← Votes·2021-12-15

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

Vote ID 137793Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Very fragmented political vote
✓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+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”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (404 for, 249 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

404

Against

249

Abstain

Margin of victory

155 votes

Turnout (cast)

696

Absent

Participation rate

98.7%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 76Against 76Abstain 24Absent 3

S&D136 MEPs

For 131Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1

Renew101 MEPs

For 73Against 19Abstain 8Absent 1

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 65Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

PfE67 MEPs

For 2Against 64Abstain 1Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 1Against 62Abstain 0Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 20Against 19Abstain 5Absent 0

The Left38 MEPs

For 36Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

France55
Germany47
Italy42
Spain41
Romania22

Most against

Poland37
Hungary14
Sweden12
Czech Republic10
Denmark8

Divided delegations

Croatia
Denmark
Estonia
Germany
Italy
Netherlands
Slovakia
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 5Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 9Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 3Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 55Against 23Abstain 1Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 47Against 43Abstain 1Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 42Against 33Abstain 0Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 17Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 14Against 37Abstain 1Absent 0

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 22Against 5Abstain 5Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 3Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 41Against 16Abstain 1Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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