← 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 188831Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Very fragmented political vote
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+15 / 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 and ESN voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (377 for, 163 against, 70 abstentions).

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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

377

Against

163

Abstain

Margin of victory

214 votes

Turnout (cast)

610

Absent

108

Participation rate

85.0%

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

By political group

EPP184 MEPs

For 73Against 51Abstain 32Absent 28

S&D135 MEPs

For 114Against 2Abstain 2Absent 17

ECR82 MEPs

For 6Against 61Abstain 10Absent 5

Renew78 MEPs

For 68Against 0Abstain 1Absent 9

PfE84 MEPs

For 11Against 20Abstain 23Absent 30

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

The Left45 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 23Abstain 1Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 17Against 5Abstain 1Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany50
Italy41
France32
Netherlands22
Spain21

Most against

Poland28
Slovenia5
Malta3

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
Germany
Italy
Lithuania
Poland
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 13Against 5Abstain 3Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 1Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 32Against 5Abstain 19Absent 25

Germany95 MEPs

For 50Against 33Abstain 2Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 1Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 18

Ireland14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 41Against 25Abstain 5Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 22Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 18Against 28Abstain 3Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 6Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 17Against 7Abstain 3Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 21Against 9Abstain 16Absent 14

Sweden21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 3Absent 2

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