Activities of Barbara MATERA related to 2018/2024(BUD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the mandate for the trilogue on the 2019 draft budget
Amendments (11)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas Article 8 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union states that the promotion of equality between men and women is a fundamental principle of the EU, requiring gender equality to be incorporatedtherefore making gender mainstreaming and gender budgeting important tools, within the budgetary process, for the integration of this principle into allEU policies and addressed at all levels of the budgetary process via gender mainstreaming and gender budgeting, measures and actions with a view to advancing equality, combating discrimination, increasing active involvement of women in the labour market as well as economic and social activities;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas inequality is a growing problem in the EUdiscrimination needs to be eradicated and effectively addressed by the Member States within the EU and national legislation, and whereas the Union budget must increasingly be designed to make a significant contribution to safeguarding and developing social rights, access to public welfare services and housing, and deccreate new opportunities in the EU labour market and to improve working and living conditions as well as to facilitate access to services, this way allowing reconciliation betweent working conditions, with a specific focus on improving gender equality and the situation of women and family life as well as, delivering equality between women and men in practice;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas stereotypes continue to constitute a barrier for women especially in the labour market; whereas promoting work-life balance is beneficial both for women’s empowerment and the development of the EU economy;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas women’s empowerment as proven, will lead to economic growth and women entrepreneurial potential represents an untapped source of economic development and jobs to be created; whereas women in the rural areas are facing particular challenges in developing their own business, the Union budget must be tailored to make a substantial contribution on improving equal access to information, training and financing;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas despite the growing demand of ICT specialists and digital profiles the number of women working in the digital fields is decreasing; whereas according to the new Commission’s study more women in digital jobs could create an annual €16 billion GDP boost in the EU; whereas the lack of digital skills and women role models in STEM field discourage women and girls to engage in the Tech sector1a; __________________ 1aEuropean Commission: Women in the digital age, final report, March 2018.
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Recital B d (new)
Recital B d (new)
Bd. whereas the European Institute for Gender Equality has estimated that the cost of intimate partner violence against women in the EU could amount to €109 billion per year[1]and whereas violence against women is a human rights violation that affects all levels of the society; whereas it is essential that in the implementation of the Rights, Equality and Citizenship programme the Daphne’s profile is kept as high as possible and whereas the Commission shall take into consideration the need to maintain sufficient funding levels as well as to ensure continuity of actions and predictability of funding in all areas covered by the specific objectives;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reaffirms its request for increased resourcesgender budgeting and gender mainstreaming in order to uphold women’s economic rights and reduce gender inequality, including through the use of existing instruments at EU and Member State level, such as gender impact assessments; calls on the Commission and the Council to use gender budgeting for public expenditure systematically, especially when negotiating the next multiannual financial framework (MFF);
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Member States to make use of the existing funds available under the European Social Fund and, the European Regional Development Fund to promote gender equality through education and health servi, EAFRD, Leader+, Horizon2020 as well as for greater synergies between available instruments to advance gender equality, improve work-life balances, notably SRHR services, and to invest in high-quality public care servicecreate better living and working conditions for parents as well as to pursue specific tailored policies aimed at empowerment of women and girls;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls for funding to be allocated to programmes supporting women’s entrepreneurship, including SMEs created and led by women, as part of the COSME programme, and to ensure and encourage access for women to loans and equity finance; calls to support mothers who are entrepreneurs as entrepreneurship among them may not only exemplify successful reconciliation of work-life balance, but also contribute to stimulation of new job opportunities and role models encouraging other women to put their own projects into practice;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Highlights the need of attracting more women and girls into STEM and ICT sectors; recalls for funding the programs that focus on addressing the challenges women face in adapting to the digital era, as well as on addressing the digital gender gap through developing their digital skills, as part of Horizon 2020, Erasmus+, European Social Fund and Youth Employment Initiative;