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

Vote ID 179585Source: 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
✓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+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 “Establishment and functioning of European Works Councils - effective enforcement ***I”. PfE and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (116 for, 469 against, 30 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

116

Against

469

Abstain

Margin of victory

353 votes

Turnout (cast)

615

Absent

105

Participation rate

85.4%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 6Against 156Abstain 7Absent 16

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 101Abstain 0Absent 34

PfE82 MEPs

For 58Against 1Abstain 16Absent 7

ECR82 MEPs

For 17Against 53Abstain 2Absent 10

Renew79 MEPs

For 3Against 60Abstain 1Absent 15

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 46Abstain 0Absent 7

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 37Abstain 1Absent 7

ESN27 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 7Against 15Abstain 2Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against

Germany65
Italy57
Spain43
Poland42
France39

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
France
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 0Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 6Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 34Against 39Abstain 0Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 17Against 65Abstain 3Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 1Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 9Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 5Against 57Abstain 0Absent 14

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 5Against 20Abstain 1Absent 5

Poland53 MEPs

For 4Against 42Abstain 2Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 0Absent 9

Romania33 MEPs

For 4Against 20Abstain 0Absent 9

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 5Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 7Against 43Abstain 1Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 8Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

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