Activities of Dimitrios PAPADIMOULIS related to 2020/2040(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
The gender dimension in cohesion policy (short presentation)
The gender dimension in cohesion policy (short presentation)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the gender dimension in cohesion policy
Amendments (22)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) of 18 December 19791a, _________________ 1a https://www.ohchr.org/documents/professi onalinterest/cedaw.pdf
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 22 a (new)
Citation 22 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 18 December 2019 on public discrimination and hate speech against LGBTI people, including LGBTI free zones23a, _________________ 23a Texts adopted, P9_TA(2019)0101.
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 25 a (new)
Citation 25 a (new)
- having regard to the study entitled ‘Gender budgeting - Mainstreaming gender into the EU budget and macroeconomic policy framework’ from the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE), published in 2018,
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the principle of gender equality between women and men is a core value of the EU, enshrined in the Treaties and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union; whereas gender mainstreaming should therefore be implemented and integrated as a horizontal principle in all EU activities and, policies and programmes;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas cohesion policy is as an important policy tool to supportactively and effectively support the achievement of gender equality;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas promotachieving gender equality is important to reducea precondition for the elimination of regional, economic and social disparities and for ensuring the long-term fair, inclusive and sustainable development of the EU, its Members States and its regions;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
F a. whereas women and marginalised groups are more exposed to poverty, unemployment, job precariousness, unequal working conditions and opportunities, work-life imbalance, physical and psychological violence and social and economic exclusion;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas preliminary studies suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated existing inequalities, by and has a disproportionately impacting on women and marginalised groups, especially in terms of layoffs, work-life imbalance and domestic violence, which cohesion policy should take into account;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the importance of cohesion policy in promoting gender equality and implementing the EU Gender Equality Strategy; recalls that all policy goals need appropriate and sufficient resources dedicated to their implementation;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the need for a strong political commitment on the importance of gender equality for the entire population and for fair, inclusive and sustainable economic growth and territorial development;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Believes that all programmes implemented under cohesion policy should ensure gender equality throughout their preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, as well as equal opportunities for all, without discrimination based on gender or sexual orientation, including through positive action when necessary and applicable;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recognises the burden placed on women as principal caregivers in formal and informal settings, as well as its social value, especially during the COVID-19 crisis; therefore points out the crucial role of cohesion policy in securing adequate investments in care services, to improve working conditions, fight informal employment and precariousness and create new high-quality jobs in this sector ands well as to support a transition towards a care economy that is accessible for all;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses that cohesion policy needs to support equal access to training for women, implement positive action in order to bridge the digital gender gap and to support the green and digital transitions while protecting workers that will be affected by these transitions;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls for a strong political commitment to gender equality at EU, national and natregional level in order to enhance the attention given by national, regional and local stakeholders to gender equality, both from a human rights perspective and as a crucial factor for socio-economic development, and to promote further commitment in this area;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for compulsory requirements on gender equality objectives to be introduced in all post-2020 operational programmes, with specific and interdisciplinary measures to be translated into all operations; calls for specific obligations and binding guidelines, including positive action when necessary and applicable;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Reiterates its position that the Commission should monitor the use of all EU funding streams, including European Structural and Investment Funds, and use regular dialogues with national, regional and local authorities to remind stakeholders of their commitment to non- discrimination and that such funds should under no circumstances be used for discriminatory purposes; welcomes, in this regard, the Commission’s decision to reject six town twinning applications involving Polish authorities that had adopted resolutions on ‘LGBTI-free zones’; calls on the Commission to continue to take concrete measures to address breaches of anti-discrimination rules;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16 b. Calls for part of cohesion policy funds to be devoted to supporting women in poverty, women at risk of poverty, single mothers, women with disabilities and women victims of violence; calls on the Member States and their respective authorities to deliver such programmes;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Strongly supports the ex ante requirement of developing a binding national gender equality strategy to underpin cohesion policy interventions and their effectiveness;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Stresses that in order to ensure gender mainstreaming, the Commission should implement a gender impact assessment for each policy and legislative proposal in the area of cohesion policy, define gender-responsive indicators, collect gender-disaggregated data and carry out gender-responsive evaluations;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on all institutions to provide guidance documents and, training sessions and binding gender equality targets, so as to disseminate concrete examples of good practices on gender mainstreaming; stresses, moreover, that at the project selection stage the criteria for gender mainstreaming should be strengthened through higher scoring and requirements for more practical actions; calls for the integration of the gender dimension in all stages of the evaluation, implementation and monitoring of ESI Funds; recommends making use of the existing tools developed by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) such as its toolkit for gender budgeting in the ESI Funds;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Calls on the Commission to address gender-related health priorities as defined in the EU Gender Equality Strategy in cohesion policy, including sexual and reproductive health and rights;