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Afghanistan, notably the allegations of sexual abuse of boys in the Logar Province

Foreign Affairs75%★

Confidence: 75%

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Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "afghanistan"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 111081Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High participation

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+0 / 10

Group division+0 / 15

Country division+0 / 15

Methodology: importance-v0.1 · The Importance Score is a prioritisation indicator. It does not judge whether a vote is good or bad.

What was this vote about?

This vote concerned “Afghanistan, notably the allegations of sexual abuse of boys in the Logar Province”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, PfE, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (575 for, 1 against, 2 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a substantive vote (such as an amendment or resolution) that contributes to shaping the final position of the Parliament on a dossier. It reflects the political direction taken on specific provisions.

Result analysis

For

575

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

574 votes

Turnout (cast)

578

Absent

100

Participation rate

85.3%

✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP173 MEPs

For 142Against 1Abstain 0Absent 30

S&D132 MEPs

For 115Against 0Abstain 0Absent 17

Renew96 MEPs

For 88Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Greens/EFA67 MEPs

For 63Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

ECR59 MEPs

For 53Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

PfE64 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 0Absent 14

NI43 MEPs

For 29Against 0Abstain 1Absent 13

The Left37 MEPs

For 30Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

ESN4 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany87
Italy60
France59
Spain45
Poland43

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria18 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia11 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Denmark13 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland13 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

France74 MEPs

For 59Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

Germany96 MEPs

For 87Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 1Absent 6

Hungary21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Ireland11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy73 MEPs

For 60Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands26 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland51 MEPs

For 43Against 1Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania32 MEPs

For 29Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovakia13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain54 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden20 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

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