← Votes·2026-05-21

Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap

Vote ID 193108Source: 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 and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. NI mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (303 for, 178 against, 27 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

303

Against

178

Abstain

Margin of victory

125 votes

Turnout (cast)

508

Absent

202

Participation rate

71.5%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 84Against 24Abstain 14Absent 57

S&D135 MEPs

For 85Against 0Abstain 0Absent 50

PfE85 MEPs

For 1Against 60Abstain 3Absent 21

ECR82 MEPs

For 2Against 60Abstain 0Absent 20

Renew77 MEPs

For 50Against 6Abstain 2Absent 19

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 3Against 6Abstain 8Absent 12

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany54
Spain20
Romania15
Netherlands14
Portugal14

Most against

France33
Poland23
Italy19
Czech Republic6
Croatia4

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
France
Greece
Hungary
Italy
Netherlands
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 12Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 12Against 4Abstain 0Absent 6

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 1Absent 5

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 4Absent 8

Denmark15 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 1Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

France80 MEPs

For 30Against 33Abstain 0Absent 17

Germany95 MEPs

For 54Against 16Abstain 7Absent 18

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 3Absent 10

Hungary18 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 9

Ireland14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 17Against 19Abstain 0Absent 40

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta5 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Netherlands30 MEPs

For 14Against 12Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 22Against 23Abstain 0Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 15Against 7Abstain 0Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 9

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 20Against 12Abstain 11Absent 17

Sweden21 MEPs

For 13Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

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