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European Semester for economic policy coordination 2026

Effect
Adopted
Result
392 for · 219 against · 18 abstained roll call
Date
11 March 2026, 12:57–13:02
Kind
Resolution
More facts (9)
Margin
by a large majority
Text
Report A-10-2026-0036
Dossier
2025/2214(INI)
Source
Committee report by Kira Marie Peter-Hansen
Topics
Economy & single market Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes
27 votes · 16 roll calls · 12 amendments
Requested by
The Left (1 roll call) · EPP (2 split votes) · Patriots (1 roll call, 3 split votes)
Sitting
Wednesday 11 March 2026
Final vote
186118
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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: 392 for, 219 against, 18 abstained (roll call).

Adopted by a large majority.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 12 amendments (12 rejected) and 14 parts of the text voted on separately (10 adopted, 4 rejected).

Backed by Greens, S&D, Renew and EPP; opposed by The Left, 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 1Against 40Abst. 2No vote 3 of 46Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.90
GreensFor 43Against 0Abst. 4No vote 6 of 53Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.87
S&DFor 120Against 0Abst. 0No vote 15 of 135Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
RenewFor 67Against 2Abst. 0No vote 7 of 76Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.96
EPPFor 156Against 2Abst. 1No vote 25 of 184Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.97
ECRFor 0Against 72Abst. 4No vote 5 of 81Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.92
PatriotsFor 0Against 57Abst. 6No vote 21 of 84Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.86
ESNFor 0Against 24Abst. 1No vote 3 of 28Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.94
No groupFor 5Against 22Abst. 0No vote 4 of 31Majority line —Clear line No line Cohesion —

Members who changed group are counted in the group of the day: Branko GRIMS changed group, Elena YONCHEVA changed group, Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK changed group, Lukas SIEPER changed group, Nikola BARTŮŠEK changed group, Nikolas FARANTOURIS changed group, Pina PICIERNO changed group, Taner KABILOV changed group.

Voted against their group, 23

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
Austria136010.53
Belgium145210.50
Bulgaria104030.57
Cyprus3201—
Czechia65820.13
Germany6425150.57
Denmark123000.70
Estonia5101—
Spain3592140.64
Finland113100.60
France26312220.29
Greece89130.25
Croatia110011.00
Hungary27012—
Ireland93020.63
Italy3140050.35
Lithuania83000.59
Luxembourg5100—
Latvia5400—
Malta5001—
Netherlands218110.55
Poland2425040.27
Portugal174000.71
Romania227040.64
Sweden145020.61
Slovenia7101—
Slovakia48030.50

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

Members who spoke in the plenary debate on the dossier. Speeches: how many times they took the floor. Final vote: their recorded position on this decision's final roll call.
MemberGroupSpeechesSpokeFinal vote
Roberta METSOLA MaltaEPPSpeeches111 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded

All votes on this decision, 27

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
1Paragraph 9 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘, including those with energy-intensive industries’”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: EPP
2Paragraph 9 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”Counted332 for, 266 against, 34 abstained AdoptedRequested bysplit: EPP
3Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 11 A10-0036/2026 – Kira Marie Peter-Hansen – After § 11 – Am 5 Roll call107 for, 458 against, 65 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
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Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
2Paragraph 9 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”Counted332 for, 266 against, 34 abstained AdoptedRequested bysplit: EPP
3Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 11 A10-0036/2026 – Kira Marie Peter-Hansen – After § 11 – Am 5 Roll call107 for, 458 against, 65 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
4Separate vote on paragraph 12 Counted304 for, 293 against, 28 abstained Adopted
5Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 14 A10-0036/2026 – Kira Marie Peter-Hansen – After § 14 – Am 1 Roll call67 for, 501 against, 62 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
6Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 14 A10-0036/2026 – Kira Marie Peter-Hansen – After § 14 – Am 2 Roll call58 for, 544 against, 27 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
7Vote on text inserted after paragraph 15 Show of hands Rejected
8Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 15 A10-0036/2026 – Kira Marie Peter-Hansen – After § 15 – Am 7 Roll call62 for, 535 against, 38 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
9Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 16 A10-0036/2026 – Kira Marie Peter-Hansen – After § 16 – Am 8 Roll call71 for, 388 against, 171 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
10Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 22 A10-0036/2026 – Kira Marie Peter-Hansen – After § 22 – Am 9 Roll call97 for, 367 against, 161 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
11Vote on text inserted after paragraph 22 Show of hands Rejected
12Amendment 11, adding text after paragraph 22 A10-0036/2026 – Kira Marie Peter-Hansen – After § 22 – Am 11 Roll call79 for, 519 against, 36 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
13Separate vote on paragraph 24 Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Patriots
14Paragraph 24 — part 2 A10-0036/2026 – Kira Marie Peter-Hansen – § 24/2 Part voted on: “those words”Roll call444 for, 176 against, 9 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Patriots; split: Patriots
15Amendment 15, adding text after paragraph 24 A10-0036/2026 – Kira Marie Peter-Hansen – After § 24 – Am 15 Roll call184 for, 441 against, 3 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots
16Amendment 16 to paragraph 28 A10-0036/2026 – Kira Marie Peter-Hansen – § 28 – Am 16 Roll call189 for, 415 against, 16 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots
17Separate vote on paragraph 28 Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Patriots
18Paragraph 28 — part 2 A10-0036/2026 – Kira Marie Peter-Hansen – § 28/2 Part voted on: ‘underlines that any overall increase in the Commission’s discretionary power must be accompanied by corresponding ex post accountability mechanisms and a substantial improvement in the flow of information towards Parliament;’Roll call593 for, 23 against, 19 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Patriots; split: Patriots
19Amendment 17, adding text after paragraph 28 A10-0036/2026 – Kira Marie Peter-Hansen – After § 28 – Am 17 Roll call183 for, 404 against, 37 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots
20Vote on text inserted after paragraph 30 Show of hands Rejected
21Amendment 13, adding text after paragraph 30 A10-0036/2026 – Kira Marie Peter-Hansen – After § 30 – Am 13 Roll call70 for, 506 against, 56 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
22Paragraph 32 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘notes that EU debt securities could serve as a benchmark, thereby strengthening the integration of EU financial markets;’ and ‘calls for the introduction of new own resources to finance the Union’s policies;’”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: EPP, Patriots
23Paragraph 32 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “notes that EU debt securities could serve as a benchmark, thereby strengthening the integration of EU financial markets;”Counted266 for, 266 against, 101 abstained AdoptedRequested bysplit: EPP, Patriots
24Paragraph 32 — part 3 A10-0036/2026 – Kira Marie Peter-Hansen – § 32/3 Part voted on: ‘calls for the introduction of new own resources to finance the Union’s policies;’Roll call383 for, 220 against, 31 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Patriots; split: EPP, Patriots
25Vote on text inserted after recital A Show of hands Rejected
26Amendment 4, adding text after recital 3 A10-0036/2026 – Kira Marie Peter-Hansen – After recital 3 – Am 4 Roll call71 for, 476 against, 84 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
27Final vote — text as a whole A10-0036/2026 – Kira Marie Peter-Hansen – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) Roll call392 for, 219 against, 18 abstained Adopted

Roll calls requested by The Left, Patriots · split votes by EPP (2), Patriots (3).

Text

The text voted on.

Report A-10-2026-0036

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Parliament adopted its position on the European Semester for economic policy coordination 2026, which coordinates EU countries' economic and budgetary policies.

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.

Parliament also asks the Commission to rethink how country-specific recommendations are developed and followed up, involving Parliament and stakeholders more.

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This resolution on the European Semester for economic policy coordination 2026 notes the EU's economic outlook, investment needs, and the application of the reformed economic governance framework. It calls for prudent fiscal policies, completion of recovery plans, and a strategy to meet investment needs beyond 2026.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2025/2214(INI) · Own-initiative report

Parliament adopted the text on 11 March 2026. This is its final position on the matter.

Show the 5 steps of the dossier
  1. Referred to committee · 13 November 2025 (done)
  2. Committee work · Report adopted 26 February 2026 (done)
  3. Tabled for plenary · 2 March 2026 (done)
  4. Plenary vote · Adopted 11 March 2026 (done)
  5. Parliament’s position · Final (done)

Lead committee: ECON · Author: Kira Marie PETER-HANSEN (Greens)

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: EU competitiveness · Final votes that split the chamber the same way

Running issue: European Semester

Running issue: EU competitiveness

Final votes that split the chamber the same way

Sources & citation

Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.

Permalink
https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-03-11/7
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Data source
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Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2026). “European Semester for economic policy coordination 2026”. Decision, 11 March 2026. votingId 186118, document A-10-2026-0036, reference 2025/2214(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-03-11/7 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 11 March 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-03-11-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 11 March 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-03-11-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-03-11, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-03-11/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX 
@misc{epw-decision-2026-03-11-7,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{European Semester for economic policy coordination 2026}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-03-11},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-03-11/7}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-03-11/7},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 186118, document A-10-2026-0036, reference 2025/2214(INI). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-03-11-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-03-11-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-03-11 (CC BY 4.0)}
}