13 Amendments of Michiel HOOGEVEEN related to 2023/2115(INI)
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas, since 2021, inflation has increased sharply, driven primarily by high energy and food costs, and exacerbated by the unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine and the slow response of the European Central Bank; whereas wages are not projected to increase as fast as inflation, thus creating a cost of living crisis; whereas this crisis acutely threatens women’s livelihoods, health, well-being and access to housing, while limiting their purchasing power and ability to provide food;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas wsomen in all their diversity women are disproportionately affected by the consequences of the cost of living crisis, as they tend to be among the poorest part of the population, are highly represented in precarious jobs, have lower incomes as a result of the pay and pension gaps, and are still expected to carry out the bulk of unpaid care work, leaving them with fewer resources to protect themselves against the negative impact of the crisis;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas climate change and climate-related disasters exacerbate the cost of living crisis and the risk of poverty; whereas the groups already living on the margins are being hit the hardest by the volatility of the fossil fuel energy system, while energy and food companies are making record profits;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas women, particularly single parents and those experiencing intersectional discrimination on grounds of ethnicity, race, migration status, sexual orientation, disability or age, are more likely to fall into energy poverty; whereas this means that the ongoing cost of living crisis will exacerbate gendered energy poverty in the EU;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to deliver on the commitment made by President von der Leyen to promote gender equality in all policymaking; calls for a European Green Deal and just and socially fair transition that works for all by developing a gender- transformative intersectional strategy to address energy poverty, and by increasing public investment in social, affordable and energy-efficient housingstrategy to address energy poverty;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for the Member States and the EU to urgently guarantee affordable utilities and food for low-income households and, in particular, for those facing intersectional discrimination; stresses that no one should have to freeze in the height of winter or overheat in the scorching summer months and calls for the Member States and the EU to ban energy disconnections;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights that access to electricity plays a fundamental role in poverty reduction and in ensuring full and equal participation in society; calls for the EU and the Member States to recognise the right to energy;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure the inclusion of gender and intersectionaldifferent dimensions in all schemes for energy efficiency and renewable electricity, so as to support the citizens most affected by energy poverty;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recalls that the green transition, with nuclear energy, is necessary to avoid severe future crises and increased poverty; recalls, furthermore, that the green transition will only be socially fair if it includes a gender perspective and guarantees equal opportunities for women and those experiencing intersectional discrimination; calls, therefore, on the Commission to appoint an EU gender and climate coordinator with sufficient staff and funding, and to introduce gender impact assessments in all EU policies and legislation, in particular in European Green Deal initiatives;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Deplores the fact that women are significantly under-represented in key policymaking positions on climate change and the environment, and calls for the EU and the Member States to ensure equal and diverse representation in decision-making positions across the EU institutions, government bodies and public authorities at all governance levels;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission and the Council to commit to gender budgeting and to ensure that it is applied to the entire EU budget, and that the European Court of Auditor’s recommendations are fully implemented, including in the mid- term review of the current multiannual financial framework and the implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility;