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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 172189Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low 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+7 / 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”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while PfE and ECR voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (487 for, 137 against, 49 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

487

Against

137

Abstain

Margin of victory

350 votes

Turnout (cast)

673

Absent

Participation rate

93.5%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 167Against 5Abstain 0Absent 13

S&D135 MEPs

For 132Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

PfE81 MEPs

For 7Against 48Abstain 20Absent 6

Renew79 MEPs

For 71Against 3Abstain 0Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 4Against 66Abstain 4Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 41Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

NI30 MEPs

For 13Against 9Abstain 6Absent 2

ESN26 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 17Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany76
Spain49
France42
Italy39
Netherlands25

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

France
Italy
Latvia
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 13Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 2Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 4Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 2Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 42Against 35Abstain 0Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 76Against 4Abstain 10Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 3Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 10Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 39Against 31Abstain 0Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 25Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 25Against 22Abstain 5Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 21Against 6Abstain 0Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 3Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 49Against 3Abstain 5Absent 3

Sweden21 MEPs

For 18Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

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