← 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 185300Source: 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+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 “Situation in Northeast Syria, the violence against civilians and the need to maintain a sustainable ceasefire”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (379 for, 139 against, 13 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

379

Against

139

Abstain

Margin of victory

240 votes

Turnout (cast)

531

Absent

188

Participation rate

73.9%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 119Against 7Abstain 1Absent 58

S&D135 MEPs

For 98Against 3Abstain 0Absent 34

PfE84 MEPs

For 12Against 49Abstain 5Absent 18

ECR82 MEPs

For 9Against 49Abstain 4Absent 20

Renew78 MEPs

For 53Against 4Abstain 0Absent 21

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 41Against 1Abstain 0Absent 11

The Left45 MEPs

For 31Against 3Abstain 0Absent 11

ESN27 MEPs

For 2Against 19Abstain 1Absent 5

NI29 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 2Absent 10

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany58
Spain43
France34
Italy28
Poland26

Most against

Czech Republic10
Greece4

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
Czech Republic
France
Italy
Latvia
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 5Absent 7

Belgium22 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 1Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 1Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 34Against 20Abstain 2Absent 25

Germany96 MEPs

For 58Against 14Abstain 1Absent 23

Greece21 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 2Absent 14

Hungary21 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 28Against 24Abstain 0Absent 24

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 19Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 26Against 18Abstain 0Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Romania33 MEPs

For 16Against 5Abstain 1Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 0Absent 6

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 43Against 9Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 13Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

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