Decision
Gender Equality Strategy 2025
- Effect
- Adopted
- Result
- 310 for · 222 against · 68 abstained roll call
- Date
- 13 November 2025, 12:05–12:25
- Kind
- Resolution
More facts (9)
- Margin
- by a small majority
- Dossier
- 2024/2125(INI)
- Source
- Committee report by Marko Vešligaj
- Topics
- Jobs, social affairs & equality Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
- Votes
- 101 votes · 55 roll calls · 4 amendments
- Requested by
- S&D (1 roll call) · Renew (1 roll call) · Patriots (1 roll call) · ESN (1 roll call) · Members (27 split votes, 1 separate vote)
- Sitting
- Thursday 13 November 2025
- Final vote
- 181339
Result
The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.
Final vote: 310 for, 222 against, 68 abstained (roll call).
Adopted by a small majority.
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 4 amendments (4 rejected) and 96 parts of the text voted on separately (64 adopted, 32 rejected).
Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D and Renew; opposed by EPP, ECR, Patriots and ESN.
Groups
| Group | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Majority line | Clear line | Cohesion | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Left | For 38 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 8 of 46 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| Greens | For 45 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 8 of 53 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| S&D | For 111 | Against 2 | Abst. 1 | No vote 22 of 136 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.96 | |
| Renew | For 57 | Against 0 | Abst. 2 | No vote 16 of 75 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.95 | |
| EPP | For 54 | Against 59 | Abst. 48 | No vote 27 of 188 | Majority line Against | Clear line Divided | Cohesion 0.05 | |
| ECR | For 0 | Against 66 | Abst. 3 | No vote 10 of 79 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | Cohesion 0.93 | |
| Patriots | For 0 | Against 69 | Abst. 0 | No vote 15 of 84 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| ESN | For 0 | Against 22 | Abst. 0 | No vote 5 of 27 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| No group | For 5 | Against 4 | Abst. 14 | No vote 7 of 30 | Majority 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, Jessika VAN LEEUWEN changed group, Laurent CASTILLO changed group, Lukas SIEPER 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, 8
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.
S&D line For · 2 voted against, 1 abstained of 114 who voted
Renew line For · 2 abstained of 59 who voted
Abstained (2)
- Asger CHRISTENSEN Denmark
- Morten LØKKEGAARD Denmark
ECR line Against · 3 abstained of 69 who voted
Abstained (3)
- Assita KANKO Belgium
- Johan VAN OVERTVELDT Belgium
- Kris VAN DIJCK Belgium
Countries
The final vote by national delegation.
Votes by country (27 delegations)
| Country | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Cohesion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0.25 |
| Belgium | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0.57 |
| Bulgaria | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0.46 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — |
| Czechia | 3 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0.56 |
| Germany | 36 | 40 | 5 | 15 | 0.24 |
| Denmark | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0.36 |
| Estonia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — |
| Spain | 25 | 10 | 19 | 6 | 0.19 |
| Finland | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.88 |
| France | 34 | 29 | 2 | 16 | 0.28 |
| Greece | 13 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0.58 |
| Croatia | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.13 |
| Hungary | 2 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0.75 |
| Ireland | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.00 |
| Italy | 31 | 28 | 2 | 15 | 0.26 |
| Lithuania | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0.25 |
| Luxembourg | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Latvia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Malta | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Netherlands | 16 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0.39 |
| Poland | 20 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 0.27 |
| Portugal | 14 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0.74 |
| Romania | 4 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 0.42 |
| Sweden | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.40 |
| Slovenia | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Slovakia | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0.14 |
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.
Debate speakers and how they voted
| Member | Group | Speeches | Spoke | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberta METSOLA Malta | EPP | Speeches1 | 13 Nov 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | No vote recorded |
| Lara MAGONI Italy | ECR | Speeches3 | 12 Nov 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | Against |
| Raquel GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE Netherlands | Renew | Speeches2 | 12 Nov 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Roxana MÎNZATU Romania | S&D | Speeches2 | 12 Nov 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | Not in office |
| Marko VEŠLIGAJ Croatia | S&D | Speeches2 | 12 Nov 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Sabine VERHEYEN Germany | EPP | Speeches2 | 12 Nov 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | Against |
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All votes on this decision, 101
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amendment 1 A10-0210/2025 – Marko Vešligaj – Alternative motion for a resolution – Am 1 | Roll call | 172 for, 440 against, 10 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: ESN |
| 2 | Amendment 4 A10-0210/2025 – Marko Vešligaj – Alternative motion for a resolution – Am 4 | Roll call | 159 for, 424 against, 31 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: Patriots |
| 3 | Amendment 2 to paragraph 1 A10-0210/2025 – Marko Vešligaj – § 1 – Am 2 | Roll call | 207 for, 391 against, 12 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: Patriots |
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| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Amendment 4 A10-0210/2025 – Marko Vešligaj – Alternative motion for a resolution – Am 4 | Roll call | 159 for, 424 against, 31 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: Patriots |
| 3 | Amendment 2 to paragraph 1 A10-0210/2025 – Marko Vešligaj – § 1 – Am 2 | Roll call | 207 for, 391 against, 12 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: Patriots |
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Paragraph 3 — part 1 A10-0210/2025 – Marko Vešligaj – § 3/1 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘the denial of abortion care,’” | Roll call | 510 for, 41 against, 63 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: S&D; split: Members |
| 5 | Paragraph 3 — part 2 A10-0210/2025 – Marko Vešligaj – § 3/2 Part voted on: “those words” | Roll call | 381 for, 182 against, 44 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: S&D; split: Members |
| 6 | Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 3 A10-0210/2025 – Marko Vešligaj – After § 3 – Am 3 | Roll call | 208 for, 390 against, 16 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: Patriots |
| 7 | Separate vote on paragraph 5 | Counted | 380 for, 116 against, 96 abstained Adopted | Requested byseparate: Members |
| 8 | Paragraph 10 — part 1 A10-0210/2025 – Marko Vešligaj – § 10/1 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘, including due to law enforcement practices’ and ‘mandatory,’” | Roll call | 437 for, 166 against, 6 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: S&D; split: Members |
| 9 | Paragraph 10 — part 2 A10-0210/2025 – Marko Vešligaj – § 10/2 Part voted on: “, including due to law enforcement practices” | Roll call | 295 for, 302 against, 7 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: S&D; split: Members |
| 10 | Paragraph 10 — part 3 A10-0210/2025 – Marko Vešligaj – § 10/3 Part voted on: “mandatory,” | Roll call | 298 for, 282 against, 34 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: S&D; split: Members |
| 11 | Paragraph 13 — part 1 of 3 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘decriminalisation of people and especially women in prostitution,’ and ‘demand reduction, punishment of clients,’” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: Members |
| 12 | Paragraph 13 — part 2 of 3 Part voted on: “decriminalisation of people and especially women in prostitution,” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: Members |
| 13 | Paragraph 13 — part 3 of 3 Part voted on: “demand reduction, punishment of clients,” | Counted | 253 for, 182 against, 156 abstained Adopted | Requested bysplit: Members |
| 14 | Separate vote on paragraph 14 | Counted | 352 for, 162 against, 89 abstained Adopted | Requested byseparate: Members |
| 15 | Paragraph 16 — part 1 A10-0210/2025 – Marko Vešligaj – § 16/1 | Roll call | 439 for, 138 against, 28 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: S&D |
| 16 | Paragraph 16 — part 2 A10-0210/2025 – Marko Vešligaj – § 16/2 | Roll call | 299 for, 270 against, 38 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: S&D |
| 17 | Paragraph 21 — part 1 A10-0210/2025 – Marko Vešligaj – § 21/1 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘and calls on the Commission to increase investment in gender mainstreaming in health systems’” | Roll call | 518 for, 24 against, 74 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: S&D; split: Members |
| 18 | Paragraph 21 — part 2 A10-0210/2025 – Marko Vešligaj – § 21/2 Part voted on: “those words” | Roll call | 301 for, 298 against, 12 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: S&D; split: Members |
| 19 | Separate vote on paragraph 27 A10-0210/2025 – Marko Vešligaj – § 27 | Roll call | 341 for, 218 against, 58 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: S&D; separate: Members |
| 20 | Separate vote on paragraph 28 A10-0210/2025 – Marko Vešligaj – § 28 | Roll call | 336 for, 218 against, 58 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Renew, S&D; separate: Members |
| 21 | Separate vote on paragraph 29 A10-0210/2025 – Marko Vešligaj – § 29 | Roll call | 292 for, 262 against, 56 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: S&D; separate: Members |
| 22 | Separate vote on paragraph 30 A10-0210/2025 – Marko Vešligaj – § 30 | Roll call | 359 for, 200 against, 51 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Renew, S&D; separate: Members |
| 23 | Paragraph 36 — part 1 of 3 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘to be monitored within the framework of the European Semester’ and ‘calls for structural reforms, with gender-responsive public investment and economic redistribution to address systemic gender inequalities;’” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: Members |
| 24 | Paragraph 36 — part 2 of 3 Part voted on: “to be monitored within the framework of the European Semester” | Counted | 278 for, 328 against, 8 abstained Rejected | Requested bysplit: Members |
| 25 | Paragraph 36 — part 3 of 3 Part voted on: “calls for structural reforms, with gender-responsive public investment and economic redistribution to address systemic gender inequalities;” | Show of hands | Rejected | Requested bysplit: Members |
| 26 | Paragraph 37 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘calls on the Commission to propose legislation on teleworking rules and the Right to Disconnect without further delay and to ensure it is done in a gender-responsive manner which does not exacerbate existing gender inequalities;’” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: Members |
| 27 | Paragraph 37 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words” | Counted | 303 for, 279 against, 31 abstained Adopted | Requested bysplit: Members |
| 28 | Paragraph 46 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘ensuring collective bargaining rights,’” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: Members |
| 29 | Paragraph 46 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words” | Counted | 372 for, 157 against, 83 abstained Adopted | Requested bysplit: Members |
| 30 | Paragraph 47 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘horizontal and vertical segregation of the labour market as one of the main reasons for a’” | Counted | 433 for, 161 against, 13 abstained Adopted | Requested bysplit: Members |
| 31 | Paragraph 47 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words” | Counted | 289 for, 310 against, 7 abstained Rejected | Requested bysplit: Members |
| 32 | Paragraph 48 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘free and’” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: Members |
| 33 | Paragraph 48 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words” | Counted | 289 for, 321 against, 7 abstained Rejected | Requested bysplit: Members |
| 34 | Separate vote on paragraph 57 A10-0210/2025 – Marko Vešligaj – § 57 | Roll call | 300 for, 238 against, 78 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: S&D; separate: Members |
| 35 | Separate vote on paragraph 59 A10-0210/2025 – Marko Vešligaj – § 59 | Roll call | 256 for, 305 against, 50 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: S&D; separate: Members |
| 36 | Paragraph 60 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘binding’” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: Members |
| 37 | Paragraph 60 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “that word” | Counted | 251 for, 332 against, 25 abstained Rejected | Requested bysplit: Members |
| 38 | Separate vote on paragraph 64 A10-0210/2025 – Marko Vešligaj – § 64 | Roll call | 262 for, 287 against, 50 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: S&D; separate: Members |
| 39 | Separate vote on paragraph 65 | Counted | 263 for, 299 against, 41 abstained Rejected | Requested byseparate: Members |
| 40 | Separate vote on paragraph 67 A10-0210/2025 – Marko Vešligaj – § 67 | Roll call | 251 for, 349 against, 15 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: S&D |
| 41 | Separate vote on Title before paragraph 68 | Counted | 261 for, 326 against, 14 abstained Rejected | |
| 42 | Separate vote on paragraph 68 A10-0210/2025 – Marko Vešligaj – § 68 | Roll call | 262 for, 309 against, 33 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: Renew, S&D; separate: Members |
| 43 | Paragraph 69 — part 1 of 4 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘all’, ‘and sufficient in-house capacity to systemically integrate a holistic gender perspective and conduct gender analysis’ and ‘all phases of’” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: Members |
| 44 | Paragraph 69 — part 2 of 4 Part voted on: “all” | Counted | 237 for, 330 against, 41 abstained Rejected | Requested bysplit: Members |
| 45 | Paragraph 69 — part 3 of 4 Part voted on: “and sufficient in-house capacity to systemically integrate a holistic gender perspective and conduct gender analysis” | Show of hands | Rejected | Requested bysplit: Members |
| 46 | Paragraph 69 — part 4 of 4 Part voted on: “all phases of” | Counted | 249 for, 319 against, 41 abstained Rejected | Requested bysplit: Members |
| 47 | Paragraph 71 — part 1 A10-0210/2025 – Marko Vešligaj – § 71/1 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘feminist,’ and second ‘R’ in ‘SRHR’” | Roll call | 411 for, 161 against, 28 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Renew, S&D; split: Members |
| 48 | Paragraph 71 — part 2 A10-0210/2025 – Marko Vešligaj – § 71/2 Part voted on: “feminist,” | Roll call | 292 for, 260 against, 47 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Renew, S&D; split: Members |
| 49 | Paragraph 71 — part 3 A10-0210/2025 – Marko Vešligaj – § 71/3 Part voted on: “second ‘R’ in ‘SRHR’” | Roll call | 368 for, 147 against, 93 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Renew, S&D; split: Members |
| 50 | Paragraph 72 — part 1 A10-0210/2025 – Marko Vešligaj – § 72/1 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: second ‘R’ in ‘SRHR’ and ‘and to ensure that the next MFF contains strengthened gender equality targets in external actions with 85 % of all EU official development assistance (ODA) mainstreaming gender (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) marker G1) and 20 % of ODA dedicated to gender-targeted projects (OECD marker 2);’” | Roll call | 396 for, 183 against, 28 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Renew; split: Members |
| 51 | Paragraph 72 — part 2 A10-0210/2025 – Marko Vešligaj – § 72/2 Part voted on: “second ‘R’ in ‘SRHR’” | Roll call | 365 for, 149 against, 73 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Renew; split: Members |
| 52 | Paragraph 72 — part 3 A10-0210/2025 – Marko Vešligaj – § 72/3 Part voted on: “and to ensure that the next MFF contains strengthened gender equality targets in external actions with 85 % of all EU official development assistance (ODA) mainstreaming gender (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) marker G1) and 20 % of ODA dedicated to gender-targeted projects (OECD marker 2);” | Roll call | 254 for, 324 against, 30 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: Renew; split: Members |
| 53 | Separate vote on paragraph 73 A10-0210/2025 – Marko Vešligaj – § 73 | Roll call | 279 for, 289 against, 42 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: Renew, S&D; separate: Members |
| 54 | Paragraph 74 — part 1 A10-0210/2025 – Marko Vešligaj – § 74/1 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘and to allocate targeted funding to Permanent Representations to enable them to effectively carry out this task’” | Roll call | 397 for, 170 against, 44 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Renew; split: Members |
| 55 | Paragraph 74 — part 2 A10-0210/2025 – Marko Vešligaj – § 74/2 Part voted on: “those words” | Roll call | 258 for, 325 against, 21 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: Renew; split: Members |
| 56 | Separate vote on paragraph 77 A10-0210/2025 – Marko Vešligaj – § 77 | Roll call | 346 for, 224 against, 35 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Renew; separate: Members |
| 57 | Paragraph 78 — part 1 A10-0210/2025 – Marko Vešligaj – § 78/1 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘feminism and’” | Roll call | 396 for, 182 against, 32 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: S&D; split: Members |
| 58 | Paragraph 78 — part 2 A10-0210/2025 – Marko Vešligaj – § 78/2 Part voted on: “those words” | Roll call | 289 for, 304 against, 11 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: S&D; split: Members |
| 59 | Paragraph 79 — part 1 A10-0210/2025 – Marko Vešligaj – § 79/1 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘feminist,’ and ‘and sexual and reproductive rights’” | Roll call | 406 for, 176 against, 29 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: S&D; split: Members |
| 60 | Paragraph 79 — part 2 A10-0210/2025 – Marko Vešligaj – § 79/2 Part voted on: “feminist,” | Roll call | 299 for, 246 against, 45 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: S&D; split: Members |
| 61 | Paragraph 79 — part 3 A10-0210/2025 – Marko Vešligaj – § 79/3 Part voted on: “and sexual and reproductive rights” | Roll call | 359 for, 167 against, 68 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: S&D; split: Members |
| 62 | Separate vote on paragraph 80 | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested byseparate: Members |
| 63 | Separate vote on paragraph 83 A10-0210/2025 – Marko Vešligaj – § 83 | Roll call | 272 for, 320 against, 19 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: S&D; separate: Members |
| 64 | Separate vote on paragraph 84 A10-0210/2025 – Marko Vešligaj – § 84 | Roll call | 269 for, 313 against, 26 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: S&D; separate: Members |
| 65 | Separate vote on paragraph 85 | Show of hands | Rejected | Requested byseparate: Members |
| 66 | Separate vote on paragraph 86 A10-0210/2025 – Marko Vešligaj – § 86 | Roll call | 273 for, 324 against, 18 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: S&D; separate: Members |
| 67 | Paragraph 87 — part 1 A10-0210/2025 – Marko Vešligaj – § 87/1 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: second ‘R’ in ‘SRHR’” | Roll call | 411 for, 187 against, 15 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Renew; split: Members |
| 68 | Paragraph 87 — part 2 A10-0210/2025 – Marko Vešligaj – § 87/2 Part voted on: “that word” | Roll call | 362 for, 163 against, 62 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Renew; split: Members |
| 69 | Paragraph 89 — part 1 of 3 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘or migration status’ and ‘gender identity’” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: Members |
| 70 | Paragraph 89 — part 2 of 3 Part voted on: “or migration status” | Counted | 272 for, 323 against, 7 abstained Rejected | Requested bysplit: Members |
| 71 | Paragraph 89 — part 3 of 3 Part voted on: “gender identity” | Counted | 325 for, 235 against, 35 abstained Adopted | Requested bysplit: Members |
| 72 | Separate vote on paragraph 90 | Counted | 275 for, 313 against, 13 abstained Rejected | Requested byseparate: Members |
| 73 | Separate vote on paragraph 93 | Counted | 281 for, 301 against, 14 abstained Rejected | Requested byseparate: Members |
| 74 | Paragraph 100 — part 1 of 3 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘femicide,’ and ‘, gender identity’” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: Members |
| 75 | Paragraph 100 — part 2 of 3 Part voted on: “femicide,” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: Members |
| 76 | Paragraph 100 — part 3 of 3 Part voted on: “, gender identity” | Counted | 343 for, 213 against, 39 abstained Adopted | Requested bysplit: Members |
| 77 | Separate vote on citation 64 | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested byseparate: Members |
| 78 | Separate vote on citation 74 | Counted | 287 for, 258 against, 58 abstained Adopted | Requested byseparate: Members |
| 79 | Recital D — part 1 A10-0210/2025 – Marko Vešligaj – Recital D/1 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘and rights (SRHR)’ and ‘feminism and’” | Roll call | 404 for, 176 against, 22 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: S&D; split: Members |
| 80 | Recital D — part 2 A10-0210/2025 – Marko Vešligaj – Recital D/2 Part voted on: “and rights (SRHR)” | Roll call | 347 for, 170 against, 61 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: S&D; split: Members |
| 81 | Recital D — part 3 A10-0210/2025 – Marko Vešligaj – Recital D/3 Part voted on: “feminism and” | Roll call | 289 for, 289 against, 7 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: S&D; split: Members |
| 82 | Recital G — part 1 A10-0210/2025 – Marko Vešligaj – Recital G/1 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘, and a lack of safe and legal migration opportunities’” | Roll call | 493 for, 8 against, 101 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: S&D; split: Members |
| 83 | Recital G — part 2 A10-0210/2025 – Marko Vešligaj – Recital G/2 Part voted on: “those words” | Roll call | 254 for, 335 against, 18 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: S&D; split: Members |
| 84 | Separate vote on recital H A10-0210/2025 – Marko Vešligaj – Recital H | Roll call | 298 for, 239 against, 61 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Renew, S&D; separate: Members |
| 85 | Separate vote on recital I A10-0210/2025 – Marko Vešligaj – Recital I | Roll call | 355 for, 191 against, 44 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Renew, S&D; separate: Members |
| 86 | Recital L — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘as well as gendered disinformation,’” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: Members |
| 87 | Recital L — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words” | Counted | 302 for, 282 against, 17 abstained Adopted | Requested bysplit: Members |
| 88 | Recital M — part 1 A10-0210/2025 – Marko Vešligaj – Recital M/1 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: second ‘R’ in ‘SRHR’ and ‘gender identity, gender expression,’” | Roll call | 476 for, 41 against, 92 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Renew, S&D; split: Members |
| 89 | Recital M — part 2 A10-0210/2025 – Marko Vešligaj – Recital M/2 Part voted on: “second ‘R’ in ‘SRHR’” | Roll call | 379 for, 134 against, 80 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Renew, S&D; split: Members |
| 90 | Recital M — part 3 A10-0210/2025 – Marko Vešligaj – Recital M/3 Part voted on: “gender identity, gender expression,” | Roll call | 331 for, 220 against, 30 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Renew, S&D; split: Members |
| 91 | Recital Q — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “whereas labour market segregation, as well as horizontal and vertical gender segregation in education, remains a key factor contributing to gender inequality in the work domain, while gender stereotyping is a major driver of occupational segregation that women face continuously while also receiving lower wages;” | Show of hands | Rejected | Requested bysplit: Members |
| 92 | Recital Q — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “whereas labour market disparities, differences in employment for women and men across sectors and regions, including in outermost regions, and a lack of fair working conditions and safety for women workers are still persistent across the EU, and the existing gender pay gap is, to a large extent, the consequence of the systematic undervaluation of work carried out in female-dominated sectors in which there is a prevalence of women and only around 20 % of men participate, such as care, education, health and welfare; whereas the issue of “equal pay for equal work or work of equal value” therefore needs to be tackled to close the gender pay gap; whereas education, especially tertiary education, training and social protection, is essential for gender equality, especially for women over the age of 55 and women living in rural, remote or depopulated areas who face specific and compounded obstacles; whereas education is also essential to allow everyone to adapt to labour market changes and have access to quality job opportunities;” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: Members |
| 93 | Separate vote on recital S | Show of hands | Rejected | Requested byseparate: Members |
| 94 | Recital X — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘many of whom face exploitation due to a lack of adequate regularisation pathways,’” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: Members |
| 95 | Recital X — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words” | Counted | 270 for, 299 against, 39 abstained Rejected | Requested bysplit: Members |
| 96 | Separate vote on recital Y | Counted | 258 for, 268 against, 84 abstained Rejected | Requested byseparate: Members |
| 97 | Separate vote on recital Z A10-0210/2025 – Marko Vešligaj – Recital Z | Roll call | 293 for, 269 against, 42 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: S&D; separate: Members |
| 98 | Separate vote on recital AC A10-0210/2025 – Marko Vešligaj – Recital AC | Roll call | 276 for, 317 against, 16 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: S&D; separate: Members |
| 99 | Recital AD — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘whereas women and LGBTIQ+ individuals, whether in transit or residing in reception facilities, are frequently exposed to specific gender-based risks, including violence, insufficient access to healthcare and legal insecurity;’” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: Members |
| 100 | Recital AD — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words” | Counted | 287 for, 285 against, 27 abstained Adopted | Requested bysplit: Members |
| 101 | Final vote — text as a whole A10-0210/2025 – Marko Vešligaj – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Roll call | 310 for, 222 against, 68 abstained Adopted |
Roll calls requested by S&D, Renew, Patriots, ESN · split votes by Members (27) · separate votes by Members.
Text
The text voted on.
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Parliament adopted a resolution setting out its position on the EU's Gender Equality Strategy for 2025 and beyond.
The text calls for action on gender-based violence, sexual and reproductive health rights, and equal pay, among other areas.
As a non-binding resolution, it expresses Parliament's stance but does not create law.
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This resolution calls on the Commission to present an ambitious Gender Equality Strategy 2026-2030 with concrete measures. It demands action on gender-based violence, healthcare, work, poverty, education, care, representation, climate, foreign policy, and civil society.
Dossier
Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.
2024/2125(INI) · Own-initiative report
Parliament adopted the text on 13 November 2025. This is its final position on the matter.
Show the 5 steps of the dossier
- Referred to committee · 23 January 2025 (done)
- Committee work · Report adopted 13 October 2025 (done)
- Tabled for plenary · 24 October 2025 (done)
- Plenary vote · Adopted 13 November 2025 (done)
- Parliament’s position · Final (done)
Lead committee: FEMM · Author: Marko VEŠLIGAJ (S&D)
Connections
What this decision touches: the procedural chain, the same text, running issues, votes that split the chamber the same way.
Show 17 connections: Running issue: Gender Equality Strategy · Running issue: EU fundamental rights · Final votes that split the chamber the same way
Running issue: Gender Equality Strategy
- Issue Gender Equality Strategy Running issue · EU initiative 16 Sept 2026
- Decision Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditions Resolution · report by Billy Kelleher 16 Sept 2026 Adopted
- Decision Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap Resolution · report by Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut 21 May 2026 Adopted
- Decision Women’s entrepreneurship in rural and island areas and outermost regions Resolution · report by Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska 30 Apr 2026 Adopted
- Decision Gender pay and pension gap in the EU: state of play, challenges and the way forward, and developing guidelines for the better evaluation and fairer remuneration of work in female-dominated sectors Resolution · report by Irena Joveva, Mirosława Nykiel 11 Mar 2026 Adopted
- Decision 2024 budget: assessing the implementation of the gender mainstreaming methodology in the EU budget Resolution · report by Marit Maij 25 Nov 2025 Adopted
Running issue: EU fundamental rights
- Issue EU fundamental rights Running issue · EU initiative 16 Sept 2026
- Decision Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditions Resolution · report by Billy Kelleher 16 Sept 2026 Adopted
- Decision Countering transnational repression – towards an EU strategy to protect Europe’s sovereignty and democratic values Resolution · report by Hannah Neumann 16 Jun 2026 Adopted
- Decision Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap Resolution · report by Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut 21 May 2026 Adopted
- Decision Rights, support and protection of victims of crime New EU law · report by Javier Zarzalejos, Lucia Yar 21 May 2026 Passed
- Decision Rule of law, fundamental rights and misuse of EU funds in Slovakia: the need for an EU response Resolution · motion for a resolution 20 May 2026 Adopted
Final votes that split the chamber the same way
- Decision 2024 budget: assessing the implementation of the gender mainstreaming methodology in the EU budget Resolution · report by Marit Maij 25 Nov 2025 Adopted
- Decision Recommendation to the Council on the EU priorities for the 69th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women Resolution · committee report 19 Dec 2024 Adopted
- Decision European Citizens’ Initiative ‘My voice, my choice: for safe and accessible abortion’ Resolution · motion for a resolution 17 Dec 2025 Adopted
- Decision Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals in view of the 2025 High-Level Political Forum Resolution · report by Robert Biedroń, Nikolas Farantouris 9 Jul 2025 Adopted
- Decision Recommendation to the Council on EU priorities for the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women Resolution · report by Lina Gálvez 12 Feb 2026 Adopted
Sources & citation
Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.
- Official sources
- Data source
- Licensed CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved
- 25 September 2026
Cite as
European Parliament (2025). “Gender Equality Strategy 2025”. Decision, 13 November 2025. votingId 181339, document A-10-2025-0210, reference 2024/2125(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-11-13/22 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 13 November 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-11-13-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 13 November 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-11-13-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-11-13, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2025-11-13/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2025-11-13-22,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Gender Equality Strategy 2025}},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-11-13},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-11-13/22}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-11-13/22},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Decision. votingId 181339, document A-10-2025-0210, reference 2024/2125(INI). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-11-13-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-11-13-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-11-13 (CC BY 4.0)}
}