENS LLODRÀ SpainGreens Abstained
Javier MORENO SÁNCHEZ SpainS&D For
Javier ZARZALEJOS SpainEPP For
Jean-Marc GERMAIN FranceS&D For
Jeannette BALJEU NetherlandsRenew For
Jens GIESEKE GermanyEPP For
Jérémy DECERLE FranceRenew For
Jeroen LENAERS NetherlandsEPP For
Jessica POLFJÄRD SwedenEPP For
Jessika VAN LEEUWEN NetherlandsEPP For
Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI PolandECR For
Joachim STREIT GermanyRenew For
Joanna SCHEURING-WIELGUS PolandS&D For
João COTRIM DE FIGUEIREDO PortugalRenew For
João OLIVEIRA PortugalThe Left Abstained
Johan DANIELSSON SwedenS&D For
Jonás FERNÁNDEZ SpainS&D For
Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA SpainPatriots For
Jorge MARTÍN FRÍAS SpainPatriots For
Jörgen WARBORN SwedenEPP For
José CEPEDA SpainS&D For
Juan Carlos GIRAUTA VIDAL SpainPatriots For
Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR SpainS&D For
Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ SpainEPP For
Judita LAŠŠÁKOVÁ SlovakiaNo group Abstained
Julie RECHAGNEUX FrancePatriots For
Julien LEONARDELLI FrancePatriots For
Julien SANCHEZ FrancePatriots For
Jüri RATAS EstoniaEPP For
Jussi SARAMO FinlandThe Left For
Jutta PAULUS GermanyGreens For
Kai TEGETHOFF GermanyGreens Abstained
Kamila GASIUK-PIHOWICZ PolandEPP For
Karin KARLSBRO SwedenRenew For
Karlo RESSLER CroatiaEPP For
Katarina BARLEY GermanyS&D For
Katarína ROTH NEVEĎALOVÁ SlovakiaNo group Abstained
Kateřina KONEČNÁ CzechiaNo group Abstained
Kathleen FUNCHION IrelandThe Left For
Kathleen VAN BREMPT BelgiumS&D For
Katri KULMUNI FinlandRenew For
Katrin LANGENSIEPEN GermanyGreens For
Kim VAN SPARRENTAK NetherlandsGreens Abstained
Kira Marie PETER-HANSEN DenmarkGreens For
Konstantinos ARVANITIS GreeceThe Left For
Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI PolandECR For
Kostas PAPADAKIS GreeceNo group For
Kris VAN DIJCK BelgiumECR For
Kristian VIGENIN BulgariaS&D For
Kristoffer STORM DenmarkECR For
Krzysztof BREJZA PolandEPP For
Krzysztof HETMAN PolandEPP For
Krzysztof ŚMISZEK PolandS&D For
Lara MAGONI ItalyECR For
Lara WOLTERS NetherlandsS&D For
Laurence FARRENG FranceRenew For
Laurence TROCHU FranceECR For
Laurent CASTILLO FrancePatriots For
Lefteris NIKOLAOU-ALAVANOS GreeceNo group For
Leila CHAIBI FranceThe Left Abstained
Lena DÜPONT GermanyEPP For
Lídia PEREIRA PortugalEPP For
Liesbet SOMMEN BelgiumEPP For
Lina GÁLVEZ SpainS&D For
Liudas MAŽYLIS LithuaniaEPP For
Loucas FOURLAS CyprusEPP For
Lucia ANNUNZIATA ItalyS&D For
Lucia YAR SlovakiaRenew For
Luděk NIEDERMAYER CzechiaEPP For
Ľudovít ÓDOR SlovakiaRenew For
Luis-Vicențiu LAZARUS RomaniaNo group For
Łukasz KOHUT PolandEPP For
Luke Ming FLANAGAN IrelandThe Left Abstained
Lynn BOYLAN IrelandThe Left For
Maciej WĄSIK PolandECR For
Magdalena ADAMOWICZ PolandEPP For
Malik AZMANI NetherlandsRenew For
Malika SOREL FranceNo group For
Manon AUBRY FranceThe Left Abstained
Manuela RIPA GermanyEPP For
Maravillas ABADÍA JOVER SpainEPP For
Marc ANGEL LuxembourgS&D For
Marc JONGEN GermanyESN For
Marcin SYPNIEWSKI voted otherwise than their group's clear line PolandESN Abstained
Marco FALCONE ItalyEPP For
Marcos ROS SEMPERE SpainS&D For
Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN SpainPatriots For
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 For
Marianne VIND DenmarkS&D For
Mariateresa VIVALDINI ItalyECR For
Marie TOUSSAINT FranceGreens Abstained
Marie-Luce BRASIER-CLAIN FrancePatriots For
Marieke EHLERS NetherlandsPatriots For
Marina KALJURAND EstoniaS&D For
Marina MESURE FranceThe Left Abstained
Mario FURORE ItalyThe Left For
Mario MANTOVANI ItalyECR For
Marion MARÉCHAL FranceECR For
Marion WALSMANN GermanyEPP For
Marit MAIJ NetherlandsS&D For
Mariusz KAMIŃSKI PolandECR For
Marjan ŠAREC SloveniaRenew For
Markéta GREGOROVÁ CzechiaGreens For
Marko VEŠLIGAJ CroatiaS&D For
Markus BUCHHEIT GermanyESN For
Marlena MALĄG PolandECR For
Marta TEMIDO PortugalS&D For
Marta WCISŁO PolandEPP For
Martin GÜNTHER GermanyThe Left Abstained
Martin SCHIRDEWAN GermanyThe Left Abstained
Martin SONNEBORN GermanyNo group For
Martine KEMP LuxembourgEPP For
Mārtiņš STAĶIS LatviaGreens For
Mary KHAN GermanyESN For
Massimiliano SALINI ItalyEPP For
Matej TONIN SloveniaEPP For
Mathilde ANDROUËT FrancePatriots For
Matjaž NEMEC SloveniaS&D For
Matthias ECKE GermanyS&D For
Mélanie DISDIER FrancePatriots For
Merja KYLLÖNEN FinlandThe Left Against
Michael BLOSS GermanyGreens For
Michael GAHLER GermanyEPP For
Michał KOBOSKO PolandRenew For
Michał SZCZERBA PolandEPP For
Michał WAWRYKIEWICZ PolandEPP For
Michal WIEZIK SlovakiaRenew For
Michalis HADJIPANTELA CyprusEPP For
Michele PICARO ItalyECR For
Mieke ANDRIESE NetherlandsPatriots For
Milan MAZUREK SlovakiaESN For
Milan UHRÍK SlovakiaESN For
Milan ZVER SloveniaEPP For
Mimmo LUCANO ItalyThe Left For
Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA RomaniaEPP For
Miriam LEXMANN SlovakiaEPP For
Mirosława NYKIEL PolandEPP For
Mohammed CHAHIM NetherlandsS&D For
Moritz KÖRNER GermanyRenew For
Morten LØKKEGAARD DenmarkRenew For
Mounir SATOURI FranceGreens Abstained
Murielle LAURENT FranceS&D For
Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR SpainS&D For
Nadine MORANO FranceEPP For
Nathalie LOISEAU FranceRenew For
Nela RIEHL GermanyGreens Abstained
Niclas HERBST GermanyEPP For
Nicola ZINGARETTI ItalyS&D For
Nicolas BAY FranceECR For
Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES SpainS&D For
Nicolás PASCUAL DE LA PARTE SpainEPP For
Niels Flemming HANSEN DenmarkEPP For
Niels FUGLSANG DenmarkS&D For
Niels GEUKING GermanyEPP For
Nikola BARTŮŠEK CzechiaNo group For
Nikola MINCHEV BulgariaRenew For
Nikolaos ANADIOTIS GreeceNo group For
Nikolas FARANTOURIS GreeceThe Left For
Nikos PAPPAS GreeceThe Left For
Nils UŠAKOVS LatviaS&D For
Nina CARBERRY IrelandEPP For
Nora JUNCO GARCÍA SpainECR For
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 Abstained
Ondřej KNOTEK CzechiaPatriots For
Ondřej KOLÁŘ CzechiaEPP For
Ondřej KRUTÍLEK CzechiaECR For
Özlem DEMIREL GermanyThe Left Abstained
Pablo ARIAS ECHEVERRÍA SpainEPP For
Paolo BORCHIA ItalyPatriots For
Paolo INSELVINI ItalyECR For
Pär HOLMGREN SwedenGreens For
Pascal ARIMONT BelgiumEPP For
Pascale PIERA FrancePatriots For
Pasquale TRIDICO ItalyThe Left For
Paulius SAUDARGAS LithuaniaEPP For
Paulo CUNHA PortugalEPP For
Pekka TOVERI FinlandEPP For
Per CLAUSEN DenmarkThe Left For
Petar VOLGIN voted otherwise than their group's clear line BulgariaESN Abstained
Peter AGIUS MaltaEPP For
Peter LIESE GermanyEPP For
Petr BYSTRON GermanyESN For
Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS LithuaniaRenew For
Philippe OLIVIER FrancePatriots For
Pierfrancesco MARAN ItalyS&D For
Pierre PIMPIE FrancePatriots For
Pietro FIOCCHI ItalyECR For
Piotr MÜLLER PolandECR For
Rachel BLOM NetherlandsPatriots For
Rada LAYKOVA BulgariaESN For
Raffaele STANCANELLI ItalyPatriots For
Raffaele TOPO ItalyS&D For
Ralf SEEKATZ GermanyEPP For
Raphaël GLUCKSMANN FranceS&D For
Raquel GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE NetherlandsRenew 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 Abstained
René AUST GermanyESN For
René REPASI GermanyS&D For
Rihards KOLS LatviaECR For
Riho TERRAS EstoniaEPP For
Rima HASSAN FranceThe Left Abstained
Robert BIEDROŃ PolandS&D For
Roberto VANNACCI ItalyNo group For
Roberts ZĪLE LatviaECR For
Rody TOLASSY FrancePatriots For
Roman HAIDER voted otherwise than their group's clear line AustriaPatriots Abstained
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 For
Ruth FIRMENICH GermanyNo group For
Sabrina REPP GermanyS&D For
Sakis ARNAOUTOGLOU GreeceS&D For
Salvatore DE MEO ItalyEPP For
Sander SMIT NetherlandsEPP For
Sandra GÓMEZ LÓPEZ SpainS&D For
Sandra KALNIETE LatviaEPP For
Sandro GOZI FranceRenew For
Sandro RUOTOLO ItalyS&D For
Sara MATTHIEU BelgiumGreens Abstained
Saskia BRICMONT BelgiumGreens Abstained
Seán KELLY IrelandEPP For
Sebastian KRUIS NetherlandsPatriots For
Sebastian TYNKKYNEN FinlandECR For
Sebastião BUGALHO PortugalEPP For
Sergio BERLATO ItalyECR For
Sérgio GONÇALVES PortugalS&D For
Sérgio HUMBERTO PortugalEPP For
Séverine WERBROUCK FrancePatriots For
Sibylle BERG GermanyNo group For
Siegbert Frank DROESE voted otherwise than their group's clear line GermanyESN Abstained
Siegfried MUREŞAN RomaniaEPP For
Sigrid FRIIS DenmarkRenew For
Silvia SARDONE ItalyPatriots For
Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN FinlandEPP For
Sofie ERIKSSON SwedenS&D For
Sophia KIRCHER AustriaEPP For
Sophie WILMÈS BelgiumRenew For
Stanislav STOYANOV BulgariaESN For
Stanisław TYSZKA voted otherwise than their group's clear line PolandESN Abstained
Stefan KÖHLER GermanyEPP For
Ştefan MUŞOIU RomaniaS&D For
Stefano BONACCINI ItalyS&D For
Stéphanie YON-COURTIN FranceRenew For
Stephen Nikola BARTULICA CroatiaECR For
Stine BOSSE DenmarkRenew For
Sunčana GLAVAK CroatiaEPP For
Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ SpainEPP For
Susanna CECCARDI ItalyPatriots For
Sven MIKSER EstoniaS&D For
Sven SIMON GermanyEPP For
Svenja HAHN GermanyRenew For
Thierry MARIANI FrancePatriots For
Thijs REUTEN NetherlandsS&D For
Thomas BAJADA MaltaS&D For
Thomas GEISEL GermanyNo group For
Thomas PELLERIN-CARLIN FranceS&D For
Thomas WAITZ AustriaGreens Abstained
Tiago MOREIRA DE SÁ PortugalPatriots For
Tilly METZ LuxembourgGreens Abstained
Tobias CREMER GermanyS&D For
Tobiasz BOCHEŃSKI PolandECR For
Tom BERENDSEN NetherlandsEPP For
Tom VANDENDRIESSCHE BelgiumPatriots For
Tomáš KUBÍN CzechiaPatriots For
Tomas TOBÉ SwedenEPP For
Tomasz BUCZEK voted otherwise than their group's clear line PolandPatriots Abstained
Tomasz FROELICH voted otherwise than their group's clear line GermanyESN Abstained
Tomislav SOKOL CroatiaEPP For
Ton DIEPEVEEN NetherlandsPatriots For
Tonino PICULA CroatiaS&D For
Tsvetelina PENKOVA BulgariaS&D For
Udo BULLMANN GermanyS&D For
Valentina PALMISANO ItalyThe Left For
Valérie DELOGE FrancePatriots For
Valérie DEVAUX FranceRenew For
Valérie HAYER FranceRenew For
Vangelis MEIMARAKIS GreeceEPP For
Vasile DÎNCU RomaniaS&D For
Veronika CIFROVÁ OSTRIHOŇOVÁ SlovakiaRenew For
Veronika VRECIONOVÁ CzechiaECR For
Vicent MARZÀ IBÁÑEZ SpainGreens Abstained
Victor NEGRESCU RomaniaS&D For
Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ LithuaniaS&D For
Vilis KRIŠTOPANS LatviaPatriots For
Villy SØVNDAL DenmarkGreens For
Virgil-Daniel POPESCU RomaniaEPP For
Virginie JORON FrancePatriots For
Vivien COSTANZO GermanyS&D For
Vlad VASILE-VOICULESCU RomaniaRenew For
Volker SCHNURRBUSCH GermanyESN For
Vytenis Povilas ANDRIUKAITIS LithuaniaS&D For
Waldemar BUDA PolandECR For
Waldemar TOMASZEWSKI LithuaniaECR For
Wouter BEKE BelgiumEPP For
Yannis MANIATIS GreeceS&D For
Younous OMARJEE FranceThe Left Abstained
Zala ČERNILEC TOMAŠIČ SloveniaEPP For
Željana ZOVKO CroatiaEPP For
Zsuzsanna BORVENDÉG HungaryESN For

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
Antonella SBERNA ItalyECRSpeeches112 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded
Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS SpainEPPSpeeches211 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Costas MAVRIDES CyprusS&DSpeeches111 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS LithuaniaRenewSpeeches111 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Tomasz FROELICH GermanyESNSpeeches111 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Abstained
Evin INCIR SwedenS&DSpeeches111 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
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Debate speakers, continued
MemberGroupSpeechesSpokeFinal vote
Tomislav SOKOL CroatiaEPPSpeeches111 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Silvia SARDONE ItalyPatriotsSpeeches111 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Bert-Jan RUISSEN NetherlandsECRSpeeches111 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Matej TONIN SloveniaEPPSpeeches111 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
Vladimir PREBILIČ SloveniaGreensSpeeches111 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group No vote recorded
Nikolas FARANTOURIS changed group GreeceS&DSpeeches111 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Yannis MANIATIS GreeceS&DSpeeches111 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
Nikolaos ANADIOTIS GreeceNo groupSpeeches111 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Angéline FURET FrancePatriotsSpeeches111 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
Afroditi LATINOPOULOU GreecePatriotsSpeeches111 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
Geadis GEADI CyprusECRSpeeches111 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
Fidias PANAYIOTOU CyprusNo groupSpeeches111 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For

All votes on this decision, 15

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
1Vote on text inserted after paragraph 1 Show of hands Rejected
2Vote on text inserted after paragraph 2 Counted320 for, 220 against, 31 abstained Adopted
3Vote on text inserted after paragraph 7 Show of hands Rejected
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No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
2Vote on text inserted after paragraph 2 Counted320 for, 220 against, 31 abstained Adopted
3Vote on text inserted after paragraph 7 Show of hands Rejected
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
4Amendment 3 to recital D RC-B10-0120/2026 – Recital D – Am 3 Roll call175 for, 377 against, 16 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: ESN
5Separate vote on recital D Counted304 for, 253 against, 11 abstained AdoptedRequested byseparate: Greens
6Separate vote on recital D Show of hands LapsedRequested byseparate: Greens
7Vote on text inserted after recital F Counted314 for, 246 against, 8 abstained Adopted
8Final vote — text as a whole RC-B10-0120/2026 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) Roll call502 for, 2 against, 59 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Renew
9Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0111/2026 Show of hands Lapsed
10Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0118/2026 Show of hands Lapsed
11Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0120/2026 Show of hands Lapsed
12Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0127/2026 Show of hands Lapsed
13Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0129/2026 Show of hands Lapsed
14Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0131/2026 Show of hands Lapsed
15Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0134/2026 Show of hands Lapsed

Roll calls requested by Renew, ESN · separate votes by Greens.

Text

The text voted on.

Motion B-10-2026-0134

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Parliament adopted a resolution on the expulsion of foreign journalists and Christians from Türkiye on national security grounds.

The text calls on Türkiye to halt deportation proceedings against Iranian journalist Kaveh Taheri and to stop using security codes against foreign nationals without transparent justification.

It also asks the Commission to raise these cases with Turkish authorities and affirms support for freedom of religion.

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This resolution addresses the expulsion of foreign journalists and Christians from Türkiye under national security pretexts. It calls on Türkiye to halt deportation proceedings against Kaveh Taheri and to stop using security codes against foreign nationals without transparent justification.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2026/2613(RSP) · Resolution on a topical subject

Targeted expulsions of foreign journalists and Christians in Türkiye under national security pretexts

Parliament adopted the text on 12 February 2026. This is its final position on the matter.

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  1. Tabled for plenary (done)
  2. Plenary vote · Adopted 12 February 2026 (done)
  3. 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 12 connections: Running issue: Türkiye · Running issue: Religious freedom

Running issue: Türkiye

Running issue: Religious freedom

Sources & citation

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

Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2026). “Targeted expulsions of foreign journalists and foreign Christians in Türkiye under national security pretexts”. Decision, 12 February 2026. votingId 185292, document B-10-2026-0134, reference 2026/2613(RSP). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-02-12/4?members=all (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 12 February 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-02-12-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 12 February 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-02-12-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-02-12, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-02-12/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2026-02-12-4,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Targeted expulsions of foreign journalists and foreign Christians in Türkiye under national security pretexts}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-02-12},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-02-12/4?members=all}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-02-12/4?members=all},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 185292, document B-10-2026-0134, reference 2026/2613(RSP). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-02-12-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-02-12-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-02-12 (CC BY 4.0)}
}