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3 Resolutions & reports ·decision 3 of 6 on Thursday, 28 November 2024

The shrinking space for civil society in Cambodia, in particular the case of the labour rights organisation CENTRAL

Motion for a resolution · voted at 12:15

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

Adopted by an overwhelming majority 492 for · 5 against · 102 abstained (82 % in favour) Foreign affairsHuman rights abroadChina & Indo-Pacific
The vote✦ In shortFull textProcedure

What Parliament decided

Adopted Adopted by an overwhelming majority

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

For 492 Against 5 Abstained 102

Final vote — text as a whole at 12:15 · 82% 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, PPE and ECR; PfE and ESN mostly abstained.

✦ What this vote decides · AI summary, based on the text voted on

Parliament adopted a resolution on the shrinking space for civil society in Cambodia, focusing on the labour rights organisation CENTRAL. The text urges Cambodia to drop charges against CENTRAL, release detained activists, and reform laws limiting political freedoms. It also calls for targeted sanctions, increased EU support for civil society, and human rights due diligence by companies sourcing from Cambodia.

How the vote unfolded · 13 ballots

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 6 parts of the text voted on separately (3 adopted, 3 rejected). 6 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.

Roll call requested by Renew · split votes by ECR, PfE · separate votes by PfE.

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 13 ballots in voting order
1. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 3
— no individual positions recorded
Rejected
2. Separate vote on paragraph 4 requested by PfE
— no individual positions recorded
Rejected
3. Separate vote on paragraph 4 requested by PfE
— no individual positions recorded
Adopted
4. Separate vote on paragraph 6
— no individual positions recorded
Rejected
5. Paragraph 8 — part 1 of 2 Part 1: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘all forms of support, including financial’” requested by ECR, PfE
— no individual positions recorded
Adopted
6. Paragraph 8 — part 2 of 2 Part 2: “those words” requested by ECR, PfE
— no individual positions recorded
Adopted
7. Final vote — text as a whole 12:15 RC-B10-0190/2024 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) requested by Renew
Adopted
8. Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0187/2024
— no individual positions recorded
9. Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0190/2024
— no individual positions recorded
10. Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0201/2024
— no individual positions recorded
11. Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0204/2024
— no individual positions recorded
12. Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0205/2024
— no individual positions recorded
13. Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0206/2024
— no individual positions recorded

Part of the sitting of Thursday, 28 November 2024. The vote was taken on Motion B-10-2024-0190 in procedure 2024/2952.

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Document & procedure
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Group badges
How most of a group voted: ✓ For · ✗ Against · – Abstained · ~ Split (no majority).

Codes in ballot labels

  • 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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