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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 188600Source: 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
✓Some 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+4 / 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”. ECR, PfE, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (189 for, 415 against, 16 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

189

Against

415

Abstain

Margin of victory

226 votes

Turnout (cast)

620

Absent

Participation rate

86.4%

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

By political group

EPP184 MEPs

For 6Against 157Abstain 1Absent 20

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 109Abstain 2Absent 24

ECR82 MEPs

For 76Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 69Abstain 0Absent 9

PfE84 MEPs

For 63Against 0Abstain 0Absent 21

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 47Abstain 0Absent 6

The Left45 MEPs

For 1Against 29Abstain 10Absent 5

ESN27 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 3Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

France26
Poland25
Czech Republic13
Hungary7
Slovakia7

Most against

Germany70
Spain41
Italy33
Romania22
Netherlands21

Divided delegations

Austria
Cyprus
France
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 7Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 2Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 26Against 23Abstain 2Absent 30

Germany95 MEPs

For 19Against 70Abstain 1Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 12Abstain 1Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 0Absent 12

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 31Against 33Abstain 8Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 8Against 21Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 25Against 23Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 22Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 6Against 41Abstain 0Absent 13

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 0Absent 2

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