← Votes·2026-05-21

Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap

Vote ID 193097Source: 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
✓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+10 / 15

Country division+12 / 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, PfE, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (421 for, 77 against, 33 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

421

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

344 votes

Turnout (cast)

531

Absent

179

Participation rate

74.8%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 113Against 2Abstain 7Absent 57

S&D135 MEPs

For 93Against 0Abstain 0Absent 42

PfE85 MEPs

For 42Against 10Abstain 19Absent 14

ECR82 MEPs

For 17Against 44Abstain 2Absent 19

Renew77 MEPs

For 61Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 36Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

ESN27 MEPs

For 3Against 19Abstain 1Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 4Absent 10

Country angle

Most in favour

France66
Germany63
Spain34
Italy28
Netherlands24

Most against

Poland25

Divided delegations

Italy
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 6Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 3Absent 5

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 2Absent 5

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 1Absent 8

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

France80 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 2Absent 12

Germany95 MEPs

For 63Against 14Abstain 0Absent 18

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 1Absent 10

Hungary18 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 8Absent 5

Ireland14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 28Against 18Abstain 0Absent 30

Latvia9 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta5 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Netherlands30 MEPs

For 24Against 1Abstain 2Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 21Against 25Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 1Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 1Absent 8

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 3

Spain60 MEPs

For 34Against 6Abstain 2Absent 18

Sweden21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

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