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The case of José Daniel Ferrier García in Cuba

Effect
Adopted
Result
380 for · 182 against · 51 abstained roll call
Date
19 September 2024, 13:11–13:13
Kind
Resolution
More facts (9)
Margin
by a clear majority
Text
Motion B-10-2024-0022
Dossier
2024/2805(RSP)
Source
Motion for a resolution
Topics
Foreign affairs Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes
14 votes · 8 roll calls · 6 amendments
Requested by
The Left (1 roll call) · Greens (1 roll call) · EPP (1 roll call)
Sitting
Thursday 19 September 2024
Final vote
169541
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Votes on this decision
Members on the final vote

Result

The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.

Final vote: 380 for, 182 against, 51 abstained (roll call).

Adopted by a clear majority.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 6 amendments (6 rejected) and 1 part of the text voted on separately (1 adopted). 6 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.

Backed by Renew, EPP, ECR and Patriots; opposed by The Left, Greens and S&D; ESN mostly abstained.

Groups

Members' votes, each counted in the group they belonged to on the day. No vote: in office that day, no position recorded. Majority line: the most common position. Clear line: a position with at least two thirds of the group's votes (at least 10 members voting), otherwise Divided. Cohesion: Agreement Index, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all voted the same (method).
GroupForAgainstAbst.No voteMajority lineClear lineCohesionBar
The LeftFor 0Against 39Abst. 2No vote 5 of 46Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.93
GreensFor 0Against 46Abst. 2No vote 5 of 53Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.94
S&DFor 14Against 80Abst. 21No vote 21 of 136Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.54
RenewFor 70Against 1Abst. 1No vote 5 of 77Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.96
EPPFor 154Against 0Abst. 1No vote 33 of 188Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.99
ECRFor 69Against 0Abst. 0No vote 9 of 78Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
PatriotsFor 61Against 0Abst. 1No vote 21 of 83Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.98
ESNFor 3Against 0Abst. 20No vote 2 of 25Majority line AbstainedClear line Abstained Cohesion 0.80
No groupFor 9Against 16Abst. 3No vote 4 of 32Majority line —Clear line No line Cohesion —

Members who changed group are counted in the group of the day: Anna BRYŁKA changed group, Branko GRIMS changed group, Diego SOLIER changed group, Elena YONCHEVA changed group, Elisabetta GUALMINI changed group, Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK changed group, Fernand KARTHEISER changed group, Jessika VAN LEEUWEN changed group, Laurent CASTILLO changed group, Lukas SIEPER changed group, Malika SOREL changed group, Milan MAZUREK changed group, Nikola BARTŮŠEK changed group, Nikolas FARANTOURIS changed group, Nora JUNCO GARCÍA changed group, Pina PICIERNO changed group, Roberto VANNACCI changed group, Sander SMIT changed group, Taner KABILOV changed group, Tomasz BUCZEK changed group.

Voted against their group, 46

Members who voted otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds of the votes cast, at least 10 members voting) of the group they sat in that day. A group without a clear line is divided and not counted.

Countries

The final vote by national delegation.

Votes by country (27 delegations)
Members' votes by country. No vote: in office that day, no position recorded. Cohesion: Agreement Index of the delegation, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all the same; it reflects the mix of groups (method).
CountryForAgainstAbst.No voteCohesion
Austria126020.50
Belgium138010.43
Bulgaria70370.55
Cyprus2004—
Czechia133140.65
Germany322222200.13
Denmark94110.46
Estonia6001—
Spain2924160.31
Finland77010.25
France5914350.66
Greece66090.25
Croatia5403—
Hungary62111—
Ireland65030.32
Italy36300100.32
Lithuania6302—
Luxembourg3201—
Latvia5022—
Malta2301—
Netherlands1910110.45
Poland443420.79
Portugal115500.29
Romania178260.44
Sweden117300.29
Slovenia7011—
Slovakia76110.25

Members

Each member’s recorded position on the final roll call, in the group they sat in that day. Filter by country, group, position or name.

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Debate speakers and how they voted

No plenary speech is linked to this dossier.

All votes on this decision, 14

In voting order. Result: for–against–abstained (a show of hands has no count). Requested by: the groups that asked for a roll call, a split vote or a separate vote.
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
1Amendment 4 to paragraph 6 RC-B10-0022/2024 – § 6 – Am 4 Roll call241 for, 345 against, 30 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Greens
2Separate vote on paragraph 6 RC-B10-0022/2024 – § 6 Roll call356 for, 204 against, 55 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: The Left
3Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 6 RC-B10-0022/2024 – After § 6 – Am 3 Roll call209 for, 359 against, 43 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
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Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
2Separate vote on paragraph 6 RC-B10-0022/2024 – § 6 Roll call356 for, 204 against, 55 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: The Left
3Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 6 RC-B10-0022/2024 – After § 6 – Am 3 Roll call209 for, 359 against, 43 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
4Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 6 RC-B10-0022/2024 – After § 6 – Am 5 Roll call219 for, 357 against, 41 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Greens
5Amendment 6, adding text after paragraph 6 RC-B10-0022/2024 – After § 6 – Am 6 Roll call231 for, 326 against, 58 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Greens
6Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 6 RC-B10-0022/2024 – After § 6 – Am 2 Roll call113 for, 441 against, 56 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
7Amendment 1, adding text after recital D RC-B10-0022/2024 – After recital D – Am 1 Roll call112 for, 485 against, 13 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
8Final vote — text as a whole RC-B10-0022/2024 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) Roll call380 for, 182 against, 51 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: EPP
9Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0022/2024 Show of hands Lapsed
10Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0041/2024 Show of hands Lapsed
11Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0042/2024 Show of hands Lapsed
12Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0043/2024 Show of hands Lapsed
13Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0044/2024 Show of hands Lapsed
14Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0049/2024 Show of hands Lapsed

Roll calls requested by The Left, Greens, EPP.

Text

The text voted on.

Motion B-10-2024-0022

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Parliament adopted a resolution on the case of José Daniel Ferrer García, a human rights defender detained in Cuba since July 2021.

The text condemns human rights violations by the Cuban regime and urges the immediate release of all politically detained persons.

Parliament calls for sanctions against Cuban officials and for lifting the PDCA, citing repeated breaches of its human rights clauses.

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This resolution condemns human rights violations by the Cuban regime and demands the release of José Daniel Ferrer and all political prisoners.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2024/2805(RSP) · Resolution on a topical subject

The case of José Daniel Ferrer García in Cuba

Parliament adopted the text on 19 September 2024. This is its final position on the matter.

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  1. Tabled for plenary (done)
  2. Plenary vote · Adopted 19 September 2024 (done)
  3. Parliament’s position · Final (done)

Connections

What this decision touches: the procedural chain, the same text, running issues, votes that split the chamber the same way.

Show 17 connections: Running issue: Cuba political prisoners · Running issue: July 2021 Cuba protests · Running issue: Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua · Final votes that split the chamber the same way

Running issue: Cuba political prisoners

Running issue: July 2021 Cuba protests

Running issue: Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua

Final votes that split the chamber the same way

Sources & citation

Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.

Permalink
https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-09-19/4
Official sources
Data source
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Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2024). “The case of José Daniel Ferrier García in Cuba”. Decision, 19 September 2024. votingId 169541, document B-10-2024-0022, reference 2024/2805(RSP). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-09-19/4 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 19 September 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-09-19-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 19 September 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-09-19-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-09-19, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2024-09-19/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX 
@misc{epw-decision-2024-09-19-4,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{The case of José Daniel Ferrier García in Cuba}},
  year = {2024},
  date = {2024-09-19},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-09-19/4}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-09-19/4},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 169541, document B-10-2024-0022, reference 2024/2805(RSP). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-09-19-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-09-19-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-09-19 (CC BY 4.0)}
}