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European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities for 2025

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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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 172220Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Significant 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+10 / 15

Country division+12 / 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: employment and social priorities for 2025”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour. PfE, ECR and Left mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (469 for, 60 against, 153 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

469

Against

Abstain

153

Margin of victory

409 votes

Turnout (cast)

682

Absent

Participation rate

94.7%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 164Against 9Abstain 2Absent 10

S&D135 MEPs

For 133Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

PfE81 MEPs

For 7Against 20Abstain 51Absent 3

Renew79 MEPs

For 68Against 3Abstain 3Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 57Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 33Absent 5

NI30 MEPs

For 21Against 6Abstain 2Absent 1

ESN26 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 4Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany82
Spain46
Italy33
Poland26
Romania26

Most against

Sweden11

Divided delegations

Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 13Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 4Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 1Abstain 5Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 35Against 4Abstain 38Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 82Against 3Abstain 7Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 2Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 10Absent 1

Ireland14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 33Against 7Abstain 30Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 23Against 6Abstain 2Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 26Against 1Abstain 25Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 4Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 26Against 0Abstain 3Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 46Against 1Abstain 10Absent 3

Sweden21 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 2Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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