6 Amendments of María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS related to 2023/2129(DEC)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas, gender equality and the elimination of inequalities are core values upis a core value of the Union enshrined in Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union; which the Union is founded, and the commitment to promote equality between men and women in all of its actions as enshrined in Article 8 TFEUereas Article 8 TFEU commits the Union to eliminate inequalities and to promote equality between men and women;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that equal opportunities for men and women should be a givena gender equality perspective should be integrated and ensured into all policy areas; however evidence based data should be the basis, rather than wolf- crying calls claiming women are more impacted by war, Covid, climate change, or that the best solution for women is more abortions; therefore savings can be made in the budgetary process by reduc, particularly in the light of the gendered aspects of ongoing crises such as wars, the climate crisis, inflation, and the backlash against women’s rights, especially sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) ing these budgetary lines Union and world-wide;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Raises concerns about the demonisation of groups supporting pregnant women; notes that this is contrary to Article 2 TEU and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, where the right to life is enshrined; is further concerned by disrespect of Member State competences in the area of health; therefore calls for a removal of funding for organisations which promote abortion; calls on the Commission to explore the core mission of those to whom EU funds are gNotes the Commission’s methodology for tracking gender aspects of expenditure as of 2023; recalls that only 2% of the Union’s budget was assessed as having a principle objective of improving gender equality; calls on the Commission to improve this score by mainstreaming gender from the start of programme design; reiteranted and to withhold funding from actors using EU funds for the purposes of terminating human rights, particularly women’s rights and gender equalitys that further detail is needed so that the majority of spending (73%) currently assessed as 0* ‘potential to contribute to gender equality’ can be fully understood;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that gender mainstreaming is flawed, because it would force women into roles, employment and identities, which they may not want, rather than simply giving individuals and families the opportunity to decideRepeats its calls for the Commission to strengthen the rule of law and ensure that EU funds are not made available to any entity that is implicated in breaches of human rights, including women’s fundamental rights and SRHR;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes the flawed methodology in calculating the Union’s gender pay gap of 12.7 %, as it fails to take into account a person’s choice to undertake work which is lower paid, or is part time in natureInsists that women and men should benefit equally from the Recovery and Resilience Facility, in particular in the light of the Union’s gender pay gap of 13%; recalls that the Commission introduced a gender assessment of the Member States’ Recovery and Resilience Plans only an ex-ante assessment, which revealed that some Member States had no measures tagged as focusing on gender equality;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes the importance of combatting violence and trafficking, as outlined in the Daphne initiative but calls for transparency over the results of the money invested.Repeats its calls for a dedicated budget line for gender equality, in particular within the Daphne programme in the light of the crisis of gender-based violence facing the Union;