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European framework for employees' participation rights and the revision of the European Works Council Directive

Vote ID 137664Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
32
/ 100

Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • ✓Strong political group division
  • ✓Some national delegation divergence
  • ✓High participation
  • ✓Many MEPs voted against their group
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Topic importance+0 / 15
Turnout+5 / 5
Vote type+0 / 25
Close vote+0 / 15
Legislative+0 / 15
Rebel votes+7 / 10
Group division+12 / 15
Country division+8 / 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 “European framework for employees' participation rights and the revision of the European Works Council Directive”. PfE and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (87 for, 546 against, 63 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
87
Against
546
Abstain
63
Margin of victory
459 votes
Turnout (cast)
696
Absent
9
Participation rate
98.7%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 1Against 177Abstain 0Absent 1
S&D136 MEPs
For 0Against 135Abstain 0Absent 1
Renew101 MEPs
For 0Against 100Abstain 0Absent 1
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 0Against 68Abstain 1Absent 2
PfE67 MEPs
For 54Against 3Abstain 10Absent 0
ECR63 MEPs
For 16Against 4Abstain 43Absent 0
NI44 MEPs
For 13Against 20Abstain 9Absent 2
The Left38 MEPs
For 0Against 37Abstain 0Absent 1
ESN4 MEPs
For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against
  • Germany81
  • France56
  • Spain55
  • Italy42
  • Romania32
Divided delegations
  • Italy
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 3Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0
Belgium21 MEPs
For 3Against 18Abstain 0Absent 0
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 0Against 15Abstain 2Absent 0
Croatia12 MEPs
For 0Against 9Abstain 3Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 6Against 15Abstain 0Absent 0
Denmark14 MEPs
For 0Against 13Abstain 1Absent 0
Estonia7 MEPs
For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0
France79 MEPs
For 23Against 56Abstain 0Absent 0
Germany96 MEPs
For 9Against 81Abstain 1Absent 5
Greece21 MEPs
For 3Against 16Abstain 0Absent 2
Hungary21 MEPs
For 1Against 8Abstain 12Absent 0
Ireland13 MEPs
For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 25Against 42Abstain 8Absent 1
Latvia8 MEPs
For 0Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 0Against 9Abstain 2Absent 0
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 6Against 22Abstain 0Absent 1
Poland52 MEPs
For 0Against 25Abstain 27Absent 0
Portugal21 MEPs
For 0Against 21Abstain 0Absent 0
Romania33 MEPs
For 0Against 32Abstain 1Absent 0
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 2Against 11Abstain 1Absent 0
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain59 MEPs
For 0Against 55Abstain 4Absent 0
Sweden21 MEPs
For 3Against 18Abstain 0Absent 0

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