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On the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing Global Europe
Document FEMM-AD-785122 · COM(2025)0551 – C10-0175/2025 – 2025/0227(COD)
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- Opinion parliamentary committee FEMM-AD-785122
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- 3 June 2026
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- Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality
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- Abir Al-Sahlani
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- 2025-0227
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The Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality submits the following to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Development, as the committees responsible :
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| (1) This Regulation aims at establishing the programme Global Europe (the ‘Instrument’) with a view to upholding and promoting the Union’s values, principles and interests worldwide in order to pursue the objectives and principles of the Union’s external action, as laid down in Article 3(5) and Articles 8 and 21 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU). | (1) This Regulation aims at establishing the programme Global Europe (the ‘Instrument’) with a view to upholding and promoting the Union’s values, principles and interests worldwide in order to pursue the objectives and principles of the Union’s external action, as laid down in Article 3(5) and Articles 8 and 21 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and Article 208 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). |
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| (4) The implementation of the Instrument should be guided by the Strategic Agendas of the European Council, relevant European Parliament resolutions and the Political Guidelines of the Commission, which set the Union’s vision, strategic orientations and priorities. While leveraging the Union’s power and partnerships, the external action implemented under the Instrument should protect and promote Union values, strengthen peace and security and bolster preparedness, prosperity and competitiveness of the Union. To advance the Union’s priorities and interests in its external action, the Union should work in partnership with partner countries and international organisations. | (4) The implementation of the Instrument should be guided by the Strategic Agendas of the European Council, relevant European Parliament resolutions and the Political Guidelines of the Commission, which set the Union’s vision, strategic orientations and priorities. While leveraging the Union’s power and partnerships, the external action implemented under the Instrument should protect and promote Union values, support and promote democracy, women's rights and the rule of law, respect human rights, support sustainable and human development and the eradication of poverty, establish gender equality, strengthen peace and security and bolster preparedness, prosperity, sustainability and competitiveness of the Union. To advance the Union’s priorities and interests in its external action, the Union should work in partnership with partner countries and international organisations. |
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| (5a) The implementation of the Instrument should also be guided by the European Consensus on Development of 8 June 2017 (the ‘Consensus’) which provides the framework for a common approach to development cooperation by the Union and its Member States to implement the 2030 Agenda and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda. Eradicating poverty, tackling intersectional discrimination and inequalities, promoting gender equality and women's rights including sexual and reproductive health and rights, leaving no one behind regardless of gender, age, disability, religion or beliefs, sexual orientation and gender expression, identity, migration status/ethnicity or other factors, protecting the environment and fighting climate change, addressing its gender-related impacts, and strengthening resilience are at the heart of development cooperation policy and should underpin the implementation of the Instrument. |
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| (6) The main approach for actions financed under the Instrument should be through geographic programmable actions at country, multi-country, regional and trans-regional level, in order to maximise the impact of the Union’s assistance. That approach should be complemented, where relevant, by non-programmable geographic actions, including actions concerning humanitarian aid, macro-financial assistance, addressing crisis, peace and foreign policy needs, and enhancing resilience and competitiveness, as well as global programmable and non-programmable actions. | (6) The main approach for actions financed under the Instrument should be through geographic programmable actions at country, multi-country, regional and trans-regional level, in order to maximise the impact of the Union’s assistance. That approach should be complemented, where relevant, by non-programmable geographic actions, including actions concerning humanitarian aid, macro-financial assistance, addressing crisis, peace and foreign policy needs, and enhancing resilience and competitiveness, as well as global programmable and non-programmable actions. In order to ensure effective delivery, the implementation of the Instrument should simplify and facilitate access to funding for local authorities and civil society organisations, including women’s rights and women-led organisations, in particular in fragile, conflict and post-conflict settings. |
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| (11) Resilience actions should enable the Union to step up its cooperation where needed in light of the volatility of the external context. They should be flexible including in responding to and reinforcing actions addressing fragility, crisis and supporting the humanitarian-development-peace nexus, address post-conflict recovery and reconstruction needs as well as balance of payment crises. | (11) Resilience actions should enable the Union to step up its cooperation where needed in light of the volatility of the external context. They should be flexible including in responding to and reinforcing actions addressing fragility, crisis and supporting the humanitarian-development-peace nexus and women's rights, address post-conflict recovery prioritising women’s participation and reconstruction needs as well as balance of payment crises. |
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| (13) Crisis, peace and foreign policy needs should include actions allowing the Union to respond to exceptional and unforeseen situations or imperative foreign policy interest, including where there is a threat to peace, democracy, law and order, the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms. Those actions should be designed for an effective, efficient, integrated and conflict-sensitive Union response to achieve peace, stability and conflict-prevention in situations of urgency, crisis, fragility, hybrid threats, emerging crisis or natural disasters including the security and safety of individuals, in particular those exposed to sexual and gender-based violence, in situations of instability; or threatening to escalate into armed conflict or to severely destabilise the partner country or countries concerned. They should also support innovative initiatives to address foreign policy needs across political, economic and security issues and enable the Union to act where there is a window of opportunity to achieve its objectives, which are difficult to address by other means. | (13) Crisis, peace and foreign policy needs should include actions allowing the Union to respond to exceptional and unforeseen situations or imperative foreign policy interest, including where there is a threat to peace, democracy, law and order and women's rights, facing threats due to the global backlash against gender-equality and fundamental rights and the rise in sexism, strong prejudiced trends against women and anti-LGBTIQ+ rhetoric, the protection of human rights, women's rights and fundamental freedoms. Those actions should be designed for an effective, efficient, integrated and conflict-sensitive Union response to achieve peace, stability and conflict-prevention in situations of urgency, crisis, fragility, hybrid threats, emerging crisis or natural disasters including by promoting the UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security agenda, and addressing the security, safety and protection risks of individuals, in particular those exposed to gender-based violence, including through prevention measures, survivor-centred protection and support services, access to justice and accountability mechanisms, in situations of instability; or threatening to escalate into armed conflict or to severely destabilise the partner country or countries concerned. They should also support innovative initiatives to address foreign policy needs across political, economic and security issues and enable the Union to act where there is a window of opportunity to achieve its objectives, which are difficult to address by other means. |
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| (13a) In situations of conflict, fragility and post-conflict recovery, the Instrument should contribute to the implementation of the Women, Peace and Security agenda, including by ensuring the meaningful participation of women in peace processes, conflict prevention, security sector reform and reconstruction efforts. |
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| (16) Union action should promote respect for and be rooted in international human rights law, including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 10 December 1948, and in international humanitarian law, and should be guided by the universality and indivisibility of human rights. | (16) Union action should promote respect for and be rooted in international human rights law, including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 10 December 1948, and in international humanitarian law, and should be guided by the universality and indivisibility of human rights, including women's and girls’ rights. |
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| (17) Article 49 TEU provides that any European state that respects the values of respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law, as well as respect for human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities, and is committed to promoting those values may apply to become a member of the Union. Those values are common to Member States in a society in which pluralism, non-discrimination, tolerance, justice, solidarity, equality between women and men, intergenerational fairness and cultural diversity prevail. The enlargement process is built on established criteria, fair and rigorous conditionality and the principle of own merits. A European state which has applied to join the Union can become a member of the Union only when it has been confirmed that it fully meets the accession criteria established at the Copenhagen European Council in June 1993 (the ‘Copenhagen criteria’) and provided that the Union has the capacity to integrate the new member. A firm commitment to ‘fundamentals first’ approach, which requires a strong focus on the rule of law, the fight against organised crime, fundamental rights, the functioning of democratic institutions and public administration reform, as well as on economic criteria, remains essential. Progress depends on each candidate country’s and potential candidate’s implementation of the necessary reforms to align with the Union acquis. | (17) Article 49 TEU provides that any European state that respects the values of respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law, as well as respect for human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities, and is committed to promoting those values may apply to become a member of the Union. Those values are common to Member States in a society in which pluralism, non-discrimination, tolerance, justice, solidarity, gender equality, intergenerational fairness and cultural diversity prevail. The enlargement process is built on established criteria, fair and rigorous conditionality and the principle of own merits. A European state which has applied to join the Union can become a member of the Union only when it has been confirmed that it fully meets the accession criteria established at the Copenhagen European Council in June 1993 (the ‘Copenhagen criteria’) and provided that the Union has the capacity to integrate the new member. A firm commitment to ‘fundamentals first’ approach, which requires a strong focus on the rule of law, the fight against organised crime, fundamental rights, gender equality, the functioning of democratic institutions and public administration reform, as well as on economic criteria, remains essential. Progress depends on each candidate country’s and potential candidate’s implementation of the necessary reforms to align with the Union acquis. |
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| (17a) Article 8 TFEU enshrines gender equality as a core value upon which the Union is founded; whereas the Union commits itself to promoting gender equality and eliminating inequalities in all its actions, therefore establishing a principle of gender mainstreaming in all policy areas of the Union, which entails the allocation of adequate financial resources as well as full transparency in budgetary allocations dedicated to promoting gender equality and combating gender-based discrimination. |
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| (18) The enlargement policy of the Union is a strategic investment in peace, security, stability and prosperity in Europe and allows the Union to be better positioned to address global challenges. It also provides increased economic and trade opportunities to the mutual benefit of the Union and the aspiring Member States, while ensuring a gradual transformation of the partner countries. The prospect of Union membership has a powerful transformative effect, embedding positive democratic, political, economic and societal change. It is in the common interest of the Union and its partners to advance efforts to reform their political, legal and economic systems with a view to their future Union membership and to support their accession process. | (18) The enlargement policy of the Union is a strategic investment in peace, security, stability and prosperity in Europe and allows the Union to be better positioned to address global challenges. It also provides increased economic and trade opportunities to the mutual benefit of the Union and the aspiring Member States, while ensuring a gradual transformation of the partner countries, including the advancement of gender equality. The prospect of Union membership has a powerful transformative effect, embedding positive democratic, political, economic and societal change. It is in the common interest of the Union and its partners to advance efforts to reform their political, legal and economic systems with a view to their future Union membership and to support their accession process, including reforms that expand women’s participation in the economy, access to decent work, entrepreneurship, finance and equal pay. |
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| (19) Since the beginning of Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine on 24 February 2022, the Union, its Member States and European financial institutions have mobilised unprecedented support for Ukraine’s economic, social and financial resilience. The scale of damage caused to Ukraine requires significant and flexible support to Ukraine to maintain functions of its government, provide public services, as well as to support the recovery, reconstruction and modernisation of the country. The Instrument should provide the framework for assistance for the fast recovery, reconstruction and modernisation of the country, to mobilise investments and enhance access to finance, as well as to facilitate Ukraine’s alignment with Union standards and values on its way to accession to the Union. Ukraine’s path towards accession should be closely intertwined with reconstruction efforts. Support under the Instrument should, to the extent possible, be integrated into international efforts towards a financial architecture for the recovery of Ukraine and be coordinated with relevant donors and international financial institutions to ensure proper coordination and complementarity of support. | (19) Since the beginning of Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine on 24 February 2022, the Union, its Member States and European financial institutions have mobilised unprecedented support for Ukraine’s economic, social and financial resilience. The scale of damage caused to Ukraine requires significant and flexible support to Ukraine to maintain functions of its government, provide public services, as well as to support the recovery, reconstruction and modernisation of the country. The Instrument should provide the framework for assistance for the fast recovery, reconstruction and modernisation of the country, to mobilise investments and enhance access to finance, as well as to facilitate Ukraine’s alignment with Union standards and values on its way to accession to the Union. Ukraine’s path towards accession should be closely intertwined with reconstruction efforts. Support under the Instrument should, to the extent possible, be integrated into international efforts towards a financial architecture for the recovery of Ukraine and be coordinated with relevant donors and international financial institutions to ensure proper coordination and complementarity of support. Such support should ensure the meaningful participation of women in reconstruction, public administration reform and economic recovery, including measures addressing conflict-related sexual violence and promoting alignment with the Union acquis in the field of gender equality. |
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| (23) The Union’s international partnerships aim at developing relations and build partnerships with partner countries, notably to reduce and, in the long term, eradicate poverty in line with the primary objective of the Union’s development cooperation policy set out in Article 208 TFEU. The Union’s international partnerships also contribute to other objectives of the Union’s external action, in particular to the safeguarding of the Union’s values and fundamental interests, to foster the sustainable economic, social and environmental development of partner countries. | (23) The Union’s international partnerships aim at developing relations and build partnerships with partner countries to reduce and, in the long term, eradicate poverty with specific measures targeting women's poverty as women and girls are worldwide disproportionately affected by poverty, humanitarian crises, climate change, violent conflicts, extremism, terrorism and wars and by food shortages, highlighting that single-parent families are at greater risk of poverty1a and social exclusion1b and experience a higher probability of poverty persisting across several generations1c, in line with the primary objective of the Union’s development cooperation policy set out in Article 208 TFEU. The Union’s international partnerships also contribute to other objectives of the Union’s external action, in particular to the safeguarding of the Union’s values and fundamental interests, to foster the sustainable economic, social and environmental development of partner countries based on the principle of equality. |
| 1a EIGE, Poverty, gender and lone parents in the EU, 2024, page 10, https://eige.europa.eu/about/beijing-platform-for-action?ba=293 | |
| 1b Ibid., page 40; Study requested by the European Parliament's Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality, ‘The situation of single parents in the EU', Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs, European Parliament, 2020, page 14, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2020/659870/IPOL_STU(2020)659870_EN.pdf | |
| 1c European Anti-Poverty Network, Towards the eradication of poverty, 2025, page 40 https://www.eapn.eu/towards-the-eradication-of-poverty-paper-out-now/ |
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| (24) The implementation of the Instrument should support the Global Gateway strategy10 , the Union’s external investment strategy to advance the sustainable development goals together with partner countries. As a main pillar of the Union’s economic foreign policy, it aims at boosting the development of secure and quality infrastructure in partner countries to create sustainable prosperity, decent jobs, thereby strengthening connections between the Union and its partners, while also benefiting the EU strategic and economic interests. This strategy leverages investments in secure infrastructure with a focus on digitalisation, climate and energy, transport, health, and education and research. It supports countries which seek to enhance their resilience in a sustainable manner, while strengthening partnerships that are important for the Union’s open strategic autonomy. Global Gateway is also a value-based offer that promotes high social, environmental, governance and financial standards, and upholds democracy, the rule of law and human rights. | (24) The implementation of the Instrument should support the Global Gateway strategy10 , the Union’s external investment strategy to advance the sustainable development goals together with partner countries. As a main pillar of the Union’s economic foreign policy, it aims at boosting the development of secure and quality infrastructure in partner countries to create sustainable prosperity, decent jobs, thereby strengthening connections between the Union and its partners, while also benefiting the EU strategic and economic interests. This strategy leverages investments in secure infrastructure with a focus on gender equality, digitalisation, climate and energy, transport, health, and education and research. It supports countries which seek to enhance their resilience in a sustainable manner, while strengthening partnerships that are important for the Union’s open strategic autonomy. Global Gateway is also a value-based offer that promotes high social, environmental, governance and financial standards, and upholds democracy, the rule of law, gender equality, human rights and women's rights. |
| 10 Joint Communication (JOIN/2021/30 final) to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the European Investment Bank - The Global Gateway. | 10 Joint Communication (JOIN/2021/30 final) to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the European Investment Bank - The Global Gateway. |
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| (25) The Union should engage in contexts experiencing extremely high levels of fragility, conflict areas, and other complex settings, supporting them through a differentiated approach to address the root causes of fragility while providing access to basic services and promoting the resilience of populations, along the humanitarian-development-peace nexus. | (25) The Union should engage in contexts experiencing extremely high levels of fragility, conflict areas, and other complex settings, supporting them through a differentiated approach to address the root causes of fragility while providing access to basic services including sexual and reproductive health and rights and promoting the resilience of populations, along the humanitarian-development-peace nexus. Particular attention should be paid to the differentiated impact of fragility and conflict on women and girls and to their role as agents of economic resilience and recovery. |
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| (26) The Instrument should contribute to preserving peace, preventing conflicts and strengthening international security. In line with the ProtectEU Strategy11 , the Instrument should contribute to a coherent and comprehensive approach to security to enhance the Union’s security. | (26) The Instrument should contribute to preserving peace, preventing conflicts and strengthening international security while safeguarding women’s rights and gender equality as integral components of security. The instrument should contribute to the full implementation of the Women, Peace and Security agenda as established by the United Nations Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) and subsequent resolutions as it remains an essential tool to ensure that the rights, agency and protection of women and girls are observed and upheld at all times and to confirm that a meaningful and equal participation of women is secured in all institutions and processes of conflict prevention, peace-making, peacebuilding and post-conflict rehabilitation. Specific action in the context of EU’s external action should aim to counter the global backlash against gender equality and women and girls’ rights and the increasing reprisals, violence, threats and attacks against women and girls and LGBTIQ+ activists, both offline and online, in particular targeting women human rights defenders, women journalists, women peacebuilders, women’s grassroots organisations, politically active women, migrant and ethnic minority women, women forcibly displaced, and all other women and girls in conflict and crisis affected settings. |
| 11 Communication (COM/2025/148 final) from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on ProtectEU: a European Internal Security Strategy. |
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| (27) The Instrument should strengthen democratic resilience in partner countries, including by countering foreign information manipulation and interference, empowering free and pluralistic media, promoting citizens’ engagement, ensuring the fairness and integrity of electoral and other democratic processes, and by engaging in public diplomacy activities. | (27) The Instrument should strengthen democratic resilience in partner countries, including by countering foreign information manipulation and interference, including gender disinformation, which is disinformation that deliberately targets women, especially those who are visible in public life, empowering free and pluralistic media, protecting journalists’ safety and professional independence and ensuring equal participation of women journalists, protecting women journalists from gender-based online and offline violence and harassment, promoting citizens’ engagement and an inclusive civil society, ensuring the fairness and integrity of electoral and other democratic processes, and by engaging in public diplomacy activities. Particular attention should be paid to countering coordinated anti-gender equality, anti-LGBTIQ+ and anti-rights actors and networks, including those engaged in disinformation campaigns and strategic litigation to attempt to roll back fundamental rights such as gender equality, sexual and reproductive health and rights, and LGBTIQ+ rights. Such coordinated attacks disproportionately affect women and LGBTIQ+ human rights defenders, journalists, academics, elected representatives and activists, and aim to silence or intimidate those defending gender equality and fundamental rights. |
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| (28) In accordance with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 adopted at the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction on 18 March 201512 , recognition should be given to the need to move away from crisis response and containment to a more structural, long-term approach that more effectively addresses situations of fragility, natural and man-made disasters, and protracted crises. Greater emphasis and collective approaches are required on risk reduction, disaster risk management, early warning, prevention, mitigation and preparedness, and further efforts are required to enhance swift response and a durable recovery. This instrument should support reforms and investments that strengthen disaster risk and crisis management, invest in climate resilience, and enhance the resilience of vital societal functions. The Instrument should therefore contribute to strengthening the humanitarian-development-peace nexus. | (28) In accordance with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 adopted at the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction on 18 March 201512 , recognition should be given to the need to move away from crisis response and containment to a more structural, long-term approach involving the leadership and full participation of women and girls in all phases of risk management that more effectively addresses situations of fragility, natural and man-made disasters, and protracted crises. Greater emphasis and collective approaches are required on risk reduction, disaster risk management, early warning, prevention, mitigation and preparedness, and further efforts are required to enhance swift response and a durable recovery. This instrument should support reforms and investments that strengthen disaster risk and crisis management, invest in climate resilience, and enhance the resilience of vital societal functions. The Instrument should therefore contribute to strengthening the humanitarian-development-peace nexus. |
| 12 “Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction”, adopted on 18 March 2015 and endorsed by the United Nations General Assembly on 3 June 2015 (A/RES/69/283). | 12 “Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction”, adopted on 18 March 2015 and endorsed by the United Nations General Assembly on 3 June 2015 (A/RES/69/283). |
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| (33a) The Instrument should boost the economic autonomy of people in rural, outermost and island areas, by promoting entrepreneurship, especially women’s entrepreneurship, and access to technical training and responsible funding. Programming should take into account, where possible, the impact of insularity and geographical isolation on employment, mobility and access to essential services for women. |
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| (36a) It is important to ensure access to funding for women’s rights organisations operating in fragile and conflict-affected environments via simplification by streamlining procedures, reducing reporting requirements and ensuring proportionate controls. |
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| (41) In a global context where the Union is confronted with high geopolitical and geoeconomic competition, marked by global challenges, ranging from climate change and biodiversity loss to tensions around scarce resources, technological dependencies, continuing migratory pressure or economic and trade disruptions, in addition to security threats and fragility, external action has to continuously and rapidly react to emerging needs, as well as to act to advance strategic priorities, in order to effectively pursue the Union’s and partners’ priorities. To increase the ability of the Union to respond to unforeseen needs and adapt its partnerships to emerging priorities, building on the experience of the European Development Funds and Regulation (EU) 2021/947, an amount should be left unallocated as an emerging challenges and priorities cushion. It should be mobilised in accordance with the procedures established in this Regulation. | (41) In a global context where the Union is confronted with high geopolitical and geoeconomic competition, marked by global challenges, ranging from climate change and biodiversity loss to tensions around scarce resources, arising anti-gender movements defined as movements seeking to undermine gender equality as a core value of democracy, and a backlash in women's rights and increasingly misogynistic and anti-LGBTIQ+ rhetoric, technological dependencies or economic and trade disruptions, in addition to security threats, fragility and humanitarian crisis, as well as democratic backsliding, funding cuts and push back on core values such as human rights including gender equality, external action has to continuously and rapidly react to emerging needs, as well as to act to advance strategic priorities, in order to effectively pursue the Union’s and partners’ priorities. To increase the ability of the Union to respond to unforeseen needs and adapt its partnerships to emerging priorities, building on the experience of the European Development Funds and Regulation (EU) 2021/947, an amount should be left unallocated as an emerging challenges and priorities cushion. It should be mobilised in accordance with the procedures established in this Regulation. In this context, the global backlash against gender equality and the rollback of women’s and girls’ rights constitute a threat to democratic resilience, social stability and sustainable development and should be addressed as part of the Union’s external action. |
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| (42) The overall context for action should be the pursuit of a rules-based and value-based global order, with multilateralism as its key principle and the United Nations (UN) at its core. The 2030 Agenda, together with the Paris Agreement adopted under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change21 (the ‘Paris Agreement’), the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework22 , the Addis Ababa Action Agenda of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development23 and the Pact for the Future24 , is the international community’s response to global challenges and trends in relation to sustainable development. The Instrument should pay particular attention to interlinkages between sustainable development goals and to integrated actions that can create co-benefits and meet multiple objectives in a coherent way. | (42) The overall context for action should be the pursuit of a rules-based and value-based global order, with multilateralism as its key principle and the United Nations (UN) at its core. The 2030 Agenda, together with the Paris Agreement adopted under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change21 (the ‘Paris Agreement’), the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework22 , the Addis Ababa Action Agenda of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development23 and the Pact for the Future24 , is the international community’s response to global challenges and trends in relation to sustainable development. The Instrument should pay particular attention to interlinkages between sustainable development goals and to integrated actions that can create co-benefits and meet multiple objectives in a coherent way. In this context, all actions supported under the Instrument should comply with the ‘do no significant harm’ principle, including through the exclusion of financial support for environmentally harmful investments. |
| 21 Council Decision (EU) 2016/1841 of 5 October 2016 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Paris Agreement adopted under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (OJ L 282, 19.10.2016, p. 1–3, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2016/1841/oj). | 21 Council Decision (EU) 2016/1841 of 5 October 2016 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Paris Agreement adopted under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (OJ L 282, 19.10.2016, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2016/1841/oj). |
| 22 “The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework”, adopted by the 15th conference of Parties (COP 15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) on 19 December 2022. | 22 “The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework”, adopted by the 15th conference of Parties (COP 15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) on 19 December 2022. |
| 23 “Addis Ababa Action Agenda of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development”, adopted on 16 June 2015 and endorsed by the United Nations General Assembly on 27 July 2015 (A/RES/69/313). | 23 “Addis Ababa Action Agenda of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development”, adopted on 16 June 2015 and endorsed by the United Nations General Assembly on 27 July 2015 (A/RES/69/313). |
| 24 “The Pact for the Future”, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 22 September 2024 (A/RES/79/1). | 24 “The Pact for the Future”, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 22 September 2024 (A/RES/79/1). |
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| (46) The Union should foster close consultation with local authorities and civil society, as well as support their participation in contributing to sustainable development and to the implementation of the sustainable development goals at local level. The Union should also support an enabling environment for civil society, in which these organisations can carry out their work effectively. The Instrument should provide Union support to civil society organisations and local authorities in order to pursue the values, interests and objectives of the Union. Civil society organisations and local authorities should be duly consulted and have timely access to relevant information allowing them to be adequately engaged. | (46) The Union should foster close consultation and meaningful partnerships with local authorities and civil society, as well as support their participation in contributing to sustainable development and to the implementation of the sustainable development goals at local level, through allocating adequate budget for programmable actions dedicated to civil society organisations, including women's rights organisations. The Union should also support an enabling and secure environment for civil society, including for women’s and LGBTIQ+ organisations and organisations of people with disabilities in which these organisations can carry out their work effectively. The Instrument should provide Union political and financial support to civil society organisations and local authorities in order to pursue the values, interests and objectives of the Union. Civil society organisations and local authorities should be duly consulted and have timely access to relevant information allowing them to inform priorities and be adequately and meaningfully engaged at all stages of a programme process. |
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| (46a) The importance of granting funding under a specific programme to civil society organisations promoting gender equality, combating gender-based violence and promoting women’s rights, including sexual and reproductive health and rights and the rights of LGBTIQ+ persons is emphasised and should be ensured, specially where such organisations face political pressure, legal restrictions, funding cuts or attacks. |
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| (47) The implementation of the Instrument should be guided by the principles of gender equality, women and girls’ empowerment and of preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence and should seek to protect and promote women’s rights in line with the Roadmap on Women’s Rights26 , Gender Equality Strategy27 , EU Gender Action Plans, relevant Council conclusions and international conventions, including the Istanbul Convention on violence against women28 . Strengthening gender equality and women’s empowerment in the Union’s external action and increasing efforts to reach the minimum standards of performance indicated by the EU Gender Action Plans should lead to a gender sensitive and transformative approach in all Union external action and international cooperation. Gender equality and women’s and girls’ empowerment should be mainstreamed under the Instrument and adequately reflected across all the actions. | (47) The implementation of the Instrument should be guided by the principles of gender equality, women and girls’ rights and should seek to protect, promote and fulfil women’s rights in line with international commitments, such as the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the full and effective implementation of the Beijing Declaration and the Platform for Action and the outcome of the review conferences, including commitments on sexual and reproductive health and rights, and UN Security Council resolution 1325 and subsequent resolutions and commitments outlined in the Roadmap on Women’s Rights26, Gender Equality Strategy27 , EU Gender Action Plans, including the EU Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security, relevant Council conclusions and international conventions, including the Istanbul Convention on violence against women28 . The implementation should prevent and combat all forms of gender-based violence, including conflict-related sexual violence, and address and prevent multiple and intersectional discrimination. Strengthening targeted and mainstreamed actions on gender equality and women’s rights in the Union’s external action and reaching the minimum standards of performance indicated by the EU Gender Action Plans, including spending targets, should lead to a gender responsive and transformative approach in all Union external action and international cooperation, critical to achieving sustainable development and peace and security. This approach should include concrete measures to close the gender pay and pension gaps by boosting women’s labour market participation, supporting women’s entrepreneurship and access to finance, investing in skills and quality jobs, and promoting fair, transparent and unbiased, merit-based pay systems. Gender equality and women’s and girls’ rights should be mainstreamed under the Instrument and adequately reflected across all the actions, with clear targets and measurable outcomes. To ensure this mainstreamed and targeted approach to gender equality in this Instrument, at least 85% of all EU ODA should be dedicated to programmes that have gender equality as one of their objectives (OECD marker G1 or G2) with 20% of ODA dedicated to gender-targeted projects (OECD marker G2). At least 5% of ODA should support women’s rights organisations. |
| 26 Communication (COM/2025/97 final) from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - A Roadmap for Women's Rights. | 26 Communication (COM/2025/97 final) from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - A Roadmap for Women's Rights. |
| 27 Communication (COM/2020/152 final) from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions – A Union of Equality: Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025. | 27 Communication (COM/2020/152 final) from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions – A Union of Equality: Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025. |
| 28 “Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence”, (CETS No. 210) entered into force on 1 August 2014, https://www.coe.int/en/web/conventions/full-list?module=treaty-detail&treatynum=210. | 28 “Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence”, (CETS No. 210) entered into force on 1 August 2014, https://www.coe.int/en/web/conventions/full-list?module=treaty-detail&treatynum=210. |
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| (47a) In implementing this Instrument, particular attention should be given to preventing and combating violence against women, including forced marriage, female genital mutilation and trafficking in human beings. |
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| (48) The Instrument should support children and youth as key agents of change, giving particular attention to their needs and empowerment. It should seek to prevent and combat discrimination-based on age, ethnic origin, religion and belief, disability or sexual orientation. It should promote the rights of persons with disabilities, in line with the UN Convention to the Rights of Persons with Disabilities29 . | (48) The Instrument should support children and youth as key agents of change, giving particular attention to their rights, needs and empowerment, in line with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. It should seek to prevent and combat intersectional discrimination, including discrimination based on age, ethnic or racial background, religion and belief, disability, gender, sexual orientation, identity, gender expression and sex characteristics. It should promote the rights of persons with disabilities, in line with the UN Convention to the Rights of Persons with Disabilities29. |
| 29 Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), entered into force on 3 May 2008 https://social.desa.un.org/issues/disability/crpd/convention-on-the-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities-crpd#Fulltext. | 29 Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), entered into force on 3 May 2008 https://social.desa.un.org/issues/disability/crpd/convention-on-the-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities-crpd#Fulltext. |
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| (48a) The Instrument should ensure both targeted and dedicated measures to support the rights of persons with disabilities and that all funded programmes mainstream the specific needs of persons with disabilities by promoting their economic autonomy, access to employment and full social participation through proportionate, evaluable and result-oriented measures. Projects should also respect principles of accessibility and inclusive design ensuring efficient management of funds and avoiding barriers that limit the impact of investments. The Instrument should also support specific actions to prevent violence, abuse and exploitation of persons with disabilities, especially women and girls, in cooperation with national authorities and accredited local organisations, thereby strengthening their protection and ensuring that no funded programme leaves behind those in the most vulnerable situations. |
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| (49) Recognising that the triple planetary crisis of climate, biodiversity loss and pollution have worsened over the last decade and cannot be solved by the Union alone, by supporting international cooperation the Instrument should play an essential role to meet multilaterally agreed climate and environmental goals. In that regard, the Union should support the most vulnerable countries, in particular the small island developing states and the least developed countries. | (49) Recognising that the triple planetary crisis of climate, biodiversity loss and pollution have worsened over the last decade and cannot be solved by the Union alone, by supporting international cooperation the Instrument should play an essential role to meet multilaterally agreed climate and environmental goals. In that regard, the Union should support the most vulnerable countries and most vulnerable affected people by taking into account the gender perspective in particular the small island developing states and the least developed countries. |
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| (57a) The Union should take into account gender impacts and support the sustainable and socio-economic development of local communities when addressing the root causes of forced displacement and irregular migration and ensure that all relevant actions and programmes should be implemented in full respect of principles of non-discrimination and gender equality. |
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| (59) Under the Instrument, the Union should address human rights and democratic governance at all levels, including through election observation missions, in line with the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy35 . Where relevant, Union assistance in areas pertaining to the protection of human rights and democratic values and principles and support to civil society actors should be independent from the consent of the governments and public authorities of the partner countries concerned. As the respect for democracy, human rights and the rule of law is essential for sound financial management and effective Union funding as referred to in Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509, assistance could be suspended in the event of degradation in democracy, human rights or the rule of law in third countries. | (59) Under the Instrument, the Union should address human rights and democratic governance at all levels, including through election observation missions, in line with the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy35. The erosion of gender equality and the rollback of women’s rights undermine democratic governance and the rule of law and should be considered as part of such assessment. Where relevant, Union assistance in areas pertaining to the protection of human rights and democratic values and principles and support to civil society actors should be independent from the consent of the governments and public authorities of the partner countries concerned. As the respect for democracy, human rights and the rule of law is essential for sound financial management and effective Union funding as referred to in Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509, assistance could be suspended in the event of degradation in democracy, human rights or the rule of law in third countries. Particular consideration should be given to serious violations of women’s rights, including conflict-related sexual violence and severe restrictions on gender equality. |
| 35 Joint Communication (JOIN/2020/5 final) to the European Parliament and the Council - EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy 2020-2024. | 35 Joint Communication (JOIN/2020/5 final) to the European Parliament and the Council - EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy 2020-2024. |
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| (68) The types of financing and the methods of implementation under this Regulation should be chosen on the basis of their ability to achieve the specific objectives of the actions and to deliver results, taking into account, in particular, the costs of controls, the administrative burden and the expected risk of non-compliance. When making that choice, the use of lump sums, unit costs and flat rates, as well as financing not linked to costs of the relevant operation as referred to in Article 125(1), point (a), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509, should be considered. The Union should be able to entrust budget implementation tasks under Article 62(1), point (c) (viii) of Regulation (EU) 2024/2509 to the Union Institute for Security Studies and the European Security and Defence College to implement actions under the Instrument. | (68) The types of financing and the methods of implementation under this Regulation should be chosen on the basis of their ability to achieve the specific objectives of the actions and to deliver results, taking into account, in particular, the costs of controls, the administrative burden and the expected risk of non-compliance and the need to respect rule of law, fundamental rights, gender equality, gender mainstreaming, non-discrimination, and sustainable development, in line with the horizontal principles laid down in Article 6(3) and Article 33(2), points (e) and (f) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (‘the Charter’). When making that choice, the use of lump sums, unit costs and flat rates, as well as financing not linked to costs of the relevant operation as referred to in Article 125(1), point (a), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509, should be considered. The Union should be able to entrust budget implementation tasks under Article 62(1), point (c) (viii) of Regulation (EU) 2024/2509 to the Union Institute for Security Studies and the European Security and Defence College to implement actions under the Instrument. |
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| (83) Blending and budgetary guarantees play a central role in the Union’s investment strategy in partners countries. It is, therefore, appropriate to set up a Global Europe Investment Board to provide strategic and operational guidance to the Commission in their implementation. | (83) Blending and budgetary guarantees play a central role in the Union’s investment strategy in partners countries. It is, therefore, appropriate to set up a Global Europe Investment Board to provide strategic and operational guidance to the Commission in their implementation. In providing such guidance, the Board should take into account the Union’s objectives on gender equality and women’s economic empowerment. |
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| (91) The Instrument is to be implemented in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) [XXX] [Performance Regulation] which establishes the rules for the expenditure tracking and the performance framework for the budget, including rules for ensuring a uniform application of the principles of ‘do no significant harm’ and gender equality referred to in Article 33(2), points (d) and (f), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 respectively, rules for monitoring and reporting on the performance of Union programmes and activities, rules for establishing a Union funding portal, rules for the evaluation of the programmes, rules for the evaluation of the programmes, as well as other horizontal provisions applicable to all Union programmes such as those on information, communication and visibility. | (91) The Instrument is to be implemented in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) [XXX] [Performance Regulation] which establishes the rules for the expenditure tracking and the performance framework for the budget, including rules for ensuring a uniform application of the principles of ‘do no significant harm’ and gender equality referred to in Article 33(2), points (d) and (f), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 respectively, and through gender mainstreaming in budgeting with outputs and results indicators, rules for monitoring and reporting on the performance of Union programmes and activities, including through the application of gender analysis and assessments and the publication of a report that monitors the Instrument according to the gender equality scores established in Regulation (EU, Euratom) [XXX] [Performance Regulation] and the targets established in this Regulation, rules for establishing a Union funding portal, rules for the evaluation of the programmes, rules for the evaluation of the programmes, as well as other horizontal provisions applicable to all Union programmes such as those on information, communication and visibility. |
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| (92a) In accordance with Articles 8 and 10 TFEU, the Instrument in all its activities should support gender mainstreaming and the mainstreaming of non-discrimination. Gender equality should be integrated at every stage of the funding cycle design, implementation, monitoring, reporting, and evaluation and auditing. An interim and a final evaluation of the Instrument should evaluate gender impacts to assess the extent to which it contributes to gender equality and to assess whether it is having unintended negative impacts on gender equality. It is also important to provide information to applicants on how to take gender equality into account, including information on the use of gender mainstreaming tools. Gender balance should be ensured when consulting experts and stakeholders. |
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| (-i) human rights, democracy and rule of law; |
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| (v) crisis, peace and foreign policy needs. | (v) crisis, peace, security and foreign policy, including for women and girls; |
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| (va) gender equality and sexual and reproductive health and rights. |
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| (ia) human rights, democracy and rule of law |
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| (a) to uphold and promote the Union’s values and interests worldwide, in order to pursue the objectives and principles of the Union’s external action, as laid down in Article 3(5) and Articles 8 and 21 TEU; | (a) to uphold and promote the Union’s values and interests worldwide, in order to pursue the objectives and principles of the Union’s external action, as laid down in Article 3(5) and Articles 8 and 21 TEU, and 208 TFEU and the European Consensus on Development of 8 June 2017 (the ‘Consensus’); thus supporting the reduction and eradication of poverty, tackling discrimination and inequalities, advancing sustainable development, peace and security, protecting, promoting and supporting democracy, rule of law, human rights, including women's rights and empowerment, gender equality, addressing gender pay gaps among others via SME support and skills development and economic reform, policies promoting participation in quality employment and equal opportunities and level playing field for competitiveness, protecting human rights defenders, including in the most difficult circumstances and urgent situations, supporting civil society organisations, protecting the environment and addressing climate change and biodiversity loss; |
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| (b) to contribute to the promotion of multilateralism and a rules-based international order, the achievement of the international commitments and objectives that the Union has agreed to, in particular the sustainable development goals, the 2030 Agenda, the Paris Agreement and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework; | (b) to contribute to the promotion of multilateralism and a rules-based international order, with International Human Rights Law and the United Nations at the core of it, the achievement of the international commitments and objectives that the Union has agreed to, in particular the sustainable development goals in the 2030 Agenda, the Paris Agreement, the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the Programme of Action of the ICPD and the outcomes of their review conferences; |
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| (c) to promote stronger mutually beneficial partnerships with partner countries, contributing simultaneously to the sustainable development of partner countries and to the strategic interests of the Union. | (c) to promote stronger mutually beneficial partnerships with partner countries, including support for reconstruction, competition, economic sustainability, women's economic empowerment and where applicable accession-related reforms, contributing simultaneously to the sustainable development of partner countries and to the strategic interests of the Union. |
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| The Union shall strive to ensure policy coherence for sustainable development. It shall take into account the impact of all internal and external policies on sustainable development and shall promote increased synergies and complementarities, in particular with trade and investment, economic cooperation and other sectoral cooperation. | The Union shall ensure policy coherence for sustainable development. It shall take into account the impact of all internal and external policies on sustainable development and shall promote increased synergies and complementarities, in particular with trade and investment, economic cooperation and other sectoral cooperation. |
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| 2. The Instrument may contribute to actions that are established and implemented under Regulations (EU) [XXX] [European Competitiveness Fund], (EU) [XXX] of the European Parliament and Council [Horizon Europe]48 , and (EU) [XXX] [Connecting Europe Facility], when those actions are in line with Article 4 of this Regulation. | 2. The Instrument may contribute to actions that are established and implemented under Regulations (EU) [XXX] [European Competitiveness Fund], (EU) [XXX] of the European Parliament and Council [Horizon Europe]48, and (EU) [XXX] [Connecting Europe Facility], when those actions are in line with Article 4 of this Regulation. Such actions shall integrate considerations related to gender equality and women’s economic empowerment and competitiveness. |
| 48 Regulation (EU) No [XXX] of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing Horizon Europe, the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, for the period 2028-2034 laying down its rules for participation and dissemination, and repealing Regulation (EU) 2021/695 (OJ L.., p.). | 48 Regulation (EU) No [XXX] of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing Horizon Europe, the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, for the period 2028-2034 laying down its rules for participation and dissemination, and repealing Regulation (EU) 2021/695 (OJ L.., p.). |
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| 2a. An amount of not less than EUR 25 000 000 000 shall be irrevocably dedicated to humanitarian aid under this Regulation for the duration of the financial framework. That amount shall constitute a minimum financial envelope and baseline and shall not be reduced, reallocated, or redeployed for other purposes. Where duly justified by increased humanitarian needs or unforeseen crises, additional resources may be mobilised through additional non-programmable actions or through the cushion referred to in this Regulation. |
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| 5. At least 90% of the expenditure under this Instrument shall fulfil the criteria for ODA (the ‘ODA target’), thus contributing to ODA collective commitments, including towards least developed countries. If a partner country loses ODA eligibility during the implementation period of the Instrument, expenditure committed in favour of that partner country after the loss of eligibility shall be excluded from the assessment of the ODA target. The expenditure referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article shall be excluded from the assessment of the ODA target. | 5. At least 93% of the expenditure under this Instrument shall fulfil the criteria for ODA (the ‘ODA target’), thus contributing to ODA collective commitments, including towards least developed countries. If a partner country loses ODA eligibility during the implementation period of the Instrument, expenditure committed in favour of that partner country after the loss of eligibility shall be excluded from the assessment of the ODA target. The expenditure referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article shall be excluded from the assessment of the ODA target. |
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| 5a. At least 50% of the expenditure under the Instrument shall contribute to human development and social inclusion, including access to quality basic social services, health services, education, sexual and reproductive health and rights, nutrition, water and sanitation and social protection, particularly to the most marginalised. The Commission shall ensure that this target is reflected in the programming, implementation, monitoring and reporting of actions under the Instrument. |
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| 5b. At least 50% of the expenditure under the Instrument shall be allocated to least developed countries and to other partner countries in fragile and conflict-affected situations. |
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| 5c. To ensure a mainstreamed and targeted approach to gender equality, a minimum of 85% of EU ODA shall be dedicated to programmes with gender equality as a principal or significant objective (OECD Development Assistance Committee gender marker G1 or G2), and a minimum of 20% of EU ODA shall be dedicated to programmes that have gender equality as the principal objective (OECD marker G2). A minimum of 5% of annual ODA commitments shall be dedicated to support women's rights organisations as primary beneficiaries. The Commission shall report quarterly to the European Parliament on achievement against these targets, broken down by geographic region and thematic area, with variance analysis and corrective action plans if targets are at risk of non-achievement. |
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| 5d. At least 15% of programmable funding under the Instrument shall be ring-fenced for implementation by civil society organisations (CSO), including women’s and LGBTIQ+ organisations, ensuring predictable and dedicated resources and space in EU external action and enabling CSOs as independent development actors. |
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| (b) to address new needs or emerging challenges, such as those at the Union’s or its neighbours’ borders linked to crisis, whether natural or man-made, violent conflict and post-crisis situations, or migratory pressure and forced displacement; | (b) to address new needs or emerging challenges, such as those at the Union’s or its neighbours’ borders linked to crisis, whether natural or man-made, violent conflict and post-crisis situations, or migratory pressure and forced displacement, including situations involving widespread violations of human rights, including gender-based violence and conflict-related sexual violence; |
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| 2. The Commission shall inform in detail the European Parliament and the Council before it mobilises the funds of the emerging challenges and priorities cushion and, where appropriate, shall take into consideration their observations on the nature, objectives and financial amounts envisaged. | 2. The Commission shall consult in detail the European Parliament and the Council before it mobilises the funds of the emerging challenges and priorities cushion and, where appropriate, shall take into consideration their observations on the nature, objectives and financial amounts envisaged. |
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| 1. The Union’s policies, as set out in association agreements, partnership and cooperation agreements, multilateral agreements to which the Union is a party, and other agreements that establish a legally binding relationship between the Union and partner countries as well as European Council conclusions, Council conclusions, summit declarations or conclusions of meetings with partner countries at the level of heads of state or government or ministers, European Parliament resolutions, communications of the Commission and joint communications with the High Representative shall constitute the overall policy framework for the implementation of the Instrument. | 1. The Union’s policies, as set out in association agreements, partnership and cooperation agreements, multilateral agreements to which the Union is a party, and other agreements that establish a legally binding relationship between the Union and partner countries as well as European Council conclusions, Council conclusions, summit declarations or conclusions of meetings with partner countries at the level of heads of state or government or ministers, European Parliament resolutions, communications of the Commission and joint communications with the High Representative shall constitute the overall policy framework for the implementation of the Instrument in accordance with the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy 2021-2027. |
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| 1. The Union shall concentrate its means where they can make the most transformational impact with a view to supporting sustainable development and catering for the strategic interests of the Union. | 1. The Union shall concentrate its means on transformational impact with a view to supporting sustainable, gender-responsive, non-discriminatory and inclusive development, peace and security in partner countries and catering for the strategic interests of the Union, including for women and girls. |
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| The Union shall continue to engage in contexts experiencing extremely high levels of fragility, conflict areas, and other complex settings. | The Union shall continue to engage in contexts experiencing high levels of fragility, conflict areas, and other complex settings to address the root causes of fragility and engage in an inclusive and gender-responsive manner in peace processes, including conflict prevention, resolution, mediation, stabilisation, security sector reform and reconstruction efforts by eradicating all forms of gender- based violence, promoting a gender-responsive security sector reform and ensuring safe access to sexual and reproductive health and rights, while ensuring full compliance of its actions with the principles set out in Article 21 TEU. |
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| In situations of crisis, post-crisis or in extreme fragility, due account shall be taken of the special needs of the population of the partner countries or regions concerned. Where partner countries or regions are directly involved in, or affected by a situation of crisis, post-crisis or extreme fragility, special emphasis shall be placed on stepping up support and coordination amongst all relevant actors to help with the transition from an emergency situation to sustainable development and stable peace, ensuring consistency between international cooperation and humanitarian aid in accordance with the humanitarian-development-peace nexus. | In situations of crisis, post-crisis or in extreme fragility, due account shall be taken of the special needs of the population of the partner countries or regions concerned. Where partner countries or regions are directly involved in, or affected by a situation of crisis, post-crisis or extreme fragility, special emphasis shall be placed on stepping up support and coordination amongst all relevant actors to help with the transition from an emergency situation to sustainable development and stable peace, ensuring consistency between international cooperation and humanitarian aid in accordance with the humanitarian-development-peace nexus and the UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security agenda (WPS Agenda), including investing in local level peace efforts by women peacebuilders. |
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| 3. The Union shall seek to promote, develop and consolidate the principles of democracy, good governance, the rule of law and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms on which it is founded, notably through dialogue and cooperation with partner countries and regions and with civil society, including through action in multilateral fora. | 3. The Union shall act in line with and promote, develop and consolidate the principles of democracy, good governance, the rule of law and respect for international law, human rights and fundamental freedoms, including women's rights and gender equality on which it is founded, notably through dialogue and cooperation with partner countries and regions and with civil society, including through action in multilateral fora. Particular attention shall be paid to countering democratic backsliding and regression in human rights and gender equality and to strengthening democratic resilience by countering foreign information manipulation and interference, empowering free and pluralistic media, protecting women journalists’ safety and professional independence and ensuring equal participation, protecting all women from gender-based online and offline violence and harassment, promoting citizens’ and activists’ engagement, ensuring the fairness and integrity of electoral and other democratic processes, and by engaging in public diplomacy activities. |
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| 4. Actions under this Instrument shall apply a human rights-based approach encompassing all human rights That approach shall be guided by the principles of ‘leaving no one behind’, equality, non-discrimination on any grounds, including towards persons with disabilities. | 4. Actions under this Instrument shall apply a human rights-based approach encompassing all human rights and support right holders in claiming their rights, guided by the horizontal principles of Article 6(3) and Article 33(2), points (e) and (f) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 and the Charter, ensuring that all actions respect Union values, fundamental rights, gender equality, gender mainstreaming, non-discrimination on any grounds, including on the basis of gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, sex characteristics, identity, gender expression, religion, or belonging to a minority, and shall pay particular attention to women and girls of all ages, persons with disabilities, and sustainable development, as well as the principles of ‘leaving no one behind’ and ‘do no significant harm’. |
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| 5. The Instrument shall promote gender equality and girls’ and women’s empowerment and prevent and fight violence against women and domestic violence. It shall also give particular attention to the rights of the child and to the protection and empowerment of youth. | 5. The Instrument shall promote gender equality and girls’ and women’s rights, empowerment and non-discrimination on any grounds, through targeted and mainstreamed actions in line with Gender Action Plans. It shall also prevent and fight gender-based violence in all its forms. The Instrument shall also give particular attention to the rights of children and youth and to their protection and empowerment, and to people affected by intersectional discrimination, especially women and girls, LGBTIQ+ persons and persons with disabilities. |
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| 6. The Instrument shall be implemented in full accordance with the Union commitment to the promotion, protection and fulfilment of all human rights and to the full and effective implementation of the Beijing Declaration and the Platform for Action49 of the International Conference on Population and Development and the outcomes of their review conferences and remains committed to sexual and reproductive health and rights, in this context. The Instrument shall also support the Union commitment to the promotion, protection and fulfilment of the right of every individual to have full control over and decide freely and responsibly on matters related to their sexuality and sexual and reproductive health, free from discrimination, coercion and violence. It shall also support the need for universal access to quality and affordable comprehensive sexual and reproductive health information, education, including comprehensive sexuality education, and health-care services. | 6. The Instrument shall be implemented in full accordance with the Union commitment to the promotion, protection and fulfilment of all human rights and to the full and effective implementation of the Beijing Declaration and the Platform for Action49 of the International Conference on Population and Development and the outcomes of their review conferences and remains committed to sexual and reproductive health and rights. The Instrument shall also support the Union commitment to the promotion, protection and fulfilment of the right of every individual to have full control over and decide freely and responsibly on matters related to their sexuality and sexual and reproductive health and rights, free from discrimination, coercion and violence. It shall also support the need for universal access to quality and affordable comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and rights information, education, including comprehensive sexuality education, and health-care services. |
| 49 Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/Headquarters/Attachments/Sections/CSW/PFA_E_Final_WEB.pdf. | 49 Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/Headquarters/Attachments/Sections/CSW/PFA_E_Final_WEB.pdf. |
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| 9. In accordance with the principle of inclusive partnership, where appropriate, the Commission shall ensure that relevant stakeholders of partner countries, including civil society organisations and local authorities, are duly consulted and have timely access to relevant information allowing them to play a meaningful role during the design, implementation and associated monitoring processes of programmes and actions under the Instrument. | 9. In accordance with the principle of inclusive partnership, the Commission shall ensure that relevant stakeholders of partner countries, including civil society organisations, including women’s rights and LGBTIQ+ organisations and local authorities, are duly consulted and have timely access to relevant information allowing them to play a meaningful role during the design, implementation and associated monitoring processes of programmes and actions under the Instrument. |
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| 9a. The Commission shall ensure the application of the principle of equal treatment between the European Parliament and the Council regarding the access to information. |
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| 10. The Commission shall exchange information on a regular basis with civil society within the Union. | 10. The Commission shall engage meaningfully through enhanced dialogue and exchange of information on a regular basis with civil society within the Union. It shall make available information to these organisations to the maximum extent possible. |
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| Programmes and actions under the Instrument shall mainstream the fight against climate change, environmental protection and gender equality, in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) [XXX] [Performance Regulation]. Those priorities shall be considered in the design and implementation of actions under the Instrument, with the aim to create co-benefits and meet multiple objectives in a coherent way. | Programmes and actions under the Instrument shall mainstream the fight against climate change, environmental protection, promotion of gender equality, children’s rights and disability rights and inclusion, in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) [XXX] [Performance Regulation]. Those priorities shall be considered in the design and implementation of actions under the Instrument, with the aim to create co-benefits and meet multiple objectives in a coherent way. To ensure a mainstreamed and targeted approach to gender equality under the Instrument, gender analysis is required to inform programmes and interventions, including multiannual indicative programmes. To ensure that gender equality is systematically integrated into all Union activities in order to achieve equality in practice in accordance with the Treaties, and that gender mainstreaming in budgeting become an integral component of the MFF, all programmes and interventions under this Regulation, including multiannual indicative programmes, shall comply with the principle of gender mainstreaming through the inclusion of a clear and binding commitment in all steps of programming, meaning in the design, implementation and control parts of the budget cycle. |
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| 2. The Commission and the Member States shall aim to ensure timely consultations and frequent exchanges of information with each other during the different phases of the implementation cycle, which shall endeavour to jointly identify, discuss and implement actions, including in terms of information, communication and visibility. | 2. The Commission, European Parliament and the Member States shall aim to ensure timely consultations and frequent exchanges of information with each other during the different phases of the implementation cycle, which shall endeavour to jointly identify, discuss and implement actions, including in terms of information, communication and visibility. |
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| 4a. All actions shall be implemented in full respect of international law, including international human rights law, the Istanbul Convention, and Gender Action Plan III, and in line with the Union principles guiding its external action and in accordance with Article 21 TEU. |
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| 4b. The Commission shall strike a fair balance among the funding objectives and issue an annual report to the European Parliament detailing the specific total amounts for each of them. |
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| Assistance under multiannual multi-country, regional or trans-regional indicative programmes shall be provided independently of the consent of the government and other public authorities of the third countries concerned where those programmes cover all pillars for: | |
| (i) advancing human rights, democracy and the rule of law; | |
| (ii) supporting independent civil society and empowering its actors in partner countries; | |
| (iii) promoting peace, stability and conflict prevention; | |
| (iv) promoting gender equality and women's rights including sexual and reproductive health rights. |
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| The Commission shall consult other donors and actors, including local authorities, representatives of civil society and the private sector, where relevant. | The Commission shall consult the European Parliament and the Council, as well as other donors and actors, including local authorities, representatives of civil society and the private sector when programming and reprogramming. |
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| The Commission when drawing up the programming documents for partner countries and regions in situations of crisis, post-crisis or fragility shall conduct a vulnerability analysis applying a conflict sensitivity approach that takes into account the special needs and circumstances of the partner countries or regions concerned and of their population, with a particular attention to women, children and marginalised people; where partner countries or regions are directly involved in or affected by a situation of crisis, post-crisis or fragility, special emphasis shall be placed on stepping up coordination amongst all relevant actors to help with the transition from an emergency situation to sustainable development and stable peace, including by promoting a gender-sensitive response, prioritising the prevention of all forms of violence, and promoting the Women, Peace and Security agenda. |
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| (a) actions shall be based, to the extent possible, on a dialogue between the Union, Member States and the partner countries concerned, including national, regional and local authorities, and involving civil society; | (a) actions shall be based, to the extent possible, on a dialogue between the Union, Member States and the partner countries concerned, including national, regional and local authorities, especially indigenous communities, and involving civil society, including women's rights organisations, grassroots organisations and LGTBIQ+ rights organisations; |
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| (a) partner countries’ and regions’ priorities, established on the basis of the dialogue referred to in paragraph 1, taking also into account the national or regional strategy and plan; | (a) partner countries’ and regions’ priorities, established on the basis of the dialogue referred to in paragraph 1, taking also into account the national or regional strategy and plan, and priorities by civil society; |
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| (d) partner countries and regions’ capacity and commitment to promote shared values and principles, and to support multilateral alliances and a rules-based international system; | (d) partner countries and regions’ capacity and commitment to promote shared values and principles, the rule of law, democracy and human rights including gender equality and to support multilateral alliances and a rules-based international system; |
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| 2. Multiannual indicative programmes may be reviewed on an ad hoc basis as necessary for effective implementation, in particular where there are substantive changes in the policy framework referred to in Article 8 or following a situation of crisis or post-crisis. | 2. Multiannual indicative programmes may be reviewed on an ad hoc basis as necessary for effective implementation, in particular where there are substantive changes in the policy framework referred to in Article 8 or following a situation of crisis or post-crisis, always in consultation with the European Parliament and the Council. |
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| 3. On duly justified imperative grounds of urgency, such as crises or immediate threats to peace, democracy, the rule of law, human rights or fundamental freedoms, the Commission may amend multiannual indicative programmes referred to in Articles 15 and 16 by means of immediately applicable implementing acts adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 32(5). | 3. On duly justified imperative grounds of urgency, such as crises or immediate threats to peace, democracy, the rule of law, human rights or fundamental freedoms, the Commission shall amend multiannual indicative programmes referred to in Articles 15 and 16 by means of immediately applicable implementing acts adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 32(5). It shall consult the European Parliament and the Council of such amendments. |
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| 1. The Commission shall adopt annual or multiannual action plans and measures. Measures may take the form of individual measures, special measures, support measures or exceptional assistance measures. Action plans and measures shall take into account the specific context and shall specify for each action the objectives pursued, the expected results and relevant activities, the methods of implementation as well as the budget and any possible support expenditures. | 1. The Commission shall adopt annual or multiannual action plans and measures. Measures may take the form of individual measures, special measures, support measures or exceptional assistance measures. Action plans and measures shall ensure a gender perspective via the implementation of gender analysis and take into account the specific context and shall specify for each action the objectives pursued, the expected results and relevant activities, the methods of implementation as well as the budget and any possible support expenditures. |
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| In cases of protracted crisis and conflict, the Commission may adopt a second exceptional assistance measure of a duration of up to 18 months. In duly justified cases, further measures may be adopted where the continuity of the Union’s action is essential and cannot be ensured by other means. | In cases of protracted crisis and conflict, the Commission may adopt a second exceptional assistance measure of a duration of up to 18 months. In duly justified cases, further measures may be adopted where the continuity of the Union’s action is essential and cannot be ensured by other means. The European Parliament and the Council shall be informed of such measures. |
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| 4. Subject to paragraph 10 of this Article, participation in procurement, grant and prize award shall also be open to international organisations. | 4. Subject to paragraph 10 of this Article, participation in procurement, grant and prize award shall also be open to international organisations and local civil society organisations. |
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| Excluded activities | Human Rights compliance and monitoring |
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| Union funding under the Instrument shall not support actions or measures which may result in the violation of human rights in partner countries. | Union funding under the Instrument shall be implemented in full accordance with the Union obligation for promotion, protection and fulfilment of all human rights and ensure that there is no support for actions or measures which may result in the violation of human rights, including women’s and LGBTIQ+ rights in partner countries, in line with Article 21 TEU. |
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| The Commission shall ensure the set-up of a dedicated, sound and independent Mechanism with the purpose of monitoring compliance with Article 21(1) TEU, including women’s and LGBTIQ+ rights. |
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| The Mechanism shall submit annual reports to the European Parliament and the Council, as well as country specific reports upon request. The Mechanism shall engage in a biannual dialogue with the European Parliament. |
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| The Mechanism shall have the authority to propose a suspension of activities in case activities directly or indirectly funded by the EU contribute to a violation of the obligations under Article 21 (1). It shall inform the European Parliament and the Council of such a proposal. |
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| (a) low-value grants to human rights defenders to finance urgent protection actions and needs, including through mechanisms for the protection of human rights defenders at risk, as well as to mediators and other civil society actors involved in crisis and armed conflict related dialogue, conflict resolution, reconciliation and peacebuilding, where appropriate without the need for co-financing; | (a) low-value grants to human rights defenders, including women human rights and LGBTIQ+ rights defenders, to finance urgent protection actions and needs, including through mechanisms for the protection of human rights defenders at risk, as well as to mediators and other civil society actors involved in crisis and armed conflict related dialogue, conflict resolution, reconciliation and peacebuilding, where appropriate without the need for co-financing; |
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| (b) grants, where appropriate without the need for co-financing, to finance actions in the most difficult conditions where the publication of a call for proposals would be inappropriate, including situations where there is a serious lack of fundamental freedoms, including violation of human rights, threats to democratic institutions, escalation of crisis or armed conflict, where human security is most at risk or where human rights organisations and defenders, mediators and other civil society actors involved in crisis and armed conflict related dialogue, reconciliation and peacebuilding operate under the most difficult conditions; such grants shall not exceed EUR 1 000 000 and their duration shall not exceed 18 months, which may be extended by a further 12 months in the event of objective and unforeseen obstacles to their implementation; | (b) grants, where appropriate without the need for co-financing, to finance actions in the most difficult conditions where the publication of a call for proposals would be inappropriate, including situations where there is a serious lack of fundamental freedoms, including violation of human rights, threats to democratic institutions, escalation of crisis or armed conflict, where human security is most at risk or where human rights organisations and defenders, mediators and other civil society actors involved in crisis and armed conflict related dialogue, reconciliation and peacebuilding, with specific attention to women actors, operate under the most difficult conditions; such grants shall not exceed EUR 1 000 000 and their duration shall not exceed 18 months, which may be extended by a further 12 months in the event of objective and unforeseen obstacles to their implementation; |
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| 5. In areas pertaining to the protection of human rights and democracy and support to civil society actors, the Union may provide assistance independently of the consent of governments and other public authorities of the partner countries concerned; those actions shall mainly support civil society actors, taking into account forms and methods of implementation, as referred to in paragraph 4 of this Article. | 5. In areas pertaining to the protection of human rights and democracy and support to civil society actors, the Union may provide assistance independently of the consent of governments and other public authorities of the partner countries concerned; those actions shall mainly support civil society actors, taking into account forms and methods of implementation, as referred to in paragraph 4 of this Article. The Instrument shall provide the possibility to use re-granting schemes and umbrella mechanisms to channel funding to frontline actors and grassroots civil society organisations, including women’s rights and LGBTIQ+ organisations, while retaining accountability and proportionate oversight. |
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| Budget support, including through sector reform performance contracts, shall be based on country ownership, mutual accountability and the commitment of partner countries, taking into account their record and progress with regard to universal values, democracy, human rights and the rule of law, and aims to strengthen partnerships between the Union and partner countries. It shall include reinforced policy dialogue, capacity building and improved governance, complementing partners’ efforts to collect more and to spend better in order to support sustainable, inclusive growth and decent job creation, including for young people poverty eradication, inequality reduction, and to build and consolidate democracies and peaceful societies. Budget support shall also contribute to gender equality. | Budget support, including through sector reform performance contracts, shall be based on country ownership, mutual accountability and the commitment of partner countries, taking into account their respect of universal values, democracy, human rights, gender equality and the rule of law, and aims to strengthen partnerships between the Union and partner countries. It shall include reinforced policy dialogue, capacity building and improved governance, complementing partners’ efforts to collect more and to spend better in order to support sustainable, inclusive growth and decent job creation, including for young people poverty eradication, inequality reduction, and to build and consolidate democracies and peaceful societies. Budget support shall also contribute to gender equality. |
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| 1. The budgetary guarantee shall be used to guarantee counterparts’ sovereign, sub-sovereign and private operations. | 1. The budgetary guarantee shall be used to guarantee counterparts’ sovereign, sub-sovereign and private operations. Priority shall be given to civil society organisations as implementing partners. Sound mechanisms shall be set up to ensure that the EU’s interests are being prioritised when cooperating with private actors as implementing partners. |
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| b) Strengthening the fundamentals of the enlargement process in line with the enlargement policy framework, including democracy, the rule of law, economic criteria, public administration reform, independent and efficient judiciary, fundamental rights, public procurement, statistics and financial control, justice, freedom, and security | b) Strengthening the fundamentals of the enlargement process in line with the enlargement policy framework, including democracy, the rule of law, economic criteria, public administration reform, independent and efficient judiciary, fundamental rights, women's rights including sexual and reproductive health and rights, gender equality through economic empowerment and effective rule of law implementation, public procurement, statistics and financial control, justice, freedom, and security |
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| e) Accelerating the socio-economic and regulatory convergence of candidate countries’ and potential candidates’ with the Union and their transition to economies that are capable of withstanding competitive market pressures of the Union single market, in particular through increased trade and investment flows, and resilient and sustainable value chains providing decent jobs, and transition to a digital and AI economy; | e) Accelerating the socio-economic and regulatory convergence of candidate countries’ and potential candidates’ with the Union and their transition to economies that are capable of withstanding competitive market pressures of the Union single market, in particular through increased trade and investment flows, and resilient and sustainable value chains providing decent jobs, including by increasing women’s participation in the labour market, reducing gender pay and pension gaps and promoting women’s entrepreneurship and transition to a gender equal digital and AI economy; |
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| c) Reinforcing the rule of law, including the fight against and prevention of corruption, and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, including by combating discrimination and promoting gender equality and the women’s and girls’ rights and empowerment and preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence. Facilitating judicial cooperation, promoting children’s rights and the rights of persons with disabilities and accessibility, strengthening the rights of victims of crime and contributing to the strengthening of democracy and political stability; | c) Reinforcing the rule of law, the fight against and prevention of corruption, and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, including by combating intersectional discrimination and promoting gender equality and the women’s and girls’ rights and empowerment, and eliminating sexual and gender-based violence in all forms, and ensuring access to sexual and reproductive health and rights, including affordable contraception, free, safe and legal abortion, and maternal healthcare. Facilitating judicial cooperation, promoting children’s rights and the rights of persons with disabilities and accessibility, strengthening the rights of victims of crime and contributing to the strengthening of democracy and political stability; |
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| ea) Supporting the full implementation of the Women, Peace and Security agenda, including strengthening the full, equal and meaningful participation and leadership of women and girls in all stages of a peace process, and in all institutions and processes of conflict prevention, peace-making, peacebuilding and post-conflict rehabilitation and reconstruction processes; |
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| m) Developing the digital economy and society with a particular focus on supporting the rollout of secure and trusted digital infrastructure, developing data and AI economies through support for the setting-up of AI Factories and shaping AI to uphold democratic values and protect cultural diversity, promoting relevant Digital Public Infrastructure and eGovernance solutions such as privacy-preserving digital identity frameworks, strengthening cybersecurity and cyber defence capabilities; | m) Developing the digital economy and society with a particular focus on supporting the rollout of secure and trusted digital infrastructure, developing data and AI economies through support for the setting-up of AI Factories and shaping AI to uphold democratic values and women's rights and protect gender equality and cultural diversity, promoting relevant Digital Public Infrastructure and eGovernance solutions such as privacy-preserving digital identity frameworks, strengthening cybersecurity and cyber defence capabilities; |
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| p) Strengthening economic and social development and inclusion, with particular attention to women, children and youth, including through preventing brain drain, supporting vulnerable communities, promoting equality, cultural inclusion, quality education, training, reskilling and upskilling, and supporting employment policies, labour rights and effective social protection systems; | p) Strengthening economic and social development and inclusion, with particular attention to women, children, youth and persons with disabilities, and those facing intersectional discrimination, including through preventing brain drain, supporting vulnerable communities, promoting non-discrimination and equality, including gender equality, cultural inclusion, quality education, training, reskilling and upskilling, and supporting employment policies, labour rights and effective social protection systems; |
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| s) Empowering civil society and strengthening its capacity on the monitoring of the implementation of reforms, supporting the creation of an enabling environment for civil society organisations, promoting and strengthening pluralism, independence and professionalism of a free and independent media, as well as enhancing digital and media literacy; | s) Empowering civil society and strengthening its capacity on the monitoring of the implementation of reforms, supporting the creation of an enabling environment for civil society organisations, including women-led organisations and organisations defending women’s rights, promoting and strengthening pluralism, independence and professionalism of a free and independent media, as well as enhancing digital and media literacy; |
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| b) Supporting the recovery, reconstruction and modernisation of Ukraine, in line with its accession path, by addressing the social, economic, security and environmental consequences of Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine and contributing to the rebuilding of vital infrastructure, including energy, transport and digital infrastructure, thereby contributing to social cohesion, resilience and to the post-war recovery of free, culturally vibrant Ukrainian society, including by supporting culture and cultural heritage and by creating the social and economic conditions for internally displaced persons and persons under temporary protection to go back to Ukraine once conditions allow,, and reintegrating the veteran population. | b) Supporting the recovery, reconstruction and modernisation of Ukraine, in line with its accession path, by addressing the social, economic, security and environmental consequences of Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine, as well as the consequences on inequality, and contributing to the rebuilding of vital infrastructure, including access to sexual and reproductive health and rights services, including energy, transport and digital infrastructure, and strengthening gender equality and women's rights by accelerating gender-responsive reforms and institutions to align with EU Gender Equality requirements, thereby contributing to social cohesion, resilience and to the post-war recovery of free, culturally vibrant Ukrainian society, including by supporting culture and cultural heritage and by creating the social and economic conditions for internally displaced persons and persons under temporary protection to go back to Ukraine once conditions allow, and reintegrating the veteran population. |
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| c) Supporting accountability efforts in the context of Russia’s war of aggression, including assistance to investigation and prosecution of international crimes committed in and against Ukraine, notably in relation to the crime of aggression, and to transitional justice and accountability mechanisms, including the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine. | c) Supporting accountability efforts in the context of Russia’s war of aggression, including assistance to investigation and prosecution of international crimes committed in and against Ukraine and Ukrainians, including conflict-related sexual violence, notably in relation to the crime of aggression, and to transitional justice and accountability mechanisms, including the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine. |
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| a a) Supporting the full implementation of the Women, Peace and Security agenda, including strengthening the full, equal and meaningful participation and leadership of women and girls in all stages of a peace process, and in all institutions and processes of conflict prevention, peace-making, peacebuilding and post-conflict rehabilitation and reconstruction processes; |
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| d) Support security in areas of common interest, such as health security, maritime security, fight against organised crime counter-terrorism, and cyber security and cyber capacity-building; | d) Support security in areas of common interest, such as health security including safe access to sexual and reproductive health and rights, maritime security, fight against organised crime counter-terrorism, and cyber security and cyber capacity-building; |
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| (3) Promoting and protecting democracy, the rule of law, human rights, good governance, human development and people to people relations | (3) Promoting and protecting democracy, the rule of law, human rights, women's rights, good governance, gender equality human development and people to people relations |
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| b) Safeguarding the space for civil society, civic and non-state actors and independent media; supporting the fight against foreign information manipulation and interference, supporting local and regional capacities for human rights protection, including national human rights institutions; | b) Strengthening and safeguarding the space for civil society, civic and non-state actors and independent media, protecting journalists’ safety and professional independence and ensuring equal participation of women journalists, protecting women journalists from gender-based online and offline violence and harassment; supporting the fight against foreign information manipulation, interference and targeted gender disinformation, as defined above; |
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| ba) Supporting human right defenders, including women’s rights defenders and gender and LGBTIQ+ grassroots organisations, and local and regional capacities for human rights protection, including national human rights institutions; |
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| bb) Supporting women's rights organisations as key drivers of gender equality, sustainable development, and poverty reduction and peace and security; |
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| c) Protecting and promoting human rights, gender equality, children’s rights, the rights of persons with disabilities and fighting against child labour and discrimination on any ground; | c) Protecting and promoting human rights, women's rights, gender equality, sexual and reproductive health and rights, children’s rights, the rights of persons with disabilities, people from underrepresented racial and ethnic backgrounds, LGBTIQ+ persons, and indigenous peoples as set out in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP); fighting against child labour and all forms of gender-based violence, discrimination on any ground and in all its forms, including those facing multiple and intersectional discrimination and promoting the principle of equality and non-discrimination; |
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| ca) Strengthening the respect of human rights and international law and humanitarian law, with specific attention to protecting the most vulnerable; |
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| d) Enhancing quality and relevance of education, health and access to health products and social protection systems; fostering universal health coverage; | d) Enhancing quality and relevance of education, health and access to health products, including safe access to sexual and reproductive health and rights services and commodities and social protection systems; fostering universal health coverage; |
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| e) Advancing the digital transition to unlock societal and economic opportunities both within private and public sector. Advancing secure and trusted digital infrastructures to underpin future developments of key economic and critical sectors. Developing data and AI economies, including by supporting AI innovation ecosystems. Supporting actions to close the digital divide and to ensure accessible, affordable, inclusive, and secure digital connectivity solutions. | e) Advancing the digital transition in an inclusive manner to unlock societal and economic opportunities both within private and public sector. Advancing secure and trusted digital infrastructures to underpin future developments of key economic and critical sectors. Developing data and AI economies, including by supporting AI innovation ecosystems. Supporting actions to close the digital divide, including to reduce the gender divide to ensure accessible, affordable, inclusive, and secure digital connectivity solutions. |
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| a) Supporting sustainable, safe, secure and resilient infrastructure and connectivity, including strengthening sustainable and safe road, rail, air and maritime transport, and promoting smart, inclusive and sustainable mobility, and the uptake of sustainable transport fuels; | a) Supporting sustainable, safe, secure, inclusive and resilient infrastructure and connectivity, including strengthening sustainable and safe road, rail, air and maritime transport, and promoting smart, inclusive and sustainable mobility, and the uptake of sustainable transport fuels; |
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| b) Strengthening the digital and space economy, supporting actions to close the digital divide, advancing secure and trusted digital infrastructures, promoting human-centric digital governance, including the development of modern data management and protection systems for safe data flows, developing data and AI economies, including by supporting AI innovation ecosystems; supporting cybersecurity and cyber capacity-building; | b) Strengthening the digital and space economy, supporting actions to close the digital divide including to reduce the gender divide to ensure accessible, affordable, inclusive, and secure digital connectivity solutions, advancing secure and trusted digital infrastructures, promoting human-centric digital governance, including the development of modern data management and protection systems for safe data flows, developing data and AI economies, including by supporting AI innovation ecosystems; supporting cybersecurity and cyber capacity-building; |
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| h) Fostering skills development and decent jobs, as well as research and innovation; | h) Fostering skills development and decent jobs, eliminating gender pay and pension gaps as well as fostering research and innovation; |
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| a) Supporting climate change mitigation and adaptation, disaster preparedness, and risk reduction, with particular attention to the most vulnerable countries such as least developed countries and small island developing states; | a) Supporting climate change mitigation and adaptation, disaster preparedness, and risk reduction, with particular attention to the most vulnerable countries such as least developed countries and small island developing states and paying particular attention to the specific needs of all women and those in vulnerable situations; |
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| (4) Promoting human development and gender equality | (4) Promoting human development, women's rights and gender equality |
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| a) Supporting greater access to and improved quality of education, healthcare services and health products and supporting food and nutrition security, and promoting access to climate resilient and safe water supply, sanitation and waste services; | a) Supporting greater access to and improved quality of education for all, including improving girls' access to education, healthcare services and health products by strengthening public services systems and other actors, supporting health systems strengthening, the achievement of universal health coverage and the promotion of sexual and reproductive health and rights, and supporting food and nutrition security, and promoting access to climate resilient and safe water supply, sanitation and waste services; |
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| c) Promoting gender equality and the rights and empowerment of women and girls, preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence protecting rights of persons with disabilities, of young people and of children, and fighting child labour; | c) Promoting gender equality and the rights of women and girls, eliminating gender-based violence in all forms, including harmful practices such as domestic violence, early, forced and child marriage and female genital mutilation, and ensuring access to sexual and reproductive health and rights; |
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| ca) Promoting and protecting rights of persons with disabilities; |
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| cb) Promoting and protecting the rights of young people and of children, fighting child labour and fostering young people’s empowerment in all policy areas and institutional processes; |
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| da) Supporting women’s economic empowerment and the full realisation of women’s economic, social and cultural rights, including by enhancing women's access to economic resources, land ownership, financial services, and decent work, supporting women entrepreneurs and women-led SMEs and women’s participation in economic decision-making; |
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| c) Strengthening the respect of human rights and international law, with specific attention to protect the most vulnerable; | c) Strengthening the respect of human rights and international law and humanitarian law, with specific attention to the specific needs and protection of women, children and those in vulnerable situations; |
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| d) Promoting respect for the principles of equality and non-discrimination. | d) Fighting against discrimination in all its forms, and promoting the principle of equality and non-discrimination, in particular gender equality, the rights and empowerment of women and girls, the rights of the child, persons with disabilities, persons belonging to minorities, LGBTIQ+ persons, and indigenous peoples as set out in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP); |
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| b) Supporting peace, mediation, stability and conflict prevention; | b) Supporting peace, mediation, stability and conflict prevention and implementing the Women, Peace and Security agenda, including strengthening the full, equal and meaningful participation and leadership of women and girls in all stages of a peace process, in conflict prevention and resolution and in recovery and reconstruction processes; |
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| e) Ensuring engagement with civil society, local authorities and private sector, and strengthening State and local authority institutions and their effective operations in line with their respective mandate; | e) Ensuring meaningful engagement with civil society including women’s rights, LGBTIQ+ rights, and grassroots organisations as key drivers of gender equality, sustainable development, and poverty reduction and peace and security, local authorities and private sector, and strengthening State and local authority institutions and their effective operations in line with their respective mandate; |
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| a) Supporting sustainable, safe, secure and resilient infrastructure and transport connectivity, including road, rail, air and maritime transport, and promoting smart and sustainable mobility, and the uptake of sustainable transport fuels; | a) Supporting sustainable, safe, secure, inclusive and resilient infrastructure and transport connectivity, including road, rail, air and maritime transport, and promoting smart and sustainable mobility, and the uptake of sustainable transport fuels; |
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| e) Promoting secure digital and space economy, supporting actions to close the digital divide, advancing secure and trusted digital infrastructures, promoting human-centric digital governance, includingthe development of modern data management and protection systems for safe data flows; | e) Promoting secure digital and space economy, supporting actions to close the digital gender divide to ensure accessible, affordable, inclusive, and secure digital connectivity solutions, advancing secure and trusted digital infrastructures, promoting human-centric digital governance, including the development of modern data management and protection systems for safe data flows; |
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| ia) Supporting women’s economic empowerment and the full realisation of women’s economic, social and cultural rights, including by increasing women's access to economic resources, land ownership, financial services, and decent work, supporting women entrepreneurs and women-led SMEs and increasing women’s participation in economic decision-making; |
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| (3) Promoting human development and gender equality | (3) Promoting human development, women's rights and gender equality |
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| a) Supporting access to and improved quality of education, healthcare services and health products and nutrition; | a) Supporting access to and improved quality of education, healthcare services and health products, including sexual and reproductive health and rights services and commodities, and nutrition; |
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| c) Promoting gender equality and the rights and empowerment of women and girls, protecting rights of persons with disabilities and of children and fighting child labour, preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence; | c) Promoting gender equality and the rights and empowerment of women and girls, eliminating sexual and gender-based violence in all forms, including harmful practices such as early, forced and child marriage and female genital mutilation, and ensuring access to sexual and reproductive health and rights; |
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| ca) Promoting and protecting rights of persons with disabilities; |
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| cb) Promoting and protecting rights of young people and of children, fighting child labour and fostering young people’s empowerment in all policy areas and institutional processes; |
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| (5) Promoting and protecting democracy, rule of law, human rights and good governance | (5) Promoting and protecting democracy, women's rights, rule of law, human rights and good governance |
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| a) Supporting democracy, the rule of law, good governance, transparency, and accountability, protecting civic space, the prevention of and fight against corruption and impunity, and independent, accountable and efficient justice systems; | a) Supporting democracy, women's rights, the rule of law, good governance, transparency, and accountability, protecting civic space, the prevention of and fight against corruption and impunity, and independent, accountable and efficient justice systems; |
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| b) Supporting and ensuring engagement with civil society organisations, freedom of the media, and empowerment of young people in all policy areas and institutional processes; | b) Supporting and ensuring meaningful engagement with civil society organisations including women’s rights, LGBTIQ+ rights, and grassroots organisations, freedom of the media, and empowerment of young people in all policy areas and institutional processes; |
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| b) Supporting peace, mediation, stability and conflict prevention; | b) Supporting peace, mediation, stability and conflict prevention including the full implementation of the Women, Peace and Security agenda, including strengthening the full, equal and meaningful participation and leadership of women and girls in all stages of a peace process, in conflict prevention and resolution and in recovery and reconstruction processes; |
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| e) Ensuring engagement with civil society, local authorities and private sector, and strengthening State and local authority institutions and their effective operations in line with their respective mandate; | e) Ensuring meaningful engagement with civil society including women’s rights, LGBTIQ+ rights, and grassroots organisations as key drivers of gender equality, sustainable development, and poverty reduction and peace and security, local authorities and private sector, and strengthening State and local authority institutions and their effective operations in line with their respective mandate; |
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| ea) Supporting the full implementation of the Women, Peace and Security agenda, including strengthening the full, equal and meaningful participation and leadership of women and girls in all stages of a peace process, in conflict prevention and resolution and in recovery and reconstruction processes. |
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| (4) Promoting human rights, human development, democracy and rule of law | (4) Promoting human rights, women's rights, human development, gender equality, democracy and rule of law |
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| b) Promoting gender equality and the rights and empowerment of women and girls, preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, as well as promoting young people’s empowerment in all policy areas and institutional processes; | b) Promoting gender equality and women’s rights and empowerment of women and girls, eliminating sexual and gender-based violence in all forms, including harmful practices, and ensuring access to sexual and reproductive health and rights; |
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| ba) Promoting and protecting rights of young people and of children, and fostering young people’s empowerment in all policy areas and institutional processes; |
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| bb) Promoting and protecting rights of persons with disabilities; |
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| c) Safeguarding the space for civil society, and supporting freedom and pluralism of the media; | c) Strengthening and safeguarding the space for civil society, including women’s rights, LGBTIQ+ rights, and grassroots organisations, and supporting freedom and pluralism of the media; |
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| d) Supporting greater access to and improved quality of education, healthcare services and health products, and supporting food and nutrition security, and access to climate resilient and safe water supply and water efficiency, sanitation inclusive of all and waste services, protecting rights of persons with disabilities and of children and fighting child labour; | d) Supporting greater access to and improved quality of education, healthcare services and health products including sexual and reproductive health and rights services and commodities, and supporting food and nutrition security, and access to climate resilient and safe water supply and water efficiency, sanitation inclusive of all and waste services, protecting rights of persons with disabilities and of children and fighting child labour; |
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| f) Ensuring engagement with civil society, local authorities and private sector, and strengthening State and local authority institutions and their effective operations in line with their respective mandate; | f) Ensuring meaningful engagement with civil society, including women’s rights, LGBTIQ+ rights, and grassroots organisations as key drivers of gender equality, sustainable development, and poverty reduction and peace and security, local authorities and private sector, and strengthening State and local authority institutions and their effective operations in line with their respective mandate; |
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| (1) Supporting human development | (1) Supporting human development and gender equality |
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| b) Supporting inclusive, equitable and quality education and skills, including via global initiatives and research; | b) Supporting inclusive, equitable and quality education and skills, including via global initiatives and research, with particular attention to closing gender gaps in access to STEM education and vocational training; |
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| c) Promoting gender equality and empowerment of women and girls and addressing inequalities; | c) Promoting gender equality and protecting women’s and girls’ rights, including through strengthening women’s economic participation, access to finance, entrepreneurship and leadership, addressing inequalities, ensuring safe access to sexual and reproductive health and rights; |
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| c) Accelerating the deployment of accessible, affordable, inclusive, sustainable, safe and secure digital connectivity, including satellite connectivity, and promoting a human-centric and secure digital economy and global governance; | c) Accelerating the deployment of accessible, affordable, inclusive, sustainable, safe and secure digital connectivity, including satellite connectivity, measures to close the digital gender divide and promoting a human-centric, inclusive and secure digital economy and global governance; |
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| (3) Promoting and protecting democracy, human rights and rule of law | (3) Promoting and protecting democracy, human rights, women's rights and rule of law |
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| a) Upholding human rights and fundamental freedoms, promoting the principles of equality and non-discrimination, protecting and enhancing an enabling civic space, including by empowering human rights defenders and their networks worldwide; | a) Upholding human rights, women's rights and fundamental freedoms, fighting against discrimination in all its forms, and promoting the principles of equality, gender equality and non-discrimination, in particular gender equality, rights and empowerment of women and girls, the rights of the child, persons with disabilities, persons belonging to minorities, LGBTIQ+ persons, and indigenous peoples as set out in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP); eradicating violence against people based on their sexual orientation, gender, identity and gender expression; protecting and enhancing an enabling civic space, including by empowering human rights defenders, including women’s and LGBTIQ+ rights defenders and their networks worldwide, and support protection mechanisms; |
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| c) Addressing threats to democracy, including foreign information manipulation and interference and disinformation, and supporting free and independent media; | c) Addressing threats to democracy, including foreign information manipulation and interference, disinformation, including gender disinformation as defined above, and hybrid threats, as well as attempts to undermine the rights of women and girls and gender equality, and supporting free, pluralistic and independent media by especially protecting women journalists; |
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| d) Supporting and protecting the rule of law and international law, including through international justice mechanisms, transparency and accountability mechanisms. | d) Supporting and protecting the rule of law, international law and humanitarian law, including through international justice mechanisms, transparency and accountability mechanisms. |
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| e) Strengthening global and multilateral human rights system, processes and architecture. | e) Strengthening global and multilateral human rights system, processes and architecture, supporting gender equality, minority rights and democracy. |
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| ea) Strengthening women’s participation in democratic institutions and public governance at all levels, including through leadership training and institutional capacity-building. |
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| a) Supporting peace, stability and conflict prevention through foresight, conflict analysis, early warning, peacebuilding, mediation and dialogue; | a) Supporting peace, stability and conflict prevention through foresight, conflict analysis, early warning, peacebuilding and women peacebuilders, mediation and dialogue; |
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| aa) Supporting the full implementation of the Women, Peace and Security agenda, including strengthening the full, equal and meaningful participation and leadership of women and girls at all stages of peacebuilding, including conflict prevention, mediation, resolution, recovery, reconstruction and post-conflict rehabilitation, while strengthening stability, resilience and inclusive governance; |
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| b) Tackling global threats, including, hybrid, space and cyber threats, promoting maritime and aviation security; | b) Tackling global threats, including hybrid, space and cyber threats, including foreign interference targeting democratic institutions and fundamental rights, including women's rights, promoting maritime and aviation security; |
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| c) Increasing stability and security through multilateral initiatives against terrorism, radicalisation and violent extremism, as well as global cooperation against illicit trafficking and organised crime; | c) Increasing stability and security through multilateral initiatives and forward-looking gender-responsive prevention strategies that enhance the structural resilience of civil society actors against terrorism, radicalisation and violent extremism, as well as global cooperation against illicit trafficking and organised crime; |
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| e) Supporting global initiatives to address climate and environmental risks with a potentially destabilising impact on peace and security; | e) Supporting global initiatives to address climate and environmental risks with a potentially destabilising impact on environment, health, women, peace and security; |
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| c) Strengthening institutional and operational capacities of European and partner countries’ local authority networks and alliances for development; | c) Strengthening institutional and operational capacities of European and partner countries’ local authority networks and alliances for development, including by promoting inclusive governance, empowerment of women in rural and mountainous areas and women’s leadership at local level; |
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| d) Increasing capacities and maintaining partnerships with European and partner countries’ civil society organisations, networks, platforms and alliances to create an enabling environment for citizen participation and civil society action, including in the Union; | d) Increasing capacities and maintaining partnerships with European and partner countries’ civil society organisations, including for organisations promoting democratic values, gender equality, women's rights and rule of law, networks, platforms and alliances to create an enabling environment for citizen participation and civil society action, including in the Union; |
Annex: declaration of input 4 blocks
Pursuant to Article 8 of Annex I to the Rules of Procedure, the rapporteur for opinion declares that she included in her opinion input on matters pertaining to the subject of the file that she received, in the preparation of the opinion, prior to the adoption thereof in committee, from the following interest representatives falling within the scope of the Interinstitutional Agreement on a mandatory transparency register, or from the following representatives of public authorities of third countries, including their diplomatic missions and embassies:
| 1. Interest representatives falling within the scope of the Interinstitutional Agreement on a mandatory transparency register |
| European Parliamentary Forum for Sexual & Reproductive Rights |
| Concord |
| Save the Children |
| UNICEF |
| UN Women |
| UNFPA |
| IPPF |
| Equipop |
| 2. Representatives of public authorities of third countries, including their diplomatic missions and embassies |
Where natural persons are identified in the list by their name, by their function or by both, the rapporteur for opinion declares that she has submitted to the natural persons concerned the European Parliament's Data Protection Notice No 484 (https://www.europarl.europa.eu/data-protect/index.do), which sets out the conditions applicable to the processing of their personal data and the rights linked to that processing.
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Procedure – committee asked for opinion 1 block
| Title | Establishing Global Europe | |
| References | COM(2025)0551 – C10-0175/2025 – 2025/0227(COD) | |
| Committee(s) responsible Date announced in plenary | AFET 23.10.2025 | DEVE 23.10.2025 |
| Opinion by Date announced in plenary | FEMM 23.10.2025 | |
| Rapporteur for opinion Date appointed | Abir Al-Sahlani 15.1.2026 | |
| Discussed in committee | 25.2.2026 | 24.3.2026 |
| Date adopted | 3.6.2026 | |
| Result of final vote | +: –: 0: | 25 7 1 |
Final vote by roll call by the committee asked for opinion 3 blocks
25 · For
- EPP
- Loucas Fourlas, Arba Kokalari, Ewa Kopacz, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Eleonora Meleti, Mirosława Nykiel, Sirpa Pietikäinen, Maria Walsh
- Patriots
- Mathilde Androuët
- Renew
- Abir Al-Sahlani, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle, Dainius Žalimas
- S&D
- Heléne Fritzon, Lina Gálvez, Elisabeth Grossmann, Alessandra Moretti, Emma Rafowicz, Cecilia Strada, Marko Vešligaj
- The Left
- Sebastian Everding, Kathleen Funchion
- Greens
- Alice Kuhnke, Anna Strolenberg, Thomas Waitz
7 · Against
- ECR
- Beatrice Timgren, Laurence Trochu
- ESN
- Irmhild Boßdorf
- Patriots
- Mieke Andriese, Elisabeth Dieringer, Sebastian Kruis, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión
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European Parliament (2026). “OPINION on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing Global Europe”. Text, 3 June 2026. docId FEMM-AD-785122. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/FEMM-AD-785122 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Data: EP Open Data API: document record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/documents/FEMM-AD-785122 (CC BY 4.0).
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@misc{epw-text-femm-ad-785122,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{OPINION on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing Global Europe}},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-06-03},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/FEMM-AD-785122}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/FEMM-AD-785122},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Text. docId FEMM-AD-785122. Data: EP Open Data API: document record (CC BY 4.0)}
}