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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.

500 members with a recorded position.

Each member's recorded position. ≠ group: voted otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds) of their group.
MemberCountryGroupPosition
Abir AL-SAHLANI SwedenRenew For
Adam BIELAN PolandECR Abstained
Adina VĂLEAN RomaniaEPP For
Adnan DIBRANI SwedenS&D Abstained
Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA SpainEPP For
Adrian-George AXINIA voted otherwise than their group's clear line RomaniaECR For
Afroditi LATINOPOULOU GreecePatriots Against
Aleksandar NIKOLIC FrancePatriots For
Alessandro CIRIANI ItalyECR Abstained
Alexander BERNHUBER AustriaEPP For
Alexander JUNGBLUTH GermanyESN Against
Alexander SELL GermanyESN Against
Alexandr VONDRA CzechiaECR Abstained
Alexandra GEESE GermanyGreens For
Alexandre VARAUT FrancePatriots For
Alice KUHNKE SwedenGreens For
Alicia HOMS GINEL SpainS&D Abstained
Alvise PÉREZ SpainNo group Against
Ana Catarina MENDES PortugalS&D Abstained
Ana Miguel PEDRO voted otherwise than their group's clear line PortugalEPP Abstained
Ana MIRANDA PAZ SpainGreens For
Ana VASCONCELOS voted otherwise than their group's clear line PortugalRenew Abstained
Andi CRISTEA RomaniaS&D Abstained
András LÁSZLÓ HungaryPatriots Against
András Tivadar KULJA HungaryEPP For
André ROUGÉ FrancePatriots For
Andrea WECHSLER voted otherwise than their group's clear line GermanyEPP Abstained
Andreas GLÜCK voted otherwise than their group's clear line GermanyRenew Abstained
Andreas SCHIEDER AustriaS&D Abstained
Andreas SCHWAB GermanyEPP For
Andrey KOVATCHEV BulgariaEPP For
Andrzej BUŁA PolandEPP For
Angelika NIEBLER voted otherwise than their group's clear line GermanyEPP Abstained
Angelika WINZIG AustriaEPP For
Angéline FURET FrancePatriots For
Anja ARNDT GermanyESN Against
Anja HAZEKAMP NetherlandsThe Left For
Anna BRYŁKA PolandPatriots Against
Anna CAVAZZINI GermanyGreens For
Anna STROLENBERG NetherlandsGreens For
Anna ZALEWSKA PolandECR Abstained
Annamária VICSEK HungaryPatriots Against
Anne-Sophie FRIGOUT FrancePatriots For
Anouk VAN BRUG voted otherwise than their group's clear line NetherlandsRenew Against
Anthony SMITH FranceThe Left For
Antonella SBERNA ItalyECR Abstained
Antonín STANĚK CzechiaPatriots Abstained
António TÂNGER CORRÊA PortugalPatriots Against
Aodhán Ó RÍORDÁIN IrelandS&D Abstained
Arash SAEIDI FranceThe Left For
Arba KOKALARI SwedenEPP For
Arkadiusz MULARCZYK PolandECR Abstained
Arno BAUSEMER GermanyESN Against
Auke ZIJLSTRA NetherlandsPatriots Against
Barbara BONTE BelgiumPatriots Against
Barry ANDREWS IrelandRenew For
Barry COWEN IrelandRenew For
Bart GROOTHUIS voted otherwise than their group's clear line NetherlandsRenew Against
Bartłomiej SIENKIEWICZ PolandEPP For
Bartosz ARŁUKOWICZ PolandEPP For
Beata SZYDŁO PolandECR Abstained
Beatrice TIMGREN voted otherwise than their group's clear line SwedenECR Against
Benedetta SCUDERI ItalyGreens For
Benoit CASSART BelgiumRenew For
Bernard GUETTA FranceRenew For
Bernd LANGE GermanyS&D Abstained
Bert-Jan RUISSEN voted otherwise than their group's clear line NetherlandsECR Against
Billy KELLEHER IrelandRenew For
Bogdan RZOŃCA PolandECR Abstained
Brando BENIFEI ItalyS&D Abstained
Branislav ONDRUŠ SlovakiaNo group For
Branko GRIMS voted otherwise than their group's clear line SloveniaEPP Abstained
Brigitte VAN DEN BERG NetherlandsRenew For
Bruno GONÇALVES voted otherwise than their group's clear line PortugalS&D For
Bruno TOBBACK BelgiumS&D Abstained
Carla TAVARES PortugalS&D Abstained
Carmen CRESPO DÍAZ SpainEPP For
Catarina MARTINS PortugalThe Left For
Catherine GRISET FrancePatriots For
Cecilia STRADA ItalyS&D Abstained
César LUENA SpainS&D Abstained
Charles GOERENS LuxembourgRenew For
Charlie WEIMERS voted otherwise than their group's clear line SwedenECR Against
Chiara GEMMA ItalyECR Abstained
Christel SCHALDEMOSE DenmarkS&D Abstained
Christian DOLESCHAL GermanyEPP For
Christine ANDERSON GermanyESN Against
Christine SINGER voted otherwise than their group's clear line GermanyRenew Against
Christophe BAY FrancePatriots For
Christophe GRUDLER FranceRenew For
Ciaran MULLOOLY IrelandRenew For
Claire FITA FranceS&D Abstained
Claudiu-Richard TÂRZIU RomaniaECR Abstained
Cristian TERHEŞ voted otherwise than their group's clear line RomaniaECR Against
Csaba MOLNÁR voted otherwise than their group's clear line HungaryS&D Against
Cynthia NÍ MHURCHÚ IrelandRenew For
Dainius ŽALIMAS LithuaniaRenew For
Damian BOESELAGER GermanyGreens For
Damien CARÊME FranceThe Left For
Dan BARNA RomaniaRenew For
Dan-Ştefan MOTREANU RomaniaEPP For
Daniel BUDA RomaniaEPP For
Daniel FREUND GermanyGreens For
Daniel OBAJTEK PolandECR Abstained
Daniele POLATO ItalyECR Abstained
Danilo DELLA VALLE ItalyThe Left For
Dariusz JOŃSKI PolandEPP For
David CASA voted otherwise than their group's clear line MaltaEPP Abstained
David CORMAND FranceGreens For
David MCALLISTER GermanyEPP For
Davor Ivo STIER voted otherwise than their group's clear line CroatiaEPP Abstained
Delara BURKHARDT GermanyS&D Abstained
Denis NESCI ItalyECR Abstained
Dennis RADTKE GermanyEPP For
Dick ERIXON voted otherwise than their group's clear line SwedenECR Against
Diego SOLIER SpainECR Abstained
Dirk GOTINK NetherlandsEPP For
Dolors MONTSERRAT SpainEPP For
Dominik TARCZYŃSKI PolandECR Abstained
Dóra DÁVID HungaryEPP For
Elena DONAZZAN ItalyECR Abstained
Elena SANCHO MURILLO SpainS&D Abstained
Eleonora MELETI GreeceEPP For
Elisabeth DIERINGER AustriaPatriots Against
Elisabeth GROSSMANN AustriaS&D Abstained
Elisabetta GUALMINI ItalyRenew For
Elsi KATAINEN FinlandRenew For
Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA PolandEPP For
Emma FOURREAU FranceThe Left For
Emma RAFOWICZ FranceS&D Abstained
Emma WIESNER SwedenRenew For
Emmanouil FRAGKOS voted otherwise than their group's clear line GreeceECR Against
Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS GreeceEPP For
Engin EROGLU voted otherwise than their group's clear line GermanyRenew Abstained
Enikő GYŐRI HungaryPatriots Against
Eric SARGIACOMO FranceS&D Abstained
Erik MARQUARDT GermanyGreens For
Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS SpainEPP For
Estelle CEULEMANS BelgiumS&D Abstained
Eszter LAKOS HungaryEPP For
Eugen TOMAC RomaniaRenew For
Evelyn REGNER AustriaS&D Abstained
Evin INCIR SwedenS&D Abstained
Ewa KOPACZ PolandEPP For
Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK PolandPatriots Against
Fabienne KELLER FranceRenew For
Fabio DE MASI GermanyNo group For
Fernand KARTHEISER LuxembourgNo group Abstained
Fernando NAVARRETE ROJAS SpainEPP For
France JAMET FrancePatriots For
Francesco VENTOLA ItalyECR Abstained
Francisco ASSIS PortugalS&D Abstained
Francisco José MILLÁN MON SpainEPP For
François KALFON FranceS&D Abstained
Friedrich PÜRNER GermanyNo group For
Gabriele BISCHOFF GermanyS&D Abstained
Gaetano PEDULLA' ItalyThe Left For
Galato ALEXANDRAKI voted otherwise than their group's clear line GreeceECR Against
Georg MAYER AustriaPatriots Against
Georgiana TEODORESCU voted otherwise than their group's clear line RomaniaECR For
Gerald HAUSER AustriaPatriots Against
Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY NetherlandsRenew For
Gerolf ANNEMANS BelgiumPatriots Against
Gheorghe PIPEREA voted otherwise than their group's clear line RomaniaECR For
Gilles BOYER FranceRenew For
Gilles PENNELLE FrancePatriots For
Giovanni CROSETTO ItalyECR Abstained
Giuseppe ANTOCI ItalyThe Left For
Giusi PRINCI ItalyEPP For
Gordan BOSANAC CroatiaGreens For
Grégory ALLIONE FranceRenew For
Grzegorz BRAUN PolandNo group Against
Guillaume PELTIER FranceECR Abstained
Günther SIDL AustriaS&D Abstained
Hanna GEDIN SwedenThe Left For
Hanna GRONKIEWICZ-WALTZ PolandEPP For
Hannah NEUMANN GermanyGreens For
Hannes HEIDE AustriaS&D Abstained
Hans NEUHOFF GermanyESN Against
Harald VILIMSKY AustriaPatriots Against
Hélder SOUSA SILVA PortugalEPP For
Heléne FRITZON SwedenS&D Abstained
Helmut BRANDSTÄTTER AustriaRenew For
Henrik DAHL voted otherwise than their group's clear line DenmarkEPP Against
Herbert DORFMANN ItalyEPP For
Hermann TERTSCH SpainPatriots Against
Hilde VAUTMANS voted otherwise than their group's clear line BelgiumRenew Abstained
Idoia MENDIA SpainS&D Abstained
Ignazio Roberto MARINO ItalyGreens For
Ilaria SALIS ItalyThe Left For
Ilhan KYUCHYUK BulgariaRenew For
Ilia LAZAROV BulgariaEPP For
Inese VAIDERE LatviaEPP For
Ingeborg TER LAAK NetherlandsEPP For
Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN RomaniaEPP For
Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ SpainS&D Abstained
Irena JOVEVA SloveniaRenew For
Irene MONTERO SpainThe Left For
Irmhild BOSSDORF GermanyESN Against
Isabel SERRA SÁNCHEZ SpainThe Left For
Isabel WISELER-LIMA LuxembourgEPP For
Isabella LÖVIN SwedenGreens For
Isabella TOVAGLIERI ItalyPatriots Against
Isabelle LE CALLENNEC FranceEPP For
Isilda GOMES PortugalS&D Abstained
Iuliu WINKLER RomaniaEPP For
Ivars IJABS LatviaRenew For
Ivaylo VALCHEV BulgariaECR Abstained
Jaak MADISON voted otherwise than their group's clear line EstoniaECR Against
Jacek OZDOBA PolandECR Abstained
Jacek PROTAS PolandEPP For
Jagna MARCZUŁAJTIS-WALCZAK PolandEPP For
Jan FARSKÝ CzechiaEPP For
Jan-Christoph OETJEN voted otherwise than their group's clear line GermanyRenew Abstained
Jana NAGYOVÁ CzechiaPatriots Abstained
Jaroslav KNOT CzechiaPatriots Abstained
Javier MORENO SÁNCHEZ SpainS&D Abstained
Jean-Marc GERMAIN FranceS&D Abstained
Jeannette BALJEU voted otherwise than their group's clear line NetherlandsRenew Against
Jens GEIER GermanyS&D Abstained
Jens GIESEKE GermanyEPP For
Jeroen LENAERS NetherlandsEPP For
Jessica POLFJÄRD SwedenEPP For
Jessika VAN LEEUWEN NetherlandsECR Abstained
Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI PolandECR Abstained
Joachim STREIT voted otherwise than their group's clear line GermanyRenew Against
Joanna SCHEURING-WIELGUS PolandS&D Abstained
João COTRIM DE FIGUEIREDO voted otherwise than their group's clear line PortugalRenew Abstained
João OLIVEIRA PortugalThe Left For
Johan DANIELSSON SwedenS&D Abstained
Jonás FERNÁNDEZ SpainS&D Abstained
Jonas SJÖSTEDT SwedenThe Left For
Jordan BARDELLA FrancePatriots For
Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA SpainPatriots Against
Jorge MARTÍN FRÍAS SpainPatriots Against
Jörgen WARBORN SwedenEPP For
José CEPEDA SpainS&D Abstained
Juan Carlos GIRAUTA VIDAL SpainPatriots Against
Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR voted otherwise than their group's clear line SpainS&D For
Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ SpainEPP For
Julie RECHAGNEUX FrancePatriots For
Julien LEONARDELLI FrancePatriots For
Julien SANCHEZ FrancePatriots For
Jüri RATAS EstoniaEPP For
Jussi SARAMO FinlandThe Left For
Jutta PAULUS GermanyGreens For
Kai TEGETHOFF GermanyGreens For
Kamila GASIUK-PIHOWICZ PolandEPP For
Karin KARLSBRO voted otherwise than their group's clear line SwedenRenew Against
Katarína ROTH NEVEĎALOVÁ SlovakiaNo group For
Kateřina KONEČNÁ CzechiaNo group For
Kathleen FUNCHION IrelandThe Left For
Katri KULMUNI FinlandRenew For
Katrin LANGENSIEPEN GermanyGreens For
Kira Marie PETER-HANSEN DenmarkGreens For
Klára DOBREV voted otherwise than their group's clear line HungaryS&D Against
Konstantinos ARVANITIS GreeceThe Left For
Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI PolandECR Abstained
Kostas PAPADAKIS GreeceNo group Against
Kris VAN DIJCK BelgiumECR Abstained
Kristian VIGENIN BulgariaS&D Abstained
Kristoffer STORM voted otherwise than their group's clear line DenmarkECR Against
Krzysztof BREJZA PolandEPP For
Krzysztof HETMAN PolandEPP For
Krzysztof ŚMISZEK PolandS&D Abstained
Lara WOLTERS NetherlandsS&D Abstained
Laurence TROCHU FranceECR Abstained
Laurent CASTILLO FrancePatriots For
Lefteris NIKOLAOU-ALAVANOS GreeceNo group Against
Leila CHAIBI FranceThe Left For
Lena SCHILLING AustriaGreens For
Li ANDERSSON FinlandThe Left For
Lídia PEREIRA PortugalEPP For
Liesbet SOMMEN BelgiumEPP For
Lina GÁLVEZ SpainS&D Abstained
Liudas MAŽYLIS LithuaniaEPP For
Ľuboš BLAHA SlovakiaNo group For
Lucia ANNUNZIATA ItalyS&D Abstained
Lucia YAR SlovakiaRenew For
Luděk NIEDERMAYER voted otherwise than their group's clear line CzechiaEPP Abstained
Luis-Vicențiu LAZARUS RomaniaNo group Against
Lukas MANDL AustriaEPP For
Lukas SIEPER GermanyRenew For
Łukasz KOHUT PolandEPP For
Luke Ming FLANAGAN IrelandThe Left For
Lynn BOYLAN IrelandThe Left For
Maciej WĄSIK voted otherwise than their group's clear line PolandECR Against
Malik AZMANI voted otherwise than their group's clear line NetherlandsRenew Against
Malika SOREL FranceNo group For
Manon AUBRY FranceThe Left For
Manuela RIPA GermanyEPP For
Maravillas ABADÍA JOVER SpainEPP For
Marc ANGEL voted otherwise than their group's clear line LuxembourgS&D Against
Marc BOTENGA BelgiumThe Left For
Marc JONGEN GermanyESN Against
Marcin SYPNIEWSKI PolandESN Against
Marco FALCONE ItalyEPP For
Marcos ROS SEMPERE SpainS&D Abstained
Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN SpainPatriots Against
Maria GRAPINI voted otherwise than their group's clear line RomaniaS&D For
Maria GUZENINA FinlandS&D Abstained
Maria NOICHL GermanyS&D Abstained
Maria OHISALO FinlandGreens For
Maria ZACHARIA GreeceNo group For
Marianne VIND DenmarkS&D Abstained
Marie DAUCHY FrancePatriots For
Marie TOUSSAINT FranceGreens For
Marie-Agnes STRACK-ZIMMERMANN voted otherwise than their group's clear line GermanyRenew Abstained
Marie-Luce BRASIER-CLAIN FrancePatriots For
Marieke EHLERS NetherlandsPatriots Against
Marina KALJURAND EstoniaS&D Abstained
Marina MESURE FranceThe Left For
Marion MARÉCHAL FranceECR Abstained
Marion WALSMANN GermanyEPP For
Marit MAIJ NetherlandsS&D Abstained
Mariusz KAMIŃSKI PolandECR Abstained
Markéta GREGOROVÁ CzechiaGreens For
Markus BUCHHEIT GermanyESN Against
Markus FERBER voted otherwise than their group's clear line GermanyEPP Abstained
Marlena MALĄG PolandECR Abstained
Marta WCISŁO PolandEPP For
Martin GÜNTHER GermanyThe Left For
Martin HÄUSLING GermanyGreens For
Martin SCHIRDEWAN GermanyThe Left For
Martin SONNEBORN GermanyNo group For
Martine KEMP LuxembourgEPP For
Mārtiņš STAĶIS LatviaGreens For
Mary KHAN GermanyESN Against
Massimiliano SALINI voted otherwise than their group's clear line ItalyEPP Against
Matej TONIN voted otherwise than their group's clear line SloveniaEPP Abstained
Mathilde ANDROUËT FrancePatriots For
Matteo RICCI ItalyS&D Abstained
Matthias ECKE GermanyS&D Abstained
Matthieu VALET FrancePatriots For
Mélanie DISDIER FrancePatriots For
Mélissa CAMARA FranceGreens For
Merja KYLLÖNEN FinlandThe Left For
Michael BLOSS GermanyGreens For
Michael GAHLER GermanyEPP For
Michael MCNAMARA IrelandRenew For
Michael VON DER SCHULENBURG GermanyNo group Abstained
Michał DWORCZYK PolandECR Abstained
Michał KOBOSKO PolandRenew For
Michał SZCZERBA PolandEPP For
Michał WAWRYKIEWICZ PolandEPP For
Mieke ANDRIESE NetherlandsPatriots Against
Mika AALTOLA FinlandEPP For
Milan MAZUREK SlovakiaESN Against
Milan UHRÍK SlovakiaESN Against
Milan ZVER voted otherwise than their group's clear line SloveniaEPP Abstained
Mireia BORRÁS PABÓN SpainPatriots Against
Mirosława NYKIEL PolandEPP For
Mohammed CHAHIM NetherlandsS&D Abstained
Moritz KÖRNER voted otherwise than their group's clear line GermanyRenew Abstained
Mounir SATOURI FranceGreens For
Murielle LAURENT FranceS&D Abstained
Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR SpainS&D Abstained
Nadine MORANO FranceEPP For
Nela RIEHL GermanyGreens For
Niclas HERBST GermanyEPP For
Nicola PROCACCINI ItalyECR Abstained
Nicolae ȘTEFĂNUȚĂ RomaniaGreens For
Nicolas BAY FranceECR Abstained
Nicolás PASCUAL DE LA PARTE SpainEPP For
Niels Flemming HANSEN voted otherwise than their group's clear line DenmarkEPP Against
Niels FUGLSANG DenmarkS&D Abstained
Niels GEUKING GermanyEPP For
Nikola BARTŮŠEK CzechiaNo group For
Nikola MINCHEV BulgariaRenew For
Nikolaos ANADIOTIS GreeceNo group Against
Nils UŠAKOVS LatviaS&D Abstained
Nina CARBERRY IrelandEPP For
Nora JUNCO GARCÍA SpainECR Abstained
Norbert LINS GermanyEPP For
Oihane AGIRREGOITIA MARTÍNEZ SpainRenew For
Oliver SCHENK GermanyEPP For
Ondřej KNOTEK CzechiaPatriots Abstained
Ondřej KOLÁŘ CzechiaEPP For
Ondřej KRUTÍLEK voted otherwise than their group's clear line CzechiaECR For
Özlem DEMIREL GermanyThe Left For
Paolo BORCHIA ItalyPatriots Against
Pär HOLMGREN SwedenGreens For
Pascal ARIMONT BelgiumEPP For
Pascal CANFIN FranceRenew For
Pascale PIERA FrancePatriots For
Pasquale TRIDICO ItalyThe Left For
Patryk JAKI PolandECR Abstained
Paulius SAUDARGAS LithuaniaEPP For
Paulo CUNHA PortugalEPP For
Paulo DO NASCIMENTO CABRAL PortugalEPP For
Pekka TOVERI FinlandEPP For
Per CLAUSEN DenmarkThe Left For
Petar VOLGIN voted otherwise than their group's clear line BulgariaESN Abstained
Petr BYSTRON GermanyESN Against
Petra STEGER AustriaPatriots Against
Pierre JOUVET FranceS&D Abstained
Pierre PIMPIE FrancePatriots For
Pierre-Romain THIONNET FrancePatriots For
Pina PICIERNO ItalyS&D Abstained
Piotr MÜLLER PolandECR Abstained
Rachel BLOM NetherlandsPatriots Against
Radan KANEV BulgariaEPP For
Raphaël GLUCKSMANN FranceS&D Abstained
Raquel GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE NetherlandsRenew For
Rasa JUKNEVIČIENĖ LithuaniaEPP For
Rasmus ANDRESEN GermanyGreens For
Rasmus NORDQVIST DenmarkGreens For
Regina DOHERTY IrelandEPP For
Reinhold LOPATKA AustriaEPP For
Reinier VAN LANSCHOT NetherlandsGreens For
Reinis POZŅAKS LatviaECR Abstained
René REPASI GermanyS&D Abstained
Rihards KOLS LatviaECR Abstained
Rima HASSAN FranceThe Left For
Robert BIEDROŃ PolandS&D Abstained
Roberto VANNACCI ItalyESN Against
Rody TOLASSY FrancePatriots For
Roman HAIDER AustriaPatriots Against
Romana TOMC SloveniaEPP For
Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT SpainEPP For
Rosa SERRANO SIERRA SpainS&D Abstained
Rudi KENNES BelgiumThe Left For
Ruth FIRMENICH GermanyNo group For
Sabrina REPP GermanyS&D Abstained
Sakis ARNAOUTOGLOU GreeceS&D Abstained
Sandra GÓMEZ LÓPEZ SpainS&D Abstained
Sandra KALNIETE LatviaEPP For
Sandro GOZI FranceRenew For
Sara MATTHIEU BelgiumGreens For
Sarah KNAFO voted otherwise than their group's clear line FranceESN Abstained
Saskia BRICMONT BelgiumGreens For
Seán KELLY IrelandEPP For
Sebastian EVERDING GermanyThe Left For
Sebastian KRUIS NetherlandsPatriots Against
Sebastião BUGALHO PortugalEPP For
Şerban Dimitrie STURDZA RomaniaECR Abstained
Sergey LAGODINSKY GermanyGreens For
Sergio BERLATO ItalyECR Abstained
Sérgio GONÇALVES PortugalS&D Abstained
Sérgio HUMBERTO PortugalEPP For
Séverine WERBROUCK FrancePatriots For
Siegbert Frank DROESE GermanyESN Against
Siegfried MUREŞAN RomaniaEPP For
Sigrid FRIIS DenmarkRenew For
Silvia SARDONE ItalyPatriots Against
Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN FinlandEPP For
Sofie ERIKSSON SwedenS&D Abstained
Sophia KIRCHER AustriaEPP For
Sophie WILMÈS BelgiumRenew For
Stanislav STOYANOV voted otherwise than their group's clear line BulgariaESN Abstained
Stefan KÖHLER voted otherwise than their group's clear line GermanyEPP Abstained
Ştefan MUŞOIU RomaniaS&D Abstained
Stefano CAVEDAGNA ItalyECR Abstained
Stéphanie YON-COURTIN FranceRenew For
Stephen Nikola BARTULICA CroatiaECR Abstained
Stine BOSSE voted otherwise than their group's clear line DenmarkRenew Abstained
Sunčana GLAVAK CroatiaEPP For
Susanna CECCARDI ItalyPatriots Against
Sven MIKSER EstoniaS&D Abstained
Svenja HAHN voted otherwise than their group's clear line GermanyRenew Abstained
Terry REINTKE GermanyGreens For
Thierry MARIANI FrancePatriots For
Thijs REUTEN NetherlandsS&D Abstained
Thomas GEISEL GermanyNo group Abstained
Thomas PELLERIN-CARLIN FranceS&D Abstained
Thomas WAITZ AustriaGreens For
Tiago MOREIRA DE SÁ PortugalPatriots Against
Tiemo WÖLKEN GermanyS&D Abstained
Tobias CREMER GermanyS&D Abstained
Tobiasz BOCHEŃSKI PolandECR Abstained
Tom VANDENDRIESSCHE BelgiumPatriots Against
Tomas TOBÉ SwedenEPP For
Tomasz BUCZEK PolandPatriots Against
Tomasz FROELICH GermanyESN Against
Ton DIEPEVEEN NetherlandsPatriots Against
Tonino PICULA CroatiaS&D Abstained
Tsvetelina PENKOVA BulgariaS&D Abstained
Udo BULLMANN GermanyS&D Abstained
Urmas PAET EstoniaRenew For
Valentina PALMISANO ItalyThe Left For
Valérie DEVAUX FranceRenew For
Valérie HAYER FranceRenew For
Veronika VRECIONOVÁ voted otherwise than their group's clear line CzechiaECR For
Vicent MARZÀ IBÁÑEZ SpainGreens For
Victor NEGRESCU RomaniaS&D Abstained
Viktória FERENC HungaryPatriots Against
Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ LithuaniaS&D Abstained
Villy SØVNDAL DenmarkGreens For
Virgil-Daniel POPESCU RomaniaEPP For
Virginie JORON FrancePatriots For
Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS LithuaniaGreens For
Vivien COSTANZO GermanyS&D Abstained
Vladimir PREBILIČ SloveniaGreens For
Volker SCHNURRBUSCH GermanyESN Against
Vytenis Povilas ANDRIUKAITIS voted otherwise than their group's clear line LithuaniaS&D Against
Waldemar BUDA PolandECR Abstained
Waldemar TOMASZEWSKI voted otherwise than their group's clear line LithuaniaECR For
Willemien KONING NetherlandsEPP For
Wouter BEKE BelgiumEPP For
Zala ČERNILEC TOMAŠIČ voted otherwise than their group's clear line SloveniaEPP Abstained

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.

Retrieved
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?members=all (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?members=all}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-05-21/9?members=all},
  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)}
}