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European Semester for economic policy coordination 2026

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 188591Source: 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
✓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+0 / 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 2026”. Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew, PfE, Greens-EFA and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (58 for, 544 against, 27 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

Against

544

Abstain

Margin of victory

486 votes

Turnout (cast)

629

Absent

Participation rate

87.6%

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

By political group

EPP184 MEPs

For 0Against 164Abstain 0Absent 20

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 115Abstain 2Absent 18

ECR82 MEPs

For 2Against 71Abstain 3Absent 6

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 70Abstain 0Absent 8

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 56Abstain 7Absent 21

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 2Against 41Abstain 4Absent 6

The Left45 MEPs

For 39Against 0Abstain 3Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 14Against 9Abstain 2Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 17Abstain 6Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against

Germany79
Italy54
France50
Poland46
Spain41

Divided delegations

Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 6Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 2Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 8Against 50Abstain 1Absent 22

Germany95 MEPs

For 11Against 79Abstain 1Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 12Abstain 3Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 1Absent 12

Ireland14 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 9Against 54Abstain 4Absent 9

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 0Against 29Abstain 1Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 46Abstain 2Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 19Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 27Abstain 1Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 5Against 41Abstain 1Absent 13

Sweden21 MEPs

For 1Against 15Abstain 2Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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