← 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 172560Source: 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, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (235 for, 406 against, 17 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

406

Abstain

Margin of victory

171 votes

Turnout (cast)

658

Absent

Participation rate

91.4%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 39Against 124Abstain 3Absent 19

S&D135 MEPs

For 2Against 125Abstain 1Absent 7

PfE81 MEPs

For 77Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

ECR82 MEPs

For 74Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 73Abstain 0Absent 6

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 1Against 49Abstain 0Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 1Against 33Abstain 8Absent 3

NI30 MEPs

For 20Against 2Abstain 2Absent 6

ESN26 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 3Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

France39
Poland25
Hungary18
Czech Republic17
Slovakia8

Most against

Germany65
Spain34
Italy30
Netherlands21
Romania21

Divided delegations

Croatia
France
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 1Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 17Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 39Against 38Abstain 0Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 16Against 65Abstain 4Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 1Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 29Against 30Abstain 8Absent 9

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 9Against 21Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 25Against 23Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 21Abstain 0Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 21Against 34Abstain 0Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0

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