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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 172568Source: 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”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. NI mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (460 for, 149 against, 45 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

460

Against

149

Abstain

Margin of victory

311 votes

Turnout (cast)

654

Absent

Participation rate

90.8%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 166Against 1Abstain 0Absent 18

S&D135 MEPs

For 125Against 0Abstain 1Absent 9

PfE81 MEPs

For 7Against 54Abstain 16Absent 4

Renew79 MEPs

For 73Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 61Abstain 8Absent 13

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 36Against 2Abstain 4Absent 3

ESN26 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 3Absent 3

NI30 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 11Absent 8

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany67
Spain47
France43
Italy39
Poland24

Most against

Hungary11

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
France
Hungary
Italy
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 5Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 2Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 43Against 34Abstain 0Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 67Against 12Abstain 7Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 6Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 39Against 30Abstain 0Absent 7

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 22Against 3Abstain 6Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 24Against 20Abstain 3Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 1Abstain 2Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 22Against 3Abstain 0Absent 8

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 47Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3

Sweden21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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