← 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

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Human Rights64%

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "repression"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 194554Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Very fragmented political vote
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+3 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+15 / 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 and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR, PfE, Renew, Left and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (213 for, 324 against, 27 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

213

Against

324

Abstain

Margin of victory

111 votes

Turnout (cast)

564

Absent

145

Participation rate

79.5%

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

By political group

EPP182 MEPs

For 4Against 132Abstain 2Absent 44

S&D135 MEPs

For 105Against 0Abstain 2Absent 28

ECR81 MEPs

For 2Against 62Abstain 1Absent 16

PfE84 MEPs

For 20Against 44Abstain 0Absent 20

Renew76 MEPs

For 13Against 48Abstain 0Absent 15

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left44 MEPs

For 10Against 14Abstain 13Absent 7

NI29 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 8Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 5Against 18Abstain 1Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

France34
Sweden10
Ireland8
Denmark7
Finland6

Most against

Germany43
Poland39
Italy33
Spain27
Netherlands15

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 1Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 1Absent 7

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 2Against 14Abstain 2Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 4

France79 MEPs

For 34Against 24Abstain 0Absent 21

Germany96 MEPs

For 34Against 43Abstain 3Absent 16

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 1Absent 8

Hungary20 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 3Absent 2

Italy73 MEPs

For 20Against 33Abstain 7Absent 13

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 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 13Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 3Against 39Abstain 1Absent 10

Portugal21 MEPs

For 6Against 11Abstain 1Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 3Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 4Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 22Against 27Abstain 0Absent 11

Sweden21 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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