← 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 184758Source: 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+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 comfortable margin (257 for, 297 against, 25 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

257

Against

297

Abstain

Margin of victory

40 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 139Abstain 1Absent 42

S&D135 MEPs

For 111Against 0Abstain 0Absent 24

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 54Abstain 15Absent 15

ECR82 MEPs

For 4Against 60Abstain 2Absent 16

Renew78 MEPs

For 42Against 17Abstain 2Absent 17

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

The Left45 MEPs

For 38Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 20Abstain 4Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 15Against 7Abstain 0Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy26
Netherlands18
Belgium9
Denmark9
Sweden9

Most against

Germany42
Poland41
France32
Spain27
Czech Republic15

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Denmark
Estonia
France

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 0Absent 5

Belgium22 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 2Absent 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 8Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 29Against 32Abstain 0Absent 20

Germany96 MEPs

For 36Against 42Abstain 1Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 8Abstain 2Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 8Absent 12

Ireland14 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 26Against 22Abstain 8Absent 20

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 18Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 4Against 41Abstain 1Absent 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 9Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

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