← 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"

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Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 185298Source: 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
✓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+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 “Situation in Northeast Syria, the violence against civilians and the need to maintain a sustainable ceasefire”. ECR, PfE, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (204 for, 324 against, 2 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

204

Against

324

Abstain

Margin of victory

120 votes

Turnout (cast)

530

Absent

189

Participation rate

73.7%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 31Against 97Abstain 0Absent 57

S&D135 MEPs

For 3Against 93Abstain 0Absent 39

ECR82 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16

PfE84 MEPs

For 65Against 0Abstain 0Absent 19

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 58Abstain 0Absent 20

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 42Abstain 0Absent 11

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 33Abstain 0Absent 12

ESN27 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 2Absent 12

Country angle

Most in favour

France27
Czech Republic16
Hungary10
Slovakia6
Cyprus1

Most against

Germany53
Italy31
Spain27
Poland24
Netherlands20

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Denmark
France
Greece
Italy
Latvia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 8

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 13Abstain 0Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 0Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 5

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 27Against 21Abstain 0Absent 33

Germany96 MEPs

For 19Against 53Abstain 2Absent 22

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 16

Hungary21 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 23Against 31Abstain 0Absent 22

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 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 9Against 20Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 21Against 24Abstain 0Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 14Abstain 0Absent 5

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 17Abstain 0Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 0Absent 6

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 25Against 27Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 0Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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