← Votes·2020-07-09

Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States

Social Affairs64%★

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "employment"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 115967Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+6 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+3 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+15 / 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 “Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (351 for, 276 against, 67 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

351

Against

276

Abstain

Margin of victory

75 votes

Turnout (cast)

694

Absent

Participation rate

98.6%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 22Against 153Abstain 3Absent 1

S&D136 MEPs

For 132Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Renew101 MEPs

For 67Against 27Abstain 6Absent 1

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 71Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

PfE66 MEPs

For 0Against 60Abstain 5Absent 1

ECR63 MEPs

For 1Against 15Abstain 45Absent 2

NI44 MEPs

For 22Against 17Abstain 2Absent 3

The Left38 MEPs

For 36Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

France48
Spain41
Portugal20
Romania20
Belgium15

Most against

Germany47
Italy37
Sweden12
Czech Republic11
Hungary11

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 6Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 6Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 3Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 6Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 48Against 31Abstain 0Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 46Against 47Abstain 1Absent 2

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 1Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Ireland13 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 32Against 37Abstain 6Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 12Against 11Abstain 6Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 9Against 14Abstain 25Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 20Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 20Against 12Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 2Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain58 MEPs

For 41Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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