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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 184756Source: 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
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓Close result
✓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+6 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+12 / 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 (258 for, 290 against, 28 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

258

Against

290

Abstain

Margin of victory

32 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 15Against 126Abstain 0Absent 44

S&D135 MEPs

For 110Against 0Abstain 0Absent 25

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 54Abstain 15Absent 15

ECR82 MEPs

For 2Against 57Abstain 7Absent 16

Renew78 MEPs

For 36Against 23Abstain 3Absent 16

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

The Left45 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 23Abstain 1Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 14Against 7Abstain 1Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

France30
Portugal12
Belgium10
Denmark9
Ireland9

Most against

Germany42
Poland41
Italy30
Spain27
Netherlands17

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Estonia
France
Germany
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 0Absent 5

Belgium22 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 2Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 6Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 2Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 30Against 27Abstain 4Absent 20

Germany96 MEPs

For 36Against 42Abstain 1Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 8Abstain 2Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 9Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 26Against 30Abstain 0Absent 20

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 12Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 4Against 41Abstain 0Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 12Against 4Abstain 0Absent 5

Romania33 MEPs

For 10Against 13Abstain 0Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 25Against 27Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

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