← Votes·2025-09-11

Detention of EU citizens in the occupied areas of Cyprus

Vote ID 178983Source: 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, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (130 for, 448 against, 16 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

130

Against

448

Abstain

Margin of victory

318 votes

Turnout (cast)

594

Absent

126

Participation rate

82.5%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 11Against 150Abstain 4Absent 20

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 114Abstain 0Absent 21

ECR82 MEPs

For 4Against 65Abstain 0Absent 13

PfE82 MEPs

For 64Against 0Abstain 1Absent 17

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 60Abstain 0Absent 19

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 43Abstain 0Absent 10

The Left45 MEPs

For 8Against 15Abstain 5Absent 17

ESN27 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 4Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 20Against 1Abstain 2Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

France36
Czech Republic11
Slovakia7
Greece6
Cyprus3

Most against

Germany61
Spain50
Italy49
Poland43
Romania22

Divided delegations

Cyprus
Czech Republic
France
Greece
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 13Abstain 0Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 1Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 0Absent 4

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 3Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 36Against 34Abstain 0Absent 12

Germany96 MEPs

For 21Against 61Abstain 1Absent 13

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 10

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 1Absent 15

Ireland14 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 5

Italy76 MEPs

For 13Against 49Abstain 0Absent 14

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 5Against 21Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland53 MEPs

For 2Against 43Abstain 3Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 8

Romania33 MEPs

For 3Against 22Abstain 0Absent 8

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 4Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 6Against 50Abstain 0Absent 4

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 19Abstain 2Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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