What changed

From · Plenary report · 8 Jan 2026 A-10-2025-0262 on human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025

To · Adopted text · 21 Jan 2026 TA-10-2026-0014 Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025

✦ In short · AI narration of the differences below, generated 4 Sept 2026

Adds provisions on Christian persecution in the Middle East and globally, including a call for a coordinator against Christianophobia. #1 #4 Adds paragraphs on protecting pregnant women's rights and combating sexual exploitation and prostitution. #2 The other change is wording: renumbers a paragraph and removes a word. #3

3 changes of substance, plus 1 wording-only. Each change below carries a one-line ✦ note from the same model. Written from the two texts only — read the highlighted passages before relying on it.

The changes to the text itself, in document order. Cover page, citations (“having regard to …”), standard resolution paragraphs and punctuation-only edits are left out — they are in “Show every difference”.

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Change #1 Substance

Adds a recital stating that Christian communities in the Middle East face severe persecution, discrimination, forced displacement and restrictions on freedom of religion or belief.

N. whereas Christian communities in the Middle East, among the oldest in the world, continue to face severe persecution, discrimination, forced displacement and restrictions on their freedom of religion or belief;

Change #2 Substance

Adds two paragraphs stressing the need to protect pregnant women's rights and to combat sexual exploitation, including trafficking and the legalisation of prostitution, with calls for prevention and prosecution.

6. Stresses the critical need to protect the rights of pregnant women, ensuring comprehensive support for their health, safety and dignity;

7. Stresses the importance of combating all forms of sexual exploitation of women, including trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation; underlines the need to prevent and counter the legalisation and normalisation of prostitution, which risk reinforcing exploitation, abuse and organised crime; calls for effective policies focused on prevention, protecting and supporting victims, and the prosecution of those who profit from sexual exploitation;

Change #4 Substance

Adds a paragraph regretting the lack of a European coordinator for combating Christianophobia, noting Christianity is the most persecuted religion with over 380 million affected.

84. Regrets that, while Christianity remains the most persecuted religion in the world today, with more than 380 million people affected, there is no European coordinator responsible for combating Christianophobia, even though a coordinator has been appointed to combat Islamophobia;