← Votes·2025-09-11

Detention of EU citizens in the occupied areas of Cyprus

Vote ID 178980Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low 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+0 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 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 “Detention of EU citizens in the occupied areas of Cyprus”. PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (190 for, 353 against, 14 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

190

Against

353

Abstain

Margin of victory

163 votes

Turnout (cast)

557

Absent

163

Participation rate

77.4%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 22Against 132Abstain 4Absent 27

S&D135 MEPs

For 1Against 106Abstain 0Absent 28

PfE82 MEPs

For 57Against 2Abstain 1Absent 22

Renew79 MEPs

For 1Against 58Abstain 0Absent 20

ECR82 MEPs

For 56Against 1Abstain 0Absent 25

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 41Abstain 0Absent 12

The Left45 MEPs

For 9Against 13Abstain 5Absent 18

NI29 MEPs

For 22Against 0Abstain 2Absent 5

ESN27 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 2Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy34
Poland24
Czech Republic13
Greece9
Slovakia6

Most against

Germany59
Spain40
France32
Netherlands19
Romania18

Divided delegations

France
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 13Abstain 0Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 0Absent 4

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 3Absent 3

France82 MEPs

For 29Against 32Abstain 1Absent 20

Germany96 MEPs

For 22Against 59Abstain 0Absent 15

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 0Absent 9

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 2Absent 14

Ireland14 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 0Absent 4

Italy76 MEPs

For 34Against 22Abstain 0Absent 20

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 4

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 6Against 19Abstain 0Absent 6

Poland53 MEPs

For 24Against 16Abstain 2Absent 11

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 7

Romania33 MEPs

For 5Against 18Abstain 0Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 3Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 12Against 40Abstain 1Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 2Absent 2

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