← 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 185316Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong political group division
✓Significant 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+12 / 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, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D and Renew voted mostly against. ECR, Greens-EFA and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (123 for, 272 against, 132 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

123

Against

272

Abstain

132

Margin of victory

149 votes

Turnout (cast)

527

Absent

192

Participation rate

73.3%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 1Against 125Abstain 0Absent 59

S&D135 MEPs

For 12Against 86Abstain 0Absent 37

PfE84 MEPs

For 45Against 1Abstain 20Absent 18

ECR82 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 55Absent 21

Renew78 MEPs

For 6Against 50Abstain 1Absent 21

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 35Absent 12

The Left45 MEPs

For 34Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

ESN27 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 16Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 5Absent 10

Country angle

Most in favour

France28
Netherlands14
Sweden8
Greece5

Most against

Germany36
Spain36
Poland27
Italy19
Romania16

Divided delegations

Belgium
Czech Republic
France
Italy
Netherlands

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 6Absent 7

Belgium22 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 2Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 1Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 2Absent 6

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 11Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 4Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 1Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 28Against 22Abstain 6Absent 25

Germany96 MEPs

For 10Against 36Abstain 27Absent 23

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 14

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 10Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 16Against 19Abstain 18Absent 23

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 2Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 2Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 14Against 9Abstain 5Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 2Against 27Abstain 14Absent 10

Portugal21 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 0Absent 7

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 16Abstain 5Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 1Absent 6

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 9Against 36Abstain 7Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 6Absent 3

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