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Relations between the EU and Saudi Arabia

Hana Jalloul Muro – After § 7 – Am 2
Date: 16.12.2025·Reference: A10-0230/2025
Rapporteur: Hana Jalloul Muro

Overall Result

Rejected
  • 188 For
  • 431 Against
  • 40 Abstention
  • 60 Did not vote
Amendment— You are viewing a sub-vote (amendment) of the main vote.Amendment 2 · Tabled by MembersView amendment at the EP ↗
Amendment wording

Tabled by Anja Hazekamp, Carolina Morace, Dario Tamburrano, Danilo Della Valle, Estrella Galán, Gaetano Pedulla’, Giuseppe Antoci, Hanna Gedin, Ilaria Salis, Irene Montero, Isabel Serra Sánchez, Jonas Sjöstedt, Lynn Boylan, Kathleen Funchion, Mario Furore, Merja Kyllönen, Pasquale Tridico, Per Clausen, Rudi Kennes, Valentina Palmisano, Ville Niinistö, Maria Ohisalo, Villy Søvndal, Hannah Neumann, Mélissa Camara, Mounir Satouri, Sara Matthieu, Vicent Marzà Ibáñez, Lena Schilling, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand, Leoluca Orlando, Ana Miranda Paz, Diana Riba i Giner, Kira Marie Peter-Hansen, Daniel Freund, Jutta Paulus, Catarina Vieira, Reinier Van Lanschot, Erik Marquardt, Katrin Langensiepen, Anna Cavazzini, Tineke Strik, Saskia Bricmont, Isabella Lövin, Pär Holmgren, Cristina Guarda, Benedetta Scuderi, Martin Häusling, Anna Strolenberg, Nela Riehl, Tilly Metz, Petras Auštrevičius, Marie Toussaint, Rasmus Nordqvist, Sirpa Pietikäinen, Bas Eickhout, Vladimir Prebilič, Terry Reintke, Rasmus Andresen, Markéta Gregorová, Damian Boeselager, Mārtiņš Staķis, Kim Van Sparrentak, Nicolae Ștefănuță, Sergey Lagodinsky, Alice Kuhnke, Thomas Waitz, Li Andersson, Jussi Saramo, Kai Tegethoff, Majdouline Sbai

Added: 7a. Urges the EU and its Member States to make the ratification of a bilateral partnership and trade agreements with Saudi Arabia conditional on progress by Saudi Arabia in human rights, in particular its ratification of core human rights and labour rights conventions, the release of unjustly imprisoned individuals, and the implementation of human and labour rights reforms as necessary to meet international standards;

Wording as published by the EP, in English. PE779.041v01-00

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2025/2082(INI) · INI

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  1. Referral to committee
  2. Committee report tabled
  3. Committee amendments tabled
  4. Committee report adopted
  5. Tabling for plenary
  6. Tabling for plenary
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What is this about?

  • The EU aims to deepen its strategic partnership with Saudi Arabia, focusing on energy, security, and trade cooperation to enhance bilateral relations.
  • Key objectives include economic diversification, particularly through renewable energy projects and critical raw materials.
  • The EU emphasizes the need for human rights reforms, such as abolishing the death penalty and advancing women's rights.
  • Saudi Arabia’s role as a regional mediator, including in Yemen and Gaza, is recognized but must align with international law.
  • Progress on human rights is demanded as a precondition for a formal partnership agreement.
Source: Explanatory Statement (AI Generated)

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LatviaGreens/EFA
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HungaryS&D
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CzechiaGreens/EFA
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PolandS&D
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