17 Amendments of Monika VANA related to 2023/0264(BUD)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas gender equality is a core value of the Union enshrined in Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union; whereas Article 8 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union lays down the principle of gender mainstreaming;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas there is a worrying and increasing backlash against gender equality, women’s rights and the LGBTIQ+ community, including the proliferation of rampant transphobia;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the Commission has further developed a methodology to track gender equality-related spending in the 2021-2027 MFF, which looks at policy design and resource allocation and in particular the presentation of an ex-post gender impact assessment on a more granular level and reporting on volumes;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Underlines that a gender perspective should be fully integrated at all levels of the budgetary process; calls for mandatory implementation of gender budgeting and the inclusion of gender- related objectives in all Union programmes as well as for identification of relevant budget lines, effective monitoring of the Union budget’s contribution to gender equality and a gender-sensitive review of all programmes and spending in order to make necessary adjustments in the following MFF period;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses the importance of cohesion policy in promoting gender equality, welcomes that a gender equality related expenditure tracking system was included for the ESF+, the ERDF and the Cohesion Fund, which will allow for better monitoring of the investments related to gender equality; calls for an increase in the budget of ESF+ in order to increase funds for the EaSI strand;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls the important role played by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) in understanding and addressing the extent and causes of gender inequality in the Union; recalls that EIGE has experienced persistent issues with understaffing, which were further aggravated through the sharp increase in requests for technical assistance as a result of the prioritisation of gender mainstreaming in all Union policies and initiatives in the EU Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025; calls for EIGE’s budget to be increased in order to facilitate the recruitment of more staff to ensure its ability to effectively fulfill its mandate; notes specifically EIGE’s request for eight additional contract agent posts and EIGE's assessment of this request as the minimal necessary level to enable it to execute its mandate and to respond to the needs of its stakeholders;
Amendment 86 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 91 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Underlines the requirement to allocate at least 40 % of the funds dedicated to the Equality, Rights and Gender Equality strand and to the Daphne strand of the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme to activities to prevent and combat at all levels all forms of gender-based violence, and at least 15 % to activities promoting women’s full enjoyment of rights, gender quality, including work-life balance, women’s empowerment and gender mainstreaming;
Amendment 92 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on the Commission to increase budget allocation to civil society organisations that promote women’s rights, gender equality, LGBTIQ+ rights, sexual and reproductive health rights and access, and social justice in Europe and beyond;
Amendment 93 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Laments the scourge of gender based violence that is pervasive not only in the Union, but throughout the world; highlights that women in armed conflicts suffer disproportionate consequences, including conflict based gender-based and sexual violence; calls on the Commission to increase budget allocations to the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument specifically to fund civil society organisations working on the prevention of gender based violence in conflict and providing support to survivors;