Activities of Barbara MATERA related to 2016/2144(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on EU funds for gender equality PDF (452 KB) DOC (84 KB)
Amendments (24)
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. DeplorNotes, however, the fact that the EU’s political commitment to gender equality and gender mainstreaming is not yet internalisfully reflected in the budget allocations and spending decisions of all EU policy areas;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that gender equality is notshould be recognised as a policy objective in allpertinent EU budget titles, and that several of those titles are not fully transparent in the sense that they do notin doing so specify the amount allocated to individual policy objectives and actions;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets that tools for gender mainstreaming such as gender indicators, gender impact assessment (GIA) and gender budgeting (GB) are very rarely used in policy design and implementation, whether at EU level or by national institutions; highlights the fact that the lack of specificEIGE should gather all gender indicators and of collection of gender-disaggregated data makes it impossible to estimate thein order to make possible a consistent gender equality impact of EU policies;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Regrets that despite the joint declaration attached to the MFF on gender mainstreaming there has been no significantlittle progress in this field;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Points out that the ESI Funds constitute the most important financial support for the implementation of gender equality policy in the EU, especially in the case of the ESF (European Social Fund), which aims to foster the full integration of women in the labour market; underlines that Regulation 1304/2013 makes gender mainstreaming a compulsory part of all phases of programmes and projects financed by the ESF, including preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that ensuring the necessary infrastructure funding for quality, affordable and accessible care servicesCalls on the Commission and the Member States to reflect in their policy making the importance of achieving the Barcelona targets in order to make work- life balance a reality for all, as well as using the appropriate tools and incentives, including European funds such as the European Social Fund, the European Regional Development Fund and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, to guarantee the provision of affordable quality care for children and othe elderly will supportr dependent persons, including elderly dependents and family members with disabilities; this will result in enhancing female participation in the labour market and women’s economic independence, and thus foster gender equality;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that ERDF funding should alsokeep supporting investment in childcare and other social infrastructure;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Recalls the importance of close monitoring and evaluation of the Operational Programmes of the ESI Funds, in order to avoid the downgrading of gender equality in the implementation phase;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Deplores that despite efforts to create a ‘standard’ in this field, a systematic method for the implementation of gender mainstreaming within the ESF has not yet been established; calls on the Commission and the Member States to evaluate the possibility to increase resources for gender equality assessment and to follow consistently the implementation of gender mainstreaming;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Highlights the importance of giving special attention and priority to ESIF measures supporting investments in educational, social and healthcare services, given that these services are facing reductions in public funding at national and local level;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Suggests increasedto assess financial allocations in the MFF for social infrastructures and services for the care of children and the elderly in order to address the challenges of working parents;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls for more clarity on how the objective on combating violence is pursued under the REC programme; highlights the importance of funds reaching grassroots organisations in order to ensure effective implementation; priority should be given to those organizations dealing with prevention of violence and supporting victims of all forms of violence;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on the Commission to strengthen the requirement regarding the collection of gender-, where possible, of data disaggregated databy sex in the implementation of this programme, as an essentialimportant tool for an effective gender budgeting analysis;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Considers that a further review is needed in order to assess the results, based also on indicators such as the percentage of women participants and women project coordinators in Horizon 2020, and to propose adjustments to the specific actions if required;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls for gender mainstreaming to be further strengthened under all pillars ofwithin Horizon 2020, and for the development of gender equality targets in strategies, programmes and projects at all stages of the research cycle;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Calls for specific funding to support targeted measures involving grassroots organisations for ensuring that the basic rightneeds, safety and security of refugee and migrant pregnant women, elder women and girls are protected;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Reiterates its request for gender budgeting to be used at all levels ofreflected within the EU budgetary procedure;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Calls for allthe most relevant and women related EU budget titles to pursue equally strong gender targets and gender mainstreaming standards;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Looks upon the EU-level funding of EUR 6.17 billion allocated in the current MFF to achieving the objectives of gender- strategic engagement as a first step, and asks for an increase in this amount in the next MFF;
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Regrets, therefore, the Commission’s decision to not address the issue of implementation of gender mainstreaming in its mid-term review of the MFF, and calls for more specific action to address this failure;
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
43. Calls for gender-specific indicators to be applied in the project selection, monitoring and evaluation phases of all actions that receive funding from the EU budget, for mandatory gender impact assessment, and for the collection of gender-disaggregated data with regard to beneficiaries and participants;