Activities of Annika BRUNA related to 2022/2139(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Regulation of prostitution in the EU: its cross-border implications and impact on gender equality and women’s rights (debate)
Amendments (6)
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas prostitution, its exploitation, and trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation are increasing; whereas, in many cases, they tare gender- specific phenomena with a global dimension and affect the most marginalisedget socially and economically vulnerable members of our societiesy, with the vast majority of people in prostitution being women and girls and almost allcountless sex buyers being men;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas prostitution has cross- border implications and affects women’s rights and gender equalivictims' rights, integrity and safety; whereas the disparity of legislation on prostitution in the EU benefits traffickers and organised crime networks; whereas all Member States have a legal obligation to discourage and end human trafficking and organised crime;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that the deterioration of the social and economic situation as a result of the COVID-19 pandemicgovernmental measures imposed upon a majority of European Member States in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, has increased all forms of abuse and violence against women, including prostitution; warns that this will be further aggravated by the current energy and cost-of-living crisis;
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that prostitution and trafficking for sexual exploitation only exiexist first and foremost because there is a demand for them;
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Emphasises that the gender- specific nature of prostitution reflects and replicates the prevailing power relations; stresses that prostitution and sexual exploitation are both a cause and a consequence of the unequal treatment of women and men and replicate and perpetuate stereotypes about women and menprostitution and sexual exploitation are both a cause and a consequence of profound disregard for intrinsic human dignity and integrity, which leads to perceiving the human body as mere entertainment object and disposable good which can be traded for money;
Amendment 336 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Member States to take action in the areas of prevention, decriminalisation of people in prostitution, exit programmes, demand reduction, punishment of clients, destigmatisation and the elimination of stereotypes; calls on the Member States to reduce demand while protecting womenvictims of prostitution and sex trafficking and their rights, to end the criminalisation and stigmatisation of people in prostitution and to ensure exit strategies and unconditional access to social security systems and reintegration;