← Votes·2021-12-16

The situation in Cuba, namely the cases of José Daniel Ferrer, Lady in White Aymara Nieto, Maykel Castillo, Luis Robles, Félix Navarro, Luis Manuel Otero, Reverend Lorenzo Rosales Fajardo, Andy Dunier García and Yunior García Aguilera

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title contains non-EU country "cuba"

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Vote ID 138173Source: 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 “The situation in Cuba, namely the cases of José Daniel Ferrer, Lady in White Aymara Nieto, Maykel Castillo, Luis Robles, Félix Navarro, Luis Manuel Otero, Reverend Lorenzo Rosales Fajardo, Andy Dunier García and Yunior García Aguilera”. EPP, Renew, PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. S&D mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (393 for, 150 against, 119 abstentions).

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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

393

Against

150

Abstain

119

Margin of victory

243 votes

Turnout (cast)

662

Absent

Participation rate

94.0%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 171Against 1Abstain 2Absent 5

S&D136 MEPs

For 7Against 39Abstain 66Absent 24

Renew101 MEPs

For 69Against 1Abstain 28Absent 3

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 1Against 65Abstain 0Absent 4

PfE67 MEPs

For 63Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

ECR63 MEPs

For 62Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 16Against 13Abstain 12Absent 3

The Left38 MEPs

For 0Against 30Abstain 7Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany47
Italy46
Poland43
France29
Romania23

Most against

Spain32
Greece9

Divided delegations

Cyprus
France
Germany
Greece
Ireland
Luxembourg
Spain

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 5Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 6Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 3Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 6Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 2Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 2Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 29Against 18Abstain 25Absent 7

Germany95 MEPs

For 47Against 42Abstain 1Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 1Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

Ireland13 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 46Against 5Abstain 10Absent 15

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 4Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 18Against 5Abstain 6Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 43Against 2Abstain 7Absent 0

Portugal21 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 11Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 8Absent 2

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 2Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 25Against 32Abstain 2Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 6Absent 0

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