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2020/2896(RSP) Resolution on the need for a dedicated Council configuration on gender equality

Progress: Procedure completed

Legal Basis:
RoP 136-p5

Events

2020/12/17
   EP - Results of vote in Parliament
2020/12/17
   EP - Decision by Parliament
Details

The European Parliament adopted by 505 votes to 146, with 37 abstentions, a resolution on the need for a dedicated Council configuration on gender equality.

The resolution was tabled by the EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens/EFA and GUE/NGL groups.

Parliament recalled that gender equality is a fundamental value and a key objective of the European Union and that an intersectional horizontal perspective is essential in order to recognise and address the multiple threats of discrimination based on gender and gender identity.

According to the Gender Equality Index 2020 of the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE), no EU country has yet fully achieved equality between women and men. EU progress on gender equality is still slow, with the index score improving by an average of one point every two years. At this rate, it will take more than 60 years for the EU to achieve gender equality.

Members consider that there is still room for improvement, given the current climate of strong hostility towards gender equality and women's rights, including in the area of reproductive and sexual health and rights.

For the first time, gender mainstreaming will be a horizontal priority of the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027, which means that every legislative or policy proposal will have to be accompanied by a gender impact assessment and that programmes will be monitored and evaluated from a gender perspective.

In this context, Parliament has requested that the Ministers and Secretaries of State responsible for gender equality be able to meet in a specific official forum to take joint and concrete measures to address the challenges in the field of women's rights and gender equality and to ensure that gender equality issues are discussed at the highest political level.

A specific Council configuration on gender equality would strengthen the integration of gender equality issues into EU legislation as well as dialogue and cooperation between Member States and the exchange of good practice, including legislation. It would help to reduce the gaps between Member States and harmonise the protection of women's rights and gender equality in Europe.

Parliament therefore called on the Council and the European Council to establish a Council configuration on gender equality to facilitate the integration of gender equality issues into all EU policies and legislation.

Documents
2020/12/16
   EP - Debate in Parliament
2020/12/14
   EP - Motion for a resolution
Documents
2020/12/14
   EP - Motion for a resolution
Documents
2020/12/09
   EP - Oral question/interpellation by Parliament
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B9-0402/2020 - Am 3 #

2020/12/16 Outcome: -: 388, +: 295, 0: 11
ES PT BE NL CY MT IE FI SE SI DE HR AT EE DK LV LU EL LT HU SK BG RO IT CZ FR PL
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B9-0402/2020 - Am 4 #

2020/12/16 Outcome: -: 378, +: 300, 0: 16
ES PT BE NL FI CY LU MT IE SE SI AT EE EL DE DK LV HR HU LT FR SK BG RO CZ IT PL
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B9-0402/2020 - Am 1 #

2020/12/16 Outcome: +: 525, -: 143, 0: 26
DE ES RO FR PT NL EL AT IE SE BE CZ DK BG FI SI HR LT CY MT LU IT SK EE LV PL HU
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B9-0402/2020 - Am 2 #

2020/12/16 Outcome: -: 388, +: 293, 0: 13
ES PT BE NL FI CY LU MT IE SE DE DK HR AT EE LV EL SI LT HU SK BG RO CZ IT FR PL
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B9-0402/2020 - Considérant N #

2020/12/16 Outcome: +: 486, -: 138, 0: 70
DE FR ES RO IT NL PT BE SE EL DK IE FI BG CZ LV SI SK CY LU LT EE HR AT MT HU PL
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B9-0402/2020 - Considérant O/1 #

2020/12/16 Outcome: +: 552, -: 98, 0: 44
DE FR ES RO HU BE PT SE AT EL NL DK IE BG CZ FI SK LV SI HR LT CY MT LU EE IT PL
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B9-0402/2020 - Considérant O/2 #

2020/12/16 Outcome: +: 493, -: 162, 0: 39
DE FR ES RO EL PT NL SE BE DK IE CZ FI BG AT LV SI CY LU SK LT EE HR MT IT HU PL
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Estonia PPE

Abstain (1)

1

Croatia PPE

4

Malta PPE

2
icon: GUE/NGL GUE/NGL
39

Netherlands GUE/NGL

For (1)

1

Sweden GUE/NGL

For (1)

1

Belgium GUE/NGL

For (1)

1

Denmark GUE/NGL

1

Czechia GUE/NGL

1

Finland GUE/NGL

For (1)

1

Cyprus GUE/NGL

2
icon: NI NI
26

Germany NI

Abstain (1)

2

Netherlands NI

1

Slovakia NI

2

Croatia NI

2

Hungary NI

1
icon: ECR ECR
62

Germany ECR

For (1)

1

Romania ECR

Against (1)

1

Greece ECR

Against (1)

1

Netherlands ECR

4

Sweden ECR

Against (1)

3

Bulgaria ECR

2

Latvia ECR

2

Lithuania ECR

Against (1)

1

Croatia ECR

Against (1)

1
icon: ID ID
75

Netherlands ID

Against (1)

1

Denmark ID

For (1)

1

Czechia ID

Against (2)

2

Finland ID

2

Austria ID

3

Estonia ID

Against (1)

1

B9-0402/2020 - Résolution #

2020/12/17 Outcome: +: 505, -: 146, 0: 37
DE ES FR RO PT BE NL EL DK SE IE FI BG HR LT SI AT CY MT LU LV EE IT SK CZ PL HU
Total
93
59
78
32
20
21
28
21
14
20
12
14
17
12
11
8
19
6
6
6
7
6
73
13
21
51
20
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141

Greece S&D

2

Lithuania S&D

2

Slovenia S&D

2

Cyprus S&D

2

Luxembourg S&D

For (1)

1

Latvia S&D

2

Estonia S&D

2

Slovakia S&D

2
icon: PPE PPE
183

Denmark PPE

For (1)

1
2

Malta PPE

2

Luxembourg PPE

2

Latvia PPE

2

Estonia PPE

For (1)

1

Slovakia PPE

Against (1)

Abstain (1)

5
icon: Renew Renew
94

Sweden Renew

2

Ireland Renew

2

Finland Renew

3

Croatia Renew

For (1)

1

Lithuania Renew

2

Slovenia Renew

2

Austria Renew

For (1)

1

Luxembourg Renew

2

Latvia Renew

For (1)

1

Estonia Renew

3

Italy Renew

For (1)

1

Slovakia Renew

2

Hungary Renew

2
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72

Spain Verts/ALE

3

Portugal Verts/ALE

1

Belgium Verts/ALE

3

Netherlands Verts/ALE

3

Denmark Verts/ALE

2

Sweden Verts/ALE

3

Ireland Verts/ALE

2

Finland Verts/ALE

3

Lithuania Verts/ALE

2

Austria Verts/ALE

3

Luxembourg Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

Latvia Verts/ALE

1

Czechia Verts/ALE

3

Poland Verts/ALE

For (1)

1
icon: GUE/NGL GUE/NGL
38

Belgium GUE/NGL

For (1)

1

Netherlands GUE/NGL

For (1)

1

Denmark GUE/NGL

1

Sweden GUE/NGL

For (1)

1

Ireland GUE/NGL

Against (1)

3

Finland GUE/NGL

For (1)

1

Cyprus GUE/NGL

2

Czechia GUE/NGL

Abstain (1)

1
icon: NI NI
26

Germany NI

2

Netherlands NI

Against (1)

1

Croatia NI

Abstain (1)

2

Slovakia NI

2

Hungary NI

1
icon: ECR ECR
61

Germany ECR

Abstain (1)

1

Romania ECR

Against (1)

1

Netherlands ECR

4

Greece ECR

Abstain (1)

1
3

Bulgaria ECR

2

Croatia ECR

Against (1)

1

Lithuania ECR

Against (1)

1

Latvia ECR

Abstain (1)

1

Slovakia ECR

Against (1)

2
icon: ID ID
73

Netherlands ID

Against (1)

1

Denmark ID

Against (1)

1

Finland ID

2

Austria ID

3

Czechia ID

Against (2)

2

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  • date: 2020-12-16T00:00:00 type: Debate in Parliament body: EP docs: url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?secondRef=TOC&language=EN&reference=20201216&type=CRE title: Debate in Parliament
  • date: 2020-12-17T00:00:00 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP docs: url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-9-2020-0379_EN.html title: T9-0379/2020 summary: The European Parliament adopted by 505 votes to 146, with 37 abstentions, a resolution on the need for a dedicated Council configuration on gender equality. The resolution was tabled by the EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens/EFA and GUE/NGL groups. Parliament recalled that gender equality is a fundamental value and a key objective of the European Union and that an intersectional horizontal perspective is essential in order to recognise and address the multiple threats of discrimination based on gender and gender identity. According to the Gender Equality Index 2020 of the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE), no EU country has yet fully achieved equality between women and men. EU progress on gender equality is still slow, with the index score improving by an average of one point every two years. At this rate, it will take more than 60 years for the EU to achieve gender equality. Members consider that there is still room for improvement, given the current climate of strong hostility towards gender equality and women's rights, including in the area of reproductive and sexual health and rights. For the first time, gender mainstreaming will be a horizontal priority of the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027, which means that every legislative or policy proposal will have to be accompanied by a gender impact assessment and that programmes will be monitored and evaluated from a gender perspective. In this context, Parliament has requested that the Ministers and Secretaries of State responsible for gender equality be able to meet in a specific official forum to take joint and concrete measures to address the challenges in the field of women's rights and gender equality and to ensure that gender equality issues are discussed at the highest political level. A specific Council configuration on gender equality would strengthen the integration of gender equality issues into EU legislation as well as dialogue and cooperation between Member States and the exchange of good practice, including legislation. It would help to reduce the gaps between Member States and harmonise the protection of women's rights and gender equality in Europe. Parliament therefore called on the Council and the European Council to establish a Council configuration on gender equality to facilitate the integration of gender equality issues into all EU policies and legislation.
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