14 Amendments of Ernest URTASUN related to 2014/2217(INI)
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the EU is currently facing the most significant economic and financial crisis since the Great Depression in the 1930s; whereas this crisis has been exacerbated by so-called austerity measures imposed on the Member States by the EU institutions within the framework of economic governance policies (Stability and Growth Pact, European Semester, Euro-Plus Pact, Budgetary Treaty) and 'financial aid' programmes, whereas none of these policies takes gender aspects adequately into account;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas poverty has a structural and deeper impact on women, the effects of which are worsening due to austerity measures which are set up in an attempt to solve the current economic, financial and social crisis;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas combating poverty is one of the Commission's five measurable targets proposed for EU 2020; whereas Integrated Guideline 10 of the Europe 2020 Strategy (Promoting social inclusion and combating poverty) would encourage the adoption of national policies to protect women, in particular, from the risk of poverty, ensuring income security for one- parent families or elderly women;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the female employment rate is 63%, whereas the gender pay gap stands at 16.4%,female employment rate is only 53,5% if employment is measured in full-time equivalents; whereas the gender pay gap stands at 16.4%, whereas the gender pension gap is 39% on average with highest figures of 47% in Luxembourg and 44% in Germany; whereas 73% of the members serving in national parliaments are men, and whereas women make up 17.8% of the membership of large company boards and every week spend three times as long as men on household chores;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas due to austerity measures and cutbacks in health and care services, women are increasingly bearing the burden of care for children and/or elderly, sick or disabled relatives; whereas universal access and affordable, high quality support services such as childcare facilities, facilities for the elderly and other dependants is important for equal participation of women and men in the labour market and as a means to prevent and reduce poverty;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Council, the Commission and the Member States to integrate a gender pillar in the EU2020 framework to measure progress on reducing the gender employment gap and in order to result in policy measures in the Annual Growth Survey to be transformed into the country specific recommendations
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop a general plan of investment in social infrastructure, as it has been estimated that with a gendered investment plan, European GDP will increase gradually, reaching a level 2.4 p.p. higher by 2018 than without the investment plan
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Council and the commission to address the gender dimension of poverty and social exclusion, regrets that the Country- Specific Recommendations (CSRs) adopted so far as part of the annual European Semester cycles have not been sufficiently aligned with the EU 2020 employment and social targets, calls for CSR to systemically address the structural causes of female poverty;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls on the Member States to have in place specific social inclusion measures with a view to reducing poverty, targeting especially women as group with greatest risk of poverty and social exclusion, calls on the Member States to implement a comprehensive active inclusion strategy by providing a minimum income and a social security system, in accordance with their own national practices; urges the European Commission and Member States to avoid further cutbacks which would have a long-term negative impact on women's rights and gender equality;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Calls on Member States and Commission to ensure that equality between men and women and the integration of gender perspective is taken into account in EU Cohesion Policy funds and promoted throughout the preparation and implementation and its programmes, including in relation to monitoring, reporting and evaluation, refers in this context to Article 7 on the promotion of equality between men and women and non-discrimination, Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the EU Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Reiterates that Directive 2006/54/EC, in its current form, is not sufficiently effective to tackle the gender pay gap and achieve the objective of gender equality in employment and occupation; urges the Commission to revise Directive 2006/54/EC without delay and to propose amendments to it in accordance with Article 32 of the Directive and on the basis of Article 157 TFEU, following the detailed recommendations set out in the annex to the Parliament's resolution of 24 May 2012;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to allow for changes in the family unit when drawing up their taxation and compensation policies, in particular by providing support to one-parent families and older people in the form of tax credits or health care assistance and to guarantee the individualisation of social security and taxation rights;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Renews its call on the Commission to submit a proposal under Article 84 TFEU for an legislative act establishing measures to promote and support the action of Member States in the field of preventing violence against women and girls;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Points out that economic stress often leads to more frequent, more violent and more dangerous abuse, refers in this context to studies which have shown that violence against women intensifies when men experience displacement and dispossession as a result of the economic crisis;