On the 2022 discharge: General budget of the EU - European Commission
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Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality · Rapporteur: Christine Anderson
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The Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality sets out suggestions for the Committee on Budgetary Control to include in its motion for a resolution on the 2022 discharge of the European Commission's budget.¶ It says savings can be made by reducing budget lines based on claims about women and war, Covid and climate change, and calls for funding to be removed from organisations that promote abortion.¶¶ It asks the Commission to examine the core mission of EU fund recipients and to withhold funding from actors using EU funds to terminate human rights, particularly women's rights and gender equality. It states that gender mainstreaming is flawed and that the methodology for calculating the Union's gender pay gap of 12.7 % is flawed.¶¶ It notes the importance of combating violence and trafficking under the Daphne initiative and calls for transparency over the results of the money invested.¶
Committee position. The committee proposes that the Committee on Budgetary Control incorporate its suggestions into the motion for a resolution on the 2022 discharge, including reducing certain budget lines, removing funding for organisations promoting abortion, and requiring the Commission to withhold funds from actors terminating human rights.¶¶¶
Key points
- The committee calls on the Committee on Budgetary Control to incorporate its suggestions into the motion for a resolution on the 2022 discharge.¶
- It stresses that equal opportunities should apply in all policy areas but that evidence-based data, not claims about women and war, Covid or climate change, should be the basis.¶
- It says savings can be made in the budgetary process by reducing the budget lines linked to such claims.
- It raises concerns about the demonisation of groups supporting pregnant women, saying this is contrary to Article 2 TEU and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, where the right to life is enshrined.¶
- It is concerned by disrespect of member state competences in the area of health.
- It calls for the removal of funding for organisations which promote abortion.
- It calls on the Commission to explore the core mission of those to whom EU funds are granted and to withhold funding from actors using EU funds to terminate human rights, particularly women's rights and gender equality.
- It notes that gender mainstreaming is flawed because it would force women into roles, employment and identities they may not want, rather than letting individuals and families decide.¶
- It notes the flawed methodology in calculating the Union's gender pay gap of 12.7 %, as it fails to take into account a person's choice to undertake lower-paid or part-time work.¶
- It notes the importance of combating violence and trafficking as outlined in the Daphne initiative and calls for transparency over the results of the money invested.¶
Who is affected
- The Committee on Budgetary Control, which is asked to incorporate the suggestions into its motion for a resolution.¶
- The European Commission, which is asked to explore the core mission of EU fund recipients and to withhold funding from certain actors.¶
- Organisations which promote abortion, for which funding removal is called.
- Groups supporting pregnant women, whose demonisation is raised as a concern.
- Member states, whose competences in the area of health are said to be disrespected.
Figures and deadlines
- 12.7 % — the Union's gender pay gap, whose calculation methodology is called flawed.¶