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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 170022Source: 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 and Left voted mostly in favour, while ECR, PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (443 for, 185 against, 17 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

443

Against

185

Abstain

Margin of victory

258 votes

Turnout (cast)

645

Absent

Participation rate

89.2%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 156Against 2Abstain 8Absent 22

S&D135 MEPs

For 118Against 1Abstain 1Absent 15

ECR82 MEPs

For 2Against 73Abstain 0Absent 7

PfE81 MEPs

For 9Against 65Abstain 1Absent 6

Renew79 MEPs

For 64Against 0Abstain 3Absent 12

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

NI30 MEPs

For 3Against 23Abstain 1Absent 3

ESN26 MEPs

For 0Against 19Abstain 2Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany65
Spain44
Italy41
France37
Poland26

Most against

Czech Republic15
Slovakia9

Divided delegations

France
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Romania
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 15Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 1Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 0Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland16 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 37Against 33Abstain 6Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 65Against 15Abstain 5Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 15Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 17Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 41Against 30Abstain 0Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 23Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 26Against 24Abstain 0Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 2Absent 14

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 44Against 9Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 18Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

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