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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 181335Source: 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
✓Significant 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+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”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (276 for, 317 against, 16 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

276

Against

317

Abstain

Margin of victory

41 votes

Turnout (cast)

609

Absent

110

Participation rate

84.7%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 18Against 141Abstain 3Absent 23

S&D135 MEPs

For 111Against 0Abstain 0Absent 24

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 75Abstain 0Absent 7

PfE83 MEPs

For 0Against 64Abstain 7Absent 12

Renew78 MEPs

For 54Against 5Abstain 4Absent 15

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 38Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

NI29 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 2Absent 7

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 21Abstain 0Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

France35
Belgium15
Netherlands13
Sweden12
Austria9

Most against

Germany43
Italy33
Poland33
Spain29
Romania15

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Estonia
France
Germany
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 15Against 6Abstain 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 1Against 8Abstain 9Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 35Against 35Abstain 0Absent 11

Germany96 MEPs

For 38Against 43Abstain 0Absent 15

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 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 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 13Against 13Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland53 MEPs

For 14Against 33Abstain 1Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 0Absent 15

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 24Against 29Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 12Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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