European Parliament
Edite Estrela  (S&D ),
in writing.
(PT)
I voted for this report as I support closing the European Institute for Gender Equality’s accounts for the financial year 2010. Although I voted to grant discharge, I would like to clarify that I do not support any merger between this institute and the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights on cost reduction grounds. This institute’s work is recent and has massive potential for promoting gender equality in the EU, so it needs to go on functioning independently.

