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

Vote ID 137784Source: official EP roll-call records
49
/ 100

Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • Very fragmented political vote
  • Some national delegation divergence
  • Very close result
  • 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+12 / 15
Legislative+0 / 15
Rebel votes+7 / 10
Group division+15 / 15
Country division+10 / 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, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a narrow margin (324 for, 335 against, 39 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. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For
324
Against
335
Abstain
39
Margin of victory
11 votes
Turnout (cast)
698
Absent
7
Participation rate
99.0%
⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 11 votes. 7 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (7) was not larger than the 11-vote margin.

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 13Against 162Abstain 3Absent 1
S&D136 MEPs
For 134Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1
Renew101 MEPs
For 69Against 8Abstain 23Absent 1
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 69Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
PfE67 MEPs
For 1Against 65Abstain 1Absent 0
ECR63 MEPs
For 1Against 61Abstain 1Absent 0
NI44 MEPs
For 20Against 21Abstain 3Absent 0
The Left38 MEPs
For 16Against 15Abstain 6Absent 1
ESN4 MEPs
For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour
  • France42
  • Spain30
  • Romania18
  • Belgium14
  • Portugal12
Most against
  • Germany44
  • Italy43
  • Poland42
  • Netherlands16
  • Hungary13
Divided delegations
  • Austria
  • Bulgaria
  • Croatia
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Hungary
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 9Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0
Belgium21 MEPs
For 14Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 8Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0
Croatia12 MEPs
For 5Against 5Abstain 2Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 5Against 11Abstain 5Absent 0
Denmark14 MEPs
For 7Against 2Abstain 5Absent 0
Estonia7 MEPs
For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 5Against 5Abstain 4Absent 0
France79 MEPs
For 42Against 37Abstain 0Absent 0
Germany96 MEPs
For 42Against 44Abstain 5Absent 5
Greece21 MEPs
For 10Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0
Hungary21 MEPs
For 7Against 13Abstain 1Absent 0
Ireland13 MEPs
For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 32Against 43Abstain 0Absent 1
Latvia8 MEPs
For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 12Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1
Poland52 MEPs
For 9Against 42Abstain 1Absent 0
Portugal21 MEPs
For 12Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0
Romania33 MEPs
For 18Against 14Abstain 1Absent 0
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain59 MEPs
For 30Against 17Abstain 12Absent 0
Sweden21 MEPs
For 10Against 9Abstain 2Absent 0

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