6 Amendments of Alexandra GEESE related to 2024/2030(DEC)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas Article 8 TFEU mandates the Union to aim to eliminate inequalities establishing the principle of gender mainstreaming and to promote equality between men and women in all its activities; whereas equality is a fundamental right under the Treaty of Lisbon and a priority for the Union with the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) supporting Union institutions and Member States in achieving that aim;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas gender equality must be incorporated into all EU policies, including via gender budgeting at all levels of the budgetary process; whereas EIGE was established in order to contribute to and strengthen the promotion of gender equality in the Union;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas in 2023 EIGE’s work focused on two thematic priorities: the European Green Deal and gender-based violence; whereas crises exacerbate women’s vulnerability and exposure to violence, intensifying existing structural inequalities and aggravating all types of gender-based violence, including physical, sexual and psychological; whereas the effectiveness of EIGE’s actions on the European Green Deal, which needs to be revised and updated to set achievable targets in general to achieve equality and support women, especially in the Union, is questionable;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Has serious concerns that EIGE’s mission was diverted from improving eighlights that EIGE achieved 92,76 % of its work programme objectives; notes that the 2023 Gender Equality by itsIndex focused on the European Green Deal; points out that EIGE achieved 92,76 % of its work programme objectiveshow gender gaps impact and are impacted by green transition efforts, especially in sectors like energy and transport;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the 8,5 % increase in EIGE’s staff costs can be attributed to the continued high inflation rate as well as a 2,7% indexation of salaries, and that the average number of staff remained at 45; notes that two contract agents were engaged and funded by the IPA contribution agreement with the Commission’s Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations; acknowledges the persisting understaffing of EIGE, and suggests that EIGE focus its work programme on violence against women and girls while deprioritizing actions related to the European Green Deal where necessary in light of current staff capacitiess evidenced in the findings of the second external evaluation and calls on the Commission to propose the necessary resources for the Agency to enable it to fulfil its tasks, particularly as regards to gender mainstreaming;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Is of the opinion, on the basis of the data currently available, that discharge can be granted to the Director of the EIGE in respect of the implementation of its budget for the financial year 2023.