← 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"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 185327Source: 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
✓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+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+10 / 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”. Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew and ESN voted mostly against. PfE, ECR and Greens-EFA mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (73 for, 325 against, 127 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

Against

325

Abstain

127

Margin of victory

252 votes

Turnout (cast)

525

Absent

194

Participation rate

73.0%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 2Against 124Abstain 0Absent 59

S&D135 MEPs

For 4Against 91Abstain 0Absent 40

PfE84 MEPs

For 9Against 24Abstain 33Absent 18

ECR82 MEPs

For 9Against 7Abstain 47Absent 19

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 57Abstain 0Absent 21

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 38Absent 11

The Left45 MEPs

For 32Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 20Abstain 3Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 5Absent 10

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against

Germany49
Spain37
Poland27
Netherlands18
Romania17

Divided delegations

France

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 5Absent 7

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 2Absent 6

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 1Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 2Absent 6

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 6Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 4Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 1Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 12Against 19Abstain 23Absent 27

Germany96 MEPs

For 11Against 49Abstain 13Absent 23

Greece21 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 4Absent 14

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 1Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 8Against 20Abstain 24Absent 24

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 2Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 3Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 6Against 18Abstain 5Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 27Abstain 18Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 8

Romania33 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 3Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 1Absent 6

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain60 MEPs

For 11Against 37Abstain 4Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 3Absent 3

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