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
- Dossier
- 2026/2613(RSP)
- 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)
- Sitting
- Thursday 12 February 2026
- Final vote
- 185292
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
| Group | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Majority line | Clear line | Cohesion | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Left | For 18 | Against 1 | Abst. 17 | No vote 10 of 46 | Majority line For | Clear line Divided | Cohesion 0.25 | |
| Greens | For 18 | Against 0 | Abst. 22 | No vote 13 of 53 | Majority line Abstained | Clear line Divided | Cohesion 0.33 | |
| S&D | For 107 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 29 of 136 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| Renew | For 60 | Against 0 | Abst. 1 | No vote 14 of 75 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.98 | |
| EPP | For 146 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 41 of 187 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| ECR | For 63 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 16 of 79 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| Patriots | For 53 | Against 0 | Abst. 7 | No vote 24 of 84 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.82 | |
| ESN | For 19 | Against 0 | Abst. 6 | No vote 2 of 27 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.64 | |
| No group | For 18 | Against 1 | Abst. 6 | No vote 7 of 32 | 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, 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.
Renew line For · 1 abstained of 61 who voted
Abstained (1)
- Ilhan KYUCHYUK Bulgaria
Patriots line For · 7 abstained of 60 who voted
Abstained (7)
- Anders VISTISEN Denmark
- Anna BRYŁKA Poland
- Elisabeth DIERINGER Austria
- Gerald HAUSER Austria
- Harald VILIMSKY Austria
- Roman HAIDER Austria
- Tomasz BUCZEK Poland
ESN line For · 6 abstained of 25 who voted
Abstained (6)
- Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK Poland
- Marcin SYPNIEWSKI Poland
- Petar VOLGIN Bulgaria
- Siegbert Frank DROESE Germany
- Stanisław TYSZKA Poland
- Tomasz FROELICH Germany
Countries
The final vote by national delegation.
Votes by country (27 delegations)
| Country | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Cohesion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 9 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0.46 |
| Belgium | 14 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0.74 |
| Bulgaria | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0.65 |
| Cyprus | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Czechia | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.84 |
| Germany | 67 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 0.82 |
| Denmark | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.90 |
| Estonia | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Spain | 43 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0.79 |
| Finland | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0.85 |
| France | 52 | 0 | 10 | 19 | 0.76 |
| Greece | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| Croatia | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.86 |
| Hungary | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | — |
| Ireland | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.88 |
| Italy | 52 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 0.92 |
| Lithuania | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — |
| Luxembourg | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Latvia | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
| Malta | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Netherlands | 25 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0.79 |
| Poland | 41 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0.84 |
| Portugal | 15 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0.82 |
| Romania | 23 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| Sweden | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.00 |
| Slovenia | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Slovakia | 7 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0.55 |
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.
| Member | Country | Group | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam BIELAN | Poland | ECR | For |
| Adam JARUBAS | Poland | EPP | For |
| Adina VĂLEAN | Romania | EPP | For |
| Adnan DIBRANI | Sweden | S&D | For |
| Adrian-George AXINIA | Romania | ECR | For |
| Afroditi LATINOPOULOU | Greece | Patriots | For |
| Aldo PATRICIELLO | Italy | Patriots | For |
| Alessandra MORETTI | Italy | S&D | For |
| Alessandro ZAN | Italy | S&D | For |
| Alex AGIUS SALIBA | Malta | S&D | For |
| Alexander JUNGBLUTH | Germany | ESN | For |
| Alexander SELL | Germany | ESN | For |
| Alexandr VONDRA | Czechia | ECR | For |
| Alexandra GEESE | Germany | Greens | For |
| Alexandra MEHNERT | Germany | EPP | For |
| Alexandre VARAUT | France | Patriots | For |
| Alice KUHNKE | Sweden | Greens | For |
| Alice TEODORESCU MÅWE | Sweden | EPP | For |
| Alicia HOMS GINEL | Spain | S&D | For |
| Alvise PÉREZ | Spain | No group | For |
| Ana Catarina MENDES | Portugal | S&D | For |
| Ana Miguel PEDRO | Portugal | EPP | For |
| Ana MIRANDA PAZ | Spain | Greens | Abstained |
| Ana VASCONCELOS | Portugal | Renew | For |
| Anders VISTISEN voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Denmark | Patriots | Abstained |
| André ROUGÉ | France | Patriots | For |
| Andrea WECHSLER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Andreas SCHIEDER | Austria | S&D | For |
| Andreas SCHWAB | Germany | EPP | For |
| Andrey KOVATCHEV | Bulgaria | EPP | For |
| Andrey NOVAKOV | Bulgaria | EPP | For |
| Andrzej BUŁA | Poland | EPP | For |
| Angéline FURET | France | Patriots | For |
| Anja ARNDT | Germany | ESN | For |
| Anja HAZEKAMP | Netherlands | The Left | For |
| Anna BRYŁKA voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Poland | Patriots | Abstained |
| Anna CAVAZZINI | Germany | Greens | For |
| Anna Maria CISINT | Italy | Patriots | For |
| Anna STROLENBERG | Netherlands | Greens | Abstained |
| Anna STÜRGKH | Austria | Renew | For |
| Anna ZALEWSKA | Poland | ECR | For |
| Annalisa CORRADO | Italy | S&D | For |
| Anne-Sophie FRIGOUT | France | Patriots | For |
| Anouk VAN BRUG | Netherlands | Renew | For |
| Anthony SMITH | France | The Left | Abstained |
| Antonín STANĚK | Czechia | Patriots | For |
| Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE | Spain | EPP | For |
| Aodhán Ó RÍORDÁIN | Ireland | S&D | For |
| Arash SAEIDI | France | The Left | Abstained |
| Arkadiusz MULARCZYK | Poland | ECR | For |
| Arno BAUSEMER | Germany | ESN | For |
| Asger CHRISTENSEN | Denmark | Renew | For |
| Assita KANKO | Belgium | ECR | For |
| Auke ZIJLSTRA | Netherlands | Patriots | For |
| Aurelijus VERYGA | Lithuania | ECR | For |
| Aurore LALUCQ | France | S&D | For |
| Axel VOSS | Germany | EPP | For |
| Barbara BONTE | Belgium | Patriots | For |
| Barry ANDREWS | Ireland | Renew | For |
| Barry COWEN | Ireland | Renew | For |
| Bart GROOTHUIS | Netherlands | Renew | For |
| Bartłomiej SIENKIEWICZ | Poland | EPP | For |
| Bartosz ARŁUKOWICZ | Poland | EPP | For |
| Bas EICKHOUT | Netherlands | Greens | Abstained |
| Beata SZYDŁO | Poland | ECR | For |
| Beatrice TIMGREN | Sweden | ECR | For |
| Benedetta SCUDERI | Italy | Greens | Abstained |
| Benoit CASSART | Belgium | Renew | For |
| Bernard GUETTA | France | Renew | For |
| Bernd LANGE | Germany | S&D | For |
| Bert-Jan RUISSEN | Netherlands | ECR | For |
| Biljana BORZAN | Croatia | S&D | For |
| Billy KELLEHER | Ireland | Renew | For |
| Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI | Poland | EPP | For |
| Bogdan RZOŃCA | Poland | ECR | For |
| Borja GIMÉNEZ LARRAZ | Spain | EPP | For |
| Borys BUDKA | Poland | EPP | For |
| Brando BENIFEI | Italy | S&D | For |
| Branislav ONDRUŠ | Slovakia | No group | Abstained |
| Branko GRIMS | Slovenia | EPP | For |
| Brigitte VAN DEN BERG | Netherlands | Renew | For |
| Bruno GONÇALVES | Portugal | S&D | For |
| Camilla LAURETI | Italy | S&D | For |
| Carla TAVARES | Portugal | S&D | For |
| Carlo CICCIOLI | Italy | ECR | For |
| Carlo FIDANZA | Italy | ECR | For |
| Carmen CRESPO DÍAZ | Spain | EPP | For |
| Carolina MORACE | Italy | The Left | For |
| Catarina MARTINS | Portugal | The Left | Abstained |
| Catherine GRISET | France | Patriots | For |
| Cecilia STRADA | Italy | S&D | For |
| Céline IMART | France | EPP | For |
| César LUENA | Spain | S&D | For |
| Charles GOERENS | Luxembourg | Renew | For |
| Charlie WEIMERS | Sweden | ECR | For |
| Chiara GEMMA | Italy | ECR | For |
| Christel SCHALDEMOSE | Denmark | S&D | For |
| Christian EHLER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Christine ANDERSON | Germany | ESN | For |
| Christine SCHNEIDER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Christophe BAY | France | Patriots | For |
| Christophe CLERGEAU | France | S&D | For |
| Christophe GOMART | France | EPP | For |
| Christophe GRUDLER | France | Renew | For |
| Claudiu MANDA | Romania | S&D | For |
| Claudiu-Richard TÂRZIU | Romania | ECR | For |
| Costas MAVRIDES | Cyprus | S&D | For |
| Cristian TERHEŞ | Romania | ECR | For |
| Cristina GUARDA | Italy | Greens | Abstained |
| Cristina MAESTRE | Spain | S&D | For |
| Cynthia NÍ MHURCHÚ | Ireland | Renew | For |
| Dainius ŽALIMAS | Lithuania | Renew | For |
| Damian BOESELAGER | Germany | Greens | Abstained |
| Dan BARNA | Romania | Renew | For |
| Dan-Ştefan MOTREANU | Romania | EPP | For |
| Daniel ATTARD | Malta | S&D | For |
| Daniel BUDA | Romania | EPP | For |
| Daniel CASPARY | Germany | EPP | For |
| Daniel FREUND | Germany | Greens | For |
| Daniel OBAJTEK | Poland | ECR | For |
| Daniele POLATO | Italy | ECR | For |
| Danuše NERUDOVÁ | Czechia | EPP | For |
| Dariusz JOŃSKI | Poland | EPP | For |
| David CASA | Malta | EPP | For |
| David CORMAND | France | Greens | Abstained |
| David MCALLISTER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Davor Ivo STIER | Croatia | EPP | For |
| Delara BURKHARDT | Germany | S&D | For |
| Denis NESCI | Italy | ECR | For |
| Dennis RADTKE | Germany | EPP | For |
| Diana IOVANOVICI ŞOŞOACĂ | Romania | No group | For |
| Diana RIBA I GINER | Spain | Greens | Abstained |
| Dick ERIXON | Sweden | ECR | For |
| Diego SOLIER | Spain | ECR | For |
| Dimitris TSIODRAS | Greece | EPP | For |
| Dirk GOTINK | Netherlands | EPP | For |
| Dolors MONTSERRAT | Spain | EPP | For |
| Eero HEINÄLUOMA | Finland | S&D | For |
| Elena KOUNTOURA | Greece | The Left | For |
| Elena NEVADO DEL CAMPO | Spain | EPP | For |
| Elena SANCHO MURILLO | Spain | S&D | For |
| Elena YONCHEVA | Bulgaria | No group | Against |
| Elio DI RUPO | Belgium | S&D | For |
| Elisabeth DIERINGER voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Austria | Patriots | Abstained |
| Elisabeth GROSSMANN | Austria | S&D | For |
| Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI | Greece | EPP | For |
| Elsi KATAINEN | Finland | Renew | For |
| Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA | Poland | EPP | For |
| Emil RADEV | Bulgaria | EPP | For |
| Emma WIESNER | Sweden | Renew | For |
| Emmanouil FRAGKOS | Greece | ECR | For |
| Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS | Greece | EPP | For |
| Engin EROGLU | Germany | Renew | For |
| Eric SARGIACOMO | France | S&D | For |
| Erik MARQUARDT | Germany | Greens | For |
| Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS | Spain | EPP | For |
| Estelle CEULEMANS | Belgium | S&D | For |
| Estrella GALÁN | Spain | The Left | Abstained |
| Eugen TOMAC | Romania | Renew | For |
| Evelyn REGNER | Austria | S&D | For |
| Evin INCIR | Sweden | S&D | For |
| Ewa KOPACZ | Poland | EPP | For |
| Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Poland | ESN | Abstained |
| Fabienne KELLER | France | Renew | For |
| Fabio DE MASI | Germany | No group | For |
| Fabrice LEGGERI | France | Patriots | For |
| Fernand KARTHEISER | Luxembourg | No group | For |
| Fernando NAVARRETE ROJAS | Spain | EPP | For |
| Fidias PANAYIOTOU | Cyprus | No group | For |
| Flavio TOSI | Italy | EPP | For |
| Francesco TORSELLI | Italy | ECR | For |
| Francesco VENTOLA | Italy | ECR | For |
| Francisco ASSIS | Portugal | S&D | For |
| Francisco José MILLÁN MON | Spain | EPP | For |
| François-Xavier BELLAMY | France | EPP | For |
| Fredis BELERIS | Greece | EPP | For |
| Friedrich PÜRNER | Germany | No group | Abstained |
| Gabriel MATO | Spain | EPP | For |
| Gabriela FIREA | Romania | S&D | For |
| Gabriele BISCHOFF | Germany | S&D | For |
| Gaetano PEDULLA' | Italy | The Left | For |
| Galato ALEXANDRAKI | Greece | ECR | For |
| Geadis GEADI | Cyprus | ECR | For |
| Georgiana TEODORESCU | Romania | ECR | For |
| Georgios AFTIAS | Greece | EPP | For |
| Gerald HAUSER voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Austria | Patriots | Abstained |
| Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY | Netherlands | Renew | For |
| Gheorghe FALCĂ | Romania | EPP | For |
| Gilles BOYER | France | Renew | For |
| Gilles PENNELLE | France | Patriots | For |
| Giorgio GORI | Italy | S&D | For |
| Giorgos GEORGIOU | Cyprus | The Left | For |
| Giovanni CROSETTO | Italy | ECR | For |
| Giuseppe LUPO | Italy | S&D | For |
| Giusi PRINCI | Italy | EPP | For |
| Gordan BOSANAC | Croatia | Greens | Abstained |
| Guillaume PELTIER | France | ECR | For |
| Günther SIDL | Austria | S&D | For |
| Hanna GEDIN | Sweden | The Left | For |
| Hannah NEUMANN | Germany | Greens | For |
| Hannes HEIDE | Austria | S&D | For |
| Hans NEUHOFF | Germany | ESN | For |
| Harald VILIMSKY voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Austria | Patriots | Abstained |
| Hélder SOUSA SILVA | Portugal | EPP | For |
| Heléne FRITZON | Sweden | S&D | For |
| Helmut BRANDSTÄTTER | Austria | Renew | For |
| Henrik DAHL | Denmark | EPP | For |
| Herbert DORFMANN | Italy | EPP | For |
| Hermann TERTSCH | Spain | Patriots | For |
| Hilde VAUTMANS | Belgium | Renew | For |
| Hildegard BENTELE | Germany | EPP | For |
| Hristo PETROV | Bulgaria | Renew | For |
| Idoia MENDIA | Spain | S&D | For |
| Ignazio Roberto MARINO | Italy | Greens | Abstained |
| Ilaria SALIS | Italy | The Left | For |
| Ilhan KYUCHYUK voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Bulgaria | Renew | Abstained |
| Inese VAIDERE | Latvia | EPP | For |
| Ingeborg TER LAAK | Netherlands | EPP | For |
| Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ | Spain | S&D | For |
| Irena JOVEVA | Slovenia | Renew | For |
| Irene MONTERO | Spain | The Left | Abstained |
| Irene TINAGLI | Italy | S&D | For |
| Irmhild BOSSDORF | Germany | ESN | For |
| Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA | Spain | EPP | For |
| Isabel SERRA SÁNCHEZ | Spain | The Left | Abstained |
| Isabel WISELER-LIMA | Luxembourg | EPP | For |
| Isabella LÖVIN | Sweden | Greens | For |
| Isabella TOVAGLIERI | Italy | Patriots | For |
| Isabelle LE CALLENNEC | France | EPP | For |
| Iuliu WINKLER | Romania | EPP | For |
| Ivan DAVID | Czechia | ESN | For |
| Ivaylo VALCHEV | Bulgaria | ECR | For |
| Jaak MADISON | Estonia | ECR | For |
| Jacek OZDOBA | Poland | ECR | For |
| Jacek PROTAS | Poland | EPP | For |
| Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA | Poland | ECR | For |
| Jagna MARCZUŁAJTIS-WALCZAK | Poland | EPP | For |
| Jan FARSKÝ | Czechia | EPP | For |
| Jan-Christoph OETJEN | Germany | Renew | For |
| Jan-Peter WARNKE | Germany | No group | For |
| Jana NAGYOVÁ | Czechia | Patriots | For |
| Jana TOOM | Estonia | Renew | For |
| Janusz LEWANDOWSKI | Poland | EPP | For |
| Jaroslav BŽOCH | Czechia | Patriots | For |
| Jaroslav KNOT | Czechia | Patriots | For |
| Jaroslava POKORNÁ JERMANOVÁ | Czechia | Patriots | For |
| Jaume ASENS LLODRÀ | Spain | Greens | Abstained |
| Javier MORENO SÁNCHEZ | Spain | S&D | For |
| Javier ZARZALEJOS | Spain | EPP | For |
| Jean-Marc GERMAIN | France | S&D | For |
| Jeannette BALJEU | Netherlands | Renew | For |
| Jens GIESEKE | Germany | EPP | For |
| Jérémy DECERLE | France | Renew | For |
| Jeroen LENAERS | Netherlands | EPP | For |
| Jessica POLFJÄRD | Sweden | EPP | For |
| Jessika VAN LEEUWEN | Netherlands | EPP | For |
| Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI | Poland | ECR | For |
| Joachim STREIT | Germany | Renew | For |
| Joanna SCHEURING-WIELGUS | Poland | S&D | For |
| João COTRIM DE FIGUEIREDO | Portugal | Renew | For |
| João OLIVEIRA | Portugal | The Left | Abstained |
| Johan DANIELSSON | Sweden | S&D | For |
| Jonás FERNÁNDEZ | Spain | S&D | For |
| Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA | Spain | Patriots | For |
| Jorge MARTÍN FRÍAS | Spain | Patriots | For |
| Jörgen WARBORN | Sweden | EPP | For |
| José CEPEDA | Spain | S&D | For |
| Juan Carlos GIRAUTA VIDAL | Spain | Patriots | For |
| Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR | Spain | S&D | For |
| Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ | Spain | EPP | For |
| Judita LAŠŠÁKOVÁ | Slovakia | No group | Abstained |
| Julie RECHAGNEUX | France | Patriots | For |
| Julien LEONARDELLI | France | Patriots | For |
| Julien SANCHEZ | France | Patriots | For |
| Jüri RATAS | Estonia | EPP | For |
| Jussi SARAMO | Finland | The Left | For |
| Jutta PAULUS | Germany | Greens | For |
| Kai TEGETHOFF | Germany | Greens | Abstained |
| Kamila GASIUK-PIHOWICZ | Poland | EPP | For |
| Karin KARLSBRO | Sweden | Renew | For |
| Karlo RESSLER | Croatia | EPP | For |
| Katarina BARLEY | Germany | S&D | For |
| Katarína ROTH NEVEĎALOVÁ | Slovakia | No group | Abstained |
| Kateřina KONEČNÁ | Czechia | No group | Abstained |
| Kathleen FUNCHION | Ireland | The Left | For |
| Kathleen VAN BREMPT | Belgium | S&D | For |
| Katri KULMUNI | Finland | Renew | For |
| Katrin LANGENSIEPEN | Germany | Greens | For |
| Kim VAN SPARRENTAK | Netherlands | Greens | Abstained |
| Kira Marie PETER-HANSEN | Denmark | Greens | For |
| Konstantinos ARVANITIS | Greece | The Left | For |
| Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI | Poland | ECR | For |
| Kostas PAPADAKIS | Greece | No group | For |
| Kris VAN DIJCK | Belgium | ECR | For |
| Kristian VIGENIN | Bulgaria | S&D | For |
| Kristoffer STORM | Denmark | ECR | For |
| Krzysztof BREJZA | Poland | EPP | For |
| Krzysztof HETMAN | Poland | EPP | For |
| Krzysztof ŚMISZEK | Poland | S&D | For |
| Lara MAGONI | Italy | ECR | For |
| Lara WOLTERS | Netherlands | S&D | For |
| Laurence FARRENG | France | Renew | For |
| Laurence TROCHU | France | ECR | For |
| Laurent CASTILLO | France | Patriots | For |
| Lefteris NIKOLAOU-ALAVANOS | Greece | No group | For |
| Leila CHAIBI | France | The Left | Abstained |
| Lena DÜPONT | Germany | EPP | For |
| Lídia PEREIRA | Portugal | EPP | For |
| Liesbet SOMMEN | Belgium | EPP | For |
| Lina GÁLVEZ | Spain | S&D | For |
| Liudas MAŽYLIS | Lithuania | EPP | For |
| Loucas FOURLAS | Cyprus | EPP | For |
| Lucia ANNUNZIATA | Italy | S&D | For |
| Lucia YAR | Slovakia | Renew | For |
| Luděk NIEDERMAYER | Czechia | EPP | For |
| Ľudovít ÓDOR | Slovakia | Renew | For |
| Luis-Vicențiu LAZARUS | Romania | No group | For |
| Łukasz KOHUT | Poland | EPP | For |
| Luke Ming FLANAGAN | Ireland | The Left | Abstained |
| Lynn BOYLAN | Ireland | The Left | For |
| Maciej WĄSIK | Poland | ECR | For |
| Magdalena ADAMOWICZ | Poland | EPP | For |
| Malik AZMANI | Netherlands | Renew | For |
| Malika SOREL | France | No group | For |
| Manon AUBRY | France | The Left | Abstained |
| Manuela RIPA | Germany | EPP | For |
| Maravillas ABADÍA JOVER | Spain | EPP | For |
| Marc ANGEL | Luxembourg | S&D | For |
| Marc JONGEN | Germany | ESN | For |
| Marcin SYPNIEWSKI voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Poland | ESN | Abstained |
| Marco FALCONE | Italy | EPP | For |
| Marcos ROS SEMPERE | Spain | S&D | For |
| Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN | Spain | Patriots | For |
| Maria GRAPINI | Romania | S&D | For |
| Maria GUZENINA | Finland | S&D | For |
| Maria NOICHL | Germany | S&D | For |
| Maria OHISALO | Finland | Greens | For |
| Maria WALSH | Ireland | EPP | For |
| Maria ZACHARIA | Greece | No group | For |
| Marianne VIND | Denmark | S&D | For |
| Mariateresa VIVALDINI | Italy | ECR | For |
| Marie TOUSSAINT | France | Greens | Abstained |
| Marie-Luce BRASIER-CLAIN | France | Patriots | For |
| Marieke EHLERS | Netherlands | Patriots | For |
| Marina KALJURAND | Estonia | S&D | For |
| Marina MESURE | France | The Left | Abstained |
| Mario FURORE | Italy | The Left | For |
| Mario MANTOVANI | Italy | ECR | For |
| Marion MARÉCHAL | France | ECR | For |
| Marion WALSMANN | Germany | EPP | For |
| Marit MAIJ | Netherlands | S&D | For |
| Mariusz KAMIŃSKI | Poland | ECR | For |
| Marjan ŠAREC | Slovenia | Renew | For |
| Markéta GREGOROVÁ | Czechia | Greens | For |
| Marko VEŠLIGAJ | Croatia | S&D | For |
| Markus BUCHHEIT | Germany | ESN | For |
| Marlena MALĄG | Poland | ECR | For |
| Marta TEMIDO | Portugal | S&D | For |
| Marta WCISŁO | Poland | EPP | For |
| Martin GÜNTHER | Germany | The Left | Abstained |
| Martin SCHIRDEWAN | Germany | The Left | Abstained |
| Martin SONNEBORN | Germany | No group | For |
| Martine KEMP | Luxembourg | EPP | For |
| Mārtiņš STAĶIS | Latvia | Greens | For |
| Mary KHAN | Germany | ESN | For |
| Massimiliano SALINI | Italy | EPP | For |
| Matej TONIN | Slovenia | EPP | For |
| Mathilde ANDROUËT | France | Patriots | For |
| Matjaž NEMEC | Slovenia | S&D | For |
| Matthias ECKE | Germany | S&D | For |
| Mélanie DISDIER | France | Patriots | For |
| Merja KYLLÖNEN | Finland | The Left | Against |
| Michael BLOSS | Germany | Greens | For |
| Michael GAHLER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Michał KOBOSKO | Poland | Renew | For |
| Michał SZCZERBA | Poland | EPP | For |
| Michał WAWRYKIEWICZ | Poland | EPP | For |
| Michal WIEZIK | Slovakia | Renew | For |
| Michalis HADJIPANTELA | Cyprus | EPP | For |
| Michele PICARO | Italy | ECR | For |
| Mieke ANDRIESE | Netherlands | Patriots | For |
| Milan MAZUREK | Slovakia | ESN | For |
| Milan UHRÍK | Slovakia | ESN | For |
| Milan ZVER | Slovenia | EPP | For |
| Mimmo LUCANO | Italy | The Left | For |
| Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA | Romania | EPP | For |
| Miriam LEXMANN | Slovakia | EPP | For |
| Mirosława NYKIEL | Poland | EPP | For |
| Mohammed CHAHIM | Netherlands | S&D | For |
| Moritz KÖRNER | Germany | Renew | For |
| Morten LØKKEGAARD | Denmark | Renew | For |
| Mounir SATOURI | France | Greens | Abstained |
| Murielle LAURENT | France | S&D | For |
| Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR | Spain | S&D | For |
| Nadine MORANO | France | EPP | For |
| Nathalie LOISEAU | France | Renew | For |
| Nela RIEHL | Germany | Greens | Abstained |
| Niclas HERBST | Germany | EPP | For |
| Nicola ZINGARETTI | Italy | S&D | For |
| Nicolas BAY | France | ECR | For |
| Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES | Spain | S&D | For |
| Nicolás PASCUAL DE LA PARTE | Spain | EPP | For |
| Niels Flemming HANSEN | Denmark | EPP | For |
| Niels FUGLSANG | Denmark | S&D | For |
| Niels GEUKING | Germany | EPP | For |
| Nikola BARTŮŠEK | Czechia | No group | For |
| Nikola MINCHEV | Bulgaria | Renew | For |
| Nikolaos ANADIOTIS | Greece | No group | For |
| Nikolas FARANTOURIS | Greece | The Left | For |
| Nikos PAPPAS | Greece | The Left | For |
| Nils UŠAKOVS | Latvia | S&D | For |
| Nina CARBERRY | Ireland | EPP | For |
| Nora JUNCO GARCÍA | Spain | ECR | For |
| Nora MEBAREK | France | S&D | For |
| Norbert LINS | Germany | EPP | For |
| Oihane AGIRREGOITIA MARTÍNEZ | Spain | Renew | For |
| Oliver SCHENK | Germany | EPP | For |
| Olivier CHASTEL | Belgium | Renew | For |
| Ondřej DOSTÁL | Czechia | No group | Abstained |
| Ondřej KNOTEK | Czechia | Patriots | For |
| Ondřej KOLÁŘ | Czechia | EPP | For |
| Ondřej KRUTÍLEK | Czechia | ECR | For |
| Özlem DEMIREL | Germany | The Left | Abstained |
| Pablo ARIAS ECHEVERRÍA | Spain | EPP | For |
| Paolo BORCHIA | Italy | Patriots | For |
| Paolo INSELVINI | Italy | ECR | For |
| Pär HOLMGREN | Sweden | Greens | For |
| Pascal ARIMONT | Belgium | EPP | For |
| Pascale PIERA | France | Patriots | For |
| Pasquale TRIDICO | Italy | The Left | For |
| Paulius SAUDARGAS | Lithuania | EPP | For |
| Paulo CUNHA | Portugal | EPP | For |
| Pekka TOVERI | Finland | EPP | For |
| Per CLAUSEN | Denmark | The Left | For |
| Petar VOLGIN voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Bulgaria | ESN | Abstained |
| Peter AGIUS | Malta | EPP | For |
| Peter LIESE | Germany | EPP | For |
| Petr BYSTRON | Germany | ESN | For |
| Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS | Lithuania | Renew | For |
| Philippe OLIVIER | France | Patriots | For |
| Pierfrancesco MARAN | Italy | S&D | For |
| Pierre PIMPIE | France | Patriots | For |
| Pietro FIOCCHI | Italy | ECR | For |
| Piotr MÜLLER | Poland | ECR | For |
| Rachel BLOM | Netherlands | Patriots | For |
| Rada LAYKOVA | Bulgaria | ESN | For |
| Raffaele STANCANELLI | Italy | Patriots | For |
| Raffaele TOPO | Italy | S&D | For |
| Ralf SEEKATZ | Germany | EPP | For |
| Raphaël GLUCKSMANN | France | S&D | For |
| Raquel GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE | Netherlands | Renew | For |
| Rasmus ANDRESEN | Germany | Greens | For |
| Rasmus NORDQVIST | Denmark | Greens | For |
| Raúl DE LA HOZ QUINTANO | Spain | EPP | For |
| Regina DOHERTY | Ireland | EPP | For |
| Reinhold LOPATKA | Austria | EPP | For |
| Reinier VAN LANSCHOT | Netherlands | Greens | Abstained |
| René AUST | Germany | ESN | For |
| René REPASI | Germany | S&D | For |
| Rihards KOLS | Latvia | ECR | For |
| Riho TERRAS | Estonia | EPP | For |
| Rima HASSAN | France | The Left | Abstained |
| Robert BIEDROŃ | Poland | S&D | For |
| Roberto VANNACCI | Italy | No group | For |
| Roberts ZĪLE | Latvia | ECR | For |
| Rody TOLASSY | France | Patriots | For |
| Roman HAIDER voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Austria | Patriots | Abstained |
| Romana JERKOVIĆ | Croatia | S&D | For |
| Romana TOMC | Slovenia | EPP | For |
| Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT | Spain | EPP | For |
| Rosa SERRANO SIERRA | Spain | S&D | For |
| Rudi KENNES | Belgium | The Left | Abstained |
| Ruggero RAZZA | Italy | ECR | For |
| Ruth FIRMENICH | Germany | No group | For |
| Sabrina REPP | Germany | S&D | For |
| Sakis ARNAOUTOGLOU | Greece | S&D | For |
| Salvatore DE MEO | Italy | EPP | For |
| Sander SMIT | Netherlands | EPP | For |
| Sandra GÓMEZ LÓPEZ | Spain | S&D | For |
| Sandra KALNIETE | Latvia | EPP | For |
| Sandro GOZI | France | Renew | For |
| Sandro RUOTOLO | Italy | S&D | For |
| Sara MATTHIEU | Belgium | Greens | Abstained |
| Saskia BRICMONT | Belgium | Greens | Abstained |
| Seán KELLY | Ireland | EPP | For |
| Sebastian KRUIS | Netherlands | Patriots | For |
| Sebastian TYNKKYNEN | Finland | ECR | For |
| Sebastião BUGALHO | Portugal | EPP | For |
| Sergio BERLATO | Italy | ECR | For |
| Sérgio GONÇALVES | Portugal | S&D | For |
| Sérgio HUMBERTO | Portugal | EPP | For |
| Séverine WERBROUCK | France | Patriots | For |
| Sibylle BERG | Germany | No group | For |
| Siegbert Frank DROESE voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Germany | ESN | Abstained |
| Siegfried MUREŞAN | Romania | EPP | For |
| Sigrid FRIIS | Denmark | Renew | For |
| Silvia SARDONE | Italy | Patriots | For |
| Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN | Finland | EPP | For |
| Sofie ERIKSSON | Sweden | S&D | For |
| Sophia KIRCHER | Austria | EPP | For |
| Sophie WILMÈS | Belgium | Renew | For |
| Stanislav STOYANOV | Bulgaria | ESN | For |
| Stanisław TYSZKA voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Poland | ESN | Abstained |
| Stefan KÖHLER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Ştefan MUŞOIU | Romania | S&D | For |
| Stefano BONACCINI | Italy | S&D | For |
| Stéphanie YON-COURTIN | France | Renew | For |
| Stephen Nikola BARTULICA | Croatia | ECR | For |
| Stine BOSSE | Denmark | Renew | For |
| Sunčana GLAVAK | Croatia | EPP | For |
| Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ | Spain | EPP | For |
| Susanna CECCARDI | Italy | Patriots | For |
| Sven MIKSER | Estonia | S&D | For |
| Sven SIMON | Germany | EPP | For |
| Svenja HAHN | Germany | Renew | For |
| Thierry MARIANI | France | Patriots | For |
| Thijs REUTEN | Netherlands | S&D | For |
| Thomas BAJADA | Malta | S&D | For |
| Thomas GEISEL | Germany | No group | For |
| Thomas PELLERIN-CARLIN | France | S&D | For |
| Thomas WAITZ | Austria | Greens | Abstained |
| Tiago MOREIRA DE SÁ | Portugal | Patriots | For |
| Tilly METZ | Luxembourg | Greens | Abstained |
| Tobias CREMER | Germany | S&D | For |
| Tobiasz BOCHEŃSKI | Poland | ECR | For |
| Tom BERENDSEN | Netherlands | EPP | For |
| Tom VANDENDRIESSCHE | Belgium | Patriots | For |
| Tomáš KUBÍN | Czechia | Patriots | For |
| Tomas TOBÉ | Sweden | EPP | For |
| Tomasz BUCZEK voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Poland | Patriots | Abstained |
| Tomasz FROELICH voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Germany | ESN | Abstained |
| Tomislav SOKOL | Croatia | EPP | For |
| Ton DIEPEVEEN | Netherlands | Patriots | For |
| Tonino PICULA | Croatia | S&D | For |
| Tsvetelina PENKOVA | Bulgaria | S&D | For |
| Udo BULLMANN | Germany | S&D | For |
| Valentina PALMISANO | Italy | The Left | For |
| Valérie DELOGE | France | Patriots | For |
| Valérie DEVAUX | France | Renew | For |
| Valérie HAYER | France | Renew | For |
| Vangelis MEIMARAKIS | Greece | EPP | For |
| Vasile DÎNCU | Romania | S&D | For |
| Veronika CIFROVÁ OSTRIHOŇOVÁ | Slovakia | Renew | For |
| Veronika VRECIONOVÁ | Czechia | ECR | For |
| Vicent MARZÀ IBÁÑEZ | Spain | Greens | Abstained |
| Victor NEGRESCU | Romania | S&D | For |
| Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ | Lithuania | S&D | For |
| Vilis KRIŠTOPANS | Latvia | Patriots | For |
| Villy SØVNDAL | Denmark | Greens | For |
| Virgil-Daniel POPESCU | Romania | EPP | For |
| Virginie JORON | France | Patriots | For |
| Vivien COSTANZO | Germany | S&D | For |
| Vlad VASILE-VOICULESCU | Romania | Renew | For |
| Volker SCHNURRBUSCH | Germany | ESN | For |
| Vytenis Povilas ANDRIUKAITIS | Lithuania | S&D | For |
| Waldemar BUDA | Poland | ECR | For |
| Waldemar TOMASZEWSKI | Lithuania | ECR | For |
| Wouter BEKE | Belgium | EPP | For |
| Yannis MANIATIS | Greece | S&D | For |
| Younous OMARJEE | France | The Left | Abstained |
| Zala ČERNILEC TOMAŠIČ | Slovenia | EPP | For |
| Željana ZOVKO | Croatia | EPP | For |
| Zsuzsanna BORVENDÉG | Hungary | ESN | For |
Debate speakers and how they voted
| Member | Group | Speeches | Spoke | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonella SBERNA Italy | ECR | Speeches1 | 12 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | No vote recorded |
| Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS Spain | EPP | Speeches2 | 11 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Costas MAVRIDES Cyprus | S&D | Speeches1 | 11 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS Lithuania | Renew | Speeches1 | 11 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Tomasz FROELICH Germany | ESN | Speeches1 | 11 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | Abstained |
| Evin INCIR Sweden | S&D | Speeches1 | 11 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
Show the other 12 speakers
All votes on this decision, 15
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 1 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 2 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 2 | Counted | 320 for, 220 against, 31 abstained Adopted | |
| 3 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 7 | Show of hands | Rejected |
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| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 2 | Counted | 320 for, 220 against, 31 abstained Adopted | |
| 3 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 7 | Show of hands | Rejected |
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Amendment 3 to recital D RC-B10-0120/2026 – Recital D – Am 3 | Roll call | 175 for, 377 against, 16 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: ESN |
| 5 | Separate vote on recital D | Counted | 304 for, 253 against, 11 abstained Adopted | Requested byseparate: Greens |
| 6 | Separate vote on recital D | Show of hands | Lapsed | Requested byseparate: Greens |
| 7 | Vote on text inserted after recital F | Counted | 314 for, 246 against, 8 abstained Adopted | |
| 8 | Final vote — text as a whole RC-B10-0120/2026 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Roll call | 502 for, 2 against, 59 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Renew |
| 9 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0111/2026 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 10 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0118/2026 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 11 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0120/2026 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 12 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0127/2026 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 13 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0129/2026 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 14 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0131/2026 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 15 | Alternative 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.
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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.
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.
Show the 3 steps of the dossier
- Tabled for plenary (done)
- Plenary vote · Adopted 12 February 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.
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Running issue: Religious freedom
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Sources & citation
Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.
- Official sources
- Data source
- Licensed CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved
- 25 September 2026
Cite as
European Parliament (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)}
}