← Votes·2025-03-12

The need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in Syria

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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 172538Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 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+12 / 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”. PfE, ECR, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (235 for, 389 against, 40 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

235

Against

389

Abstain

Margin of victory

154 votes

Turnout (cast)

664

Absent

Participation rate

92.2%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 10Against 151Abstain 6Absent 18

S&D135 MEPs

For 4Against 122Abstain 0Absent 9

PfE81 MEPs

For 55Against 1Abstain 21Absent 4

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 73Abstain 0Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 70Against 0Abstain 3Absent 9

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 10Against 41Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 39Against 0Abstain 3Absent 3

NI30 MEPs

For 26Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

ESN26 MEPs

For 20Against 1Abstain 2Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

France47
Italy37
Greece19
Czech Republic14
Slovakia8

Most against

Germany63
Spain40
Poland23
Romania22
Netherlands20

Divided delegations

France
Italy
Luxembourg
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 2Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 2Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 47Against 29Abstain 1Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 23Against 63Abstain 1Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 11Absent 1

Ireland14 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 37Against 32Abstain 0Absent 7

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 4Against 20Abstain 6Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 22Against 23Abstain 3Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 7Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 5Against 22Abstain 0Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 15Against 40Abstain 1Absent 4

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 2Absent 1

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