← 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 194408Source: 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
✓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+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”. PfE, ECR, 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 (169 for, 389 against, 6 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

169

Against

389

Abstain

Margin of victory

220 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 5Against 132Abstain 3Absent 42

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 105Abstain 0Absent 30

PfE84 MEPs

For 64Against 0Abstain 0Absent 20

ECR81 MEPs

For 62Against 0Abstain 2Absent 17

Renew76 MEPs

For 0Against 61Abstain 0Absent 15

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 0Against 43Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left44 MEPs

For 0Against 38Abstain 0Absent 6

NI29 MEPs

For 14Against 10Abstain 1Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Czech Republic12
Slovakia8
Hungary7
Cyprus1

Most against

Germany65
Spain38
France34
Italy34
Poland25

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
France
Hungary
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 1Absent 7

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 1Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 1Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 0Absent 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 25Against 34Abstain 1Absent 19

Germany96 MEPs

For 14Against 65Abstain 0Absent 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 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

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 25Abstain 0Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 14Abstain 0Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 1Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 9Against 38Abstain 0Absent 13

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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