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Mass kidnapping of children in Nigeria, including from St Mary's Catholic School in Papiri
Date: 18.12.2025Reference: RC-B10-0577/2025Christianhuman rightsterrorismchildfreedom of religious beliefsillegal restraintchild protectionchildren's rightsorganised crimeNigeriareligious fundamentalism
Overall Result
- 519 For
- 2 Against
- 50 Abstention
- 148 Did not vote
How we count
- Yes, No and Abstention come from the European Parliament's roll-call voting protocol.
- “Did not vote” is derived: MEPs with a mandate on the voting day for whom no vote was recorded. Abstentions do not count towards this.
- Subsequent vote corrections are shown but do not change the official result.
- Each vote (overall vote, amendment, partial vote) counts separately. Therefore totals may differ from pages that count differently.
Status
Adopted
Outcome as recorded by the European Parliament.
- Vote held on
Procedure timeline
No procedure timeline is available for this vote yet.
Sources
Data: EP Open Data API
What is this about?
- The mass abduction of schoolchildren in Nigeria, including from St Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri, is strongly condemned.
- Criminal gangs and armed groups exploit the volatile security situation to demand ransoms and target educational institutions.
- The resolution demands the immediate release of all hostages and thorough investigations into the crimes.
- Nigerian authorities are urged to implement the Safe Schools Declaration and expand early warning systems to protect schools.
- The international community is called upon to increase humanitarian aid to address poverty and resource conflicts driving instability.
Vote by political group
How the political groups voted
Non-attached Members (NI)For23
- 23For
- 0Against
- 1Abstention
- 6Did not vote
European People's Party (EPP)For152
- 152For
- 0Against
- 0Abstention
- 36Did not vote
Renew Europe (Renew)For59
- 59For
- 1Against
- 0Abstention
- 15Did not vote
Patriots for Europe (PfE)For58
- 58For
- 0Against
- 4Abstention
- 23Did not vote
The Left in the European Parliament (GUE/NGL)For36
- 36For
- 0Against
- 0Abstention
- 10Did not vote
European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR)For67
- 67For
- 0Against
- 0Abstention
- 12Did not vote
Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D)For99
- 99For
- 1Against
- 4Abstention
- 32Did not vote
Europe of Sovereign Nations (ESN)For21
- 21For
- 0Against
- 2Abstention
- 4Did not vote
Greens/European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA)For4
- 4For
- 0Against
- 39Abstention
- 10Did not vote
Members
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| Name | Country | Group | Vote Position |
|---|---|---|---|
 France | EPP | For | |
 Germany | Renew | For | |
| Germany | EPP | For | |
| France | PfE | For | |
 Romania | EPP | For | |
 Bulgaria | EPP | For | |
| France | GUE/NGL | For | |
| Romania | ECR | For | |
 Latvia | ECR | For | |
 Italy | GUE/NGL | For |
