← 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 194404Source: 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
✓Some 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+4 / 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, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (409 for, 144 against, 11 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

409

Against

144

Abstain

Margin of victory

265 votes

Turnout (cast)

564

Absent

145

Participation rate

79.5%

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

By political group

EPP182 MEPs

For 139Against 0Abstain 1Absent 42

S&D135 MEPs

For 108Against 0Abstain 0Absent 27

ECR81 MEPs

For 2Against 61Abstain 1Absent 17

PfE84 MEPs

For 7Against 54Abstain 3Absent 20

Renew76 MEPs

For 60Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 41Against 1Abstain 0Absent 9

The Left44 MEPs

For 38Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 23Abstain 1Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 5Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany66
Spain40
France36
Italy34
Poland25

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
France
Italy
Latvia
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 0Absent 7

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 7Against 7Abstain 4Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Finland15 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

France79 MEPs

For 36Against 24Abstain 0Absent 19

Germany96 MEPs

For 66Against 14Abstain 0Absent 16

Greece21 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 8

Hungary20 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 7

Ireland14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy73 MEPs

For 34Against 26Abstain 0Absent 13

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Malta5 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands30 MEPs

For 21Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 25Against 19Abstain 0Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 1Absent 13

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 4Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 40Against 9Abstain 0Absent 11

Sweden21 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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