← Votes·2020-10-21

Employment and social policies of the euro area 2020

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 119235Source: 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
✓Close result
✓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+6 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+12 / 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 “Employment and social policies of the euro area 2020”. S&D, Greens-EFA, PfE, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP and Renew voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (352 for, 287 against, 55 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

352

Against

287

Abstain

Margin of victory

65 votes

Turnout (cast)

694

Absent

Participation rate

98.7%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 22Against 154Abstain 1Absent 2

S&D135 MEPs

For 131Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Renew101 MEPs

For 15Against 86Abstain 0Absent 0

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 70Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

PfE66 MEPs

For 42Against 16Abstain 7Absent 1

ECR63 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 43Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 27Against 11Abstain 4Absent 2

The Left38 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy61
Germany49
France48
Spain34
Portugal13

Most against

Romania22
Netherlands18
Czech Republic15
Hungary12
Bulgaria10

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
Denmark
Estonia
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 8Against 8Abstain 3Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 6Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 2Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 2Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 15Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 48Against 30Abstain 0Absent 1

Germany96 MEPs

For 49Against 47Abstain 0Absent 0

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 3Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Ireland12 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 61Against 8Abstain 6Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 2Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 10Against 18Abstain 1Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 10Against 15Abstain 26Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 13Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 10Against 22Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 2Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 34Against 25Abstain 0Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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