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European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities for 2026

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 186089Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓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+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 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 2026”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while ECR, PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (404 for, 208 against, 20 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

404

Against

208

Abstain

Margin of victory

196 votes

Turnout (cast)

632

Absent

Participation rate

88.0%

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

By political group

EPP184 MEPs

For 145Against 9Abstain 8Absent 22

S&D135 MEPs

For 119Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 78Abstain 0Absent 4

Renew78 MEPs

For 52Against 15Abstain 4Absent 7

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 63Abstain 0Absent 21

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 46Against 1Abstain 0Absent 6

The Left45 MEPs

For 32Against 7Abstain 4Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 10Against 13Abstain 2Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 22Abstain 2Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany59
Italy42
Spain39
France33
Romania22

Most against

Poland25
Czech Republic13
Sweden10
Hungary7

Divided delegations

Austria
France
Italy
Latvia
Netherlands
Poland
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 2Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 1Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 33Against 22Abstain 3Absent 23

Germany95 MEPs

For 59Against 28Abstain 3Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 1Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 12

Ireland14 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 42Against 31Abstain 0Absent 3

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 18Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 24Against 25Abstain 0Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 22Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 39Against 8Abstain 0Absent 13

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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