← Votes·2025-09-11

Detention of EU citizens in the occupied areas of Cyprus

Vote ID 178981Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low 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+0 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+15 / 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, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR and Renew voted mostly against. S&D and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (140 for, 303 against, 132 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

140

Against

303

Abstain

132

Margin of victory

163 votes

Turnout (cast)

575

Absent

145

Participation rate

79.9%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 5Against 148Abstain 1Absent 31

S&D135 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 109Absent 21

ECR82 MEPs

For 3Against 62Abstain 1Absent 16

PfE82 MEPs

For 30Against 29Abstain 1Absent 22

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 59Abstain 1Absent 19

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 42Against 1Abstain 0Absent 10

The Left45 MEPs

For 28Against 0Abstain 0Absent 17

NI29 MEPs

For 22Against 1Abstain 2Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 17Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

France38
Austria7
Slovakia6
Greece5
Cyprus4

Most against

Poland38
Italy36
Germany34
Spain27
Netherlands17

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Denmark
Finland
Germany
Greece
Luxembourg
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 4Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 6Against 10Abstain 2Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 4Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 4Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 0Absent 4

Denmark15 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 3Absent 4

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 2Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 2Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 38Against 17Abstain 11Absent 16

Germany96 MEPs

For 26Against 34Abstain 22Absent 14

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 4Absent 9

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 2Absent 14

Ireland14 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 1Absent 4

Italy76 MEPs

For 8Against 36Abstain 15Absent 17

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 1Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 3Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 3Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 7Against 17Abstain 2Absent 5

Poland53 MEPs

For 3Against 38Abstain 4Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 6Absent 8

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 10Absent 8

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 5Against 27Abstain 20Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 11Abstain 5Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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