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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 166453Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Close result
✓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+6 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 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”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (316 for, 258 against, 9 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

316

Against

258

Abstain

Margin of victory

58 votes

Turnout (cast)

583

Absent

122

Participation rate

82.7%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 20Against 128Abstain 0Absent 31

S&D136 MEPs

For 120Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16

Renew100 MEPs

For 68Against 14Abstain 1Absent 17

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 60Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

PfE64 MEPs

For 0Against 49Abstain 2Absent 13

ECR65 MEPs

For 0Against 47Abstain 4Absent 14

The Left38 MEPs

For 29Against 2Abstain 1Absent 6

NI46 MEPs

For 19Against 12Abstain 0Absent 15

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

France45
Germany40
Spain36
Italy28
Portugal17

Most against

Poland36
Czech Republic14
Romania14
Sweden10
Bulgaria8

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Hungary

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 0Absent 4

Belgium21 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 3Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 1Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

France79 MEPs

For 45Against 26Abstain 0Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 40Against 39Abstain 1Absent 16

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 10

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland13 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 28Against 26Abstain 4Absent 18

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 12Against 12Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland52 MEPs

For 9Against 36Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 11Against 14Abstain 0Absent 8

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 36Against 16Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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