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Parliamentary question - P-000130/2014Parliamentary question
P-000130/2014

Deployment of European funds

Question for written answer P-000130-14
to the Commission
Rule 117
Joanna Senyszyn (S&D)

According to information on the deployment of European funds published on the web page of the Polish Ministry of Infrastructure and Development, the Church and Polish Church organisations received PLN 61 499 178.14 in EU subsidies for projects in the area of equal opportunities for men and women.

There are suspicions that these projects did not take into account the specific nature of men’s and women’s situations, address existing inequalities, or propose specific actions in support of equal opportunities for men and women. It is likely that these projects did not help the cause of gender equality in any way and were thus ineligible for EU support.

The Church and Church organisations perceive women solely through the prism of traditional gender roles. They therefore not only fail to help combat existing inequalities — they also act to perpetuate gender stereotypes and gender segregation.

1. What steps does the Commission plan to take in order to investigate suspicions that funds for gender mainstreaming projects have been improperly used?

2. What preventive measures will the Commission apply in order to ensure that genderproject beneficiaries do not publicly oppose gender targets in the future?

OJ C 279, 22/08/2014