← Votes·2026-05-21

Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap

Vote ID 193098Source: 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
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+2 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+8 / 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 (358 for, 134 against, 30 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

358

Against

134

Abstain

Margin of victory

224 votes

Turnout (cast)

522

Absent

188

Participation rate

73.5%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 77Against 28Abstain 11Absent 63

S&D135 MEPs

For 91Against 0Abstain 0Absent 44

PfE85 MEPs

For 33Against 28Abstain 9Absent 15

ECR82 MEPs

For 7Against 50Abstain 6Absent 19

Renew77 MEPs

For 60Against 0Abstain 0Absent 17

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 36Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 23Abstain 0Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 4Absent 10

Country angle

Most in favour

France61
Germany55
Italy28
Spain21
Netherlands19

Most against

Poland25
Hungary8
Croatia4
Slovenia4
Malta1

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Greece
Hungary
Italy
Poland
Slovakia
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 12Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 0Absent 5

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 1Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 1Absent 5

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 3Absent 8

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

France80 MEPs

For 61Against 3Abstain 2Absent 14

Germany95 MEPs

For 55Against 17Abstain 2Absent 21

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 0Absent 11

Hungary18 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 0Absent 5

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 28Against 18Abstain 0Absent 30

Latvia9 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta5 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Netherlands30 MEPs

For 19Against 2Abstain 6Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 18Against 25Abstain 2Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 5Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 16Against 5Abstain 1Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 1Absent 8

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 21Against 19Abstain 1Absent 19

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

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