Decision
Continued crackdown on civic space and fundamental freedoms in Burkina Faso
- Effect
- Adopted
- Result
- 476 for · 11 against · 75 abstained roll call
- Date
- 18 June 2026, 13:13–13:14
- Kind
- Resolution
More facts (9)
- Margin
- by an overwhelming majority
- Dossier
- 2026/2767(RSP)
- Source
- Motion for a resolution
- Topics
- Foreign affairs Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
- Votes
- 14 votes · 8 roll calls · 7 amendments
- Requested by
- The Left (1 roll call) · Renew (1 roll call)
- Sitting
- Thursday 18 June 2026
- Final vote
- 194636
Result
The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.
Final vote: 476 for, 11 against, 75 abstained (roll call).
Adopted by an overwhelming majority.
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 7 amendments (7 rejected). 6 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.
Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR and Patriots; ESN mostly abstained.
Groups
| Group | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Majority line | Clear line | Cohesion | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Left | For 19 | Against 1 | Abst. 17 | No vote 8 of 45 | Majority line For | Clear line Divided | Cohesion 0.27 | |
| Greens | For 43 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 10 of 53 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| S&D | For 105 | Against 2 | Abst. 0 | No vote 28 of 135 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.97 | |
| Renew | For 61 | Against 1 | Abst. 0 | No vote 16 of 78 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.98 | |
| EPP | For 142 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 43 of 185 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| ECR | For 62 | Against 1 | Abst. 1 | No vote 18 of 82 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.95 | |
| Patriots | For 36 | Against 0 | Abst. 22 | No vote 27 of 85 | Majority line For | Clear line Divided | Cohesion 0.43 | |
| ESN | For 0 | Against 2 | Abst. 22 | No vote 3 of 27 | Majority line Abstained | Clear line Abstained | Cohesion 0.88 | |
| No group | For 8 | Against 4 | Abst. 13 | No vote 4 of 29 | 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, Taner KABILOV changed group.
Voted against their group, 7
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.
S&D line For · 2 voted against of 107 who voted
Voted against (2)
- Bruno GONÇALVES Portugal
- Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ Lithuania
Renew line For · 1 voted against of 62 who voted
Voted against (1)
- Barry ANDREWS Ireland
ECR line For · 1 voted against, 1 abstained of 64 who voted
ESN line Abstained · 2 voted for or against of 24 who voted
Voted for or against (2)
- Rada LAYKOVA Bulgaria
- Siegbert Frank DROESE Germany
Countries
The final vote by national delegation.
Votes by country (27 delegations)
| Country | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Cohesion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 12 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0.50 |
| Belgium | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0.53 |
| Bulgaria | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0.65 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — |
| Czechia | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| Germany | 59 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 0.61 |
| Denmark | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.89 |
| Estonia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
| Spain | 47 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0.94 |
| Finland | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| France | 59 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0.97 |
| Greece | 8 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0.42 |
| Croatia | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — |
| Hungary | 7 | 0 | 1 | 13 | — |
| Ireland | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.75 |
| Italy | 48 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 0.74 |
| Lithuania | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | — |
| Luxembourg | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Latvia | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Malta | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Netherlands | 24 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0.70 |
| Poland | 39 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0.83 |
| Portugal | 13 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0.58 |
| Romania | 20 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0.93 |
| Sweden | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Slovenia | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
| Slovakia | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0.19 |
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.
562 members with a recorded position.
| Member | Country | Group | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abir AL-SAHLANI | Sweden | Renew | For |
| Adam JARUBAS | Poland | EPP | For |
| Adnan DIBRANI | Sweden | S&D | For |
| Adrian-George AXINIA | Romania | ECR | For |
| Alberico GAMBINO | Italy | ECR | For |
| Aleksandar NIKOLIC | France | Patriots | For |
| Alessandra MORETTI | Italy | S&D | For |
| Alessandro ZAN | Italy | S&D | For |
| Alex AGIUS SALIBA | Malta | S&D | For |
| Alexander BERNHUBER | Austria | EPP | For |
| Alexander JUNGBLUTH | Germany | ESN | Abstained |
| Alexander SELL | Germany | ESN | Abstained |
| 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 |
| Alma EZCURRA ALMANSA | Spain | EPP | 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 | For |
| Ana VASCONCELOS | Portugal | Renew | For |
| Andi CRISTEA | Romania | S&D | For |
| András Tivadar KULJA | Hungary | EPP | For |
| André ROUGÉ | France | Patriots | For |
| Andrea WECHSLER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Andreas GLÜCK | Germany | Renew | For |
| Andreas SCHIEDER | Austria | S&D | For |
| Andrey KOVATCHEV | Bulgaria | EPP | For |
| Andrey NOVAKOV | Bulgaria | EPP | For |
| Angelika NIEBLER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Angelika WINZIG | Austria | EPP | For |
| Angéline FURET | France | Patriots | For |
| Anja ARNDT | Germany | ESN | Abstained |
| Anja HAZEKAMP | Netherlands | The Left | For |
| Anna CAVAZZINI | Germany | Greens | For |
| Anna Maria CISINT | Italy | Patriots | For |
| Anna STROLENBERG | Netherlands | Greens | For |
| Anna ZALEWSKA | Poland | ECR | For |
| Annalisa CORRADO | Italy | S&D | For |
| Anouk VAN BRUG | Netherlands | Renew | For |
| Anthony SMITH | France | The Left | For |
| Antonella SBERNA | Italy | ECR | For |
| Antonín STANĚK | Czechia | Patriots | For |
| Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE | Spain | EPP | For |
| António TÂNGER CORRÊA | Portugal | Patriots | Abstained |
| Arash SAEIDI | France | The Left | For |
| Arba KOKALARI | Sweden | EPP | For |
| Arno BAUSEMER | Germany | ESN | Abstained |
| Asger CHRISTENSEN | Denmark | Renew | For |
| Auke ZIJLSTRA | Netherlands | Patriots | Abstained |
| Aurore LALUCQ | France | S&D | For |
| Axel VOSS | Germany | EPP | For |
| Barbara BONTE | Belgium | Patriots | Abstained |
| Barry ANDREWS voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Ireland | Renew | Against |
| Barry COWEN | Ireland | Renew | For |
| Bart GROOTHUIS | Netherlands | Renew | For |
| Bartłomiej SIENKIEWICZ | Poland | EPP | For |
| Bartosz ARŁUKOWICZ | Poland | EPP | For |
| Beatrice TIMGREN | Sweden | ECR | For |
| Benedetta SCUDERI | Italy | Greens | For |
| 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 |
| Brigitte VAN DEN BERG | Netherlands | Renew | For |
| Bruno GONÇALVES voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Portugal | S&D | Against |
| Bruno TOBBACK | Belgium | S&D | For |
| Camilla LAURETI | Italy | S&D | For |
| Carlo FIDANZA | Italy | ECR | For |
| Carmen CRESPO DÍAZ | Spain | EPP | For |
| Carolina MORACE | Italy | The Left | Abstained |
| Catarina MARTINS | Portugal | The Left | Abstained |
| Catarina VIEIRA | Netherlands | Greens | For |
| 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 |
| Chloé RIDEL | France | S&D | For |
| Christel SCHALDEMOSE | Denmark | S&D | For |
| Christian EHLER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Christine ANDERSON | Germany | ESN | Abstained |
| Christine SINGER | Germany | Renew | For |
| Christophe CLERGEAU | France | S&D | For |
| Christophe GOMART | France | EPP | For |
| Christophe GRUDLER | France | Renew | For |
| Claire FITA | France | S&D | For |
| Claudiu-Richard TÂRZIU | Romania | ECR | For |
| Cristian TERHEŞ | Romania | ECR | For |
| Cristina GUARDA | Italy | Greens | For |
| Cristina MAESTRE | Spain | S&D | For |
| Csaba BOGDÁN | Hungary | EPP | For |
| Csaba MOLNÁR | Hungary | S&D | For |
| Cynthia NÍ MHURCHÚ | Ireland | Renew | For |
| Dainius ŽALIMAS | Lithuania | Renew | For |
| Damien CARÊME | France | The Left | For |
| Dan BARNA | Romania | Renew | For |
| Daniel ATTARD | Malta | S&D | For |
| Daniel BUDA | Romania | EPP | For |
| Daniel FREUND | Germany | Greens | For |
| Daniel OBAJTEK | Poland | ECR | For |
| Daniele POLATO | Italy | ECR | For |
| Danilo DELLA VALLE | Italy | The Left | Abstained |
| Danuše NERUDOVÁ | Czechia | EPP | For |
| Dario TAMBURRANO | Italy | The Left | Abstained |
| Dariusz JOŃSKI | Poland | EPP | For |
| David CASA | Malta | EPP | For |
| David CORMAND | France | Greens | For |
| 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 | Abstained |
| Dick ERIXON | Sweden | ECR | For |
| Diego SOLIER | Spain | ECR | For |
| Dimitris TSIODRAS | Greece | EPP | For |
| Dirk GOTINK | Netherlands | EPP | For |
| Dominik TARCZYŃSKI | Poland | ECR | For |
| Dóra DÁVID | Hungary | EPP | For |
| Eero HEINÄLUOMA | Finland | S&D | For |
| Elena DONAZZAN | Italy | ECR | For |
| Elena NEVADO DEL CAMPO | Spain | EPP | For |
| Elena SANCHO MURILLO | Spain | S&D | For |
| Eleonora MELETI | Greece | EPP | For |
| Elio DI RUPO | Belgium | S&D | For |
| Elisabeth DIERINGER | 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 |
| Emma FOURREAU | France | The Left | For |
| Emmanouil FRAGKOS voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Greece | ECR | Abstained |
| Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS | Greece | EPP | For |
| Engin EROGLU | Germany | Renew | For |
| Eric SARGIACOMO | France | S&D | For |
| Erik KALIŇÁK | Slovakia | No group | Abstained |
| Erik MARQUARDT | Germany | Greens | For |
| Estelle CEULEMANS | Belgium | S&D | For |
| Eszter LAKOS | Hungary | EPP | For |
| Evelyn REGNER | Austria | S&D | For |
| Evin INCIR | Sweden | S&D | For |
| Ewa KOPACZ | Poland | EPP | For |
| Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK | Poland | Patriots | Abstained |
| Fabienne KELLER | France | Renew | For |
| Fabio DE MASI | Germany | No group | Abstained |
| Fernand KARTHEISER | Luxembourg | No group | For |
| Fernando NAVARRETE ROJAS | Spain | EPP | For |
| Flavio TOSI | Italy | EPP | For |
| France JAMET | France | Patriots | 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 KALFON | France | S&D | For |
| Fredis BELERIS | Greece | EPP | For |
| Gabriel MATO | Spain | EPP | For |
| Gabriela FIREA | Romania | S&D | For |
| Gabriele BISCHOFF | Germany | S&D | For |
| Gaetano PEDULLA' | Italy | The Left | Abstained |
| Geadis GEADI | Cyprus | ECR | For |
| Georg MAYER | Austria | Patriots | Abstained |
| Georgia TRAMACERE | Italy | S&D | For |
| Georgios AFTIAS | Greece | EPP | For |
| Gerald HAUSER | Austria | Patriots | Abstained |
| Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY | Netherlands | Renew | For |
| Gerolf ANNEMANS | Belgium | Patriots | Abstained |
| Gheorghe FALCĂ | Romania | EPP | For |
| Gheorghe PIPEREA | Romania | ECR | For |
| Gilles BOYER | France | Renew | For |
| Gilles PENNELLE | France | Patriots | For |
| Giorgio GORI | Italy | S&D | For |
| Giovanni CROSETTO | Italy | ECR | For |
| Giuseppe ANTOCI | Italy | The Left | Abstained |
| Giuseppe LUPO | Italy | S&D | For |
| Giusi PRINCI | Italy | EPP | For |
| Gordan BOSANAC | Croatia | Greens | For |
| Grégory ALLIONE | France | Renew | For |
| Grzegorz BRAUN | Poland | No group | Abstained |
| Guillaume PELTIER | France | ECR | For |
| Günther SIDL | Austria | S&D | For |
| Hana JALLOUL MURO | Spain | S&D | For |
| Hanna GEDIN | Sweden | The Left | For |
| Hanna GRONKIEWICZ-WALTZ | Poland | EPP | For |
| Hannah NEUMANN | Germany | Greens | For |
| Hannes HEIDE | Austria | S&D | For |
| Harald VILIMSKY | 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 | For |
| Ilhan KYUCHYUK | Bulgaria | Renew | For |
| Ilia LAZAROV | Bulgaria | EPP | For |
| Ingeborg TER LAAK | Netherlands | EPP | For |
| Irena JOVEVA | Slovenia | Renew | For |
| Irene MONTERO | Spain | The Left | Abstained |
| Irene TINAGLI | Italy | S&D | For |
| Irmhild BOSSDORF | Germany | ESN | Abstained |
| Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA | Spain | EPP | For |
| Isabella LÖVIN | Sweden | Greens | For |
| Isabella TOVAGLIERI | Italy | Patriots | For |
| Isabelle LE CALLENNEC | France | EPP | For |
| Isilda GOMES | Portugal | S&D | For |
| Iuliu WINKLER | Romania | EPP | For |
| Ivan DAVID | Czechia | ESN | Abstained |
| Ivars IJABS | Latvia | Renew | 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 | Abstained |
| Jana TOOM | Estonia | Renew | For |
| Janusz LEWANDOWSKI | Poland | EPP | For |
| Jaroslav KNOT | Czechia | Patriots | For |
| Jaroslava POKORNÁ JERMANOVÁ | Czechia | Patriots | For |
| Jaume ASENS LLODRÀ | Spain | Greens | For |
| Javi LÓPEZ | Spain | S&D | For |
| Javier MORENO SÁNCHEZ | Spain | S&D | For |
| Javier ZARZALEJOS | Spain | EPP | For |
| Jean-Marc GERMAIN | France | S&D | For |
| Jean-Paul GARRAUD | France | Patriots | For |
| Jeannette BALJEU | Netherlands | Renew | For |
| Jens GEIER | Germany | S&D | 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 | ECR | For |
| Joachim STREIT | Germany | Renew | For |
| João COTRIM DE FIGUEIREDO | Portugal | Renew | For |
| João OLIVEIRA | Portugal | The Left | Against |
| Johan DANIELSSON | Sweden | S&D | For |
| Jonás FERNÁNDEZ | Spain | S&D | For |
| Jonas SJÖSTEDT | Sweden | The Left | 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 | For |
| Kamila GASIUK-PIHOWICZ | Poland | EPP | For |
| Karin KARLSBRO | Sweden | Renew | For |
| Katarína ROTH NEVEĎALOVÁ | Slovakia | No group | Abstained |
| Kateřina KONEČNÁ | Czechia | No group | Against |
| Kathleen FUNCHION | Ireland | The Left | For |
| Kathleen VAN BREMPT | Belgium | S&D | For |
| Katri KULMUNI | Finland | Renew | For |
| Kim VAN SPARRENTAK | Netherlands | Greens | For |
| Kinga KOLLÁR | Hungary | EPP | For |
| Kira Marie PETER-HANSEN | Denmark | Greens | For |
| Konstantinos ARVANITIS | Greece | The Left | Abstained |
| Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI | Poland | ECR | For |
| Kostas PAPADAKIS | Greece | No group | Against |
| Kris VAN DIJCK | Belgium | ECR | 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 |
| Laura BALLARÍN CEREZA | Spain | S&D | For |
| Laurence FARRENG | France | Renew | For |
| Laurence TROCHU | France | ECR | For |
| Lefteris NIKOLAOU-ALAVANOS | Greece | No group | Against |
| Leila CHAIBI | France | The Left | For |
| Leire PAJÍN | Spain | S&D | For |
| Lena SCHILLING | Austria | Greens | For |
| Leoluca ORLANDO | Italy | Greens | For |
| Letizia MORATTI | Italy | EPP | For |
| Li ANDERSSON | Finland | The Left | For |
| Lídia PEREIRA | Portugal | EPP | For |
| Lina GÁLVEZ | Spain | S&D | For |
| Liudas MAŽYLIS | Lithuania | EPP | For |
| Loránt VINCZE | Romania | EPP | For |
| Ľuboš BLAHA | Slovakia | No group | Against |
| Lucia YAR | Slovakia | Renew | For |
| Luděk NIEDERMAYER | Czechia | EPP | For |
| Ľudovít ÓDOR | Slovakia | Renew | For |
| Luis-Vicențiu LAZARUS | Romania | No group | For |
| Lukas MANDL | Austria | EPP | For |
| Lukas SIEPER | Germany | Renew | 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 |
| Majbritt BIRKHOLM | Denmark | Patriots | Abstained |
| Małgorzata GOSIEWSKA | Poland | ECR | For |
| Malik AZMANI | Netherlands | Renew | For |
| Malika SOREL | France | No group | For |
| Manon AUBRY | France | The Left | For |
| Manuela RIPA | Germany | EPP | For |
| Maravillas ABADÍA JOVER | Spain | EPP | For |
| Marc ANGEL | Luxembourg | S&D | For |
| Marc BOTENGA | Belgium | The Left | Abstained |
| Marc JONGEN | Germany | ESN | Abstained |
| Marcin SYPNIEWSKI | Poland | ESN | Abstained |
| Marco TARQUINIO | Italy | S&D | 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 | Abstained |
| Marianne VIND | Denmark | S&D | For |
| Marie-Agnes STRACK-ZIMMERMANN | Germany | Renew | For |
| Marie-Luce BRASIER-CLAIN | France | Patriots | For |
| Marie-Sophie CHRIST | Germany | EPP | For |
| Marieke EHLERS | Netherlands | Patriots | Abstained |
| Marina KALJURAND | Estonia | S&D | For |
| Marina MESURE | France | The Left | For |
| Mario FURORE | Italy | The Left | Abstained |
| 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 | Abstained |
| Markus FERBER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Marlena MALĄG | Poland | ECR | For |
| Marta TEMIDO | Portugal | S&D | For |
| Marta WCISŁO | Poland | EPP | For |
| Martin GÜNTHER | Germany | The Left | Abstained |
| Martin HÄUSLING | Germany | Greens | For |
| Martin HOJSÍK | Slovakia | Renew | For |
| 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 | Abstained |
| Massimiliano SALINI | Italy | EPP | For |
| Matej TONIN | Slovenia | EPP | For |
| Mathilde ANDROUËT | France | Patriots | For |
| Matjaž NEMEC | Slovenia | S&D | For |
| Matthieu VALET | France | Patriots | For |
| Mélanie DISDIER | France | Patriots | For |
| Mélissa CAMARA | France | Greens | For |
| Merja KYLLÖNEN | Finland | The Left | For |
| Michael BLOSS | Germany | Greens | For |
| Michael GAHLER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Michael MCNAMARA | Ireland | Renew | For |
| Michael VON DER SCHULENBURG | Germany | No group | Abstained |
| Michał DWORCZYK | Poland | ECR | For |
| Michał KOBOSKO | Poland | Renew | For |
| Michał SZCZERBA | Poland | EPP | For |
| Michał WAWRYKIEWICZ | Poland | EPP | For |
| Michal WIEZIK | Slovakia | Renew | For |
| Michele PICARO voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Italy | ECR | Against |
| Mieke ANDRIESE | Netherlands | Patriots | Abstained |
| Mihai TUDOSE | Romania | S&D | For |
| Milan MAZUREK | Slovakia | ESN | Abstained |
| Milan UHRÍK | Slovakia | ESN | Abstained |
| Milan ZVER | Slovenia | EPP | For |
| Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA | Romania | EPP | For |
| Mireia BORRÁS PABÓN | Spain | Patriots | For |
| Miriam LEXMANN | Slovakia | EPP | For |
| Mirosława NYKIEL | Poland | EPP | For |
| Mohammed CHAHIM | Netherlands | S&D | For |
| Monika BEŇOVÁ | Slovakia | No group | Abstained |
| Monika HOHLMEIER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Moritz KÖRNER | Germany | Renew | For |
| Mounir SATOURI | France | Greens | For |
| Murielle LAURENT | France | S&D | For |
| Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR | Spain | S&D | For |
| Nathalie LOISEAU | France | Renew | For |
| Nela RIEHL | Germany | Greens | For |
| Niclas HERBST | Germany | EPP | For |
| Nicola PROCACCINI | Italy | ECR | For |
| Nicola ZINGARETTI | Italy | S&D | For |
| Nicolae ȘTEFĂNUȚĂ | Romania | Greens | 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 | ECR | For |
| Nikola MINCHEV | Bulgaria | Renew | For |
| Nikolaos ANADIOTIS | Greece | No group | 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 HERHAMMER | Germany | EPP | 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 |
| 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 |
| Pasquale TRIDICO | Italy | The Left | Abstained |
| Patryk JAKI | Poland | ECR | For |
| Paulius SAUDARGAS | Lithuania | EPP | For |
| Paulo CUNHA | Portugal | EPP | For |
| Paulo DO NASCIMENTO CABRAL | Portugal | EPP | For |
| Pekka TOVERI | Finland | EPP | For |
| Per CLAUSEN | Denmark | The Left | For |
| Pernando BARRENA ARZA | Spain | The Left | Abstained |
| Petar VOLGIN | Bulgaria | ESN | Abstained |
| Peter AGIUS | Malta | EPP | For |
| Peter LIESE | Germany | EPP | For |
| Petr BYSTRON | Germany | ESN | Abstained |
| Petra STEGER | Austria | Patriots | Abstained |
| Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS | Lithuania | Renew | For |
| Philippe OLIVIER | France | Patriots | For |
| Pierfrancesco MARAN | Italy | S&D | For |
| Pierre JOUVET | France | S&D | For |
| Pierre PIMPIE | France | Patriots | For |
| Pietro FIOCCHI | Italy | ECR | For |
| Pina PICIERNO | Italy | Renew | For |
| Piotr MÜLLER | Poland | ECR | For |
| Rachel BLOM | Netherlands | Patriots | Abstained |
| Rada LAYKOVA voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Bulgaria | ESN | Against |
| Radan KANEV | Bulgaria | EPP | For |
| Raffaele STANCANELLI | Italy | Patriots | For |
| Raffaele TOPO | Italy | S&D | For |
| Ralf SEEKATZ | Germany | EPP | 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 | For |
| Reinis POZŅAKS | Latvia | ECR | For |
| René AUST | Germany | ESN | Abstained |
| René REPASI | Germany | S&D | For |
| Rihards KOLS | Latvia | ECR | For |
| Rima HASSAN | France | The Left | For |
| Robert BIEDROŃ | Poland | S&D | For |
| Roberto VANNACCI | Italy | ESN | Abstained |
| Roberts ZĪLE | Latvia | ECR | For |
| Rody TOLASSY | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Roman HAIDER | Austria | Patriots | Abstained |
| Romana JERKOVIĆ | Croatia | S&D | For |
| Romana TOMC | Slovenia | EPP | For |
| Rosa SERRANO SIERRA | Spain | S&D | For |
| Rudi KENNES | Belgium | The Left | Abstained |
| Ruth FIRMENICH | Germany | No group | Abstained |
| Sabine VERHEYEN | Germany | EPP | For |
| Sabrina REPP | Germany | S&D | For |
| Sakis ARNAOUTOGLOU | Greece | S&D | For |
| Salvatore DE MEO | Italy | EPP | For |
| Sander SMIT | Netherlands | ECR | For |
| Sandra GÓMEZ LÓPEZ | Spain | S&D | For |
| Sandra KALNIETE | Latvia | EPP | For |
| Sandro RUOTOLO | Italy | S&D | For |
| Sara MATTHIEU | Belgium | Greens | For |
| Seán KELLY | Ireland | EPP | For |
| Sebastian EVERDING | Germany | The Left | For |
| Sebastian KRUIS | Netherlands | Patriots | Abstained |
| Sebastian TYNKKYNEN | Finland | ECR | For |
| Şerban Dimitrie STURDZA | Romania | ECR | 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 | Against |
| Sigrid FRIIS | Denmark | Renew | For |
| Silvia SARDONE | Italy | Patriots | For |
| Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN | Finland | EPP | For |
| Sofie ERIKSSON | Sweden | S&D | For |
| Stanislav STOYANOV | Bulgaria | ESN | Abstained |
| Stanisław TYSZKA | Poland | ESN | Abstained |
| Stefan BERGER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Stefan KÖHLER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Stefano BONACCINI | Italy | S&D | For |
| Stefano CAVEDAGNA | Italy | ECR | For |
| Stephen Nikola BARTULICA | Croatia | ECR | For |
| Stine BOSSE | Denmark | Renew | For |
| Sunčana GLAVAK | Croatia | EPP | For |
| Susanna CECCARDI | Italy | Patriots | For |
| Sven MIKSER | Estonia | S&D | For |
| Sven SIMON | Germany | EPP | For |
| Taner KABILOV | Bulgaria | No group | For |
| Terry REINTKE | Germany | Greens | For |
| Thijs REUTEN | Netherlands | S&D | For |
| Thomas BAJADA | Malta | S&D | For |
| Thomas GEISEL | Germany | No group | Abstained |
| Thomas PELLERIN-CARLIN | France | S&D | For |
| Thomas WAITZ | Austria | Greens | For |
| Tiago MOREIRA DE SÁ | Portugal | Patriots | Abstained |
| Tilly METZ | Luxembourg | Greens | For |
| Tineke STRIK | Netherlands | Greens | For |
| Tobiasz BOCHEŃSKI | Poland | ECR | For |
| Tom VANDENDRIESSCHE | Belgium | Patriots | Abstained |
| Tomáš KUBÍN | Czechia | Patriots | For |
| Tomas TOBÉ | Sweden | EPP | For |
| Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ | Czechia | EPP | For |
| Tomasz BUCZEK | Poland | Patriots | Abstained |
| Tomasz FROELICH | Germany | ESN | Abstained |
| Tomislav SOKOL | Croatia | EPP | For |
| Ton DIEPEVEEN | Netherlands | Patriots | Abstained |
| Tonino PICULA | Croatia | S&D | For |
| Tsvetelina PENKOVA | Bulgaria | S&D | For |
| Udo BULLMANN | Germany | S&D | For |
| Valentina PALMISANO | Italy | The Left | Abstained |
| Valérie DELOGE | France | Patriots | For |
| Valérie DEVAUX | France | Renew | For |
| Vasile DÎNCU | Romania | S&D | For |
| Verena MERTENS | Germany | EPP | For |
| Veronika CIFROVÁ OSTRIHOŇOVÁ | Slovakia | Renew | For |
| Veronika VRECIONOVÁ | Czechia | ECR | For |
| Vicent MARZÀ IBÁÑEZ | Spain | Greens | For |
| Viktor WEISZ | Hungary | EPP | For |
| Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Lithuania | S&D | Against |
| Vilis KRIŠTOPANS | Latvia | Patriots | Abstained |
| Villy SØVNDAL | Denmark | Greens | For |
| Virgil-Daniel POPESCU | Romania | EPP | For |
| Vivien COSTANZO | Germany | S&D | For |
| Vlad VASILE-VOICULESCU | Romania | Renew | For |
| Vladimir PREBILIČ | Slovenia | Greens | For |
| Volker SCHNURRBUSCH | Germany | ESN | Abstained |
| Vytenis Povilas ANDRIUKAITIS | Lithuania | S&D | For |
| Willemien KONING | Netherlands | EPP | For |
| Wouter BEKE | Belgium | EPP | For |
| Younous OMARJEE | France | The Left | For |
| Zsuzsanna BORVENDÉG | Hungary | ESN | Abstained |
Debate speakers and how they voted
| Member | Group | Speeches | Spoke | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabine VERHEYEN Germany | EPP | Speeches3 | 18 Jun 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Marc BOTENGA Belgium | The Left | Speeches1 | 17 Jun 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | Abstained |
| Lukas MANDL Austria | EPP | Speeches1 | 17 Jun 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group | For |
| Jan-Christoph OETJEN Germany | Renew | Speeches1 | 17 Jun 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Thierry MARIANI France | Patriots | Speeches1 | 17 Jun 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group | No vote recorded |
| Cristian TERHEŞ Romania | ECR | Speeches1 | 17 Jun 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
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| Member | Group | Speeches | Spoke | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murielle LAURENT France | S&D | Speeches1 | 17 Jun 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Christophe GOMART France | EPP | Speeches1 | 17 Jun 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Małgorzata GOSIEWSKA Poland | ECR | Speeches1 | 17 Jun 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Catarina VIEIRA Netherlands | Greens | Speeches1 | 17 Jun 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Marit MAIJ Netherlands | S&D | Speeches1 | 17 Jun 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group | For |
All votes on this decision, 14
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 6 B10-0303/2026 – After § 6 – Am 3 | Roll call | 99 for, 407 against, 47 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: The Left |
| 2 | Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 6 B10-0303/2026 – After § 6 – Am 4 | Roll call | 263 for, 269 against, 25 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: The Left |
| 3 | Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 6 B10-0303/2026 – After § 6 – Am 5 | Roll call | 143 for, 375 against, 39 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: The Left |
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| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 6 B10-0303/2026 – After § 6 – Am 4 | Roll call | 263 for, 269 against, 25 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: The Left |
| 3 | Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 6 B10-0303/2026 – After § 6 – Am 5 | Roll call | 143 for, 375 against, 39 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: The Left |
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Amendment 6, adding text after paragraph 6 B10-0303/2026 – After § 6 – Am 6 | Roll call | 51 for, 439 against, 72 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: The Left |
| 5 | Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 6 B10-0303/2026 – After § 6 – Am 7 | Roll call | 153 for, 315 against, 92 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: The Left |
| 6 | Amendment 1, adding text after recital C B10-0303/2026 – After recital C – Am 1 | Roll call | 94 for, 397 against, 69 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: The Left |
| 7 | Amendment 2, adding text after recital D B10-0303/2026 – After recital D – Am 2 | Roll call | 119 for, 407 against, 33 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: The Left |
| 8 | Final vote — text as a whole B10-0303/2026 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Roll call | 476 for, 11 against, 75 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Renew |
| 9 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0303/2026 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 10 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0318/2026 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 11 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0319/2026 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 12 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0320/2026 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 13 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0321/2026 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 14 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0329/2026 | Show of hands | Lapsed |
Roll calls requested by The Left, Renew.
Text
The text voted on.
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Parliament adopted a resolution condemning the crackdown on civic space and fundamental freedoms in Burkina Faso, including intimidation and violence against opponents, journalists, and civil society.
It calls on the Burkinabe authorities to restore the legal status of dissolved organisations, lift media suspensions, and ensure free and safe work for journalists and human rights defenders.
Parliament also urges Burkina Faso to refrain from reinstating the death penalty and demands a return to inclusive elections and civilian government.
The resolution will be forwarded to the EU institutions, member states, Burkina Faso's authorities, and regional and international bodies.
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This resolution condemns the crackdown on civic space and fundamental freedoms in Burkina Faso, including violence against opponents, dissolution of civil society groups, media suspensions, and political party bans.
Dossier
Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.
2026/2767(RSP) · Resolution on a topical subject
Parliament adopted the text on 18 June 2026. This is its final position on the matter.
Show the 3 steps of the dossier
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Connections
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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). “Continued crackdown on civic space and fundamental freedoms in Burkina Faso”. Decision, 18 June 2026. votingId 194636, document B-10-2026-0318, reference 2026/2767(RSP). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-06-18/6?members=all (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 18 June 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-06-18-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 18 June 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-06-18-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-06-18, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-06-18/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2026-06-18-6,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Continued crackdown on civic space and fundamental freedoms in Burkina Faso}},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-06-18},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-06-18/6?members=all}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-06-18/6?members=all},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Decision. votingId 194636, document B-10-2026-0318, reference 2026/2767(RSP). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-06-18-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-06-18-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-06-18 (CC BY 4.0)}
}