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
- Effect
- Adopted
- Result
- 458 for · 72 against · 98 abstained roll call
- Date
- 11 March 2026, 12:56–12:57
- Kind
- Resolution
More facts (9)
- Margin
- by a large majority
- Dossier
- 2025/2038(INI)
- Source
- Committee report by Irena Joveva, Mirosława Nykiel
- Topics
- Jobs, social affairs & equality Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
- Votes
- 6 votes · 6 roll calls
- Requested by
- S&D (1 roll call) · Members (1 split vote, 1 separate vote)
- Sitting
- Wednesday 11 March 2026
- Final vote
- 186909
Result
The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.
Final vote: 458 for, 72 against, 98 abstained (roll call).
Adopted by a large majority.
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 5 parts of the text voted on separately (5 adopted).
Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew and EPP; opposed by Patriots and ESN; ECR mostly abstained.
Groups
| Group | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Majority line | Clear line | Cohesion | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Left | For 42 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 4 of 46 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| Greens | For 47 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 6 of 53 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| S&D | For 117 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 18 of 135 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| Renew | For 61 | Against 0 | Abst. 8 | No vote 7 of 76 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.83 | |
| EPP | For 147 | Against 3 | Abst. 12 | No vote 22 of 184 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.86 | |
| ECR | For 0 | Against 14 | Abst. 62 | No vote 5 of 81 | Majority line Abstained | Clear line Abstained | Cohesion 0.72 | |
| Patriots | For 25 | Against 27 | Abst. 11 | No vote 21 of 84 | Majority line Against | Clear line Divided | Cohesion 0.14 | |
| ESN | For 0 | Against 24 | Abst. 1 | No vote 3 of 28 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | Cohesion 0.94 | |
| No group | For 19 | Against 4 | Abst. 4 | No vote 4 of 31 | 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, Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK changed group, Lukas SIEPER changed group, Nikola BARTŮŠEK changed group, Nikolas FARANTOURIS changed group, Pina PICIERNO changed group, Taner KABILOV changed group.
Voted against their group, 38
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.
Renew line For · 8 abstained of 69 who voted
Abstained (8)
- Ana VASCONCELOS Portugal
- Anouk VAN BRUG Netherlands
- Asger CHRISTENSEN Denmark
- Bart GROOTHUIS Netherlands
- Jeannette BALJEU Netherlands
- João COTRIM DE FIGUEIREDO Portugal
- Malik AZMANI Netherlands
- Morten LØKKEGAARD Denmark
EPP line For · 3 voted against, 12 abstained of 162 who voted
Voted against (3)
- Branko GRIMS Slovenia
- Henrik DAHL Denmark
- Tomislav SOKOL Croatia
Abstained (12)
- Andrea WECHSLER Germany
- Andrey KOVATCHEV Bulgaria
- Andrey NOVAKOV Bulgaria
- David CASA Malta
- Ilia LAZAROV Bulgaria
- Milan ZVER Slovenia
- Niels Flemming HANSEN Denmark
- Peter AGIUS Malta
- Riho TERRAS Estonia
- Romana TOMC Slovenia
- Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ Czechia
- Zala ČERNILEC TOMAŠIČ Slovenia
ECR line Abstained · 14 voted for or against of 76 who voted
Voted for or against (14)
- Beatrice TIMGREN Sweden
- Bert-Jan RUISSEN Netherlands
- Charlie WEIMERS Sweden
- Cristian TERHEŞ Romania
- Dick ERIXON Sweden
- Guillaume PELTIER France
- Jaak MADISON Estonia
- Kristoffer STORM Denmark
- Laurence TROCHU France
- Maciej WĄSIK Poland
- Marion MARÉCHAL France
- Nicolas BAY France
- Sebastian TYNKKYNEN Finland
- Waldemar BUDA Poland
ESN line Against · 1 abstained of 25 who voted
Abstained (1)
- Petras GRAŽULIS Lithuania
Countries
The final vote by national delegation.
Votes by country (27 delegations)
| Country | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Cohesion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 12 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0.50 |
| Belgium | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0.63 |
| Bulgaria | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0.30 |
| Cyprus | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Czechia | 13 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0.53 |
| Germany | 74 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 0.75 |
| Denmark | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.40 |
| Estonia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Spain | 41 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 0.81 |
| Finland | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.90 |
| France | 54 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 0.87 |
| Greece | 13 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0.53 |
| Croatia | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.86 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | — |
| Ireland | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| Italy | 41 | 7 | 23 | 5 | 0.37 |
| Lithuania | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.59 |
| Luxembourg | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Latvia | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — |
| Malta | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Netherlands | 18 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0.40 |
| Poland | 24 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 0.25 |
| Portugal | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.71 |
| Romania | 22 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0.64 |
| Sweden | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0.76 |
| Slovenia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — |
| Slovakia | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.75 |
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.
628 members with a recorded position.
| Member | Country | Group | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abir AL-SAHLANI | Sweden | Renew | For |
| Adam BIELAN | Poland | ECR | Abstained |
| Adina VĂLEAN | Romania | EPP | For |
| Adnan DIBRANI | Sweden | S&D | For |
| Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA | Spain | EPP | For |
| Adrian-George AXINIA | Romania | ECR | Abstained |
| Afroditi LATINOPOULOU | Greece | Patriots | Abstained |
| Alberico GAMBINO | Italy | ECR | Abstained |
| Aldo PATRICIELLO | Italy | Patriots | Against |
| Alessandra MORETTI | Italy | S&D | For |
| Alessandro CIRIANI | Italy | ECR | Abstained |
| Alessandro ZAN | Italy | S&D | For |
| Alex AGIUS SALIBA | Malta | S&D | For |
| Alexander JUNGBLUTH | Germany | ESN | Against |
| Alexander SELL | Germany | ESN | Against |
| Alexandr VONDRA | Czechia | ECR | Abstained |
| Alexandra GEESE | Germany | Greens | For |
| Alexandre VARAUT | France | Patriots | For |
| Alice KUHNKE | Sweden | Greens | For |
| Ana Catarina MENDES | Portugal | S&D | For |
| Ana Miguel PEDRO | Portugal | EPP | For |
| Ana VASCONCELOS voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Portugal | Renew | Abstained |
| Anders VISTISEN | Denmark | Patriots | Against |
| Andi CRISTEA | Romania | S&D | For |
| András LÁSZLÓ | Hungary | Patriots | Abstained |
| André FRANQUEIRA RODRIGUES | Portugal | S&D | For |
| André ROUGÉ | France | Patriots | For |
| Andrea WECHSLER voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Germany | EPP | Abstained |
| Andreas GLÜCK | Germany | Renew | For |
| Andreas SCHIEDER | Austria | S&D | For |
| Andreas SCHWAB | Germany | EPP | For |
| Andrey KOVATCHEV voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Bulgaria | EPP | Abstained |
| Andrey NOVAKOV voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Bulgaria | EPP | Abstained |
| Andrzej BUŁA | Poland | EPP | For |
| Andrzej HALICKI | Poland | EPP | For |
| Angelika NIEBLER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Angelika WINZIG | Austria | EPP | For |
| Angéline FURET | France | Patriots | For |
| Anja HAZEKAMP | Netherlands | The Left | For |
| Anna BRYŁKA | Poland | Patriots | Against |
| Anna CAVAZZINI | Germany | Greens | For |
| Anna Maria CISINT | Italy | Patriots | Against |
| Anna STROLENBERG | Netherlands | Greens | For |
| Anna STÜRGKH | Austria | Renew | For |
| Anna ZALEWSKA | Poland | ECR | Abstained |
| Anna-Maja HENRIKSSON | Finland | Renew | For |
| Annalisa CORRADO | Italy | S&D | For |
| Anouk VAN BRUG voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Netherlands | Renew | Abstained |
| Anthony SMITH | France | The Left | For |
| Antonella SBERNA | Italy | ECR | Abstained |
| Antonín STANĚK | Czechia | Patriots | Abstained |
| Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE | Spain | EPP | For |
| António TÂNGER CORRÊA | Portugal | Patriots | Abstained |
| Arash SAEIDI | France | The Left | For |
| Arba KOKALARI | Sweden | EPP | For |
| Arkadiusz MULARCZYK | Poland | ECR | Abstained |
| Arno BAUSEMER | Germany | ESN | Against |
| Asger CHRISTENSEN voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Denmark | Renew | Abstained |
| Auke ZIJLSTRA | Netherlands | Patriots | Against |
| Aura SALLA | Finland | EPP | For |
| Aurelijus VERYGA | Lithuania | ECR | Abstained |
| Aurore LALUCQ | France | S&D | For |
| Axel VOSS | Germany | EPP | For |
| Barbara BONTE | Belgium | Patriots | Against |
| Barry ANDREWS | Ireland | Renew | For |
| Barry COWEN | Ireland | Renew | For |
| Bart GROOTHUIS voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Netherlands | Renew | Abstained |
| Bartłomiej SIENKIEWICZ | Poland | EPP | For |
| Bartosz ARŁUKOWICZ | Poland | EPP | For |
| Bas EICKHOUT | Netherlands | Greens | For |
| Beata SZYDŁO | Poland | ECR | Abstained |
| Beatrice TIMGREN voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Sweden | ECR | Against |
| Benedetta SCUDERI | Italy | Greens | For |
| Benoit CASSART | Belgium | Renew | For |
| Bernard GUETTA | France | Renew | For |
| Bernd LANGE | Germany | S&D | For |
| Bert-Jan RUISSEN voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Netherlands | ECR | Against |
| Biljana BORZAN | Croatia | S&D | For |
| Billy KELLEHER | Ireland | Renew | For |
| Birgit SIPPEL | Germany | S&D | For |
| Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI | Poland | EPP | For |
| Bogdan RZOŃCA | Poland | ECR | Abstained |
| Borja GIMÉNEZ LARRAZ | Spain | EPP | For |
| Borys BUDKA | Poland | EPP | For |
| Brando BENIFEI | Italy | S&D | For |
| Branislav ONDRUŠ | Slovakia | No group | For |
| Branko GRIMS voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Slovenia | EPP | Against |
| Brigitte VAN DEN BERG | Netherlands | Renew | For |
| Bruno GONÇALVES | Portugal | S&D | For |
| Bruno TOBBACK | Belgium | S&D | For |
| Camilla LAURETI | Italy | S&D | For |
| Carla TAVARES | Portugal | S&D | For |
| Carlo CICCIOLI | Italy | ECR | Abstained |
| Carlo FIDANZA | Italy | ECR | Abstained |
| Carmen CRESPO DÍAZ | Spain | EPP | For |
| Carolina MORACE | Italy | The Left | For |
| Catarina MARTINS | Portugal | The Left | For |
| Catarina VIEIRA | Netherlands | Greens | For |
| Caterina CHINNICI | Italy | EPP | For |
| Catherine GRISET | France | Patriots | For |
| Cecilia STRADA | Italy | S&D | For |
| Céline IMART | France | EPP | For |
| César LUENA | Spain | S&D | For |
| Charles GOERENS | Luxembourg | Renew | For |
| Charlie WEIMERS voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Sweden | ECR | Against |
| Chiara GEMMA | Italy | ECR | Abstained |
| Chloé RIDEL | France | S&D | For |
| Christel SCHALDEMOSE | Denmark | S&D | For |
| Christian DOLESCHAL | Germany | EPP | For |
| Christian EHLER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Christine ANDERSON | Germany | ESN | Against |
| Christine SCHNEIDER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Christine SINGER | Germany | Renew | For |
| Christophe BAY | France | Patriots | For |
| Christophe CLERGEAU | France | S&D | For |
| Christophe GOMART | France | EPP | For |
| Ciaran MULLOOLY | Ireland | Renew | For |
| Claire FITA | France | S&D | For |
| Claudiu MANDA | Romania | S&D | For |
| Claudiu-Richard TÂRZIU | Romania | ECR | Abstained |
| Costas MAVRIDES | Cyprus | S&D | For |
| Cristian TERHEŞ voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Romania | ECR | Against |
| Cristina GUARDA | Italy | Greens | For |
| Csaba DÖMÖTÖR | Hungary | Patriots | Abstained |
| Csaba MOLNÁR | Hungary | S&D | For |
| Cynthia NÍ MHURCHÚ | Ireland | Renew | For |
| Dainius ŽALIMAS | Lithuania | Renew | For |
| Damian BOESELAGER | Germany | Greens | For |
| Dan BARNA | Romania | Renew | For |
| Dan-Ştefan MOTREANU | Romania | EPP | For |
| Daniel ATTARD | Malta | S&D | For |
| Daniel BUDA | Romania | EPP | For |
| Daniel FREUND | Germany | Greens | For |
| Daniel OBAJTEK | Poland | ECR | Abstained |
| Daniele POLATO | Italy | ECR | Abstained |
| Danilo DELLA VALLE | Italy | The Left | For |
| Danuše NERUDOVÁ | Czechia | EPP | For |
| Dario NARDELLA | Italy | S&D | For |
| Dario TAMBURRANO | Italy | The Left | For |
| Dariusz JOŃSKI | Poland | EPP | For |
| David CASA voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Malta | EPP | Abstained |
| David CORMAND | France | Greens | For |
| David MCALLISTER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Davor Ivo STIER | Croatia | EPP | For |
| Delara BURKHARDT | Germany | S&D | For |
| Denis NESCI | Italy | ECR | Abstained |
| Dennis RADTKE | Germany | EPP | For |
| Diana RIBA I GINER | Spain | Greens | For |
| Dick ERIXON voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Sweden | ECR | Against |
| Diego SOLIER | Spain | ECR | Abstained |
| Dimitris TSIODRAS | Greece | EPP | For |
| Dirk GOTINK | Netherlands | EPP | For |
| Dolors MONTSERRAT | Spain | EPP | For |
| Dominik TARCZYŃSKI | Poland | ECR | Abstained |
| Dragoş BENEA | Romania | S&D | For |
| Eero HEINÄLUOMA | Finland | S&D | For |
| Elena KOUNTOURA | Greece | The Left | For |
| Elena NEVADO DEL CAMPO | Spain | EPP | For |
| Elena SANCHO MURILLO | Spain | S&D | For |
| Elena YONCHEVA | Bulgaria | No group | For |
| Eleonora MELETI | Greece | EPP | For |
| Elisabeth DIERINGER | Austria | Patriots | Against |
| Elisabeth GROSSMANN | Austria | S&D | For |
| Elisabetta GUALMINI | Italy | Renew | For |
| Elsi KATAINEN | Finland | Renew | For |
| Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA | Poland | EPP | For |
| Emil RADEV | Bulgaria | EPP | For |
| Emma FOURREAU | France | The Left | For |
| Emma WIESNER | Sweden | Renew | For |
| Emmanouil FRAGKOS | Greece | ECR | Abstained |
| Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS | Greece | EPP | For |
| Engin EROGLU | Germany | Renew | For |
| Enikő GYŐRI | Hungary | Patriots | Abstained |
| Eric SARGIACOMO | France | S&D | For |
| Erik KALIŇÁK | Slovakia | No group | For |
| Erik MARQUARDT | Germany | Greens | For |
| Ernő SCHALLER-BAROSS | Hungary | Patriots | Abstained |
| Estelle CEULEMANS | Belgium | S&D | For |
| Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA | Spain | EPP | For |
| Estrella GALÁN | Spain | The Left | For |
| Eugen TOMAC | Romania | Renew | For |
| Evelyn REGNER | Austria | S&D | For |
| Evin INCIR | Sweden | S&D | For |
| Ewa KOPACZ | Poland | EPP | For |
| Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK | Poland | ESN | Against |
| Fabienne KELLER | France | Renew | For |
| Fabio DE MASI | Germany | No group | For |
| Fabrice LEGGERI | France | Patriots | For |
| Fernand KARTHEISER | Luxembourg | No group | Against |
| Fernando NAVARRETE ROJAS | Spain | EPP | For |
| Fidias PANAYIOTOU | Cyprus | No group | For |
| Flavio TOSI | Italy | EPP | For |
| Francesco TORSELLI | Italy | ECR | Abstained |
| Francesco VENTOLA | Italy | ECR | Abstained |
| Francisco ASSIS | Portugal | S&D | For |
| Francisco José MILLÁN MON | Spain | EPP | For |
| François KALFON | France | S&D | For |
| François-Xavier BELLAMY | France | EPP | For |
| Fredis BELERIS | Greece | EPP | For |
| Friedrich PÜRNER | Germany | No group | Abstained |
| Fulvio MARTUSCIELLO | Italy | EPP | For |
| Gabriel MATO | Spain | EPP | For |
| Gabriela FIREA | Romania | S&D | For |
| Gabriele BISCHOFF | Germany | S&D | For |
| Gaetano PEDULLA' | Italy | The Left | For |
| Galato ALEXANDRAKI | Greece | ECR | Abstained |
| Geadis GEADI | Cyprus | ECR | Abstained |
| Georg MAYER | Austria | Patriots | Against |
| Georgia TRAMACERE | Italy | S&D | For |
| Georgiana TEODORESCU | Romania | ECR | Abstained |
| Georgios AFTIAS | Greece | EPP | For |
| Gerald HAUSER | Austria | Patriots | Against |
| Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY | Netherlands | Renew | For |
| Gerolf ANNEMANS | Belgium | Patriots | Against |
| Gheorghe CÂRCIU | Romania | S&D | For |
| Gheorghe FALCĂ | Romania | EPP | For |
| Gheorghe PIPEREA | Romania | ECR | Abstained |
| Gilles BOYER | France | Renew | For |
| Gilles PENNELLE | France | Patriots | For |
| Giorgio GORI | Italy | S&D | For |
| Giorgos GEORGIOU | Cyprus | The Left | For |
| Giovanni CROSETTO | Italy | ECR | Abstained |
| Giuseppe ANTOCI | Italy | The Left | For |
| Giuseppe LUPO | Italy | S&D | For |
| Giuseppe MILAZZO | Italy | ECR | Abstained |
| Giusi PRINCI | Italy | EPP | For |
| Gordan BOSANAC | Croatia | Greens | For |
| Grzegorz BRAUN | Poland | No group | Against |
| Guillaume PELTIER voted otherwise than their group's clear line | France | ECR | Against |
| Günther SIDL | Austria | S&D | For |
| György HÖLVÉNYI | Hungary | Patriots | Abstained |
| Hana JALLOUL MURO | Spain | S&D | For |
| Hanna GEDIN | Sweden | The Left | For |
| Hannah NEUMANN | Germany | Greens | For |
| Hannes HEIDE | Austria | S&D | For |
| Hans NEUHOFF | Germany | ESN | Against |
| Harald VILIMSKY | Austria | Patriots | Against |
| Hélder SOUSA SILVA | Portugal | EPP | For |
| Helmut BRANDSTÄTTER | Austria | Renew | For |
| Henrik DAHL voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Denmark | EPP | Against |
| Herbert DORFMANN | Italy | EPP | For |
| Hilde VAUTMANS | Belgium | Renew | For |
| Hildegard BENTELE | Germany | EPP | For |
| Hristo PETROV | Bulgaria | Renew | For |
| Idoia MENDIA | Spain | S&D | For |
| Ilaria SALIS | Italy | The Left | For |
| Ilhan KYUCHYUK | Bulgaria | Renew | For |
| Ilia LAZAROV voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Bulgaria | EPP | Abstained |
| Inese VAIDERE | Latvia | EPP | For |
| Ingeborg TER LAAK | Netherlands | EPP | For |
| Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN | Romania | EPP | For |
| Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ | Spain | S&D | For |
| Irena JOVEVA | Slovenia | Renew | For |
| Irene MONTERO | Spain | The Left | For |
| Irene TINAGLI | Italy | S&D | For |
| Irmhild BOSSDORF | Germany | ESN | Against |
| Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA | Spain | EPP | For |
| Isabel SERRA SÁNCHEZ | Spain | The Left | For |
| Isabel WISELER-LIMA | Luxembourg | EPP | For |
| Isabella LÖVIN | Sweden | Greens | For |
| Isabella TOVAGLIERI | Italy | Patriots | Against |
| Isabelle LE CALLENNEC | France | EPP | For |
| Isilda GOMES | Portugal | S&D | For |
| Iuliu WINKLER | Romania | EPP | For |
| Ivan DAVID | Czechia | ESN | Against |
| Ivars IJABS | Latvia | Renew | For |
| Ivaylo VALCHEV | Bulgaria | ECR | Abstained |
| Jaak MADISON voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Estonia | ECR | Against |
| Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA | Poland | ECR | Abstained |
| Jagna MARCZUŁAJTIS-WALCZAK | Poland | EPP | For |
| Jan FARSKÝ | Czechia | EPP | For |
| Jan-Christoph OETJEN | Germany | Renew | For |
| Jan-Peter WARNKE | Germany | No group | For |
| Jana NAGYOVÁ | Czechia | Patriots | For |
| Janusz LEWANDOWSKI | Poland | EPP | For |
| Jaroslav BŽOCH | Czechia | Patriots | For |
| Jaroslava POKORNÁ JERMANOVÁ | Czechia | Patriots | For |
| Jaume ASENS LLODRÀ | Spain | Greens | For |
| Javi LÓPEZ | Spain | S&D | For |
| Javier MORENO SÁNCHEZ | Spain | S&D | For |
| Javier ZARZALEJOS | Spain | EPP | For |
| Jean-Marc GERMAIN | France | S&D | For |
| Jean-Paul GARRAUD | France | Patriots | For |
| Jeannette BALJEU voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Netherlands | Renew | Abstained |
| Jens GEIER | Germany | S&D | For |
| Jens GIESEKE | Germany | EPP | For |
| Jérémy DECERLE | France | Renew | For |
| Jeroen LENAERS | Netherlands | EPP | For |
| Jessica POLFJÄRD | Sweden | EPP | For |
| Jessika VAN LEEUWEN | Netherlands | ECR | Abstained |
| Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI | Poland | ECR | Abstained |
| Joachim STREIT | Germany | Renew | For |
| Joanna SCHEURING-WIELGUS | Poland | S&D | For |
| João COTRIM DE FIGUEIREDO voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Portugal | Renew | Abstained |
| João OLIVEIRA | Portugal | The Left | For |
| Johan DANIELSSON | Sweden | S&D | For |
| Johan VAN OVERTVELDT | Belgium | ECR | Abstained |
| Jonás FERNÁNDEZ | Spain | S&D | For |
| Jonas SJÖSTEDT | Sweden | The Left | For |
| Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA | Spain | Patriots | Against |
| Jörgen WARBORN | Sweden | EPP | For |
| Juan Carlos GIRAUTA VIDAL | Spain | Patriots | Against |
| Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR | Spain | S&D | For |
| Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ | Spain | EPP | For |
| Judita LAŠŠÁKOVÁ | Slovakia | No group | For |
| Julien LEONARDELLI | France | Patriots | For |
| Jüri RATAS | Estonia | EPP | For |
| Jussi SARAMO | Finland | The Left | For |
| Jutta PAULUS | Germany | Greens | For |
| Kai TEGETHOFF | Germany | Greens | For |
| Kamila GASIUK-PIHOWICZ | Poland | EPP | For |
| Karin KARLSBRO | Sweden | Renew | For |
| Karlo RESSLER | Croatia | EPP | For |
| Katarina BARLEY | Germany | S&D | For |
| Katarína ROTH NEVEĎALOVÁ | Slovakia | No group | For |
| Kateřina KONEČNÁ | Czechia | No group | For |
| Kathleen FUNCHION | Ireland | The Left | For |
| Kathleen VAN BREMPT | Belgium | S&D | For |
| Katri KULMUNI | Finland | Renew | For |
| Katrin LANGENSIEPEN | Germany | Greens | For |
| Kim VAN SPARRENTAK | Netherlands | Greens | For |
| Kira Marie PETER-HANSEN | Denmark | Greens | For |
| Klára DOBREV | Hungary | S&D | For |
| Klara DOSTALOVA | Czechia | Patriots | For |
| Konstantinos ARVANITIS | Greece | The Left | For |
| Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI | Poland | ECR | Abstained |
| Kostas PAPADAKIS | Greece | No group | Against |
| Kris VAN DIJCK | Belgium | ECR | Abstained |
| Kristian VIGENIN | Bulgaria | S&D | For |
| Kristoffer STORM voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Denmark | ECR | Against |
| Krzysztof BREJZA | Poland | EPP | For |
| Krzysztof HETMAN | Poland | EPP | For |
| Krzysztof ŚMISZEK | Poland | S&D | For |
| Lara MAGONI | Italy | ECR | Abstained |
| Lara WOLTERS | Netherlands | S&D | For |
| Laurence FARRENG | France | Renew | For |
| Laurence TROCHU voted otherwise than their group's clear line | France | ECR | Against |
| Laurent CASTILLO | France | Patriots | For |
| Lefteris NIKOLAOU-ALAVANOS | Greece | No group | Against |
| Leila CHAIBI | France | The Left | For |
| Leire PAJÍN | Spain | S&D | For |
| Lena DÜPONT | Germany | EPP | For |
| Lena SCHILLING | Austria | Greens | For |
| Leoluca ORLANDO | Italy | Greens | For |
| Letizia MORATTI | Italy | EPP | For |
| Li ANDERSSON | Finland | The Left | For |
| Lídia PEREIRA | Portugal | EPP | For |
| Liesbet SOMMEN | Belgium | EPP | For |
| Liudas MAŽYLIS | Lithuania | EPP | For |
| Loránt VINCZE | Romania | EPP | For |
| Ľuboš BLAHA | Slovakia | No group | For |
| Lucia ANNUNZIATA | Italy | S&D | For |
| Lucia YAR | Slovakia | Renew | For |
| Luděk NIEDERMAYER | Czechia | EPP | For |
| Ľudovít ÓDOR | Slovakia | Renew | For |
| Luis-Vicențiu LAZARUS | Romania | No group | Abstained |
| Lukas MANDL | Austria | EPP | For |
| Lukas SIEPER | Germany | No group | For |
| Łukasz KOHUT | Poland | EPP | For |
| Luke Ming FLANAGAN | Ireland | The Left | For |
| Lynn BOYLAN | Ireland | The Left | For |
| Maciej WĄSIK voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Poland | ECR | Against |
| Magdalena ADAMOWICZ | Poland | EPP | For |
| Małgorzata GOSIEWSKA | Poland | ECR | Abstained |
| Malik AZMANI voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Netherlands | Renew | Abstained |
| Malika SOREL | France | No group | Abstained |
| Manfred WEBER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Manon AUBRY | France | The Left | For |
| Manuela RIPA | Germany | EPP | For |
| Maravillas ABADÍA JOVER | Spain | EPP | For |
| Marc ANGEL | Luxembourg | S&D | For |
| Marc BOTENGA | Belgium | The Left | For |
| Marcin SYPNIEWSKI | Poland | ESN | Against |
| Marco FALCONE | Italy | EPP | For |
| Marco SQUARTA | Italy | ECR | Abstained |
| Marcos ROS SEMPERE | Spain | S&D | For |
| Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN | Spain | Patriots | Against |
| Maria GRAPINI | Romania | S&D | For |
| Maria GUZENINA | Finland | S&D | For |
| Maria NOICHL | Germany | S&D | For |
| Maria OHISALO | Finland | Greens | For |
| Maria ZACHARIA | Greece | No group | For |
| Marianne VIND | Denmark | S&D | For |
| Mariateresa VIVALDINI | Italy | ECR | Abstained |
| Marie TOUSSAINT | France | Greens | For |
| Marie-Agnes STRACK-ZIMMERMANN | Germany | Renew | For |
| Marie-Luce BRASIER-CLAIN | France | Patriots | For |
| Marieke EHLERS | Netherlands | Patriots | Against |
| Marina KALJURAND | Estonia | S&D | For |
| Marina MESURE | France | The Left | For |
| Mario FURORE | Italy | The Left | For |
| Mario MANTOVANI | Italy | ECR | Abstained |
| Marion MARÉCHAL voted otherwise than their group's clear line | France | ECR | Against |
| Marion WALSMANN | Germany | EPP | For |
| Marit MAIJ | Netherlands | S&D | For |
| Mariusz KAMIŃSKI | Poland | ECR | Abstained |
| Marjan ŠAREC | Slovenia | Renew | For |
| Markéta GREGOROVÁ | Czechia | Greens | For |
| Marko VEŠLIGAJ | Croatia | S&D | For |
| Markus BUCHHEIT | Germany | ESN | Against |
| Markus FERBER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Marlena MALĄG | Poland | ECR | Abstained |
| Marta TEMIDO | Portugal | S&D | For |
| Marta WCISŁO | Poland | EPP | For |
| Martin GÜNTHER | Germany | The Left | For |
| Martin HÄUSLING | Germany | Greens | For |
| Martin HOJSÍK | Slovakia | Renew | For |
| Martin SCHIRDEWAN | Germany | The Left | For |
| Martin SONNEBORN | Germany | No group | For |
| Martine KEMP | Luxembourg | EPP | For |
| Mārtiņš STAĶIS | Latvia | Greens | For |
| Mary KHAN | Germany | ESN | Against |
| Massimiliano SALINI | Italy | EPP | For |
| Matej TONIN | Slovenia | EPP | For |
| Mathilde ANDROUËT | France | Patriots | For |
| Matjaž NEMEC | Slovenia | S&D | For |
| Matteo RICCI | Italy | S&D | For |
| Matthieu VALET | France | Patriots | For |
| Merja KYLLÖNEN | Finland | The Left | For |
| Michael BLOSS | Germany | Greens | For |
| Michael GAHLER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Michael MCNAMARA | Ireland | Renew | For |
| Michael VON DER SCHULENBURG | Germany | No group | For |
| Michał DWORCZYK | Poland | ECR | Abstained |
| Michał KOBOSKO | Poland | Renew | For |
| Michał SZCZERBA | Poland | EPP | For |
| Michał WAWRYKIEWICZ | Poland | EPP | For |
| Michal WIEZIK | Slovakia | Renew | For |
| Michalis HADJIPANTELA | Cyprus | EPP | For |
| Michele PICARO | Italy | ECR | Abstained |
| Mieke ANDRIESE | Netherlands | Patriots | Against |
| Mihai TUDOSE | Romania | S&D | For |
| Mika AALTOLA | Finland | EPP | For |
| Milan MAZUREK | Slovakia | ESN | Against |
| Milan UHRÍK | Slovakia | ESN | Against |
| Milan ZVER voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Slovenia | EPP | Abstained |
| Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA | Romania | EPP | For |
| Mireia BORRÁS PABÓN | Spain | Patriots | Against |
| Mirosława NYKIEL | Poland | EPP | For |
| Mohammed CHAHIM | Netherlands | S&D | For |
| Monika BEŇOVÁ | Slovakia | No group | For |
| Monika HOHLMEIER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Moritz KÖRNER | Germany | Renew | For |
| Morten LØKKEGAARD voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Denmark | Renew | Abstained |
| Mounir SATOURI | France | Greens | For |
| Murielle LAURENT | France | S&D | For |
| Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR | Spain | S&D | For |
| Nadine MORANO | France | EPP | For |
| Nela RIEHL | Germany | Greens | For |
| Niclas HERBST | Germany | EPP | For |
| Nicola PROCACCINI | Italy | ECR | Abstained |
| Nicola ZINGARETTI | Italy | S&D | For |
| Nicolae ȘTEFĂNUȚĂ | Romania | Greens | For |
| Nicolas BAY voted otherwise than their group's clear line | France | ECR | Against |
| Nicolás PASCUAL DE LA PARTE | Spain | EPP | For |
| Niels Flemming HANSEN voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Denmark | EPP | Abstained |
| Niels FUGLSANG | Denmark | S&D | For |
| Niels GEUKING | Germany | EPP | For |
| Nikola BARTŮŠEK | Czechia | No group | For |
| Nikola MINCHEV | Bulgaria | Renew | For |
| Nikolaos ANADIOTIS | Greece | No group | Abstained |
| Nikolina BRNJAC | Croatia | EPP | For |
| Nikos PAPANDREOU | Greece | S&D | For |
| Nikos PAPPAS | Greece | The Left | For |
| Nils UŠAKOVS | Latvia | S&D | For |
| Nina CARBERRY | Ireland | EPP | For |
| Nora JUNCO GARCÍA | Spain | ECR | Abstained |
| Norbert LINS | Germany | EPP | For |
| Oihane AGIRREGOITIA MARTÍNEZ | Spain | Renew | For |
| Oliver SCHENK | Germany | EPP | For |
| Olivier CHASTEL | Belgium | Renew | For |
| Ondřej KNOTEK | Czechia | Patriots | For |
| Ondřej KOLÁŘ | Czechia | EPP | For |
| Ondřej KRUTÍLEK | Czechia | ECR | Abstained |
| Özlem DEMIREL | Germany | The Left | For |
| Pablo ARIAS ECHEVERRÍA | Spain | EPP | For |
| Paolo BORCHIA | Italy | Patriots | Against |
| Paolo INSELVINI | Italy | ECR | Abstained |
| Pär HOLMGREN | Sweden | Greens | For |
| Pascal ARIMONT | Belgium | EPP | For |
| Pascal CANFIN | France | Renew | For |
| Pasquale TRIDICO | Italy | The Left | For |
| Patryk JAKI | Poland | ECR | Abstained |
| Paulius SAUDARGAS | Lithuania | EPP | For |
| Paulo CUNHA | Portugal | EPP | For |
| Paulo DO NASCIMENTO CABRAL | Portugal | EPP | For |
| Pekka TOVERI | Finland | EPP | For |
| Per CLAUSEN | Denmark | The Left | For |
| Petar VOLGIN | Bulgaria | ESN | Against |
| Peter AGIUS voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Malta | EPP | Abstained |
| Peter LIESE | Germany | EPP | For |
| Petr BYSTRON | Germany | ESN | Against |
| Petra STEGER | Austria | Patriots | Against |
| Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS | Lithuania | Renew | For |
| Petras GRAŽULIS voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Lithuania | ESN | Abstained |
| Philippe OLIVIER | France | Patriots | For |
| Pierfrancesco MARAN | Italy | S&D | For |
| Pierre PIMPIE | France | Patriots | For |
| Pierre-Romain THIONNET | France | Patriots | For |
| Pietro FIOCCHI | Italy | ECR | Abstained |
| Pilar DEL CASTILLO VERA | Spain | EPP | For |
| Pina PICIERNO | Italy | S&D | For |
| Piotr MÜLLER | Poland | ECR | Abstained |
| Rachel BLOM | Netherlands | Patriots | Against |
| Rada LAYKOVA | Bulgaria | ESN | Against |
| Radan KANEV | Bulgaria | EPP | For |
| Raffaele STANCANELLI | Italy | Patriots | Against |
| Raffaele TOPO | Italy | S&D | For |
| Ralf SEEKATZ | Germany | EPP | For |
| Raphaël GLUCKSMANN | France | S&D | For |
| Raquel GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE | Netherlands | Renew | For |
| Rasa JUKNEVIČIENĖ | Lithuania | EPP | For |
| Rasmus ANDRESEN | Germany | Greens | For |
| Rasmus NORDQVIST | Denmark | Greens | For |
| Raúl DE LA HOZ QUINTANO | Spain | EPP | For |
| Regina DOHERTY | Ireland | EPP | For |
| Reinhold LOPATKA | Austria | EPP | For |
| Reinier VAN LANSCHOT | Netherlands | Greens | For |
| Reinis POZŅAKS | Latvia | ECR | Abstained |
| René AUST | Germany | ESN | Against |
| Rihards KOLS | Latvia | ECR | Abstained |
| Riho TERRAS voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Estonia | EPP | Abstained |
| Rima HASSAN | France | The Left | For |
| Robert BIEDROŃ | Poland | S&D | For |
| Roberto VANNACCI | Italy | ESN | Against |
| Roberts ZĪLE | Latvia | ECR | Abstained |
| Roman HAIDER | Austria | Patriots | Against |
| Romana JERKOVIĆ | Croatia | S&D | For |
| Romana TOMC voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Slovenia | EPP | Abstained |
| Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT | Spain | EPP | For |
| Rosa SERRANO SIERRA | Spain | S&D | For |
| Rudi KENNES | Belgium | The Left | For |
| Ruggero RAZZA | Italy | ECR | Abstained |
| Ruth FIRMENICH | Germany | No group | For |
| Sabine VERHEYEN | Germany | EPP | For |
| Sabrina REPP | Germany | S&D | For |
| Sakis ARNAOUTOGLOU | Greece | S&D | For |
| Salvatore DE MEO | Italy | EPP | For |
| Sander SMIT | Netherlands | ECR | Abstained |
| Sandra GÓMEZ LÓPEZ | Spain | S&D | For |
| Sandra KALNIETE | Latvia | EPP | For |
| Sandro GOZI | France | Renew | For |
| Sara MATTHIEU | Belgium | Greens | For |
| Saskia BRICMONT | Belgium | Greens | For |
| Seán KELLY | Ireland | EPP | For |
| Sebastian EVERDING | Germany | The Left | For |
| Sebastian TYNKKYNEN voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Finland | ECR | Against |
| Sebastião BUGALHO | Portugal | EPP | For |
| Şerban Dimitrie STURDZA | Romania | ECR | Abstained |
| Sergio BERLATO | Italy | ECR | Abstained |
| Sérgio GONÇALVES | Portugal | S&D | For |
| Sérgio HUMBERTO | Portugal | EPP | For |
| Sibylle BERG | Germany | No group | For |
| Siegbert Frank DROESE | Germany | ESN | Against |
| Siegfried MUREŞAN | Romania | EPP | For |
| Sigrid FRIIS | Denmark | Renew | For |
| Silvia SARDONE | Italy | Patriots | Against |
| Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN | Finland | EPP | For |
| Sofie ERIKSSON | Sweden | S&D | For |
| Sophie WILMÈS | Belgium | Renew | For |
| Stanislav STOYANOV | Bulgaria | ESN | Against |
| Stanisław TYSZKA | Poland | ESN | Against |
| Stefan BERGER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Stefan KÖHLER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Stefano BONACCINI | Italy | S&D | For |
| Stefano CAVEDAGNA | Italy | ECR | Abstained |
| Stéphanie YON-COURTIN | France | Renew | For |
| Stine BOSSE | Denmark | Renew | For |
| Sunčana GLAVAK | Croatia | EPP | For |
| Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ | Spain | EPP | For |
| Susanna CECCARDI | Italy | Patriots | For |
| Sven MIKSER | Estonia | S&D | For |
| Sven SIMON | Germany | EPP | For |
| Svenja HAHN | Germany | Renew | For |
| Terry REINTKE | Germany | Greens | For |
| Thijs REUTEN | Netherlands | S&D | For |
| Thomas BAJADA | Malta | S&D | For |
| Thomas GEISEL | Germany | No group | For |
| Thomas PELLERIN-CARLIN | France | S&D | For |
| Thomas WAITZ | Austria | Greens | For |
| Tiago MOREIRA DE SÁ | Portugal | Patriots | Abstained |
| Tiemo WÖLKEN | Germany | S&D | For |
| Tilly METZ | Luxembourg | Greens | For |
| Tineke STRIK | Netherlands | Greens | For |
| Tobias CREMER | Germany | S&D | For |
| Tom VANDENDRIESSCHE | Belgium | Patriots | Against |
| Tomáš KUBÍN | Czechia | Patriots | For |
| Tomas TOBÉ | Sweden | EPP | For |
| Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Czechia | EPP | Abstained |
| Tomasz BUCZEK | Poland | Patriots | Against |
| Tomasz FROELICH | Germany | ESN | Against |
| Tomislav SOKOL voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Croatia | EPP | Against |
| Ton DIEPEVEEN | Netherlands | Patriots | Against |
| Tonino PICULA | Croatia | S&D | For |
| Tsvetelina PENKOVA | Bulgaria | S&D | For |
| Udo BULLMANN | Germany | S&D | For |
| Urmas PAET | Estonia | Renew | For |
| Valentina PALMISANO | Italy | The Left | For |
| Valérie DELOGE | France | Patriots | For |
| Valérie DEVAUX | France | Renew | For |
| Valérie HAYER | France | Renew | For |
| Vangelis MEIMARAKIS | Greece | EPP | For |
| Vasile DÎNCU | Romania | S&D | For |
| Verena MERTENS | Germany | EPP | For |
| Veronika VRECIONOVÁ | Czechia | ECR | Abstained |
| Vicent MARZÀ IBÁÑEZ | Spain | Greens | For |
| Victor NEGRESCU | Romania | S&D | For |
| Viktória FERENC | Hungary | Patriots | Abstained |
| Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ | Lithuania | S&D | For |
| Vilis KRIŠTOPANS | Latvia | Patriots | Abstained |
| Ville NIINISTÖ | Finland | Greens | For |
| Villy SØVNDAL | Denmark | Greens | For |
| Virgil-Daniel POPESCU | Romania | EPP | For |
| Virginie JORON | France | Patriots | For |
| Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS | Lithuania | Greens | For |
| Vivien COSTANZO | Germany | S&D | For |
| Volker SCHNURRBUSCH | Germany | ESN | Against |
| Vytenis Povilas ANDRIUKAITIS | Lithuania | S&D | For |
| Waldemar BUDA voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Poland | ECR | Against |
| Waldemar TOMASZEWSKI | Lithuania | ECR | Abstained |
| Willemien KONING | Netherlands | EPP | For |
| Wouter BEKE | Belgium | EPP | For |
| Yannis MANIATIS | Greece | S&D | For |
| Younous OMARJEE | France | The Left | For |
| Yvan VEROUGSTRAETE | Belgium | Renew | For |
| Zala ČERNILEC TOMAŠIČ voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Slovenia | EPP | Abstained |
| Željana ZOVKO | Croatia | EPP | For |
| Zsuzsanna BORVENDÉG | Hungary | ESN | Against |
Debate speakers and how they voted
| Member | Group | Speeches | Spoke | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lukas SIEPER changed group Germany | Renew | Speeches4 | 9 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Andrea WECHSLER Germany | EPP | Speeches4 | 9 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | Abstained |
| Katarina BARLEY Germany | S&D | Speeches3 | 9 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| João OLIVEIRA Portugal | The Left | Speeches3 | 9 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Maria NOICHL Germany | S&D | Speeches2 | 9 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Irena JOVEVA Slovenia | Renew | Speeches2 | 9 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
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All votes on this decision, 6
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paragraph 10 — part 1 A10-0021/2026 – Irena Joveva, Mirosława Nykiel – § 10/1 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘including access to free, safe and legal abortion’” | Roll call | 449 for, 139 against, 39 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: S&D; split: Members |
| 2 | Paragraph 10 — part 2 A10-0021/2026 – Irena Joveva, Mirosława Nykiel – § 10/2 Part voted on: “those words” | Roll call | 377 for, 163 against, 70 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: S&D; split: Members |
| 3 | Separate vote on paragraph 29 A10-0021/2026 – Irena Joveva, Mirosława Nykiel – § 29 | Roll call | 418 for, 140 against, 70 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: S&D; separate: Members |
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| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Paragraph 10 — part 2 A10-0021/2026 – Irena Joveva, Mirosława Nykiel – § 10/2 Part voted on: “those words” | Roll call | 377 for, 163 against, 70 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: S&D; split: Members |
| 3 | Separate vote on paragraph 29 A10-0021/2026 – Irena Joveva, Mirosława Nykiel – § 29 | Roll call | 418 for, 140 against, 70 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: S&D; separate: Members |
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Separate vote on paragraph 30 A10-0021/2026 – Irena Joveva, Mirosława Nykiel – § 30 | Roll call | 340 for, 155 against, 124 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: S&D; separate: Members |
| 5 | Separate vote on paragraph 53 A10-0021/2026 – Irena Joveva, Mirosława Nykiel – § 53 | Roll call | 379 for, 180 against, 68 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: S&D; separate: Members |
| 6 | Final vote — text as a whole A10-0021/2026 – Irena Joveva, Mirosława Nykiel – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Roll call | 458 for, 72 against, 98 abstained Adopted |
Roll call requested by S&D · split votes by Members · separate votes by Members.
Text
The text voted on.
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Parliament adopted a resolution on the gender pay and pension gap in the EU, covering its causes and ways to close it.
The text calls for better tools to value work, pay transparency, stronger enforcement of equal pay laws, and improved care services.
It asks the Commission to address these issues in the next Gender Equality Strategy.
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This resolution addresses the gender pay and pension gaps in the EU, analyzing causes and proposing measures to close them, including better valuation of women-dominated work.
Dossier
Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.
2025/2038(INI) · Own-initiative report
Parliament adopted the text on 11 March 2026. This is its final position on the matter.
Show the 5 steps of the dossier
- Referred to committee · 13 February 2025 (done)
- Committee work · Report adopted 28 January 2026 (done)
- Tabled for plenary · 19 February 2026 (done)
- Plenary vote · Adopted 11 March 2026 (done)
- Parliament’s position · Final (done)
Lead committee: FEMM · Authors: Irena JOVEVA (Renew), Mirosława NYKIEL (EPP)
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Sources & citation
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- 25 September 2026
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European Parliament (2026). “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”. Decision, 11 March 2026. votingId 186909, document A-10-2026-0021, reference 2025/2038(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-03-11/6?members=all (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 11 March 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-03-11-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 11 March 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-03-11-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-03-11, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-03-11/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2026-03-11-6,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{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}},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-03-11},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-03-11/6?members=all}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-03-11/6?members=all},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Decision. votingId 186909, document A-10-2026-0021, reference 2025/2038(INI). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-03-11-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-03-11-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-03-11 (CC BY 4.0)}
}