7 Amendments of Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN related to 2020/2040(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas equality between women and men is a core value of the EU enshrined in Articles 8 and 19 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union; whereas gender mainstreaming is therefore an important tool in the horizontal integration of this principle into EU policies, measures and actions, including Cohesion Policy;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the full economic, employment and social consequences of the pandemic are still unknown; whereas preliminary studies suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbatchanged existing inequalitiesituations, which Cohesion Policy should take into account;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to step up their efforts to promote gender equality and non- discrimination in Cohesion Policy through effective gender mainstreaming in all phases of the policy cycle, showing strong political commitment at EU, national and regional level; encourages close cooperation with the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) in that regard, providing high-quality research and data to support better- informed and evidence-based decision- making by policymakers and other key stakeholders working to enhance equal dignity between women and women; stresses that knowledge sharing by the EU institutions and agencies and support for capacity building is key to preventing high administrative costs and an unnecessary increase in bureaucracy;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that officials working on cohesion policy remain able to exercise their judgement freely and independently;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the role of Cohesion Policy funding, in the light of the unprecedented impact of the COVID-19 crisis, in supporting, facilitating and promoting programmes that, through consideration of the special needs of men and, above all, women, including rural women, encourage women’s employment and entrepreneurship, improve their access to land, credit and financial instruments, boost their skills and performance through education, training and advisory services, increase their participation in local action groups and the development of local partnerships, and address infrastructural deficiencies, including in relation to the provision of different types of care; stresses that cooperation at European level, together with the efficient use of EU funds, can contribute to the development of high- quality, accessible and affordable care services that are vitally important to maintaining women’s labour market activity.;