9.16. Situation in Venezuela (vote)

Verbatim reports

Motion for a resolution B8-0082/2019, B8-0083/2019, B8-0084/2019, B8-0085/2019, B8-0086/2019 and B8-0087/2019

(Simple majority)
(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 16)

JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B8-0082/2019

(replacing B8-0082/2019, B8-0083/2019, B8-0084/2019 and B8-0085/2019):

tabled by the following Members:

—   Manfred Weber, Esteban González Pons, José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Luis de Grandes Pascual, Cristian Dan Preda, David McAllister, Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Paulo Rangel, Nuno Melo, Gabriel Mato, José Inácio Faria, Francisco José Millán Mon, Cláudia Monteiro de Aguiar, Fernando Ruas, Ivan Štefanec, Eduard Kukan, Tunne Kelam, Antonio López-Istúriz White and Maria Spyraki, on behalf of the PPE Group;

—   Ramón Jáuregui Atondo and Francisco Assis, on behalf of the S&D Group;

—   Charles Tannock, Monica Macovei, Ruža Tomašić and Pirkko Ruohonen-Lerner, on behalf of the ECR Group;

—   Javier Nart, Petras Auštrevičius, Beatriz Becerra Basterrechea, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Enrique Calvet Chambon, Dita Charanzová, Gérard Deprez, María Teresa Giménez Barbat, Ivan Jakovčić, Petr Ježek, Louis Michel, Valentinas Mazuronis, Gesine Meissner, Ulrike Müller, Maite Pagazaurtundúa Ruiz, Jozo Radoš, Pavel Telička, Ivo Vajgl and Renate Weber, on behalf of the ALDE Group.

Adopted (P8_TA(2019)0061)

(Motions for resolutions B8-0086/2019 and B8-0087/2019 fell.)

The following had spoken:

Esteban González Pons submitted an oral amendment adding a new paragraph after paragraph 4. The oral amendment was accepted.

The President made the following statement after the vote:

'It is a pleasure to announce that the European Parliament recognises Juan Guaidó as the legitimate interim President of Venezuela.

The European Parliament is the first EU institution to do so. We urge Member States and the High Representative to do the same as soon as possible in order to have a united and strong position.'

IN THE CHAIR: Sylvie GUILLAUME
Vice-President