Resolucije EP

Repression in Russia, in particular the cases of Vladimir Kara-Murza and Alexei Navalny, 20 April 2023

The resolution strongly condemns the recent sentencing of Vladimir Kara-Murza to 25 years in prison for having criticised Vladimir Putin's regime and demand his immediate and unconditional release as well as that of Alexei Navalny, and all other political prisoners in Russia.

MEPs condemn the escalation of human rights violations by the Russian regime and the ongoing crackdown on government critics, human rights defenders and independent journalists and call on the UN Human Rights Council to conduct an immediate investigation into the acts of inhuman imprisonment, torture and murder of political opponents.

They ask tough sanctions against Russian judges, prosecutors and others responsible for the arbitrary prosecutions, detentions and torture in politically motivated trials. They also urge EU countries to provide humanitarian visas to Russian dissidents at risk of political prosecution.

The resolution was adopted by 508 votes in favour, 14 against and 31 abstentions.

The recent deterioration of the inhuman imprisonment conditions of Alexei Navalny and other political prisoners in Russia, 16 February 2023

The resolution sends a solidarity message to the 2021 Sakharov Prize laureate Alexei Navalny and all other brave Russian political prisoners in their opposition to the war of aggression against Ukraine and their fight for democracy in Russia and call for their release. Pending their release, MEPs demand that their detention conditions be brought into compliance with Russia's international obligations.

MEPs also urge the EU to support Russian civil society and Member States to provide assistance to Russian human rights defenders, pro-democracy activists and independent journalists in and outside of Russia. They insist on the Council to adopt restrictive measures against those responsible for arbitrary prosecutions and torture against anti-war protesters.

One year of Russia’s invasion and war of aggression against Ukraine, 16 February 2023

The resolution was adopted by 444 votes in favour, 26 against with 37 abstentions:

  • strongly condemns Moscow's aggression and reiterate their unwavering solidarity with the people and leadership of Ukraine;
  • reaffirms the EU support for providing military assistance to Ukraine for as long as is necessary and call for serious consideration to be given to delivering Western fighter jets and helicopters, appropriate missile systems and substantial increases in munitions delivery to Kyiv. Ukraine must not only be able to defend itself, but also to regain full control of its entire internationally recognised territory;
  • calls for Russian assets frozen by the EU to be used to rebuild Ukraine and to substantially broaden EU sanctions against Moscow and its allies;
  • calls on the Commission and Council to work towards starting accession talks with Ukraine this year.

The establishment of a tribunal on the crime of aggression against Ukraine, 19 January 2023

The resolution was adopted by 472 votes in favour, 19 against with 33 abstentions:

  • calls on the EU, in cooperation with Ukraine and the international community, to create a special international tribunal to prosecute Russia's political and military leadership and its allies. The atrocities committed by Russian forces underscore the importance of coordinated international action to bring those accountable to justice under international law, complementing the investigative efforts of the ICC;
  • urges that the Tribunal should have the jurisdiction to investigate not only Vladimir Putin and the political and military leadership of Russia, but also Aliaksandr Lukashenka and his cronies in Belarus;
  • strongly believes that the establishment of a special tribunal would send a very clear signal to both Russian society and the international community that President Putin and the Russian leadership can be convicted for the crime of aggression in Ukraine.

90 years after the Holodomor: Recognising the mass killing through starvation as genocide, 15 December 2022

The resolution adopted by 507 votes in favour, 12 against with 17 abstentions.

The European Parliament recognises the famine inflicted by the Soviet regime on Ukraine in 1932-1933 - known as the Holodomor - as genocide and strongly condemns these acts, which resulted in the deaths of millions of Ukrainians. It calls on all countries and organisations that have not yet done so to follow suit and recognise it as genocide.

The whitewashing and glorification of the totalitarian Soviet regime and the revival of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin's cult has led to Russia being today a state sponsor of terrorism. MEPs condemn the horrific Russian crimes being carried out once again against the Ukrainian people, such as the targeted destruction of Ukraine's civilian energy infrastructure during winter.

The Parliament also condemns the fact that the ongoing war has created a global food crisis.

Recognising the Russian Federation as a state sponsor of terrorism, 23 November 2022

The resolution was adopted by 494 votes in favour, 58 against with 44 abstentions.

Given the deliberate attacks and atrocities committed by Russian forces and their proxies against civilians in Ukraine, the destruction of civilian infrastructure and other serious violations of international and humanitarian law amount to acts of terror and constitute war crimes, the Parliament recognises Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism and as a state that "uses means of terrorism".

The resolution calls on the EU and its member states to put in place the proper legal framework and consider adding Russia to such a list of states as sponsors of terrorism and impose significant restrictive measures against the country.

The resolution calls on the Council to include the Russian paramilitary organisation 'the Wagner Group', the 141st Special Motorized Regiment and other Russian-funded armed groups, militias and proxies on the EU's terrorist list [...]


Russia’s escalation of its war of aggression against Ukraine, 6 October 2022

The resolution was adopted by 504 votes in favour 26 against and 36 abstentions:

  • urges all countries and international organisations to condemn unequivocally the sham referenda in Ukraine and Russia's attempt to acquire territory by force and called its results "null and void";
  • urges EU member states and other countries to increase massively their military assistance to Ukraine;
  • call on member states and international partners to prepare a quick and decisive response should Russia conduct a nuclear strike on Ukraine;
  • condemns the military mobilisation in Russia and occupied territories of Ukraine to serve in Russia's armed and calls for increased support for countries in the region who experienced an influx of Russian citizens;
  • calls on member states to treat the protection of European critical infrastructure as a priority;
  • call for the establishment of an ad hoc international tribunal for the crime of aggression against Ukraine";

Human rights violations in the context of forced deportation of Ukrainian civilians and forced adoption of Ukrainian children in Russia

The resolution on 15 September 2022:

  • strongly condemns the reported atrocities committed by the Russian Armed Forces, their proxies, and the various occupation authorities in Ukraine, in particular the forcible deportation of Ukrainian civilians, including children, to Russia, as well as Russia's abhorrent practices in so-called 'filtration camps', where families are separated and those who are deemed 'unreliable' disappear;
  • calls on Russia to fully abide by its obligations under international law and immediately cease the forced deportation and forcible transfer of Ukrainian civilians to Russia and the Russian-occupied territories. They also demand an end to all forced transfers of children, as well as any inter-country adoptions of children transferred from within Ukraine's internationally recognised borders;

Security in the Eastern Partnership area and the role of the common security and defence policy, 8 June 2022

The resolution was adopted by 490 votes in favour, 59 against and 38 abstentions:

  • condemns in the strongest possible terms Russia's unprovoked and unjustifiable war of aggression on Ukraine and its related actions in the non-government-controlled areas of Ukraine's Donetsk and Luhansk regions, in illegally annexed Crimea and in Belarus;
  • underlines that sustainable peace and human security in the EaP region is essential for the EU;
  • calls on Member States to increase the EPF's budget to enable the EU to strengthen the EaP countries' resilience and defence capabilities;
  • encourages the EU and its Member States to expand support mechanisms for the further participation of the EaP countries in CSDP civilian and military missions and operations;
  • calls for the transatlantic community to leverage and expand current and future efforts to counter Russia's direct and indirect acts of aggression and activities directed against Ukraine, Georgia and the Republic of Moldova;
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Social and economic consequences for the EU of the Russian war in Ukraine – reinforcing the EU’s capacity to act, 19 May 2022

The resolution:
  • stresses the need to address the economic and social consequences for the EU of the Russian war in Ukraine in a coordinated manner;
  • emphasises the importance of the diversification of the energy resources, technologies and supply routes;
  • calls for the continuation and refinancing of SURE ( European Instrument for Temporary Support to Mitigate Unemployment Risks in an Emergency) as long as the socio-economic consequences of the war continue to have a negative impact on the labour market, and a social rescue facility with increased public support for existing instruments aimed at the poorest in our society;
  • calls for full access to healthcare services for all those who have been victims to war crimes and are refugees in the EU;
  • proposes creating an Economic Relief Package for Businesses, including economic, budgetary and legislative elements, for SMEs and public investment, without compromising the EU's 2030 and 2050 climate target;
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