Parliament’s position on proposed laws. It usually needs to agree with the Council before a law is final., Jobs, social affairs & equality
Establishment and functioning of European Works Councils - effective enforcement
Passed by a large majority
Parliament adopted its position on the law.
- For
- 414
- Against
- 139
- Abstained
- 61
roll-call vote at 13:12 · 67% of votes cast in favour
Committee report by Dennis Radtke · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council. · Report A-10-2024-0029
AI:What this decision does
The European Parliament adopted its position on a proposal to amend the directive on European Works Councils, aiming to improve their establishment and functioning and to ensure effective enforcement of transnational information and consultation rights.§1: source passage in the text The adopted text includes amendments to bring certain pre-existing agreements under the directive's scope and to require information and consultation before measures with potential significant effects on employees' interests are implemented.§2: source passage in the text Parliament's position will now be forwarded to the Council, the Commission, and national parliaments.§1: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP; Against: Patriots, ESN; Divided: ECR
- The Left For 38 for, 0 against, 1 abstainedof 46
- Greens For 46 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 102 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 137
- Renew For 48 for, 9 against, 4 abstainedof 76
- EPP For 118 for, 32 against, 20 abstainedof 193
- ECR Divided 45 for, 12 against, 12 abstainedof 79
- Patriots Against 0 for, 56 against, 20 abstainedof 88
- ESN Against 0 for, 23 against, 2 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 17 for, 7 against, 2 abstainedof 30
Groups from left to right · for–against–abstained, of the group’s MEPs
A group is shown as divided when no position has two thirds of its votes.
Did not vote with their group
88 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
The Left voted for (38 of 39). Abstained: 1
Giorgos Georgiou (Cyprus)
Renew voted for (48 of 61). Against: 9, Abstained: 4
Abir Al-Sahlani (Sweden, abstained), Andreas Glück (Germany, against), Asger Christensen (Denmark, abstained), Charles Goerens (Luxembourg, against), Christine Singer (Germany, against)
8 more from Renew
Emma Wiesner (Sweden, abstained), Jan-Christoph Oetjen (Germany, against), Jeannette Baljeu (Netherlands, against), Joachim Streit (Germany, against), Malik Azmani (Netherlands, against), Moritz Körner (Germany, against), Morten Løkkegaard (Denmark, abstained), Svenja Hahn (Germany, against)
EPP voted for (118 of 170). Against: 32, Abstained: 20
Alice Teodorescu Måwe (Sweden, against), Andrea Wechsler (Germany, abstained), Angelika Niebler (Germany, against), Antonio López-Istúriz White (Spain, against), Arba Kokalari (Sweden, against)
47 more from EPP
Borja Giménez Larraz (Spain, against), Branko Grims (Slovenia, abstained), Carmen Crespo Díaz (Spain, against), Céline Imart (France, abstained), Christian Doleschal (Germany, abstained), Christophe Gomart (France, abstained), Danuše Nerudová (Czechia, abstained), Dolors Montserrat (Spain, against), Elena Nevado Del Campo (Spain, against), Esteban González Pons (Spain, against), Esther Herranz García (Spain, against), Fernando Navarrete Rojas (Spain, against), Francisco José Millán Mon (Spain, against), François-Xavier Bellamy (France, abstained), Gabriel Mato (Spain, against), Henrik Dahl (Denmark, against), Ilia Lazarov (Bulgaria, against), Isabel Benjumea Benjumea (Spain, against), Isabelle Le Callennec (France, abstained), Jan Farský (Czechia, abstained), Javier Zarzalejos (Spain, against), Jessica Polfjärd (Sweden, against), Jörgen Warborn (Sweden, against), Juan Ignacio Zoido Álvarez (Spain, against), Laurent Castillo (France, abstained), Lena Düpont (Germany, abstained), Luděk Niedermayer (Czechia, abstained), Maravillas Abadía Jover (Spain, against), Markus Ferber (Germany, against), Matej Tonin (Slovenia, abstained), Milan Zver (Slovenia, abstained), Miriam Lexmann (Slovakia, abstained), Monika Hohlmeier (Germany, abstained), Nadine Morano (France, abstained), Nicolás Pascual De La Parte (Spain, against), Niels Flemming Hansen (Denmark, against), Norbert Lins (Germany, against), Pablo Arias Echeverría (Spain, against), Pilar Del Castillo Vera (Spain, against), Raúl De La Hoz Quintano (Spain, against), Romana Tomc (Slovenia, abstained), Rosa Estaràs Ferragut (Spain, against), Stefan Köhler (Germany, against), Susana Solís Pérez (Spain, against), Tomas Tobé (Sweden, against), Verena Mertens (Germany, abstained), Zala Černilec Tomašič (Slovenia, abstained)
Patriots voted against (56 of 76). Abstained: 20
András Gyürk (Hungary), András László (Hungary), Annamária Vicsek (Hungary), Csaba Dömötör (Hungary), Enikő Győri (Hungary)
15 more from Patriots
Ernő Schaller-Baross (Hungary), György Hölvényi (Hungary), Isabella Tovaglieri (Italy), Jana Nagyová (Czechia), Jaroslav Bžoch (Czechia), Jaroslava Pokorná Jermanová (Czechia), Klara Dostalova (Czechia), Ondřej Knotek (Czechia), Pál Szekeres (Hungary), Paolo Borchia (Italy), Raffaele Stancanelli (Italy), Roberto Vannacci (Italy), Silvia Sardone (Italy), Tomáš Kubín (Czechia), Viktória Ferenc (Hungary)
ESN voted against (23 of 25). Abstained: 2
Ewa Zajączkowska-Hernik (Poland), Marcin Sypniewski (Poland)
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How it got here
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 1 amendment (1 rejected).