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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 188620Source: 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
✓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+7 / 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 rejected by a comfortable margin (282 for, 335 against, 17 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

282

Against

335

Abstain

Margin of victory

53 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 1Against 154Abstain 8Absent 21

S&D135 MEPs

For 120Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 75Abstain 3Absent 4

Renew78 MEPs

For 53Against 16Abstain 2Absent 7

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 63Abstain 0Absent 21

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

The Left45 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 17Against 5Abstain 2Absent 5

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 21Abstain 2Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

France31
Belgium13
Portugal12
Denmark10
Slovakia10

Most against

Germany48
Poland45
Italy40
Spain26
Romania17

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 2Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 1Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 31Against 28Abstain 0Absent 22

Germany95 MEPs

For 41Against 48Abstain 2Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 2Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 1Absent 12

Ireland14 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 33Against 40Abstain 0Absent 3

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 14Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 4Against 45Abstain 0Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 6Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 12Against 17Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 21Against 26Abstain 0Absent 13

Sweden21 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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