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What changed between the plenary report and the adopted text

From · plenary report· 5 Mar 2025

A-10-2025-0012

on human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2024

To · adopted text· 2 Apr 2025

TA-10-2025-0059

Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2024

AI:What changed, in short

Adds strong positions on gender equality, SRHR, and women's rights, including calls for legal abortion and condemnation of gender-based violence.26717 Updates journalist casualty figures and adds support for media outlets like Radio Free Europe, regretting funding cuts.3222324 Adds condemnations of specific abuses, including Sansal's arrest, ICC sanctions, and occupation, and urges action on political prisoners.5131416 Adds calls for stronger anti-corruption measures, support for international courts, and defence capabilities, while dropping a paragraph on transit agreements.10111215 Other changes are formal or wording: typo correction and rephrasing of visa coordination.925

23 changes of substance · 1 formal · 1 of wording only

Written by AI from the two texts only · read the changes before relying on it · 4 Sept 2026 · Report a problem

+16 added · −19 removed · 13 changed paragraphs, packaging included.

Part 5 of 9: EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Removed:EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Removed:Each year, the European Parliament adopts three annual reports on the EU’s foreign, security and defence, and human rights policies.

Removed:The three reports are on:

Removed:• the implementation of the Common Foreign and Security Policy - annual report 2024 (based on the report of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Policy to the European Parliament on the Common Foreign and Security Policy) - competence of the AFET Committee,

Removed:• Human Rights and Democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter - annual report 2024 (based on the EU Annual report on Human Rights and Democracy in the World) - competence of the DROI Subcommittee, and

Removed:• the implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy - annual report 2024 (based on the report of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Policy to the European Parliament on the Common Foreign and Security Policy) - competence of the SEDE Subcommittee.

Removed:These reports monitor and assess the implementation of the Common Foreign and Security Policy, including the EU policy on Human Rights and the Common Security and Defence Policy. They are a key component of the European Parliament’s contribution to EU foreign policy making, most notably in regard to the strengthened right of scrutiny conferred to the European Parliament by the Treaty of Lisbon. It is essential that the European Parliament responds to the annual reports issued by other institutions as soon as they are published.