Activities of Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA related to 2020/2140(DEC)
Shadow opinions (2)
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2019, Section III – Commission and executive agencies
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2019, Section III – Commission and executive agencies
Amendments (10)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas gender equality between women and men is one of the core values on whichf the European Union is founded and the Union is committed to promote gender mainstreamingand a horizontal principle the EU should pursue in all of its actions as enshrined in Article 8 TFEU;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas policies striving for equal opportunities between women and men are drivers of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and a precondition for promoting prosperity, competitiveness and employment, as well as inclusiveness and social cohesion;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas the EU, which in all its actions is obliged to promote equality between women and men, should act where it has the competence to do so in accordance with the Treaties, but can also contribute to the promotion of best practices among Member States in other areas;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Reminds that the functioning of the agencies implies high costs and heavy administrative burden; stresses therefore that their activities and effectiveness in the service of citizens should always be carefully analysed and assessed;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that women’s rights and a gender equalityn equal opportunities perspective should be integrated and ensured into all policy areas; , where iterates therefore its call for the implementation of gender budgeting at all stages of the budgetary is deemed appropriate in practical terms of programming and implementation process;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Stresses the need to ensure clear and simple rules for all forms of Union financing, while maintaining effective controls in order to verify how funds are spent and whether the expected results have been achieved;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is concerUnderlineds that in its internal spending review of the current Union programmes, the ECA found that gender equality had not been mainstreamed across the Union budget in the same way as climate change or biodiversity and that instead, specific programmes, mainly those tackling employment and social issues, had been used to address discrimination based on gender; welcomestakes note of the Court’s decision to examine gender mainstreamingpossibility of further reinforcement of equality aspect in the Union budget and to publish the audit report in the first quarter of 20211 ; _________________ 1 https://www.eca.europa.eu/Lists/ECADocu ments/INAP20_03/INAP_Gender_equality _EN.pdf
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the fact that gender equality and mainstreamingbetween men and women has been introduced as one of the horizontal principles for Union funds in the new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2021-2027, stipulating that gender equality and gender mainstreamingspect will now be prioritised in the MFF;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to continue its efforts to strengthen the rule of law in the Union; welcomes the fact that the new MFF includes the rule of law conditionality for access to the UnionTakes note of the fact that the new MFF includes the rule of law conditionality for access to the Union funds; emphasizes, however, that it's legitimate and exclusive purpose is to counter corruption and the fraudulent use of EU funds;.