← Votes·2026-05-21

Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap

Vote ID 193117Source: 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+3 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 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 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 (285 for, 198 against, 30 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

285

Against

198

Abstain

Margin of victory

87 votes

Turnout (cast)

513

Absent

197

Participation rate

72.3%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 80Against 32Abstain 11Absent 56

S&D135 MEPs

For 83Against 0Abstain 3Absent 49

PfE85 MEPs

For 0Against 64Abstain 2Absent 19

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 59Abstain 2Absent 21

Renew77 MEPs

For 37Against 19Abstain 4Absent 17

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

The Left45 MEPs

For 35Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

ESN27 MEPs

For 2Against 20Abstain 0Absent 5

NI29 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 8Absent 11

Country angle

Most in favour

Spain34
France31
Portugal14
Ireland13
Romania13

Most against

Germany39
Poland24
Italy19
Netherlands15
Austria11

Divided delegations

Austria
Denmark
France
Germany
Hungary
Italy
Latvia
Netherlands

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 4Absent 6

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 1Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 2Absent 9

Denmark15 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 4Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Finland15 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 1Absent 5

France80 MEPs

For 31Against 30Abstain 5Absent 14

Germany95 MEPs

For 34Against 39Abstain 5Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 2Absent 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 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 2Absent 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 21Against 24Abstain 0Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 13Against 8Abstain 1Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 1Absent 8

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain60 MEPs

For 34Against 9Abstain 0Absent 17

Sweden21 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

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