← Votes·2025-09-11

Detention of EU citizens in the occupied areas of Cyprus

Vote ID 178988Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓High participation

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+0 / 10

Group division+0 / 15

Country division+0 / 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, S&D, ECR, PfE, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (597 for, 0 against, 5 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

597

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

597 votes

Turnout (cast)

602

Absent

118

Participation rate

83.6%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 166Against 0Abstain 0Absent 19

S&D135 MEPs

For 116Against 0Abstain 0Absent 19

ECR82 MEPs

For 68Against 0Abstain 0Absent 14

PfE82 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16

Renew79 MEPs

For 60Against 0Abstain 1Absent 18

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

The Left45 MEPs

For 29Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16

NI29 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 3Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany83
France70
Italy62
Spain55
Poland47

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 70Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

Germany96 MEPs

For 83Against 0Abstain 1Absent 12

Greece21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 15

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Italy76 MEPs

For 62Against 0Abstain 0Absent 14

Latvia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 26Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland53 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Romania33 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 1Absent 8

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 55Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

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