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Recital S — part 1

Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap

Vote
Recital S — part 1
Decision
No. 9 of the sitting of 21 May 2026
Result
344 for · 111 against · 50 abstained Adopted · roll call
Date
21 May 2026, 13:59
More facts (6)
Position
vote 32 of 37 on the decision
Requested by
roll call: Greens · split vote: Members
Official label
A10-0083/2026 – Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut – Recital S/1
Text
Report A-10-2026-0083
Dossier
2025/2039(INI)
Vote id
193114
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Result

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Result: 344 for, 111 against, 50 abstained (roll call).

Adopted · 68 % of the votes cast were for.

Part voted on: “whereas the Work-Life Balance Directive has not been fully implemented in several Member States;”

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 34Against 0Abst. 0No vote 11 of 45Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
GreensFor 43Against 0Abst. 0No vote 10 of 53Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
S&DFor 85Against 0Abst. 0No vote 51 of 136Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
RenewFor 51Against 8Abst. 0No vote 18 of 77Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.80
EPPFor 112Against 4Abst. 2No vote 65 of 183Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.92
ECRFor 2Against 29Abst. 30No vote 20 of 81Majority line AbstainedClear line Divided Cohesion 0.24
PatriotsFor 6Against 46Abst. 12No vote 21 of 85Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.58
ESNFor 0Against 22Abst. 0No vote 5 of 27Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 1.00
No groupFor 11Against 2Abst. 6No vote 11 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.

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How each country’s members of each group voted.

Renew members by country who voted for, against or abstained (group at the date of the vote).
CountryForAgainstAbst.Bar
Austria100
Belgium300
Bulgaria200
Germany630
Denmark200
Estonia100
Spain100
Finland200
France1000
Ireland600
Italy100
Lithuania200
Luxembourg100
Latvia100
Netherlands520
Poland100
Portugal200
Romania200
Sweden030
Slovenia100
Slovakia100

Members

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No vote recorded, 212

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Result: for–against–abstained. For: share of the votes cast. Requested by: the groups that asked for a roll call.
DateVoteKindResultForRequested byr · shared
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21 May 2026Paragraph 18 — part 1 The need to reduce work-related fatalitiesSplit vote323 for, 97 against, 55 abstained Adopted For 68 %Requested by The Leftr · shared0.86 464 voters
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Result: for–against–abstained. For: share of the votes cast. Requested by: the groups that asked for a roll call.
DateVoteKindResultForRequested byr · shared
15 Sept 2026Paragraph 83 — part 2 Implementation of the Council Recommendation on a Bridge to Jobs – Reinforcing the Youth GuaranteeSplit vote451 for, 147 against, 67 abstained Adopted For 68 %Requested by S&Dr · shared0.86 470 voters
17 Sept 2026Amendment 53, adding text after paragraph 12 The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external bordersAmendment390 for, 143 against, 64 abstained Adopted For 65 %Requested by S&Dr · shared0.86 437 voters
22 Jan 2026Paragraph 10 — part 1 Attempted takeover of Lithuania’s public broadcaster and the threat to democracy in LithuaniaSplit vote427 for, 161 against, 21 abstained Adopted For 70 %Requested by Renewr · shared0.85 442 voters
22 Jan 2026Paragraph 11 — part 1 Attempted takeover of Lithuania’s public broadcaster and the threat to democracy in LithuaniaSplit vote430 for, 157 against, 20 abstained Adopted For 71 %Requested by Renewr · shared0.85 439 voters
22 Jan 2026Recital Q — part 1 Attempted takeover of Lithuania’s public broadcaster and the threat to democracy in LithuaniaSplit vote421 for, 150 against, 35 abstained Adopted For 69 %Requested by Renewr · shared0.85 442 voters
19 Dec 2024Paragraph 1, point w — part 1 Recommendation to the Council on the EU priorities for the 69th session of the UN Commission on the Status of WomenSplit vote395 for, 151 against, 24 abstained Adopted For 69 %Requested by S&D, Renew, Greens, The Leftr · shared0.85 413 voters
29 Apr 2026Paragraph 177, point vii — part 2 Discharge 2024: EU general budget – CommissionSplit vote446 for, 193 against, 15 abstained Adopted For 68 %Requested by ECRr · shared0.85 473 voters

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European Parliament (2026). “Recital S — part 1 — Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap”. Vote, 21 May 2026. votingId 193114, reference 2025/2039(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/votes/2026-05-21/193114 (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: vote results of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-05-21, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-05-21/vote-results?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX 
@misc{epw-vote-2026-05-21-193114,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Recital S — part 1 — 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/votes/2026-05-21/193114}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/votes/2026-05-21/193114},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Vote. votingId 193114, 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: vote results of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-05-21 (CC BY 4.0)}
}