← Votes·2025-09-11

Detention of EU citizens in the occupied areas of Cyprus

Vote ID 178986Source: 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
✓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+10 / 15

Country division+12 / 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”. EPP, PfE, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while S&D, ECR, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (196 for, 338 against, 50 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

196

Against

338

Abstain

Margin of victory

142 votes

Turnout (cast)

584

Absent

136

Participation rate

81.1%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 75Against 41Abstain 38Absent 31

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 113Abstain 0Absent 22

ECR82 MEPs

For 6Against 62Abstain 0Absent 14

PfE82 MEPs

For 65Against 0Abstain 1Absent 16

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 61Abstain 0Absent 18

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 43Abstain 0Absent 10

The Left45 MEPs

For 8Against 17Abstain 3Absent 17

ESN27 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 5Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 20Against 1Abstain 3Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

France38
Czech Republic15
Austria10
Greece8
Slovakia7

Most against

Germany55
Italy43
Spain29
Romania18
Netherlands15

Divided delegations

Austria
Cyprus
Denmark
France
Greece
Ireland
Netherlands
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 0Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 6Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 1Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 1Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 38Against 32Abstain 0Absent 12

Germany96 MEPs

For 24Against 55Abstain 2Absent 15

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 0Absent 8

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 6Absent 15

Ireland14 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 4

Italy76 MEPs

For 15Against 43Abstain 3Absent 15

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 2Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 11Against 15Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland53 MEPs

For 2Against 22Abstain 23Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 7

Romania33 MEPs

For 5Against 18Abstain 1Absent 9

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 26Against 29Abstain 0Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 14Abstain 2Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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