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Human Rights and Democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025

Francisco Assis – After § 5 – Am 21
Date: 21.01.2026·Reference: A10-0262/2025
Rapporteur: Francisco Assis

Overall Result

Adopted
  • 416 For
  • 138 Against
  • 86 Abstention
  • 79 Did not vote
Amendment— You are viewing a sub-vote (amendment) of the main vote.Amendment 21 · Tabled by ECRView amendment at the EP ↗
Amendment wording

Tabled by Cristian Terheş, Arkadiusz Mularczyk

Added: 5b. 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;

Wording as published by the EP, in English. PE782.000v01-00

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Status and procedure

Outcome as recorded by the European Parliament.

Vote held on
Latest recorded step
Plenary · (309 days ago)
Next scheduled step
No further step is scheduled in the source.

Procedure timeline

2025/2166(INI) · INI

Recorded procedure activities. These do not establish whether a law has entered into force.

  1. Recorded: Committee stage2 days until the next step
  2. Recorded: Referral6 days until the next step
  3. Recorded: Committee stage113 days until the next step
  4. Latest recorded: Plenary309 days since this step began
Recorded activities (16)
  1. Committee report tabled
  2. Referral to committee
  3. Committee opinion tabled
  4. Committee amendments tabled
  5. Committee opinion adopted
  6. Committee report adopted
  7. Tabling for plenary
  8. Tabling for plenary
  9. Tabling for plenary
  10. Tabling for plenary
  11. Tabling for plenary
  12. Tabling for plenary
  13. Tabling for plenary
  14. Plenary debate
  15. Plenary vote
  16. Plenary vote results
Scheduled activities (not confirmation of completion)
  1. Plenary debate
  2. Plenary vote

Procedure file (OEIL) · European Parliament data
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Sources

Data: EP Open Data API

What is this about?

  • The report addresses the global decline in human rights and democracy, urging the EU to prioritize their protection in foreign policy.
  • It highlights the erosion of democratic systems, shrinking civic spaces, and rising authoritarian practices such as surveillance and censorship.
  • The EU is called to reinforce multilateral cooperation to uphold international institutions like the International Criminal Court and combat impunity.
  • Funding for human rights and democracy promotion must be secured and targeted to protect vulnerable groups, including women, minorities, and journalists.
  • The report also stresses the need for binding human rights clauses in trade agreements and greater civil society involvement.
Source: Explanatory Statement (AI Generated)

Vote by political group

How the political groups voted

Members

Showing 10 of 719

Vote Position
NameCountryGroupVote Position
PolandECR
For
SpainEPP
For
GermanyS&D
For
CyprusS&D
For
SpainS&D
For
LuxembourgNI
For
SpainEPP
For
RomaniaECR
For
CroatiaEPP
For
PolandECR
For
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