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Establishment and functioning of European Works Councils - effective enforcement ***I

Vote ID 179280Source: 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 “Establishment and functioning of European Works Councils - effective enforcement ***I”. EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (414 for, 139 against, 61 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

414

Against

139

Abstain

Margin of victory

275 votes

Turnout (cast)

614

Absent

106

Participation rate

85.3%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 116Against 32Abstain 19Absent 18

S&D135 MEPs

For 101Against 0Abstain 0Absent 34

PfE82 MEPs

For 0Against 54Abstain 21Absent 7

ECR82 MEPs

For 47Against 13Abstain 12Absent 10

Renew79 MEPs

For 50Against 9Abstain 4Absent 16

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

The Left45 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 1Absent 7

NI29 MEPs

For 17Against 7Abstain 2Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 23Abstain 2Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy57
Germany52
Poland41
France34
Romania20

Most against

Spain26

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
France
Spain
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 2Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 10Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 34Against 33Abstain 6Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 52Against 24Abstain 6Absent 14

Greece21 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 9Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 57Against 0Abstain 5Absent 14

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 18Against 7Abstain 1Absent 5

Poland53 MEPs

For 41Against 4Abstain 3Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 9

Romania33 MEPs

For 20Against 1Abstain 3Absent 9

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 5Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 25Against 26Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 2Absent 1

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