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Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States *

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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Vote ID 170010Source: 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+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 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 “Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States *”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (430 for, 188 against, 22 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

430

Against

188

Abstain

Margin of victory

242 votes

Turnout (cast)

640

Absent

Participation rate

88.5%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 156Against 6Abstain 4Absent 22

S&D135 MEPs

For 115Against 3Abstain 0Absent 17

PfE81 MEPs

For 4Against 70Abstain 2Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 72Abstain 0Absent 10

Renew79 MEPs

For 52Against 13Abstain 3Absent 11

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 3Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 40Against 0Abstain 3Absent 2

NI30 MEPs

For 16Against 8Abstain 3Absent 3

ESN26 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 4Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany67
Spain44
France41
Italy40
Poland26

Most against

Czech Republic12
Hungary11
Sweden11

Divided delegations

Denmark
France
Hungary
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 18Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 1Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 12Abstain 2Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 2Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland16 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 41Against 34Abstain 0Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 67Against 12Abstain 3Absent 14

Greece21 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 40Against 30Abstain 0Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 19Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 26Against 20Abstain 3Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 1Abstain 2Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 14

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 44Against 9Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 7Against 11Abstain 3Absent 0

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