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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 172197Source: 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”. Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, PfE, Renew and ECR voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (122 for, 504 against, 50 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

122

Against

504

Abstain

Margin of victory

382 votes

Turnout (cast)

676

Absent

Participation rate

93.9%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 1Against 170Abstain 1Absent 13

S&D135 MEPs

For 5Against 107Abstain 20Absent 3

PfE81 MEPs

For 11Against 64Abstain 1Absent 5

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 72Abstain 2Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 74Abstain 0Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 41Against 6Abstain 4Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

NI30 MEPs

For 19Against 5Abstain 3Absent 3

ESN26 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 19Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against

France64
Germany56
Spain49
Poland48
Italy31

Divided delegations

Austria
Greece
Italy
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 2Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 16Abstain 3Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 13Against 64Abstain 0Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 23Against 56Abstain 12Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 18Abstain 1Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 22Against 31Abstain 18Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 3Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 5Against 26Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 48Abstain 3Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 28Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 2Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 8Against 49Abstain 0Absent 3

Sweden21 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 4Absent 0

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