Activities of Irène TOLLERET related to 2019/2028(BUD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2020
Amendments (18)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the European Union is founded on, inter alia, the value of equality between men and women, and Article 8 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union providstates that the elimination of inequalities, and the promotion of such equality, between men and women is a fundamental principle of the Union; whereas ensuring coherence between their internal budgetary and discharge procedures and their external actions in the field of promotion of gender equality is essential to the credibility of Parliament and the other Union institutions;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Notes that budgetary year 2020 is the last one of the current MFF period and therefore stresses the importance of preparation and smooth adaptation to the new financial period, in which a fair standard for living of farmers must be ensured;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Is deeply concerned about the budgetary consequences of a non-deal Brexit and, since farmers need to plan their activity in advance, strongly opposes any unexpected cut of CAP allocations in 2020 in case there is no agreement between the Union and the United Kingdom;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reaffirms its strong request to promote equality between women and men, by supporting gender mainstreaming and gender budgeting where possible withinat all levels of the budgetary procedure, including when finalising the negotiations of the next MFF, and to use budgetary expenditure as an effective tool for combatting existing inequalities and promoting equality between women and men; recalls that gender budgeting is a methodology that must be applied to all Union budget lines and not only to programmes in which the implication of gender seems more relevant;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the Commission proposal to allocate EUR 50 million to ‘Other measures for beef and veal’ in order to support the sector in case of market difficulties linked to the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the Union; is concerned that that sectorstresses that United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the Union will also have a significant negative impact across several agricultural sectors in the European Union; is concerned that Union producers will face additional stress from the Union’s trade agreement with Mercosur;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the Commission proposal to allocate EUR 50 million to ‘Other measures for beef and veal’ in order to support the Irish sector in case of market difficulties linked to the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the Union; is concerned that that sector will face additional stress from the Union’s trade agreement with Mercosur. Nevertheless, asks the Commission to consider additional allocations for other Member States whose beef exports would be affected by Brexit;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reaffirms its request to increase resources for the Daphne-specific objective within the current REC programme and that such an increase is maintained in the Rights and Values programme; calls to ensure that adequate funding is made available for actions aimed at combating violence against women and trafficking in the framework of the effective implementation of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Asks the Commission to also consider additional support for other sectors, such as wine or fruits and vegetables, to help them overcome the trade damages linked to Brexit, and to boost the promotion campaigns in third countries in order to open and to consolidate new market opportunities;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Is concerned by the current crisis in the sugar sector following the elimination of the quota system and by the recent announcement of eight factory closures in the Union; therefore urges the Commission to support private storage in order to contribute to the improvement of the market situation and to consider the possibility of introducing accompanying measures for farmers and processors affected by those closures;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses the need for specific funding to support the most vulnerable women and girls in our society, in particular women with disabilities, women refugees and victims of trafficking and abuses; supports in this regard increasing both commitment and payment appropriations of the two strands of the REC programme;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 g (new)
Paragraph 4 g (new)
4g. Is of the opinion that the Commission should keep on reinforcing the promotion campaigns to open new markets for quality products;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses the need to reinforce budgetary allocations that support women’s access to sexual and reproductive health and rights, both within and outside the Union, as this access is increasingly at risk;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for budgetary allocations to support women’s entrepreneurship and women’s economic independence and to ensure and encourage access for women to loans and equity finance through Union programmes and funds, such as COSME, Horizon 2020 and the European Social Fund in order to fully maximise women’s participation in the labour market;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the continuation of funding for the Youth Employment Initiative; calls for equal participation of girls and young women in the measures covered by that initiative to be ensured and that special attention is paid to quality offers of training and employment for them, includingparticularly in the digitalised economy, ICT and STEM sectors where women are significantly underrepresented both in terms of education and training as well as employment;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 f (new)
Paragraph 6 f (new)
6f. Encourages Member States to increase the support for establishingt young farmers, in line with the objective of a better contribution to the generational renewal of farmers in the Union;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 g (new)
Paragraph 6 g (new)
6g. Highlights the importance of rural development commitments and spending for agri-environmental measures and the wider rural economy, particularly the importance of initiatives to target and support young farmers;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the importance to use the European Structural and Investment Funds (ERDF and ESF) to promote women’s employment, including by financing high-quality, affordable care facilities;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls the important role of the European Institute for Gender Equality and calls for the Institute’s budget, staff establishment plan and independence to be maintainadequately resourced.