← 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 194557Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Close result
✓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+6 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 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 and Renew voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (248 for, 279 against, 38 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

248

Against

279

Abstain

Margin of victory

31 votes

Turnout (cast)

565

Absent

144

Participation rate

79.7%

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

By political group

EPP182 MEPs

For 5Against 134Abstain 2Absent 41

S&D135 MEPs

For 102Against 1Abstain 2Absent 30

ECR81 MEPs

For 2Against 59Abstain 3Absent 17

PfE84 MEPs

For 20Against 37Abstain 7Absent 20

Renew76 MEPs

For 14Against 44Abstain 4Absent 14

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

The Left44 MEPs

For 37Against 1Abstain 0Absent 6

NI29 MEPs

For 21Against 3Abstain 1Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 19Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

France48
Ireland12
Sweden11
Austria9
Denmark7

Most against

Poland39
Germany31
Italy30
Spain25
Netherlands20

Divided delegations

Belgium
Croatia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
Germany
Greece
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 6Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 0Absent 7

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 1Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 12Abstain 1Absent 4

Denmark15 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 1Absent 4

France79 MEPs

For 48Against 10Abstain 1Absent 20

Germany96 MEPs

For 30Against 31Abstain 18Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 1Absent 8

Hungary20 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 1Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy73 MEPs

For 27Against 30Abstain 1Absent 15

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 5

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta5 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands30 MEPs

For 10Against 20Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 3Against 39Abstain 3Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 11Abstain 4Absent 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 11Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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