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Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States

Effect
Passed
Result
444 for · 179 against · 20 abstained roll call
Date
23 October 2024, 13:46–13:51
Kind
New EU law · Consultation
More facts (9)
Margin
by a large majority
Text
Report A-10-2024-0004
Dossier
2024/0599(NLE)
Source
Committee report
Topics
Jobs, social affairs & equality Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes
19 votes · 12 roll calls · 10 amendments
Requested by
S&D (1 roll call) · Renew (1 separate vote) · EPP (1 split vote, 1 separate vote) · ECR (1 roll call, 4 split votes, 1 separate vote) · Patriots (1 roll call, 2 split votes)
Sitting
Wednesday 23 October 2024
Final vote
169898
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Votes on this decision
Members on the final vote

Result

The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.

Final vote: 444 for, 179 against, 20 abstained (roll call).

Passed by a large majority.

Parliament adopted its position on the law.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 10 amendments (9 adopted, 1 rejected) and 1 part of the text voted on separately (1 lapsed).

Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew and EPP; opposed by ECR, Patriots and ESN.

Groups

Members' votes, each counted in the group they belonged to on the day. No vote: in office that day, no position recorded. Majority line: the most common position. Clear line: a position with at least two thirds of the group's votes (at least 10 members voting), otherwise Divided. Cohesion: Agreement Index, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all voted the same (method).
GroupForAgainstAbst.No voteMajority lineClear lineCohesionBar
The LeftFor 42Against 0Abst. 2No vote 2 of 46Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.93
GreensFor 49Against 0Abst. 0No vote 4 of 53Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
S&DFor 119Against 0Abst. 1No vote 16 of 136Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.99
RenewFor 60Against 1Abst. 8No vote 8 of 77Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.80
EPPFor 157Against 8Abst. 3No vote 20 of 188Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.90
ECRFor 0Against 71Abst. 0No vote 7 of 78Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 1.00
PatriotsFor 1Against 71Abst. 6No vote 8 of 86Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.87
ESNFor 1Against 18Abst. 0No vote 6 of 25Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.92
No groupFor 15Against 10Abst. 0No vote 5 of 30Majority line —Clear line No line Cohesion —

Members who changed group are counted in the group of the day: Branko GRIMS changed group, Diego SOLIER changed group, Elena YONCHEVA changed group, Elisabetta GUALMINI changed group, Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK changed group, Fernand KARTHEISER changed group, Jessika VAN LEEUWEN changed group, Laurent CASTILLO changed group, Lukas SIEPER changed group, Malika SOREL changed group, Milan MAZUREK changed group, Nikola BARTŮŠEK changed group, Nikolas FARANTOURIS changed group, Nora JUNCO GARCÍA changed group, Pina PICIERNO changed group, Roberto VANNACCI changed group, Sander SMIT changed group, Taner KABILOV changed group.

Voted against their group, 31

Members who voted otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds of the votes cast, at least 10 members voting) of the group they sat in that day. A group without a clear line is divided and not counted.

Countries

The final vote by national delegation.

Votes by country (27 delegations)
Members' votes by country. No vote: in office that day, no position recorded. Cohesion: Agreement Index of the delegation, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all the same; it reflects the mix of groups (method).
CountryForAgainstAbst.No voteCohesion
Austria125030.56
Belgium155020.63
Bulgaria123020.70
Cyprus3111—
Czechia54660.10
Germany68107110.70
Denmark83130.50
Estonia5101—
Spain449070.75
Finland141000.90
France4432050.37
Greece136020.53
Croatia101010.86
Hungary811020.37
Ireland130011.00
Italy4130050.37
Lithuania7202—
Luxembourg5100—
Latvia5400—
Malta5001—
Netherlands216220.59
Poland2525030.25
Portugal172110.78
Romania1161150.42
Sweden129000.36
Slovenia9000—
Slovakia122100.70

Members

Each member’s recorded position on the final roll call, in the group they sat in that day. Filter by country, group, position or name.

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Debate speakers and how they voted

No plenary speech is linked to this dossier.

All votes on this decision, 19

In voting order. Result: for–against–abstained (a show of hands has no count). Requested by: the groups that asked for a roll call, a split vote or a separate vote.
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
1Amendments by the committee responsible — put to the vote collectively Amendments by the committee responsible – put to the vote collectively Show of hands Adopted
2Amendments by the committee responsible — separate votes Amendments by the committee responsible – separate votes Show of hands Adopted
3Amendment 1 — part 2 A10–0004/2024 – Li Andersson – Amendments by the committee responsible – separate votes – Am 1/2 Part voted on: “The European Parliament, with a view to strengthening democratic decision-making, reiterates its call to be involved in setting the integrated guidelines at Union level on an equal footing with the Council, in line with its legislative resolutions of 8 July 2015, 19 April 2018, 10 July 2020 and 18 October 2022 on the relevant proposals for a Council decision on guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States.”Roll call430 for, 188 against, 22 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: S&D; split: ECR
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Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
2Amendments by the committee responsible — separate votes Amendments by the committee responsible – separate votes Show of hands Adopted
3Amendment 1 — part 2 A10–0004/2024 – Li Andersson – Amendments by the committee responsible – separate votes – Am 1/2 Part voted on: “The European Parliament, with a view to strengthening democratic decision-making, reiterates its call to be involved in setting the integrated guidelines at Union level on an equal footing with the Council, in line with its legislative resolutions of 8 July 2015, 19 April 2018, 10 July 2020 and 18 October 2022 on the relevant proposals for a Council decision on guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States.”Roll call430 for, 188 against, 22 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: S&D; split: ECR
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
4Amendments by the committee responsible — separate votes Amendments by the committee responsible – separate votes Show of hands Adopted
5Amendment 5 — part 2 A10–0004/2024 – Li Andersson – Amendments by the committee responsible – separate votes – Am 5/2 Part voted on: “those words”Roll call452 for, 144 against, 44 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: S&D; split: ECR
6Amendment 10 — part 1 A10–0004/2024 – Li Andersson – Amendments by the committee responsible – separate votes – Am 10/1 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘a framework directive on minimum income schemes; an increase of the dedicated budget of the European Child Guarantee to at least EUR 20 billion;’”Roll call418 for, 180 against, 31 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: S&D; split: EPP; separate: ECR
7Amendment 10 — part 2 A10–0004/2024 – Li Andersson – Amendments by the committee responsible – separate votes – Am 10/2 Part voted on: “those words”Roll call362 for, 243 against, 36 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: S&D; split: EPP; separate: ECR
8Amendments by the committee responsible — separate votes Amendments by the committee responsible – separate votes Show of hands Adopted
9Amendment 11 — part 2 A10–0004/2024 – Li Andersson – Amendments by the committee responsible – separate votes – Am 11/2 Part voted on: “those words”Roll call456 for, 134 against, 45 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: S&D; split: ECR
10Amendments by the committee responsible — separate votes Amendments by the committee responsible – separate votes Show of hands Adopted
11Amendment 13 — part 2 A10–0004/2024 – Li Andersson – Amendments by the committee responsible – separate votes – Am 13/2 Part voted on: “those words”Roll call443 for, 185 against, 17 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Patriots; split: Patriots
12Amendment 15 A10–0004/2024 – Li Andersson – Amendments by the committee responsible – separate votes – Am 15 Roll call263 for, 356 against, 9 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: S&D; separate: ECR, EPP
13Amendments by the committee responsible — separate votes Amendments by the committee responsible – separate votes Show of hands Adopted
14Amendments by the committee responsible — separate votes Amendments by the committee responsible – separate votes Show of hands Adopted
15Amendment 20 to Annex, guideline 6, paragraph 3 — part 1 A10–0004/2024 – Li Andersson – Annex, guideline 6, § 3 – Am 20/1 Part voted on: “Member States should foster equal opportunities for all by addressing inequalities in education and training systems, including in terms of regional coverage. In particular, children should be provided with access to affordable and high-quality early childhood education and care, in line with the new “Barcelona targets” and the European Child Guarantee Member States should raise overall qualification levels, reduce the number of early leavers from education and training, support equal access to education of children from disadvantaged groups and remote areas, increase the attractiveness of vocational education and training (VET), support access to and completion of tertiary education, and increase the number of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) graduates both in VET and in tertiary education, especially women. Top performance and excellence in educational outcomes should also be supported, given their role in fostering the future innovation potential of the EU. Member States should facilitate the transition from education to employment for young people through quality, paid traineeships and apprenticeships, as well as increase adult participation in continuing learning, particularly among learners from disadvantaged backgrounds and the least qualified. Taking into account the new requirements of digital, green and ageing societies, Member States should upgrade and increase the supply and uptake of flexible initial and continuing VET, strengthen work-based learning in their VET systems, including through accessible, quality and effective apprenticeships, and support low-skilled adults maintain their employability. Furthermore, Member States should enhance, where appropriate, the labour-market relevance of tertiary education and research; improve skills monitoring and forecasting; make skills and qualifications more visible and comparable, including those acquired abroad, and ensure a more consistent use of EU-wide classifications (i.e. ESCO); and increase opportunities for recognising and validating skills and competences acquired outside formal education and training, including for refugees and persons under a temporary protection status. Beyond using the untapped potential of the EU domestic workforce, opening legal pathways for migration and preventing exploitative working conditions by ensuring equal treatment between local workers and third country nationals can also contribute to addressing skills and labour shortages, including those linked to the green and digital transitions such as in STEM sectors as well as in healthcare and long-term care, education, transport and construction. Member States should likewise ensure that labour migration does not result in a deterioration of existing working conditions for domestic workers.”Roll call528 for, 54 against, 62 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: ECR, Patriots; split: Patriots
16Amendment 20 to Annex, guideline 6, paragraph 3 — part 2 A10–0004/2024 – Li Andersson – Annex, guideline 6, § 3 – Am 20/2 Part voted on: “without the words ‘Beyond using the untapped potential of the EU domestic workforce, opening legal pathways for migration and preventing exploitative working conditions by ensuring equal treatment between local workers and third country nationals can also contribute to addressing skills and labour shortages, including those linked to the green and digital transitions such as in STEM sectors as well as in healthcare and long-term care, education, transport and construction.’”Roll call424 for, 192 against, 11 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: ECR, Patriots; split: Patriots
17Amendment 20 to Annex, guideline 6, paragraph 3 — part 3 A10–0004/2024 – Li Andersson – Annex, guideline 6, § 3 – Am 20/3 Part voted on: “Beyond using the untapped potential of the EU domestic workforce, opening legal pathways for migration and preventing exploitative working conditions by ensuring equal treatment between local workers and third country nationals can also contribute to addressing skills and labour shortages, including those linked to the green and digital transitions such as in STEM sectors as well as in healthcare and long-term care, education, transport and construction.”Roll call434 for, 172 against, 37 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: ECR, Patriots; split: Patriots
18Separate vote on Annex, guideline 6, paragraph 3 Roll call0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed
19Final vote A10–0004/2024 – Li Andersson – Commission proposal Roll call444 for, 179 against, 20 abstained Adopted

Roll calls requested by S&D, ECR, Patriots · split votes by EPP, ECR (4), Patriots (2) · separate votes by Renew, EPP, ECR.

Text

The text voted on.

Report A-10-2024-0004

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Parliament adopted its position on the proposed Council decision setting guidelines for member states' employment policies.

The adopted text approves the Commission proposal as amended, meaning the guidelines will reflect Parliament's requested changes.

Parliament calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly and asks the Council to notify it if departing from the approved text.

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Parliament approves the Commission proposal for a Council decision on employment guidelines as amended, calling for quality jobs, social dialogue, and inclusive labour markets.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2024/0599(NLE) · Non-legislative procedure

Parliament gave its opinion on 23 October 2024. The Council takes the final decision.

Show the 5 steps of the dossier
  1. Referred to committee · 16 September 2024 (done)
  2. Committee work · Report adopted 3 October 2024 (done)
  3. Tabled for plenary · 7 October 2024 (done)
  4. Plenary vote · Adopted 23 October 2024 (done)
  5. Adopted by the Council (to come)

Lead committee: EMPL · Rapporteur: Li ANDERSSON (The Left)

Connections

What this decision touches: the procedural chain, the same text, running issues, votes that split the chamber the same way.

Show 17 connections: Running issue: European Semester · Running issue: European Pillar of Social Rights · Final votes that split the chamber the same way

Running issue: European Semester

Running issue: European Pillar of Social Rights

Final votes that split the chamber the same way

Sources & citation

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European Parliament (2024). “Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States”. Decision, 23 October 2024. votingId 169898, document A-10-2024-0004, reference 2024/0599(NLE). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-10-23/1 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 23 October 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-10-23-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 23 October 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-10-23-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-10-23, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2024-10-23/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX 
@misc{epw-decision-2024-10-23-1,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States}},
  year = {2024},
  date = {2024-10-23},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-10-23/1}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-10-23/1},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 169898, document A-10-2024-0004, reference 2024/0599(NLE). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-10-23-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-10-23-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-10-23 (CC BY 4.0)}
}