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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
View all votes on Gender Equality →
Vote ID 126258Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
78
/ 100

Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • ✓Main vote
  • ✓Legislative procedure
  • ✓Some political group division
  • ✓Some national delegation divergence
  • ✓High participation
  • ✓Many MEPs voted against their group
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Topic importance+8 / 15
Turnout+5 / 5
Vote type+25 / 25
Close vote+0 / 15
Legislative+15 / 15
Rebel votes+7 / 10
Group division+10 / 15
Country division+8 / 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 (505 for, 146 against, 37 abstentions).

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

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For
505
Against
146
Abstain
37
Margin of victory
359 votes
Turnout (cast)
688
Absent
16
Participation rate
97.7%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP180 MEPs
For 148Against 10Abstain 19Absent 3
S&D136 MEPs
For 133Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3
Renew100 MEPs
For 93Against 0Abstain 3Absent 4
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 70Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
PfE66 MEPs
For 0Against 61Abstain 4Absent 1
ECR63 MEPs
For 4Against 50Abstain 7Absent 2
NI44 MEPs
For 21Against 20Abstain 2Absent 1
The Left38 MEPs
For 36Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1
ESN4 MEPs
For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany81
  • France54
  • Spain54
  • Italy32
  • Romania31
Most against
  • Poland27
  • Hungary12
Divided delegations
  • Czech Republic
  • Hungary
  • Italy
  • Poland
  • Slovakia
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 10Against 3Abstain 6Absent 0
Belgium21 MEPs
For 18Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 12Against 2Abstain 3Absent 0
Croatia12 MEPs
For 10Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 7Against 7Abstain 7Absent 0
Denmark14 MEPs
For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Estonia7 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Finland14 MEPs
For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
France79 MEPs
For 54Against 23Abstain 1Absent 1
Germany96 MEPs
For 81Against 11Abstain 1Absent 3
Greece21 MEPs
For 17Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0
Hungary21 MEPs
For 8Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1
Ireland13 MEPs
For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1
Italy76 MEPs
For 32Against 28Abstain 13Absent 3
Latvia8 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 21Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1
Poland52 MEPs
For 24Against 27Abstain 0Absent 1
Portugal21 MEPs
For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Romania33 MEPs
For 31Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 7Against 4Abstain 2Absent 1
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain59 MEPs
For 54Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0
Sweden20 MEPs
For 15Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

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