← 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 172539Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong political group division
✓Some 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+12 / 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 “The need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in Syria”. PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (115 for, 462 against, 91 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

115

Against

462

Abstain

Margin of victory

347 votes

Turnout (cast)

668

Absent

Participation rate

92.8%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 2Against 160Abstain 6Absent 17

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 130Abstain 1Absent 4

PfE81 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 9Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 61Absent 7

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 73Abstain 0Absent 6

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 51Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 40Abstain 1Absent 4

NI30 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 12Absent 2

ESN26 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Hungary11
Czech Republic9

Most against

Germany69
Spain48
Italy42
France39
Poland24

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
France
Hungary

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 4Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 5Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 34Against 39Abstain 4Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 19Against 69Abstain 2Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 3Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 7Against 42Abstain 22Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 3Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 0Against 21Abstain 9Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 2Against 24Abstain 22Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 1Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 2Against 21Abstain 5Absent 5

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 5Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 7Against 48Abstain 2Absent 3

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 19Abstain 1Absent 1

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