← Votes·2026-05-21

Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap

Vote ID 193103Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Very fragmented political vote
✓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+7 / 10

Group division+15 / 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, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (327 for, 154 against, 31 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

327

Against

154

Abstain

Margin of victory

173 votes

Turnout (cast)

512

Absent

198

Participation rate

72.1%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 56Against 47Abstain 16Absent 60

S&D135 MEPs

For 86Against 0Abstain 0Absent 49

PfE85 MEPs

For 29Against 31Abstain 7Absent 18

ECR82 MEPs

For 8Against 48Abstain 6Absent 20

Renew77 MEPs

For 58Against 1Abstain 1Absent 17

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

The Left45 MEPs

For 35Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 21Abstain 0Absent 5

NI29 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 1Absent 10

Country angle

Most in favour

France62
Germany45
Sweden17
Netherlands16
Romania15

Most against

Poland24
Spain22
Italy19
Slovenia5
Hungary4

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
Germany
Greece
Italy
Lithuania
Poland
Portugal

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 3Absent 6

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 1Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 6

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 2Absent 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 62Against 4Abstain 1Absent 13

Germany95 MEPs

For 45Against 29Abstain 1Absent 20

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 0Absent 10

Hungary18 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 3Absent 9

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 17Against 19Abstain 0Absent 40

Latvia9 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta5 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Netherlands30 MEPs

For 16Against 6Abstain 5Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 16Against 24Abstain 4Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 10Against 7Abstain 2Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 15Against 6Abstain 1Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 1Absent 8

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 20Against 22Abstain 1Absent 17

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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