← Votes·2026-02-12

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 184757Source: 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
✓Very 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+12 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 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 narrow margin (270 for, 287 against, 23 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. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

270

Against

287

Abstain

Margin of victory

17 votes

Turnout (cast)

580

Absent

139

Participation rate

80.7%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 17 votes. 139 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (139) was larger than the 17-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 42 absent MEPs (margin was 17)
S&Dhad 24 absent MEPs (margin was 17)

Countries whose absences exceeded the margin

Italy (20 absent)France (19 absent)

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 4Against 139Abstain 0Absent 42

S&D135 MEPs

For 111Against 0Abstain 0Absent 24

PfE84 MEPs

For 6Against 49Abstain 15Absent 14

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 60Abstain 4Absent 17

Renew78 MEPs

For 49Against 12Abstain 1Absent 16

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

The Left45 MEPs

For 38Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 22Abstain 2Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 17Against 5Abstain 0Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

Netherlands22
Sweden11
Greece10
Denmark9
Finland9

Most against

Germany42
Poland40
France33
Italy30
Spain27

Divided delegations

Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Denmark
Estonia
France
Germany

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 5Absent 5

Belgium22 MEPs

For 8Against 8Abstain 2Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 1Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 29Against 33Abstain 0Absent 19

Germany96 MEPs

For 37Against 42Abstain 0Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 6Abstain 2Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 9Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 26Against 30Abstain 0Absent 20

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 22Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 4Against 40Abstain 2Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 10Against 14Abstain 0Absent 9

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 25Against 27Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

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