Úvodní stránka Alex AGIUS SALIBA

Last year marked the 25th anniversary of the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, and the European Commission has proposed a Gender Equality Strategy (2020-2025). I have voted in favour of the report, which acknowledging the link between the climate crisis and gender equality and calling for an explicit focal point on this issue. The report also considers recent backlashes against gender and women’s rights, the feminisation of precarious work sectors and calls for increased funding towards the eradication of gender-based violence. However, I had some reservations in the text of this report, since I never support and always vote against the paragraphs, which are in favour of legal abortion.

I have voted against this report because instead of supporting SMEs thirsting for liquidity, this MiFID Quick Fix uses the Covid-19 crisis as a cover to deregulate financial markets. This proposal would make it even harder for SMEs to raise capital by obstructing the flow of private money into the real economy. To speed up the recovery, we must put measures in place that improve access to investments for SMEs, protect investors and guarantee full price transparency, which this MiFID proposal fails on all three fronts.