← Votes·2021-12-15

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

Vote ID 137802Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong political group division
✓Significant 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+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+12 / 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, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP and PfE voted mostly against. ECR and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (347 for, 265 against, 86 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

347

Against

265

Abstain

Margin of victory

82 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 12Against 162Abstain 4Absent 1

S&D136 MEPs

For 133Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Renew101 MEPs

For 69Against 24Abstain 7Absent 1

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 69Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

PfE67 MEPs

For 1Against 51Abstain 15Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 1Against 19Abstain 43Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 22Against 8Abstain 14Absent 0

The Left38 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

France48
Germany46
Spain34
Romania18
Portugal14

Most against

Italy36
Netherlands14
Sweden12
Austria10

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 3Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 3Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 3Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 9Abstain 1Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 48Against 31Abstain 0Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 46Against 35Abstain 10Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 4Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 12Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 31Against 36Abstain 8Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 12Against 14Abstain 2Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 9Against 16Abstain 27Absent 0

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 18Against 15Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 2Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 34Against 17Abstain 8Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

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