5 Amendments of Samira RAFAELA related to 2020/2173(DEC)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas, according to Article 8 TFEU, the Union is to aims to eliminate inequalities, and to promote equality, between men and women, thereby establishpromoting the principle of gender mainstreaming in all of its policies;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas women are disproportionately affected by the COVID- 19 pandemic, particularly women working in precarious employment, feminisale- dominated sectors and the informal economy; whereas these impacts range from a worrying increase in gender-based violence and harassment, unpaid and unequal care and domestic responsibilities, through restricted access to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), to significant economic and work impacts for women, particularly healthcare workers and caregivers;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) was established in order to contribute to and strengthen the promotion of gender equality in the Union, including gender mainstreaming in all of the Union’s policies;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses EIGE’s central role in collecting, analysing, processing and disseminating data and information that are of great added value for policy makers; reiterates its call on the Commission to provide EIGE with an adequate budget to enhance their recruitment and research capabilities; encourages collaboration between EIGE and other European Union agencies such as the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), whilst calling on the Commission to respect the specific mission of EIGE and refrain from the possibility of merging EIGE with other agencies:
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the ongoing cooperation between the EIGE and the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM); stresses the contribution that EIGE can make to all committees in order to better integrate the gender perspective in all EU policies and encourages the European Parliament to establish an ever closer cooperation;