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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 172577Source: 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+10 / 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, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while PfE and ECR voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (497 for, 136 against, 33 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

497

Against

136

Abstain

Margin of victory

361 votes

Turnout (cast)

666

Absent

Participation rate

92.5%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 160Against 12Abstain 0Absent 13

S&D135 MEPs

For 121Against 1Abstain 5Absent 8

PfE81 MEPs

For 29Against 40Abstain 8Absent 4

Renew79 MEPs

For 72Against 1Abstain 1Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 3Against 71Abstain 0Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 35Against 3Abstain 1Absent 6

NI30 MEPs

For 21Against 3Abstain 2Absent 4

ESN26 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 16Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany75
France68
Spain48
Italy34
Poland26

Most against

Czech Republic11
Latvia6

Divided delegations

Austria
Czech Republic
Hungary
Italy
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 5Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 3Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 3Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 68Against 9Abstain 0Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 75Against 0Abstain 13Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Ireland14 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 34Against 32Abstain 1Absent 9

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 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 24Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 26Against 22Abstain 1Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 19Against 5Abstain 2Absent 7

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 48Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

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