Activities of Eugenia RODRÍGUEZ PALOP related to 2021/2003(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
Gender mainstreaming in the European Parliament – annual report 2020 (debate)
EU Gender Action Plan III (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the EU Gender Action Plan III
Amendments (48)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1
Citation 1
— having regard to the United Nations Convention of 18 December 1979 on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women, and to the General recommendation No. 30 on women in conflict prevention, conflict and post- conflict situations of 18 October 2013 of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women,
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8
Citation 8
— having regard to the Generation Equality Forum held in March 2021 in Mexico City and from 30 June to 2 July 2021 in Paris, as well as to the commitments announced to accelerate progress in the achievement of gender equality worldwide, such as the Global Acceleration Plan for Gender Equality and the new Compact on Women, Peace and Security and Humanitarian Action launched as a result of the Forum,
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
— having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the regions: a Union of Equality: Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025 of March 2020,
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)
Citation 14 a (new)
— having regard to the EU Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) 2019-2024 adopted in 2019,
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
— having regard to Regulation (EU) 2021/947 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 June 2021 establishing the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe,
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas a feminist foreign policy for the EU requires, among others, reversing the militarisation of the EU’s external action, putting an end to European arms exports, making progress on disarmament and arms control, reallocating resources from military budgets to budgets for civilian conflict prevention and access to basic services for citizens and adopting a decolonial paradigm;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas women’s and girls’ rights are threatened and the space for civil society organisations, especially women’s rights, feminists and grassroots organisations, is shrinking in many countries in the world;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas violence against women and girls is the most extreme form of gender inequality, particularly femicide;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the pandemic is having a serious impact on women and girls and has exacerbated existing gender inequalities, particularly in terms of access to education and healthcare, and is resulting in increasing gender violence and economic inequalities;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas measures to combat inequality will be of fundamental importance to the recovery; whereas girls’ and women’s participation, representation and leadership should be a priority when designing, implementing and evaluating those measures;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Deplores the fact that the Council of the European Union has failed to achieve unanimity on conclusions owing to objections from four Member States to the word ‘gender’; stresses that this shows clear signs of the backlash against gender equality and women’s rights;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for full implementation of GAP III in every aspect of EU external action; reiterates that actions to implement GAP III have to be guided by the need to address the root causes of gender inequalities and that the gender- transformative, rights-based and intersectional approach has to be applied consistently and effectively;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the need for an annual assessment of GAP III results at every level and every stage, against targeted and measurable objectives in a transparent and inclusive way;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on EU missions and delegations and on, the Member States and local and regional governments, to cooperate closely in the implementation of GAP III, using all diplomatic and programmatic tools at their disposal;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for close ties to be established with organisationalwomen’s rights networks and ministries in partner countries and calls for an annual dialogue regarding GAP III implementation, encompassing stakeholderto ensure their participation in the implementation and monitoring of GAP III; calls for an annual dialogue regarding GAP III implementation, with the participation of multiple and diverse stakeholders working on women’s and girls’ rights and, in particular, local civil society;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes that decentralised cooperation - or city-to-city and region-to- region cooperation - is a key tool for the realisation of GAP III; it is a useful tool to foster the exchange of experience and expertise among peers and helps local governments to become familiar with different approaches to promote gender equality;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for multi-year, flexible funding for local women’s organisationand girls’ rights, organisations and networks to be increased; condemns all moves to clamp down on women’s rights activists and urges all governments to protect, support and cooperate with civil society;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Reiterates the need for gender mainstreaming to be appropriately integrated across all sectors of EU action and that the priorities of Global Europe in partner countries as well as Team Europe Initiatives are gender transformative, in accordance with the GAP III, and at least gender sensitive in the case of humanitarian aid;
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for action to combat femicide and all types of violence against women to be stepped upand girls, online and offline, to be stepped up, particularly in conflict and emergency situations where women and girls are in more vulnerable situations;
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that child, early and forced marriages make women and girls vulnerable to violence and abuse; points out that at least three million girls are at risk of genital mutilation every year; calls for integrated action to prevent female genital mutilation and forced marriagechild, early and forced marriages, particularly in conflict and emergency contexts;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Points out that the victims of trafficking and sexual exploitation are mainly women and girls; calls for increased international cooperation to end the practices resulting in such forms of enslavement; recalls that vulnerability of women to trafficking and sexual exploitation is exacerbated in contexts of poverty and in conflict and emergency situations;
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls for urgent action to address the root causes of violence against women and girls with a gender-transformative and intersectional approach, especially considering the substantial increase in femicide and other forms of gender-based violence in the context of the pandemic;
Amendment 276 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Expresses concern at the rise of conservative anti-gender rhetoric and organised religious and other groupings, which is threatening to undermine, among others, sexual and reproductive rights inside and outside the Union;
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls for GAP III to attach greater importance to these rights and for adequate, flexible and sustained funding to be allocated to them when programming the ‘Europe in the WorldGlobal Europe’ instrument;
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses the importance of sexual and reproductive rights with regard to women’s bodies and their autonomy and urges that they be treated as public health issues; calls for universal public access to sexual education, contraception and safe and legal abortion; highlights the need to take age into account in SRHR related actions, for example by ensuring accessible, youth-friendly information and services;
Amendment 313 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls for measures to prevent girls from missing school during their periods by improving menstrual hygiene facilities on school premises and by combating stigmatisation in this area, including working with women and girls as well as men and boys;
Amendment 329 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Highlights the need to ensure continuity of family planning services along the humanitarian-to-development nexus as well as measures providing women in conflict and emergency contexts with SRHR core relief packages, by funding frontline organisations and women-led organisations;
Amendment 343 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Reiterates that the crisiseconomic crisis resulting from the pandemic is affecting women’s access to the labour market; stresses the need for the inclusion of a gender dimension in all recovery pla and their access to livelihoods; stresses the need for the EU to support the development of post- pandemic recovery plans and measures in partner countries to include gender-related aspects and gender transformative actions;
Amendment 356 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for GAP III to promote women’s economic activity and their access to the necessary resources and social protection; calls for measures to help make women more employable and provide them with business opportunitiesprovide women with decent jobs, access to finance and business opportunities, including by supporting local women-led organisations who have the knowledge on the local needs of their communities, and to protect them from suffering violence and harassment in the world of work;
Amendment 376 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls for a comprehensive effort to provide girls and young women with access to education and quality training tailored to the needs of the labour marketon skills that can contribute to their access to the labour market, particularly in emergency and displacement settings;
Amendment 384 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Amendment 397 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 6
Subheading 6
Encouraging participation and leadership by women, girls and young women
Amendment 410 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Stresses that equal participation of women, as citizens and in the public service, is essential to good governance and policy-making; Calls for the further promotion of women's equal representation and influence in decision- making roles, particularly in all spheres of government, from local to national levels;
Amendment 420 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Emphasises the value of activities such as networking, exchange, mentoring and sponsorship to support elected women at all levels;
Amendment 421 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 c (new)
Paragraph 20 c (new)
20c. Stresses the importance of women's and girl's leadership and participation, particularly on post- conflict, transition periods and recovery processes; Reiterates that women’s equal, meaningful and effective participation both in governments and as part of the civil society are prerequisites for creating societies with lasting democracies, peace and gender equality; calls for the EU to ensure that women and girls as well as women’s rights and grassroots organisations participate and have leading roles in the implementation of GAP III in their countries;
Amendment 430 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses the importance of the contribution made by women to promoting dialogue, forging coalitions and mediating for peace; calls on the EU to promote greater participation by women in peacekeeping and further peacebuilding and to protect and support women human rights defenders and peacebuilders who are persecuted for their work;
Amendment 435 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Highlights the important role played by already existing and successful local peacebuilding initiatives led by women living in conflict territories; calls on the EU to support and enhance these initiatives;
Amendment 436 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Amendment 437 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 c (new)
Paragraph 21 c (new)
21c. Calls for the inclusion of girl- and youth-led organisations and networks working on gender equality in consultations with civil society in partner countries; emphasizes the importance of safe, meaningful and inclusive youth participation, particularly young women and girls’ empowerment and participation in dialogues with partner countries and decision-making platforms;
Amendment 440 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses the need to ensure that women and girls who have suffered sexual violence in conflict zones receive holistic care and treatmentand other forms of gender based violence in conflict affected zones and countries receive adequate, effective and prompt reparations and that those reparations aim at transforming structural gender inequalities;
Amendment 450 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Reiterates the need to combat the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and to combat impunity by bringing perpetrators to justice;
Amendment 453 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Recalls the opportunity presented by the humanitarian-development-peace triple nexus approach to protect women and girls rights and promote gender equality in all contexts;
Amendment 467 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Reiterates that gender equality is a prerequisite for sustainable development and that in order to achieve a fair and just transition which leaves no one behind, all EU climate action must include a gender and an intersectional perspective;
Amendment 472 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Points out that women and women’s organisations are at the forefront when it comes to expertise in the fields of agriculture, climate and biodiversity; calls for them to be given support in the form of adequate and flexible funding, legislative framework provisions and access to resources;
Amendment 527 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Recalls the Commission’s commitment to earmark EUR 4 billion from the external budget for women and girls and to increase funding for women’s organisations; calls for these commitments to be clarified and adequately monitored;
Amendment 532 #
30a. Calls for effective localisation of SDG5, taking into account subnational contexts and recognising the necessity to involve all levels of government and stakeholders in its implementation and monitoring;
Amendment 539 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Points out once again that intergenerational dialogue and commitment on the part of men and boysthe inclusion of as well as the commitment of men and boys to advance gender equality are crucial to bringing about societal change and creating a true Generation Equality;