← Votes·2020-12-16

The need for a dedicated Council configuration on gender equality

Gender Equality65%★

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "gender equality"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 125975Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+12 / 15

Methodology: importance-v0.1 · The Importance Score is a prioritisation indicator. It does not judge whether a vote is good or bad.

What was this vote about?

This vote concerned “The need for a dedicated Council configuration on gender equality”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (486 for, 138 against, 70 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a substantive vote (such as an amendment or resolution) that contributes to shaping the final position of the Parliament on a dossier. It reflects the political direction taken on specific provisions.

Result analysis

For

486

Against

138

Abstain

Margin of victory

348 votes

Turnout (cast)

694

Absent

Participation rate

98.6%

✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP180 MEPs

For 114Against 35Abstain 27Absent 4

S&D136 MEPs

For 129Against 1Abstain 2Absent 4

Renew100 MEPs

For 97Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 71Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

PfE66 MEPs

For 6Against 40Abstain 20Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 8Against 42Abstain 13Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 21Against 16Abstain 7Absent 0

The Left38 MEPs

For 38Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany81
France55
Spain42
Italy38
Romania27

Most against

Poland28
Hungary12
Austria10
Malta3

Divided delegations

Austria
Hungary
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 6Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 6Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 13Against 4Abstain 4Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 55Against 23Abstain 0Absent 1

Germany96 MEPs

For 81Against 13Abstain 1Absent 1

Greece21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 12Abstain 1Absent 1

Ireland13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 38Against 15Abstain 21Absent 2

Latvia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 3Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 2Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 23Against 3Abstain 3Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 19Against 28Abstain 4Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 27Against 2Abstain 3Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 2Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 42Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0

Sweden20 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0

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