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Countering transnational repression – towards an EU strategy to protect Europe’s sovereignty and democratic values
Adopted by a large majority
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
- For
- 434
- Against
- 128
- Abstained
- 104
roll-call vote at 13:48 · 65% of votes cast in favour
Committee report by Hannah Neumann · Report A-10-2026-0142
AI:What this decision does
Parliament adopted a resolution calling for an EU strategy to counter transnational repression, where foreign states target people in the EU to silence or harm them.§1: source passage in the text The text urges coordinated EU action to protect victims, close legal gaps, and hold perpetrators accountable, including through sanctions.§2: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP; Against: Patriots, ESN; Abstained: The Left, ECR
- The Left Abstained 13 for, 0 against, 31 abstainedof 45
- Greens For 46 for, 0 against, 2 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 126 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 136
- Renew For 68 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 77
- EPP For 169 for, 0 against, 1 abstainedof 185
- ECR Abstained 8 for, 11 against, 58 abstainedof 81
- Patriots Against 0 for, 73 against, 6 abstainedof 86
- ESN Against 0 for, 25 against, 0 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 4 for, 19 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
41 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
The Left abstained (31 of 44). For: 13
Anja Hazekamp (Netherlands), Hanna Gedin (Sweden), Ilaria Salis (Italy), Jonas Sjöstedt (Sweden), Jussi Saramo (Finland)
8 more from The Left
Kathleen Funchion (Ireland), Li Andersson (Finland), Lynn Boylan (Ireland), Merja Kyllönen (Finland), Mimmo Lucano (Italy), Nikos Pappas (Greece), Per Clausen (Denmark), Sebastian Everding (Germany)
Greens voted for (46 of 48). Abstained: 2
Ana Miranda Paz (Spain), Jaume Asens Llodrà (Spain)
EPP voted for (169 of 170). Abstained: 1
Milan Zver (Slovenia)
ECR abstained (58 of 77). For: 8, Against: 11
Alexandr Vondra (Czechia, for), Beatrice Timgren (Sweden, for), Bert-Jan Ruissen (Netherlands, for), Charlie Weimers (Sweden, for), Dick Erixon (Sweden, for)
14 more from ECR
Emmanouil Fragkos (Greece, against), Giovanni Crosetto (Italy, for), Guillaume Peltier (France, against), Jaak Madison (Estonia, against), Kristoffer Storm (Denmark, against), Laurence Trochu (France, against), Maciej Wąsik (Poland, against), Marion Maréchal (France, against), Nicolas Bay (France, against), Ondřej Krutílek (Czechia, for), Sebastian Tynkkynen (Finland, against), Stephen Nikola Bartulica (Croatia, against), Tobiasz Bocheński (Poland, against), Veronika Vrecionová (Czechia, for)
Patriots voted against (73 of 79). Abstained: 6
Jana Nagyová (Czechia), Jaroslav Bžoch (Czechia), Jaroslav Knot (Czechia), Jaroslava Pokorná Jermanová (Czechia), Ondřej Knotek (Czechia)
1 more from Patriots
Tomáš Kubín (Czechia)
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How it got here
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 1 amendment (1 rejected) and 13 parts of the text voted on separately (10 adopted, 3 rejected).