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Activities of Lissy GRÖNER

Plenary speeches (112)

Commission's annual policy strategy for 2005
2016/11/22
Subsidies
2016/11/22
Education and training and Active citizenship
2016/11/22
International Women's Day
2016/11/22
Situation of women
2016/11/22
Involving young people in decision-making
2016/11/22
Vote
2016/11/22
Vote
2016/11/22
Subsidy package - Community action programmes
2016/11/22
Presentation by the Council of draft general budget - 2004
2016/11/22
DAPHNE II (2004 – 2008)
2016/11/22
Gender budgeting
2016/11/22
Women in rural areas of the EU
2016/11/22
Breast cancer
2016/11/22
Vote
2016/11/22
Gender mainstreaming in the EP
2016/11/22
Afghanistan: one year after the Bonn Agreement
2016/11/22
Equal Opportunities for Women and Men (2001)
2016/11/22
General debate on the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2003
2016/11/22
European Area of Lifelong Learning
2016/11/22
Situation in Afghanistan (continuation)
2016/11/22
Daphne programme (2000-2003)
2016/11/22
Sexual and reproductive health and rights
2016/11/22
Equal treatment for men and women (continued)
2016/11/22
A new impetus for European Youth
2016/11/22
Gender equality
2016/11/22
Women and fundamentalism
2016/11/22
Youth Programme
2016/11/22
Barcelona European Council
2016/11/22
Women's rights and equal opportunities in Mediterranean countries
2016/11/22
Human rights
2016/11/22
European Research Area (Multiannual Framework Programme 2002-2006)
2016/11/22
Vote
2016/11/22
Equal treatment for men and women in employment
2016/11/22
Female genital mutilation
2016/11/22
Equal treatment for men and women
2016/11/22
New technologies in tomorrow's education
2016/11/22
Discharges (continuation)
2016/11/22
Balanced participation of women and men in the decision-making process
2016/11/22
Community framework strategy on gender equality (2001-2005)
2016/11/22
Equal opportunities
2016/11/22
Health and safety of pregnant workers
2016/11/22
Special UN conference: Women 2000
2016/11/22
Peking action platform
2016/11/22
“Youth”
2016/11/22
Resumption of the session
2016/11/22
VOTE
2016/11/22
Women in the decision-making process
2016/11/22
Women and science
2016/11/22
Vote
2016/11/22
Beijing Action Platform
2016/11/22
Daphne Programme 2000-2003
2016/11/22
Rights of the Child
2016/11/22
Votes
2016/11/22
Youth programme
2016/11/22
Youth programme
2016/11/22
EC and ECSC budgets for 2000
2016/11/22
Statement by Mr Prodi (continued)
2016/11/22
Equal treatment between men and women engaged in a self-employed capacity - Pregnant workers (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0192(COD)
Women's rights in Afghanistan
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2579(RSP)
Equal treatment of persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0140(APP)
Combating female genital mutilation in the EU (A6-0054/2009, Cristiana Muscardini) (vote)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2071(INI)
Combating the sexual exploitation of children and child pornography (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2144(INI)
Application of the principle of equal pay for men and women (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2012(INL)
Erasmus Mundus programme (2009-2013) (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0145(COD)
Forced prostitution and trafficking in women for the purpose of sexual exploitation (debate)
2016/11/22
Progress made in equal opportunities and non-discrimination in the EU (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2202(INI)
Equality between women and men in the EU (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2065(INI)
Juvenile delinquency, the role of women, the family and society (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2011(INI)
Family life and study (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/2276(INI)
Combating violence (Daphne III programme) (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2005/0037A(COD)
Situation of disabled women in the European Union (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/2277(INI)
Discharge for the financial year 2005 (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/2071(DEC)
Women in Turkey (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/2214(INI)
Equality between men and women in the committees' work (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2005/2149(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/2068(INI)
Coordination of certain of the Member States' provisions on television broadcasting (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2005/0260(COD)
European Institute for Gender Equality (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2005/0017(COD)
Fighting trafficking in human beings (vote)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/2078(INI)
Breast cancer (debate)
2016/11/22
"Youth in Action" programme (2007-2013) (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2004/0152(COD)
Key competences for lifelong learning (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2005/0221(COD)
Fight against violence (Daphne) (2007-2013) (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2005/0037A(COD)
Fight against violence (Daphne) (2007-2013) (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2005/0037A(COD)
Fight against violence (Daphne) (2007-2013) (vote)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2005/0037A(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2004/2264(INI)
Women in armed conflicts and their role in post-conflict reconstruction (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2005/2215(INI)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2016/11/22
Citizens for Europe programme (2007-2013) (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2005/0041(COD)
European Institute for Gender Equality (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2005/0017(COD)
Forced prostitution in the context of world sports events – EU measures against trafficking in human beings and the launch of an anti-trafficking day (debate)
2016/11/22
The future of the Lisbon strategy from a gender perspective
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2004/2219(INI)
Homophobia in Europe
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2005/2666(RSP)
Combating the trafficking of women and children
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2004/2216(INI)
Child helplines in Europe (written declaration)
2016/11/22
New directive on audiovisual content
2016/11/22
Announcement by the President: see Minutes
2016/11/22
Youth in Action
2016/11/22
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
PROGRESS
2016/11/22
European Union general budget for 2006
2016/11/22
The role of women in Turkey
2016/11/22
Equal opportunities in employment and work
2016/11/22
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Equality action programmes
2016/11/22
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women Platform for Action (Beijing + 10)
2016/11/22
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2016/11/22
Women and poverty
2016/11/22
2005 budget procedure
2016/11/22
Dutch boat belonging to the 'Women on Waves' association
2016/11/22
Situation in Iraq (continuation)
2016/11/22

Reports (16)

Report on the interim report of the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the implementation of the medium-term Community action Programme on equal opportunities for men and women (1996 to 2000) - Committee on Women's Rights PDF (37 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 1998/2237(COS)
Documents: PDF(37 KB)
Recommendation for second reading on the common position adopted by the Council with a view to adopting a European Parliament and Council decision adopting a programme of Community action (2004-2008) to prevent and combat violence against children, young people and women and to protect victims and groups at-risk (the DAPHNE II programme) - Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities PDF (154 KB) DOC (94 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: FEMM
Dossiers: 2003/0025(COD)
Documents: PDF(154 KB) DOC(94 KB)
Report on the Communication from the Commission to the Council - Follow-up to the White Paper on a New Impetus for European Youth. Proposed common objectives for the participation and information of young people, in response to the Council Resolution of 27 June 2002 regarding the framework of European cooperation in the youth field - Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport PDF (163 KB) DOC (59 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Dossiers: 2003/2127(INI)
Documents: PDF(163 KB) DOC(59 KB)
Report on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council decision establishing a second phase of a programme of Community action (2004-2008) to prevent violence against children, young people and women and to protect victims and groups at-risk (the DAPHNE II programme) - Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities PDF (284 KB) DOC (234 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: FEMM
Dossiers: 2003/0025(COD)
Documents: PDF(284 KB) DOC(234 KB)
Report on gender mainstreaming in the European Parliament - Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opprtunities PDF (367 KB) DOC (170 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: FEMM
Dossiers: 2002/2025(INI)
Documents: PDF(367 KB) DOC(170 KB)
Report on the Commission White Paper on a new impetus for European Youth - Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport PDF (175 KB) DOC (82 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Dossiers: 2002/2050(COS)
Documents: PDF(175 KB) DOC(82 KB)
Report on the implementation of the 'Youth' programme - Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport PDF (222 KB) DOC (79 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Dossiers: 2000/2316(INI)
Documents: PDF(222 KB) DOC(79 KB)
PDF (202 KB) DOC (99 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: FEMM
Dossiers: 2000/2020(INI)
Documents: PDF(202 KB) DOC(99 KB)
PDF (20 KB) DOC (46 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Dossiers: 1998/0197(COD)
Documents: PDF(20 KB) DOC(46 KB)
PDF (41 KB) DOC (72 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Dossiers: 1998/0197(COD)
Documents: PDF(41 KB) DOC(72 KB)
REPORT Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing for the period 2007-2013 a specific programme to prevent and combat violence against children, young people and women and to protect victims and groups at risk (Daphne III programme) as part of the General programme "Fundamental Rights and Justice" PDF (139 KB) DOC (69 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: FEMM
Dossiers: 2005/0037A(COD)
Documents: PDF(139 KB) DOC(69 KB)
REPORT Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Institute for Gender Equality (Text with EEA relevance) PDF (170 KB) DOC (145 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: FEMM
Dossiers: 2005/0017(COD)
Documents: PDF(170 KB) DOC(145 KB)
RECOMMENDATION FOR SECOND READING on the Council common position for adopting a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council creating the ‘Youth in Action’ Programme for the period 2007-2013 PDF (125 KB) DOC (59 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Dossiers: 2004/0152(COD)
Documents: PDF(125 KB) DOC(59 KB)
REPORT Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing for the period 2007-2013 the specific programme "Fight against violence (Daphne) and drugs prevention and information" as part of the General programme "Fundamental Rights and Justice" PDF (383 KB) DOC (395 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: FEMM
Dossiers: 2005/0037A(COD)
Documents: PDF(383 KB) DOC(395 KB)
REPORT Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Institute for Gender Equality PDF (378 KB) DOC (426 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: FEMM
Dossiers: 2005/0017(COD)
Documents: PDF(378 KB) DOC(426 KB)
REPORT Bericht über den Vorschlag für einen Beschluss des Europäischen Parlaments und des Rates über die Durchführung des Programms "JUGEND IN AKTION" im Zeitraum 2007-2013 PDF (473 KB) DOC (452 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Dossiers: 2004/0152(COD)
Documents: PDF(473 KB) DOC(452 KB)

Opinions (8)

OPINION European Commission : Final annual accounts of the European Communities — Financial Year 2007
2016/11/22
Committee: FEMM
Documents: PDF(97 KB) DOC(70 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a Council directive on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Documents: PDF(158 KB) DOC(476 KB)
OPINION Proposal for a recommendation to the Council on combating the sexual exploitation of childred and child pornography
2016/11/22
Committee: FEMM
Documents: PDF(97 KB) DOC(75 KB)
OPINION 2008 budget: Section III - Commission
2016/11/22
Committee: FEMM
Documents: PDF(100 KB) DOC(61 KB)
OPINION Towards an EU strategy on the rights of the child
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Documents: PDF(106 KB) DOC(63 KB)
OPINION European Commission: Final annual accounts of the European Communities - Financial year 2005 - Volume I - Consolidated financial statements and consolidated reports on implementation of the budget
2016/11/22
Committee: FEMM
Documents: PDF(98 KB) DOC(58 KB)
OPINION Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 89/552/EEC on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the pursuit of television broadcasting activities
2016/11/22
Committee: FEMM
Documents: PDF(235 KB) DOC(208 KB)
OPINION on Draft General Budget of the European Communities for the financial year 2005 Section III: Commission
2016/11/22
Committee: FEMM
Documents: PDF(125 KB) DOC(78 KB)

Written declarations (4)

Written declaration on the creation of an EU-wide hotline for the victims of human trafficking

Written declaration on respect for human rights in relation to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing

Written declaration on women's right to self-determination and adequate sex education and family planning in the European Union

2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(78 KB) DOC(38 KB)
Authors: Katalin LÉVAI, Martine ROURE, Anne VAN LANCKER, Eva-Britt SVENSSON, Lissy GRÖNER
Written declaration on child helplines in Europe

Amendments (79)

Amendment 7 #

2008/2203(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that all action for children’s rights should respect the priority role of the child’s parents and immediate family, and in particular the need to improve the position of mothers;
2008/12/05
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 13 #

2008/2203(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Condemns all forms of violence towards children: physical, psychological and sexual violence, sex-selective birth control, slavery, trafficking or sale of children or of their organs, child pornography, child prostitution and paedophilia, as well as extreme poverty, famine and armed conflict, and calls on the Commission to set up an aid programme and psychological assistance for children conceived as a result of mass rape and for their mothers;
2008/12/05
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 17 #

2008/2203(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Condemns in particular specific violations of girls’ and women’s rights, such as so-called ‘honour’ crimes, forced marriages and genital mutilation, which can never be justified and must not be tolerated in any context, and calls for efforts to improve girls' access to education to be stepped up; points out in this connection that education is a significant step in terms of protection against exploitation;
2008/12/05
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 20 #

2008/2203(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on States giving and receiving development aid to include systematically in all exchanges a health clause to protect children, who are victims of extreme poverty and affected by pneumonia, diarrhoea and malaria, which are the main causes of death among children in developing countries, and calls for a gender-sensitive approach to be taken in this regard in order to tackle multiple discrimination against women and girls.
2008/12/05
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 25 #

2008/2203(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Draws attention to the particularly difficult situation of HIV-infected children, children with AIDS and AIDS orphans; condemns, in particular, the rape of women and girls in the belief that sexual intercourse with a virgin can cure AIDS, and calls on local information campaigns to eradicate this mistaken belief and thereby offer increased protection to girls in particular.
2008/12/05
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 10 #

2008/2144(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on EUROPOL to set up a specific unit which dealings with child pornography and child prostitution, is composed of experts trained in gender specific issues; and considers cooperation with the Virtual Global Taskforce (VGT);
2008/09/15
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 9 #

2008/2068(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas in the light of the growing supply of information in conjunction with ongoing digitisation, the capacity must be developed to use media and their content effectively in accordance with one's own aims and needs, and whereas media education is a type of pedagogical approach to the media which should lead to critical and reflective use of all media,
2008/05/22
Committee: CULT
Amendment 15 #

2008/2068(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Ia. having regard to the objective of 'equal opportunities for all' and the EC Treaty, particularly Article 13 of the EC Treaty, which combats discrimination on grounds of sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation,
2008/05/22
Committee: CULT
Amendment 18 #

2008/2068(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I
I. whereas teachers play important social and developmental roles that extend beyond traditional subject boundaries, and can perform an important function as role models,
2008/05/22
Committee: CULT
Amendment 40 #

2008/2068(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Article 12 a (new)
12a. Calls for media studies to be assigned priority in teacher training and for media studies modules already to be a compulsory element in the basic training of teachers;
2008/05/22
Committee: CULT
Amendment 44 #

2008/2068(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Article 13 a (new)
13a. Calls for media competence to be promoted in the school, post-school and extramural education of teachers in the context of media studies and lifelong learning by means of cooperation between the public authorities and private industry;
2008/05/22
Committee: CULT
Amendment 49 #

2008/2068(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Article 17 a (new)
17a. Stresses the importance of gender- sensitive teaching and of the gender aspect in teacher training;
2008/05/22
Committee: CULT
Amendment 50 #

2008/2068(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Article 17 b (new)
17b. Calls on the Commission to disseminate best practice models from the Member States which improve general life skills by means of school projects, e.g. healthy diet and sport, domestic science and private financial planning;
2008/05/22
Committee: CULT
Amendment 51 #

2008/2068(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Article 17 c (new)
17c. Calls on the Member States to include in teacher training conflict resolution programmes, so that teachers learn new strategies for coping with violence and aggression;
2008/05/22
Committee: CULT
Amendment 52 #

2008/2068(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Article 17 d (new)
17d. Calls on the Commission and Member States to include in teacher training basic knowledge about the European Union, its institutions and their mode of functioning and arrange for practical visits by trainee teachers to the European Institutions;
2008/05/22
Committee: CULT
Amendment 2 #

2008/2047(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for every form of gender-related wage discrimination to be eradicated from education, cultural, sports, and communication circles, and considers the female dominance of part-time and temporary work to give cause for concern inasmuch as it proves that reconciling work, family life, and education depends essentially on women; calls, therefore, on the Member States to intensify their efforts to improve the publicly supported network of care services for dependants and education services for children so as to enable work, family life, and education to be brought more readily into balance, thereby promoting higher female employment for women and men alike, allowing family duties to be shared and increasing the proportion of women engaged in lifelong learning;
2008/06/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 3 #

2008/2047(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to combat existing forms of discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation as referred to in Article 13 of the EC Treaty with a horizontal directive encompassing all forms of discrimination;
2008/06/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 42 #

2008/0193(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) To achieve true gender equality, it is essential for men to be given a binding entitlement to paternity leave, modelled on maternity leave – except as regards duration – with a view to gradually establishing the conditions required for balanced participation of men and women in work and family life. The same should apply for unmarried couples.
2009/03/17
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 64 #

2008/0193(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – Point 1
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article – Title
Maternity leaveTime off for maternal protection (This amendment – replacing the word 'leave' by the words 'time off' when it is used as a single word and also in compound words – applies to the whole legislative text; if this amendment is adopted, technical adjustments will be needed to the whole text.)
2009/03/17
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 91 #

2008/0193(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 8 – paragraph 5
(5) Member States shall ensure that any period of sick leavebsences from work due to illness or complications arising out of pregnancy doccurring four weeks or more before confinement does not impact on the duration of maternity leave.
2009/03/17
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 23 #

2008/0192(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
(7) The Directive should apply to self- employed workers and assisting spouses, as both or life partners who participate in the activities of the business.
2009/03/13
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 33 #

2008/0192(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 — Title
Maternity and parental leave
2009/03/13
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 38 #

2008/0192(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 — paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that female self- employed workers and assisting spouses can, at their request, be entitled to the same period of maternity and parental leave as provided for in Directives 92/85/EEC and 96/34/EC.
2009/03/13
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 49 #

2008/0140(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
(9) Therefore, legislation should prohibit discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation in a range of areas outside the labour market, including social protection, education and access to and supply of goods and services, including housing. It should provide for measures to ensure the equal access of persons with disabilities to the areas covered.
2009/02/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 56 #

2008/0140(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
(12) Discrimination, including multiple discrimination, is understood to include direct and indirect discrimination, harassment, instructions to discriminate and, denial of reasonable accommodation, discrimination based on assumptions and discrimination by association.
2009/02/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 58 #

2008/0140(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) Persons with disabilities include those who have long-term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairments which in interaction with various barriers may hinder their full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others.
2009/02/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 58 #

2008/0140(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Title
Proposal for a Council directive on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or, sexual orientation or gender
2009/01/22
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 61 #

2008/0140(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
(3) This Directive respects the fundamental rights and observes the fundamental principles recognised in particular by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. Article 10 of the Charter recognises the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; Article 21 prohibits discrimination, including on grounds of religion or belief, disability, age or, sexual orientation or gender; and Article 26 acknowledges the right of persons with disabilities to benefit from measures designed to ensure their independence.
2009/01/22
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 64 #

2008/0140(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 b (new)
(12b) Effective non-discriminatory access can be provided by a variety of means, including through "design for all" and through facilitating the use of assistive devices by persons with disabilities, including aids to mobility and access.
2009/02/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 65 #

2008/0140(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
(9) Therefore, legislation should prohibit discrimination based on religion or belief, disability, age or, sexual orientation or gender in a range of areas outside the labour market, including social protection, education and access to and supply of goods and services, including housing. It should provide for measures to ensure the equal access of persons with disabilities to the areas covered.
2009/01/22
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 67 #

2008/0140(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
(13) In implementing the principle of equal treatment irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientationAs discrimination can occur on multiple grounds, in implementing the principle of equal treatment, the Community should, in accordance with Articles 3(2) and 13 of the EC Treaty, aim to eliminate inequalities, and to promote equality between men and women, especially since women are often the victims of relating to sex, race or ethnic origin, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief, or age, or a combination of these, and to promote equality, whatever combination of the above mentioned characteristics. When implementing the provisions of this Directive, Member States should take into account multiple discrimination.
2009/02/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 71 #

2008/0140(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
(21) The prohibition of discrimination should be without prejudice to the maintenance or adoption by Member States of measures intended to prevent or compensate for disadvantages suffered by a group of persons of a particular religion or belief, disability, age or, sexual orientation. or gender. Such measures may permit organisations of persons of a particular religion or belief, disability, age or, sexual orientation or gender where their main object is the promotion of the special needs of those persons.
2009/01/22
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 74 #

2008/0140(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
(23) Persons who have been subject to discrimination based on religion or belief, disability, age or, sexual orientation or gender should have adequate means of legal protection. To provide a more effective level of protection, associations, organisations and other legal entities should be empowered to engage in proceedings, including on behalf of or in support of any victim, without prejudice to national rules of procedure concerning representation and defence before the courts.
2009/01/22
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 77 #

2008/0140(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
(24) The rules on the burden of proof must be adapted when there is a prima facie case of discrimination and, for the principle of equal treatment to be applied effectively, the burden of proof must shift back to the respondent when evidence of such discrimination is brought. However, it is not for the respondent to prove that the plaintiff adheres to a particular religion or belief, has a particular disability, is of a particular age or has a particular sexual orientation or gender.
2009/01/22
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 79 #

2008/0140(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1
This Directive lays down a framework for combating discrimination on the grounds of religion or belief, disability, age, or sexual orientation or gender, with a view to putting into effect in the Member States the principle of equal treatment other than in the field of employment and occupation.
2009/01/22
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 80 #

2008/0140(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
(15) Actuarial and risk factors related to disability and to age are used in the provision of insurance, banking and other financial services. These should not be regarded as constituting discrimination where the factors are shown to be keydetermining factors for the assessment of risk.
2009/02/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 82 #

2008/0140(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 - paragraph 2 - indent b
b) indirect discrimination shall be taken to occur where an apparently neutral provision, criterion or practice would put persons of a particular religion or belief, a particular disability, a particular age, or a particular sexual orientation or gender at a particular disadvantage compared with other persons, unless that provision, criterion or practice is objectively justified by a legitimate aim and the means of achieving that aim are appropriate and necessary.
2009/01/22
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 94 #

2008/0140(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
(17) While prohibiting discrimination, it is important to respect other fundamental rights and freedoms, including the protection of private and family life and transactions carried out in that context, the freedom of religion, and the freedom of association. This Directive is without prejudice to national laws on marital or family status, including on reproductive rights. It is also without prejudice to the secular nature of the State, state institutions or bodies, or education.
2009/02/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 100 #

2008/0140(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5
With a view to ensuring full equality in practice, the principle of equal treatment shall not prevent any Member State from maintaining or adopting specific measures to prevent or compensate for disadvantages linked to religion or belief, disability, age, or sexual orientation or gender.
2009/01/22
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 103 #

2008/0140(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 - paragraph 1
1. 1. Member States shall designate a body or bodies for the promotion of equal treatment of all persons irrespective of their religion or belief, disability, age, or sexual orientation or gender.
2009/01/22
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 109 #

2008/0140(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
(18) Member States are responsible for the organisation and content of education. The Commission Communication on Competences for the 21st Century: An Agenda for European Cooperation on Schools draws attention to the need for special attention to be paid to disadvantaged children and those with special educational needs. In particular national law may provideNotwithstanding the right to education, Member States may allow for differences in access to educational institutions based on religion or belief. Member States may also allow or prohibit the wearing or display of religious symbols at school when to require individuals, only on the basis of objective justifications, to act in good faith and with loyalty to the organization’s ethos and should not justify discrimination on any other ground.
2009/02/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 113 #

2008/0140(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
(19) The European Union in its Declaration No 11 on the status of churches and non- confessional organisations, annexed to the Final Act of the Amsterdam Treaty, has explicitly recognised that it respects and does not prejudice the status under national law of churches and religious associations or communities in the Member States and that it equally respects the status of philosophical and non-confessional organisations. Measures to enable persons with disabilities to have effective non- discriminatory access to the areas covered by this Directive play an important part in ensuring full equality in practice. Furthermore, individual measures of reasonable accommodation may be required in some cases to ensure such access. In neither case are measures required that would impose a disproportionate burden. In assessing whether the burden is disproportionate, account should be taken of a number of factors including the size, resources and nature of the organisation. The principle of reasonable accommodation and disproportionate burden are established in Directive 2000/78/EC and the UN Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
2009/02/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 117 #

2008/0140(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 19 a (new)
(19a) Measures to enable persons with disabilities to have effective non- discriminatory access to the areas covered by this Directive play an important part in ensuring full equality in practice. Furthermore, individual measures of reasonable accommodation may be required in some cases to ensure such access. In neither case are measures required that would impose a disproportionate burden.
2009/02/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 129 #

2008/0140(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1
1. This Directive lays down a framework for combating discrimination, including multiple discrimination, on the grounds of religion or belief, disability, age, or sexual orientation, with a view to putting into effect in the Member States the principle of equal treatment other than in the field of employment and occupation. 2. Multiple discrimination occurs when discrimination is (a) on any combination of the grounds of religion or belief, disability, age, or sexual orientation, or (b) any one or more of the grounds set out in Article 1(1), and also on the ground of any one or more of (i) sex (in so far as the matter complained of is within the material scope of Council Directive 2004/113/EC of 13 December 2004 implementing the principle of equal treatment between men and women in the access to and supply of goods and services as well as this Directive), (ii) racial or ethnic origin (in so far as the matter complained of is within the material scope of Council Directive 2000/43/EC of 29 June 2000 implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin as well as this Directive), or 3. In this Directive multiple discrimination and multiple grounds shall be construed accordingly.
2009/02/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 169 #

2008/0140(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 6
6. Notwithstanding paragraph 2, Member States may provide that differences of treatment on grounds of age shall not constitute discrimination, if, within the context of national law, they are objectively justified by a legitimate aim, and if the means of achieving that aim are appropriate and necessary. In particular, this Directive shall not preclude the fixing of a specific age for access to social benefits, education and certain goods or servicesortionate and necessary.
2009/02/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 195 #

2008/0140(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 - point d
(d) Access to and supply of goods and other services which are available to the public, including housing. Subparagraph (d) shall apply to individuals only insofar as they are performing a professional or commercial activity.
2009/02/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 205 #

2008/0140(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. This Directive is without prejudice to national laws on marital or family status and reproductive rights.deleted
2009/02/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 245 #

2008/0140(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
a) The measures necessary to enable persons with disabilities to have effective non-discriminatory access to social protection, social advantages, health care, education and access to and supply of goods and services which are available to the public, including housing and transport, shall be provided by anticipation, including through appropriate modifications or adjustments. Such measures should not impose a disproportionate burden, nor require fundamental alteration of the social protection, social advantages, health care, education, or goods and services in question or require the provision of alternatives thereto.
2009/02/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 259 #

2008/0140(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. For the purposes of assessing whether measures necessary to comply with paragraph 1 would impose a disproportionate burden, account shall be taken, in particular, of the size and resources of the organisation, its nature, the estimated cost, the life cycle of the goods and services, and the possible benefits of increased access for persons with disabilities. The burden shall not be disproportionate when it is sufficiently remedied by measures existing within the framework of the equal treatment policy of the Member State concerned.
2009/02/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 301 #

2008/0140(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall designate an independent functioning body or bodies for the promotion of equal treatment of all persons irrespective of their religion or belief, disability, age, or sexual orientation. These bodies may form part of agencies charged at national level with the defence of human rights or the safeguard of individuals' rights, includingthe rights under other Community acts including Directives 2000/43/EC and 2004/113/EC.
2009/02/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 324 #

2008/0140(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. In order to take account of particular conditions, Member States may, if necessary, establish that the obligacomply with the obligation to provide effective non-discriminatory access to existing infrastructures, policies or procedures within the meaning of article 4.1(a), Member States may, if necessary, have an additional period of 10 years [from the deadline for transposition] to provide effective access as set out in Article 4 has to bcomply with this provision. Member States wishing to use the additional period shall submit to the Commission a plan for progressive complianced with by … [at the latest] four [years after adoption]. the requirements found in article 4.1(a), including targets, means and timeline. Any Member States wishinghich chooses to use this additional period shall informreport annually to the Commission aton the latest by the date set down in paragraph 1 giving reasonssteps taken to provide effective non- discriminatory access and on the progress towards implementation of article 4(1)(a). The Commission shall report annually to the Council.
2009/02/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 327 #

2008/0140(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The European Commission shall propose a new directive in which all of the separate directives based on article 13 EC will be assembled by .... at the latest [2 years after adoption]. In this new directive all grounds for discrimination will enjoy the same level of protection.
2009/02/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 3 #

2007/2263(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9
– having regard to the Swedish legislation that criminalises the purchase of sexual services which came into force in 1999, and its positive effects on the prevention of trafficking in human beings for sexual purposes and prostitution in and to Sweden,deleted
2008/05/26
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 4 #

2007/2263(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10
– having regard to the Finnish legislation of 2006 criminalising the purchase of sexual services from a victim of trafficking or procuring,deleted
2008/05/26
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 5 #

2007/2263(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11
– having regard to the proposal by the Norwegian government to criminalise the purchase of sexual services of July 2007,deleted
2008/05/26
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 7 #

2007/2263(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 15
– having regard to its resolution of 16 September 1997 on the need to establish a European Union wide campaign for zero tolerance of violence against women1 and the designation of a European Year against Violence against Women and Children,
2008/05/26
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 32 #

2007/2263(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas research from the WHO in 2005 shows that prostituted women are at a high risk of violence and sexual violence such as rape, being threatened with a weapon and strangulation,
2008/05/26
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 38 #

2007/2263(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas research from Canada shows that prostituted persons are 60 to 120 times more likely to be beaten or murdered than the general public,deleted
2008/05/26
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 41 #

2007/2263(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas there is a link between experience of violence and sexual abuse and entry into prostitution as well as drug use and abuse,deleted
2008/05/26
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 44 #

2007/2263(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas sexual abuse in childhood is associated with greater vulnerability to "revictimisation" in adulthood including involvement often starts a circle of violence for the people concerned, and whereas studies show that 60-70 % of prostituted women report being prostitutiohysically abused as children,
2008/05/26
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 45 #

2007/2263(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas studies show that 60-70% of prostituted women report being physically abused as children and that there is a link between parental alcohol and drug abuse and entry into prostitution,deleted
2008/05/26
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 48 #

2007/2263(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas common psychological health problems for prostituted women include: depression, suicide attempts, panic attacks, traumatic stress, sleep disorders, flashbacks and migraines. Research also shows that the post-traumatic stress syndrome prostituted women experience is similar to that experienced by political prisoners,deleted
2008/05/26
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 50 #

2007/2263(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas prostituted women may develop psychological health problems,
2008/05/26
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 53 #

2007/2263(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I
I. whereas an Australian study shows that a high percentage of prostituted women have experienced violence (85%) and rape (40%) as well as several traumatic experiences (93%) and depression (87%). 75% had been sexually abused before the age of 16 and 81% during the course of their work,deleted
2008/05/26
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 71 #

2007/2263(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital L
L. whereas men who have ever paid for sex are significantly more likely to have contracted a sexually transmitted infection,deleted
2008/05/26
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 74 #

2007/2263(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M
M. whereas many prostituted women suffer harmful consequences from clients under the influence of alcohol such as excessive demands and unpredictable aggression,deleted
2008/05/26
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 77 #

2007/2263(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital N
N. whereas there is a link between alcohol consumption and unprotected sex,deleted
2008/05/26
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 85 #

2007/2263(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital O
O. whereas experience from Australia shows that even when prostitution is completely legalised, prostitution comes with many risks in terms of violence, diseases and injuries which renders it unsafe and makes the work and working environment dangerous,deleted
2008/05/26
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 118 #

2007/2263(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Identifies violence towards prostituted women as a major health problem in prostitution;deleted
2008/05/26
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 125 #

2007/2263(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises that prostituted women are considerably more exposed to all forms of violence than other women;
2008/05/26
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 138 #

2007/2263(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Recognises that prostituted women are considerably more at risk of depression, suicide attempts, panic attacks, traumatic stress, sleep disorders, flashbacks and migraines;deleted
2008/05/26
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 155 #

2007/2263(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Recognises that the purchasers of prostitutes' services who refuse to wear a condom - and even pay extra money not to - are at risk of contractspreading sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), most importantly HIV/AIDS, further;
2008/05/26
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 163 #

2007/2263(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Acknowledges that the health effects of the sex industry are not something that can be isolated within the sex industry, but also affect the wider community. Purchasers of prostituted women's services who refuse to wear a condom are spreading STDs, most importantly HIV/AIDS, in their sexual encounters outside the sex industry;deleted
2008/05/26
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 169 #

2007/2263(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Identifies violence in the sex industry as inseparable from the industry as such. A large proportion of what are considered normal services delivered by prostituted women is defined as violence in the criminal system;deleted
2008/05/26
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 172 #

2007/2263(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Urges Member States to examine how large the proportion of people being infected by HIV/AIDS through prostitution is;deleted
2008/05/26
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 188 #

2007/2263(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Urges Member States where prostitution is legal or regulated to implement the same legal framework on safety in the workplace as in other areas of the labour market;deleted
2008/05/26
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 193 #

2007/2263(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Urges Member States to investigate the levels of alcohol and drug use among prostituted women, since several studies from Canada and Australia show extremely high levels;deleted
2008/05/26
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 208 #

2007/2263(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Urges the Member States to investigate the levels of drug abuse among prostituted women and how this has caused them to become prostituted women but also how the abuse increases their exposure to health risks;deleted
2008/05/26
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 216 #

2007/2263(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Urges the Commission to conduct a study on how pornography contributes to an increase in the size of the sex industry, in relation to the above-mentioned CEDAW Committee General Recommendation No. 19;deleted
2008/05/26
Committee: FEMM