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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 166456Source: 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
✓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+12 / 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”. Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. S&D mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (78 for, 403 against, 102 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

Against

403

Abstain

102

Margin of victory

325 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 0Against 148Abstain 1Absent 30

S&D136 MEPs

For 9Against 29Abstain 81Absent 17

Renew100 MEPs

For 1Against 80Abstain 2Absent 17

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 6Against 51Abstain 4Absent 9

PfE64 MEPs

For 17Against 28Abstain 6Absent 13

ECR65 MEPs

For 1Against 50Abstain 0Absent 14

The Left38 MEPs

For 29Against 0Abstain 2Absent 7

NI46 MEPs

For 14Against 12Abstain 5Absent 15

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against

Germany62
Poland39
Italy37
France35
Spain25

Divided delegations

France
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 8Absent 4

Belgium21 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 5Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 1Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 2Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 2Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 2Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 1Absent 3

France79 MEPs

For 32Against 35Abstain 3Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 7Against 62Abstain 10Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 2Absent 10

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 4Absent 8

Ireland13 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 7Against 37Abstain 14Absent 18

Latvia8 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 2Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 3Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 2Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 0Against 16Abstain 9Absent 4

Poland52 MEPs

For 0Against 39Abstain 6Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 1Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 24Abstain 1Absent 7

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 3Absent 3

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 2Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 10Against 25Abstain 17Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 1Against 18Abstain 0Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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