Countering transnational repression – towards an EU strategy to protect Europe’s sovereignty and democratic values
This own-initiative procedure concerns countering transnational repression to protect Europe's sovereignty and democratic values, referencing Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union. The amendments describe transnational repression as a growing global phenomenon, cite cases including the 2006 poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko in London, an alleged plot against Vladimir Osechkin behind French arrests in October 2025, and Iranian authorities targeting Christian converts. They call on the Commission, EEAS, Europol and Interpol to collect data, urge enforcement of the Digital Services Act, address Pegasus spyware, FATF AML/CFT misuse and account freezes, the EU Whistleblower Directive and Julian Assange, and use of the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime.
Procedure timeline
- Committee amendments tabled5 Mar 2026 · including EP official documents, Feb–Jul 2026
- Plenary vote — Adopted16 Jun 2026 · On the motion for a resolution — the text as a whole
Plenary votes
3 roll-call votesIn plenary, Parliament usually votes in steps: first on amendments to the text (sometimes split into parts, so Members can accept one half of a sentence and reject the other), then on the text as a whole. The “main vote” is the one that adopts or rejects the text itself. Each vote below shows exactly which step it was. How voting works →
- 16 Jun 2026RejectedOn amendment 2 — paragraph 7Official label: § 7 - Am 2 · what was voted ↗201 for462 against7 abstentions48 did not voteForAgainstAbst.
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- 16 Jun 2026AdoptedOn paragraph 41Official label: § 41 · what was voted ↗336 for288 against43 abstentions51 did not voteForAgainstAbst.
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- 16 Jun 2026Main voteAdoptedOn the motion for a resolution — the text as a wholeOfficial label: Proposition de résolution (ensemble du texte) · what was voted ↗434 for128 against104 abstentions52 did not voteForAgainstAbst.
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Vote data: HowTheyVote.eu (ODbL, attribution) / European Parliament · roll-call votes only
Official amendment documents
Members who amended this procedure
33 Members · by amendment countThe amendments, in full text
633 amendmentsEvery amendment as tabled — original text, proposed change and justification, with a link to the official PDF.