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

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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 184751Source: 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+3 / 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, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (254 for, 315 against, 7 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

254

Against

315

Abstain

Margin of victory

61 votes

Turnout (cast)

576

Absent

143

Participation rate

80.1%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 16Against 125Abstain 0Absent 44

S&D135 MEPs

For 111Against 0Abstain 0Absent 24

PfE84 MEPs

For 1Against 68Abstain 0Absent 15

ECR82 MEPs

For 4Against 62Abstain 0Absent 16

Renew78 MEPs

For 30Against 29Abstain 3Absent 16

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

The Left45 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 22Abstain 2Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 12Against 8Abstain 2Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

Portugal12
Belgium10
Ireland9
Sweden9
Denmark8

Most against

Germany42
Poland42
France32
Italy30
Spain26

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 0Absent 5

Belgium22 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 2Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 2Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 1Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 30Against 32Abstain 0Absent 19

Germany96 MEPs

For 36Against 42Abstain 1Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 12

Ireland14 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 26Against 30Abstain 0Absent 20

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 1Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 13Against 16Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 3Against 42Abstain 0Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 12Against 4Abstain 0Absent 5

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 17Abstain 0Absent 9

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 25Against 26Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

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