Activities of Arne GERICKE related to 2017/2275(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION Towards an EU external strategy against early and forced marriages – next steps
Amendments (4)
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the problem of forced marriage and the legal treatment of it has in the last few years increasingly become a major problem, as a result inter alia of the increased number of asylum seekers in many Member States;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recognises that child marriages and forced marriage have also become a real problem within the EU, requiring common, decisive and coordinated action by all Member States;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on Member States to actively refuse to recognise forced marriages and provide full family-independent support to victims;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Emphasises the central role of mothers in the emancipation of their daughters and the prevention of forced marriage - even within Europe; calls for the expansion and promotion by the EU of so-called ‘MotherSchools’ - correspondingly successful pilot projects in Lower Franconia / Bavaria - to sensitise mothers to the dangers of radical ideologies and to prevent them at an early stage;