Activities of Robert BIEDROŃ related to 2021/2129(DEC)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Institute for Gender Equality for the financial year 2020
Amendments (14)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas, pursuant to Article 8 TFEU, the Union is to aim to eliminate inequalities, and to promote equality, between men and women in all its activities, thereby establishing the principle of gender mainstreaming;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas, pursuant to Article 8 TFEU, the Union is to aim to eliminate inequalities, and to promote equality, between men and women in all its activities, thereby establishing the principle of gender mainstreaming;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas, pursuant to Article 8 TFEU, the Union is to aim to eliminate inequalities, and to promote equality, between men and women in all its activities, thereby establishing the principle of gender mainstreaming;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas women are disproportionately affected by the COVID- 19 pandemic, particularly women working in precarious employment, feminised sectors and the informal economy, whereas these impacts range from a worrying increase in gender-based violence and harassment, unpaid and unequal care and domestic responsibilities, through restricted access to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), to significant economic and work impacts for women, particularly healthcare workers and caregivers;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas women are disproportionately affected by the COVID- 19 pandemic, particularly women working in precarious employment, feminised sectors and the informal economy;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas women are disproportionately affected by the COVID- 19 pandemic, particularly women working in precarious employment, feminised sectors and the informal economy;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that the Institute’s task is to collect, analyse and disseminate information as regards gender equality and to develop, analyse, evaluate and disseminate methodological tools in order to support the integration of gender equality into all Union policies and the resulting national policies; encourages collaboration between the EIGE and other European Union agencies;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the ongoing cooperation between the EIGE and Parliament’s Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM), in particular the Institute’s contribution to the ongoing efforts of the Committee concerning the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on women, gender-based violence, work-life balance, equal pay and pension gap, gender budgeting and the development of a gender-sensitive parliament tool, strongly supports the work of the Institute, which, by means of studies, research and high-quality data enables the Committee to properly do its work; stresses the valuable contribution that the EIGE can make to all committees in order to better integrate the gender perspective in all EU policies and encourages the European Parliament to establish an ever closer cooperation with the Institute;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes the EIGE’s continuous high levelat the Covid-19 pandemic had a slight impact ofn budget execution, rates in 2020, which nonetheless remain high with commitment appropriations of 97,75 % in 2020 (compared to 98,96 % in 2019), as well as payment appropriations of 74,82 % (compared to 82,5 % in 2019);
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes that in its audit reports for the 2019 financial year, the Court concluded that the EIGE’s procedures used for selecting and contracting the external experts systematically lacked a solid audit trail and as a result all subsequent payments, which in 2020 amounted to €4 400, have been irregular; acknowledges that in 2020 the EIGE applied new procedures, which according to the Institute, have been in full compliance with the principles of non- discrimination and equal treatment;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Notes that despite its obligations deriving from the Financial Regulation 157, the EIGE didn’t include in its Budget for 2020 information about the Amendment to the Agreement with DG NEAR for the provision of €378 950 under the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance for the implementation of the action “Increased capacity of EU candidate countries and potential candidates to measure and monitor the impact of gender equality policies (2018 to 2021)”; calls on the Institute to ensure the inclusion of all relevant provisions in this regard in the future;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Notes the ongoing concern over the claims of former temporary agency workers concerning their rights; recalls that the Lithuanian Supreme Court asked the CJEU to assess whether the Directive 2008/104/EC on temporary agency work applies to EU Agencies in their capacity as public bodies engaged in economic activities and whether they must apply in full with the provisions of Article 5(1) of that Directive, which concern the rights of temporary agency workers to basic working and employment conditions, in particular as regards pay;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Welcomes the Institute’s continuous work on the Gender Equality Index, which is a valuable tool for monitoring the progress of gender equality across the EU;