Decision

Recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the EEAS on the situation in Syria

Effect: Adopted
Result: 428 for · 35 against · 43 abstained roll call
Date: 28 February 2024, 18:26–18:31
Kind: Resolution

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Margin: by an overwhelming majority
Text: Report A-9-2024-0041
Dossier: 2023-2052
Source: Committee report by Nathalie Loiseau
Votes: 37 votes · 15 roll calls · 8 amendments
Requested by: Renew (1 roll call, 1 split vote, 1 separate vote) · EPP (1 split vote) · ECR (1 roll call, 1 split vote, 1 separate vote) · ID (1 roll call, 1 split vote)
Sitting: Wednesday 28 February 2024
Final vote: 164839

Margin: by an overwhelming majority
Text: Report A-9-2024-0041
Dossier: 2023-2052
Source: Committee report by Nathalie Loiseau
Votes: 37 votes · 15 roll calls · 8 amendments
Requested by: Renew (1 roll call, 1 split vote, 1 separate vote) · EPP (1 split vote) · ECR (1 roll call, 1 split vote, 1 separate vote) · ID (1 roll call, 1 split vote)
Sitting: Wednesday 28 February 2024
Final vote: 164839

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Votes on this decision

Members on the final vote

Result

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Adopted by an overwhelming majority.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 8 amendments (3 adopted, 5 rejected) and 27 parts of the text voted on separately (19 adopted, 5 rejected, 3 lapsed).

Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP and ECR; opposed by ESN; Patriots mostly abstained.

Groups

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Members’ votes by their current group. Majority: the most common position. Clear line: a position with at least two thirds of the group’s votes, otherwise Divided.
Group	For	Against	Abst.	Majority line	Clear line
The Left	For 7	Against 3	Abst. 1	Majority line For	Clear line Divided
Greens	For 25	Against 0	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
S&D	For 51	Against 0	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
Renew	For 30	Against 0	Abst. 2	Majority line For	Clear line For
EPP	For 72	Against 0	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
ECR	For 11	Against 2	Abst. 4	Majority line For	Clear line Divided
Patriots	For 3	Against 5	Abst. 13	Majority line Abstained	Clear line Divided
ESN	For 0	Against 2	Abst. 0	Majority line Against	Clear line Against
No group	For 1	Against 3	Abst. 0	Majority line Against	Clear line Against

Voted against their group, 0

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Nobody voted against a clear line of their group.

Countries

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Members

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All votes on this decision, 37

In voting order. **Result**: for–against–abstained (a show of hands has no count). **Requested by**: the groups that asked for a roll call, a split vote or a separate vote.
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
1	Final vote Recommandation au Conseil, à la Commission et au SEAE sur la situation en Syrie - Recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the EEAS on the situation in Syria - Empfehlung an den Rat, die Kommission und den EAD zur Lage in Syrien - A9-0041/2024 - Nathalie Loiseau - § 1, point a	Roll call	462 for, 9 against, 35 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: Renew
2	Separate vote on paragraph 1, point b A9-0041/2024 - Nathalie Loiseau - § 1, point b	Roll call	477 for, 8 against, 34 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: Renew
3	Separate vote on paragraph 1, point c	Show of hands	Adopted

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Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
2	Separate vote on paragraph 1, point b A9-0041/2024 - Nathalie Loiseau - § 1, point b	Roll call	477 for, 8 against, 34 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: Renew
3	Separate vote on paragraph 1, point c	Show of hands	Adopted

Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
4	Amendment 19 to paragraph 1, point g A9-0041/2024 - Nathalie Loiseau - § 1, point g - Am 19	Roll call	50 for, 444 against, 28 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: Renew
5	Amendment 20 to paragraph 1, point i A9-0041/2024 - Nathalie Loiseau - § 1, point i - Am 20	Roll call	127 for, 389 against, 11 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
6	Separate vote on paragraph 1, point i	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested byseparate: Renew
7	Separate vote on paragraph 1, point k	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested byroll call: Renew
8	Separate vote on paragraph 1, point k	Show of hands	Rejected	Requested byroll call: Renew
9	Separate vote on paragraph 1, point k A9-0041/2024 - Nathalie Loiseau - § 1, point k	Roll call	457 for, 29 against, 22 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: Renew
10	Separate vote on paragraph 1, point l	Show of hands	Adopted
11	Separate vote on paragraph 1, point l	Counted	273 for, 214 against, 24 abstained Adopted
12	Separate vote on paragraph 1, point m	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested byseparate: ECR
13	Separate vote on paragraph 1, point n	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested byroll call: Renew
14	Separate vote on paragraph 1, point n	Roll call	0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed	Requested byroll call: Renew
15	Separate vote on paragraph 1, after point o	Show of hands	Adopted
16	Separate vote on paragraph 1, point p	Show of hands	Adopted
17	Separate vote on paragraph 1, point q	Show of hands	Adopted
18	Amendment 4 to paragraph 1, point r A9-0041/2024 - Nathalie Loiseau - § 1, point r - Am 4	Roll call	106 for, 411 against, 9 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: Renew
19	Amendment 23 to paragraph 1, point r A9-0041/2024 - Nathalie Loiseau - § 1, point r - Am 23	Roll call	102 for, 393 against, 21 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
20	Separate vote on paragraph 1, point r	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: ECR, ID
21	Paragraph 1, point r — part 2 A9-0041/2024 - Nathalie Loiseau - § 1, point r/2 Part voted on: “Syria cannot be regarded, in whole or in part, as a safe country for the return of Syrian nationals living as refugees and asylum seekers in Europe and around the world,”	Roll call	398 for, 107 against, 16 abstained Adopted	Requested bysplit: ECR, ID
22	Paragraph 1, point r — part 3 A9-0041/2024 - Nathalie Loiseau - § 1, point r/3 Part voted on: ‘express concern regarding the Agency’s financial situation and’	Roll call	408 for, 86 against, 12 abstained Adopted	Requested bysplit: ECR, ID
23	Amendment 15, adding text after recital B A9-0041/2024 - Nathalie Loiseau - Après le considérant B - Am 15	Roll call	111 for, 401 against, 9 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
24	Separate vote on recital E	Show of hands	Adopted
25	Separate vote on recital F	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: EPP
26	Separate vote on recital F	Show of hands	Lapsed	Requested bysplit: EPP
27	Separate vote on recital F	Show of hands	Lapsed	Requested bysplit: EPP
28	Separate vote on recital G	Show of hands	Adopted
29	Separate vote on recital G	Counted	72 for, 426 against, 13 abstained Rejected
30	Separate vote on recital I	Show of hands	Adopted
31	Vote on text inserted after recital N	Show of hands	Rejected
32	Amendment 17, adding text after recital N — part 1 A9-0041/2024 - Nathalie Loiseau - Après le considérant N - Am 17/1 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘whereas the Assad regime has attempted to project an image as a secular protector of Christians in Syria, but the regime has reportedly intentionally destroyed churches and detained at least hundreds of Christian citizens;’ and ‘whereas the country was ranked as the 12th most difficult place in the world to be Christian;’”	Roll call	302 for, 192 against, 18 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: Renew, ECR; split: Renew
33	Amendment 17, adding text after recital N — part 2 A9-0041/2024 - Nathalie Loiseau - Après le considérant N - Am 17/2 Part voted on: “whereas the Assad regime has attempted to project an image as a secular protector of Christians in Syria, but the regime has reportedly intentionally destroyed churches and detained at least hundreds of Christian citizens;”	Roll call	305 for, 191 against, 12 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: Renew, ECR; split: Renew
34	Amendment 17, adding text after recital N — part 3 A9-0041/2024 - Nathalie Loiseau - Après le considérant N - Am 17/3 Part voted on: “whereas the country was ranked as the 12th most difficult place in the world to be Christian;”	Roll call	297 for, 189 against, 30 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: Renew, ECR; split: Renew
35	Separate vote on recital O	Show of hands	Rejected
36	Vote on text inserted after recital O	Show of hands	Rejected
37	Final vote A9-0041/2024 - Nathalie Loiseau - Proposition de résolution (ensemble du texte)	Roll call	428 for, 35 against, 43 abstained Adopted

Roll calls requested by Renew, ECR, ID · split votes by Renew, EPP, ECR, ID · separate votes by Renew, ECR.

Text

The text voted on.

Report A-9-2024-0041

Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2023/2052(INI) · Own-initiative report

Parliament adopted the text on 28 February 2024. This is its final position on the matter.

Show the 5 steps of the dossier

Referred to committee · 20 April 2023 (done)
Committee work · Report adopted 13 February 2024 (done)
Tabled for plenary · 19 February 2024 (done)
Plenary vote · Adopted 28 February 2024 (done)
Parliament’s position · Final (done)

Lead committee: AFET · Author: Nathalie LOISEAU (Renew)

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Permalink: https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-02-28/16
Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 28 February 2024 (European Parliament)
Results of votes, sitting of 28 February 2024 (European Parliament)
Data source: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-02-28
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved: 26 September 2026

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European Parliament (2024). “Recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the EEAS on the situation in Syria”. Decision, 28 February 2024. votingId 164839, document A-9-2024-0041, reference 2023-2052. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-02-28/16 (retrieved 26 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 28 February 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-02-28-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 28 February 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-02-28-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-02-28, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2024-02-28/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).

BibTeX

@misc{epw-decision-2024-02-28-16,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the EEAS on the situation in Syria}},
  year = {2024},
  date = {2024-02-28},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-02-28/16}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-02-28/16},
  urldate = {2026-09-26},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 164839, document A-9-2024-0041, reference 2023-2052. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-02-28-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-02-28-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-02-28 (CC BY 4.0)}
}