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Motion for a resolution
Citation 24 a (new)

- having regard to European Directives since 1975 on the different aspects of equal treatment for men and women (Directive 2010/41/EU, Directive 2010/18/EU, Directive 2006/54/EU, Directive 2004/113/EC, Directive 92/85/EEC, Directive 86/613/EEC and Directive 79/7/EEC),

2013/12/19
Committee: FEMM

Astrid LULLING

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

~~A. whereas the standard of living of most Europeans continues to decline, particularly for women, for whom the unemployment rate in the EU27 stood at 10.8 % in the last quarter of 2012.~~deleted

2013/12/19
Committee: FEMM

Astrid LULLING, Mariya GABRIEL

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas the European directives on equal treatment for men and women adopted since 1975 have made a considerable contribution towards effectively promoting gender equality;

2013/12/19
Committee: FEMM

Astrid LULLING, Mariya GABRIEL

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas poverty has increased in the EU since 2007 and household income has dropped, with 24.2 % of the EU’s population now at risk of poverty or exclusion; whereas children, who are often looked after by women, are particularly affected and there has also been an increase in unemployment, the number of unemployed households and in poverty among the unemployed;deleted

2013/12/19
Committee: FEMM

Astrid LULLING, Mariya GABRIEL

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas it is regrettable that some of the old Member States either do not yet apply these Directives correctly, or do not exercise sufficient control over the implementing legislation introduced;

2013/12/19
Committee: FEMM

Astrid LULLING

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the EU is currently facing the most significant economic and financial crisis since the Great Depression in the 1930s; whereas this crisis has been exacerbated by so-called austerity measures imposed on the Member States by the EU institutions within the framework of economic governance policies (Stability and Growth Pact, European Semester, Euro-Plus Pact, Budgetary Treaty) and ‘financial aid’ programmes;deleted

2013/12/19
Committee: FEMM

Astrid LULLING

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas, for various reasons, the new Member States of eastern Europe have not yet fully implemented this important acquis communautaire;

2013/12/19
Committee: FEMM

Astrid LULLING

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas part-time work has increased during the crisis and continues to be the most common form of employment for women (32.1 % in 2012, up from 30.8 % in 2007; whereas involuntary part-time work has also increased and in 2012 accounted for 24 % of overall female part- time employment (against 20 % in 2007);deleted

2013/12/19
Committee: FEMM

Astrid LULLING, Mariya GABRIEL

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas the Commission should do more to ensure implementation of EU directives in the field, notably by the social partners who negotiate collective agreements and are too often unaware of Community requirements regarding the equal treatment of women and men with respect to pay, access to employment and career advancement and social security;

2013/12/19
Committee: FEMM

Astrid LULLING, Mariya GABRIEL

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas several factors have led to a reduction in women’s incomes, with wage inequality standing at 16.2 % in the EU in 2011, and over 20 % in Estonia, the Czech Republic, Austria, Germany and Greece;deleted

2013/12/19
Committee: FEMM

Astrid LULLING, Mariya GABRIEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Emphasises that flexible working hours should be the worker’s decision, and should not be imposed or enforced by the employer; rejects situations of flexibility and contractual uncertainty that do not provide for family formation and stability;deleted

2013/12/19
Committee: FEMM

Astrid LULLING, Mariya GABRIEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Calls on the Commission to pay more attention to ensuring that European directives on the equal treatment of women and men are properly applied by all Member States;

2013/12/19
Committee: FEMM

Astrid LULLING, Mariya GABRIEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Member States to strengthen and ensure the full use of collective bargaining in the private and public sectors as an irreplaceable instrument with which to regulate labour relations, combat wage discrimination and promote equalityExpects the Commission to take all the measures at its disposal to enforce all aspects of EU directives on equal treatment for men and women, including by the social partners who negotiate collective agreements;

2013/12/19
Committee: FEMM

13 Amendments of Astrid LULLING related to 2013/2156(INI)

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