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2022/2956(RSP) The continuing repression of the democratic opposition and civil society in Belarus

Progress: Procedure completed

Legal Basis:
RoP 144-p2

Events

2022/11/24
   EP - Results of vote in Parliament
Documents
Results of vote in Parliament
2022/11/24
   EP - Decision by Parliament
Details

The European Parliament has adopted a resolution on the continuing repression of the democratic opposition and civil society in Belarus.

The text adopted in plenary was tabled as a joint resolution by the EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens/EFA and ECR groups.

Parliament recalled that the EU and its Member States did not recognise the results of the 2020 presidential election due to massive manipulation and fraud, and that they do not recognise Alexander Lukashenko as President of Belarus. It reiterated its unwavering support to the Belarusian democratic opposition and civil society and called on them to continue to act in the interests of the Belarusian people and to elaborate a plan to reform the country.

Members strongly condemned the unjustified and politically motivated sentences handed down to members of the ‘Autukhovich twelve’, as well as to the more than 1 400 political prisoners being held. They demand an immediate end to the violence and repression. Members also denounced the ongoing imprisonment of Ales Bialiatski, winner of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, and called for his release before the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony on 10 December 2022.

The Belarusian authorities are called upon to cease all repression, persecution, torture and ill-treatment of its population, including violence against women and vulnerable groups and enforced disappearances.

Parliament condemned Belarus' involvement in Russia's war against Ukraine and the new deployment of Russian armed forces in Belarus. It condemned the Russian army's use of Belarusian territory for its aggression against Ukraine while endorsing the position of the Belarusian democratic opposition and civil society that Belarus should be recognised as occupied or de facto occupied territory.

According to Members, Alexander Lukashenko and those associated with him are also responsible for war crimes in Ukraine and should be held accountable before the international tribunal and the International Criminal Court. The resolution stressed the importance of maintaining Belarus' diplomatic isolation, reducing the diplomatic presence of the EU and its Member States in the country and maintaining the isolation of Belarus in international organisations.

Parliament called on the Council and the Commission to prevent sanction evasion and asked that the sanctions against Russia be applied also to Belarus. It called on the Commission, the co-legislators and the Member States to complete the legal regime allowing for the confiscation of assets frozen by the EU.

While welcoming the Commission's comprehensive economic support plan for a democratic Belarus, Members demanded that these funds be made immediately accessible to support the crucial work of civil society, independent media, trade unions and the Belarusian opposition in exile, as well as those fleeing the oppressive regime. They called on the Commission to continue to support independent news media , in particular new media such as Nexta, which has not received any financial support from the EU despite having a strong following in Belarus.

The Commission and the Member States are called upon to continue to support the democratic opposition, civil society and human rights defenders, trade union representatives and independent media in Belarus and abroad in order to prepare for the country’s future democratic transition.

Documents
T9-0418/2022
2022/11/23
   EP - Debate in Parliament
Documents
Debate in Parliament
2022/11/21
   EP - Motion for a resolution
Documents
B9-0508/2022
2022/11/21
   EP - Motion for a resolution
Documents
B9-0521/2022
2022/11/21
   EP - Motion for a resolution
Documents
B9-0530/2022
2022/11/21
   EP - Motion for a resolution
Documents
B9-0531/2022
2022/11/21
   EP - Motion for a resolution
Documents
B9-0532/2022

Documents

Activities

Votes

Répression continue de l’opposition démocratique et de la société civile en Biélorussie - The continuing repression of the democratic opposition and civil society in Belarus - Die anhaltende Unterdrückung der demokratischen Opposition und der Zivilgesellschaft in Belarus - RC-B9-0508/2022 - § 19 - Am 1 #

2022/11/24 Outcome: +: 513, 0: 42, -: 11
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56
63
44
44
26
22
20
19
17
17
20
12
12
12
14
12
9
10
8
6
17
6
5
5
5
5
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139

Germany PPE

24

Italy PPE

7

France PPE

7

Spain PPE

7

Poland PPE

15

Romania PPE

12

Netherlands PPE

3

Sweden PPE

5

Austria PPE

7

Portugal PPE

5

Belgium PPE

3

Czechia PPE

4

Bulgaria PPE

5

Ireland PPE

5

Denmark PPE

For (1)

Pernille WEISS
1

Greece PPE

5

Croatia PPE

4

Lithuania PPE

4

Slovakia PPE

4

Slovenia PPE

4

Hungary PPE

Abstain (1)

György HÖLVÉNYI
1

Malta PPE

For (1)

David CASA
1

Cyprus PPE

2

Latvia PPE

3

Luxembourg PPE

1
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Germany S&D

14

Italy S&D

11

France S&D

5

Spain S&D

16

Poland S&D

6

Romania S&D

6

Netherlands S&D

5

Sweden S&D

5

Austria S&D

5

Portugal S&D

9

Belgium S&D

3

Czechia S&D

For (1)

Radka MAXOVÁ
1

Bulgaria S&D

3

Denmark S&D

3

Greece S&D

2

Croatia S&D

4

Lithuania S&D

For (1)

Juozas OLEKAS
1

Slovenia S&D

2

Estonia S&D

2

Hungary S&D

4

Malta S&D

4

Cyprus S&D

2

Latvia S&D

For (1)

Andris AMERIKS
1

Luxembourg S&D

For (1)

Marc ANGEL
1
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6

Italy Renew

2

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20

Spain Renew

8

Poland Renew

1

Romania Renew

7

Netherlands Renew

7

Sweden Renew

3

Austria Renew

For (1)

Claudia GAMON
1

Belgium Renew

2

Czechia Renew

5

Bulgaria Renew

3

Ireland Renew

2

Denmark Renew

6

Greece Renew

1

Croatia Renew

For (1)

Valter FLEGO
1

Lithuania Renew

1

Slovakia Renew

3

Slovenia Renew

2

Estonia Renew

3

Hungary Renew

For (1)

Katalin CSEH
1

Finland Renew

3

Latvia Renew

For (1)

Ivars IJABS
1

Luxembourg Renew

2
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65

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23

Italy Verts/ALE

3

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10

Spain Verts/ALE

4

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Sylwia SPUREK
1

Netherlands Verts/ALE

3

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3

Austria Verts/ALE

3

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1

Belgium Verts/ALE

3

Czechia Verts/ALE

3

Ireland Verts/ALE

2

Denmark Verts/ALE

For (1)

Margrete AUKEN
1

Lithuania Verts/ALE

2

Finland Verts/ALE

2

Luxembourg Verts/ALE

For (1)

Tilly METZ
1
icon: ECR ECR
49

Italy ECR

7

Spain ECR

4

Poland ECR

21

Romania ECR

1

Netherlands ECR

3

Sweden ECR

3

Belgium ECR

2

Czechia ECR

4

Bulgaria ECR

1

Croatia ECR

1

Lithuania ECR

1

Slovakia ECR

For (1)

Eugen JURZYCA
1
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Germany The Left

3

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Spain The Left

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Netherlands The Left

For (1)

Anja HAZEKAMP
1

Sweden The Left

For (1)

Malin BJÖRK
1

Portugal The Left

2

Belgium The Left

For (1)

Marc BOTENGA
1

Czechia The Left

1

Ireland The Left

3

Denmark The Left

1

Greece The Left

3

Finland The Left

For (1)

Silvia MODIG
1

Cyprus The Left

1
icon: ID ID
50

Germany ID

8

Italy ID

18

France ID

15

Austria ID

3

Belgium ID

3

Czechia ID

Abstain (2)

Hynek BLAŠKO, Ivan DAVID
2

Estonia ID

For (1)

Jaak MADISON
1
icon: NI NI
33

Germany NI

2

Italy NI

Against (1)

Francesca DONATO
8

France NI

2

Spain NI

3

Greece NI

3

Croatia NI

Against (1)

Mislav KOLAKUŠIĆ

Abstain (1)

Ivan Vilibor SINČIĆ
2

Slovakia NI

2

Hungary NI

11

History

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2023-08-03Show (5) Changes | Timetravel
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events/2/summary
  • The European Parliament has adopted a resolution on the continuing repression of the democratic opposition and civil society in Belarus.
  • The text adopted in plenary was tabled as a joint resolution by the EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens/EFA and ECR groups.
  • Parliament recalled that the EU and its Member States did not recognise the results of the 2020 presidential election due to massive manipulation and fraud, and that they do not recognise Alexander Lukashenko as President of Belarus. It reiterated its unwavering support to the Belarusian democratic opposition and civil society and called on them to continue to act in the interests of the Belarusian people and to elaborate a plan to reform the country.
  • Members strongly condemned the unjustified and politically motivated sentences handed down to members of the ‘Autukhovich twelve’, as well as to the more than 1 400 political prisoners being held. They demand an immediate end to the violence and repression. Members also denounced the ongoing imprisonment of Ales Bialiatski, winner of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, and called for his release before the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony on 10 December 2022.
  • The Belarusian authorities are called upon to cease all repression, persecution, torture and ill-treatment of its population, including violence against women and vulnerable groups and enforced disappearances.
  • Parliament condemned Belarus' involvement in Russia's war against Ukraine and the new deployment of Russian armed forces in Belarus. It condemned the Russian army's use of Belarusian territory for its aggression against Ukraine while endorsing the position of the Belarusian democratic opposition and civil society that Belarus should be recognised as occupied or de facto occupied territory.
  • According to Members, Alexander Lukashenko and those associated with him are also responsible for war crimes in Ukraine and should be held accountable before the international tribunal and the International Criminal Court. The resolution stressed the importance of maintaining Belarus' diplomatic isolation, reducing the diplomatic presence of the EU and its Member States in the country and maintaining the isolation of Belarus in international organisations.
  • Parliament called on the Council and the Commission to prevent sanction evasion and asked that the sanctions against Russia be applied also to Belarus. It called on the Commission, the co-legislators and the Member States to complete the legal regime allowing for the confiscation of assets frozen by the EU.
  • While welcoming the Commission's comprehensive economic support plan for a democratic Belarus, Members demanded that these funds be made immediately accessible to support the crucial work of civil society, independent media, trade unions and the Belarusian opposition in exile, as well as those fleeing the oppressive regime. They called on the Commission to continue to support independent news media , in particular new media such as Nexta, which has not received any financial support from the EU despite having a strong following in Belarus.
  • The Commission and the Member States are called upon to continue to support the democratic opposition, civil society and human rights defenders, trade union representatives and independent media in Belarus and abroad in order to prepare for the country’s future democratic transition.
2022-11-26Show (4) Changes | Timetravel
docs/5
date
2022-11-24T00:00:00
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  • date: 2022-11-23T00:00:00 type: Debate in Parliament body: EP docs: url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CRE-9-2022-11-23-TOC_EN.html title: Debate in Parliament
  • date: 2022-11-24T00:00:00 type: Decision by Parliament body: EP docs: url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-9-2022-0418_EN.html title: T9-0418/2022
forecasts
  • date: 2022-11-22T00:00:00 title: Debate scheduled
  • date: 2022-11-24T00:00:00 title: Vote in plenary scheduled
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Awaiting plenary debate/vote
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Procedure completed
2022-11-25Show (2) Changes | Timetravel
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https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/B-9-2022-0508_EN.html
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https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/B-9-2022-0521_EN.html
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https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/B-9-2022-0531_EN.html
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https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/B-9-2022-0532_EN.html
2022-11-23Show (1) Changes
docs
  • date: 2022-11-21T00:00:00 docs: title: B9-0508/2022 type: Motion for a resolution body: EP
  • date: 2022-11-21T00:00:00 docs: title: B9-0521/2022 type: Motion for a resolution body: EP
  • date: 2022-11-21T00:00:00 docs: title: B9-0530/2022 type: Motion for a resolution body: EP
  • date: 2022-11-21T00:00:00 docs: title: B9-0531/2022 type: Motion for a resolution body: EP
  • date: 2022-11-21T00:00:00 docs: title: B9-0532/2022 type: Motion for a resolution body: EP
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