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Immediate risk of further repression by Lukashenka’s regime in Belarus - threats from the Investigative Committee
Adopted by an overwhelming majority
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
- For
- 535
- Against
- 19
- Abstained
- 55
roll-call vote at 13:23 · 88% of votes cast in favour
Motion for a resolution · Motion B-10-2025-0223
AI:What this decision does
Parliament adopted a resolution condemning Belarusian authorities' persecution of citizens for peaceful democratic activities abroad, calling it an infringement on host countries' sovereignty.§1: source passage in the text It demands the immediate release of all political prisoners, including Viktoryia Kulsha, Volha Mayorava, Alena Hnauk, and journalist Andrzej Poczobut, and urges the EU to intensify pressure on the regime.§1: source passage in the text Parliament calls for targeted sanctions against Belarusian officials involved in transnational repression and appeals to the International Criminal Court to expedite proceedings and issue arrest warrants.§1: source passage in the text It also urges EU member states to simplify legalization for Belarusians in exile and support independent media, while forwarding the resolution to EU bodies and Belarusian authorities.§1: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR, Patriots; Abstained: ESN; Divided: The Left
- The Left Divided 24 for, 1 against, 12 abstainedof 47
- Greens For 51 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 117 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 137
- Renew For 66 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 76
- EPP For 161 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 193
- ECR For 65 for, 0 against, 2 abstainedof 80
- Patriots For 48 for, 0 against, 17 abstainedof 91
- ESN Abstained 1 for, 4 against, 19 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 2 for, 14 against, 5 abstainedof 28
Groups from left to right · for–against–abstained, of the group’s MEPs
A group is shown as divided when no position has two thirds of its votes.
Did not vote with their group
24 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
ECR voted for (65 of 67). Abstained: 2
Emmanouil Fragkos (Greece), Galato Alexandraki (Greece)
Patriots voted for (48 of 65). Abstained: 17
Afroditi Latinopoulou (Greece), Anders Vistisen (Denmark), Auke Zijlstra (Netherlands), Barbara Bonte (Belgium), Elisabeth Dieringer (Austria)
12 more from Patriots
Georg Mayer (Austria), Gerald Hauser (Austria), Gerolf Annemans (Belgium), Harald Vilimsky (Austria), Marieke Ehlers (Netherlands), Petra Steger (Austria), Rachel Blom (Netherlands), Roman Haider (Austria), Sebastian Kruis (Netherlands), Thierry Mariani (France), Tom Vandendriessche (Belgium), Ton Diepeveen (Netherlands)
ESN abstained (19 of 24). For: 1, Against: 4
Ivan David (Czechia, against), Milan Mazurek (Slovakia, against), Milan Uhrík (Slovakia, against), Petar Volgin (Bulgaria, against), Stanisław Tyszka (Poland, for)
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How it got here
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 1 amendment (1 rejected) and 6 parts of the text voted on separately (5 adopted, 1 rejected). 6 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.