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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 181276Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓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+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 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, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while ECR and ESN voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (365 for, 149 against, 73 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

365

Against

149

Abstain

Margin of victory

216 votes

Turnout (cast)

587

Absent

132

Participation rate

81.6%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 99Against 42Abstain 11Absent 33

S&D135 MEPs

For 108Against 1Abstain 0Absent 26

PfE83 MEPs

For 0Against 27Abstain 45Absent 11

ECR82 MEPs

For 8Against 54Abstain 9Absent 11

Renew78 MEPs

For 60Against 0Abstain 1Absent 17

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

The Left45 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

NI29 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 4Absent 7

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 18Abstain 2Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany61
France37
Italy30
Spain25
Belgium17

Most against

Poland25
Hungary10
Malta3

Divided delegations

Croatia
Italy
Lithuania
Poland
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 1Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 10Absent 4

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 37Against 5Abstain 27Absent 12

Germany96 MEPs

For 61Against 13Abstain 2Absent 20

Greece21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 0Absent 9

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 30Against 22Abstain 7Absent 17

Latvia9 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 5Absent 8

Poland53 MEPs

For 18Against 25Abstain 2Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 3Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 8Against 8Abstain 2Absent 15

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 25Against 25Abstain 2Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 3Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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