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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 181325Source: 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+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”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while ECR, PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (331 for, 220 against, 30 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

331

Against

220

Abstain

Margin of victory

111 votes

Turnout (cast)

581

Absent

138

Participation rate

80.8%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 74Against 54Abstain 23Absent 34

S&D135 MEPs

For 106Against 1Abstain 0Absent 28

ECR82 MEPs

For 5Against 67Abstain 0Absent 10

PfE83 MEPs

For 0Against 64Abstain 6Absent 13

Renew78 MEPs

For 59Against 0Abstain 0Absent 19

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

The Left45 MEPs

For 36Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

NI29 MEPs

For 9Against 12Abstain 1Absent 7

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 21Abstain 0Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany61
Italy29
Spain26
Belgium18
Sweden16

Most against

France35
Poland22
Romania12
Greece11
Hungary10

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
France
Greece
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 18Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 1Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 6Absent 5

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 32Against 35Abstain 0Absent 14

Germany96 MEPs

For 61Against 15Abstain 2Absent 18

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 0Absent 9

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Italy76 MEPs

For 29Against 29Abstain 3Absent 15

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 15Against 8Abstain 0Absent 8

Poland53 MEPs

For 18Against 22Abstain 2Absent 11

Portugal21 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 1Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 4Against 12Abstain 0Absent 17

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 26Against 9Abstain 15Absent 10

Sweden21 MEPs

For 16Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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