Decision
Return of Ukrainian children forcibly transferred and deported by Russia
- Effect
- Adopted
- Result
- 516 for · 3 against · 34 abstained roll call
- Date
- 8 May 2025, 13:08
- Kind
- Resolution
More facts (9)
- Margin
- by an overwhelming majority
- Dossier
- 2025/2691(RSP)
- Source
- Motion for a resolution
- Topics
- Foreign affairs Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
- Votes
- 12 votes · 1 roll call
- Requested by
- The Left (1 split vote) · Renew (1 roll call)
- Sitting
- Thursday 8 May 2025
- Final vote
- 176309
Result
The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.
Final vote: 516 for, 3 against, 34 abstained (roll call).
Adopted by an overwhelming majority.
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 5 parts of the text voted on separately (3 adopted, 2 rejected). 6 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.
Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR and Patriots; ESN mostly abstained.
Groups
| Group | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Majority line | Clear line | Cohesion | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Left | For 26 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 20 of 46 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| Greens | For 48 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 5 of 53 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| S&D | For 108 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 28 of 136 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| Renew | For 63 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 12 of 75 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| EPP | For 141 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 47 of 188 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| ECR | For 61 | Against 0 | Abst. 3 | No vote 16 of 80 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.93 | |
| Patriots | For 63 | Against 0 | Abst. 2 | No vote 20 of 85 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.95 | |
| ESN | For 3 | Against 1 | Abst. 18 | No vote 5 of 27 | Majority line Abstained | Clear line Abstained | Cohesion 0.73 | |
| No group | For 3 | Against 2 | Abst. 11 | No vote 13 of 29 | Majority line — | Clear line No line | Cohesion — |
Members who changed group are counted in the group of the day: Branko GRIMS changed group, Elena YONCHEVA changed group, Elisabetta GUALMINI changed group, Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK changed group, Fernand KARTHEISER changed group, Jessika VAN LEEUWEN changed group, Laurent CASTILLO changed group, Lukas SIEPER changed group, Nikola BARTŮŠEK changed group, Nikolas FARANTOURIS changed group, Pina PICIERNO changed group, Roberto VANNACCI changed group, Sander SMIT changed group, Taner KABILOV changed group.
Voted against their group, 9
Members who voted otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds of the votes cast, at least 10 members voting) of the group they sat in that day. A group without a clear line is divided and not counted.
ECR line For · 3 abstained of 64 who voted
Abstained (3)
- Emmanouil FRAGKOS Greece
- Fernand KARTHEISER Luxembourg
- Galato ALEXANDRAKI Greece
Patriots line For · 2 abstained of 65 who voted
Abstained (2)
- Anders VISTISEN Denmark
- Thierry MARIANI France
ESN line Abstained · 4 voted for or against of 22 who voted
Voted for or against (4)
- Marcin SYPNIEWSKI Poland
- Markus BUCHHEIT Germany
- Petar VOLGIN Bulgaria
- Sarah KNAFO France
Countries
The final vote by national delegation.
Votes by country (27 delegations)
| Country | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Cohesion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.00 |
| Belgium | 13 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1.00 |
| Bulgaria | 8 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0.59 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | — |
| Czechia | 17 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.92 |
| Germany | 59 | 1 | 19 | 17 | 0.62 |
| Denmark | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.88 |
| Estonia | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Spain | 46 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1.00 |
| Finland | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.00 |
| France | 62 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0.98 |
| Greece | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 | — |
| Croatia | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — |
| Hungary | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | — |
| Ireland | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Italy | 61 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1.00 |
| Lithuania | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — |
| Luxembourg | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Latvia | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
| Malta | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Netherlands | 29 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| Poland | 46 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| Portugal | 16 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.00 |
| Romania | 27 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.95 |
| Sweden | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Slovenia | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — |
| Slovakia | 6 | 0 | 1 | 8 | — |
Members
Each member’s recorded position on the final roll call, in the group they sat in that day. Filter by country, group, position or name.
553 members with a recorded position.
| Member | Country | Group | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abir AL-SAHLANI | Sweden | Renew | For |
| Adam BIELAN | Poland | ECR | For |
| Adam JARUBAS | Poland | EPP | For |
| Adina VĂLEAN | Romania | EPP | For |
| Adnan DIBRANI | Sweden | S&D | For |
| Adrian-George AXINIA | Romania | ECR | For |
| Alberico GAMBINO | Italy | ECR | For |
| Aldo PATRICIELLO | Italy | Patriots | For |
| Aleksandar NIKOLIC | France | Patriots | For |
| Alessandra MORETTI | Italy | S&D | For |
| Alessandro CIRIANI | Italy | ECR | For |
| Alessandro ZAN | Italy | S&D | For |
| Alex AGIUS SALIBA | Malta | S&D | For |
| Alexander BERNHUBER | Austria | EPP | For |
| Alexander JUNGBLUTH | Germany | ESN | Abstained |
| Alexander SELL | Germany | ESN | Abstained |
| Alexandr VONDRA | Czechia | ECR | For |
| Alexandra GEESE | Germany | Greens | For |
| Alexandra MEHNERT | Germany | EPP | For |
| Alice KUHNKE | Sweden | Greens | For |
| Alice TEODORESCU MÅWE | Sweden | EPP | For |
| Alicia HOMS GINEL | Spain | S&D | For |
| Ana Catarina MENDES | Portugal | S&D | For |
| Ana MIRANDA PAZ | Spain | Greens | For |
| Ana VASCONCELOS | Portugal | Renew | For |
| Anders VISTISEN voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Denmark | Patriots | Abstained |
| Andi CRISTEA | Romania | S&D | For |
| András Tivadar KULJA | Hungary | EPP | For |
| André FRANQUEIRA RODRIGUES | Portugal | S&D | For |
| André ROUGÉ | France | Patriots | For |
| Andrea WECHSLER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Andreas GLÜCK | Germany | Renew | For |
| Andreas SCHIEDER | Austria | S&D | For |
| Andreas SCHWAB | Germany | EPP | For |
| Andrey KOVATCHEV | Bulgaria | EPP | For |
| Andrey NOVAKOV | Bulgaria | EPP | For |
| Andrzej BUŁA | Poland | EPP | For |
| Andrzej HALICKI | Poland | EPP | For |
| Angelika NIEBLER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Angelika WINZIG | Austria | EPP | For |
| Angéline FURET | France | Patriots | For |
| Anja ARNDT | Germany | ESN | Abstained |
| Anna BRYŁKA | Poland | Patriots | For |
| Anna CAVAZZINI | Germany | Greens | For |
| Anna STROLENBERG | Netherlands | Greens | For |
| Anna STÜRGKH | Austria | Renew | For |
| Anna ZALEWSKA | Poland | ECR | For |
| Anna-Maja HENRIKSSON | Finland | Renew | For |
| Annalisa CORRADO | Italy | S&D | For |
| Anne-Sophie FRIGOUT | France | Patriots | For |
| Anouk VAN BRUG | Netherlands | Renew | For |
| Anthony SMITH | France | The Left | For |
| Antonella SBERNA | Italy | ECR | For |
| Antonio DECARO | Italy | S&D | For |
| António TÂNGER CORRÊA | Portugal | Patriots | For |
| Aodhán Ó RÍORDÁIN | Ireland | S&D | For |
| Arash SAEIDI | France | The Left | For |
| Arba KOKALARI | Sweden | EPP | For |
| Arkadiusz MULARCZYK | Poland | ECR | For |
| Asger CHRISTENSEN | Denmark | Renew | For |
| Auke ZIJLSTRA | Netherlands | Patriots | For |
| Aurelijus VERYGA | Lithuania | ECR | For |
| Barry ANDREWS | Ireland | Renew | For |
| Barry COWEN | Ireland | Renew | For |
| Bart GROOTHUIS | Netherlands | Renew | For |
| Bartłomiej SIENKIEWICZ | Poland | EPP | For |
| Bartosz ARŁUKOWICZ | Poland | EPP | For |
| Bas EICKHOUT | Netherlands | Greens | For |
| Beata SZYDŁO | Poland | ECR | For |
| Beatrice TIMGREN | Sweden | ECR | For |
| Benedetta SCUDERI | Italy | Greens | For |
| Benoit CASSART | Belgium | Renew | For |
| Bernd LANGE | Germany | S&D | For |
| Bert-Jan RUISSEN | Netherlands | ECR | For |
| Biljana BORZAN | Croatia | S&D | For |
| Billy KELLEHER | Ireland | Renew | For |
| Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI | Poland | EPP | For |
| Bogdan RZOŃCA | Poland | ECR | For |
| Borja GIMÉNEZ LARRAZ | Spain | EPP | For |
| Borys BUDKA | Poland | EPP | For |
| Brando BENIFEI | Italy | S&D | For |
| Brigitte VAN DEN BERG | Netherlands | Renew | For |
| Bruno GONÇALVES | Portugal | S&D | For |
| Bruno TOBBACK | Belgium | S&D | For |
| Camilla LAURETI | Italy | S&D | For |
| Carla TAVARES | Portugal | S&D | For |
| Carlo FIDANZA | Italy | ECR | For |
| Carmen CRESPO DÍAZ | Spain | EPP | For |
| Catarina VIEIRA | Netherlands | Greens | For |
| Caterina CHINNICI | Italy | EPP | For |
| Catherine GRISET | France | Patriots | For |
| Cecilia STRADA | Italy | S&D | For |
| César LUENA | Spain | S&D | For |
| Charles GOERENS | Luxembourg | Renew | For |
| Charlie WEIMERS | Sweden | ECR | For |
| Chiara GEMMA | Italy | ECR | For |
| Christel SCHALDEMOSE | Denmark | S&D | For |
| Christian EHLER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Christine ANDERSON | Germany | ESN | Abstained |
| Christine SCHNEIDER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Christine SINGER | Germany | Renew | For |
| Christophe BAY | France | Patriots | For |
| Christophe CLERGEAU | France | S&D | For |
| Christophe GOMART | France | EPP | For |
| Christophe GRUDLER | France | Renew | For |
| Ciaran MULLOOLY | Ireland | Renew | For |
| Claire FITA | France | S&D | For |
| Claudiu MANDA | Romania | S&D | For |
| Claudiu-Richard TÂRZIU | Romania | ECR | For |
| Cristian TERHEŞ | Romania | ECR | For |
| Cristina GUARDA | Italy | Greens | For |
| Cristina MAESTRE | Spain | S&D | For |
| Cynthia NÍ MHURCHÚ | Ireland | Renew | For |
| Damian BOESELAGER | Germany | Greens | For |
| Dan BARNA | Romania | Renew | For |
| Dan-Ştefan MOTREANU | Romania | EPP | For |
| Daniel ATTARD | Malta | S&D | For |
| Daniel BUDA | Romania | EPP | For |
| Daniel CASPARY | Germany | EPP | For |
| Daniel FREUND | Germany | Greens | For |
| Daniele POLATO | Italy | ECR | For |
| Danilo DELLA VALLE | Italy | The Left | For |
| Danuše NERUDOVÁ | Czechia | EPP | For |
| Dariusz JOŃSKI | Poland | EPP | For |
| David CASA | Malta | EPP | For |
| David CORMAND | France | Greens | For |
| Davor Ivo STIER | Croatia | EPP | For |
| Delara BURKHARDT | Germany | S&D | For |
| Denis NESCI | Italy | ECR | For |
| Dennis RADTKE | Germany | EPP | For |
| Diana IOVANOVICI ŞOŞOACĂ | Romania | No group | Abstained |
| Diana RIBA I GINER | Spain | Greens | For |
| Dick ERIXON | Sweden | ECR | For |
| Diego SOLIER | Spain | ECR | For |
| Dimitris TSIODRAS | Greece | EPP | For |
| Dirk GOTINK | Netherlands | EPP | For |
| Dolors MONTSERRAT | Spain | EPP | For |
| Dóra DÁVID | Hungary | EPP | For |
| Dragoş BENEA | Romania | S&D | For |
| Eero HEINÄLUOMA | Finland | S&D | For |
| Elena NEVADO DEL CAMPO | Spain | EPP | For |
| Elena SANCHO MURILLO | Spain | S&D | For |
| Elio DI RUPO | Belgium | S&D | For |
| Elisabeth DIERINGER | Austria | Patriots | For |
| Elisabeth GROSSMANN | Austria | S&D | For |
| Elsi KATAINEN | Finland | Renew | For |
| Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA | Poland | EPP | For |
| Emma FOURREAU | France | The Left | For |
| Emma WIESNER | Sweden | Renew | For |
| Emmanouil FRAGKOS voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Greece | ECR | Abstained |
| Engin EROGLU | Germany | Renew | For |
| Erik MARQUARDT | Germany | Greens | For |
| Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS | Spain | EPP | For |
| Estelle CEULEMANS | Belgium | S&D | For |
| Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA | Spain | EPP | For |
| Estrella GALÁN | Spain | The Left | For |
| Eszter LAKOS | Hungary | EPP | For |
| Eva MAYDELL | Bulgaria | EPP | For |
| Evelyn REGNER | Austria | S&D | For |
| Evin INCIR | Sweden | S&D | For |
| Ewa KOPACZ | Poland | EPP | For |
| Fabienne KELLER | France | Renew | For |
| Fabio DE MASI | Germany | No group | Abstained |
| Fabrice LEGGERI | France | Patriots | For |
| Fernand KARTHEISER voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Luxembourg | ECR | Abstained |
| Fernando NAVARRETE ROJAS | Spain | EPP | For |
| Fidias PANAYIOTOU | Cyprus | No group | Against |
| Filip TUREK | Czechia | Patriots | For |
| Flavio TOSI | Italy | EPP | For |
| France JAMET | France | Patriots | For |
| Francesco TORSELLI | Italy | ECR | For |
| Francesco VENTOLA | Italy | ECR | For |
| Francisco ASSIS | Portugal | S&D | For |
| Francisco José MILLÁN MON | Spain | EPP | For |
| François KALFON | France | S&D | For |
| François-Xavier BELLAMY | France | EPP | For |
| Friedrich PÜRNER | Germany | No group | Against |
| Gabriela FIREA | Romania | S&D | For |
| Gabriele BISCHOFF | Germany | S&D | For |
| Gabriella GERZSENYI | Hungary | EPP | For |
| Galato ALEXANDRAKI voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Greece | ECR | Abstained |
| Georg MAYER | Austria | Patriots | For |
| Georgiana TEODORESCU | Romania | ECR | For |
| Gerald HAUSER | Austria | Patriots | For |
| Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY | Netherlands | Renew | For |
| Gheorghe CÂRCIU | Romania | S&D | For |
| Gheorghe FALCĂ | Romania | EPP | For |
| Gheorghe PIPEREA | Romania | ECR | For |
| Gilles BOYER | France | Renew | For |
| Gilles PENNELLE | France | Patriots | For |
| Giorgio GORI | Italy | S&D | For |
| Giovanni CROSETTO | Italy | ECR | For |
| Giuseppe ANTOCI | Italy | The Left | For |
| Giuseppe LUPO | Italy | S&D | For |
| Giusi PRINCI | Italy | EPP | For |
| Gordan BOSANAC | Croatia | Greens | For |
| Grégory ALLIONE | France | Renew | For |
| Günther SIDL | Austria | S&D | For |
| Hanna GEDIN | Sweden | The Left | For |
| Hanna GRONKIEWICZ-WALTZ | Poland | EPP | For |
| Hannah NEUMANN | Germany | Greens | For |
| Hannes HEIDE | Austria | S&D | For |
| Hans NEUHOFF | Germany | ESN | Abstained |
| Harald VILIMSKY | Austria | Patriots | For |
| Hélder SOUSA SILVA | Portugal | EPP | For |
| Heléne FRITZON | Sweden | S&D | For |
| Henrik DAHL | Denmark | EPP | For |
| Herbert DORFMANN | Italy | EPP | For |
| Hermann TERTSCH | Spain | Patriots | For |
| Hilde VAUTMANS | Belgium | Renew | For |
| Hristo PETROV | Bulgaria | Renew | For |
| Idoia MENDIA | Spain | S&D | For |
| Ignazio Roberto MARINO | Italy | Greens | For |
| Ilaria SALIS | Italy | The Left | For |
| Ilhan KYUCHYUK | Bulgaria | Renew | For |
| Inese VAIDERE | Latvia | EPP | For |
| Ingeborg TER LAAK | Netherlands | EPP | For |
| Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN | Romania | EPP | For |
| Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ | Spain | S&D | For |
| Irena JOVEVA | Slovenia | Renew | For |
| Irene MONTERO | Spain | The Left | For |
| Irene TINAGLI | Italy | S&D | For |
| Irmhild BOSSDORF | Germany | ESN | Abstained |
| Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA | Spain | EPP | For |
| Isabel WISELER-LIMA | Luxembourg | EPP | For |
| Isabella LÖVIN | Sweden | Greens | For |
| Isabella TOVAGLIERI | Italy | Patriots | For |
| Isilda GOMES | Portugal | S&D | For |
| Iuliu WINKLER | Romania | EPP | For |
| Ivan DAVID | Czechia | ESN | Abstained |
| Ivaylo VALCHEV | Bulgaria | ECR | For |
| Jacek OZDOBA | Poland | ECR | For |
| Jacek PROTAS | Poland | EPP | For |
| Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA | Poland | ECR | For |
| Jagna MARCZUŁAJTIS-WALCZAK | Poland | EPP | For |
| Jan FARSKÝ | Czechia | EPP | For |
| Jan-Christoph OETJEN | Germany | Renew | For |
| Jan-Peter WARNKE | Germany | No group | Abstained |
| Jana NAGYOVÁ | Czechia | Patriots | For |
| Jana TOOM | Estonia | Renew | For |
| Janusz LEWANDOWSKI | Poland | EPP | For |
| Jaroslav BŽOCH | Czechia | Patriots | For |
| Jaroslava POKORNÁ JERMANOVÁ | Czechia | Patriots | For |
| Jaume ASENS LLODRÀ | Spain | Greens | For |
| Javier ZARZALEJOS | Spain | EPP | For |
| Jean-Paul GARRAUD | France | Patriots | For |
| Jeannette BALJEU | Netherlands | Renew | For |
| Jens GEIER | Germany | S&D | For |
| Jens GIESEKE | Germany | EPP | For |
| Jeroen LENAERS | Netherlands | EPP | For |
| Jessica POLFJÄRD | Sweden | EPP | For |
| Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI | Poland | ECR | For |
| Joachim STREIT | Germany | Renew | For |
| Joanna SCHEURING-WIELGUS | Poland | S&D | For |
| João COTRIM DE FIGUEIREDO | Portugal | Renew | For |
| Johan DANIELSSON | Sweden | S&D | For |
| Jonás FERNÁNDEZ | Spain | S&D | For |
| Jonas SJÖSTEDT | Sweden | The Left | For |
| Jordan BARDELLA | France | Patriots | For |
| Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA | Spain | Patriots | For |
| Jorge MARTÍN FRÍAS | Spain | Patriots | For |
| Jörgen WARBORN | Sweden | EPP | For |
| José CEPEDA | Spain | S&D | For |
| Juan Carlos GIRAUTA VIDAL | Spain | Patriots | For |
| Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR | Spain | S&D | For |
| Julie RECHAGNEUX | France | Patriots | For |
| Julien SANCHEZ | France | Patriots | For |
| Jüri RATAS | Estonia | EPP | For |
| Jussi SARAMO | Finland | The Left | For |
| Jutta PAULUS | Germany | Greens | For |
| Kai TEGETHOFF | Germany | Greens | For |
| Kamila GASIUK-PIHOWICZ | Poland | EPP | For |
| Karin KARLSBRO | Sweden | Renew | For |
| Karlo RESSLER | Croatia | EPP | For |
| Kathleen FUNCHION | Ireland | The Left | For |
| Kathleen VAN BREMPT | Belgium | S&D | For |
| Katri KULMUNI | Finland | Renew | For |
| Katrin LANGENSIEPEN | Germany | Greens | For |
| Kim VAN SPARRENTAK | Netherlands | Greens | For |
| Kinga KOLLÁR | Hungary | EPP | For |
| Kira Marie PETER-HANSEN | Denmark | Greens | For |
| Klara DOSTALOVA | Czechia | Patriots | For |
| Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI | Poland | ECR | For |
| Kostas PAPADAKIS | Greece | No group | Abstained |
| Kristoffer STORM | Denmark | ECR | For |
| Krzysztof HETMAN | Poland | EPP | For |
| Krzysztof ŚMISZEK | Poland | S&D | For |
| Lara MAGONI | Italy | ECR | For |
| Lara WOLTERS | Netherlands | S&D | For |
| Laura BALLARÍN CEREZA | Spain | S&D | For |
| Laurence TROCHU | France | ECR | For |
| Laurent CASTILLO | France | EPP | For |
| Lefteris NIKOLAOU-ALAVANOS | Greece | No group | Abstained |
| Leila CHAIBI | France | The Left | For |
| Leire PAJÍN | Spain | S&D | For |
| Lena SCHILLING | Austria | Greens | For |
| Leoluca ORLANDO | Italy | Greens | For |
| Letizia MORATTI | Italy | EPP | For |
| Li ANDERSSON | Finland | The Left | For |
| Liesbet SOMMEN | Belgium | EPP | For |
| Liudas MAŽYLIS | Lithuania | EPP | For |
| Loránt VINCZE | Romania | EPP | For |
| Lucia YAR | Slovakia | Renew | For |
| Luděk NIEDERMAYER | Czechia | EPP | For |
| Ľudovít ÓDOR | Slovakia | Renew | For |
| Lukas SIEPER | Germany | No group | For |
| Łukasz KOHUT | Poland | EPP | For |
| Lynn BOYLAN | Ireland | The Left | For |
| Maciej WĄSIK | Poland | ECR | For |
| Magdalena ADAMOWICZ | Poland | EPP | For |
| Majdouline SBAI | France | Greens | For |
| Małgorzata GOSIEWSKA | Poland | ECR | For |
| Malik AZMANI | Netherlands | Renew | For |
| Malika SOREL | France | No group | For |
| Manon AUBRY | France | The Left | For |
| Manuela RIPA | Germany | EPP | For |
| Maravillas ABADÍA JOVER | Spain | EPP | For |
| Marc ANGEL | Luxembourg | S&D | For |
| Marc JONGEN | Germany | ESN | Abstained |
| Marcin SYPNIEWSKI voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Poland | ESN | For |
| Marco FALCONE | Italy | EPP | For |
| Marco SQUARTA | Italy | ECR | For |
| Marco TARQUINIO | Italy | S&D | For |
| Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN | Spain | Patriots | For |
| Maria NOICHL | Germany | S&D | For |
| Maria OHISALO | Finland | Greens | For |
| Maria WALSH | Ireland | EPP | For |
| Maria ZACHARIA | Greece | No group | Abstained |
| Mariateresa VIVALDINI | Italy | ECR | For |
| Marie TOUSSAINT | France | Greens | For |
| Marie-Agnes STRACK-ZIMMERMANN | Germany | Renew | For |
| Marie-Luce BRASIER-CLAIN | France | Patriots | For |
| Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE | France | Renew | For |
| Marieke EHLERS | Netherlands | Patriots | For |
| Marina KALJURAND | Estonia | S&D | For |
| Marina MESURE | France | The Left | For |
| Mario FURORE | Italy | The Left | For |
| Marion MARÉCHAL | France | ECR | For |
| Marit MAIJ | Netherlands | S&D | For |
| Mariusz KAMIŃSKI | Poland | ECR | For |
| Markus BUCHHEIT voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Germany | ESN | For |
| Markus FERBER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Marlena MALĄG | Poland | ECR | For |
| Marta WCISŁO | Poland | EPP | For |
| Martin HÄUSLING | Germany | Greens | For |
| Martin HOJSÍK | Slovakia | Renew | For |
| Martin SCHIRDEWAN | Germany | The Left | For |
| Martin SONNEBORN | Germany | No group | Abstained |
| Mārtiņš STAĶIS | Latvia | Greens | For |
| Mary KHAN | Germany | ESN | Abstained |
| Massimiliano SALINI | Italy | EPP | For |
| Matej TONIN | Slovenia | EPP | For |
| Mathilde ANDROUËT | France | Patriots | For |
| Matjaž NEMEC | Slovenia | S&D | For |
| Matteo RICCI | Italy | S&D | For |
| Matthias ECKE | Germany | S&D | For |
| Matthieu VALET | France | Patriots | For |
| Mélanie DISDIER | France | Patriots | For |
| Mélissa CAMARA | France | Greens | For |
| Michael BLOSS | Germany | Greens | For |
| Michael GAHLER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Michael MCNAMARA | Ireland | Renew | For |
| Michael VON DER SCHULENBURG | Germany | No group | Abstained |
| Michał DWORCZYK | Poland | ECR | For |
| Michał KOBOSKO | Poland | Renew | For |
| Michał SZCZERBA | Poland | EPP | For |
| Michał WAWRYKIEWICZ | Poland | EPP | For |
| Michal WIEZIK | Slovakia | Renew | For |
| Michalis HADJIPANTELA | Cyprus | EPP | For |
| Michele PICARO | Italy | ECR | For |
| Mihai TUDOSE | Romania | S&D | For |
| Milan MAZUREK | Slovakia | ESN | Abstained |
| Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA | Romania | EPP | For |
| Mireia BORRÁS PABÓN | Spain | Patriots | For |
| Miriam LEXMANN | Slovakia | EPP | For |
| Mirosława NYKIEL | Poland | EPP | For |
| Mohammed CHAHIM | Netherlands | S&D | For |
| Monika HOHLMEIER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Moritz KÖRNER | Germany | Renew | For |
| Morten LØKKEGAARD | Denmark | Renew | For |
| Mounir SATOURI | France | Greens | For |
| Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR | Spain | S&D | For |
| Nadine MORANO | France | EPP | For |
| Nela RIEHL | Germany | Greens | For |
| Niclas HERBST | Germany | EPP | For |
| Nicola PROCACCINI | Italy | ECR | For |
| Nicola ZINGARETTI | Italy | S&D | For |
| Nicolas BAY | France | ECR | For |
| Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES | Spain | S&D | For |
| Nicolás PASCUAL DE LA PARTE | Spain | EPP | For |
| Niels Flemming HANSEN | Denmark | EPP | For |
| Niels FUGLSANG | Denmark | S&D | For |
| Niels GEUKING | Germany | EPP | For |
| Nikola BARTŮŠEK | Czechia | Patriots | For |
| Nikola MINCHEV | Bulgaria | Renew | For |
| Nikolaos ANADIOTIS | Greece | No group | Abstained |
| Nikos PAPANDREOU | Greece | S&D | For |
| Nils UŠAKOVS | Latvia | S&D | For |
| Nina CARBERRY | Ireland | EPP | For |
| Nora JUNCO GARCÍA | Spain | ECR | For |
| Nora MEBAREK | France | S&D | For |
| Norbert LINS | Germany | EPP | For |
| Oihane AGIRREGOITIA MARTÍNEZ | Spain | Renew | For |
| Oliver SCHENK | Germany | EPP | For |
| Olivier CHASTEL | Belgium | Renew | For |
| Ondřej KNOTEK | Czechia | Patriots | For |
| Ondřej KOLÁŘ | Czechia | EPP | For |
| Ondřej KOVAŘÍK | Czechia | Patriots | For |
| Ondřej KRUTÍLEK | Czechia | ECR | For |
| Pablo ARIAS ECHEVERRÍA | Spain | EPP | For |
| Paolo BORCHIA | Italy | Patriots | For |
| Pär HOLMGREN | Sweden | Greens | For |
| Pascal ARIMONT | Belgium | EPP | For |
| Pascal CANFIN | France | Renew | For |
| Pascale PIERA | France | Patriots | For |
| Pasquale TRIDICO | Italy | The Left | For |
| Patryk JAKI | Poland | ECR | For |
| Paulius SAUDARGAS | Lithuania | EPP | For |
| Paulo CUNHA | Portugal | EPP | For |
| Paulo DO NASCIMENTO CABRAL | Portugal | EPP | For |
| Per CLAUSEN | Denmark | The Left | For |
| Pernando BARRENA ARZA | Spain | The Left | For |
| Petar VOLGIN voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Bulgaria | ESN | Against |
| Peter AGIUS | Malta | EPP | For |
| Peter LIESE | Germany | EPP | For |
| Petr BYSTRON | Germany | ESN | Abstained |
| Petra STEGER | Austria | Patriots | For |
| Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS | Lithuania | Renew | For |
| Philippe OLIVIER | France | Patriots | For |
| Pierfrancesco MARAN | Italy | S&D | For |
| Pierre JOUVET | France | S&D | For |
| Pierre PIMPIE | France | Patriots | For |
| Pierre-Romain THIONNET | France | Patriots | For |
| Pietro FIOCCHI | Italy | ECR | For |
| Pilar DEL CASTILLO VERA | Spain | EPP | For |
| Pina PICIERNO | Italy | S&D | For |
| Rachel BLOM | Netherlands | Patriots | For |
| Rada LAYKOVA | Bulgaria | ESN | Abstained |
| Raffaele STANCANELLI | Italy | Patriots | For |
| Raffaele TOPO | Italy | S&D | For |
| Ralf SEEKATZ | Germany | EPP | For |
| Raphaël GLUCKSMANN | France | S&D | For |
| Raquel GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE | Netherlands | Renew | For |
| Rasmus ANDRESEN | Germany | Greens | For |
| Rasmus NORDQVIST | Denmark | Greens | For |
| Raúl DE LA HOZ QUINTANO | Spain | EPP | For |
| Regina DOHERTY | Ireland | EPP | For |
| Reinhold LOPATKA | Austria | EPP | For |
| Reinier VAN LANSCHOT | Netherlands | Greens | For |
| Reinis POZŅAKS | Latvia | ECR | For |
| René AUST | Germany | ESN | Abstained |
| René REPASI | Germany | S&D | For |
| Rihards KOLS | Latvia | ECR | For |
| Riho TERRAS | Estonia | EPP | For |
| Robert BIEDROŃ | Poland | S&D | For |
| Roberto VANNACCI | Italy | Patriots | For |
| Roman HAIDER | Austria | Patriots | For |
| Romana JERKOVIĆ | Croatia | S&D | For |
| Romana TOMC | Slovenia | EPP | For |
| Rosa SERRANO SIERRA | Spain | S&D | For |
| Rudi KENNES | Belgium | The Left | For |
| Ruggero RAZZA | Italy | ECR | For |
| Ruth FIRMENICH | Germany | No group | Abstained |
| Sabrina REPP | Germany | S&D | For |
| Sakis ARNAOUTOGLOU | Greece | S&D | For |
| Salvatore DE MEO | Italy | EPP | For |
| Sander SMIT | Netherlands | EPP | For |
| Sandra GÓMEZ LÓPEZ | Spain | S&D | For |
| Sandra KALNIETE | Latvia | EPP | For |
| Sandro GOZI | France | Renew | For |
| Sandro RUOTOLO | Italy | S&D | For |
| Sarah KNAFO voted otherwise than their group's clear line | France | ESN | For |
| Saskia BRICMONT | Belgium | Greens | For |
| Seán KELLY | Ireland | EPP | For |
| Sebastiaan STÖTELER | Netherlands | Patriots | For |
| Sebastian EVERDING | Germany | The Left | For |
| Sebastian KRUIS | Netherlands | Patriots | For |
| Sebastian TYNKKYNEN | Finland | ECR | For |
| Sebastião BUGALHO | Portugal | EPP | For |
| Şerban Dimitrie STURDZA | Romania | ECR | For |
| Sergio BERLATO | Italy | ECR | For |
| Sérgio GONÇALVES | Portugal | S&D | For |
| Sérgio HUMBERTO | Portugal | EPP | For |
| Séverine WERBROUCK | France | Patriots | For |
| Siegbert Frank DROESE | Germany | ESN | Abstained |
| Siegfried MUREŞAN | Romania | EPP | For |
| Silvia SARDONE | Italy | Patriots | For |
| Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN | Finland | EPP | For |
| Sofie ERIKSSON | Sweden | S&D | For |
| Stanislav STOYANOV | Bulgaria | ESN | Abstained |
| Stefan BERGER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Stefan KÖHLER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Ştefan MUŞOIU | Romania | S&D | For |
| Stefano BONACCINI | Italy | S&D | For |
| Stefano CAVEDAGNA | Italy | ECR | For |
| Stéphanie YON-COURTIN | France | Renew | For |
| Stephen Nikola BARTULICA | Croatia | ECR | For |
| Stine BOSSE | Denmark | Renew | For |
| Sunčana GLAVAK | Croatia | EPP | For |
| Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ | Spain | EPP | For |
| Sven MIKSER | Estonia | S&D | For |
| Svenja HAHN | Germany | Renew | For |
| Taner KABILOV | Bulgaria | No group | For |
| Terry REINTKE | Germany | Greens | For |
| Thierry MARIANI voted otherwise than their group's clear line | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Thijs REUTEN | Netherlands | S&D | For |
| Thomas BAJADA | Malta | S&D | For |
| Thomas GEISEL | Germany | No group | Abstained |
| Thomas PELLERIN-CARLIN | France | S&D | For |
| Thomas WAITZ | Austria | Greens | For |
| Tiago MOREIRA DE SÁ | Portugal | Patriots | For |
| Tiemo WÖLKEN | Germany | S&D | For |
| Tilly METZ | Luxembourg | Greens | For |
| Tineke STRIK | Netherlands | Greens | For |
| Tobias CREMER | Germany | S&D | For |
| Tobiasz BOCHEŃSKI | Poland | ECR | For |
| Tom BERENDSEN | Netherlands | EPP | For |
| Tom VANDENDRIESSCHE | Belgium | Patriots | For |
| Tomáš KUBÍN | Czechia | Patriots | For |
| Tomas TOBÉ | Sweden | EPP | For |
| Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ | Czechia | EPP | For |
| Tomasz BUCZEK | Poland | Patriots | For |
| Tomasz FROELICH | Germany | ESN | Abstained |
| Tomislav SOKOL | Croatia | EPP | For |
| Ton DIEPEVEEN | Netherlands | Patriots | For |
| Tonino PICULA | Croatia | S&D | For |
| Udo BULLMANN | Germany | S&D | For |
| Urmas PAET | Estonia | Renew | For |
| Valentina PALMISANO | Italy | The Left | For |
| Valérie DELOGE | France | Patriots | For |
| Valérie DEVAUX | France | Renew | For |
| Valérie HAYER | France | Renew | For |
| Vasile DÎNCU | Romania | S&D | For |
| Veronika CIFROVÁ OSTRIHOŇOVÁ | Slovakia | Renew | For |
| Veronika VRECIONOVÁ | Czechia | ECR | For |
| Victor NEGRESCU | Romania | S&D | For |
| Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ | Lithuania | S&D | For |
| Vilis KRIŠTOPANS | Latvia | Patriots | For |
| Ville NIINISTÖ | Finland | Greens | For |
| Villy SØVNDAL | Denmark | Greens | For |
| Virgil-Daniel POPESCU | Romania | EPP | For |
| Virginie JORON | France | Patriots | For |
| Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS | Lithuania | Greens | For |
| Vivien COSTANZO | Germany | S&D | For |
| Vlad VASILE-VOICULESCU | Romania | Renew | For |
| Vladimir PREBILIČ | Slovenia | Greens | For |
| Volker SCHNURRBUSCH | Germany | ESN | Abstained |
| Vytenis Povilas ANDRIUKAITIS | Lithuania | S&D | For |
| Waldemar BUDA | Poland | ECR | For |
| Wouter BEKE | Belgium | EPP | For |
| Younous OMARJEE | France | The Left | For |
| Zala ČERNILEC TOMAŠIČ | Slovenia | EPP | For |
| Zsuzsanna BORVENDÉG | Hungary | ESN | Abstained |
Debate speakers and how they voted
| Member | Group | Speeches | Spoke | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javi LÓPEZ Spain | S&D | Speeches1 | 8 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | No vote recorded |
| Ewa KOPACZ Poland | EPP | Speeches2 | 7 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Villy SØVNDAL Denmark | Greens | Speeches1 | 7 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Davor Ivo STIER Croatia | EPP | Speeches1 | 7 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS Lithuania | Renew | Speeches1 | 7 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Pina PICIERNO changed group Italy | Renew | Speeches1 | 7 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group | For |
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All votes on this decision, 12
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paragraph 1 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Strongly condemns the violent actions of the Russian Federation and the complicity of Belarus in the mistreatment of Ukrainian children, including murder, forced transfer and deportation, illegal adoption, sexual abuse and exploitation, forced Russification and militarisation;” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: The Left |
| 2 | Paragraph 1 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “stresses that these acts form part of a genocidal strategy to erase Ukrainian identity;” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: The Left |
| 3 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 4 | Show of hands | Adopted |
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| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Paragraph 1 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “stresses that these acts form part of a genocidal strategy to erase Ukrainian identity;” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: The Left |
| 3 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 4 | Show of hands | Adopted |
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 6 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 5 | Vote on text inserted after recital B | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 6 | Final vote — text as a whole RC-B10-0249/2025 - Proposition de résolution (ensemble du texte) | Roll call | 516 for, 3 against, 34 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Renew |
| 7 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0247/2025 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 8 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0249/2025 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 9 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0250/2025 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 10 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0252/2025 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 11 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0255/2025 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 12 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0258/2025 | Show of hands | Lapsed |
Roll call requested by Renew · split votes by The Left.
Text
The text voted on.
AI: What this vote decides Written by AI from the official text — check the source
Parliament adopted a resolution condemning Russia's forced transfer and deportation of Ukrainian children and urging their safe return to Ukraine.
MEPs call for a formal system, facilitated by independent neutral parties, to reunite deported children with their guardians and carers.
The text also urges Russia to cease military aggression and resume ceasefire negotiations, and calls for investigations into international crimes.
AI: The text in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
The resolution condemns Russia's military aggression against Ukraine and the forced deportation and transfer of Ukrainian children, urging their safe return and an immediate halt to these actions.
Dossier
Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.
2025/2691(RSP) · Resolution on a topical subject
Parliament adopted the text on 8 May 2025. This is its final position on the matter.
Show the 3 steps of the dossier
- Tabled for plenary (done)
- Plenary vote · Adopted 8 May 2025 (done)
- Parliament’s position · Final (done)
Connections
What this decision touches: the procedural chain, the same text, running issues, votes that split the chamber the same way.
Show 12 connections: Running issue: Russia's war against Ukraine · Running issue: Humanitarian crises
Running issue: Russia's war against Ukraine
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Running issue: Humanitarian crises
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Sources & citation
Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.
- Official sources
- Data source
- Licensed CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved
- 25 September 2026
Cite as
European Parliament (2025). “Return of Ukrainian children forcibly transferred and deported by Russia”. Decision, 8 May 2025. votingId 176309, document B-10-2025-0247, reference 2025/2691(RSP). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-05-08/9?members=all (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 8 May 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-05-08-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 8 May 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-05-08-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-05-08, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2025-05-08/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2025-05-08-9,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Return of Ukrainian children forcibly transferred and deported by Russia}},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-05-08},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-05-08/9?members=all}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-05-08/9?members=all},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Decision. votingId 176309, document B-10-2025-0247, reference 2025/2691(RSP). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-05-08-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-05-08-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-05-08 (CC BY 4.0)}
}