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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 172247Source: 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+7 / 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, ECR, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (544 for, 109 against, 25 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

544

Against

109

Abstain

Margin of victory

435 votes

Turnout (cast)

678

Absent

Participation rate

94.2%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 167Against 2Abstain 4Absent 12

S&D135 MEPs

For 132Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

PfE81 MEPs

For 1Against 71Abstain 6Absent 3

ECR82 MEPs

For 58Against 9Abstain 7Absent 8

Renew79 MEPs

For 73Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

NI30 MEPs

For 21Against 4Abstain 3Absent 2

ESN26 MEPs

For 1Against 19Abstain 4Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany78
Italy62
Spain51
Poland45
France42

Most against

Hungary12

Divided delegations

France
Hungary

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 13Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 2Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 12Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 42Against 34Abstain 0Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 78Against 12Abstain 1Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 16Against 1Abstain 3Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Ireland14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 62Against 7Abstain 0Absent 7

Latvia9 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 24Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 45Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 28Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 51Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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