← Votes·2026-05-21

Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap

Vote ID 193090Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong political group division
✓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+12 / 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”. S&D, PfE, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP and ESN voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (299 for, 134 against, 103 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

299

Against

134

Abstain

103

Margin of victory

165 votes

Turnout (cast)

536

Absent

174

Participation rate

75.5%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 1Against 95Abstain 31Absent 52

S&D135 MEPs

For 92Against 0Abstain 0Absent 43

PfE85 MEPs

For 55Against 1Abstain 15Absent 14

ECR82 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 50Absent 17

Renew77 MEPs

For 53Against 5Abstain 1Absent 18

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 36Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 21Abstain 2Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 4Absent 10

Country angle

Most in favour

France64
Germany40
Italy26
Spain26
Netherlands14

Most against

Czech Republic7
Greece7
Slovenia5
Croatia4
Malta1

Divided delegations

Austria
Estonia
Germany
Greece
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 6Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 1Absent 5

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 3Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 1Absent 5

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 3Absent 8

Denmark15 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5

France80 MEPs

For 64Against 4Abstain 0Absent 12

Germany95 MEPs

For 40Against 37Abstain 1Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 0Absent 10

Hungary18 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 3Absent 5

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 26Against 6Abstain 16Absent 28

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 2Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Malta5 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Netherlands30 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 8Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 34Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 5Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 7

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 26Against 0Abstain 17Absent 17

Sweden21 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

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