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Employment and social policies of the euro area 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 136210Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
33
/ 100

Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • ✓Some political group division
  • ✓Some national delegation divergence
  • ✓High participation
  • ✓Some 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+4 / 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 “Employment and social policies of the euro area 2021”. PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (129 for, 560 against, 7 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
129
Against
560
Abstain
7
Margin of victory
431 votes
Turnout (cast)
696
Absent
9
Participation rate
98.7%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 1Against 172Abstain 0Absent 6
S&D136 MEPs
For 0Against 135Abstain 0Absent 1
Renew101 MEPs
For 0Against 101Abstain 0Absent 0
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 0Against 71Abstain 0Absent 0
PfE67 MEPs
For 58Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0
ECR63 MEPs
For 55Against 4Abstain 4Absent 0
NI44 MEPs
For 11Against 29Abstain 2Absent 2
The Left38 MEPs
For 0Against 38Abstain 0Absent 0
ESN4 MEPs
For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Poland27
Most against
  • Germany85
  • France56
  • Spain55
  • Italy41
  • Romania32
Divided delegations
  • Italy
  • Poland
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 3Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0
Belgium21 MEPs
For 3Against 18Abstain 0Absent 0
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 2Against 15Abstain 0Absent 0
Croatia12 MEPs
For 1Against 9Abstain 2Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 6Against 15Abstain 0Absent 0
Denmark14 MEPs
For 0Against 13Abstain 1Absent 0
Estonia7 MEPs
For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1
France79 MEPs
For 23Against 56Abstain 0Absent 0
Germany96 MEPs
For 11Against 85Abstain 0Absent 0
Greece21 MEPs
For 3Against 16Abstain 0Absent 2
Hungary21 MEPs
For 0Against 21Abstain 0Absent 0
Ireland13 MEPs
For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 32Against 41Abstain 0Absent 3
Latvia8 MEPs
For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 6Against 23Abstain 0Absent 0
Poland52 MEPs
For 27Against 24Abstain 0Absent 1
Portugal21 MEPs
For 0Against 20Abstain 0Absent 1
Romania33 MEPs
For 1Against 32Abstain 0Absent 0
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 2Against 11Abstain 1Absent 0
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain59 MEPs
For 4Against 55Abstain 0Absent 0
Sweden21 MEPs
For 0Against 17Abstain 3Absent 1

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