← 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 185301Source: 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
✓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+0 / 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 ECR and ESN voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (398 for, 93 against, 41 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

398

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

305 votes

Turnout (cast)

532

Absent

187

Participation rate

74.0%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 118Against 6Abstain 0Absent 61

S&D135 MEPs

For 99Against 3Abstain 0Absent 33

PfE84 MEPs

For 28Against 8Abstain 30Absent 18

ECR82 MEPs

For 6Against 48Abstain 9Absent 19

Renew78 MEPs

For 57Against 1Abstain 0Absent 20

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 41Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

The Left45 MEPs

For 32Against 2Abstain 0Absent 11

ESN27 MEPs

For 3Against 20Abstain 1Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 0Absent 10

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany57
Spain43
Italy37
France31
Poland26

Most against

Greece3

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Greece
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 5Absent 7

Belgium22 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 0Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 5Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 31Against 1Abstain 24Absent 25

Germany96 MEPs

For 57Against 15Abstain 1Absent 23

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 2Absent 14

Hungary21 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 37Against 16Abstain 0Absent 23

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 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 25Against 1Abstain 2Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 26Against 18Abstain 0Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Romania33 MEPs

For 16Against 6Abstain 1Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 0Absent 6

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 43Against 8Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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