← Votes·2026-01-20

Just transition directive in the world of work: ensuring the creation of jobs and revitalising local economies

Vote ID 183122Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

/ 100

Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

Show full breakdown

Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 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 “Just transition directive in the world of work: ensuring the creation of jobs and revitalising local economies”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (420 for, 207 against, 20 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

420

Against

207

Abstain

Margin of victory

213 votes

Turnout (cast)

647

Absent

Participation rate

90.0%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 140Against 16Abstain 10Absent 19

S&D135 MEPs

For 124Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 77Abstain 1Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 3Against 68Abstain 2Absent 9

Renew78 MEPs

For 49Against 18Abstain 4Absent 7

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 35Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

NI29 MEPs

For 19Against 5Abstain 1Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 22Abstain 2Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany61
Spain44
Italy40
France37
Poland26

Most against

Czech Republic13
Austria12
Hungary11
Sweden11

Divided delegations

Austria
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
Italy
Latvia
Netherlands
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 4Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 7Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 37Against 33Abstain 4Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 61Against 22Abstain 3Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 15Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 40Against 30Abstain 0Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 1Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 16Against 12Abstain 1Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 26Against 23Abstain 0Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 26Against 0Abstain 3Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 44Against 8Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

Loading individual positions…