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European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities for 2026

Social Affairs64%★

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "employment"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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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 188611Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Close result
✓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+6 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 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: employment and social priorities for 2026”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (313 for, 270 against, 49 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

313

Against

270

Abstain

Margin of victory

43 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 31Against 129Abstain 3Absent 21

S&D135 MEPs

For 113Against 3Abstain 3Absent 16

ECR82 MEPs

For 5Against 70Abstain 1Absent 6

Renew78 MEPs

For 50Against 21Abstain 0Absent 7

PfE84 MEPs

For 5Against 22Abstain 36Absent 21

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

The Left45 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 18Against 4Abstain 3Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 20Abstain 3Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy32
France31
Romania15
Belgium14
Greece12

Most against

Germany49
Spain26
Poland24
Netherlands16
Austria11

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
Germany
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 9Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 14Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 8Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 31Against 10Abstain 18Absent 22

Germany95 MEPs

For 42Against 49Abstain 0Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 4Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 2Absent 12

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 32Against 32Abstain 7Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 14Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 21Against 24Abstain 3Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 10Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 15Against 13Abstain 1Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 21Against 26Abstain 0Absent 13

Sweden21 MEPs

For 6Against 10Abstain 3Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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