← Votes·2025-03-12

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

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Confidence: 75%

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Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "syria"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 172540Source: 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
✓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+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, 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 (247 for, 409 against, 7 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

247

Against

409

Abstain

Margin of victory

162 votes

Turnout (cast)

663

Absent

Participation rate

92.1%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 16Against 151Abstain 0Absent 18

S&D135 MEPs

For 2Against 125Abstain 1Absent 7

PfE81 MEPs

For 76Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 71Against 2Abstain 0Absent 9

Renew79 MEPs

For 1Against 71Abstain 0Absent 7

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 12Against 39Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 20Against 17Abstain 5Absent 3

NI30 MEPs

For 27Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

ESN26 MEPs

For 19Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

France42
Italy41
Greece15
Czech Republic14
Hungary11

Most against

Germany68
Spain41
Poland25
Netherlands22
Romania22

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
France
Hungary
Italy
Latvia
Luxembourg

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 1Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 42Against 34Abstain 0Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 20Against 68Abstain 1Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 15Against 1Abstain 4Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Ireland14 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 41Against 29Abstain 0Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 7Against 22Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 22Against 25Abstain 1Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 5Against 14Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 22Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 14Against 41Abstain 0Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0

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