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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 172263Source: 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+7 / 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 ESN voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (340 for, 274 against, 60 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

340

Against

274

Abstain

Margin of victory

66 votes

Turnout (cast)

674

Absent

Participation rate

93.6%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 9Against 159Abstain 4Absent 13

S&D135 MEPs

For 129Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

PfE81 MEPs

For 0Against 70Abstain 6Absent 5

Renew79 MEPs

For 70Against 0Abstain 3Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 15Against 16Abstain 42Absent 9

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 42Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

NI30 MEPs

For 23Against 4Abstain 2Absent 1

ESN26 MEPs

For 1Against 21Abstain 2Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany46
France38
Italy33
Spain28
Netherlands18

Most against

Poland28
Austria10
Czech Republic10
Bulgaria7
Slovenia5

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 3Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 2Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 3Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 7Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 38Against 38Abstain 0Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 46Against 41Abstain 5Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 12Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 33Against 15Abstain 22Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 18Against 12Abstain 1Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 17Against 28Abstain 5Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 13Against 10Abstain 5Absent 5

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 28Against 28Abstain 2Absent 2

Sweden21 MEPs

For 13Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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