← 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 194544Source: 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”. 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 (402 for, 135 against, 31 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

402

Against

135

Abstain

Margin of victory

267 votes

Turnout (cast)

568

Absent

141

Participation rate

80.1%

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

By political group

EPP182 MEPs

For 135Against 3Abstain 4Absent 40

S&D135 MEPs

For 107Against 0Abstain 0Absent 28

ECR81 MEPs

For 1Against 41Abstain 22Absent 17

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 64Abstain 0Absent 20

Renew76 MEPs

For 62Against 0Abstain 0Absent 14

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 41Against 0Abstain 1Absent 9

The Left44 MEPs

For 38Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

NI29 MEPs

For 16Against 6Abstain 3Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 2Against 21Abstain 1Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany65
Spain39
France35
Italy35
Poland25

Most against

Cyprus1

Divided delegations

France
Hungary
Latvia
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 12Against 4Abstain 0Absent 6

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 9Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

France79 MEPs

For 35Against 24Abstain 0Absent 20

Germany96 MEPs

For 65Against 15Abstain 0Absent 16

Greece21 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 8

Hungary20 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy73 MEPs

For 35Against 7Abstain 18Absent 13

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta5 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands30 MEPs

For 21Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 25Against 19Abstain 1Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 1Absent 14

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 39Against 9Abstain 1Absent 11

Sweden21 MEPs

For 16Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

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