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Adopted text, 8 October 2025

Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States

Document TA-10-2025-0217 · P10_TA(2025)0217 · PE776.834

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Parliament approved the Commission proposal for a Council decision on the guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States. It calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the approved text and to consult Parliament again if it intends to substantially amend it.

Key points

  1. Parliament approves the Commission proposal for the employment policy guidelines.
  2. The Council must notify Parliament if it departs from the approved text.
  3. The Council must consult Parliament again if it substantially amends the approved text.

Legal basis. Article 148(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union

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Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

European Parliament legislative resolution of 8 October 2025 on the proposal for a Council decision on the guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States (COM(2025)0230 – C10-0129/2025 – 2025/0154(NLE))

(Consultation)

The European Parliament,

–having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2025)0230),

–having regard to Article 148(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C100129/2025),

–having regard to Rule 84 of its Rules of Procedure,

–having regard to the report of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (A10-0160/2025),

1.Approves the Commission proposal;

2.Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;

3.Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to substantially amend the text approved by Parliament;

4.Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission.