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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 172257Source: 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
✓Close result
✓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+6 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+10 / 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”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE and ECR voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (299 for, 347 against, 34 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

299

Against

347

Abstain

Margin of victory

48 votes

Turnout (cast)

680

Absent

Participation rate

94.4%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 14Against 153Abstain 7Absent 11

S&D135 MEPs

For 126Against 4Abstain 0Absent 5

PfE81 MEPs

For 0Against 73Abstain 5Absent 3

Renew79 MEPs

For 49Against 20Abstain 5Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 74Abstain 0Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 40Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

NI30 MEPs

For 20Against 7Abstain 2Absent 1

ESN26 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 13Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany43
Spain29
Greece15
Belgium14
Portugal12

Most against

Poland48
France39
Italy38
Czech Republic17
Netherlands17

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 5Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 1Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 2Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 38Against 39Abstain 0Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 43Against 38Abstain 11Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 7Absent 1

Ireland14 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 4Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 30Against 38Abstain 0Absent 8

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 14Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 4Against 48Abstain 0Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 12Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 14Against 15Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 29Against 28Abstain 1Absent 2

Sweden21 MEPs

For 8Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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