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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 181281Source: 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
✓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+3 / 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, ESN and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (258 for, 325 against, 21 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

258

Against

325

Abstain

Margin of victory

67 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 18Against 138Abstain 4Absent 25

S&D135 MEPs

For 110Against 2Abstain 0Absent 23

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 74Abstain 1Absent 7

PfE83 MEPs

For 0Against 72Abstain 0Absent 11

Renew78 MEPs

For 49Against 6Abstain 8Absent 15

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 44Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

The Left45 MEPs

For 35Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 21Abstain 0Absent 6

NI29 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 8Absent 8

Country angle

Most in favour

Netherlands19
Sweden13
Belgium11
Finland9
Denmark6

Most against

Germany41
France38
Italy34
Poland34
Spain27

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Denmark
Estonia
France
Germany

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 11Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 2Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 3Absent 4

Denmark15 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 3Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 33Against 38Abstain 1Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 32Against 41Abstain 7Absent 16

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 11Abstain 1Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 7

Ireland14 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 1Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 27Against 34Abstain 0Absent 15

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 19Against 8Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 14Against 34Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 7Against 9Abstain 0Absent 5

Romania33 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 0Absent 14

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 25Against 27Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 13Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

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