← Votes·2026-06-18

Recruitment of children by organised crime

Security64%★

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "organised crime"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 194397Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong political group division
✓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+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 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 “Recruitment of children by organised crime”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while ECR voted mostly against. PfE and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (431 for, 58 against, 78 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

431

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

373 votes

Turnout (cast)

567

Absent

142

Participation rate

80.0%

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

By political group

EPP182 MEPs

For 140Against 0Abstain 1Absent 41

S&D135 MEPs

For 108Against 0Abstain 0Absent 27

PfE84 MEPs

For 15Against 14Abstain 35Absent 20

ECR81 MEPs

For 5Against 38Abstain 20Absent 18

Renew76 MEPs

For 62Against 0Abstain 0Absent 14

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left44 MEPs

For 38Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

NI29 MEPs

For 17Against 1Abstain 7Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 15Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany65
Spain45
France36
Italy35
Poland27

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Latvia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 6Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 3Absent 6

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 7Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

France79 MEPs

For 36Against 4Abstain 20Absent 19

Germany96 MEPs

For 65Against 1Abstain 12Absent 18

Greece21 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 8

Hungary20 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy73 MEPs

For 35Against 10Abstain 15Absent 13

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta5 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands30 MEPs

For 23Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 27Against 14Abstain 3Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 2Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 1Absent 13

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 4Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 45Against 3Abstain 1Absent 11

Sweden21 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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