Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality Ordinary meeting Votes

14 July 2026

FEMM European Parliament

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04:05 - 08:51
Speaker 1
Morning.  Hello.  Let's go for our last meeting.  Yeah, should I?  No, I want to go to holidays without using the hammer. 

So allow me to do so.  So good morning.  Please take a seat.  Take a seat.  Finish and we move to in the holiday move. 

So I promise.  So good morning.  Thank you very much for coming and I will try to go quite fast.  And so first we have the adoption of the agenda for today's meeting.  So if there are no comments, the agenda is adopted. 

Then we move to point two, which is chair's announcements.  Is the decision of the FEMM coordinators in the written procedure of 23rd of June and 3rd of July of 2024 are included in the documents of the meeting.  And the same thing, if there are no comments, the decisions are endorsed.  And now we move to point three, which is the adoption of minutes.  And you have the minutes of the 3rd of June and 23rd of June that are included as well in the documents. 

And again, if there is no comments, the minutes are endorsed.  And now yes, we move to the voting time, which is we are voting just one file, which is establishing a budget expenditure tracking and performance framework and other horizontal rules for the Union programs and activity.  This is a file, it's a regulation.  The responsible committees are BUDG and CONT and the rapporteurs are Jean-Marc Germain, S&D, and Niklas Herbst from EPP.  And we are just doing an opinion, but it is an important opinion. 

I'm talking, I'm giving the floor to myself very, very quickly because I'm the rapporteur, not as a FEMM chair, I'm the rapporteur as S&D MEP.  And it is important because this regulation, it is a novelty on the budget for the European Union and includes three horizontal principles that are climate and biodiversity, it is social and gender equality.  Gender equality is one of the three horizontal principles, so it was so important that we have a strong position from FEMM committee that then will be taken into account on the main committees, which unfortunately is not FEMM committee.  But I'm glad that we managed to reach very important compromises and I would like to thank all the shadow rapporteurs for their work and their commitment to equality and to women's rights that it is shown in these compromises.  So having said that, we move to the voting list and I have to go as usual through the substitute member. 

So at EPP, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut will be replaced by... 

So, having said that, we move to the voting list.  And I have to go, as usual, through the substitute members.  So, at EPP, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut will be replaced by Eliana Marzola-Chis Valsac.  It's easier for me Rosa Estaràs Ferragut, that is Spanish, but never mind.  Elisabeth Foesenberg-Brionidi will be replaced by Loucas Fourlas. 

Can see him here.  S&D, Gabriela Firea will be replaced by Marianne Vind.  Alessandra Moretti will be replaced by Elisabeth Grossmann.  Yeah, there.  And Marco Belijka by Biljana Borzan. 

Thank you.  In Patriots, Mathilde Androuët will be replaced by Barbara Bonte.  Yeah.  And Victoria Ferenc replaced by Susanna Ceccardi.  And then ECR is okay. 

08:51 - 19:17

Lina Gálvez

Renew, Abir Al-Sahlani replaced by Raquel García Hermida-Van der Walle. Can see her there. Valérie Hayer replaced by Jana Toom. And then in Greens, we have Melissa Camara replaced by Anna Strolenberg. And Benedetta Scuderi replaced by Katrin Langensiepen.

Okay, thank you. So, and I have the rest, I have no, there is any other change? If not... Yeah, Mrs. Ghedi replacing Elena Kountoura or Irene Montero, no? And the other member, sorry, I can't see...

Aha. Okay, Irene, okay, we take note. Thank you, thank you very much. So now I think we can proceed with the voting. And so if you have everything ready, so let's start.

So we start by compromise one. In favor, against, abstentions, adopted. Amendment 155. In favor, against, abstentions, rejected. Amendment 156 by roll call vote.

I open the vote. I close the vote and it is rejected. Amendment 157 by roll call vote. I open the vote. I close the vote, rejected.

Amendment 158. In favor, against, abstentions, rejected. Compromise two. In favor, against, abstentions, adopted. Amendment 166.

In favor, against, abstentions... I have to check this one. I open the vote. 166. I close the vote and it is rejected.

Amendment 167. In favor, against, abstentions, rejected. Compromise three.

Compromise 3 in favor, against, abstentions, adopted. Compromise 4 in favor, against, abstentions, adopted. Compromise 5 in favor, against, abstentions, adopted. Compromise 6 in favor, against, abstentions, adopted. Compromise 7 in favor, against, abstentions, adopted.

Compromise 8 in favor, against, abstentions, adopted. Compromise 9 in favor, against, abstentions, adopted. Compromise 10 in favor, against, abstentions, adopted. Compromise 11 in favor, against, abstentions, adopted. Compromise 12 in favor, against, abstentions, adopted.

Amendment 262 in favor, against, abstentions. I think it's rejected, but I would like to check. I open the vote. I close the vote and it is rejected. Amendment 263 in favor, against, abstentions, rejected.

Amendment 267 in favor, against, abstentions, rejected. Amendment 49 in favor, against, abstentions. I think it's rejected also for one vote, but I would like to check. I open the vote. I close the vote and it is rejected.

Compromise 20 by roll-call vote. I open the vote. I close the vote and it is adopted. Amendment 322 in favor, against, abstentions, adopted. Amendment 333 in favor, against, abstentions, adopted.

Amendment 335 in favor, against, abstentions, adopted. Amendment 337 in favor, against, abstentions, adopted. Amendment 76 in favor, against, abstentions, adopted. Compromise 21 in favor, against, abstentions, adopted. Compromise 13 in favor, against, abstentions, adopted.

Compromise 14 in favor, against, abstentions, adopted. Amendment 93 in favor, against, abstentions, rejected. Amendment 94 in favor, against, abstentions. I need to check this one. I open the vote.

I close the vote and it's adopted by one. Amendment 95 in favor, against, abstentions, rejected. Amendment 96 in favor, against, abstentions, rejected. Amendment 97 in favor, against, abstentions, adopted. Compromise 15 in favor, against, abstentions, adopted.

Amendment 4 in favor, against, abstentions. I need to check. I think it's rejected, but I need to check. It's Amendment 4, Recital 8, Amendment 4. I close the vote and it is adopted.

Compromise 16 in favor, against, abstentions, adopted. Amendment 120 in favor, against, abstentions, rejected. Compromise 17 in favor, against, abstentions, adopted. Amendment 6 in favor, against, abstentions. I need to check this one again, sorry.

Amendment 6 in favor, against, abstentions I need to check this one again, sorry, I open the vote. And it is rejected. Amendment 7 in favor, against, abstention I think it's the same result but I check, I open the vote. Amendment 7. Rejected.

Amendment 127 in favor, against, abstentions I need to check this one as well, I open the vote. And it is rejected. Amendment 128 in favor, against, abstentions adopted. Amendment 129 in favor, against, abstentions rejected. Amendment 130 in favor, against, abstentions rejected.

Amendment 131 in favor, against, abstentions I need to check this one, I open the vote. And it is rejected. Compromise 18 in favor, against, abstentions adopted. Amendment 140 in favor, against, abstentions rejected. Amendment 141 in favor, against, abstentions rejected.

Amendment 142 in favor, against, abstentions rejected. Compromise 13 amendment, sorry, amendment 13 in favor, against, abstentions I need to check this one, I think it's rejected but I don't know. And it is adopted. Amendment 144 in favor, against, abstentions rejected. Amendment 145 in favor, against, abstentions adopted.

Amendment 15 in favor, against, abstention I think it's the same one but it's very I have to check, I open the vote, sorry about that. And also it's my amendment so I don't want anyone thinking that I'm manipulating the results. So I close the vote. And it is rejected. Amendment 17 in favor, against, abstentions I think it's the I open the vote again, sorry about that because it's a very tight result.

So I close the vote. And it is adopted. Compromise 19 in favor, against, abstentions adopted. And we go to the final vote by roll call vote, I open the vote. I close the vote.

And it is adopted. Congratulations to the committee and also to the all the assistant, advisors and all the staff that has worked very hard in this file. Thank you, thank you very much.

23:43 - 25:35

Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

With this report, we propose ambitious increases of around 15% for most of the FEMM committee's priorities. In the negotiations, we placed emphasis on Daphne, and we applaud the European Commission for increasing the budget for Daphne with 7% already compared to last year. We have, however, requested a further increase in our opinion. Gender-based violence remains a reality for far too many women and girls. Moreover, member states must transpose the directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence by June 2027.

Its implementation will increase the need for prevention, victim support, awareness raising, and cooperation between relevant authorities and civil society organisations. This will inevitably place additional demands on Daphne funding. I also propose reinforcing the budget of the European Institute for Gender Equality. EIGE provides the data, expertise, and monitoring needed for evidence-based policy making and the implementation of EU equality legislation. The Commission did not propose any increase in EIGE's yearly budget, despite the well-documented need for a budget increase.

Finally, we agreed on an increase for the ESF+ to create more space for initiatives such as My Voice My Choice and to strengthen access to sexual and reproductive healthcare. In order to execute projects that the member states already committed to and support new initiatives such as My Voice My Choice, there needs to be a slight budget increase. If gender equality is a genuine European priority, then the Union's budget must reflect that ambition. I therefore hope colleagues will support these targeted amendments. Thank you.

25:35 - 25:45

Lina Gálvez

Thank you, thank you very much Raquel. And now we go to the different political groups, starting by EPP. Mr Fourlas, the floor is yours for two minutes and a half.

25:45 - 28:22

Loucas Fourlas

Thank you. I will speak in Greek. Κυρία Πρόεδρε, αγαπητοί συνάδελφοι. Θέλω καταρχάς να ευχαριστήσω πολύ θερμά την εισηγήτρια, την κυρία Raquel García Hermida-Vanderpaele για την εξαιρετική δουλειά της, καθώς και για το ανοιχτό και εποικοδομητικό πνεύμα συνεργασίας που έχει επιδείξει η συντονίστρια καθ' όλη τη διάρκεια της διαδικασίας. Θέλω επίσης να ευχαριστήσω θερμά τη συντονίστριά μας στο ΕΛΚ, την Ελεονώρα τη Μελέτη για την καθοδήγηση, και το σύμβουλό μας στο ΕΛΚ, τον Χριστάκη Γεωργίου, του οποίου η τεχνική κατάρτιση και η αφοσίωση υπήρξαν καθοριστικές στη διαμόρφωση της θέσης μας ως ομάδα.

Θα μου επιτρέψετε ένα προσωπικό σχόλιο, έχω πραγματικά εντυπωσιαστεί από την ποιότητα του σχεδίου γνωμοδότησης, ώστε με τη στήριξη των συναδέλφων, καταθέσαμε ακριβώς τις ίδιες τροπολογίες με την εισηγήτρια για τα περισσότερα προγράμματα και τους οργανισμούς. Πέραν αυτού, είναι ιδιαίτερα θετικό ότι για δεύτερη συνεχή χρονιά, το ΕΛΚ και το Renew καταθέτουν κοινές τροπολογίες στη γνωμοδότηση της FEMM για τον προϋπολογισμό. Αυτό αποδεικνύει ότι όταν επικεντρωθούμε στην ουσία, μπορούμε να βελτιώσουμε τη ζωή των γυναικών και των κοριτσιών και να επιτυγχάνουμε ευρείες συναινέσεις. Για την πολιτική μου παράταξη, το Ευρωπαϊκό Λαϊκό Κόμμα, παραμένει υψίστης σημασίας ο προϋπολογισμός του 2027 να διασφαλίζει επαρκή χρηματοδότηση για το Ευρωπαϊκό Ινστιτούτο για την Ισότητα των Φύλων, ώστε να συνεχίσει να παρέχει αξιόπιστα στοιχεία που στηρίζουν τεκμηριωμένες πολιτικές.

Το ίδιο ισχύει και για τα προγράμματα όπως το Δάφνη, τα οποία αποτελούν βασικό εργαλείο της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης για την πρόληψη και την καταπολέμηση της βίας κατά των γυναικών. Θα ήθελα στο τέλος να αναφερθώ σε μια τροπολογία ιδιαίτερης σημασίας για μας και για μένα προσωπικά. Πρόκειται για την τροπολογία που καλεί την Ευρωπαϊκή Επιτροπή σε συνεργασία με την Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία να στηρίξει τη δημιουργία μνημείου στη Λευκωσία προς τιμή των γυναικών και των κοριτσιών που υπέστησαν σεξουαλική βία κατά την τουρκική εισβολή του 74. Η τροπολογία δεν αφορά μόνο την Κύπρο, αφορά τη συλλογική ευρωπαϊκή μνήμη, αναγνωρίζοντας τα θύματα σεξουαλικής βίας σε ένοπλες συγκρούσεις. Κλείνοντας, θέλω και πάλι να ευχαριστήσω θερμά τη Ρακέλ και την ομάδα της για την ανοιχτή συνεργασία, τον επαγγελματισμό και την ειλικρινή τους διάθεση να πετύχουμε το καλύτερο δυνατό αποτέλεσμα για τις γυναίκες και τα κορίτσια σε ολόκληρη την Ευρώπη.

Ευχαριστώ πολύ.

28:22 - 28:27

Lina Gálvez

Thank you, thank you very much, and now we go to S&D, Maria Noichl.

28:27 - 30:32

Maria Noichl

Ganz herzlichen Dank, auch ich möchte natürlich der Berichterstatterin Raquel erstmal ein großes herzliches Dankeschön sagen für die wirklich tolle Stellungnahme, für den Entwurf, der jetzt auf dem Tisch liegt, für die Ausarbeitung, für die Kompromisse, für die Art und Weise, wie miteinander gearbeitet wurde und auch was wir miteinander gearbeitet haben. Zu meinem Vorkollegen im Vorfeld möchte ich vielleicht noch einen kurzen Gedanken hier darlegen. Es geht nicht nur um ein besseres Leben für Frauen und Mädchen, es geht um eine bessere Gesellschaft. Es ist immer ein Gesellschaftsthema, es geht um Gerechtigkeit, es geht um Resilienz, es geht um Fairness innerhalb der Gesellschaft, natürlich ist auch ein Mehrwert für Frauen und Mädchen drin, aber ich selber als Mutter von zwei Söhnen würde sagen, es ist auch ein Mehrwert für Söhne drin, wenn die Gesellschaft gerechter wird, das ist ganz, ganz wichtig. Ich denke auf der Basis dieser tollen dieser tollen Stellungnahme Entwurf werden wir jetzt eine wirklich sehr kompakte und gute Stellungnahme bekommen.

Aus S&Ds Perspektive ist uns besonders wichtig hervorzuheben, dass der europäische Haushalt im Einklang mit den europäischen Werten stehen muss. Haushalt und Werte müssen auf der gleichen Linie stehen. Für mehr Gleichstellung, für mehr Frauenrechte arbeiten und es darf kein Programm, und das ist mir wirklich ganz, ganz wichtig, das würde ich auch sagen, ist unsere rote Linie, es darf kein Programm Dinge finanzieren, die die Gleichstellung zurückdrängen. Wir wissen, dass das bei manchen der Gedanke wäre, man könnte mit europäischen Geldern Gleichstellung zurückdrängen, das darf nicht passieren, die Stellungnahme ist hier sehr eindeutig, sehr klar und hier noch mal herzlichen Dank an die Berichterstatterin. Außerdem liegt uns am Herzen, dass das Daphne-Programm als Schlüsselinstrument zum Thema Bekämpfung geschlechtsspezifischer Gewalt weiterhin gestärkt wird, ebenso auch My Voice My Choice muss unbedingt die Initiative braucht hier ein klares ein klares Ziel und einen klaren Zugang zu sicherer und legaler Möglichkeit eines Schwangerschaftsabbruchs für alle Frauen, das ist für uns ein wichtiges Ziel, dies zu unterstützen.

Ich freue mich auf die weiteren anstehenden Verhandlungen und möchte einfach sagen, es ist eine ganz, ganz gute Basis geschaffen worden, wenn wir hier vieles von diesen Themen am Schluss ins Ziel bringen, ist es ein Mehrwert für ganz Europa. Herzlichen Dank.

30:32 - 30:37

Lina Gálvez

Thank you Maria, and now Patricia Margarita de la Pisa, floor is yours for two minutes and a half.

30:37 - 30:39

Margarita de la Pisa Carrión

Gracias, presidente, señorías. Una vez más, la visión de esta comisión sostiene la premisa de que la solución pasa por aumentar el gasto con perspectiva de género y extender el