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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 181260Source: 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
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Close result
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+10 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 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 “Gender Equality Strategy 2025”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR, ESN and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a narrow margin (262 for, 287 against, 50 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. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

262

Against

287

Abstain

Margin of victory

25 votes

Turnout (cast)

599

Absent

120

Participation rate

83.3%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 25 votes. 120 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (120) was larger than the 25-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 27 absent MEPs (margin was 25)

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 26Against 129Abstain 3Absent 27

S&D135 MEPs

For 109Against 2Abstain 0Absent 24

PfE83 MEPs

For 0Against 39Abstain 35Absent 9

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 73Abstain 0Absent 9

Renew78 MEPs

For 47Against 7Abstain 7Absent 17

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 39Against 3Abstain 0Absent 11

The Left45 MEPs

For 35Against 1Abstain 1Absent 8

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 21Abstain 0Absent 6

NI29 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 3Absent 8

Country angle

Most in favour

France36
Belgium15
Netherlands14
Ireland10
Finland9

Most against

Germany41
Italy35
Poland31
Spain29
Romania14

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Denmark
Estonia
Germany
Greece
Italy
Lithuania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 7Against 9Abstain 2Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 15Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 1Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 2Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 8Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 2Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 36Against 9Abstain 26Absent 10

Germany96 MEPs

For 33Against 41Abstain 3Absent 19

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 1Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 7

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Italy76 MEPs

For 26Against 35Abstain 0Absent 15

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 14Against 12Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland53 MEPs

For 11Against 31Abstain 1Absent 10

Portugal21 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 1Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 5Against 14Abstain 0Absent 14

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 25Against 29Abstain 0Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 7Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3

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