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Shadow opinions (1)

Opinion on Guidelines for the 2021 budget - Section III
2020/04/20
Committee: ENVI
Dossiers: 2019/2213(BUD)
Documents: PDF(151 KB) DOC(62 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Pascal CANFIN', 'mepid': 96711}]

Amendments (17)

Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Points to the need to ensure that sufficient resources are allocated in the 2021 budget to allow the Union to rapidly take the concrete actions needed to address the climate and environment emergency; insists that the next budget should help the Union to meet its obligations under the Paris Agreement, shoul and be fully aligned with the objectives of limiting global warming to under 1.5 °C, and should contribute to reversing the decline in biodiversity; underlines in this regard also the importance of effective climate and biodiversity proofing of the budget;
2020/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
C. whereas women remain under- represented in leadership positions and devote more time than men to unpaid housework and care, while being overrepresented in low-paid industries such as social work, caring work, educational and service work, whereas they devote more time than men to unpaid housework and care; whereas special measures are required to support women, namely women returning to the job market after a long break in order to increase their potential on the labour market;
2020/02/21
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
C. whereas women remain under- represented in leadership positions and devote more time than men to unpaid housework and care; Stresses that resources supporting women´s empowerment through digital inclusion could lead to advancing equality in the digital age, whereas ´A Europe Fit for the Digital Age´ should integrate gender mainstreaming;
2020/02/21
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Emphasises that in addition to achieving the Union’s climate and environmental ambitions, sufficient resources should be allocated for achieving a just transition; Stresses that the resources for achieving just transition should not be to the detriment of other EU programmes.
2020/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Recital D
D. whereas the Commission should maintain sufficient funding levels for programmes aimed at supporting women’s rights, such as the Rights, Equality and Citizenship (REC) Programme, with a special focus on non-discrimination instruments and the prevention of gender- based violence; Stresses the position of the European Parliament in favour of a specific earmarking for actions preventing and combating all forms of gender-based violence and promoting the full implementation of the Istanbul Convention in the Rights and Values programme;
2020/02/21
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes the fact that Heading II “Cohesion and Values” the proposed MFF focuses on gender equality, with special funds being allocated to promote women’s equality and combat violence against women; regrets lack of such an approach across all seven headings;
2020/02/21
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls for appropriate funding to advance LGBTI equality and to facilitate the implementation of the upcoming EU LGBTI strategy;
2020/02/21
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for spending on gender equality to be traced and for proper indicators, impact assessments and a dedicated methodology to be established, particularly as regards the fight against gender-based discrimination, violence, sexual harassment and women’s access to sexual and reproductive health and rights; calls for relevant accountability and transparency mechanisms, as well as reporting of the outcomes, to be developed and applied to improve the process of gender mainstreaming and the efficiency of the programmes implemented;
2020/02/21
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines that all areas of the budget need to contribute to the overall goals of the European Green Deal and the UN Sustainable Development Goals; recalls in this context the importance of the introduction of a Just Transition Fund to address societal, socio-economic and environmental impacts on workers and communities adversely affected by the transition from coal and carbon dependence, and. Underlines the need to preserve a fair methodology on the allocation of fund in order to guarantee a geographical balance among the regions and territories; calls for solid financing of the fund;
2020/02/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights that adequate resources should be allocated in the 2021 budget for the drawing-up and implementation of the future European plan to fight cancer; stresses that sufficient funding should also be allocated to tackle rare and non- communicable diseases, with special focus on research and prevention, as well as on fighting antimicrobial resistance; Stresses that resources allocated to ´A Europe Fit for the Digital Age´ should lead to an efficient, accessible and sustainable digital European Health Data Space where privacy, security, safety and accuracy of health data are guaranteed and where the control of personal health data stays with the European citizens.
2020/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for the EU to increase the budget allocation for civil society organisations that promote women’s rights in Europe and the Global South; Points to the need to earmark sufficient resources in the 2021 budget for the implementation of the European Gender equality strategy 2020-2024;
2020/02/21
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines that the latest plans of the Council on the overall spending is not satisfactory and demand an increase of budget in line with the ambitious political goals to manage the climate and digital transition; reiterates the need to reform the EU own resources system, aiming at mitigating the predominance of GNI contributions from member states; stresses the need for an ambitious draft budget, in particular for new programmes such as the Digital Europe Programme, which need to become operational as soon as possible in order to help make the EU more competitive;
2020/02/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Emphasises the need to ensure sufficient resources for the drawing up and implementation of the zero-pollution action plan for water, air and soil;
2020/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Points to the importance of ensuring that sufficient financial resources are allocated in the 2021 budget to ensure adequate funding for the Union agencies, enabling them to fulfil their mandate and execute their tasks under the conditions of sustainable and predictable budgetary allocation; recalls in this regard also the current funding structure of ECHA.
2020/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses a need of allocating appropriate resources to implement a pilot project on gender budgeting within the EU institutions to build capacity amongst decision- and policy-makers;
2020/02/21
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. 1. Recalls the important role played by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE)IGE, and the need for a consolidated budget for collecting gender- segregated data and acquiring expertise in the area of gender equality;, calls for the EIGE’s budget, staff establishment plan and independence to be kept stable.
2020/02/21
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Urges for a mid-term review in the proposed MFF (2021-2027) to ensure that spending priorities remain relevant; regrets that mid-term revision of MFF for 2014-2020 failed to include a review of gender mainstreaming;
2020/02/21
Committee: FEMM