← Votes·2026-02-12

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

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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 185312Source: 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”. S&D, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR, Renew, ESN and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (180 for, 332 against, 18 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

180

Against

332

Abstain

Margin of victory

152 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 1Against 125Abstain 0Absent 59

S&D135 MEPs

For 90Against 3Abstain 7Absent 35

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 59Abstain 7Absent 18

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 62Abstain 0Absent 20

Renew78 MEPs

For 9Against 46Abstain 3Absent 20

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 40Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13

The Left45 MEPs

For 34Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 23Abstain 0Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 1Absent 10

Country angle

Most in favour

Ireland8
Portugal8
Austria6
Greece4

Most against

Germany43
Poland41
France38
Italy28
Spain26

Divided delegations

Belgium
Croatia
Finland
Germany
Greece
Italy
Netherlands
Portugal

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 5Absent 7

Belgium22 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 0Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 0Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 5

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 0Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 18Against 38Abstain 0Absent 25

Germany96 MEPs

For 30Against 43Abstain 1Absent 22

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 14

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 24Against 28Abstain 0Absent 24

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 2Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 11Against 16Abstain 1Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 3Against 41Abstain 0Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 8Against 8Abstain 0Absent 5

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 16Abstain 0Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 2Absent 6

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 23Against 26Abstain 2Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 5Absent 3

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