← 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 188830Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low 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+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 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 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 ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (449 for, 139 against, 39 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

449

Against

139

Abstain

Margin of victory

310 votes

Turnout (cast)

627

Absent

Participation rate

87.3%

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

By political group

EPP184 MEPs

For 150Against 8Abstain 3Absent 23

S&D135 MEPs

For 118Against 0Abstain 0Absent 17

ECR82 MEPs

For 3Against 70Abstain 4Absent 5

Renew78 MEPs

For 69Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 32Abstain 30Absent 22

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

The Left45 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 19Against 5Abstain 1Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 23Abstain 1Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany76
Spain41
Italy39
France34
Poland24

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Italy
Latvia
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 12Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 18Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 8Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 34Against 7Abstain 17Absent 23

Germany95 MEPs

For 76Against 14Abstain 0Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 6Absent 12

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 39Against 30Abstain 2Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 21Against 6Abstain 2Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 24Against 24Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 22Against 6Abstain 1Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 41Against 6Abstain 0Absent 13

Sweden21 MEPs