← Votes·2025-06-17

Combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child sexual abuse material and replacing Council Framework Decision 2004/68/JHA (recast) ***I

Vote ID 177018Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+3 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+12 / 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 “Combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child sexual abuse material and replacing Council Framework Decision 2004/68/JHA (recast) ***I”. EPP, ECR and PfE voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly against. Left, NI and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (314 for, 249 against, 81 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

314

Against

249

Abstain

Margin of victory

65 votes

Turnout (cast)

644

Absent

Participation rate

89.4%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 115Against 47Abstain 6Absent 17

S&D135 MEPs

For 23Against 86Abstain 12Absent 14

ECR82 MEPs

For 65Against 8Abstain 3Absent 6

PfE81 MEPs

For 63Against 5Abstain 0Absent 13

Renew79 MEPs

For 15Against 50Abstain 2Absent 12

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 2Against 47Abstain 1Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 25Absent 6

NI29 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 15Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 17Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

France61
Poland45
Italy44
Spain27
Romania15

Most against

Germany52
Netherlands24
Sweden18
Denmark12
Ireland11

Divided delegations

Belgium
Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Greece
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Portugal

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 13Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 2Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 3Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 2Absent 3

France82 MEPs

For 61Against 2Abstain 10Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 12Against 52Abstain 23Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 8Abstain 2Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 1Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 1Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 44Against 23Abstain 4Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 3Against 24Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 45Against 4Abstain 1Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 1Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 15Against 8Abstain 5Absent 5

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 8Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 27Against 12Abstain 12Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 18Abstain 2Absent 1

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