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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 184750Source: 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
✓High participation
✓Some 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+4 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+0 / 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, ECR, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while PfE voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (491 for, 43 against, 45 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

491

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

448 votes

Turnout (cast)

579

Absent

140

Participation rate

80.5%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 141Against 2Abstain 0Absent 42

S&D135 MEPs

For 111Against 0Abstain 0Absent 24

PfE84 MEPs

For 22Against 28Abstain 20Absent 14

ECR82 MEPs

For 59Against 7Abstain 0Absent 16

Renew78 MEPs

For 55Against 3Abstain 3Absent 17

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

The Left45 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

ESN27 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 20Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 19Against 1Abstain 2Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany60
Italy55
Spain46
France39
Poland38

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 0Absent 5

Belgium22 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 4Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 17Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 39Against 3Abstain 20Absent 19

Germany96 MEPs

For 60Against 2Abstain 16Absent 18

Greece21 MEPs

For 17Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 55Against 0Abstain 0Absent 21

Latvia9 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 22Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 38Against 8Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 1Absent 9

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 2Absent 5

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 46Against 6Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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