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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 188603Source: 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 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+7 / 10

Group division+0 / 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, ECR, Renew, PfE, Greens-EFA, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (593 for, 23 against, 19 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

593

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

570 votes

Turnout (cast)

635

Absent

Participation rate

88.4%

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

By political group

EPP184 MEPs

For 162Against 2Abstain 0Absent 20

S&D135 MEPs

For 119Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16

ECR82 MEPs

For 76Against 0Abstain 2Absent 4

Renew78 MEPs

For 70Against 1Abstain 0Absent 7

PfE84 MEPs

For 34Against 15Abstain 14Absent 21

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

The Left45 MEPs

For 41Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 20Against 3Abstain 2Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany90
Italy65
France58
Poland45
Spain43

Most against

Hungary6

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 6Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 58Against 1Abstain 0Absent 22

Germany95 MEPs

For 90Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 2Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 12

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 65Against 0Abstain 7Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 30Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 45Against 2Abstain 1Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 28Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 43Against 4Abstain 0Absent 13

Sweden21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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