← 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 185326Source: 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”. PfE, ECR, 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 (201 for, 307 against, 6 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

201

Against

307

Abstain

Margin of victory

106 votes

Turnout (cast)

514

Absent

205

Participation rate

71.5%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 35Against 85Abstain 3Absent 62

S&D135 MEPs

For 3Against 93Abstain 0Absent 39

PfE84 MEPs

For 65Against 0Abstain 0Absent 19

ECR82 MEPs

For 61Against 0Abstain 0Absent 21

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 56Abstain 0Absent 22

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 42Abstain 0Absent 11

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 30Abstain 0Absent 15

ESN27 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 3Absent 12

Country angle

Most in favour

France28
Spain26
Czech Republic14
Hungary9
Slovakia5

Most against

Germany50
Italy30
Poland24
Netherlands19
Romania16

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Denmark
France
Greece
Italy
Latvia

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 14Against 2Abstain 2Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 28Against 24Abstain 0Absent 29

Germany96 MEPs

For 18Against 50Abstain 2Absent 26

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 16

Hungary21 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 21Against 30Abstain 0Absent 25

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

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 24Abstain 0Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 7

Romania33 MEPs

For 5Against 16Abstain 0Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 1Absent 6

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain60 MEPs

For 26Against 25Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 7Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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