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Plenary sitting, Thursday, 13 March 2025

5 decisions: 5 adopted. 95 ballots in all, 24 by , between 12:08 and 12:18.

Tightest result: Democracy and human rights in Thailand, notably the lese-majesty law and the deportation of Uyghur refugees — adopted 482 to 57.

✦ The day in brief · AI briefing

Parliament adopted four resolutions on human rights crises and workers' rights, covering Thailand, Sudan, Azerbaijan, and restructuring, all passed with broad support.

New EU laws · 1

Parliament’s position on proposed laws. It usually needs to agree with the Council before a law is final.

  1. Decision 1:European Defence Industry Programme and a framework of measures to ensure the timely availability and supply of defence products (‘EDIP’)

    Adopted Request for urgent procedure by show of hands, no counts recorded

Resolutions & reports · 4

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

  1. Decision 2:Democracy and human rights in Thailand, notably the lese-majesty law and the deportation of Uyghur refugees

    Motion for a resolution · 7 ballots

    The text urges Thailand to amend or repeal the lese-majesty law, release detainees, and halt deportations of refugees to countries where they risk torture.

    Adopted by a large majority 482 for · 57 against · 68 abstained

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

  2. Decision 3:Severe political, humanitarian and human rights crisis in Sudan, in particular the sexual violence and child rape

    Motion for a resolution · 12 ballots, incl. 2 amendments

    It strongly condemns the systematic rapes, particularly of children, and calls for international mechanisms to investigate and document sexual violence, ensuring accountability for perpetrators.

    Adopted by an overwhelming majority 575 for · 7 against · 35 abstained

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

  3. Decision 4:Unlawful detention and sham trials of Armenian hostages, including high-ranking political representatives from Nagorno-Karabakh, by Azerbaijan

    Motion for a resolution · 15 ballots, incl. 2 amendments

    Parliament adopted a resolution condemning Azerbaijan's 2023 attack on Nagorno-Karabakh and the detention of Armenian leaders, whom it considers political prisoners.

    Adopted by an overwhelming majority 523 for · 3 against · 84 abstained

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

  4. Decision 5:Social and employment aspects of restructuring processes: the need to protect jobs and workers’ rights

    Motion for a resolution · 60 ballots

    The text calls for a competitive European industrial policy with investment, quality jobs, and strong public services, while ensuring a fair transition to a green and digital economy.

    Adopted by show of hands, no counts recorded

✦ AI: one-sentence summaries written by an AI from the text voted on; the outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. Each decision’s page shows every ballot, the full text and the procedure.

New here? How plenary voting works
A sitting
One day of voting in plenary. Each subject is a report, resolution, agreement or objection; they are grouped by kind of decision, and each group says what “adopted” means there.
The ballots
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Who voted how
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Document & procedure
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Group badges
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