← Votes·2026-03-11

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 188594Source: 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
✓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+10 / 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 2026”. Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR, Renew, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. S&D and Greens-EFA mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (97 for, 367 against, 161 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

367

Abstain

161

Margin of victory

270 votes

Turnout (cast)

625

Absent

Participation rate

87.1%

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

By political group

EPP184 MEPs

For 1Against 163Abstain 0Absent 20

S&D135 MEPs

For 26Against 2Abstain 88Absent 19

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 73Abstain 2Absent 6

Renew78 MEPs

For 2Against 68Abstain 0Absent 8

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 35Abstain 26Absent 23

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 34Absent 7

The Left45 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 7Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 4Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against

Germany51
Poland43
Italy39
Spain26
Romania19

Divided delegations

Croatia
Finland
France
Italy
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 7Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 6Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 2Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 1Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 6Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 2Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 4Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 11Against 20Abstain 25Absent 25

Germany95 MEPs

For 8Against 51Abstain 31Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 6Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 12

Ireland14 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 27Against 39Abstain 4Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 2Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 2Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 15Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 43Abstain 6Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 6Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 2Against 19Abstain 8Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 5Against 26Abstain 14Absent 15

Sweden21 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 7Absent 2

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