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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 188598Source: 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
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation

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Topic importance+6 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+0 / 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 2026”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (444 for, 176 against, 9 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

444

Against

176

Abstain

Margin of victory

268 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 157Against 6Abstain 1Absent 20

S&D135 MEPs

For 118Against 0Abstain 0Absent 17

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 76Abstain 0Absent 5

Renew78 MEPs

For 69Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 63Abstain 0Absent 21

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

The Left45 MEPs

For 41Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 6Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 22Abstain 2Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany70
Spain42
Italy40
France37
Netherlands21

Most against

Poland25
Czech Republic14
Hungary7

Divided delegations

France
Italy
Latvia
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 16Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 14Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 37Against 22Abstain 0Absent 22

Germany95 MEPs

For 70Against 15Abstain 5Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 12

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 40Against 31Abstain 0Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 21Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 23Against 25Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 21Against 6Abstain 0Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 42Against 5Abstain 0Absent 13

Sweden21 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

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