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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 170023Source: 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+3 / 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 *”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (263 for, 356 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

263

Against

356

Abstain

Margin of victory

93 votes

Turnout (cast)

628

Absent

Participation rate

86.9%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 9Against 150Abstain 2Absent 27

S&D135 MEPs

For 114Against 1Abstain 0Absent 20

PfE81 MEPs

For 0Against 75Abstain 0Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 71Abstain 3Absent 8

Renew79 MEPs

For 41Against 23Abstain 2Absent 13

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 35Against 6Abstain 0Absent 4

NI30 MEPs

For 15Against 9Abstain 2Absent 4

ESN26 MEPs

For 1Against 20Abstain 0Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Portugal16
Netherlands14
Belgium13
Slovakia11
Finland7

Most against

Italy44
Poland44
Germany43
France36
Spain27

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
Cyprus
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 1Absent 4

Belgium22 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 0Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 1Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland16 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 35Against 36Abstain 2Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 38Against 43Abstain 2Absent 13

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 2Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 0Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 5

Italy76 MEPs

For 24Against 44Abstain 0Absent 8

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 14Against 14Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 4Against 44Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 14

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 26Against 27Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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