← Votes·2024-02-29

Critical 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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Vote ID 165968Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓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+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+3 / 15

Legislative+0 / 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 “Critical situation in Cuba”. S&D, Greens-EFA, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, Renew and ECR voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (210 for, 284 against, 39 abstentions).

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

Why it matters

This is a substantive vote (such as an amendment or resolution) that contributes to shaping the final position of the Parliament on a dossier. It reflects the political direction taken on specific provisions.

Result analysis

For

210

Against

284

Abstain

Margin of victory

74 votes

Turnout (cast)

533

Absent

172

Participation rate

75.6%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 7Against 129Abstain 0Absent 43

S&D136 MEPs

For 92Against 2Abstain 7Absent 35

Renew100 MEPs

For 8Against 76Abstain 1Absent 15

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 61Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

PfE64 MEPs

For 0Against 21Abstain 25Absent 18

ECR65 MEPs

For 0Against 44Abstain 0Absent 21

NI46 MEPs

For 15Against 8Abstain 5Absent 18

The Left38 MEPs

For 25Against 2Abstain 0Absent 11

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany38
Spain27
France25
Portugal11
Ireland8

Most against

Poland36
Italy27
Romania18
Netherlands16
Czech Republic13

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 5

Belgium21 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 3Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 2Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 6

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 2Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 4

France79 MEPs

For 25Against 25Abstain 16Absent 13

Germany96 MEPs

For 38Against 32Abstain 8Absent 18

Greece21 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 2Absent 18

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 12

Ireland13 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 20Against 27Abstain 0Absent 29

Latvia8 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 8Against 16Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland52 MEPs

For 7Against 36Abstain 0Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 8Against 18Abstain 0Absent 7

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 27Against 18Abstain 0Absent 14

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 5Absent 2

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