1 Amendments of Viorica DĂNCILĂ related to 2015/2187(DEC)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) has been established in order to contribute to and strengthen the promotion of gender equality including, first and foremost, gender mainstreaming in all Union policies and the resulting national policies, and the fight against discrimination based on sex, and to raise EU citizens' awareness of gender equality; notes with satisfaction that in 2014, EIGE achieved 95% of its planned outputs; stresses that the objectives and tasks of the Institute necessitate the presence of a separate dedicated entity within the EU institutional framework;