← 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 185325Source: 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 (168 for, 333 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

168

Against

333

Abstain

Margin of victory

165 votes

Turnout (cast)

510

Absent

209

Participation rate

70.9%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 14Against 108Abstain 1Absent 62

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 95Abstain 0Absent 40

ECR82 MEPs

For 62Against 0Abstain 0Absent 20

PfE84 MEPs

For 57Against 0Abstain 0Absent 27

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 55Abstain 1Absent 22

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 42Abstain 0Absent 11

The Left45 MEPs

For 1Against 32Abstain 0Absent 12

ESN27 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 7Absent 12

Country angle

Most in favour

France28
Czech Republic13
Slovakia6
Slovenia3
Hungary1

Most against

Germany52
Spain43
Italy30
Poland23
Netherlands19

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
France
Greece
Italy
Latvia
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 0Absent 7

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 13Abstain 0Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 6

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 13Against 4Abstain 1Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 28Against 26Abstain 0Absent 27

Germany96 MEPs

For 15Against 52Abstain 6Absent 23

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 16

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 20

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 4

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 9Against 19Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 19Against 23Abstain 0Absent 11

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 7

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 16Abstain 0Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 0Absent 6

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain60 MEPs

For 9Against 43Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 1Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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