18 Amendments of Virginie JORON related to 2019/2213(BUD)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas Article 8 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union states that ‘in all its activities, the Union shall aim to eliminate inequalities and promote equality between men and women’, thus stipulating that gender equality must be incorporated into all EU policies; whilst respecting the differences between men and women and their mutual complementarity;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas inequality is a growing problem in the EU, notably on account of the increasing Islamisation of EU societies, and whereas an increasing percentage of the EU budget must be spent on developing social rights and access to public welfare services, with a specific focus on improving gender equality, including for LGBTI persons, and the situation of women and girls;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas inequality is a growing problem in the EU, and whereas an increasing percentage of the EU budget must be spent on developing social rights and access to public welfare services, with a specific focus on improving gender equality, including for LGBTI persons, and the situation of women and girls;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas women remain under- representedthere are fewer women in leadership positions and they devote more time than men to unpaid housework and care; which constitutes a positive contribution to the stability of both the children and the family, and whereas the status of the stay-at-home mother should be recognised, in particular by specific parental allowances and registration of credits for pension rights;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas women who so wish should be able to take up leadership positions on the same terms as men and receive the same pay for the same work;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas, given its negative influence on the status of women in our European society, signs of Islamist separatism must be opposed in all activities funded by the European Union;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that gender budgeting must become an integral part of the budgetary procedure at all of its stages and in all budget lines, so that budgetary expenditure becomes an effective tool for promoting gender equality; calls for gender mainstreaming to be consistently implemented in all EU programmes, financial instruments and the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI)e importance of championing gender equality while respecting the differences between men and women and how they complement one another; calls for any support for the so-called gender theory, which seeks to deny any difference between men and women, to be banned from receiving any financing from EU funds;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Gender theory shall not be an allocation criterion for the EU budget;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reaffirms its requestCalls for more investment to uphold the rights of women and girls; calls for budgetary allocations to support women’s economic independence through EU programmes and funds, such as COSME, Horizon 2020 and the EFSIincluding for a determined fight against acts of violence and discrimination suffered by women , especially those endured because of social customs and standards that are foreign to European civilisation;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for greater synergies between the instruments available to advance gender equality and improve the work-life balance; reiterates the need for greater efforts to support the most vulnerable women, includingand particularly women with disabilities, and single mothers and migrant, ethnic minority and sexual minority women;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls for a European preference in the EU budget: EU women with disabilities and single mothers should be given priority over migrant women who do not have EU citizenship;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for spending on gender equality to be traced and for proper indicators and a dedicated methodology to be established, particularly as regards the fight against gender-based discrimination, violence, sexual harassment and women’s; reiterates that strict observance of the laws and sovereignty of Member States shall govern spending tied to access to sexual and reproductive health and rights;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. All men taking part in an action funded from the EU budget shall undertake to agree that women may lead the action or the meeting concerned and to never refuse to shake the hand of a woman or to sit next to a woman;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Anyone involved in an action funded from the EU budget shall agree to take part without any ostentatious religious signs where the action takes place;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. CWith Brexit and the resultant drop in the EU budget in mind, calls for the EU to increasemaintain the budget allocation for civil society organisations that promote women’s rights in Europe and the Global South, provided these organisations abide by the laws of Member States and show respect for their sovereignty;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. A not-for-profit non-governmental organisation may not receive EU funding if a significant number of its employees or volunteers have been convicted of living off immoral earnings or of sexual abuse in the previous year;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. To avoid misuse, a not-for-profit non-governmental organisation in receipt of EU funding may not pay any of its employees, with the exception of doctors, a salary in excess of EUR 5 000 per month;
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. RecCalls the important role played by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE), and the need for a consolidated budget for collecting data and acquiring expertise in the area of gender equality; calls for EIGE’s budget, staffor all policies directed towards women to have the following goals: - to combat acts of violence and inequalities stemming from social standards decreed by social, religious and community groups ill-disposed towards the respect shown women that is characteristic of European civilisation, - equal pay for men and women for equal work and equal skills, - to fight domestic violence, - to recognise the status of establishment plan and independence to be kept stable.y-at-home mothers, in particular by specific parental allowances and registration of credits for pension rights;