← 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 194400Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some 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+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 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, ECR, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while PfE voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (509 for, 48 against, 9 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

509

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

461 votes

Turnout (cast)

566

Absent

143

Participation rate

79.8%

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

By political group

EPP182 MEPs

For 136Against 3Abstain 1Absent 42

S&D135 MEPs

For 107Against 0Abstain 0Absent 28

ECR81 MEPs

For 61Against 1Abstain 3Absent 16

PfE84 MEPs

For 24Against 39Abstain 1Absent 20

Renew76 MEPs

For 59Against 1Abstain 0Absent 16

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left44 MEPs

For 38Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

NI29 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 2Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 18Against 4Abstain 2Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany79
Italy57
Spain49
Poland40
France38

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

France

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 0Absent 6

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 1Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

France79 MEPs

For 38Against 21Abstain 0Absent 20

Germany96 MEPs

For 79Against 0Abstain 0Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Hungary20 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy73 MEPs

For 57Against 1Abstain 1Absent 14

Latvia9 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta5 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands30 MEPs

For 24Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 40Against 4Abstain 1Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 1Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 1Abstain 4Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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