← Votes·2021-06-10

Human rights and political situation in Cuba

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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Human Rights64%

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "human rights"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 133933Source: 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
✓High-interest topic: Human Rights
✓Some political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+10 / 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+12 / 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 “Human rights and political situation in Cuba”. EPP, Renew, PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (386 for, 236 against, 59 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

386

Against

236

Abstain

Margin of victory

150 votes

Turnout (cast)

681

Absent

Participation rate

96.6%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 169Against 3Abstain 0Absent 7

S&D136 MEPs

For 13Against 105Abstain 12Absent 6

Renew101 MEPs

For 75Against 6Abstain 20Absent 0

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 4Against 66Abstain 0Absent 1

PfE67 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 17Absent 2

ECR63 MEPs

For 59Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

NI44 MEPs

For 13Against 17Abstain 9Absent 5

The Left38 MEPs

For 1Against 37Abstain 0Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany49
Italy48
Poland42
Romania24
Sweden19

Most against

Spain29
Portugal13
Cyprus4
Malta4

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Ireland
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 1Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 3Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 13Against 22Abstain 42Absent 2

Germany96 MEPs

For 49Against 46Abstain 1Absent 0

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 1Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 15Against 1Abstain 3Absent 2

Ireland13 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 48Against 26Abstain 0Absent 2

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 17Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 42Against 5Abstain 2Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 24Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 26Against 29Abstain 4Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 19Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

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