11 Amendments of Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ related to 2013/2017(BUD)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that under Article 8 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union the promotion of equality between men and women is a fundamental principle of the European Union; therefore reiterates its request to use gender budgeting in all EU policies, programmes and actions and at all levels of the EU budgetary procedure;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Emphasises that funding for programmes and activities that promote women’s rights and gender equality is key to ensuring that the EU’s programmes reflect its commitments under the Treaty on European Union to equality between women and men, and that the EU institutions and the Member States should make sure that gender budgeting and gender impact are thoroughly taken into consideration in all phases of the budgetary process, including projects, definition, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises the need for appropriate funding for the actions outlined in the Commission's Strategy for equality between women and men 2010-2015; calls on the Council and the Commission to ensure that appropriate funding of these actions is continued during the period of the new multiannual financial framework starting in 2014; stresses that special attention should be paid to the multiple forms of discrimination suffered, inter alia, by women who are migrants, members of minorities, disabled, lesbian, elderly, poorly qualified or formerly convicts or prostitutes; calls for the principle of gender budgeting to be applied to local, regional, national and European and international strategies in order to further gender equality more effectively;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Emphasises that in times of crisis and economic fragility such as these, the need is greater and more pressing than ever to steadfastly uphold the rights and social and economic welfare of the persons most directly affected by the crisis, and in particular of women; stresses that gender equality is not only an issue of justice, but has also been shown to have a positive economic impact;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Repeats its call on the Member States to make greater use of the Structural Funds, and in particular the European Social Fund, as a way of promoting equality between men and women, not only through gender mainstreaming but also by providing measures focused directly on vulnerable groups of women, taking due account of the impact of the economic crisis, promoting the creation of stable, high-quality jobs and investing in quality public services and in care structures for children and other dependants;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Points out that the mid-term evaluation of the Progress Programme underlined the need for greater efforts and new initiatives with regard to equality and non-discrimination, which are sections that from 2014 will be incorporated into the Rights and Citizenship Programme, and therefore calls for adequate funding to be provided for that axis; urges also that the EU Programme for Change and Social Innovation, into which the Progress Programme will be incorporated as from 2014, should also, in its activities, aim to improve women’s labour force participation and working conditions and to promote a better balance between their professional and private lives;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Urges the Commission to pay particular attention in the relevant budget headings to the increasing number of women living in poverty, at risk of poverty or in social exclusion, in particular women with special needs, such as elderly women, women with disabilities and single mothers; or who are members of minorities, migrants, victims of gender violence, poorly qualified or formerly convicts or prostitutes;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Highlights the need to earmark increased funding for the fight against all forms of discrimination against women; calls, in particular, on the Commission to make financial resources available for targeted sectoral research, for information, awareness-raising and training actions concerning the gender pay gap and for the elimination of violence against women;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – indent 1 a (new)
Paragraph 7 – indent 1 a (new)
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses that it is essential, in order to balance professional and family life, to continue investing in quality public services, ensuring in particular an adequate supply of affordable quality services, compatible with full-time working hours, in the field of childcare and care for the elderly and other dependents;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to provide adequate financial funding for measures to promote gender equality in third countries and to make sure they are used efficiently; stresses the need for EU-funded measures to eliminate trafficking and gender violence in third countries, in particular the phenomenon of female genital mutilation, and for programmes to increase female participation in education and combat female illiteracy, promote the participation of women at all levels of decision-making processes and encourage female entrepreneurship.