← Votes·2026-02-12

Addressing subcontracting chains and the role of intermediaries in order to protect workers’ rights

Social Affairs64%★

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "workers"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 184187Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Key vote

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

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Topic importance+6 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+10 / 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 “Addressing subcontracting chains and the role of intermediaries in order to protect workers’ rights”. 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 (332 for, 209 against, 33 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

332

Against

209

Abstain

Margin of victory

123 votes

Turnout (cast)

574

Absent

145

Participation rate

79.8%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 84Against 39Abstain 19Absent 43

S&D135 MEPs

For 108Against 1Abstain 0Absent 26

PfE84 MEPs

For 9Against 61Abstain 0Absent 14

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 60Abstain 5Absent 17

Renew78 MEPs

For 39Against 18Abstain 4Absent 17

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

The Left45 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

ESN27 MEPs

For 2Against 21Abstain 2Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 3Absent 8

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany55
France30
Italy28
Poland23
Romania17

Most against

Spain28
Czech Republic11
Austria9
Slovenia5
Latvia4

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
France
Italy
Latvia
Netherlands
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 0Absent 5

Belgium22 MEPs

For 10Against 7Abstain 0Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 5Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 6Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 1Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 30Against 28Abstain 4Absent 19

Germany96 MEPs

For 55Against 22Abstain 0Absent 19

Greece21 MEPs

For 12Against 4Abstain 2Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 28Against 26Abstain 1Absent 21

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 16Against 11Abstain 2Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 23Against 22Abstain 1Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 2Absent 5

Romania33 MEPs

For 17Against 5Abstain 2Absent 9

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 1Absent 6

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 24Against 28Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 4Absent 3

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