7 Amendments of Marko VEŠLIGAJ related to 2024/2019(DEC)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas gender equality is a core value of the European Union as enshrined in Article 2 of the Treaty of the European Union; whereas equality between men and women is one of the founding values of the Union and the Union is committed to promote gender equality in all its activities as enshrined in Article 8 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), thereby establishing the principle of gender mainstreaming and gender budgeting, and in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Union has room for improvement in its approach to promoting equality through its policies, legislation, and funding mechanisms; whereas the European Parliament has repeatedly called on the Commission to promote and implement the use of gender mainstreaming, including gender budgeting and gender impact assessments, across all Union policies;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas gender equality in the Union has been negatively impacted by the consequences of backlashes against gender equality and women’s rights, particularly in the areas of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in several Member States, as well as by growing anti-gender movements, misogynistic trends, and the rising cost of living, which disproportionately affects women; whereas other ongoing crises, such as wars and the climate crisis, also disproportionately impact women; whereas these factors further deepen inequalities and hinder progress toward gender equality;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Acknowledges the Union’s commitment to gender mainstreaming and the need to further focus on combating violence against women and girls in policymaking; stresses the need to urgently establish a common approach to rape with common minimum sanctions in national laws;include the gender perspective into all policy areas, budgets, and alleviation measures to advance women’s rights and gender equality; highlights the urgency for the Union to advance on gender equality, in the light of ongoing crises, such as climate crisis, wars, backlashes on gender equality, and anti- gender and anti-democratic movements; in this regard, recalls that one in three women in the EU experience gender based violence during their lifetime, including physical, sexual and psychological violence or threats of violence1a; stresses the need to further focus on combating violence against women and girls in the EU; stresses the need to urgently establish a common approach to rape with common minimum sanctions in national laws; reiterates that all non-consensual sex must be classified as rape in every EU Member State; _________________ 1a https://fra.europa.eu/sites/default/files/fra _uploads/eu- gender_based_violence_survey_key_result s.pdf
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Repeats its concern at the interrelation between the attacks on the rule of law, democracy, and human rights and the backlash against gender equality and women’s rights; calls on the Commission to continue its efforts to strengthen the rule of law in the Union, and to explore the core mission of those to whom EU funds are granted and to withhold funding and ensure that EU funds are not made available to any entity that uses EU funds for the purposes of backsliding human rights, particularly women’s fundamental rights and gender equality, including SRHR, and women’s rights to bodily integrity, autonomy and self-determination; reiterates that sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) are fundamental human rights, and their realisation is a fundamental aspect of human dignity and a prerequisite for achieving gender equality;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is concerned about the growing financial risks due to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and its impact on gender equality policies; highlights the need to prioritise policies that protect children, women and familieswomen; stresses that women in armed conflicts face disproportionate risks, including, but not limited to, conflict- related sexual and gender-based violence as a weapon of war; stresses that all alleviation measures shall hold gender equality at it’s core, protecting and supporting women and children; calls on the Commission to adopt a feminist foreign policy; emphasizes that women’s access to SRHR, including safe and legal abortion care in times of crisis, must never be jeopardized;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for a stable financing framework to ensure the effectiveness and sustainability of the Daphne Programme to support the protection of women and children against violence.; stresses the importance of strengthening the specifically dedicated Daphne Initiative by increasing its resources, particularly through measures aimed at combating all forms and levels of gender-based violence against women and girls and domestic violence;