← 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 185330Source: 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
✓Significant 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+12 / 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, PfE, ECR, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (461 for, 25 against, 29 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

461

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

436 votes

Turnout (cast)

515

Absent

204

Participation rate

71.6%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 121Against 3Abstain 0Absent 61

S&D135 MEPs

For 95Against 0Abstain 0Absent 40

PfE84 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 20Absent 21

ECR82 MEPs

For 57Against 0Abstain 4Absent 21

Renew78 MEPs

For 51Against 1Abstain 2Absent 24

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 41Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

The Left45 MEPs

For 34Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

ESN27 MEPs

For 5Against 19Abstain 0Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 3Absent 11

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany57
Italy52
France51
Spain51
Poland43

Most against

Bulgaria6

Divided delegations

Bulgaria

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 5Absent 7

Belgium22 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 4Absent 7

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 6Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 3Absent 27

Germany96 MEPs

For 57Against 14Abstain 0Absent 25

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 2Absent 14

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 6Absent 14

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 52Against 0Abstain 0Absent 24

Latvia9 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 29Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 1Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Romania33 MEPs

For 20Against 1Abstain 1Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 0Absent 7

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain60 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

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