← Votes·2024-09-19

The case of José Daniel Ferrier García 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 169537Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓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+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 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 “The case of José Daniel Ferrier García in Cuba”. S&D, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, Renew, ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (219 for, 357 against, 41 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

219

Against

357

Abstain

Margin of victory

138 votes

Turnout (cast)

617

Absent

104

Participation rate

85.6%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 1Against 151Abstain 0Absent 36

S&D135 MEPs

For 102Against 13Abstain 0Absent 20

Renew79 MEPs

For 13Against 59Abstain 2Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 73Abstain 0Absent 9

PfE77 MEPs

For 0Against 32Abstain 29Absent 16

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 44Against 1Abstain 5Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 41Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

NI30 MEPs

For 17Against 5Abstain 4Absent 4

ESN26 MEPs

For 1Against 21Abstain 1Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

France35
Finland7
Greece7
Malta3
Cyprus1

Most against

Poland47
Germany44
Italy36
Spain29
Netherlands19

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Cyprus
Finland
Germany
Greece
Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 3Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 8Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 8

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic20 MEPs

For 4Against 13Abstain 0Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland16 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 35Against 13Abstain 28Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 32Against 44Abstain 3Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 0Absent 9

Hungary20 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 31Against 36Abstain 0Absent 9

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 1Absent 2

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 11Against 19Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 3Against 47Abstain 1Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 8Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 9Against 18Abstain 0Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 25Against 29Abstain 1Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 3Absent 0

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