← Votes·2026-05-21

Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap

Vote ID 193095Source: 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, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while ECR and ESN voted mostly against. EPP and PfE mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (261 for, 105 against, 174 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

261

Against

105

Abstain

174

Margin of victory

156 votes

Turnout (cast)

540

Absent

170

Participation rate

76.1%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 110Absent 52

S&D135 MEPs

For 93Against 0Abstain 0Absent 42

PfE85 MEPs

For 1Against 28Abstain 42Absent 14

ECR82 MEPs

For 3Against 49Abstain 14Absent 16

Renew77 MEPs

For 59Against 0Abstain 2Absent 16

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 36Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 21Abstain 3Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 12Against 4Abstain 3Absent 10

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany46
France32
Spain20
Netherlands15
Sweden13

Most against

Poland25
Italy23

Divided delegations

Austria
Greece
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 5Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 7Absent 5

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 4Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 5Absent 5

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 7Absent 8

Denmark15 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 1Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 2Absent 5

France80 MEPs

For 32Against 7Abstain 30Absent 11

Germany95 MEPs

For 46Against 15Abstain 19Absent 15

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 3Absent 10

Hungary18 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 8Absent 5

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 20Against 23Abstain 4Absent 29

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 4Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 3Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Malta5 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Netherlands30 MEPs

For 15Against 6Abstain 6Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 4Against 25Abstain 19Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 11Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 10Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 1Absent 8

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 4Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 20Against 9Abstain 14Absent 17

Sweden21 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 4Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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