Decision
European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities for 2024
- Effect
- Rejected
- Result
- 256 for · 262 against · 58 abstained roll call
- Date
- 13 March 2024, 17:21–17:30
- Kind
- Resolution
More facts (8)
- Margin
- narrowly
- Text
- Report A-9-2024-0050
- Dossier
- 2023-2116
- Source
- Committee report by Dragoş Pîslaru
- Votes
- 41 votes · 27 roll calls · 15 amendments
- Requested by
- The Left (1 roll call, 1 split vote) · S&D (1 roll call) · Renew (3 split votes) · EPP (1 roll call, 6 split votes) · ID (1 roll call, 4 split votes)
- Sitting
- Wednesday 13 March 2024
- Final vote
- 166145
Result
The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.
Final vote: 256 for, 262 against, 58 abstained (roll call).
Rejected narrowly.
Parliament rejected the text.
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 15 amendments (3 adopted, 12 rejected) and 25 parts of the text voted on separately (23 adopted, 2 rejected).
Backed by Greens, S&D and Renew; opposed by EPP, ECR, Patriots and ESN; The Left mostly abstained.
Groups
Members counted in their current group: the view with groups at the date of the vote is not available right now.
| Group | For | Against | Abst. | Majority line | Clear line | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Left | For 2 | Against 0 | Abst. 10 | Majority line Abstained | Clear line Abstained | |
| Greens | For 25 | Against 0 | Abst. 1 | Majority line For | Clear line For | |
| S&D | For 56 | Against 2 | Abst. 3 | Majority line For | Clear line For | |
| Renew | For 22 | Against 11 | Abst. 1 | Majority line For | Clear line Divided | |
| EPP | For 5 | Against 73 | Abst. 3 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | |
| ECR | For 1 | Against 18 | Abst. 3 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | |
| Patriots | For 0 | Against 22 | Abst. 3 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | |
| ESN | For 0 | Against 4 | Abst. 0 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | |
| No group | For 0 | Against 3 | Abst. 3 | Majority line Tie | Clear line Divided |
Voted against their group, 0
Members who voted otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds of the votes cast) of their group — groups as of today: the view with groups at the date of the vote is not available right now.
Nobody voted against a clear line of their group.
Countries
The final vote by national delegation.
The breakdown by country is not available right now.
Members
Each member’s recorded position on the final roll call — groups as of today: the view with groups at the date of the vote is not available right now.
Debate speakers and how they voted
The debate speakers are not available right now.
All votes on this decision, 41
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 1 A9-0050/2024 – Dragoş Pîslaru – After § 1 – Am 7 | Roll call | 246 for, 320 against, 14 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: S&D |
| 2 | Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 1 — part 1 A9-0050/2024 – Dragoş Pîslaru – After § 1 – Am 8/1 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘through applicable European and national legislative provisions; calls for the housing sector to be included as one of the Social Services of General Interest, and not only social housing, as this is essential to guarantee the right to affordable and decent housing for all; asks the Commission to revise the EU State aid rules to broaden the target group for affordable housing in order to guarantee an adequate supply of affordable housing for all, as well as the following measures: preventing any privatisation of public or social housing that would reduce the capacity of the state to ensure the right to adequate housing, and maintaining a regulatory framework for rented housing that safeguards security of tenure and ensures affordable housing for tenants, including through rent caps, controls or rent freezes where needed; highlights that the EU and Member States should ensure the provision of sufficient, adequate and affordable social housing to cover the housing needs of the three bottom quintiles of society and reduce by half the overburden of housing costs faced by these groups by 2030 and should establish a standard that at least 30 % of all new houses be affordable housing for the lower-income group, and at least 30 % affordable housing for the middle-income group calls on the Commission and the Member States to introduce green social housing in their housing investment plans, including social housing sustainability criteria, as well as other aspects such as the provision of care facilities, access to recreational facilities, community centres, parks and green spaces especially in the most deprived areas, as a way to improve residents’ living conditions;’” | Roll call | 327 for, 226 against, 29 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: S&D; split: Renew |
| 3 | Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 1 — part 2 A9-0050/2024 – Dragoş Pîslaru – After § 1 – Am 8/2 Part voted on: “through applicable European and national legislative provisions; calls for the housing sector to be included as one of the Social Services of General Interest, and not only social housing, as this is essential to guarantee the right to affordable and decent housing for all; asks the Commission to revise the EU State aid rules to broaden the target group for affordable housing in order to guarantee an adequate supply of affordable housing for all, as well as the following measures: preventing any privatisation of public or social housing that would reduce the capacity of the state to ensure the right to adequate housing, and maintaining a regulatory framework for rented housing that safeguards security of tenure and ensures affordable housing for tenants, including through rent caps, controls or rent freezes where needed;” | Roll call | 232 for, 338 against, 10 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: S&D; split: Renew |
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| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 1 — part 1 A9-0050/2024 – Dragoş Pîslaru – After § 1 – Am 8/1 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘through applicable European and national legislative provisions; calls for the housing sector to be included as one of the Social Services of General Interest, and not only social housing, as this is essential to guarantee the right to affordable and decent housing for all; asks the Commission to revise the EU State aid rules to broaden the target group for affordable housing in order to guarantee an adequate supply of affordable housing for all, as well as the following measures: preventing any privatisation of public or social housing that would reduce the capacity of the state to ensure the right to adequate housing, and maintaining a regulatory framework for rented housing that safeguards security of tenure and ensures affordable housing for tenants, including through rent caps, controls or rent freezes where needed; highlights that the EU and Member States should ensure the provision of sufficient, adequate and affordable social housing to cover the housing needs of the three bottom quintiles of society and reduce by half the overburden of housing costs faced by these groups by 2030 and should establish a standard that at least 30 % of all new houses be affordable housing for the lower-income group, and at least 30 % affordable housing for the middle-income group calls on the Commission and the Member States to introduce green social housing in their housing investment plans, including social housing sustainability criteria, as well as other aspects such as the provision of care facilities, access to recreational facilities, community centres, parks and green spaces especially in the most deprived areas, as a way to improve residents’ living conditions;’” | Roll call | 327 for, 226 against, 29 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: S&D; split: Renew |
| 3 | Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 1 — part 2 A9-0050/2024 – Dragoş Pîslaru – After § 1 – Am 8/2 Part voted on: “through applicable European and national legislative provisions; calls for the housing sector to be included as one of the Social Services of General Interest, and not only social housing, as this is essential to guarantee the right to affordable and decent housing for all; asks the Commission to revise the EU State aid rules to broaden the target group for affordable housing in order to guarantee an adequate supply of affordable housing for all, as well as the following measures: preventing any privatisation of public or social housing that would reduce the capacity of the state to ensure the right to adequate housing, and maintaining a regulatory framework for rented housing that safeguards security of tenure and ensures affordable housing for tenants, including through rent caps, controls or rent freezes where needed;” | Roll call | 232 for, 338 against, 10 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: S&D; split: Renew |
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 1 — part 3 A9-0050/2024 – Dragoş Pîslaru – After § 1 – Am 8/3 Part voted on: ‘to cover the housing needs of the three bottom quintiles of society and reduce by half the excessive housing costs faced by these groups by 2030 and should establish a standard that at least 30 % of all new houses be affordable housing for the lower-income group, and at least 30 % affordable housing for the middle-income group; calls on the Commission and the Member States to introduce green social housing in their housing investment plans, including social housing sustainability criteria, as well as other aspects such as the provision of care facilities, access to recreational facilities, community centres, parks and green spaces especially in the most deprived areas, as a way to improve residents’ living conditions;’ | Roll call | 236 for, 336 against, 8 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: S&D; split: Renew |
| 5 | Paragraph 3 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘and third country nationals’” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: ID |
| 6 | Paragraph 3 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: ID |
| 7 | Amendment 6, adding text after paragraph 3 A9-0050/2024 – Dragoş Pîslaru – After § 3 – Am 6 | Roll call | 120 for, 443 against, 18 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: ID |
| 8 | Amendment 2 to paragraph 4 A9-0050/2024 – Dragoş Pîslaru – § 4 – Am 2 | Roll call | 221 for, 353 against, 8 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: The Left |
| 9 | Separate vote on paragraph 5 | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: EPP |
| 10 | Paragraph 5 — part 2 A9-0050/2024 – Dragoş Pîslaru – § 5/2 Part voted on: “those words” | Roll call | 295 for, 282 against, 8 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: EPP; split: EPP |
| 11 | Paragraph 6 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘underlines the need to strengthen and facilitate the recognition of skills and qualifications in the Union, including of non-EU nationals, who should be integrated into the labour market while further ensuring fair working conditions;’” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: ID |
| 12 | Paragraph 6 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: ID |
| 13 | Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 7 — part 1 A9-0050/2024 – Dragoş Pîslaru – After § 7 – Am 9/1 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘Calls on the Commission to ensure quality jobs and fair working conditions through a revision of the Public Procurement Directive1a to further strengthen the social clause and to introduce social conditionalities and gender equality requirements for European funds and State aid to ensure quality jobs and collective bargaining; considers that this revision should help Member States meet the objective of an 80 % collective bargaining coverage rate as set out in the Adequate Minimum Wages Directive; furthermore’, ‘to present a directive on the anticipation and management of change in order to ensure just transitions, based on collective bargaining and social dialogue, and’ and ‘and an initiative to reduce working time for a better quality of working life’” | Roll call | 306 for, 223 against, 52 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: S&D; split: Renew |
| 14 | Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 7 — part 2 A9-0050/2024 – Dragoş Pîslaru – After § 7 – Am 9/2 Part voted on: “Calls on the Commission to ensure quality jobs and fair working conditions through a revision of the Public Procurement Directive1a to further strengthen the social clause and to introduce social conditionalities and gender equality requirements for European funds and State aid to ensure quality jobs and collective bargaining; considers that this revision should help Member States meet the objective of an 80 % collective bargaining coverage rate as set out in the Adequate Minimum Wages Directive; furthermore” | Roll call | 266 for, 307 against, 4 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: S&D; split: Renew |
| 15 | Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 7 — part 3 A9-0050/2024 – Dragoş Pîslaru – After § 7 – Am 9/3 Part voted on: “to present a directive on the anticipation and management of change in order to ensure just transitions, based on collective bargaining and social dialogue, and” | Roll call | 233 for, 335 against, 12 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: S&D; split: Renew |
| 16 | Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 7 — part 4 A9-0050/2024 – Dragoş Pîslaru – After § 7 – Am 9/4 Part voted on: “and an initiative to reduce working time for a better quality of working life” | Roll call | 231 for, 341 against, 10 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: S&D; split: Renew |
| 17 | Amendment 10, adding text after paragraph 8 A9-0050/2024 – Dragoş Pîslaru – After § 8 – Am 10 | Roll call | 220 for, 348 against, 12 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: S&D |
| 18 | Paragraph 9 — part 1 A9-0050/2024 – Dragoş Pîslaru – § 9/1 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘while there is a need to reduce public debt within a reasonable time frame as required by Stability and Growth Pact,’” | Roll call | 426 for, 132 against, 22 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: The Left; split: The Left |
| 19 | Paragraph 9 — part 2 A9-0050/2024 – Dragoş Pîslaru – § 9/2 Part voted on: “those words” | Roll call | 390 for, 179 against, 11 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: The Left; split: The Left |
| 20 | Amendment 11, adding text after paragraph 9 — part 1 A9-0050/2024 – Dragoş Pîslaru – After § 9 – Am 11/1 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the word: ‘permanent’” | Roll call | 270 for, 265 against, 47 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: S&D; split: Renew |
| 21 | Amendment 11, adding text after paragraph 9 — part 2 A9-0050/2024 – Dragoş Pîslaru – After § 9 – Am 11/2 Part voted on: “that word” | Roll call | 281 for, 292 against, 8 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: S&D; split: Renew |
| 22 | Paragraph 10 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘the EPSR through their national recovery and resilience plans,’ and ‘migrants, ethnic minorities including Roma,’” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: ID |
| 23 | Paragraph 10 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “the EPSR through their national recovery and resilience plans,” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: ID |
| 24 | Paragraph 10 — part 3 A9-0050/2024 – Dragoş Pîslaru – § 10/3 Part voted on: “migrants, ethnic minorities including Roma,” | Roll call | 453 for, 116 against, 15 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: ID; split: ID |
| 25 | Paragraph 11 — part 1 A9-0050/2024 – Dragoş Pîslaru – § 11/1 Part voted on: “Calls for the mainstreaming of the EPSR in all relevant EU funds through the introduction of social conditionality in their allocation rules, as part of the Financial Regulation covering the EU general budget;” | Roll call | 305 for, 275 against, 4 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: ID; split: EPP, ID |
| 26 | Paragraph 11 — part 2 A9-0050/2024 – Dragoş Pîslaru – § 11/2 Part voted on: ‘calls on the Commission to explore a possible revision of the Public Procurement Directive to further strengthen the social clause and to align it with the Union’s upcoming rules on due diligence, while ensuring that benefiting companies and sub-contractors support collective bargaining and respect workers’ rights;’ | Roll call | 304 for, 260 against, 12 abstained Adopted | Requested bysplit: EPP, ID |
| 27 | Separate vote on paragraph 11 | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: EPP, ID |
| 28 | Amendment 3 to paragraph 12 A9-0050/2024 – Dragoş Pîslaru – § 12 – Am 3 | Roll call | 134 for, 428 against, 19 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: The Left |
| 29 | Separate vote on paragraph 14 | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: EPP |
| 30 | Paragraph 14 — part 2 A9-0050/2024 – Dragoş Pîslaru – § 14/2 Part voted on: “those words” | Roll call | 307 for, 270 against, 4 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: EPP; split: EPP |
| 31 | Separate vote on paragraph 15 | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: EPP |
| 32 | Paragraph 15 — part 2 A9-0050/2024 – Dragoş Pîslaru – § 15/2 Part voted on: “calls on the Commission to advance the EU social taxonomy;” | Roll call | 291 for, 281 against, 13 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: EPP; split: EPP |
| 33 | Separate vote on paragraph 16 | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: EPP |
| 34 | Paragraph 16 — part 2 A9-0050/2024 – Dragoş Pîslaru – § 16/2 Part voted on: “and calls on the Member States to remove any national legislation that hampers collective bargaining;” | Roll call | 330 for, 246 against, 6 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: EPP; split: EPP |
| 35 | Vote on text inserted after recital C | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 36 | Vote on text inserted after recital J | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 37 | Recital K — part 1 A9-0050/2024 – Dragoş Pîslaru – Recital K/1 Part voted on: ‘whereas the inclusion of a social convergence framework in a revised and more democratic European Semester should foster upward social convergence and should improve the assessment and monitoring of employment and social developments in the Member States and the EU by identifying and addressing risks to upward convergence for Member States in the joint employment report based on the Social Scoreboard headline indicators and through the Commission’s publication of social convergence reports for those Member States identified as facing risks to upward social convergence;’ | Roll call | 316 for, 258 against, 9 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: EPP; split: EPP |
| 38 | Separate vote on recital K | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: EPP |
| 39 | Separate vote on recital M A9-0050/2024 – Dragoş Pîslaru – Recital M | Roll call | 458 for, 107 against, 20 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: The Left |
| 40 | Amendment 1 to recital R A9-0050/2024 – Dragoş Pîslaru – Recital R – Am 1 | Roll call | 78 for, 403 against, 102 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: The Left |
| 41 | Final vote — text as a whole A9-0050/2024 – Dragoş Pîslaru – Motion for a resolution (text as a whole) | Roll call | 256 for, 262 against, 58 abstained Rejected |
Roll calls requested by The Left, S&D, EPP, ID · split votes by The Left, Renew (3), EPP (6), ID (4).
Text
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Dossier
Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.
2023/2116(INI) · Own-initiative report
Parliament rejected the text on 13 March 2024; no position was adopted.
Show the 5 steps of the dossier
- Referred to committee · 12 July 2023 (done)
- Committee work · Report adopted 14 February 2024 (done)
- Tabled for plenary · 22 February 2024 (done)
- Plenary vote · Rejected 13 March 2024 (done)
- Parliament’s position · No text adopted (done)
Lead committee: EMPL · Author: MEP #197663 (Renew)
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European Parliament (2024). “European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities for 2024”. Decision, 13 March 2024. votingId 166145, document A-9-2024-0050, reference 2023-2116. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-03-13/21 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 13 March 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-03-13-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 13 March 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-03-13-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-03-13, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2024-03-13/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2024-03-13-21,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities for 2024}},
year = {2024},
date = {2024-03-13},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-03-13/21}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-03-13/21},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Decision. votingId 166145, document A-9-2024-0050, reference 2023-2116. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-03-13-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-03-13-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-03-13 (CC BY 4.0)}
}