Decision
Declaration of principles for a gender-equal society
- Effect
- Adopted
- Result
- show of hands — no count
- Date
- 9 October 2025, 13:33–13:34
- Kind
- Resolution
More facts (8)
- Dossier
- 2025/2780(RSP)
- Source
- Motion for a resolution
- Topics
- Jobs, social affairs & equality Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
- Votes
- 6 votes · 4 roll calls · 3 amendments
- Requested by
- ESN (1 roll call, 1 split vote)
- Sitting
- Thursday 9 October 2025
- Final vote
- 179427
Result
The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.
Show of hands — no count
Adopted.
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 3 amendments (3 rejected). 2 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.
Debate speakers and how they voted
| Member | Group | Speeches | Spoke | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christine ANDERSON Germany | ESN | Speeches3 | 9 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | no roll call |
| Abir AL-SAHLANI Sweden | Renew | Speeches2 | 9 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group | no roll call |
| Martin HOJSÍK Slovakia | Renew | Speeches2 | 9 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | no roll call |
| Hans NEUHOFF Germany | ESN | Speeches2 | 9 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | no roll call |
| Raquel GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE Netherlands | Renew | Speeches2 | 9 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | no roll call |
| Joanna SCHEURING-WIELGUS Poland | S&D | Speeches2 | 9 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | no roll call |
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All votes on this decision, 6
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amendment 1 to paragraph 1 — part 1 B10-0406/2025 – § 1 – Am 1/1 Part voted on: “recalls that equality is best understood as fairness of opportunity and respect for individual merit, rather than enforced parity of outcome or discriminatory quotas;” | Roll call | 188 for, 374 against, 28 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: ESN; split: ESN |
| 2 | Amendment 1 to paragraph 1 — part 2 B10-0406/2025 – § 1 – Am 1/2 Part voted on: “respects the biological distinctions between men and women;” | Roll call | 206 for, 373 against, 11 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: ESN; split: ESN |
| 3 | Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 1 B10-0406/2025 – After § 1 – Am 2 | Roll call | 204 for, 372 against, 10 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: ESN |
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| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Amendment 1 to paragraph 1 — part 2 B10-0406/2025 – § 1 – Am 1/2 Part voted on: “respects the biological distinctions between men and women;” | Roll call | 206 for, 373 against, 11 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: ESN; split: ESN |
| 3 | Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 1 B10-0406/2025 – After § 1 – Am 2 | Roll call | 204 for, 372 against, 10 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: ESN |
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Final vote — text as a whole Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested byroll call: ESN |
| 5 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0409/2025 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 6 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0410/2025 | Roll call | 0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed |
Roll call requested by ESN · split votes by ESN.
Text
The text voted on.
AI: What this vote decides Written by AI from the official text — check the source
Parliament adopted a resolution on a declaration of principles for a gender-equal society, which was annexed to a Commission communication of 7 March 2025.
The text welcomes the declaration's overall objectives but regrets that mothers are not better supported and criticises quota systems and affirmative action as unfair.
Parliament calls on the Commission and the Council to condemn commercial exploitation of women's bodies, especially surrogacy, and on member states to ensure women's safety and early childhood care.
AI: The text in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
This resolution responds to the Commission's declaration of principles for a gender-equal society. It welcomes the overall objectives but regrets that mothers are not better supported and that quota systems are encouraged.
Dossier
Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.
2025/2780(RSP) · Resolution on a topical subject
Parliament adopted the text on 9 October 2025. This is its final position on the matter.
Show the 3 steps of the dossier
- Tabled for plenary (done)
- Plenary vote · Adopted 9 October 2025 (done)
- Parliament’s position · Final (done)
Lead committee: FEMM · Author: Lina GÁLVEZ (S&D)
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What this decision touches: the procedural chain, the same text, running issues, votes that split the chamber the same way.
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Sources & citation
Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.
- Data source
- Licensed CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved
- 25 September 2026
Cite as
European Parliament (2025). “Declaration of principles for a gender-equal society”. Decision, 9 October 2025. votingId 179427, document B-10-2025-0409, reference 2025/2780(RSP). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-10-09/11 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Results of votes, sitting of 9 October 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-10-09-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-10-09, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2025-10-09/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2025-10-09-11,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Declaration of principles for a gender-equal society}},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-10-09},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-10-09/11}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-10-09/11},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Decision. votingId 179427, document B-10-2025-0409, reference 2025/2780(RSP). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-10-09-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-10-09 (CC BY 4.0)}
}