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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 181264Source: 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+6 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+10 / 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, ECR, PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (262 for, 309 against, 33 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

262

Against

309

Abstain

Margin of victory

47 votes

Turnout (cast)

604

Absent

115

Participation rate

84.0%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 17Against 130Abstain 7Absent 31

S&D135 MEPs

For 108Against 1Abstain 1Absent 25

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 73Abstain 2Absent 7

PfE83 MEPs

For 1Against 66Abstain 6Absent 10

Renew78 MEPs

For 52Against 6Abstain 7Absent 13

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

The Left45 MEPs

For 36Against 0Abstain 1Absent 8

NI29 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 9Absent 7

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 21Abstain 0Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Netherlands13
Belgium12
Sweden12
Austria10
Finland9

Most against

Germany38
France37
Italy35
Poland32
Spain28

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Denmark
Estonia
France
Germany

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 12Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 1Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 8Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 4Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 35Against 37Abstain 1Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 34Against 38Abstain 4Absent 20

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 2Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 29Against 35Abstain 0Absent 12

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 13Against 11Abstain 3Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 14Against 32Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 0Absent 6

Romania33 MEPs

For 4Against 12Abstain 3Absent 14

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 3Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 24Against 28Abstain 1Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 12Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

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