13 Amendments of Alexandra GEESE related to 2024/2019(DEC)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas gender equality between men and women is and the eliminatione of the founding values of the Union and the Union isinequalities are core values upon which the Union is founded, as is the committedment to promote gender equality and gender mainstreaming in all of its activitieons as enshrined in Article 8 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) and in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European UnionTFEU;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas the European Parliament has repeatedly called for the European Commission to promote and implement the use of gender mainstreaming, gender budgeting and gender impact assessments in all Union policy areas;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Stresses that a gender equality perspective should be integrated into and ensured across all policy areas, particularly in light of the multiple gendered impacts of various ongoing climate, energy, and social crises, with a focus on SRHR and the backlash against gender equality and women’s rights in the EU; reiterates therefore its call for the implementation of gender budgeting at all stages of the budgetary process;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. AcknowledgWelcomes the Union’s commitment to gender mainstreaming and the need to further focus on combating violence against women and girls in policymaking; stresses the need to urgently establish a common approach to rape with common minimum sanctions in national laws;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Welcomes the development and implementation of the gender budgeting methodology; reiterates the need to further develop and improve its application; calls for the enhanced collection, reporting and evaluation of comparable gender-disaggregated data in the context of all relevant EU policies; urges the Commission to treat this as a priority and make use of the opportunities to improve data collection requirements and indicators in new legislation and reviews, such as the recast of the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is concerned about the growing financial risks due to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and its impact on gender equality policies; highlights the need to prioritise policies that protect children, women and families in all their diversity;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Repeats its concern at the intensifying backlash against gender equality and women’s rights and the increasingly shrinking space for civil society; calls on the Commission to continue its efforts to strengthen and support non-governmental organisations, women’s rights defenders, and all other civil society actors; urges the Commission to ensure that EU funds are not awarded to any entity that contributes to the backlash against women’s rights, increasing inequalities, or acting against gender equality, including SRHR and women’s rights to bodily integrity, autonomy, and self-determination;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Recalls that in line with Article 11.2 TEU, EU institutions must maintain an open, transparent and structured dialogue with civil society organisations and representative associations and stresses in particular in this regard that success to structural funding is a prerequisite to ensure public participation and without which it would not be possible for citizens to have their voice channelled at the EU level through their representative associations, sustain a regular dialogue with EU institutions contributing to democratic participation in policy making, an open and wide- ranging dialogue, ensuring that the diversity of views and concerns are taken into account with equal access for public interest as compared to commercial interest, exercise a monitoring role on the implementation of EU policies and legislation, including the use of EU funds or act as checks and balances to the rule of law. Recalls the commitment of the Commission in its political guidelines to step up its engagement with civil society organisations that have expertise and an important role to play in defending specific societal issues and upholding human rights. This entails that while the Commission should not mandate NGOs to pursue certain activities or support specific positions or policies, it remains fundamental that civil society organisations, through EU funding can engage in an “open, transparent and structured dialogue with EU institutions” as enshrined in article 11 TEU through activities such as advocacy activities, demonstrations, or judicial actions and these should remain eligible in the relevant funding programs and have sufficient dedicated funding available.
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Regrets the lack of specific budget lines for measures dedicated to gender equality; Reiterates its call for a dedicated budget line for the Daphne programme to increase transparency and accountability in fund distribution; stresses the importance of strengthening the Daphne initiative by increasing its resources, particularly for measures aimed at combating all levels and all forms of gender based violence, especially those dedicated to strengthening primary prevention;