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European Semester for economic policy coordination: Employment and social priorities for 2023

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 153347Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓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+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 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 “European Semester for economic policy coordination: Employment and social priorities for 2023”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while ECR, PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly against. EPP mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (319 for, 171 against, 138 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

319

Against

171

Abstain

138

Margin of victory

148 votes

Turnout (cast)

628

Absent

Participation rate

89.1%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 30Against 42Abstain 88Absent 19

S&D136 MEPs

For 112Against 0Abstain 8Absent 16

Renew100 MEPs

For 68Against 19Abstain 5Absent 8

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 68Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

ECR64 MEPs

For 1Against 51Abstain 9Absent 3

PfE65 MEPs

For 0Against 34Abstain 19Absent 12

The Left37 MEPs

For 26Against 2Abstain 6Absent 3

NI46 MEPs

For 14Against 18Abstain 1Absent 13

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

France45
Germany42
Spain36
Romania18
Portugal17

Most against

Poland27
Netherlands14
Sweden12
Czech Republic10
Hungary9

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
Croatia
Denmark
Estonia
Germany
Netherlands

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 5Absent 3

Belgium21 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 3Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 4Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 6Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 3Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 2Absent 4

France79 MEPs

For 45Against 20Abstain 8Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 42Against 36Abstain 9Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 1Absent 6

Hungary21 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 1Absent 8

Ireland13 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 30Against 1Abstain 32Absent 13

Latvia8 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 4Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 3Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 11Against 14Abstain 2Absent 2

Poland52 MEPs

For 8Against 27Abstain 14Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 18Against 3Abstain 10Absent 2

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 4Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 36Against 6Abstain 9Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 12Abstain 5Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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