← Votes·2021-09-16

Government crackdown on protests and citizens 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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Vote ID 135747Source: 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
✓Strong political group division
✓Significant 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+12 / 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 “Government crackdown on protests and citizens in Cuba”. EPP, Renew, PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly in favour, while Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly against. S&D mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (426 for, 146 against, 115 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

426

Against

146

Abstain

115

Margin of victory

280 votes

Turnout (cast)

687

Absent

Participation rate

97.5%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 172Against 1Abstain 1Absent 5

S&D136 MEPs

For 18Against 25Abstain 88Absent 5

Renew101 MEPs

For 95Against 3Abstain 3Absent 0

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 4Against 63Abstain 0Absent 4

PfE67 MEPs

For 58Against 0Abstain 8Absent 1

ECR63 MEPs

For 60Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 15Against 16Abstain 12Absent 1

The Left38 MEPs

For 0Against 35Abstain 2Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

France56
Italy45
Poland45
Germany41
Romania23

Most against

Spain28
Cyprus3

Divided delegations

Cyprus
Germany
Greece
Ireland
Portugal
Spain

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 5Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 3Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 5Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 3Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 56Against 19Abstain 4Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 41Against 29Abstain 20Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 3Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 5Absent 1

Ireland13 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 45Against 14Abstain 13Absent 4

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 18Against 4Abstain 7Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 45Against 1Abstain 5Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 9Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 10Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 3Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 25Against 28Abstain 5Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

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