12 Resolutions & reports ·decision 12 of 17 on Thursday, 18 January 2024

Situation of fundamental rights in the EU in 2022 and 2023

Committee report by Katarina Barley · voted 12:34–12:40

Non-binding texts in which Parliament states its position on a topic. They carry political weight but do not create law.

Adopted by a large majority 391 for · 130 against · 20 abstained (72 % in favour)

The vote ✦ In short Full text Procedure

What Parliament decided

Adopted Adopted by a large majority

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

For 391 Against 130 Abstained 20

Final vote — text as a whole at 12:40 · 72% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →

Who backed it

The Left ✓
Verts/ALE ✓
S&D ✓
Renew ✓
PPE ✓
ECR ✗
PfE ✗
ESN ✗
NI –

Backed by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew and PPE; opposed by ECR, PfE and ESN.

How the vote unfolded · 49 ballots

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 24 amendments (24 rejected) and 24 parts of the text voted on separately (18 adopted, 6 rejected).

Roll calls requested by ECR, ID · split votes by S&D, PPE (4), ECR, ID (2) · separate votes by PPE.

adopted rejected lapsed square = amendment circle = part of the text decisive vote Solid = roll call (click for every MEP’s vote); faded = no individual positions

All 49 ballots in voting order

1. Paragraph 2 — part 1 of 2 Part 1: ‘Calls for a swift agreement on the anti-SLAPP directive, which should offer substantive and broad protection against abusive lawsuits;’ requested by S&D

— no individual positions recorded

Rejected

2. Paragraph 2 — part 2 of 2 Part 2: ‘calls on the Member States to implement the Commission Recommendation on protecting journalists and human rights defenders that engage in public participation from manifestly unfounded or abusive court proceedings, and specifically to remove prison sentences for defamation cases, decriminalise defamation and favour civil or administrative procedures instead; urges the Commission to address the seriousness of SLAPPs brought through criminal proceedings by presenting a proposal for measures to ensure that defamation, libel and slander, which constitute criminal offences in most Member States, cannot be used for SLAPPs through public or private prosecution; stresses that SLAPPs are only one method used to silence journalists and calls on the Commission to further investigate other practices and to intervene; calls on politicians to publicly condemn threats and attacks against journalists;’ requested by S&D

— no individual positions recorded

Adopted

3. Amendment 22, adding text after paragraph 7 12:34 A9-0376/2023 – Katarina Barley – After § 7 – Am 22 requested by ID

Rejected

4. Separate vote on paragraph 8

— no individual positions recorded

Rejected

5. Amendment 16 to paragraph 10 12:34 A9-0376/2023 – Katarina Barley – § 10 – Am 16D requested by ECR

Rejected

6. Separate vote on paragraph 10 requested by ID

— no individual positions recorded

Adopted

7. Paragraph 10 — part 2 12:34 A9-0376/2023 – Katarina Barley – § 10/2 Part 2: “those words” requested by ID requested by ID

Adopted

8. Separate vote on paragraph 22 requested by PPE

— no individual positions recorded

Adopted

9. Separate vote on paragraph 24 requested by PPE

— no individual positions recorded

Rejected

10. Separate vote on paragraph 24 requested by PPE

— no individual positions recorded

Adopted

11. Separate vote on paragraph 24 requested by PPE

— no individual positions recorded

Adopted

12. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 24

— no individual positions recorded

Rejected

13. Amendment 26 to paragraph 25 12:35 A9-0376/2023 – Katarina Barley – § 25 – Am 26 requested by ID

Rejected

14. Paragraph 26 — part 1 of 3 Part 1: ‘Welcomes the activation of the EU Temporary Protection Directive (TPD) following the war in Ukraine,’ requested by ID, PPE

— no individual positions recorded

Adopted

15. Paragraph 26 — part 2 of 3 Part 2: ‘which aims to ensure access to protection for refugees and asylum seekers of any origin; recalls that access to accommodation, employment, education, healthcare and social welfare services under the TPD must take into account a gender approach;’ requested by ID, PPE

— no individual positions recorded

Adopted

16. Paragraph 26 — part 3 of 3 Part 3: ‘deplores the unequal treatment, racial discrimination and violence faced by non-Ukrainians fleeing the conflict, in particular people of colour and LGBTIQ+ people; deplores the double standards on migrants and refugees in the EU and calls for an end to this situation;’ requested by ID, PPE

— no individual positions recorded

Adopted

17. Amendment 27, adding text after paragraph 31 12:35 A9-0376/2023 – Katarina Barley – After § 31 – Am 27 requested by ID

Rejected

18. Amendment 17 to paragraph 34 12:36 A9-0376/2023 – Katarina Barley – § 34 – Am 17D requested by ECR

Rejected

19. Paragraph 34 — part 1 of 2 Part 1: ‘Recalls that gender-based violence is highly prevalent in all Member States across the EU; strongly condemns the rapid backsliding on women’s and LGBTIQ+ rights in several Member States;’ requested by PPE

— no individual positions recorded

Adopted

20. Paragraph 34 — part 2 of 2 Part 2: ‘strongly condemns the denial of access to safe and legal abortion services as it is a form of gender-based violence; highlights that the ECtHR has ruled that restrictive abortion laws and lack of implementation violate women’s right to bodily autonomy and integrity; reiterates its condemnation of Poland’s law that imposes a near total ban on abortion; recalls that citizens who help people to access abortion services when it is not freely or legally available should not be persecuted; reiterates its call for the right to abortion to be included in the Charter;’ requested by PPE

— no individual positions recorded

Adopted

21. Amendment 18 to paragraph 35 12:36 A9-0376/2023 – Katarina Barley – § 35 – Am 18D requested by ECR

Rejected

22. Amendment 19 to paragraph 37 12:36 A9-0376/2023 – Katarina Barley – § 37 – Am 19 requested by ECR

Rejected

23. Amendment 20, adding text after paragraph 37 12:36 A9-0376/2023 – Katarina Barley – After § 37 – Am 20 requested by ECR

Rejected

24. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 41

— no individual positions recorded

Rejected

25. Amendment 21 to paragraph 43 12:36 A9-0376/2023 – Katarina Barley – § 43 – Am 21D requested by ECR

Rejected

26. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 54

— no individual positions recorded

Rejected

27. Amendment 1, adding text after citation 3 12:37 A9-0376/2023 – Katarina Barley – After citation 3 – Am 1 requested by ECR

Rejected

28. Amendment 2 to citation 4 12:37 A9-0376/2023 – Katarina Barley – Citation 4 – Am 2D requested by ECR

Rejected

29. Amendment 3 to citation 15 12:37 A9-0376/2023 – Katarina Barley – Citation 15 – Am 3D requested by ECR

Rejected

30. Amendment 4 to citation 17 12:37 A9-0376/2023 – Katarina Barley – Citation 17 – Am 4D requested by ECR

Rejected

31. Amendment 5 to citation 22 12:37 A9-0376/2023 – Katarina Barley – Citation 22 – Am 5D requested by ECR

Rejected

32. Amendment 6 to citation 34 12:37 A9-0376/2023 – Katarina Barley – Citation 34 – Am 6D requested by ECR

Rejected

33. Amendment 7 to citation 47 12:37 A9-0376/2023 – Katarina Barley – Citation 47 – Am 7D requested by ECR

Rejected

34. Amendment 8 to citation 48 12:38 A9-0376/2023 – Katarina Barley – Citation 48 – Am 8D requested by ECR

Rejected

35. Amendment 9 to citation 50 12:38 A9-0376/2023 – Katarina Barley – Citation 50 – Am 9D requested by ECR

Rejected

36. Amendment 10 to citation 53 12:38 A9-0376/2023 – Katarina Barley – Citation 53 – Am 10D requested by ECR

Rejected

37. Amendment 11, adding text after recital A 12:38 A9-0376/2023 – Katarina Barley – After recital A – Am 11 requested by ECR

Rejected

38. Separate vote on recital G requested by ECR

— no individual positions recorded

Adopted

39. Recital G — part 2 12:38 A9-0376/2023 – Katarina Barley – Recital G/2 Part 2: ‘whereas the Rule of Law Conditionality Regulation aims to protect the Union budget against breaches of rule of law principles;’ requested by ECR requested by ECR

Adopted

40. Separate vote on recital M requested by PPE

— no individual positions recorded

Adopted

41. Separate vote on recital O requested by PPE

— no individual positions recorded

Adopted

42. Amendment 12 to recital P 12:39 A9-0376/2023 – Katarina Barley – Recital P – Am 12 requested by ECR

Rejected

43. Recital P — part 1 of 2 Part 1: “Text as a whole without the words: and rights, such as on existing legal protections for women’s access to abortion care; whereas, in recent years, the denial of access to safe and legal abortion in some Member States has led to the death of a number of women;’” requested by PPE

— no individual positions recorded

Adopted

44. Recital P — part 2 of 2 Part 2: “those words” requested by PPE

— no individual positions recorded

Adopted

45. Separate vote on recital R 12:39 A9-0376/2023 – Katarina Barley – Recital R requested by ID

Adopted

46. Amendment 13 to recital U 12:39 A9-0376/2023 – Katarina Barley – Recital U – Am 13D requested by ECR

Rejected

47. Amendment 14, adding text after recital AA 12:39 A9-0376/2023 – Katarina Barley – After recital AA – Am 14 requested by ECR

Rejected

48. Amendment 15, adding text after recital AA 12:39 A9-0376/2023 – Katarina Barley – After recital AA – Am 15 requested by ECR

Rejected

49. Final vote — text as a whole 12:40 A9-0376/2023 – Katarina Barley – Motion for a resolution (text as a whole)

Adopted

Part of the sitting of Thursday, 18 January 2024. The vote was taken on Report A-9-2023-0376 in procedure 2023/2028.

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Am 27 — amendment 27
§ 5 — paragraph 5
§ 5/2, part 2 — a , taken in parts
Am 3= 7= — identical amendments voted together
***I — ; *** — ; * —
Lapsed —
A10-… — committee report; B10-… — motion
RC-B10-… — joint motion of several groups

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