2021/2003(INI) The EU Gender Action Plan III
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Progress: Awaiting committee decision
Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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Committee Opinion | AFET | María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS ( RE), Željana ZOVKO ( PPE) | |
Committee Opinion | INTA | RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO Inma ( S&D) | Seán KELLY ( PPE), Helmut SCHOLZ ( GUE/NGL), Saskia BRICMONT ( Verts/ALE), Samira RAFAELA ( RE), Luisa REGIMENTI ( PPE) |
Committee Opinion | BUDG | GEESE Alexandra ( Verts/ALE) | Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU ( PPE), Fabienne KELLER ( RE), Dimitrios PAPADIMOULIS ( GUE/NGL), Johan VAN OVERTVELDT ( ECR), Joachim KUHS ( ID), Margarida MARQUES ( S&D) |
Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
RoP 54, RoP 58
Legal Basis:
RoP 54, RoP 58Subjects
Events
2021/02/11
EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament
2021/02/11
EP - Referral to joint committee announced in Parliament
2021/01/28
EP - RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO Inma (S&D) appointed as rapporteur in INTA
2021/01/14
EP - GEESE Alexandra (Verts/ALE) appointed as rapporteur in BUDG
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- Isabella ADINOLFI
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- Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA
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- Maria da Graça CARVALHO
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- Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU
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- Danuta Maria HÜBNER
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- Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR
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- Dimitrios PAPADIMOULIS
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- Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN
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- Evelyn REGNER
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- María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS
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- Pedro SILVA PEREIRA
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- Sara SKYTTEDAL
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- Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA
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- Mónica Silvana GONZÁLEZ
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- Marlene MORTLER
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- Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ
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- Annika BRUNA
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- Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES
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- Predrag Fred MATIĆ
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Amendments | Dossier |
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2021/2003(INI)
2021/05/19
BUDG
31 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the gender action plan III (GAP III), and in particular, the commitment of 85 % of the EU’s official development aid (ODA) being allocated to programmes across all sectors having gender equality as a significant or as a principal objective; calls for 20 % of ODA in each country to be allocated to programmes having gender equality as one of its principal objectives; expects no ODA spending to counter gender-equality achievements; emphasises the need for coordinated and coherent EU action and calls for close cooperation with other actors to support gender equality and women’s empowerment and ensure that women and girls are not left behind; stresses the need for intensified and targeted action to advance the promotion of gender equality and to achieve the UN SDG 5 by 2030 at the latest;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Highlights that funding needs to be accessible for local and small civil society organisations that work most closely with girls and women in all their diversity; emphasises the key role of the neighbourhood, development and international cooperation instrument and stresses that administrative and implementation barriers should be avoided, since they might hamper the involvement of the most relevant actors; recalls the urgent need for significant funding for sexual and reproductive health and rights; stresses the need for closer monitoring of beneficiaries; points out that the EU needs to closely monitor the use of these funds; points out that the European Parliament must be kept informed of how funds are used;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Underlines that women have been over-proportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic and social consequences, constituting a majority of workers particularly affected by unemployment and lockdowns, while also being victims of the sharp increase of domestic and gender-based violence; expects funding in essential services to ensure that victims of gender-based violence have access to protected shelters, social welfare, legal aid and housing, including those in fragile and humanitarian crisis situations; highlights that adequate and quality services can promote socio-economic integration and provide psycho-social support to the victims of all forms of gender-based violence;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Welcomes the increased level of support for gender-responsive budgeting
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Welcomes the increased level of support for gender-responsive budgeting, the creation of specific gender indicators and the collection of gender-disaggregated data
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Welcomes the increased level of support for gender-responsive budgeting, the creation of specific gender indicators and the collection of gender-disaggregated data; expects the Commission to closely monitor the implementation of The Gender Action Plan III and to consult Parliament on the monitoring system;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Welcomes the increased level of support for gender-responsive budgeting,
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Welcomes the intention to increase overall funding for education with 10% of the humanitarian aid budget devoted to funding for education in emergencies; underlines that gender-responsible budgeting should also support programmes aimed at enhancing women’s capacity as political leaders and promoting young leaders programmes;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Welcomes the accomplishments made so far on gender in landing policies of the European Investment Bank and calls on the Bank to scale up its efforts and in particular to take into account to the maximum extent possible the policy goals of the GAP III in its external landing mandate;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the gender action plan III (GAP III), and in particular, the commitment of 85 % of the EU’s official development aid (ODA) being allocated to programmes having gender equality as a
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Emphasises the importance of investing in women-entrepreneurship and women-led businesses, as well as funding projects offering business development services and support for employment, including for women in recovery contexts and in forced displacement;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 c (new) 3c. Welcomes the creation of specific gender indicators, which must be clear, measurable and time-bound, and the collection of gender-disaggregated data; expects the Commission to consult the Parliament on the monitoring system which should be in line with, but not limited to, the SDGs and should include EU specific indicators based on international human rights standards, such as the CEDAW, the Istanbul Convention, the IPCD program of action and its review conferences, the EU Strategic Approach to WPS and the relevant ILO conventions;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 d (new) 3d. Recalls that the Interinstitutional Agreement adopted on 16 December 2020 accompanying the 2021-2027 MFF Regulation, sets gender equality as an horizontal principle for the 2021-2027 period and forms an integral part of budgetary transparency; calls on the Commission to develop and present to the European Parliament the methodology to measure gender relevant expenditure at programme level in the MFF 2021-2027, including as far as NDICI implementation is concerned;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls for the establishment of an extensive and comprehensive training programme to underpin the implementation of the GAP III
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls for the establishment of an extensive and comprehensive training programme to underpin the implementation of the GAP III, and for the EU to develop clear and specific gender equality guidelines and set binding targets for all EU actors implementing the GAP III;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Expects that the gender transformative approach of the GAP III be fully respected and that the principle of non-discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics be fully upheld in the implementation of all funds and accessibility for projects and applicants; believes that this entails the proactive inclusion of civil society
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Recalls the necessity of advancing equal participation and leadership given the fact that only a small number of women occupy top management positions; stresses the need to combat any discrimination regarding the occupation of management positions based on gender; underlines the necessity of gender-balanced leadership;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Recalls that women and men should have equal opportunities, equal access to employment and equal pay for equal work in order to be economically independent; underlines that women and men should equally share care responsibilities and have access to adequate social protection, public services, and financial opportunities;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 c (new) 5c. Underlines that gender-based violence is condemned and must be prevented; calls for assessment and improvement of EU’ s initiatives and programmes aiming to end all forms of gender-based violence; highlights the crucial importance of support access for victims; calls for developing increasing protection programmes;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the gender action plan III (GAP III), and in particular, the commitment of 85 % of the EU’s official development aid (ODA) being allocated to programmes having gender equality as a significant or as a principal objective; calls for 20 % of ODA in each country to be allocated to programmes having gender equality as one of its principal objectives; expects no ODA spending to counter gender-equality achievements; emphasises the need for coordinated and coherent EU action and calls for close cooperation with
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 d (new) 5d. Reiterates the need to use all available know-how and expertise existing across EU member states in promoting gender rights; reiterates the important role played by academic and education cooperation in reinforcing gender rights across the world and underlines the importance of development studies and global citizenship education in achieving the goals for gender equality;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 e (new) 5e. Recalls that education and quality education systems are the foundation for promoting gender equality; stresses the need of increasing investment in girls’ education to achieve equal access to all forms of education and training; emphasises the necessity of measures meant to overcome gender stereotypes and norms that create gender discrimination in schools;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the gender action plan III (GAP III), and in particular, the commitment of 85 % of the EU’s official development aid (ODA) being allocated to programmes having gender equality as a significant or as a principal objective; calls for 20 % of ODA in each country to be allocated to programmes having gender equality as one of its principal objectives; expects that no ODA
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Highlights that all crisis have a strongly gendered impact and none more than the current COVID-19 pandemic; underlines that due to the asymmetric impact of the pandemic on sectors and occupations as well as the different position of men and women in the labour market, more women than men have lost their jobs and are more likely to be among furloughed workers;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Highlights that funding needs to be accessible for local and small civil society organisations, such as women’s rights organisations and social movements, that work most closely with girls and women in all their diversity and can actively contribute towards linking the 85% target to the actual funding needs of specific regions; emphasises the key role of the neighbourhood, development and international cooperation instrument and stresses that administrative and implementation barriers should be avoided, since they might hamper the involvement of the most relevant actors; recalls the
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Highlights that in order to maximise the impact of EU action funding needs to be accessible for local and small civil society organisations and other relevant local actors that work most closely with girls and women in all their diversity with special focus on single parents and vulnerable situations; emphasises the key role of the neighbourhood, development and international cooperation instrument and stresses that administrative and implementation barriers should be avoided, since they might hamper the involvement of the most relevant actors; recalls the urgent need for significant funding for sexual and reproductive health and rights;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2.
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