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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 170029Source: 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 (424 for, 192 against, 11 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

424

Against

192

Abstain

Margin of victory

232 votes

Turnout (cast)

627

Absent

Participation rate

86.7%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 145Against 8Abstain 7Absent 28

S&D135 MEPs

For 110Against 5Abstain 0Absent 20

PfE81 MEPs

For 1Against 74Abstain 1Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 74Abstain 0Absent 7

Renew79 MEPs

For 62Against 1Abstain 0Absent 16

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

NI30 MEPs

For 14Against 9Abstain 3Absent 4

ESN26 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 0Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany72
Spain43
Italy40
Poland26
Netherlands20

Most against

France37
Czech Republic14
Hungary10

Divided delegations

France
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Romania
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 15Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 1Absent 5

Denmark15 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 1Absent 5

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Finland16 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 35Against 37Abstain 1Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 72Against 10Abstain 1Absent 13

Greece21 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 5Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 40Against 30Abstain 0Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 20Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 26Against 24Abstain 0Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 12Against 7Abstain 0Absent 14

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 43Against 9Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 12Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

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