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Amending Directive 2009/38/EC as regards the establishment and functioning of European Works Councils and the effective enforcement of transnational information and consultation rights ***I

Institutional Affairs61%★

Confidence: 61%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "interinstitutional"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 171364Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Close result
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+6 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 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 “Amending Directive 2009/38/EC as regards the establishment and functioning of European Works Councils and the effective enforcement of transnational information and consultation rights ***I”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (300 for, 254 against, 21 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

300

Against

254

Abstain

Margin of victory

46 votes

Turnout (cast)

575

Absent

145

Participation rate

79.9%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 37Against 99Abstain 3Absent 46

S&D135 MEPs

For 112Against 0Abstain 0Absent 23

Renew79 MEPs

For 27Against 22Abstain 14Absent 16

ECR82 MEPs

For 17Against 45Abstain 1Absent 19

PfE81 MEPs

For 2Against 60Abstain 0Absent 19

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

The Left45 MEPs

For 40Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

NI30 MEPs

For 16Against 6Abstain 2Absent 6

ESN26 MEPs

For 3Against 19Abstain 1Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany43
Spain23
Netherlands17
Portugal15
Greece12

Most against

France34
Italy31
Poland25
Czech Republic15
Austria11

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Cyprus
Denmark
Estonia
France
Germany
Hungary

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 7Against 11Abstain 2Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 3Absent 7

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 2Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 1Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 4

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 3Absent 3

France82 MEPs

For 33Against 34Abstain 0Absent 15

Germany96 MEPs

For 43Against 39Abstain 2Absent 12

Greece21 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 8

Hungary21 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 12

Ireland14 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 29Against 31Abstain 0Absent 16

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 17Against 10Abstain 3Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 18Against 25Abstain 2Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 11Against 9Abstain 2Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 23Against 20Abstain 1Absent 16

Sweden21 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

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