← Votes·2026-06-18

Political repression and humanitarian situation in Cuba

Foreign Affairs75%★

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "cuba"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

View all votes on Foreign Affairs →

Human Rights64%

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "repression"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

View all votes on Human Rights →

Vote ID 194553Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

/ 100

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

Show full breakdown

Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 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 “Political repression and humanitarian situation in Cuba”. S&D, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR, PfE, Renew and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (202 for, 330 against, 36 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

202

Against

330

Abstain

Margin of victory

128 votes

Turnout (cast)

568

Absent

141

Participation rate

80.1%

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

By political group

EPP182 MEPs

For 0Against 141Abstain 0Absent 41

S&D135 MEPs

For 96Against 1Abstain 10Absent 28

ECR81 MEPs

For 1Against 61Abstain 2Absent 17

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 44Abstain 20Absent 20

Renew76 MEPs

For 2Against 60Abstain 0Absent 14

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 1Absent 8

The Left44 MEPs

For 38Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

NI29 MEPs

For 18Against 5Abstain 2Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 5Against 18Abstain 1Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

France24
Sweden10
Slovakia7
Finland6
Croatia5

Most against

Germany48
Poland39
Italy31
Spain25
Netherlands20

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 7Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 7Against 9Abstain 0Absent 6

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 0Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 3Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 4

France79 MEPs

For 24Against 16Abstain 20Absent 19

Germany96 MEPs

For 31Against 48Abstain 1Absent 16

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 1Absent 8

Hungary20 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy73 MEPs

For 28Against 31Abstain 0Absent 14

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 5

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta5 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands30 MEPs

For 6Against 20Abstain 4Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 4Against 39Abstain 1Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 3Against 13Abstain 5Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 24Against 25Abstain 0Absent 11

Sweden21 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

Loading individual positions…