Decision
Amending Directive 2009/38/EC as regards the establishment and functioning of European Works Councils and the effective enforcement of transnational information and consultation rights
- Effect
- Negotiating mandate approved
- Result
- 300 for · 254 against · 21 abstained roll call
- Date
- 19 December 2024, 12:11
- Kind
- New EU law · 1st reading
More facts (10)
- Margin
- by a small majority
- Counts are for
- the decision to open negotiations with the Council
- Dossier
- 2024/0006(COD)
- Source
- Committee report
- Topics
- Jobs, social affairs & equality Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
- Votes
- 1 vote · 1 roll call
- Requested by
- Patriots (1 roll call)
- Sitting
- Thursday 19 December 2024
- Final vote
- 171364
Result
The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.
Final vote: 300 for, 254 against, 21 abstained (roll call).
Negotiating mandate approved.
Parliament let its committee open negotiations with the Council on the basis of the committee’s report.
Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D and Renew; opposed by EPP, ECR, Patriots and ESN.
Groups
| Group | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Majority line | Clear line | Cohesion | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Left | For 41 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 5 of 46 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| Greens | For 46 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 7 of 53 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| S&D | For 113 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 23 of 136 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| Renew | For 24 | Against 22 | Abst. 15 | No vote 16 of 77 | Majority line For | Clear line Divided | Cohesion 0.09 | |
| EPP | For 39 | Against 99 | Abst. 3 | No vote 47 of 188 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | Cohesion 0.55 | |
| ECR | For 15 | Against 45 | Abst. 1 | No vote 19 of 80 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | Cohesion 0.61 | |
| Patriots | For 2 | Against 65 | Abst. 0 | No vote 19 of 86 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | Cohesion 0.96 | |
| ESN | For 3 | Against 18 | Abst. 1 | No vote 3 of 25 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | Cohesion 0.73 | |
| No group | For 17 | Against 5 | Abst. 1 | No vote 5 of 28 | Majority line — | Clear line No line | Cohesion — |
Members who changed group are counted in the group of the day: Branko GRIMS changed group, Elena YONCHEVA changed group, Elisabetta GUALMINI changed group, Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK changed group, Fernand KARTHEISER changed group, Jessika VAN LEEUWEN changed group, Laurent CASTILLO changed group, Lukas SIEPER changed group, Malika SOREL changed group, Milan MAZUREK changed group, Nikola BARTŮŠEK changed group, Nikolas FARANTOURIS changed group, Pina PICIERNO changed group, Roberto VANNACCI changed group, Sander SMIT changed group, Taner KABILOV changed group.
Voted against their group, 64
Members who voted otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds of the votes cast, at least 10 members voting) of the group they sat in that day. A group without a clear line is divided and not counted.
EPP line Against · 39 voted for, 3 abstained of 141 who voted
Voted for (39)
- András Tivadar KULJA Hungary
- Andrey KOVATCHEV Bulgaria
- Daniel BUDA Romania
- David CASA Malta
- Davor Ivo STIER Croatia
- Dennis RADTKE Germany
- Dimitris TSIODRAS Greece
- Dirk GOTINK Netherlands
- Dóra DÁVID Hungary
- Eleonora MELETI Greece
- Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA Poland
- Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS Greece
- Eva MAYDELL Bulgaria
- Fredis BELERIS Greece
- Gabriella GERZSENYI Hungary
- Gheorghe FALCĂ Romania
- Hélder SOUSA SILVA Portugal
- Hildegard BENTELE Germany
- Ingeborg TER LAAK Netherlands
- Isabel WISELER-LIMA Luxembourg
- Jeroen LENAERS Netherlands
- Jessika VAN LEEUWEN Netherlands
- Lídia PEREIRA Portugal
- Liudas MAŽYLIS Lithuania
- Maria WALSH Ireland
- Martine KEMP Luxembourg
- Michalis HADJIPANTELA Cyprus
- Niels GEUKING Germany
- Paulius SAUDARGAS Lithuania
- Paulo CUNHA Portugal
- Paulo DO NASCIMENTO CABRAL Portugal
- Peter LIESE Germany
- Sander SMIT Netherlands
- Sebastião BUGALHO Portugal
- Sérgio HUMBERTO Portugal
- Sunčana GLAVAK Croatia
- Tom BERENDSEN Netherlands
- Virgil-Daniel POPESCU Romania
- Wouter BEKE Belgium
Abstained (3)
- Andreas SCHWAB Germany
- Niclas HERBST Germany
- Pascal ARIMONT Belgium
ECR line Against · 15 voted for, 1 abstained of 61 who voted
Voted for (15)
- Arkadiusz MULARCZYK Poland
- Beata SZYDŁO Poland
- Bogdan RZOŃCA Poland
- Emmanouil FRAGKOS Greece
- Jacek OZDOBA Poland
- Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA Poland
- Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI Poland
- Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI Poland
- Maciej WĄSIK Poland
- Małgorzata GOSIEWSKA Poland
- Mariusz KAMIŃSKI Poland
- Marlena MALĄG Poland
- Patryk JAKI Poland
- Piotr MÜLLER Poland
- Waldemar BUDA Poland
Abstained (1)
- Anna ZALEWSKA Poland
Patriots line Against · 2 voted for of 67 who voted
Voted for (2)
- Barbara BONTE Belgium
- Tom VANDENDRIESSCHE Belgium
ESN line Against · 3 voted for, 1 abstained of 22 who voted
Voted for (3)
- Petar VOLGIN Bulgaria
- Petras GRAŽULIS Lithuania
- Zsuzsanna BORVENDÉG Hungary
Abstained (1)
- Ivan DAVID Czechia
Countries
The final vote by national delegation.
Votes by country (27 delegations)
| Country | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Cohesion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0.33 |
| Belgium | 9 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0.40 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0.10 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Czechia | 2 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| Germany | 43 | 39 | 2 | 12 | 0.27 |
| Denmark | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0.32 |
| Estonia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Spain | 23 | 20 | 1 | 16 | 0.28 |
| Finland | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0.25 |
| France | 33 | 34 | 0 | 14 | 0.26 |
| Greece | 12 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0.88 |
| Croatia | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | — |
| Hungary | 4 | 5 | 0 | 12 | — |
| Ireland | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0.25 |
| Italy | 29 | 31 | 0 | 16 | 0.28 |
| Lithuania | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — |
| Luxembourg | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Latvia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | — |
| Malta | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
| Netherlands | 17 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0.35 |
| Poland | 18 | 25 | 2 | 8 | 0.33 |
| Portugal | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0.68 |
| Romania | 11 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 0.25 |
| Sweden | 8 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0.37 |
| Slovenia | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Slovakia | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.77 |
Members
Each member’s recorded position on the final roll call, in the group they sat in that day. Filter by country, group, position or name.
Debate speakers and how they voted
| Member | Group | Speeches | Spoke | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberta METSOLA Malta | EPP | Speeches1 | 9 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | No vote recorded |
| Dennis RADTKE Germany | EPP | Speeches2 | 8 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS Spain | EPP | Speeches1 | 8 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | No vote recorded |
| Gabriele BISCHOFF Germany | S&D | Speeches1 | 8 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group | For |
| Özlem DEMIREL Germany | The Left | Speeches1 | 8 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Leila CHAIBI France | The Left | Speeches1 | 8 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
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All votes on this decision, 1
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Decision to open negotiations with the Council Final vote A10–0029/2024 – Dennis Radtke – Decision to enter interinstitutional negotiations | Roll call | 300 for, 254 against, 21 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Patriots |
Roll call requested by Patriots.
Text
The text voted on.
AI: What this vote decides Written by AI from the official text — check the source
Parliament adopted its position on a proposed law updating the rules on European Works Councils, which inform and consult employees on transnational issues.
The position aims to bring older agreements into the directive's scope and to improve enforcement of information and consultation rights.
Parliament's position will now be forwarded to the Council, the Commission, and national parliaments.
AI: The text in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
Parliament's amended version of the proposed directive amends Directive 2009/38/EC on European Works Councils to clarify transnational matters, strengthen gender balance, improve enforcement and sanctions, and extend rights to all agreements.
Dossier
Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.
2024/0006(COD) · Ordinary legislative procedure
Completed: published in the Official Journal on 11 December 2025 and now EU law.
Show the 6 steps of the dossier
- Referred to committee · 26 February 2024 (done)
- Committee work · Report adopted 3 April 2024 (done)
- Tabled for plenary · 6 December 2024 (done)
- Negotiations with the Council · Deal approved in committee 5 June 2025 (done)
- Plenary vote · Adopted 9 October 2025 (done)
- Published as law · 11 December 2025 (done)
Lead committee: EMPL · Rapporteur: Dennis RADTKE (EPP)
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Sources & citation
Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.
- Official sources
- Data source
- Licensed CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved
- 25 September 2026
Cite as
European Parliament (2024). “Amending Directive 2009/38/EC as regards the establishment and functioning of European Works Councils and the effective enforcement of transnational information and consultation rights”. Decision, 19 December 2024. votingId 171364, document A-10-2024-0029, reference 2024/0006(COD). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-12-19/1 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 19 December 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-12-19-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 19 December 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-12-19-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-12-19, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2024-12-19/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2024-12-19-1,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Amending Directive 2009/38/EC as regards the establishment and functioning of European Works Councils and the effective enforcement of transnational information and consultation rights}},
year = {2024},
date = {2024-12-19},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-12-19/1}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-12-19/1},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Decision. votingId 171364, document A-10-2024-0029, reference 2024/0006(COD). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-12-19-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-12-19-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-12-19 (CC BY 4.0)}
}