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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 181292Source: 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+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, ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. NI mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (269 for, 313 against, 26 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

269

Against

313

Abstain

Margin of victory

44 votes

Turnout (cast)

608

Absent

111

Participation rate

84.6%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 20Against 137Abstain 3Absent 25

S&D135 MEPs

For 109Against 1Abstain 0Absent 25

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 71Abstain 2Absent 9

PfE83 MEPs

For 0Against 66Abstain 7Absent 10

Renew78 MEPs

For 54Against 7Abstain 4Absent 13

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 22Abstain 0Absent 5

NI29 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 10Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

Belgium14
Sweden12
Austria9
Denmark9
Finland9

Most against

Germany42
France36
Italy33
Poland32
Spain28

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Denmark
Estonia
France
Germany
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 1Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 7Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 35Against 36Abstain 0Absent 10

Germany96 MEPs

For 34Against 42Abstain 5Absent 15

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 2Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 7

Ireland14 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 2Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 27Against 33Abstain 0Absent 16

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 13Against 14Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 14Against 32Abstain 1Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 3Absent 16

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 24Against 28Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 12Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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