← Votes·2026-05-21

Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap

Vote ID 193092Source: 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+3 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 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, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP and ECR voted mostly against. PfE, ESN and NI mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (286 for, 182 against, 65 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

286

Against

182

Abstain

Margin of victory

104 votes

Turnout (cast)

533

Absent

177

Participation rate

75.1%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 18Against 106Abstain 2Absent 53

S&D135 MEPs

For 91Against 0Abstain 0Absent 44

PfE85 MEPs

For 31Against 6Abstain 33Absent 15

ECR82 MEPs

For 5Against 57Abstain 2Absent 18

Renew77 MEPs

For 55Against 4Abstain 1Absent 17

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 19Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 8Absent 11

Country angle

Most in favour

France61
Germany41
Spain20
Sweden13
Belgium11

Most against

Poland26
Italy20
Netherlands16
Romania12
Czech Republic7

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Estonia
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Netherlands

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 6Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 2Absent 6

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 2Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 5

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 2Absent 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 61Against 8Abstain 0Absent 11

Germany95 MEPs

For 41Against 18Abstain 20Absent 16

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 3Absent 10

Hungary18 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 8Absent 5

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 18Against 20Abstain 7Absent 31

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Malta5 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Netherlands30 MEPs

For 11Against 16Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 16Against 26Abstain 3Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 10Against 7Abstain 2Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 9Against 12Abstain 0Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 7

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 20Against 17Abstain 6Absent 17

Sweden21 MEPs

For 13Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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