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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 181255Source: 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+15 / 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”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR and PfE voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (300 for, 238 against, 78 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

300

Against

238

Abstain

Margin of victory

62 votes

Turnout (cast)

616

Absent

103

Participation rate

85.7%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 20Against 129Abstain 13Absent 23

S&D135 MEPs

For 113Against 0Abstain 0Absent 22

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 38Abstain 36Absent 7

PfE83 MEPs

For 9Against 50Abstain 15Absent 9

Renew78 MEPs

For 51Against 10Abstain 4Absent 13

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 42Against 1Abstain 2Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 38Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

NI29 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 7Absent 7

ESN27 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 1Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany46
France38
Italy29
Hungary12
Slovakia11

Most against

Spain27
Poland24
Netherlands14
Austria11
Romania11

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Estonia
France
Germany
Greece
Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 7Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 4Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 2Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 5Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 11Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 38Against 33Abstain 1Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 46Against 31Abstain 4Absent 15

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 2Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 29Against 7Abstain 28Absent 12

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 3Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 12Against 14Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland53 MEPs

For 16Against 24Abstain 7Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 5Against 11Abstain 4Absent 13

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 24Against 27Abstain 2Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 2Absent 1

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