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

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

A proposed EU law. Parliament and the Council must agree on the same text: Parliament adopts its position, then negotiates with the Council.

Lead committee

Employment and Social Affairs EMPL

Rapporteur

Dennis RADTKE (EPP)

Shadow rapporteurs

Gabriele BISCHOFF (S&D), Mélanie DISDIER (Patriots), Elena DONAZZAN (ECR), Brigitte VAN DEN BERG (Renew), Nela RIEHL (Greens), Rudi KENNES (The Left)

Each group's clear line at the date of the vote: a position with at least two thirds of the group's votes (at least 10 members voting), otherwise Divided; “< 10 voted” when fewer took part. Result: outcome, for–against–abstained (method).

Key: ✓ For ✗ Against ○ Abstained ÷ Divided (no clear line)

1. 19 Dec 2024 Decision to open negotiations with the Council Final vote

   Adopted 300–254–21

   The Left

   For ✓

   Greens

   For ✓

   S&D

   For ✓

   Renew

   Divided ÷

   EPP

   Against ✗

   ECR

   Against ✗

   Patriots

   Against ✗

   ESN

   Against ✗

2. 9 Oct 2025 Amendment 81

   Rejected 116–469–30

   The Left

   Against ✗

   Greens

   Against ✗

   S&D

   Against ✗

   Renew

   Against ✗

   EPP

   Against ✗

   ECR

   Against ✗

   Patriots

   For ✓

   ESN

   For ✓

3. 9 Oct 2025 Final vote on the provisional agreement

   Adopted 414–139–61

   The Left

   For ✓

   Greens

   For ✓

   S&D

   For ✓

   Renew

   For ✓

   EPP

   For ✓

   ECR

   Divided ÷

   Patriots

   Against ✗

   ESN

   Against ✗

1. Adopted by Parliament9 Oct 2025

   Adopted text TA10-0226/2025 TA-10-2025-0226

   Compare with tabled for plenary

2. Tabled for plenary6 Dec 2024

   Report A10-0029/2024 A-10-2024-0029

   Compare with committee draft

3. Committee draft13 Feb 2024

   Draft report (EMPL) EMPL-PR-758777

1. Committee draft → Tabled for plenary Draft report (EMPL) → Report A10-0029/2024

   ▸ AIAI: What changed Written by AI from the official text — check the source

   The directive expands the definition of transnational matters and strengthens gender balance requirements for European Works Councils. It increases the frequency of plenary meetings and requires in-person annual meetings, with virtual meetings only as an exception. It strengthens enforcement by adding financial penalties, exclusion from public benefits and contracts, and provisions on judicial costs and mediation. It brings pre-existing agreements under the directive and requires negotiation of addenda to align with new requirements. The other changes are formal or wording updates, including rephrasing and corrections.

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Permalink

https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-0006

Official source

• Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL) ↗

Data source

• EP Open Data API: procedure record ↗

Licensed CC BY 4.0.

Retrieved

25 September 2026

European Parliament (2025). “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”. Dossier, 9 October 2025. procId 2024-0006, reference 2024/0006(COD). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-0006 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2024%2F0006(COD). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2024-0006 (CC BY 4.0).

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