← 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 172557Source: 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
✓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+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+10 / 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”. S&D, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR, Renew and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (220 for, 373 against, 71 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

220

Against

373

Abstain

Margin of victory

153 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 1Against 167Abstain 0Absent 17

S&D135 MEPs

For 106Against 7Abstain 11Absent 11

PfE81 MEPs

For 1Against 39Abstain 37Absent 4

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 74Abstain 1Absent 7

Renew79 MEPs

For 15Against 57Abstain 1Absent 6

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 38Against 4Abstain 9Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 41Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

NI30 MEPs

For 15Against 7Abstain 6Absent 2

ESN26 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 5Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Sweden12
Greece10
Portugal9
Ireland8
Finland7

Most against

Germany51
Poland44
Italy37
Spain30
Hungary19

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Cyprus
Finland
France
Greece
Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 8Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 3Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 1Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 2Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 5Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 24Against 20Abstain 31Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 27Against 51Abstain 9Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 1Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 19Abstain 0Absent 1

Ireland14 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 33Against 37Abstain 0Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 2Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 14Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 4Against 44Abstain 1Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 2Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 18Abstain 1Absent 8

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 3Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 25Against 30Abstain 2Absent 3

Sweden21 MEPs

For 12Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

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