9 Amendments of Daniel BUDA related to 2016/0062(NLE)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas gender equality is a core value and an objective of the EU, which it has committed to integrating into all its activities,
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the European Charter of Fundamental Rights recognises the right to human dignity, the right to life, and the right to the integrity of the person, and prohibits inhuman or degrading treatment, as well as all forms of slavery and forced labour (Articles 1 to 5 of the Charter),
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas although the European Union has adopted firm positions1a on the need to eradicate violence against women, running special campaigns and local projects to combat this phenomenon and while current legislation, for example, in the field of the protection of victims of crime, sexual abuse and the sexual exploitation of children, asylum and migration takes into consideration the special needs of victims of gender-based violence, the scale of violence against women continues to give serious cause for concern across the EU, ______________ 1aSee, for example: Commission Communication COM(2010) 491 final – Strategy for equality between women and men 2010-2015 – http://eur- lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:52 010DC0491&from=EN; Council conclusions on the Eradication of Violence Against Women in the European Union – https://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/c ms_data/docs/pressdata/en/lsa/113226.pdf
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas according to the EU Fundamental Rights Agency’s study on “Violence against women: an EU –wide survey” published in 20141a, gender-based violence is still a widespread phenomenon, with one-third of all women in Europe having experienced physical or sexual acts of violence at least once during their adult lives, 20% of young women (18-29 years of age) having experienced online sexual harassment and one in five women (18%) having been stalked, one in twenty women having been raped and more than one in ten having suffered sexual violence involving lack of consent or the use of force, with most incidents of violence not being reported to any authorities, _____________ 1a http://fra.europa.eu/en/publication/2014/vi olence-against-women-eu-wide-survey- main-results-report
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention) is the first legally binding, detailed and comprehensive instrument on preventing and combating violence against women at an international level and addressing the issue of violence not only against women, but also men and children, based on the principles of prevention, protection and support, prosecution and elimination of violence against women and domestic violence, and stressing the need for integrated policies at national level,
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Point i
Point i
(i) Recalls that the Commission is bound bMember States, institutions, agencies, bodies and offices of the European Union, and the European Union as a whole, are bound by the Treaties, and especially Articles 2 TEU and by the Charter of Fundamental Rightsand 3 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU), by Article 8 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, and especially Article 23 thereof, to guarantee and promote gender equality;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Point i a (new)
Point i a (new)
(ia) Welcomes the fact that the Istanbul Convention’s approach is fully in line with the Union’s multifaceted approach to the phenomenon of gender- based violence and the thrust of measures in place through internal and external EU policies;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Point ii
Point ii
(ii) RIn the context of violence against women constituting a violation of human rights and an extreme form of discrimination, stresses and reiterates that equal treatment and non-discrimination are essential for the development of society and should apply in legislation, in practice, in case law and in daily life;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Point iv a (new)
Point iv a (new)
(iva) Considers that the signing and conclusion of the Istanbul Convention would also help consolidate the EU’s legal framework and action targeting violence against women by achieving a more coordinated approach internally and stepping up its role in international fora;