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

Vote ID 137795Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
30
/ 100

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+0 / 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”. 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 (541 for, 120 against, 37 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
541
Against
120
Abstain
37
Margin of victory
421 votes
Turnout (cast)
698
Absent
7
Participation rate
99.0%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 173Against 2Abstain 3Absent 1
S&D136 MEPs
For 135Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Renew101 MEPs
For 100Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 69Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
PfE67 MEPs
For 2Against 40Abstain 25Absent 0
ECR63 MEPs
For 1Against 56Abstain 6Absent 0
NI44 MEPs
For 22Against 19Abstain 3Absent 0
The Left38 MEPs
For 37Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
ESN4 MEPs
For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany81
  • France56
  • Spain55
  • Italy42
  • Romania31
Most against
  • Poland26
  • Hungary12
Divided delegations
  • Hungary
  • Poland
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0
Belgium21 MEPs
For 15Against 3Abstain 3Absent 0
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 14Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0
Croatia12 MEPs
For 9Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 15Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0
Denmark14 MEPs
For 12Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0
Estonia7 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 12Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
France79 MEPs
For 56Against 23Abstain 0Absent 0
Germany96 MEPs
For 81Against 10Abstain 0Absent 5
Greece21 MEPs
For 17Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0
Hungary21 MEPs
For 8Against 12Abstain 1Absent 0
Ireland13 MEPs
For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 42Against 8Abstain 25Absent 1
Latvia8 MEPs
For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 22Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1
Poland52 MEPs
For 25Against 26Abstain 1Absent 0
Portugal21 MEPs
For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Romania33 MEPs
For 31Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 10Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain59 MEPs
For 55Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0
Sweden21 MEPs
For 18Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

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