← Votes·2026-05-21

Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap

Vote ID 193085Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Very fragmented political vote
✓Significant 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+10 / 10

Group division+15 / 15

Country division+15 / 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 “Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap”. 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 (321 for, 118 against, 102 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

321

Against

118

Abstain

102

Margin of victory

203 votes

Turnout (cast)

541

Absent

169

Participation rate

76.2%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 63Against 37Abstain 26Absent 53

S&D135 MEPs

For 84Against 3Abstain 5Absent 43

PfE85 MEPs

For 28Against 9Abstain 35Absent 13

ECR82 MEPs

For 6Against 30Abstain 29Absent 17

Renew77 MEPs

For 45Against 17Abstain 1Absent 14

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 19Abstain 5Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 1Absent 10

Country angle

Most in favour

France59
Germany46
Italy24
Romania16
Portugal14

Most against

Poland23
Netherlands15
Denmark6

Divided delegations

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
Netherlands
Poland
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 6Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 4Absent 5

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 5Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 1Absent 5

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 10Absent 7

Denmark15 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 1Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5

France80 MEPs

For 59Against 7Abstain 3Absent 11

Germany95 MEPs

For 46Against 32Abstain 1Absent 16

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 10

Hungary18 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 7Absent 5

Ireland14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 24Against 2Abstain 23Absent 27

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Malta5 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Netherlands30 MEPs

For 12Against 15Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 19Against 23Abstain 3Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 2Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 4Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 2Absent 7

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 20Against 1Abstain 21Absent 18

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 5Absent 1

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