8 Amendments of Karen MELCHIOR related to 2023/2152(DEC)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas gender equality is a core value of the Union enshrined in Article 2 TEUof the Treaty on European Union; whereas Article 8 TFEU commits the Union to eliminate inequalities and to promote equality between men and women;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas gender equality has been characterised by a regressive ideology, which prioritises abortions, allows anyone to choose from an unlimited list of genders, and denigrates traditional roles;is far from a reality in the Union, with the 2023 Gender Equality Index having made a modest increase of only 1.6 points to reach 70.2, and with some domains showing signs of regression, in particular in economic and income metrics1a; _________________ 1a https://eige.europa.eu/gender-equality- index/2023
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the rising cost of living have impacted both men and women; whereas a permanent victim mentality is counter-productive to gender equality; whereas equality of opportunity should be the EU’s goalre is an ever-growing urgency for the Union to advance on its Gender Equality Strategy, in the light of ongoing crises such as wars, the climate crisis, inflation, and the backlash against women’s rights, especially sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in the Union and world-wide;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the final budget of the European Institute for Gender Equality (“EIGE”) for the financial year 2022 was EUR xxx.xx8,432,920, representing an in decrease of xxx3 % compared to 2021 (EUR 8,693,358);
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that EIGE was established to develop tools on gender equality; notes that this is not a requirement in our turbulent times; notes therefore that the EIGE’s allocated budgets should be reduiterates its repeated calls for further staffing resources to be allocated to EIGE in the light of increasing urgency and requests for its serviceds;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes EIGE’s continuous high level of budget execution, with commitment appropriations of up to 9x,927.91 % in 2022 (compared to 97,758,92 % in 20201);
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Acknowledges an in decrease in the EIGE’s carry-over operating expenditure to xxx 42.28% in 2023 (54.79 % in 2022);
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is of the opinion that discharge shall notcan be granted to the Director of the EIGE in respect of the implementation of its budget for the financial year 2022.