The European Parliament adopted by 551 votes to 59, with 8 abstentions, a legislative resolution approving, unamended, in the framework of a special legislative procedure (consultation of the European Parliament), the proposal for a Council decision on guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States.
Parliament reiterates its longstanding call to the Commission and the Council to ensure that the Parliament is given the necessary time, and in any event no less than five months, to express its views on the Integrated Guidelines (Broad Economic Policy Guidelines and Employment Guidelines) in the framework of the European Semester and to fulfil its consultative role, as defined in Article 148(2) of the Treaty, during the full revision of the guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States, which is scheduled to take place in 2014.
It should be noted that the European Parliament expressed its position on this issue in a joint resolution adopted on the same day (refer to RSP/2011/2536).