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Decision

Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap

Effect
Adopted
Result
263 for · 83 against · 154 abstained roll call
Date
21 May 2026, 13:49–14:00
Kind
Resolution
More facts (9)
Margin
by a clear majority
Source
Committee report by Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut
Topics
Jobs, social affairs & equality Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes
37 votes · 31 roll calls · 2 amendments
Requested by
Greens (1 roll call) · S&D (1 roll call) · Members (1 roll call, 6 split votes, 1 separate vote)
Final vote
192536
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Result

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

Final vote: 263 for, 83 against, 154 abstained (roll call).

Adopted by a clear majority.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 2 amendments (2 rejected) and 34 parts of the text voted on separately (29 adopted, 5 rejected).

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

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 35Against 0Abst. 0No vote 10 of 45Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
GreensFor 42Against 0Abst. 0No vote 11 of 53Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
S&DFor 3Against 4Abst. 79No vote 50 of 136Majority line AbstainedClear line Abstained Cohesion 0.88
RenewFor 41Against 7Abst. 10No vote 19 of 77Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.56
EPPFor 99Against 3Abst. 12No vote 69 of 183Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.80
ECRFor 6Against 10Abst. 43No vote 22 of 81Majority line AbstainedClear line Abstained Cohesion 0.59
PatriotsFor 26Against 35Abst. 4No vote 20 of 85Majority line AgainstClear line Divided Cohesion 0.31
ESNFor 0Against 18Abst. 3No vote 6 of 27Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.79
No groupFor 11Against 6Abst. 3No vote 10 of 30Majority 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, Nikola BARTŮŠEK changed group, Pina PICIERNO changed group, Taner KABILOV changed group.

Voted against their group, 58

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
Austria86510.13
Belgium93460.34
Bulgaria50570.25
Cyprus0006—
Czechia70680.31
Germany361624200.21
Denmark53430.13
Estonia2122—
Spain16715220.13
Finland90150.85
France51014160.68
Greece461100.32
Croatia2037—
Hungary36010—
Ireland120110.88
Italy12616420.21
Lithuania6113—
Luxembourg3111—
Latvia4032—
Malta0015—
Netherlands1011550.13
Poland1862090.18
Portugal92820.21
Romania1425120.50
Sweden114510.33
Slovenia3042—
Slovakia4209—

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
Roberts ZĪLE LatviaECRSpeeches121 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded
Cristian TERHEŞ RomaniaECRSpeeches320 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Paulo DO NASCIMENTO CABRAL PortugalEPPSpeeches320 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Eleonora MELETI GreeceEPPSpeeches220 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Roxana MÎNZATU RomaniaS&DSpeeches220 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Not in office
Marit MAIJ NetherlandsS&DSpeeches220 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Abstained
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Debate speakers, continued
MemberGroupSpeechesSpokeFinal vote
Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ LithuaniaS&DSpeeches220 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Abstained
Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT SpainEPPSpeeches220 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Romana JERKOVIĆ CroatiaS&DSpeeches120 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded
Maria GRAPINI RomaniaS&DSpeeches120 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Alessandra MORETTI ItalyS&DSpeeches120 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded
Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA PolandECRSpeeches120 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded
Kostas PAPADAKIS GreeceNo groupSpeeches120 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Tomasz FROELICH GermanyESNSpeeches120 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Heléne FRITZON SwedenS&DSpeeches120 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Abstained
Katrin LANGENSIEPEN GermanyGreensSpeeches120 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Elisabetta GUALMINI changed group ItalyRenewSpeeches120 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Mathilde ANDROUËT FrancePatriotsSpeeches120 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Lina GÁLVEZ SpainS&DSpeeches120 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Abstained
Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN SpainPatriotsSpeeches120 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group Against
Pál SZEKERES HungaryPatriotsSpeeches120 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded
Valérie DEVAUX FranceRenewSpeeches120 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
Liesbet SOMMEN BelgiumEPPSpeeches120 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Alexander JUNGBLUTH GermanyESNSpeeches120 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Raquel GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE NetherlandsRenewSpeeches120 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Lukas SIEPER changed group GermanyRenewSpeeches120 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Anna STROLENBERG NetherlandsGreensSpeeches120 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Idoia MENDIA SpainS&DSpeeches120 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Abstained
Estrella GALÁN SpainThe LeftSpeeches120 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group No vote recorded
Sigrid FRIIS DenmarkRenewSpeeches120 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Mirosława NYKIEL PolandEPPSpeeches120 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
Jagna MARCZUŁAJTIS-WALCZAK PolandEPPSpeeches120 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
João OLIVEIRA PortugalThe LeftSpeeches120 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Antonella SBERNA ItalyECRSpeeches120 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Abstained
Giusi PRINCI ItalyEPPSpeeches120 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Benedetta SCUDERI ItalyGreensSpeeches120 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
Carolina MORACE ItalyThe LeftSpeeches120 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded
Kathleen FUNCHION IrelandThe LeftSpeeches120 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Younous OMARJEE FranceThe LeftSpeeches120 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded
Vasile DÎNCU RomaniaS&DSpeeches120 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded
Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN FinlandEPPSpeeches120 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA PolandEPPSpeeches120 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR SpainS&DSpeeches120 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For

All votes on this decision, 37

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
1Separate vote on paragraph 14 A10-0083/2026 – Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut – § 14 Roll call496 for, 7 against, 35 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Members
2Vote on text inserted after paragraph 14 Show of hands Rejected
3Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 14 A10-0083/2026 – Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut – After § 14 – Am 2 Roll call181 for, 342 against, 20 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Members
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Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
2Vote on text inserted after paragraph 14 Show of hands Rejected
3Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 14 A10-0083/2026 – Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut – After § 14 – Am 2 Roll call181 for, 342 against, 20 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Members
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
4Separate vote on paragraph 15 A10-0083/2026 – Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut – § 15 Roll call460 for, 14 against, 64 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Members
5Separate vote on paragraph 19 A10-0083/2026 – Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut – § 19 Roll call505 for, 29 against, 9 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Members
6Separate vote on paragraph 22 A10-0083/2026 – Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut – § 22 Roll call321 for, 118 against, 102 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Greens; separate: Members
7Separate vote on paragraph 27 Show of hands RejectedRequested byseparate: Members
8Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 28 A10-0083/2026 – Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut – After § 28 – Am 3 Roll call190 for, 311 against, 39 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Members
9Paragraph 36 — part 1 A10-0083/2026 – Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut – § 36/1 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘especially when profit motives are low’”Roll call472 for, 33 against, 33 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Greens; split: Members
10Paragraph 36 — part 2 A10-0083/2026 – Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut – § 36/2 Part voted on: “those words”Roll call299 for, 134 against, 103 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Greens; split: Members
11Paragraph 37 — part 1 A10-0083/2026 – Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut – § 37/1 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘gender mainstreaming and gender’ and ‘to be implemented’”Roll call286 for, 182 against, 65 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: S&D; split: Members; separate: Members
12Paragraph 37 — part 2 A10-0083/2026 – Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut – § 37/2 Part voted on: “those words”Roll call245 for, 275 against, 20 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Members, S&D; split: Members; separate: Members
13Separate vote on paragraph 38 Counted334 for, 135 against, 70 abstained AdoptedRequested byseparate: Members
14Separate vote on paragraph 43 A10-0083/2026 – Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut – § 43 Roll call261 for, 105 against, 174 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Greens; separate: Members
15Paragraph 49 — part 1 A10-0083/2026 – Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut – § 49/1 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘rights’”Roll call421 for, 77 against, 33 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: S&D; split: Members
16Paragraph 49 — part 2 A10-0083/2026 – Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut – § 49/2 Part voted on: “those words”Roll call358 for, 134 against, 30 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: S&D; split: Members
17Separate vote on paragraph 53 A10-0083/2026 – Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut – § 53 Roll call248 for, 158 against, 114 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: S&D; separate: Members
18Separate vote on paragraph 55 A10-0083/2026 – Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut – § 55 Roll call373 for, 76 against, 79 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: S&D; separate: Members
19Separate vote on paragraph 56 Counted259 for, 229 against, 32 abstained Adopted
20Separate vote on paragraph 58 A10-0083/2026 – Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut – § 58 Roll call507 for, 3 against, 16 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Members
21Separate vote on paragraph 64 A10-0083/2026 – Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut – § 64 Roll call266 for, 234 against, 25 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: S&D; separate: Members
22Vote on text inserted after paragraph 65 Counted195 for, 257 against, 53 abstained Rejected
23Separate vote on paragraph 79 A10-0083/2026 – Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut – § 79 Roll call327 for, 154 against, 31 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: S&D; separate: Members
24Separate vote on paragraph 81 Show of hands RejectedRequested byroll call: S&D; separate: Members
25Separate vote on paragraph 81 A10-0083/2026 – Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut – § 81 Roll call307 for, 146 against, 58 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: S&D; separate: Members
26Separate vote on paragraph 83 A10-0083/2026 – Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut – § 83 Roll call427 for, 42 against, 42 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Members
27Recital A — part 1 A10-0083/2026 – Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut – Recital A/1 Part voted on: ‘whereas gender equality is one of the EU’s founding values;’Roll call437 for, 28 against, 48 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: S&D; split: Members
28Recital A — part 2 A10-0083/2026 – Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut – Recital A/2 Part voted on: “whereas gender mainstreaming and an intersectional approach should be implemented and integrated across all EU policies;”Roll call303 for, 178 against, 27 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Members, S&D; split: Members
29Separate vote on recital F A10-0083/2026 – Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut – Recital F Roll call473 for, 12 against, 26 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Members
30Recital R — part 1 A10-0083/2026 – Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut – Recital R/1 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘and abortion services’”Roll call384 for, 113 against, 13 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: S&D; split: Members
31Recital R — part 2 A10-0083/2026 – Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut – Recital R/2 Part voted on: “those words”Roll call320 for, 152 against, 34 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: S&D; split: Members
32Recital S — part 1 A10-0083/2026 – Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut – Recital S/1 Part voted on: “whereas the Work-Life Balance Directive has not been fully implemented in several Member States;”Roll call344 for, 111 against, 50 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Greens; split: Members
33Recital S — part 2 A10-0083/2026 – Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut – Recital S/2 Part voted on: ‘whereas its provision on carers’ right to leave of five working days per year is insufficient to provide adequate care or to organise formal care and is not covered by the same safeguards regarding remuneration and income support as other types of family leave;’Roll call273 for, 160 against, 79 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Greens; split: Members
34Separate vote on recital AC A10-0083/2026 – Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut – Recital AC Roll call238 for, 217 against, 57 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Greens; separate: Members
35Separate vote on recital AF A10-0083/2026 – Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut – Recital AF Roll call285 for, 198 against, 30 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: S&D; separate: Members
36Separate vote on recital AH A10-0083/2026 – Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut – Recital AH Roll call294 for, 144 against, 70 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: S&D; separate: Members
37Final vote — text as a whole A10-0083/2026 – Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) Roll call263 for, 83 against, 154 abstained Adopted

Roll calls requested by Greens, S&D, Members · split votes by Members (6) · separate votes by Members.

Text

The text voted on.

Report A-10-2026-0083

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Parliament adopted a resolution on advancing towards a care society and addressing the gender care gap.

The text calls for reducing inequalities in care, strengthening care systems, and promoting gender equality across the EU.

It urges member states to implement the Work-Life Balance Directive and improve working conditions in the care sector.

The resolution also asks for recognition of unpaid caregiving in pension systems and better data collection on the gender care gap.

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This resolution on advancing towards a care society addresses the gender care gap, calling for measures to value care work, support carers, and promote equal sharing of responsibilities.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2025/2039(INI) · Own-initiative report

Parliament adopted the text on 21 May 2026. This is its final position on the matter.

Show the 5 steps of the dossier
  1. Referred to committee · 13 February 2025 (done)
  2. Committee work · Report adopted 24 March 2026 (done)
  3. Tabled for plenary · 8 April 2026 (done)
  4. Plenary vote · Adopted 21 May 2026 (done)
  5. Parliament’s position · Final (done)

Lead committee: FEMM · Authors: Eleonora MELETI (EPP), Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT (EPP)

Connections

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

Show 23 connections: Running issue: European Pillar of Social Rights · Running issue: Gender Equality Strategy · Running issue: EU fundamental rights · Final votes that split the chamber the same way

Running issue: European Pillar of Social Rights

Running issue: Gender Equality Strategy

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.

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25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2026). “Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap”. Decision, 21 May 2026. votingId 192536, document A-10-2026-0083, reference 2025/2039(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-05-21/9 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 21 May 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-05-21-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 21 May 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-05-21-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-05-21, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-05-21/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2026-05-21-9,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-05-21},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-05-21/9}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-05-21/9},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 192536, document A-10-2026-0083, reference 2025/2039(INI). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-05-21-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-05-21-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-05-21 (CC BY 4.0)}
}