← 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"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 185315Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong 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+12 / 15

Country division+6 / 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”. Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and ESN voted mostly against. ECR and PfE mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (63 for, 351 against, 111 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

Against

351

Abstain

111

Margin of victory

288 votes

Turnout (cast)

525

Absent

194

Participation rate

73.0%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 0Against 125Abstain 0Absent 60

S&D135 MEPs

For 2Against 87Abstain 10Absent 36

ECR82 MEPs

For 4Against 17Abstain 43Absent 18

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 47Absent 20

Renew78 MEPs

For 7Against 49Abstain 2Absent 20

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 9Against 32Abstain 1Absent 11

The Left45 MEPs

For 31Against 0Abstain 0Absent 14

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 22Abstain 1Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 6Absent 12

Country angle

Most in favour

Slovakia4

Most against

Germany62
Poland41
Spain37
France22
Romania16

Divided delegations

Slovakia
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 5Absent 7

Belgium22 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 6Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 1Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 1Absent 5

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 7Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 3Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 9Against 22Abstain 22Absent 28

Germany96 MEPs

For 10Against 62Abstain 0Absent 24

Greece21 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 2Absent 16

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 9Against 21Abstain 22Absent 24

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 3Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 10Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 41Abstain 4Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 1Absent 7

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 16Abstain 6Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 2Absent 6

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 1Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 7Against 37Abstain 8Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 5Absent 3

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