← 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 185331Source: 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+10 / 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, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (380 for, 128 against, 13 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

380

Against

128

Abstain

Margin of victory

252 votes

Turnout (cast)

521

Absent

198

Participation rate

72.5%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 112Against 12Abstain 0Absent 61

S&D135 MEPs

For 92Against 1Abstain 0Absent 42

PfE84 MEPs

For 23Against 39Abstain 4Absent 18

ECR82 MEPs

For 5Against 54Abstain 4Absent 19

Renew78 MEPs

For 52Against 2Abstain 1Absent 23

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

The Left45 MEPs

For 33Against 1Abstain 0Absent 11

ESN27 MEPs

For 6Against 15Abstain 3Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 1Absent 10

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany57
France47
Spain42
Italy31
Poland31

Most against

Czech Republic9
Hungary9
Latvia4

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Italy
Latvia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 0Absent 8

Belgium22 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 3Absent 6

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 1Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 6

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 1Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 47Against 3Abstain 4Absent 27

Germany96 MEPs

For 57Against 13Abstain 2Absent 24

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 14

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 31Against 21Abstain 0Absent 24

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 22Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 31Against 13Abstain 1Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 7

Romania33 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 1Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 0Absent 6

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain60 MEPs

For 42Against 9Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

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