14 Amendments of Arne GERICKE related to 2016/0062(NLE)
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas gender equality between men and women is a core value of the EU and whereas the right to equal treatment and to non-discrimination is a fundamental right recognised in the Treaties and should apply in legislation, in practice, in case law and in daily life;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the EU must take all necessaryreasonable measures to promote and protect the right of women to live free from violence in both the public and the private spheres;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas violence against women and gender-based violence areis widespread in the EU; whereas further measures are needed to encourage women victims of violence to report their experiences and seek assistance, and to ensure that they receive appropriate support accordingly to their needs and are informed about their rights;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas domestic violence and violence against women is too often considered as a private issue and too easily tolerated; whereas in fact it constitutes a violation of fundamental rights and a serious crime that must be punished as such; whereas impunity must end in order to break the vicious circle of silence and loneliness for women and girls who have been the victims of violence;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas only a mix of policies combining legislative and non-legislative measures including infrastructural, legal, judicial, cultural, educational, social, health actions can significantly reduce violence against women and gender-based violence and its consequences; whereas cooperation with civil society, and in particular women´s organisations in particular, is also important;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas all EU Member States have signed the Istanbul Convention, but only 14 have ratified it; whereas the EU’s accession to the Convention does not exonerate Member States fromis independent of national ratification by Member States;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the fact thatNotes that on 4 March 2016 the Commission proposed the EU’s accession to the Istanbul Convention - the first legally binding instrument on preventing and combating violence against women at international level;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point a
Paragraph 5 – point a
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point c
Paragraph 5 – point c
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point e
Paragraph 5 – point e
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point f
Paragraph 5 – point f
(f) To make sure thatencourage the Member States to enforce the Istanbul Convention and allocate adequate financial and human resources to preventing and combating violence against women and gender-based violence and to the protection of victims;
Amendment 305 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to submit a legal act to support Member States in the prevention and suppression of all forms of violence against women and girls and of gender-based violence;
Amendment 311 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Council to activate the passerelle clause by adopting a unanimous decision identifying violence against women and girls (and other forms of gender-based violence) as an area of crime listed in art. 83(1) TFEUrecognise that violence against women and girls is an area of crime that should be reflected in the statute books of the Member States;