← Votes·2026-02-12

Situation in Northeast Syria, the violence against civilians and the need to maintain a sustainable ceasefire

Foreign Affairs75%★

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 185293Source: 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
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+2 / 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 “Situation in Northeast Syria, the violence against civilians and the need to maintain a sustainable ceasefire”. ECR voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly against. PfE and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (106 for, 370 against, 62 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

106

Against

370

Abstain

Margin of victory

264 votes

Turnout (cast)

538

Absent

181

Participation rate

74.8%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 8Against 121Abstain 0Absent 56

S&D135 MEPs

For 5Against 98Abstain 1Absent 31

PfE84 MEPs

For 23Against 7Abstain 36Absent 18

ECR82 MEPs

For 60Against 3Abstain 1Absent 18

Renew78 MEPs

For 2Against 56Abstain 0Absent 20

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 42Abstain 0Absent 11

The Left45 MEPs

For 1Against 33Abstain 0Absent 11

ESN27 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 18Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 6Absent 12

Country angle

Most in favour

Czech Republic11
Hungary9
Slovenia5
Cyprus1

Most against

Germany57
Spain42
Italy30
France28
Netherlands26

Divided delegations

Greece
Italy
Poland
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 5Absent 7

Belgium22 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 3Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 1Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 5Abstain 3Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 7Against 28Abstain 21Absent 25

Germany96 MEPs

For 2Against 57Abstain 14Absent 23

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 16

Hungary21 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 22Against 30Abstain 0Absent 24

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 3Against 26Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 18Against 25Abstain 2Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 0Against 16Abstain 1Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 5Against 17Abstain 1Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 2Absent 6

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 2Against 42Abstain 8Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 0Absent 3

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