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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 188609Source: 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
✓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+10 / 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 and Left voted mostly in favour, while ECR, PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (383 for, 220 against, 31 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

383

Against

220

Abstain

Margin of victory

163 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 128Against 10Abstain 26Absent 20

S&D135 MEPs

For 111Against 8Abstain 0Absent 16

ECR82 MEPs

For 3Against 74Abstain 0Absent 5

Renew78 MEPs

For 56Against 15Abstain 0Absent 7

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 63Abstain 0Absent 21

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

The Left45 MEPs

For 32Against 9Abstain 2Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 6Against 16Abstain 3Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 24Abstain 0Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany61
Italy40
France31
Poland27
Spain22

Most against

Sweden15
Czech Republic13
Denmark8
Hungary7

Divided delegations

Denmark
France
Greece
Italy
Latvia
Netherlands
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 15Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 1Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 31Against 23Abstain 5Absent 22

Germany95 MEPs

For 61Against 29Abstain 1Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 12Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 12

Ireland14 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 40Against 32Abstain 0Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 17Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 27Against 22Abstain 0Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 20Against 9Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 3Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 22Against 6Abstain 18Absent 14

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2

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