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Addressing transnational repression of human rights defenders
Adopted by an overwhelming majority
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
- For
- 512
- Against
- 76
- Abstained
- 52
roll-call vote at 10:49 · 80% of votes cast in favour
Committee report by Chloé Ridel · Report A-10-2025-0206
AI:What this decision does
Parliament adopted a resolution addressing transnational repression, which it defines as cross-border attacks by states or their proxies to coerce, control or silence dissidents, journalists and human rights defenders.§1: source passage in the text The text condemns such repression and calls for a common legal framework and stronger EU and member state protection for defenders, including through digital platform regulation and sanctions.§1: source passage in the text§2: source passage in the text Parliament asks the EU to integrate this issue into foreign policy, update guidelines, and improve data collection and monitoring.§2: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP; Against: ESN; Divided: ECR, Patriots
- The Left For 37 for, 0 against, 1 abstainedof 46
- Greens For 47 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 123 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 137
- Renew For 64 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 75
- EPP For 168 for, 3 against, 2 abstainedof 193
- ECR Divided 37 for, 6 against, 29 abstainedof 79
- Patriots Divided 29 for, 33 against, 14 abstainedof 87
- ESN Against 0 for, 22 against, 0 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 7 for, 12 against, 6 abstainedof 30
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
6 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
The Left voted for (37 of 38). Abstained: 1
Giorgos Georgiou (Cyprus)
EPP voted for (168 of 173). Against: 3, Abstained: 2
Céline Imart (France, against), Christophe Gomart (France, against), François-Xavier Bellamy (France, abstained), Isabelle Le Callennec (France, abstained), Laurent Castillo (France, against)
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How it got here
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 1 amendment (1 adopted) and 9 parts of the text voted on separately (3 adopted, 6 rejected).