← Votes·2026-05-21

Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap

Vote ID 193100Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low 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+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 ESN voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (373 for, 76 against, 79 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

373

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

297 votes

Turnout (cast)

528

Absent

182

Participation rate

74.4%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 89Against 11Abstain 19Absent 60

S&D135 MEPs

For 92Against 0Abstain 0Absent 43

PfE85 MEPs

For 36Against 14Abstain 20Absent 15

ECR82 MEPs

For 6Against 26Abstain 33Absent 17

Renew77 MEPs

For 59Against 3Abstain 0Absent 15

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

The Left45 MEPs

For 36Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 21Abstain 1Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 6Absent 10

Country angle

Most in favour

France65
Germany45
Spain34
Italy27
Portugal17

Most against

Poland23

Divided delegations

Netherlands
Poland
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 4Absent 5

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 2Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 6

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 4Absent 8

Denmark15 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

France80 MEPs

For 65Against 2Abstain 1Absent 12

Germany95 MEPs

For 45Against 17Abstain 13Absent 20

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 4Absent 10

Hungary18 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 8Absent 5

Ireland14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 27Against 1Abstain 17Absent 31

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta5 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Netherlands30 MEPs

For 15Against 11Abstain 1Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 18Against 23Abstain 4Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 6Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 8

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 34Against 0Abstain 9Absent 17

Sweden21 MEPs

For 13Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

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