Decision
Establishment and functioning of European Works Councils - effective enforcement
- Effect
- Passed
- Result
- 414 for · 139 against · 61 abstained roll call
- Date
- 9 October 2025, 13:12
- Kind
- New EU law · 1st reading
More facts (9)
- Margin
- by a large majority
- Dossier
- 2024/0006(COD)
- Source
- Committee report by Dennis Radtke
- Topics
- Jobs, social affairs & equality Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
- Votes
- 2 votes · 2 roll calls · 1 amendment
- Requested by
- S&D (1 roll call)
- Sitting
- Thursday 9 October 2025
- Final vote
- 179280
Result
The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.
Final vote: 414 for, 139 against, 61 abstained (roll call).
Passed by a large majority.
Parliament adopted its position on the law.
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 1 amendment (1 rejected).
Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP and ECR; opposed by Patriots and ESN.
Groups
| Group | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Majority line | Clear line | Cohesion | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Left | For 38 | Against 0 | Abst. 1 | No vote 7 of 46 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.96 | |
| Greens | For 46 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 7 of 53 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| S&D | For 102 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 34 of 136 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| Renew | For 48 | Against 9 | Abst. 4 | No vote 14 of 75 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.68 | |
| EPP | For 118 | Against 32 | Abst. 20 | No vote 18 of 188 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.54 | |
| ECR | For 45 | Against 12 | Abst. 12 | No vote 10 of 79 | Majority line For | Clear line Divided | Cohesion 0.48 | |
| Patriots | For 0 | Against 56 | Abst. 20 | No vote 9 of 85 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | Cohesion 0.61 | |
| ESN | For 0 | Against 23 | Abst. 2 | No vote 2 of 27 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | Cohesion 0.88 | |
| No group | For 17 | Against 7 | Abst. 2 | No vote 4 of 30 | 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, Jessika VAN LEEUWEN changed group, Laurent CASTILLO changed group, Lukas SIEPER 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, 88
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.
The Left line For · 1 abstained of 39 who voted
Abstained (1)
- Giorgos GEORGIOU Cyprus
Renew line For · 9 voted against, 4 abstained of 61 who voted
Voted against (9)
- Andreas GLÜCK Germany
- Charles GOERENS Luxembourg
- Christine SINGER Germany
- Jan-Christoph OETJEN Germany
- Jeannette BALJEU Netherlands
- Joachim STREIT Germany
- Malik AZMANI Netherlands
- Moritz KÖRNER Germany
- Svenja HAHN Germany
Abstained (4)
- Abir AL-SAHLANI Sweden
- Asger CHRISTENSEN Denmark
- Emma WIESNER Sweden
- Morten LØKKEGAARD Denmark
EPP line For · 32 voted against, 20 abstained of 170 who voted
Voted against (32)
- Alice TEODORESCU MÅWE Sweden
- Angelika NIEBLER Germany
- Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE Spain
- Arba KOKALARI Sweden
- Borja GIMÉNEZ LARRAZ Spain
- Carmen CRESPO DÍAZ Spain
- Dolors MONTSERRAT Spain
- Elena NEVADO DEL CAMPO Spain
- Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS Spain
- Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA Spain
- Fernando NAVARRETE ROJAS Spain
- Francisco José MILLÁN MON Spain
- Gabriel MATO Spain
- Henrik DAHL Denmark
- Ilia LAZAROV Bulgaria
- Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA Spain
- Javier ZARZALEJOS Spain
- Jessica POLFJÄRD Sweden
- Jörgen WARBORN Sweden
- Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ Spain
- Maravillas ABADÍA JOVER Spain
- Markus FERBER Germany
- Nicolás PASCUAL DE LA PARTE Spain
- Niels Flemming HANSEN Denmark
- Norbert LINS Germany
- Pablo ARIAS ECHEVERRÍA Spain
- Pilar DEL CASTILLO VERA Spain
- Raúl DE LA HOZ QUINTANO Spain
- Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT Spain
- Stefan KÖHLER Germany
- Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ Spain
- Tomas TOBÉ Sweden
Abstained (20)
- Andrea WECHSLER Germany
- Branko GRIMS Slovenia
- Céline IMART France
- Christian DOLESCHAL Germany
- Christophe GOMART France
- Danuše NERUDOVÁ Czechia
- François-Xavier BELLAMY France
- Isabelle LE CALLENNEC France
- Jan FARSKÝ Czechia
- Laurent CASTILLO France
- Lena DÜPONT Germany
- Luděk NIEDERMAYER Czechia
- Matej TONIN Slovenia
- Milan ZVER Slovenia
- Miriam LEXMANN Slovakia
- Monika HOHLMEIER Germany
- Nadine MORANO France
- Romana TOMC Slovenia
- Verena MERTENS Germany
- Zala ČERNILEC TOMAŠIČ Slovenia
Patriots line Against · 20 abstained of 76 who voted
Abstained (20)
- András GYÜRK Hungary
- András LÁSZLÓ Hungary
- Annamária VICSEK Hungary
- Csaba DÖMÖTÖR Hungary
- Enikő GYŐRI Hungary
- 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 line Against · 2 abstained of 25 who voted
Abstained (2)
- Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK Poland
- Marcin SYPNIEWSKI Poland
Countries
The final vote by national delegation.
Votes by country (27 delegations)
| Country | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Cohesion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 12 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0.56 |
| Belgium | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.56 |
| Bulgaria | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.56 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Czechia | 5 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0.29 |
| Germany | 52 | 24 | 6 | 14 | 0.45 |
| Denmark | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.40 |
| Estonia | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Spain | 25 | 26 | 0 | 9 | 0.26 |
| Finland | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.88 |
| France | 34 | 33 | 6 | 8 | 0.20 |
| Greece | 12 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0.50 |
| Croatia | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Hungary | 5 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0.40 |
| Ireland | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| Italy | 57 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 0.88 |
| Lithuania | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.85 |
| Luxembourg | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Latvia | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Malta | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Netherlands | 18 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0.54 |
| Poland | 41 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0.78 |
| Portugal | 10 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0.75 |
| Romania | 20 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0.75 |
| Sweden | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0.25 |
| Slovenia | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — |
| Slovakia | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0.65 |
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) | Against |
| 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, 2
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amendment 81 A10-0029/2024 – Dennis Radtke – Rejection – Am 81 | Roll call | 116 for, 469 against, 30 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: S&D |
| 2 | Final vote on the provisional agreement A10-0029/2024 – Dennis Radtke – Provisional agreement – Am 79 | Roll call | 414 for, 139 against, 61 abstained Adopted |
Roll call requested by S&D.
Text
The text voted on.
AI: What this vote decides Written by AI from the official text — check the source
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.
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.
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
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
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 (2025). “Establishment and functioning of European Works Councils - effective enforcement”. Decision, 9 October 2025. votingId 179280, document A-10-2024-0029, reference 2024/0006(COD). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-10-09/1 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 9 October 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-10-09-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 9 October 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-10-09-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-10-09, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2025-10-09/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2025-10-09-1,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Establishment and functioning of European Works Councils - effective enforcement}},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-10-09},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-10-09/1}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-10-09/1},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Decision. votingId 179280, document A-10-2024-0029, reference 2024/0006(COD). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-10-09-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-10-09-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-10-09 (CC BY 4.0)}
}