Parliament’s position on proposed laws. It usually needs to agree with the Council before a law is final., Justice, rule of law & rights
Combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child sexual abuse material and replacing Council Framework Decision 2004/68/JHA (recast)
Passed by an overwhelming majority
Parliament adopted its position on the law.
- For
- 599
- Against
- 2
- Abstained
- 62
roll-call vote at 13:42 · 90% of votes cast in favour
Committee report by Jeroen Lenaers · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council. · Report A-10-2025-0097
AI:What this decision does
Parliament adopted its position on a proposed EU directive to combat child sexual abuse and exploitation, updating rules on defining offences and supporting victims.§1: source passage in the text The directive aims to harmonise criminal law across member states, addressing crimes like child sexual abuse material and grooming, and to improve detection and reporting of online abuse.§1: source passage in the text§7: source passage in the text Parliament calls on the Commission to refer the matter back if it substantially amends the proposal, and will forward its position to the Council and national parliaments.§1: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, Patriots, ESN; Divided: ECR
- The Left For 41 for, 0 against, 1 abstainedof 47
- Greens For 51 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 123 for, 0 against, 4 abstainedof 137
- Renew For 64 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 76
- EPP For 177 for, 0 against, 3 abstainedof 193
- ECR Divided 35 for, 1 against, 36 abstainedof 79
- Patriots For 62 for, 0 against, 12 abstainedof 90
- ESN For 25 for, 1 against, 0 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 21 for, 0 against, 6 abstainedof 30
Groups from left to right · for–against–abstained, of the group’s MEPs
A group is shown as divided when no position has two thirds of its votes.
Did not vote with their group
21 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
The Left voted for (41 of 42). Abstained: 1
João Oliveira (Portugal)
S&D voted for (123 of 127). Abstained: 4
Claudiu Manda (Romania), Dragoş Benea (Romania), Gheorghe Cârciu (Romania), Ştefan Muşoiu (Romania)
EPP voted for (177 of 180). Abstained: 3
David Casa (Malta), Massimiliano Salini (Italy), Peter Agius (Malta)
Patriots voted for (62 of 74). Abstained: 12
Anders Vistisen (Denmark), Anna Maria Cisint (Italy), Isabella Tovaglieri (Italy), Jorge Buxadé Villalba (Spain), Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal (Spain)
7 more from Patriots
Margarita De La Pisa Carrión (Spain), Mireia Borrás Pabón (Spain), Paolo Borchia (Italy), Raffaele Stancanelli (Italy), Roberto Vannacci (Italy), Silvia Sardone (Italy), Susanna Ceccardi (Italy)
ESN voted for (25 of 26). Against: 1
Ivan David (Czechia)
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How it got here
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 13 amendments (12 adopted, 1 rejected) and 4 parts of the text voted on separately (2 adopted, 2 rejected). Procedural motion adopted: Referral back to committee.