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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 188612Source: 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: employment and social priorities for 2026”. ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (165 for, 461 against, 9 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

165

Against

461

Abstain

Margin of victory

296 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 2Against 162Abstain 0Absent 20

S&D135 MEPs

For 1Against 118Abstain 0Absent 16

ECR82 MEPs

For 76Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Renew78 MEPs

For 2Against 66Abstain 3Absent 7

PfE84 MEPs

For 55Against 3Abstain 5Absent 21

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 47Abstain 0Absent 6

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 43Abstain 0Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 4Against 20Abstain 1Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland24
Czech Republic12
Hungary7

Most against

Germany73
Spain44
Italy42
France37
Netherlands22

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
France
Italy
Latvia
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 22Against 37Abstain 0Absent 22

Germany95 MEPs

For 15Against 73Abstain 3Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 0Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 0Absent 12

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 30Against 42Abstain 0Absent 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 3Against 22Abstain 5Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 24Against 24Abstain 1Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 19Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 22Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 3Against 44Abstain 0Absent 13

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 0Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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