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Decision

Situation of women and girls in Afghanistan following the Taliban’s adoption of the Criminal Procedure Code for Courts

Effect
Adopted
Result
480 for · 5 against · 83 abstained roll call
Date
21 May 2026, 13:33–13:36
Kind
Resolution
More facts (9)
Margin
by an overwhelming majority
Source
Motion for a resolution
Topics
Foreign affairsJobs, social affairs & equality Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes
17 votes · 7 roll calls · 6 amendments
Requested by
The Left (1 roll call) · S&D (1 roll call) · Renew (1 roll call) · Patriots (1 roll call) · ESN (1 roll call, 1 split vote)
Final vote
193420
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Result

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

Final vote: 480 for, 5 against, 83 abstained (roll call).

Adopted by an overwhelming majority.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 6 amendments (2 adopted, 4 rejected) and 2 parts of the text voted on separately (1 adopted, 1 rejected). 8 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.

Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP and ECR; Patriots and ESN 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 37Against 0Abst. 0No vote 8 of 45Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
GreensFor 43Against 0Abst. 0No vote 10 of 53Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
S&DFor 106Against 0Abst. 0No vote 30 of 136Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
RenewFor 65Against 0Abst. 0No vote 12 of 77Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
EPPFor 136Against 0Abst. 0No vote 47 of 183Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
ECRFor 62Against 2Abst. 3No vote 14 of 81Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.89
PatriotsFor 21Against 1Abst. 48No vote 15 of 85Majority line AbstainedClear line Abstained Cohesion 0.53
ESNFor 1Against 1Abst. 22No vote 3 of 27Majority line AbstainedClear line Abstained Cohesion 0.88
No groupFor 9Against 1Abst. 10No vote 10 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, Nikola BARTŮŠEK changed group, Pina PICIERNO changed group, Taner KABILOV changed group.

Voted against their group, 29

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
Austria130610.53
Belgium180041.00
Bulgaria80270.70
Cyprus0006—
Czechia150150.91
Germany64021110.63
Denmark120210.79
Estonia5002—
Spain4500151.00
Finland100051.00
France42027120.41
Greece605100.32
Croatia100021.00
Hungary50113—
Ireland130011.00
Italy5711170.95
Lithuania9002—
Luxembourg5001—
Latvia7011—
Malta1005—
Netherlands210640.67
Poland431540.82
Portugal170220.84
Romania2300101.00
Sweden182010.85
Slovenia7002—
Slovakia61350.40

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.

568 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
Abir AL-SAHLANI SwedenRenew For
Adam BIELAN PolandECR For
Adina VĂLEAN RomaniaEPP For
Adnan DIBRANI SwedenS&D For
Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA SpainEPP For
Adrian-George AXINIA RomaniaECR For
Afroditi LATINOPOULOU GreecePatriots Abstained
Alberico GAMBINO ItalyECR For
Aldo PATRICIELLO voted otherwise than their group's clear line ItalyPatriots For
Aleksandar NIKOLIC FrancePatriots Abstained
Alessandra MORETTI ItalyS&D For
Alessandro CIRIANI ItalyECR For
Alessandro ZAN ItalyS&D For
Alexander BERNHUBER AustriaEPP For
Alexander JUNGBLUTH GermanyESN Abstained
Alexander SELL GermanyESN Abstained
Alexandr VONDRA CzechiaECR For
Alexandra GEESE GermanyGreens For
Alexandra MEHNERT GermanyEPP For
Alexandre VARAUT FrancePatriots Abstained
Alice KUHNKE SwedenGreens 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 For
Ana VASCONCELOS PortugalRenew For
Andi CRISTEA RomaniaS&D For
András Tivadar KULJA HungaryEPP For
André ROUGÉ FrancePatriots Abstained
Andrea WECHSLER GermanyEPP For
Andreas GLÜCK GermanyRenew For
Andreas SCHIEDER AustriaS&D For
Andreas SCHWAB GermanyEPP For
Andrey KOVATCHEV BulgariaEPP For
Andrzej BUŁA PolandEPP For
Angelika NIEBLER GermanyEPP For
Angelika WINZIG AustriaEPP For
Angéline FURET FrancePatriots Abstained
Anja ARNDT GermanyESN Abstained
Anja HAZEKAMP NetherlandsThe Left For
Anna BRYŁKA PolandPatriots Abstained
Anna CAVAZZINI GermanyGreens For
Anna Maria CISINT voted otherwise than their group's clear line ItalyPatriots Against
Anna STROLENBERG NetherlandsGreens For
Anna ZALEWSKA PolandECR For
Annalisa CORRADO ItalyS&D For
Anne-Sophie FRIGOUT FrancePatriots Abstained
Anouk VAN BRUG NetherlandsRenew For
Anthony SMITH FranceThe Left For
Antonella SBERNA ItalyECR For
Antonín STANĚK CzechiaPatriots Abstained
António TÂNGER CORRÊA PortugalPatriots Abstained
Aodhán Ó RÍORDÁIN IrelandS&D For
Arash SAEIDI FranceThe Left For
Arba KOKALARI SwedenEPP For
Arkadiusz MULARCZYK PolandECR For
Arno BAUSEMER GermanyESN Abstained
Asger CHRISTENSEN DenmarkRenew For
Assita KANKO BelgiumECR For
Auke ZIJLSTRA NetherlandsPatriots Abstained
Barbara BONTE voted otherwise than their group's clear line BelgiumPatriots For
Barry ANDREWS IrelandRenew For
Barry COWEN IrelandRenew For
Bart GROOTHUIS NetherlandsRenew For
Bartłomiej SIENKIEWICZ PolandEPP For
Bartosz ARŁUKOWICZ PolandEPP For
Beata SZYDŁO PolandECR For
Beatrice TIMGREN voted otherwise than their group's clear line SwedenECR Against
Benedetta SCUDERI ItalyGreens For
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
Birgit SIPPEL GermanyS&D For
Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI PolandEPP For
Bogdan RZOŃCA PolandECR For
Borys BUDKA PolandEPP For
Brando BENIFEI ItalyS&D For
Branislav ONDRUŠ SlovakiaNo group For
Branko GRIMS SloveniaEPP For
Brigitte VAN DEN BERG NetherlandsRenew For
Bruno GONÇALVES PortugalS&D For
Bruno TOBBACK BelgiumS&D For
Camilla LAURETI ItalyS&D For
Carla TAVARES PortugalS&D For
Carmen CRESPO DÍAZ SpainEPP For
Carolina MORACE ItalyThe Left For
Catarina MARTINS PortugalThe Left For
Catarina VIEIRA NetherlandsGreens For
Caterina CHINNICI ItalyEPP For
Catherine GRISET FrancePatriots Abstained
Cecilia STRADA ItalyS&D For
Céline IMART FranceEPP For
César LUENA SpainS&D For
Charles GOERENS LuxembourgRenew For
Charlie WEIMERS voted otherwise than their group's clear line SwedenECR Against
Chiara GEMMA ItalyECR For
Christel SCHALDEMOSE DenmarkS&D For
Christian DOLESCHAL GermanyEPP For
Christine ANDERSON GermanyESN Abstained
Christine SINGER GermanyRenew For
Christophe BAY FrancePatriots Abstained
Christophe GRUDLER FranceRenew For
Ciaran MULLOOLY IrelandRenew For
Claire FITA FranceS&D For
Claudiu-Richard TÂRZIU RomaniaECR For
Cristian TERHEŞ RomaniaECR For
Cristina MAESTRE SpainS&D For
Csaba MOLNÁR HungaryS&D For
Cynthia NÍ MHURCHÚ IrelandRenew For
Dainius ŽALIMAS LithuaniaRenew For
Damian BOESELAGER GermanyGreens For
Damien CARÊME FranceThe Left For
Dan BARNA RomaniaRenew For
Dan-Ştefan MOTREANU RomaniaEPP For
Daniel BUDA RomaniaEPP For
Daniel FREUND GermanyGreens For
Daniel OBAJTEK PolandECR For
Daniele POLATO ItalyECR For
Danilo DELLA VALLE ItalyThe Left For
Dario TAMBURRANO ItalyThe Left For
Dariusz JOŃSKI PolandEPP For
David CASA MaltaEPP For
David CORMAND FranceGreens For
David MCALLISTER GermanyEPP For
Davor Ivo STIER CroatiaEPP For
Delara BURKHARDT GermanyS&D For
Denis NESCI ItalyECR For
Dennis RADTKE GermanyEPP For
Dick ERIXON SwedenECR For
Diego SOLIER SpainECR For
Dirk GOTINK NetherlandsEPP For
Dolors MONTSERRAT SpainEPP For
Dominik TARCZYŃSKI PolandECR For
Dóra DÁVID HungaryEPP For
Elena DONAZZAN ItalyECR For
Elena NEVADO DEL CAMPO SpainEPP For
Elena SANCHO MURILLO SpainS&D For
Eleonora MELETI GreeceEPP For
Elisabeth DIERINGER AustriaPatriots Abstained
Elisabeth GROSSMANN AustriaS&D For
Elisabetta GUALMINI ItalyRenew For
Elsi KATAINEN FinlandRenew For
Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA PolandEPP For
Emma FOURREAU FranceThe Left For
Emma RAFOWICZ FranceS&D For
Emma WIESNER SwedenRenew For
Emmanouil FRAGKOS voted otherwise than their group's clear line GreeceECR Abstained
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
Eszter LAKOS HungaryEPP For
Eugen TOMAC RomaniaRenew For
Evelyn REGNER AustriaS&D For
Evin INCIR SwedenS&D For
Ewa KOPACZ PolandEPP For
Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK PolandPatriots Abstained
Fabienne KELLER FranceRenew For
Fabio DE MASI GermanyNo group Abstained
Fernand KARTHEISER LuxembourgNo group For
Fernando NAVARRETE ROJAS SpainEPP For
France JAMET FrancePatriots Abstained
Francesco TORSELLI ItalyECR For
Francesco VENTOLA ItalyECR For
Francisco ASSIS PortugalS&D For
Francisco José MILLÁN MON SpainEPP For
François KALFON FranceS&D For
François-Xavier BELLAMY FranceEPP For
Friedrich PÜRNER GermanyNo group Abstained
Gabriele BISCHOFF GermanyS&D For
Gaetano PEDULLA' ItalyThe Left For
Galato ALEXANDRAKI voted otherwise than their group's clear line GreeceECR Abstained
Georg MAYER AustriaPatriots Abstained
Georgia TRAMACERE ItalyS&D For
Georgiana TEODORESCU RomaniaECR For
Gerald HAUSER AustriaPatriots Abstained
Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY NetherlandsRenew For
Gerolf ANNEMANS voted otherwise than their group's clear line BelgiumPatriots For
Gheorghe PIPEREA RomaniaECR For
Gilles BOYER FranceRenew For
Gilles PENNELLE FrancePatriots Abstained
Giorgio GORI ItalyS&D For
Giovanni CROSETTO ItalyECR For
Giuseppe ANTOCI ItalyThe Left For
Giuseppe LUPO ItalyS&D For
Giusi PRINCI ItalyEPP For
Gordan BOSANAC CroatiaGreens For
Grégory ALLIONE FranceRenew For
Grzegorz BRAUN PolandNo group Against
Guillaume PELTIER FranceECR For
Günther SIDL AustriaS&D For
Hanna GEDIN SwedenThe Left For
Hanna GRONKIEWICZ-WALTZ PolandEPP For
Hannah NEUMANN GermanyGreens For
Hannes HEIDE AustriaS&D For
Hans NEUHOFF GermanyESN Abstained
Harald VILIMSKY 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 voted otherwise than their group's clear line SpainPatriots For
Hilde VAUTMANS BelgiumRenew For
Idoia MENDIA SpainS&D For
Ignazio Roberto MARINO ItalyGreens For
Ilaria SALIS ItalyThe Left For
Ilhan KYUCHYUK BulgariaRenew For
Ilia LAZAROV BulgariaEPP For
Inese VAIDERE LatviaEPP For
Ingeborg TER LAAK NetherlandsEPP For
Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN RomaniaEPP For
Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ SpainS&D For
Irena JOVEVA SloveniaRenew For
Irene MONTERO SpainThe Left For
Irene TINAGLI ItalyS&D For
Irmhild BOSSDORF GermanyESN Abstained
Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA SpainEPP For
Isabel SERRA SÁNCHEZ SpainThe Left For
Isabel WISELER-LIMA LuxembourgEPP For
Isabella LÖVIN SwedenGreens For
Isabella TOVAGLIERI voted otherwise than their group's clear line ItalyPatriots For
Isabelle LE CALLENNEC FranceEPP For
Isilda GOMES PortugalS&D For
Iuliu WINKLER RomaniaEPP For
Ivars IJABS LatviaRenew For
Ivaylo VALCHEV BulgariaECR For
Jaak MADISON EstoniaECR For
Jacek OZDOBA PolandECR For
Jacek PROTAS PolandEPP For
Jagna MARCZUŁAJTIS-WALCZAK PolandEPP For
Jan FARSKÝ CzechiaEPP For
Jan-Christoph OETJEN GermanyRenew For
Jana NAGYOVÁ voted otherwise than their group's clear line CzechiaPatriots For
Janusz LEWANDOWSKI PolandEPP For
Jaroslav BŽOCH voted otherwise than their group's clear line CzechiaPatriots For
Jaroslav KNOT voted otherwise than their group's clear line CzechiaPatriots For
Jaroslava POKORNÁ JERMANOVÁ voted otherwise than their group's clear line CzechiaPatriots For
Javier MORENO SÁNCHEZ SpainS&D For
Javier ZARZALEJOS SpainEPP For
Jean-Marc GERMAIN FranceS&D For
Jeannette BALJEU NetherlandsRenew For
Jens GIESEKE GermanyEPP For
Jeroen LENAERS NetherlandsEPP For
Jessica POLFJÄRD SwedenEPP For
Jessika VAN LEEUWEN NetherlandsECR 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 For
Johan DANIELSSON SwedenS&D For
Jonás FERNÁNDEZ SpainS&D For
Jonas SJÖSTEDT SwedenThe Left For
Jordan BARDELLA FrancePatriots Abstained
Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA voted otherwise than their group's clear line SpainPatriots For
Jorge MARTÍN FRÍAS voted otherwise than their group's clear line SpainPatriots For
Jörgen WARBORN SwedenEPP For
José CEPEDA SpainS&D For
Juan Carlos GIRAUTA VIDAL voted otherwise than their group's clear line SpainPatriots For
Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR SpainS&D For
Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ SpainEPP For
Julie RECHAGNEUX FrancePatriots Abstained
Julien LEONARDELLI FrancePatriots Abstained
Julien SANCHEZ FrancePatriots Abstained
Jüri RATAS EstoniaEPP For
Jussi SARAMO FinlandThe Left For
Jutta PAULUS GermanyGreens For
Kai TEGETHOFF GermanyGreens For
Kamila GASIUK-PIHOWICZ PolandEPP For
Karin KARLSBRO SwedenRenew For
Karlo RESSLER CroatiaEPP For
Katarína ROTH NEVEĎALOVÁ SlovakiaNo group Abstained
Kathleen FUNCHION IrelandThe Left For
Katri KULMUNI FinlandRenew For
Katrin LANGENSIEPEN GermanyGreens For
Kira Marie PETER-HANSEN DenmarkGreens For
Klára DOBREV HungaryS&D For
Klara DOSTALOVA voted otherwise than their group's clear line CzechiaPatriots For
Konstantinos ARVANITIS GreeceThe Left For
Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI PolandECR For
Kostas PAPADAKIS GreeceNo group Abstained
Kris VAN DIJCK BelgiumECR For
Kristian VIGENIN BulgariaS&D For
Kristoffer STORM voted otherwise than their group's clear line DenmarkECR Abstained
Krzysztof BREJZA PolandEPP For
Krzysztof HETMAN PolandEPP For
Krzysztof ŚMISZEK PolandS&D For
Lara MAGONI ItalyECR For
Lara WOLTERS NetherlandsS&D For
Laurence TROCHU FranceECR For
Laurent CASTILLO FrancePatriots Abstained
Lefteris NIKOLAOU-ALAVANOS GreeceNo group Abstained
Leila CHAIBI FranceThe Left For
Leire PAJÍN SpainS&D For
Lena SCHILLING AustriaGreens For
Li ANDERSSON FinlandThe Left For
Lídia PEREIRA PortugalEPP For
Liesbet SOMMEN BelgiumEPP For
Lina GÁLVEZ SpainS&D For
Liudas MAŽYLIS LithuaniaEPP For
Loránt VINCZE RomaniaEPP For
Ľuboš BLAHA SlovakiaNo group Abstained
Lucia ANNUNZIATA ItalyS&D For
Lucia YAR SlovakiaRenew For
Luděk NIEDERMAYER CzechiaEPP For
Ľudovít ÓDOR SlovakiaRenew For
Luis-Vicențiu LAZARUS RomaniaNo group For
Lukas MANDL AustriaEPP For
Lukas SIEPER GermanyRenew For
Łukasz KOHUT PolandEPP For
Luke Ming FLANAGAN IrelandThe Left For
Lynn BOYLAN IrelandThe Left For
Maciej WĄSIK PolandECR For
Majbritt BIRKHOLM DenmarkPatriots Abstained
Małgorzata GOSIEWSKA PolandECR For
Malik AZMANI NetherlandsRenew For
Malika SOREL FranceNo group For
Manon AUBRY FranceThe Left For
Manuela RIPA GermanyEPP For
Maravillas ABADÍA JOVER SpainEPP For
Marc ANGEL LuxembourgS&D For
Marc BOTENGA BelgiumThe Left For
Marc JONGEN GermanyESN Abstained
Marcin SYPNIEWSKI PolandESN Abstained
Marco FALCONE ItalyEPP For
Marco TARQUINIO ItalyS&D For
Marcos ROS SEMPERE SpainS&D For
Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN voted otherwise than their group's clear line SpainPatriots For
Maria GRAPINI RomaniaS&D For
Maria GUZENINA FinlandS&D For
Maria NOICHL GermanyS&D For
Maria OHISALO FinlandGreens For
Maria ZACHARIA GreeceNo group For
Marianne VIND DenmarkS&D For
Marie DAUCHY FrancePatriots Abstained
Marie TOUSSAINT FranceGreens For
Marie-Agnes STRACK-ZIMMERMANN GermanyRenew For
Marie-Luce BRASIER-CLAIN FrancePatriots Abstained
Marie-Sophie CHRIST GermanyEPP For
Marieke EHLERS NetherlandsPatriots Abstained
Marina KALJURAND EstoniaS&D For
Marina MESURE FranceThe Left For
Marion MARÉCHAL FranceECR For
Marion WALSMANN GermanyEPP For
Marit MAIJ NetherlandsS&D For
Mariusz KAMIŃSKI PolandECR For
Markéta GREGOROVÁ CzechiaGreens For
Markus BUCHHEIT GermanyESN Abstained
Markus FERBER GermanyEPP For
Marlena MALĄG PolandECR For
Marta WCISŁO PolandEPP For
Martin GÜNTHER GermanyThe Left For
Martin HÄUSLING GermanyGreens For
Martin HOJSÍK SlovakiaRenew For
Martin SCHIRDEWAN GermanyThe Left For
Martin SONNEBORN GermanyNo group Abstained
Martine KEMP LuxembourgEPP For
Mārtiņš STAĶIS LatviaGreens For
Mary KHAN GermanyESN Abstained
Massimiliano SALINI ItalyEPP For
Matej TONIN SloveniaEPP For
Mathilde ANDROUËT FrancePatriots Abstained
Matteo RICCI ItalyS&D For
Matthias ECKE GermanyS&D For
Matthieu VALET FrancePatriots Abstained
Mélanie DISDIER FrancePatriots Abstained
Mélissa CAMARA FranceGreens For
Merja KYLLÖNEN FinlandThe Left For
Michael BLOSS GermanyGreens For
Michael GAHLER GermanyEPP For
Michael MCNAMARA IrelandRenew For
Michael VON DER SCHULENBURG GermanyNo group Abstained
Michał DWORCZYK PolandECR For
Michał KOBOSKO PolandRenew For
Michał SZCZERBA PolandEPP For
Michał WAWRYKIEWICZ PolandEPP For
Michal WIEZIK SlovakiaRenew For
Michele PICARO ItalyECR For
Mieke ANDRIESE NetherlandsPatriots Abstained
Mika AALTOLA FinlandEPP For
Milan MAZUREK voted otherwise than their group's clear line SlovakiaESN Against
Milan UHRÍK SlovakiaESN Abstained
Milan ZVER SloveniaEPP For
Mireia BORRÁS PABÓN voted otherwise than their group's clear line SpainPatriots 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 For
Murielle LAURENT FranceS&D For
Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR SpainS&D For
Nadine MORANO FranceEPP For
Nela RIEHL GermanyGreens For
Niclas HERBST GermanyEPP For
Nicola PROCACCINI ItalyECR For
Nicola ZINGARETTI ItalyS&D For
Nicolae ȘTEFĂNUȚĂ RomaniaGreens For
Nicolas BAY FranceECR 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
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 KNOTEK voted otherwise than their group's clear line CzechiaPatriots For
Ondřej KOLÁŘ CzechiaEPP For
Ondřej KRUTÍLEK CzechiaECR For
Özlem DEMIREL GermanyThe Left For
Pablo ARIAS ECHEVERRÍA SpainEPP For
Paolo BORCHIA voted otherwise than their group's clear line ItalyPatriots For
Paolo INSELVINI ItalyECR For
Pär HOLMGREN SwedenGreens For
Pascal ARIMONT BelgiumEPP For
Pascal CANFIN FranceRenew For
Pascale PIERA FrancePatriots Abstained
Pasquale TRIDICO ItalyThe Left For
Patryk JAKI PolandECR For
Paulius SAUDARGAS LithuaniaEPP For
Paulo CUNHA PortugalEPP For
Paulo DO NASCIMENTO CABRAL PortugalEPP For
Pekka TOVERI FinlandEPP For
Pernando BARRENA ARZA SpainThe Left For
Petar VOLGIN BulgariaESN Abstained
Peter LIESE GermanyEPP For
Petr BYSTRON GermanyESN Abstained
Petra STEGER AustriaPatriots Abstained
Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS LithuaniaRenew For
Pierfrancesco MARAN ItalyS&D For
Pierre JOUVET FranceS&D For
Pierre PIMPIE FrancePatriots Abstained
Pierre-Romain THIONNET FrancePatriots Abstained
Pina PICIERNO ItalyS&D For
Piotr MÜLLER PolandECR For
Rachel BLOM NetherlandsPatriots Abstained
Radan KANEV BulgariaEPP For
Raffaele TOPO ItalyS&D For
Ralf SEEKATZ GermanyEPP For
Raphaël GLUCKSMANN FranceS&D For
Raquel GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE NetherlandsRenew For
Rasa JUKNEVIČIENĖ LithuaniaEPP For
Rasmus ANDRESEN GermanyGreens For
Rasmus NORDQVIST DenmarkGreens For
Regina DOHERTY IrelandEPP For
Reinhold LOPATKA AustriaEPP For
Reinier VAN LANSCHOT NetherlandsGreens For
Reinis POZŅAKS LatviaECR For
René AUST GermanyESN Abstained
René REPASI GermanyS&D For
Rihards KOLS LatviaECR For
Rima HASSAN FranceThe Left For
Robert BIEDROŃ PolandS&D For
Roberto VANNACCI ItalyESN Abstained
Rody TOLASSY FrancePatriots Abstained
Roman HAIDER 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 For
Ruggero RAZZA ItalyECR For
Ruth FIRMENICH GermanyNo group Abstained
Sabine VERHEYEN GermanyEPP For
Sabrina REPP GermanyS&D For
Sakis ARNAOUTOGLOU GreeceS&D For
Sandra GÓMEZ LÓPEZ SpainS&D For
Sandra KALNIETE LatviaEPP For
Sandro GOZI FranceRenew For
Sandro RUOTOLO ItalyS&D For
Sara MATTHIEU BelgiumGreens For
Sarah KNAFO voted otherwise than their group's clear line FranceESN For
Saskia BRICMONT BelgiumGreens For
Seán KELLY IrelandEPP For
Sebastian EVERDING GermanyThe Left For
Sebastian KRUIS NetherlandsPatriots Abstained
Sebastião BUGALHO PortugalEPP For
Şerban Dimitrie STURDZA RomaniaECR For
Sergey LAGODINSKY GermanyGreens For
Sergio BERLATO ItalyECR For
Sérgio GONÇALVES PortugalS&D For
Sérgio HUMBERTO PortugalEPP For
Séverine WERBROUCK FrancePatriots Abstained
Sibylle BERG GermanyNo group For
Siegbert Frank DROESE GermanyESN Abstained
Siegfried MUREŞAN RomaniaEPP For
Sigrid FRIIS DenmarkRenew For
Silvia SARDONE voted otherwise than their group's clear line ItalyPatriots For
Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN FinlandEPP For
Sofie ERIKSSON SwedenS&D For
Sophia KIRCHER AustriaEPP For
Sophie WILMÈS BelgiumRenew For
Stanislav STOYANOV BulgariaESN Abstained
Stanisław TYSZKA PolandESN Abstained
Stefan KÖHLER GermanyEPP For
Ştefan MUŞOIU RomaniaS&D For
Stefano BONACCINI ItalyS&D For
Stefano CAVEDAGNA ItalyECR For
Stéphanie YON-COURTIN FranceRenew For
Stephen Nikola BARTULICA CroatiaECR For
Stine BOSSE DenmarkRenew For
Sunčana GLAVAK CroatiaEPP For
Susanna CECCARDI voted otherwise than their group's clear line ItalyPatriots For
Sven MIKSER EstoniaS&D For
Sven SIMON GermanyEPP For
Svenja HAHN GermanyRenew For
Terry REINTKE GermanyGreens For
Thierry MARIANI FrancePatriots Abstained
Thijs REUTEN NetherlandsS&D For
Thomas GEISEL GermanyNo group Abstained
Thomas PELLERIN-CARLIN FranceS&D For
Thomas WAITZ AustriaGreens For
Tiago MOREIRA DE SÁ PortugalPatriots Abstained
Tiemo WÖLKEN GermanyS&D For
Tobias CREMER GermanyS&D For
Tobiasz BOCHEŃSKI PolandECR For
Tom VANDENDRIESSCHE voted otherwise than their group's clear line BelgiumPatriots For
Tomáš KUBÍN voted otherwise than their group's clear line CzechiaPatriots For
Tomas TOBÉ SwedenEPP For
Tomasz BUCZEK PolandPatriots Abstained
Tomasz FROELICH GermanyESN Abstained
Tomislav SOKOL CroatiaEPP For
Ton DIEPEVEEN NetherlandsPatriots Abstained
Tonino PICULA CroatiaS&D For
Tsvetelina PENKOVA BulgariaS&D For
Udo BULLMANN GermanyS&D For
Urmas PAET EstoniaRenew For
Valentina PALMISANO ItalyThe Left For
Valérie DELOGE FrancePatriots Abstained
Valérie DEVAUX FranceRenew For
Valérie HAYER FranceRenew For
Vasile DÎNCU RomaniaS&D For
Verena MERTENS GermanyEPP For
Veronika VRECIONOVÁ CzechiaECR For
Vicent MARZÀ IBÁÑEZ SpainGreens For
Victor NEGRESCU RomaniaS&D For
Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ LithuaniaS&D For
Vilis KRIŠTOPANS LatviaPatriots Abstained
Villy SØVNDAL DenmarkGreens For
Virgil-Daniel POPESCU RomaniaEPP For
Virginie JORON FrancePatriots Abstained
Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS LithuaniaGreens For
Vivien COSTANZO GermanyS&D For
Vladimir PREBILIČ SloveniaGreens For
Volker SCHNURRBUSCH GermanyESN Abstained
Vytenis Povilas ANDRIUKAITIS LithuaniaS&D For
Waldemar BUDA PolandECR For
Waldemar TOMASZEWSKI LithuaniaECR For
Willemien KONING NetherlandsEPP For
Wouter BEKE BelgiumEPP For
Zala ČERNILEC TOMAŠIČ SloveniaEPP For
Željana ZOVKO CroatiaEPP For
Zsuzsanna BORVENDÉG HungaryESN Abstained

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
Roberts ZĪLE LatviaECRSpeeches321 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded
Marieke EHLERS NetherlandsPatriotsSpeeches121 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Abstained
Matthieu VALET FrancePatriotsSpeeches121 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Abstained
Barbara BONTE BelgiumPatriotsSpeeches121 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Lukas MANDL AustriaEPPSpeeches220 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Raquel GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE NetherlandsRenewSpeeches220 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
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Debate speakers, continued
MemberGroupSpeechesSpokeFinal vote
Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS LithuaniaRenewSpeeches120 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Marc BOTENGA BelgiumThe LeftSpeeches120 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Abir AL-SAHLANI SwedenRenewSpeeches120 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
Hannah NEUMANN GermanyGreensSpeeches120 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
Özlem DEMIREL GermanyThe LeftSpeeches120 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
Silvia SARDONE ItalyPatriotsSpeeches120 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR SpainS&DSpeeches120 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
Marianne VIND DenmarkS&DSpeeches120 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Danuše NERUDOVÁ CzechiaEPPSpeeches120 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded
Rody TOLASSY FrancePatriotsSpeeches120 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group Abstained
Murielle LAURENT FranceS&DSpeeches120 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Mélissa CAMARA FranceGreensSpeeches120 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Laurence TROCHU FranceECRSpeeches120 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
Ingeborg TER LAAK NetherlandsEPPSpeeches120 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Anna STROLENBERG NetherlandsGreensSpeeches120 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Leire PAJÍN SpainS&DSpeeches120 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Joanna SCHEURING-WIELGUS PolandS&DSpeeches120 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Hanna GEDIN SwedenThe LeftSpeeches120 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Roxana MÎNZATU RomaniaS&DSpeeches120 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Not in office
Anna Maria CISINT ItalyPatriotsSpeeches120 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Catarina VIEIRA NetherlandsGreensSpeeches120 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT SpainEPPSpeeches120 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR SpainS&DSpeeches120 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For

All votes on this decision, 17

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
1Separate vote on paragraph 2 Counted334 for, 173 against, 23 abstained Adopted
2Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 2 RC-B10-0247/2026 – After § 2 – Am 1 Roll call181 for, 338 against, 36 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots, The Left
3Separate vote on paragraph 4 Show of hands Rejected
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No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
2Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 2 RC-B10-0247/2026 – After § 2 – Am 1 Roll call181 for, 338 against, 36 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots, The Left
3Separate vote on paragraph 4 Show of hands Rejected
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No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
4Amendment 5 to paragraph 4 RC-B10-0247/2026 – § 4 – Am 5 Roll call295 for, 189 against, 73 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: S&D, Patriots, Renew
5Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 4 — part 1 RC-B10-0247/2026 – After § 4 – Am 4/1 Part voted on: “Notes that the Commission started exploratory talks with the Taliban in 2025, following a call from 19 EU Member States to coordinate a strategy for the return of Afghan nationals; notes that the Commission now plans to invite representatives of the Taliban for talks on the return of Afghans;”Roll call155 for, 382 against, 26 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: ESN; split: ESN
6Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 4 — part 2 RC-B10-0247/2026 – After § 4 – Am 4/2 Part voted on: “calls for the EU to engage with the Taliban de facto authorities solely in order to elaborate diplomatic and technical solutions for the structured and safe return of Afghans and to assist EU Member States in their talks with Taliban representatives so as to facilitate the return of foreign nationals who pose a security threat;”Roll call142 for, 380 against, 36 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: ESN; split: ESN
7Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 4 RC-B10-0247/2026 – After § 4 – Am 2 Roll call184 for, 348 against, 28 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
8Amendment 3 to paragraph 7 RC-B10-0247/2026 – § 7 – Am 3 Roll call296 for, 252 against, 19 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: The Left
9Final vote — text as a whole RC-B10-0247/2026 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) Roll call480 for, 5 against, 83 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Renew
10Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0246/2026 Show of hands Lapsed
11Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0247/2026 Show of hands Lapsed
12Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0249/2026 Show of hands Lapsed
13Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0251/2026 Show of hands Lapsed
14Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0252/2026 Show of hands Lapsed
15Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0254/2026 Show of hands Lapsed
16Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0255/2026 Show of hands Lapsed
17Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0258/2026 Show of hands Lapsed

Roll calls requested by The Left, S&D, Renew, Patriots, ESN · split votes by ESN.

Text

The text voted on.

Motion B-10-2026-0247

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The resolution condemns the Taliban's systemic discrimination against women and girls in Afghanistan, calling it gender apartheid that may amount to crimes against humanity.

It denounces the Taliban's adoption of the Criminal Procedure Code for Courts and urges its immediate revocation and cessation of implementation.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position, urging the EU and member states to support accountability efforts, including ICC investigations and sanctions.

It also calls for discarding plans to invite Taliban representatives to Brussels and for expediting humanitarian visas while refraining from deportations of Afghan asylum seekers.

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This resolution condemns the Taliban's systemic discrimination against women and girls in Afghanistan, particularly after the adoption of the Criminal Procedure Code for Courts, and calls for accountability and protection measures.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2026/2737(RSP) · Resolution on a topical subject

Situation of women and girls in Afghanistan following the Taliban's adoption of the Criminal Procedure Code for Courts

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

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  1. Tabled for plenary (done)
  2. Plenary vote · Adopted 21 May 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 3 connections: Running issue: Afghanistan under Taliban

Running issue: Afghanistan under Taliban

Sources & citation

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

Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2026). “Situation of women and girls in Afghanistan following the Taliban’s adoption of the Criminal Procedure Code for Courts”. Decision, 21 May 2026. votingId 193420, document B-10-2026-0247, reference 2026/2737(RSP). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-05-21/6?members=all (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 21 May 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-05-21-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 21 May 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-05-21-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-05-21, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-05-21/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2026-05-21-6,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Situation of women and girls in Afghanistan following the Taliban’s adoption of the Criminal Procedure Code for Courts}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-05-21},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-05-21/6?members=all}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-05-21/6?members=all},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 193420, document B-10-2026-0247, reference 2026/2737(RSP). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-05-21-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-05-21-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-05-21 (CC BY 4.0)}
}