← 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 194558Source: 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
✓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+10 / 15

Country division+10 / 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 (215 for, 313 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

215

Against

313

Abstain

Margin of victory

98 votes

Turnout (cast)

566

Absent

143

Participation rate

79.8%

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

By political group

EPP182 MEPs

For 0Against 140Abstain 1Absent 41

S&D135 MEPs

For 101Against 0Abstain 5Absent 29

ECR81 MEPs

For 1Against 63Abstain 1Absent 16

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 44Abstain 20Absent 20

Renew76 MEPs

For 10Against 47Abstain 5Absent 14

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left44 MEPs

For 38Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

ESN27 MEPs

For 5Against 17Abstain 2Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 4Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

France27
Spain24
Sweden10
Ireland8
Finland6

Most against

Germany46
Poland38
Italy32
Netherlands20
Czech Republic14

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
Germany
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 7Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 0Absent 7

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 0Absent 4

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 4Abstain 1Absent 4

France79 MEPs

For 27Against 11Abstain 22Absent 19

Germany96 MEPs

For 30Against 46Abstain 3Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 1Absent 8

Hungary20 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy73 MEPs

For 28Against 32Abstain 0Absent 13

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 5

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Malta5 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands30 MEPs

For 10Against 20Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 3Against 38Abstain 3Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 2Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 24Against 24Abstain 1Absent 11

Sweden21 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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