1 Amendments of Jutta STEINRUCK related to 2011/0344(COD)
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6 a) Equality and anti-discrimination are not only legal questions but fundamental challenges for society. The Community Programme for Employment and Social Solidarity – Progress (the Progress Programme) included sections on 'Antidiscrimination and diversity' and 'Gender equality' that are to be continued and further developed under this Programme. Furthermore, the mid-term evaluation of the Progress Programme underlined the need for more efforts and new initiatives with regard to equality and anti-discrimination. It is therefore of the utmost importance to maintain a strong focus on those issues. Moreover the findings of the Progress Mid-Term evaluation of 22 December 2011 in the fields of equality and anti-discrimination need to be taken into account in the implementation of this Programme.