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European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities for 2025

Reference: 2024/2084(INI) Own-initiative report
Where it stands: Parliament adopted the text on 12 March 2025. This is its final position on the matter.
Stage: Parliament’s position
Lead committee: Employment and Social Affairs EMPL

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Author: Maravillas ABADÍA JOVER
Shadow rapporteurs: 6 members
Decisions in plenary: 1
Last vote: 12 Mar 2025 · Adopted
Versions: 3 versions

Author: Maravillas ABADÍA JOVER
Shadow rapporteurs: 6 members
Decisions in plenary: 1
Last vote: 12 Mar 2025 · Adopted
Versions: 3 versions

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Where it stands

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Referred to committee (done) 28 November 2024
Committee work (done) Report adopted 19 February 2025
Tabled for plenary (done) 27 February 2025
Plenary vote (done) Adopted 12 March 2025
Parliament’s position (done) Final

Parliament sets out its own position on a topic. The resolution is not binding but signals what Parliament wants.

People

Committees and members responsible for the dossier, as the procedure file names them. Groups as recorded there.

Lead committee: Employment and Social Affairs EMPL
Author: Maravillas ABADÍA JOVER (EPP)
Shadow rapporteurs: Idoia MENDIA (S&D), MEP #256855 (Patriots) former member, Marlena MALĄG (ECR), Hristo PETROV (Renew), Benedetta SCUDERI (Greens), Kathleen FUNCHION (The Left)

Decisions in plenary, 1

Every decision Parliament took on this dossier, newest first.

**Effect**: what the decision did. **Final vote**: for–against–abstained, and how it was recorded.
Date	Decision	Kind	Effect	Final vote
12 Mar 2025	European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities for 2025	Resolutions	Adopted	351 for, 260 against, 70 abstained by roll call

Voting grid

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Every roll-call vote on the dossier, in date and voting order, with each group's line at the date of the vote.

Each group's clear line at the date of the vote: a position with at least two thirds of the group's votes (at least 10 members voting), otherwise Divided; “< 10 voted” when fewer took part. Result: outcome, for–against–abstained (method).

Voting grid of 2024/2084(INI): one row per roll call, one column per group, then the result.
Vote	The Left	Greens	S&D	Renew	EPP	ECR	Patriots	ESN	Result
12 Mar 2025 Paragraph 7 — part 2	For	For	For	For	Against	Against	Against	Against	Rejected312–359–9
12 Mar 2025 Separate vote on paragraph 8	Abst.	For	For	For	For	Abst.	Divided	Against	Adopted461–98–121
12 Mar 2025 Paragraph 17 — part 1	For	For	For	For	For	For	Against	Against	Adopted544–109–25
12 Mar 2025 Paragraph 17 — part 2	For	For	For	For	For	Against	Against	Against	Adopted452–194–21
12 Mar 2025 Paragraph 17 — part 3	For	For	For	For	Against	Against	Against	Against	Rejected317–343–8
12 Mar 2025 Paragraph 19 — part 2	For	For	For	For	Against	Against	Against	Against	Rejected317–352–8
12 Mar 2025 Paragraph 23 — part 2	For	For	For	Divided	Against	Against	Against	Divided	Rejected299–347–34
12 Mar 2025 Paragraph 24 — part 2	For	For	For	For	Against	Against	Divided	Against	Adopted338–278–59
12 Mar 2025 Paragraph 25 — part 1	For	For	For	For	Against	Divided	Against	Against	Adopted340–274–60
12 Mar 2025 Paragraph 25 — part 2	For	For	For	Against	Against	Divided	Against	Abst.	Rejected288–320–69
12 Mar 2025 Paragraph 29 — part 2	For	For	For	For	Against	Abst.	Divided	Against	Adopted334–247–98
12 Mar 2025 Paragraph 31 — part 3	For	For	For	For	Against	Against	Against	Against	Rejected311–367–4
12 Mar 2025 Paragraph 31 — part 4	For	For	For	For	Against	Against	Against	Against	Adopted339–325–17
12 Mar 2025 Paragraph 31 — part 6	For	For	For	For	For	Against	Against	Against	Adopted444–204–11
12 Mar 2025 Final vote — text as a whole	Against	For	For	For	For	Against	Against	Against	Adopted351–260–70

12 Mar 2025 Paragraph 7 — part 2

Rejected 312–359–9

The Left

For
Greens

For
S&D

For
Renew

For
EPP

Against
ECR

Against
Patriots

Against
ESN

Against
12 Mar 2025 Separate vote on paragraph 8

Adopted 461–98–121

The Left

Abst.
Greens

For
S&D

For
Renew

For
EPP

For
ECR

Abst.
Patriots

Divided
ESN

Against
12 Mar 2025 Paragraph 17 — part 1

Adopted 544–109–25

The Left

For
Greens

For
S&D

For
Renew

For
EPP

For
ECR

For
Patriots

Against
ESN

Against
12 Mar 2025 Paragraph 17 — part 2

Adopted 452–194–21

The Left

For
Greens

For
S&D

For
Renew

For
EPP

For
ECR

Against
Patriots

Against
ESN

Against
12 Mar 2025 Paragraph 17 — part 3

Rejected 317–343–8

The Left

For
Greens

For
S&D

For
Renew

For
EPP

Against
ECR

Against
Patriots

Against
ESN

Against
12 Mar 2025 Paragraph 19 — part 2

Rejected 317–352–8

The Left

For
Greens

For
S&D

For
Renew

For
EPP

Against
ECR

Against
Patriots

Against
ESN

Against
12 Mar 2025 Paragraph 23 — part 2

Rejected 299–347–34

The Left

For
Greens

For
S&D

For
Renew

Divided
EPP

Against
ECR

Against
Patriots

Against
ESN

Divided
12 Mar 2025 Paragraph 24 — part 2

Adopted 338–278–59

The Left

For
Greens

For
S&D

For
Renew

For
EPP

Against
ECR

Against
Patriots

Divided
ESN

Against
12 Mar 2025 Paragraph 25 — part 1

Adopted 340–274–60

The Left

For
Greens

For
S&D

For
Renew

For
EPP

Against
ECR

Divided
Patriots

Against
ESN

Against
12 Mar 2025 Paragraph 25 — part 2

Rejected 288–320–69

The Left

For
Greens

For
S&D

For
Renew

Against
EPP

Against
ECR

Divided
Patriots

Against
ESN

Abst.
12 Mar 2025 Paragraph 29 — part 2

Adopted 334–247–98

The Left

For
Greens

For
S&D

For
Renew

For
EPP

Against
ECR

Abst.
Patriots

Divided
ESN

Against
12 Mar 2025 Paragraph 31 — part 3

Rejected 311–367–4

The Left

For
Greens

For
S&D

For
Renew

For
EPP

Against
ECR

Against
Patriots

Against
ESN

Against
12 Mar 2025 Paragraph 31 — part 4

Adopted 339–325–17

The Left

For
Greens

For
S&D

For
Renew

For
EPP

Against
ECR

Against
Patriots

Against
ESN

Against
12 Mar 2025 Paragraph 31 — part 6

Adopted 444–204–11

The Left

For
Greens

For
S&D

For
Renew

For
EPP

For
ECR

Against
Patriots

Against
ESN

Against
12 Mar 2025 Final vote — text as a whole

Adopted 351–260–70

The Left

Against
Greens

For
S&D

For
Renew

For
EPP

For
ECR

Against
Patriots

Against
ESN

Against

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Versions, 3

The text of the dossier, version by version, newest first. Compare shows what changed between two consecutive versions.

Adopted by Parliament12 Mar 2025

Adopted text TA10-0032/2025 TA-10-2025-0032

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Tabled for plenary27 Feb 2025

Report A10-0023/2025 A-10-2025-0023

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Committee draft3 Dec 2024

Draft report (EMPL) EMPL-PR-766649

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Adopted text TA10-0032/2025: This resolution sets out Parliament's employment and social priorities for the 2025 European Semester, calling for stronger implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights and its 2030 targets.
Report A10-0023/2025: The report sets out Parliament's employment and social priorities for the 2025 European Semester, calling for stronger implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights and its 2030 targets.
Draft report (EMPL): This draft report concerns the European Semester for economic policy coordination, focusing on employment and social priorities for 2025. It calls for implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights, addressing housing, mental health, work-life balance, demographic challenges, and reducing bureaucratic barriers for SMEs.

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What changed, 1

Between consecutive versions, newest pair first. The overviews are written by AI from the two texts; the comparison shows every change.

Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament Report A10-0023/2025 → Adopted text TA10-0032/2025

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The adopted text removes several calls for new EU legislation or binding measures, including on AI in the workplace, psychosocial risks, housing regulation, and minimum income. It also deletes references to social partners' involvement, migrant workers' role, and minimum wage monitoring, and shortens calls on homelessness and health coverage. Paragraphs on work-life balance and demography are reordered and slightly rephrased. The other changes are formal: decimal commas are used in figures.

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Timeline, 8

Every recorded step, newest first, grouped by stage; the latest stage is open.

Plenary stage 4 steps · 27 Feb 2025–12 Mar 2025

12 March 2025

Plenary vote

Sitting of 12 Mar 2025 Report A10-0023/2025 Adopted text TA10-0032/2025
12 March 2025

Debated in plenary

MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.

Sitting of 12 Mar 2025 Report A10-0022/2025 Report A10-0023/2025
5 March 2025

17 amendments tabled for the plenary vote

Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.

Amendment 1 Amendments 2–7 Amendments 8–17
27 February 2025

Report tabled for plenary

This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.

Report A10-0023/2025

Committee stage 4 steps · 28 Nov 2024–19 Feb 2025

19 February 2025

Committee vote: report adopted

EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
9 January 2025

Amendments tabled in committee

Members of EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs) proposed changes to the draft.

Amendments in committee (EMPL)
3 December 2024

Draft report published

The rapporteur’s first text in EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

Draft report (EMPL)
28 November 2024

Referred to the EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs) committee

The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.

Connections

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Texts voted on

Text REPORT on the European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities for 2025 Report A10-0023/2025 12 Mar 2025

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Permalink: https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-2084
Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL)
Data source: EP Open Data API: procedure record
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved: 25 September 2026

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European Parliament (2025). “European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities for 2025”. Dossier, 12 March 2025. procId 2024-2084, reference 2024/2084(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-2084 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2024%2F2084(INI). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2024-2084 (CC BY 4.0).

BibTeX

@misc{epw-dossier-2024-2084,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities for 2025}},
  year = {2025},
  date = {2025-03-12},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-2084}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-2084},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Dossier. procId 2024-2084, reference 2024/2084(INI). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2024\%2F2084(INI). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record (CC BY 4.0)}
}