← Votes·2021-11-25

Adequate minimum wages in the European Union

Social Affairs64%★

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "minimum wage"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 137501Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+6 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+12 / 15

Methodology: importance-v0.1 · The Importance Score is a prioritisation indicator. It does not judge whether a vote is good or bad.

What was this vote about?

This vote concerned “Adequate minimum wages in the European Union”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE and ESN voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (443 for, 192 against, 58 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a substantive vote (such as an amendment or resolution) that contributes to shaping the final position of the Parliament on a dossier. It reflects the political direction taken on specific provisions.

Result analysis

For

443

Against

192

Abstain

Margin of victory

251 votes

Turnout (cast)

693

Absent

Participation rate

98.3%

✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 80Against 79Abstain 18Absent 2

S&D136 MEPs

For 122Against 10Abstain 2Absent 2

Renew101 MEPs

For 73Against 24Abstain 2Absent 2

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 64Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

PfE67 MEPs

For 30Against 35Abstain 1Absent 1

ECR63 MEPs

For 11Against 20Abstain 32Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 32Against 9Abstain 1Absent 2

The Left38 MEPs

For 30Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy72
France56
Germany51
Spain40
Romania27

Most against

Sweden21
Czech Republic13
Denmark12
Austria10
Estonia4

Divided delegations

Austria
Estonia
Germany
Lithuania
Netherlands
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 15Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 2Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 56Against 23Abstain 0Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 51Against 42Abstain 1Absent 2

Greece21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 72Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 16Against 10Abstain 1Absent 2

Poland52 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 40Absent 0

Portugal21 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 27Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 40Against 17Abstain 1Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 21Abstain 0Absent 0

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