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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION (2025/2780(RSP))

On the declaration of principles for a gender-equal society

B-10-2025-0409

on behalf of the ECR Group · Rapporteur: Laurence Trochu

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This resolution responds to the Commission's declaration of principles for a gender-equal society. It welcomes the overall objectives but regrets that mothers are not better supported and that quota systems are encouraged. It calls on the Commission and Council to condemn commercial exploitation of women's bodies, especially surrogacy, and on member states to ensure women's safety, including border protection, and to create early childhood care policies.

Key points

  1. Reaffirms commitment to women's rights and gender equality.
  2. Takes note of the declaration, welcomes its objectives, but regrets lack of support for mothers and criticizes quotas and affirmative action as unfair.
  3. Calls on Commission and Council to condemn all forms of commercial exploitation of women's bodies and motherhood, particularly surrogacy.
  4. Calls on member states to take measures to ensure women's safety, particularly regarding border protection.
  5. Calls on member states to implement early childhood care policies to help women who wish to have children do so in good conditions.
  6. Recalls that freedom of education is a fundamental principle of the EU and essential to equality.

Who is affected

  • Women in the EU, particularly mothers and those considering having children.
  • The Commission and the Council, called on to condemn surrogacy and other exploitation.
  • Member states, called on to ensure women's safety and implement childcare policies.