← 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 185338Source: 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
✓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+0 / 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. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (465 for, 16 against, 26 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

465

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

449 votes

Turnout (cast)

507

Absent

212

Participation rate

70.5%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 120Against 0Abstain 0Absent 65

S&D135 MEPs

For 90Against 2Abstain 0Absent 43

PfE84 MEPs

For 51Against 6Abstain 9Absent 18

ECR82 MEPs

For 58Against 3Abstain 0Absent 21

Renew78 MEPs

For 54Against 0Abstain 0Absent 24

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 39Against 0Abstain 0Absent 14

The Left45 MEPs

For 31Against 0Abstain 0Absent 14

ESN27 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 16Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 1Absent 10

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany58
France53
Italy51
Spain47
Poland40

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 5Absent 7

Belgium22 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 1Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

France81 MEPs

For 53Against 0Abstain 0Absent 28

Germany96 MEPs

For 58Against 0Abstain 14Absent 24

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 1Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 0Absent 25

Latvia9 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 21Against 6Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 40Against 0Abstain 4Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

Romania33 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 1Absent 6

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain60 MEPs

For 47Against 2Abstain 0Absent 11

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

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