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European Semester: employment and social aspects in the Annual Sustainable Growth Strategy 2021

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 128013Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Some 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+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+8 / 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 “European Semester: employment and social aspects in the Annual Sustainable Growth Strategy 2021”. Greens-EFA, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, PfE, ECR and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (149 for, 532 against, 14 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

149

Against

532

Abstain

Margin of victory

383 votes

Turnout (cast)

695

Absent

Participation rate

98.6%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 6Against 171Abstain 0Absent 2

S&D136 MEPs

For 1Against 132Abstain 0Absent 3

Renew101 MEPs

For 2Against 99Abstain 0Absent 0

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 64Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

PfE67 MEPs

For 23Against 40Abstain 4Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 2Against 58Abstain 3Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 16Against 23Abstain 3Absent 2

The Left38 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 3Absent 2

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy42

Most against

Germany63
France60
Poland51
Spain47
Romania33

Divided delegations

Ireland
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 3Against 13Abstain 3Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 4Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 19Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 2Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 19Against 60Abstain 0Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 30Against 63Abstain 0Absent 3

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 6Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 20Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 42Against 33Abstain 0Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 4Against 25Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 1Against 51Abstain 0Absent 0

Portugal21 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 33Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 11Against 47Abstain 0Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 15Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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