← Votes·2021-12-15

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

Vote ID 137783Source: 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
✓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+6 / 15

Country division+0 / 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”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR, NI and Left voted mostly in favour. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (609 for, 46 against, 43 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

609

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

563 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 174Against 1Abstain 3Absent 1

S&D136 MEPs

For 135Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Renew101 MEPs

For 94Against 0Abstain 6Absent 1

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 69Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

PfE67 MEPs

For 31Against 27Abstain 9Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 44Against 9Abstain 10Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 30Against 9Abstain 5Absent 0

The Left38 MEPs

For 29Against 0Abstain 8Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany79
Italy74
France56
Poland52
Spain45

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 3Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 1Abstain 5Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 56Against 23Abstain 0Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 79Against 0Abstain 12Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 19Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 74Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 22Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 52Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Portugal21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 14Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 18Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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