Skip to content
4 Resolutions & reports ·decision 4 of 7 on Thursday, 19 September 2024

The case of José Daniel Ferrier García in Cuba

Motion for a resolution · voted 13:11–13:13

Non-binding texts in which Parliament states its position on a topic. They carry political weight but do not create law.

Adopted by a clear majority 380 for · 182 against · 51 abstained (62 % in favour) Foreign affairsHuman rights abroadLatin America

What Parliament decided

Adopted Adopted by a clear majority

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

For 380 Against 182 Abstained 51

Final vote — text as a whole at 13:13 · 62% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →

Who backed it
  • The Left ✗
  • Verts/ALE ✗
  • S&D ✗
  • Renew ✓
  • PPE ✓
  • ECR ✓
  • PfE ✓
  • ESN –
  • NI ✗

Backed by Renew, PPE, ECR and PfE; opposed by The Left, Verts/ALE and S&D; ESN mostly abstained.

✦ What this vote decides · AI summary, based on the text voted on

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.

How the vote unfolded · 14 ballots

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.

Roll calls requested by The Left, Verts/ALE, PPE.

adopted rejected lapsed square = amendment circle = part of the text decisive vote Solid = roll call (click for every MEP’s vote); faded = no individual positions

All 14 ballots in voting order
1. Amendment 4 to paragraph 6 13:11 RC-B10-0022/2024 – § 6 – Am 4 requested by Verts/ALE
Rejected
2. Separate vote on paragraph 6 13:11 RC-B10-0022/2024 – § 6 requested by The Left
Adopted
3. Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 6 13:11 RC-B10-0022/2024 – After § 6 – Am 3 requested by The Left
Rejected
4. Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 6 13:12 RC-B10-0022/2024 – After § 6 – Am 5 requested by Verts/ALE
Rejected
5. Amendment 6, adding text after paragraph 6 13:12 RC-B10-0022/2024 – After § 6 – Am 6 requested by Verts/ALE
Rejected
6. Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 6 13:12 RC-B10-0022/2024 – After § 6 – Am 2 requested by The Left
Rejected
7. Amendment 1, adding text after recital D 13:12 RC-B10-0022/2024 – After recital D – Am 1 requested by The Left
Rejected
8. Final vote — text as a whole 13:13 RC-B10-0022/2024 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) requested by PPE
Adopted
9. Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0022/2024
— no individual positions recorded
10. Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0041/2024
— no individual positions recorded
11. Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0042/2024
— no individual positions recorded
12. Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0043/2024
— no individual positions recorded
13. Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0044/2024
— no individual positions recorded
14. Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0049/2024
— no individual positions recorded

Part of the sitting of Thursday, 19 September 2024. The vote was taken on Motion B-10-2024-0022 in procedure 2024/2805.

New here? How plenary voting works
A sitting
One day of voting in plenary. Each subject is a report, resolution, agreement or objection; they are grouped by kind of decision, and each group says what “adopted” means there.
The ballots
Members vote on amendments and on parts of the text first, then on the text as a whole. That final, decisive vote is the result shown at the top of each subject.
Who voted how
Only roll-call votes record each Member’s vote — open one for every name and the breakdown by group. A show of hands records the outcome only.
Document & procedure
Each subject rests on a document (a committee report, a motion, a Council or Commission text) and belongs to a procedure, the whole file that can span years.
Group badges
How most of a group voted: ✓ For · ✗ Against · – Abstained · ~ Split (no majority).

Codes in ballot labels

  • Am 27 — amendment 27
  • § 5 — paragraph 5
  • § 5/2, part 2 — a , taken in parts
  • Am 3= 7= — identical amendments voted together
  • ***I — ; *** — ; * —
  • Lapsed —
  • A10-… — committee report; B10-… — motion
  • RC-B10-… — joint motion of several groups

All the terms used on this site