← Votes·2026-05-21

Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap

Vote ID 193112Source: 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 (320 for, 152 against, 34 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

320

Against

152

Abstain

Margin of victory

168 votes

Turnout (cast)

506

Absent

204

Participation rate

71.3%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 57Against 48Abstain 15Absent 59

S&D135 MEPs

For 84Against 0Abstain 0Absent 51

PfE85 MEPs

For 27Against 30Abstain 6Absent 22

ECR82 MEPs

For 6Against 46Abstain 9Absent 21

Renew77 MEPs

For 59Against 1Abstain 0Absent 17

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 35Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 21Abstain 1Absent 5

NI29 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 3Absent 11

Country angle

Most in favour

France57
Germany46
Netherlands16
Sweden16
Romania14

Most against

Poland24
Spain21
Italy17
Austria10
Slovenia5

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Italy
Lithuania
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 3Absent 6

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 1Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 5

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 1Absent 9

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

France80 MEPs

For 57Against 4Abstain 2Absent 17

Germany95 MEPs

For 46Against 27Abstain 4Absent 18

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 0Absent 10

Hungary18 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 3Absent 10

Ireland14 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 16Against 17Abstain 1Absent 42

Latvia9 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta5 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Netherlands30 MEPs

For 16Against 7Abstain 4Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 19Against 24Abstain 2Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 10Against 7Abstain 2Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 3Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 9

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 20Against 21Abstain 2Absent 17

Sweden21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 3Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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