Every vote on this decision
European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities for 2026
32 votes in the order they were taken.Links open the A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published., where every MEP’s position is recorded.
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 9 amendments (2 adopted, 7 rejected) and 22 parts of the text voted on separately (6 adopted, 16 rejected).
A paragraph or amendment voted in separate parts, so groups can back one part and oppose another. · 22
22 votes on parts of the text: 6 adopted, 16 rejected
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Vote 1:Vote on text inserted before paragraph 1
Rejected show of hands
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Vote 2:Vote on text inserted after paragraph 1
Rejected show of hands
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Vote 3:Vote on text inserted after paragraph 2
Rejected show of hands
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Vote 5:Vote on text inserted after paragraph 3
Rejected show of hands
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Vote 7:Separate vote on paragraph 5
Adopted 325 for, 280 against, 28 abstained
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Vote 8:Separate vote on paragraph 6
Rejected show of hands
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Vote 10:Separate vote on paragraph 7
Rejected show of hands
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Vote 11:Vote on text inserted after paragraph 7
Rejected show of hands
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Vote 12:Vote on text inserted after paragraph 7
Rejected 276 for, 302 against, 52 abstained
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Vote 15:Separate vote on paragraph 9
Rejected show of hands
Separate vote by EPP
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Vote 16:Vote on text inserted after paragraph 15
Rejected show of hands
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Vote 17:Paragraph 17 — part 1
A10-0033/2026 – Nela Riehl – § 17/1
Adopted 434 for, 173 against, 24 abstained
13:04Roll call requested by S&D · split vote by EPP
The part voted on
Text as a whole without the words: ‘the prevention and reduction of homelessness and building retrofits’ and ‘and stresses the importance of monitoring its use during this cycle of the European Semester; calls for measures to combat speculation and regulate short-term rentals in areas under housing stress;’
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Vote 18:Paragraph 17 — part 2
A10-0033/2026 – Nela Riehl – § 17/2
Adopted 287 for, 278 against, 49 abstained
13:04Roll call requested by S&D · split vote by EPP
‘the prevention and reduction of homelessness and building retrofits’
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Vote 19:Paragraph 17 — part 3
A10-0033/2026 – Nela Riehl – § 17/3
Rejected 282 for, 335 against, 17 abstained
13:05Roll call requested by S&D · split vote by EPP
The part voted on
‘and stresses the importance of monitoring its use during this cycle of the European Semester; calls for measures to combat speculation and regulate short-term rentals in areas under housing stress;’
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Vote 22:Separate vote on paragraph 20
Rejected show of hands
Separate vote by EPP
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Vote 23:Separate vote on paragraph 20
Adopted 342 for, 261 against, 23 abstained
Separate vote by EPP
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Vote 25:Paragraph 23 — part 1 of 2
Adopted show of hands
Split vote by EPP
The part voted on
‘Underlines that the European Semester recommendations in 2026 will be crucial in shaping the next multiannual financial framework; believes that reforms and investments should be selected for their efficiency and effectiveness in addressing the relevant country-specific recommendations; warns that if EU funding is to be tied to Semester guidance, that guidance must be socially balanced in full alignment with the EPSR, and regional and local actors must play an important role in the disbursement of funds; notes with concern, in this regard, the Commission’s proposal for social spending, which risks diluting focus on employment and social objectives’
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Vote 26:Paragraph 23 — part 2 of 2
Adopted show of hands
Split vote by EPP
‘and calls for a stand-alone and reinforced ESF+ with thematic concentrations;’
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Vote 28:Separate vote on recital C
Rejected show of hands
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Vote 29:Separate vote on recital C
Rejected show of hands
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Vote 30:Vote on text inserted after recital G
Rejected show of hands
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Vote 31:Separate vote on recital H
Rejected show of hands
A proposed change to the text, voted on before the final vote. · 9
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Vote 4:Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 3
A10-0033/2026 – Nela Riehl – After § 3 – Am 8
Adopted 313 for, 270 against, 49 abstained
13:02Roll call requested by S&D
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Vote 6:Amendment 20 to paragraph 5
A10-0033/2026 – Nela Riehl – § 5 – Am 20
Rejected 165 for, 461 against, 9 abstained
13:02Roll call requested by Patriots
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Vote 9:Amendment 11, adding text after paragraph 6
A10-0033/2026 – Nela Riehl – After § 6 – Am 11
Adopted 299 for, 293 against, 41 abstained
13:03Roll call requested by The Left
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Vote 13:Amendment 15, adding text after paragraph 8
A10-0033/2026 – Nela Riehl – After § 8 – Am 15
Rejected 267 for, 278 against, 88 abstained
13:04Roll call requested by The Left
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Vote 14:Amendment 21 to paragraph 9
A10-0033/2026 – Nela Riehl – § 9 – Am 21
Rejected 196 for, 410 against, 6 abstained
13:04Roll call requested by Patriots
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Vote 20:Amendment 22 to paragraph 19
A10-0033/2026 – Nela Riehl – § 19 – Am 22
Rejected 190 for, 438 against, 5 abstained
13:05Roll call requested by Patriots
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Vote 21:Amendment 23, adding text after paragraph 19
A10-0033/2026 – Nela Riehl – After § 19 – Am 23
Rejected 192 for, 429 against, 7 abstained
13:05Roll call requested by Patriots
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Vote 24:Amendment 24 to paragraph 22
A10-0033/2026 – Nela Riehl – § 22 – Am 24
Rejected 187 for, 430 against, 8 abstained
13:05Roll call requested by Patriots
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Vote 27:Amendment 19 to recital B
A10-0033/2026 – Nela Riehl – Recital B – Am 19
Rejected 176 for, 446 against, 6 abstained
13:06Roll call requested by Patriots
The last vote on a text as a whole, after all amendments. It decides whether the text is adopted. · 1
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Vote 32:Final vote — text as a whole · the decisive vote
A10-0033/2026 – Nela Riehl – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)
Adopted 404 for, 208 against, 20 abstained
13:06