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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 194559Source: 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+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”. ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (166 for, 394 against, 7 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

166

Against

394

Abstain

Margin of victory

228 votes

Turnout (cast)

567

Absent

142

Participation rate

80.0%

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

By political group

EPP182 MEPs

For 15Against 126Abstain 0Absent 41

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 105Abstain 2Absent 28

ECR81 MEPs

For 62Against 2Abstain 1Absent 16

PfE84 MEPs

For 63Against 0Abstain 0Absent 21

Renew76 MEPs

For 0Against 62Abstain 0Absent 14

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 1Against 41Abstain 0Absent 9

The Left44 MEPs

For 0Against 38Abstain 0Absent 6

NI29 MEPs

For 5Against 18Abstain 2Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 20Against 2Abstain 2Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Czech Republic9
Hungary7
Cyprus1

Most against

Germany66
France36
Italy35
Poland25
Spain24

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
France
Hungary
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Spain

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 13Abstain 0Absent 6

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 1Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 4

France79 MEPs

For 24Against 36Abstain 0Absent 19

Germany96 MEPs

For 13Against 66Abstain 1Absent 16

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 8

Hungary20 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy73 MEPs

For 25Against 35Abstain 0Absent 13

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 5

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Malta5 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands30 MEPs

For 10Against 20Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 19Against 25Abstain 1Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 3Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 23Against 24Abstain 0Absent 13

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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