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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 184742Source: 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+6 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 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 “Addressing subcontracting chains and the role of intermediaries in order to protect workers’ rights”. S&D, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR, Renew and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (211 for, 358 against, 3 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

211

Against

358

Abstain

Margin of victory

147 votes

Turnout (cast)

572

Absent

147

Participation rate

79.5%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 5Against 137Abstain 0Absent 43

S&D135 MEPs

For 104Against 7Abstain 0Absent 24

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 69Abstain 0Absent 15

ECR82 MEPs

For 2Against 60Abstain 2Absent 18

Renew78 MEPs

For 3Against 58Abstain 0Absent 17

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

The Left45 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

ESN27 MEPs

For 3Against 20Abstain 1Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 15Against 6Abstain 0Absent 8

Country angle

Most in favour

Sweden9
Greece8
Ireland7
Finland6
Cyprus4

Most against

France42
Germany42
Poland40
Italy28
Spain28

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Denmark
Finland
Germany
Greece
Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 0Absent 5

Belgium22 MEPs

For 7Against 11Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 1Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 20Against 42Abstain 0Absent 19

Germany96 MEPs

For 36Against 42Abstain 0Absent 18

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 8Abstain 2Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 27Against 28Abstain 0Absent 21

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 9Against 20Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 5Against 40Abstain 0Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 0Absent 6

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 22Abstain 0Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 24Against 28Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

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