← 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 194545Source: 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
✓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+12 / 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, ECR, PfE, Renew, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while S&D and Left voted mostly against. Greens-EFA mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (372 for, 139 against, 58 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

372

Against

139

Abstain

Margin of victory

233 votes

Turnout (cast)

569

Absent

140

Participation rate

80.3%

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

By political group

EPP182 MEPs

For 142Against 0Abstain 0Absent 40

S&D135 MEPs

For 5Against 101Abstain 1Absent 28

ECR81 MEPs

For 64Against 1Abstain 0Absent 16

PfE84 MEPs

For 55Against 0Abstain 9Absent 20

Renew76 MEPs

For 62Against 0Abstain 0Absent 14

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 42Absent 8

The Left44 MEPs

For 1Against 34Abstain 2Absent 7

NI29 MEPs

For 19Against 3Abstain 3Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany54
Poland41
France37
Italy31
Spain26

Most against

Finland6
Malta3

Divided delegations

Belgium
Croatia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Greece
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 11Against 5Abstain 2Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 4Absent 6

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 1Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 3Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 1Absent 4

France79 MEPs

For 37Against 20Abstain 3Absent 19

Germany96 MEPs

For 54Against 11Abstain 14Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 0Absent 8

Hungary20 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy73 MEPs

For 31Against 24Abstain 5Absent 13

Latvia9 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Malta5 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands30 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 11Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 41Against 3Abstain 1Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 10Against 7Abstain 1Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 15Against 5Abstain 1Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 26Against 20Abstain 2Absent 12

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 5Absent 1

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