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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
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)
Final vote
179280
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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

Members' votes, each counted in the group they belonged to on the day. No vote: in office that day, no position recorded. Majority line: the most common position. Clear line: a position with at least two thirds of the group's votes (at least 10 members voting), otherwise Divided. Cohesion: Agreement Index, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all voted the same (method).
GroupForAgainstAbst.No voteMajority lineClear lineCohesionBar
The LeftFor 38Against 0Abst. 1No vote 7 of 46Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.96
GreensFor 46Against 0Abst. 0No vote 7 of 53Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
S&DFor 102Against 0Abst. 0No vote 34 of 136Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
RenewFor 48Against 9Abst. 4No vote 14 of 75Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.68
EPPFor 118Against 32Abst. 20No vote 18 of 188Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.54
ECRFor 45Against 12Abst. 12No vote 10 of 79Majority line ForClear line Divided Cohesion 0.48
PatriotsFor 0Against 56Abst. 20No vote 9 of 85Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.61
ESNFor 0Against 23Abst. 2No vote 2 of 27Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.88
No groupFor 17Against 7Abst. 2No vote 4 of 30Majority 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.

Countries

The final vote by national delegation.

Votes by country (27 delegations)
Members' votes by country. No vote: in office that day, no position recorded. Cohesion: Agreement Index of the delegation, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all the same; it reflects the mix of groups (method).
CountryForAgainstAbst.No voteCohesion
Austria125030.56
Belgium123250.56
Bulgaria124100.56
Cyprus3021—
Czechia541020.29
Germany52246140.45
Denmark94200.40
Estonia6010—
Spain2526090.26
Finland121020.88
France3433680.20
Greece126030.50
Croatia110011.00
Hungary51960.40
Ireland120021.00
Italy5705140.88
Lithuania91010.85
Luxembourg4200—
Latvia5121—
Malta5001—
Netherlands187150.54
Poland414350.78
Portugal102090.75
Romania201390.75
Sweden108210.25
Slovenia3051—
Slovakia102120.65

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.

614 members with a recorded position.

Each member's recorded position. ≠ group: voted otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds) of their group.
MemberCountryGroupPosition
Abir AL-SAHLANI voted otherwise than their group's clear line SwedenRenew Abstained
Adam BIELAN PolandECR Against
Adam JARUBAS PolandEPP For
Adina VĂLEAN RomaniaEPP For
Adnan DIBRANI SwedenS&D For
Adrian-George AXINIA RomaniaECR For
Afroditi LATINOPOULOU GreecePatriots Against
Alberico GAMBINO ItalyECR For
Aleksandar NIKOLIC FrancePatriots Against
Alessandra MORETTI ItalyS&D For
Alessandro CIRIANI ItalyECR For
Alessandro ZAN ItalyS&D For
Alex AGIUS SALIBA MaltaS&D For
Alexander BERNHUBER AustriaEPP For
Alexander JUNGBLUTH GermanyESN Against
Alexander SELL GermanyESN Against
Alexandr VONDRA CzechiaECR Against
Alexandra GEESE GermanyGreens For
Alexandra MEHNERT GermanyEPP For
Alexandre VARAUT FrancePatriots Against
Alice KUHNKE SwedenGreens For
Alice TEODORESCU MÅWE voted otherwise than their group's clear line SwedenEPP Against
Alicia HOMS GINEL SpainS&D For
Ana Miguel PEDRO PortugalEPP For
Ana MIRANDA PAZ SpainGreens For
Ana VASCONCELOS PortugalRenew For
Anders VISTISEN DenmarkPatriots Against
Andi CRISTEA RomaniaS&D For
András GYÜRK voted otherwise than their group's clear line HungaryPatriots Abstained
András LÁSZLÓ voted otherwise than their group's clear line HungaryPatriots Abstained
András Tivadar KULJA HungaryEPP For
André FRANQUEIRA RODRIGUES PortugalS&D For
André ROUGÉ FrancePatriots Against
Andrea WECHSLER voted otherwise than their group's clear line GermanyEPP Abstained
Andreas GLÜCK voted otherwise than their group's clear line GermanyRenew Against
Andreas SCHIEDER AustriaS&D For
Andreas SCHWAB GermanyEPP For
Andrey KOVATCHEV BulgariaEPP For
Andrey NOVAKOV BulgariaEPP For
Andrzej BUŁA PolandEPP For
Andrzej HALICKI PolandEPP For
Angelika NIEBLER voted otherwise than their group's clear line GermanyEPP Against
Angelika WINZIG AustriaEPP For
Angéline FURET FrancePatriots Against
Anja ARNDT GermanyESN Against
Anna BRYŁKA PolandPatriots Against
Anna CAVAZZINI GermanyGreens For
Anna STROLENBERG NetherlandsGreens For
Anna STÜRGKH AustriaRenew For
Anna ZALEWSKA PolandECR For
Anna-Maja HENRIKSSON FinlandRenew For
Annalisa CORRADO ItalyS&D For
Annamária VICSEK voted otherwise than their group's clear line HungaryPatriots Abstained
Anne-Sophie FRIGOUT FrancePatriots Against
Anthony SMITH FranceThe Left For
Antonella SBERNA ItalyECR For
Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE voted otherwise than their group's clear line SpainEPP Against
António TÂNGER CORRÊA PortugalPatriots Against
Aodhán Ó RÍORDÁIN IrelandS&D For
Arash SAEIDI FranceThe Left For
Arba KOKALARI voted otherwise than their group's clear line SwedenEPP Against
Arkadiusz MULARCZYK PolandECR For
Asger CHRISTENSEN voted otherwise than their group's clear line DenmarkRenew Abstained
Auke ZIJLSTRA NetherlandsPatriots Against
Aura SALLA FinlandEPP For
Aurelijus VERYGA LithuaniaECR For
Aurore LALUCQ FranceS&D For
Axel VOSS GermanyEPP For
Barbara BONTE BelgiumPatriots Against
Barry COWEN IrelandRenew For
Bartłomiej SIENKIEWICZ PolandEPP For
Bartosz ARŁUKOWICZ PolandEPP For
Bas EICKHOUT NetherlandsGreens For
Beata SZYDŁO PolandECR Abstained
Beatrice TIMGREN SwedenECR Against
Benedetta SCUDERI ItalyGreens For
Benoit CASSART BelgiumRenew For
Bernard GUETTA FranceRenew For
Bernd LANGE GermanyS&D For
Bert-Jan RUISSEN NetherlandsECR Abstained
Biljana BORZAN CroatiaS&D For
Billy KELLEHER IrelandRenew For
Birgit SIPPEL GermanyS&D For
Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI PolandEPP For
Bogdan RZOŃCA PolandECR For
Borja GIMÉNEZ LARRAZ voted otherwise than their group's clear line SpainEPP Against
Borys BUDKA PolandEPP For
Brando BENIFEI ItalyS&D For
Branislav ONDRUŠ SlovakiaNo group For
Branko GRIMS voted otherwise than their group's clear line SloveniaEPP Abstained
Brigitte VAN DEN BERG NetherlandsRenew For
Bruno TOBBACK BelgiumS&D For
Camilla LAURETI ItalyS&D For
Carlo CICCIOLI ItalyECR For
Carlo FIDANZA ItalyECR For
Carmen CRESPO DÍAZ voted otherwise than their group's clear line SpainEPP Against
Carolina MORACE ItalyThe Left For
Catarina MARTINS PortugalThe Left For
Catarina VIEIRA NetherlandsGreens For
Caterina CHINNICI ItalyEPP For
Catherine GRISET FrancePatriots Against
Cecilia STRADA ItalyS&D For
Céline IMART voted otherwise than their group's clear line FranceEPP Abstained
César LUENA SpainS&D For
Charles GOERENS voted otherwise than their group's clear line LuxembourgRenew Against
Charlie WEIMERS SwedenECR Against
Chiara GEMMA ItalyECR For
Chloé RIDEL FranceS&D For
Christel SCHALDEMOSE DenmarkS&D For
Christian DOLESCHAL voted otherwise than their group's clear line GermanyEPP Abstained
Christian EHLER GermanyEPP For
Christine ANDERSON GermanyESN Against
Christine SINGER voted otherwise than their group's clear line GermanyRenew Against
Christophe BAY FrancePatriots Against
Christophe GOMART voted otherwise than their group's clear line FranceEPP Abstained
Christophe GRUDLER FranceRenew For
Claire FITA FranceS&D For
Claudiu-Richard TÂRZIU RomaniaECR For
Cristian TERHEŞ RomaniaECR Abstained
Cristina GUARDA ItalyGreens For
Cristina MAESTRE SpainS&D For
Csaba DÖMÖTÖR voted otherwise than their group's clear line HungaryPatriots Abstained
Cynthia NÍ MHURCHÚ IrelandRenew For
Damian BOESELAGER GermanyGreens For
Dan BARNA RomaniaRenew For
Dan NICA RomaniaS&D For
Dan-Ştefan MOTREANU RomaniaEPP For
Daniel ATTARD MaltaS&D For
Daniel BUDA RomaniaEPP For
Daniel FREUND GermanyGreens For
Daniele POLATO ItalyECR For
Danilo DELLA VALLE ItalyThe Left For
Danuše NERUDOVÁ voted otherwise than their group's clear line CzechiaEPP Abstained
Dario TAMBURRANO ItalyThe Left For
Dariusz JOŃSKI PolandEPP For
David CASA MaltaEPP For
David CORMAND FranceGreens For
Davor Ivo STIER CroatiaEPP For
Denis NESCI ItalyECR For
Dennis RADTKE GermanyEPP For
Diana IOVANOVICI ŞOŞOACĂ RomaniaNo group Against
Diana RIBA I GINER SpainGreens For
Dick ERIXON SwedenECR Against
Diego SOLIER SpainECR For
Dimitris TSIODRAS GreeceEPP For
Dirk GOTINK NetherlandsEPP For
Dolors MONTSERRAT voted otherwise than their group's clear line SpainEPP Against
Dóra DÁVID HungaryEPP For
Dragoş BENEA RomaniaS&D For
Eero HEINÄLUOMA FinlandS&D For
Elena DONAZZAN ItalyECR For
Elena KOUNTOURA GreeceThe Left For
Elena NEVADO DEL CAMPO voted otherwise than their group's clear line SpainEPP Against
Elena SANCHO MURILLO SpainS&D For
Elena YONCHEVA BulgariaNo group For
Eleonora MELETI GreeceEPP For
Elio DI RUPO BelgiumS&D For
Elisabeth DIERINGER AustriaPatriots Against
Elisabeth GROSSMANN AustriaS&D For
Elisabetta GUALMINI ItalyS&D For
Elsi KATAINEN FinlandRenew For
Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA PolandEPP For
Emil RADEV BulgariaEPP For
Emma FOURREAU FranceThe Left For
Emma RAFOWICZ FranceS&D For
Emma WIESNER voted otherwise than their group's clear line SwedenRenew Abstained
Emmanouil FRAGKOS GreeceECR Against
Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS GreeceEPP For
Enikő GYŐRI voted otherwise than their group's clear line HungaryPatriots Abstained
Eric SARGIACOMO FranceS&D For
Erik KALIŇÁK SlovakiaNo group For
Erik MARQUARDT GermanyGreens For
Ernő SCHALLER-BAROSS voted otherwise than their group's clear line HungaryPatriots Abstained
Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS voted otherwise than their group's clear line SpainEPP Against
Estelle CEULEMANS BelgiumS&D For
Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA voted otherwise than their group's clear line SpainEPP Against
Eszter LAKOS HungaryEPP For
Eugen TOMAC RomaniaRenew For
Eva MAYDELL BulgariaEPP For
Evelyn REGNER AustriaS&D For
Evin INCIR SwedenS&D For
Ewa KOPACZ PolandEPP For
Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK voted otherwise than their group's clear line PolandESN Abstained
Fabienne KELLER FranceRenew For
Fabio DE MASI GermanyNo group For
Fabrice LEGGERI FrancePatriots Against
Fernand KARTHEISER LuxembourgNo group Against
Fernando NAVARRETE ROJAS voted otherwise than their group's clear line SpainEPP Against
Fidias PANAYIOTOU CyprusNo group For
France JAMET FrancePatriots Against
Francesco TORSELLI ItalyECR For
Francesco VENTOLA ItalyECR For
Francisco José MILLÁN MON voted otherwise than their group's clear line SpainEPP Against
François KALFON FranceS&D For
François-Xavier BELLAMY voted otherwise than their group's clear line FranceEPP Abstained
Fredis BELERIS GreeceEPP For
Friedrich PÜRNER GermanyNo group Abstained
Fulvio MARTUSCIELLO ItalyEPP For
Gabriel MATO voted otherwise than their group's clear line SpainEPP Against
Gabriele BISCHOFF GermanyS&D For
Gabriella GERZSENYI HungaryEPP For
Gaetano PEDULLA' ItalyThe Left For
Geadis GEADI CyprusECR Abstained
Georg MAYER AustriaPatriots Against
Georgiana TEODORESCU RomaniaECR Abstained
Georgios AFTIAS GreeceEPP For
Gerald HAUSER AustriaPatriots Against
Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY NetherlandsRenew For
Gerolf ANNEMANS BelgiumPatriots Against
Gheorghe FALCĂ RomaniaEPP For
Gheorghe PIPEREA RomaniaECR For
Gilles BOYER FranceRenew For
Gilles PENNELLE FrancePatriots Against
Giorgio GORI ItalyS&D For
Giorgos GEORGIOU voted otherwise than their group's clear line CyprusThe Left Abstained
Giovanni CROSETTO ItalyECR For
Giuseppe ANTOCI ItalyThe Left For
Giuseppe LUPO ItalyS&D For
Giusi PRINCI ItalyEPP For
Gordan BOSANAC CroatiaGreens For
Grzegorz BRAUN PolandNo group Against
Guillaume PELTIER FranceECR Against
György HÖLVÉNYI voted otherwise than their group's clear line HungaryPatriots Abstained
Hana JALLOUL MURO SpainS&D For
Hanna GEDIN SwedenThe Left For
Hanna GRONKIEWICZ-WALTZ PolandEPP For
Hannah NEUMANN GermanyGreens For
Hannes HEIDE AustriaS&D For
Hans NEUHOFF GermanyESN Against
Heléne FRITZON SwedenS&D For
Helmut BRANDSTÄTTER AustriaRenew For
Henrik DAHL voted otherwise than their group's clear line DenmarkEPP Against
Herbert DORFMANN ItalyEPP For
Hermann TERTSCH SpainPatriots Against
Hildegard BENTELE GermanyEPP For
Hristo PETROV BulgariaRenew For
Idoia MENDIA SpainS&D For
Ignazio Roberto MARINO ItalyGreens For
Ilaria SALIS ItalyThe Left For
Ilhan KYUCHYUK BulgariaRenew For
Ilia LAZAROV voted otherwise than their group's clear line BulgariaEPP Against
Inese VAIDERE LatviaEPP For
Ingeborg TER LAAK NetherlandsEPP For
Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN RomaniaEPP For
Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ SpainS&D For
Irena JOVEVA SloveniaRenew For
Irene MONTERO SpainThe Left For
Irene TINAGLI ItalyS&D For
Irmhild BOSSDORF GermanyESN Against
Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA voted otherwise than their group's clear line SpainEPP Against
Isabel WISELER-LIMA LuxembourgEPP For
Isabella LÖVIN SwedenGreens For
Isabella TOVAGLIERI voted otherwise than their group's clear line ItalyPatriots Abstained
Isabelle LE CALLENNEC voted otherwise than their group's clear line FranceEPP Abstained
Ivan DAVID CzechiaESN Against
Ivars IJABS LatviaRenew For
Ivaylo VALCHEV BulgariaECR Abstained
Jaak MADISON EstoniaECR Abstained
Jacek OZDOBA PolandECR For
Jacek PROTAS PolandEPP For
Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA PolandECR For
Jagna MARCZUŁAJTIS-WALCZAK PolandEPP For
Jan FARSKÝ voted otherwise than their group's clear line CzechiaEPP Abstained
Jan-Christoph OETJEN voted otherwise than their group's clear line GermanyRenew Against
Jan-Peter WARNKE GermanyNo group For
Jana NAGYOVÁ voted otherwise than their group's clear line CzechiaPatriots Abstained
Jana TOOM EstoniaRenew For
Janusz LEWANDOWSKI PolandEPP For
Jaroslav BŽOCH voted otherwise than their group's clear line CzechiaPatriots Abstained
Jaroslava POKORNÁ JERMANOVÁ voted otherwise than their group's clear line CzechiaPatriots Abstained
Jaume ASENS LLODRÀ SpainGreens For
Javi LÓPEZ SpainS&D For
Javier MORENO SÁNCHEZ SpainS&D For
Javier ZARZALEJOS voted otherwise than their group's clear line SpainEPP Against
Jean-Marc GERMAIN FranceS&D For
Jean-Paul GARRAUD FrancePatriots Against
Jeannette BALJEU voted otherwise than their group's clear line NetherlandsRenew Against
Jens GEIER GermanyS&D For
Jens GIESEKE GermanyEPP For
Jeroen LENAERS NetherlandsEPP For
Jessica POLFJÄRD voted otherwise than their group's clear line SwedenEPP Against
Jessika VAN LEEUWEN NetherlandsEPP For
Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI PolandECR For
Joachim STREIT voted otherwise than their group's clear line GermanyRenew Against
Joanna SCHEURING-WIELGUS PolandS&D For
João COTRIM DE FIGUEIREDO PortugalRenew For
Johan DANIELSSON SwedenS&D For
Johan VAN OVERTVELDT BelgiumECR Abstained
Jonas SJÖSTEDT SwedenThe Left For
Jordan BARDELLA FrancePatriots Against
Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA SpainPatriots Against
Jorge MARTÍN FRÍAS SpainPatriots Against
Jörgen WARBORN voted otherwise than their group's clear line SwedenEPP Against
José CEPEDA SpainS&D For
Juan Carlos GIRAUTA VIDAL SpainPatriots Against
Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR SpainS&D For
Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ voted otherwise than their group's clear line SpainEPP Against
Julie RECHAGNEUX FrancePatriots Against
Julien LEONARDELLI FrancePatriots Against
Julien SANCHEZ FrancePatriots Against
Jüri RATAS EstoniaEPP For
Jussi SARAMO FinlandThe Left For
Jutta PAULUS GermanyGreens For
Kai TEGETHOFF GermanyGreens For
Kamila GASIUK-PIHOWICZ PolandEPP For
Karlo RESSLER CroatiaEPP For
Katarína ROTH NEVEĎALOVÁ SlovakiaNo group For
Kateřina KONEČNÁ CzechiaNo group For
Kathleen FUNCHION IrelandThe Left For
Katri KULMUNI FinlandRenew For
Katrin LANGENSIEPEN GermanyGreens For
Kim VAN SPARRENTAK NetherlandsGreens For
Kinga KOLLÁR HungaryEPP For
Kira Marie PETER-HANSEN DenmarkGreens For
Klara DOSTALOVA voted otherwise than their group's clear line CzechiaPatriots Abstained
Konstantinos ARVANITIS GreeceThe Left For
Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI PolandECR For
Kostas PAPADAKIS GreeceNo group Against
Kris VAN DIJCK BelgiumECR Abstained
Kristian VIGENIN BulgariaS&D For
Kristoffer STORM DenmarkECR Against
Krzysztof BREJZA PolandEPP For
Lara MAGONI ItalyECR For
Laura BALLARÍN CEREZA SpainS&D For
Laurence FARRENG FranceRenew For
Laurent CASTILLO voted otherwise than their group's clear line FranceEPP Abstained
Lefteris NIKOLAOU-ALAVANOS GreeceNo group Against
Leila CHAIBI FranceThe Left For
Leire PAJÍN SpainS&D For
Lena DÜPONT voted otherwise than their group's clear line GermanyEPP Abstained
Leoluca ORLANDO ItalyGreens For
Li ANDERSSON FinlandThe Left For
Lídia PEREIRA PortugalEPP For
Liesbet SOMMEN BelgiumEPP For
Liudas MAŽYLIS LithuaniaEPP For
Loránt VINCZE RomaniaEPP For
Loucas FOURLAS CyprusEPP For
Ľubica KARVAŠOVÁ SlovakiaRenew For
Ľuboš BLAHA SlovakiaNo group For
Lucia ANNUNZIATA ItalyS&D For
Lucia YAR SlovakiaRenew For
Luděk NIEDERMAYER voted otherwise than their group's clear line CzechiaEPP Abstained
Ľudovít ÓDOR SlovakiaRenew For
Luis-Vicențiu LAZARUS RomaniaNo group Abstained
Lukas MANDL AustriaEPP For
Łukasz KOHUT PolandEPP For
Luke Ming FLANAGAN IrelandThe Left For
Lynn BOYLAN IrelandThe Left For
Maciej WĄSIK PolandECR For
Magdalena ADAMOWICZ PolandEPP For
Małgorzata GOSIEWSKA PolandECR For
Malik AZMANI voted otherwise than their group's clear line NetherlandsRenew Against
Malika SOREL FranceNo group For
Manfred WEBER GermanyEPP For
Manon AUBRY FranceThe Left For
Manuela RIPA GermanyEPP For
Maravillas ABADÍA JOVER voted otherwise than their group's clear line SpainEPP Against
Marc ANGEL LuxembourgS&D For
Marc BOTENGA BelgiumThe Left For
Marc JONGEN GermanyESN Against
Marcin SYPNIEWSKI voted otherwise than their group's clear line PolandESN Abstained
Marco FALCONE ItalyEPP For
Marco TARQUINIO ItalyS&D For
Marcos ROS SEMPERE SpainS&D For
Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN SpainPatriots Against
Maria GUZENINA FinlandS&D For
Maria NOICHL GermanyS&D For
Maria WALSH IrelandEPP For
Maria ZACHARIA GreeceNo group Against
Marianne VIND DenmarkS&D For
Mariateresa VIVALDINI ItalyECR For
Marie DAUCHY FrancePatriots Against
Marie TOUSSAINT FranceGreens For
Marie-Luce BRASIER-CLAIN FrancePatriots Against
Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE FranceRenew For
Marieke EHLERS NetherlandsPatriots Against
Marina KALJURAND EstoniaS&D For
Marina MESURE FranceThe Left For
Mario FURORE ItalyThe Left For
Marion MARÉCHAL FranceECR Against
Marion WALSMANN GermanyEPP For
Marit MAIJ NetherlandsS&D For
Mariusz KAMIŃSKI PolandECR For
Marjan ŠAREC SloveniaRenew For
Markéta GREGOROVÁ CzechiaGreens For
Marko VEŠLIGAJ CroatiaS&D For
Markus BUCHHEIT GermanyESN Against
Markus FERBER voted otherwise than their group's clear line GermanyEPP Against
Marlena MALĄG PolandECR For
Marta TEMIDO PortugalS&D For
Marta WCISŁO PolandEPP For
Martin GÜNTHER GermanyThe Left For
Martin HÄUSLING GermanyGreens For
Martin HOJSÍK SlovakiaRenew For
Martin SCHIRDEWAN GermanyThe Left For
Martin SONNEBORN GermanyNo group For
Martine KEMP LuxembourgEPP For
Mārtiņš STAĶIS LatviaGreens For
Mary KHAN GermanyESN Against
Massimiliano SALINI ItalyEPP For
Matej TONIN voted otherwise than their group's clear line SloveniaEPP Abstained
Mathilde ANDROUËT FrancePatriots Against
Matthias ECKE GermanyS&D For
Matthieu VALET FrancePatriots Against
Mélanie DISDIER FrancePatriots Against
Merja KYLLÖNEN FinlandThe Left For
Michael BLOSS GermanyGreens For
Michael GAHLER GermanyEPP For
Michael MCNAMARA IrelandRenew For
Michael VON DER SCHULENBURG GermanyNo group For
Michał DWORCZYK PolandECR For
Michał KOBOSKO PolandRenew For
Michał SZCZERBA PolandEPP For
Michał WAWRYKIEWICZ PolandEPP For
Michal WIEZIK SlovakiaRenew For
Michalis HADJIPANTELA CyprusEPP For
Michele PICARO ItalyECR For
Mika AALTOLA FinlandEPP For
Milan MAZUREK SlovakiaESN Against
Milan UHRÍK SlovakiaESN Against
Milan ZVER voted otherwise than their group's clear line SloveniaEPP Abstained
Mimmo LUCANO ItalyThe Left For
Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA RomaniaEPP For
Mireia BORRÁS PABÓN SpainPatriots Against
Miriam LEXMANN voted otherwise than their group's clear line SlovakiaEPP Abstained
Mirosława NYKIEL PolandEPP For
Mohammed CHAHIM NetherlandsS&D For
Monika HOHLMEIER voted otherwise than their group's clear line GermanyEPP Abstained
Moritz KÖRNER voted otherwise than their group's clear line GermanyRenew Against
Morten LØKKEGAARD voted otherwise than their group's clear line DenmarkRenew Abstained
Mounir SATOURI FranceGreens For
Murielle LAURENT FranceS&D For
Nadine MORANO voted otherwise than their group's clear line FranceEPP Abstained
Nathalie LOISEAU FranceRenew For
Nela RIEHL GermanyGreens For
Niclas HERBST GermanyEPP For
Nicola PROCACCINI ItalyECR For
Nicola ZINGARETTI ItalyS&D For
Nicolas BAY FranceECR Against
Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES SpainS&D For
Nicolás PASCUAL DE LA PARTE voted otherwise than their group's clear line SpainEPP Against
Niels Flemming HANSEN voted otherwise than their group's clear line DenmarkEPP Against
Niels FUGLSANG DenmarkS&D For
Niels GEUKING GermanyEPP For
Nikola BARTŮŠEK CzechiaPatriots Against
Nikola MINCHEV BulgariaRenew For
Nikolaos ANADIOTIS GreeceNo group Against
Nikolas FARANTOURIS GreeceThe Left For
Nikolina BRNJAC CroatiaEPP For
Nikos PAPANDREOU GreeceS&D For
Nikos PAPPAS GreeceThe Left For
Nils UŠAKOVS LatviaS&D For
Nina CARBERRY IrelandEPP For
Nora JUNCO GARCÍA SpainECR For
Nora MEBAREK FranceS&D For
Norbert LINS voted otherwise than their group's clear line GermanyEPP Against
Oihane AGIRREGOITIA MARTÍNEZ SpainRenew For
Oliver SCHENK GermanyEPP For
Olivier CHASTEL BelgiumRenew For
Ondřej DOSTÁL CzechiaNo group For
Ondřej KNOTEK voted otherwise than their group's clear line CzechiaPatriots Abstained
Ondřej KOLÁŘ CzechiaEPP For
Ondřej KRUTÍLEK CzechiaECR Against
Özlem DEMIREL GermanyThe Left For
Pablo ARIAS ECHEVERRÍA voted otherwise than their group's clear line SpainEPP Against
Pál SZEKERES voted otherwise than their group's clear line HungaryPatriots Abstained
Paolo BORCHIA voted otherwise than their group's clear line ItalyPatriots Abstained
Paolo INSELVINI ItalyECR For
Pär HOLMGREN SwedenGreens For
Pascal ARIMONT BelgiumEPP For
Pascal CANFIN FranceRenew For
Pascale PIERA FrancePatriots Against
Patryk JAKI PolandECR For
Paulius SAUDARGAS LithuaniaEPP For
Paulo CUNHA PortugalEPP For
Paulo DO NASCIMENTO CABRAL PortugalEPP For
Pekka TOVERI FinlandEPP For
Per CLAUSEN DenmarkThe Left For
Pernando BARRENA ARZA SpainThe Left For
Petar VOLGIN BulgariaESN Against
Peter AGIUS MaltaEPP For
Peter LIESE GermanyEPP For
Petr BYSTRON GermanyESN Against
Petra STEGER AustriaPatriots Against
Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS LithuaniaRenew For
Petras GRAŽULIS LithuaniaESN Against
Philippe OLIVIER FrancePatriots Against
Pierfrancesco MARAN ItalyS&D For
Pierre PIMPIE FrancePatriots Against
Pierre-Romain THIONNET FrancePatriots Against
Pietro FIOCCHI ItalyECR For
Pilar DEL CASTILLO VERA voted otherwise than their group's clear line SpainEPP Against
Pina PICIERNO ItalyS&D For
Piotr MÜLLER PolandECR For
Rachel BLOM NetherlandsPatriots Against
Rada LAYKOVA BulgariaESN Against
Radan KANEV BulgariaEPP For
Raffaele STANCANELLI voted otherwise than their group's clear line ItalyPatriots Abstained
Raffaele TOPO ItalyS&D For
Ralf SEEKATZ GermanyEPP For
Raphaël GLUCKSMANN FranceS&D For
Raquel GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE NetherlandsRenew For
Rasa JUKNEVIČIENĖ LithuaniaEPP For
Rasmus ANDRESEN GermanyGreens For
Rasmus NORDQVIST DenmarkGreens For
Raúl DE LA HOZ QUINTANO voted otherwise than their group's clear line SpainEPP Against
Regina DOHERTY IrelandEPP For
Reinhold LOPATKA AustriaEPP For
Reinier VAN LANSCHOT NetherlandsGreens For
Reinis POZŅAKS LatviaECR Abstained
René AUST GermanyESN Against
René REPASI GermanyS&D For
Rihards KOLS LatviaECR Abstained
Riho TERRAS EstoniaEPP For
Rima HASSAN FranceThe Left For
Robert BIEDROŃ PolandS&D For
Roberto VANNACCI voted otherwise than their group's clear line ItalyPatriots Abstained
Rody TOLASSY FrancePatriots Against
Roman HAIDER AustriaPatriots Against
Romana JERKOVIĆ CroatiaS&D For
Romana TOMC voted otherwise than their group's clear line SloveniaEPP Abstained
Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT voted otherwise than their group's clear line SpainEPP Against
Rosa SERRANO SIERRA SpainS&D For
Rudi KENNES BelgiumThe Left For
Ruth FIRMENICH GermanyNo group For
Sabine VERHEYEN GermanyEPP For
Sabrina REPP GermanyS&D For
Sakis ARNAOUTOGLOU GreeceS&D For
Salvatore DE MEO ItalyEPP For
Sander SMIT NetherlandsEPP For
Sandra KALNIETE LatviaEPP For
Sandro GOZI FranceRenew For
Sara MATTHIEU BelgiumGreens For
Sarah KNAFO FranceESN Against
Saskia BRICMONT BelgiumGreens For
Seán KELLY IrelandEPP For
Sebastian KRUIS NetherlandsPatriots Against
Sebastian TYNKKYNEN FinlandECR Against
Şerban Dimitrie STURDZA RomaniaECR For
Sergio BERLATO ItalyECR For
Sérgio GONÇALVES PortugalS&D For
Séverine WERBROUCK FrancePatriots Against
Sibylle BERG GermanyNo group For
Siegbert Frank DROESE GermanyESN Against
Siegfried MUREŞAN RomaniaEPP For
Sigrid FRIIS DenmarkRenew For
Silvia SARDONE voted otherwise than their group's clear line ItalyPatriots Abstained
Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN FinlandEPP For
Sofie ERIKSSON SwedenS&D For
Sophia KIRCHER AustriaEPP For
Stanislav STOYANOV BulgariaESN Against
Stefan BERGER GermanyEPP For
Stefan KÖHLER voted otherwise than their group's clear line GermanyEPP Against
Stefano BONACCINI ItalyS&D For
Stefano CAVEDAGNA ItalyECR For
Stephen Nikola BARTULICA CroatiaECR For
Stine BOSSE DenmarkRenew For
Sunčana GLAVAK CroatiaEPP For
Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ voted otherwise than their group's clear line SpainEPP Against
Sven MIKSER EstoniaS&D For
Svenja HAHN voted otherwise than their group's clear line GermanyRenew Against
Taner KABILOV BulgariaNo group For
Terry REINTKE GermanyGreens For
Thierry MARIANI FrancePatriots Against
Thijs REUTEN NetherlandsS&D For
Thomas BAJADA MaltaS&D For
Thomas GEISEL GermanyNo group For
Thomas PELLERIN-CARLIN FranceS&D For
Thomas WAITZ AustriaGreens For
Tiago MOREIRA DE SÁ PortugalPatriots Against
Tiemo WÖLKEN GermanyS&D For
Tilly METZ LuxembourgGreens For
Tineke STRIK NetherlandsGreens For
Tobiasz BOCHEŃSKI PolandECR For
Tom BERENDSEN NetherlandsEPP For
Tom VANDENDRIESSCHE BelgiumPatriots Against
Tomáš KUBÍN voted otherwise than their group's clear line CzechiaPatriots Abstained
Tomas TOBÉ voted otherwise than their group's clear line SwedenEPP Against
Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ CzechiaEPP For
Tomasz BUCZEK PolandPatriots Against
Tomasz FROELICH GermanyESN Against
Tomislav SOKOL CroatiaEPP For
Ton DIEPEVEEN NetherlandsPatriots Against
Tonino PICULA CroatiaS&D For
Tsvetelina PENKOVA BulgariaS&D For
Urmas PAET EstoniaRenew For
Valentina PALMISANO ItalyThe Left For
Valérie DELOGE FrancePatriots Against
Valérie DEVAUX FranceRenew For
Valérie HAYER FranceRenew For
Vangelis MEIMARAKIS GreeceEPP For
Vasile DÎNCU RomaniaS&D For
Verena MERTENS voted otherwise than their group's clear line GermanyEPP Abstained
Veronika CIFROVÁ OSTRIHOŇOVÁ SlovakiaRenew For
Veronika VRECIONOVÁ CzechiaECR Abstained
Vicent MARZÀ IBÁÑEZ SpainGreens For
Victor NEGRESCU RomaniaS&D For
Viktória FERENC voted otherwise than their group's clear line HungaryPatriots Abstained
Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ LithuaniaS&D For
Vilis KRIŠTOPANS LatviaPatriots Against
Villy SØVNDAL DenmarkGreens For
Virgil-Daniel POPESCU RomaniaEPP For
Virginie JORON FrancePatriots Against
Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS LithuaniaGreens For
Vivien COSTANZO GermanyS&D For
Vladimir PREBILIČ SloveniaGreens For
Volker SCHNURRBUSCH GermanyESN Against
Vytenis Povilas ANDRIUKAITIS LithuaniaS&D For
Waldemar BUDA PolandECR For
Waldemar TOMASZEWSKI LithuaniaECR For
Wouter BEKE BelgiumEPP For
Younous OMARJEE FranceThe Left For
Zala ČERNILEC TOMAŠIČ voted otherwise than their group's clear line SloveniaEPP Abstained
Zsuzsanna BORVENDÉG HungaryESN Against

Debate speakers and how they voted

Members who spoke in the plenary debate on the dossier. Speeches: how many times they took the floor. Final vote: their recorded position on this decision's final roll call.
MemberGroupSpeechesSpokeFinal vote
Roberta METSOLA MaltaEPPSpeeches19 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded
Dennis RADTKE GermanyEPPSpeeches28 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS SpainEPPSpeeches18 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Gabriele BISCHOFF GermanyS&DSpeeches18 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
Özlem DEMIREL GermanyThe LeftSpeeches18 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Leila CHAIBI FranceThe LeftSpeeches18 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
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Debate speakers, continued
MemberGroupSpeechesSpokeFinal vote
Angelika WINZIG AustriaEPPSpeeches18 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Lefteris NIKOLAOU-ALAVANOS GreeceNo groupSpeeches18 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Marc ANGEL LuxembourgS&DSpeeches18 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Li ANDERSSON FinlandThe LeftSpeeches18 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
Sebastian TYNKKYNEN FinlandECRSpeeches18 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Nikola BARTŮŠEK changed group CzechiaECRSpeeches18 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group Against
Mélanie DISDIER FrancePatriotsSpeeches18 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Estelle CEULEMANS BelgiumS&DSpeeches18 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Rudi KENNES BelgiumThe LeftSpeeches18 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Nela RIEHL GermanyGreensSpeeches18 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
Brigitte VAN DEN BERG NetherlandsRenewSpeeches18 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
Idoia MENDIA SpainS&DSpeeches18 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Branislav ONDRUŠ SlovakiaNo groupSpeeches18 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Raúl DE LA HOZ QUINTANO SpainEPPSpeeches18 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Maravillas ABADÍA JOVER SpainEPPSpeeches18 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group Against
Elena DONAZZAN ItalyECRSpeeches18 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
Antonella SBERNA ItalyECRSpeeches18 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Johan DANIELSSON SwedenS&DSpeeches18 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Marit MAIJ NetherlandsS&DSpeeches18 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Evelyn REGNER AustriaS&DSpeeches18 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Nicolae ȘTEFĂNUȚĂ RomaniaGreensSpeeches119 Dec 2024 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded

All votes on this decision, 2

In voting order. Result: for–against–abstained (a show of hands has no count). Requested by: the groups that asked for a roll call, a split vote or a separate vote.
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
1Amendment 81 A10-0029/2024 – Dennis Radtke – Rejection – Am 81 Roll call116 for, 469 against, 30 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: S&D
2Final vote on the provisional agreement A10-0029/2024 – Dennis Radtke – Provisional agreement – Am 79 Roll call414 for, 139 against, 61 abstained Adopted

Roll call requested by S&D.

Text

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Report A-10-2024-0029

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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.

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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.

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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
  1. Referred to committee · 26 February 2024 (done)
  2. Committee work · Report adopted 3 April 2024 (done)
  3. Tabled for plenary · 6 December 2024 (done)
  4. Negotiations with the Council · Deal approved in committee 5 June 2025 (done)
  5. Plenary vote · Adopted 9 October 2025 (done)
  6. Published as law · 11 December 2025 (done)

Lead committee: EMPL · Rapporteur: Dennis RADTKE (EPP)

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Sources & citation

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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?members=all (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?members=all}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-10-09/1?members=all},
  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)}
}