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2025/2780(RSP)

Declaration of principles for a gender-equal society

votedEuropean Union· European Parliament· EN

Introduced

3 October 2025

Last action

9 October 2025 · Plenary vote

Status

PLENARY_VOTE

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23 official languages
  • Bulgarian

    Декларация за принципите на общество с равнопоставеност на половете

  • Czech

    Prohlášení o zásadách pro společnost založenou na rovnosti žen a mužů

  • Danish

    Erklæring om principper for et samfund med ligestilling mellem kønnene.

  • German

    Erklärung der Grundsätze für eine geschlechtergerechte Gesellschaft

  • Greek

    Διακήρυξη των αρχών για μια κοινωνία με ισότητα μεταξύ των φύλων

  • Spanish

    Declaración de principios para una sociedad igualitaria en materia de género

  • Estonian

    Sooliselt võrdõigusliku ühiskonna põhimõtete deklaratsioon

  • Finnish

    Julistus tasa-arvoisen yhteiskunnan periaatteista

  • French

    Déclaration de principes pour une société égalitaire du point de vue du genre

  • Irish

    Dearbhú prionsabal maidir le sochaí atá comhionann ó thaobh inscne de

  • Croatian

    Deklaracija o načelima za rodno ravnopravno društvo

  • Hungarian

    A nemek közötti egyenlőséget biztosító társadalom elveiről szóló nyilatkozat

  • Italian

    Dichiarazione di principi per una società paritaria sotto il profilo del genere

  • Lithuanian

    Lygių lyčių visuomenės principų deklaracija

  • Latvian

    Deklarācija par dzimumlīdztiesīgas sabiedrības principiem

  • Maltese

    Dikjarazzjoni ta’ prinċipji għal soċjetà li tħaddan l-ugwaljanza bejn il-ġeneri

  • Dutch

    Verklaring van beginselen voor een samenleving met gelijke kansen voor mannen en vrouwen

  • Polish

    Deklaracja zasad dotyczących społeczeństwa równego pod względem płci

  • Portuguese

    Declaração de princípios para uma sociedade igualitária em termos de género

  • Romanian

    Declarația de principii pentru o societate bazată pe egalitatea de gen

  • Slovak

    Vyhlásenie o zásadách pre rodovo rovnú spoločnosť

  • Slovenian

    Deklaracija o načelih za spolsko enakostno družbo

  • Swedish

    Förklaringen om principer för ett jämställt samhälle

Records

Official resolution 2025/2780(RSP) from European Union at European Parliament. Dated 3 October 2025. Status: PLENARY_VOTE.

Timeline

  1. 3 October 2025

    tabling plenary

    Source: TABLING_PLENARY

  2. 3 October 2025

    Introduced

    Declaration of principles for a gender-equal society

    Source: RSP

  3. 9 October 2025

    Plenary debate

    Source: PLENARY_DEBATE

  4. 9 October 2025

    Plenary vote

    Source: PLENARY_VOTE

  5. 9 October 2025

    Vote results

    Source: PLENARY_VOTE_RESULTS

  6. 9 October 2025

    Plenary debate

    Source: PLENARY_DEBATE

  7. 9 October 2025

    Plenary vote

    Source: PLENARY_VOTE

Votes

9 October 2025 · rejected · REJECTED

Yes 188 · No 374 · Abstain 28 · Absent/not voting —

    9 October 2025 · rejected · REJECTED

    Yes 204 · No 372 · Abstain 10 · Absent/not voting —

      9 October 2025 · rejected · REJECTED

      Yes 206 · No 373 · Abstain 11 · Absent/not voting —

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        Mozzjoni għal riżoluzzjoni Dikjarazzjoni ta’ prinċipji għal soċjetà li tħaddan l-ugwaljanza bejn il-ġeneri

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        • Mozzjoni għal riżoluzzjoni Dikjarazzjoni ta’ prinċipji għal soċjetà li tħaddan l-ugwaljanza bejn il-ġeneri

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        • Mozzjoni għal riżoluzzjoni Dikjarazzjoni ta’ prinċipji għal soċjetà li tħaddan l-ugwaljanza bejn il-ġeneri

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        • Prijedlog rezolucije Deklaracija o načelima za rodno ravnopravno društvo

          AMENDMENT_LIST · HR · 7 October 2025

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        • Prijedlog rezolucije Deklaracija o načelima za rodno ravnopravno društvo

          AMENDMENT_LIST · HR · 7 October 2025

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        • Állásfoglalási indítvány A nemek közötti egyenlőséget biztosító társadalom elveiről szóló nyilatkozat

          AMENDMENT_LIST · HU · 7 October 2025

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        • Állásfoglalási indítvány A nemek közötti egyenlőséget biztosító társadalom elveiről szóló nyilatkozat

          AMENDMENT_LIST · HU · 7 October 2025

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        • Πρόταση ψηφίσματος Διακήρυξη των αρχών για μια κοινωνία με ισότητα μεταξύ των φύλων

          AMENDMENT_LIST · EL · 6 October 2025

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        • Πρόταση ψηφίσματος Διακήρυξη των αρχών για μια κοινωνία με ισότητα μεταξύ των φύλων

          AMENDMENT_LIST · EL · 6 October 2025

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        • Ontwerpresolutie Verklaring van beginselen voor een samenleving met gelijke kansen voor mannen en vrouwen

          AMENDMENT_LIST · NL · 6 October 2025

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        • Ontwerpresolutie Verklaring van beginselen voor een samenleving met gelijke kansen voor mannen en vrouwen

          AMENDMENT_LIST · NL · 6 October 2025

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        • RESOLUTSIOONI ETTEPANEK sooliselt võrdõigusliku ühiskonna põhimõtete deklaratsiooni kohta

          RESOLUTION_MOTION · ET · 6 October 2025

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        • RESOLUTSIOONI ETTEPANEK sooliselt võrdõigusliku ühiskonna põhimõtete deklaratsiooni kohta

          RESOLUTION_MOTION · ET · 6 October 2025

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        • PROPOSTA DI RISOLUZIONE sulla dichiarazione di principi per una società paritaria sotto il profilo del genere

          RESOLUTION_MOTION · IT · 6 October 2025

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        • PROPOSTA DI RISOLUZIONE sulla dichiarazione di principi per una società paritaria sotto il profilo del genere

          RESOLUTION_MOTION · IT · 6 October 2025

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        • PROJEKT REZOLUCJI w sprawie deklaracji zasad społeczeństwa równego pod względem płci

          RESOLUTION_MOTION · PL · 6 October 2025

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        • PROJEKT REZOLUCJI w sprawie deklaracji zasad społeczeństwa równego pod względem płci

          RESOLUTION_MOTION · PL · 6 October 2025

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        • ΠΡΟΤΑΣΗ ΨΗΦΙΣΜΑΤΟΣ σχετικά με τη διακήρυξη των αρχών για μια κοινωνία με ισότητα μεταξύ των φύλων

          RESOLUTION_MOTION · EL · 6 October 2025

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        • ΠΡΟΤΑΣΗ ΨΗΦΙΣΜΑΤΟΣ σχετικά με τη διακήρυξη των αρχών για μια κοινωνία με ισότητα μεταξύ των φύλων

          RESOLUTION_MOTION · EL · 6 October 2025

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        • ΠΡΟΤΑΣΗ ΨΗΦΙΣΜΑΤΟΣ σχετικά με τη διακήρυξη των αρχών για μια κοινωνία με ισότητα μεταξύ των φύλων

          RESOLUTION_MOTION · EL · 6 October 2025

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        • ΠΡΟΤΑΣΗ ΨΗΦΙΣΜΑΤΟΣ σχετικά με τη διακήρυξη των αρχών για μια κοινωνία με ισότητα μεταξύ των φύλων

          RESOLUTION_MOTION · EL · 6 October 2025

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        • RESOLUTSIOONI ETTEPANEK sooliselt võrdõigusliku ühiskonna põhimõtete deklaratsiooni kohta

          RESOLUTION_MOTION · ET · 6 October 2025

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        • RESOLUTSIOONI ETTEPANEK sooliselt võrdõigusliku ühiskonna põhimõtete deklaratsiooni kohta

          RESOLUTION_MOTION · ET · 6 October 2025

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        • PROJEKT REZOLUCJI w sprawie deklaracji zasad społeczeństwa równego pod względem płci

          RESOLUTION_MOTION · PL · 6 October 2025

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        • PROJEKT REZOLUCJI w sprawie deklaracji zasad społeczeństwa równego pod względem płci

          RESOLUTION_MOTION · PL · 6 October 2025

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        • FORSLAG TIL BESLUTNING om erklæringen om principper for et samfund med ligestilling mellem kønnene

          RESOLUTION_MOTION · DA · 6 October 2025

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        • FORSLAG TIL BESLUTNING om erklæringen om principper for et samfund med ligestilling mellem kønnene

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        • ÁLLÁSFOGLALÁSI INDÍTVÁNY a nemek közötti egyenlőséget biztosító társadalom elveiről szóló nyilatkozatról

          RESOLUTION_MOTION · HU · 6 October 2025

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        • ÁLLÁSFOGLALÁSI INDÍTVÁNY a nemek közötti egyenlőséget biztosító társadalom elveiről szóló nyilatkozatról

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        • PROPUNERE DE REZOLUȚIE referitoare la declarația de principii pentru o societate bazată pe egalitatea de gen

          RESOLUTION_MOTION · RO · 6 October 2025

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        • PROPUNERE DE REZOLUȚIE referitoare la declarația de principii pentru o societate bazată pe egalitatea de gen

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        • MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the declaration of principles for a gender-equal society

          RESOLUTION_MOTION · DE · 6 October 2025

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        • NÁVRH UZNESENIA o vyhlásení o zásadách pre rodovo rovnú spoločnosť

          RESOLUTION_MOTION · SK · 6 October 2025

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        • NÁVRH UZNESENIA o vyhlásení o zásadách pre rodovo rovnú spoločnosť

          RESOLUTION_MOTION · SK · 6 October 2025

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        • NÁVRH UZNESENIA o vyhlásení o zásadách pre rodovo rovnú spoločnosť

          RESOLUTION_MOTION · SK · 6 October 2025

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        • NÁVRH UZNESENIA o vyhlásení o zásadách pre rodovo rovnú spoločnosť

          RESOLUTION_MOTION · SK · 6 October 2025

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        • PROPOSTA DI RISOLUZIONE sulla dichiarazione di principi per una società paritaria sotto il profilo del genere

          RESOLUTION_MOTION · IT · 6 October 2025

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        • PROPUESTA DE RESOLUCIÓN sobre la Declaración de principios para una sociedad igualitaria en materia de género

          RESOLUTION_MOTION · ES · 6 October 2025

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        • PREDLOG RESOLUCIJE o deklaraciji o načelih za spolsko enakostno družbo

          RESOLUTION_MOTION · SL · 6 October 2025

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        • PRIJEDLOG REZOLUCIJE o deklaraciji o načelima za rodno ravnopravno društvo

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        • PREDLOG RESOLUCIJE o deklaraciji o načelih za spolsko enakostno družbo

          RESOLUTION_MOTION · SL · 6 October 2025

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        • NÁVRH USNESENÍ k prohlášení o zásadách pro společnost založenou na rovnosti žen a mužů

          RESOLUTION_MOTION · CS · 6 October 2025

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        • NÁVRH USNESENÍ k prohlášení o zásadách pro společnost založenou na rovnosti žen a mužů

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        • NÁVRH USNESENÍ o prohlášení o zásadách pro společnost založenou na rovnosti žen a mužů

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