← Votes·2026-05-21

Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap

Vote ID 193104Source: 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+10 / 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 (307 for, 146 against, 58 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

307

Against

146

Abstain

Margin of victory

161 votes

Turnout (cast)

511

Absent

199

Participation rate

72.0%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 87Against 11Abstain 22Absent 59

S&D135 MEPs

For 85Against 0Abstain 1Absent 49

PfE85 MEPs

For 1Against 65Abstain 0Absent 19

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 37Abstain 24Absent 21

Renew77 MEPs

For 47Against 7Abstain 5Absent 18

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 35Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 22Abstain 0Absent 5

NI29 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 6Absent 10

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany41
France32
Spain32
Italy17
Portugal17

Most against

Poland23
Netherlands15
Czech Republic7
Hungary4

Divided delegations

Austria
Czech Republic
France
Netherlands
Poland
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 12Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 12Against 4Abstain 0Absent 6

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 2Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 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 32Against 31Abstain 3Absent 14

Germany95 MEPs

For 41Against 18Abstain 18Absent 18

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 3Absent 10

Hungary18 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 3Absent 9

Ireland14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 17Against 7Abstain 12Absent 40

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Malta5 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Netherlands30 MEPs

For 12Against 15Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 20Against 23Abstain 1Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 6Absent 13

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 8

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 32Against 7Abstain 3Absent 18

Sweden21 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 1Absent 1

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