← Votes·2021-12-15

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

Vote ID 137774Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some 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+3 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 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”. S&D, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, Renew, PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (274 for, 410 against, 14 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

274

Against

410

Abstain

Margin of victory

136 votes

Turnout (cast)

698

Absent

Participation rate

99.0%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 4Against 173Abstain 1Absent 1

S&D136 MEPs

For 133Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Renew101 MEPs

For 9Against 91Abstain 0Absent 1

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 65Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

PfE67 MEPs

For 0Against 60Abstain 7Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 1Against 60Abstain 2Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 24Against 17Abstain 3Absent 0

The Left38 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Spain33
Portugal14
Greece11
Austria8
Cyprus4

Most against

France53
Germany46
Italy45
Poland44
Romania22

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
Germany
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 8Against 8Abstain 3Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 4Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 15Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 25Against 53Abstain 1Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 45Against 46Abstain 0Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 2Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 1Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 30Against 45Abstain 0Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 10Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 8Against 44Abstain 0Absent 0

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 10Against 22Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 33Against 26Abstain 0Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs