Activities of Georgios EPITIDEIOS related to 2016/2060(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Rights of women in the Eastern Partnership States (A8-0365/2016 - Mariya Gabriel) EL
Amendments (5)
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for 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; stresses the importance of women’s equal, full and active participation in the prevention and resolution of conflicts, and supports empowerment projects aimed at training women to negotiate women-related issues;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for access to education for children of both sexes, including secondary and university education, paying particular attention to their education of girls;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages the development of a social economy for women and the use of microcredits as a tool for economic independence;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Eastern Partnership States to ratify the Istanbul Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, and calls on the authorities to put in place more effective national strategies to combat violence against women;
Amendment 96 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Urges that gender inequality issues be systematically included in political and human rights dialogues with Eastern Partnership States.