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Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States *

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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Vote ID 179203Source: 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
✓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+12 / 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 “Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States *”. EPP, S&D, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while PfE, Left and ESN voted mostly against. ECR and NI mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (412 for, 129 against, 98 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

412

Against

129

Abstain

Margin of victory

283 votes

Turnout (cast)

639

Absent

Participation rate

88.8%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 169Against 0Abstain 1Absent 15

S&D135 MEPs

For 114Against 0Abstain 0Absent 21

PfE82 MEPs

For 2Against 67Abstain 8Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 4Against 13Abstain 58Absent 7

Renew79 MEPs

For 61Against 0Abstain 10Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

The Left45 MEPs

For 8Against 16Abstain 8Absent 13

NI29 MEPs

For 8Against 8Abstain 13Absent 0

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 24Abstain 0Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany56
Spain45
France36
Poland26
Netherlands21

Most against

Hungary12

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
France
Greece
Hungary

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 12Against 4Abstain 2Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 2Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 9Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 2Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 36Against 35Abstain 0Absent 11

Germany96 MEPs

For 56Against 15Abstain 16Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 7Abstain 0Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 30Against 7Abstain 31Absent 8

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 21Against 5Abstain 1Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 26Against 5Abstain 17Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 2Absent 7

Romania33 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 6Absent 8

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 45Against 9Abstain 0Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 18Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

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