Sittings · Document
DRAFT OPINION (2024/2124(INI)) 2025-09-15
Women’s entrepreneurship in rural and island areas and outermost regions
Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development · Rapporteur: Anna Strolenberg
AMENDMENTS
The Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development submits the following to the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality, as the committee responsible:
Amendment 1
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| – having regard to Articles 2 and 8 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), |
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Amendment 2
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| – having regard to the Council Recommendation of 8 December 2022 on early childhood education and care: the Barcelona targets for 20301a, _______________ 1a OJ C 484, 20.12.2022, p. 1. |
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Amendment 3
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
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| – having regard to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas of 28 September 2018, |
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Amendment 4
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| – having regard to European Court of Auditors special report 10/2021 on gender mainstreaming in the EU budget, |
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Amendment 5
Motion for a resolution
Recital A (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| A. whereas gender equality is a core value of the European Union and its Member States, as enshrined in Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union; whereas its promotion is one of the EU’s principal objectives; whereas gender equality is also recognised in the Treaties and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights; whereas Article 8 TFEU lays down the principle of gender mainstreaming, which stipulates that a gender perspective must be integrated across all policies and programmes; |
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Amendment 6
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| Aa. whereas the employment gap between men and women in rural areas stands at 13 percentage points (compared to 10 percentage points in cities), exceeding 20 in some Member States; whereas women’s participation in the workforce stood at only 31.6 % in 2022, according to Eurostat data; |
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Amendment 7
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| Ba. whereas statistics show that female entrepreneurs face more difficulties than men in securing finance and capital; whereas 30 % of entrepreneurs in the EU are female, yet they only receive 2 % of the non-bank financing available1a; whereas data shows that female entrepreneurs generate more revenue than men despite receiving lower financial backing1b; | |
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| 1a European Commission and European Investment Bank, ‘Funding women entrepreneurs – How to, empower growth’, 2020. | |
| 1b European Women in VC, Experior Venture Fund and Unconventional Ventures, ‘Funding in the CEE Region Through the Lens of Gender Diversity and Positive Impact’, 2021. |
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Amendment 8
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| C. whereas women in outermost and remote regions face intensified challenges and barriers on account of isolation, ageing populations and limited services; | C. whereas women in outermost and remote regions face intensified challenges and barriers on account of isolation, ageing populations and limited services; whereas the female employment rate in the outermost regions is nearly always below the EU average, with the greatest difference being 38.5 percentage points in 2020; whereas youth unemployment is also extremely high in some outermost regions1a; |
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| 1a Commission Staff Working Document of 3 May 2022 entitled ‘Outermost regions at a glance – assets, challenges and opportunities’ (SWD(2022)0133). |
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Amendment 9
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| D. whereas reconciling entrepreneurship with family life remains difficult, particularly in rural areas where public services are limited; | D. whereas traditional gender roles and stereotypes still influence the division of labour at home and in society; whereas unpaid care and domestic work is mostly carried out by women, impacting their employment and career progression and contributing to the gender pay and pension gaps; whereas reconciling entrepreneurship with family life remains difficult, particularly in rural areas where public services are limited; |
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Amendment 10
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| Ea. whereas women in rural and disadvantaged regions are more likely to pursue entrepreneurship and self-employment than those in urban and economically prosperous regions1a; whereas self-employment can help to create jobs and reduce unemployment rates for women, but requires the development of adequate social protection rights; whereas in rural areas, the share of women in self-employment is 38 %; whereas women are over-represented in precarious types of self-employment1b; | |
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| 1a European Parliament Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs, ‘The professional status of rural women in the EU’, Brussels, May 2019. | |
| 1b Ibid. |
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Amendment 11
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| F. whereas digital inclusion is essential for women to access training, markets, and remote work and innovation opportunities; whereas science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education for girls can help close gender gaps; | F. whereas entrepreneurship requires knowledge and skills; whereas women in rural areas face more obstacles in accessing education than men1a; whereas engaging in lifelong education, upskilling and reskilling, especially to keep up with rapid technological and digital innovations, increases their professional opportunities and is important for their health, well-being and quality of life; whereas digital inclusion is essential for women to access training, markets, and remote work and innovation opportunities; whereas in 2019, the proportion of rural inhabitants within the EU with at least basic digital skills was 14 % lower than that of urban residents (48 % compared with 62 %); whereas science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education for girls can help close gender gaps; whereas it is crucial to promote and advocate rural women’s full access to all levels of education, including, but not limited to, STEM subjects; |
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| 1a UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Policy Brief No 106 of 19 May 2021 entitled ‘Reducing poverty and inequality in rural areas: key to inclusive development’. |
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Amendment 12
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| Fa. whereas the number of women in farming has been slowly increasing in recent years; whereas only 30 % of farms across the EU are managed by women; whereas these farms tend to be smaller than those managed by men, with lower incomes and less access to financial support; whereas this statistic hides significant differences in the representation of women in farming among Member States; whereas women often share farm management responsibilities with their partner without benefiting from the status or social protection associated with that work; |
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Amendment 13
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| Fb. whereas women receive proportionately less support from the two pillars of the common agricultural policy (CAP) than men, at least at the level of farm leadership and management; whereas this is owing to the fact that women tend to manage smaller farm businesses, own less land and have less access to formal and specialised education1a; whereas women face more obstacles than men in accessing land, as the ‘from father to son’ model remains widespread in rural areas; whereas the smaller size of female-run farms on average, as well as the generally more environmentally focused and diversified models of production that they engage in, also hinder their access to bank loans1b; whereas nevertheless, these characteristics make their farms more resilient to climatic and market variations and make it easier to hand over farm ownership; | |
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| 1a Casares Guillen, B., ‘Women in Rural Development: Integrating a gender dimension into policies for rural areas in Europe’, European Evaluation Society, Rotterdam, 2021. | |
| 1b Camille Tourtelier, Monica Gorman, Saoirse Tracy, ‘Influence of gender on the development of sustainable agriculture in France’, Journal of Rural Studies, 2023. |
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Amendment 14
Motion for a resolution
Recital F c (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| Fc. whereas women in rural areas are often under-represented in decision-making bodies such as agricultural cooperatives, trade unions and municipal governments1a; | |
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| 1a Institute for European Environmental Policy, ‘What is the link between gender equality and agriculture sustainability?’, 2021. |
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Amendment 15
Motion for a resolution
Recital F d (new)
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| Fd. whereas women with disabilities can encounter more difficulties in starting their own businesses; whereas entrepreneurship among older women should be promoted as they should be seen as holding valuable and untapped potential for economic growth, especially in rural areas where the population is ageing quicker than in urban areas; whereas the promotion of entrepreneurship among migrant women can greatly help their integration into the labour market and foster their economic independence and empowerment; |
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Amendment 16
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| Ga. whereas the LEADER programme, by engaging local stakeholders in the design and delivery of strategies, decision-making and resource allocation for the development of their rural areas, has been a particularly effective tool for supporting rural female leaders and entrepreneurs; |
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Amendment 17
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| Gb. whereas women and girls living in rural and remote areas face additional barriers in accessing justice, protection, support services and sexual and reproductive healthcare when experiencing gender-based violence, owing to factors such as geographical isolation, lack of infrastructure, limited access to specialised services, the digital divide and social stigma; whereas these barriers often lead to under-reporting, increased vulnerability, lack of access to support services and impunity for perpetrators; |
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Amendment 18
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 5. Supports the Commission’s strategy for the savings and investments union and the creation and expansion of inclusive financial instruments, including a labelled EU investment savings account to increase and facilitate access to finance for EU companies; | 5. Supports the Commission’s strategy for the savings and investments union and the creation and expansion of inclusive financial instruments, including a labelled EU investment savings account to increase and facilitate access to finance for female-led EU companies; calls on the Commission to mainstream a strong gender dimension in the strategy; |
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Amendment 19
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 6a. highlights that women in precarious situations, such as migrant workers, especially migrant farmworkers, women with disabilities, women with a long history of unemployment and older women, should be specifically targeted by programmes supporting women’s access to entrepreneurship and self-employment opportunities in rural areas; |
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Amendment 20
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 7a. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to boost awareness and make it easier for female entrepreneurs and self-employed women in rural areas to access finance, including alternative forms of financing, ensuring that it is made available and allocated to them; encourages the Member States and regional and local authorities to make use of European structural and investment funds to target and promote female entrepreneurs and self-employed women; stresses the need for awareness-raising and information campaigns on current and future EU funding possibilities for female entrepreneurs in rural areas; |
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Amendment 21
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 7b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States – given that women have smaller enterprises and farms on average than men – to design funding programmes or support measures in a way that enables smaller businesses and stakeholders to access them, and to ensure that the administrative burden is kept proportionate to the size; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that individuals or smaller organisations are also able to obtain an overview of and apply for funding opportunities and are given assistance in doing so; |
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Amendment 22
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 7c. Welcomes public and private funds that implement gender equality, diversity and inclusion policies; notes, in this regard, the Diversity Commitment initiative1a, which is the first initiative in the world where private funds have committed to measuring and tracking gender representation and to reporting annually and publicly on their findings; | |
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| 1a The Diversity Commitment, https://diversity-commitment.com/. |
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Amendment 23
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 d (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 7d. Highlights the important role of microcredits in improving women’s financial inclusion by overcoming market and social barriers in financial markets; |
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Amendment 24
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 8a. Notes, in particular, the valuable contribution to the promotion of gender equality in rural areas delivered by actions under the LEADER programme, co-financed by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, which aims to engage local stakeholders in the design and delivery of strategies, decision-making and resource allocation for the development of their rural areas; calls on the Commission to maintain or increase the ring-fencing of the budget dedicated to the LEADER programme; calls on the Commission and the Member States to reinforce the LEADER programme by reducing the administrative burden on local authorities, simplifying access, promoting the local ownership of community-led development projects and encouraging women’s participation in local action groups; |
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Amendment 25
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 8b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to share best practice in order to strengthen and increase the share of female entrepreneurs and self-employed women in rural areas within the EU; |
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Amendment 26
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| Preparedness mainstreaming | Gender mainstreaming |
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Amendment 27
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 9. Calls on the Member States to ensure that education includes digital skills and STEM subjects in a way that challenges harmful gender stereotypes and supports comprehensive teaching about consent and rights; | 9. Calls on the Member States to ensure that education includes digital skills, financial literacy and STEM subjects in a way that challenges harmful gender stereotypes and supports comprehensive teaching about consent and rights; |
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Amendment 28
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 10a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to collect gender-disaggregated data in order to ensure a comprehensive overview of the socio-economic position of rural women and take the gender dimension into account when designing, implementing and evaluating policies and programmes in the field of rural development; highlights the importance of impact assessments in the design of such proposals in helping to achieve gender mainstreaming goals in rural areas; stresses that special attention should be paid to women in rural areas when designing structural social support and regional development programmes; |
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Amendment 29
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 10b. Recalls that, in its special report 10/2021 on gender mainstreaming in the EU budget, the European Court of Auditors found that the Commission had not adequately implemented gender mainstreaming or made sufficient use of sex-disaggregated data and indicators; highlights, in particular, that the European Court of Auditors regretted the fact that the CAP direct payments system left ‘no scope for positive action regarding women’ and noted that there was ‘a clear need for a gender analysis of income support paid to farmers through direct payments, including income distribution and its relation with land ownership, eligible land, and recipients of payments’; notes that, as women have on average smaller farms than men, a surface area-based direct payment system inevitably disadvantages female farmers; is deeply concerned that next to no improvements have been made on these points, neither in the current CAP, nor in the post-2027 draft published on 16 July 2025; calls on the Commission to implement gender-responsive budgeting across all of its programmes so as to ensure that women and men benefit equally from public spending, including under the CAP; |
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Amendment 30
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 15. Stresses the need to promote the visibility, recognition and appreciation of women’s contribution in agriculture, including on family-run farms; calls for gender-equal access to land, common agricultural policy (CAP) funds, advisory services, innovation support and succession rights; | 15. Stresses the need to promote the visibility, recognition and appreciation of women’s contribution in agriculture, including on family-run farms; calls on the Commission and the Member States to support women’s access to land, credit, common agricultural policy (CAP) funds, advisory services, innovation support and succession rights; regrets, in particular, the unequal access of women to farmland ownership and calls on the Member States to ensure that women have ownership rights; |
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Amendment 31
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 15a. Calls for the farm work done by women, especially the work done to assist their spouses and partners, to be taken into account to ensure greater legal recognition of their work and rights; stresses the need for women working on farms to have access to social security rights such as appropriate maternity leave and pension rights; notes, in that respect, that the ‘single owner/farm manager’ rule that applies in many Member States contributes heavily to making farmers’ spouses or partners invisible and economically vulnerable; calls on the Member States to either change the rules on ownership/farm management in that regard, or to create a specific status for the spouse or partner of farm owners/managers so they can have similar social protection rights; |
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Amendment 32
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 15b. Notes that the inadequacy of farm relief services in many Member States impacts female farmers in particular; calls on the Member States to reinforce these services; |
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Amendment 33
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 16. Encourages the Member States to collect gender-disaggregated data on land ownership, agricultural leadership and the informal contributions of women; | 16. Calls on the Member States to collect gender-disaggregated data on land ownership, agricultural leadership and the informal contributions of women; welcomes the proposal by Commissioner Hansen in his Vision for Agriculture and Food to create a European land observatory; highlights the need for this observatory to collect gender-disaggregated data; |
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Amendment 34
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 17. Calls for measures that support young female farmers, as generational renewal is key to maintaining agricultural activity, which ensures both food security and vibrant rural communities; | 17. Calls for measures that support young female farmers, as generational renewal is key to maintaining agricultural activity, which ensures both food security and vibrant rural communities; calls on the Commission, in particular, to propose specific measures aimed at young female farmers under the CAP, as it is currently impossible to prioritise women within the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund’s young farmer’s scheme1a; |
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| 1a European Court of Auditors special report 10/2021 on gender mainstreaming in the EU budget, 2021. |
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Amendment 35
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 17a. Calls for the Member States, as well as regional and local governments, to specifically inform, train and support women in rural areas so they can participate in decision-making and deliberation processes in their areas, including on municipal and school boards, cooperatives’ boards and trade union boards; |
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Amendment 36
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 18. Calls for greater inclusivity within rural areas, and for resilient and well-connected areas that provide secure, high-quality products and services for the wider society; | 18. Calls for local and regional authorities to ensure greater inclusivity within rural areas, and for Member States to ensure that European funds are used to develop resilient and well-connected areas that provide secure, high-quality products and services for the wider society; |
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Amendment 37
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 5
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| Equal access to infrastructure and services | Equal access to infrastructure, services and social protection |
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Amendment 38
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 19. Stresses that equitable access to infrastructure such as high-speed internet and reliable transport is essential to enable rural women to participate in economic, educational and civic life; | 19. Stresses that equitable access to infrastructure and high-quality services, such as high-speed internet, a reliable and sustainable transport system, water services, childcare and education services, care services for elderly people and persons with disabilities, healthcare and social services, and other basic services such as postal and banking services, is essential to enable rural women to participate in economic, educational and civic life; recognises the importance of ensuring that there are local schools in rural areas; calls on the Member States to consult local populations concerning the closure of public schools and to propose valid alternatives; |
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Amendment 39
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 20. Encourages investment in social enterprises, cooperatives and care-related business models that empower rural women while addressing local needs, such as childcare, eldercare and community well-being; | 20. Recognises the importance of domestic and care responsibilities being shared equally among men and women in order to achieve the work-life balance necessary for women to engage in entrepreneurship and self-employment; calls on the Member States and regional and local authorities to invest in social enterprises, cooperatives and care-related business models that empower rural women while addressing local needs, and to provide appropriate childcare, eldercare and community well-being; calls on the Member States to implement the Barcelona targets, ensuring these needs are covered through investment in accessible and affordable high-quality care services; welcomes the actions already taken by some Member States in this regard; urges them to fully transpose and implement the Work-Life Balance Directive, and calls on the Commission to monitor its implementation effectively; |
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Amendment 40
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 21. Stresses that limited access to healthcare – including maternal care and mental health services – disproportionately affects women in rural, island and outermost regions; calls on the Member States to ensure the availability, affordability and continuity of essential health services, through mobile clinics and telemedicine; | 21. Stresses that limited access to healthcare – including maternal, sexual and reproductive healthcare and mental health services – disproportionately affects women in rural, island and outermost regions; calls on the Member States to ensure the availability, affordability and continuity of essential health services, through mobile clinics and telemedicine; |
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Amendment 41
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 21a. Calls on the Member States to implement the 2019 Council recommendation1a on ensuring effective access to social protection systems and entitlements, including pensions and leave for all self-employed workers, and to implement all the principles set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights as a way to ensure non-discrimination and foster gender equality; notes, in particular, the importance of ensuring appropriate maternity leave for women in charge of farms; calls additionally on the Member States to officially recognise the status of women assisting spouses/partners on farms, in order for these women to gain access to similar social protection rights, including pensions; _______________ 1a Council Recommendation of 8 November 2019 on access to social protection for workers and the self-employed, (OJ C 387, 15.11.2019, p. 1). |
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Amendment 42
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 21b. Highlights the dire economic situation in some outermost regions, notably the lack of employment opportunities, lower salaries and higher prices, in particular of food products; notes, in particular, the high level of unemployment among women and young people in the outermost regions, which is 10 to 20 % higher than the EU average; calls on the Member States to design specific programmes in these regions in order to support female entrepreneurship and self-employment, facilitate young female farmers’ access to land, and make the best use of CAP and POSEI funds to that end; |
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Amendment 43
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 22. Acknowledges that gender-based violence, including domestic, economic, sexual and psychological abuse, is a serious barrier to women’s autonomy and participation in economic life in rural and island regions; | 22. Acknowledges that gender-based violence, including domestic, economic, sexual and psychological abuse, is a serious barrier to women’s autonomy and participation in economic life in rural and island regions; highlights that the nature and terms of women’s work in rural and island regions, along with their geographical isolation, increases their vulnerability to gender-based violence; underlines that imbalanced power dynamics and pervasive patriarchal norms heighten the risk of gender-based violence; recognises that ineffective reporting mechanisms, exacerbated by a lack of women’s representation in leadership roles, and the presence of perpetrators in those roles, prevent effective recourse for victims of gender-based violence; |
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Amendment 44
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 22a. Highlights that the absence, or inferior status, of women working on the farm of their spouse/partner contributes to their economic dependency; notes that women’s lower employment rates, obstacles to inheriting land or taking over their parents’ farms, as well as limited access to credit and funding, have a similar effect, increasing the risk of domestic and economic abuse; |
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Amendment 45
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 22b. Underlines the importance of access to women’s shelters for women and children in situations of domestic violence; recalls the Istanbul Convention’s minimum standard for women’s shelters of one family place per 10 000 head of population; regrets that access to such shelters in rural areas is limited; calls on the Member States and local and regional authorities to provide sufficient financial support and resources to specialist women’s organisations for the establishment and management of such shelters and the continuity of provision in affected areas; |
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Amendment 46
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 c (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 22c. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that the implementation of Directive (EU) 2024/1385 on combating violence against women and domestic violence1a fully addresses the specific needs of victims in rural and island areas; stresses the importance of including rural considerations in national transposition measures; urges the Member States to use EU funding instruments, including cohesion policy and rural development funds, to support efforts to address gender-based violence, including the development of targeted strategies to ensure that victims in these areas have equal access to justice, protection and support, including through mobile victim support units, rural helplines, community-based services, and awareness-raising campaigns tailored to rural populations; highlights the need to bridge the digital divide and improve infrastructure to facilitate reporting and access to services; ______________ 1a Directive (EU) 2024/1385 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 2024 on combating violence against women and domestic violence, OJ L, 2024/1385, 24.5.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2024/1385/oj. |
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Amendment 47
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 23. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that women’s entrepreneurship in rural, island and outermost regions is adequately supported under the post-2027 multiannual financial framework, including funding through relevant programmes such as the CAP, Horizon Europe, and Digital Europe; underlines the importance of facilitating access to EU funding for women-led rural enterprises, cooperatives and community-based projects; | 23. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that women’s entrepreneurship in rural, island and outermost regions is adequately supported under the post-2027 multiannual financial framework, including funding through relevant programmes such as the CAP, including POSEI, Horizon Europe, and Digital Europe; underlines the importance of facilitating access to EU funding for women-led rural enterprises, cooperatives and community-based projects; |
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ANNEX: DECLARATION OF INPUT
DECLARATION OF INPUT FROM ANNA STROLENBERG
Pursuant to Article 8 of Annex I to the Rules of Procedure, the rapporteur declares that she included in her report input on matters pertaining to the subject of the file that she received, in the preparation of the draft report from the following interest representatives falling within the scope of the Interinstitutional Agreement on a mandatory transparency register, or from the following representatives of public authorities of third countries, including their diplomatic missions and embassies:
| 1. Interest representatives falling within the scope of the Interinstitutional Agreement on a mandatory transparency register |
| Via campesina |
| Land and Tuinbouw Organisatie Nederland |
| Rural youth Europe |
| 2. Representatives of public authorities of third countries, including their diplomatic missions and embassies |
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