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European Semester for economic policy coordination 2026
Adopted by a large majority
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
- For
- 392
- Against
- 219
- Abstained
- 18
roll-call vote at 13:02 · 62% of votes cast in favour
Committee report by Kira Marie Peter-Hansen · Report A-10-2026-0036
AI:What this decision does
Parliament adopted its position on the European Semester for economic policy coordination 2026, which coordinates EU countries' economic and budgetary policies.§1: source passage in the text The text stresses the need to meet major investment needs, including for the green transition, competitiveness and defence, and calls for more country-specific recommendations on climate and social policies.§1: source passage in the text§2: source passage in the text Parliament also asks the Commission to rethink how country-specific recommendations are developed and followed up, involving Parliament and stakeholders more.§2: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP; Against: The Left, ECR, Patriots, ESN
- The Left Against 1 for, 40 against, 2 abstainedof 46
- Greens For 43 for, 0 against, 4 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 120 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 135
- Renew For 67 for, 2 against, 0 abstainedof 76
- EPP For 156 for, 2 against, 1 abstainedof 188
- ECR Against 0 for, 72 against, 4 abstainedof 81
- Patriots Against 0 for, 57 against, 6 abstainedof 86
- ESN Against 0 for, 24 against, 1 abstainedof 28
- No group not a group 5 for, 22 against, 0 abstainedof 31
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
23 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
The Left voted against (40 of 43). For: 1, Abstained: 2
Merja Kyllönen (Finland, for), Nikos Pappas (Greece, abstained), Sebastian Everding (Germany, abstained)
Greens voted for (43 of 47). Abstained: 4
David Cormand (France), Jaume Asens Llodrà (Spain), Maria Ohisalo (Finland), Vicent Marzà Ibáñez (Spain)
Renew voted for (67 of 69). Against: 2
Christine Singer (Germany), Engin Eroglu (Germany)
EPP voted for (156 of 159). Against: 2, Abstained: 1
Branko Grims (Slovenia, against), Christophe Gomart (France, against), Isabelle Le Callennec (France, abstained)
ECR voted against (72 of 76). Abstained: 4
Jessika van Leeuwen (Netherlands), Johan van Overtveldt (Belgium), Kris van Dijck (Belgium), Veronika Vrecionová (Czechia)
Patriots voted against (57 of 63). Abstained: 6
Jana Nagyová (Czechia), Jaroslav Bžoch (Czechia), Jaroslava Pokorná Jermanová (Czechia), Klara Dostalova (Czechia), Ondřej Knotek (Czechia)
1 more from Patriots
Tomáš Kubín (Czechia)
ESN voted against (24 of 25). Abstained: 1
Ivan David (Czechia)
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How it got here
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 12 amendments (12 rejected) and 14 parts of the text voted on separately (10 adopted, 4 rejected).