← 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 188595Source: 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, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew, PfE and Greens-EFA voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (79 for, 519 against, 36 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

519

Abstain

Margin of victory

440 votes

Turnout (cast)

634

Absent

Participation rate

88.3%

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

By political group

EPP184 MEPs

For 1Against 164Abstain 0Absent 19

S&D135 MEPs

For 1Against 115Abstain 1Absent 18

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 76Abstain 2Absent 4

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 71Abstain 0Absent 7

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 44Abstain 19Absent 21

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 4Against 40Abstain 3Absent 6

The Left45 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 6Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 5Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against

Germany68
Italy61
Poland46
Spain42
France29

Divided delegations

Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 2Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 1Absent 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 11Against 29Abstain 18Absent 23

Germany95 MEPs

For 22Against 68Abstain 1Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 2Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 12

Ireland14 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 10Against 61Abstain 0Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 1Against 29Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 46Abstain 3Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 19Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 28Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 5Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 3Against 42Abstain 2Absent 13

Sweden21 MEPs