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European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities for 2024

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 166442Source: 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+4 / 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 for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities for 2024”. Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (134 for, 428 against, 19 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

134

Against

428

Abstain

Margin of victory

294 votes

Turnout (cast)

581

Absent

124

Participation rate

82.4%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 3Against 147Abstain 0Absent 29

S&D136 MEPs

For 11Against 99Abstain 7Absent 19

Renew100 MEPs

For 2Against 81Abstain 0Absent 17

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 52Against 5Abstain 4Absent 9

PfE64 MEPs

For 22Against 28Abstain 1Absent 13

ECR65 MEPs

For 0Against 49Abstain 1Absent 15

The Left38 MEPs

For 31Against 0Abstain 1Absent 6

NI46 MEPs

For 11Against 14Abstain 5Absent 16

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

France39
Cyprus1

Most against

Germany53
Italy48
Poland44
Spain38
Romania22

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Cyprus
Finland
France
Greece
Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 0Absent 4

Belgium21 MEPs

For 7Against 9Abstain 2Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

France79 MEPs

For 39Against 26Abstain 6Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 25Against 53Abstain 1Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 3Absent 10

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland13 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 9Against 48Abstain 1Absent 18

Latvia8 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 3Against 21Abstain 1Absent 4

Poland52 MEPs

For 1Against 44Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 5Against 15Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 3Against 22Abstain 1Absent 7

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 11Against 38Abstain 1Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 1Against 16Abstain 2Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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