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European Semester for economic policy coordination 2025

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 172171Source: 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+5 / 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 2025”. Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR, PfE, Renew and ESN voted mostly against. S&D mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (139 for, 392 against, 139 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

139

Against

392

Abstain

139

Margin of victory

253 votes

Turnout (cast)

670

Absent

Participation rate

93.1%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 2Against 171Abstain 0Absent 12

S&D135 MEPs

For 26Against 0Abstain 101Absent 8

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 74Abstain 0Absent 8

PfE81 MEPs

For 0Against 47Abstain 27Absent 7

Renew79 MEPs

For 2Against 68Abstain 2Absent 7

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 41Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

NI30 MEPs

For 18Against 6Abstain 4Absent 2

ESN26 MEPs

For 0Against 22Abstain 2Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against

Germany49
Poland49
Italy36
Spain29
Netherlands20

Divided delegations

Croatia
Finland
France
Germany
Italy
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 5Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 4Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 2Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 17Abstain 3Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 3Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 2Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 2Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 15Against 21Abstain 39Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 28Against 49Abstain 14Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 2Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 3Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 31Against 36Abstain 3Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 1Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 4Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 3Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 7Against 20Abstain 4Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 49Abstain 3Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 7Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 9Absent 5

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 2Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 9Against 29Abstain 19Absent 3

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 11Abstain 4Absent 1

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