← 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 188834Source: 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+10 / 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 (379 for, 180 against, 68 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

379

Against

180

Abstain

Margin of victory

199 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 110Against 41Abstain 11Absent 22

S&D135 MEPs

For 119Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 42Abstain 34Absent 6

Renew78 MEPs

For 48Against 8Abstain 15Absent 7

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 61Abstain 1Absent 22

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

The Left45 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 7Absent 5

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 22Abstain 0Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany46
Spain40
Italy38
France32
Poland24

Most against

Czech Republic12
Austria9
Hungary6

Divided delegations

Austria
Denmark
France
Germany
Netherlands
Poland
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 7Against 9Abstain 2Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 6Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 3Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 2Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 32Against 21Abstain 6Absent 22

Germany95 MEPs

For 46Against 38Abstain 6Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 13Against 5Abstain 1Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 13

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 38Against 9Abstain 24Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 18Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 24Against 23Abstain 1Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 18Against 4Abstain 7Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 2Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 40Against 5Abstain 1Absent 14

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 1Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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