← Votes·2026-01-20

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

Vote ID 183530Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓Very close result
✓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+15 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+15 / 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, PfE and ECR voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and ESN voted mostly against. NI mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a narrow margin (288 for, 294 against, 63 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. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

288

Against

294

Abstain

Margin of victory

6 votes

Turnout (cast)

645

Absent

Participation rate

89.7%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 6 votes. 74 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (74) was larger than the 6-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 19 absent MEPs (margin was 6)
S&Dhad 10 absent MEPs (margin was 6)
Renewhad 10 absent MEPs (margin was 6)
ECRhad 9 absent MEPs (margin was 6)
Lefthad 8 absent MEPs (margin was 6)

Countries whose absences exceeded the margin

France (9 absent)Hungary (8 absent)Italy (8 absent)Spain (8 absent)Germany (7 absent)

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 165Against 1Abstain 0Absent 19

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 125Abstain 0Absent 10

PfE84 MEPs

For 39Against 10Abstain 29Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 73Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 61Abstain 7Absent 10

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 49Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 29Abstain 8Absent 8

ESN27 MEPs

For 2Against 14Abstain 8Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 11Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland43
France38
Romania15
Austria11
Greece11

Most against

Germany46
Italy32
Spain24
Netherlands23
Portugal12

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Estonia
France
Germany

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 11Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 6Against 11Abstain 1Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 2Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 9Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 38Against 26Abstain 8Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 31Against 46Abstain 12Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 11Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 29Against 32Abstain 7Absent 8

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 7Against 23Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 43Against 6Abstain 0Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 15Against 15Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 4Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 22Against 24Abstain 6Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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