Activities of Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ related to 2017/2012(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Gender equality and women's empowerment: transforming the lives of girls and women through EU external relations 2016-2020 (debate) FR
Amendments (6)
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the original Gender Action Plan I (2010- 2015) brought some progress, it also contained a number of gaps : narrow scope, a missing gender responsive budgeting, a weak understanding of the gender equality framework by the EU delegations, a lack of commitment among the EU leadership and a lack of institutional architecture and incentives to motivate and adequately support staff;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the GAP II provides a comprehensive agenda that spans across the entire EU foreign policy agenda and welcomes in this regard the choice of fourthree thematic pillars, including theand an horizontal one on shifting the Commission services’ and the EEAS institutional culture;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the expansion of the gender action plan to all EU external services and to the member states and notes the important progress in shifting EU institutional culture at headquarters and delegation levels; reiterates however the need for strengthened leadership and for continued improvements in coherence and coordination among EU institutions and member states while using the existing structures and budget;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Welcomes the compulsory requirement introduced by GAP II for all EU actors to submit an annual reporting on the progress delivered in at least one thematic area and on shifting institutional culture, which is key to strengthening effectiveness of EU initiatives and their impact on gender equality and key to improving accountability of EU initiatives to EU institutions and citizens, and finally to beneficiaries;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the fact that the Commission services and EEAS as well as 81% of EU delegations and 22 member states submitted gender reports for 2016; while there might be justified circumstances for delegations not reporting, the European Parliament expects to see continued progress year on year towards all reports by EU delegations and member states being submitted; recalls that full compliance in GAP reporting and implementation will be key in attaining the GAP II target to mainstream gender actions across 85% of all new initiatives by 2020;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that the link between trade and gender is not sufficiently addressed in the GAP II; recalls in this respect that negotiation of trade agreements could be used as an effective tool for advancing equality between women and men and calls for all EU trade agreements to include references to women’s rights and gender equality; recalls the need to monitor the impact of trade agreements on women’s empowerment and gender equality during their implementation;