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Middle East

Decisions about Israel, Palestine, Gaza, Iran, Syria, Lebanon or another Middle East country.

Decisions
21 on 18 sitting days
Outcomes
21 adopted · 0 rejected
Period
10 Oct 2024 – 21 May 2026
Assigned by
A model, not checked by hand
More facts (4)
Roll-call votes
19
By kind
Consent 3 · New laws 2 · Resolutions 16
Key
foreign-affairs/middle-east
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Decisions, 21

Export

The latest decisions on this subtopic, newest first; the export holds all of them.

Effect: what the decision did. Final vote: for–against–abstained, and how it was recorded.
DateDecisionKindEffectFinal vote
21 May 2026Repression and execution of protesters, dissidents, political prisoners and religious minorities in Iran ResolutionsAdopted516 for, 14 against, 39 abstained by roll call
20 May 2026EU-Lebanon Agreement on cooperation between Eurojust and the authorities of Lebanon competent for judicial cooperation in criminal matters ConsentConsent given581 for, 12 against, 45 abstained by roll call
26 Mar 2026EU-Lebanon Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation setting, participation of Lebanon in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA) ConsentConsent given618 for, 6 against, 5 abstained by roll call
12 Feb 2026Systemic oppression, inhumane conditions and arbitrary detentions by the regime in Iran ResolutionsAdopted524 for, 3 against, 41 abstained by roll call
12 Feb 2026Situation in Northeast Syria, the violence against civilians and the need to maintain a sustainable ceasefire ResolutionsAdopted363 for, 71 against, 81 abstained by roll call
22 Jan 2026Brutal repression against protesters in Iran ResolutionsAdopted562 for, 9 against, 57 abstained by roll call
17 Dec 2025EU/Jordan Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation: terms and conditions for the participation of Jordan in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA) ConsentConsent given627 for, 13 against, 5 abstained by roll call
16 Dec 2025Providing macro-financial assistance to Jordan New lawsPassed585 for, 34 against, 45 abstained by roll call
16 Dec 2025Relations between the EU and Saudi Arabia ResolutionsAdopted417 for, 131 against, 108 abstained by roll call
27 Nov 2025Escalating repression of the Baha’is in Iran ResolutionsAdopted549 for, 7 against, 31 abstained by roll call

All 21 decisions on this subtopic in the register

Dossiers, 12

The dossiers these decisions belong to, the one voted on most recently first.

Decisions: decisions on the dossier counted here. Latest decision: its date and outcome.
DossierDecisionsLatest decision
Repression and execution of protesters, dissidents, political prisoners and religious minorities in Iran 2026-2733Decisions121 May 2026 · Adopted
EU-Lebanon Agreement on cooperation between Eurojust and the authorities of Lebanon competent for judicial cooperation in criminal matters 2024-0155Decisions120 May 2026 · Adopted
EU-Lebanon Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation setting, participation of Lebanon in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA) 2024-0324Decisions126 Mar 2026 · Adopted
Situation in Northeast Syria, the violence against civilians and the need to maintain a sustainable ceasefire 2026-2602Decisions112 Feb 2026 · Adopted
Systemic oppression, inhumane conditions and arbitrary detentions by the regime in Iran 2026-2612Decisions112 Feb 2026 · Adopted
Brutal repression against protesters in Iran 2026-2565Decisions122 Jan 2026 · Adopted
EU/Jordan Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation: terms and conditions for the participation of Jordan in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA) 2024-0178Decisions117 Dec 2025 · Adopted
Providing macro-financial assistance to Jordan 2025-0251Decisions116 Dec 2025 · Adopted
Relations between the EU and Saudi Arabia 2025-2082Decisions116 Dec 2025 · Adopted
Escalating repression of the Baha’is in Iran 2025-2987Decisions127 Nov 2025 · Adopted
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Decisions: decisions on the dossier counted here. Latest decision: its date and outcome.
DossierDecisionsLatest decision
Gaza at breaking point: EU action to combat famine and the urgent need to release hostages and move towards a two-state solution 2025-2852Decisions111 Sept 2025 · Adopted
Case of Ryan Cornelius in Dubai 2025-2796Decisions110 Jul 2025 · Adopted

These dossiers in the register

Group lines

How each group voted on the final votes of this subtopic: its clear line or divided.

The last 19 final roll-call votes. Each group’s line on the final votes, with members counted in the group they sat in on the day; a clear line = at least two thirds of the group’s votes with at least 10 members voting (method). For / Against / Abstained: its clear line. Divided: no clear line. With the outcome: votes where its majority line matched the result. Votes: finals the group voted on.
GroupForAgainstAbstainedDividedWith the outcomeVotes
The LeftFor10Against2Abst.3Divided4With outcome13of19
GreensFor17Against1Abst.0Divided1With outcome17of19
S&DFor18Against0Abst.0Divided1With outcome19of19
RenewFor19Against0Abst.0Divided0With outcome19of19
EPPFor18Against0Abst.0Divided1With outcome19of19
ECRFor14Against0Abst.2Divided3With outcome15of19
PatriotsFor14Against1Abst.0Divided4With outcome14of19
ESNFor4Against5Abst.6Divided4With outcome7of19

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Sources & citation

Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.

Data source
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

EU Parl Watch Research (2026). “Middle East”. Topic (model-assigned). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/topics/foreign-affairs?sub=middle-east (retrieved 25 September 2026). Data: European Parliament Open Data, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/ (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-topic-foreign-affairs-middle-east,
  author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
  title = {{Middle East}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/topics/foreign-affairs?sub=middle-east}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/topics/foreign-affairs?sub=middle-east},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Topic (model-assigned). Data: European Parliament Open Data (CC BY 4.0)}
}