Decision

Human trafficking and grave human rights violations linked to the recruitment of non-Russian nationals, in particular from Africa, for Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine

Effect: Adopted
Result: 479 for · 17 against · 43 abstained roll call
Date: 12 March 2026, 12:03–12:04
Kind: Resolution

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Margin: by an overwhelming majority
Text: Motion B-10-2026-0165
Dossier: 2026/2641(RSP)
Source: Motion for a resolution
Topics: Foreign affairs Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes: 11 votes · 3 roll calls · 2 amendments
Requested by: The Left (1 roll call) · Renew (1 roll call) · ECR (1 roll call)
Sitting: Thursday 12 March 2026
Final vote: 189169

Margin: by an overwhelming majority
Text: Motion B-10-2026-0165
Dossier: 2026/2641(RSP)
Source: Motion for a resolution
Topics: Foreign affairs Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes: 11 votes · 3 roll calls · 2 amendments
Requested by: The Left (1 roll call) · Renew (1 roll call) · ECR (1 roll call)
Sitting: Thursday 12 March 2026
Final vote: 189169

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Votes on this decision

Members on the final vote

Result

The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.

Adopted by an overwhelming majority.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 2 amendments (2 rejected) and 2 parts of the text voted on separately (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

Members' votes, each counted in the group they belonged to on the day. **No vote**: in office that day, no position recorded. **Majority line**: the most common position. **Clear line**: a position with at least two thirds of the group's votes (at least 10 members voting), otherwise Divided. **Cohesion**: Agreement Index, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all voted the same (method).
Group	For	Against	Abst.	No vote	Majority line	Clear line	Cohesion
The Left	For 19	Against 0	Abst. 16	No vote 11 of 46	Majority line For	Clear line Divided	Cohesion 0.31
Greens	For 43	Against 1	Abst. 0	No vote 9 of 53	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 0.97
S&D	For 104	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 31 of 135	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 1.00
Renew	For 60	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 16 of 76	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 1.00
EPP	For 139	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 45 of 184	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 1.00
ECR	For 57	Against 0	Abst. 4	No vote 20 of 81	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 0.90
Patriots	For 49	Against 0	Abst. 7	No vote 28 of 84	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 0.81
ESN	For 4	Against 5	Abst. 7	No vote 12 of 28	Majority line Abstained	Clear line Divided	Cohesion 0.16
No group	For 4	Against 11	Abst. 9	No vote 7 of 31	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, Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK changed group, Lukas SIEPER changed group, Nikola BARTŮŠEK changed group, Nikolas FARANTOURIS changed group, Pina PICIERNO changed group, Taner KABILOV changed group.

Voted against their group, 12

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.

Greens line For · 1 voted against of 44 who voted
Voted against (1)
- Diana RIBA I GINER Spain
ECR line For · 4 abstained of 61 who voted
Abstained (4)
- Claudiu-Richard TÂRZIU Romania
- Emmanouil FRAGKOS Greece
- Galato ALEXANDRAKI Greece
- Şerban Dimitrie STURDZA Romania
Patriots line For · 7 abstained of 56 who voted
Abstained (7)
- Elisabeth DIERINGER Austria
- Georg MAYER Austria
- Gerald HAUSER Austria
- Harald VILIMSKY Austria
- Petra STEGER Austria
- Roman HAIDER Austria
- Thierry MARIANI France

Countries

The final vote by national delegation.

Votes by country (27 delegations)

Members' votes by country. **No vote**: in office that day, no position recorded. **Cohesion**: Agreement Index of the delegation, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all the same; it reflects the mix of groups (method).
Country	For	Against	Abst.	No vote	Cohesion
Austria	13	0	6	1	0.53
Belgium	13	0	1	8	0.89
Bulgaria	9	2	0	6	0.73
Cyprus	3	0	2	1	—
Czechia	17	0	3	1	0.78
Germany	61	4	8	22	0.75
Denmark	13	0	0	2	1.00
Estonia	6	0	0	1	—
Spain	36	1	2	21	0.88
Finland	13	0	0	2	1.00
France	53	0	1	27	0.97
Greece	10	2	6	3	0.33
Croatia	9	0	0	3	—
Hungary	0	0	1	20	—
Ireland	12	0	0	2	1.00
Italy	47	1	8	20	0.76
Lithuania	11	0	0	0	1.00
Luxembourg	5	0	1	0	—
Latvia	8	0	0	1	—
Malta	4	0	0	2	—
Netherlands	30	0	0	1	1.00
Poland	42	0	1	10	0.97
Portugal	19	0	0	2	1.00
Romania	19	0	2	12	0.86
Sweden	15	0	0	6	1.00
Slovenia	6	0	0	3	—
Slovakia	5	7	1	2	0.31

Members

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Debate speakers and how they voted

Members who spoke in the plenary debate on the dossier. **Speeches**: how many times they took the floor. **Final vote**: their recorded position on this decision's final roll call.
Member	Group	Speeches	Spoke	Final vote
Martin HOJSÍK Slovakia	Renew	Speeches1	12 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Villy SØVNDAL Denmark	Greens	Speeches1	11 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Veronika VRECIONOVÁ Czechia	ECR	Speeches1	11 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group	For
Liudas MAŽYLIS Lithuania	EPP	Speeches1	11 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Pierre-Romain THIONNET France	Patriots	Speeches1	11 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group	For
Sophie WILMÈS Belgium	Renew	Speeches1	11 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	No vote recorded

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Debate speakers, continued
Member	Group	Speeches	Spoke	Final vote
Rihards KOLS Latvia	ECR	Speeches1	11 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Reinhold LOPATKA Austria	EPP	Speeches1	11 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group	For
Jonas SJÖSTEDT Sweden	The Left	Speeches1	11 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	No vote recorded
Adam BIELAN Poland	ECR	Speeches1	11 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Sebastian TYNKKYNEN Finland	ECR	Speeches1	11 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Sandra GÓMEZ LÓPEZ Spain	S&D	Speeches1	11 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Michał KOBOSKO Poland	Renew	Speeches1	11 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group	For
Mariusz KAMIŃSKI Poland	ECR	Speeches1	11 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Michał DWORCZYK Poland	ECR	Speeches1	11 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	No vote recorded
Petar VOLGIN Bulgaria	ESN	Speeches1	11 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group	Against
Francisco ASSIS Portugal	S&D	Speeches1	11 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group	For
Younous OMARJEE France	The Left	Speeches1	11 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Marit MAIJ Netherlands	S&D	Speeches1	11 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR Spain	S&D	Speeches1	11 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	For

All votes on this decision, 11

In voting order. **Result**: for–against–abstained (a show of hands has no count). **Requested by**: the groups that asked for a roll call, a split vote or a separate vote.
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
1	Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 2 RC-B10-0157/2026 – After § 2 – Am 1	Roll call	114 for, 363 against, 46 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: The Left
2	Separate vote on paragraph 5	Show of hands	Rejected
3	Amendment 2, adding text after recital A RC-B10-0157/2026 – After recital A – Am 2	Roll call	58 for, 410 against, 63 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: The Left

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Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
2	Separate vote on paragraph 5	Show of hands	Rejected
3	Amendment 2, adding text after recital A RC-B10-0157/2026 – After recital A – Am 2	Roll call	58 for, 410 against, 63 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: The Left

Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
4	Vote on text inserted after recital E	Show of hands	Rejected
5	Final vote — text as a whole RC-B10-0157/2026 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)	Roll call	479 for, 17 against, 43 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: Renew
6	Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0157/2026	Show of hands	Lapsed
7	Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0165/2026	Show of hands	Lapsed
8	Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0166/2026	Show of hands	Lapsed
9	Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0167/2026	Show of hands	Lapsed
10	Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0170/2026	Show of hands	Lapsed
11	Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0175/2026	Show of hands	Lapsed

Roll calls requested by The Left, Renew, ECR.

Text

The text voted on.

Motion B-10-2026-0165

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Parliament adopted a resolution condemning Russia's campaign of human trafficking of foreign nationals, particularly Africans, into its armed forces for its war in Ukraine.

It demands Russia immediately end military activities in Ukraine, withdraw all forces from its internationally recognised territory, and compensate Ukraine for damage caused.

The text urges affected governments to warn citizens and investigate recruitment agencies, and calls on social media platforms to counter deceptive recruitment campaigns.

It also compels the EU and member states to engage bilaterally and with the African Union, and asks the Commission to consider EU-wide sanctions on involved agencies.

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Parliament condemns Russia's human trafficking campaign recruiting foreign nationals, especially Africans, for its war in Ukraine, and demands Russia withdraw from Ukraine and compensate for damages.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2026/2641(RSP) · Resolution on a topical subject

Parliament adopted the text on 12 March 2026. This is its final position on the matter.

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Tabled for plenary (done)
Plenary vote · Adopted 12 March 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.

Show 6 connections: Running issue: Russia's war against Ukraine

Running issue: Russia's war against Ukraine

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Sources & citation

Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.

Permalink: https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-03-12/3
Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 12 March 2026 (European Parliament)
Results of votes, sitting of 12 March 2026 (European Parliament)
Data source: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-03-12
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved: 25 September 2026

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European Parliament (2026). “Human trafficking and grave human rights violations linked to the recruitment of non-Russian nationals, in particular from Africa, for Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine”. Decision, 12 March 2026. votingId 189169, document B-10-2026-0165, reference 2026/2641(RSP). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-03-12/3 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 12 March 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-03-12-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 12 March 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-03-12-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-03-12, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-03-12/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).

BibTeX

@misc{epw-decision-2026-03-12-3,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Human trafficking and grave human rights violations linked to the recruitment of non-Russian nationals, in particular from Africa, for Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-03-12},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-03-12/3}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-03-12/3},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 189169, document B-10-2026-0165, reference 2026/2641(RSP). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-03-12-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-03-12-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-03-12 (CC BY 4.0)}
}