← 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 185323Source: 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”. EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE and ESN voted mostly against. NI mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (440 for, 73 against, 9 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

440

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

367 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 124Against 1Abstain 0Absent 60

S&D135 MEPs

For 93Against 0Abstain 0Absent 42

PfE84 MEPs

For 29Against 36Abstain 0Absent 19

ECR82 MEPs

For 57Against 4Abstain 1Absent 20

Renew78 MEPs

For 56Against 1Abstain 0Absent 21

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 41Against 1Abstain 0Absent 11

The Left45 MEPs

For 32Against 2Abstain 0Absent 11

ESN27 MEPs

For 2Against 21Abstain 1Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 7Absent 10

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany53
Italy52
Spain51
Poland43
France33

Most against

Slovakia5

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
France
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Belgium22 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 0Absent 6

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 0Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 10Against 6Abstain 2Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 33Against 20Abstain 0Absent 28

Germany96 MEPs

For 53Against 15Abstain 5Absent 23

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 14

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 12

Ireland14 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 52Against 0Abstain 0Absent 24

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 23Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 43Against 2Abstain 0Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 8

Romania33 MEPs

For 20Against 1Abstain 1Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 6

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain60 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 1Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

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