← Votes·2026-05-21

Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap

Vote ID 193099Source: 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
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+2 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+3 / 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 and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. EPP and NI mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (248 for, 158 against, 114 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

248

Against

158

Abstain

114

Margin of victory

90 votes

Turnout (cast)

520

Absent

190

Participation rate

73.2%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 22Against 20Abstain 76Absent 61

S&D135 MEPs

For 92Against 0Abstain 0Absent 43

PfE85 MEPs

For 0Against 59Abstain 9Absent 17

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 42Abstain 20Absent 19

Renew77 MEPs

For 50Against 7Abstain 2Absent 18

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 41Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

The Left45 MEPs

For 36Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 24Abstain 0Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 7Absent 10

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany41
France33
Spain20
Italy18
Sweden13

Most against

Poland24
Netherlands12
Hungary7
Slovenia4

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Netherlands
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 5Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 7Absent 6

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 2Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 2Absent 7

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 10Absent 8

Denmark15 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 2Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 2Absent 5

France80 MEPs

For 33Against 31Abstain 2Absent 14

Germany95 MEPs

For 41Against 30Abstain 8Absent 16

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 4Absent 11

Hungary18 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 3Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 18Against 8Abstain 17Absent 33

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 1Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta5 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Netherlands30 MEPs

For 11Against 12Abstain 4Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 15Against 24Abstain 5Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 11Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 6Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 8

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 1Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 20Against 7Abstain 16Absent 17

Sweden21 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 4Absent 1

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