Decision
Murder of Mehdi Kessaci – urgent need for ambitious European action against drug trafficking
- Effect
- Adopted
- Result
- show of hands — no count
- Date
- 20 January 2026, 13:20–13:22
- Kind
- Resolution
More facts (8)
- Dossier
- 2025/3020(RSP)
- Source
- Motion for a resolution
- Topics
- Justice, rule of law & rightsHealth Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
- Votes
- 19 votes · 12 roll calls · 12 amendments
- Requested by
- Renew (1 roll call) · ECR (2 split votes) · Patriots (1 roll call)
- Sitting
- Tuesday 20 January 2026
- Final vote
- 183514
Result
The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.
Show of hands — no count
Adopted.
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 12 amendments (6 adopted, 6 rejected) and 4 parts of the text voted on separately (2 adopted, 2 lapsed).
Debate speakers and how they voted
| Member | Group | Speeches | Spoke | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Younous OMARJEE France | The Left | Speeches2 | 20 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | no roll call |
| Christophe HANSEN Luxembourg | EPP | Speeches2 | 15 Dec 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | no roll call |
| Roberta METSOLA Malta | EPP | Speeches1 | 15 Dec 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | no roll call |
| Nicolas BAY France | ECR | Speeches1 | 15 Dec 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group | no roll call |
| Caterina CHINNICI Italy | EPP | Speeches1 | 15 Dec 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | no roll call |
| Valérie HAYER France | Renew | Speeches1 | 15 Dec 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group | no roll call |
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All votes on this decision, 19
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amendment 5 to paragraph 3 B10-0057/2026 – § 3 – Am 5 | Roll call | 202 for, 442 against, 4 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: Patriots |
| 2 | Amendment 6, adding text after paragraph 4 B10-0057/2026 – After § 4 – Am 6 | Roll call | 169 for, 440 against, 30 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: Patriots |
| 3 | Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 5 B10-0057/2026 – After § 5 – Am 7 | Roll call | 350 for, 277 against, 13 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Patriots |
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| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Amendment 6, adding text after paragraph 4 B10-0057/2026 – After § 4 – Am 6 | Roll call | 169 for, 440 against, 30 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: Patriots |
| 3 | Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 5 B10-0057/2026 – After § 5 – Am 7 | Roll call | 350 for, 277 against, 13 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Patriots |
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Amendment 8 to paragraph 7a B10-0057/2026 – § 7a – Am 8 | Roll call | 347 for, 277 against, 10 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Patriots |
| 5 | Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 9a B10-0057/2026 – After § 9a – Am 9 | Roll call | 207 for, 431 against, 9 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: Patriots |
| 6 | Amendment 10, adding text after paragraph 9a B10-0057/2026 – After § 9a – Am 10 | Roll call | 194 for, 441 against, 14 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: Patriots |
| 7 | Paragraph 10 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘environmental crime’” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: ECR |
| 8 | Paragraph 10 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: ECR |
| 9 | Amendment 11, adding text after paragraph 10a B10-0057/2026 – After § 10a – Am 11 | Roll call | 205 for, 439 against, 5 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: Patriots |
| 10 | Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 14 B10-0057/2026 – After § 14 – Am 3 | Roll call | 543 for, 59 against, 41 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Renew |
| 11 | Amendment 12 to paragraph 22 B10-0057/2026 – § 22 – Am 12 | Roll call | 349 for, 287 against, 7 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Patriots |
| 12 | Paragraph 22 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘both’ and ‘those under the proposal for a regulation establishing the Union support for internal security for the period from 2028 to 2034 (COM(2025)0542)’” | Show of hands | Lapsed | Requested bysplit: ECR |
| 13 | Paragraph 22 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words” | Show of hands | Lapsed | Requested bysplit: ECR |
| 14 | Amendment 1, adding text after recital Ea B10-0057/2026 – After recital Ea – Am 1 | Roll call | 589 for, 51 against, 5 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Renew |
| 15 | Amendment 4, adding text after recital Ea B10-0057/2026 – After recital Ea – Am 4 | Roll call | 212 for, 421 against, 15 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: Patriots |
| 16 | Amendment 2, adding text after recital G B10-0057/2026 – After recital G – Am 2 | Roll call | 499 for, 112 against, 41 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Renew |
| 17 | Final vote — text as a whole Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Show of hands | Adopted | |
| 18 | Final vote — text as a whole Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 19 | Final vote — text as a whole Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Show of hands | Lapsed |
Roll calls requested by Renew, Patriots · split votes by ECR (2).
Text
The text voted on.
AI: What this vote decides Written by AI from the official text — check the source
Parliament adopted a resolution on the murder of Mehdi Kessaci, calling for ambitious European action against drug trafficking.
The text condemns drug-related violence and stresses the threat trafficking poses to security, democracy and public health.
It urges stronger EU measures, including on ports, money laundering and new psychoactive substances.
AI: The text in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
This resolution condemns the murder of Mehdi Kessaci and calls for stronger EU action against drug trafficking, covering security, prevention, social resilience, and support for victims and activists.
Dossier
Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.
2025/3020(RSP) · Resolution on a topical subject
Murder of Mehdi Kessaci - urgent need for ambitious European action against drug trafficking
Parliament adopted the text on 20 January 2026. This is its final position on the matter.
Show the 3 steps of the dossier
- Tabled for plenary (done)
- Plenary vote · Adopted 20 January 2026 (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.
No connections found for this decision.
Sources & citation
Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.
- Data source
- Licensed CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved
- 26 September 2026
Cite as
European Parliament (2026). “Murder of Mehdi Kessaci – urgent need for ambitious European action against drug trafficking”. Decision, 20 January 2026. votingId 183514, document B-10-2026-0057, reference 2025/3020(RSP). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-01-20/11 (retrieved 26 September 2026). Official source: Results of votes, sitting of 20 January 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-01-20-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-01-20, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-01-20/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2026-01-20-11,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Murder of Mehdi Kessaci – urgent need for ambitious European action against drug trafficking}},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-01-20},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-01-20/11}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-01-20/11},
urldate = {2026-09-26},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Decision. votingId 183514, document B-10-2026-0057, reference 2025/3020(RSP). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-01-20-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-01-20 (CC BY 4.0)}
}