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Recommendation to the Council on the EU priorities for the 69th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women

Effect
Adopted
Result
322 for · 163 against · 46 abstained roll call
Date
19 December 2024, 12:11–12:24
Kind
Resolution
More facts (9)
Margin
by a clear majority
Source
Committee report
Topics
Jobs, social affairs & equalityForeign affairs Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes
46 votes · 39 roll calls · 12 amendments
Requested by
The Left (1 roll call) · Greens (2 roll calls) · S&D (1 roll call) · Renew (1 roll call) · EPP (5 split votes, 1 separate vote) · ECR (1 roll call, 4 split votes) · Patriots (1 roll call, 1 split vote) · Members (1 separate vote)
Final vote
171157
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Result

The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.

Final vote: 322 for, 163 against, 46 abstained (roll call).

Adopted by a clear majority.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 12 amendments (12 rejected) and 33 parts of the text voted on separately (27 adopted, 6 rejected).

Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew and EPP; opposed by ECR, Patriots and ESN.

Groups

Members' votes, each counted in the group they belonged to on the day. No vote: in office that day, no position recorded. Majority line: the most common position. Clear line: a position with at least two thirds of the group's votes (at least 10 members voting), otherwise Divided. Cohesion: Agreement Index, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all voted the same (method).
GroupForAgainstAbst.No voteMajority lineClear lineCohesionBar
The LeftFor 38Against 0Abst. 0No vote 8 of 46Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
GreensFor 43Against 0Abst. 0No vote 10 of 53Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
S&DFor 99Against 0Abst. 3No vote 34 of 136Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.96
RenewFor 59Against 0Abst. 0No vote 18 of 77Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
EPPFor 73Against 21Abst. 29No vote 65 of 188Majority line ForClear line Divided Cohesion 0.39
ECRFor 2Against 61Abst. 0No vote 17 of 80Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.95
PatriotsFor 0Against 55Abst. 6No vote 25 of 86Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.85
ESNFor 0Against 21Abst. 1No vote 3 of 25Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.93
No groupFor 8Against 5Abst. 7No vote 8 of 28Majority line —Clear line No line Cohesion —

Members who changed group are counted in the group of the day: Branko GRIMS changed group, Elena YONCHEVA changed group, Elisabetta GUALMINI changed group, Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK changed group, Fernand KARTHEISER changed group, Jessika VAN LEEUWEN changed group, Laurent CASTILLO changed group, Lukas SIEPER changed group, Malika SOREL changed group, Milan MAZUREK changed group, Nikola BARTŮŠEK changed group, Nikolas FARANTOURIS changed group, Pina PICIERNO changed group, Roberto VANNACCI changed group, Sander SMIT changed group, Taner KABILOV changed group.

Voted against their group, 12

Members who voted otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds of the votes cast, at least 10 members voting) of the group they sat in that day. A group without a clear line is divided and not counted.

Countries

The final vote by national delegation.

Votes by country (27 delegations)
Members' votes by country. No vote: in office that day, no position recorded. Cohesion: Agreement Index of the delegation, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all the same; it reflects the mix of groups (method).
CountryForAgainstAbst.No voteCohesion
Austria94430.29
Belgium132070.80
Bulgaria83060.59
Cyprus0105—
Czechia45840.21
Germany59133210.68
Denmark7206—
Estonia4111—
Spain23157150.27
Finland101040.86
France32274180.26
Greece52014—
Croatia5214—
Hungary07014—
Ireland120021.00
Italy33251170.34
Lithuania5213—
Luxembourg5100—
Latvia2304—
Malta1122—
Netherlands207040.61
Poland1922390.25
Portugal112350.53
Romania1252140.45
Sweden143130.67
Slovenia3501—
Slovakia62520.19

Members

Each member’s recorded position on the final roll call, in the group they sat in that day. Filter by country, group, position or name.

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Debate speakers and how they voted

Members who spoke in the plenary debate on the dossier. Speeches: how many times they took the floor. Final vote: their recorded position on this decision's final roll call.
MemberGroupSpeechesSpokeFinal vote
Nicolae ȘTEFĂNUȚĂ RomaniaGreensSpeeches219 Dec 2024 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded

All votes on this decision, 46

In voting order. Result: for–against–abstained (a show of hands has no count). Requested by: the groups that asked for a roll call, a split vote or a separate vote.
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
1Paragraph 1, point a — part 1 A10–0030/2024 – Lina Gálvez – § 1, point a/1 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘and rights’”Roll call464 for, 99 against, 9 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Greens; split: EPP
2Paragraph 1, point a — part 2 A10–0030/2024 – Lina Gálvez – § 1, point a/2 Part voted on: “those words”Roll call356 for, 172 against, 37 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Greens; split: EPP
3Amendment 2 to paragraph 1, after point a A10–0030/2024 – Lina Gálvez – § 1, after point a – Am 2 Roll call169 for, 388 against, 16 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots, S&D, Renew, Greens
Show the other 45 votesShow the other 43 votes
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
2Paragraph 1, point a — part 2 A10–0030/2024 – Lina Gálvez – § 1, point a/2 Part voted on: “those words”Roll call356 for, 172 against, 37 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Greens; split: EPP
3Amendment 2 to paragraph 1, after point a A10–0030/2024 – Lina Gálvez – § 1, after point a – Am 2 Roll call169 for, 388 against, 16 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots, S&D, Renew, Greens
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
4Amendment 12 to paragraph 1, point h A10–0030/2024 – Lina Gálvez – § 1, point h – Am 12 Roll call164 for, 398 against, 5 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Greens
5Separate vote on paragraph 1, after point h Show of hands Rejected
6Amendment 14 to paragraph 1, after point i A10–0030/2024 – Lina Gálvez – § 1, after point i – Am 14 Roll call199 for, 318 against, 46 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Greens
7Separate vote on paragraph 1, after point m Show of hands Rejected
8Paragraph 1, point q — part 1 A10–0030/2024 – Lina Gálvez – § 1, point q/1 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘and rights’ and ‘emphasise that anti-gender movements are not only attacking women’s rights and gender equality but go hand-in-hand with anti-democratic movements;’”Roll call400 for, 148 against, 23 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: S&D, Renew, Greens; split: EPP, Patriots
9Paragraph 1, point q — part 2 A10–0030/2024 – Lina Gálvez – § 1, point q/2 Part voted on: “and rights”Roll call362 for, 158 against, 47 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: S&D, Renew, Greens; split: EPP, Patriots
10Paragraph 1, point q — part 3 A10–0030/2024 – Lina Gálvez – § 1, point q/3 Part voted on: ‘emphasise that anti-gender movements are not only attacking women’s rights and gender equality but go hand-in-hand with anti-democratic movements;’Roll call398 for, 142 against, 24 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Patriots, S&D, Renew, Greens; split: EPP, Patriots
11Amendment 3 to paragraph 1, after point q A10–0030/2024 – Lina Gálvez – § 1, after point q – Am 3 Roll call202 for, 361 against, 10 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots
12Amendment 4 to paragraph 1, after point q A10–0030/2024 – Lina Gálvez – § 1, after point q – Am 4 Roll call198 for, 359 against, 8 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots
13Paragraph 1, point r — part 1 A10–0030/2024 – Lina Gálvez – § 1, point r/1 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘intersectional’, ‘minority or migrant’ and ‘or LGBTIQ+’”Roll call551 for, 8 against, 12 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Greens; split: ECR
14Paragraph 1, point r — part 2 A10–0030/2024 – Lina Gálvez – § 1, point r/2 Part voted on: “those words”Roll call389 for, 153 against, 26 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Greens; split: ECR
15Paragraph 1, point u — part 1 A10–0030/2024 – Lina Gálvez – § 1, point u/1 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘feminist’, ‘that entails a gender-transformative vision and’, ‘of traditionally marginalised groups, such as transgender people,’ and ‘and LGBTIQ+ human’”Roll call421 for, 89 against, 61 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: S&D, Renew, Greens; split: EPP, ECR
16Paragraph 1, point u — part 2 A10–0030/2024 – Lina Gálvez – § 1, point u/2 Part voted on: “feminist”Roll call276 for, 287 against, 5 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: S&D, Renew, Greens; split: EPP, ECR
17Paragraph 1, point u — part 3 A10–0030/2024 – Lina Gálvez – § 1, point u/3 Part voted on: “that entails a gender-transformative vision and”Roll call267 for, 297 against, 7 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: S&D, Renew, Greens; split: EPP, ECR
18Paragraph 1, point u — part 4 A10–0030/2024 – Lina Gálvez – § 1, point u/4 Part voted on: “of traditionally marginalised groups, such as transgender people,”Roll call382 for, 159 against, 21 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: S&D, Renew, Greens; split: EPP, ECR
19Paragraph 1, point u — part 5 A10–0030/2024 – Lina Gálvez – § 1, point u/5 Part voted on: “and LGBTIQ+ human”Roll call384 for, 158 against, 23 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: S&D, Renew, Greens; split: EPP, ECR
20Paragraph 1, point w — part 1 A10–0030/2024 – Lina Gálvez – § 1, point w/1 Part voted on: ‘take note of and implement the recommendations of Parliament’s resolution of 10 March 2022 on the EU GAP III, and thus prioritise GAP III in every aspect of EU external action’Roll call395 for, 151 against, 24 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: S&D, Renew, Greens, The Left; split: ECR
21Paragraph 1, point w — part 2 A10–0030/2024 – Lina Gálvez – § 1, point w/2 Part voted on: ‘through a gender-responsive and intersectional approach, both in terms of GAP III’s geographical coverage and areas of action, as well as gender mainstreaming in all areas of external action, whether trade, development policy, migration, humanitarian aid, security or sectors such as energy, fisheries and agriculture, while enhancing the consistency between the EU’s internal and external policies;’Roll call355 for, 177 against, 29 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: S&D, Renew, Greens, The Left; split: ECR
22Paragraph 1, point ae — part 1 A10–0030/2024 – Lina Gálvez – § 1, point ae/1 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘safe and regular migration pathways, and’”Roll call424 for, 141 against, 1 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Greens, Patriots, ECR; split: EPP
23Paragraph 1, point ae — part 2 A10–0030/2024 – Lina Gálvez – § 1, point ae/2 Part voted on: “those words”Roll call264 for, 292 against, 5 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Greens, Patriots, ECR; split: EPP
24Paragraph 1, point af — part 1 A10–0030/2024 – Lina Gálvez – § 1, point af/1 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘in the EU, the right to asylum, and’”Roll call549 for, 14 against, 4 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: S&D, Renew, Greens, The Left; split: ECR
25Paragraph 1, point af — part 2 A10–0030/2024 – Lina Gálvez – § 1, point af/2 Part voted on: “those words”Roll call271 for, 268 against, 28 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: S&D, Renew, Greens, The Left; split: ECR
26Amendment 5 to paragraph 1, after point af A10–0030/2024 – Lina Gálvez – § 1, after point af – Am 5 Roll call167 for, 384 against, 14 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots
27Amendment 6 to paragraph 1, point ag A10–0030/2024 – Lina Gálvez – § 1, point ag – Am 6 Roll call210 for, 332 against, 13 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots
28Amendment 7 to paragraph 1, after point ag A10–0030/2024 – Lina Gálvez – § 1, after point ag – Am 7 Roll call152 for, 383 against, 22 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots
29Separate vote on paragraph 1, after point aj Counted308 for, 256 against, 2 abstained Adopted
30Amendment 8 to paragraph 1, point ak A10–0030/2024 – Lina Gálvez – § 1, point ak – Am 8 Roll call204 for, 355 against, 7 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Greens, Patriots
31Amendment 17 to paragraph 1, point al A10–0030/2024 – Lina Gálvez – § 1, point al – Am 17 Roll call154 for, 379 against, 26 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Greens
32Paragraph 1, point al — part 1 A10–0030/2024 – Lina Gálvez – § 1, point al/1 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘restrictions on access to safe and legal abortion worldwide’, ‘and rights as fundamental rights and fight against anti-choice networks’, ‘and rights’ and ‘safe and legal abortion,’”Roll call492 for, 43 against, 21 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: S&D, Renew, Greens; split: EPP; separate: Members
33Paragraph 1, point al — part 2 A10–0030/2024 – Lina Gálvez – § 1, point al/2 Part voted on: “restrictions on access to safe and legal abortion worldwide”Roll call366 for, 116 against, 64 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: S&D, Renew, Greens; split: EPP; separate: Members
34Paragraph 1, point al — part 3 A10–0030/2024 – Lina Gálvez – § 1, point al/3 Part voted on: “and rights as fundamental rights and fight against anti-choice networks”Roll call328 for, 178 against, 38 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: S&D, Renew, Greens; split: EPP; separate: Members
35Paragraph 1, point al — part 4 A10–0030/2024 – Lina Gálvez – § 1, point al/4 Part voted on: “and rights”Roll call356 for, 157 against, 36 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: S&D, Renew, Greens; split: EPP; separate: Members
36Paragraph 1, point al — part 5 A10–0030/2024 – Lina Gálvez – § 1, point al/5 Part voted on: “safe and legal abortion,”Roll call364 for, 120 against, 58 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: S&D, Renew, Greens; split: EPP; separate: Members
37Separate vote on paragraph 1, point an A10–0030/2024 – Lina Gálvez – § 1, point an Roll call319 for, 183 against, 45 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: S&D, Renew, Greens; separate: Members, EPP
38Amendment 9 to paragraph 1, after point ar A10–0030/2024 – Lina Gálvez – § 1, after point ar – Am 9 Roll call170 for, 364 against, 15 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots, S&D, Renew, Greens
39Separate vote on citation 9 Show of hands AdoptedRequested byseparate: EPP
40Separate vote on citation 14 A10–0030/2024 – Lina Gálvez – Citation 14 Roll call310 for, 183 against, 50 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: S&D, Renew, Greens, The Left; separate: EPP
41Vote on text inserted after recital G Show of hands Rejected
42Vote on text inserted after recital J Counted293 for, 249 against, 6 abstained Adopted
43Separate vote on recital K A10–0030/2024 – Lina Gálvez – Recital K Roll call328 for, 143 against, 85 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: S&D, Renew, Greens; separate: Members, EPP
44Amendment 1, adding text after recital K A10–0030/2024 – Lina Gálvez – after recital K – Am 1 Roll call197 for, 342 against, 12 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots
45Vote on text inserted after recital I Counted303 for, 239 against, 13 abstained Adopted
46Final vote on the motion for a resolution A10–0030/2024 – Lina Gálvez – Motion for a resolution (text as a whole) Roll call322 for, 163 against, 46 abstained Adopted

Roll calls requested by The Left, Greens (2), S&D, Renew, ECR, Patriots · split votes by EPP (5), ECR (4), Patriots · separate votes by EPP, Members.

Text

The text voted on.

Report A-10-2024-0030

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Parliament adopted a recommendation to the Council setting out EU priorities for the 69th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women, which reviews the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.

The text urges the Council to reaffirm commitment to the Beijing Declaration, integrate gender equality into EU external action, and address the global backlash against women's rights.

It also calls for involving Parliament in shaping the EU position and for supporting UN Women and civil society organisations.

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This recommendation to the Council sets out EU priorities for the 69th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women, urging commitment to the Beijing Declaration and action on gender equality.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2024/2057(INI) · Own-initiative report

Parliament adopted the text on 19 December 2024. This is its final position on the matter.

Show the 5 steps of the dossier
  1. Referred to committee · 10 October 2024 (done)
  2. Committee work · Report adopted 4 December 2024 (done)
  3. Tabled for plenary · 6 December 2024 (done)
  4. Plenary vote · Adopted 19 December 2024 (done)
  5. Parliament’s position · Final (done)

Lead committee: FEMM · Author: Lina GÁLVEZ (S&D)

Connections

What this decision touches: the procedural chain, the same text, running issues, votes that split the chamber the same way.

Show 11 connections: Running issue: EU fundamental rights · Final votes that split the chamber the same way

Running issue: EU fundamental rights

Final votes that split the chamber the same way

Sources & citation

Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.

Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2024). “Recommendation to the Council on the EU priorities for the 69th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women”. Decision, 19 December 2024. votingId 171157, document A-10-2024-0030, reference 2024/2057(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-12-19/5 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 19 December 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-12-19-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 19 December 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-12-19-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-12-19, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2024-12-19/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2024-12-19-5,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Recommendation to the Council on the EU priorities for the 69th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women}},
  year = {2024},
  date = {2024-12-19},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-12-19/5}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-12-19/5},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 171157, document A-10-2024-0030, reference 2024/2057(INI). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-12-19-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-12-19-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-12-19 (CC BY 4.0)}
}