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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 188619Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Very 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+12 / 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: employment and social priorities for 2026”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a narrow margin (287 for, 278 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. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

287

Against

278

Abstain

Margin of victory

9 votes

Turnout (cast)

614

Absent

104

Participation rate

85.5%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 9 votes. 104 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (104) was larger than the 9-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 26 absent MEPs (margin was 9)
PfEhad 24 absent MEPs (margin was 9)
S&Dhad 19 absent MEPs (margin was 9)

Countries whose absences exceeded the margin

France (22 absent)Spain (17 absent)Hungary (14 absent)

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP184 MEPs

For 6Against 144Abstain 8Absent 26

S&D135 MEPs

For 116Against 0Abstain 0Absent 19

ECR82 MEPs

For 2Against 68Abstain 3Absent 9

Renew78 MEPs

For 55Against 11Abstain 4Absent 8

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 33Abstain 27Absent 24

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

The Left45 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 17Against 4Abstain 3Absent 5

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 18Abstain 3Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

France34
Belgium14
Netherlands14
Portugal12
Sweden12

Most against

Germany43
Poland37
Italy36
Spain25
Romania16

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Estonia
Finland
Germany
Greece
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 9Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 5Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 1Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 1Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 4Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 34Against 7Abstain 18Absent 22

Germany95 MEPs

For 41Against 43Abstain 4Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 8Abstain 3Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 1Absent 14

Ireland14 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 34Against 36Abstain 0Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 14Against 14Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 5Against 37Abstain 2Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 8Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 12Against 16Abstain 1Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 18Against 25Abstain 0Absent 17

Sweden21 MEPs

For 12Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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