← 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 188605Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong political group division
✓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+12 / 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 and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. Greens-EFA mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (70 for, 506 against, 56 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

506

Abstain

Margin of victory

436 votes

Turnout (cast)

632

Absent

Participation rate

88.0%

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

By political group

EPP184 MEPs

For 0Against 164Abstain 0Absent 20

S&D135 MEPs

For 9Against 105Abstain 5Absent 16

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 75Abstain 2Absent 5

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 71Abstain 0Absent 7

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 63Abstain 0Absent 21

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 37Absent 6

The Left45 MEPs

For 40Against 0Abstain 2Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 10Against 6Abstain 9Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 21Abstain 1Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against

Germany66
Italy58
France48
Poland48
Spain41

Divided delegations

Croatia
Greece
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 7Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 14Abstain 1Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 16Abstain 2Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 3Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 2Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 11Against 48Abstain 0Absent 22

Germany95 MEPs

For 7Against 66Abstain 18Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 9Abstain 3Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 1Absent 12

Ireland14 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 2Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 11Against 58Abstain 2Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 1Against 23Abstain 6Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 48Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 19Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 28Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 5Against 41Abstain 1Absent 13

Sweden21 MEPs

For 2Against 14Abstain 3Absent 2

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