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
More facts (9)
- Margin
- by an overwhelming majority
- 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
Result
The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.
Final vote: 479 for, 17 against, 43 abstained (roll call).
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
| Group | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Majority line | Clear line | Cohesion | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
| 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
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.
539 members with a recorded position.
| Member | Country | Group | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam BIELAN | Poland | ECR | For |
| Adina VĂLEAN | Romania | EPP | For |
| Adnan DIBRANI | Sweden | S&D | For |
| Adrian-George AXINIA | Romania | ECR | For |
| Afroditi LATINOPOULOU | Greece | Patriots | For |
| Alberico GAMBINO | Italy | ECR | For |
| Aldo PATRICIELLO | Italy | 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 |
| Alexandr VONDRA | Czechia | ECR | For |
| Alexandra GEESE | Germany | Greens | For |
| Alexandre VARAUT | France | Patriots | For |
| Alice KUHNKE | Sweden | Greens | For |
| Ana Catarina MENDES | Portugal | S&D | For |
| Ana Miguel PEDRO | Portugal | EPP | For |
| Ana MIRANDA PAZ | Spain | Greens | For |
| Ana VASCONCELOS | Portugal | Renew | For |
| André FRANQUEIRA RODRIGUES | Portugal | S&D | For |
| André ROUGÉ | France | Patriots | For |
| Andrea WECHSLER | Germany | EPP | 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 HAZEKAMP | Netherlands | The Left | For |
| Anna BRYŁKA | Poland | Patriots | For |
| Anna CAVAZZINI | Germany | Greens | For |
| Anna Maria CISINT | Italy | Patriots | 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 |
| Anouk VAN BRUG | Netherlands | Renew | For |
| Anthony SMITH | France | The Left | For |
| Antonín STANĚK | Czechia | Patriots | For |
| Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE | Spain | EPP | For |
| António TÂNGER CORRÊA | Portugal | Patriots | For |
| Arba KOKALARI | Sweden | EPP | For |
| Arkadiusz MULARCZYK | Poland | ECR | For |
| Asger CHRISTENSEN | Denmark | Renew | For |
| Auke ZIJLSTRA | Netherlands | Patriots | For |
| Aura SALLA | Finland | EPP | For |
| Aurelijus VERYGA | Lithuania | ECR | For |
| Aurore LALUCQ | France | S&D | For |
| Axel VOSS | Germany | EPP | For |
| Barbara BONTE | Belgium | Patriots | 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 |
| Bernard GUETTA | France | Renew | For |
| Bernd LANGE | Germany | S&D | For |
| Bert-Jan RUISSEN | Netherlands | ECR | 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 |
| Branislav ONDRUŠ | Slovakia | No group | Abstained |
| Branko GRIMS | Slovenia | EPP | 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 |
| Carmen CRESPO DÍAZ | Spain | EPP | For |
| Carolina MORACE | Italy | The Left | Abstained |
| Catarina MARTINS | Portugal | The Left | For |
| Catarina VIEIRA | Netherlands | Greens | For |
| Caterina CHINNICI | Italy | EPP | For |
| Catherine GRISET | France | Patriots | For |
| Cecilia STRADA | Italy | S&D | For |
| Céline IMART | France | EPP | 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 DOLESCHAL | Germany | EPP | For |
| Christian EHLER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Christine ANDERSON | Germany | ESN | Abstained |
| Christine SCHNEIDER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Christophe BAY | France | Patriots | 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 voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Romania | ECR | Abstained |
| Costas MAVRIDES | Cyprus | S&D | For |
| Cristian TERHEŞ | Romania | ECR | For |
| Cristina GUARDA | Italy | Greens | For |
| Cynthia NÍ MHURCHÚ | Ireland | Renew | For |
| Dainius ŽALIMAS | Lithuania | Renew | For |
| Dan BARNA | Romania | Renew | For |
| Dan-Ştefan MOTREANU | Romania | EPP | For |
| Daniel BUDA | Romania | EPP | For |
| Daniel FREUND | Germany | Greens | For |
| Daniel OBAJTEK | Poland | ECR | For |
| Daniele POLATO | Italy | ECR | For |
| Danilo DELLA VALLE | Italy | The Left | Abstained |
| Danuše NERUDOVÁ | Czechia | EPP | For |
| Dario NARDELLA | Italy | S&D | For |
| Dario TAMBURRANO | Italy | The Left | Abstained |
| David CASA | Malta | EPP | For |
| David CORMAND | France | Greens | For |
| David MCALLISTER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Davor Ivo STIER | Croatia | EPP | For |
| Delara BURKHARDT | Germany | S&D | For |
| Denis NESCI | Italy | ECR | For |
| Dennis RADTKE | Germany | EPP | For |
| Diana RIBA I GINER voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Spain | Greens | Against |
| 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 |
| Dominik TARCZYŃSKI | Poland | ECR | For |
| Elena KOUNTOURA | Greece | The Left | Abstained |
| Elena NEVADO DEL CAMPO | Spain | EPP | For |
| Elena SANCHO MURILLO | Spain | S&D | For |
| Eleonora MELETI | Greece | EPP | For |
| Elio DI RUPO | Belgium | S&D | For |
| Elisabeth DIERINGER voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Austria | Patriots | Abstained |
| 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 |
| Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS | Greece | EPP | For |
| Engin EROGLU | Germany | Renew | For |
| Eric SARGIACOMO | France | S&D | For |
| Erik KALIŇÁK | Slovakia | No group | Against |
| Erik MARQUARDT | Germany | Greens | For |
| Estrella GALÁN | Spain | The Left | Abstained |
| Evin INCIR | Sweden | S&D | For |
| Ewa KOPACZ | Poland | EPP | For |
| Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK | Poland | ESN | For |
| Fabienne KELLER | France | Renew | For |
| Fabrice LEGGERI | France | Patriots | For |
| Fernand KARTHEISER | Luxembourg | No group | Abstained |
| Fernando NAVARRETE ROJAS | Spain | EPP | For |
| Fidias PANAYIOTOU | Cyprus | No group | Abstained |
| Flavio TOSI | Italy | EPP | 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 |
| Fredis BELERIS | Greece | EPP | For |
| Friedrich PÜRNER | Germany | No group | Abstained |
| Gabriel MATO | Spain | EPP | For |
| Gabriela FIREA | Romania | S&D | For |
| Gabriele BISCHOFF | Germany | S&D | For |
| Gaetano PEDULLA' | Italy | The Left | Abstained |
| Galato ALEXANDRAKI voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Greece | ECR | Abstained |
| Geadis GEADI | Cyprus | ECR | For |
| Georg MAYER voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Austria | Patriots | Abstained |
| Georgia TRAMACERE | Italy | S&D | For |
| Georgiana TEODORESCU | Romania | ECR | For |
| Georgios AFTIAS | Greece | EPP | For |
| Gerald HAUSER voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Austria | Patriots | Abstained |
| Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY | Netherlands | Renew | For |
| Gerolf ANNEMANS | Belgium | Patriots | 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 |
| Giorgos GEORGIOU | Cyprus | The Left | Abstained |
| Giovanni CROSETTO | Italy | ECR | For |
| Giuseppe ANTOCI | Italy | The Left | Abstained |
| Giuseppe LUPO | Italy | S&D | For |
| Giusi PRINCI | Italy | EPP | For |
| Gordan BOSANAC | Croatia | Greens | For |
| Grzegorz BRAUN | Poland | No group | Abstained |
| Guillaume PELTIER | France | ECR | For |
| Günther SIDL | Austria | S&D | For |
| Hannah NEUMANN | Germany | Greens | For |
| Hannes HEIDE | Austria | S&D | For |
| Harald VILIMSKY voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Austria | Patriots | Abstained |
| Hélder SOUSA SILVA | Portugal | EPP | For |
| Helmut BRANDSTÄTTER | Austria | Renew | For |
| Henrik DAHL | Denmark | EPP | For |
| Herbert DORFMANN | Italy | EPP | For |
| Hilde VAUTMANS | Belgium | Renew | For |
| Hildegard BENTELE | Germany | EPP | For |
| Hristo PETROV | Bulgaria | Renew | For |
| Idoia MENDIA | Spain | S&D | 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 |
| Irena JOVEVA | Slovenia | Renew | For |
| Irene MONTERO | Spain | The Left | Abstained |
| Irene TINAGLI | Italy | S&D | For |
| Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA | Spain | EPP | For |
| Isabel WISELER-LIMA | Luxembourg | EPP | For |
| Isabella LÖVIN | Sweden | Greens | For |
| Isabella TOVAGLIERI | Italy | Patriots | For |
| Isabelle LE CALLENNEC | France | EPP | For |
| Isilda GOMES | Portugal | S&D | For |
| Ivan DAVID | Czechia | ESN | Abstained |
| Ivars IJABS | Latvia | Renew | For |
| Ivaylo VALCHEV | Bulgaria | ECR | For |
| Jaak MADISON | Estonia | ECR | For |
| Jacek OZDOBA | Poland | ECR | 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 | Against |
| Jana NAGYOVÁ | Czechia | Patriots | For |
| Jaroslav BŽOCH | Czechia | Patriots | For |
| Jaroslava POKORNÁ JERMANOVÁ | Czechia | Patriots | For |
| Jaume ASENS LLODRÀ | Spain | Greens | For |
| Javi LÓPEZ | Spain | S&D | For |
| Javier MORENO SÁNCHEZ | Spain | S&D | For |
| Javier ZARZALEJOS | Spain | EPP | For |
| Jean-Marc GERMAIN | France | S&D | For |
| Jeannette BALJEU | Netherlands | Renew | For |
| Jens GEIER | Germany | S&D | For |
| Jens GIESEKE | Germany | EPP | For |
| Jérémy DECERLE | France | Renew | For |
| Jeroen LENAERS | Netherlands | EPP | For |
| Jessica POLFJÄRD | Sweden | EPP | For |
| Jessika VAN LEEUWEN | Netherlands | ECR | For |
| Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI | Poland | ECR | For |
| Joanna SCHEURING-WIELGUS | Poland | S&D | For |
| João COTRIM DE FIGUEIREDO | Portugal | Renew | For |
| Johan DANIELSSON | Sweden | S&D | For |
| Johan VAN OVERTVELDT | Belgium | ECR | For |
| Jonás FERNÁNDEZ | Spain | S&D | For |
| Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA | Spain | Patriots | For |
| José CEPEDA | Spain | S&D | For |
| Juan Carlos GIRAUTA VIDAL | Spain | Patriots | For |
| Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR | Spain | S&D | For |
| Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ | Spain | EPP | For |
| Judita LAŠŠÁKOVÁ | Slovakia | No group | Against |
| Julien LEONARDELLI | France | Patriots | For |
| Julien SANCHEZ | France | Patriots | For |
| Jüri RATAS | Estonia | EPP | For |
| Jussi SARAMO | Finland | The Left | For |
| Kai TEGETHOFF | Germany | Greens | For |
| Kamila GASIUK-PIHOWICZ | Poland | EPP | For |
| Karin KARLSBRO | Sweden | Renew | For |
| Karlo RESSLER | Croatia | EPP | For |
| Katarina BARLEY | Germany | S&D | For |
| Katarína ROTH NEVEĎALOVÁ | Slovakia | No group | Against |
| Kateřina KONEČNÁ | Czechia | No group | Abstained |
| 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 |
| Kira Marie PETER-HANSEN | Denmark | Greens | For |
| Klara DOSTALOVA | Czechia | Patriots | For |
| Konstantinos ARVANITIS | Greece | The Left | Abstained |
| Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI | Poland | ECR | For |
| Kostas PAPADAKIS | Greece | No group | Against |
| Kristian VIGENIN | Bulgaria | S&D | For |
| Krzysztof BREJZA | Poland | EPP | For |
| Krzysztof HETMAN | Poland | EPP | For |
| Krzysztof ŚMISZEK | Poland | S&D | For |
| Lara WOLTERS | Netherlands | S&D | For |
| Laurence TROCHU | France | ECR | For |
| Laurent CASTILLO | France | Patriots | For |
| Lefteris NIKOLAOU-ALAVANOS | Greece | No group | Against |
| Leila CHAIBI | France | The Left | For |
| Lena SCHILLING | Austria | Greens | For |
| Leoluca ORLANDO | Italy | Greens | For |
| Li ANDERSSON | Finland | The Left | For |
| Lídia PEREIRA | Portugal | EPP | For |
| Liesbet SOMMEN | Belgium | EPP | For |
| Liudas MAŽYLIS | Lithuania | EPP | For |
| Ľuboš BLAHA | Slovakia | No group | Against |
| Lucia ANNUNZIATA | Italy | S&D | For |
| Lucia YAR | Slovakia | Renew | For |
| Luděk NIEDERMAYER | Czechia | EPP | For |
| Ľudovít ÓDOR | Slovakia | Renew | For |
| Lukas MANDL | Austria | EPP | For |
| Lukas SIEPER | Germany | No group | For |
| Łukasz KOHUT | Poland | EPP | For |
| Luke Ming FLANAGAN | Ireland | The Left | For |
| Lynn BOYLAN | Ireland | The Left | For |
| Magdalena ADAMOWICZ | Poland | EPP | For |
| Małgorzata GOSIEWSKA | Poland | ECR | For |
| Malik AZMANI | Netherlands | Renew | For |
| Malika SOREL | France | No group | For |
| Manfred WEBER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Manuela RIPA | Germany | EPP | For |
| Marc ANGEL | Luxembourg | S&D | For |
| Marc JONGEN | Germany | ESN | Abstained |
| Marcin SYPNIEWSKI | Poland | ESN | For |
| Marco FALCONE | Italy | EPP | For |
| Marco TARQUINIO | Italy | S&D | For |
| Marcos ROS SEMPERE | Spain | S&D | For |
| Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN | Spain | Patriots | For |
| Maria GRAPINI | Romania | S&D | For |
| Maria GUZENINA | Finland | S&D | For |
| Maria NOICHL | Germany | S&D | For |
| Maria OHISALO | Finland | Greens | For |
| Maria ZACHARIA | Greece | No group | Abstained |
| Marianne VIND | Denmark | S&D | For |
| Mariateresa VIVALDINI | Italy | ECR | For |
| Marie TOUSSAINT | France | Greens | For |
| Marie-Agnes STRACK-ZIMMERMANN | Germany | Renew | For |
| Marie-Luce BRASIER-CLAIN | France | Patriots | For |
| Marieke EHLERS | Netherlands | Patriots | For |
| Marina KALJURAND | Estonia | S&D | For |
| Marina MESURE | France | The Left | For |
| Mario FURORE | Italy | The Left | Abstained |
| Marion MARÉCHAL | France | ECR | For |
| Marion WALSMANN | Germany | EPP | For |
| Marit MAIJ | Netherlands | S&D | For |
| Mariusz KAMIŃSKI | Poland | ECR | For |
| Marjan ŠAREC | Slovenia | Renew | For |
| Markéta GREGOROVÁ | Czechia | Greens | For |
| Marko VEŠLIGAJ | Croatia | S&D | For |
| Markus FERBER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Marlena MALĄG | Poland | ECR | For |
| Marta TEMIDO | Portugal | S&D | For |
| Marta WCISŁO | Poland | EPP | For |
| Martin GÜNTHER | Germany | The Left | Abstained |
| Martin HÄUSLING | Germany | Greens | For |
| Martin HOJSÍK | Slovakia | Renew | For |
| Martin SCHIRDEWAN | Germany | The Left | For |
| Martine KEMP | Luxembourg | EPP | For |
| Mārtiņš STAĶIS | Latvia | Greens | For |
| Matej TONIN | Slovenia | EPP | For |
| Mathilde ANDROUËT | France | Patriots | For |
| Matthias ECKE | Germany | S&D | For |
| Merja KYLLÖNEN | Finland | The Left | For |
| Michael BLOSS | Germany | Greens | For |
| Michael MCNAMARA | Ireland | Renew | For |
| Michael VON DER SCHULENBURG | Germany | No group | Against |
| 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 |
| Mieke ANDRIESE | Netherlands | Patriots | For |
| Mihai TUDOSE | Romania | S&D | For |
| Mika AALTOLA | Finland | EPP | For |
| Milan MAZUREK | Slovakia | ESN | Against |
| Milan UHRÍK | Slovakia | ESN | Against |
| Mireia BORRÁS PABÓN | Spain | Patriots | For |
| Miriam LEXMANN | Slovakia | EPP | For |
| Mohammed CHAHIM | Netherlands | S&D | For |
| Monika BEŇOVÁ | Slovakia | No group | Against |
| Monika HOHLMEIER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Moritz KÖRNER | Germany | Renew | For |
| Morten LØKKEGAARD | Denmark | Renew | For |
| Mounir SATOURI | France | Greens | For |
| Murielle LAURENT | France | S&D | For |
| Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR | Spain | S&D | For |
| Nadine MORANO | France | EPP | For |
| Nathalie LOISEAU | France | Renew | For |
| Nela RIEHL | Germany | Greens | For |
| Niclas HERBST | Germany | EPP | 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 | No group | For |
| Nikola MINCHEV | Bulgaria | Renew | For |
| Nikolaos ANADIOTIS | Greece | No group | Abstained |
| Nikos PAPPAS | Greece | The Left | 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 |
| Ondřej DOSTÁL | Czechia | No group | Abstained |
| Ondřej KNOTEK | Czechia | Patriots | For |
| Ondřej KOLÁŘ | Czechia | EPP | For |
| Ondřej KRUTÍLEK | Czechia | ECR | For |
| Özlem DEMIREL | Germany | The Left | Abstained |
| Paolo BORCHIA | Italy | Patriots | For |
| Pär HOLMGREN | Sweden | Greens | For |
| Pasquale TRIDICO | Italy | The Left | Abstained |
| Patryk JAKI | Poland | ECR | For |
| Paulius SAUDARGAS | Lithuania | EPP | For |
| Paulo CUNHA | Portugal | EPP | For |
| Pekka TOVERI | Finland | EPP | For |
| Per CLAUSEN | Denmark | The Left | For |
| Petar VOLGIN | Bulgaria | ESN | Against |
| Peter AGIUS | Malta | EPP | For |
| Peter LIESE | Germany | EPP | For |
| Petr BYSTRON | Germany | ESN | Abstained |
| Petra STEGER voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Austria | Patriots | Abstained |
| Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS | Lithuania | Renew | For |
| Petras GRAŽULIS | Lithuania | ESN | For |
| Philippe OLIVIER | France | Patriots | For |
| Pierfrancesco MARAN | Italy | S&D | For |
| Pierre PIMPIE | France | Patriots | For |
| Pierre-Romain THIONNET | France | Patriots | For |
| Pina PICIERNO | Italy | S&D | For |
| Rachel BLOM | Netherlands | Patriots | For |
| Radan KANEV | Bulgaria | EPP | For |
| Raffaele STANCANELLI | Italy | Patriots | For |
| Raffaele TOPO | Italy | S&D | For |
| Ralf SEEKATZ | Germany | EPP | For |
| Raquel GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE | Netherlands | Renew | For |
| Rasa JUKNEVIČIENĖ | Lithuania | EPP | 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 |
| Rima HASSAN | France | The Left | For |
| Robert BIEDROŃ | Poland | S&D | For |
| Roberto VANNACCI | Italy | ESN | Against |
| Roman HAIDER voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Austria | Patriots | Abstained |
| Romana JERKOVIĆ | Croatia | S&D | For |
| Romana TOMC | Slovenia | EPP | For |
| Rosa SERRANO SIERRA | Spain | S&D | For |
| Rudi KENNES | Belgium | The Left | Abstained |
| Ruggero RAZZA | Italy | ECR | For |
| Ruth FIRMENICH | Germany | No group | Against |
| Sabine VERHEYEN | Germany | EPP | For |
| Sabrina REPP | Germany | S&D | For |
| Sakis ARNAOUTOGLOU | Greece | S&D | For |
| Sander SMIT | Netherlands | ECR | For |
| Sandra GÓMEZ LÓPEZ | Spain | S&D | For |
| Sandra KALNIETE | Latvia | EPP | For |
| Sandro GOZI | France | Renew | For |
| Sandro RUOTOLO | Italy | S&D | For |
| Sara MATTHIEU | Belgium | Greens | For |
| Saskia BRICMONT | Belgium | Greens | For |
| Seán KELLY | Ireland | EPP | For |
| Sebastian EVERDING | Germany | The Left | For |
| Sebastian TYNKKYNEN | Finland | ECR | For |
| Sebastião BUGALHO | Portugal | EPP | For |
| Şerban Dimitrie STURDZA voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Romania | ECR | Abstained |
| Sergio BERLATO | Italy | ECR | For |
| Sérgio GONÇALVES | Portugal | S&D | For |
| Sérgio HUMBERTO | Portugal | EPP | For |
| Sibylle BERG | Germany | No group | For |
| Siegfried MUREŞAN | Romania | EPP | For |
| Sigrid FRIIS | Denmark | Renew | For |
| Silvia SARDONE | Italy | Patriots | For |
| Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN | Finland | EPP | For |
| Sofie ERIKSSON | Sweden | S&D | For |
| Sophia KIRCHER | Austria | EPP | For |
| Stanislav STOYANOV | Bulgaria | ESN | Against |
| Stanisław TYSZKA | Poland | ESN | For |
| Stefan BERGER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Stefan KÖHLER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Stefano BONACCINI | Italy | S&D | For |
| Stefano CAVEDAGNA | Italy | ECR | For |
| Stine BOSSE | Denmark | Renew | For |
| Sunčana GLAVAK | Croatia | EPP | For |
| Susanna CECCARDI | Italy | Patriots | For |
| Sven MIKSER | Estonia | S&D | For |
| Sven SIMON | Germany | EPP | For |
| Svenja HAHN | Germany | Renew | 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 | Against |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Tomislav SOKOL | Croatia | EPP | For |
| Ton DIEPEVEEN | Netherlands | Patriots | For |
| Tonino PICULA | Croatia | S&D | For |
| Tsvetelina PENKOVA | Bulgaria | S&D | For |
| Udo BULLMANN | Germany | S&D | For |
| Urmas PAET | Estonia | Renew | For |
| Valentina PALMISANO | Italy | The Left | Abstained |
| Valérie DELOGE | France | Patriots | For |
| Valérie DEVAUX | France | Renew | For |
| Valérie HAYER | France | Renew | For |
| Vangelis MEIMARAKIS | Greece | EPP | For |
| Vasile DÎNCU | Romania | S&D | For |
| Verena MERTENS | Germany | EPP | For |
| Veronika VRECIONOVÁ | Czechia | ECR | For |
| Vicent MARZÀ IBÁÑEZ | Spain | Greens | For |
| Victor NEGRESCU | Romania | S&D | For |
| Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ | Lithuania | S&D | For |
| Vilis KRIŠTOPANS | Latvia | Patriots | 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 |
| Volker SCHNURRBUSCH | Germany | ESN | Abstained |
| Vytenis Povilas ANDRIUKAITIS | Lithuania | S&D | For |
| Waldemar BUDA | Poland | ECR | For |
| Waldemar TOMASZEWSKI | Lithuania | ECR | For |
| Willemien KONING | Netherlands | EPP | For |
| Wouter BEKE | Belgium | EPP | For |
| Yannis MANIATIS | Greece | S&D | For |
| Younous OMARJEE | France | The Left | For |
| Zala ČERNILEC TOMAŠIČ | Slovenia | EPP | For |
| Željana ZOVKO | Croatia | EPP | For |
| Zsuzsanna BORVENDÉG | Hungary | ESN | Abstained |
Debate speakers and how they voted
| 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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All votes on this decision, 11
| 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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| 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 |
| 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.
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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.
AI: The text in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
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.
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.
Show the 3 steps of the dossier
- 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.
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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 (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?members=all (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?members=all}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-03-12/3?members=all},
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)}
}