Parliament’s position on proposed laws. It usually needs to agree with the Council before a law is final., Jobs, social affairs & equality
Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States
Passed by a large majority
Parliament adopted its position on the law.
- For
- 412
- Against
- 129
- Abstained
- 98
roll-call vote at 13:56 · 64% of votes cast in favour
Committee report by Li Andersson · Parliament gives its opinion on a proposal. The Council decides, but must wait for Parliament’s opinion. · Report A-10-2025-0160
AI:What this decision does
Parliament approved the Commission's proposal for a Council decision on guidelines for the employment policies of the member states.§1: source passage in the text This means Parliament adopted its position on the proposed law, which sets out employment policy guidelines for member states. Parliament asks the Council to notify it if the Council intends to depart from the text Parliament approved, and to consult Parliament again if it intends to substantially amend that text.§1: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP; Against: Patriots, ESN; Abstained: ECR; Divided: The Left
- The Left Divided 8 for, 16 against, 8 abstainedof 46
- Greens For 46 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 116 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 137
- Renew For 58 for, 0 against, 10 abstainedof 76
- EPP For 172 for, 0 against, 1 abstainedof 193
- ECR Abstained 2 for, 12 against, 58 abstainedof 79
- Patriots Against 1 for, 69 against, 8 abstainedof 88
- ESN Against 0 for, 24 against, 0 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 9 for, 8 against, 13 abstainedof 30
Groups from left to right · for–against–abstained, of the group’s MEPs
A group is shown as divided when no position has two thirds of its votes.
Did not vote with their group
34 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
Renew voted for (58 of 68). Abstained: 10
Andreas Glück (Germany), Asger Christensen (Denmark), Christine Singer (Germany), Engin Eroglu (Germany), Jan-Christoph Oetjen (Germany)
5 more from Renew
Joachim Streit (Germany), Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann (Germany), Moritz Körner (Germany), Morten Løkkegaard (Denmark), Svenja Hahn (Germany)
EPP voted for (172 of 173). Abstained: 1
Radan Kanev (Bulgaria)
ECR abstained (58 of 72). For: 2, Against: 12
Alexandr Vondra (Czechia, against), Beatrice Timgren (Sweden, against), Charlie Weimers (Sweden, against), Dick Erixon (Sweden, against), Diego Solier (Spain, for)
9 more from ECR
Emmanouil Fragkos (Greece, against), Guillaume Peltier (France, against), Kristoffer Storm (Denmark, against), Laurence Trochu (France, against), Marion Maréchal (France, against), Nicolas Bay (France, against), Nora Junco García (Spain, for), Ondřej Krutílek (Czechia, against), Sebastian Tynkkynen (Finland, against)
Patriots voted against (69 of 78). For: 1, Abstained: 8
Jana Nagyová (Czechia, abstained), Jaroslav Bžoch (Czechia, abstained), Jaroslav Knot (Czechia, abstained), Jaroslava Pokorná Jermanová (Czechia, abstained), Klara Dostalova (Czechia, abstained)
4 more from Patriots
Ondřej Knotek (Czechia, abstained), Thierry Mariani (France, for), Tiago Moreira De Sá (Portugal, abstained), Tomáš Kubín (Czechia, abstained)
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How it got here
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 13 parts of the text voted on separately (11 adopted, 2 rejected).