← 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 185320Source: 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”. ECR, PfE, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (171 for, 338 against, 13 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

171

Against

338

Abstain

Margin of victory

167 votes

Turnout (cast)

522

Absent

197

Participation rate

72.6%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 10Against 112Abstain 3Absent 60

S&D135 MEPs

For 3Against 91Abstain 3Absent 38

ECR82 MEPs

For 64Against 0Abstain 0Absent 18

PfE84 MEPs

For 62Against 0Abstain 0Absent 22

Renew78 MEPs

For 1Against 54Abstain 0Absent 23

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 42Abstain 0Absent 11

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 33Abstain 0Absent 12

ESN27 MEPs

For 23Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 7Absent 10

Country angle

Most in favour

Czech Republic11
Hungary9
Slovakia5
Slovenia4

Most against

Germany51
Spain43
Italy30
France27
Poland25

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
France
Greece
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 0Absent 7

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 13Abstain 0Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 0Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 6

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 5Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 3Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 24Against 27Abstain 0Absent 30

Germany96 MEPs

For 17Against 51Abstain 5Absent 23

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 14

Hungary21 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 22Against 30Abstain 0Absent 24

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 10Against 19Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 20Against 25Abstain 0Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 7

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 16Abstain 0Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 6

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain60 MEPs

For 8Against 43Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 0Absent 3

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