Tackling the gender care gap and investing in quality care
Official title: Toewerken naar een zorgmaatschappij: de genderzorgkloof aanpakken
Status: Parliament has approved this proposal. (parliament: ‘Adopted’)
In plain language
- The European Parliament calls for care duties to be shared more equally between women and men, alongside stronger investment in affordable childcare and eldercare.
- This affects professional care workers, informal carers — especially women who perform most unpaid care — and people who rely on daily care.
- In practice, you could see better access to affordable care services and family leave, making it easier to balance work and home life without sacrificing income.
Automatically summarised (gemini-3.8-flash). AI can make mistakes: if in doubt, read the official text.
From proposal to law
- Submitted 21 May 2026
- Approved by parliament 21 May 2026
- Signed by the Parliament and the Council not yet
- Published in the Official Journal of the EU not yet
- In force not yet
After the vote, the government (or, for a European law, the Council) still has to sign the proposal. Then it appears in the official journal. This usually takes a few weeks; we check every day.
How parliament voted
Passed on 21 May 2026263 for · 83 against · 154 abstention(s)
In the European Parliament, a parliamentary group is a group of MEPs from like-minded parties in different countries. For each group, you can see how many members voted for or against, or abstained.
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EPP (Christian Democrats) Divided
99 for · 3 against · 12 abstentions
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S&D (Social Democrats) Divided
3 for · 4 against · 79 abstentions
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Patriots for Europe Divided
26 for · 35 against · 4 abstentions
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ECR (Conservatives) Divided
6 for · 10 against · 43 abstentions
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Renew (Liberals) Divided
41 for · 7 against · 10 abstentions
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Greens/EFA Voted for
42 for · 0 against · 0 abstentions
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The Left Voted for
35 for · 0 against · 0 abstentions
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Europe of Sovereign Nations Divided
0 for · 18 against · 3 abstentions
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Non-attached Divided
11 for · 6 against · 3 abstentions
How MEPs voted, by country
Each country elects its own MEPs. Here you can see how the members from each country voted, regardless of their group.
🇸🇰 MEPs from Slovakia
Majority in favour4 for · 2 against · 0 abstentions
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🇧🇪 Belgium
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🇩🇪 Germany
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🇮🇹 Italy
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🇲🇹 Malta
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🇳🇱 Netherlands
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🇵🇱 Poland
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🇵🇹 Portugal
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🇪🇸 Spain
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Figures: for / against / abstention.