← 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 194406Source: 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
✓Some 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+7 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+10 / 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”. ECR, PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. EPP mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (176 for, 249 against, 140 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

176

Against

249

Abstain

140

Margin of victory

73 votes

Turnout (cast)

565

Absent

144

Participation rate

79.7%

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

By political group

EPP182 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 128Absent 45

S&D135 MEPs

For 1Against 106Abstain 0Absent 28

ECR81 MEPs

For 65Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16

PfE84 MEPs

For 58Against 0Abstain 6Absent 20

Renew76 MEPs

For 2Against 60Abstain 0Absent 14

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 0Against 42Abstain 1Absent 8

The Left44 MEPs

For 0Against 36Abstain 2Absent 6

NI29 MEPs

For 17Against 5Abstain 3Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Czech Republic16
Hungary7
Romania7
Slovakia7
Bulgaria5

Most against

Germany34
France32
Italy28
Spain25
Netherlands17

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
France
Germany
Italy
Romania
Slovakia
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 4Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 2Absent 6

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 4Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 3Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 16Against 1Abstain 1Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 2Absent 4

France79 MEPs

For 26Against 32Abstain 2Absent 19

Germany96 MEPs

For 19Against 34Abstain 26Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 5Absent 9

Hungary20 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 6Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 4Absent 2

Italy73 MEPs

For 25Against 28Abstain 6Absent 14

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 2Absent 5

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Malta5 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 2Absent 0

Netherlands30 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 9Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 19Against 4Abstain 21Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 5Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 7Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 2Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 9Against 25Abstain 15Absent 11

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 6Absent 1

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