← 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 194407Source: 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
✓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+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+8 / 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 EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (167 for, 363 against, 36 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

167

Against

363

Abstain

Margin of victory

196 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 5Against 109Abstain 24Absent 44

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 107Abstain 0Absent 28

ECR81 MEPs

For 63Against 0Abstain 2Absent 16

PfE84 MEPs

For 64Against 0Abstain 0Absent 20

Renew76 MEPs

For 0Against 62Abstain 0Absent 14

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 0Against 42Abstain 1Absent 8

The Left44 MEPs

For 0Against 38Abstain 0Absent 6

NI29 MEPs

For 13Against 5Abstain 7Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 22Against 0Abstain 2Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland20
Czech Republic13
Hungary7
Latvia4
Cyprus1

Most against

Germany60
Spain39
Italy34
France32
Netherlands21

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
France
Hungary
Italy
Latvia
Romania
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 1Absent 6

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 1Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 1Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 4Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 4

France79 MEPs

For 26Against 32Abstain 1Absent 20

Germany96 MEPs

For 14Against 60Abstain 5Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 8

Hungary20 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy73 MEPs

For 25Against 34Abstain 0Absent 14

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 5

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta5 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands30 MEPs

For 8Against 21Abstain 1Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 20Against 7Abstain 18Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 13Abstain 0Absent 13

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 1Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 9Against 39Abstain 0Absent 12

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

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