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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 172578Source: 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
✓Close result
✓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+6 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 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”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (344 for, 297 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

344

Against

297

Abstain

Margin of victory

47 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 12Against 159Abstain 0Absent 14

S&D135 MEPs

For 122Against 1Abstain 2Absent 10

PfE81 MEPs

For 29Against 40Abstain 8Absent 4

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 72Abstain 0Absent 9

Renew79 MEPs

For 70Against 2Abstain 0Absent 7

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 38Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

NI30 MEPs

For 18Against 4Abstain 4Absent 4

ESN26 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 3Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

France68
Germany45
Netherlands19
Ireland13
Sweden13

Most against

Poland41
Italy37
Spain29
Czech Republic16
Romania14

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
Cyprus
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Italy
Lithuania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 5Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 11Against 5Abstain 3Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 68Against 9Abstain 0Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 45Against 39Abstain 1Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 1Absent 1

Ireland14 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 29Against 37Abstain 0Absent 10

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 19Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 4Against 41Abstain 1Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 12Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 10Against 14Abstain 1Absent 8

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 4Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 28Against 29Abstain 0Absent 3

Sweden21 MEPs

For 13Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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