← Votes·2026-03-11

Gender pay and pension gap in the EU: state of play, challenges and the way forward, and developing guidelines for the better evaluation and fairer remuneration of work in female-dominated sectors

Vote ID 186909Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓Strong political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+12 / 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 pay and pension gap in the EU: state of play, challenges and the way forward, and developing guidelines for the better evaluation and fairer remuneration of work in female-dominated sectors”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while PfE and ESN voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (458 for, 72 against, 98 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

458

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

386 votes

Turnout (cast)

628

Absent

Participation rate

87.5%

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

By political group

EPP184 MEPs

For 147Against 3Abstain 12Absent 22

S&D135 MEPs

For 116Against 0Abstain 0Absent 19

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 62Absent 5

Renew78 MEPs

For 63Against 0Abstain 8Absent 7

PfE84 MEPs

For 25Against 27Abstain 11Absent 21

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

The Left45 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 17Against 4Abstain 4Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 23Abstain 1Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany74
France54
Italy41
Spain41
Poland24

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 2Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 4Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 5Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 3Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 54Against 4Abstain 1Absent 22

Germany95 MEPs

For 74Against 13Abstain 2Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 4Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 6Absent 12

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 41Against 7Abstain 23Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 18Against 6Abstain 6Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 24Against 8Abstain 16Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 22Against 1Abstain 6Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 3Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 41Against 4Abstain 2Absent 13

Sweden21 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

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