← Votes·2025-03-12

The need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction 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 172533Source: 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
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+0 / 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 “The need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in Syria”. Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, PfE, ECR, Greens-EFA and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (41 for, 506 against, 47 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

506

Abstain

Margin of victory

465 votes

Turnout (cast)

594

Absent

126

Participation rate

82.5%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 2Against 161Abstain 0Absent 22

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 120Abstain 1Absent 14

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 67Abstain 0Absent 12

PfE81 MEPs

For 0Against 32Abstain 31Absent 18

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 59Abstain 0Absent 23

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 3Against 42Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 18Against 6Abstain 6Absent 15

ESN26 MEPs

For 4Against 13Abstain 5Absent 4

NI30 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 4Absent 9

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against

Germany74
Italy48
Poland47
Spain46
Netherlands29

Divided delegations

Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 5Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 0Absent 7

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 14Abstain 1Absent 4

Denmark15 MEPs

For 0Against 15Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 1Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 0Against 23Abstain 23Absent 36

Germany96 MEPs

For 7Against 74Abstain 3Absent 12

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 2Absent 7

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 19Abstain 1Absent 1

Ireland14 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 2Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 9Against 48Abstain 6Absent 13

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 0Against 29Abstain 1Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 47Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 24Abstain 0Absent 9

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 8Against 46Abstain 0Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 21Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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