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Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap

2025/2039(INI)·10th term·EMPL / FEMM·INI

Summary

This own-initiative dossier concerns advancing towards a care society and addressing the gender care gap. The amendments add citations referencing the European Pillar of Social Rights (gender equality, work-life balance, childcare, long-term care), the Gender Equality Strategy and Roadmap for Women's Rights, the Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the Barcelona objectives on childcare, healthy ageing, and studies on care and gender; several recitals are deleted.

Procedure timeline

Committee amendments tabled
30 Sep 2025
Plenary vote — Adopted
21 May 2026 · On the motion for a resolution · the text as a whole

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Committees

30 Sep 2025

Dates

Plenary votes

31 roll-call votes

In plenary, Parliament usually votes in steps: first on amendments to the text (sometimes split into parts, so Members can accept one half of a sentence and reject the other), then on the text as a whole. The “main vote” is the one that adopts or rejects the text itself. Each vote below shows exactly which step it was. How voting works →

Show the 27 earlier votes
1. 21 May 2026Rejected
  On amendment 2 · text to be inserted after paragraph 14
  Official label: Après le § 14 - Am 2 · what was voted ↗
  181 for342 against20 abstentions174 did not vote
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2. 21 May 2026Adopted
  On paragraph 15
  Official label: § 15 · what was voted ↗
  460 for14 against64 abstentions179 did not vote
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3. 21 May 2026Adopted
  On paragraph 19
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  505 for29 against9 abstentions174 did not vote
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4. 21 May 2026Adopted
  On paragraph 22
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  321 for118 against102 abstentions176 did not vote
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5. 21 May 2026Rejected
  On amendment 3 · text to be inserted after paragraph 28
  Official label: Après le § 28 - Am 3 · what was voted ↗
  190 for311 against39 abstentions177 did not vote
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6. 21 May 2026Adopted
  On paragraph 36 (part 1 of a split vote)
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  472 for33 against33 abstentions179 did not vote
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7. 21 May 2026Adopted
  On paragraph 36 (part 2 of a split vote)
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  299 for134 against103 abstentions181 did not vote
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8. 21 May 2026Adopted
  On paragraph 37 (part 1 of a split vote)
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  286 for182 against65 abstentions184 did not vote
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9. 21 May 2026Rejected
  On paragraph 37 (part 2 of a split vote)
  Official label: § 37/2 · what was voted ↗
  245 for275 against20 abstentions177 did not vote
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10. 21 May 2026Adopted
  On paragraph 43
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  261 for105 against174 abstentions177 did not vote
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11. 21 May 2026Adopted
  On paragraph 49 (part 1 of a split vote)
  Official label: § 49/1 · what was voted ↗
  421 for77 against33 abstentions186 did not vote
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12. 21 May 2026Adopted
  On paragraph 49 (part 2 of a split vote)
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  358 for134 against30 abstentions195 did not vote
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13. 21 May 2026Adopted
  On paragraph 53
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  248 for158 against114 abstentions197 did not vote
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14. 21 May 2026Adopted
  On paragraph 55
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  373 for76 against79 abstentions189 did not vote
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15. 21 May 2026Adopted
  On paragraph 58
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  507 for3 against16 abstentions191 did not vote
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16. 21 May 2026Adopted
  On paragraph 64
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  266 for234 against25 abstentions192 did not vote
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17. 21 May 2026Adopted
  On paragraph 79
  Official label: § 79 · what was voted ↗
  327 for154 against31 abstentions205 did not vote
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18. 21 May 2026Adopted
  On paragraph 81
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  307 for146 against58 abstentions206 did not vote
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19. 21 May 2026Adopted
  On paragraph 83
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  427 for42 against42 abstentions206 did not vote
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20. 21 May 2026Adopted
  On recital A
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  437 for28 against48 abstentions204 did not vote
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21. 21 May 2026Adopted
  On recital A
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  303 for178 against27 abstentions209 did not vote
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22. 21 May 2026Adopted
  On recital F
  Official label: Considérant F · what was voted ↗
  473 for12 against26 abstentions206 did not vote
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23. 21 May 2026Adopted
  On recital R
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  384 for113 against13 abstentions207 did not vote
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24. 21 May 2026Adopted
  On recital R
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  320 for152 against34 abstentions211 did not vote
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25. 21 May 2026Adopted
  On recital S
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  344 for111 against50 abstentions212 did not vote
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26. 21 May 2026Adopted
  On recital S
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  273 for160 against79 abstentions205 did not vote
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27. 21 May 2026Adopted
  On recital AC
  Official label: Considérant AC · what was voted ↗
  238 for217 against57 abstentions205 did not vote
  Decided by 21 votes. The contested ground: Patriots (24 abstentions) · EPP (22 abstentions)
  Broke with their group’s line16 Members voted against their group’s majority
  Cristian TERHEŞ
  ECR
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  Jan FARSKÝ
  EPP
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  Luděk NIEDERMAYER
  EPP
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  Nina CARBERRY
  EPP
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  Radan KANEV
  EPP
  Voted For
  Regina DOHERTY
  EPP
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  Seán KELLY
  EPP
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  Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN
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21 May 2026Adopted
On recital AF
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285 for198 against30 abstentions204 did not vote
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21 May 2026Adopted
On recital AH
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294 for144 against70 abstentions209 did not vote
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21 May 2026Main voteAdopted
On the motion for a resolution · the text as a whole
Official label: Proposition de résolution (ensemble du texte) · what was voted ↗
263 for83 against154 abstentions217 did not vote
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Showing the 30 most relevant of 31 recorded votes — the full list ships with the data files. · Vote data: HowTheyVote.eu (ODbL, attribution) / European Parliament · roll-call votes only

Plenary amendments6 tabled on this text

Amendments tabled for the plenary sitting on this text, in their own numbering series. This is a different set from the committee amendments tracked elsewhere on AmendEU, and is not counted in any of the site’s amendment totals.

Amendment 1Motion for a resolution · Paragraph 14 a (new)
Amendment
14a. Stresses that families constitute the primary and most immediate environment for the provision of care across generations; recalls that, as enshrined in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, parents have the primary responsibility for the upbringing and development of the child to ensure their healthy and safe growth, and that the best interests of the child must be a primary consideration in all decisions affecting them; calls on the Member States to recognise and support the essential contribution of intergenerational solidarity within families, including the role of grandparents in providing regular care and assistance to persons in need of care and support; underlines that s…
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Amendment 2Motion for a resolution · Paragraph 14 b (new)
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14b. Stresses that the organisation of and access to care services fall within the competence of the Member States; considers that, in a context of limited public resources and increasing pressure on social systems, Member States should be able to apply the principle of national priority in the allocation of such resources, without prejudice to the rights of citizens from EU Member States, through objective criteria based on genuine attachment to the country, such as effective residence and contribution to the system, with a view to ensuring, first and foremost, adequate support for their citizens and legal residents; further underlines the sovereign rights of the Member States to limit acce…
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Amendment 3Motion for a resolution · Paragraph 28 a (new)
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28a. Emphasises the importance of enabling persons in need of care to receive care within their home environment, where appropriate and in accordance with their individual needs and preferences, recognising the benefits of family and home-based care for dignity, continuity of care and emotional well-being; recalls that the organisation, provision and structure of care systems fall within the competence of the Member States; notes, in this context, that Member States must be able to maintain and develop a plurality of high-quality care models, including residential and specialised care facilities, particularly where the intensity or nature of the care required cannot be adequately ensured at…
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Amendment 4Motion for a resolution · Paragraph 56
Current text
56. Calls on the Member States to invest in a care economy and to implement the Council recommendations65 on the revision of the Barcelona targets on early childhood education and care and on access to affordable high-quality long-term care under the EU care strategy, and to include in their implementation reports the identification of good practices, gaps and progress mapping, together with strategies to encourage greater participation of men in the care sector, and to address undeclared care work, identifying the main drivers and proposing tailored solutions; calls on the Commission to ensure that the European Child Guarantee has clear objectives and priorities, with the allocation of an a…
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56. Calls on the Member States to invest in a care economy and to implement the Council recommendations65 on the revision of the Barcelona targets on early childhood education and care and on access to affordable high-quality long-term care under the EU care strategy, and to include in their implementation reports the identification of good practices, gaps and progress mapping, together with strategies to encourage greater participation of men in the care sector, and to address undeclared care work, identifying the main drivers and proposing tailored solutions; calls on the Commission to ensure that the European Child Guarantee has clear objectives and priorities, with the allocation of a su…
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Amendment 5Motion for a resolution · Paragraph 65 a (new)
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65a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote fairer and more equitable tax systems by eliminating tax arrangements that penalise second earners, which predominantly affect women, as they create disincentives to labour market participation and negatively impact employment outcomes;
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Amendment 6Motion for a resolution · Paragraph 81
Current text
81. Welcomes the Commission’s announcement of a comprehensive European Care Deal to be published in 2027, thereby renewing the European care strategy as a more ambitious and coherent framework;
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81. Welcomes the Commission’s announcement of a comprehensive European Care Deal to be published in 2027, thereby renewing the European care strategy as a more ambitious and coherent framework; stresses that this European Care Deal should be equipped with binding legislative and non-legislative measures, as well as financial tools, and include increased investments to improve working conditions as well as health and safety in the care sector, in which the majority of workers are women; highlights that it should also set specific quantitative targets, including a goal of dedicating at least 2 % of EU GDP to care services by 2030, with binding national objectives and regular monitoring to ensu…
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