Activities of Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 b (new)

38b. Reiterates its call on the Commission to propose a legislative act against all forms of gender based violence and to present a comprehensive EU strategy against all forms of gender-based violence, including sexual harassment and sexual abuse against women and girls.

2018/05/28
Committee: FEMM

2018/2046(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 68 a (new)

68 a. Recalls the 2014 ECA analysis which estimated the costs of the geographic dispersion of the Parliament to be EUR 114 million per year; furthermore, notes the finding from its resolution of 20 November 2013 on the location of the seats of the European Union’s Institutions1a that 78 % of all missions by Parliament statutory staff arise as a direct result of the Parliament's geographic dispersion; emphasises that the report also estimates the environmental impact of the geographic dispersion to be between 11 000 to 19 000 tonnes of CO2 emissions; reiterates the negative public perception caused by this dispersion and calls therefore for a roadmap to a single seat and a reduction in the relevant budget lines; _________________ 1a OJ C 436, 24.11.2016, p. 2.

2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2

2. A rights-based approach encompassing all human rights, whether civil and political or economic, social and cultural, shall be applied in order to integrate human rights principles, to support the right holders in claiming their rights with a focus on ~~poorer and more vulnerable groups~~marginalised groups including minorities, women and girls, older persons, children, LGBTI persons, indigenous people and people with disabilities, and to assist partner countries in implementing their international human rights obligations. ~~This Regulation shall promote gender equality and women’s empowerment.~~

2018/11/07
Committee: FEMM

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. This regulation shall promote the full and effective implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action and the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and the outcomes of their review conferences and is committed to sexual and reproductive health and rights(SRHR). It will promote, protect and fulfil the right of every individual to have full control over, and decide freely and responsibly on matters related to their sexuality and sexual and reproductive health, free from discrimination, coercion and violence. This regulation will give particular attention to the need for universal access to quality and affordable comprehensive sexual and reproductive health information, education, including comprehensive sexuality education, and health-care services.

2018/11/07
Committee: FEMM

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part A – point 1 – point c

(c) Promoting the fight against discrimination in all its forms, and the principle of equality, in particular gender equality and ~~the rights of persons belonging to minoriti~~women’s and girls’ rights, the rights of children, youth, persons belonging to minorities, LGBTI persons and indigenous peoples;

2018/11/07
Committee: FEMM

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part A – point 2 – point c

(c) Promoting the protection and fulfilment of women's and girls' rights and empowerment, including economic, labour and social rights, and sexual and reproductive health and rights, and preventing and protecting them from sexual and gender-based violence in all forms; this includes promoting access to all to comprehensive sexual and reproductive health information and comprehensive sexuality education; Promoting cooperation in research and innovation for new and improved tools for sexual and reproductive healthcare including family planning, particularly in low resource settings;

2018/11/07
Committee: FEMM

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part A – point 2 – point g

(g) Supporting universal access to sufficient, affordable, safe and nutritious food, particularly for those in the most vulnerable situations, ~~and~~inter alia children under five, adolescents, girls and women, particularly during pregnancy and breastfeeding, strengthening food security and nutrition, particularly in countries facing protracted or recurrent crises and fostering multi-sectoral nutrition-sensitive approaches to agriculture, women’s and girls’ rights and empowerment, health, social protection and education;

2018/11/07
Committee: FEMM

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part A – point 5 – point a a (new)

(aa) Supporting universal access to basic social services including health notably sexual and reproductive health services, information and supplies, through dedicated youth friendly services and comprehensive sexuality education, nutrition, education and social protection;

2018/11/07
Committee: FEMM

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 1 – indent 3

— Upholding human rights and fundamental freedoms for all, contributing to forging societies in which participation, non-discrimination, tolerance, justice and accountability, solidarity and equality prevail. Respect for and observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms for all shall be monitored, promoted and strengthened in accordance with the principles of universality, indivisibility and interdependence of human rights. The scope of the programme includes civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights~~. Human rights challenges shall be addressed while invigorating civil society and protecting and empowering human rights defenders, also in relation to shrinking space for their action~~ and will address inter alia: the fight against racism and xenophobia and discrimination; the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex (LGBTI) persons, including measures to decriminalise homosexuality; the rights of women as set out in the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the Optional Protocol thereto, including measures to combat all forms of violence against women and girls, particularly female genital mutilation, forced and arranged marriages, crimes of ‘honour’, domestic and sexual violence, and trafficking in women and girls; the rights of the child, as set out in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Optional Protocols.

2018/11/07
Committee: FEMM

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – part A – point 2 – point a

(a) Promoting joint global efforts for inclusive and equitable quality education and training at all levels, including ~~in emergency and crisis situation~~early childhood development, including through universal access to comprehensive sexuality education, with a focus on in emergency and crisis situations with a particular priority on strengthening public education systems;

2018/11/07
Committee: FEMM

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – part A – point 3 – point a

(a) Leading and supporting global efforts, partnerships and alliances to eliminate all forms of violence and discrimination against women and girls; this includes physical, psychological, sexual, economic violence and other types of violence and discrimination, including exclusion that women suffer in the different areas of their private and public lives;

2018/11/07
Committee: FEMM

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – part A – point 3 – point a a (new)

(aa) Promoting the protection and fulfilment of women’s and girls’ rights, including economic, labour and social rights, and sexual and reproductive health and rights, including via comprehensive sexuality education.

2018/11/07
Committee: FEMM

2017/2594(RSP)

Recital A

A. whereas, according to the OECD, 1.6 billion people live in 56 countries identified as fragile4 ; whereas situations of fragility increase the vulnerability of populations due to various factors including conflict and insecurity, forced displacement, extreme poverty, food insecurity, economic shocks, poor governance and weak institutions, and natural disasters exacerbated by the impact of climate change; whereas fostering resilience is particularly important in situations of fragility which the OECD defines along five different and interlinked dimensions – economic, environmental, political, security and societal; _________________ 4 OECD (2016), States of Fragility 2016: Understanding violence, OECD publishing, Paris

2017/03/29
Committee: DEVE

2017/2594(RSP)

Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Reaffirms the need for EU member states to respect their Official Development Assistance commitments and strengthen resilience through their strategy and planning processes as regards to development and humanitarian aid; underlines in that matter the importance of the OECD's resilience systems analysis framework that helps to translate strategies into more effective cross-sectoral and multidimensional programme plans;

2017/03/29
Committee: DEVE

2017/2594(RSP)

Paragraph 5

5. Highlights that building resilience in partner countries is a long-term process and that this therefore needs to be integrated into development programmes and financial commitments; stresses that the new Joint Communication should recognise this and support the promotion of resilience as essential element of the sustainable development strategies of partner countries, particularly in fragile states; notes that these strategies need to be context-specific and in line with the principles of effective development including country ownership and shared accountability to European citizens and those from partner countries; underlines in this regard the important monitoring and scrutiny role of the European Parliament and of national parliaments and of the civil society;

2017/03/29
Committee: DEVE

2017/2594(RSP)

Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Urges the Commission to integrate resilience and its multidimensional character as a core element into its policy dialogue with developing countries;

2017/03/29
Committee: DEVE

2017/2594(RSP)

Paragraph 12 a (new)

12 a. Underlines the need to strengthen and develop education in the context of disasters and crises and to improve the dissemination, compilation and communication of information and knowledge that will help build community resilience and promote behavioural changes and a culture of disaster preparedness;

2017/03/29
Committee: DEVE

2017/2275(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)

– having regard to Article10(1) of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights,

2018/03/08
Committee: AFET

2017/2275(INI)

Gérard DEPREZ, Louis MICHEL, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Angelika MLINAR

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4

– having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, adopted by the UN General Assembly on 20 November 1989, and its four fundamental principles of non- discrimination (Article 2), best interests of the child (Article 3), survival, development and protection (Article 6) and participation (Article 12); having regard to its resolution of 27 November 2014 on the 25th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child,

2018/03/08
Committee: AFET

2017/2275(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas forced marriage and early marriage, that is to say ‘marriage entered into without the free and valid consent of one or both spouses, or before the age of 18’1a, is a violation of the human rights enshrined in international conventions, and which form part of the core principles embodied in the European Union as an area of security, freedom, and justice; __________________ 1a United Nations Convention of 7 November 1962 on Consent to Marriage, Minimum Age for Marriage and Registration of Marriages. Resolution 1468 (2005) of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on forced marriages and child marriages.

2018/03/05
Committee: FEMM

2017/2275(INI)

Gérard DEPREZ, Louis MICHEL, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Angelika MLINAR

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)

– having regard to Articles 32, 37, and 59 (4) of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention),

2018/03/08
Committee: AFET

2017/2275(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas, given that a minor aged under 18 cannot validly consent to marriage, child marriages must be regarded as forced marriages; whereas it is regrettable, therefore, that 144 out of 193 countries have no law banning child marriages;

2018/03/05
Committee: FEMM

2017/2275(INI)

Gérard DEPREZ, Louis MICHEL, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Angelika MLINAR

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 b (new)

– having regard to the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) Report of 2012 entitled “Marrying Too Young - End Child Marriage”,

2018/03/08
Committee: AFET

2017/2275(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas according to UN estimates almost 700 million women and 150 million men are in forced marriages which were contracted before they reached majority;

2018/03/05
Committee: FEMM

2017/2275(INI)

Gérard DEPREZ, Louis MICHEL, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Angelika MLINAR

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas early marriages and forced marriages in themselves constitute an obstacle to development, and whereas the fact that such marriages continue to be arranged has held back efforts to achieve goals 1 to 6 of the Millennium Development Goals, in particular in the areas of gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls, poverty reduction, education, maternal and child mortality and health, including sexual and reproductive health3a; __________________ 3aResolution of the General Assembly of the United Nations of 21 November 2014 on the abolition of forced marriage.

2018/03/05
Committee: FEMM

2017/2275(INI)

Gérard DEPREZ, Louis MICHEL, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Angelika MLINAR

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas various international charters and laws prohibit the marriage of minors; whereas early and forced marriage ~~has~~are a fundamental violation of human rights and have a very negative impact on the personal development of the individuals concerned and on the children resulting from the marriage; whereas early and forced marriage are a denial of the right to autonomy over their own bodies and their bodily integrity; whereas child marriage is a form of forced marriage since children inherently lack the ability to give their full, free and informed consent to their marriage or its timing;

2018/03/08
Committee: AFET

2017/2275(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)

Bb. whereas early marriages and forced marriages pose a serious threat to the physical and mental health of women and girls, and in particular their sexual and reproductive health, by significantly increasing the risk of early, frequent and unwanted pregnancies, maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity, obstetric fistula and sexually transmitted infections;

2018/03/05
Committee: FEMM

2017/2275(INI)

Gérard DEPREZ, Louis MICHEL, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Angelika MLINAR

Draft opinion
Recital B c (new)

Bc. whereas education is one of the most effective ways of preventing early and forced marriages, of putting an end to these practices and of helping married women and girls make choices in full knowledge of the implications for their lives; whereas it is important to promote and safeguard the right of women and girls to education;

2018/03/05
Committee: FEMM

2017/2275(INI)

Gérard DEPREZ, Louis MICHEL, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Angelika MLINAR

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas, to date, more than 700 million girls have married before the age of 18, of whom 250 million were married before the age of 15; whereas about 15 million girls married as children this year; whereas early and forced marriages are more frequent in poor, under-developed regions; whereas the number of early and forced marriages is increasing as the global population grows, according to a recent UNICEF report which estimates that in 2050 around 1.2 billion girls will have married before the age of 18;

2018/03/08
Committee: AFET

2017/2275(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Condemns forced marriage, early marriage and the constraints – in whatever form – imposed on teenage girls and girl children in Europe and the rest of the world, since practices of this kind constitute a serious violation of human rights and, if the victim is under 18, abuse of a minor;

2018/03/05
Committee: FEMM

2017/2275(INI)

Gérard DEPREZ, Louis MICHEL, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Angelika MLINAR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Points out that Article 37 of the Council of Europe’s 2011 Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention) stipulates that the State Parties must criminalise ‘the intentional conduct of forcing an adult or a child to enter into a marriage’; deplores the fact, therefore, that only 12 EU Member States have criminalised forced marriage; 2 a __________________ 2a Psaila et al. Forced marriage from a gender perspective. Directorate General for Internal Policies. European Parliament. 2016. http://www.europarl. europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2016/55 6926/IPOL_STU%282016%29556926_E N.pdf

2018/03/05
Committee: FEMM

2017/2275(INI)

Gérard DEPREZ, Louis MICHEL, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Angelika MLINAR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Emphasises the need to promote and safeguard the fundamental rights of all women and girls, in particular the right to express their sexuality and to take decisions relating to their sexuality freely and responsibly, in particular as regards their sexual and reproductive health, without facing constraints, discrimination or violence;

2018/03/05
Committee: FEMM

2017/2275(INI)

Gérard DEPREZ, Louis MICHEL, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Angelika MLINAR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Calls on those Member States which have not yet done so to criminalise forced and early marriages;

2018/03/05
Committee: FEMM

2017/2275(INI)

Gérard DEPREZ, Louis MICHEL, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Angelika MLINAR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission to draw up an action plan to help combat child, early, and forced marriage in the context of the EU’s relations with non-member countries, not least by making use of the ‘human rights clause’; calls, further, on the Member States to encourage efforts to combat early and forced marriages in their relations with third countries;

2018/03/05
Committee: FEMM

2017/2275(INI)

Gérard DEPREZ, Louis MICHEL, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Angelika MLINAR

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas reinstating and extending the so-called global gag rule which cuts international funds to organisations, such as UNFPA, that provide girl victims of child marriage with family planning and sexual and reproductive health services is of serious concern;

2018/03/08
Committee: AFET

2017/2275(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take integrated, comprehensive and coordinated measures to prevent and combat all forms of violence against women and girls, including child, early, and forced marriage, and, in particular by enhancing child protection mechanisms and facilitating access to justice and exchanging good practices, to offer girls, adolescent girls and women who are already married forms of protection such as safe reception centres;

2018/03/05
Committee: FEMM

2017/2275(INI)

Gérard DEPREZ, Louis MICHEL, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Angelika MLINAR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Welcomes the introduction, as part of the Schengen Information System, of a new alert which can be used to protect children at risk of forced marriage;

2018/03/05
Committee: FEMM

2017/2275(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)

Ha. whereas the problem is present not only in third countries, but also in EU Member States;

2018/03/08
Committee: AFET

2017/2275(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Recommends that Member States increase access to sexual and reproductive health services and family planning programmes to all communities, including those more at risk;

2018/03/08
Committee: AFET

2017/2275(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Calls on the European Union to ensure that training is provided to law enforcement agencies and judicial systems of third countries so that they are better able to uphold the rights of girls exposed to forced and early marriage, domestic violence, the risk of rape and any other practice which undermines human dignity;

2018/03/08
Committee: AFET

2017/2275(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Stresses that the EU should encourage third countries to ensure that civil society plays a role in tackling forced and child marriage and that victims of early and forced marriage can access justice in an independent and child- friendly way;

2018/03/08
Committee: AFET

2017/2273(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)

6c. Calls on the Commission to take stronger action against the late transposition of directives; stresses the importance of linking new legislation to correct implementation in the Member States

2018/03/01
Committee: PETI

2017/2273(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Calls on the European Commission to acknowledge the role of petitions in monitoring the application of European Union law and points out that petitions, along with complains to the Commission, are among the first indicators of problems related to implementation of EU legislation;

2018/03/01
Committee: PETI

2017/2273(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Points out that, by discussing petitions, the Committee on Petitions helps to draw attention to the misapplication of EU law; proposes that Member State representatives might be more present during these discussions in the committee.

2018/03/01
Committee: PETI

2017/2273(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)

6d. Points out that discrimination on the basis of official language(s) of a Member State in schools and public administration hampers free movement as stipulated in article 26 section 2 of the TFEU. Calls on the Commission to study this breach of the internal market.

2018/03/01
Committee: PETI

2017/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Calls on the Commission officials who are present in the meetings of the Committee of Petitions to be ready to engage in a proper dialogue with the petitioners and not limit themselves to reading the answer already established and sent out previously to the meeting;

2017/10/25
Committee: PETI

2017/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Highlights the need for Council and Commission representatives of the highest possible rank to be present at meetings and hearings of the Committee on Petitions where the content of the issues discussed requires the implication of the aforementioned institutions;

2017/10/25
Committee: PETI

2017/2210(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Expresses concern at the commercial audiovisual content that is causing psychological or physical damage to children and young people; urges the Commission to address the issue by establishing a framework that makes it possible to penalise advertising that encourages eating disorders such as anorexia, and by taking other steps to protect particularly vulnerable sections of the population, including girls and young women, against such content;

2017/11/29
Committee: FEMM

2017/2210(INI)

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Morten LØKKEGAARD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses that while any regulatory action ofn sexism and stereotypical gender portrayals in media content is a prerogative of the Member States and subject to due considerations of the principle of freedom of expression, editorial freedom should not serve to encourage or legitimise stereotypical or negative portrayals of women; urges the Member States, in safeguarding the aforementioned freedoms, to regulate access to video games with misogynist content, and to pornography on the internet, as well as to take action to combat harassment on social media;

2017/11/29
Committee: FEMM

2017/2209(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Recalls that the formation of public opinion is based upon a social pact between citizens and media professionals aimed at influencing those in power for the purposes of general interest; n~~Notes with the gravest concern that the financing system for the press has collapsed, resulting in dominant media players using information to pursue political ~~and commercial propaganda~~ objectives, thereby dramatically lowering the quality of information and giving rise to phenomena such as ‘fake news’; warns about the interference of foreign powers in Member States’ internal affairs, be it through propaganda campaigns or disinformation, in order to weaken the Union and threaten our democratic systems, while trying to interfere in the electoral processes;

2017/12/04
Committee: CULT

2017/2206(INI)

Renate WEBER, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)

- having regard to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights as well as to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights,

2018/02/07
Committee: AFET

2017/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas traditional indigenous territories encompass approximately 22 % of the world’s land surface and are estimated to hold 80 % of the planet’s biodiversity; whereas the tropical forests inhabited by indigenous peoples and local communities contribute, at least for one quarter, to store carbon across the tropical forest biome, making them valuable in any strategy to address climate change; whereas, due to their close relationship with the land and their lifestyle, which is directly reliant on the consistency and availability of natural resources, indigenous people are the most vulnerable to the negative impact generated by climate change;

2018/02/07
Committee: AFET

2017/2206(INI)

Renate WEBER, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas increasing demand and growing competition over natural resources ~~is driving a ‘global land rush’ that~~ in several countries is putting the territories traditionally inhabited and used by indigenous peoples and local communities under ~~unsustainable~~constant pressure; whereas the exploitation of those natural resources by the ~~agribusiness, energy, timber and mining sectors, among other~~ extractive industries, as well as by illegal logging and large infrastructure and development projects, constitutes one of the main causes of enduring conflict over land tenure and the main cause for water and soil contamination;

2018/02/07
Committee: AFET

2017/2206(INI)

Renate WEBER, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

Ga. whereas in 2017, Latin America was the region of the world with the largest number of human rights defenders and that 67% of crimes were committed against defenders who opposed extractive projects or who defended the right to land and natural resources of indigenous peoples;

2018/02/07
Committee: AFET

2017/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

K. whereas a ~~great~~ number of EU- based investors and companies are involved in ~~hundreds of~~ land acquisition operations in Africa, Asia and Latin America, which sometimes leads to violations of the rights of indigenous and local communities; whereas in many cases, ~~given th~~they have multiple foreign ramifications ~~of those actors, it can prove~~, which can make it difficult to trace their roots directly to the ~~EU and its Member States~~countries of origin;

2018/02/07
Committee: AFET

2017/2206(INI)

Renate WEBER, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Recital L

L. whereas the obligation to protect and provide access to remedy under the European Convention on Human Rights applies both to extraterritorial activities and to domestic activities with extraterritorial impact; whereas the degree of commitment of the EU and its Member States to their extraterritorial obligations ~~is currently very weak~~should be considerably increased;

2018/02/07
Committee: AFET

2017/2206(INI)

Renate WEBER, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)

La. E. whereas the EU provides assistance for the promotion and protection of democracy and human rights worldwide through the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR), which is complementary to its other external assistance instruments and is mainly channelled through civil society organisations; whereas due to its mechanism protectdefenders.eu, EU provides swift assistance to Human Rights Defenders at risk, helps them meet their most urgent needs and reinforces their capacities to do their work in the medium and long term;

2018/02/07
Committee: AFET

2017/2206(INI)

Renate WEBER, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on all states, including the EU and the Member States, to include indigenous peoples and rural communities in their strategies for tackling climate change; notes that the lives and identities of indigenous people depend heavily on their close relationship with the land, which in case of irreparable damage left by climate change, can force them to migrate and lead to their double discrimination - as environmentally displaced people and indigenous people;

2018/02/07
Committee: AFET

2017/2206(INI)

Renate WEBER, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on all states, including the European Union and its Member States, to recognise indigenous peoples as equal partners in all deliberations on issues that could affect them guaranteeing their right to prior, free and informed consultation;

2018/02/07
Committee: AFET

2017/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Urges the EU and its Member States to redouble their efforts in order to ensure the physical integrity and the legal assistance of indigenous, environmental and land rights defenders; , with dedicated attention to women human rights activists; stresses, in this context, the importance of the EIDHR-supported mechanism ProtectDefenders.eu and calls for its continuation and increase in its funding, so that it can timely respond to the requests of the human rights defenders at risk;

2018/02/07
Committee: AFET

2017/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Calls on all States, including the European Union and its Member States, to prevent impunity for any crime committed against human rights defenders of indigenous peoples by being duly investigated and prosecuted;

2018/02/07
Committee: AFET

2017/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)

9b. Requests the Commission to increase its involvement in the existing mechanisms for the protection of human rights in the European Union, as well as its commitment to the European Initiative for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR), and those proposed by international organizations as the UN;

2018/02/07
Committee: AFET

2017/2206(INI)

Renate WEBER, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)

9c. Calls on the EEAS to join the plan designed by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)to protect human rights defenders in Latin America;

2018/02/07
Committee: AFET

2017/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Remains concerned about the situation with respect to land grabbing as a result of corrupt practices by corporations, foreign investors, national and international State actors, officials and authorities; underlines that corruption enables land grabbing, often with forced evictions, by, inter alia, granting third parties tainted control of land without the consent of the people who live on that land, particularly indigenous people;

2018/02/07
Committee: AFET

2017/2206(INI)

Renate WEBER, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Urges the EU and its Member States to ~~monitor and publicly rep~~require disclosure and to monitort the land acquisitions involving EU-based corporations and actors or EU-funded development projects, in ~~countries where such deals could result in the violation of human right~~order to increase the transparency and accountability of those acquisitions, instructing and capacitating EU Delegations and embassies for that purpose ;

2018/02/07
Committee: AFET

2017/2206(INI)

Renate WEBER, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Calls on the EU and its Member States to promote and support indigenous peoples' organisations that have a social development agenda which designs and develops legal and institutional framework for the demarcation and titling of indigenous territories; outlines that recognizing and formalizing indigenous peoples’ lands and empowering indigenous people’s authorities and community members would ensure sustainability, social accountability and would contribute to the resolve of land disputes and conflicts within the state;

2018/02/07
Committee: AFET

2017/2206(INI)

Renate WEBER, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the EU to set up a grievance mechanism whereby indigenous and local communities can lodge complaints regarding violations and abuses of their rights resulting from EU-based business activities or EU development or investment projects, regardless of the country where the violations and abuses occurred, in order to ensure that the victims have effective access to justice, as well as to technical and legal assistance; calls on the EU and the Member States to engage in the negotiations to adopt a legally binding international human rights instrument for transnational corporations and other companies with respect to human rights through active participation in the open- ended intergovernmental working group of the UN created specifically to fulfil this purpose;

2018/02/07
Committee: AFET

2017/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the EU to set up a grievance mechanism, in accordance with the Commission Recommendation 2013/396/EU adopted on 11 June 2013, whereby indigenous and local communities can lodge complaints regarding violations and abuses of their rights resulting from EU-based business activities ~~or EU development or investment projects~~, regardless of the country where the violations and abuses occurred, in order to ensure that the victims have effective access to justice, as well as to technical and legal assistance; calls on the EU and the Member States to engage in the negotiations to adopt a legally binding international human rights instrument for transnational corporations and other companies;

2018/02/07
Committee: AFET

2017/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Calls on the Union and its Member States to guarantee access to remedy for victims of human rights abuses and violations arising from activities of Union-based companies by removing all barriers, both practical and legal, so that the division of responsibilities does not prevent accountability or deny access to justice in the country where the abuse occurred;

2018/02/07
Committee: AFET

2017/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)

16b. Urges the Union to maintain support for the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGP) and to continue to promote its proper application;

2018/02/07
Committee: AFET

2017/2206(INI)

Renate WEBER, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)

16c. Recalls the responsibility of companies to guarantee the right to free, prior and informed consultation of indigenous peoples when projects, works or activities are to be carried out within their territories, and their necessary incorporation and subsequent application in their policies of corporate social responsibility;

2018/02/07
Committee: AFET

2017/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Calls on all states to ensure that indigenous communities benefit from sustainable tourism revenues and are protected from the adverse impact ofthat mass tourism might bring, and welcomes examples of shared management of reserves and protected areas that allow better protection of ecosystems and control of tourism flows;

2018/02/07
Committee: AFET

2017/2206(INI)

Renate WEBER, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Calls on the EU to ensure that all EU-funded development projects that ~~could in any way negatively affect the livelihoods, lands and~~are taking place on the lands and involve resources of indigenous peoples rigorously comply with the principle of free, prior and informed consent;

2018/02/07
Committee: AFET

2017/2206(INI)

Renate WEBER, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls on the EU to ~~establish the obligation to~~ carry out impact assessment studies prior to the conclusion of trade and cooperation agreements and to the implementation of development projects, in order to measure and prevent their deleterious effects on the rights of indigenous and local communities;

2018/02/07
Committee: AFET

2017/2126(INI)

Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Commends the Ombudsman's strategic inquiry on access to documents relating to Council preparatory bodies, including its Committees, working parties and the COREPER, when discussing draft EU legislative acts. Encourages the Ombudsman to effectively request from the Council to improve transparency over its meetings with stakeholders and the decisions adopted, comply with access to documents requirements, and provide said access in a timely manner and without delays;

2017/07/19
Committee: PETI

2017/2126(INI)

Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Recalls the Court of Justice of the European Union's rulings in that public access to documents should be the rule and that possible derogations from it should always be weighed against the principles of transparency and representative democracy, as a pre- condition of the exercise of their democratic rights; considers that a revision is needed of Regulation 1049/2001 in order to significantly facilitate the European Ombudsman's work in scrutinising the European Parliament, Council and Commission's granting of access to documents;

2017/07/19
Committee: PETI

2017/2126(INI)

Javier NART, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Is open to the idea of holding future annual conferences of the European Network of Ombudsmen in the premises of the European Parliament, having regard to the direct links between the Committee on Petitions and the European Ombudsman;

2017/07/19
Committee: PETI

2017/2122(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Soraya POST, Ulrike LUNACEK, Daniele VIOTTI, Malin BJÖRK, Tanja FAJON, Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN

Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)

- having regard to the Guidelines to Promote and Protect the Enjoyment of All Human Rights by Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) Persons, adopted by the Council on 24 June 2013,

2017/09/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2122(INI)

Renate WEBER, Ivo VAJGL, Norica NICOLAI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Louis MICHEL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Citation 21

— having regard to the EU Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy in the World in 20165,

2017/09/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2122(INI)

Renate WEBER, Norica NICOLAI, Ivo VAJGL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Louis MICHEL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas Article 21 of the TEU commits the EU to ~~developing~~ a common foreign and security policy (CFSP) guided by the principles of democracy, the rule of law, the universality and indivisibility of human rights and fundamental freedoms, respect for human dignity, the principle of equality and solidarity, including women's rights and gender equality and compliance with the UN Charter, the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and international law;

2017/09/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2122(INI)

Renate WEBER, Ivo VAJGL, Norica NICOLAI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Louis MICHEL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas today’s worldwide abuses of human rights and fundamental freedoms, including crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocides, necessitate determined efforts on the part of the whole international community;

2017/09/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2122(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Soraya POST, Ulrike LUNACEK, Daniele VIOTTI, Malin BJÖRK, Tanja FAJON, Liliana RODRIGUES

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the protection of the human rights of the most vulnerable groups, such as ethnic, linguistic and religious minorities, LGBTI persons, women, children, asylum-seekers and migrants deserves special attention;

2017/09/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2122(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Soraya POST, Ulrike LUNACEK, Daniele VIOTTI, Malin BJÖRK, Tanja FAJON, Liliana RODRIGUES, Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

C a. whereas human rights violations such as torture and inhuman treatment, hate crimes, forced disappearances, violation of bodily integrity, and many other violations continue to be a cause for serious concern;

2017/09/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2122(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Soraya POST, Ulrike LUNACEK, Malin BJÖRK, Tanja FAJON, Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)

C b. whereas states have the ultimate responsibility to safeguard all human rights of people through enacting and implementing international human rights treaties and conventions, monitoring human rights violations and ensuring effective remedy for victims;

2017/09/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2122(INI)

Renate WEBER, Ivo VAJGL, Norica NICOLAI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Louis MICHEL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas an increasing number of human rights violations amounting to war crimes and crimes against humanity, including genocide, are being committed by state and non-state actors;

2017/09/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2122(INI)

Renate WEBER, Ivo VAJGL, Norica NICOLAI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Louis MICHEL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

D a. whereas children and women face increasing threats, discrimination and violence, especially in war zones and authoritarian regimes;

2017/09/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2122(INI)

Renate WEBER, Ivo VAJGL, Norica NICOLAI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Louis MICHEL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)

D b. whereas gender equality is at the core of European values and enshrined within the EU’s legal and political framework;whereas violence and discrimination against women and girls has dramatically increased during the recent years;

2017/09/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2122(INI)

Renate WEBER, Ivo VAJGL, Norica NICOLAI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Louis MICHEL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas freedom of thought, conscience, religion and belief, as well as the right to apostasy and the right to adopt atheistic views must be enhanced unconditionally through interreligious and intercultural dialogue;

2017/09/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2122(INI)

Renate WEBER, Ivo VAJGL, Norica NICOLAI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Louis MICHEL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas Article 207 of the TFEU stipulates that the EU’s commercial policy is to be based on the principles and objectives of the Union’s external action; whereas trade and human rights reinforce each other, and whereas the business community has an important role to play in offering positive incentives in terms of promoting human rights, democracy and corporate responsibility;

2017/09/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2122(INI)

Renate WEBER, Ivo VAJGL, Norica NICOLAI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Louis MICHEL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)

M a. whereas human rights and democracy support policies should be mainstreamed across all other EU policies with an external dimension, such as development, migration, security, counter- terrorism, women’s rights and gender equality, enlargement and trade in particular through the implementation of human rights conditionality;

2017/09/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2122(INI)

Renate WEBER, Ivo VAJGL, Norica NICOLAI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Louis MICHEL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Reiterates its firm belief that the EU and its Member States must actively pursue the principle of mainstreaming human rights and democracy in all EU policies, including those with an external dimension, such as development, migration, security, counter-terrorism, enlargement and trade, in particular through the implementation of human rights conditionality; reiterates, in this regard, the crucial importance of ensuring increased coherence between the EU’s internal and external policies;

2017/09/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2122(INI)

Renate WEBER, Ivo VAJGL, Norica NICOLAI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Welcomes the fact that in 2016, the rule of law, democratic principles and breaches of human rights were debated regularly in its plenary sessions, targeted in various parliamentary resolutions, and raised in committee and interparliamentary delegation meetings;deleted

2017/09/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2122(INI)

Renate WEBER, Ivo VAJGL, Norica NICOLAI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Notes that in 2016, DROI drafted three reports, namely on human rights and migration in third countries, corporate liability for serious human rights abuses in third countries, and the fight against trafficking in human beings in the EU’s external relations;deleted

2017/09/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2122(INI)

Renate WEBER, Ivo VAJGL, Norica NICOLAI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Louis MICHEL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Expresses grave concern about the increasing number of attacks against religious minorities, in particular Christians, which are often committed by non-state actors such as ISIS/Daesh; deplores the attempts of state actors to limit freedom of religion and belief and freedom of expression by adopting and implementing blasphemy laws; calls for the EU and its Member States to step up their efforts to enhance respect for freedom of thought, conscience, religion and belief and to promote interreligious dialogue when engaging with third countries; requests concrete action towards the effective implementation of the EU Guidelines on the promotion and protection of freedom of religion or belief, including by ensuring the systematic and consistent training of EU staff at headquarters and in delegations; supports fully the EU practice of taking the lead on thematic resolutions on freedom of religion and belief at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and the UN General Assembly (UNGA); supports fully the work of the EU Special Envoy for the Promotion of Freedom of Religion or Belief outside the EU, Mr Ján Figel;

2017/09/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2122(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Soraya POST, Ulrike LUNACEK, Daniele VIOTTI, Malin BJÖRK, Tanja FAJON, Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Expresses grave concern about the increasing number of attacks against religious minorities, in particular Christians, Yazidis, Turkmen, Shiites, Sabeans, Mandeans and all religious groups, including Sunnis, who do not share the same interpretation of Islam, which are often committed by non-state actors such as ISIS/Daesh; calls for the EU and its Member States to step up their efforts to enhance respect for freedom of thought, conscience, religion and belief and to promote interreligious dialogue when engaging with third countries; requests concrete action towards the effective implementation of the EU Guidelines on the promotion and protection of freedom of religion or belief, including by ensuring the systematic and consistent training of EU staff at headquarters and in delegations; supports fully the EU practice of taking the lead on thematic resolutions on freedom of religion and belief at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and the UN General Assembly (UNGA); supports fully the work of the EU Special Envoy for the Promotion of Freedom of Religion or Belief outside the EU, Mr Ján Figel;

2017/09/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2122(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Reiterates the fact that freedom of expression online and offline is a vital component of any democratic society, as it nourishes a culture of pluralism that empowers civil society and citizens to hold their governments and decision-makers to account, and supports respect for the rule of law; stresses, therefore, that the EU should intensify its efforts to promote freedom of expression through its external policies and instruments; reiterates its request for the EU and its Member States to enhance their monitoring of all types of restrictions on freedom of expression and the media in third countries, including when they are used to silence minority groups, and to rapidly and systematically condemn such limitations; emphasises the importance of ensuring the effective implementation of the EU Guidelines on Freedom of Expression Online and Offline and of regularly monitoring their impact; welcomes the new European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) launched in 2016, with its specific focus on training EU delegations and media actors in third countries on how to apply the Guidelines;

2017/09/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2122(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Soraya POST, Ulrike LUNACEK, Daniele VIOTTI, Malin BJÖRK, Tanja FAJON, Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8 a. Strongly condemns increasing restrictions on freedom of assembly and association of opposition movements or minority group events, such as Pride marches, in some cases with violent responses from authorities against protesters;reaffirms the crucial role of these fundamental freedoms in the functioning of democratic societies and the responsibility of states in ensuring such rights are upheld and participants protected;calls on EU delegations, relevant institutions, bodies and individuals to take an active role in promoting these rights in line with international human rights standards;

2017/09/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2122(INI)

Renate WEBER, Ivo VAJGL, Norica NICOLAI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Louis MICHEL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Is deeply concerned that civil society is increasingly under attack worldwide, through, inter alia, a growing number of repressive laws adopted throughout the world, under the pretext of combating terrorism or disclosing "foreign agents"; recalls that independent civil society plays an essential role in the defence and advancement of human rights and in the functioning of democratic societies; deeply regrets the fact that human rights defenders, journalists and civil society activists are victims of harassment, intimidation and killings; calls for the EU and its Member States to constantly monitor and raise cases of violations of freedom of assembly and association, including the various forms of bans and limitations on civil society organisations (CSOs) and their activities, such as laws aiming at shrinking civil society space or the promotion of NGOs sponsored by governments (GONGOs) which mimic a functioning and free civil society space; calls, in addition, for the EU and its Member States to use all available means, such as human rights dialogues, political dialogues and public diplomacy, to systematically raise individual cases of human rights defenders (HRDs) and civil society activists at risk, particularly those in prison;

2017/09/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2122(INI)

Renate WEBER, Ivo VAJGL, Norica NICOLAI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Louis MICHEL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9 a. Calls for the establishment of a system to effectively monitor civil society space with clear benchmarks and indicators, to fill in the gaps in the overall framework under which the EU deals with the issue of civil society space, notably as regards the use and definition of terms around the enabling, conducive, legal environment for civil society;

2017/09/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2122(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Soraya POST, Ulrike LUNACEK, Daniele VIOTTI, Malin BJÖRK, Tanja FAJON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Considers it deeply regrettable that torture, ill-treatment and the death penalty continue all over the world~~, and~~ against dissenting members of society and against vulnerable groups, such as ethnic, linguistic and religious minorities, LGBTI persons, women, children, asylum seekers and migrants; calls for the EU to intensify its efforts to eradicate these serious human rights violations; urges the EEAS and the VP/HR to engage more strongly in the fight against torture and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment, including the death penalty, through increased diplomatic efforts and more systematic public positioning; recommends that the EEAS, the EU delegations and the Member States use all existing instruments, such as the EU Guidelines on Torture, to their full potential; welcomes the fact that the UN’s resolution on a moratorium on the use of the death penalty was adopted by the UNGA in December 2016 with the support of 117 countries;

2017/09/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2122(INI)

Renate WEBER, Ivo VAJGL, Norica NICOLAI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Louis MICHEL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Considers it deeply regrettable that torture, ill-treatment and the death penalty continue all over the world, and calls for the EU to intensify its efforts to eradicate the~~se serious human rights violations~~m; urges the EEAS and the VP/HR to engage more strongly in the fight against torture and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment, including the death penalty, through increased diplomatic efforts and more systematic public positioning; recommends that the EEAS, the EU delegations and the Member States use all existing instruments, such as the EU Guidelines on Torture, to their full potential; welcomes the fact that the UN’s resolution on a moratorium on the use of the death penalty was adopted by the UNGA in December 2016 with the support of 117 countries; calls on countries that still retain this practice to adopt a moratorium and abolish the death penalty;

2017/09/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2122(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Soraya POST, Ulrike LUNACEK, Daniele VIOTTI, Malin BJÖRK, Tanja FAJON, Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11 a. Condemns violations of bodily integrity against women as well as minority groups which are in breach of the fundamental right to bodily integrity and identity, such as female genital mutilation (FGM), intersex genital mutilations, forced sterilisation of people belonging to ethnic minority groups and people with disabilities;calls on states to outlaw these practices, address perpetrators and support victims;highlights that transgender people are psychopathologised and subjected to forced sterilisation in order to obtain legal recognition of their gender identity;calls on states to establish fast, accessible and transparent procedures for legal gender recognition, based on self-determination only and to depathologise trans identities in accordance to the ICD-11;

2017/09/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2122(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Soraya POST, Ulrike LUNACEK, Daniele VIOTTI, Malin BJÖRK, Tanja FAJON, Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Welcomes the adoption of the EU Gender Action Plan 2016-2020 which sets out a comprehensive list of measures to improve the situation of women in terms of equal rights and empowerment; emphasises the importance of ensuring its effective implementation; welcomes, in addition, the adoption of the Strategic Engagement for Gender Equality 2016-2019, which promotes gender equality and women’s rights worldwide; requests that the Commission, the EEAS and the VP/HR step up their fulfilment of the obligations and commitments in the area of women’s rights under the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW); believes that the EU should continue mainstreaming support for women within common security and defence policy (CSDP) operations, conflict prevention and post- conflict reconstruction; recalls that the 2016 Sakharov Prize was awarded to Nadia Murad and Lamiya Aji Bashar, survivors of sexual enslavement perpetrated by ISIS/Daesh; strongly condemns all forms of abuse and violence against all women and girls, including violence based on sexual orientation, gender identity and sex characteristics, in this connection;

2017/09/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2122(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Soraya POST, Ulrike LUNACEK, Daniele VIOTTI, Malin BJÖRK, Tanja FAJON, Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12 a. Welcomes the signing of the Istanbul Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence by the European Union;highlights the importance of fighting against gender-based violence in the countries of the Council of Europe and beyond;calls on the EU and Member States to ratify the Istanbul Convention as soon as possible;calls on the EU, EU delegations and Member States to mainstream the fight against gender- based violence and violence against women, including lesbian and bisexual women and transgender and intersex people, in their work with third countries;

2017/09/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2122(INI)

Renate WEBER, Ivo VAJGL, Norica NICOLAI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Louis MICHEL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12 a. Condemns the fact that women’s sexual and reproductive rights are frequently violated;emphasises that proper, affordable health care and universal respect for and access to sexual and reproductive rights and education should be ensured to all women;

2017/09/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2122(INI)

Renate WEBER, Ivo VAJGL, Norica NICOLAI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Louis MICHEL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Reaffirms the urgent need for the universal ratification and effective implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and its Optional Protocols; underlines that children are often exposed to specific abuses, such as child marriages or genital mutilation, and therefore are in need of enhanced protection; requests that the EU systematically consult relevant local and international child rights organisations, and raise, in its political and human rights dialogues with third countries, States Parties’ obligations to implement the Convention; welcomes the Council of Europe Strategy for the Rights of the Child (2016-2021); requests that the EU continue to promote the EU-UNICEF Child Rights Toolkit for integrating child rights in development cooperation through its external delegations, and to train the EU delegation staff adequately in this field; reiterates its request for the Commission to propose a comprehensive children’s rights strategy and action plan for the next five years, in order to prioritise children’s rights within EU external policies; welcomes the fact that under the 2016 Development Cooperation Instrument, resources were allocated to support UN agencies in carrying out measures targeted to children’s rights;

2017/09/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2122(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Soraya POST, Ulrike LUNACEK, Daniele VIOTTI, Malin BJÖRK, Tanja FAJON, Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Condemns in the strongest terms all forms of discrimination, including on grounds of race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, sex characteristics, language, culture, social origin, caste, birth, age, disability or any other status; stresses that the EU should intensify its efforts to eradicate all types of discrimination, racism and xenophobia through human rights and political dialogues, the work of the EU delegations and public diplomacy; stresses, in addition, that the EU should continue promoting the ratification and full implementation of all UN conventions that support this cause;

2017/09/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2122(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Soraya POST, Ulrike LUNACEK, Daniele VIOTTI, Tanja FAJON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Expresses profound concern that minorities, such as ethnic, linguistic and religious minorities, LGBTI persons, persons with disabilities, women, children, asylum seekers and migrants, are still at a heightened risk of discrimination and are especially vulnerable to political, economic, environmental and labour- related changes and disruptions; notes that many have little or no access to political representation and are acutely affected by poverty; stresses that the EU should intensify its efforts to eradicate the violations of human rights committed against minorities; stresses the need to mainstream recognition and support for the specific needs of people experiencing multiple vulnerabilities, such as LGBTI asylum seekers, and ethnic or religious minority persons with disabilities;

2017/09/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2122(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Soraya POST, Ulrike LUNACEK, Daniele VIOTTI, Malin BJÖRK, Tanja FAJON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Reiterates its support for the introduction of human rights clauses in international agreements between the EU and third countries; recalls that all human rights must be considered of equal value, being indivisible, interdependent and interrelated; calls on the Commission to monitor the implementation of such clauses effectively and systematically and to provide Parliament with regular reports on partner countries’ respect for human rights; takes a positive view of the GSP+ preference system as a means to stimulate the effective implementation of 27 core international conventions on human rights and labour standards; expects the Commission to report back to Parliament and to the Council on the status of its ratification; reiterates the importance of the proper implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights;

2017/09/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2122(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Soraya POST, Ulrike LUNACEK, Daniele VIOTTI, Malin BJÖRK, Tanja FAJON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Reaffirms the fact that the activities of all companies, including European ones, operating in third countries should be in full compliance with international human rights standards; reaffirms, moreover, the importance of promoting corporate social responsibility and of European enterprises playing a leading role in promoting international standards on business and human rights; emphasises that European enterprises should serve as examples of good practice by enforcing within their workforce and across vertical and horizontal value chains equal treatment and suitable support for women and minorities, such as ethnic, linguistic and religious minorities, LGBTI people, people with disabilities, children, asylum seekers and migrants; acknowledges that global value chains contribute to enhancing international core labour, environmental and social standards, and represent an opportunity for sustainable progress, especially in developing countries;

2017/09/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2122(INI)

Renate WEBER, Ivo VAJGL, Norica NICOLAI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Louis MICHEL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Reaffirms the fact that the activities of all companies, including European ones, operating in third countries should be in full compliance with international human rights standards; reaffirms, moreover, the importance of promoting corporate social responsibility and of European enterprises playing a leading role in promoting international standards on business and human rights; acknowledges that global value chains contribute to enhancing international core labour, environmental and social standards, and represent an opportunity for sustainable progress, especially in developing countries; outlines, however, that in case of business-related human rights abuses, the effective access to remedies for victims should be ensured;

2017/09/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2122(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Soraya POST, Ulrike LUNACEK, Malin BJÖRK, Tanja FAJON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Strongly condemns the heinous crimes and human rights violations committed by non-state actors such as Boko Haram in Nigeria and ISIS/Daesh in Syria and Iraq; is horrified at the vast range of crimes committed, including murder, torture, rape, enslavement and sexual slavery, the recruitment of child soldiers, forced religious conversions and the systematic killing of religious minorities, including Christians, Yazidis and others; recalls that the situation suffered by religious minorities in the territories governed by ISIS/Daesh was qualified by the European Parliament, in the Resolution of the humanitarian crisis in Iraq and Syria and in particular in the context of the Islamic State, as a genocide; emphasises that the EU and its Member States should support the prosecution of members of non-state groups such as ISIS/Daesh by seeking a consensus within the UN Security Council to confer jurisdiction to the International Criminal Court (ICC);

2017/09/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2122(INI)

Renate WEBER, Ivo VAJGL, Norica NICOLAI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Louis MICHEL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Strongly condemns the heinous crimes and human rights violations committed by state actors, as well as non- state actors such as Boko Haram in Nigeria ~~and~~, ISIS/Daesh in Syria and Iraq and Houthi in Yemen, among others; is horrified at the vast range of crimes committed, including murder, torture, rape as a weapon of war, enslavement and sexual slavery, the recruitment of child soldiers, forced religious conversions and the systematic killing of religious minorities, including Christians, Yazidis and others; emphasises that the EU and its Member States should support the prosecution of state actors, as well as members of non-state groups such as ISIS/Daesh by seeking a consensus within the UN Security Council to confer jurisdiction to the International Criminal Court (ICC);

2017/09/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2122(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Expresses profound concern at and solidarity with the large number of asylum seekers, refugees and migrants who suffer grave human rights violations as the victims of conflicts, persecution, governance failures and illegal migration, trafficking and smuggling networks; stresses the urgent need to tackle the root causes of migration flows and therefore to address the external dimension of the refugee crisis, including by finding sustainable solutions to conflicts in our neighbourhood by developing cooperation and partnerships with the third countries concerned, while keeping in sight the importance of ensuring the respect of human rights in those countries; underlines the need for a comprehensive human-rights-based approach to migration and calls for the EU to collaborate further with the UN, regional organisations, governments and NGOs; in the meantime calls on Member States to respect and fully implement the adopted common European asylum package and the common migration legislation, particularly to safeguard vulnerable asylum seekers, such as women as well as LGBTI people, against violence, discrimination and re-traumatisation during the asylum process; calls on Member States to recognise that specific vulnerabilities of LGBTI people must be considered in classifying whether a country is “safe”, and to factor this into decisions on applications, country placements and deportation; calls for specific medical needs to be unconditionally provided for throughout the migration and asylum process, especially for particularly vulnerable populations, including women as well as trans and intersex people and people with disabilities; calls on the EASO to provide appropriate training to Member States to enable appropriate and sensible proceedings; calls on Member States to recognise the gender identity of trans asylum seekers already in asylum proceedings; calls on Member States to participate in resettlement programmes, giving access to family reunification and granting humanitarian visas;

2017/09/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2122(INI)

Renate WEBER, Ivo VAJGL, Norica NICOLAI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Louis MICHEL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Expresses profound concern at and solidarity with the large number of refugees and migrants who suffer grave human rights violations as the victims of conflicts, persecution, governance failures and illegal migration, trafficking and smuggling networks; stresses the urgent need to tackle the root causes of migration flows and therefore to address the external dimension of the refugee crisis, including by finding sustainable solutions to conflicts in our neighbourhood by developing, among others, cooperation and partnerships with the third countries concerned; underlines the need for a comprehensive human-rights-based approach to migration and calls for the EU to collaborate further with the UN, regional organisations, governments and NGOs;

2017/09/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2122(INI)

Liliana RODRIGUES, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Soraya POST, Ulrike LUNACEK, Daniele VIOTTI, Malin BJÖRK, Tanja FAJON, Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Considers that the EU should continue its efforts to enhance respect for the human rights of LGBTI people, in line with the EU Guidelines on the topic; ~~recommends that the Guidelines be implemented~~calls for the full implementation of the Guidelines, including through the training of EU staff in third countries; regrets that 72 countries still criminalise homosexuality, 13 of which have the death penalty, and believes that practices and acts of violence against individuals on the basis of their sexual orientation, gender identity or sex characteristics, such as forced outings, hate crimes and hate speech both online and offline, corrective rape, and intersex genital mutilations should not go unpunished;

2017/09/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2122(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Soraya POST, Ulrike LUNACEK, Daniele VIOTTI, Malin BJÖRK, Tanja FAJON, Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)

26a. Warns of the deterioration of democracy and human rights in candidate countries for EU membership; recalls that any country aiming to join the EU has to fully guarantee human rights and strictly fulfil the Copenhagen Criteria; urges the European Council to end with negotiation processes in cases of blatant violations of human rights or abolition of the democratic system in a candidate country for EU membership;

2017/09/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2122(INI)

Renate WEBER, Ivo VAJGL, Norica NICOLAI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Louis MICHEL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35

35. ~~Welcomes the adoption of the EU Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy in the World 2015; c~~Considers that the Annual Report is an indispensable tool for scrutiny, communication and debate on the EU’s policy on human rights and democracy in the world;

2017/09/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2122(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38

38. Reiterates its view that the adoption of the EU Strategic Framework and the first Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy in 2012 constituted a major milestone for the EU in placing human rights and democracy at the core of its external relations; welcomes the adoption by the Council in July 2015 of a new Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy for 2015-2019 and the performance of a mid-term review in 2017; calls on the VP/HR, the EEAS, the Commission, the Council and the Member States to ensure the efficient and coherent implementation of the current Action Plan, including through genuine collaboration with civil society organisations; stresses that the Member States should report back on how they have implemented the Plan; draws particular attention to the importance of increasing the effectiveness and maximising the local impact of the tools used to promote respect for human rights and democracy worldwide;

2017/09/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2122(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Soraya POST, Ulrike LUNACEK, Daniele VIOTTI, Malin BJÖRK, Tanja FAJON, Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39

39. Reiterates its view that a solid consensus and enhanced coordination between Member States and the EU institutions, as well as genuine collaboration with civil society organisations at local, national and international level, is required in order to advance the human rights and democracy agenda coherently and consistently; stresses firmly that Member States should take greater ownership of the implementation of the Action Plan and the EU Strategic Framework and use them as a blueprint for promoting human rights and democracy bilaterally and multilaterally;

2017/09/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2122(INI)

Renate WEBER, Ivo VAJGL, Norica NICOLAI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Louis MICHEL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43

43. Acknowledges that Human Rights Dialogues with third countries can be an efficient tool for bilateral engagement and cooperation in the promotion and protection of human rights; welcomes the establishment of Human Rights Dialogues with a growing number of countries; urges the EEAS to ensure that women’s rights are included in all agendas and to systematically hold consultation meetings with civil society, including local civil society, before and after each Dialogue; praises and further encourages the involvement of civil society in preparatory dialogues; reiterates its call for the development of a comprehensive mechanism for monitoring and reviewing the functioning of Human Rights Dialogues;

2017/09/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2122(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 a (new)

44a. Recalls that sanctions are an essential tool of the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP);urges the Council to adopt the sanctions provided for in European legislation when deemed necessary to achieve the objectives of the CFSP, in particular to protect human rights and consolidate and support democracy, avoiding their impact on the civilian population; asks that these sanctions be focused on officials identified as responsible for human rights violations in order to punish their crimes and abuses;

2017/09/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2089(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that an increasing number of petitions submitted to Parliament after the entry into force of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights in December 2009 invoke the Charter as the legal basis for the alleged violation of their fundamental rights as EU citizens; notes that these petitions are evidence of a serious structural lack of a fundamental rights- based approach in the drafting of legislation and policymaking both at EU level and in the implementation of legislation in Member States;

2018/09/13
Committee: PETI

2017/2089(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Deplores the fact that the Charter of Fundamental Rights only applies in Member States when implementing EU law; reiterates that many citizens have found its implementation to be unclear and unsatisfactory; recalls that, in order to ensure the effective exercise of fundamental rights, Member States must also enforce the provisions of the Charter when applying EU law;

2018/09/13
Committee: PETI

2017/2089(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Welcomes the European Commission's efforts to combat discrimination against women; recalls that Article 23 of the Charter provides that 'Equality between women and men must be ensured in all areas, including employment, work and pay'; points out that the principle of equality does not stop us from maintaining or taking measures providing specific advantages for the under-represented sex;

2018/09/13
Committee: PETI

2017/2089(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Points out that Member States themselves can, and have the moral obligation to, implement the provisions of the Charter in their legislation, even when they are not directly transposing EU law; also deplores the deteriorating situation regarding media freedom in several Member States; urges Member States to respect, and the Commission to take, the necessary measures to monitor and enforce media freedom and pluralism;

2018/09/13
Committee: PETI

2017/2089(INI)

Thierry CORNILLET, Catherine BEARDER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Louis MICHEL, Charles GOERENS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Strongly differs with the Commission on its restrictive interpretation of Article 51(1) when assessing a number of petitions submitted to Parliament, ~~in particular those on alleged breaches of Article 28 of the Charter on the right to collective bargaining and collective action,~~ and reiterates strongly that the EU institutions need to respect the Charter under all circumstances and in whichever role they play, for instance within the Troika, including when implementing adjustment programmes that are not based on primary EU law, as stated in its resolution of 13 March 2014 on the role and operations of the Troika with regard to the euro area programme countries;

2018/09/13
Committee: PETI

2017/2083(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas a stable regulatory and institutional environment and a healthy economy are essential elements for ensuring competitiveness, investments, job creation, a higher standard of living and sustainable growth;

2017/09/07
Committee: DEVE

2017/2083(INI)

Thierry CORNILLET, Catherine BEARDER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas the paucity of employment opportunities, owing to the economic situation in some countries, could cause part of the population to migrate, sometimes illegally, particularly to the EU, and whereas development aid should therefore be increased to enable the population to find suitable employment in their country;

2017/09/07
Committee: DEVE

2017/2083(INI)

Thierry CORNILLET, Catherine BEARDER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)

Eb. whereas those migration phenomena fuel intolerable human trafficking and could exacerbate populism in some European countries;

2017/09/07
Committee: DEVE

2017/2083(INI)

Thierry CORNILLET, Catherine BEARDER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Considers it necessary to make resilience, in other words the ability of a country to withstand, adapt and overcome difficulties such as violence, conflict and natural disasters, – in all its five dimensions – a major component of the new EU-Africa strategy;

2017/09/07
Committee: DEVE

2017/2083(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Barbara MATERA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Silvia COSTA, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Hilde VAUTMANS, Julie WARD, Lara COMI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Brando BENIFEI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Stresses the urgent need to increase the capacities of developing countries and cooperation between the EU and Africa in the field of security and in combating organised crime ~~and~~, trafficking in human beings and smuggling of migrants, with particular regards to children, who are vulnerable to sexual exploitation and abuse;

2017/09/07
Committee: DEVE

2017/2083(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Emphasises the importance of maximizing budgetary resources and mobilizing new sources of development financing to help African countries meet Sustainable Development Goals and the objectives of Agenda 2063;underlines the need to ensure efficient and transparent management of government budgets and strengthen public financial management systems, particularly to adequately invest in social sectors, especially for children and youth;

2017/09/07
Committee: DEVE

2017/2083(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Hilde VAUTMANS, Barbara MATERA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Silvia COSTA, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Julie WARD, Lara COMI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Brando BENIFEI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Stresses also the importance of high-quality education at all levels, and the need for young people to be connected to global realities and to ~~have skills which meet the needs of the market, by promoting and supporting vocational training~~acquire the necessary skills to match the current and future labour market needs, by strengthening Africa's educational and vocational learning system, including through curricula reforms and access to technology;

2017/09/07
Committee: DEVE

2017/2083(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Considers it important to support African countries in establishing effective health systems; in particular underlines the need to train an additional one million more skilled health professionals than it is set to on current trends to meet the minimum WHO standard by 2030;

2017/09/07
Committee: DEVE

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Stresses that addressing consumer over-indebtedness linked to credit activities must be given priority if the Commission aims to explore ways of facilitating cross- border access to loans; In this regard, urges the Commission to promote financial education and foster multi- stakeholder collaboration in this important field.

2017/06/29
Committee: ECON

Javier NART, Renate WEBER, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

3. Considers that since the European Union is the largest donor of aid to the LAC region, withdrawing it~~, including aid to middle-income countries,~~ would be a backward step that would impede the region’s future development; calls on the Commission and Council to make an unambiguous commitment with LAC (particularly MSME) to leave no one behind and alleviate the impact on countries that have recently achieved middle-income status or are in a process of transition towards it;

2017/03/29
Committee: DEVE

2017/2027(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)

– having regard to the Declaration by the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission on point (ii) of point (b) of Article 5(2) of Regulation No 233/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2014 establishing an instrument for development cooperation for the period 2014-2020,

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Takes the view that in the current regional and global context, the EU should deepen its relations with LAC by focusing on greater cooperation in all areas with the aim of establishing a bilateral relationship at the highest level;

2017/03/29
Committee: DEVE

2017/2027(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the Latin American and Caribbean region (LAC) constitutes a key partner for the EU when it comes to jointly facing current global challenges, such as ~~the eradication of poverty, access to drinking water, peace and security, socioeconomic development, sustainability~~peace and security, fight against corruption and impunity, socioeconomic development, lack of good governance, sustainability, the eradication of poverty, access to drinking water, the fight against climate change, the digital transformation and managing migration;

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the 33 LAC countries have diverse political, economic and cultural realities that require different approaches within a coherent and consistent framework in the context of EU external action while always defending EU values on democracy and human rights;

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses the need to step up efforts to combat corruption and impunity, to ensure the separation of powers, the holding of free and transparent elections and equal access to an impartial judicial system and to strengthen administration;

2017/03/29
Committee: DEVE

2017/2027(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Stresses that LAC has the highest rate of murdered human rights defenders of any region in the world; calls for development programmes to take account of the extreme vulnerability of human rights defenders and make an ambitious contribution to their protection; calls on the EEAS to make a greater effort to supervise the management of the funds earmarked for protecting human rights defenders;

2017/03/29
Committee: DEVE

2017/2027(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Calls for compliance with international human rights treaties, participation by the various governments in regional bodies and cooperation with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to be taken into account in developing bilateral relations;

2017/03/29
Committee: DEVE

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Believes public policies opening up opportunities for the nearly 30 million young people not in employment, education or training to be fundamental; points out that the majority of victims of the high rates of violence and homicide are young people and adolescents; stresses the need to contribute, through development programmes, to preventing violence and stopping young people from being recruited by organised crime and criminal gangs;

2017/03/29
Committee: DEVE

2017/2027(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the LAC region has undergone significant changes in the past decade, such as the elevation of a large part of the population to the middle class through economic reforms, social policies and the overall consolidation of democracy, but also the end of the commodities super-cycle that made millions of people vulnerable to falling back into poverty;

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas respect to the rule of law and to a stable legal and political framework enables both regions to exercise a free enterprise and adequate investment environment that include safeguards to the principle of legal certainty;

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas the main geopolitical shifts currently in play in LAC countries, ~~marked by~~including the increasing ~~presence of Asian states seeking economic partnership in the region, require that the EU~~trade and economic relations with some Asian countries, require that the EU continues more than ever standsing up as a truthful ally to its partners in the LAC region;

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas the EU is the main source of development assistance in the LAC region, as reflected in the DCI (Development Cooperation Instrument) 2014-2020, and whereas European cooperation is strong as a result of financial and triangular cooperation;

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 12

12. Calls for development programmes in LAC to guarantee women’s fundamental freedoms; points out that, according to the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (CEPAL), on average 12 Latin American and Caribbean women die every day; points out that putting an end to femicide and gender discrimination must be a priority objective for the development of the region and the achievement of the SDGs;

2017/03/29
Committee: DEVE

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 12

12. Calls for development programmes in LAC to guarantee ~~women’s~~the fundamental freedoms and rights of women and ethnic minorities;

2017/03/29
Committee: DEVE

2017/2027(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Highlights the fact that the new geopolitical scenario reinforces the LAC region as a strategic priority and opportunity for the EU’s foreign policy, as both regions share a common vision of the world based on multilateralism, dialogue, sustainability, the rule of law and open societies;

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Stresses that respect to rule of law and to stable political and legal framework are cornerstone for an adequate investment environment; in this sense, recalls the importance to ensure legal certainty for EU businesses in LAC countries;

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses that current global challenges, including ~~the digital transformation, mass migration, cybersecurity, organised crime and terrorism, climate change, geopolitical shifts, inequality within an~~fight against corruption and impunity, lack of good governance, socioeconomic development, social and economic inequality within and across countries, geopolitical shifts, digital transformation, migration flows, climate change, organised acr~~oss countries, and drug trafficking, offer new opportunities for~~ime and terrorism, cyber security and drug trafficking, requires a strategic EU-LAC partnership in which a common vision is shared;

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Recalls that the goal of eradicating poverty and reducing inequality must be addressed through economic reforms, work opportunities, access to education, social cohesion and inclusion, and highlights the necessity of widening the middle class and protecting itall its citizens from the effects of economic cycles in the frame of democratic values and respect for human rights;

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Stresses the need to develop sustainable and effective tax systems in both regions, together with an appropriate tax culture, that could foster the development of welfare states providing ~~public good~~and assuring public services, such as ~~public~~access to education, infrastructure and security to all citizens, and reiterates that tax havens and tax avoidance are detrimental to economic and social development, progress and prosperity and to social redistributive policies;

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Urges the effective inclusion of women in all spheres of political, economic and social life, with a view to enhancing their ~~political~~active participation in society, strenuously combatting femicides, guaranteeing the physical and psychological security, facilitating access to job market and employment equality, of women, and ensuring their fundamental rights, including sexual and reproductive rights;

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Highlights the advances in freedoms and social rights made in the last decade, and the great efforts made to elaborate public policies to distribute wealth and economic growth equally; ~~notes the necessity to guarantee the right~~calls on the authorities to respect and guarantee democratic principles, fundamental rights, freedoms and safety of ~~religiou~~all citizens min~~orities,~~cluding indigenous groups~~, the~~ and LGTBI ~~community and populations in rural area~~; expresses its concerns over the lack of freedom of assembly, association and expression both online and offline that still remains in some Latin American countries;

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Regrets the attacks against democratically elected opposition leaders, journalists, human rights defenders, in particular those working on environmental issues and their lawyers; calls on the authorities to take all the necessary measures to guarantee their physical and psychological integrity and to ensure immediate, thorough and impartial investigations in order to bring those responsible to justice in accordance with international standards;

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Reiterates that policies and practices on migration in the EU-LAC area must guarantee respect for human rights, with special attention given to women and minors and all vulnerable people, i.a. by re-evaluating the emphasis on the securitisation of borders and the criminalisation of migrants; calls for measures to facilitate and improve legal mobility between the ~~region~~countries, while ensuring the mutual consistency of labour rights and enhancing the coordination of social security systems;

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Stresses that the absence of an independent judiciary and public administration, fosters distrust in public institutions, undermining the rule of law and fuelling violence;

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Highlights the importance of the o~~pening of~~ngoing negotiations for the modernisation of the EU-Mexico Global Agreement, the progress made in the negotiations for the modernisation of the EU-Chile Association Agreement, and the speeding up of the EU- Mercosur negotiations, and calls for the ratification of the EU-Central America Association Agreement by all national parliaments of the EU Members States;

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Expresses its grave concern at the seriously deteriorating situation as regards democracy, human rights and the socio-economic situation in Venezuela, in a growing climate of political and social instability; calls on the Venezuelan Government to safeguard the separation and independence of branches and to restore full constitutional authority to the National Assembly; in this sense, rejects any attempt to divert its constitutionally recognised powers to any other body; recalls the authorities to ensure the immediate and unconditional release of all political prisoners and to present as soon as possible an electoral calendar that will allow free and transparent electoral processes to take place;

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)

23b. Asks the EU to support the Central American countries afflicted by organised crime that threatens their social and political structures;

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 c (new)

23c. Asks the EU to support Mexico in its differences with the United States of America;

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. ~~Welcom~~Notes the signing on December 2016 of the Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement between the EU and Cuba; stresses the importance of speeding up its implementation, which can have a positive impact on the overall EU- CELAC partnership,; stresses that no tangible results have been achieved on human rights in Cuba, despite the setting up of the Human Rights Dialogue and insists on the need for tangible results in the human rights ~~dialogue~~situation;

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Stresses that improvements in the economic sector are interdependent with the respect for fundamental freedoms and human rights in Cuba;

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2024(INL)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Marian HARKIN, Javier NART

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls for the simplification of online signature collection (“OCS”) and verification and for a progressive approach to countering the technological barriers to OCS; invites the Commission to address data requirement divergences in national systems, especially regarding nationality and place of residence; and invites the Commission to explore the inclusion of a European citizen’s ID number (to be used on a secure website in the Member States) and qualified electronic signatures (QES); welcomes the AFCO proposal that the Commission run a free, centralised OCS system; suggests that this system make use of existing, proven online platform technologies and enable synergies with social media tools to galvanize more widespread signature collection; welcomes the Commission’s public survey on creating a “Collaborative ECI Platform”; invites the Commission to prolong the collection period such that the clock for collection starts running from the date of ECI registration; calls for greater transparency measures for ascertaining ECI financing;

2017/07/27
Committee: PETI

2017/2024(INL)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Marian HARKIN, Javier NART

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Invites the Commission to consider the possibility of registering only part of an initiative in the event that the entire ECI does not fall within the Commission’s powers; invites the Commission to give the organisers, at the time of registration, an indication as to which part they could register, recognising that dialogue and engagement with ECI organisers is essential throughout the process, and to inform Parliament of its decision concerning the registration of the ECI;

2017/07/27
Committee: PETI

2017/2024(INL)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Marian HARKIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Invites the Commission to address the real need to solve the economic burdens for the organisation of ECIs in order to guarantee equal opportunities among citizens; and invites the Commission to reduce costs, red tape and to provide financial support where appropriate;

2017/07/27
Committee: PETI

2017/2024(INL)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON, Marian HARKIN, Javier NART

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)

5c. Notes the important role of the European Ombudsman in investigating the handling of ECI requests by the Commission, and especially cases of refusal to register an ECI;

2017/07/27
Committee: PETI

2017/2015(INI)

Thierry CORNILLET, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Louis MICHEL

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas national authorities have a duty to put in place appropriate mechanisms to ensure that women can benefit more fully in their own right from the positive effects of trade liberalisation;

2017/10/12
Committee: DEVE

2017/2015(INI)

Thierry CORNILLET, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Louis MICHEL

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. whereas current EU trade policy lacks a gender equality perspective, as well as obligations to enforce women´s rights conventions; whereas including a gender perspective in trade and investment policies is an essential element of an integrated sustainable development policy framework that combines social and economic measures to ensure fairer and beneficial outcomes for all; Article 8 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) lays down that ‘in all its activities, the Union shall aim to eliminate inequalities, and to promote equality, between men and women’; whereas Articles 207 and 208 TFEU lay down that the Union’s common commercial policy and policy in the field of development cooperation 'shall be conducted in the context of the principles and objectives of the Union’s external action’, and whereas these principles as set out in Article 21 of the Treaty on European Union are: democracy, the rule of law, the universality and indivisibility of human rights and fundamental freedoms, respect for human dignity, the principles of equality and solidarity, and respect for the principles of the United Nations Charter and international law;

2017/10/12
Committee: DEVE

2017/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 36 a (new)

– having regard to the Commission Report on the Implementation of the Trade Policy Strategy for All, Delivering a Progressive Trade Policy to Harnass Globalisation, COM (2017) 491 of 13 September 2017

2017/10/26
Committee: INTA FEMM

2017/2015(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Emphasises the need for gender analysis and perspectives to be integrated systematically into trade and investment policies, and into the trade-related capacity building programmes of international finance institutions, donors and intergovernmental organisations, through ex-ante analysis and monitoring, with a view to overcoming the potentially negative gender impacts of different trade measures and instrumentstaken into account more fully and more systematically, through ex-ante analysis and monitoring;

2017/10/12
Committee: DEVE

2017/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas trade policies should aim to reduce socio-economic gaps between the Global North and the Global South in terms of development and wealth, and between women and men, and realise women’s rights by ensuring decent work conditions for women andaim to create sustainable growth and jobs, which reduce socio-economic gaps, promote social justice, respect for human rights, including women's rights, high labour standards and high environmental standards; whereas modern trade agreements include sustainable development chapters aiming to contribut~~ing~~e to sustainable and equitable economic development;

2017/10/26
Committee: INTA FEMM

2017/2015(INI)

Thierry CORNILLET, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Louis MICHEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses the paramount importance of respecting, in accordance with SDG target 17.15, partner countries’ democratic policy space to regulate and take suitable decisions for their own national context, respond to the demands of their populations, and fulfil their human rights obligations and other international commitments, including those on gender equality; underlines the need to ensure that neither the EU's trade and investment mechanisms nor European intellectual property rights endanger the capacity of individual governments of developing countries to change their laws to include measures to promote gender equality ~~or stronger labour and consumer rights~~;

2017/10/12
Committee: DEVE

2017/2015(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses the need to enhance the participation of women ~~and gender experts~~in decision- making at all levels, particularly in trade policy-making and negotiation processes ~~at all levels, and the fact that multi-stakeholder mechanisms should be established to reorient the trade agenda in support of a pro-poor and~~, so as to ensure greater gender- aware ~~development framework~~ness;

2017/10/12
Committee: DEVE

2017/2015(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Thierry CORNILLET, Charles GOERENS

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas country-specific and sector-specific assessments are of great importance; whereas women tend to be more concentrated in low-wage or low- status forms of formal and informal employment than men, leading to gender segregation in types of occupations and activities and gender gaps in wages and working conditionimportant differences exist both between countries and within countries in terms of production structures, female labour force participation rates and welfare regimes, in particular in the garment and textile manufacturing, agriculture and fisheries sectors; whereas country-specific and sector-specific gender assessments therefore bring important added value when designing trade agreements;

2017/10/26
Committee: INTA FEMM

2017/2015(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Thierry CORNILLET, Charles GOERENS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Insists that ~~all EU trade agreements should include binding clauses on women’s rights, gender equality and gender mainstreaming, with an appropriate body appointed, or an explicit mechanism established,~~in its foreign policy the Union should promote effective rules to promote and strengthen its principles, and should establish mechanisms to monitor compliance;

2017/10/12
Committee: DEVE

2017/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas women are often less able than men to take advantage of new opportunities due to the gender-specific constraints women face, such as limited access to and control over resources (land and other assets, credit, information, technology), limited access to markets, social responsibility for unpaid domestic work, legal discrimination and discriminatory cultural norms and values.

2017/10/26
Committee: INTA FEMM

2017/2015(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Acknowledges that the EU’s Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP), and in particular the GSP+ system, could be improved by linking economic incentives to the effective adoption and ~~constant monitoring of the~~ implementation of core human ~~and labour~~ rights conventions~~, in particular on gender-related issues~~;

2017/10/12
Committee: DEVE

2017/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas ~~the current EU trade policy and its ‘Trade for All’ strategy lack a gender equality perspective, as well as any binding obligations to enforce core women’s rights conventions such as the CEDAW;~~gender equality and women's rights have been progressively included in DG Trade evaluations; whereas all of the EU's recently negotiated trade agreements contain commitments related to the implementation of fundamental ILO conventions targeting non-discrimination in employment; whereas the European Commission organized on June 20th 2017 an International forum on women and trade; whereas the Commission has committed to addressing gender issues in its review of the Aid for Trade strategy 2017

2017/10/26
Committee: INTA FEMM

2017/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. Whereas ex-ante assessment of gender implications of trade policies can make a contribution to women's empowerment and well-being and at the same time can help mitigate existing disparities and avoid increasing gender inequality;

2017/10/26
Committee: INTA FEMM

2017/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)

Cb. Whereas close to 40% of SMEs worldwide are women-owned businesses, but only 15% of exporting firms are led by women;

2017/10/26
Committee: INTA FEMM

2017/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)

Cc. whereas in the EU in 2011, exports-dependent employment represented around 1 in every 9 jobs (11%) held by women in the EU;

2017/10/26
Committee: INTA FEMM

2017/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the ~~only area of gender equality in which DG Trade has demonstrated an interest so far~~Commission is promoting female entrepreneurship;

2017/10/26
Committee: INTA FEMM

2017/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas a review of current EU multilateral and bilateral agreements shows that only 20 % of the agreements with non-European trading partners make reference to women’s rights, and that only 40 % of these agreements include references that aim to promote gender equality; whereas references in these agreements to promoting women’s empowerment are voluntary and almost all relate to non-trading aspects of the agreements;deleted

2017/10/26
Committee: INTA FEMM

2017/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas strong movements have evolved in several countries, criticising, in particular, provisions on investor-state dispute settlement / the investment court system (ISDS/ICS) and intellectual property rights (IPR), as well as non-tariff rules in TTIP, CETA and TiSA, that could lead to breaches of women’s rights, labour rights, environmental protection, consumer rights and public services and goods;deleted

2017/10/26
Committee: INTA FEMM

2017/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas the General~~ised~~ Scheme of Preferences (GSP) a~~nd GSP+ systems a~~ims to ensure the ratification and implementation of human and labour rights ~~conventions~~as well as environmental protection and good governance in developing countries;

2017/10/26
Committee: INTA FEMM

2017/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

Ga. whereas CEDAW is one of the relevant conventions under GSP +

2017/10/26
Committee: INTA FEMM

2017/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas civil society, particularly women’s rights organisations and ~~trade unions,~~social partners hasve the knowledge and potential to strengthen women’s economic empowerment;

2017/10/26
Committee: INTA FEMM

2017/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas ~~special attention must be given to the negative consequences of trade liberalisation as regards basic public services and goods, such as water and sanitation, education and healthcar~~public services are not part of EU trade agreements but part of Member States' competence;

2017/10/26
Committee: INTA FEMM

2017/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)

Ia. whereas globally, gender disaggregated data and research, empirical evidence and subsequent knowledge gaps on the gender effects of trade hamper can contribute to effective policy making in this field;

2017/10/26
Committee: INTA FEMM

2017/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that fair and inclusive international trade policies require a clearer framework aimlso contributing to enhance women’s ~~livelihoods~~empowerment, strengthen gender equality, protect the environment, and promote social justice and international solidarity;

2017/10/26
Committee: INTA FEMM

2017/2015(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Thierry CORNILLET, Charles GOERENS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Insists that ~~all international trade policies must be based on th~~modern trade agreements should make reference to and promote relevant international standards and legal instruments on gender equality, such as the CEDAW, the Beijing Platform for Action and the sustainable development goals (SDGs);

2017/10/26
Committee: INTA FEMM

2017/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Underlines the urgent need to work with transnational companies (TNCs) and other companies to adopt gender-sensitive binding human rights regulations on an international level ~~to regulate transnational companies (TNCs) and other companies~~; wWelcomes the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights;

2017/10/26
Committee: INTA FEMM

2017/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. InEmphasistes that ~~all international trade agreements must include safeguard clauses enabling the contract~~it is Member States' governments and not the EU or trade agreements that can regulate and reverse liberalisation ing p~~arties to regulate and also reverse liberalisation~~ublic services of public interest where they find it necessary to do so in order to protect fundamental objectives such as gender equality, human rights, public health and environmental sustainability;

2017/10/26
Committee: INTA FEMM

2017/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Underlines the need to recognise the risks inherent in trade agreement mechanisms such as ISDS and ICS, which undermine the capacity of individual governments to change their laws to include measures to promote gender equality, stronger labour and consumer rights and advancement in environmental policies;deleted

2017/10/26
Committee: INTA FEMM

2017/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Notes that IPR provisions ~~in trade have a significant impact on women’s health which must be taken carefully into consideratio~~related to patents that prohibit the production of generic medicines can have a significant impact on the particular health requirements of women;

2017/10/26
Committee: INTA FEMM

2017/2015(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Thierry CORNILLET, Charles GOERENS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Underlines that basic public services and goods, such as water and sanitation, education and healthcare (notably access to sexual and reproductive health and rights services)~~, should b~~ are exempted from t~~he opening up of public procurement and the trade liberalis~~rade negotiations a~~genda, and that safeguards must be put in place to reinforce states’ capacities to provide basic services for all~~nd fall under the competence of governments;

2017/10/26
Committee: INTA FEMM

2017/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. ~~Calls for binding measures~~Highlights the importance to engage trading partners in dialogue on human rights, labour, social and environmental standards in order to combat exploitation and improve working conditions for women in the export- oriented industries, in particular the garment and textile manufacturing and agriculture sectors ~~where trade liberalisation has contributed to precarious labour rights and gender wage gaps;~~; calls on the Commission and all international actors to adhere to the new OECD due diligence guidelines for responsible supply chains in the garment and footwear sector.

2017/10/26
Committee: INTA FEMM

2017/2015(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Thierry CORNILLET, Charles GOERENS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

~~9. Calls for an increased focus on women working in the informal sector, recognising the need to reinforce decent work standards for women workers in this sector;~~deleted

2017/10/26
Committee: INTA FEMM

2017/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Underlines th~~at the impact of~~e need to assist SMEs, including women-owned business, also in the agricultural sector, in order to allow them to benefit from the growing agricultural EU exports ~~is generally less favourable to women than to men, as em~~and to compete in overseas markets; Stresses that women- owned businesses would benefit from lowerging ~~trends indicate that small farmers, many of whom are women~~cultural barriers, increasing market access, facilitating access to finance, mar~~e often not in a position to compete in overseas markets;~~keting formation and networks, and improving capacity building and training.

2017/10/26
Committee: INTA FEMM

2017/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. ~~Insist~~Reminds that binding instruments are needed in EU trade policy to ensure that decent work standards, women’s rights, human rights principles and environmental protection are at the core of all types of EU trade agreements and that EU trade policy is coherent with the Union’s overarching aims of sustainable development, poverty reduction and gender equalitythe trade and sustainable development chapters protect human rights principles and ensure labour, social and environmental standards;

2017/10/26
Committee: INTA FEMM

2017/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. ~~Calls for all~~Proposes that EU trade agreements to include ~~binding clauses, in the form of a stand-alone article, that promote and protect~~references to and promote international commitments on women’s rights, gender equality and gender mainstreaming~~, based on~~ such as the Beijing Platform for Action and the SDGs~~, with an appropriate body appointed or an explicit mechanism in place to monitor compliance~~;

2017/10/26
Committee: INTA FEMM

2017/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Is convinced that the CEDAW is of great importance for all policy areas, including trade; invites the Commission~~, therefore, to take action in this context to enable the EU’s accession to and ratification of the CEDAW Convention, and to include CEDAW as an instrument~~ to include a reference to CEDAW in trade agreements;

2017/10/26
Committee: INTA FEMM

2017/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls for the EU ~~and the Member States to ensure that binding clauses on labour rights, based on the ILO Conventions, including~~in its trade agreements to reference the core ILO Conventions and to work with Member States towards ratification of Conventions like No 189 on Domestic Workers and No 156 on Workers with Family Responsibilities~~, are included in trade agreements, and that social clauses in trade agreements also apply to informal work~~;

2017/10/26
Committee: INTA FEMM

2017/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Acknowledges that the EU’s Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP) ~~and GSP+ systems~~ needs to ~~be improved by~~continue linking economic incentives to the effective adoption and constant monitoring of ~~core human, gender~~international conventions on human and labour rights c, environvment~~ions~~al protection and good governance;

2017/10/26
Committee: INTA FEMM

2017/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Calls ~~for EU legislation similar to UN binding due diligence obligation~~on the Commission to work in international fora towards international rules to ensure respect for human rights, including women’s rights, and adequate social and environmental standards;

2017/10/26
Committee: INTA FEMM

2017/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Calls on the EU and Member States to make use of the training provided by for example UNCTAD to ensure officials and negotiators are aware of issues related to gender and trade;

2017/10/26
Committee: INTA FEMM

2017/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)

18b. Supports initiatives such as the ITC’s She Trades global action to enhance the competitiveness of women entrepreneurs and encourages in this regard the international exchange of best practices within such organisations and bodies such as the WTO, ITC and UN on gender-responsive policies and programmes;

2017/10/26
Committee: INTA FEMM

2017/2015(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Renate WEBER, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)

18c. Stresses the importance of the availability of gender -disaggregated data related to work, ownership of assets, and financial inclusion, which contribute to assessing the gender equality situation and provide evidence-based information essential for analysing the possible gender impact of trade policies; encourages the Commission to cooperate with European and international organisations such as the World Bank, United Nations, OECD and EIGE, but also with national statistical offices, to improve the collection and availability of such data; recalls that he Sustainable Development Goals require gender-disaggregated data to track progress towards all goals, including SDG 5 on Gender Equality;

2017/10/26
Committee: INTA FEMM

2017/2012(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas 2018 marks the seventieth anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights and the principle of equality forms the core of the human rights vision of the Charter, which states that human rights and fundamental freedoms should be available to all human beings 'without discrimination on the basis of race, sex, language or religion';

2017/11/27
Committee: AFET

2017/2012(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Renate WEBER, Louis MICHEL

Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) has been signed by 195 countries, has the status of law and of binding nature and is an essential instrument to deal with the vulnerable situation and the need for special protection and care for girls;

2017/11/27
Committee: AFET

2017/2012(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Renate WEBER, Louis MICHEL

Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)

Ac. whereas gender equality features among the common values on which the European Neighbourhood Policy is based, though clear objectives and specific action points on this matter are lacking; whereas the levels of political participation and representation of women in the EU’s neighbouring countries are low;

2017/11/27
Committee: AFET

2017/2012(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Catherine BEARDER, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2

— having regard to the 1995 Beijing Declaration and Platform of Action from the 4th World Conference, and the outcomes of the review conferences;

2017/11/16
Committee: DEVE FEMM

2017/2012(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Catherine BEARDER, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)

- Having regard to the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and the outcomes of the review conferences;

2017/11/16
Committee: DEVE FEMM

2017/2012(INI)

Jordi SOLÉ, Florent MARCELLESI, Heidi HAUTALA, Maria HEUBUCH, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Angelika MLINAR, Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY, Liliana RODRIGUES, Eleonora FORENZA, Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)

- having regard to United Nations Security Council resolutions on women, peace and security 1325 (2000);1820 (2009);1888 (2009);1889 (2010);1960 (2011);2106 (2013);2122 (2013) and 2242 (2015),

2017/11/16
Committee: DEVE FEMM

2017/2012(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Catherine BEARDER, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16

— having regard to the European Implementation Assessment of the EU Gender Action Plan 2016-2020, published in October 20167 by the European Parliamentary Research Service,

2017/11/16
Committee: DEVE FEMM

2017/2012(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Catherine BEARDER, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)

- Having regard to the COC Report on the implementation of the EU LGBTI Guidelines https://www.ilga- europe.org/sites/default/files/Attachments/ report_on_the_implementation_of_the_eu _lgbti_guidelines_2016.pdf

2017/11/16
Committee: DEVE FEMM

2017/2012(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas ~~the principle of equality between women and men is enshrined in the EU Treaty~~gender equality is a core value of the EU and is enshrined in the EU Treaties and the Charter of Fundamental Rights and shall be promoted and integrated in all EU activities so as to deliver gender equality in practice;

2017/11/16
Committee: DEVE FEMM

2017/2012(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Catherine BEARDER, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

A a. whereas the fifth Sustainable Development Goal (SDG5) is to achieve gender equality and to empower all women and girls worldwide and whereas SDG5 must be mainstreamed into the whole 2030 agenda to achieve progress across all Sustainable Development Goals and targets;

2017/11/16
Committee: DEVE FEMM

2017/2012(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Renate WEBER, Louis MICHEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Notes that the empowerment of girls and women has been at the centre of EU external action through the Global Strategy for Common Foreign and Security Policy; welcomes the designation within the EEAS of a Principal Adviser on Gender and on the Implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security; highlights the centrality of women´s role in conflict prevention, conflict resolution and post- conflict reconstruction; notes that promotion of women´s rights in crisis or conflict-ridden countries fosters stronger and more resilient communities; regrets and condemns sexual violence used against women and girls as a weapon of war;

2017/11/27
Committee: AFET

2017/2012(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Notes that the empowerment of girls and women has been at the centre of EU external action through the Global Strategy for Common Foreign and Security Policy; welcomes the designation within the EEAS of a Principal Adviser on Gender and on the Implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security; recalls that empowerment cannot be linked to labour market access only as progress needs to be made in many other fields such as political representation, legal protection, health and particularly through education;

2017/11/27
Committee: AFET

2017/2012(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Catherine BEARDER, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the new Gender Action Plan II 2016-2020 came out of these recommendations with a focus on shifting EU institutional culture at headquarters and delegation levels to create a systemic change in how the EU approaches gender; and on transforming women's and girls' lives through four pivotal areas;

2017/11/16
Committee: DEVE FEMM

2017/2012(INI)

Sophia IN 'T VELD, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

E a. whereas reinstating and extending the Mexico City Policy or so-called Global Gag rule, cutting US global health assistance from organisations that provide girls and women with family planning and sexual and reproductive health services, is of serious concern;whereas programmes which address HIV/AIDS, maternal and child health, Zika response efforts and other health and disease areas will be affected, including organisations that provide, counsel for, refer to or advocate for abortion services - even if they are doing so with their own, non-US funds and even if abortion is legal in their country;

2017/11/16
Committee: DEVE FEMM

2017/2012(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Catherine BEARDER, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

E a. Whereas only a third of all EU delegations work on LGBTI human rights;whereas the EU's LGBTI Guidelines are being applied irregularly;whereas implementation of the guidelines depends strongly on the knowledge and interest of individual Ambassadors, instead of a structural approach;

2017/11/16
Committee: DEVE FEMM

2017/2012(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the release in August 2017 of the first annual implementation report for the year 2016, which demonstrates ~~a clear momentum towards the implementation of the GAP II~~increased attention to gender analyses and resourcing, efforts to ensure gender mainstreaming in development funding and important progress made by a number of EU delegations and Member States; regrets however that its publication was significantly delayed;

2017/11/16
Committee: DEVE FEMM

2017/2012(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Catherine BEARDER, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses that one year on since the adoption of the GAP II, it is still early days, but the general direction of travel is welcome and a number of positive trends have been noted; but also challenges in reporting and implementation of key priorities and gender-related SDG's, and monitoring progress on all objectives, as well as in terms of mainstreaming gender into sector policy dialogue;

2017/11/16
Committee: DEVE FEMM

2017/2012(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Renate WEBER, Louis MICHEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Draws attention to the European Commission’s commitment to mainstreaming and integrating gender analysis and perspectives across all instruments; calls on this approach to be reflected in all EU tools in particular in the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights;

2017/11/27
Committee: AFET

2017/2012(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Catherine BEARDER, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Welcomes the fact that the Commission services and EEAS as well as 81% of EU delegations and 22 member states submitted gender reports for 2016; ~~while there might be justified circumstances for delegations not reporting, the European Parliament expects to see~~urges the Member States who have so far not reported, to step up efforts and calls for continued progress year on year towards all reports by EU delegations and member states being submitted;

2017/11/16
Committee: DEVE FEMM

2017/2012(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Catherine BEARDER, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. ~~Positively not~~Welcomes the practical steps towards cultureal change: placing the overall responsibility for reporting on the GAP lying with the head of delegation, an increased number of high level staff involved in the implementation of the GAP II and the appointment of an increasing number of gender champions and gender focal points in EU delegations, although still only half of the EUDs have a gender focal point; calls for more management level time to be dedicated to gender issues and for the ~~remaining~~ delegations who haven't so far done so, to appoint their gender focal points~~. A~~; stresses that all gender focal points should be given sufficient time and capacity to carry out their tasks;

2017/11/16
Committee: DEVE FEMM

2017/2012(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Catherine BEARDER, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8 a. Notes that it is unclear how targeted (G2) and mainstreamed actions (G1) complement each other;calls for further efforts to clarify gender mainstreaming and to increase targeted actions with more significant financial envelops;

2017/11/16
Committee: DEVE FEMM

2017/2012(INI)

Jordi SOLÉ, Florent MARCELLESI, Heidi HAUTALA, Maria HEUBUCH, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Angelika MLINAR, Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY, Eleonora FORENZA, Liliana RODRIGUES, Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8 b. Strongly regrets that, as per the European Parliament's study assessment on the implementation of the GAP II, current programming appears to side-line the gender dimension in situations of crisis or difficult conflicts;and that, among other outcomes, this has meant that girls and women victims of war rape do not have access to non-discriminatory care, specifically comprehensive medical care, including abortion, despite the GAP II aiming to empower women to have control over their sexual and reproductive life;

2017/11/16
Committee: DEVE FEMM

2017/2012(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Catherine BEARDER, Thierry CORNILLET, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8 b. Welcomes the evidence in the report for the need for stronger support for sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) as a pre-condition for gender equality and the necessity for appropriate tools to measure progress with regards to ensure universal access to SRHR as agreed in accordance with the Programme of Action of the ICPD and the Beijing Platform for Action and the outcome documents of their review conferences as per the Sustainable Development Goal 5.6;

2017/11/16
Committee: DEVE FEMM

2017/2012(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Catherine BEARDER, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls on the Commission and EEAS to take further steps to facilitate exchange of best practice in ~~gender mainstreaming~~improving gender equality between delegations and units such as establishing and promoting a network of gender focal points and sharing more positive examples of successful practice, and to ensure that the gender analyses effectively impact the programmes implemented by the EUDs;

2017/11/16
Committee: DEVE FEMM

2017/2012(INI)

Sophia IN 'T VELD, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9 a. Strongly condemns the reinstatement and expansion of the Mexico City Policy (so-called Global Gag Rule) by the United States in January 2017 and its impact on women's and girls' global health care and rights;Reiterates its call on the EU and Member States to proactively support women's rights worldwide and to reduce the financing gap left by the United States in the area of sexual and reproductive health and rights, and particularly access to safe, affordable and legal abortion, without discrimination, using both national and EU development funding;

2017/11/16
Committee: DEVE FEMM

2017/2012(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)

10 b. Calls on the Commission to systematically implement the GAP II, including in humanitarian settings where it must provide non-discriminatory access to medical services, in line with international humanitarian law;calls once again on the Commission to actively inform its humanitarian partners that the Commission's policy foresees that, in cases where the pregnancy threatens a woman’s or a girl’s life or causes unbearable suffering, international humanitarian law and/or international human rights law may justify offering a safe abortion rather than perpetuating what amounts to inhumane treatment;

2017/11/16
Committee: DEVE FEMM

2017/2012(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Catherine BEARDER, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13 a. Calls for increased funding of the Gender Resource Package to realise the ambitious goals of the GAP II;urges the Commission to use the mid term review of its international cooperation programmes to increase funding for streamlining gender into bilateral cooperation and through thematic programmes;welcomes in this regard the launch of the joint EU- UN global "Spotlight Initiative", in line with the objectives of the GAP, to eliminate all forms of gender-based violence and harmful practices such as female genital mutilation, early forced marriage, or human trafficking;stresses that recognising and enforcing SRHR are preconditions to end gender-based violence and calls for the Spotlight Initiative to be resourced with additional funds not already earmarked to gender equality;

2017/11/16
Committee: DEVE FEMM

2017/2012(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Catherine BEARDER, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Stresses that the success of the GAP II will ultimately depend on long term and consistent engagement of high level political and senior leadership across all EU actors; welcomes in this regard the positive engagement from the Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development and encourages more commitment from other Commissioners; notes th~~e special~~ at mores po~~nsibility of~~litical leadership rom the High Representative and managers is needed to increase resources and accountability and to coordinate and strengthen this engagement in the coming years;

2017/11/16
Committee: DEVE FEMM

2017/2012(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Catherine BEARDER, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)

13 b. Calls on the EEAS to improve the implementation of the EU LGBTI Guidelines and to ensure that EUDs consult regularly with LGBTI organisations and inform them on what is being done on LGBTI rights, to ensure that the level of engagement and the actions taken depend on the needs of the LGBTI community in a country, not on the personal commitment of Delegation staff and to coordinate strategy and action not only with National Embassies of EU Member States, but also with Embassies of third countries and with international organisations such as the UN;

2017/11/16
Committee: DEVE FEMM

2017/2012(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Welcomes the flexibility the GAP II gives delegations to choose priorities according to their country context; ~~recommend~~stresses nonetheless that delegations ~~should be encouraged to have shown~~must report progress on at least one priority per thematic pillar, as required by GAP II, by the end of the GAP II to ensure a more even coverage of the different thematic areas;

2017/11/16
Committee: DEVE FEMM

2017/2012(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Catherine BEARDER, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Underlines the importance of conducting systematic gender analysis, using ~~sex~~gender -disaggregated data, in consultation with ~~the~~and participation of local CSOs and women’s groups, human rights’ organisations and local and regional authorities for the selection and assessment of the choice of objectives, the means of implementation and available sources, and the efficacy and sustainability of the outcomes; welcomes that 42 country gender analyses have been completed and encourages rapid completion for all other countries; encourages the EU to explore possibilities for sharing ~~and manag~~, managing and updating gender analysis in a more systematic manner to help improve coordination;

2017/11/16
Committee: DEVE FEMM

2017/2012(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Catherine BEARDER, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Recalls that women’s rights are human rights and encourages further work to be undertaken with regards to addressing social norms and gender stereotypes in societies through greater cooperation with civil society, grass roots organisations advocating women’s rights, creating new or developing existing networks, and involvement of the private sector, if possible; notes that girls and women are agents of change and that inclusion of boys and men is necessary to ensure real equality between women and men; stresses that social norms with regards to women’s and men’s roles place women in a situation of greater vulnerability, particularly in relation to their sexual and reproductive health, and leading to harmful practices such as Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) or child, early and forced marriages;

2017/11/16
Committee: DEVE FEMM

2017/2012(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Catherine BEARDER, Thierry CORNILLET, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17 a. Strongly regrets that indicators related to family planning or reproductive health are neglected both in terms of funding and programmes, and is concerned that according to the report no EUDs in the Middle East and North Africa and the Europe and Central Asia regions choose any SRHR-related indicator, given the important needs regarding SRHR in these regions;calls on the EU delegations in these regions tore- evaluate whether this is linked to reporting issues or if there is a need to complement current programmes with targeted actions on SRHR, taking advantage of the mid term review of the programming;

2017/11/16
Committee: DEVE FEMM

2017/2012(INI)

Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY, Eleonora FORENZA, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17 a. Stresses the need of budgetary allocations for child marriage prevention programmes that aim to create an environment where girls can achieve their full potential, including by means of education, social and economic programmes for out-of-school girls, child protection schemes, girls’ and women’s shelters, legal counselling, and psychological support;

2017/11/16
Committee: DEVE FEMM

2017/2012(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Catherine BEARDER, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)

17 b. Stresses the importance of increasing involvement, by regular dialogue and coordination, of Civil Society Organisations and other stakeholders such as human rights, health, or environmental actors with EUD's, as such cooperation will contribute to improving the visibility and implementation of the GAPII, thereby increasing public accountability to progress on gender equality;

2017/11/16
Committee: DEVE FEMM

2017/2012(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Catherine BEARDER, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)

17 c. Is concerned that insufficient attention is being given to the protection of women’s rights defenders and women's rights organisations, considering that they are currently under huge pressure due to the shrinking civic space in many regions;is equally concerned that the thematic priority on political and civil rights, specifically the participation of women and girls in political and civil rights, has been given little priority in GAP II implementation;

2017/11/16
Committee: DEVE FEMM

2017/2012(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Catherine BEARDER, Thierry CORNILLET, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21 a. Underlines that the dedicated chapter on SRHR should be maintained in the annual report to ensure that SRHR progress is appropriately and systematically documented by the methodological approach of the report;

2017/11/16
Committee: DEVE FEMM

2017/2009(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to define a clear and detailed EU-wide Sustainable Development Goal (SGD) implementation plan with specific targets, deadlines, and methodology for coordination between the EU and its Member States, underpinned by a transparent and robust monitoring, accountability and review framework with the close involvement of Parliament and civil society, on the basis of a comprehensive set of indicators covering social, economic and environmental factors;

2017/05/08
Committee: DEVE

2017/2009(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Welcomes the emphasis on investing in young people as they are the main implementers of the SDGs; stresses in this context the importance of prioritising youth education and health, including sexual and reproductive health, as these are pre-conditions for harnessing the demographic dividend in a positive and sustainable manner;

2017/05/08
Committee: DEVE

2017/2009(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4 b. Stresses the opportunity that the 2030 Agenda offers to finally advance gender equality and women's and girls' empowerment and calls for the EU and Member States to increase action in this direction; stresses the particular need for stepping up efforts to safeguard women's and girls' sexual and reproductive health and rights and the protection from violence and discrimination, including early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation;

2017/05/08
Committee: DEVE

2017/2009(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses the role of the High-Level Political Forum in the follow-up and review of the SDGs, and calls on Commission and Council to honour the EU’s leading role in designing and implementing the 2030 Agenda by agreeing joint EU positions and joined-up reporting by the EU, based on coordinated reporting from Member States and the EU institutions, ahead of the High-Level Political Forum under the auspices of the General Assembly; recalls also the need for ex ante and ex post assessments of developmental outcomes of engaging with the private sector;

2017/05/08
Committee: DEVE

2017/2009(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Hilde VAUTMANS, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10

10. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to re-adjust their approach to migration with a view to developing a migration policy in line with the SDG 10 and a positive, evidence-based narrative on migrants and asylum-seekers; recalls in this context the need to invest in key drivers for human development and human capital in order to safeguard this positive approach to migration;

2017/05/08
Committee: DEVE

2017/2008(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 a (new)

– having regard to the European Parliament recommendation of 14 February 2017 to the Council on the EU priorities for the 61st session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (2017/2001(INI)),

2017/05/09
Committee: FEMM

2017/2008(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Hilde VAUTMANS, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 25 a (new)

– having regard to the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs), the first global set of guidelines on business and human rights, which were unambiguously endorsed by all UN Member States at the Human Rights council in 2011; having regard to the European Commission's Communication on Corporate Social Responsibility encouraging EU Member States to adapt the UNGPs to their national context,

2017/05/09
Committee: FEMM

2017/2008(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Hilde VAUTMANS, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 25 c (new)

– having regard the European Investment Bank Group Strategy on Gender Equality and Women's Economic Empowerment",

2017/05/09
Committee: FEMM

2017/2008(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Hilde VAUTMANS, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 27 a (new)

– having regard to the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on work-life balance for carers and working families,

2017/05/09
Committee: FEMM

2017/2008(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Hilde VAUTMANS, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 28

– having regard to the reports of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) entitled ‘The gender employment gap: challenges and solutions’ (2016),'Work-life balance: creating solutions for everyone' (2016), ‘Social partners and gender equality in Europe’ (2014), and ‘Developments in working life in Europe: EurWORK annual review’ (2014 and 2015), and to the Sixth European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS) (2016),

2017/05/09
Committee: FEMM

2017/2008(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Hilde VAUTMANS, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas across the European Union, women remain considerably underrepresented in the labour market and in management, with the overall employment rate of women still being almost 12 % lower than that of men;

2017/05/09
Committee: FEMM

2017/2008(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Hilde VAUTMANS, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas in the EU 31.5% of working women work part-time vs. 8.2% of working men and whereas just over 50% of women work full-time, compared to 71.2% of men, representing a full-time employment rate gap of 25.5%;

2017/05/09
Committee: FEMM

2017/2008(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Hilde VAUTMANS, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)

Ac. whereas caring responsibilities are reasons for inactivity for almost 20% inactive women, while this is only the case for less than 2% of men;

2017/05/09
Committee: FEMM

2017/2008(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Hilde VAUTMANS, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)

Ad. whereas participation in the labour market not only has economic implications, but it also contributes significantly to better inclusion of individuals in society;

2017/05/09
Committee: FEMM

2017/2008(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Hilde VAUTMANS, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Motion for a resolution
Recital A e (new)

Ae. whereas in late 2015 the European Commission released the Gender Action Plan 2016-2020 with women's economic rights and empowerment as one of four "pivotal areas" for action;

2017/05/09
Committee: FEMM

2017/2008(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Hilde VAUTMANS, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas gender-based violence is an unacceptable form of discrimination and a violation of fundamental rights, whereas it not only affects women's health and well-being, but also women's access to employment, thereby negatively affecting their financial independence and the economy in general;

2017/05/09
Committee: FEMM

2017/2008(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Hilde VAUTMANS, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)

Bb. whereas women carry out at least two and a half times more unpaid household and care work than men;

2017/05/09
Committee: FEMM

2017/2008(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Hilde VAUTMANS, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas economic empowerment of women is ‘right and smart’ at the same time, equality being a human right and the higher participation of women in the labour market having a positive impact on GDP growth, per capita income and twhe ~~economic success of companies;~~reas gender parity could increase global GDP by between 12$ trillion and 28$ trillion by 20251a; __________________ 1a Klugman and Tyson (2016)

2017/05/09
Committee: FEMM

2017/2008(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Hilde VAUTMANS, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas across the 17 Sustainable Goals (SDGs) targets are set on women's economic empowerment,

2017/05/09
Committee: FEMM

2017/2008(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Hilde VAUTMANS, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Points out that the total yearly economic costs of the lower female employment rate, taking into account forgone earnings, missed welfare contributions and additional public finance costs, corresponded to 2.8 % of the EU’'s GDP20 or €370 billion in 2013, while the cost of a woman’'s exclusion from employment is estimated at between EUR 1.2 and 2 million, depending on her educational level; __________________ 20 In 2013 - see Eurofound: ‘The gender employment gap: Challenges and solutions’.

2017/05/09
Committee: FEMM

2017/2008(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Hilde VAUTMANS, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Recalls that gender-based violence, such as rape, female genital mutilation (FGM), sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, sexual harassment and forced early/child marriage, has a damaging long-term impact on women's and girls' sexual and reproductive health, and on their economic empowerment;

2017/05/09
Committee: FEMM

2017/2008(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Hilde VAUTMANS, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Recalls that it is essential for their individual, social and economic empowerment that women have universal access to the full range of sexual and reproductive health care services;

2017/05/09
Committee: FEMM

2017/2008(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Hilde VAUTMANS, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)

16b. Welcomes the CSW 61st Session Conclusions on Women's economic empowerment in the changing world of work that, for the first time, make a direct and explicit link between women's economic empowerment and their sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights; regrets, however that comprehensive sexuality education was omitted entirely from the agreement;

2017/05/09
Committee: FEMM

2017/2008(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Hilde VAUTMANS, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Insists that achieving the Barcelona targets, including accessible, and affordable ~~and quality~~ childcare, facilities and services is indispensable for Member States to be able to reach the Europe 2020 targets and encourages Member States to promote investment in the provision of accessible and affordable care services throughout the life cycle, including care for children, dependents and the elderly; believes that adequate child care should be available and affordable also to allow parents to achieve educational goals;

2017/05/09
Committee: FEMM

2017/2008(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Hilde VAUTMANS, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Calls on the European Commission to continue and intensify its work with the Member States to identify and remove barriers to women's entrepreneurship and to encourage more women to start their own business by policies supporting and promoting them, including improving access to finance, venture capital, and markets and encouraging access to information, training and networks for business purposes, such as the WE Gate Platform and other European networks;

2017/05/09
Committee: FEMM

2017/2008(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Hilde VAUTMANS, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Recalls that investing in social infrastructure ,such as child care, does not only generate considerable employment effects, but also significant additional income for the public sector in employment taxes and savings in respect of unemployment insurance;

2017/05/09
Committee: FEMM

2017/2008(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Hilde VAUTMANS, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls on the Member States to step up protection against discrimination and unlawful dismissal related to work-life balance and to ensure access to justice and legal action; Calls on the European Commission to intensify monitoring, transposition and implementation of anti- discrimination EU legislation, launch infringement procedures when necessary and promote compliance through including information campaigns to increase awareness of legal rights to equal treatment;

2017/05/09
Committee: FEMM

2017/2008(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Hilde VAUTMANS, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Strongly encourages the promoting of the individualisation of the right to leave arrangements, the non- transferability between parents of the their entitlement to parental leave, and the equal distribution of care-related tasks between both parents with a view to achieving gender-balanced reconciliation of work and private life;

2017/05/09
Committee: FEMM

2017/2008(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Hilde VAUTMANS, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Insist~~Recalls that the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value is enshrined in the EU Treaty; highlights, in this context, the Commission’'s rRecommendation on strengthening the principle of equal pay between men and women through transparency and invites the Commission to launch the legislative procedure for a Directive following this Recommendation with a view to eliminating the persistent gender pay gap;

2017/05/09
Committee: FEMM

2017/2008(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Hilde VAUTMANS, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Underlines the need to ~~recognise and re-evaluate typically female- dominated work, such as that~~modify traditional stereotyped gender role models in the health, social and teaching sector, as compared to work typically ~~male-dominated work~~technology and engineering; and promoting vocational, professional and/or entrepreneurial education and training for women and girls in STEAM subjects;

2017/05/09
Committee: FEMM

2017/2008(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Hilde VAUTMANS, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 5

Gender ~~quotas~~balance in public and private sectors;

2017/05/09
Committee: FEMM

2017/2008(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Hilde VAUTMANS, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Reiterates its call on the Council for a swift adoption of the directive on gender balance among non-executive directors of listed companies, as an important first step towards equal representation in the public and private sectors; urges the Commission to continue to keep pressure on the Member States to find an agreement;

2017/05/09
Committee: FEMM

2017/2008(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Hilde VAUTMANS, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. ~~Maintains that curren~~Is of the view that economic models and practices ~~do not take account of gender-based differences and are not responsive to the issue of closing gender gaps~~should include a gender perspective and aim to close gender gaps to the benefit of both citizens, businesses and the economy as a whole; believes in this context that tax policies and spending priorities during crises ~~must be rethought in order to take women into account as economic actors~~should take gender into account;

2017/05/09
Committee: FEMM

2017/2008(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Hilde VAUTMANS, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Calls the European Investment Bank to mainstream gender equality and women's economic empowerment throughout its activities inside and outside the EU.

2017/05/09
Committee: FEMM

2017/2008(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Hilde VAUTMANS, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)

16c. Reaffirms its call on the European Commission to enhance the status of its Strategic engagement for gender equality 2016-2019 by adopting it as a Communication, thus reaffirming its commitment to the promotion and mainstreaming of gender equality in all policy areas. The Commission's Strategic engagement should also be closely linked to the Europe 2020 Strategy, and should implement and monitor the gender equality commitments created at the global level, both by the commitments of the UN Beijing Platform for Action and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; calls on the Commission to introduce gender-responsive budgeting in the next Multiannual Financial Framework and engage in increasingly rigorous scrutiny of EU budget-setting processes and expenditure, including taking steps to improve transparency and reporting around how funds are spent.

2017/05/09
Committee: FEMM

2017/2008(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Hilde VAUTMANS, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Highlights the importance of providing adequate training on non- discrimination legislation in employment and case-law for employees of national, regional and local authorities and law enforcement bodies and labour inspectors;

2017/05/09
Committee: FEMM

2017/2001(INI)

Maria ARENA, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Anna HEDH, Pina PICIERNO, Liliana RODRIGUES, Marc TARABELLA, Ángela VALLINA

Proposal for a recommendation
Citation 1 a (new)

– having regard to the Council Conclusions of 26 May 2015 on gender and development and on A New Global Partnership for Poverty Eradication and Sustainable Development after 2015, and of 16 December 2014 on a transformative post-2015 agenda;

2017/01/12
Committee: FEMM

2017/2001(INI)

Maria ARENA, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Anna HEDH, Pina PICIERNO, Liliana RODRIGUES, Marc TARABELLA, Ángela VALLINA

Proposal for a recommendation
Recital B

B. whereas women’s human rights and gender equality isare not only a fundamental human right, but a precondition for advancing development and reducing poverty and a necessary foundation for a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world;

2017/01/12
Committee: FEMM

2017/2001(INI)

Maria ARENA, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Anna HEDH, Pina PICIERNO, Liliana RODRIGUES, Marc TARABELLA, Ángela VALLINA

Proposal for a recommendation
Recital C

C. whereas the fifth Sustainable Development Goal is to achieve gender equality and to empower all women and girls worldwide; whereas SDG5 is a stand- alone goal, meaning that it has to be mainstream into the whole 2030 Agenda and the realisation of all SDGs; whereas empowering women means enabling women to gain more power and control over their lives on an equal footing with men;

2017/01/12
Committee: FEMM

2017/2001(INI)

Maria ARENA, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Anna HEDH, Pina PICIERNO, Liliana RODRIGUES, Marc TARABELLA, Ángela VALLINA

Proposal for a recommendation
Recital D

D. whereas women are important economic agents worldwide and women’s economic participation can grow economies, create jobs and build inclusive prosperity; whereas countries that value and empower women to participate fully in the labour market and decision-making are more stable, prosperous and secure; whereas gender budgeting is smart economics and ensures that public spending serves the advancement of equality between women and men;

2017/01/12
Committee: FEMM

2017/2001(INI)

Maria ARENA, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Anna HEDH, Pina PICIERNO, Liliana RODRIGUES, Marc TARABELLA, Ángela VALLINA

Proposal for a recommendation
Recital D a (new)

D a. whereas female creativity and entrepreneurial potential are an under- exploited source of economic growth and jobs that should be further developed;

2017/01/12
Committee: FEMM

2017/2001(INI)

Proposal for a recommendation
Recital F

F. whereas the EU plays an important role in fostering the empowerment of women and girls, within the EU as well as worldwide, by political and financial means; whereas the EU must play a key role of guardian of UN and EU agreed language on women’s human rights;

2017/01/12
Committee: FEMM

2017/2001(INI)

Maria ARENA, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Anna HEDH, Pina PICIERNO, Liliana RODRIGUES, Marc TARABELLA, Ángela VALLINA

Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 (a)

1 (a). Confirm its commitment to the Beijing Platform for Action and to the range of actions for women’s human rights and gender equality outlined therein; Confirm its commitment to the twin-track approach to women’s human rights, through gender mainstreaming in all policy areas and the implementation of specific actions for women’s human rights and gender equality;

2017/01/12
Committee: FEMM

2017/2001(INI)

Maria ARENA, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Anna HEDH, Pina PICIERNO, Liliana RODRIGUES, Marc TARABELLA, Ángela VALLINA

Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 (e a) (new)

1 (e a). Eliminate the gender pay, life- long earnings and pension gaps; End all forms of discrimination against women in laws and policies at all levels; Combat all forms of gender stereotypes perpetuating inequality, violence and discrimination, in all spheres of society; Support women’s organisations at all levels in their work; involve them as partners in policy making and ensure adequate funding; Apply gender budgeting, as a tool of gender mainstreaming, to all public expenditure;

2017/01/12
Committee: FEMM

2017/2001(INI)

Maria ARENA, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Anna HEDH, Pina PICIERNO, Liliana RODRIGUES, Marc TARABELLA, Ángela VALLINA

Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 (h)

1 (h). WContinue and intensify work towards policies supporting ~~women’s enterprise development~~and promoting female entrepreneurship in the context of decent work and the removal of all barriers in ~~their setting up of a business, including finance or access to credit and market~~establishing and running a business, including improving access to finance, venture capital, and markets and encouraging access to information, training and networks for business purposes;

2017/01/12
Committee: FEMM

2017/2001(INI)

Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 (i)

1 (i). Promote new investment in social care infrastructure, education and health care and in public provision of accessible, affordable ~~child and dependent~~and quality care services throughout the life-cycle including, child, dependent and elderly care;

2017/01/12
Committee: FEMM

2017/2001(INI)

Maria ARENA, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Anna HEDH, Pina PICIERNO, Liliana RODRIGUES, Marc TARABELLA, Ángela VALLINA

Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 (m)

1 (m). Ensure coherence between EU internal, external policies and the sustainable development goals;

2017/01/12
Committee: FEMM

2017/2001(INI)

Maria ARENA, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Anna HEDH, Pina PICIERNO, Liliana RODRIGUES, Marc TARABELLA, Ángela VALLINA

Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 (o)

1 (o). Involve social partners and women’s organisations in economic decision making;

2017/01/12
Committee: FEMM

2017/2001(INI)

Maria ARENA, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Anna HEDH, Pina PICIERNO, Liliana RODRIGUES, Marc TARABELLA, Ángela VALLINA

Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 (s)

1 (s). Call on all countries for the ratification and implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, including Article 6 thereof entitled ‘Women with disabilities’;

2017/01/12
Committee: FEMM

2017/2001(INI)

Maria ARENA, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Anna HEDH, Pina PICIERNO, Liliana RODRIGUES, Marc TARABELLA, Ángela VALLINA

Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 (u)

1 (u). Mobilise the resources required to realise women’s economic rights and reduce gender inequality, including through the use of the existing instruments at EU and Member State level; apply gender budgeting to all public expenditure to ensure equality between women and men;

2017/01/12
Committee: FEMM

2017/0220(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23

(23) In order to promote participation and public debate on the issues raised by the initiatives, where an initiative supported by the required number of signatories and fulfilling the other requirements of this Regulation is submitted to the Commission, the group of organisers should have the right to present that initiative at a public hearing at Union level. The public hearing should be co- organised by the Commission and the European Parliament within three months of~~rom~~ the submission of the initiative anto the Commission. The European Parliament should ensure a balanced representation of relevant public and private interests as well as the representation at an appropriate level of the Commission and the Council. Other institutions and advisory bodies of the Union as well as interested stakeholders should have the opportunity to participate in the hearing. The organisers of a successful ECI should be involved in the organization of such hearings to make sure the campaign that has taken place and citizenship support is fully reflected.

2018/03/06
Committee: PETI

2017/0220(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23 a (new)

(23 a) The European Parliament should endeavour to foster an appropriate level of public debate on successful initiatives, including the possibility of holding a plenary debate on the initiative, which may be followed by a vote on a motion for resolution.

2018/03/06
Committee: PETI

2017/0220(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 6

6. Each Member State shall establish one or more physical contact points to provide information, legal advice and assistance to groups of organisers in setting up a European citizens’ initiative. It should use the resources of the point of contact based in the Europe Direct Contact Centre and the European Commission Representations and the European Parliament offices in the Member States;

2018/03/06
Committee: PETI

2017/0220(COD)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Angelika MLINAR, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Filiz HYUSMENOVA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 7

7. Where it refuses to register or only partially registers an initiative in accordance with paragraph 4, the Commission shall inform the group of organisers exhaustively and in full detail of the reasons for its decision and of all possible judicial and extrajudicial remedies available to them.

2018/03/06
Committee: PETI

2017/0085(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 4

(4) The Union is party to the United Nations’ Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities. The provisions of that Convention are thus, from the time of its entry into force, an integral part of the European Union legal order and Union legislation must as far as possible be interpreted in a manner that is consistent with the Convention. The Convention provides, among other things, in its Article 7 that Parties shall take all necessary measures to ensure the full enjoyment by children with disabilities of all human rights and fundamental freedoms on an equal basis with other children. Moreover, in its Article 23, the Convention provides that Parties shall take effective and appropriate measures to eliminate discrimination against persons with disabilities in all matters relating to marriage, family, parenthood and relationships.

2018/04/12
Committee: FEMM

2017/0085(COD)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Angelika MLINAR, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Filiz HYUSMENOVA

Proposal for a directive
Recital 6 a (new)

(6a) The Pillar of Social Rights which was proclaimed by Member States on 17th November 2017 is about delivering new and more effective rights for European citizens. The Pillar builds upon 20 key principles of which: Principle 2 on Gender Equality, Principle 3 on Equal Opportunities and Principle 9 on Work- life Balance. The latter states that “parents and people with caring responsibilities have the right to suitable leave, flexible working arrangements and access to care services. Women and men shall have equal access to special leaves of absence in order to fulfil their caring responsibilities and be encouraged to use them in a balanced way.”

2018/04/12
Committee: FEMM

2017/0085(COD)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Filiz HYUSMENOVA

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)

(8a) The work-life balance package is a step in the right direction, but also a missed chance to make a coherent holistic approach together with the maternity leave directive proposal withdrawn in 2015; the current work-life balance proposal leaves completely aside the need for a new maternity leave proposal which at present dates from 1992;

2018/04/12
Committee: FEMM

2017/0085(COD)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Angelika MLINAR, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Filiz HYUSMENOVA

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 b (new)

(8b) The EU Member States should achieve the Barcelona objectives for childcare, set in 2002. The availability of quality, accessible, and affordable childcare infrastructures has proven to be a crucial aspect to work-life balance policies that facilitates the return of women to work and their increased participation in the labour market. Investment in quality, accessible and affordable child care in the next MFF is therefore pivotal for unlocking the situation.

2018/04/12
Committee: FEMM

2017/0085(COD)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Angelika MLINAR, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Proposal for a directive
Recital 13

(13) In order to encourage a more equal sharing of caring responsibilities between women and men, the right to paternity leave for fathers or an equivalent second parent as defined in national law to be taken on the occasion of the birth of a child should be introduced. In order to take account of differences among Member States, the right to paternity leave should be irrespective of marital or family status as defined in national law.

2018/04/12
Committee: FEMM

2017/0085(COD)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Angelika MLINAR, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Proposal for a directive
Recital 15

(15) In order to provide greater possibility for parents to use parental leave as their children grow up, the right to parental leave should be granted until the child is at least twelve years old. Member States should be able to specify the period of notice to be given by the worker to the employer when applying for parental leave and to decide whether the right to parental leave may be subject to a certain period of service. In view of the growing diversity of contractual arrangements, the sum of successive fixed-term contracts with the same employer should be taken into account for the purpose of calculating the period of service. To balance the needs of workers with those of employers, Member States should also be able to decide whether they define if the employer may be allowed to postpone the granting of parental leave under certain circumstances. In such cases, the employer should provide justification for the postponement in writing. Given that flexibility makes it more likely that second parents, in particular fathers, will take up their entitlement to such leave, workers should be able to request to take parental leave on a full-time or part-time basis or in other flexible forms. It should be up to the employer whether or not to accept such a request for parental leave in other flexible forms than full-time. Member States should also assess if the conditions and detailed arrangements of parental leave should be adapted to the specific needs of parents in particularly disadvantaged situations.

2018/04/12
Committee: FEMM

2017/0085(COD)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Angelika MLINAR, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Filiz HYUSMENOVA

Proposal for a directive
Recital 17

(17) In order to provide greater opportunities to remain in the work force for men and women ~~carrying~~taking care of elderly family member and/or other relatives in need of care, workers with ~~a seriously ill or dependant relative~~relative with care or support needs should have the right to take time off from work in the form of carers’ leave to take care of that relative. To prevent abuse of that right, proof of the ~~serious illness or dependency~~care or support needs may be required prior to granting of the leave.

2018/04/12
Committee: FEMM

2017/0085(COD)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Angelika MLINAR, Filiz HYUSMENOVA

Proposal for a directive
Recital 19

(19) To increase the incentives for workers with children and caring responsibilities, men in particular, to take the periods of leave provided for in this Directive, they should have the right to an adequate allowance while on leave. The level of the allowance should be ~~at least equivalent to what the worker concerned would receive in case of sick~~in any case not lower than 85%, of worker’s gross salary, also for parental and carers’ leave. Member States should take into account the importance of the continuity of the entitlements to social security, including healthcare.

2018/04/12
Committee: FEMM

2017/0085(COD)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Filiz HYUSMENOVA

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 a (new)

Article 1a Nevertheless to fully achieve the intended goal of this Directive, it is needed to come up with the committed maternity leave proposal that accommodates the terms of the existing one from 1992 to the current improvements.

2018/04/12
Committee: FEMM

2017/0085(COD)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Angelika MLINAR, Filiz HYUSMENOVA

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1

This Directive applies to all workers, men and women, who have an employment contract or employment relationship, as well as self-employed workers, as defined by law, collective agreement and/or practices in force in each Member State, in accordance with the criteria for determining the status of a worker as established by the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union.

2018/04/12
Committee: FEMM

2017/0085(COD)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Angelika MLINAR, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) “paternity leave” means paid leave from work for fathers or an equivalent second parent as defined in national law to be taken on the occasion of the birth, stillbirth or adoption of a child;

2018/04/12
Committee: FEMM

2017/0085(COD)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Angelika MLINAR, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Filiz HYUSMENOVA

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d

(d) “relative” means ~~a worker’~~first-degree relatives (son, daughter, mother, father, sibling), as well as spouse or partner in civil partnership, where such partnerships are envisaged by national law, step- and foster children, both in the own and in the spouse’s or partner’s family;

2018/04/12
Committee: FEMM

2017/0085(COD)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Angelika MLINAR, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e

~~(e) “dependency” means a situation in which a person is, temporarily or permanently, in need of care due to disability or a serious medical condition other than serious illness;~~deleted

2018/04/12
Committee: FEMM

2017/0085(COD)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Angelika MLINAR, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Filiz HYUSMENOVA

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)

(ea) “care and support needs” mean personalised assistance or support which allows an individual with a disability, a mental health problem, a age-related need or a health condition to fully participate in society;

2018/04/12
Committee: FEMM

2017/0085(COD)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Angelika MLINAR, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1

1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that fathers or the equivalent second parents as defined in national law have the right to take paternity leave of at least ten working days onaround the occasion of the birth, stillbirth or adoption of a child.;

2018/04/12
Committee: FEMM

2017/0085(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Member States shall assess the need for the conditions of access and detailed arrangements for the application of paternity leave to be adapted in case of multiple births, premature births, disability. Member States may define other cases for special arrangements for the application of paternity leave.

2018/04/12
Committee: FEMM

2017/0085(COD)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Angelika MLINAR, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Filiz HYUSMENOVA

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 7

7. Member States shall assess the ~~need for the conditions of access and detailed arrangements for~~arrangements needed to make sure the application of parental leave ~~to be~~is adapted to the needs of adoptive parents, ~~parents having a disability and~~disabled parents, parents with mental health problems, parents ~~with~~of children with a disability or, a long-term illness or mental health problems.

2018/04/12
Committee: FEMM

2017/0085(COD)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Angelika MLINAR, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Filiz HYUSMENOVA

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1

Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that workers have the right to carers' leave of at least five working days per year, per worker. Such right may be subject to appropriate substantiation of the care and support needs of the medical condition of the worker's relative.

2018/04/12
Committee: FEMM

2017/0085(COD)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Angelika MLINAR, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Filiz HYUSMENOVA

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1

Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that workers have the right to time off from work on grounds of force majeure for urgent family reasons in cases of illness, mental health problems, or accident making the immediate presence of the worker indispensable. Member States may limit the right to time off from work on grounds of force majeure to a certain amount of time per year or per case, or both.

2018/04/12
Committee: FEMM

2017/0085(COD)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Angelika MLINAR, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1

In accordance with national circumstances, such as national law, collective agreements and/or practice, and taking into account the powers delegated to social partners, Member States shall ensure that workers exercising the rights to leave referred to in Article 4, 5 or 6 will receive a payment or an adequate allowance a~~t least equivalent to what the worker concerned would receive in case of sick leave~~s follows: (a) For the minimum period of paternity leave provided for in Article 4, a payment or allowance not lower than 85% of the worker’s gross wage, whilst ensuring the principle of equality between women and men; (b) For the minimum period of the four non-transferable months of parental leave provided in article 5, a payment or allowance not lower than 85% of the worker’s gross wage. (c) For the minimum period of carers’ leave provided for in Article 6, a payment or an adequate allowance at least equivalent to 85% of the worker’s gross salary.

2018/04/12
Committee: FEMM

2017/0085(COD)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Angelika MLINAR, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Filiz HYUSMENOVA

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Single parents, as defined in national law, shall be allowed to transfer the leave period allocated to the second parent to a person of their choice. Member States may, if the individual right to parental leave exceeds four months, allow parents to transfer between themselves the exceeding period. Single parents, as defined in national law, shall be allowed to transfer the leave period allocated to the second parent to a person of their choice. Member States may, if the individual right to parental leave exceeds four months, allow parents to transfer between themselves the exceeding period.

2018/04/12
Committee: FEMM

2017/0085(COD)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Angelika MLINAR, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Filiz HYUSMENOVA

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2

2. Employers shall consider and respond in writing to requests for flexible working arrangements referred to in paragraph 1, taking into account the needs of both employers and workers. Employers shall justify any refusal of such a request.

2018/04/12
Committee: FEMM

2017/0085(COD)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Angelika MLINAR, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Filiz HYUSMENOVA

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3

3. When flexible working arrangements referred to in paragraph 1 are limited in duration, the worker shall have the right to return to the original working pattern at the end of the agreed period. The worker shall also have the right to request to return to the original working pattern whenever a change of circumstances so justifies. Employers shall be obliged to consider and respond in writing to such requests, taking into account the needs of both employers and workers.

2018/04/12
Committee: FEMM

2017/0085(COD)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Angelika MLINAR, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Filiz HYUSMENOVA

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. “More favourable provisions” 1. The implementation of this Directive shall not constitute valid grounds for reducing the general level of protection already afforded to workers within Member States. 1. This Directive shall not affect Member States' prerogative to apply or to introduce laws, regulations or administrative provisions which are more favourable to workers or to encourage or permit the application of collective agreements more favourable to workers. 2. This Directive is without prejudice to any other rights conferred on workers by other legal acts of the Union.

2018/04/12
Committee: FEMM

2016/2328(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Highlights the importance of conducting the first contact with the victim properly, especially in the case of victims of gender-based violence; notes, however, that some victims of gender-based violence – such as ~~minors and uneducated, disabled or elderly victims, as well as (for language reasons)~~ migrant workers and victims of human trafficking (for language reasons) – may have difficulties in understanding the information that is communicated to them and, as a result, their right to information stipulated in Article 4 of the directive will not be fully exercised;

2018/03/09
Committee: LIBE FEMM

2016/2313(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)

- having regard to its report of 11 November 2008 on the situation of women in the Balkans,

2017/01/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2313(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Calls for boosting efforts to combat radicalisation and further measures to identify, prevent and disrupt the flow of foreign fighters, including by close cooperation with relevant services of the Member States and countries in the region and by enforcing laws whereby fighting in armed conflicts abroad would be an offence punishable by imprisonment; calls for the introduction of programmes on de- radicalisation and preventing ~~youth~~ radicalisation among the population groups most affected, namely young people and women; urges the BiH authorities to combat religious extremism and monitor the activities of mosques financed by Gulf governments that promote Wahhabism and also to curb the influence of Salafist imams and preachers;

2017/01/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2313(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Underlines the need for a substantial improvement in the strategic, legal, institutional and policy frameworks on the observance of human rights; calls for the adoption of a countrywide strategy on human rights and non-discrimination; is concerned about continued discrimination against persons with disabilities in the fields of employment, education and access to health care; calls for developing a comprehensive and integrated approach to the social inclusion of Roma; welcomes the fact that some governments and parliaments have begun discussing LGBTI rights and drawing up specific measures for their protection; calls for the safety of LGBTI groups and their right to assembly to be guaranteed so as to protect activists and create conditions in which to hold pride events, bearing in mind that these have never been staged in BiH; urges political and religious leaders to refrain from incitement to hatred of the LGBTI community; welcomes changes to the BiH anti-discrimination law extending the listed grounds for discrimination to age, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity;

2017/01/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2313(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Calls for efforts to increase the participation of women in political life and employment, to improve their socio- economic situation and to strengthen women’s rights on the whole; welcomes the fact that authorities and institutions in BiH are committed to applying the Council of Europe Istanbul Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence; calls for the European Parliament report on the situation of women in the Balkans to be taken into account both with a view to combating gender discrimination and for the purposes of implementing the Government's projected strategy for applying the Istanbul Convention;

2017/01/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2301(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Warmly welcomes the drafting of a binding UN Treaty on Business and Human Rights and reiterates its calls for the Member States and the EU itself to promote and participate in this process; emphasises that the UNGPs were agreed unanimously in the UN with the full support of EU Member States;

2017/03/27
Committee: DEVE

2016/2301(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Recognises the UN Global Compact, the ISO 26000 standard on social responsibility, the ILO Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises as tools which can mobilise responsibility in the business activities of enterprises;

2017/03/27
Committee: DEVE

2016/2301(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5 b. Calls on companies, whether European or not, to carry out human rights due diligence and to integrate their findings into internal policies and procedures, with resources and authority assigned accordingly and duly implemented; stresses that this requires sufficient resources be allocated; stresses that transparency and communication regarding measures taken to avoid human rights abuses in third countries are crucial to allow for proper democratic oversight and to allow consumers to make fact-based choices;

2017/03/27
Committee: DEVE

2016/2221(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas Eurofound's report on gender employment gap estimates that gender employment gap is costing EU around 370 billion euros per year, or 2.8% of EU GDP1a; __________________ 1a1a Eurofound report (2016) the gender employment gap: challenges and solutions.

2017/01/12
Committee: FEMM

2016/2221(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas the resolution of 15 September 2016 on application of Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishes a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation ('Employment Equality Directive');

2017/01/12
Committee: FEMM

2016/2221(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Renate WEBER, Jasenko SELIMOVIC

Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)

- having regard to Directive 2006/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation,

2017/02/22
Committee: EMPL

2016/2221(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Notes that combating poverty and inequalities between men and women necessarily entails a fairer distribution of wealth and better employment legislation, notably through collective bargaining, higher wages, and implementation of the principle of ‘equal pay for equal work’ or ‘work of equal value’, and social protection; and invites the Commission to promote gender equality at the work place, including awareness-raising campaign on the Gender Pay Gap, the European Equal Pay Gap and exchange of good practices;

2017/01/12
Committee: FEMM

2016/2221(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to monitor, protect and tackle the phenomenon of mobbing in the workplace, including the harassment of pregnant female employees or any disadvantage experienced after returning from a maternity leave; Calls on the Commission and the Member states to provide both gender and parenthood or motherhood disaggregated data regarding pay and pension gaps;

2017/01/12
Committee: FEMM

2016/2221(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Jasenko SELIMOVIC, Renate WEBER

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas women account for 46% of the EU’s labour force and are particularly vulnerable to job insecurity as a result of discrimination, including in the area of pay, and whereas women earn around 16% less than men in the EU;

2017/02/22
Committee: EMPL

2016/2221(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Jasenko SELIMOVIC, Renate WEBER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Stresses that the economic crisis has given rise to migratory flows within the EU that have highlighted existing barriers to the free movement of persons between Member States and discrimination on the basis of nationality, exposing EU citizens to a situation of job insecurity;

2017/02/22
Committee: EMPL

2016/2221(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Jasenko SELIMOVIC

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure effective protection to workers especially affected by uncertainty and precariousness, giving special priority to women workers, young workers, older workers, workers in the informal economy, migrant workers and workers with disabilities; urges the Commission and the Member States to take effective action to combat discrimination against women in the labour market, with particular emphasis on work-life balance and eliminating the gender pay gap;

2017/02/22
Committee: EMPL

2016/2220(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas statelessness is a multifaceted problem, including but not limited to problems relating to birth certificates and other civil status documents, as well as other documents relating to property, educational achievement and business ownership, political representation and voting participation, access to social security and public services; whereas statelessness may contribute to serious violations of human rights, including human trafficking and child abuse;

2016/12/15
Committee: AFET

2016/2220(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas The Global Action Plan to End Statelessness: 2014 – 2024 of ~~the~~ UNHCR aims to support governments in resolveing existing major situations of statelessness, prevent new cases of emerging and better identify and protect stateless populations;

2016/12/15
Committee: AFET

2016/2220(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas the EU has determined that it will place human rights at the centre of its relations with third countries ~~and a key consideration is that while firmly based on universal norms, the EU’s policy on human rights will be carefully designed to accommodate the circumstances of each country~~;

2016/12/15
Committee: AFET

2016/2220(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas many of the world’s 10 million stateless persons reside in South and Southeast Asia, with the Rohingya of Myanmar being the single largest stateless group in the world, with over ~~800 000~~1 million persons under the UNHCR’s statelessness mandate, but large communities of stateless people are also found in Thailand, Malaysia, Brunei and elsewhere; whereas South and Southeast Asia have both protracted and unresolved cases, as well as cases where effective progress has been made~~, at least on paper~~;

2016/12/15
Committee: AFET

2016/2220(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Recital L

L. whereas the Rohingya are one of the world’s most persecuted minorities, and have been officially stateless since the 1982 Burmese Citizenship Law; whereas the Rohingya are unwanted by the Myanmar authorities and by neighbouring countries, although some of the latter host large refugee populations; whereas ongoing clashes in Rakhine State are ~~causing continued human trafficking~~increasing the deterioration of human rights situation and the humanitarian crisis;

2016/12/15
Committee: AFET

2016/2220(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)

La. whereas the authorities of Myanmar should allow access for humanitarian groups to Rakhine State, conduct thorough and impartial investigations of killings with perpetrators held to account, and implement concerted efforts to fight and prevent acts of incitement to discrimination, hostility and violence against minorities;

2016/12/15
Committee: AFET

2016/2220(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Recital N

N. whereas there are many other stateless groups in South and Southeast Asia; whereas, however, a number of positive developments have taken place in recent years, such as in Indonesia, which reformed its nationality law in 2006 so that citizenship can no longer be lost by Indonesian migrants that spend more than five years abroad, if it results in statelessness and removed gender discrimination in the acquisition of nationality, in Cambodia, where birth registration has been made free of charge in the first 30 days after the birth, in Vietnam, which in 2008 ~~granted~~facilitated the naturalisation nationality to anyone who had been a stateless resident living in Vietnam for over 20 years, and in Thailand where following reform to nationality and civil registration laws 2 .000 stateless persons have acquired nationality since 2011;

2016/12/15
Committee: AFET

2016/2220(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)

Na. whereas stateless groups should have access to humanitarian programmes providing health, food education and nutrition assistance;

2016/12/15
Committee: AFET

2016/2220(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Is concerned about the millions of cases of statelessness all around the world, in particular in South and South East Asia, and expresses its solidarity with stateless people;

2016/12/15
Committee: AFET

2016/2220(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Whilst acknowledging national sovereignty over matters such as citizenship, urges countries with stateless populations to take concrete steps towards resolving this issue, in line with the principles enshrined in international conventions; notes the number of positive developments taken in the region;

2016/12/15
Committee: AFET

2016/2220(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – indent 1 a (new)

– supporting ASEAN Sectoral Bodies and SAARC in supporting their respective Member States to further realise the right to a nationality and ending statelessness;

2016/12/15
Committee: AFET

2016/2220(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – indent 4 a (new)

– consistently emphasising that national identity management regimes need to include and provide identity documentation to all persons on the territory, including hard-to-reach and marginalised groups who may be at risk of statelessness or lack a nationality;

2016/12/15
Committee: AFET

2016/2220(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – indent 5 a (new)

– addressing the issue of the content and application of nationality laws and the arbitrary deprivation or denial of the right to a nationality on the grounds of ethnicity which is the major cause of the statelessness in the region;

2016/12/15
Committee: AFET

2016/2220(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – indent 10

– reserving adequate funding in the Development Cooperation Instrument, European Development Fund and the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights budgets for NGOs and other organisations working to reach stateless communities;

2016/12/15
Committee: AFET

2016/2220(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – indent 11

– ensuring follow-up, such as awareness raising and technical support for public administrations, including at local level for when there have been positive developments that need to be implemented in practice, such as in Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam and Bangladesh, where the Biharis have been granted the right to citizenship and voting rights;

2016/12/15
Committee: AFET

2016/2219(INI)

Filiz HYUSMENOVA, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Deplores the fact that women worldwide continue to face enormous challenges in finding and keeping decent jobs, as demonstrated by the International Labour Organisation report ‘Women at work 2016’;

2016/10/19
Committee: FEMM

2016/2219(INI)

Filiz HYUSMENOVA, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Regrets that the glass ceiling to women in business, the gender pay gap and the societal discouragement to female entrepreneurship are still a global phenomenon. Calls in that regard for initiatives for further empowerment of women, especially in the field of self- employment and SMEs;

2016/10/19
Committee: FEMM

2016/2204(INI)

Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Jasenko SELIMOVIC

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)

- having regard to Council Directive 79/7/EEC on the progressive implementation of the principle of equal treatment for men and women in matters of social security,

2016/11/21
Committee: AGRI FEMM

2016/2204(INI)

Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Jasenko SELIMOVIC

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 b (new)

- having regard to Directive 2006/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation,

2016/11/21
Committee: AGRI FEMM

2016/2204(INI)

Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Jasenko SELIMOVIC

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas education is a fundamental tool for fostering the value of equality, and it should be promoted across the board, not only in schools but also in vocational training, and especially in training focusing on the primary sector;

2016/11/21
Committee: AGRI FEMM

2016/2204(INI)

Jasenko SELIMOVIC, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)

I a. whereas it is important to support and promote the participation of women in the agri-food value chain, since their role is mainly concentrated in production and processing;

2016/11/21
Committee: AGRI FEMM

2016/2204(INI)

Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Jasenko SELIMOVIC

Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)

Ka. whereas women’s contribution to incomes in rural areas is not sufficiently visible or recognised, given the status that women normally have in rural farms and businesses and the lack of statistical tools to assess it;

2016/11/21
Committee: AGRI FEMM

2016/2204(INI)

Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Jasenko SELIMOVIC

Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)

La. whereas women’s access to farm ownership or co-ownership should be promoted through European programmes as a means of giving them access to all labour, social and economic rights;

2016/11/21
Committee: AGRI FEMM

2016/2204(INI)

Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Jasenko SELIMOVIC

Motion for a resolution
Recital L b (new)

Lb. whereas gradually including women in ownership or co-ownership will facilitate their access to the labour, social and economic rights to which they are entitled and improve knowledge, visibility and recognition of their contribution to the economy and incomes in rural areas, in both jobs that are directly linked to farming and domestic activities that provide stability for family farms;

2016/11/21
Committee: AGRI FEMM

2016/2204(INI)

Jasenko SELIMOVIC, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Recital P

P. whereas women in rugeneral are~~as also suffer from~~ paid 16% less than men per hour of work and the gender ~~pay and~~gap in pension ~~gap~~stands at 41.1%; whereas the pay gap in rural areas is 10% wider than in other areas;

2016/11/21
Committee: AGRI FEMM

2016/2204(INI)

Jasenko SELIMOVIC, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Ulrike MÜLLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Emphasises the need to support a wide spectrum of rural business initiatives, particularly in agri-tourism; in view of the growing interest in this type of tourism, considers that a network of businesses in this sector should be formed and best practice shared;

2016/11/21
Committee: AGRI FEMM

2016/2204(INI)

Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Jasenko SELIMOVIC

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Calls on the Member States and European authorities to review their statistical plans so as to include mechanisms measuring the overall contribution of women to rural income and the rural economy;

2016/11/21
Committee: AGRI FEMM

2016/2204(INI)

Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Jasenko SELIMOVIC

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Hopes that a better understanding of the situation of women in rural areas resulting from this measure will allow a medium-term development of a European Charter for Women Farmers defining this concept, identifying direct and indirect forms of discrimination against women in rural areas and positive discrimination measures to eliminate them;

2016/11/21
Committee: AGRI FEMM

2016/2204(INI)

Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Jasenko SELIMOVIC

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1c. Stresses that European primary sector support and income diversification programmes should take gender into account and progressively foster equal representation in European agricultural policy bodies;

2016/11/21
Committee: AGRI FEMM

2016/2204(INI)

Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Jasenko SELIMOVIC

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls on the European Commission to promote women's access to the ownership or co-ownership of farms as a form of positive discrimination for access to European rural assistance programmes and income diversification in rural areas;

2016/11/21
Committee: AGRI FEMM

2016/2204(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Jasenko SELIMOVIC, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Encourages the Member States, in the light of the conditionalities as regards equality between women and men and non- discrimination, to make greater and more synergistic use of the instruments available under the EAFRD, Leader+, Horizon 2020 and the ESF for creating better living and working conditions in rural areas and to raise awareness of all possibilities offered to women in such areas under existing legislation;

2016/11/21
Committee: AGRI FEMM

2016/2204(INI)

Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Jasenko SELIMOVIC

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Recommends the progressive inclusion of equality modules in specialist agricultural training programmes, and in the development of teaching materials, promoting public campaigns for equality in rural areas and focusing on the importance of equality at rural schools;

2016/11/21
Committee: AGRI FEMM

2016/2204(INI)

Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Jasenko SELIMOVIC

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Encourages the Member States to encourage the participation of female spouses or other family members in the joint management of farms, facilitating their access to farm ownership or co- ownership;

2016/11/21
Committee: AGRI FEMM

2016/2204(INI)

Jasenko SELIMOVIC, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Calls on the Commission, together with the Member States to promote a legislative framework for joint ownership of access at EU level, possibly by means of a statute for women in agricultural and rural areas since most women are classified as the holder´s spouse, corresponding to 80.1% of all spouses in 20071a ; _________________ 1aEuropean Commission (2012), ‘Agricultural Economic Briefs. Women in EU agriculture and rural areas: hard work, low profile’, Brief No 7 – June 2012.

2016/11/21
Committee: AGRI FEMM

2016/2204(INI)

Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Jasenko SELIMOVIC

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Encourages the Member States to promote equality between women and men in the management bodies and representation of all types of organisations, associations and public institutions and to consider the progressive implementation of this principle regarding access to aid or subsidies under European programmes for the primary sector, innovation or income diversification in rural areas;

2016/11/21
Committee: AGRI FEMM

2016/2204(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Encourages the Member States to promote equality between women and men, specially through gender quota systems, in the management bodies and representation of all types of organisations, associations and public institutions;

2016/11/21
Committee: AGRI FEMM

2016/2204(INI)

Jasenko SELIMOVIC, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Encourages the Member States to promote equality between women and men in the management bodies and representation of ~~all types of~~producer organiszations and producers cooperatives, associations and public institutions;

2016/11/21
Committee: AGRI FEMM

2016/2204(INI)

Jasenko SELIMOVIC, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Ulrike MÜLLER, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Commission, together with the Member States, to improve conditions for women in rural areas, and to provide not only adequate informational material on support possibilities specifically aimed at women farmers and women in rural areas, but also access to education and credit and the need for strategies to encourage and support women's entrepreneurial initiatives as they can provide women with the confidence they need to start their own businesses, while also promoting the establishment of associations and the provision of wide-ranging professional diversification advice;

2016/11/21
Committee: AGRI FEMM

2016/2204(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Jasenko SELIMOVIC, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Commission, together with the Member States, to improve conditions for women in rural areas, and to provide not only adequate informational material on support possibilities specifically aimed at women farmers and women in rural areas, to support visibility and awareness-raising campaigns about their rights but also access to education and credit, while also promoting the establishment of associations and the provision of wide-ranging professional diversification advice;

2016/11/21
Committee: AGRI FEMM

2016/2204(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Jasenko SELIMOVIC

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. Calls on the Commission to improve CAP monitoring, data collection and evaluation indicators to identify women's 'invisible' work engagement in family and social life, and to disaggregate, where possible, indicators by gender and so not only at the registration, but also at the evaluation level;

2016/11/21
Committee: AGRI FEMM

2016/2204(INI)

Jasenko SELIMOVIC, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8 a. Encourages the Member States to hold discussions at EU level about a clear model for agricultural structures since the problem of land grabbing and land concentration in Europe undermines the access of women rural to land;

2016/11/21
Committee: AGRI FEMM

2016/2204(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Jasenko SELIMOVIC, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9 a. Encourages local and national authorities and other institutions to guarantee the fundamental human rights of migrant and seasonal workers and their families, especially to women and particularly vulnerable people, and to foster their integration in the local community;

2016/11/21
Committee: AGRI FEMM

2016/2204(INI)

Jasenko SELIMOVIC, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Ulrike MÜLLER, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9 a. Calls upon the Commission and the national authorities to develop information databases and networks at Member State level in order to register and raise awareness about the economic and social situation of women in rural areas;

2016/11/21
Committee: AGRI FEMM

2016/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)

9 b. Calls on the Commission, the Member States and regional and local authorities to support projects and offer advice, especially addressed to women, on creating innovative agricultural activities in rural areas in order to enhance their competitiveness in agriculture and provide new jobs;

2016/11/21
Committee: AGRI FEMM

2016/2150(INI)

Enrique CALVET CHAMBON, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Cecilia WIKSTRÖM, Marian HARKIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13 a. Calls for the revision of Regulation 1049/2001 in order to give the European Ombudsman binding powers regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents; recognises that this would allow the European Ombudsman to order documents to be released and recalls that this facilitate the European Ombudsman's work and improve its access to documents significantly;

2016/09/28
Committee: PETI

2016/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas confidence in the system and in the European project as a whole has been dented by recent events in the United Kingdom, the humanitarian refugee crisis, the social and economic impact of the financial crisis, and the rise in xenophobia and racism throughout Europe; whereas the Committee on Petitions has the responsibility and the huge challenge of maintaining and strengthening constructive dialogue with EU citizens on European issues;

2016/10/24
Committee: PETI

2016/2146(INI)

Enrique CALVET CHAMBON, Marian HARKIN, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Cecilia WIKSTRÖM

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas the Committee on Petitions is best able to show citizens what the European Union does for them, according to its competences, and what solutions it can provide at European, national or local level; whereas the Committee on Petitions can do excellent work explaining the successes and benefits of the European project;

2016/10/24
Committee: PETI

2016/2146(INI)

Enrique CALVET CHAMBON, Cecilia WIKSTRÖM, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Marian HARKIN

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas the right to petition should enhance the European Parliament’s capacity to react, helping to resolve problems relating mainly to how EU legislation is applied, as petitions, which are based on EU competences and fulfil the admissibility criteria, constitute a valuable source of information in detecting deficiencies in how EU legislation is applied; whereas such petitions are a basic tool in the early detection of those Member States lagging behind in transposition of EU law;

2016/10/24
Committee: PETI

2016/2146(INI)

Enrique CALVET CHAMBON, Cecilia WIKSTRÖM, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Jana TOOM, Marian HARKIN

Motion for a resolution
Recital O

O. whereas petitioners actively contribute to the work of the Committee, providing additional information to its members, the Commission and representatives of the Member States who may be present; whereas petitioners, by taking part in these discussions and presenting their petitions along with more detailed information, contribute to establishing a fluid and constructive dialogue with Members of the European Parliament and with the European Commission; whereas in 2015, 191 petitioners attended and were involved in the Committee’s deliberations; whereas although this number seems relatively low, the meetings of the Committee on Petitions are broadcast, enabling petitioners to follow live discussions in real time by means of internet streaming;

2016/10/24
Committee: PETI

2016/2146(INI)

Marian HARKIN, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital AC

AC. whereas the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) has to be an important tool for enabling citizens to participate in the EU political decision-making process, and its potential must be exploited fully while ensuring that citizens are fully informed as to matters of EU competence and national competence; whereas, as emerged from statements in the public hearing of 22 February 2015, there is a widespread feeling on the part of organisations processing an ECI that the administrative barriers need to be removed in order to obtain the best possible results in regard to participation by citizens; notes however the need for transparency and accountability by such organizations;

2016/10/24
Committee: PETI

2016/2146(INI)

Cecilia WIKSTRÖM, Jana TOOM, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses the work that the Committee on Petitions carries out in listening to and helping to solve problems affecting its citizens; believes that petitions can help in assessing the impact that EU legislation has on their daily lives by acting like the bridge between the citizens and the institutions;

2016/10/24
Committee: PETI

2016/2146(INI)

Marian HARKIN, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Highlights the fact that the Committee on Petitions has an opportunity and the huge challenge of maintaining a dialogue with citizens as it has the possibility to bring the EU’s institutions and citizens together ~~once again~~; notes also that it helps to promote participative democracy;

2016/10/24
Committee: PETI

2016/2146(INI)

Marian HARKIN, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Considers it essential to improv~~ing~~e cooperation with national parliaments and their relevant committees and with Member State governments, particularly to help ensure that the petition is dealt with by the relevant and competent authorities; encourages the representatives of Member States and of local and/or regional authorities concerned to attend meetings; highlights the need for Council and Commission representatives to be present at meetings and hearings of the Committee on Petitions;

2016/10/24
Committee: PETI

2016/2146(INI)

Enrique CALVET CHAMBON, Cecilia WIKSTRÖM, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Marian HARKIN, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Stresses the wide range of subjects raised in the petitions filed by citizens, such as fundamental rights, child welfare, the rights of persons with disabilities, the internal market, environmental law, labour relations, migration policies, trade agreements, public health issues, ~~child welfare,~~ transport, animal rights and discrimination;

2016/10/24
Committee: PETI

2016/2146(INI)

Cecilia WIKSTRÖM, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. ~~Urges the competent administrative bodies to expedite~~Recalls the steps still needed to conclude the introduction of the remaining project phases whereby petitioners will be able to receive information on the status of their petition, be notified of changes in the processing procedure through automated e- mail messages and directly contact officials of the Committee on Petitions for clear, direct information on the evolution of the issue concerning them;

2016/10/24
Committee: PETI

2016/2146(INI)

Marian HARKIN, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Emphasises the important role of SOLVIT, a problem-solving network between the Member States which should be thoroughly developed to its full potential in collaboration with the States and their national SOLVIT centres under their national administrations, and requests that it be given ~~mor~~adequate resources and that a more systematic analysis of the problems identified by SOLVIT be conducted as this network helps to give a realistic picture of the dysfunctions of the single market;

2016/10/24
Committee: PETI

2016/2140(INI)

Arne LIETZ, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Elly SCHLEIN, Maria NOICHL, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 b (new)

- having regard to the programmes funded by the UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women focused on addressing harassment and violence against women in the garment industry6b _________________ 6bhttp://www.unwomen.org/en/trust- funds/un-trust-fund-to-end-violence- against-women

2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE

2016/2140(INI)

Arne LIETZ, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Elly SCHLEIN, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)

- having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child6a _________________ 6a https://www.unicef.org/crc/

2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE

2016/2140(INI)

Arne LIETZ, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)

- having regard to its resolution of 14 December 2016 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of a Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Uzbekistan, of the other part, amending the Agreement in order to extend the provisions of the Agreement to bilateral trade in textiles, taking account of the expiry of the bilateral textiles Agreement18a , _________________ 18a Texts adopted, P8_TA(2016)0490.

2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE

2016/2140(INI)

Arne LIETZ, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Elly SCHLEIN, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 c (new)

- having regard to the ILO Programme on Improving working conditions in the Ready-Made garment sector in Bangladesh6c _________________ 6c http://www.ilo.org/dhaka/Whatwedo/Proje cts/safer-garment-industry-in- bangladesh/lang--en/index.htm

2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE

2016/2140(INI)

Arne LIETZ, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 d (new)

- having regard to the Bangladesh Sustainability Compact20d _________________ 20d http://www.ilo.org/global/docs/WCMS_40 8025/lang--en/index.htm

2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE

2016/2140(INI)

Arne LIETZ, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 c (new)

- having regard to the Bangladesh Accord20c _________________ 20c http://bangladeshaccord.org/

2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE

2016/2140(INI)

Arne LIETZ, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)

- having regard to the EU's GSP+ scheme9a , _________________ 9a http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2015 /august/tradoc_153732.pdf

2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE

2016/2140(INI)

Arne LIETZ, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 b (new)

- having regard to the Public Procurement Directive of 26 February 20149b _________________ 9bhttp://eur- lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2014/24/oj

2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE

2016/2140(INI)

Arne LIETZ, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 a (new)

- having regard to the German Partnership for Sustainable Textiles20a , _________________ 20a https://www.textilbuendnis.com/en/

2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE

2016/2140(INI)

Arne LIETZ, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 b (new)

- having regard to the Dutch Agreement of the Sustainable Garment and Textile20b , _________________ 20b https://www.ser.nl/en/publications/publica tions/2016/agreement-sustainable- garment-textile.aspx

2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE

2016/2140(INI)

Arne LIETZ, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Elly SCHLEIN, Judith SARGENTINI

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

A a. whereas victims of the three most deadly incidents in the garment sectors (Rana Plaza, Tazreen and Ali Enterprises) have or are in the process to receive compensation for the loss of income; whereas this is in line with ILO Convention 121 and is the result of unprecedented cooperation between brand, trade unions, civil society, governments and the ILO; whereas given the widespread violation of key human rights, actual remedy remains rare;

2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE

2016/2140(INI)

Arne LIETZ, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Elly SCHLEIN, Judith SARGENTINI, Ignazio CORRAO, Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

A b. whereas victims of human rights abuses involving European companies face multiple obstacles to access judicial remedies; including procedural obstacles on admissibility and disclosure of evidence, often prohibitive litigation costs, absence of clear liability standards for corporate involvement in human rights abuses, and lack of clarity on the application of EU rules of private international law in transnational civil litigation;

2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE

2016/2140(INI)

Arne LIETZ, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Elly SCHLEIN, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas Article 207 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) ~~require~~demands the EU’'s ~~policies, including trade,~~trade policy to be b~~ased~~uilt on the ~~principles and objectives of the EU’s external action~~EU's external policies and objectives a, concretely those of development cooperation stated in Article 208 ~~TFEU~~; whereas Article 21 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) reaffirms that the EU’'s external actions will be guided by the principles of democracy, the rule of law, the universality and indivisibility of human rights and fundamental freedoms, respect for human dignity, the principles of equality and solidarity, and compliance with the UN Charter and international law;

2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE

2016/2140(INI)

Arne LIETZ, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Ignazio CORRAO, Linda McAVAN

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas most human rights violations in the garment sector are labour- rights related and include the denial of workers fundamental right to join or form a union of their choosing and bargain collectively in good faith; whereas this has led to widespread labour rights violations ranging from poverty wages, child labour, forced labour, arbitrary dismissals, wage theft, unsafe workplaces, violence against women and sexual harassment, to precarious work conditions;

2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE

2016/2140(INI)

Arne LIETZ, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Elly SCHLEIN, Ignazio CORRAO, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas initiatives led by the private sector on a voluntary basis, such as codes of conduct, labels, self-assessments and social audits, have to be further enhanced and have not proven to be ~~at all effective~~enough over the last 20 years in terms of increasing workers’ rights, consumer awareness and environmental safety in the garment supply chain;

2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE

2016/2140(INI)

Arne LIETZ, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Judith SARGENTINI, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

E a. whereas multistakeholder initiatives like the German Partnership for Sustainable Textiles or the Dutch Agreement on Sustainable Garment and Textile are bringing stakeholders like the industry, the trade unions, the government and the NGOs at one table; whereas the standards elaborated by the initiatives also reach out to environmental issues; whereas those initiatives have not yet entered the implementation phase, so concrete results are still outstanding; whereas such national initiatives are necessary due to a lack of an EU legislative initiative; whereas there is still a majority of Member States that don't have any initiative;

2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE

2016/2140(INI)

Arne LIETZ, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Maria NOICHL, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Elly SCHLEIN, Ignazio CORRAO, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY

Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)

E b. whereas the trend of the garment industry is still going towards fast fashion, which poses an enormous threat and pressure on garment workers in the producing countries;

2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE

2016/2140(INI)

Arne LIETZ, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)

E c. whereas the German Ministry for Development Cooperation has set the goal, that by 2020 Germany will import 50% of its textiles only according to ecological and social criteria;

2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE

2016/2140(INI)

Arne LIETZ, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Ignazio CORRAO, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas the specific characteristics of the garment sector value chains, such as geographically dispersed stages of the production process, ~~low prices,~~different types of garment workers, low prices, high volumes short lead times, subcontracting and short-term buyer-supplier relationships are conducive to reducing visibility, traceability, and transparency over an enterprise’'s supply chain and to increasing the risks of human rights and labour abuses and of environmental damage; whereas transparency and traceability are is a prerequisites for a company’'s accountability and responsible consumption; whereas the consumer has the right to know where a piece of clothing was produced, and in which social and environmental conditions;

2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE

2016/2140(INI)

Arne LIETZ, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Ignazio CORRAO, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas the specific characteristics of the garment sector value chains, such as geographically dispersed stages of the production process, low prices, short lead times, subcontracting and short-term buyer-supplier relationships are conducive to reducing visibility and transparency over an enterprise’s supply chain and to increasing the risks of human rights and labour abuses and of environmental damage already in the raw-material production; whereas transparency is a prerequisite for a company’s accountability and responsible consumption; whereas the consumer has the right to know where a piece of clothing was produced, and in which social and environmental conditions;

2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE

2016/2140(INI)

Arne LIETZ, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas women’'s rights are a constitutive part of human rights; whereas gender equality falls within the scope of the chapters of trade agreements on sTrade and Sustainable dDevelopment (TSD); whereas the specific impact of trade and investment agreements affects women and men differently owing to structural gender inequalities~~, and whereas sustainable and inclusive development, growth and trade agreements must include human rights, including from a gender perspective~~;

2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE

2016/2140(INI)

Arne LIETZ, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Judith SARGENTINI, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Elly SCHLEIN, Ignazio CORRAO, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)

H a. whereas in December 2016 many trade union activists have been arrested in Bangladesh followed by a protest for a living wage and better working conditions, whereas several hundreds of garment workers have been fired following the protests; whereas the right of association is still not respected in the producing countries;

2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE

2016/2140(INI)

Arne LIETZ, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas the garment sector is the sector which has the most sustainability initiatives in progress; whereas few existing initiatives reach the scale needed and need further actions to make a significant impact;

2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE

2016/2140(INI)

Arne LIETZ, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Elly SCHLEIN, Linda McAVAN, Ignazio CORRAO, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

K. whereas in October 2015 the Commission released its new trade strategy ‘'Trade for All’', in which it sets out its aim to use trade agreements and preference programmes as levers to promote around the world, sustainable development, human rights, fair and ethical trade and improve the responsibility of the supply chains as a means of strengthening sustainable development, human rights and good governance in third countries;

2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE

2016/2140(INI)

Arne LIETZ, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Ignazio CORRAO, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)

K a. whereas the EU is the world 2nd largest exporter of textile and apparel products after China, thanks to approximately 174.000 textile and apparel companies, 99% of are Small and Medium Enterprises, which provides jobs to about 1.7 Million of citizens. In addition, more than 1/3 of the value of clothing consumed in the EU is made in the EU. About 34.3% (or 42.29 €Billion) of the value of clothing for use in Europe is made by productions in the EU;

2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE

2016/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)

K a. whereas the clothing and textile sector in Europe provides for 1.7 million workplaces and generates an output of EUR 166 million; whereas the EU imports about the world's total clothing production; whereas the manufacturing countries are mostly emerging economies;

2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE

2016/2140(INI)

Arne LIETZ, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Elly SCHLEIN, Ignazio CORRAO, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY

Motion for a resolution
Recital K b (new)

K b. whereas the garment industry in Eastern Europe, for example Poland, the Czech republic, Slovakia and Croatia, does not comply with ILO standards like a living wage or decent working conditions;

2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE

2016/2140(INI)

Arne LIETZ, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Elly SCHLEIN, Ignazio CORRAO, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that EU trade and investment policies are interlinked with social protection, gender equality, tax avoidance, SMEs, development, human rights and environmental policies; reiterates its call on the Commission and the Member States to guarantee policy coherence for development on business and human rights at all levels, in particular in relation to the Union’'s trade and investment policy;

2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE

2016/2140(INI)

Arne LIETZ, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Acknowledges the increasing attention given to promoting ~~good~~decent working conditions through global supply chains following the Rana Plaza factory collapse, the introduction of the draft French law on mandatory due diligence, the UK anti- slavery bill, the Dutch Agreement on Sustainable Textile and Garment, the German Partnership for Sustainable Textiles, and the statement made by President Juncker at the G7 Summit in favour of ‘'urgent action’' to improve responsibility in global supply chains; acknowledges the Commission’'s commitment towards responsible management of supply chains, including in the garment sector, as outlined in the Communication entitled ‘'Trade for All’'; welcomes the green card initiative in which eight Member States have called for a duty of care by EU-based companies towards individuals and communities whose human rights and local environment are affected by the companies’' activities;

2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE

2016/2140(INI)

Arne LIETZ, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Maria NOICHL, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Elly SCHLEIN, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Supports the Commission's examination of a possible EU-wide initiative on the garment sector; notes, in addition, that the current multiplication of existing initiatives could result in an unpredictable environment for companies; believes that the proposal should address human rights related issues, promote the traceability and the transparency of value chains, enhance conscious consumption, focus on labour rights and gender equality;

2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE

2016/2140(INI)

Arne LIETZ, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Elly SCHLEIN, Ignazio CORRAO, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3 b. Believes that the EU consumers have the right to be informed on conformity of garment industry products with sustainability and respect for human rights and environment; believes that EU legislative effort and initiative to this regard on garments should be made visible in the final product;

2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE

2016/2140(INI)

Arne LIETZ, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Judith SARGENTINI, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Elly SCHLEIN, Linda McAVAN, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission to present a legislative proposal on binding due diligence obligations for supply chains in the garment sector as soon as possible, aligned with the new OECD guidelines ~~and internationally agreed standards on human rights and social and environmental standards; this proposal should focus on the core problems garment workers fac~~on due diligence in the garment and foot- wear sector, the OECD guidelines for multinational companies, that are importing into the European Union, the ILO resolution on decent work in supply chains and internationally agreed standards on human rights and social and environmental standards; emphasises, that the new OECD guidelines should be the leading principle in the legislative proposal; stresses, that this legislative proposal should include core standards like (occupational health and safety, a living wage, freedom of association, and freedom of collective bargaining, prevention of sexual harassment and violence) a~~nd should~~t the workplace, eliminating forced and child labour; calls on the commission to further address the following matters: key criteria for sustainable production, transparency and traceability, including collection and transparent of data and tools for consumer information, due diligence checks and auditing, access to remedy;, gender equality, supply-chain due diligence reporting; awareness raising~~; notes, however, with concern that a lot more needs to be done and urges the Commission to take further actions which have a direct impact on workers’ lives~~ in the European Union; encourages the Commission to acknowledge other national legislative proposals and initiatives with the same goal as the legislation, once they have been audited and have met the requirements of the European legislation;

2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE

2016/2140(INI)

Arne LIETZ, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Linda McAVAN, Ignazio CORRAO, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Calls the Commission to introduce tariff preferences for proven sustainably produced textiles in the forthcoming reform of the GSP / GSP + rules; notes, that the goods would have to undergo a certification on their voluntary basis with regard to their sustainable production method, and corresponding proofs should be submitted during the import into the EU; encourages the Commission to support the efforts of the private sector to bring sustainability into the textile value chain in this way; urges the Commission to recognise established sustainability criteria and minimum requirements for the detection and certification systems on the basis of international conventions, such as the core labor standards of the International Labor Organization or the protection of biodiversity; calls on the Commission to promote the production of Fair Trade products through this instrument of tariff preferences;

2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE

2016/2140(INI)

Arne LIETZ, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Elly SCHLEIN, Linda McAVAN, Ignazio CORRAO, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Reiterates its call on the Commission to extend corporate social responsibility and binding due diligence initiatives beyond existing frameworks for the garment sector so as to ensure that the EU and its trading partners and operators live up to the obligation to respect both human rights and the highest social and environmental standards; urges the Commission to pay attention on remuneration and the working conditions in the garment sector in the Eastern Member States of the EU; urges the Eastern Member States to implement the ILO standards in the garment sector;

2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE

2016/2140(INI)

Arne LIETZ, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Encourages the EU and its Member States to promote, through policy dialogue and capacity building, the take- up and effective enforcement of international labour standards and human rights by partner countries based on ILO Conventions and recommendations; stresses in this context that respecting the right to join and form a union and engage in collective bargaining is a key criterion for business accountability;deleted

2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE

2016/2140(INI)

Arne LIETZ, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Elly SCHLEIN, Linda McAVAN, Ignazio CORRAO, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Urges the Commission to deliver on its objective to foster improvements in the ready-made garment sector, including through a strong gender focus; calls on the Commission to make gender equality a central focus of its flagship legislative initiative; calls for gender aspect to be mainstreamed in the EU garment initiative; therefore believes that the proposal should promote women empowerment, non-discrimination, gender equality and address the issue of harassments in workplaces as already envisaged by European and international commitments;

2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE

2016/2140(INI)

Arne LIETZ, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Commission to promote actively the use of ecological and sustainably managed raw materials like cotton and to promote ~~enthusiastically~~ the re-use and recycling of garments and textiles within the European Union through specific provisions ~~in its flagship legislative initiative~~;

2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE

2016/2140(INI)

Arne LIETZ, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Maria NOICHL, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Ignazio CORRAO, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8 a. Urges the commission to invest in Research and Development (R&D) aiming at building a sustainable alternative sourcing of raw materials for the EU garment sector and the recycling process within the European Union; calls on the Commission to put in place additional resources in institutions in order to follow up on the flagship initiative;

2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE

2016/2140(INI)

Arne LIETZ, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Linda McAVAN, Ignazio CORRAO, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Calls on the Commission to put in place specific measures for small and medium-sized European enterprises to have access to ~~tools~~financial and policy tools with particular regard to their capacity to deliver on traceability and transparency, to invest in the sustainability and fairness of their supply chains by, inter-alia, supporting match- making business platforms to connect them with fair trade and ethical fashion importers and suppliers in the EU and in its partner countries;

2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE

2016/2140(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10 a. Recognises the special needs of European SMEs and that the nature and extent of due diligence, such as the specific steps to be taken by a company, are affected by the size of the enterprise, the context of its operations and the severity of its potentially adverse impact. Thereby calls for appropriate consideration of the SMEs which dominate the European manufacturing garment industry;

2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE

2016/2140(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)

10 b. Calls for the Commission to put in place mandatory measures to ensure that the companies importing to the European Union comply with the level playing field set up by the requested legislative proposal;

2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE

2016/2140(INI)

Arne LIETZ, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Believes that it is crucial to ensure increased access to information on the conduct of enterprises; considers it fundamental to introduce a ~~mandatory~~ reporting system and due diligence for ~~EU companies that outsource their production to third countries~~garment products entering the EU market ; believes that responsibility should extend throughout the entire supply chain, including sub- contractors in the formal and informal economy, and commends existing efforts to this effect; believes, however, that the EU is best placed to develop a common framework through legislation on mandatory transnational due diligence and supply chain transparency and traceability;

2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE

2016/2140(INI)

Arne LIETZ, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Stresses the need for collecting and publishing comprehensive data on corporate sustainability performance; in this context, the elaboration of common definitions and standards for the collection, comparison and assessment of statistical data notably on imports~~, and welcomes the holistic approach of the Higg Index in measuring enterprises’ environmental, social and labour impacts~~;

2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE

2016/2140(INI)

Arne LIETZ, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12 a. Calls on the Commission to develop a wide variety of monitoring systems in the EU garment sector using Key performance indicators – encompassing data collection using surveys, audits and data analysis techniques that can effectively measure performance and address their impacts on development, labour rights and human rights in the entire garment supply chain;

2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE

2016/2140(INI)

Arne LIETZ, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)

12 b. Urges the Commission to export the model of the Bangladesh Sustainability Compact into other producing countries like India or Pakistan;

2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE

2016/2140(INI)

Arne LIETZ, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls on the Commission to present a comprehensive strategy on how development, aid for trade and public procurement policies can support a fairer and more sustainable garment supply chain, by promoting best practices and giving incentives to private sector actors that invest in the sustainability and fairness of their supply chains, from the fibre farmer to the final consumer; urges the Commission and the European Institutions to be a role model when it comes to public procurement of textile used in the institutions; calls on the Commission to create guidance for local authorities on social criteria in purchasing textiles following the 2014 Directive on Public Procurement and motivate them accordingly; encourages the Commission to propose a plan so that the majority of public procurement of garments in the EU by 2030 comes from sustainable sources;

2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE

2016/2140(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13 a. Is convinced that public procurement is useful tool for the promotion of a responsible garment industry; calls, in this regard, to the European institutions, including the European Parliament, to ensure that all their public procurement, including merchandising of the institutions and of political groups, in the case of the European Parliament, promote recycling and fair and sustainable garment supply chain;

2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE

2016/2140(INI)

Arne LIETZ, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Elly SCHLEIN, Ignazio CORRAO, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13 a. encourages the Commission to use the legislation to further implement and promote the SDGs;

2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE

2016/2114(REG)

Cecilia WIKSTRÖM, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Ángela VALLINA, Margrete AUKEN, Eleonora EVI

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 216 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

The committee may, with regard to an admissible petition, decide to draw up an own-initiative report in accordance with Rule 52(1) or to submit a short motion for a resolution to Parliament, provided that there is no objection by the Conference of Presidents. Such motions for resolutions shall be placed on the draft agenda for the part-session held no later than eight weeks after their adoption in committee. They shall be put to a single vote and ~~shall also be without debate~~Rule 151 shall apply unless ~~the~~ Conference of Presidents ~~exceptionally decides to apply Rule 151~~decides otherwise.

2016/09/27
Committee: AFCO

2016/2114(REG)

Margrete AUKEN, Cecilia WIKSTRÖM, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Ángela VALLINA, Eleonora EVI, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 216 a (new)

Rule 216 a Fact-finding visits 1. When investigating petitions, establishing facts or seeking solutions the committee may organise fact-finding visits to the Member State or region concerned by admissible petitions that have been already debated in the committee. The Bureau Rules governing committee delegations within the European Union shall apply. 2. Members elected in the Member State of destination shall not be part of the delegation. They may be allowed to accompany the fact-finding visit delegation in an ex officio capacity. 3. After each visit, a mission report shall be drafted by the official members of the delegation. The Head of the delegation shall coordinate the drafting of the report and shall seek consensus on its content among the official members who shall be treated on an equal footing. Failing such a consensus, the mission report shall set out the divergent assessments. Members taking part in the delegation ex officio shall not participate in the drafting of the report. 4. The mission report, including possible recommendations, shall be submitted to the committee. Members may table amendments to the recommendations, but not to the parts of the report concerning the facts established by the delegation. The committee shall first vote on the amendments to the recommendations, if any, then on the mission report as a whole. The mission report, if approved, shall be forwarded for information to the President.

2016/09/27
Committee: AFCO

2016/2096(INI)

Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1

– having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 19 and 168(7) thereof,

2016/10/18
Committee: FEMM

2016/2096(INI)

Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Julie WARD

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)

– having regard to the General Comment No. 14 of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on The right to the highest attainable standard of health U.N. Doc. E/C.12/2000/4 and its General Comment No. 20 on Non-discrimination in economic, social and cultural rights U.N. Doc. E/C.12/GC/2009,

2016/10/18
Committee: FEMM

2016/2096(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)

– having regard to the 2008 European Pact for Mental Health and Well-Being,

2016/10/18
Committee: FEMM

2016/2096(INI)

Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Julie WARD

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 b (new)

– having regard to the Recommendation CM/Rec(2010)5 of the Committee of Ministers to Member States on measures to combat discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation or gender identity,

2016/10/18
Committee: FEMM

2016/2096(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 b (new)

– having regard to the Commission Joint Action on Mental Health and Well- Being (2013-2016).

2016/10/18
Committee: FEMM

2016/2096(INI)

Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the right to physical and mental health is a fundamental human right;

2016/10/18
Committee: FEMM

2016/2096(INI)

Julie WARD, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas taking account of women’s diversity and incorporating it into the health prevention and treatment policies addressed to women would strengthen the effectiveness of these policies;

2016/10/18
Committee: FEMM

2016/2096(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas mental health must be seen and addressed holistically, by taking account of social, economic, and environmental factors, requiring a psychosocial all-of-society approach to attaining the highest possible level of mental well-being for all citizens;

2016/10/18
Committee: FEMM

2016/2096(INI)

Julie WARD, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)

Cb. whereas physical and mental health are interlinked, and are both central to general wellbeing; whereas it is recognised that poor mental health can lead to chronic physical conditions, and that those with chronic physical conditions are more likely to develop mental health conditions; whereas despite the known links between the two, physical health research is often prioritised over mental health;

2016/10/18
Committee: FEMM

2016/2096(INI)

Julie WARD, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT

Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)

Cc. whereas women and girls’ mental health is adversely affected by a variety of factors, including prevalent gender stereotypes and discrimination, objectification, gender-based violence and harassment, workplace environment, work-life balance, socioeconomic conditions, the absence or poor quality of mental health education, and limited access to mental healthcare;

2016/10/18
Committee: FEMM

2016/2096(INI)

Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas female migrants, and female refugees in particular, may additionally face specific problems related to reproductive health such as complications with pregnancy and childbirth, as well as a risk of exposure to (sexual) violence and abuse;

2016/10/18
Committee: FEMM

2016/2096(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)

La. whereas in particular lesbian and bisexual women and trans and intersex persons face specific mental health issues arising from minority stress, defined as the high levels of anxiety and stress caused by prejudices, stigmatisation and experiences of discrimination, as well as medicalisation and pathologisation;

2016/10/18
Committee: FEMM

2016/2096(INI)

Julie WARD, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT

Motion for a resolution
Recital M

M. whereas, because of a variety of factors, primarily concerning different gender roles and gender inequalities, depression is approximately twice as prevalent among women as it is among men; and trans people show significantly elevated levels of suicide ideation and attempts;

2016/10/18
Committee: FEMM

2016/2096(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)

Ma. whereas there is not enough attention to mental health and wellbeing in the education system across Member States, or at the workplace, given that mental health is often highly stigmatised, or a taboo subject; whereas education on mental health fights the stigma on the subject, it must also address gender specific vulnerabilities, gender stereotypes and discrimination facing women and girls;

2016/10/18
Committee: FEMM

2016/2096(INI)

Julie WARD, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT

Motion for a resolution
Recital M b (new)

Mb. whereas the psychosocial all-of- society approach to mental health requires policy coherence for wellbeing, coordinating healthcare, education, employment, economic and social policies in order to attain overall higher levels of mental wellbeing;

2016/10/18
Committee: FEMM

2016/2096(INI)

Julie WARD, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT

Motion for a resolution
Recital O

O. whereas ~~male violence against women~~gender based violence and its impacts on women’s health constitute a fundamental barrier to the achievement of gender equality and women’s full enjoyment of their human rights;

2016/10/18
Committee: FEMM

2016/2096(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital P a (new)

Pa. whereas men and boys experience gendered mental health conditions and an increased likelihood of substance abuse, alcoholism, violent crime and suicide; whereas men and boys face gender stereotypes surrounding masculinity which may encourage repression of emotions or resort to anger, and these have an impact on men’s mental health, as well as the phenomenon of gender based violence;

2016/10/18
Committee: FEMM

2016/2096(INI)

Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital Q

Q. whereas, for several reasons, female subjects have ~~historically~~ been excluded from toxicology or biomedical research, and whereas large gender gaps in research limit how much we know about the difference between women’s health and men’s; whereas, as a result, biomedical research has tended to reflect predominantly a male perspective, assimilating women to men (except for specific specialisations);

2016/10/18
Committee: FEMM

2016/2096(INI)

Julie WARD, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT

Motion for a resolution
Recital Q a (new)

Qa. whereas the exclusion and underrepresentation of women as subjects, or gender and sex as factors in biomedical research and clinical trials puts women’s lives and health at risk;

2016/10/18
Committee: FEMM

2016/2096(INI)

Julie WARD, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT

Motion for a resolution
Recital Q b (new)

Qb. whereas the Regulation (EU) No 536/2014 on clinical trials of medicinal products for human use introduced requirements for taking account of gender in trials, but the implementation of the regulation must be evaluated; whereas the regulation does not specify any considerations on women other than for pregnant and breastfeeding women;

2016/10/18
Committee: FEMM

2016/2096(INI)

Julie WARD, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT

Motion for a resolution
Recital R a (new)

Ra. whereas the impacts of such drugs and medication as contraception devices, antidepressants and tranquilizers have on women’s physical and mental health are still poorly understood, and require further research to eliminate harmful side-effects and improve care delivery;

2016/10/18
Committee: FEMM

2016/2096(INI)

Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Julie WARD

Motion for a resolution
Recital R a (new)

Ra. whereas systematic and adequate data collection on violence against women is crucial to ensure effective policy making in the field both at central and at regional and local levels, and to monitor the implementation of legislation;

2016/10/18
Committee: FEMM

2016/2096(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital R a (new)

Ra. whereas there are about 58 000 suicide cases a year in the EU and a quarter of those who commit suicide are women, and whereas suicide continues to be a major cause of death;

2016/10/18
Committee: FEMM

2016/2096(INI)

Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital R b (new)

Rb. whereas mental disorders are one of the main causes of incapacity, adversely affecting as they do health, education, the economy, the labour market, and the EU’s welfare systems;

2016/10/18
Committee: FEMM

2016/2096(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b

(b) to recognise ~~male violence against women~~gender based violence as a public health issue, whatever form it takes;

2016/10/18
Committee: FEMM

2016/2096(INI)

Julie WARD, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f

(f) To the swift development of the EU-wide survey on the prevalence of gender-based violence for implementation within the European Statistical System, as confirmed in Eurostat’s 2016 work programme; and to collect regular, disaggregated data, in particular on the prevalence of depression, this data being disaggregated at least by sex, age group and socioeconomic status;

2016/10/18
Committee: FEMM

2016/2096(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Emphasises that the Commission and Member States must recognise gender-based violence as a public health issue, whatever form it takes, which directly impacts on women’s mental health and wellbeing; notes that more research is needed on the mental health impact of gender-based violence, including verbal and psychological violence, harassment and intimidation;

2016/10/18
Committee: FEMM

2016/2096(INI)

Julie WARD, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 e (new)

1e. Underlines that social and employment policy, particularly policies on work-life balance, must take women’s mental health and wellbeing into account;

2016/10/18
Committee: FEMM

2016/2096(INI)

Julie WARD, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Recommends that ~~health~~in the carse ofor pregnan~~t women~~cy healthcare begin as soon as possible in the first trimester of pregnancy, in order to make it possible to identify specific conditions that may require surveillance, to recognise social problems for which women may need help from social or mental health services and to inform women about pregnancy-related issues;

2016/10/18
Committee: FEMM

2016/2096(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls on the Commission, Member States and EIGE to increase the collection of regular, gender disaggregated data on mental health, in particular on the prevalence of depression, this data being disaggregated at least by sex, gender, age group and socioeconomic status;

2016/10/18
Committee: FEMM

2016/2096(INI)

Julie WARD, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 e (new)

2e. Urges the Commission and Member States to include the mental health and wellbeing challenges faced by men and boys due to gender stereotypes leading to increased likelihood of substance abuse and suicides than women; Underlines that policies on men’s mental health must also take into account the perspective of age and lifespan, socio- economic condition, social exclusion, and geographic factors;

2016/10/18
Committee: FEMM

2016/2096(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Encourages Member States to implement the Council of Europe’s recommendations 2010(5) and take into account the specific needs of lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons in the development of health policies, programmes and protocols;

2016/10/18
Committee: FEMM

2016/2096(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Is disappointed by the fact that the annual budgets for programmes designed to prevent ~~male violence against women~~gender based violence in all Member States is much less than the actual cost of such violence, be it in economic, social or moral in nature;

2016/10/18
Committee: FEMM

2016/2096(INI)

Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Julie WARD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls on the Member States to take measures to ensure access to healthcare services – including women’s shelters – to all women, independent of their legal status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex characteristics, race or ethnic origin, age or religion;

2016/10/18
Committee: FEMM

2016/2096(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Believes that the action taken at EU level on mental health and well-being should involve leading figures in the political, health, education, and social spheres, together with the social partners and civil society organisations; considers it essential that mental health should cease to be a taboo subject in certain social environments;

2016/10/18
Committee: FEMM

2016/2096(INI)

Julie WARD, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Welcomes the moves by the Commission for the EU to ratify the Istanbul Convention, and regrets that many Member States have not done so yet; urges the Council to ensure EU accession to the Istanbul Convention as soon as possible;

2016/10/18
Committee: FEMM

2016/2096(INI)

Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Julie WARD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)

15b. Calls for measures to be taken to reduce the risk factors involved in suicide, such as alcohol abuse, drugs, social exclusion, depression, and stress; also calls for systems to be set up to provide support following suicide attempts;

2016/10/18
Committee: FEMM

2016/2096(INI)

Julie WARD, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Underlines the fact that clinical trials of pharmaceutical products on both men and women are necessary and that these should be inclusive, non- discriminatory and performed under conditions of equality, inclusion and non- marginali~~sation~~zation, and reasonably reflective of the population that would use the products; suggests that clinical trials also take account of specific vulnerable population groups such as paediatric and geriatric patients, persons, and ethnic minorities; is of the opinion that gender- disaggregated data should also be collected after commercialisation of the products, in order to record the different side-effects, as well as research and data on the implementation of the relevant EU legislation by Member States;

2016/10/18
Committee: FEMM

2016/2096(INI)

Julie WARD, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Expresses deep concern that the failure to improve women’s representation in clinical trials and biomedical research puts women’s health and lives at risk;

2016/10/18
Committee: FEMM

2016/2096(INI)

Julie WARD, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Demands that the labels on pharmaceutical products clearly indicate whether trials on women took place or not, and whether men and women may expect different side-effects; calls upon Member States to encourage research on the long- term effects of products used in hormone replacement therapy;

2016/10/18
Committee: FEMM

2016/2096(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Urges Member States, the EMEA, and relevant stakeholder to ensure that sex and gender factors are introduced at the earliest stages of research and development of medication, before the stage of clinical trials; Emphasises the need for improved sharing of best practice among research institutions and healthcare providers across Europe on the subject;

2016/10/18
Committee: FEMM

2016/2096(INI)

Julie WARD, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)

21b. Underlines that urgent action is required to correct gender gaps in clinical trials in areas of health where such gaps are particularly harmful, such as in medication for Alzheimer’s, cancer, treatment of strokes, anti-depressants, and cardio-vascular diseases;

2016/10/18
Committee: FEMM

2016/2096(INI)

Julie WARD, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 c (new)

21c. Emphasises that concerted action must be taken by researchers and all relevant stakeholders to eliminate harmful side effects of medication that specifically affect women, such as in anti- depressants and contraception and other drugs, in order to improve women’s health, and the quality of healthcare;

2016/10/18
Committee: FEMM

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)

– having regard to the Joint Staff Working Document on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment: Transforming the Lives of Girls and Women through EU External Relations 2016-2020 (SWD(2015) 182 final) and to the Council Conclusions of 26 October 2015 in which the respective Gender Action Plan 2016-2020 is endorsed,

2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 b (new)

– having regard to the Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy (2015- 2019),

2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas health and education are key sustainable development enablers; whereas investment to guarantee universal access in these areas therefore features prominently in the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs and should be adequately resourced in order to bring spill-over effects for other sectors;

2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Defines development cooperation as follows: fighting for DIGNITY by eradicating POVERTY;

2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Calls for gender equality and women’'s ~~rights to be~~and girls' empowerment and rights to be both a standalone and a cross- cutting goal in EU development policy in accordance with the EU Gender Action Plan and Agenda 2030, coupled with specific policy-driven action to target challenges in this area; calls for further EU efforts to promote the important role of women and youth as agents of development and change; underlines in this regard, that gender equality comprises women and men and girls and boys and that programmes should encourage equal co-participation and the promotion of rights and services, ~~for example as in the case of access to education~~notably in the case of access to education and health, without discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation; stresses that upholding the rights of women and girls, including their sexual and reproductive health and rights, and eliminating all forms of sexual and gender-based violence and discrimination against them, including the harmful practices of child, early and forced marriage, and female genital mutilation, are essential to realising their human rights;

2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls for specific EU development strategies to better target, protect and support vulnerable and marginalised groups such as women and children, the elderly, persons with disabilities, LGBTI people, linguistic and ethnic minorities and indigenous peoples, in order to offer them the same opportunities and rights as everyone else, in line with the principle of Leaving No- one Behind;

2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Insists on the need for accountability mechanisms regarding the monitoring and the implementation of the SDGs and the 0.7% ODA/GNI objectives; Calls on the EU and its Member States to submit a time-line on how to gradually achieve these goals and objectives, with annual reporting at the European Parliament;

2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls for specific strategies to be developed for cooperation with MICs in order to consolidate their progress and fight inequality, exclusion, discrimination and poverty, while underlining that MICs are not a homogenous group and therefore each has specific needs that should be met by tailor-made policies; underlines the need to phase out responsibly and gradually financial aid to MICs and focus on other forms of cooperation, such as technical assistance, public-public partnerships that can support global public goods like science, technology and innovation, exchange of best practices and promotion of regional, South- South and triangular cooperation; highlights the importance of alternative sources of finance, such as domestic revenue mobilisation, non-concessional or less concessional loans, cooperation in technical, taxation, trade-related and research-related matters, and public-private partnerships;

2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Recognises that GDP falls short in measuring progress as it does not reflect inequalities or environmental degradation; calls for alternative measures of progress to be developed covering all dimensions of sustainable development, as agreed in the 2030 Agenda, in order to promote the well- being of people and planet;

2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls on the EU and its Member States to support ~~developing~~low and middle income countries in creating fair, transparent and efficient tax systems, as well as other means of domestic resource mobilisation, in order to increase the predictability and stability of such financing and reduce aid dependency; calls for such support in areas such as tax administration and public financial management, anti-corruption, and fighting transfer mispricing, tax evasion and other forms of illicit financial flow;

2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Stresses that development funds used for the proposed External Investment Plan (EIP), as well as for existing Trust Funds, must comply with ODA-compatible development objectives and the new Sustainable Development Goals; calls for mechanisms to be established allowing Parliament to fulfil its oversight role when EU development funds are being used outside the normal EU budget procedures, notably by granting it observer status on EIP, Trust Fund and other strategic boards that decide on the priorities and scope of programmes and projects;

2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)

27a. Proposes that an arbitration system should be established, under the authority of the President of the Commission, to bring about PCD and that in the event of divergences between the various policies of the Union, the President of the Commission should fully shoulder his political responsibility for the overall approach and have the task of deciding between them on the basis of the Union’s PCD commitments; takes the view that, once the problems have been identified, consideration could be given to reforming the decision-making procedures within the Commission and in interdepartmental cooperation;

2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35

35. Stresses the central role of development cooperation in addressing the root causes of forced migration, such as state fragility, conflicts, insecurity and marginalisation, poverty ~~and human rights violations~~, poor access to basic services such as health and education and human rights violations, including sexual and gender-based discrimination and violence; calls therefore for migration- linked development assistance to focus on promoting inclusion and economic opportunities, democracy- building, good governance and the rule of law, and policy space for civil society;

2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)

39a. Recalls the fundamental principles of humanitarian aid - neutrality, independence and impartiality; welcomes the European Commissions' tenacity no the merge the European Consensus on Development and the European Consensus on Humanitarian Aid;

2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 a (new)

40a. Stresses that enjoying the highest attainable standard of health is a fundamental human right and that universal access to health care, technologies and coverage, including sexual and reproductive health and rights;

2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE

2016/2060(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Calls for the systematic representation of women at all levels of government, ~~if necessary with the use of quotas, and for women’s systematic inclusion in transitional institutions; supports electoral systems that require voters to select both male and female candidates;~~electoral processes and institutions based on such principles as gender equality and non-discrimination, if necessary with the use of quotas, stresses the importance of women’s systematic equal, full and active participation in the prevention and resolution of conflicts, ~~and supports empowerment projects aimed at training women to negotiate women-related issue~~promotion of human rights and democratic reforms, as well as in peacekeeping operations, humanitarian assistance and post-conflict reconstruction and democratic transition processes leading to lasting and stable political solutions;

2016/09/07
Committee: AFET

2016/2060(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Supports empowerment projects by raising women´s self-confidence, guaranteeing their participation, and increasing their power and authority to take decisions in all areas affecting their lives; points special attention to the role of freedom of expression and opinion in women´s empowerment;

2016/09/07
Committee: AFET

2016/2060(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Encourages the development of a social economy for women and the use of microcredits as a tool for economic independence as well as the promotion of entrepreneurship skills;

2016/09/07
Committee: AFET

2016/2060(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. ~~Stresses the necessity for women to participate actively in trade unions, and h~~Highlights the need to overcome legal and practical discriminatory barriers for women in the work environment in order to achieve equal pay for equal work; stresses the need for women to have access to information on their social and economic rights;

2016/09/07
Committee: AFET

2016/2060(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11

11. Calls for the application of the Beijing Platform for Action for education and health as basic human rights, and calls for access for women to sexual and reproductive health services;, including women and girls with disabilities, stresses family planning, maternal health, easy access to contraception and access to the full range of sexual and reproductive health services as important elements in saving women’s lives;

2016/09/07
Committee: AFET

2016/2057(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Believes that the opinions of European citizens voiced by petitioning the European Parliament are fundamentally important in signalling to the European legislator issues that citizens feel concerned about, particularly inadequate distribution of medicines, the impact of the economic crisis on medical and pharmaceutical care, and issues regarding marketing procedures and patents for medicinal products, as well as their high cost;

2016/07/25
Committee: PETI

2016/2057(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)

(1) Calls on the Commission to make specific policy proposals and changes to EU legislation on intellectual policy in order to step up EU competitiveness in regard to medicines through EU- manufactured or imported generic, affordable versions thereof;

2016/07/25
Committee: PETI

2016/2057(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point 2 (new)

(2) Insists on the need for greater transparency concerning the cost of investment in pharmaceutical research, development and innovation, so as to know how much public money is invested in each research project and ensure that in the last analysis the public does not pay twice for the same product; urges the adoption of the measures needed to arrive at a model that will guarantee a return on this investment for public health services;

2016/07/25
Committee: PETI

2016/2057(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point 3 (new)

(3) Highlights the importance of establishing alternative formulas to make it easier to obtain certain medicines; considers that an EU central purchasing body for medicines needs to be set up so as to obtain more competitive prices by profiting from the advantages offered by economies of scale;

2016/07/25
Committee: PETI

2016/2057(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point 4 (new)

(4) Calls for the adoption of EU standards for public transparency as regards the prices involved in the public procurement of medicines;

2016/07/25
Committee: PETI

2016/2057(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point 5 (new)

(5) Calls for an incentive to be provided under the Horizon 2020 programme to produce certain medicines that can be placed on the EU market as generic medicines at a price affordable for the majority of European patients under a socially responsible intellectual property licence;

2016/07/25
Committee: PETI

2016/2057(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Charles GOERENS, Paavo VÄYRYNEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Notes that Article 25 of the UDHR recognises the right of every person to a 'standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family', and that the World Health Organisation (WHO) constitution states that the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being without distinction of race, religion, political belief, economic or social condition;

2016/09/09
Committee: DEVE

2016/2057(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Is of the view that the accomplishment of effective medicine provision in developing countries is still an unresolved challenge; considers that lifesaving medicines aren't just another consumer good, and thus, should not be regulated as such;

2016/09/09
Committee: DEVE

2016/2057(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Charles GOERENS, Paavo VÄYRYNEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1c. Observes that the EU’s current biomedical R&D system based on IP monopolies has proved a failure to deliver accessibility for life saving medicines in the developing world, and that the EU has not received sufficient return on its public investment in biomedical R&D with regards to the property on the outcome of research;

2016/09/09
Committee: DEVE

2016/2057(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Charles GOERENS, Paavo VÄYRYNEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)

1d. Calls to restructure our biomedical R&D system in order for it to be capable of developing efficient access to medicines policies, within the framework of the EU's development policy, capable of effectively delivering lifesaving drugs to millions in the developing world which are currently excluded from access;

2016/09/09
Committee: DEVE

2016/2057(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Charles GOERENS, Paavo VÄYRYNEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)

1e. Reminds that the Least Developed Countries are the most affected by poverty-related diseases, especially HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, diseases of the reproductive organs and infectious and skin diseases;

2016/09/09
Committee: DEVE

2016/2057(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Charles GOERENS, Paavo VÄYRYNEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 f (new)

1f. Considers that the lack of access to health is the result of both a problem of access to care (owing to a shortage of facilities and health workers but also to the lack of public healthcare systems) and access to treatment;

2016/09/09
Committee: DEVE

2016/2057(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Charles GOERENS, Paavo VÄYRYNEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls on the European Union to support developing countries which use the so-called flexibilities built into the TRIPS Agreement in order to be able to provide essential medicines at affordable prices under their domestic public health programs;

2016/09/09
Committee: DEVE

2016/2057(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Charles GOERENS, Paavo VÄYRYNEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Calls on the European Commission to include the most neglected diseases among its priorities and to ensure that effective, appropriate, easy-to-use medicines are developed and placed on the market in the developing countries at an affordable price;

2016/09/09
Committee: DEVE

2016/2047(BUD)

Charles GOERENS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Carolina PUNSET

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Urges the Commission and Member States to ensure that funding mechanisms and budgetary lines reflect all Agenda 2030 commitments agreed to; calls on the EU and its Member States to re-commit without delay to the 0.7% of GNI target for ODA and to submit a timeline on how to gradually increase ODA in order to reach the 0.7% target by 2030;

2016/08/16
Committee: DEVE

2016/2047(BUD)

Charles GOERENS, Carolina PUNSET, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Takes the view that action to establish special funds must provide a flexible response to emergencies plus genuine added value, supplementing existing sources of funding, and that those funds must accordingly be endowed with new money; urges the Member States to honour their pledges and pay over the amounts announced;

2016/08/16
Committee: DEVE

2016/2047(BUD)

Charles GOERENS, Carolina PUNSET, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Stresses the need to address the security-development nexus and deliver on Goal 16 of the 2030 Development Agenda; recalls, nevertheless, that funding which is not DAC-able must stem from other instruments than the Development Cooperation Instrument or the European Development Fund;

2016/08/16
Committee: DEVE

2016/2047(BUD)

Charles GOERENS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Carolina PUNSET

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Urges the Commission and Member States to support developing countries in setting up robust and resilient quality public social security and public health systems; calls on the Commission to continue promoting better access to medicines in poor countries; reiterates the need to invest in neglected diseases; calls, in this context, on the Commission for a follow-up of the Ebola virus disease;

2016/08/16
Committee: DEVE

2016/2047(BUD)

Charles GOERENS, Carolina PUNSET, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Calls for the Commission to ensure that the financing of adaptation to impacts of climate change and of other climate actions in vulnerable third countries are additional to financing of actions through development cooperation instruments; this climate financing shall count towards the fulfilment of the Union's climate financing commitments, but be additional to, and not count as, financing for development;

2016/08/16
Committee: DEVE

2016/2019(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Considers that the structural and organisational reforms aimed at achieving greater efficiency, environmental sustainability, and effectiveness should continue through the thorough examination of possible synergies and savings; recalls the substantial savings that could be made by having only one place of work instead of three (Brussels, Strasbourg, Luxembourg); underlines that this process should be lead without endangering Parliament's legislative excellence, its budgetary powers and powers of scrutiny, or the quality of working conditions for Members, assistants, and staff;

Angelika MLINAR, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses that the Istanbul Convention follows a holistic ~~approach~~, comprehensive and coordinated approach placing the rights of the victim at the centre by addressing the issue of violence against women and girls and gender-based violence from a wide range of perspectives, such as the prevention of violence, the fight against discrimination, criminal law measures to combat impunity, victim protection and support, the protection of children, the protection of women asylum seekers and refugees, and better data collection;

2017/05/11
Committee: LIBE FEMM

2016/0062(NLE)

(b) To ~~ask~~urge the Member States to ~~ratify~~speed up negotiations on the ratifications and implementation of the Istanbul Convention;

2017/05/11
Committee: LIBE FEMM

2016/0062(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point f

(f) To make sure that the Member States 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 and empowerment of women and girls;

2017/05/11
Committee: LIBE FEMM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Calls on States to tailor the measures taken to protect vulnerable groups such as pregnant women and the elderly, all of whom are liable to fall prey to human traffickers or be forced into hard labour, sexual exploitation, criminal gangs and militia groups , and migrant children in particular, such that the children´s best interests take priority, applying the principles of non-discrimination, non- criminalisation, non-detention, no undue punishment, non-refoulement, family unification, physical and legal protection, right to identity and right to life;

2016/03/22
Committee: AFET

6. ~~Calls attention to the specific type~~Recommends, bearing in mind the special situation of female migrants, that gender issues be incorporated into migration policies to prevent trafficking as well as all other forms of violence t~~o which~~argeting women and ~~young female migrants are subjected~~discrimination against them;

2016/03/22
Committee: AFET

2015/2316(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Considers that freedom of movement and the right to work make migrants self- sufficient and help further their integration, as does the right to a family life and family reunification; notes that for this to happen it has to be underpinned by three pillars: a rigorous assessment of the labour market and its future potential, better protection of migrant workers´ human rights, fundamental rights and labour rights, and constant dialogue with labour market stakeholders;

2016/03/22
Committee: AFET

2015/2316(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

~~9. Reiterates that the children of migrants and refugees are entitled to special protection based on the best interests of the child, and is concerned about difficulties in registering their birth;~~deleted

2016/03/22
Committee: AFET

2015/2316(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Urges governments also to take measures designed to boost the fight against racism, discrimination, xenophobia and other forms of intolerance, including religious intolerance, and to adopt programmes to improve the way their population views migrants; recommends therefore that countries design and implement communication and awareness-raising campaigns on the opportunities migration and migrants can bring to society in both the countries of origin and host countries;

2016/03/22
Committee: AFET

2015/2316(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Calls on all warring parties to cease their attacks on civilians, to protect them and allow them to leave areas affected by violence safely; including the establishment of humanitarian corridors;

2016/03/22
Committee: AFET

2015/2316(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Notes that land and resource grabbing policies cause social, political and humanitarian crises that may drive people into ~~exile~~displacements;

2016/03/22
Committee: AFET

2015/2316(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Recalls that migration and development are linked and that fighting poverty, inequality and corruption is a key factor in preventing forced migration; considers that migration is recognised globally as being a powerful tool for development and the current political, economic and social situation constitutes a unique opportunity to turn migration into a key factor in sustainable and inclusive development;

2016/03/22
Committee: AFET

2015/2316(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Reminds states to ratify all human rights treaties and conventions~~, and particularly the Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families~~;

2016/03/22
Committee: AFET

2015/2316(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Stresses the importance of ~~consulting~~acknowledging the contribution made by civil society in all the EU’s external policies relating to migration ~~and calls for migrants to be involved in this~~;

2016/03/22
Committee: AFET

2015/2316(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

~~20. Calls for an appraisal of the Rabat Process, the Khartoum Process and the EU’s border externalisation policies;~~deleted

2016/03/22
Committee: AFET

2015/2316(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Calls for safe legal access routes to be developed for migrants and asylum seekers, for resettlement programmes to be stepped up, humanitarian visas granted and visas~~, including airport transit visas, to be suspended for people fleeing conflict zones~~;

2016/03/22
Committee: AFET

2015/2316(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Stresses the need for a holistic and consistent approach to the challenges of irregular migration, with human rights fully respected;

2016/03/22
Committee: AFET

2015/2316(INI)

Renate WEBER, Javier NART, Louis MICHEL, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

~~22. Calls on the European Union to integrate data protection into agreements on sharing and exchanging information at borders and on migration routes;~~deleted

2016/03/22
Committee: AFET

2015/2315(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas a significant number of corporations operating in third countries are based in Europe, are owned by European corporations, have assets or goods in Europe or control other corporations in Europe; whereas there is a practice whereby European corporations outsource activities to local suppliers or use goods or services in their supply and production chains that have been produced or provided by other corporations in countries where human rights standards are lower or enforcement and victim protection are legally or factually lacking;

2016/04/28
Committee: AFET

2015/2315(INI)

Renate WEBER, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)

Ha. whereas a holistic approach to the way in which corporations abide by human rights standards globally is still lacking, and that this is allowing certain states and companies to circumvent such rules;

2016/04/28
Committee: AFET

2015/2315(INI)

Renate WEBER, Javier NART, Louis MICHEL, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Is deeply concerned at the human rights violations committed in third countries by corporations and business enterprises; reminds corporate actors of their responsibility to respect human rights throughout their global operations, regardless of where their users are located and independently of whether the host state meets its own human rights obligations;

2016/04/28
Committee: AFET

2015/2315(INI)

Renate WEBER, Louis MICHEL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Welcomes the adoption of the UNGPs; emphasises that the UNGPs were agreed unanimously in the UN with the full support of EU Member States, the ILO and the International Chamber of Commerce, including support for the concept of a ‘smart mix’ of regulatory and voluntary action; strongly supports the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and calls on companies to implement them, including through the establishment of due diligence policies and risk management safeguards, and the provision of effective remedies when their activities have caused or contributed to an adverse human rights impact;

2016/04/28
Committee: AFET

2015/2315(INI)

Renate WEBER, Louis MICHEL, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on companies to urgently integrate ~~the findings of their~~in their management process human rights due diligence ~~processes into~~and to transpose its findings into internal policies and procedures, with resources and authority assigned accordingly, and to communicate their commitment and actions externally, in order to identify, prevent and mitigate any negative human rights impact of their activities;

2016/04/28
Committee: AFET

2015/2315(INI)

Renate WEBER, Louis MICHEL, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Recognises the major importance of CSR and welcomes the growing use of instruments based on CSR and the self- commitment by corporations; strongly emphasises, however, that avoiding violations of human rights is not a matter of ~~charity or something to be done on a voluntary basis but a~~voluntary action but an ethical question and legal obligation on enterprises and their management, wherever they may act and whatever their size or industrial sector;

2016/04/28
Committee: AFET

2015/2315(INI)

Renate WEBER, Louis MICHEL, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Recalls that~~, if~~ when companies ~~find that they~~are found to have caused or contributed to harm, ~~they must~~all instruments must be used so that the companies provide for or participate in effective remedy processes for the individuals and communities affected;

2016/04/28
Committee: AFET

2015/2315(INI)

Renate WEBER, Louis MICHEL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. ~~Warmly welcomes the prepar~~Calls on the EU and its Member States to constructively engage in the negotiations of ~~a binding UN Treaty on Business and Human Rights, and strongly calls for the EU Member State~~the Open-ended Inter- Governmental Working Group on the elaboration of an international legally binding instrument on transnational corporations and othe ~~EU itself to promote and take part in this proces~~r business enterprises with respect to human rights and to implement the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights;

2016/04/28
Committee: AFET

2015/2315(INI)

Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Recalls the different but complementary roles of states and companies with regard to human rights protection; recalls that states have a duty to protect everyone within their jurisdiction, including against human rights abuses ~~committed by companies, even if they operate in third countries~~; strongly recalls that, where human rights abuses occur, the victims’ states must grant them access to an effective remedy, and points out that the EU shares that duty with regard to areas of exclusive or shared competence;

2016/04/28
Committee: AFET

2015/2315(INI)

Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls on ~~all national and international authoriti~~Member States to ensure that ~~binding~~ instruments devoted to the effective protection of human rights in this field are adopted as a matter of urgency and as widely as possible, and that all obligations stemming from the abovementioned ~~international~~ rules are enforced;

2016/04/28
Committee: AFET

2015/2315(INI)

Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Calls for the Member States to legislate in a coherent, holistic, and effective ~~and binding~~ manner in order to meet their duty to prevent, investigate, punish and redress human rights violations, including those perpetrated in third countries, directly or indirectly, by corporations acting under their jurisdiction;

2016/04/28
Committee: AFET

2015/2315(INI)

Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls on the Member States to lay down clear requirements as to the fact that companies domiciled in their territory and/or jurisdiction must respect human rights throughout their operations, in every country and context in which they operate; considers that ~~they~~companies should ensure that they ~~have systems in place to~~ assess risks and mitigate potential negative impacts related to human rights, labour, environmental protection and disaster-related aspects of their operations and value chains, and periodically assess the adequacy of ~~such laws~~mitigation measures put in place and address any shortcomings;

2016/04/28
Committee: AFET

2015/2315(INI)

Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Calls on the Member States to take any appropriate steps to ensure, through judicial, administrative, legislative or other appropriate means, that when such human rights violations occur, those affected have access to an effective remedy, piercing the veil of the legal personality, when a corporation based in the EU holds, directs or controls companies that are responsible for human rights violations in third countries; calls on the Member States to take appropriate steps to reduce legal, practical and other relevant barriers that could lead to a denial of access to remedy;deleted

2016/04/28
Committee: AFET

2015/2315(INI)

Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Considers that collective redress mechanisms could potentially decrease the costs of litigation for victims of human rights infringements; welcomes the recommendation on collective redress adopted by the Commission9 and ~~regrets that only a few~~urges all Member States ~~have~~to compl~~ied~~y with ~~it;~~ this recommendation; encourages ~~all Member States to comply with this recommendation; __________________ 9~~this type of class action to be applicable to non-EU citizens who are victims of human rights abuses by EU companies found to have caused or contributed to harm; __________________ 9 OJ L 201, 26.7.2013, p. 60. OJ L 201, 26.7.2013, p. 60.

2016/04/28
Committee: AFET

2015/2315(INI)

Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Welcomes the non-binding private sector initiatives for responsible supply chain management introduced by the Commission’s services, but stresses that non-binding private sector initiatives are by themselves not sufficient; ~~calls for urgent binding and enforceable rules and related sanctions and independent monitoring mechanisms;~~

2016/04/28
Committee: AFET

2015/2315(INI)

Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Calls for the extension of jurisdictional rules under the Brussels I Regulation11 to third country defendants in actions against parent companies domiciled in the Union; __________________ 11http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/?uri=URISERV%3Al33 054deleted

2016/04/28
Committee: AFET

2015/2315(INI)

Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Calls for the establishment of a necessity forum (forum necessitatis), which would allow claims to be brought before the courts of the Member States in situations where there would be a risk of denial of justice if no access to court were foreseen in the EU, where proceedings proved impossible in a third country, or where an applicant could not reasonably be expected to initiate or conduct proceedings in that state and the dispute had a sufficient connection with the Member State of the court seized;deleted

2016/04/28
Committee: AFET

2015/2315(INI)

Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

~~28. Calls for the establishment of cases of jurisdiction based on the presence of the defendant’s assets in the Union;~~deleted

2016/04/28
Committee: AFET

2015/2258(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Cecilia WIKSTRÖM, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON

Draft opinion
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14 a. Invites all EU Member States to agree to a strong directive on the Accessibility of Public Sector Bodies' websites, which should include all websites providing public services, including where these are provided by private entities and/or funded, or partially funded, by public funds; mobile web and mobile applications; and downloadable documents (Word, PDF, etc.) which are extensively used in online processes;

2016/03/04
Committee: PETI

2015/2234(INI)

Javier NART, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON, Carolina PUNSET, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)

– having regard to the European Parliament legislative resolution of 8 July 2015 on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on seafarers amending Directives 2008/94/EC, 2009/38/EC, 2002/14/EC, 98/59/EC and 2001/23/EC (COM(2013)0798 – C7-0409/2013 – 2013/0390(COD)),

2016/02/29
Committee: AFET

2015/2234(INI)

Javier NART, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON, Carolina PUNSET, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Bearing in mind that the majority of the crew on many non-Community flagged vessels calling at European ports are Filipino, and bearing in mind the harsh and inhuman working conditions in which many of these seafarers live, calls on Member States not to allow these vessels to be received in European ports when the working conditions on board contravene the labour rights and principles enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union; urges, likewise, non-Community flagged vessels to guarantee their crews’ working conditions in accordance with international legislation and the rules laid down in the ILO and IMO;

2016/02/29
Committee: AFET

2015/2229(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses the need to ensure that the ~~post- 2015 d~~2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development ~~agenda~~ and all its future implementation and monitoring measures are underpinned by the human-rights-based approach (HRBA) and the eradication of poverty, reduction of inequalities and social exclusion and include, inter alia, women’s rights, minority rights, children’s rights, good governance, the fight against corruption and democracy;

2015/10/21
Committee: DEVE

2015/2229(INI)

Angelika MLINAR, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Juan Carlos GIRAUTA VIDAL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Underlines that children are particularly vulnerable in the current refugee and migrant crisis and specially when unaccompanied and that conflicts and instability have uprooted millions of children across several countries around Europe; calls on the Member States to take into account the best interest of the child in all procedures and ensure protection for children and particularly access to safe water, food, health care and education;

2015/10/21
Committee: DEVE

2015/2229(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas despite the clear obligation to respect, protect and fulfil rights related to women´s and girl´s sexual and reproductive health and rights, violations remains frequent, and widespread in many States;

2015/10/23
Committee: FEMM

2015/2229(INI)

Angelika MLINAR, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Juan Carlos GIRAUTA VIDAL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Urges the EU to maintain and honour its role as a leading defender of human rights in the world, by the effective, consistent and considered use of all available instruments for the promotion and protection of human rights and its defenders and the effectiveness of our development aid policy; in this regard, remembers that goal 16 claims "to promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels";

2015/10/21
Committee: DEVE

2015/2229(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital E

E. whereas in some countries around the world women still do not enjoy the same civil and political rights ~~as men~~, including the right of assembly as men and they are also poorly represented in local and national decision-making bodies;

2015/10/23
Committee: FEMM

2015/2229(INI)

Angelika MLINAR, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Juan Carlos GIRAUTA VIDAL

Draft opinion
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas women and girls from cultural, traditional, linguistic, religious, gender or sexual orientation minority groups experience multiple and intersectional forms of discrimination based on both their minority status and their gender;

2015/10/23
Committee: FEMM

2015/2229(INI)

Angelika MLINAR, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Juan Carlos GIRAUTA VIDAL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Reiterates that religious, cultural and traditional differences can never justify discriminations and violence against women and girls, such as female genital mutilation (FGM), early and forced marriages, domestic violence and honour killings;

2015/10/23
Committee: FEMM

2015/2229(INI)

Angelika MLINAR, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Juan Carlos GIRAUTA VIDAL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Strongly condemns the continued use of rape against women and girls as a weapon of war; stresses that more needs to be done to ensure respect of international law and access to health and psychological care of woman and girls abused in conflicts, including safe and legal abortion for victims of war rape; calls on the EU, Member States, international organizations, and civil society to increase cooperation to raise awareness and combat impunity;

2015/10/21
Committee: DEVE

2015/2229(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Deplores the high rate of impunity for offenders of gender-based violence in a large number of countries; asks the EEAS to exchange good practices with third countries on law-making procedures and training programmes for police and judicial personnel, to integrate gender based violence interventions in the EU humanitarian actions and to prioritise EU humanitarian actions targeting gender based violence and sexual violence in conflict;

2015/10/23
Committee: FEMM

2015/2229(INI)

Angelika MLINAR, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Juan Carlos GIRAUTA VIDAL, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Deplores that in some countries the criminalisation of abortion still persist in cases of victim of rape and abuses in armed conflicts; Stresses that unsafe abortion is also a major cause of maternal mortality and morbidity;

2015/10/23
Committee: FEMM

2015/2229(INI)

Angelika MLINAR, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Urges all actors involved in conflicts to provide to the victims all necessary health care, including abortions, with no distinction based on sex in all circumstances and irrespective of local laws, as foreseen by the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols;

2015/10/23
Committee: FEMM

2015/2229(INI)

Angelika MLINAR, Juan Carlos GIRAUTA VIDAL, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Deplores the fact that women and girls are the most affected by extreme poverty, while it is factually proven that investment in women and girls and empowering them through education is one of the most efficient ways of combating poverty;

2015/10/23
Committee: FEMM

2015/2229(INI)

Angelika MLINAR, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Juan Carlos GIRAUTA VIDAL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Welcomes the efforts made by EEAS in third countries to step up the implementation of obligations and commitments to women’s rights made in CEDAW, under the Beijing Platform for Action, in the Cairo Declaration on Population & Development in the post- 2015 development agenda;

2015/10/23
Committee: FEMM

2015/2229(INI)

Angelika MLINAR, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Juan Carlos GIRAUTA VIDAL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Welcomes the reviewed EU humanitarian aid policy which allows women and girls raped in armed conflict access to safe abortion services under International Humanitarian Law; stresses the need for rapid implementation of this reviewed policy;

2015/10/23
Committee: FEMM

2015/2155(DEC)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Pina PICIERNO, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Anneliese DODDS, Margrete AUKEN, Dennis de JONG, Monika VANA, Josu JUARISTI ABAUNZ, Benedek JÁVOR, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Anja HAZEKAMP, Elly SCHLEIN, Marietje SCHAAKE, Anneleen VAN BOSSUYT, Morten MESSERSCHMIDT, Josep-Maria TERRICABRAS, Jeroen LENAERS, Frédérique RIES, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Ivan ŠTEFANEC, Lynn BOYLAN, Matt CARTHY, Luke Ming FLANAGAN, Liadh NÍ RIADA, Igor ŠOLTES, Bas EICKHOUT, Jan Philipp ALBRECHT, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Luigi MORGANO, Ashley FOX, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Xabier BENITO ZILUAGA, Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY, Miguel URBÁN CRESPO, Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS, Ruža TOMAŠIĆ, Cora van NIEUWENHUIZEN, Ulrike LUNACEK, Kostadinka KUNEVA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Richard SULÍK, Diane DODDS, Lara COMI, Bart STAES, Nicola CAPUTO, Judith SARGENTINI, Ivo BELET, Remo SERNAGIOTTO, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Richard ASHWORTH, Alessia Maria MOSCA, Ernest URTASUN, Pascal ARIMONT, Marina ALBIOL GUZMÁN, Salvatore Domenico POGLIESE, Fabio Massimo CASTALDO, Romana TOMC, Jan ZAHRADIL, Bodil VALERO, Daniel DALTON, Angelika MLINAR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Stresses that the Court of Auditors report adopted on 11.07.2014 states that the potential saving for the EU budget would be about 114 million EUR per year if the European Parliament centralised its activities; reiterates the call on Parliament and the Council to address, in order to create long term savings, the need for a roadmap to a single seat, as stated by Parliament in several previous resolutions;

2016/03/14
Committee: CONT

2015/2132(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 67 b (new)

67b. Stresses that Parliament and the Council must address the need for a roadmap to a single seat, as requested by a large majority in this Parliament in several resolutions, in order to create long term savings in the Union budget;

2015/10/06
Committee: BUDG

2015/2129(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Barbara MATERA, Luigi MORGANO, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Brando BENIFEI, Mariya GABRIEL, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Julie WARD, Hilde VAUTMANS, Caterina CHINNICI, Mairead McGUINNESS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Is concerned that the non- consensual distribution of erotic or pornographic material, including online and through social media, such as the phenomenon of so-called ‘revenge porn’– a rapidly increasing form of abuse and persecution – overwhelmingly affects women and girls, some of whom are under the legal age of consent; calls on the Member States to step up concrete measures to combat this new form of crime and on the internet industry to take their shared responsibility; emphasises the need to educate young girls on the possible consequences of taking intimate photographs or videos of themselves;

2017/05/22
Committee: FEMM

2015/2129(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Barbara MATERA, Luigi MORGANO, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Brando BENIFEI, Mariya GABRIEL, Julie WARD, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Hilde VAUTMANS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Caterina CHINNICI, Mairead McGUINNESS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Emphasises the need to raise awareness at an early stage among all girls and boys about staying safe and about the importance of respecting the dignity and privacy of others in the digital era; encourages Member States to share best practices on education material and training programmes for all actors involved, such as teachers, educators, law enforcement authorities on grooming and other forms of risk to the safety of children online, in particular for girls;

2017/05/22
Committee: FEMM

2015/2129(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Barbara MATERA, Luigi MORGANO, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Brando BENIFEI, Mariya GABRIEL, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Julie WARD, Hilde VAUTMANS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Caterina CHINNICI, Mairead McGUINNESS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls on the Member States to step up measures to protect victims of child sexual abuse and to improve the role of national helplines, with a gender sensitive approach;

2017/05/22
Committee: FEMM

2015/2129(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Barbara MATERA, Luigi MORGANO, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Brando BENIFEI, Mariya GABRIEL, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Hilde VAUTMANS, Julie WARD, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Caterina CHINNICI, Mairead McGUINNESS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 e (new)

3e. Calls on the Member States to step up cooperation and to exchange data to identify children victims of sexual abuse, including missing children, especially girls who are particularly vulnerable to trafficking and sexual exploitation;

2017/05/22
Committee: FEMM

2015/2129(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Lara COMI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Brando BENIFEI, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Silvia COSTA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Recommends that blacklists of websites containing child pornography be prepared ~~by national~~and regularly updated by relevant authorities and communicated to Internet service providers to ensure that the action adopted is necessary and proportionate to avoid for instance over- blocking; recommends also the sharing of such blacklists of websites among the Member States through enhanced cooperation with Europol and its European Cybercrime Centre, and with Interpol;

2017/05/12
Committee: CULT

2015/2129(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Lara COMI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Brando BENIFEI, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Julie WARD, Silvia COSTA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Encourages Member States to exchange information about child sex offenders so as to prevent sex offenders from moving unnoticed from one Member State to another for work or for volunteering with children or children’s institutions; calls on Member States to step up information sharing on criminal convictions and disqualifications and to improve data collection in national registers of perpetrators;

2017/05/12
Committee: CULT

2015/2129(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Lara COMI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Brando BENIFEI, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Julie WARD, Silvia COSTA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Urges the Member States to make it mandatory for Internet service providers (ISP) to report child sexual abuse material detected in their infrastructure to law enforcement authorities, as well as national hotlines, and calls on the ISPs to preserve evidence;

2017/05/12
Committee: CULT

2015/2129(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Lara COMI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Brando BENIFEI, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Julie WARD, Silvia COSTA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Urges Member States which have not yet done so to put in place hotlines to which Internet users can report child sexual abuse material they find online and that are capable of assessing this reported content with a view to implementing notice and take-down procedures; takes the view that such hotlines should be allowed to search for child sexual abuse material proactively, as is the case for the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) in the UK; calls on Member States for a better cooperation between helplines and hotlines to ensure protection of children victim of sexual exploitation and abuse;

2017/05/12
Committee: CULT

2015/2129(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Lara COMI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Julie WARD, Silvia COSTA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Urges Member States to introduce in their legislation mandatory background checks for persons applying or volunteering for activities or jobs relating to children, including software and online content developers, and to systematically exchange information on individuals posing a risk to children;

2017/05/12
Committee: CULT

2015/2118(INI)

Sophia IN 'T VELD, Louis MICHEL, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)

– having regard the Joint UN Commentary on the EU Directive – A Human Rights-Based Approach which demands the need to provide international protection to victims of human trafficking on a gender-based,

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)

– having regard to Regulation (EU) 2015/2219 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015 on the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL) and replacing and repealing Council Decision 2005/681/JHA,

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Catherine BEARDER, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Angelika MLINAR, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 22 a (new)

– having regard to the Europol Situation Report: Trafficking in human beings in the EU (February 2016)

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Catherine BEARDER, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Angelika MLINAR, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas trafficking in human beings (THB) is a terrible violation of fundamental rights, as outlined in Article 5(3) of the EU Charter on Fundamental Rights, and a violation of the victim's personal integrity and a serious, often organised crime that undermines the rule of law;

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Catherine BEARDER, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Angelika MLINAR, Louis MICHEL, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas THB is defined in article 2 of Directive 2011/36/EU as the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbouring or reception of persons, including the exchange or transfer of control over those persons, by means of the threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud, of deception, of the abuse of power or of a position of vulnerability or of the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person, for the purpose of exploitation; whereas exploitation shall include, as a minimum, the exploitation of the prostitution of others or other forms of sexual exploitation, forced labour of services, including begging, slavery or practices similar to slavery, servitude, or the exploitation of criminal activities, or the removal of organs;

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Catherine BEARDER, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Angelika MLINAR, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas THB takes many different forms across many legal and illegal activities, including, but not limited to, agriculture, food processing, ~~prostitution~~the sex industry, domestic work, manufacturing, care, cleaning, other ~~types of forced labour~~industries (particularly in the service industries), forced begging, forced marriage, forced prostitution, illegal adoptions and the trade in human organs;

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Catherine BEARDER, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Angelika MLINAR, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas the current refugee crisis has shown the lack of proper tools at a European level to combat jointly the THB, specially with the aim of sexual exploitation of women and children;

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas Directive 2011/36/EU (the directive) should be commended for its human rights- and victim-centred approach, where victims of THB are entitled to certain rights and services under international law, regardless of their willingness or ability to take part in criminal proceedings (under article 11.3 of the Directive);

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Catherine BEARDER, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Angelika MLINAR, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas THB can be the result of global economic and social inequalities and further exacerbated by societal inequality between women and men, and is driven by demand and profit;

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Catherine BEARDER, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Angelika MLINAR, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas societal tolerance of gender inequality and violence against women and girls and the lack of public awareness of the issues surrounding THB perpetuate a permissive environment for THB;

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Catherine BEARDER, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Angelika MLINAR, Louis MICHEL, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

Ga. whereas gender expectations and discrimination are harmful to everyone, with men less likely to admit that they have been the victims of exploitation;

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Catherine BEARDER, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Angelika MLINAR, Louis MICHEL, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas children make up approximately 16 %10 of registered victims of THB ~~and~~of which girls make up to 13 %11 , and whereas they are particularly vulnerable, with child victims facing severe and lasting physical, psychological and emotional harm; __________________ 10 11Idem, Eurostat report. Idem, Eurostat report. 11 Idem, Eurostat report. Idem, Eurostat report.

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Catherine BEARDER, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Angelika MLINAR, Louis MICHEL, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)

Ka. whereas THB is often perceived as being carried out by only organised criminal groups, but in fact can also be carried out by the victim's family members, friends, relatives, romantic partners, and ordinary employers;

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Catherine BEARDER, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Angelika MLINAR, Louis MICHEL, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital K b (new)

Kb. whereas the majority (70%) of suspected, prosecuted and convicted traffickers are male, although female perpetrators form a sizeable minority (29%) and can play a significant role in the process of THB1a , especially in the case of child trafficking; __________________ 1a 2015 Eurostat report

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Catherine BEARDER, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Angelika MLINAR, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Recital K c (new)

Kc. whereas THB as a concept is distinct from slavery and broader discussions of exploitation; whereas not all types of exploitation would qualify as THB;

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Catherine BEARDER, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Angelika MLINAR, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Regret~~Stresses that the gender dimension ~~is not~~must be consistently monitored in the implementation of EU anti-trafficking legislation and urges the Commission to ~~take it into account in its reporting;~~ continue to monitor this in its assessment of Member States' compliance and implementation of the Directive;

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Catherine BEARDER, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Angelika MLINAR, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Highlights that the majority (71%) of victims of THB identified within the EU are EU citizens1a ; stresses that this must be taken into account when developing identification systems in order to better identify all victims of THB; __________________ 1a Europol, Situation Report: Trafficking in human beings in the EU (February 2016)

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Catherine BEARDER, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Angelika MLINAR, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses that all counter-trafficking efforts must balance the focus on prosecution with a responsibility to protect victims; notes that support for victims plays an important role in prevention of THB, as victims who are well supported, are more able to recover from the trauma of their experience, assist in the prosecution of offenders and inform policy making, as well as avoid being re- trafficked;

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Catherine BEARDER, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Angelika MLINAR, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Notes the huge and increasing role of the internet in the recruitment of victims and the exchange of information between criminal networks; calls on the Member States to ensure that their respective anti- trafficking policies take account of this and that law enforcement efforts addressing cyber technologies have the gender expertise needed to tackle this in the best way, particularly relating to THB for the purposes of sexual exploitation, both in terms of recruitment of victims and the advertisement of sexual services that are the result of THB;

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Catherine BEARDER, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Angelika MLINAR, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Highlight the need to strengthen transnational cooperation in order to reinforce the fight against THB; ask the Commission to promote and reinforce Europol and Eurojust activities due to the transnational nature of the problem

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Regrets that the identification of victims remains one of the most difficult and incomplete aspects of implementation, but stresses that this does not diminish the responsibility of the Member States to protect these vulnerable people; highlights that by the coercive and deceptive nature of the crime, victims may be unable to recognise their own vulnerability;

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Catherine BEARDER, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Angelika MLINAR, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Notes that the principal source of information for the registration of victims is the police, pointing to the need for targeted and specialist training for ~~police officer~~law enforcement authorities, noting that according to regulation (EU) 2015/2219 CEPOL should promote common respect for and understanding of fundamental rights in law enforcement, including the rights, support and protection of victims; highlights that using prisons and detention centres as registration sources shows a failure of the system;

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Catherine BEARDER, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Angelika MLINAR, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. CStresses that under Article 18.3 of the Directive Member States have an obligation to train officials likely to come into contact with victims or potential victims of THB; calls on the Commission and the Member States to work together to create gender-sensitive training programmes for persons coming in contact with victims of THB in an official capacity, including police officers, border officers, judges, magistrates, lawyers, front-line medical staff and social workers; stresses that training should include the development of understanding on gender- based violence and exploitation, the detection of victims, the formal identification process and appropriate, gender-specific assistance for victims;

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Catherine BEARDER, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Angelika MLINAR, Louis MICHEL, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Notes that while sexual exploitation ~~of children~~ is illegal in all Member States, this does not prevent trafficking ~~of children~~ for sexual exploitation; calls on the Commission to examine how the demand for sexual services drives THB including child trafficking, and how best to reduce demand;

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Catherine BEARDER, Angelika MLINAR, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Calls on the Member States to develop specific strategies for reducing demand for trafficking for sexual exploitation, such as exit programmes and schemes to empower and protect the rights of those in prostitution, while also noting that the regulation of prostitution is a competence of the Member States; calls on the Commission to further examine any links between demand for sexual services and THB;

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Sophia IN 'T VELD, Louis MICHEL, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Calls on the Member States to develop specific strategies ~~for reducing demand for trafficking for sexual exploitation, such as exit programmes and schemes~~, such as exit programmes and schemes, access to occupational health and safety needs, loans, social security systems and tax registration to empower and protect the rights of those in prostitution and to reduce their vulnerability to exploitation, while also noting that the regulation of prostitution is a competence of the Member States;

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Catherine BEARDER, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Angelika MLINAR, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Notes that sham marriages can qualify as THB under certain circumstances if there is a forced or exploitative element, and women and girls are more likely to become victims; regrets the lack of harmonisation of EU legislation regarding sham marriage as there is often overlap with other forms of THB such as forced prostitution;

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Catherine BEARDER, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Angelika MLINAR, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)

23b. Stresses that proactive prevention strategies contribute to breaking the cycle of trafficking; calls on Member States to take more proactive preventative actions such as targeted workshops with vulnerable groups and education activities in schools;

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Catherine BEARDER, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Angelika MLINAR, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Notes that victims of THB require specialised services, including access to safe short and long-term accommodation, witness protection schemes, healthcare and counselling, translation and interpretation services, ~~and (re)integr~~legal redress, compensation, travel assistance, language and other education, vocational training, job placement, (re)integration, family mediation and resettlement assistance, and that these services should be further individualised case by case, with specific consideration given to the issue of gender;

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Catherine BEARDER, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Angelika MLINAR, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Stresses that the gender dimension of THB shows an obligation for Member States to address it as a form of violence against women and girls; highlights that more attention must be paid to the exploitative dynamic and the long-term emotional and psychological harms that are associated with this; asks the Commission to come forward with a legislative proposal on violence against women and girls that includes THB;

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Catherine BEARDER, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Angelika MLINAR, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

32. Calls on the Member States to ensure gender-specific provision of services to victims of THB that is appropriate to their needs, recognising any needs that may be specific to the form of trafficking to which they have been subjected; highlights that whilst a majority of victims are women and girls, there should be specialised services for victims of all genders;

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Sophia IN 'T VELD, Louis MICHEL, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)

32a. Underlines the importance for all Member States to recognize systematically the right to access to safe abortion services for female victims of THB whose pregnancy is a result of their exploitation,

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Catherine BEARDER, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Angelika MLINAR, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34

34. Calls on the Member States to provide legal assistance to all of those who either self-identify, or meet an adequate number of the criteria for identification, as victims of THB, to help them access their rights, compensations and/or legal redress; asks the European Commission to develop and implement the mentioned possibility within the Directive 2011/36/EU to provide international protection to THB gender-based victims, to guarantee the asylum right of those victims who fulfil the requirements established by the Geneva Convention in 1951;

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34

34. Calls on the Member States to provide free legal assistance to all of those who either self-identify, or meet an adequate number of the criteria for identification, as victims of THB, to help them access their rights, compensations and/or legal redress;

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Catherine BEARDER, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Angelika MLINAR, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)

35a. Calls on the European Commission to explore the possibility of adopting legislative measures in cooperation with the competent authorities having seen the lack of protection suffered by gender- based victims of trafficking once their residence permit concludes;

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38

38. Calls on the Member States to assess the possibility of extending the minimum 30-day recovery and reflection period for women and girls trafficked for the purposes of sexual exploitation, given the significant and sustained harms of this form of violence against women;

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Catherine BEARDER, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Angelika MLINAR, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42

42. Notes that despite the clear definition of THB given in the Directive, a number of different definitions have been adopted in Member States’ national legislation; calls on the Commission to conduct research on this and to report on what these differences in definition mean practically for the application of the directive; stresses the importance of conceptual clarity in order to avoid conflation with other related but separate issues;

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Catherine BEARDER, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Angelika MLINAR, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Louis MICHEL, Terry REINTKE, Ernest URTASUN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 a (new)

42a. Notes that stakeholders generally confirm that the vast majority of victims of THB go undetected; recognises that the trafficking of certain vulnerable groups such as (homeless) youth, children, disabled and LGBTI people, has been somewhat overlooked; stresses the importance of improved data collection to enhance victim identification efforts with regard to these groups and developing best practice in dealing with the specific needs of these victims:

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Catherine BEARDER, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Angelika MLINAR, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44

44. Asks that the Commission produce a study on the links between different types of trafficking and the routes between them, as victims are often exploited in different ways simultaneously or move from one type of trafficking to another;

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 a (new)

44a. Urges the European Commission, taking into account that the Istanbul Convention is an effective tool to prevent and combat violence against women, including trafficking, and to protect and assist the victims, to promote the Member States adhesion to the Convention;

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2104(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls for a stronger EU-UN cooperation in order to facilitate civil society participation in the political process, with special attention on women, who continue to be largely marginalised from the political sphere;

2015/09/03
Committee: DEVE

2015/2104(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Strongly supports the establishment of a Sustainable Development Council as the main decision making body for all sustainable development matters; Considers the composition of the Sustainable Development Council should be similar to those of the Security Council, including the EU as a permanent member.

2015/09/03
Committee: DEVE

2015/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Considers that the ~~migration~~refugee crisis can be addressed only within the context of a European approach and not by bilateral meetings among Members States; calls for a new European rights based agenda on migration under the leadership of the Commission and the European Council, underpinned by solidarity among the Member States. This agenda might include the replacement of the Dublin regulation with a centralised European asylum system;

2015/09/25
Committee: DEVE

2015/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Welcomes the establishment of an EU Regional Trust Fund in response to the Syrian Crisis and of an Emergency Trust Fund for stability and addressing the root causes of irregular migration and displaced persons in Africa; calls on the European Commission and Member States to use the new tools to increase choice and reduce necessity to leave countries, by investing in health, education, peace and resilience-building, focusing in particular on children, young people and women;

2015/09/25
Committee: DEVE

2015/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Recalls that the right to leave any country, including one’s own, is enshrined in Article 13 of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights; stresses that, while this is a liberty and a fundamental right that should benefit everybody, only citizens of the ‘global North’ and the wealthiest citizens of the ‘global South’ can truly exercise this right; ~~stresses the need to better and fully implement the principle of ‘non-refoulement’, which, particularly for asylum seekers, is the corollary of the right to migrate;~~

2015/09/25
Committee: DEVE

2015/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Stresses the need to protect, promote and fulfil the international right to seek asylum as enshrined in Article 14 of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights, including the need to better and fully respect the principle of ‘non- refoulement’;

2015/09/25
Committee: DEVE

2015/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Considers the issues and problems faced by women migrants in the migration process and its impact on women’s empowerment and human rights to be of major importance; stresses that an explicit gender perspective in migration policies is vital; calls in particular for gender discrimination to be removed in the legal aspects of migration; insists on the need to respect the human and individual rights of the ~~weakest among the migrants, namely women and children (including the need for education for migrating and refugee children), and on the need to include these rights in the post-2015 development agenda~~most vulnerable among migrants;

2015/09/25
Committee: DEVE

2015/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Considers that migrant children, especially unaccompanied children might become highly vulnerable to violence, discrimination, abuse and exploitation; stresses the need to strengthen child protection systems within countries of origin and transit as well as cross-border coordination mechanisms to ensure a continuum of protection; stresses the need to ensure that all migrant children can access key services, including quality education and healthcare; stresses that the best interest of the child should always be the primary consideration in all mechanisms and procedures put in place, and on the need to include these rights into the post-2015 development agenda;

2015/09/25
Committee: DEVE

2015/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission and the EU to fully respect the principle of Policy Coherence for Development (Article 208 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union) in its migration ~~and Mediterranean~~ policies, and in particular in the implementation of its European Agenda on Migration;

2015/09/25
Committee: DEVE

2015/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Expresses its concerns at the raising number of climate refugees, which are triggered by droughts, famines, and deteriorating health and living standards; considers that populations in least developed countries are more vulnerable to the effects of climate change, which can have effects on growing inequalities and social instability;

2015/09/25
Committee: DEVE

2015/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Strongly supports the effective and comprehensive dissemination and implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights within and outside the EU and emphasises the need to take all necessary policy and legislative measures to address gaps in the effective implementation of the UNGPs, including on access to justice; recalls that the aim of UNGP is not to create a new international legal obligations, but to establish a common global standard for preventing and addressing the adverse human rights impact of business activity;

2015/09/25
Committee: DEVE

2015/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)

6c. Highlights the necessity of integrating access to essential medicines policies in policy coherence for development; states that trade and IP regulation issues should be granted specific focus, given its importance for effective medicine provision in the developing world;

2015/09/25
Committee: DEVE

2015/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Commission to review Europe Aid’s evaluation and results- oriented monitoring systems, which are essential for planning, designing and implementing EU policies and interventions, and for enhancing transparency and democratic accountability.; recalls that an empowerment and development of sustainable structural change perspective should be a core focus in our policies;

2015/09/25
Committee: DEVE

2015/2091(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)

Ac. whereas illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing represents 19% of the value of global catches, representing a threat to the sustainability of fish stocks as well as unfair competition for all fishermen who comply with the regulations, and whereas the EU has undertaken to combat IUU fishing;

2015/11/19
Committee: PECH

2015/2091(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas the sustainable management of global fish stocks must inevitably involve multilateralism and international cooperation, including bilateral cooperation; whereas the EU has a key role to play in global governance of the seas and oceans and the CFP must be based on an ambitious and coherent vision with the internal dimension provided for in the basic regulation on the CFP;

2015/11/19
Committee: PECH

2015/2091(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B d (new)

Bd. whereas the FAO has recently published "Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries" which contain objectives in relation to such fisheries, particularly those in developing countries;

2015/11/19
Committee: PECH

2015/2091(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Emphasises the importance of ensuring consistency between fishery, environmental and trade policy and development cooperation;

2015/11/19
Committee: PECH

2015/2091(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Welcomes the inclusion in sustainable fishing partnership agreements of a clause on ILO standards, a clause on human rights and in particular a reference to Articles 9 and 96 of the Cotonou Agreement; calls on the Commission to pay particularly close attention to working conditions in the fisheries sector in the EU's partner countries.

2015/11/19
Committee: PECH

2015/2091(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)

14b. Notes the importance of promoting the creation of local jobs in the fisheries sector in the EU's partner countries via partnership agreements in the field of sustainable fishing; calls on the EU to ensure compliance with the obligation of European vessels to hire local fishermen and to encourage the said vessels to unload their catches in the partner countries for initial processing;

2015/11/19
Committee: PECH

2015/2091(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Cecilia WIKSTRÖM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)

14a. Emphasises the need to promote, by means of sectoral support, local development by increasing the empowerment of partner countries' fisheries through, in particular, strengthening sustainable aquaculture, developing and conserving artisanal fishing, improving scientific knowledge on the condition of fish stocks and boosting the private-sector initiatives of local parties; calls on the EU to encourage good governance, in particular the good management of public revenues from the fisheries sector and financial compensation, through the medium of sustainable fishing partnership agreements.

2015/11/19
Committee: PECH

2015/2086(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Insists on the absolute necessity to ensure legal certainty in the field of inter- country adoption for the protection of the parents' and children's rights respecting and promoting at the same time EU law provisions as regards European Citizenship, free movement, the principles of mutual recognition and mutual trust, in full respect of the Charter of Fundamental Rights;

2016/03/04
Committee: PETI

2015/2086(INL)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Cecilia WIKSTRÖM

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Draws the attention of the European Commission, the Council and the Member States on the possible harmful consequences of non-consensual adoptions for birth parents and the adopted children~~Recognises that while procedures dispending with parental consent for adoption are primarily means to protect children from situations of abandonment, abuse, mistreatment, loss of parental rights, etc, these also have severe consequences for birth parents and the adopted children, notably if appropriate social and family support is lacking and a policy pushing for adoptions is officially pursued;

2016/03/04
Committee: PETI

2015/2086(INL)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Cecilia WIKSTRÖM

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Member States, in case of adoption, to ensure that the relatives of the bi~~rth~~ological parents ~~have had a real opportunity to apply~~are considered as permanent caretaker of the child;

2016/03/04
Committee: PETI

2015/2062(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that mental illnesses are overrepresented among women in prison and that women are ~~more~~ prone to commit self- harm, suicide or have problems with drugs and alcohol abuse; calls on the Member States to improve conditions for women in prison by taking into account their specific needs, including by means of psychological support, prevention, monitoring and the treatment of physical and mental health problems;

2017/04/03
Committee: FEMM

2015/2062(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Considers it essential that special attention is given to the needs of pregnant women in prison, not only during pregnancy but also after they have given birth, by providing adequate spaces for breastfeeding and nursing; considers it appropriate to reflect upon alternative models that take into account the wellbeing of children in prisons; Calls on the Member States to provide sexual and reproductive health services to women in prison;

2017/04/03
Committee: FEMM

2015/2062(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Urges the Member States~~Calls on the Commission to establish as a priority an action plan to implement and evaluate the EU strategy for combating radicalisation and recruitment to terrorism with a specific gender approach policy, including recommendations to prevent the radicalisation of women in prisons on the basis of the exchange of best practice; Calls on the Member States to coordinate their strategies and share the information and experience at their disposal to take all the necessary action to prevent the radicalisation of women in prisons; points out that terrorist groups engage women in many different ways, including by marriage and persuading them to recruit others or to commit violent acts, including suicide attacks.

2017/04/03
Committee: FEMM

2015/2051(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas humanitarian crises almost invariably result in immense human suffering for the affected civilians, with particular focus on women and children, including threats and violations of international human rights and humanitarian law;

2015/09/25
Committee: AFET

2015/2051(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

Aa. Whereas women and girls often have low social power in communities, and adolescent girls in particular, are often at risk because can be missed in traditional child protection interventions in emergencies (such as child-friendly spaces), but also may not be reached with the same programming used to reach adult women;

2015/09/29
Committee: FEMM

2015/2051(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Angelika MLINAR, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)

Ca. Whereas unsafe abortion is listed by the World Health Organization as one of three leading causes of maternal mortality;

2015/09/29
Committee: FEMM

2015/2051(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Notes that crises are not gender neutral and that gender-sensitive considerations should be included in all stages of humanitarian programming, with the participation of women’s rights groups and organisations, including local and regional ones, and stresses that humanitarian responses must prioritise lifesaving protection and education interventions for all girls and boys in the very first stages of disaster response;

2015/09/29
Committee: FEMM

2015/2051(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Angelika MLINAR, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Welcomes the introduction of the gender marker for humanitarian programming; calls on donors to use the gender marker and to monitor gender integration throughout the whole humanitarian cycle; and considers essential to collect data that is disaggregated by gender and age, including a breakdown of age;

2015/09/29
Committee: FEMM

2015/2051(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses that education in emergency situations helps to prevent the early marriage of girls, sexual and gender-based violence, prostitution and human trafficking; welcomes the international efforts in the framework of the Guidelines for Protecting Schools and Universities from Military Use during Armed Conflict; and calls for comprehensive education, including sexual education, to be a key part of all EU humanitarian responses to every emergency;

2015/09/29
Committee: FEMM

2015/2051(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses that, especially in protracted conflicts and crises where civilians are internally and externally displaced for long periods of time, humanitarian action can play a crucial role in the empowerment of the affected populations, by providing them with a stronger voice and recognising their rights and capabilities, including creating a more active role for local actors in humanitarian action; calls on the EU to step up its assistance to those in need in conflicting areas;

2015/09/25
Committee: AFET

2015/2051(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Condemns the consistent thwarting of attempts to deliver humanitarian aid and calls on all parties involved in the different conflicts to respect the provision of humanitarian aid and assistance through all possible channels, including across borders and conflict lines, and to ensure the safety of all medical personnel and humanitarian workers in line with the various UNSC resolutions;

2015/09/25
Committee: AFET

2015/2051(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Angelika MLINAR, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Stresses the centrality of the protection of civilians within the EU's comprehensive regional strategy and the need to keep separate humanitarian from military/counter-terrorism efforts; emphasizes the interlinkage between conflict and humanitarian suffering and radicalization;

2015/09/25
Committee: AFET

2015/2051(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls to include targeted services for adolescent girls in all emergency responses, given they have greater chances of being forced into marriage, or even into transactional sex or prostitution in order to help their families, who are struggling with the poverty and chaos disaster brings;

2015/09/29
Committee: FEMM

2015/2051(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Angelika MLINAR, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Stresses that, in cases where the pregnancy threatens a woman's or a girl's life or causes unbearable suffering, international humanitarian law and/or international rights law may justify offering a safe abortion rather than perpetuating what amounts to inhumane treatment;

2015/09/29
Committee: FEMM

2015/2051(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Reminds that women and girls who are pregnant as a result of rape must receive appropriate support and be provided access to the full range of sexual and reproductive health services, as reflected in international humanitarian law and international human rights law;

2015/09/25
Committee: AFET

2015/2051(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Is extremely concerned about the risks of epidemics associated to dire sanitation conditions and the limited access to safe drinking water, which its inextricably linked to the right to life and human dignity and to the need for an adequate standard of living, particularly in communal and informal settlements;

2015/09/25
Committee: AFET

2015/2051(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Remembers the Resolution adopted by the General Assembly of the UN on 28 July 2010 recognises the right to safe and clean drinking water and sanitation as a human right that is essential for the full enjoyment of life and all human rights;

2015/09/25
Committee: AFET

2015/2051(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on humanitarian actors to incorporate GBV prevention and mitigation strategies into all their sector- specific interventions and, to this end, to take stock of the revised Guidelines for Integrating Gender-based Violence Interventions in Humanitarian Action, prepared by the Global Protection Cluster. And considers that humanitarian actors (including the EU) must consult girls and boys (especially adolescent girls) in all stages of disaster preparedness and response.

2015/09/29
Committee: FEMM

2015/2051(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)

4c. Expresses its concerns on the raising number of climate refugees, which are triggered by droughts, famines, and deteriorating health and living standards; calls for a new generation of human rights protection tools to help protect people seeking safety abroad;

2015/09/25
Committee: AFET

2015/2051(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Angelika MLINAR, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)

4d. Underlines the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being; in this regards, stresses its concerns over the lack of access to essential medicines in humanitarian crisis; calls on the EU to take lead role ensuring appropriate provision of essential medicines in the context of humanitarian crisis;

2015/09/25
Committee: AFET

2015/2051(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Call humanitarian agencies to strength its coordination in order to identify and protect victims, and potential victims, from sexual exploitation and abuse;

2015/09/29
Committee: FEMM

2015/2051(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Notes that the Article 14(1) of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) guarantees the right to seek and enjoy asylum in other countries, and the obligation of States not to refoule, or return, a refugee, is known as the principle of non-refoulement;

2015/09/25
Committee: AFET

2015/2051(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Calls on all the conflict parties to comply with IHL, ensure that civilians are protected, that they have unhindered access to medical facilities and humanitarian assistance, and that they are able to safely and with dignity leave areas affected by violence;

2015/09/25
Committee: AFET

2015/2051(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)

6c. Is convinced that immediate humanitarian assistance and protection needs to be an integral part of long-term strategies to mitigate the human suffering caused by the conflicts, and in support of the socio economic rights and livelihood opportunities of returnees, internally displaced and refugees including women, to ensure enhanced leadership and participation, with a view to empowering them to choose durable solutions that correspond to their needs;

2015/09/25
Committee: AFET

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)

- having regard to the communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the consolidation of EU Africa relations - 1.5 billion people, 80 countries, two continents, one future (COM(2010) 634 final)[1], [1] http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:52010DC0 634

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)

- having regard to the joint declaration made at the Lisbon Summit on 9 December 2007 on 'The Africa-EU Strategic Partnership: A Joint Africa-EU Strategy' [1], [1] http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/c ms_data/docs/pressdata/en/er/97496.pdf: The Joint Africa-EU Strategy is centred on eight thematic partnerships: peace and security; democratic governance and human rights; trade, regional integration and infrastructure; the Millennium Development Goals; energy; climate change; migration, mobility and employment; and science, information society and space.

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 b (new)

- having regard to Decision No 472/2014/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on the European Year for Development (2015)[1], [1] http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32014D04 72

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 c (new)

- having regard to Regulation (EU) No 230/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2014 establishing an instrument contributing to stability and peace,

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 d (new)

- having regard to Regulation (EU) No 233/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2014 establishing a financing instrument for development cooperation for the period 2014-2020,

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 e (new)

- having regard to Regulation (EU) No 232/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2014 establishing a European Neighbourhood Instrument,

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 f (new)

- having regard to Regulation (EU) No 234/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2014 establishing a Partnership Instrument for cooperation with third countries,

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 g (new)

- having regard to Regulation (EU) No 235/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2014 establishing a financing instrument for democracy and human rights worldwide,

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 h (new)

- having regard to Regulation (EU) No 236/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2014 laying down common rules and procedures for the implementation of the Union’s instruments for financing external action,

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas 2015 is a crucial year for global development efforts; whereas, with the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and an agreement on global climate action, both to be valid until 2030, it is a pivotal year for responding to what are global challenges, both now and to come, and provides an historic opportunity to pave the way for a more prosperous and more just world;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas development makes sense only if it is based on local know-how; whereas every country has a distinctive economic potential which must be safeguarded and developed;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Javier NART, Hilde VAUTMANS, Charles GOERENS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas the Third International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD), which will be held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 13 to16 July 2015, must create the necessary conditions for financing and implementing the post-2015 agenda, and whereas the success of the post-2015 agenda will be determined by the level of ambition demonstrated at that conference;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)

Bb. whereas there can be no sustainable development without peace and without security;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)

Bc. whereas climate change represents an unprecedented danger to the populations of developing countries; whereas their subsistence activities are under threat; whereas the living conditions of people in small island states are very much deteriorating as a result of the increase in extreme weather events;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital B d (new)

Bd. whereas regional integration is important as an engine for economic growth and development and as an instrument for consolidating peace in developing countries;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

~~G. whereas developing countries’ potentials for domestic resource mobilisation are significant, but there are limits to what countries can accomplish on their own;~~deleted

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

Ga. whereas it is essential to introduce tax systems in developing countries which are based on citizens' ability to pay and on a fair return for transparent exploitation of natural resources;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Louis MICHEL, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)

Ha. whereas many less developed countries are vulnerable, or have been made vulnerable, as a result of external events such as armed conflicts, epidemics such as Ebola, and natural disasters, and whereas they need greater support;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)

Hb. whereas there is an urgent need to introduce a robust health system in developing countries;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital H c (new)

Hc. whereas it is essential to back the establishment of the rule of law based on impartial institutions; whereas poverty reduction, economic growth and security depend to a large extent on the ability of a state to perform its sovereign functions, to provide basic public services such as access to health care, including as regards sexual and reproductive health, to justice, to education and to administration, and to guarantee and safeguard individual rights and fundamental freedoms;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital H d (new)

Hd. whereas, through development assistance, the principle of ownership must be applied to a greater extent in developing countries;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital H e (new)

He. whereas culture is a genuine vehicle for economic growth, education, development and democracy; whereas it is an antidote to any retreat into narrow nationalism, to racism and to economic, financial and social exclusion; whereas it projects a universal vision of mankind by bolstering fundamental values and human rights, in particular the right to freedom of expression;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)

Ia. whereas it is important to ensure legal certainty for investments in developing countries;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Louis MICHEL, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital I b (new)

Ib. whereas the EU has adopted a platform to fund external action, EUBEC[1], so as to experiment with blending at European level; [1] EUBEC is an atypical, hybrid structure functioning as a Council group, given its strategic scope, and as an advisory committee, from an institutional perspective, given that it is co-chaired by the Commission (jointly by DG ECFIN (Economic and Financial Affairs) and by DG DEVCO (International Cooperation and Development Coopération)) and by the European External Action Service. Its Policy Group is made up of the Member States and the European Parliament. The European Investment Bank (EIB), the International Financial Institutions (IFI) and the European Development Finance Institutions (EDFI) are invited to attend meetings, depending on the agenda. The Technical Groups are made up of the Member States, the EIB, the IFI, the EDFI, and private consortia, businesses or foundations/NGOs.

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)

Ia. whereas it is important to promote the use of banking services in developing countries;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Encourages developing countries to engage in regional integration and to sign definitive economic partnership agreements so as to facilitate the free movement of capital, persons, goods and services, promote South-South trade, support economic growth and facilitate the integration of developing countries into global trade;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Points out that some funding sources may have catastrophic consequences for a country, its population and its real economy; underlines the fact that some agrifood sector funds encourage the practice of land grabbing, involving, in some cases, the unlawful expropriation of land, without appropriate compensation, from traditional rural, nomadic and poor communities[1]; points out that some financing arrangements, such as those under Islamic funds applying the Shariah compliance principle, may wreck sustainable development goals, such as gender equality, and that others may aid illegal activities, such as terrorism; [1] Cf. European Parliament resolution on Tanzania, notably the issue of land grabbing (2015/2604(RSP)).

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Stresses the need to lay down a legal framework for making blending (PPP) more effective and more transparent, back the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), and make sure that concessional loans in connection with blending ensure the best possible use of natural resources;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)

7c. Insists that organisations, businesses or foundations involved in development financing comply with international transparency standards, ILO and WHO standards and international human rights law;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls for the EU and its Member States to promote an aid effectiveness agenda by reducing aid fragmentation through greater coordination between different aid mechanisms and donors; calls for the EU and its Member States to back capacity- building by providing support for training in financing techniques, banking and insurance products, the use of new technologies, and management;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Urges the Commission to support developing countries by increasing their capacities in the fields of fiscal administration, financial governance and management of public finances, and to encourage them to establish funds for the redistribution of natural resources;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)

11b. Encourages developing countries to establish political and legal frameworks conducive to the development of the use of bank accounts and digital payment services; encourages them also to inform and train their people concerning the use of banking products and services and of credit insurance, and to place the emphasis on products which primarily benefit the poor, women and other vulnerable groups;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)

11c. Stresses the need to create guarantee funds which can be resorted to in the event of a financial crash affecting the real economies of developing countries, to regulate banking products, to create continental rating agencies and to guarantee the independence of the courts;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls for greater financing of research and development in science, technology and innovation in developing countries and for the establishment of systems to protect private data;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Culture and development

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Stresses the importance of protecting the cultural heritage as a resource which is non-renewable, irreplaceable and non- interchangeable; stresses the need to develop and promote cultural tourism in developing countries;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)

15b. Stresses the importance of supporting culture as an important educational tool which favours the sharing of knowledge and its transmission from generation to generation;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)

15c. Stresses the importance of recognising artists as contributors to development; stresses that artistic activities generate a significant proportion of financial resources;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 d (new)

15d. Stresses the importance of protecting and developing creative industries, which are powerful levers for economic growth; recalls that creativity underlies innovation, which in turn is at the heart of development and economic growth;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 e (new)

15e. Calls on the Commission to incorporate cultural diversity in all parameters of its development programmes and to advocate at international level that culture should be recognised as a full instrument of development in the post-2015 framework;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Stresses the importance of establishing favourable conditions for private enterprise in developing countries; calls for alignment of the private sector with the sustainable development goals through appropriate partnerships, financial instruments, incentives and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR);

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Stresses the importance of adopting legislation which guarantees the right to property, the right of inheritance, the right to intellectual property, women’s rights, the rights of LGBTI persons, efforts to prevent land-grabbing, etc.;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)

16b. Stresses the importance of supporting the emergence of organisations representing workers and employers and encouraging consultation between these organisations;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)

16c. Stresses the need to promote the provision to undertakings of instruments for information, training and advice platforms essential to their development;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 d (new)

16d. Encourages support for the emergence and development of SMEs developed by local economic operators, and recommends assigning priority to undertakings which create jobs, particularly processing undertakings;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 e (new)

16e. Stresses that, in order to impart long- term impetus to the economy, it is essential to give young people and women access to credit to support start-ups;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 f (new)

16f. Stresses the social cohesion role played by the collective entrepreneurship of producers’ associations in preventing ethnic and religious conflict;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls on the Commission to support increased access to finance for micro, small and medium enterprises in developing countries, placing the emphasis on projects undertaken by women and orphans who are heads of family;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Calls for more effective and innovative cooperation in migration policy between origin and destination countries; encourages the development of skills clusters, which will make it possible to repatriate the skills of diasporas;draws attention to the significant and growing financial flows represented by remittances from the diaspora, and supports the creation of diaspora funds; calls for further efforts to bring down transfer costs, as remittances are an important source of financing for development;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Budget support

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Recalls that budget support is the best instrument to enable each country to fully take control of its own development;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)

23b. Stresses that budget support enables recipient countries to decide their own priorities, make political choices and be genuine architects pursuing the attainment of economic and social goals, that budget support imparts meaning to the political dialogue between partners with equal rights and obligations, and enables the recipient to escape from the relationship of dependence on the donor;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)

25a. Stresses the importance of defining cross-cutting sustainable development objectives such as security, gender equality and greater autonomy for women; stresses the need to incorporate the new objectives which have been ignored by previous managers, such as promoting and exploiting culture as an instrument of development;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Reinforcing the health system

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)

26a. Stresses the need for developing countries to assign priority in their budget funding to establishing sound health systems, constructing sustainable health infrastructure and providing basic services and quality care;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)

26b. Recalls the importance of increasing research capacities to combat disease through global epidemiology, affording access to vaccines, improving the sexual and reproductive health of women and establishing social security systems and mutual societies concerned with health in developing countries;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 c (new)

26c. Supports the idea of launching a ‘Marshal Plan’ for health;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 d (new)

26d. Urges the Commission to submit as soon as possible a programme for establishing universal health cover, which will guarantee the mutualisation of health risks;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 e (new)

26e. Peace and security

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 f (new)

26f. Stresses the need for sustainable financing of programmes for the consolidation of peace and the prevention, management and resolution of conflicts in developing countries;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 g (new)

26g. Stresses the importance of supporting an effective and lasting antiterrorist policy in developing countries;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 h (new)

26h. Stresses the need to support reforms in the security sector to protect people and to render investments secure in developing countries;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 i (new)

26i. Stresses the need for the European Union to acquire its own military capability in order to keep the peace;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 j (new)

26j. Urges the Commission to support the development of regional systems for managing conflicts, such as the African Rapid Response Force;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2038(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas trade policies can have a negative impact on human rights of residents, consumers and workers; whereas, the issues of human rights should be considered prior to concluding any bilateral or multilateral EU trade negotiations in a sound and transparent manner;

2016/01/25
Committee: AFET

2015/2038(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital D

D. whereas trade and human rights can also reinforce each other, and the business community has an important role to play in giving positive incentives in promoting human rights and democracy; whereas strengthening trade relations enhances mutual understanding and common values such as the rule of law, good governance and respect for human rights;

2016/01/25
Committee: AFET

2015/2038(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Recommends, therefore, that the EU’s trade strategy be a tool for the promotion of European values and interests in third countries; welcomes, therefore, the enhancement of trade agreements and trade preference programmes as levers to promote human rights, eliminate forced and child labour, ensure food security and right to health;

2016/01/25
Committee: AFET

2015/2038(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Notes the Commission’s efforts to fulfil its commitment to ~~including~~account for human rights ~~for~~and for economic, social and environmental consequences in its impact assessment studies of legislative and non- legislative proposals and trade negotiations, implementing measures and trade agreements; furthermore, calls on the Commission to systematically carry out such human rights impact assessments and ex-post impact assessments to improve their quality and comprehensiveness;

2016/01/25
Committee: AFET

2015/2038(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Reiterates its support for the systematic introduction of human rights clauses in all international agreements including trade agreements between the EU and third countries;

2016/01/25
Committee: AFET

2015/2038(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Charles GOERENS, Catherine BEARDER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Welcomes the entry into force of the new Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP) (Regulation (EU) No 978/2012) on 1 January 2014; recalls that partner countries are required to implement the 27 core international conventions on human rights and labour standards listed in the GSP Regulation; stresses that the Commission has to monitor and report on the implementation of these conventions by the GSP+ beneficiaries; calls for continuing the dialogue with GSP+ countries, where the EU can have the most impact on the fight against human rights violations, and to be ready to take restrictive measures and suspend GSP+ benefits in the most serious cases of human rights violations.

2016/01/25
Committee: AFET

38a. Reiterates its commitment to initiating an ordinary treaty revision procedure under Article 48 TEU with a view to proposing the changes to Article 341 TEU and Protocol 6 necessary to allow Parliament to decide on the location of its seat and its internal organisation;

2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39

39. Reiterates its call for a single seat for the European Parliament; proposes that Parliament and the Council each decide the location of their own seat ~~after having obtained the consent of the other~~; further proposes that the seats of all the other EU institutions, agencies and bodies be determined by Parliament and the Council on a proposal by the European executive, acting in accordance with a special legislative procedure;

2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO

2014/2239(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas the Resolution adopted by the General Assembly of the UN on 28 July 2010 recognises the right to safe and clean drinking water and sanitation as a human right that is essential for the full enjoyment of life and all human rights;

2015/04/15
Committee: DEVE

2014/2239(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Charles GOERENS, Catherine BEARDER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses that an ECI is an important tool for making citizens’ voices heard in the legislative procedure ~~and that an admissible and appropriate ECI~~. Therefore, utmost transparency should be implemented during the 2 month analysis phase by the Commission, and that an admissible and appropriate ECI should, in the first place, count with adequate legal support and counselling on behalf of the Commission, be adequately visibilised and publicised, and promoters and supporters kept fully informed and up to date during the whole process, which should in principle result in a new Commission legislative proposal, at least when the Commission has committed itself to doing so, as in the case of the ECI R2W;

2015/04/20
Committee: PETI

2014/2239(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas access to safe drinking water and sanitation is inextricably linked to the right to life and human dignity and to the need for an adequate standard of living;

2015/04/15
Committee: DEVE

2014/2239(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Charles GOERENS, Catherine BEARDER

Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)

Bb. whereas the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe declared ‘that Access to water must be recognised as a fundamental human right because it is essential to life on earth and is a resource that must be shared by humankind’;

2015/04/15
Committee: DEVE

2014/2239(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Charles GOERENS, Catherine BEARDER

Draft opinion
Recital B c (new)

Bc. whereas the EU Water Framework Directive recognises that ‘water is not a commercial product like any other but, rather, a heritage which must be protected, defended and treated as such’;

2015/04/15
Committee: DEVE

2014/2239(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Charles GOERENS, Catherine BEARDER

Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas the European Union and the Member States shall comply with the commitments and take account of the objectives they have approved in the context of the United Nations and other competent international organisations;

2015/04/15
Committee: DEVE

2014/2239(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Charles GOERENS, Catherine BEARDER

Draft opinion
Recital C b (new)

Cb. whereas access to water is essential for life, health, food, well-being and development and water can therefore not be considered simply as a commodity;

2015/04/15
Committee: DEVE

2014/2239(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Charles GOERENS, Catherine BEARDER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Member States to complete their River Basin Management Plans as a matter of urgency, and as a key element of enforcement of the Water Framework Directive, and to implement them properly with full respect for the overriding ecological criteria;

2015/04/20
Committee: PETI

2014/2239(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to adopt a policy implementing the human right to water and sanitation as recognised by the United Nations, and promoting the provision of water and sanitation as essential public services for all;

2015/04/15
Committee: DEVE

2014/2239(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Charles GOERENS, Catherine BEARDER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Reaffirms that access to drinking water in a sufficient quantity and of a sufficient quality is a basic human right and considers that national governments have a duty to carry out this obligation; reasonable access to water means at least 20 litres per person per day from a clean source within a radius of 1 km;

2015/04/15
Committee: DEVE

2014/2239(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Charles GOERENS, Catherine BEARDER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Insists on the need for local public authorities to be given support in their efforts towards establishing an innovative, participatory, democratic system of public water management that is efficient, transparent and regulated and that respects the objectives of sustainable development;

2015/04/15
Committee: DEVE

2014/2239(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Charles GOERENS, Catherine BEARDER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)

4c. Emphasises that distribution of water should be essentially looked upon as a public service and hence organised as such to guarantee affordable access for all;

2015/04/15
Committee: DEVE

2014/2239(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Charles GOERENS, Catherine BEARDER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)

4d. Calls on the Commission and Member States not to consider water supply and management of water resources as subject to internal market rules;

2015/04/15
Committee: DEVE

2014/2233(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Encourages support for the emergence and development of small and medium-sized enterprises developed by local economic agents, in particular women, and recommends giving priority to enterprises that create jobs, in particular processors;

2015/03/30
Committee: DEVE

2014/2233(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Notes that properly structured and efficiently implemented PPPs can bring many benefits such as innovation; outlines that PPPs in developing countries are so far concentrated mostly in the energy and telecommunications sectors, whereas private engagement in social infrastructure, such as education and health, remains rare;

2015/03/30
Committee: DEVE

2014/2233(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Louis MICHEL, Charles GOERENS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls for increased technical assistance to the governments of the partner countries to help them set up banking systems and tax administrations capable of providing financial governance for and managing public and private funds;

2015/03/30
Committee: DEVE

2014/2233(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Strongly supports the effective and comprehensive dissemination and implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights within and outside the EU and emphasises the need to take all necessary policy and legislative measures to address gaps in the effective implementation of the UNGPs, including on access to justice;

2015/03/30
Committee: DEVE

2014/2233(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Emphasises the obligation to respect the principles of the United Nations Global Compact on human rights, employment, the environment and the fight against corruption;

2015/03/30
Committee: DEVE

2014/2233(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Suggests that the Commission should facilitate multi-stakeholder structural dialogue platforms, involving, for instance, organisations representing workers, entrepreneurs and employers, to build trust and agree common goals among different stakeholders, such as governments, donors, the private sector, local authorities and civil society organisations (CSOs), so as to create certainty from an investment and administrative perspective.

2015/03/30
Committee: DEVE

2014/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)

- having regard to the report of the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism of 23 September 2014 (A/69/375)1a, __________________ 1ahttp://daccess-dds- ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N14/545/19/ PDF/N1454519.pdf?OpenElement

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 b (new)

- having regard to the report of the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to freedom of expression and opinion of 17 April 2013 (A/HRC/23/40) on the implications of states' surveillance of communications on the exercise of the human rights to privacy and to freedom of opinion and expression,

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas the assessment of the context is determined by the strength of national and regional legal frameworks to regulate the use of technologies and the ability of political and judicial institutions to oversee such use;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas in the digital domain, private actors play an increasingly significant role in all spheres of social activities, but safeguards are still not in place to prevent them from imposing excessive restrictions on fundamental rights and freedoms; as a result, private actors play a more active role in assessing the legality of content and in developing cyber security systems and surveillance systems, which can have a detrimental impact on human rights all over the world;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas encryption is an important method that helps to secure communications and the people using them;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)

Eb. whereas internet governance has benefitted from a multistakeholder decision making model; a process ensuring meaningful, inclusive and accountable participation of all stakeholders, governments, civil society, technical and academic communities, private sector, and users;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)

Ec. whereas intelligence agencies have systematically undermined cryptographic protocols and products in order to be able to intercept; whereas the US National Security Agency has collected vast numbers of so called 'zero-day exploits' – IT security vulnerabilities that are not yet known to the public or the product vendor; whereas such activities undermine global efforts to improve IT security;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital E d (new)

Ed. whereas EU-based intelligence services have engaged in activities that harm human rights;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses that the ~~role of ICT~~impact of technologies on the improvement of human rights should be mainstreamed in all EU policies and programmes to advance human rights protection;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Calls for the active development and dissemination of technologies that help protect human rights and facilitate people´s digital ~~freedoms and security~~rights and freedoms as well as their security, along with promoting best practices and appropriate legislative frameworks;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls on the EU to increase its support for actors, those who work on strengthening security and privacy protection standards in ICTs on all levels, including hardware, software and communication standards as well as the development of the hardware and software in privacy-by-design frameworks;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Calls for a human rights and technology fund to be established under the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)

4c. Urges the EU itself, and in particular the EEAS, to use encryption in its communications with human rights defenders, to avoid putting defenders at risk and to protect its own communications with outsiders from surveillance;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 d (new)

4d. Calls on the EU to adopt free and open source software as well as to encourage other actors to do so, as such software provides for better security and for greater respect for human rights;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls for the inclusion of conditionality clauses in all agreements with third countries which explicitly refer to the need to guarantee and respect digital freedoms, net neutrality and unrestricted access to the internet;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Urges the EU to counter the criminalisation of human rights defenders' use of encryption, censorship- bypassing and privacy tools, by refusing to limit the use of encryption within the EU and challenge third country governments which use such charges against defenders;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Stresses that an effective EU development and human rights policy will require the mainstreaming of ICTs and the bridging of the digital divide, by providing basic technological infrastructure and by facilitating access to knowledge and information to promote digital literacy and the use of open standards in documents as well as the use of free and open source software (especially by public institutions) all over the world;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Urges Member States to promote full democratic scrutiny over the operations of intelligence services in third countries, and that these services operate in full respect of the rule of law, and to hold to account those who are responsible for operating in unlawful ways;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Stresses that corporate social responsibility principles and human rights by design criteria, which are technological solutions and innovations protecting human rights, should be adopted in EU law to ensure that internet service providers, software developers, hardware producers, social networking services/media, mobile phone carriers and others consider the human rights of end- users globally;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Urges the EU to ensure greater transparency in the relationship between mobile phone carriers or ISPs and governments, and to call for it in its relations with third countries, by demanding that carriers and ISPs publish yearly detailed transparency reports, including reports on requested actions by authorities, as well as financial ties between public authorities and carriers/ISPs;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Urges the Commission, in this respect, to swiftly to put forward a proposal for smart and effective policies to regulate the export of services regarding the implementation and use of so-called dual- use technologies, addressing potentially harmful exports of ICT products and services to third countries, as agreed in the Joint Statement of the European Parliament, Council and Commission of April 2014;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Stresses that the Commission should ~~swiftly~~ be able to swiftly and accurately provide companies that are in doubt as to whether to apply for an export licence with up-to- date information on the legality or potentially harmful effects of potential transactions;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the Commission to submit proposals to review how EU standards on ICTs could be used to prevent the potentially harmful impacts of the export of such technologies or other services to third countries where concepts such as ‘lawful interception’ ~~have different implicat~~cannot be considered equivalent to those of the European Unions, or for example where the rule of law does not exist;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Reaffirms that EU standards, particularly the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, should prevail when assessing incidents when dual-use technologies are used in a way that may restrict human rights;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Calls for the development of policies to regulate the sales of zero-day exploits to avoid their being used for cyber-attacks or for unauthorised access to devices leading to human rights violations without such regulations having a meaningful impact on academic and otherwise bona fide security research;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Deplores the active involvement of certain European companies, and of international companies which trade dual- use technologies with potential detrimental effects on human rights while operating in the EU, in countries violating human rights;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Condemns the weakening and undermining of encryption protocols and products, particularly by intelligence services who wish to intercept communications that are encrypted;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)

20b. Warns against the privatization of law enforcement through internet companies and internet service providers;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 c (new)

20c. Calls for a clarification of norms and standards that private actors use to develop their systems;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 d (new)

20d. Recalls the importance of assessing the context within which technologies are used, in order to fully appreciate their human rights impact;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 f (new)

20f. Urges the Council, the Commission and the External Action Service to develop smart and effective policies to regulate the export of dual-use technologies, addressing potentially harmful exports of ICT products and services, at international level within multilateral export control regimes and other international bodies;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 g (new)

20g. Stresses that any regulatory changes aimed at increasing the effectiveness of export controls vis-à-vis Intangible Technology Transfers must not inhibit legitimate research and access to and exchange of information, and that any potential measures such as the use of EU General Export Authorisations for dual- use research should not have a 'chilling effect' upon individuals and SMEs;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 h (new)

20h. Calls on Member States to ensure that existing and future export control policies do not restrict the activities of legitimate security researchers, and that export controls are applied in good faith to only clearly defined technologies intended to be used for mass surveillance, censorship, jamming, interception, monitoring, and the tracing and tracking of citizens and their activities on (mobile) telephone networks;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 i (new)

20i. Recalls that mesh-based ad hoc wireless technologies offer a high potential to provide for backup networks in areas where the internet is unavailable or blocked, and can help the advancement of human rights;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 j (new)

20j. Calls on the Commission to appoint an independent group of experts who can perform a human rights impact assessment on existing EU standards for ICTs, with the goal of making recommendations for adjustments that will increase the protection of human rights, particularly when systems are exported;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Underlines the need to avoid unintended consequences such as restrictions or chilling effects on research, on the exchange of and access to information or on the export of technologies that are in the interest of advancing human rights;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2229(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – point 1 (new)

(1) Urges the governments of the countries of the MENA region to sign and ratify the Istanbul Convention, which is a powerful instrument for comprehensively tackling violence against women and girls, including domestic violence and female genital mutilation (FGM)

2015/04/14
Committee: FEMM

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Welcomes the fact that~~Calls on the Commission ~~has~~to madke ~~real~~an efforts to make the TTIP negotiating process more transparent, especially in the light of the publication of the European directives for the negotiation on the TTIP (1103/13 CL 1);

2015/03/25
Committee: PETI

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Asks the Commission to ensure that the list of TTIP documents available on its dedicated trade policy website is comprehensive. They should also be available in all official EU languages, ensuring that all EU citizens have genuine access to the documents and really understand them;

2015/03/25
Committee: PETI

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. ~~Highlights the sensitivity of~~Asks the Commission to ensure that, in certain areas of negotiation, such as the agricultural sector, where perceptions of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), cloning and consumer health are divergent between the European Union and the United States, European standards are taken as non-negotiable principles;

2015/03/25
Committee: PETI

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Expresses concern about the growing power to defend private interests that would be granted by the coordination of investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) mechanisms. In any case, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) alone should have the power to give a final interpretation of EU legislation.

2015/03/25
Committee: PETI

2014/2218(INI)

Heinz K. BECKER, Peter JAHR, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT, Pál CSÁKY, Julia PITERA, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Considers it essential that cooperation with the parliaments and governments of Member States be strengthened and that Member State authorities be encouraged to be fully transparent in transposing and applying EU law; stresses the importance of collaboration with the Commission and the Member States and welcomes the presence of representatives of some Member States at meetings; highlights the need for Council and Commission representatives to be present at Committee meetings and hearings where the content of the issues discussed require the implication of the aforementioned institutions.

2015/11/09
Committee: PETI

2014/2218(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Underlines the growing importance of the Committee on Petitions in the European Parliament as a scrutiny committee, which should be a point of reference for the transposition and implementation of the European legislation on the administrative level in the Member states; reiterates the call of the report on the activities of the Committee on Petitions 2013 (2014/2008 (INI)) for more political debates during the plenary sessions and a more vivid communication on the petitions of European citizens;

2015/11/09
Committee: PETI

2014/2218(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Points to the work by the Committee on Petitions in connection with petitions on issues relating to disability and notes the ~~Committee’s willingness to continue to support this work in association with the parliamentary committees with responsibility in this field~~need for further efforts and action on behalf of the Committee in the protection of people with disabilities, such as actions directed to promote the swift ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty;

2015/11/09
Committee: PETI

2014/2218(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Calls for an effective assessment of the Petitions Secretariat staff focused on achieving both a qualitative and quantitative adequacy in accordance with the large accumulation of petitions and the ongoing delays in their processing; believes that adequate treatment and consideration of approved petitions, together with the delivery of fair feedback to petitioners, is key in the strengthening of the bonds between European civil society and European institutions.

2015/11/09
Committee: PETI

2014/2218(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Catherine BEARDER, Angelika MLINAR, Sophia IN 'T VELD, António MARINHO E PINTO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Recalls that fact-finding visits are one of the most important investigation tools the Committee on Petitions has, even though there were none during 2014; stresses the need for fact-finding visits to result in clear recommendations focused on the resolution of petitioner's problems; calls on Greece to take note of the recommendations made in the report on the fact-finding visit on waste collection and the siting of landfills in Greece, which was adopted in committee in February 2014; calls on the Commission to monitor carefully the use made of funds allocated to waste collection; calls on Member States to comply with the EU directives on recycling waste;

2015/11/09
Committee: PETI

2014/2217(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)

- having regard to the UN Convention on the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, in particular Article 6, Women with disabilities,

2014/12/12
Committee: FEMM

2014/2217(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Catherine BEARDER, Angelika MLINAR, Sophia IN 'T VELD, António MARINHO E PINTO

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)

- having regard to the proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on improving the gender balance among non-executive directors of companies listed on stock exchanges and related measures (Women on Board Directive,

2014/12/12
Committee: FEMM

2014/2217(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Catherine BEARDER, Angelika MLINAR, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, António MARINHO E PINTO

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas the female employment rate is 63%, whereas the gender pay gap stands at 16.4%, ~~whereas 73% of the members serving in national parliaments are men, and~~ whereas women make up 17.8% of the membership of large company boards and every week spend three times as long as men on household chores; whereas 73% of the members serving in national parliaments are men, and only 37% of Members of the new European Parliament and 9 out of 28 new Commissioners are women

2014/12/12
Committee: FEMM

2014/2217(INI)

Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Catherine BEARDER, Angelika MLINAR, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas the failure to promote policies making for work-life balance in general and the lack of childcare facilities and facilities for the elderly and people requiring special care in particular pose a major obstacle to women’s economic independence and their rise to positions of responsibility;

2014/12/12
Committee: FEMM

2014/2217(INI)

Sophia IN 'T VELD, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, António MARINHO E PINTO

Motion for a resolution
Recital M

M. whereas sexual and reproductive health and rights are fundamental human rights and should be ~~taken into account in the EU’s action programme in the field of health~~fully integrated in the next EU Health Strategy;

2014/12/12
Committee: FEMM

2014/2217(INI)

Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Catherine BEARDER, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to mainstream gender and women’s rights into their policy-making and budget procedures, with positive action measures, especially in connection with stimulus packages, by carrying out gender impact analyses in every case;

2014/12/12
Committee: FEMM

2014/2217(INI)

Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Catherine BEARDER, Angelika MLINAR, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Maintains that poverty among women, and older women ~~and~~, single mothers and disabled women in particular, needs to be tackled as a matter of urgency; calls on the Member States, therefore, to implement more effective inclusion strategies and make more efficient use of social policy resources, not least the European Social Fund and the Structural Funds;

2014/12/12
Committee: FEMM

2014/2217(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Catherine BEARDER, Angelika MLINAR, António MARINHO E PINTO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Maintains that poverty among women, and older women and single mothers in particular, needs to be tackled as a matter of urgency; calls on the Member States, therefore, to implement more effective inclusion strategies and make more efficient use of social policy resources, not least the European Social Fund and the Structural Funds;, and calls on the Member States to set specific employment targets in the framework of their National Reform Programmes to ensure that women have equal access with men to enter and stay in the labour-market.

2014/12/12
Committee: FEMM

2014/2217(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Catherine BEARDER, Angelika MLINAR, António MARINHO E PINTO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Points to the imperative need to reduce gender pay and pension gaps; these targets must address the persistent concentration of women in part-time, low pay and precarious work and ensure sufficient quality care facilities for children and other dependents; urges the Member States to give full effect to the rights related to Directive 2006/54/EC, including the principle of equal pay and pay transparency, and to revise their national laws on equal treatment with a view to their simplification and modernisation; calls on the Commission to keep the transposition of gender equality directives under regular review;

2014/12/12
Committee: FEMM

2014/2217(INI)

Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Catherine BEARDER, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to implement p~~roactive polici~~olicies to provide incentives for training for women in scientific careers, as well as proactive measures to promote good jobs for women in order to meet the Europe 2020 targets by combating stereotypes and vertical and horizontal occupational segregation, encouraging the transition from part- to full-time working, and focusing on the NEET1 category in particular; __________________ 1 Not in education, employment, or training.

2014/12/12
Committee: FEMM

2014/2217(INI)

Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Catherine BEARDER, Angelika MLINAR, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Calls on the Member States to establish affordable, flexible, high-quality and easily accessible services for the care of people who are unable to cope with everyday tasks by themselves as they do not have the functional autonomy they need to strike a balance between their personal, family and working lives;

2014/12/12
Committee: FEMM

2014/2217(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Catherine BEARDER, António MARINHO E PINTO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Considers that women's underrepresentation in political decision- making is a question of fundamental rights and democracy, welcomes the legislated parity systems and gender quotas introduced in some member states and calls on the Council to state its position on the directive on gender balance among non-executive director of listed companies so as to enable the legislative process as soon as possible.

2014/12/12
Committee: FEMM

2014/2217(INI)

Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Catherine BEARDER, Angelika MLINAR, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Calls on the Council and the Commission to take the necessary steps to encourage the Member States to make it possible for women and men to participate on an equal footing in the various spheres of decision-making;

2014/12/12
Committee: FEMM

2014/2217(INI)

Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Catherine BEARDER, Angelika MLINAR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Asks the Council and the Commission to take steps to make sure that social media use language in a non- sexist way, ensure that women participate actively and are represented in a balanced way, and ensure that there are diverse images of both sexes, going beyond general concepts of beauty and sexist stereotypes of roles carried out in different areas of life, in particular where content aimed at children and young people is concerned;

2014/12/12
Committee: FEMM

2014/2217(INI)

Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Catherine BEARDER, Angelika MLINAR, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)

12b. Asks the Council and the Commission to foster action among the Member States to harmonise legislation on gender violence and promote the setting-up of a public equality institute in each Member State as a key instrument for the collection of data;

2014/12/12
Committee: FEMM

2014/2217(INI)

Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Catherine BEARDER, Angelika MLINAR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls on the European Institute for Gender Equality and Eurostat to keep collecting comparable data~~, in particular harmonised data on violence, in order to provide Member States~~ and supporting the Member States, in order to ensure that they and the Commission ~~with~~have the tools needed for effective policy-making as regards the need for gender violence to be brought out of the private sphere;

2014/12/12
Committee: FEMM

2014/2217(INI)

Angelika MLINAR, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, António MARINHO E PINTO, Catherine BEARDER, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Urges the Commission to strongly condemn media campaigns or other communications depicting victims of sexual violence as responsible for these acts, as such assumptions go against all basic principles of gender-equality.

2014/12/12
Committee: FEMM

2014/2217(INI)

Sophia IN 'T VELD, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, António MARINHO E PINTO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Maintains that women must have control over their sexual and reproductive health and rights, not least by having ready access to contraception and abortion; accordingly supports measures and actions to improve women’s access to sexual and reproductive health services and inform them more fully about their rights and the services available; calls on the Member States and the Commission to implement measures and actions to make men aware of their responsibilities for sexual and reproductive matters;

2014/12/12
Committee: FEMM

2014/2216(INI)

Angelika MLINAR, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Catherine BEARDER

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas ~~the consequences of~~ gender- based violence a~~re profoundly dam~~nd in particular violence again~~g for~~st women~~, their families and communities~~ and girls violates a woman's right to physical integrity and can have serious permanent consequences on the victim's health;

2014/12/15
Committee: FEMM

2014/2216(INI)

Angelika MLINAR, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Catherine BEARDER

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas domestic violence against women and girls remains one of the most pervasive human Rights violations of our time;

2014/12/15
Committee: FEMM

2014/2216(INI)

Angelika MLINAR, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Catherine BEARDER

Draft opinion
Recital C

C. whereas women and girls with disabilities are at greater risk of violence, abuse and negligent treatment, especially in institutionalised settings, which often leads to ignorance of the issue;

2014/12/15
Committee: FEMM

2014/2216(INI)

Sophia IN 'T VELD, Angelika MLINAR, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, António MARINHO E PINTO

Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas sexual and reproductive health and rights are grounded in basic human rights and are essential elements of human dignity 1a; whereas the denial of lifesaving abortion amounts to a serious breach of human rights; __________________ 1aICPD Programme of Action § 7.2 and 7.3

2014/12/15
Committee: FEMM

2014/2216(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Catherine BEARDER, Angelika MLINAR, Sophia IN 'T VELD, António MARINHO E PINTO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Calls on all Council of Europe member states, accordingly, to sign and ratify the Convention on preventing and combating violence against women; calls on the EU as such to take steps to accede to the Convention in order to ensure coherence between EU internal and external action on violence against women;

2014/12/15
Committee: FEMM

2014/2216(INI)

Sophia IN 'T VELD, Angelika MLINAR, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, António MARINHO E PINTO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Welcomes the recommendations of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on conflict prevention and conflict and post-conflict situations, in line with the landmark UN Security Council resolutions 1325 and 1820 on women, peace and security; and reminds the international community of the necessary safeguards for women and girls, notably protection against rape and forced prostitution;

2014/12/15
Committee: FEMM

2014/2216(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)

Oa. Whereas access to safe drinking water and sanitation is a human right, that stems from the right to an adequate standard of living and is inextricably linked to the right to the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, as well as the right to life and human dignity; whereas approximately 2.6 billion people – half the developing world – lack even a simple 'improved' latrine and 1.1 billion people have no access to any type of i drinking water.

2014/12/15
Committee: AFET

2014/2216(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, António MARINHO E PINTO

Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)

Oa. Whereas Article 25 of the UDHR states that everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including medical care; whereas UNHRC resolution 26/28 calls for the next UNHRC Social Forum meeting to focus access to medicines in the context of the right of everyone to the enjoy the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health; whereas the WHO constitution states that the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being without distinction of race, religion, political belief, economic or social condition.78

2014/12/15
Committee: AFET

2014/2216(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Considers women's underrepresentation in political decision- making is a question of fundamental rights and democracy, that underlines the capacity of governments to devote their full talent to democracy building and maintenance processes; welcomes the legislated parity systems and gender quotas and calls to foster legislative process needed as soon as possible.

2014/12/15
Committee: FEMM

2014/2216(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that the preamble to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union affirms that the EU ‘places the individual and human dignity at the heart of its activities’; stresses that this was not intended as an abstract concept but, on the contrary, these words implied an emphasis on real life, on the concrete aspects of existence, and on giving fundamental needs a constitutional basis, founded on the inviolable dignity of each and every person;

2014/12/15
Committee: AFET

2014/2216(INI)

Sophia IN 'T VELD, Angelika MLINAR, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, António MARINHO E PINTO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Calls on the EU to actively continue defending a stand-alone goal for gender equality, girls' and women's empowerment and their human rights, including sexual and reproductive health and rights, in the upcoming post-2015 development agenda.

2014/12/15
Committee: FEMM

2014/2216(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Angelika MLINAR, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, António MARINHO E PINTO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Calls for an ambitious long-term political strategy and plan of action on public health, innovation and access to medicines that inter alia explores new incentive schemes for research and development as outlined in the WHO Consultative Expert Working Group report on Research and Development: Financing and coordination (2012), to safeguard the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of every human being without distinction of race, religion, political belief or economic and social condition. Stresses that women and girls remain at the centre of the HIV pandemic and sustain caring for patients in their communities.

2014/12/15
Committee: FEMM

2014/2216(INI)

Sophia IN 'T VELD, Angelika MLINAR, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, António MARINHO E PINTO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Regrets that women's and girls' bodies, specifically their sexual and reproductive health and rights, remain an ideological battleground to this day and calls on the EU and its Member States to recognize the inalienable rights of women and girls to bodily integrity and autonomous decision-making; among other, the right to access voluntary family planning, safe and legal abortion and to be free from violence, including FGM, child, early and forced marriage, and marital rape.

2014/12/15
Committee: FEMM

2014/2216(INI)

Sophia IN 'T VELD, Angelika MLINAR, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, António MARINHO E PINTO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)

3c. Urges the EU and its Member States to come up with an extensive review of the Beijing Platform for Action to mark its twenty years anniversary in 2015.

2014/12/15
Committee: FEMM

2014/2216(INI)

Sophia IN 'T VELD, Angelika MLINAR, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, António MARINHO E PINTO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)

3d. Urges the European Commission to include SRHR, as basic human rights, in its next EU Health Strategy to ensure coherence between EU's internal and external policy.

2014/12/15
Committee: FEMM

2014/2216(INI)

Sophia IN 'T VELD, Angelika MLINAR, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, António MARINHO E PINTO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 e (new)

3e. Insists that gender balance needs to be rooted in the EEAS overseas missions and a dedicated girls' and women's rights and gender equality strategy for each mission; plus a specific gender equality chapter rooted in the next EEAS Human Rights Action Plan.

2014/12/15
Committee: FEMM

2014/2216(INI)

Sophia IN 'T VELD, Angelika MLINAR, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, António MARINHO E PINTO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 f (new)

3f. Urges that the provision of EU humanitarian aid and that of its Member States should not be subject to restrictions imposed by other partner donors regarding necessary medical treatment, including access to safe abortion for women and girls who are victims of rape in armed conflicts.

2014/12/15
Committee: FEMM

2014/2216(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Welcomes the VP/HR for publicly stating the need to review the EU´s strategy towards all its strategic partners, such as China and Russia, and calls upon her to prioritise human rights in such countries during her tenure, by clarifying that gross human rights violations are a threat to bilateral relations between the EU and its strategic partners;

2014/12/15
Committee: AFET

2014/2216(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Call on the European External Action Service to reinforce the management, control and accountability of EU funds for the defence of human rights.

2014/12/15
Committee: AFET

2014/2216(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Points to the considerable challenges posed by Russia´s annexation of Crimean and the continuing military involvement in the eastern parts of Ukraine; underlines that this policy of aggression is a continuation of Russia´s slide towards authoritarian rule, with a worsening human rights situation inside the country; stresses that Russia now is a ´strategic challenge` for the EU, and no longer complies with strategic partnership criteria;

2014/12/15
Committee: AFET

2014/2216(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Reiterates its support for dedicated human rights dialogues as a tool of EU human rights policy; recognises the value of engagement in human rights-specific dialogue also with countries with serious human rights problems; underlines, however, the need for the EU to draw clear political conclusions when the human rights dialogue does not lead to positive outcomes, and in such cases to place more emphasis on public diplomacy with a view to ensuring that the public credibility of the EU’s human rights policy is not endangered; warns, furthermore, against diverting human rights discussions away from high-level political dialogues; in light of the failure of the EU China dialogue on human rights to achieve significant and tangible results, urges the EU to rethink its human rights strategy with a key partner such as the People´s Republic of China and to adopt a more coherent, unified and strategic approach to human rights in China and in light of recent developments raise the issue of Hong Kong;

2014/12/15
Committee: AFET

2014/2216(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Calls on the HR/VP to systematically meet with human rights defenders when travelling to third countries. Requests that the EEAS and the EU Delegations engage with human rights defenders in a pragmatic political dialogue aimed at finding the best ways to support an enabling environment for their work; requests that the EU enhance its active diplomacy in third countries and strengthen the position of the human rights focal points in order to mainstream human rights in the daily political work of the EU Delegation, by systematically raising the names of political prisoners and engaging in trial monitoring and visits to prisons; stresses the need for the EU to use public diplomacy to support human rights defenders and to call for the release of imprisoned human rights activists;

2014/12/15
Committee: AFET

2014/2216(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

32. Reiterates its full support for the work of the ICC in its role to end the impunity of the perpetrators of the most serious crimes of concern before the international community~~; remains vigilant regarding any attempts to undermine its legitimacy; c~~ and to provide justice for the victims of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide; remains vigilant regarding any attempts to undermine its legitimacy or independence; urges the EU and EU Member states to cooperate with the Court and provide it with strong diplomatic and political support in bilateral relations and in all fora, including the UN, expresses its concerns that several arrest warrants have still not been executed, including those concerning President of Sudan, Omar Al Bashir; Reiterates its call for the creation of an EU Special Representative on International Justice and International Humanitarian Law in order to give them prominence and visibility they deserve, to advance the EU agenda effectively and mainstream the EU´s commitment to the fight against impunity and the ICC across EU foreign policies; calls on the EU and member states delegations and EU Special Representatives to actively promote the ICC, the enforcement of its decisions, and the fight against impunity for Rome Statute crimes; Considers the increasing number of states parties to be an important development in strengthening the universality of the Court; welcomes the ratification of the Rome Statute by Côte d’Ivoire in February 2013;

2014/12/15
Committee: AFET

2014/2216(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Charles GOERENS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

32. Reiterates its full support for the work of the ICC in its role to end the impunity of the perpetrators of the most serious crimes of concern before the international community; remains vigilant regarding any attempts to undermine its legitimacy; recalls its vital role in the dual processes of justice and reconciliation; considers the increasing number of states parties to be an important development in strengthening the universality of the Court; welcomes the ratification of the Rome Statute by Côte d’Ivoire in February 2013;

2014/12/15
Committee: AFET

2014/2216(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Charles GOERENS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)

35a. Gives its full support to the draft resolution of the Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly A/C.3/69/L.51/Rev.1 ‘Moratorium on the use of the death penalty’, which will be submitted to the United Nations General Assembly in December 2014;

2014/12/15
Committee: AFET

2014/2216(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 a (new)

42a. Condemns the illicit business of human trafficking, human trafficking for removal of organs and any other exploitative business related to violating the right to bodily integrity and inflicting violence; calls for intensifying and reviewing EU efforts towards combating human trafficking and engaging with countries at risk;

2014/12/15
Committee: AFET

2014/2216(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46

46. ~~Call~~Notes on the EU to support the emerging initiatives aimed at concluding a legally binding international instrument on business and human rights within the UN system and to engage from early on in the debate on this issue;

2014/12/15
Committee: AFET

2014/2216(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Charles GOERENS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61 a (new)

61a. Considers women´s underrepresentation in political decision- making to be a question of fundamental rights and democracy, that underlines the capacity of governments to devote themselves fully to democracy-building and maintenance processes; Calls for a legislation which enshrines gender parity.

2014/12/15
Committee: AFET

2014/2216(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 63 a (new)

63a. Urges Europol to develop more strategic and operational partnerships with third countries with a view to combating corruption and organised crime more effectively;

2014/12/15
Committee: AFET

2014/2216(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 64

64. Calls on the Commission to develop innovative financial mechanisms to implement fiscal reforms and strengthen the fight against corruption, illicit financial flows and tax evasion; encourages, in this context, consideration of public-private partnerships, the blending of grants and loans, and helping developing countries to better mobilise their domestic resources; notes calls for an international tax on financial transactions that could act as an additional source of funding for development, and reminds the Member States that they have already agreed to introduce a financial transaction tax domestically and undertaken to set aside a share of the funds raised to finance global public assets, including development;

2014/12/15
Committee: AFET

2014/2216(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 73 a (new)

73a. Rights of Indigenous people Notes with concern that indigenous people are in particular danger of being discriminated against, and that they are especially vulnerable to political, economic, environmental and labour related changes and disturbances; notes that most live below the poverty threshold and have little or no access to either representation, political decision-making or justice systems; is particularly concerned about reported widespread land-grabbing, forced displacement and human rights abuses resulting from armed conflict;

2014/12/15
Committee: AFET

2014/2216(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Charles GOERENS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 74 a (new)

74a. Urges the European Asylum Support Office to build partnerships with third countries with a view to enhancing international protection for asylum seekers;

2014/12/15
Committee: AFET

2014/2216(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Charles GOERENS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 76 a (new)

76a. Points out that implementing development, education and health programmes contributes not only to the fight against poverty, but also to the fight against international terrorism; calls on the EU to develop further strategies along the lines of the EEAS strategy for ‘the security and development of the Sahel’;

2014/12/15
Committee: AFET

2014/2216(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 76 a (new)

76a. Stresses that despite the progress already achieved regarding access to drinking water and sanitation, there are still approximately2.6 million people who lack a latrine and 1.1 billion people with no access to any type of drinking water. Argues that this is due not only to a lack of resources but also a lack of political will. Calls therefore on governments to guarantee the access to safe drinking water and sanitation with particular attention to women and children

2014/12/15
Committee: AFET

2014/2216(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 76 b (new)

76b. Call for an ambitious long-term political strategy and plan of action on public health, innovation and access to medicines that, inter alia, explores new incentive schemes for research and development as outlined in the WHO Consultative Expert Working Group report on Research and Development: Financing and coordination (2012, to safeguard the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of every human being without distinction of race, religion, political belief, economic or social condition. Stresses that women and girls remain most affected by the HIV pandemic and also are most involved in caring for patients in their communities.

2014/12/15
Committee: AFET

2014/2216(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 79

79. Emphasises the need for continued reflection regarding the most appropriate ways to maximise the credibility, visibility and effectiveness of Parliament’s resolutions on breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law; stresses in particular the need for institutional follow-up on issues raised in urgency resolutions;

2014/12/15
Committee: AFET

2014/2216(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 80

80. Encourages discussion on the inclusion of the different tools available to Parliament regarding support for and promotion of human rights in a single strategy document, to be adopted by Parliament at a plenary session; Create a regularly up-dated website listing the human rights defenders addressed in EP urgency resolutions and also establish an EP internal working group that would follow the cases of these listed defenders worldwide encouraging delegations travelling to the third countries to meet them;

2014/12/15
Committee: AFET

2014/2215(INI)

Angelika MLINAR, Jana TOOM, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)

- having regard to the Communication COM(2015) 453 final, from the Commission to the European Parliament and to the Council, EU Action Plan on return;

2015/11/11
Committee: LIBE PETI

2014/2215(INI)

Angelika MLINAR, Jana TOOM, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 b (new)

- having regard to Frontex code of conduct for joint return operations coordinated by frontex;

2015/11/11
Committee: LIBE PETI

2014/2215(INI)

Angelika MLINAR, Jana TOOM, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)

I a. whereas according to Article 2a of the Frontex regulation the code of conduct is applicable to all persons participating in the activities of the Agency;

2015/11/11
Committee: LIBE PETI

2014/2215(INI)

Angelika MLINAR, Jana TOOM, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the Special Report of the European Ombudsman in the framework of the own-initiative inquiry concerning Frontex; supports Frontex’s initial efforts in taking on board the Ombudsman’s recommendations; acknowledges Frontex’s current fundamental rights safeguards in the form of, but not limited to, the setting- up of an incident reporting system as well as devising codes of conduct, creating a Consultative Forum on fundamental rights and establishing a Fundamental Rights Office;

2015/11/11
Committee: LIBE PETI

2014/2215(INI)

Angelika MLINAR, Jana TOOM, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Considers that the setting-up of a mechanism for individual complaints ~~would provide individual~~is needed in order to provide third country nationals or stateless persons with an opportunity to exercise their individual right to an effective remedy in case of violation of their fundamental rights; suggests that the introduction of such a complaints mechanism would increase transparency, since Frontex and the EU institutions would be more aware of possible violations of fundamental rights that would otherwise remain undetected, unreported and unresolved;

2015/11/11
Committee: LIBE PETI

2014/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Considers that an annual Report from the Fundamental rights officer to the Frontex Consultative Forum and the Ombudsman will guarantee the transparency and the efficiency of the mechanism;

2015/11/11
Committee: LIBE PETI

2014/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9 a. Stresses the need for Frontex to inform the third country nationals and stateless persons about the right to present a complaint without relaying only on the Member States official;

2015/11/11
Committee: LIBE PETI

2014/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Acknowledges that safeguards are needed to prevent misuse of the complaints mechanism; recommends, therefore, that anonymous complaints shcould ~~not~~ be accepted if presented through a third person working for an international organization as for instance IOM or UNHCR; suggests further that only complaints of concrete fundamental rights violations should be admitted; considers that this should not prevent Frontex from taking account of other information sources on alleged fundamental rights violations, including general reports, beyond the complaints procedure; emphasises the need for clear criteria for the admissibility of complaints; recommends the provision of a standardised form for complaints requiring detailed information such as date and place of the incident, since this would facilitate decisions on admissibility;

2015/11/11
Committee: LIBE PETI

2014/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Recommends that Frontex should set a reasonable deadline for the submission of a complaint, thus allowing the possibility of filing a complaint after the termination of a Frontex operation; considers this to be of particular relevance for return operations; recommends Frontex to establish a cooperation with the ombudsmen or other competent authorities in the countries of return in order to ensure to the third country nationals to have the possibility to submit the complaint after the return operation;

2015/11/11
Committee: LIBE PETI

2014/2215(INI)

Angelika MLINAR, Jana TOOM, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Takes note that Member States handle complaints against guest officers in very different ways; is concerned that alleged fundamental rights violations might not be followed up effectively by some Member States; calls on Frontex and the Member States to cooperate closely in order to ensure the proper follow-up of complaints against guest officers; and to harmonize the complaints mechanisms and effective follow up investigations criteria; and calls on the European Commission to establish a code of best practices in order to guarantee the full respect of fundamental rights among the European Union.

2015/11/11
Committee: LIBE PETI

2014/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Stresses that Frontex should closely follow up on complaints by formally requesting feedback from the respective Member State and, if necessary, by sending a letter of warning recalling the possible action which Frontex can take if no follow up to the letter concerned is received; recalls that Frontex has the right to receive information on fundamental rights violations by guest officers in the context of its obligation to monitor respect for fundamental rights in all of its activities; recommends Frontex to cooperate closely not only with the national border authorities but also and foremost with the national human rights institutions;

2015/11/11
Committee: LIBE PETI

2014/2215(INI)

Angelika MLINAR, Jana TOOM, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Maite PAGAZAURTUNDÚA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. ~~Recommends that a justification should be provided~~calls on Frontex fundamental rights officer to provide a justification to the complainant should no follow-up procedure be initiated by Frontex;

2015/11/11
Committee: LIBE PETI

2014/2215(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Philippe DE BACKER, Charles GOERENS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Takes the view that an individual complaints mechanism can only be effective if potential complainants, as well as the officers taking part in Frontex operations, are made aware of the individuals’ right to complain through an effective and gender sensitive information campaign; believes it should be possible for the number of potential inadmissible complaints to be limited substantially through such an information campaign and a well- structured admissibility check;

2015/11/11
Committee: LIBE PETI

2014/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

Ga. whereas the European Development Finance Institutions (EDFI), a group of 15 bilateral institutions which provide long-term finance for private sector in developing and reforming economies, seeks to invest in companies with a spectrum of different development effects ranging from reliable electricity and clean water to providing SMEs finance and access to markets for small farms;

2015/05/27
Committee: DEVE

2014/2205(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Philippe DE BACKER, Charles GOERENS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1c (new)

1c. Stresses that Article 208 of the Lisbon Treaty establishes the principle of policy coherence for development, requiring that the objectives of development cooperation are taken into account in policies that are likely to affect developing countries;

2015/05/27
Committee: DEVE

2014/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 e (new)

1e. Recalls that the official development aid (ODA) - while pushing for shared responsibility between public and private sector - must remain the key source of financing for developing countries;

2015/05/27
Committee: DEVE

2014/2205(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Philippe DE BACKER, Charles GOERENS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Emphasises that all partnerships and alliances with the private sector must focus on shared value priorities that align business goals with the EU's development objectives and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) - an opportunity to create value for both the business sector and developing countries -; be co- designed and co- managed to ensure that risks, responsibilities and profits are shared; be cost-effective; and have precise targets, clear accountability and transparency;

2015/05/27
Committee: DEVE

2014/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Underlines the need for increased support towards partnering with developing countries to overhaul their regulatory frameworks by creating an environment friendly for private initiatives; notes the need to facilitate establishment of reliable banking systems and tax administrations in developing countries capable of providing efficient financial governance and management of public and private funds; calls on partner governments to introduce a sunset clause whereby redundant measures can be annulled; notes that legislation should be subject to impact assessments aimed at gauging negative job creation and threats to environmental standards;

2015/05/27
Committee: DEVE

2014/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Points out the essential role of human capital in promotion sustainable development and achieving its goals; calls for increased technical assistance to the governments of the partner countries, in order to raise their capacity to claim the ownership of the PPPs;

2015/05/27
Committee: DEVE

2014/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to step up their efforts to promote the economic empowerment of women; notes that a savings-led approach to the financial inclusion of women has a proven track record; recommends a gender mainstreaming approach in all partnership programmes, combined with entrepreneurship training for women and youth; calls in this context for increased support to be given to local SMEs, especially to female entrepreneurs, so as to enable them to gain from private sector-led growth;

2015/05/27
Committee: DEVE

2014/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. CStrongly supports the effective and comprehensive dissemination and implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) within and outside the EU and emphasises the need to take all the necessary policy and legislative measures to address gaps in the effective implementation of the UNGPs, including on access to justice; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that enterprises involved in development partnerships abide by the principles of corporate social responsibility (CSR), including the UNGPs;

2015/05/27
Committee: DEVE

2014/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Emphasises that the responsibility for effective joint action lies not only with the donors and the enterprises involved, but also with the partner governments; stresses that good governance, the rule of law, a framework for business reform, anti- corruption measures, public financial management and effective public institutions are paramount to investment, innovation and private sector development;

2015/05/27
Committee: DEVE

2014/2204(INI)

Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas many recovered patients have had to face stigmatisation both from their relatives as from society; whereas this situation specially affects children who have lost one or two parents, and many of them have been rejected by their surviving relatives for fear of infection;

2015/05/28
Committee: DEVE

2014/2204(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses that ~~innovative~~clear and unambiguous responses are needed that acknowledge the role of women as key actors in protecting their families and communities and in breaking the chains of transmission, including measures to engage women’s organisations in schemes to provide information on the importance of health- care and EVD-related precautions, to train EVD-survivors as nurses, cleaners and laundry workers, as well as to ensure equal protection of all hospital staff;

2015/02/06
Committee: FEMM

2014/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)

Ja. taking into account the Guidance for Immunization Programmes in the African Region in the Context of Ebola, issued by WHO;

2015/05/28
Committee: DEVE

2014/2204(INI)

Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)

Ma. considering Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) is the world's biggest Public-Private Partnership (PPP) in life sciences, with a budget of €3.3 Billion for the 2014-2024 period, out of which €1.638 Billion come from Horizon 2020;

2015/05/28
Committee: DEVE

2014/2204(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Remains deeply concerned about the heavy toll of EVD on women and girls, and ~~believ~~underlines that failure to address gender- specific issues will have a negative impact on the prospects for long-term recovery.

2015/02/06
Committee: FEMM

2014/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital R a (new)

Ra. taking into account next November´s delegation to Sierra Leone from the DEVE committee;

2015/05/28
Committee: DEVE

2014/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Calls on the authorities to take into account the lessons learnt concerning the stigmatisation phenomenon and implement them in similar humanitarian crisis which may occur;

2015/05/28
Committee: DEVE

2014/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Urges the Commission to help the three countries affected to develop their own health systems in order for them to be able to meet basic healthcare needs and to build up the infrastructure required to ensure that all their citizens have access to healthcare;, with a special focus on gender based policies.

2015/05/28
Committee: DEVE

2014/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Calls on the Commission to explore alternative models to those based on patent monopolies when it comes to the development of drugs or vaccines product of PPPs, such as the IMI, that can guarantee patient accessibility to treatments, sustainability of health care budgets and an efficient response to crisis like the one caused by the Ebola virus or similar threats;

2015/05/28
Committee: DEVE

2014/2204(INI)

Catherine BEARDER, Angelika MLINAR, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls on its relevant committee to monitor the crisis management measures being taken, in close cooperation with the EU's Ebola coordinator and after Parliament’s mission to West Africa, before submitting a final assessment based on well-defined criteria;

2015/05/28
Committee: DEVE

2014/2160(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas the practical application of provisions on equal pay in the Member States was acknowledged as one of the most problematic areas; whereas, according to the latest figures, the gender pay gap ~~still ex~~persists, standing at ~~16.4 %, and~~an average of 16.4 % across the EU, but with significant differences between member states; whereas despite existing EU legislation and soft-law recommendations, progress in this area is extremely low;

2015/04/15
Committee: FEMM

2014/2160(INI)

Catherine BEARDER, Angelika MLINAR, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas ~~relative~~limited progress has been made as regards women’s employment rates, but despite the existing framework at EU and national level, the level of occupational and sectoral segregation of women and men into different types of jobs remains relatively high, a situation which also has an impact on the gender pay gap over the course of a lifetime; whereas vertical segregation, whereby women feature predominantly in lower-paid occupations or are in lower-level positions in the hierarchy, also contributes to the gender pay gap;

2015/04/15
Committee: FEMM

2014/2160(INI)

Catherine BEARDER, Angelika MLINAR, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas motherhood and care for the elderly, disabled persons and other dependents represent additional work that is for the most part carried out by women; whereas this work is ~~neither~~rarely paid nor adequately valued by society, even though it contributes to social welfare and can be measured by economic indicators such as GDP; whereas this results in the widening of the income gaps that exist between women and men and detrimentally impacts women's career paths through the ‘costs’ of the years spent out of the labour market or of reduced hours due to part-time arrangements; whereas the impact of these elements on lifetime earnings varies across the Member States depending on the level of support given ~~to parents~~, including childcare provision, by either legislative measures or collective agreements;

2015/04/15
Committee: FEMM

2014/2160(INI)

Catherine BEARDER, Angelika MLINAR, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Recital L

L. whereas equality bodies are present in all member states but their work and impact varies greatly depending on their level of independence and their competences and resources; whereas equality bodies should be adequately supported and strengthened in the performance of their tasks aswith regards to the promotion, monitoring and support of equal treatment in an independent and effective manner;

2015/04/15
Committee: FEMM

2014/2160(INI)

Catherine BEARDER, Angelika MLINAR, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Reiterates the need for clear definitions ~~of different concepts~~ at EU level, of terms such as gender pay gap, gender pension gap, remuneration, direct and indirect pay discrimination, work treated as ‘equal’ and work of the same value; points out that due to the various types of work contracts that exist, both statutory and contractual, the current calculation of the gender pay gap can lead to a distorted understanding of the problem of equal pay; calls on the Commission to analyse these possible distortions and propose adequate solutions, including the introduction of mandatory pay audits for companies listed on stock exchanges in the EU Member States, except for small and medium-sized companies (SMEs), and the possibility of sanctions in cases of non-compliance;

2015/04/15
Committee: FEMM

2014/2160(INI)

Catherine BEARDER, Angelika MLINAR, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to map the application of the existing job evaluation and classification systems which vary considerably; calls on the Commission to introduce guidelines for gender neutral job evaluation and classification systems, including specific measures, such as the proportional representation of women and men on evaluation committees, the development of gender neutral job descriptions and of weighting grids, and the definition of clear criteria for assessing the value of work;

2015/04/15
Committee: FEMM

2014/2160(INI)

Catherine BEARDER, Angelika MLINAR, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Points out that a clear and harmonised job classification system and greater wage transparency will improve access to justice; notes that several Member States have already taken specific wage transparency measures; underlines the disparity that exists between these measures and takes note of the 2014 Commission recommendations on wage transparency, although regrets its non-binding nature and lack of formal sanctions; calls on the Commission to evaluate the real impact of these recommendations;

2015/04/15
Committee: FEMM

2014/2160(INI)

Catherine BEARDER, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Underlines ~~the fact~~ that occupational pensions schemes are to be considered as pay and that the principle of equal treatment applies to these schemes and recognises that women's access to occupational pension schemes is more restricted, due to shorter working hours, shorter length of service and horizontal and vertical gender segregation in the labour market, the gender pay gap and contribution based schemes rarely take care related breaks and involuntary part-time work into account; calls on the Commission to examine the impact of the shift from statutory state pensions towards occupational and private schemes on the gender pension gap; calls on the Commission to monitor closely and report on the implementation of this principle as the transposition has proved to be unclear in some Member States and the distinction between statutory and occupational schemes still poses problems in certain cases;

2015/04/15
Committee: FEMM

2014/2160(INI)

Catherine BEARDER, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Calls on the Member States to safeguard their maternity entitlements, to take measures to prevent the unfair dismissal of employees during pregnancy and when returning to work after maternity leave; calls on the Council to finally adopt a common position on the revision of the directive on the implementation of measures to promote improvements in the health and safety at work of pregnant workers, workers who have recently given birth and women who are breastfeeding; the so-called Maternity Leave Directive, and the Women on Boards directive

2015/04/15
Committee: FEMM

2014/2160(INI)

Catherine BEARDER, Angelika MLINAR, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Calls on the Commission and the Member States, by creating effective monitoring systems, to take actions to improve the collection of data on harassment and discrimination cases on the grounds of sex, including as regards discrimination related to pregnancy and maternity and other forms of leave; calls on the Commission to include an assessment of the implementation of Article 26 (regarding sexual harassment) in its evaluation report on the implementation of Directive 2006/54/EC;

2015/04/15
Committee: FEMM

2014/2160(INI)

Catherine BEARDER, Angelika MLINAR, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Points out that access to justice in this field is limited due to several causes, such as the length or costs of the procedures, the challenges faced by equality bodies in some member states, the lack of wage transparency, the absence of free legal aid orand the fear of ~~victim~~ stigmatisation in the workplace; underlines the fact that the application of the burden of proof rule also poses problems in several Member States; calls on the Member States to support equality bodies, trade unions, community organisations and NGOs in taking an active role in providing assistance to victims of discrimination;

2015/04/15
Committee: FEMM

2014/2160(INI)

Catherine BEARDER, Angelika MLINAR, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Reiterates that equality bodies should have the ~~power~~competences and adequate resources and personnel to monitor and report effectively ~~and independently~~ on the legislation which promotes equality between women and men; stresses that the independence of equality bodies needs to be protected in all member states;

2015/04/15
Committee: FEMM

2014/2160(INI)

Catherine BEARDER, Angelika MLINAR, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Calls on the Commission and Member States to step up significantly awareness raising measures as regards the rights of the victims of discrimination on the grounds of sex; underlines the need for cooperation by all stakeholders, including equality bodies, social partners and NGOs, to address stereotypes about the work of women and men and how they impact on the value of work and low pay;

2015/04/15
Committee: FEMM

2014/2160(INI)

Catherine BEARDER, Angelika MLINAR, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Calls on the Commission to introduce in the new directive ~~sanctions at EU level that would exclude companies found guilty of infringing the equality principle~~mandatory pay audits for companies listed on stock exchanges in the EU Member States, except for small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) to highlight the gender pay gap, and introduce sanctions at EU level that would exclude companies failing to meet their responsibilities with regards to gender equality from the public procurement of goods and services financed from the EU budget;

2015/04/15
Committee: FEMM

2014/2160(INI)

Catherine BEARDER, Angelika MLINAR, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Calls on the Commission to introduce common standards and checks to ensure the independence and effectiveness of national equality bodies;

2015/04/15
Committee: FEMM

2014/2160(INI)

Catherine BEARDER, Angelika MLINAR, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Calls on the Commission to conduct a study that would compare the situation of ~~mothers and women without children; points out that the aim of such a study should be~~working mothers, mothers who choose to stay at home, and women without children to shed more light on the position of ~~these~~each of these groups of women on the labour market, specifically ~~target~~looking at levels of employment ~~and pay~~, the pay and pension gaps, and career development ~~and pensions~~;

2015/04/15
Committee: FEMM

2014/2160(INI)

Catherine BEARDER, Angelika MLINAR, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Points out that the country-specific recommendations, which come under the framework of the European Semester, should include targets to reduce the gender pay and pension gaps;

2015/04/15
Committee: FEMM

2014/2159(INI)

Angelika MLINAR, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Catherine BEARDER, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Commends this new approach on the Ombudsman’s part, which was adopted to reflect her desire to make the Ombudsman institution as accessible and user-friendly as possible; encourages interested parties to read the in-depth investigations part entitled: Good administration in practice: the European Ombudsman’s decisions in 2013, and to take to heart the Ombudsman’s considerations and recommendations; ~~deplores the fact that this publication is available in English only, and~~ suggests that it be made available in allt least three official working languages of the European Union;

2014/11/12
Committee: PETI

2014/2119(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Recalls that the Institute has a fundamental role due especially to the fact that real and effective equality between women and men should be promoted and granted in all spheres of public and private life;

2014/12/11
Committee: FEMM

2014/2078(DEC)

Dennis de JONG, Rina Ronja KARI, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Catherine BEARDER, Marisa MATIAS, Aldo PATRICIELLO, Jan ZAHRADIL, Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ, Lynn BOYLAN, Giovanni LA VIA, Jan Philipp ALBRECHT, Jens GEIER, Marietje SCHAAKE, Pina PICIERNO, Richard SULÍK, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Benedek JÁVOR, Salvatore Domenico POGLIESE, Bart STAES, Pascal ARIMONT, Paul TANG, Morten MESSERSCHMIDT, Anneleen VAN BOSSUYT, Ashley FOX, Ulla TØRNÆS, Ivo BELET, Ivan ŠTEFANEC, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Esther DE LANGE, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Jeroen LENAERS, Nicola CAPUTO, Tom VANDENKENDELAERE, Peter van DALEN, Ulrike LUNACEK, Daniel DALTON, Diane DODDS, Ernest URTASUN, Molly SCOTT CATO, Alessia Maria MOSCA, Elly SCHLEIN, Luigi MORGANO, Ruža TOMAŠIĆ, Simona BONAFÈ, Anneliese DODDS, Daniele VIOTTI, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Anne-Marie MINEUR, Patrizia TOIA, Lambert van NISTELROOIJ, Helga STEVENS, Sander LOONES, Mark DEMESMAEKER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 c (new)

33c. Stresses that the Parliament and the Council, in order to create long term savings in the Union budget, must address the need for a roadmap to a single seat, as stated by the Parliament in several previous resolutions;

2015/03/09
Committee: CONT

2014/2075(DEC)

Angelika MLINAR, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Catherine BEARDER, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that equality between women and men is a fundamental principle of the Union under the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and that gender issues ~~are cross-sectorial~~should be integrated in all policy areas; calls, therefore, for a comprehensive implementation of gender budgeting, which includes the assessment by the Court of Auditors of the general budget of the Union from a gender perspective;

2014/12/11
Committee: FEMM

2014/2075(DEC)

Javier NART, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Juan Carlos GIRAUTA VIDAL, Ivo VAJGL, Cecilia WIKSTRÖM, Jozo RADOŠ, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 166

166. Is surprised by the fact that OLAF has not recommended that the Commission establish a recovery order on the basis of the financial damage caused to the Union budget with regard the humanitarian support granted to the refugee camp of Tindouf whilst it has estimated in its report (OF 2003/0526) that the number of refugees was considerably lower than indicated by the Sahrawi or Algerian authorities;deleted

2015/03/09
Committee: CONT

2014/2075(DEC)

Javier NART, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Juan Carlos GIRAUTA VIDAL, Ivo VAJGL, Cecilia WIKSTRÖM, Jozo RADOŠ, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 166 a (new)

166a. Takes note that OLAF carried out a report on the humanitarian aid granted to the Saharawi refugee camp of Tindouf in Algeria (dated 2007). Calls for clarification by the Commission on the measures taken in response to the findings of this report. Reminds the Commission of the importance to adapt Union aid to the actual needs of the population concerned;

2015/03/09
Committee: CONT

2014/2075(DEC)

Javier NART, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Juan Carlos GIRAUTA VIDAL, Ivo VAJGL, Cecilia WIKSTRÖM, Jozo RADOŠ, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 167

~~167. Urges the Commission to adapt Union aid to the actual needs of the population concerned in order to put an end to all kinds of trafficking and to the embezzlement of humanitarian assistance;~~deleted

2015/03/09
Committee: CONT

2014/2059(INI)

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Philippe DE BACKER, Ulla TØRNÆS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Draft opinion
Recital C

C. whereas the labour market is ~~now~~ one of the ma~~jor causes of inequality~~in divergences between Member States and between different sectors~~, owing to divergences in access to employment, working conditions, or wage levels insufficient to guarantee decent living standard~~ due to lack of reform, working conditions and living standards as well as divergences in access to employment, such as high entrance hurdles;

2014/09/15
Committee: EMPL

2014/2059(INI)

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Philippe DE BACKER, Ulla TØRNÆS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Call~~Acknowledges the Commission´s fwor ~~a tru~~k on the «"social pillar~~’ to be implemented within~~" of economic and monetary union (EMU) as part of the process of i~~mproving~~ntegrating the social dimension in the current structures for economic governance mechanisms~~, so as~~ to reduce unemployment, poverty and social exclusion~~, overcome social dumping and prevent competition for the lowest social standards in the EU~~;

2014/09/15
Committee: EMPL

2014/2059(INI)

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Philippe DE BACKER, Ulla TØRNÆS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Calls on the new Commission to make the employment recovery a true priority by establishing an ambitious and holistic strategy for quality job creation, which should involve all the new Commissioners; takes the view that, to this end, each Commissioner should draw up a quality employment plan for their specific policy area, including concrete measures, a budget allocation and a calendar for its implementation; asks therefore that economic recovery, growth and job creation be made a horizontal priority of the new European Commission involving all the new Commissioners;

2014/09/15
Committee: EMPL

2014/2059(INI)

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Philippe DE BACKER, Ulla TØRNÆS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11

11. Welcomes the Commission’'s call, in its umbrella communication on the CSR in the EU as a whole, to invest more in R&D, innovation, education, skills and active labour market policies, together with energy, transport and the digital economy; c~~onsiders, however, that in the context of the current process of fiscal consolidation these goals can be achieved only through greater flexibility within the SGP~~alls on Member States to make use of the given flexibility within the economic governance rules;

2014/09/15
Committee: EMPL

2014/2059(INI)

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Philippe DE BACKER, Ulla TØRNÆS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 12

12. Calls on the Commission, as a matter of urgency, to give tangible form to the promised EUR 300 billion investment plan, and calls for an assessment as to whether this figure is sufficient to restore the EU’'s full potential for competitiveness, growth and quality job creation;

2014/09/15
Committee: EMPL

2014/2059(INI)

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Philippe DE BACKER, Ulla TØRNÆS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 15

15. Is concerned that, in many Member States and sectors, job losses are coupled with a decline in job quality, an increase in ~~precarious forms of~~hurdles to employment and a deterioration in basic labour standards; stresses that the Commission and the Member States need to make dedicated efforts to address ~~the increase in~~matching skills with labour market needs as well as involuntary part-time employment and temporary contracts, ~~payless internships and apprenticeships, and~~ bogus self- employment, together with the activities of the black economy;

2014/09/15
Committee: EMPL

2014/2059(INI)

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Philippe DE BACKER, Ulla TØRNÆS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 19

19. Highlights the rising number of workers, particularly young people, departing their countries of origin for other Member States in search of employment opportunities, and is deeply concerned about the persistent divergences between those Member States creating employment and those supplying a low-cost labour force; urges the Commission to develop a better legal framework for cross-border movement of workers in order to ensure freedom of movement while consecrating the principle of equal treatment and safeguarding wages and social standards; ~~calls for the establishment in each Member State, either by law or through collective bargaining, of a minimum wage equivalent to at least 60 % of the respective national average wage;~~

2014/09/15
Committee: EMPL

2014/2059(INI)

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Philippe DE BACKER, Ulla TØRNÆS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 24

24. Is deeply concerned that long-term unemployed people and senior workers are experiencing higher unemployment rates and additional difficulties in re-entering the labour market; calls on the Commission and the Member States to make full use of the European Social Fund to help these workers; ~~urges the adoption of a directive on decent working conditions, defining core labour rights for all workers and introducing common minimum standards so as to prevent this kind of labour discrimination~~calls for increasing the flexibility of labour markets in order to adapt to specific competences and allow specific remuneration schemes bringing labour cost in line with productivity and stepping away from pay based on seniority;

2014/09/15
Committee: EMPL

2014/2059(INI)

Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Philippe DE BACKER, Ulla TØRNÆS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 29

29. Calls on the Commission to support the effective use of EU funds to reduce poverty through partnership approaches involving civil society; calls on the Member States, especially those with the highest rates of unemployment and poverty, to use 25 % of their cohesion funding for programmes related to the European Social Fund; also ~~reque~~insists, in view of the high poverty rates, ~~an evaluation as to whether~~that Member States make efficient use of the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived ~~is sufficiently well-fund~~where it is implemented;

2014/09/15
Committee: EMPL

2014/2015(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Filiz HYUSMENOVA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7

– having regard to its legislative resolution of 20 October 2010 on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 92/85/EEC on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health at work of pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding (Maternity Leave Directive)3 , __________________ 3 OJ C 70E, 8.3.2012, p. 162.deleted

2016/10/19
Committee: FEMM

2014/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)

– having regard to the Proposal for a Council Decision 2016/0063 (NLE) of 4 March 2016 on the signing on behalf of the European Union, of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence,

2016/10/19
Committee: FEMM

2014/2015(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Filiz HYUSMENOVA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)

– having regard to the trio presidency declaration of 7 December 2015 signed by the Netherlands, Slovakia and Malta,

2016/10/19
Committee: FEMM

2014/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 28 a (new)

– having regard to its resolution of 13 September 2016 on creating labour market conditions favourable for work- life balance,

2016/10/19
Committee: FEMM

2014/2015(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Filiz HYUSMENOVA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 28 b (new)

– having regard to its resolution of 15 September 2016 on application of Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation (‘Employment Equality Directive’),

2016/10/19
Committee: FEMM

2014/2015(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Filiz HYUSMENOVA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 28 c (new)

– having regard to its resolution of 8 March 2016 on Gender Mainstreaming in the work of the European Parliament,

2016/10/19
Committee: FEMM

2014/2015(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Filiz HYUSMENOVA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas in 2015 the employment rate for women reached an all-time high of 64.5 %, but remained well below that for men, which stood at 75.6 %; whereas women are four times more likely than men to engage and remain in part-time work, often involuntary; whereas many young people remain poor despite working, especially women;

2016/10/19
Committee: FEMM

2014/2015(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Filiz HYUSMENOVA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas one of the precondition for women’s active inclusion in the labour market is availability of quality, accessible and affordable childcare facilities and services;

2016/10/19
Committee: FEMM

2014/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas, despite the fact that women attain on average a higher level of education than men, the EU-average gender pay gap remains 16.1 % in 2014;

2016/10/19
Committee: FEMM

2014/2015(INI)