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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 188624Source: 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, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (187 for, 430 against, 8 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

187

Against

430

Abstain

Margin of victory

243 votes

Turnout (cast)

625

Absent

Participation rate

87.1%

✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP184 MEPs

For 3Against 160Abstain 1Absent 20

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 117Abstain 0Absent 18

ECR82 MEPs

For 73Against 2Abstain 2Absent 5

Renew78 MEPs

For 3Against 67Abstain 0Absent 8

PfE84 MEPs

For 62Against 1Abstain 0Absent 21

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 2Against 43Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 2Against 35Abstain 3Absent 5

NI29 MEPs

For 18Against 5Abstain 2Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland25
Czech Republic14
Slovakia8
Hungary7

Most against

Germany65
Italy42
Spain40
France37
Netherlands22

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
France
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 2Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 22Against 37Abstain 0Absent 22

Germany95 MEPs

For 20Against 65Abstain 1Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 1Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 0Absent 12

Ireland14 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 30Against 42Abstain 0Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 8Against 22Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 25Against 23Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 22Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 6Against 40Abstain 0Absent 14

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 2Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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