General documents - EP resolution on the continuing repression of the democratic opposition and civil society in Belarus - Delegation for relations with Belarus

The text adopted was tabled by the EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens/EFA and ECR groups.

Members strongly condemn the sentences handed down to more than 1 400 political prisoners in Belarus and denounce the ongoing incarceration of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Ales Bialiatski.

Belarus should be recognised as an occupied territory from which Russian troops should immediately withdraw. Members strongly condemns Lukashenka's regime's involvement in Russia's war against Ukraine. The regime shares responsibility with Russia for war crimes, for which it should be held accountable before an international tribunal and the ICC.

Members reiterate their call on EU countries and the European Commission to impose the same sanctions on Belarus that they have imposed on Russia, encourage the EU institutions to support Belarusian independent news outlets, and call for more systematic cooperation between the EU and Belarusian democratic forces.