European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the granting
of funds to Greece in order to relieve the interest burden on EIB loans for the reconstruction of
the region which was devastated by the earthquake of September 1999 (COM(2000) 632 *dash
C5-0532/2000 *dash 2000/0255(CNS))
(Consultation procedure)
TheEuropeanParliament,
kdash having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2000) 632),
kdash having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 308of the EC Treaty (C5-0336/2000),
kdash having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,kdash having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets (A5-0322/2000),
1. Approves the Commission proposal;
2. Calls on the Council to notify Parliament should it intend to depart from the text approved by Parlia-
ment;
3. Asks to be consulted again should the Council intend to amend the Commission proposal substan-
tially;
4. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.
3. Community framework strategy on gender equality *
A5-0294/2000
Proposal for a Council decision on the Programme relating to the Community framework strategy
on gender equality (2001-2005) (COM(2000) 335 *dash C5-0386/2000 *dash 2000/0143(CNS))
The proposal was approved with the amendments adopted on 24 October 2000(1) and the following
compromise amendments:
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(Compromise amendment 61)
Recital2
(2) Experience of action at Community level has shown that
promoting gender equality in practice calls for a combination
of measures and; in particular, of legislation and practical
action designed to reinforce each other.(2) Experience of action at Community level has shown that
promoting gender equality in practice calls for a combination
of measures and; in particular, of legislation and practical
action designed to reinforce each other. Experience has also
shown that Community action in this field should be pur-sued through the combination of gender mainstreamingand specific actions.
(Replacesamendment6adopted on24.10.2000)
(1) ‘Texts Adopted’, Item 6.8.8.2001 EN C 223/149 Official Journal of the European Communities
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(Compromise amendment 62)
Recital3
(3) The persistence of gender inequality justifiesthe continua-
tion and strengthening of Community action in the field.(3)The persistence of gender discrimination of a struc-
tural nature and of double *dash and often multiple *dash discri-mination affecting numerous women and the persistence of
gender inequality justifythe continuation and strengthening of
Community action in the field and the adoption of new
methods and approaches to the problem .
(Replacesamendment3adopted on24October2000)
(Compromise amendment 63)
Recital6
(6) The new Community strategy for gender equality isembo-
diedinaframeworkstrategythatembracesallCommunitypoliciesinits effortsto achieving gender equalityand in this Programme , that
will provide the structure for the horizontal and coordinating
activities necessary to ensure coherence and to develop syner-gies with regard to the gender-related activities of all Community
policies.(6) The new Community framework strategy for gender
equalityshould embrace all activities of the Community,
in line with Article 3(2) of the Treaty, which aims to elim-
inate inequalities and to promote equality between
women and men. T his Programme will provide the structure
for the horizontal and coordinating activities necessary toensure coherence and to develop synergies with regard to the
implementation of the framework strategy.
(Replacesamendment7adopted on24October2000)
(Compromise amendment 64)
Recital7a(new)
(7a) Efforts to strengthen capacity of key players
involved in promoting gender equality should includeexchange of information, experience and best practiceamong networks, including the network of ParliamentaryCommittees for Equal Opportunities for Women and Menin Member States and the European Parliament, as well as
the Commission’s experts networks. Promotion of
synergy among the members of the networks should be apriority issue.
(Replacesamendments20and47adopted
on24October2000)
(Compromise amendment 65)
Recital11a(new)
(11a) All Member States and candidate countries have
signed and ratified the UN Convention for the Eliminationof All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW).
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(Compromise amendment 66)
Article1
This Decision establishes a Programme to promote gender
equality, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Programme’ for the
period from 1 January 2001 to 31 December 2005.This Decision establishes a Programme to promote , assist and
support the Community framewok strategy on gender
equality, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Programme’ for theperiod from 1 January 2001 to 31 December 2005.
(Replacesamendments1,10,33and34
adopted on24October2000)
(Compromise amendment 67)
Article2(1)
1. The Programme is related to the Community’s overall
strategy on gender equality, which embraces all Communitypolicies geared to achieving gender equality, including gendermainstreaming policies and specific actions targeted at women.1. The Programme is one of the necessary instruments to
implement the Community’s overall strategy on gender equal-
ity, which embraces all Community policies and all Commu-
nity actions geared to achieving gender equality, including
gender mainstreaming policies and specific actions targeted atallwomen.
(Replacesamendments11and24adopted
on24October2000)
(Compromise amendment 68)
Article7(1)
1. The Commission shall, in cooperation with the Member
States, ensure overall consistency with other Union and Com-
munity policies, instruments and actions, in particular by estab-
lishing appropriate mechanisms to coordinate the activities ofthis Programme with relevant activities in particular relating to
research, employment, non-discrimination, social inclusion , edu-
cation, training and youth policy, justice and home affairs and
in the field of enlargement and of the Community’s externalrelations.1. The Commission shall, in cooperation with the Member
States, ensure overall consistency with other Union and Com-
munity policies, instruments and actions, in particular by estab-
lishing appropriate mechanisms and tools, i.e.: gender impact
assessment, monitoring tools and benchmarks, to coordi-
nate the activities of this Programme with relevant activitiesin policy areas of particular relevance for the advancementof women such as: research, employment, non-discrimination,
the fight against poverty and social exclusion, health, edu-
cation, training and youth policy, culture and justice and
home affairs and in the field of enlargement and of the Com-munity’s external relations (including Community activities
in the area of human rights) .
(Replacesamendment27adopted on24October2000)
(Compromise amendment 69)
Article7(3)
3. The Member States shall make all possible efforts to
ensureconsistency and complementarity between activities under this
Programme and those carried out at national, regional and local
levels.3. The Member States shall facilitate the activities under
this Programme and make all possible efforts to ensure that
they are consistent with and complement those carried out
at national, regional and local levels.
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(Compromise amendment 70)
Article9(1)
1. The Commission shall regularlymonitor this Programme
in cooperation with the committee referred to in Article 6.1. The Commission shall continuously monitorand regu-
larly evaluate this Programme in cooperation with the com-
mittee referred to in Article 6.
The activities within the Programme, including the annual
budgets and plan of work as adopted by the Committee,and within the Framework Strategy, including the annualwork programme and priority actions, shall be presentedby the Commission to the European Parliament.
The actions presented to promote gender equality could
be the basis of an annual report from the European Parlia-
ment.
(Replacesamendments25,30and31adopted
on24October2000)
(Compromise amendment 71)
ANNEX(I)(2)
2. The area addresses the lack of women’s participation in
decision-making bodies. The actions deal with strategies to pro-
mote women in political, economic and social decision-making,
including activities in external relations and development coop-
eration.2. The area addresses the lack of women’s participation in
decision-making bodies. The actions deal with strategies to pro-
mote women in political, economic and social decision-making
at all levels, i.e. Community, national, regional and local ,
including activities in external relations and development coop-erationsuch as women’s participation and role in interna-
tional missions .
(Replacesamendments36and52adopted
on24October2000)
(Compromise amendment 72)
Annex(I)(3)
3. Effective gender mainstreaming needs to be applied to all
policy areas which have an impact on women’s daily life such
as transport, public health and the fight against discrimination
on other grounds. The actions will aim at improving the appli-
cation of Community legislation in particular on social protec-
tion and in the areas of parental leave, maternity protection
and working time.3. Effective gender mainstreaming needs to be applied to all
policy areas which have an impact on women’s daily life such
as transport, public health and the fight against discrimination
on other grounds. There shall be coordination with the
action programme against discrimination as well as otherrelevant action programmes. The actions will aim at improv-
ing the application of Community legislation in particular onsocial protection and in the areas of parental leave, maternity
protection and working time, and at finding ways and means
for making it easier to reconcile working life and familylife, in particular by setting benchmarks for improved pro-visions concerning childcare and care of elderly .
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(Compromise amendment 73)
ANNEX(II),Strand1(2)
(2) The organisation of a European Equality week at Commu-
nity level and in each Member State at the same time under the
same topic coordinated by the Commission and conducted by
the responsible authority in each individual Member State;(2) The organisation of a European Equality week at Commu-
nity level and in each Member State and applicant country in
compliance with Article 8 at the same time under the same
topic coordinated by the Commission and conducted by theresponsible authority in each individual Member State . One
such topic could be combating violence against womenand children;
(Replacesamendments39and40adopted
on24October2000)
(Compromise amendment 74)
ANNEX(II),Strand2(1)
(1) The development and dissemination of comparable statis-
tics, broken down by sex, statistical series on women and men’s
situation in different policy areas;(1) The development and dissemination of comparable statis-
tics, broken down by sex, statistical series on women and men’s
situation in different policy areas , including pay statistics for
women and men performing equivalent work.
(Replacesamendment44adopted on24October2000)
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council Decision on the Pro-
gramme relating to the Community framework strategy on gender equality (2001-2005)
(COM(2000) 335 *dash C5-0386/2000 *dash 2000/0143(CNS))
(Consultation procedure)
TheEuropeanParliament,
kdash having regard to the Commission proposal for a Council Decision on the Programme relating to the
Community framework strategy on gender equality (2001-2005) (COM(2000) 335),
kdash having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 13 of the EU Treaty (C5-0386/2000),kdash having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,
kdash having regard to the report of the Committee on Women’s Rights and Equal Opportunities and the
opinion of the Committee on Budgets (A5-0294/2000),
1. Approves the Commission proposal, subject to Parliament’s amendments;
2. Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 250(2) of the EC
Treaty;
3. Should the Council intend to depart from the text approved by Parliament, calls on the Council to
notify Parliament;
4. Asks to be consulted again if the Council intends to make substantial modifications to the Commis-
sion proposal;
5. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.8.8.2001 EN C 223/153 Official Journal of the European Communities
Wednesday 15 November 2000
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BY THE COMMISSIONAMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT