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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 169541Source: 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
✓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+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+12 / 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”. EPP, Renew, ECR and PfE voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (380 for, 182 against, 51 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

380

Against

182

Abstain

Margin of victory

198 votes

Turnout (cast)

613

Absent

108

Participation rate

85.0%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 151Against 0Abstain 1Absent 36

S&D135 MEPs

For 14Against 78Abstain 21Absent 22

Renew79 MEPs

For 70Against 3Abstain 1Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 73Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

PfE77 MEPs

For 60Against 0Abstain 1Absent 16

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 46Abstain 2Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 39Abstain 2Absent 4

NI30 MEPs

For 7Against 15Abstain 3Absent 5

ESN26 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 19Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

France59
Poland44
Italy36
Germany32
Spain29

Most against

Malta3

Divided delegations

Belgium
Croatia
Finland
Germany
Greece
Ireland
Italy
Luxembourg

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 13Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 3Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic20 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 1Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland16 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 59Against 14Abstain 3Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 32Against 22Abstain 22Absent 20

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 0Absent 9

Hungary20 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 1Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 36Against 30Abstain 0Absent 10

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 19Against 10Abstain 1Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 44Against 3Abstain 4Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 11Against 5Abstain 5Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 17Against 8Abstain 2Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 29Against 24Abstain 1Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 3Absent 0

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