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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 184753Source: 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
✓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+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”. S&D, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, Renew and ESN voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (239 for, 299 against, 41 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

239

Against

299

Abstain

Margin of victory

60 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 3Against 140Abstain 0Absent 42

S&D135 MEPs

For 103Against 2Abstain 5Absent 25

PfE84 MEPs

For 9Against 56Abstain 5Absent 14

ECR82 MEPs

For 21Against 19Abstain 26Absent 16

Renew78 MEPs

For 5Against 55Abstain 2Absent 16

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

The Left45 MEPs

For 38Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

ESN27 MEPs

For 3Against 22Abstain 0Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 15Against 5Abstain 2Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy42
Spain26
Hungary10
Sweden9
Greece8

Most against

Germany43
France42
Poland27
Netherlands19
Czech Republic15

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Denmark
Finland
Germany
Greece
Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 5Absent 5

Belgium22 MEPs

For 7Against 11Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 1Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 20Against 42Abstain 0Absent 19

Germany96 MEPs

For 35Against 43Abstain 1Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 8Abstain 2Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 42Against 14Abstain 0Absent 20

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 1Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 1Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 9Against 19Abstain 1Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 3Against 27Abstain 16Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 3Against 13Abstain 8Absent 9

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 26Against 24Abstain 2Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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