← Votes·2023-02-02

Revision of European Works Councils Directive

Vote ID 151591Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓Some 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+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 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 “Revision of European Works Councils 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 (385 for, 118 against, 99 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

385

Against

118

Abstain

Margin of victory

267 votes

Turnout (cast)

602

Absent

103

Participation rate

85.4%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 116Against 4Abstain 25Absent 34

S&D136 MEPs

For 123Against 0Abstain 1Absent 12

Renew100 MEPs

For 40Against 23Abstain 24Absent 13

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 57Against 0Abstain 5Absent 9

PfE65 MEPs

For 1Against 29Abstain 27Absent 8

ECR64 MEPs

For 1Against 47Abstain 9Absent 7

NI46 MEPs

For 16Against 9Abstain 7Absent 14

The Left37 MEPs

For 31Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany67
France51
Spain42
Italy33
Portugal19

Most against

Poland26
Czech Republic8

Divided delegations

Denmark
Netherlands
Poland
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 7Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 6Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 5Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 2Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 7Absent 3

Denmark14 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 1Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Finland14 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 1Absent 6

France79 MEPs

For 51Against 19Abstain 0Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 67Against 17Abstain 6Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 9Absent 5

Ireland13 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 30Absent 13

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 15Against 10Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland52 MEPs

For 19Against 26Abstain 2Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 19Against 1Abstain 10Absent 3

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 3Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 42Against 5Abstain 5Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 8Against 8Abstain 0Absent 5

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