← 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 185303Source: 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
✓Some 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+4 / 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”. PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. NI mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (178 for, 341 against, 11 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

178

Against

341

Abstain

Margin of victory

163 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 20Against 102Abstain 1Absent 62

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 101Abstain 0Absent 34

PfE84 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 0Absent 18

ECR82 MEPs

For 62Against 0Abstain 2Absent 18

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 57Abstain 0Absent 21

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 6Against 5Abstain 8Absent 10

Country angle

Most in favour

France28
Czech Republic14
Hungary10
Bulgaria7
Slovenia4

Most against

Germany53
Spain42
Italy29
Poland24
Netherlands20

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
France
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 0Absent 7

Belgium22 MEPs

For 2Against 14Abstain 2Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 0Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 6

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 28Against 28Abstain 0Absent 25

Germany96 MEPs

For 16Against 53Abstain 5Absent 22

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 14

Hungary21 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 24Against 29Abstain 0Absent 23

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 9Against 20Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 19Against 24Abstain 0Absent 10

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 0Absent 6

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 16Abstain 0Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 2Absent 6

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 9Against 42Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 7Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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