← Votes·2022-03-09

European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social aspects in the annual sustainable growth survey 2022

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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Economy & Finance63%

Confidence: 63%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "economic policy"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 140734Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓Very 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+15 / 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 “European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social aspects in the annual sustainable growth survey 2022”. S&D, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, Renew, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a narrow margin (300 for, 306 against, 80 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. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

300

Against

306

Abstain

Margin of victory

6 votes

Turnout (cast)

686

Absent

Participation rate

97.3%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 6 votes. 19 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (19) was larger than the 6-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 8 absent MEPs (margin was 6)

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 10Against 155Abstain 6Absent 8

S&D136 MEPs

For 124Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Renew101 MEPs

For 35Against 64Abstain 0Absent 2

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 67Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

PfE67 MEPs

For 1Against 40Abstain 26Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 9Against 17Abstain 36Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 23Against 15Abstain 5Absent 1

The Left38 MEPs

For 31Against 0Abstain 5Absent 2

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

France47
Germany47
Italy38
Spain34
Ireland12

Most against

Romania21
Netherlands19
Sweden17
Czech Republic15
Hungary13

Divided delegations

Austria
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Latvia
Lithuania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 2Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 2Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 5Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 15Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 47Against 32Abstain 0Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 47Against 45Abstain 2Absent 2

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 2Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 38Against 13Abstain 24Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 2Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 8Against 19Abstain 1Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 8Against 16Abstain 27Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 2Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 10Against 21Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 34Against 19Abstain 4Absent 2

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 1Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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