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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 136480Source: 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 “Employment and social policies of the euro area 2021”. 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 (356 for, 260 against, 81 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

356

Against

260

Abstain

Margin of victory

96 votes

Turnout (cast)

697

Absent

Participation rate

98.9%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 11Against 160Abstain 1Absent 7

S&D136 MEPs

For 133Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Renew101 MEPs

For 75Against 5Abstain 21Absent 0

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 71Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

PfE67 MEPs

For 0Against 62Abstain 5Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 7Against 12Abstain 44Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 25Against 16Abstain 3Absent 0

The Left38 MEPs

For 33Against 2Abstain 3Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany49
France48
Spain42
Italy33
Romania19

Most against

Hungary13
Greece11
Austria10
Czech Republic10

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Finland
France
Germany

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 13Against 4Abstain 4Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 2Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 3Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 10Abstain 5Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 4Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 3Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 48Against 31Abstain 0Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 49Against 40Abstain 7Absent 0

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 33Against 32Abstain 8Absent 3

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 13Against 11Abstain 5Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 9Against 14Abstain 27Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 1Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 19Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 42Against 13Abstain 4Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 13Against 5Abstain 2Absent 1

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