Decision
Urgent need to protect religious minorities in Syria following the recent terrorist attack on Mar Elias Church in Damascus
- Effect
- Adopted
- Result
- 625 for · 7 against · 10 abstained roll call
- Date
- 10 July 2025, 13:07–13:10
- Kind
- Resolution
More facts (9)
- Margin
- by an overwhelming majority
- Dossier
- 2025/2798(RSP)
- Source
- Motion for a resolution
- Topics
- Foreign affairsJobs, social affairs & equality Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
- Votes
- 27 votes · 11 roll calls · 9 amendments
- Requested by
- Greens (1 roll call) · Renew (1 roll call) · ECR (1 roll call, 2 split votes) · Patriots (1 roll call)
- Sitting
- Thursday 10 July 2025
- Final vote
- 178245
Result
The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.
Final vote: 625 for, 7 against, 10 abstained (roll call).
Adopted by an overwhelming majority.
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 9 amendments (5 adopted, 4 rejected) and 9 parts of the text voted on separately (5 adopted, 2 rejected, 2 lapsed). 8 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.
Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR, Patriots and ESN.
Groups
| Group | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Majority line | Clear line | Cohesion | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Left | For 36 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 10 of 46 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| Greens | For 52 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 1 of 53 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| S&D | For 117 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 19 of 136 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| Renew | For 67 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 8 of 75 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| EPP | For 176 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 12 of 188 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| ECR | For 74 | Against 0 | Abst. 1 | No vote 4 of 79 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.98 | |
| Patriots | For 64 | Against 5 | Abst. 0 | No vote 16 of 85 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.89 | |
| ESN | For 22 | Against 0 | Abst. 3 | No vote 2 of 27 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.82 | |
| No group | For 17 | Against 2 | Abst. 6 | No vote 5 of 30 | Majority line — | Clear line No line | Cohesion — |
Members who changed group are counted in the group of the day: Branko GRIMS changed group, Elena YONCHEVA changed group, Elisabetta GUALMINI changed group, Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK changed group, Jessika VAN LEEUWEN changed group, Laurent CASTILLO changed group, Lukas SIEPER changed group, Nikola BARTŮŠEK changed group, Nikolas FARANTOURIS changed group, Pina PICIERNO changed group, Roberto VANNACCI changed group, Sander SMIT changed group, Taner KABILOV changed group.
Voted against their group, 9
Members who voted otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds of the votes cast, at least 10 members voting) of the group they sat in that day. A group without a clear line is divided and not counted.
ECR line For · 1 abstained of 75 who voted
Abstained (1)
- Sebastian TYNKKYNEN Finland
Patriots line For · 5 voted against of 69 who voted
Voted against (5)
- Elisabeth DIERINGER Austria
- Georg MAYER Austria
- Gerald HAUSER Austria
- Petra STEGER Austria
- Roman HAIDER Austria
ESN line For · 3 abstained of 25 who voted
Abstained (3)
- Milan MAZUREK Slovakia
- Milan UHRÍK Slovakia
- Sarah KNAFO France
Countries
The final vote by national delegation.
Votes by country (27 delegations)
| Country | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Cohesion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0.61 |
| Belgium | 18 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| Bulgaria | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Cyprus | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
| Czechia | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| Germany | 82 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0.90 |
| Denmark | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.00 |
| Estonia | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Spain | 56 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| Finland | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.88 |
| France | 73 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0.98 |
| Greece | 16 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.83 |
| Croatia | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Hungary | 8 | 0 | 0 | 13 | — |
| Ireland | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Italy | 70 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| Lithuania | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Luxembourg | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Latvia | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
| Malta | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Netherlands | 29 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| Poland | 50 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.00 |
| Portugal | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Romania | 25 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| Sweden | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Slovenia | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Slovakia | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.79 |
Members
Each member’s recorded position on the final roll call, in the group they sat in that day. Filter by country, group, position or name.
Debate speakers and how they voted
| Member | Group | Speeches | Spoke | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberta METSOLA Malta | EPP | Speeches1 | 10 Jul 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | No vote recorded |
| Costas MAVRIDES Cyprus | S&D | Speeches1 | 9 Jul 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | No vote recorded |
| Javi LÓPEZ Spain | S&D | Speeches1 | 9 Jul 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Sander SMIT changed group Netherlands | ECR | Speeches1 | 9 Jul 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group | For |
| Tomasz FROELICH Germany | ESN | Speeches1 | 9 Jul 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Evin INCIR Sweden | S&D | Speeches1 | 9 Jul 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
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All votes on this decision, 27
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Separate vote on paragraph 1 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 2 | Separate vote on paragraph 2 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 3 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 2 | Show of hands | Adopted |
Show the other 26 votesShow the other 24 votes
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Separate vote on paragraph 2 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 3 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 2 | Show of hands | Adopted |
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Amendment 11, adding text after paragraph 3 RC-B10-0335/2025 – After § 3 – Am 11 | Roll call | 235 for, 357 against, 36 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: Patriots |
| 5 | Separate vote on paragraph 4 | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: ECR |
| 6 | Separate vote on paragraph 4 | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: ECR |
| 7 | Separate vote on paragraph 4 | Show of hands | Lapsed | Requested bysplit: ECR |
| 8 | Separate vote on paragraph 4 | Roll call | 0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed | Requested bysplit: ECR |
| 9 | Amendment 12, adding text after paragraph 4 RC-B10-0335/2025 – After § 4 – Am 12 | Roll call | 364 for, 261 against, 14 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Patriots |
| 10 | Separate vote on paragraph 5 | Counted | 505 for, 111 against, 18 abstained Adopted | |
| 11 | Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 5 RC-B10-0335/2025 – After § 5 – Am 1 | Roll call | 581 for, 16 against, 34 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Renew |
| 12 | Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 5 RC-B10-0335/2025 – After § 5 – Am 4 | Roll call | 212 for, 363 against, 71 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: Greens |
| 13 | Amendment 2 to paragraph 7 — part 1 RC-B10-0335/2025 – § 7 – Am 2/1 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘warns against the serious international security risk that a sudden disengagement of the United States in the region would cause in this uncertain context;’” | Roll call | 615 for, 5 against, 21 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Renew; split: ECR |
| 14 | Amendment 2 to paragraph 7 — part 2 RC-B10-0335/2025 – § 7 – Am 2/2 Part voted on: “those words” | Roll call | 256 for, 249 against, 135 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Renew; split: ECR |
| 15 | Amendment 8, adding text after recital A RC-B10-0335/2025 – After recital A – Am 8 | Roll call | 232 for, 407 against, 6 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: Patriots |
| 16 | Amendment 9 to recital B RC-B10-0335/2025 – Recital B – Am 9 | Roll call | 351 for, 260 against, 12 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Patriots |
| 17 | Amendment 10, adding text after recital D RC-B10-0335/2025 – After recital D – Am 10 | Roll call | 237 for, 372 against, 23 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: Patriots |
| 18 | Vote on text inserted after recital D | Counted | 360 for, 271 against, 11 abstained Adopted | |
| 19 | Final vote — text as a whole RC-B10-0335/2025 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Roll call | 625 for, 7 against, 10 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Renew |
| 20 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0325/2025 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 21 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0335/2025 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 22 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0338/2025 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 23 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0343/2025 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 24 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0344/2025 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 25 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0345/2025 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 26 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0346/2025 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 27 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0347/2025 | Show of hands | Lapsed |
Roll calls requested by Greens, Renew, ECR, Patriots · split votes by ECR (2).
Text
The text voted on.
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Parliament adopted a resolution condemning all violent attacks in Syria, notably those targeting ethnic and religious groups, and expressing solidarity with victims.
It calls on all actors to cease violence, respect international law, and urges Syrian interim authorities to investigate acts of violence and protect all Syrians regardless of ethnicity or religion.
Parliament reiterates that Syria is not safe for refugee returns and welcomes EU sanctions relief and humanitarian aid, while urging support for Syrian civil society.
AI: The text in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
A resolution on protecting religious minorities in Syria after the attack on the Mar Elias church. It condemns violence, calls for investigations and protection of all Syrians, and stresses that Syria is not safe for refugee returns.
Dossier
Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.
2025/2798(RSP) · Resolution on a topical subject
Parliament adopted the text on 10 July 2025. This is its final position on the matter.
Show the 3 steps of the dossier
- Tabled for plenary (done)
- Plenary vote · Adopted 10 July 2025 (done)
- Parliament’s position · Final (done)
Connections
What this decision touches: the procedural chain, the same text, running issues, votes that split the chamber the same way.
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Sources & citation
Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.
- Official sources
- Data source
- Licensed CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved
- 25 September 2026
Cite as
European Parliament (2025). “Urgent need to protect religious minorities in Syria following the recent terrorist attack on Mar Elias Church in Damascus”. Decision, 10 July 2025. votingId 178245, document B-10-2025-0335, reference 2025/2798(RSP). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-07-10/5 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 10 July 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-07-10-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 10 July 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-07-10-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-07-10, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2025-07-10/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2025-07-10-5,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Urgent need to protect religious minorities in Syria following the recent terrorist attack on Mar Elias Church in Damascus}},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-07-10},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-07-10/5}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-07-10/5},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Decision. votingId 178245, document B-10-2025-0335, reference 2025/2798(RSP). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-07-10-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-07-10-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-07-10 (CC BY 4.0)}
}