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Recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the EEAS on the situation in Syria

Foreign Affairs75%★

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "syria"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 165254Source: 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
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+2 / 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 “Recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the EEAS on the situation in Syria”. ECR voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, Left and NI voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (50 for, 444 against, 28 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

Against

444

Abstain

Margin of victory

394 votes

Turnout (cast)

522

Absent

183

Participation rate

74.0%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 1Against 133Abstain 0Absent 45

S&D136 MEPs

For 2Against 100Abstain 2Absent 32

Renew100 MEPs

For 1Against 79Abstain 0Absent 20

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 1Against 60Abstain 0Absent 9

ECR65 MEPs

For 33Against 5Abstain 8Absent 19

PfE64 MEPs

For 4Against 27Abstain 12Absent 21

The Left38 MEPs

For 0Against 25Abstain 0Absent 13

NI46 MEPs

For 8Against 14Abstain 2Absent 22

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Hungary7

Most against

Germany67
France49
Italy44
Spain39
Poland22

Divided delegations

Hungary
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 3Absent 3

Belgium21 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 2Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 0Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 2Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 13Abstain 4Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 1Absent 3

France79 MEPs

For 2Against 49Abstain 1Absent 27

Germany96 MEPs

For 2Against 67Abstain 6Absent 21

Greece21 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 12

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 0Absent 9

Ireland13 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 0Against 44Abstain 3Absent 29

Latvia8 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 1Against 20Abstain 2Absent 6

Poland52 MEPs

For 21Against 22Abstain 0Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 3Against 20Abstain 0Absent 10

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 3Absent 3

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 5Against 39Abstain 0Absent 15

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 0Absent 1

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