Decision
EU-Uzbekistan Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (resolution)
- Effect
- Adopted
- Result
- 423 for · 16 against · 208 abstained roll call
- Date
- 20 May 2026, 13:13–13:17
- Kind
- Resolution
More facts (9)
- Margin
- by a large majority
- Dossier
- 2024/0260M
- Source
- Committee report by Ilhan Kyuchyuk
- Topics
- Foreign affairsTrade & customs Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
- Votes
- 24 votes · 9 roll calls · 8 amendments
- Requested by
- S&D (1 roll call) · EPP (3 split votes) · ESN (1 roll call)
- Sitting
- Wednesday 20 May 2026
- Final vote
- 192473
Result
The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.
Final vote: 423 for, 16 against, 208 abstained (roll call).
Adopted by a large majority.
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 8 amendments (1 adopted, 7 rejected) and 15 parts of the text voted on separately (4 adopted, 11 rejected).
Backed by Greens, S&D, Renew and EPP; The Left, ECR, Patriots and ESN mostly abstained.
Groups
| Group | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Majority line | Clear line | Cohesion | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Left | For 1 | Against 0 | Abst. 42 | No vote 2 of 45 | Majority line Abstained | Clear line Abstained | Cohesion 0.97 | |
| Greens | For 47 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 6 of 53 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| S&D | For 119 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 17 of 136 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| Renew | For 72 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 5 of 77 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| EPP | For 158 | Against 1 | Abst. 0 | No vote 24 of 183 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.99 | |
| ECR | For 8 | Against 2 | Abst. 66 | No vote 5 of 81 | Majority line Abstained | Clear line Abstained | Cohesion 0.80 | |
| Patriots | For 7 | Against 4 | Abst. 68 | No vote 6 of 85 | Majority line Abstained | Clear line Abstained | Cohesion 0.79 | |
| ESN | For 0 | Against 0 | Abst. 26 | No vote 1 of 27 | Majority line Abstained | Clear line Abstained | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| No group | For 11 | Against 9 | Abst. 6 | No vote 4 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, Nikola BARTŮŠEK changed group, Pina PICIERNO changed group, Taner KABILOV changed group.
Voted against their group, 23
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 Abstained · 1 voted for or against of 43 who voted
Voted for or against (1)
- Nikos PAPPAS Greece
EPP line For · 1 voted against of 159 who voted
Voted against (1)
- Alexander BERNHUBER Austria
ECR line Abstained · 10 voted for or against of 76 who voted
Voted for or against (10)
- Alexandr VONDRA Czechia
- Assita KANKO Belgium
- Chiara GEMMA Italy
- Cristian TERHEŞ Romania
- Emmanouil FRAGKOS Greece
- Galato ALEXANDRAKI Greece
- Geadis GEADI Cyprus
- Kris VAN DIJCK Belgium
- Ondřej KRUTÍLEK Czechia
- Veronika VRECIONOVÁ Czechia
Patriots line Abstained · 11 voted for or against of 79 who voted
Voted for or against (11)
- Aldo PATRICIELLO Italy
- Anna Maria CISINT Italy
- Antonín STANĚK Czechia
- Barbara BONTE Belgium
- Gerolf ANNEMANS Belgium
- Isabella TOVAGLIERI Italy
- Paolo BORCHIA Italy
- Silvia SARDONE Italy
- Susanna CECCARDI Italy
- Thierry MARIANI France
- Tom VANDENDRIESSCHE Belgium
Countries
The final vote by national delegation.
Votes by country (27 delegations)
| Country | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Cohesion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 12 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0.45 |
| Belgium | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.64 |
| Bulgaria | 9 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0.63 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — |
| Czechia | 12 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0.36 |
| Germany | 65 | 4 | 21 | 6 | 0.58 |
| Denmark | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.68 |
| Estonia | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Spain | 37 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 0.61 |
| Finland | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.68 |
| France | 31 | 1 | 39 | 10 | 0.32 |
| Greece | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0.37 |
| Croatia | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.86 |
| Hungary | 5 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0.53 |
| Ireland | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.68 |
| Italy | 38 | 0 | 31 | 7 | 0.33 |
| Lithuania | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.59 |
| Luxembourg | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Latvia | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — |
| Malta | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — |
| Netherlands | 21 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0.52 |
| Poland | 25 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 0.24 |
| Portugal | 16 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0.70 |
| Romania | 22 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0.72 |
| Sweden | 15 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0.63 |
| Slovenia | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Slovakia | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.54 |
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.
Debate speakers and how they voted
No plenary speech is linked to this dossier.
All votes on this decision, 24
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amendment 8 to paragraph 3 A10-0107/2026 – Ilhan Kyuchyuk – § 3 – Am 8 | Roll call | 98 for, 532 against, 12 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: ESN |
| 2 | Paragraph 4 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘climate justice’” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: EPP |
| 3 | Paragraph 4 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words” | Counted | 288 for, 343 against, 19 abstained Rejected | Requested bysplit: EPP |
Show the other 23 votesShow the other 21 votes
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Paragraph 4 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘climate justice’” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: EPP |
| 3 | Paragraph 4 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words” | Counted | 288 for, 343 against, 19 abstained Rejected | Requested bysplit: EPP |
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 6 A10-0107/2026 – Ilhan Kyuchyuk – After § 6 – Am 9 | Roll call | 110 for, 450 against, 84 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: ESN |
| 5 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 6 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 6 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 21 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 7 | Separate vote on paragraph 32 | Counted | 313 for, 301 against, 35 abstained Adopted | |
| 8 | Separate vote on paragraph 37 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 9 | Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 37 A10-0107/2026 – Ilhan Kyuchyuk – After § 37 – Am 1 | Roll call | 296 for, 223 against, 126 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: S&D |
| 10 | Separate vote on paragraph 47 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 11 | Amendment 14, adding text after paragraph 47 A10-0107/2026 – Ilhan Kyuchyuk – After § 47 – Am 14 | Roll call | 185 for, 446 against, 18 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: ESN |
| 12 | Amendment 15 to paragraph 49 A10-0107/2026 – Ilhan Kyuchyuk – § 49 – Am 15 | Roll call | 111 for, 454 against, 83 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: ESN |
| 13 | Amendment 16 to paragraph 54 A10-0107/2026 – Ilhan Kyuchyuk – § 54 – Am 16 | Roll call | 156 for, 447 against, 42 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: ESN |
| 14 | Separate vote on recital H | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 15 | Separate vote on recital I | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 16 | Amendment 4, adding text after recital I A10-0107/2026 – Ilhan Kyuchyuk – After recital I – Am 4 | Roll call | 122 for, 454 against, 75 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: ESN |
| 17 | Recital K — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘consistently’” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: EPP |
| 18 | Recital K — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “that word” | Counted | 300 for, 325 against, 21 abstained Rejected | Requested bysplit: EPP |
| 19 | Recital L — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘persistent’ and ‘systematic’” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: EPP |
| 20 | Recital L — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words” | Counted | 299 for, 330 against, 20 abstained Rejected | Requested bysplit: EPP |
| 21 | Amendment 5 to recital N A10-0107/2026 – Ilhan Kyuchyuk – Recital N – Am 5 | Roll call | 191 for, 448 against, 10 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: ESN |
| 22 | Vote on text inserted after recital N | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 23 | Vote on text inserted after recital T | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 24 | Final vote — text as a whole A10-0107/2026 – Ilhan Kyuchyuk – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Roll call | 423 for, 16 against, 208 abstained Adopted |
Roll calls requested by S&D, ESN · split votes by EPP (3).
Text
The text voted on.
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Parliament adopted a resolution accompanying its consent to the EU-Uzbekistan Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, which replaces the 1999 agreement and provides a new legal basis for reinforced political dialogue and cooperation.
The resolution welcomes the strategic relations and calls for continued reforms in human rights, democracy, and the rule of law, while noting persistent restrictions on political pluralism and fundamental freedoms in Uzbekistan.
Dossier
Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.
2024/0260(NLE) · Non-legislative procedure
Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union, of the one part, and the Republic of Uzbekistan, of the other part
Parliament gave its consent on 20 May 2026. The Council can now conclude the act.
Show the 5 steps of the dossier
- Referred to committee · 24 November 2025 (done)
- Committee work · Report adopted 15 April 2026 (done)
- Tabled for plenary · 20 April 2026 (done)
- Plenary vote · Adopted 20 May 2026 (done)
- Adopted by the Council (to come)
Lead committee: AFET · Author: Ilhan KYUCHYUK (Renew)
Other decisions on this dossier
- 20 May 2026 EU-Uzbekistan Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement Consent given
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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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). “EU-Uzbekistan Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (resolution)”. Decision, 20 May 2026. votingId 192473, document A-10-2026-0107, reference 2024/0260M. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-05-20/8 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 20 May 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-05-20-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 20 May 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-05-20-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-05-20, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-05-20/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2026-05-20-8,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{EU-Uzbekistan Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (resolution)}},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-05-20},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-05-20/8}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-05-20/8},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Decision. votingId 192473, document A-10-2026-0107, reference 2024/0260M. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-05-20-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-05-20-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-05-20 (CC BY 4.0)}
}