← Votes·2025-09-11

Detention of EU citizens in the occupied areas of Cyprus

Vote ID 178987Source: 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
✓Some 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+4 / 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”. ECR, PfE, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (182 for, 406 against, 12 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

182

Against

406

Abstain

Margin of victory

224 votes

Turnout (cast)

600

Absent

120

Participation rate

83.3%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 17Against 149Abstain 0Absent 19

S&D135 MEPs

For 1Against 115Abstain 0Absent 19

ECR82 MEPs

For 66Against 2Abstain 1Absent 13

PfE82 MEPs

For 64Against 0Abstain 1Absent 17

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 61Abstain 0Absent 18

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 43Abstain 0Absent 10

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 27Abstain 2Absent 16

ESN27 MEPs

For 22Against 0Abstain 3Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 5Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

France37
Czech Republic12
Greece9
Slovakia7
Cyprus3

Most against

Germany66
Spain47
Italy33
Poland24
Netherlands20

Divided delegations

Cyprus
Czech Republic
France
Greece
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 1Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 4

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 37Against 33Abstain 1Absent 11

Germany96 MEPs

For 16Against 66Abstain 1Absent 13

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 0Absent 7

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 1Absent 15

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 4

Italy76 MEPs

For 29Against 33Abstain 0Absent 14

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 6Against 20Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland53 MEPs

For 21Against 24Abstain 3Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 7

Romania33 MEPs

For 3Against 20Abstain 2Absent 8

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 9Against 47Abstain 0Absent 4

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 2Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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