Dossier · Own-initiative report
Gender Equality Strategy 2025
- Reference
- 2024/2125(INI) Own-initiative report
- Where it stands
- Parliament adopted the text on 13 November 2025. This is its final position on the matter.
- Stage
- Parliament’s position
- Lead committee
- Women’s Rights and Gender Equality FEMM
More facts (6)
- Author
- Marko VEŠLIGAJ
- Shadow rapporteurs
- 7 members
- Decisions in plenary
- 1
- Last vote
- 13 Nov 2025 · Adopted
- Versions
- 3 versions
- Opinions from
- LIBE
Where it stands
The steps of this kind of dossier and how far it has come, from the procedure file.
- Referred to committee (done) 23 January 2025
- Committee work (done) Report adopted 13 October 2025
- Tabled for plenary (done) 24 October 2025
- Plenary vote (done) Adopted 13 November 2025
- Parliament’s position (done) Final
Parliament sets out its own position on a topic. The resolution is not binding but signals what Parliament wants.
People
Committees and members responsible for the dossier, as the procedure file names them. Groups as recorded there.
- Lead committee
- Women’s Rights and Gender Equality FEMM
- Author
- Marko VEŠLIGAJ (S&D)
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Paulo DO NASCIMENTO CABRAL (EPP), Mathilde ANDROUËT (Patriots), Laurence TROCHU (ECR), Lucia YAR (Renew), Benedetta SCUDERI (Greens), Carolina MORACE (The Left), Irmhild BOSSDORF (ESN)
- Opinion: LIBE
- Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs · rapporteur Marina KALJURAND (S&D)
Decisions in plenary, 1
Every decision Parliament took on this dossier, newest first.
| Date | Decision | Kind | Effect | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Nov 2025 | Gender Equality Strategy 2025 | Resolutions | Adopted | 310 for, 222 against, 68 abstained by roll call |
Every roll-call vote on the dossier, in date and voting order, with each group's line at the date of the vote.
Each group's clear line at the date of the vote: a position with at least two thirds of the group's votes (at least 10 members voting), otherwise Divided; “< 10 voted” when fewer took part. Result: outcome, for–against–abstained (method).
- 13 Nov 2025 Amendment 1
Rejected 172–440–10
- The Left
- Against
- Greens
- Against
- S&D
- Against
- Renew
- Against
- EPP
- Against
- ECR
- For
- Patriots
- For
- ESN
- For
- 13 Nov 2025 Amendment 4
Rejected 159–424–31
- The Left
- Against
- Greens
- Against
- S&D
- Against
- Renew
- Against
- EPP
- Against
- ECR
- For
- Patriots
- For
- ESN
- Divided
- 13 Nov 2025 Amendment 2 to paragraph 1
Rejected 207–391–12
- The Left
- Against
- Greens
- Against
- S&D
- Against
- Renew
- Against
- EPP
- Against
- ECR
- For
- Patriots
- For
- ESN
- For
- 13 Nov 2025 Paragraph 3 — part 1
Adopted 510–41–63
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- For
- ECR
- Divided
- Patriots
- Divided
- ESN
- Abst.
- 13 Nov 2025 Paragraph 3 — part 2
Adopted 381–182–44
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- Divided
- ECR
- Against
- Patriots
- Against
- ESN
- Against
- 13 Nov 2025 Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 3
Rejected 208–390–16
- The Left
- Against
- Greens
- Against
- S&D
- Against
- Renew
- Against
- EPP
- Against
- ECR
- For
- Patriots
- For
- ESN
- For
- 13 Nov 2025 Paragraph 10 — part 1
Adopted 437–166–6
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- For
- ECR
- Against
- Patriots
- Against
- ESN
- Against
- 13 Nov 2025 Paragraph 10 — part 2
Rejected 295–302–7
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- Against
- ECR
- Against
- Patriots
- Against
- ESN
- Against
- 13 Nov 2025 Paragraph 10 — part 3
Adopted 298–282–34
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- Divided
- ECR
- Against
- Patriots
- Against
- ESN
- Against
- 13 Nov 2025 Paragraph 16 — part 1
Adopted 439–138–28
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- For
- ECR
- Against
- Patriots
- Against
- ESN
- Abst.
- 13 Nov 2025 Paragraph 16 — part 2
Adopted 299–270–38
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- Divided
- ECR
- Against
- Patriots
- Against
- ESN
- Against
- 13 Nov 2025 Paragraph 21 — part 1
Adopted 518–24–74
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- For
- ECR
- Abst.
- Patriots
- Divided
- ESN
- For
- 13 Nov 2025 Paragraph 21 — part 2
Adopted 301–298–12
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- Against
- ECR
- Against
- Patriots
- Against
- ESN
- Against
- 13 Nov 2025 Separate vote on paragraph 27
Adopted 341–218–58
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- Divided
- ECR
- Against
- Patriots
- Against
- ESN
- Against
- 13 Nov 2025 Separate vote on paragraph 28
Adopted 336–218–58
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- Divided
- ECR
- Against
- Patriots
- Against
- ESN
- Against
- 13 Nov 2025 Separate vote on paragraph 29
Adopted 292–262–56
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- Against
- ECR
- Against
- Patriots
- Divided
- ESN
- Against
- 13 Nov 2025 Separate vote on paragraph 30
Adopted 359–200–51
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- Divided
- ECR
- Against
- Patriots
- Against
- ESN
- Against
- 13 Nov 2025 Separate vote on paragraph 57
Adopted 300–238–78
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- Against
- ECR
- Divided
- Patriots
- Against
- ESN
- For
- 13 Nov 2025 Separate vote on paragraph 59
Rejected 256–305–50
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- Against
- ECR
- Against
- Patriots
- Against
- ESN
- Against
- 13 Nov 2025 Separate vote on paragraph 64
Rejected 262–287–50
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- Against
- ECR
- Against
- Patriots
- Divided
- ESN
- Against
- 13 Nov 2025 Separate vote on paragraph 67
Rejected 251–349–15
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- Against
- ECR
- Against
- Patriots
- Against
- ESN
- Against
- 13 Nov 2025 Separate vote on paragraph 68
Rejected 262–309–33
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- Against
- ECR
- Against
- Patriots
- Against
- ESN
- Against
- 13 Nov 2025 Paragraph 71 — part 1
Adopted 411–161–28
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- For
- ECR
- Against
- Patriots
- Against
- ESN
- Against
- 13 Nov 2025 Paragraph 71 — part 2
Adopted 292–260–47
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- Against
- ECR
- Against
- Patriots
- Divided
- ESN
- Against
- 13 Nov 2025 Paragraph 71 — part 3
Adopted 368–147–93
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- Divided
- ECR
- Against
- Patriots
- Divided
- ESN
- Against
- 13 Nov 2025 Paragraph 72 — part 1
Adopted 396–183–28
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- For
- ECR
- Against
- Patriots
- Against
- ESN
- Against
- 13 Nov 2025 Paragraph 72 — part 2
Adopted 365–149–73
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- Divided
- ECR
- Against
- Patriots
- Divided
- ESN
- Against
- 13 Nov 2025 Paragraph 72 — part 3
Rejected 254–324–30
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- Against
- ECR
- Against
- Patriots
- Against
- ESN
- Against
- 13 Nov 2025 Separate vote on paragraph 73
Rejected 279–289–42
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- Against
- ECR
- Against
- Patriots
- Against
- ESN
- Against
- 13 Nov 2025 Paragraph 74 — part 1
Adopted 397–170–44
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- For
- ECR
- Against
- Patriots
- Against
- ESN
- Abst.
- 13 Nov 2025 Paragraph 74 — part 2
Rejected 258–325–21
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- Against
- ECR
- Against
- Patriots
- Against
- ESN
- Against
- 13 Nov 2025 Separate vote on paragraph 77
Adopted 346–224–35
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- Divided
- ECR
- Against
- Patriots
- Against
- ESN
- Against
- 13 Nov 2025 Paragraph 78 — part 1
Adopted 396–182–32
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- For
- ECR
- Against
- Patriots
- Against
- ESN
- Against
- 13 Nov 2025 Paragraph 78 — part 2
Rejected 289–304–11
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- Against
- ECR
- Against
- Patriots
- Against
- ESN
- Against
- 13 Nov 2025 Paragraph 79 — part 1
Adopted 406–176–29
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- For
- ECR
- Against
- Patriots
- Against
- ESN
- Against
- 13 Nov 2025 Paragraph 79 — part 2
Adopted 299–246–45
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- Against
- ECR
- Against
- Patriots
- Divided
- ESN
- Against
- 13 Nov 2025 Paragraph 79 — part 3
Adopted 359–167–68
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- Divided
- ECR
- Against
- Patriots
- Divided
- ESN
- Against
- 13 Nov 2025 Separate vote on paragraph 83
Rejected 272–320–19
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- Against
- ECR
- Against
- Patriots
- Against
- ESN
- Against
- 13 Nov 2025 Separate vote on paragraph 84
Rejected 269–313–26
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- Against
- ECR
- Against
- Patriots
- Against
- ESN
- Against
- 13 Nov 2025 Separate vote on paragraph 86
Rejected 273–324–18
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- Against
- ECR
- Against
- Patriots
- Against
- ESN
- Against
- 13 Nov 2025 Paragraph 87 — part 1
Adopted 411–187–15
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- For
- ECR
- Against
- Patriots
- Against
- ESN
- Against
- 13 Nov 2025 Paragraph 87 — part 2
Adopted 362–163–62
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- Divided
- ECR
- Against
- Patriots
- Divided
- ESN
- Against
- 13 Nov 2025 Recital D — part 1
Adopted 404–176–22
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- For
- ECR
- Against
- Patriots
- Against
- ESN
- Against
- 13 Nov 2025 Recital D — part 2
Adopted 347–170–61
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- Divided
- ECR
- Against
- Patriots
- Divided
- ESN
- Against
- 13 Nov 2025 Recital D — part 3
Adopted 289–289–7
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- Against
- ECR
- Against
- Patriots
- Against
- ESN
- Against
- 13 Nov 2025 Recital G — part 1
Adopted 493–8–101
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- For
- ECR
- Abst.
- Patriots
- Divided
- ESN
- For
- 13 Nov 2025 Recital G — part 2
Rejected 254–335–18
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- Against
- ECR
- Against
- Patriots
- Against
- ESN
- Against
- 13 Nov 2025 Separate vote on recital H
Adopted 298–239–61
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- Against
- ECR
- Against
- Patriots
- Divided
- ESN
- Against
- 13 Nov 2025 Separate vote on recital I
Adopted 355–191–44
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- Divided
- ECR
- Against
- Patriots
- Against
- ESN
- Against
- 13 Nov 2025 Recital M — part 1
Adopted 476–41–92
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- For
- ECR
- Abst.
- Patriots
- Divided
- ESN
- Abst.
- 13 Nov 2025 Recital M — part 2
Adopted 379–134–80
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- For
- ECR
- Against
- Patriots
- Divided
- ESN
- Against
- 13 Nov 2025 Recital M — part 3
Adopted 331–220–30
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- Divided
- ECR
- Against
- Patriots
- Against
- ESN
- Against
- 13 Nov 2025 Separate vote on recital Z
Adopted 293–269–42
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- Against
- ECR
- Against
- Patriots
- Divided
- ESN
- Against
- 13 Nov 2025 Separate vote on recital AC
Rejected 276–317–16
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- Against
- ECR
- Against
- Patriots
- Against
- ESN
- Against
- 13 Nov 2025 Final vote — text as a whole
Adopted 310–222–68
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- Divided
- ECR
- Against
- Patriots
- Against
- ESN
- Against
Add members’ columns
Versions, 3
The text of the dossier, version by version, newest first. Compare shows what changed between two consecutive versions.
Adopted by Parliament13 Nov 2025
Adopted text TA10-0278/2025 TA-10-2025-0278
Tabled for plenary24 Oct 2025
Report A10-0210/2025 A-10-2025-0210
Committee draft24 Mar 2025
Draft report (FEMM) FEMM-PR-770090
AI: Each version in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
- Adopted text TA10-0278/2025: Parliament calls on the Commission to present an ambitious Gender Equality Strategy 2026-2030 with concrete measures, covering gender-based violence, healthcare, work, poverty, education, care, climate, and civil society.
- Report A10-0210/2025: This resolution calls on the Commission to present an ambitious Gender Equality Strategy 2026-2030 with concrete measures. It demands action on gender-based violence, healthcare, work, poverty, education, care, representation, climate, foreign policy, and civil society.
- Draft report (FEMM): This draft report calls on the Commission to present an ambitious Gender Equality Strategy 2026-2030 with concrete measures in key areas, including combating gender-based violence, ensuring healthcare access, and promoting equality in work, education, and decision-making.
Committee opinions: Opinion (LIBE), Draft opinion (LIBE)
What changed, 1
Between consecutive versions, newest pair first. The overviews are written by AI from the two texts; the comparison shows every change.
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament Report A10-0210/2025 → Adopted text TA10-0278/2025
AI: What changed Written by AI from the official text — check the source
The adopted text removes several substantive provisions: references to labour market segregation, targets for EU-wide employment monitoring, calls for structural reforms, and paragraphs on gender mainstreaming and budgeting. It also drops provisions on political participation quotas, feminist foreign policy, SRHR in external action, and trans inclusion, replacing them with new text on foreign policy and security. Changes to care and care deal paragraphs shift focus from quantitative targets to implementation of existing directives. Other substantive edits remove mentions of migration status, free menstrual products, and specific ODA percentages. The remaining changes are formal: renumbering, footnote removal, decimal comma corrections, and directive reference updates.
Timeline, 10
Every recorded step, newest first, grouped by stage; the latest stage is open.
Plenary stage 4 steps · 24 Oct 2025–13 Nov 2025
13 November 2025
Plenary vote
Sitting of 13 Nov 2025 Report A10-0210/2025Adopted text TA10-0278/2025
12 November 2025
Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
5 November 2025
4 amendments tabled for the plenary vote
Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.
24 October 2025
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 6 steps · 23 Jan 2025–13 Oct 2025
13 October 2025
Committee vote: report adopted
FEMM (Women’s Rights and Gender Equality) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
24 June 2025
LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
30 April 2025
Amendments tabled in committee (2 batches)
Members of FEMM (Women’s Rights and Gender Equality) proposed changes to the draft.
Amendments in committee (FEMM)Amendments in committee (FEMM)
10 April 2025
Draft opinion from LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs)
An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.
24 March 2025
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in FEMM (Women’s Rights and Gender Equality). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
23 January 2025
Referred to the FEMM (Women’s Rights and Gender Equality) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) gives an opinion.
Connections
Texts, decisions, people and other dossiers related to this one.
Texts voted on
- Text REPORT on the Gender Equality Strategy 2025 Report A10-0210/2025 13 Nov 2025
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- Dossier 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 2025/2038(INI) · Own-initiative report 11 Mar 2026 Adopted
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European Parliament (2025). “Gender Equality Strategy 2025”. Dossier, 13 November 2025. procId 2024-2125, reference 2024/2125(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-2125?grid=all (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2024%2F2125(INI). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2024-2125 (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-dossier-2024-2125,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Gender Equality Strategy 2025}},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-11-13},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-2125?grid=all}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-2125?grid=all},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Dossier. procId 2024-2125, reference 2024/2125(INI). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2024\%2F2125(INI). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record (CC BY 4.0)}
}