Activities of Frances FITZGERALD related to 2019/2055(DEC)
Opinions (1)
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2018, Section III – Commission and executive agencies
Amendments (4)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. Whereas equality and the rule of law are founding values of the EU and the European institutions shall aim to promote them according to article 13 of the Treaty of the European Union (TEU); whereas this responsibility should be also shared by member states according to the principle of sincere cooperation enshrined in article 4(3) of the TEU;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Calls on the Commission to continue its efforts to strengthen the rule of law in the Union, in particular those legal proposals aimed at protecting the EU budget in case of generalised deficiencies as regards the rule of law in member states. As such, calls on the Commission to explore the core mission of those to whom EU funds are granted; to withhold funding from any group who seeks to use EU funds for the purposes of rolling back rights, particularly women’s rights;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Expresses its concern at the interrelation between the attacks on the rule of law and the backlash on gender equality and women’s rights; calls for this issue to be addressed through the article 7 procedure against those Member States concerned.
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Calls for the examination of synergies between those internal and external programmes of the Union to ensure a coherent and continuous approach to policies both inside and outside of the Union, such as in the case of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).