← Votes·2019-11-28

Cuba, the case of Jose Daniel Ferrer

Foreign Affairs75%★

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "cuba"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 110620Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+8 / 15

Methodology: importance-v0.1 · The Importance Score is a prioritisation indicator. It does not judge whether a vote is good or bad.

What was this vote about?

This vote concerned “Cuba, the case of Jose Daniel Ferrer”. EPP, Renew, PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (363 for, 222 against, 35 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

363

Against

222

Abstain

Margin of victory

141 votes

Turnout (cast)

620

Absent

Participation rate

91.5%

✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP173 MEPs

For 155Against 3Abstain 0Absent 15

S&D132 MEPs

For 10Against 105Abstain 5Absent 12

Renew96 MEPs

For 82Against 8Abstain 0Absent 6

Greens/EFA67 MEPs

For 6Against 53Abstain 3Absent 5

PfE64 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 16Absent 5

ECR59 MEPs

For 50Against 2Abstain 3Absent 4

The Left37 MEPs

For 0Against 33Abstain 2Absent 2

NI43 MEPs

For 13Against 17Abstain 4Absent 9

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany47
Poland40
Italy33
France31
Romania19

Most against

Spain27
Portugal13
Ireland6
Cyprus4
Malta4

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Denmark
France
Germany
Greece
Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria18 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 13Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 2Absent 1

Croatia11 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 2Absent 3

Denmark13 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 1Absent 2

Estonia6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland13 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

France74 MEPs

For 31Against 20Abstain 20Absent 3

Germany96 MEPs

For 47Against 40Abstain 3Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 1Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 3Absent 3

Ireland11 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy73 MEPs

For 33Against 31Abstain 0Absent 9

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands26 MEPs

For 17Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland51 MEPs

For 40Against 5Abstain 1Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania32 MEPs

For 19Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovakia13 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 1Absent 3

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain54 MEPs

For 22Against 27Abstain 0Absent 5

Sweden20 MEPs

For 17Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

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