Dossier · Own-initiative report
2024 budget – assessing the implementation of the gender mainstreaming methodology in the EU budget
- Reference
- 2025/2033(INI) Own-initiative report
- Where it stands
- Parliament adopted the text on 25 November 2025. This is its final position on the matter.
- Stage
- Parliament’s position
- Lead committee
- Budgetary Control CONT
More facts (5)
- Author
- Marit MAIJ
- Shadow rapporteurs
- 4 members
- Decisions in plenary
- 1
- Last vote
- 25 Nov 2025 · Adopted
- Versions
- 3 versions
Where it stands
The steps of this kind of dossier and how far it has come, from the procedure file.
- Referred to committee (done) 13 February 2025
- Committee work (done) Report adopted 16 October 2025
- Tabled for plenary (done) 4 November 2025
- Plenary vote (done) Adopted 25 November 2025
- Parliament’s position (done) Final
Parliament sets out its own position on a topic. The resolution is not binding but signals what Parliament wants.
People
Committees and members responsible for the dossier, as the procedure file names them. Groups as recorded there.
- Lead committee
- Budgetary Control CONT
- Author
- Marit MAIJ (S&D)
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Caterina CHINNICI (EPP), Virginie JORON (Patriots), Dick ERIXON (ECR), Olivier CHASTEL (Renew)
Decisions in plenary, 1
Every decision Parliament took on this dossier, newest first.
| Date | Decision | Kind | Effect | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Nov 2025 | 2024 budget: assessing the implementation of the gender mainstreaming methodology in the EU budget | Resolutions | Adopted | 389 for, 213 against, 36 abstained by roll call |
Every roll-call vote on the dossier, in date and voting order, with each group's line at the date of the vote.
Each group's clear line at the date of the vote: a position with at least two thirds of the group's votes (at least 10 members voting), otherwise Divided; “< 10 voted” when fewer took part. Result: outcome, for–against–abstained (method).
- 25 Nov 2025 Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 4
Rejected 210–405–30
- The Left
- Against
- Greens
- Against
- S&D
- Against
- Renew
- Against
- EPP
- Against
- ECR
- For
- Patriots
- For
- ESN
- For
- 25 Nov 2025 Final vote — text as a whole
Adopted 389–213–36
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- For
- ECR
- Against
- Patriots
- Against
- ESN
- Against
Add members’ columns
Versions, 3
The text of the dossier, version by version, newest first. Compare shows what changed between two consecutive versions.
Adopted by Parliament25 Nov 2025
Adopted text TA10-0287/2025 TA-10-2025-0287
Tabled for plenary4 Nov 2025
Report A10-0212/2025 A-10-2025-0212
Committee draft4 Aug 2025
Draft report (CONT) CONT-PR-775770
AI: Each version in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
- Adopted text TA10-0287/2025: Parliament's resolution assesses the Commission's methodology for tracking gender equality in the EU budget. It notes the methodology's limitations and calls for a comprehensive approach to gender budgeting, including ex ante impact assessments, a minimum share of the budget for gender equality, and better data collection.
- Report A10-0212/2025: This resolution assesses the implementation of the gender mainstreaming methodology in the EU budget for 2021-2024, noting its limitations and calling for a comprehensive approach for the next programming period.
- Draft report (CONT): This draft report assesses the implementation of the gender mainstreaming methodology in the EU budget for 2021-2024. It notes the methodology's limitations and calls for a comprehensive approach to gender budgeting for the next programming period.
What changed, 2
Between consecutive versions, newest pair first. The overviews are written by AI from the two texts; the comparison shows every change.
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament Report A10-0212/2025 → Adopted text TA10-0287/2025
AI: What changed Written by AI from the official text — check the source
Softens several requirements: drops mandatory suspension, quotas, and legally binding minimum share. Adds safeguards against unintended consequences in strategic sectors like defence and calls for measures to avoid adverse investment effects. Strengthens the call for ex ante impact assessments to consider and minimise negative effects on gender equality. The other changes are formal: decimal commas and list formatting.
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary Draft report (CONT) → Report A10-0212/2025
AI: What changed Written by AI from the official text — check the source
Updates budget data for financial years 2021-2024, changing percentages and totals. Adds new recitals on intersectionality, family, and Interinstitutional Agreement, and removes old recitals on decline and impact assessments. Expands methodology description and limitations, including OECD marker comparison and intersectional dimensions. Adds calls for systematic impact assessments, fiscal policy measures, and data collection improvements. Changes external actions budget allocation and adds new paragraphs on women's rights and pay gap.
Timeline, 7
Every recorded step, newest first, grouped by stage; the latest stage is open.
Plenary stage 3 steps · 4 Nov 2025–25 Nov 2025
25 November 2025
Plenary vote
Sitting of 25 Nov 2025 Report A10-0212/2025Adopted text TA10-0287/2025
19 November 2025
4 amendments tabled for the plenary vote
Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.
4 November 2025
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 4 steps · 13 Feb 2025–16 Oct 2025
16 October 2025
Committee vote: report adopted
CONT (Budgetary Control) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
22 September 2025
Amendments tabled in committee
Members of CONT (Budgetary Control) proposed changes to the draft.
4 August 2025
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in CONT (Budgetary Control). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
13 February 2025
Referred to the CONT (Budgetary Control) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.
Connections
Texts, decisions, people and other dossiers related to this one.
Texts voted on
- Text REPORT on the 2024 budget – assessing the implementation of the gender mainstreaming methodology in the EU budget Report A10-0212/2025 25 Nov 2025
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Sources & citation
Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.
- Official source
- Data source
- Licensed CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved
- 25 September 2026
Cite as
European Parliament (2025). “2024 budget – assessing the implementation of the gender mainstreaming methodology in the EU budget”. Dossier, 25 November 2025. procId 2025-2033, reference 2025/2033(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-2033 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2025%2F2033(INI). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2025-2033 (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-dossier-2025-2033,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{2024 budget – assessing the implementation of the gender mainstreaming methodology in the EU budget}},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-11-25},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-2033}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-2033},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Dossier. procId 2025-2033, reference 2025/2033(INI). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2025\%2F2033(INI). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record (CC BY 4.0)}
}