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Gender Equality Strategy 2025

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 181235Source: 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+3 / 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 “Gender Equality Strategy 2025”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. NI mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (341 for, 218 against, 58 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

341

Against

218

Abstain

Margin of victory

123 votes

Turnout (cast)

617

Absent

102

Participation rate

85.8%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 84Against 58Abstain 17Absent 26

S&D135 MEPs

For 113Against 1Abstain 2Absent 19

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 65Abstain 10Absent 7

PfE83 MEPs

For 0Against 63Abstain 11Absent 9

Renew78 MEPs

For 58Against 0Abstain 8Absent 12

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

The Left45 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 22Abstain 0Absent 5

NI29 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 10Absent 8

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany55
France38
Italy33
Netherlands17
Sweden17

Most against

Poland27
Spain26
Romania11
Hungary10
Slovakia6

Divided delegations

Croatia
Czech Republic
France
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Poland
Portugal

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 3Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 1Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 12Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 2Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 38Against 36Abstain 0Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 55Against 17Abstain 9Absent 15

Greece21 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 2Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 0Absent 9

Ireland14 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 2Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 33Against 31Abstain 0Absent 12

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 7Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 18Against 27Abstain 3Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 8Against 8Abstain 1Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 1Absent 13

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 3Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 25Against 26Abstain 2Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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