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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 172439Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some 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+10 / 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: employment and social priorities for 2025”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (444 for, 204 against, 11 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

444

Against

204

Abstain

Margin of victory

240 votes

Turnout (cast)

659

Absent

Participation rate

91.5%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 152Against 7Abstain 2Absent 24

S&D135 MEPs

For 129Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

PfE81 MEPs

For 1Against 76Abstain 1Absent 3

ECR82 MEPs

For 3Against 68Abstain 3Absent 8

Renew79 MEPs

For 58Against 15Abstain 0Absent 6

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

The Left45 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

NI30 MEPs

For 12Against 14Abstain 1Absent 3

ESN26 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 4Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany65
Spain47
France41
Italy41
Poland24

Most against

Czech Republic11
Hungary11
Slovakia8

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
France
Hungary
Italy
Latvia
Netherlands
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 13Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 1Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 1Absent 5

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 11Abstain 3Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 41Against 36Abstain 0Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 65Against 19Abstain 1Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 13Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 9Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Ireland14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 41Against 30Abstain 0Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 18Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 24Against 23Abstain 3Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 22Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 47Against 9Abstain 0Absent 4

Sweden21 MEPs

For 16Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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