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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 181317Source: 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
✓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+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 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, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (298 for, 239 against, 61 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

298

Against

239

Abstain

Margin of victory

59 votes

Turnout (cast)

598

Absent

121

Participation rate

83.2%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 33Against 113Abstain 10Absent 29

S&D135 MEPs

For 108Against 1Abstain 1Absent 25

ECR82 MEPs

For 8Against 59Abstain 7Absent 8

PfE83 MEPs

For 0Against 34Abstain 37Absent 12

Renew78 MEPs

For 59Against 1Abstain 1Absent 17

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

The Left45 MEPs

For 38Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 22Abstain 0Absent 5

NI29 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 4Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany39
France36
Spain25
Netherlands18
Belgium17

Most against

Italy33
Poland32
Romania14
Hungary10
Croatia7

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Estonia
Germany
Greece
Italy
Lithuania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 4Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 8Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 2Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 36Against 9Abstain 24Absent 12

Germany96 MEPs

For 39Against 38Abstain 0Absent 19

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 2Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 0Absent 9

Ireland14 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 1Absent 4

Italy76 MEPs

For 25Against 33Abstain 2Absent 16

Latvia9 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 18Against 9Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 15Against 32Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 6Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 1Absent 15

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 25Against 25Abstain 2Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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