1371 Amendments of Annika BRUNA
Amendment 29 #
2023/2172(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. WelcomesIs concerned that in 2022 the, Frontex went through significanthas experienced managerialment changes, including a new fundamental rights officer (FRO), a new chair of its Management Board, three new deputy executive directors and a new executive director; further welcomes steps taken by Frontex to undergo a transition process and to improve the management culture and leading the Agency to prioritize fundamental rights to the detriment of its primary mission of border promote staff well-beingction;
Amendment 38 #
2023/2172(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Nnotes with satisfaction that in order to improve accountability, regularity, and legality of all Frontex activitiesthat 22 additional 22 Ffundamental Rrights Monitors (FROMs) were externally recruited, exceeding the obligation of 40 FROMobservers have been recruited externally, thus exceeding the 40 fundamental rights observers required by Article 110(6) of the Regulation; welcomeregrets that the Fundamental Rights Office conducted 1 183 deployment days visiting 50 countries which is a substantial increase in comparison to the previous year; further appreciates that the monitors took place in in 37 return missions contributing to the full compliance of the activities with the legal framework in placese observers obstruct the Agency's border protection mission and calls for the cancellation of the 18 additional recruitments planned by 2026;
Amendment 66 #
2023/2152(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Considers it regrettable that the EIGE does not measure the serious danger posed by Islamist ideologies to women’s rights and gender equality;
Amendment 68 #
2023/2152(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Considers that the EIGE should step up its work on the needs of women in rural areas and the outermost regions;
Amendment 69 #
2023/2152(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Considers that the EIGE should step up its work on the needs of women with disabilities;
Amendment 9 #
2023/2129(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that Member States stepped up implementation of their national programmes in 2022; is concerned that significant amounts remain undisbursed for both Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) (26 %) and, notably for the Internal Security Fund (ISF) (33 %), meanwhile acknowledges that funding for 2014-2020 has to be spent by June 2024; urges the Commission to step up its efforts towards assisting Member States in the effective implementation of their respective national programmes;
Amendment 30 #
2023/2129(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 56 #
2023/2129(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes the importance of combating Islamist ideologies and all of their networks in order to safeguard women's rights in Europe;
Amendment 58 #
2023/2129(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Is concerned that the Commission is still subsidising and promoting associations with links to radical religious and political organisations that undermine women's fundamental rights, such as the Muslim Brotherhood;
Amendment 20 #
2023/2122(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 32 #
2023/2122(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that civil society is a broader category than that of NGOs; notes that while NGOs are, on the onstresses therefore thand, a favoured institutional form of the neoliberal state and therefore rarely truly oppositional, on the other hand many resist instrumentalisation and expose the excesses of state and private interests; stresses, therefore, that they must be protected, including through the provision of adequate funding, including foreign funding; notes that it is short-sighted to treat NGOs as a singular bloc with a singular policy outlookt funding, private and public, national and foreign, must be made public in order to guarantee the transparency of their actions and avoid foreign interference;
Amendment 37 #
2023/2122(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that civil society is a broader category than that of NGOs; notes that while NGOs are,NGOs must provide annual detailed assesement onf the onprovenance hand, a favoured institutional form of the neoliberal state and therefore rarely truly oppositional, on the other hand many resist instrumental use of all their funds; details of all mission to which European funds have been allocated shall mention any participating organisations and expose the excesses of state and private interests; stresses, therefore, that they must be protected, including through the provision of adequate funding, including foreign funding; notetheir contribution highlighting be able to give details of the missions to which European Union funds that it is short-sighve been allocated; tohe treat NGOs as a singular bloc with a singular policy outlookaceability of funds must be given without suffering significant delays between request and receipt;
Amendment 52 #
2023/2122(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Remains deeply concerned by threats to and attacks on NGOs ine lack of transparency in the financing of NGOs; recalls that well-known NGOs have been financed by States to exert pressure against French nuclear power or to oppose policies pursued by democratically elected Member States;
Amendment 73 #
2023/2122(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Member States and the EU to improve the legal environment for civil society by ensuring that any measure restricting the right of associations to seek, secure and use resources, including foreign resources, must pursue one of the legitimate aims under Article 11(2) of the European Convention on Human RightsNGO is obliged to make public its private and public, national and foreign funding, in order to guarantee the transparency of their actions and avoid foreign interference;
Amendment 89 #
2023/2122(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that transparency and accountability measures must only serve the purpose ofo ensuringe legitimate public scrutiny; stresses that reporting requirements forimposed on NGOs must remainbe strictly necessary and proportionate to the specific aims pursued enough to prevent foreign powers from interfering in the policies pursued by Member States;
Amendment 101 #
2023/2122(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that current EU instruments are likely insufficient for achieving proportionate transparency goals concerning funding and particularly NGO funding;
Amendment 103 #
2023/2122(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that current EU instruments are likely insufficient for achieving proportionate transparency goals concerning NGO funding;
Amendment 115 #
2023/2122(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 122 #
2023/2122(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Warns emphatically against the weaponisation of the concept of ‘foreign interference’ and emphasises that this can be and is being used by governments to repress civil society and NGOthat the lack of transparency on funding enables misappropriation of funds, and raises legitimate suspicions about the allocation of EU funds directly or indirectly financing Islamic terrorist organizations, such as Hamas.
Amendment 16 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas energy prices began rising in the second half of 2021, partly as a result of EU Green Deal policies;
Amendment 20 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas Member States are free to choose their energy mix;
Amendment 22 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas the European Union, in response to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, adopted seven packages of sanctions against Russia, and whereas these are severely impacting the economies of all Member States;
Amendment 24 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas Member States should be allowed to leave the European electricity market in order to reduce citizens’ bills;
Amendment 25 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A e (new)
Recital A e (new)
Ae. whereas Member States should have the possibility of reducing their VAT (from 20% to 5.5%, for example) on electricity, gas, fuel oil and fuel in order to restore citizens’ purchasing power;
Amendment 49 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
Amendment 64 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
Amendment 95 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to deliver on the commitment made by President von der Leyen to promote gender equality in Member States to ensure that environmentall policymaking; calls for a European Green Deal and just and socially fair transition that works for all by developing a gender-transformative intersectional strategy to address energy poverty, and by increasing public investment in social, affordable and energy-efficient housingies do not affect the poorest households, in particular by driving up the cost of energy;
Amendment 103 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Is concerned about the lack of policy measures that genuinely address the imminent danger of energy poverty;
Amendment 107 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Is appalled by the lack of imaginative policies to address foreseeable energy shortages and blackouts in the coming cold period, with the response mainly consisting of calls on citizens to prepare to endure the worst and refrain from protesting;
Amendment 108 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Calls for a review of the entire framework of energy policies in order to ensure abundant energy, low energy prices and a prospering economy built on the efficient use of all technically available energy sources;
Amendment 110 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Encourages the Member States to immediately address the situation brought about by skyrocketing energy prices; proposes that Member States make use of the reduced VAT rate on electricity, gas, petrol and oil bills and on the supply of heat to end users through district heating, as well as on supplies of thermal energy; is disappointed that some Member States favour a policy of targeted aid a posteriori rather than a reduction in energy taxation;
Amendment 125 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Expresses its solidarity with the citizens of Member States who are suffering from the consequences of failed energy policies of the past, in particular those who no longer have the means to access the energy they need;
Amendment 160 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Underlines the failure of the energy policies pursued by the vast majority of governments of the Member States and the Union in past decades;
Amendment 162 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Recalls that energy abundance is a sign of progress in civilisations and of the wealth of societies; deplores the deliberate destruction of the energy sector in the EU;
Amendment 219 #
2023/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 1 #
2023/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6
Citation 6
Amendment 4 #
2023/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11
Citation 11
Amendment 5 #
2023/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12
Citation 12
Amendment 7 #
2023/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13
Citation 13
Amendment 9 #
2023/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14
Citation 14
Amendment 10 #
2023/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15
Citation 15
Amendment 12 #
2023/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16
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Amendment 14 #
2023/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17
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Amendment 15 #
2023/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
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Amendment 16 #
2023/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19
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Amendment 17 #
2023/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 20
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Amendment 19 #
2023/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
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Amendment 20 #
2023/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
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Amendment 21 #
2023/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 24
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Amendment 23 #
2023/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 28
Citation 28
Amendment 25 #
2023/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 29
Citation 29
Amendment 26 #
2023/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 30
Citation 30
Amendment 27 #
2023/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 31
Citation 31
Amendment 28 #
2023/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 32
Citation 32
Amendment 30 #
2023/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 35
Citation 35
Amendment 31 #
2023/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 36
Citation 36
Amendment 53 #
2023/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reiterates that an independent and impartial judiciary is the backbone of the rule of law, as it is a precondition for an effective remedy when rights and freedoms are withheld or violated; underlines that an independent, impartial and effective judiciary is vital for the implementation of EU law, given that the Commission relies on the national judicial authorities to enforce EU law; expresses its concern that this ‘presumption of compliance’ becomes the ‘pretence of compliance’ when the Commission ignores national judicial authorities’ shortcomings; notes with concern that while some judicial systems may be robust on paper, in some cases they are not immune to state capture, partiality, political interference or nepotism; is aware of the fact that this is difficult to detect by simply assessing the formal structures; therefore urges the Commission to conduct a more qualitative analysis, including contextual elements;
Amendment 60 #
2023/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the Commission finds wide disparities between EU Member States in terms of judicial independence and safeguards; notes that the report mentions a number of positive initiatives and ongoing developments concerning the Councils of the Judiciary, notably in Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Italy, Sweden, Finland and Hungary; highlights, however, that an independent assessment shows that of the four ‘super milestones’ related to the independence of the judiciary in Hungary only one can be considered fully implemented28; notes that the Commission finds thatnotes that while the Commission expresses concerns onabout the Councils for the Judiciary still have to be addressed in Poland, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Spain and Cyprus; notes with concern that disciplinary proceedings may be used as a means to curtail jud, it does not, however, criticise the lack of effective mechanisms for sanctioning unlawful and unethicial independence, as is the case in Poland and Bulgaria; notes that the Commission has finally brought Poland before the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) for infringements of EU law by its Constitutional Tribunalconduct of judges in a number of Member States, this role being entrusted to bodies which all too often show themselves to be complacent; notes with concern that a number of Member States do not have effective disciplinary proceedings in place to sanction unlawful and unethical conduct of judges; __________________ 28 Hungarian Helsinki Committee, Updated summary assessment on Hungary’s compliance with the four super milestones aimed at restoring the independence of the judiciary, 9 October 2023.
Amendment 68 #
2023/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the Commission finds that whereas certain Member States, including Finland, Austria, Slovenia, Cyprus, Sweden and Hungary, have taken or announced initiatives to improve judicial appointment processes and high courts’ functioning, challenges persist in appointing high-level judges in Malta, Greece, Lithuania, Latvia, and Ireland; highlights that serious concerns persist in Poland regarding previously appointed Supreme Court judges, including its First President, and regarding the continuous non-implementation of a CJEU preliminary ruling on a judicial appointment to the Chamber of Extraordinary Control; notes that the Commission finds that in Slovakia the crime of abuse of law introduced for judges as regards their judicial decisions continues to raise concerns, as it has a negative psychological impact on judges and is burdensome for the investigatory authorities;
Amendment 95 #
2023/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 103 #
2023/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that corruption may involve national authorities, including judicial and police authorities, who are the very authorities who are supposed to be combating it; considers that EU bodies, such as Europol, could play an important role in investigating corruption and securing evidence, but that the requirement for national approval of Europol involvement is anprovided that national approval is obstacle; calls for the reinforcement of the Europol mandate to enable it to investigate corruption cases of the kind described aboveined;
Amendment 108 #
2023/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 112 #
2023/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that the Commission finds the situation varies greatly among the Member States, with some developments in the right direction in Cyprus, Slovakia, Luxembourg, Portugal, Slovenia and Poland, with challenges remaining in Lithuania, Hungary and Croatia, with still no national human rights institution established at all in Italy, Czechia, Malta and Romaniaothers, with delays in appointments in various independent authorities in Bulgaria, Spain and Austria, and with Poland putting the effective functioning of the Supreme Audit Office at risk; notes with great concern the recent developments in Greece, where independent authorities such as the Hellenic Authority for Communication Security and Privacy (ADAE) and the Greek Data Protection Authority have been under increasing pressure due to their work concerning the illegitimate use of spyware, with the ADAE’s Board Members hurriedly recently by the Greek Parliament, apparently because of ADAE’s imminent decision to impose a fine on the Greek intelligence agency;
Amendment 123 #
2023/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Underlines the importance of transparency of media ownership; notes that the Commission finds that since the 2022 Rule of Law report new legislation increasing the transparency of media ownership or improving public availability of media ownership information has been adopted in Greece, Luxembourg, Sweden and that such legislation has been strengthened in Cyprus, while in Bulgaria, Czechia and France change remains pending; notes as well that the Commission finds that media regulators are sometimes protected by insufficient safeguards against undue political influence and that the authorities lack resources, particularly in Hungary, Slovenia, Poland, Greece and Romania;
Amendment 132 #
2023/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses the importance of the editorial independence and neutrality of public service media and the duty of all Member States to respect this;
Amendment 136 #
2023/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 169 #
2023/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Acknowledges the crucial role civil society and a healthy civic space play in upholding and protecting the rule of law, and reiterates its call for a separate chapter to be dedicated to the condition of civil society in Member States; notes that the Commission finds that Malta, Ireland, Bulgaria, Lithuania and Germany have announced or initiated efforts to improve the framework for civil society, and finds that civil society faces particular challenges in Cyprus, Greece, Spain, Italy and France, and continued serious systemic restrictions in Hungary and Poland; calls on all Member States to accept civil society organisations (CSOs) which are transparent about their funding as important stakeholders in democratic life and to create an enabling environment for civil society;
Amendment 182 #
2023/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
Amendment 189 #
2023/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
Amendment 194 #
2023/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Reaffirms that women’s rights are human rights and that nothing can justify a regression in women’s rights and autonomy; condemns in particular the attack on the sexual and reproductive health and rights of women and girls taking place in several Member States; believes that the right to safe and legal abortion should be anchored in the Charter of Fundamental Rights;
Amendment 204 #
2023/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
Amendment 206 #
2023/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
Amendment 208 #
2023/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
Amendment 219 #
2023/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
Amendment 224 #
2023/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Reminds the Commission that it is first and foremost the guardian of the Treaties; underlines that issuing a report is not enough to reinforce our union based on the rule of law but that the report should lead to concrete enforcement action, especially where the recommendations are not fully complied with;
Amendment 225 #
2023/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
Amendment 229 #
2023/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
Amendment 238 #
2023/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Acknowledges that the Commission'’s rule of law report has become more comprehensive since its inception in 2020; regrets, however, that the 2023 edition of the report was not significantly expanded by adding a comprehensive new pillar; reiterates its position that the report should cover the full scope of the values of Article 2 TEU, as these cannot be seen in isolation; calls on the Commission to expand the scope of the report next year;
Amendment 242 #
2023/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
Amendment 246 #
2023/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
Amendment 252 #
2023/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
Amendment 257 #
2023/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
Amendment 260 #
2023/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
Amendment 264 #
2023/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
Amendment 267 #
2023/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
Amendment 271 #
2023/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
Paragraph 45
Amendment 9 #
2023/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas, to prevent the European Union from being submerged by migration, asylum and migration policy needs to be reformed by processing asylum seekers’ files in Member States’ embassies and consulates in the third countries of origin or in the Member States of transit;
Amendment 10 #
2023/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas the Commission prefers deploying Frontex staff in many of the countries from which the migrants depart rather than funding the physical barriers on the European Union’s external borders that a majority of the Member States are calling for;
Amendment 11 #
2023/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
Amendment 27 #
2023/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas Mauritania has no national legal asylum system in place; whereas the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) grants de facto protection with the issuance of refugee cards and certificates on the basis of a memorandum with the authorities; whereas people deemed ineligible for protection are structurally deported by the authorities without further procedure; whereas this has included deportations of people whose cases have not been assessed by the UNHCR; whereas Mauritania’s current legal framework does not allow for effective protection of women and childrone of the actions provided for in the Agreement of 7 July 2002 between Frontex and Mauritania is to propose to the Mauritanian authorities that an informal dialogue on migration and the national asylum system be held between the EU and Mauritania, focusing in particular on combating the trafficking of migrants and on border management, or of LGBTIQ+ persons; whereas same-sex activity is illegal in Mauritania; so as to best determine their needs in this area and identify the possibilities for Frontex support;
Amendment 35 #
2023/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
Amendment 46 #
2023/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Welcomes Mauritania’s initiative to cooperate with Frontex with a view to securing Europe against mass immigration, criminality and terrorism;
Amendment 47 #
2023/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Expresses its deep concern about the situation of fundamental rights in Mauritania, particularly for migrants and refugeesin connection with slavery, and considers that the deployment of Frontex executive powers in Mauritania entails a high risk of becoming complicit in serious and most likely persistent violations of fundamental rights or international protection obligationswill make it possible to better assess the risks, in particular for the EU’s security; calls on Frontex to draw up a table of developments and trends in the areas of illegal migration and cross-border criminal activity at the borders and to share that information with the EU Member States and the Commission; recommends that such information be used to plan its future activities in Mauritania;
Amendment 61 #
2023/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that if the Model Status Agreement falls short of addressing the above-mentioned concerns, thia tool like the Africa-Frontex Intelligence Community – which was launched in 2010 to provide a framework for the regular sharing of information on migrant-trafficking and border security threats – provides for close cooperation with a certain number of countries, including Mauritania since 20 September 2022; points could lead to accountability gaps in the event of fundamental rights violations committed either by the third country’s authorities and/or by Frontex’s deployed personnelt that this is brought about by means of a series of training activities to develop national and regional strategies on combating cross- border crime and also includes the establishment of integrated border- management systems, as well as improvements in the gathering, sharing and analysis of relevant data; emphasises that all this is taking place in full compliance with fundamental rights;
Amendment 73 #
2023/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – point 3.1 – point -a (new)
Paragraph 3 – point 3.1 – point -a (new)
-a. fund physical barriers at the EU’s external borders to dissuade migrants from coming and thereby protect them from any attacks on fundamental rights;
Amendment 75 #
2023/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – point 3.1 – point a
Paragraph 3 – point 3.1 – point a
a. include explicitensure that all existing safeguards allowing deployed officers to disregard orders issued by the third country’s authorities that contradict the Agency’s fundamental rights obligations that derive from EU and international lawobligations;
Amendment 105 #
2023/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – point 3.2 – point a
Paragraph 3 – point 3.2 – point a
Amendment 125 #
2023/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – point 3.2 – point b – point ii
Paragraph 3 – point 3.2 – point b – point ii
ii. ensure a Frontex presence in critical areas where the apprehension of migrants is likely to take place, and envisage giving the FRO and Fundamental Rights Monitors full access to the operational area to ensure that the issue of migration can be managed as well as possible on the spot;
Amendment 127 #
2023/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – point 3.2 – point b – point iii
Paragraph 3 – point 3.2 – point b – point iii
iii. work closely with the UNHCR during operationauthorities in Mauritania in order to guarantee the right to asylumidentify any threats, such as mass immigration, criminality and terrorism, and thereby protect the EU Member States and, where necessary, respond to those threats;
Amendment 133 #
2023/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – point 3.2 – point c
Paragraph 3 – point 3.2 – point c
c. adoptcomply with guidelines on the mandatory waiving of immunity for deployed staff, specifying how requests from the third -country authorities will be dealt with, as well as enshrining a strong role for the FRO; make the deployment of standing corps officers conditional on these guidelinesnd bearing in mind that immunity should only be granted with the utmost prudence and proportionality given the major implications for Mauritania’s sovereignty;
Amendment 13 #
2023/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that creating a European citizenship not linked to the citizenship of a Member State would mean transforming the European Union into a federal state, which the Member States and their citizens do not want;
Amendment 17 #
2023/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Recalls that creating a European citizenship decoupled from the citizenship of a Member State would give the European institutions the right to grant that citizenship to third parties, which would constitute a new legal route for immigration, which the Member States and their citizens do not want;
Amendment 27 #
2023/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recalls, however, that the right of a citizen of a Member State to vote in another Member State, in local and European elections, must remain strictly circumscribed and not become a right to vote for foreigners who are not nationals of another Member State;
Amendment 31 #
2023/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas hate speech must be defined precisely and impartially and must not be susceptible to political manipulation; whereas the Council of Europe is the only international intergovernmental organisation to have adopted an official definition of hate speech;
Amendment 35 #
2023/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas European Court of Human Rights case-law on the application of the European Convention on Human Rights in relation to hate speech is sufficient;
Amendment 36 #
2023/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas the lack of an objective definition of ‘hate speech’ could lead to restrictions on freedom of opinion and expression, which are fundamental freedoms;
Amendment 37 #
2023/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B d (new)
Recital B d (new)
Bd. whereas promoting the idea of a ‘traditional’ family cannot be equated to hate speech, nor can making the assertion that men and women are defined by their biological sex;
Amendment 43 #
2023/2068(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas people – including many feminists – who campaign against transactivist ideology and assert that men and women are defined by their biological sex face intimidation, death threats and even verbal and physical attacks;
Amendment 44 #
2023/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the suffering and limitation of fundamental rights that may result from hate speech must be assessed by an apolitical and impartial committee of experts;
Amendment 52 #
2023/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas not all hate speech constitutes a crime but it does contribute to normalising manifestations of hatred and intolerance;
Amendment 56 #
2023/2068(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that the lack of an objective definition of ‘hate speech’ could lead to restrictions on freedom of opinion and expression, which are fundamental freedoms;
Amendment 56 #
2023/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas in the last few decades there has been a sharp rise in discrimination, hate crime and hate speech across the EU4, an increase in various forms of racism, xenophobia and other forms of intolerance and an alarming spike in online and offline hate speech and incitement; whereas this is being exacerbated in many Member States by extremist and populist movements and the multiplier effect of the online environment and social media, which favours revictimisation; _________________ 4 See, for instance, the Annual Report on ECRI’s activities covering the period from 1 January to 31 December 2019 and the Annual Report on ECRI’s activities covering the period from 1 January to 31 December 2020, and the study commissioned by the European Parliament’s Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs entitled ‘Hate speech and hate crime in the EU and the evaluation of online content regulation approaches’, July 2020.
Amendment 64 #
2023/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas minors are particularly vulnerable victims of hate speech and hate crime and whereas such attacks endanger their physical and mental integrity and affect their development and mental health;
Amendment 72 #
2023/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas Member States do not address hate speech and hate crime in the same way in their respective criminal laws, which makes it difficult to define a common European strategy to combat it;
Amendment 75 #
2023/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. Questions the appropriateness of an additional legal framework for criminalising hate speech and hate crime at EU level as the EU already has a framework to address racist and xenophobic hate speech and hate crime, namely the Council Framework Decision on combating certain forms and expressions of racism and xenophobia by means of criminal law;
Amendment 76 #
2023/2068(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to actively research, analyse and repoStresses that promoting the idea of a so-called ‘traditional’ family cannot be equated to hate speech, nor can making the assert ion anti-gender movements, including their strategies and funding.that men and women are defined by their biological sex;
Amendment 79 #
2023/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the current EU framework only covers hate speech and hate crimes on the grounds of race, skin colour, religion and national or ethnic origin, which seems sufficient as a legal framework; whereas there is a clear need to effectively address hate speech and hate crimes based on other grounds, such as sex, sexual orientation, age and disability;
Amendment 84 #
2023/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas people – including many feminists – who campaign against transactivist ideology and assert that men and women are defined by their biological sex face intimidation, death threats and even verbal and physical attacks;
Amendment 106 #
2023/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
Amendment 117 #
2023/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas Article 83(1) TFEU requires unanimity in the Council to identify ‘other areas of crime’; whereas this requirement proved detrimental to achieving necessary common progress in an area where the common European interest should prevailpasserelle clauses are not to be used given the nature of the text;
Amendment 123 #
2023/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 138 #
2023/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Strongly regretNotes that almost two years have passed since the publication of the Commission communication and that no progress has been made;
Amendment 139 #
2023/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 159 #
2023/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Deplores the fact thatCalls for Article 83 TFEU, which requires unanimity in the Council, and calls for the passerelle clause to be activato be respected;
Amendment 169 #
2023/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recalls that fFreedom of expression should not be exploited as a shield for hate speech and hate crimes, but neither should it be unjustifiably restricted;
Amendment 178 #
2023/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Asks the Commission to consider an open-end closed approach whereby the list of grounds of discrimination will not be limited in order to effectively combat hate speech and hate crimes motivated by new and changing social dynamicsis limited;
Amendment 186 #
2023/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to take additional measures inexplore ways to countering the dissemination of illegal hate speech in online content on account of the impact of the multiplier effect of the online environment and social media on revictimisation;
Amendment 190 #
2023/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to give particular consideration to minors so as to give them special protection from hate speech and hate crimes, to prevent these incidents from occurring and to minimise their impact on minors’ development and mental health;
Amendment 7 #
2023/2066(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Observes that disparities across the EU have been exacerbated by mass and uncontrolled immigration, the COVID- 19 pandemic, the war of aggression against Ukraine and the current rise in living costs and have negatively affected children and their families in terms of income, access to employment, living and security conditions, education and skills and access to care;
Amendment 9 #
2023/2066(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Observes that disparities across the EUthe decline in the standard of living of Europeans haves been exacerbated by the COVID- 19 pandemic, the war of aggression against Ukraine and the current rise in living costs and haves negatively affected children and their families in terms of income, access to employment and housing, living conditions, education and skills and access to care;
Amendment 14 #
2023/2066(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Member States to introduce measures to promote purchasing power by targeting unavoidable family expenditure, such as reducing value added tax (VAT) on all energy products (fuel, fuel oil, gas, electricity), given that these products are essential goods;
Amendment 19 #
2023/2066(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Encourages the Member States to support victims of domestic violence by facilitating their access to social housing, social support services and appropriate infrastructure. Calls, to that end, on the Member States to use the European Social Fund Plus (ESF), the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) and the InvestEU programme;
Amendment 23 #
2023/2066(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Calls on the Member States to introduce measures to promote access to property for young couples in order to support them in their desire to become parents, such as the introduction of a zero-interest public loan for future parents, on which the outstanding capital could be written off from the third child, up to a possible limit of EUR 100 000;
Amendment 25 #
2023/2066(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Calls on the Member States to take measures to facilitate access to social and student housing, such as the launch of a large-scale plan to build and renovate housing and the introduction of national priority for households in which at least one of the parents is a national of the country in which they reside, in order to reduce excessive delays in access to housing;
Amendment 35 #
2023/2066(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses the important role of parents in the education of their children and therefore the need to devote sufficient time to them. Calls on the Member States to introduce measures to support parents who spend part or all of their time on bringing up their children, such as better consideration of maternity and paternity leave in the calculation of pension rights and support for reintegration into employment;
Amendment 70 #
2023/2066(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Member States to introduce tax measures to support the purchasing power of families, such as the introduction of a full tax share from the second child onwards;
Amendment 75 #
2023/2066(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on the Member States to pay a sufficient family support allowance to single parents, in many cases single mothers, so that they can meet their children’s basic needs;
Amendment 92 #
2023/2066(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the deterioration in the quality of the education system and the need to encourage the Member States to adopt adequate measures to restore the principle of the essential transmission of values, history, our knowledge heritage and culture;
Amendment 108 #
2023/2066(INI)
7. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to address inequalities concerning women’s access to the labour market, including all forms of difficulties and insecurity they have to face when travelling to the workplace, including on public transport and in the street;
Amendment 113 #
2023/2066(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Member States to introduce measures to support apprenticeships in order to increase young people’s incomes and relieve the pressure of study-related expenditure;
Amendment 121 #
2023/2066(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that access to quality healthcare has been complicated by poor management of public services. Notes that the quality of care infrastructure and working conditions has deteriorated. The number of medical deserts is growing because of the lack of attractiveness of the sector, which is creating a labour shortage. Calls for the Member States to put care at the centre of their policies and guarantee timely and equal access to quality care services, while making efficient use of the available EU tools and funds in this area. throughout their territory;
Amendment 263 #
2023/0250(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Directive 2012/29/UE
- paragraph 6
- paragraph 6
6. Victim support services shall remain operational in times of crisis, such as health crises, significant migratory situations or otheat all times, even during a crisis or states of emergency.
Amendment 282 #
2023/0250(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
2012/29/UE
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) targeted and integrated support, including trauma support and counselling, for victims with specific needs, such as victims of sexual violence, victims of gender-based violence, including violence against women, in particular in public spaces, and domestic violence covered by Directive (EU) …/… of the European Parliament and of the Council64 [on combating violence against women and domestic violence], victims of trafficking in human beings, victims of organised crimes, victims with disabilities, victims of exploitation, victims of hate crime, victims of terrorism, victims of core international crimes. _________________ 64 Directive (EU) …/… of the European Parliament and of the Council on combating violence against women and domestic violence (OJ …).
Amendment 378 #
2023/0250(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1– paragraph 1 – point 10 – point d
Article 1– paragraph 1 – point 10 – point d
2012/29/UE
Article 22 - paragraph 2 - point a
Article 22 - paragraph 2 - point a
(a) the personal characteristics of the victim, including relevant experiences of discrimination, also when based on a combination of several grounds such as sex, gender, age, disability, religion or belief, language, racial, social or ethnic origin, sexual orientation;
Amendment 392 #
2023/0250(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point d
In this regard, victims of terrorism, organised crime, human trafficking, gender-based violence, including violence against women, especially in public places, and domestic violence, sexual or reproductive violence, or exploitation, or hate crime, victims of core international crime and victims with disabilities shall be duly considered. Particular attention shall be paid to victims who fall under more than one of those categories.’;
Amendment 407 #
2023/0250(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
2012/29/EU
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) all interviews with victims of sexual violence, gender-based violence including victims of violence against women and domestic violence covered by Directive (EU) …/… of the European Parliament and of the Council65 [on combating violence against women and domestic violence], unless conducted by a prosecutor or a judge, being conducted by a person of the same sex as the victim, if the victims so wisherequests, provided that the course of the criminal proceedings will not be prejudiced.’; _________________ 65 Directive (EU) …/… of the European Parliament and of the Council on combating violence against women and domestic violence (OJ …).’;
Amendment 469 #
2023/0250(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16
2012/29/EU
Article 28(1)
Article 28(1)
1. Each Member State shall take the necessary measures to establish a system for the collection, production and dissemination of statistics on victims and perpetrators of crime. The statistics shall include data relevant to the application of national procedures on victims of crime, including at least the number and type of reported crimes and the number, the age, sex of the victims and the type of the offence. They shall also include information on how victims have accessed the rights set out in this Directive. They shall also include useful data on perpetrators of crime, such as their age, sex, nationality, relationship to the victim, the sentence handed down and, where applicable, the existence of previous convictions.
Amendment 38 #
2023/0212(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Future developments in digital payments may affect the role of the euro in retail payment markets both in the European Union and internationally. Many central banks around the world are currently exploring the issuance of central bank digital currencies (‘CBDCs’) and some countries have already issued a CBDC. In addition, so-called third country stablecoins not denominated in euro, could, if widely used for payments, displace euro denominated payments in the Union’s economy by satisfying demand for programmable payments (which are referred as conditional payments in the context of this Regulation), including in e- commerce, capital markets or industry 4.0. A digital euro would therefore be important to maintain the role of the euro in the digital age. However, the digital euro is not intended to replace cash.
Amendment 40 #
2023/0212(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Member States, their relevant authorities and payment service providers should deploy information and educational measures to ensure the necessary level of awareness and knowledge of the different aspects of the digital euro. No additional costs will be charged to users, whether they are clients or merchants.
Amendment 48 #
2023/0212(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41
Recital 41
(41) The European Central Bank or the Eurosystem do not charge payment service providers for the costs it bears to support their provision of digital euro services to digital euro users. Similarly, payment service providers should not charge users for the costs they bear to support the use of digital euro services.
Amendment 29 #
2022/2171(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the long tradition and experience of European textile industries, in which women have played an active role, form an invaluable part of Europe's historical heritage;
Amendment 32 #
2022/2171(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas women play an important role in Europe's textile industry yet the job losses in this sector, caused by relocations in particular, have undermined their independence and their financial situation;
Amendment 43 #
2022/2171(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes the initiatives of European SMEs, in which women are stakeholders, to relocate their textile activities to EU territory and adopt more sustainable production methods; notes that this trend is helping to create skilled jobs in the EU, which benefit women in particular;
Amendment 88 #
2022/2171(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Member States, in accordance with the principles laid down in the circular economy action plan, to give priority to relocating the production and remanufacturing of sustainable textiles to EU territory in order to encourage the creation of quality jobs in this sector, which will benefit women in particular, and a reduction in CO2 emissions;
Amendment 27 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas research performed across the Member States has shown that gender- basedinsecurity on public transport is on the rise and that women are the main victims of violence ion public spaces and on collective transport is a growing problemit; whereas minors may also be confronted with sexual violence on public transport; whereas in some areas, robberies, whether violent or not, and sexual assaults on public transport are chiefly perpetrated by foreigners;
Amendment 39 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas poorly-designed transport policies can exacerbate existing poverty and social exclusion, particularly in rural areas; whereas there continues to be a lack of sex-disaggregated data and gender analysis on transport, hindering the application of well-targeted transport policies for individuals and families in all their diversity;
Amendment 50 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas adopting a gender- responsive approach to urban planning is instrumental inn approach to urban and rural planning that pays due account to the needs of women will improvinge their quality of life of women;
Amendment 54 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas transport use differs according to gender, as well as other factors, in terms of complexity, frequency, mode, duration, purpose, cost, security and safety; whereas environmental policies must ensure that they do not further marginalise vulnerable persons, a group in which women are over-represented, and who are gradually being priced out of transport.
Amendment 71 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas more women than men use more sustainable modes of transport, and often perform trip chaining; whereas transport is an increasing burden on the budgets of underprivileged households;
Amendment 140 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas it is important to promote and preserve efficient and affordable mobility in rural areas; whereas connectivity within rural areas is not adequately developed and whereas the private car remains a mode of transport whose use is almost unavoidable;
Amendment 149 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reaffirms the EU’s commitment to achieving gender equality in transport, while noting the progress achieved so far; underlines that this progress is undermined by the rise in insecurity and that concrete measures are needed to improve security, mobility- access and employment opportunities, especially in rural areas;
Amendment 159 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that gender mainstreamingaddressing the specific needs of women in transport has positive effects across the board, including social inclusion and employment opportunities; underlines the importance of transport gender mainstreamingpaying attention to these needs, particularly with regard to security, in achieving the green and digital transitions;
Amendment 167 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Regrets the lack of standardised, sex-disaggregated transport data and gender analysis across all modes of transport; welcomdeplores, in this regparticulard, that ‘energy and transport’ is the thematic focus of the 2023 edition of the EIGE Gender Equality Indexe lack of data on women's safety in transport;
Amendment 182 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines the differing expectations, travel patterns, needs and experiences of women as transport users; points out that safety is a major concern for women when using public transport; calls for relevant legislation in transport to fully integrate women’s needs;
Amendment 196 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for the integration of sustainable transport options into women’s daily lives, enabling comfortable, safe and stress-free multimodal journeys to become a realitytransport needs of rural areas to be taken into account to ensure that these areas are not further marginalised by impractical European environmental standards, particularly with regard to vehicles powered by combustion engines;
Amendment 229 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls for an increased emphasis on safety in urban mobility, such as adequate, sustainable street lighting, to avoid situations where women have to face dark, eerie spots when commuting; calls additionally for integrated transport designs to take into account ‘the last mile’, especially at non-peak times; deplores the fact that rising energy costs and the desire to save energy have led to a reduction in street lighting in some cities, while safety must remain a priority;
Amendment 243 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses the importance of the AI 13 13 Act in assisting law enforcement authorities in combating crime in public transport systems and reducing harassment against female and LGBTQI+ transport users, while respecting their privacy; _________________ 13 Commission proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Artificial Intelligence Act) and amending certain union legislative acts (COM(2021)0206).
Amendment 254 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes that women play a large role in shaping the mobility choices of families, and that their negative experiences using sustainable modes of transport can be off- putting denial by governments of the problem of insecurity faced by women and their children can put them off using sustainable transport;
Amendment 288 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Member States to combat market segmentation in transport and science, technology, engineering and mathematics careers; notes that the promotion of entrepreneurship among girls from an early age could reduce existing educational stereotypes and ensure that more women enter the logistics, engineering and transport sectorsCommission to respect Member States' competences in the field of employment and education;
Amendment 294 #
2022/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Notes the need for campaigns and social media actions to ensureto promote a a culture of 'zero tolerance' against harassment and unsafe working environmentsinsecurity and harassment, via campaigns and social media actions but also by means of firm and effective judicial policy;
Amendment 37 #
2022/2139(INI)
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 #
2022/2139(INI)
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 #
2022/2139(INI)
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 #
2022/2139(INI)
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 #
2022/2139(INI)
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 #
2022/2139(INI)
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;
Amendment 31 #
2022/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas sexual harassment is a form of gender-based violence and an extreme form of gendwhich is characterised by any form of unwanted ver-based discrimination which affects women and girls disproportionally; whereas harassment is often linked to other forms of discrl or non-verbal conduct of a sexual nature with the purpose or effect of violating the dignity of a person, in particular when creating an intimindation in addition to gender- based discrimination and has to be addressed with an intersectional approach and from all its anglesng, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment; whereas sexual harassment affects women and girls disproportionately;
Amendment 37 #
2022/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the MeToo movement has taken various forms, some of which may have given rise to confusion by giving equal consideration to acts of a different nature and severity, and whereas, in the interest of victims, it is therefore necessary to draw on an objective and robust definition of sexual harassment;
Amendment 42 #
2022/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas in some Member States foreigners are over-represented among people accused of sexual violence, particularly on public transport, where the conditions lend themselves to sexual harassment;
Amendment 45 #
2022/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas in neighbourhoods where Islam has a strong influence, women who do not wear the Islamic veil and homosexual men are particularly likely to be harassed or attacked; whereas this must be taken into account in the design of prevention programmes;
Amendment 1 #
2022/2105(DEC)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas gender equality is a core value of the Union enshrined in Article 2 TEU; whereas Article 8 TFEU states that in all its activities the Union shall aim to eliminate inequalities, establishing the principle of gender mainstreaming;
Amendment 10 #
2022/2105(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that EIGE was established in order to contribute to and strengthen the promotion of gender equality in the Union; stresses the need for the EIGE to focus its work on issues relevant to the daily lives of European women, and in particular on the increasing insecurity they face.
Amendment 18 #
2022/2105(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. WelcomNotes the ongoing cooperation between the EIGE and the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality; stresses the valuable contribution that the EIGE can make to all Parliament committees;
Amendment 30 #
2022/2105(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 31 #
2022/2105(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 1 #
2022/2081(DEC)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas, gender equality and the elimination of inequalities are core values upon which the Union is founded, and the commitment to promote gender equality and gender mainstreaming in all of its actionsbetween men and women as enshrined in Article 8 TFEU;
Amendment 11 #
2022/2081(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses with concern that work on women's rights within the European institutions neglects the issue of security; calls for funds to be earmarked for an ambitious process of reflection on the rise in insecurity among women in the European Union and its link with the arrival on European soil of vast numbers of people whose value system differs from ours and sometimes does not recognise that men and women are equal in dignity.
Amendment 12 #
2022/2081(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls on the Commission and the Council to channel funding towards support for families; calls on the Commission to initiate a debate on the issue of the rise in medical deserts and the question of childcare facilities for young children, while respecting the powers of the Member States.
Amendment 3 #
2022/2050(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas women and children are disproportionately affected by conflict, with particular regard to sexual violence, displacement and trafficking in human beings1; _________________ 1 https://peacemaker.un.org/sites/peacemake r.un.org/files/SC_ResolutionWomenPeace Security_SRES1325%282000%29%28engl ish_0.pdf
Amendment 7 #
2022/2050(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the security of the national territory is a priority and strategic objective of the Member States which should not be affected by ideological considerations;
Amendment 25 #
2022/2050(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the Russian invasion of Ukraine underlines the unequivocal need for security and defence measures to be gender-responsiveneed for Member States to take account of the specific needs of men, women and children when defining their measures for the reception of war refugees;
Amendment 39 #
2022/2050(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 67 #
2022/2050(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 43 #
2022/2049(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the importance of advancing women’s rights and equality of opportunity between men and women worldwide, which are crucial to the realisation of human rights; emphasises that, in spite of progress, women and girls continue to suffer from discrimination and violence, especially in countries under strict Islamic regimes, which does not recognize the equal dignity of men and women, and that such societies fail to provide them with equal rights under the law and equal access to education, healthcare, decent work and political and economic representation;
Amendment 49 #
2022/2049(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Condemns all violence against women and children and notes the alarming increase in such violence worldwide, in particular during the COVID-19 crisis; welcomes the EU’s efforts, alongside those of its international partners, aimed at eliminating all forms of violence against women and children; condemns the practice of surrogacy, which compromises human dignity, exploiting the woman's body and its reproductive functions, as well as considering the unborn child as an object; believes that the practice of surrogacy involving reproductive exploitation and the use of the human body for economic or other returns, particularly in the case of vulnerable women in developing countries, should be prohibited and treated as serious violation of human rights;
Amendment 102 #
2022/2049(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to continue its efforts in its new EU action plan on human rights and democracy 2020- 2024 to protect and empower women and girls by going beyond stereotypes; stresses that these efforts must, to the extent possible, be made while fully respecting the right of peoples to self- determination, as enshrined in Article 1 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
Amendment 33 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
— having regard to the European Environment Agency (EEA) report of 23 November 2020 entitled ‘Air quality in Europe – 2020 report’,
Amendment 34 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 b (new)
Citation 13 b (new)
— having regard to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) report of 27 October 2020 entitled ‘The Mediterranean: ‘Mare plasticum’,
Amendment 35 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 c (new)
Citation 13 c (new)
— having regard to the Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (Bern Convention),
Amendment 98 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the international trade fostered by the free trade agreements that are ratified by the Commission affects biodiversity and ecosystems;
Amendment 99 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas densification cuts people off from nature in general and exposes them to many nuisances (air pollution, noise, etc.);
Amendment 100 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas, according to the latest figures, there are 1 525 ecoregions on the planet, divided into three categories: terrestrial ecoregions, freshwater ecoregions and coastal and marine ecoregions; whereas each ecoregion is home to a variety of ecosystems and natural environments;
Amendment 101 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B d (new)
Recital B d (new)
Bd. whereas ecosystems not only support the life of the organisms living within them but also provide services of benefit to humans; whereas these services account for the equivalent of USD 33 000 billion per year (1.8 times the global gross national product);
Amendment 103 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B f (new)
Recital B f (new)
Bf. whereas soil is an essential, complex, multifunctional and living ecosystem of crucial environmental and socio-economic importance which performs many key functions and delivers services vital to human activities and the survival of ecosystems;
Amendment 104 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B g (new)
Recital B g (new)
Bg. whereas soil organic matter performs many environmental functions; whereas it constitutes a temporary reservoir of organic carbon, which can act as a source of carbon capture or carbon sink;
Amendment 105 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B h (new)
Recital B h (new)
Bh. whereas the stock of organic carbon in agricultural soils has decreased;
Amendment 106 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B i (new)
Recital B i (new)
Bi. whereas the disparity of soils results in differing sensitivity to environmental pressures, and whereas methods of approach must therefore take into account both the technical and historical aspects of a given territory;
Amendment 107 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B j (new)
Recital B j (new)
Bj. whereas soil plays a central role as a habitat and gene pool as it hosts 25% of the world’s biodiversity, provides key ecosystem services such as the provision of food, provides raw materials, carbon sequestration, water purification, nutrient regulation and pest control, serves as a platform for human activity and helps to prevent floods and droughts;
Amendment 108 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B k (new)
Recital B k (new)
Bk. whereas erosion is a natural phenomenon which can create mudflows having sometimes disastrous consequences, with the emergence of deep gullies leading to the loss of the soil’s fertile surface layer, and whereas, in the long term, erosion can lead to soil degradation and the loss of cultivable land;
Amendment 109 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B l (new)
Recital B l (new)
Bl. whereas erosion is both a national and a European concern: 17% of Europe’s territory is affected by erosion, according to the European Environment Agency (EEA);
Amendment 110 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B m (new)
Recital B m (new)
Bm. whereas, across Europe, a little over a fifth of soils are susceptible to wind erosion, of which 3% (or 13 million hectares) are highly susceptible;
Amendment 111 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B n (new)
Recital B n (new)
Bn. whereas no Member State is spared from coastal erosion, and whereas this coastline retreat leads to soil erosion on Europe’s coasts;
Amendment 112 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B o (new)
Recital B o (new)
Bo. whereas soils play a role in the beauty of our European landscapes, along with forest areas, coastlines, mountainous areas and all of Europe’s ecosystems;
Amendment 113 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B p (new)
Recital B p (new)
Bp. whereas voluntary national initiatives and existing national measures are important for achieving the objective of greater soil protection pursued by SDG 15;
Amendment 114 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B q (new)
Recital B q (new)
Bq. whereas soil and land degradation necessarily has a cross-border dimension linked, for example, to climate change and pollution; whereas it therefore requires a response at European level, with agreements between bordering Member States to achieve one of SDG 15’s targets;
Amendment 115 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B r (new)
Recital B r (new)
Br. whereas the outermost regions (ORs) and the overseas countries and territories (OCTs) have specific soils, such as soil which has developed on an old volcanic base, and consequently they have their own specific characteristics;
Amendment 116 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 a (new)
Subheading 1 a (new)
1a. Repeats its demand for the restoration of degraded land and soil, particularly where land is affected by desertification, drought and flooding, and for efforts to ensure that the impact on European soil is, as far as possible, limited;
Amendment 134 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Confirms that, in order to bring nature into our lives, the environment must be at the heart of the numerous European projects, and not the reverse;
Amendment 135 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls for a halt to the construction of wind parks, which disturb marine and terrestrial ecosystems; emphasises that this infrastructure permanently alters some species and still presents recycling and replacement difficulties; emphasises that this infrastructure conflicts with some SDGs;
Amendment 136 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Calls for an in-depth study of protected areas throughout Europe as it is essential to conduct a recent scientific evaluation of the effectiveness and application of current protected terrestrial areas in order to prepare for possible new protected areas;
Amendment 137 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Calls for urgent steps to be taken to reduce the degradation of the natural environment; calls for biodiversity loss to be halted; calls for protection for threatened species, preventing their extinction;
Amendment 138 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Amendment 139 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 f (new)
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1f. Points out that, despite the ban on the international ivory trade, elephant poaching and ivory trafficking have reached unprecedented levels; notes that between 20 000 and 30 000 African elephants are illegally hunted every year; stresses that, in 2015, more than 40 tonnes of ivory were seized;
Amendment 140 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 g (new)
Paragraph 1 g (new)
1g. Reiterates its call for a full ban on the trade in both raw and worked ivory to, from and within the EU, including ‘pre- convention’ ivory and rhino horns, and calls for similar restrictions for all other endangered species, such as tigers, together with all species listed in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES);
Amendment 141 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 h (new)
Paragraph 1 h (new)
1h. Notes that an IUCN report reveals that some 229 000 tonnes of plastic waste are discharged into the Mediterranean every year, which is the equivalent of more than 500 shipping containers per day;
Amendment 142 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 i (new)
Paragraph 1 i (new)
1i. Notes that for primary microplastics, i.e. those that mix with ocean water in the form of small particles and not in the form of the degradation of large waste, the discharge of plastic into the Mediterranean is estimated at 13 000 tonnes per year;
Amendment 143 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 j (new)
Paragraph 1 j (new)
1j. Notes that with the current status quo, pollution in the Mediterranean is likely to increase to 500 000 tonnes per year by 2040;
Amendment 144 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 k (new)
Paragraph 1 k (new)
1k. Notes that marine plastic pollution has increased tenfold since 1980, affecting at least 267 species; calls on the Commission to lead negotiations with the sovereign Member States with a view to reaching an international agreement for plastic-free oceans by 2030;
Amendment 152 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to prepare a long-term EU action plan on climate and biodiversity that improves coherence and interconnections for the SDGs;
Amendment 153 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Emphasises the importance of improved cooperation between Member States in order to achieve SDG 14’s target on combating illegal fishing;
Amendment 166 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to reinforce biodiversity within Union youth programmes such as the European Voluntary Service, and to launch a Green Erasmus programme focused on restoration and conservation; reiterates its calls for a specific mission and funding dedicated to biodiversity within future research programmes;
Amendment 167 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the Member States to scale up the different scientific modules on biodiversity, in particular;
Amendment 168 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Emphasises that biodiversity protection should take place in cooperation with the territory’s stakeholders so that it adds to the final value of the products (wood of better quality, commercial enhancement of exports);
Amendment 179 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission and Member States with one or more coastlines to introduce measures for harmonised data collection, information exchange and best practice on coastline retreat across the Union;
Amendment 192 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes that invasive exotic species are recognised as the third largest cause of global biodiversity erosion; notes that, according to the latest estimates of the IUCN’s Red List, they form a threat to almost one third of threatened land-based species and are involved in half of known extinctions;
Amendment 193 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Regrets that the list of invasive alien species of Union concern represents less than 6% of IAS present in Europe; calls on the Commission to ensure proper coverage of IAS affecting threatened species on the EU list and to reinforce prevention by introducing mandatory risk assessments prior to the first import of non-native species and by adopting white lists by 2030 at the latest;
Amendment 194 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Emphasises that numerous invasive exotic plants can cause problems for public health; notes that their pollen can be particularly allergenic to some, as in the case of ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia), to which 10% of the French population is sensitive; notes that, for others, sap coming into contact with the skin can cause burns: this is the case for giant hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum);
Amendment 195 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Calls on the Commission to ensure that spending related to invasive exotic species and the Union’s programmes take sufficient account of these impacts on the biodiversity of ultra-peripheral regions (UPR);
Amendment 206 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Is of the view that the adoption of the new comprehensive implementation strategy should be preceded by a broad consultation process with Member States, as well as a public participatory consultation process;
Amendment 302 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Highlights the urgency of requiringcollaborating with financial institutions toso that they can define and adopt strategies and targets to align financial portfolios with the SDGs and regularly report on progress;
Amendment 63 #
2022/0426(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) In order to tackle the steady increase of the number and relevance of offences concerning trafficking in human beings committed for purposes other than sexual or labour exploitation, it is necessary to include forced marriage and, illegal adoption and surrogacy in the forms of exploitations explicitly listed in the Directive and to ensure that the Member States address within their national legal systems the widest range of forms of exploitation, insofar as these fulfil the constitutive elements of trafficking in human beings.
Amendment 135 #
2022/0426(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 2011/36/EU
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
(1) in Article 2, paragraph 3, “or forced marriage, or illegal adoption, or surrogacy” is added at the end of the paragraph.
Amendment 57 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Children derive a number of rights from parenthood, including the right to an identity, a name, nationality (where governed by ius sanguinis), custody and access rights by their parents, maintenance rights, succession rights and the right to be legally represented by their parents. The non-recognition in a Member State of the parenthood established in another Member State can have serious adverse consequences on children’s fundamental rights andconsequences on the rights that theychildren derive from national law. This may prompt families to start litigaresult in administrative or judicial actions to have the parenthood of theira child recognised in another Member State, although t. Those proceedings have uncertain results and involve significant time and costs for both families and the Member States’ judicial systems. Ultimately, families may be deterred from exercising their right to free movement for fear that the parenthood of their child will not be recognised in another Member State for the purposes of rights derived from national lawensure the necessary balance between the interests and rights of the child and respect for the legal order of the host Member State.
Amendment 72 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) It is recognised that the practice of surrogacy, also known as gestation for others, is a universal crime because it seriously harms the dignity of the woman and the unborn child, commodifying the body and life of the child, as recognised by feminist movements.
Amendment 73 #
2022/0402(CNS)
(18b) In its Resolution of 21 January 2021 on the EU Strategy for Gender Equality, the European Parliament acknowledged that sexual exploitation for surrogacy ‘is unacceptable and a violation of human dignity and human rights’.
Amendment 76 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Pursuant to Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union (‘TEU’), respect for human dignity, equality and non- discrimination are amongst the values on which the Union is founded and which are common to the Member States. Article 21 of the Charter1, the third indent of Article 3(2) and Articles 5(1) and 5(3) of the Charter state that human dignity is inviolable, that it is prohibited to make the human body and its parts as such a source of financial gain, that no one may be held in slavery or servitude and that trafficking in human beings is prohibited; Article 21 thereof prohibits discrimination on grounds of, amongst others, birth. Article 3 TEU and Article 24 of the Charter provide for the protection of the rights of the child, and Article 7 of the Charter provides for everyone’s right to respect for their private and family life.
Amendment 86 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) This Regulation shouldall not apply to the establishment of parenthood in a Member State in a domestic situation with no cross-border elements. This Regulation should not therefore include provisions on jurisdiction or applicable law for the establishment of parenthood in domestic cases, such as the parenthood of a child further to a domestic adoption in a Member State. However, in order to safeguard children’s rights without discrimination in cross-border situations as laid down in the Charter, in application of the principle of mutual trust between Member States as confirmed by the Court of Justice, the provisions of this Regulation on the recognition or, as the case may be, acceptance of court decisions and authentic instruments on parenthood should also apply to the recognition of parenthood established in a Member State in domestic situations, such as the parenthood established in a Member State further to a domestic adoption in that Member State. The provisions of this Regulation concerning the relevant attestation and the European Certificate of Parenthood should therefore also apply as regards the parenthood established in a Member State in domestic situations, such as further to a domestic adoption in a Member State.
Amendment 96 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) The requirements for the recording of parenthood in a register shouldall be excluded from the scope of this Regulation. It shouldall therefore be the law of the Member State in which the register is kept that shouldall determine under what legal conditions and how the recording must be carried out, and which authorities are in charge of checking that all requirements are met and that the documentation presented or established is sufficient or contains the necessary information. In order to avoid duplication of documents, the national registration authorities should accept the documents drawn up in another Member State by the competent authorities whose circulation is provided for by this Regulation. In particular, the European Certificate of Parenthood issued under this Regulation should constitute a valid document for the recording of parenthood in a register of a Member State. As the procedure for the issuance of the European Certificate of Parenthood and its contents and effects should be uniform in all Member States as set out in this Regulation, and the European Certificate of Parenthood should be issued in conformity with the rules on jurisdiction and applicable law laid down in this Regulation, the authorities involved in the registration should not require that the European Certificate of Parenthood be first transposed into a national document on parenthood. This should not preclude the authorities involved in the registration from confirming the conditions necessary to establish the authenticity of the European Certificate of Parenthood or from asking the person applying for registration to provide such additional information as required under the law of the Member State in which the register is kept, provided that information is not already included in the European Certificate of Parenthood. The competent authority may indicate to the person applying for registration how the missing information can be provided. The effects of recording the parenthood in a register (for example, depending on the national law, whether registration establishes parenthood or only provides evidence of the parenthood already established) should also be excluded from the scope of this Regulation and be determined by the law of the Member State in which the register is kept.
Amendment 100 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) Notwithstanding the differences in national laws, parenthood is typically established by operation of law or by an act of a competent authority. Examples of the establishment of parenthood by operation of law include parenthood by birth as regards the person giving birthmother, and parenthood by legal presumption as regards the spouse or the registered partner of the person giving birthmother. Examples of the establishment of parenthood by an act of a competent authority include the establishment of parenthood by a court decision (such as in adoption, or in proceedings where parenthood is contested, or in proceedings where parenthood is claimed, for example by proving a possession of state), by a notarial deed (for example, in adoption or where the child is not yet born), by an administrative decision (for example, after an acknowledgment of paternity) or by registration. Parenthood is typically registered in the civil, personal or population register. Evidence of parenthood can be provided by the document establishing the parenthood (such as the court decision, the notarial deed or the administrative decision establishing parenthood). However, evidence of parenthood is most often provided by the registration of the parenthood in the register itself, by an extract from the relevant register or by a certificate containing the information registered in the relevant register (such as a birth certificate or a parenthood certificate).
Amendment 104 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) This Regulation shouldmust respect the different systems for dealing with parenthood matters in the Member States. As regards 'authentic instruments', Member States often empower authorities, such as notaries, administrative authorities or registrars to draw up authentic instruments establishing parenthood with binding legal effect in the Member State in which they have been drawn up or registered (‘authentic instruments with binding legal effect’), or to draw up authentic instruments which have no binding legal effect in the Member State in which they have been drawn up or registered but which have evidentiary effects in that Member State (‘authentic instruments with no binding legal effect’). The term 'empowerment' in this Regulation is to be interpreted autonomously in accordance with the definition of 'authentic instrument' used horizontally in Union instruments and in the light of the objectives of this Regulation.
Amendment 105 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
Recital 39
(39) To safeguard the child’s interests, jurisdiction should be determined according to the criterion of proximity. Consequently, where possible jurisdiction should lie with the Member State of the habitual residence of the child. However, in order to facilitate the child’s access to justice in a Member State, alternative jurisdiction should also be granted to the Member State of the nationality of the child, to the Member State of the habitual residence of the respondent (for example, the person in respect of whom the child claims parenthood), to the Member State of the habitual residence of any of the parents, to the Member State of the nationality of any of the parents or to the Member State of the child’s birth.
Amendment 108 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) In accordance with the case law of the Court of Justice, the child’s place of habitual residence must be established on the basis of all the circumstances specific to each individual case. In addition to the physical presence of the child in the territory of a Member State, other factors must be chosen which are capable of showing that that presence is not in any way temporary or intermittent and that it reflects some degree of integration of the child into a social and family environment, which is the place which, in practice, is the centre of that child’s life. Such factors include the habitual place of residence of the child’s parents, the duration, regularity, conditions and reasons for the child’s stay on the territory of the Member State concerned and the child’s nationality, with the relevant factors varying according to the age of the child concerned. They also include the place and conditions of the child’s attendance at school, and the family and social relationships of the child in the Member State. The intention of the parents to settle with the child in a given Member State may also be taken into account where that intention is manifested by tangible steps, such as the purchase or lease of a residence in the Member State concerned. By contrast, the nationality of the person giving birth or the previous residence of this person in the Member State of the court seised is not relevant, whereas the fact that the child was born in that Member State and holds the nationality of that Member State is insufficient.
Amendment 114 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 46
Recital 46
Amendment 122 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 53
Recital 53
Amendment 128 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 56
Recital 56
(56) Considerations of public interest should allow courts and other competent authorities establishing parenthood in the Member States to disregard, in exceptional circumstances, certain provisions of a foreign law where, in a given case, applying such provisions would be manifestly incompatible with the public policy (ordre public) of the Member State concerned. However, the courts or other competent authorities should not be able to apply the public policy exception in order to set aside the law of another State when doing so would be contrary to the Charter and, in particular, Article 21 thereof, which prohibits discrimination.
Amendment 130 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 58
Recital 58
Amendment 134 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 60
Recital 60
Amendment 138 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 63
Recital 63
(63) The recognition of a court decision shouldmay be refused only, for example, if one or more of the grounds for refusal of recognition provided for in this Regulation are present. The list of grounds for refusal of recognition in this Regulation is exhaustive. It should not be possible to invoke, as grounds for refusal, grounds which are not listed in this Regulation such as, for example, a violation or if a court contests the well- foundedness of the decision pursuant to the general principles of international law, in particular the Universal Declaration of Human Rights ofr the lis pendens rule. A later court decision should always supersede an earlier court decisInternational Convention ton the extent that they are irreconcilableRights of the Child.
Amendment 140 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 65
Recital 65
Amendment 150 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 a (new)
Article 17 a (new)
Article17a Condemnation of surrogacy It is stated that the practice of surrogacy, also known as gestation for others, is a universal crime because it seriously harms the dignity of the woman and the unborn child as it commodifies the body and life of the child, as already recognized by feminist movements.
Amendment 153 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 75
Recital 75
(75) Considerations of public interest should allow Member State courts or other competent authorities to refuse, in exceptional circumstances, to recognise or, as the case may be, accept a court decision or authentic instrument on the parenthood established in another Member State where, in a given case, such recognition or acceptance would be manifestly incompatible with the public policy (ordre public) of the Member State concerned. However, the courts or other competent authorities should not be able to refuse to recognise or, as the case may be, accept a court decision or an authentic instrument issued in another Member State when doing so would be contrary to the Charter and, in particular, Article 21 thereof, which prohibits discrimination, or with the general principles of international law, in particular the Universal Declaration of Human Rights or the International Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Amendment 158 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 76
Recital 76
Amendment 205 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b
(b) has been established by a public authority or other authority empowered for that purpose by the Member State of origin; in accordance with the general principles of international law, in particular the Universal Declaration of Human Rights or the International Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Amendment 207 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
This Regulation shall not affect the competence of the authorities of the Member States to deal with parenthood matters, recognition of parenthood conflicting with their domestic legal system or where recognition of parenthood results from instruments that are contrary to international or EU law.
Amendment 210 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
In matters relating to parenthood, jurisdiction shall lie in the following order of priority with the courts of the Member State:
Amendment 214 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) of the nationality of the child at the time the court is seised, or
Amendment 225 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16
Article 16
Any law designated as applicable by this Regulation shall be applied whether or not it is the law of a Member State.rticle 16 deleted Universal application
Amendment 254 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2
Article 22 – paragraph 2
2. Paragraph 1 shall be applied by the courts and other competent authorities of the Member States in accordance with the general principles of international law, in particular the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Convention on the Rights of the Child, and in observance of the fundamental rights and principles laid down in the Charter, in particular Article 21 thereof on the right to non- discriminations 1, 3 and 5 thereof.
Amendment 259 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. A court decision on parenthood given in a Member State shallmay be recognised in all other Member States without any special procedure being requiredmandatory.
Amendment 262 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2
Article 24 – paragraph 2
2. In particular, no special procedure shall be required forA Member State may make the updating theof its civil- status records of a Member State on the basis of a court decision on parenthood given in another Member State and against which no further appeal lies under thesubject to a check on compliance with respect for the fundamental principles set out by the relevant international conventions, EU law ofr that Member State’s own law.
Amendment 265 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1
Article 27 – paragraph 1
1. If the documents specified in Article 26(1) are not produced, the court or other competent authority before which a court decision given in another Member State is invoked may specify a time for its production, accept equivalent documents or, if it considers that it has sufficient information before it, dispense with its production.
Amendment 267 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The court before which a court decision given in another Member State is invoked mayshall stay its proceedings, in whole or in part, where:
Amendment 271 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The recognition of a court decision shall be refused, in particular:
Amendment 276 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) if such recognition is manifestly contrary to the public policy of the Member State in which recognition is invoked, taking into account the child’s interests;
Amendment 329 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46
Article 46
Amendment 397 #
Amendment 399 #
Amendment 1 #
2022/0401(APP)
Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. GRefuses to gives its consent to the draft Council directive
Amendment 1 #
2022/0401(APP)
Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. GRefuses to gives its consent to the draft Council directive
Amendment 92 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) Member States shall ensure that the above-mentioned resources – financed by the taxpayer – are sufficient, but in no case superfluous, and are tightly managed.
Amendment 95 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) To ensure that equality bodies can effectively contribute to the enforcement of Directives 2006/54/EC and 2010/41/EU by promoting equal treatment, preventing discrimination and offering assistance to all individuals and groups that are discriminated against to access justice across the Union, it is necessary to adopt binding minimum standards for the functioning of those bodies. The new standards should draw on the lessons learnt through the application of Commission Recommendation 2018/95163, building on some of its provisions and laying down new rules where necessary. They should also draw from other relevant instruments, such as the General Policy Recommendation N°264on equality bodies adopted by the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) and the Paris Principles65 adopted by the United Nations and applicable to national human rights institutions. _________________ 63 Commission Recommendation (EU) 2018/951 of 22 June 2018 on standards for equality bodies (OJ L 167, 4.7.2018, p. 28). 64 ECRI General Policy Recommendation N°2 revised on Equality Bodies to combat racism and intolerance at national level - adopted on 13 June 1997 and revised on 7 December 2017. 65 Principles relating to the Status of National Institutions adopted by General Assembly resolution 48/134 of 20 December 1993.
Amendment 116 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Equality bodies can only effectively play their role if they are able to act with complete independence without being subject to any external influence. For that purpose, Member States should take into account a number of criteria that contribute to the independence of equality bodies. Equality bodies should not be set up as part of a ministry or body taking instructions directly from the government. Any staff member or person holding a managerial position – for example as member of a board managing the equality body, head of the equality body, deputy or in case of interim – should be independent, qualified for their position, and selected through a transparent process. Equality bodies should be able to manage their own budget and resources, including by selecting and managing their own staff, and be able to set their own priorities.
Amendment 117 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) Equality bodies must be independent of government but are not intended to form a political opposition; they must be completely independent of all political parties, as well as any kind of politicised and ideological lobbies, pressure groups and influence groups.
Amendment 135 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Equality bodies, alongside other actors, have a key role to play in the prevention of discrimination and the promotion of equality. To address the structural aspects of discrimination and to contribute to social change, they shouldhey promote equality duties, good practices, positive action and equality mainstreaming among public and private entities, and provide them with relevant training, information, advice, guidance and support. They should communicate with public and private entities and groups at risks of discrimination and engage in public debate in order to combat stereotypes and raise awareness about diversity and its benefits, a key pillar of the Union’s equality strategies.
Amendment 196 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) Equality data are crucial for raising awareness, sensitising people, quantifying discrimination, showing trends over time, proving the existence of discrimination, evaluating the implementation of equality legislation, demonstrating the need for positive action, and contributing to evidence-based policymaking75. Equality bodies have a role to play in contributing to the development of relevant equality data for those purposes, for example by organising regular roundtables gathering all relevant entities. They should also collect and analyse data on their own activities or conduct surveys and should be able to access and make use of statistical information collected by other public or private entities – such as the national statistical offices, national courts, labour and education inspectorates, trade unions or civil society organisfamily associations -– concerning the matters they are entrusted with under Directives 2006/54/EC and 2010/41/EU. That statistical information should not contain any personal data. _________________ 75 Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the application of Council Directive 2000/43/EC implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin (‘the Racial Equality Directive’) and of Council Directive 2000/78/EC establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation (‘the Employment Equality Directive’) SWD(2021) 63 final.
Amendment 201 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 42
Recital 42
(42) To determine their vision for the future and identify their organisation's goals and objectives, eEquality bodies shouldmust adopt a multi- annual programme. This should allow them to ensure the coherence of their different strands of work over time and address systemic issues of discrimination falling under their mandate as part of a long-term action plan.
Amendment 236 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall provide for transparent rules and safeguards concerning the selection, appointment, revocation and potential conflict of interest of the staff of equality bodies, in particular persons holding a managerial position, in order to guarantee their competence and independence. vis-à-vis all political parties, as well as any kind of politicised and ideological lobbies, pressure groups and influence groups.
Amendment 258 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States shall ensure that these resources are sufficient but not superfluous.
Amendment 266 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 280 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
In doing so, Member States and equality bodies shall take into consideration the most appropriate communication tools and formats for each target group. They shall focus in particular on disadvantaged groups whose access to information can be hindered, for example by their economic status, age, disability, literacy, nationality, residence status or their lack of access to online tools.
Amendment 377 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure that equality bodies have appropriate mechanisms in place to cooperate, within their respective fields of competence, with other equality bodies within the same Member State, and with relevant public and private entities, including civil society organisations such as family associations, at national, regional, local level as well as in other Member States and at Union and international level.
Amendment 405 #
2022/0400(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall, by means of an implementing act, establish a list of common indicators to measure the practical effects of this Directive. When preparing the indicators, the Commission may seek advice from the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights and the European Institute for Gender Equality. Those indicators shall cover the resources, independent functioning, activities, and effectiveness of equality bodies, as well as evolutions in their mandate, powers or structure, ensuring the comparability, objectivity and reliability of the data collected at national level.
Amendment 125 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1
Citation 1
Amendment 130 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) However, the EU’s role is only supportive, so consideration should be given to possibly harmonising legislation and the degree to which it should be harmonised.
Amendment 132 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) The linguistic and cultural foundations underpinning the diversity of European democratic life cannot be understood solely in terms of the unity of the internal market because diversity of opinion cannot be based on economic criteria.
Amendment 134 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
Amendment 163 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) In any event, the principle of editorial freedom of media service providers must be preserved and the protection of journalistic sources reinforced.
Amendment 164 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
Amendment 50 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Information society services have become very important for communication, expression, gathering of information and many other aspects of present-day life, including for children but also for perpetrators of child sexual abuse offences. Such offences, which are subject to minimum rules set at Union level, are very serious criminal offences that need to be prevented and combated effectively in order to protect children’s rights and well- being, as is required under the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (‘Charter’), and to protect families and society at large. Users of such services offered in the Union should be able to trust that the services concerned can be used safely, especially by children.
Amendment 52 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) In order to effectively prevent online child sexual abuse, Member States are called upon to strengthen preventive measures, including conducting awareness-raising campaigns for parents and educators, delivering relationships and sex education that is appropriate for the age of the children in collaboration with parents or with their consent, delivering training in the use of digital tools, in particular including education on the sensible use of screens and sounding the alarm about the dangers of children being exposed to pornography. Member States should ensure they make specialised age-appropriate support services available to abuse victims. Member States are called upon to combat the culture of impunity that may be result from an ineffective and lax judicial system and not to tolerate the sexualisation of children in the media or in artistic culture.
Amendment 126 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 60
Recital 60
(60) In the interest of legal certainty and effectiveness, the tasks of the EU Centre should be listed in a clear and comprehensive manner. With a view to ensuring the proper implementation of this Regulation, those tasks should relate in particular to the facilitation of the detection, reporting and blocking obligations imposed on providers of hosting services, providers of publicly available interpersonal communications services and providers of internet access services. However, for that same reason, the EU Centre should also be charged with certain other tasks, notably those relating to the implementation of the risk assessment and mitigation obligations of providers of relevant information society services, the removal of or disabling of access to child sexual abuse material by providers of hosting services, the provision of assistance to Coordinating Authorities, as well as the generation and sharing of knowledge and expertise related to online child sexual abuse. The EU Centre will act as a centre of expertise by collecting, facilitating and disseminating good practice. Its expertise will enable it, in particular, to issue proposals concerning the prevention of the risks of exposing children to pornography and the dangers associated with children being over- exposed to screens.
Amendment 129 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 66
Recital 66
(66) With a view to contributing to the effective application of this Regulation and the protection of victims’ rights, the EU Centre should be able, upon request, to support victims and to assist Competent Authorities by conducting searches of hosting services for the dissemination of known child sexual abuse material that is publicly accessible, using the corresponding indicators. Where it identifies such material after having conducted such a search, the EU Centre should also be able to request the provider of the hosting service concerned to remove or disable access to the item or items in question, given that the provider may not be aware of their presence and may be willing to do so on a voluntary basis. The EU Centre must be able to work in collaboration with, and refer child victims to, relevant competent authorities and support services, such as victim protection centres, women’s shelters, children’s specialised services, social services, children’s rights organisations and family associations, as well as healthcare professionals in the Member States.
Amendment 137 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 74 a (new)
Recital 74 a (new)
(74a) Given the purpose of this regulation, namely to combat and prevent child sexual abuse, the EU Centre should have a Children’s Rights and Survivors Advisory Board composed of experts, including specialist child psychiatrists and representatives of family associations, with an advisory function relating to children’s rights and the victims’ and survivors’ perspective. The Children’s Rights and Survivors Advisory Board may, in particular, provide expertise to support the work of the EU Centre, within the scope of its mandate.
Amendment 286 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) It should be specified that over 60 % of the images of child sexual abuse circulating in the world are hosted in the EU, and that 1 out of 5 children in Europe are victims of sexual violence and abuse, reflecting the urgent need for rules to be laid down in the EU.
Amendment 294 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) A long-term solution should be envisaged, within a proportionate legal framework in which automated technology should be used to detect, in a secure manner, online sexual exploitation and abuse.
Amendment 306 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) Protecting children online should not preclude respect for user privacy. The proposal should not impose a general control requirement but one of control in specific cases, based on the risk involved.
Amendment 341 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) Risk prevention should include the possibility to use approved technology that detects sexual content while respecting fundamental rights safeguards, including in end-to-end encrypted environments.
Amendment 423 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 5
Article 25 – paragraph 5
5. Each Member State shall ensure that a contact point is designated or established within the Coordinating Authority’s office to handle requests for clarification, feedback and other communications in relation to all matters related to the application and enforcement of this Regulation in that Member State. Member States shall make the information on the contact point publicly available and communicate it to the EU Centre. They shall keep that information updated and disseminate it through campaigns aimed at children in the places they frequent.
Amendment 432 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 8 a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. The EU Centre shall support Member States in designing age- appropriate and gender-appropriate preventive measures aimed at children, as well as their parents or legal representatives, such as organising awareness-raising campaigns to combat child sexual abuse and delivering relationships and sex education tailored to the age of children within the school framework, in collaboration with their parents or legal representatives, or with their consent.
Amendment 59 #
2022/0117(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) Increasing numbers of journalists are being harassed, threatened and attacked either while reporting on or after having filed reports on Islamism; it is vital to ensure their safety and to address this specific threat;
Amendment 69 #
2022/0117(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) Human rights defenders play an important role in democracies, particularly in defending national and European borders, when deterring irregular immigrants from taking potentially life-threatening risks such as crossing the Mediterranean or the English Channel;
Amendment 73 #
2022/0117(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) Is worried about the French Government’s threats to a private audiovisual conglomerate owing to ideological disagreements; notes that this is an attack on the independence of France’s Public Authority for the Regulation of Audiovisual and Digital Communication (ARCOM) and a breach of the duty of confidentiality; points out that ARCOM subsequently opposed the government, stressing that the conglomerate in question was in full compliance with rules on political pluralism;
Amendment 102 #
2022/0117(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) With a view to reinforcing freedom of expression, takes the view that something should be done to combat anonymous activist groups attempting to scare advertisers away from media outlets that do not share their ideology;
Amendment 106 #
2022/0117(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) The notion of a matter of public interest should include also quality, safety, immigration policy or other relevant aspects of goods, products or services where such matters are relevant to public health, safety, the environment, climate or enjoyment of fundamental rights. A purely individual dispute between a consumer and a manufacturer or a service provider concerning a good, product or service should be covered only when the matter contains an element of public interest, for instance concerning a product or service which fails to comply with environmental or safety standards.
Amendment 160 #
2022/0117(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
(a) public health, safety, immigration policy, the environment, climate or enjoyment of fundamental rights;
Amendment 38 #
2022/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) There are concerns surrounding the fact that the Commission and the European External Action Service (EEAS) are putting in place two concurrent initiatives to collaborate with private companies on cybersecurity threats.
Amendment 41 #
2022/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Therefore, relevant rules ensuring a common level of information security in all Union institutions and bodies should be laid down, especially as the cybersecurity threats are growing and many national bodies have been attacked. They should constitute a comprehensive and coherent general framework for protecting EUCI and non- classified information, and should ensure equivalence of basic principles and minimum standards.
Amendment 47 #
2022/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) EU governments should keep ownership of their sensitive information.
Amendment 52 #
2022/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) By creating a minimum common level of protection for EUCI and non- classified information, this Regulation contributes to ensuring that the Union institutions and bodies have the support of an efficient and independent administration in carrying out their missions. At the same time, each Union institution and body retains its autonomy in determining how to implement the rules laid down in this Regulation, in line with its own security needs. This Regulation shall in no case prevent Union institutions and bodies to fulfil their mission, as entrusted by the EU legislation, or encroach on their institutional autonomy. This minimum common level of protection for EUCI should ensure a careful balance between transparency and the use of classification in a way that prevents the EU bodies from carrying out their role.
Amendment 57 #
2022/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) Most of the information on cyberthreats relates to the vulnerabilities exploited, in other words the weaknesses hackers exploit to obtain unauthorised access. The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) may not have sufficient capacity to deal with the volume of reports received from product manufacturers about such vulnerabilities. Member States would prefer these notifications to be sent to the national computer security incident response teams (CSIRT).
Amendment 61 #
2022/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The Coordination Group should closely cooperate with the National Security Authorities of the Member States with a view to enhancing information security in the Union. An Information Security Committee of the Member States should therefore be set up to provide advice to the Coordination Group, while respecting the prerogatives of the Member States as regards confidential security data.
Amendment 66 #
2022/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) With the purpose of adjusting to the new teleworking practices, the networks used for connecting to the Union institution’s or body’s remote access services should be protected by adequate security measures, through investment in end-to-end network security.
Amendment 68 #
2022/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Since Union institutions and bodies frequently make use of contractors and outsourcing, it is important to establish common provisions relating to contractors’ personnel carrying out tasks related to information security. and to verify the quality and confidentiality of external contractors.
Amendment 256 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Violence against women is a persisting manifestation of structural discrimination against women, resulting from historically unequal power relations between women and men. It is a form of gender-based violence, which is inflicted primarily on women and girls, by men. It is rooted in the socially constructed roles, behaviours, activities and attributes that a given society considers appropriate for women and men, generally referred to under the term ‘gender’.
Amendment 287 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Violence against women and domestic violence can be exacerbated where it intersects with discrimination based on sex and other grounds of discrimination prohibited by Union law, namely nationality, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age or sexual orientation. Member States should therefore pay due regard to victims affected by such intersectional discrimination, through providing specific measures where intersecting forms of discrimination are present. In particular, lesbian, bisexual, trans, non-binary, intersex and queer (LBTIQ) women, women with disabilities and women with a minority racial or ethnic background are at a heightened risk of experiencing gender-based violencediscrimination.
Amendment 315 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) Given its extreme gravity, rape must be condemned in the strongest terms and Member States are asked to be vigilant about possible reductions in penalties for offenders, to avoid fostering a sense of impunity on the part of offenders – which is a factor in reoffending – or a deep feeling of injustice on the part of victims.
Amendment 340 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) In order to address the irreparable and lifelong damage female genital mutilation has on victims, this offence should be specifically and adequately addressed in the criminal laws. Female genital mutilation is an exploitative practice that pertains to the sexual organs of a girl or a woman and that is performed for the purpose of preserving and asserting domination over women and girls and exerting social control over girls and women’s sexuality. It is sometimes performed in the context of child forced marriage or domestic violence. Female genital mutilation may occur as a traditional practice with an origin outside Europe which some communities perform on their female members. It should cover practices undertaken for non-medical reasons. It may, however, be performed in Europe, or when European nationals return to their family’s country of origin, for example for holidays. The term “excising” should refer to the partial or total removal of the clitoris and the labia majora. “Infibulating” should cover the closure of the labia majora by partially sewing together the outer lips of the vulva in order to narrow the vaginal opening. The term “performing any other mutilation” should refer to all other physical alterations of the female genitals.
Amendment 366 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) It is necessary to provide for harmonised definitions of offences and penalties regarding certain forms of cyber violence. Cyber violence particularly targets and impacts women politicians, journalists and human rights defenders. It can have the effect of silencing women and hindering their societal participation on an equal footing with men. Cyber violence also disproportionately affects women and girlschildren in educational settings, such as schools and universities, with detrimental consequences to their further education and to their mental health, which may, in extreme cases, lead to suicide.
Amendment 614 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 59
Recital 59
(59) Member States should take measures to prevent the cultivation of harmful gender stereotypes to eradicate the idea of the inferiority of women or stereotyped roles of women and men. This could also include measures aimed anot allow prejudice against women to be perceived as a justification for offences of violence against women or domestic violence. Member States should be particularly vigilant vis-a-vis such prejudices, particularly those deriving from cultures outside Europe. Member States must ensuringe that culture, custom, religion, tradition or honour is not perceived as a justification for, or a more lenient treatment of, offences of violence against women or domestic violence. Considering that from a very young age onwards, children are exposed to gender roles that shape their self-perception and influence their academic and professional choices as well as expectations of their roles as women and men throughout their life, it is crucial to address gender stereotypes as of early-childhood education and care.
Amendment 637 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 61 a (new)
Recital 61 a (new)
(61a) In order to counteract underreporting, Member States should also combat the feeling of injustice that is spreading as a result of reductions in penalties which Europeans, particularly women, consider to be too lenient.
Amendment 647 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 64
Recital 64
(64) Policies to adequately tackle violence against women and domestic violence can only be formulated on the basis of comprehensive and comparable disaggregated data. In order to effectively monitor developments in the Member States and fill the gaps of comparable data, Member States should regularly conduct surveys using the harmonised methodology of the Commission (Eurostat) to gather data and transmit these data to the Commission (Eurostat). Member States should, in particular, collect data providing them with information on the profile of perpetrators of violence against women, including their nationality and migration status.
Amendment 726 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) “victim” means any person, regardless of sex or gender, unless specified otherwise, who has suffered harm, which was directly caused by acts of violence covered under this Directive, including child witnesses of such violence;
Amendment 1019 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Member States shall, however, ensure that the competent authorities in contact with the victim can transfer personal data relating to the residence status of the alleged offender to the competent migration authorities where appropriate.
Amendment 1171 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) how to treat victims in a trauma-, gendersex- and child-sensitive manner;
Amendment 1179 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) how to avoid gender stereotypesprejudices of any kind;
Amendment 1466 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 36 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 36 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The prevention of violence must be supported by an effective judicial system. Tough and effective penalties must be applied to perpetrators of violence, particularly of sexual violence.
Amendment 1535 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 37 – paragraph 5
Article 37 – paragraph 5
5. Without affecting media freedom and pluralism, Member States shall encourage and support the setting up of media training activities by media professionals’ organisations, media self- regulatory bodies and industry representatives or other relevant independent organisations, to combat stereotypical portrayals of women and men, sexist images of women, and victim- blaming in the media, aimed at reducing the risk of violenceall violence committed against women or domestic violence.
Amendment 1557 #
2022/0066(COD)
1a. To combat reoffending, Member States shall ensure that the penalties imposed are effective.
Amendment 1580 #
2022/0066(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 41 – paragraph 1
Article 41 – paragraph 1
Member States shall cooperate with and consult civil society organisations, including non-governmental organisations working with victims of violence against women or domestic violence, in particular in providing support to victims, concerning policymaking initiatives, information and awareness-raising campaigns, research and education programmes and in training, as well as in monitoring and evaluating the impact of measures to support and protect victims. Such bodies must be credible and politically and ideologically neutral.
Amendment 27 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the birth rate is falling in Europe and the rate of most Member States is below population replacement level; whereas rural areas are particularly affected by this phenomenon;
Amendment 28 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas rural areas are often isolated, and victims of domestic violence living there experience more difficulties in alerting others to the violence they are suffering;
Amendment 34 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas only 30 % of farms across the EU are managed by women; whereas SMEs are predominant in rural regions;
Amendment 62 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the importance of ensuring gender mainstreaming in rural development policy; calls for the exchange of best practices between Member States, in particular as regards the professional status of assisting spouses and partners in agriculture and taking their work into account in terms of retirement pensions;
Amendment 85 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for the needs of women in rural areas to be addressed through appropriate – and where necessary peripatetic – healthcare, childcare and care for the elderly, thereby promoting women’s social security rights, including maternity leave or pension rights, and women’s access to available EU funds; considers, in general terms, that access to all public services in rural areas must remain a priority;
Amendment 88 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for the needs of women in rural areas to be addressed through appropriate – and where necessary peripatetic – healthcare, childcare and care for the elderly, thereby promoting the birth rate, women’s social security rights, including maternity leave or pension rights, and women’s access to available EU funds;
Amendment 106 #
2021/2254(INI)
3. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote digital and hybrid education, reskilling and upskilling of women in rural areas and to further develop access to specific education programmes and quality jobs in order to enhance their potential; to this end, calls for thought to be given to developing peripatetic training courses and childcare appropriate for women who are training;
Amendment 122 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on Member States to reduce the gap in per-head public expenditure between urban and rural areas, as this inequality has a particular adverse impact on rural women’s quality of life;
Amendment 126 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on Member States to put in place alert and contact options for women in rural areas who are victims of domestic violence; considers, on this point, that a 24/7 European telephone support line for victims of violence, publicised via the media, would be useful;
Amendment 132 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Calls on Member States to facilitate access by women living in rural areas to the IT equipment that is vital for most training, job-seeking and freelance professional activities, through loans of equipment or grants.
Amendment 123 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
Amendment 168 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas in 2019, the total fertility rate in the European Union was just 1.53 children per female, far below the population replacement threshold rate; whereas easier, low-cost access to childcare services would have a positive effect on the European birth rate;
Amendment 187 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the existing challenges in terms of access to formal care services and informal care;
Amendment 217 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the provision of quality care depends on the existence of a sufficiently large and well-trained workforce, the creation of decent working conditions and integrated services, attractive pay packages and adequate funding;
Amendment 224 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas the recruitment of male carers is essential in some care sectors such as support services for disabled or elderly persons with impaired mobility, which require that patients be carried; whereas, conversely, other sectors such as infant care are likely to remain female- dominated;
Amendment 241 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the structures of care need to be changed from centralised institutions to community-based care, and public policy should make the fight against medical deserts a priority; whereas that shift has been too slow;
Amendment 251 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas the abuses observed in certain large private care corporations have turned the care sector, particularly elderly care, into a business that grossly prioritises profit to the detriment of service quality and the right to dignity of the dependent persons;
Amendment 257 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
Amendment 273 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas the work of carers, whether male or female, is under- appreciated, devalued and insufficiently paid, and the overwhelming majority of formal carers are women;
Amendment 288 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas 6.3 million professionals work in long-term care, among whom women (81 %) are overproportionally more represented than men and there are increasing numbers of platform workers, as well as migrant and mobile workers;
Amendment 319 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas 80 % of all long-term care in Europe is provided by informal carers, of which makes care an extremely gendered issuewomen make up the majority;
Amendment 320 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Amendment 339 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the high numbers of care recipients who are dependent on informal care are directlyoften linked to the inaccessibility and unaffordability of quality professional services;
Amendment 340 #
2021/2253(INI)
La. whereas access to affordable quality care is essential at any age in life, but the assistance provided by loved ones, particularly the family, is irreplaceable due to the human connection it provides; whereas this assistance should be considered a social investment;
Amendment 374 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)
Recital N a (new)
Na. whereas access to various care services is more difficult in rural areas than in urban ones, and in view of the existence of medical deserts, including in the wealthiest Member States;
Amendment 478 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the need to increase funding for both formal and informal care acrossin all Member States of the EU to guarantee equal access for dependants to affordable quality care services, as well as an active professional life for carers, and therefore calls on the Member States to make the best use of the European structural and investment funds, including the ESF+, as well as the Recovery and Resilience Facility, for investing in care;
Amendment 520 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to set ambitious targets for care services in consultation with the Member States and with respect for their competence and the principle of subsidiarity;
Amendment 541 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to present an ambitious European care strategy that builds on everyone’s right to affordable, accessible and high-quality care, as well as on other principles set out in the EPSR and EU strategic documents, and the individual rights and needs of both care recipients and carers, and that encompasses the entire life course, respecting personal and family choices, is based on reliable and comparable data, and includes concrete and progressive goals with a timetable and indicators to evaluate progress;
Amendment 578 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on Member States to establish pro-natalist policies, including easier and low-cost access to childcare services and a revaluation of family benefits, aiming to overturn European population decline and mitigate population ageing
Amendment 580 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Calls on Member States to consider the situation of parents in education or training, by providing appropriate childcare services located close to the place of learning.
Amendment 620 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Amendment 787 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Urges the Commission to propose a common coherent package of actions at EU level, respecting the competence of Member States, on informal care, to identify and recognise the different types of informal care provided in Europe, and to guarantee carers financial support and other additional support services, including time off for carers, and a work-life balance and rehabilitation services for carers and care recipients;
Amendment 799 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls on Member States to place a value on the time informal carers spend caring for their loved ones through financial assistance or tax incentives, and through valuing the time dedicated to this social investment in terms of pension entitlements;
Amendment 891 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
Amendment 919 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls on the Member States to swiftly and fully transpose and implement the Work-Life Balance Directive; stresses that only an equalimplement measures to facilitate the shareing of care responsibilities between men and women, particularly by means of non-transferable and adequately paid leave periods, which would enable women who wish to do so to increasingly engage in full-time employment and achieve a work-life balance;
Amendment 927 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls on the Member States to facilitate the labour market reintegration of workers after care leave or longer career breaks, particularly for stay-at-home mothers who wish to go back to work after raising their children;
Amendment 964 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Amendment 993 #
2021/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls on the Member States to adopt approaches to measuring and valuing the contribution and outputs of care, in particular unpaid care and housework;
Amendment 42 #
2021/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
Amendment 57 #
2021/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
Amendment 66 #
2021/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
Amendment 103 #
2021/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the high unemployment rate among Roma women cannot be explained by one singleseveral factors, such as discrimination in particular the constraints placed upon them basis of ethnicity, gender or socio-economic background, asy the social and economic organisation of these grounds are mutually reinforcip to which they belong;
Amendment 111 #
2021/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas high degrees of prejudice and the subsequent polIslamic law, and the associated clothing practicies preventing Muslim women from, are directly opposed to women of Muslim faith who wearing religious dress further trigger unequal treatment and multiply the barriers to accessing the labour market and housingrom being assimilated in any way into the world of work, twhereby keeping them in a precarious socio- economic situation conspicuous signs of religious affiliation cannot be tolerated;
Amendment 121 #
2021/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas racialised women, women from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds, women with disabilities and LGBTIQ people face additional barriers and violence in accessing healthcare, including sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), as a result of discriminatory laws and policies, stigma and stereotypes;
Amendment 161 #
2021/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the need for EU policymaking to address intersecting forms of discrimination and calls for the polices under the Union of Equality to be strengthened and for an EU framework on intersectional discrimination with cross-cutting objectives and measures to be promoted;the Member States to put in place measures designed to address discrimination.
Amendment 168 #
2021/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 174 #
2021/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 203 #
2021/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights the need for a comprehensive directive on gender-based violence with an intersectional approach, covering all women and girls in all their diversity and LGBTIQ people on the grounds of gender identity, gender expression or sex characteristics;
Amendment 206 #
2021/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 218 #
2021/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for positive action measures, such as quotas, for women facing intersectional discrimination in public institutions, including in the EU institutions, as a way to promote public institutions that reflect the diversity of society;Rejects all policies involving ‘positive’ discrimination or quotas, in particular those based on skin colour, on the grounds that they amount to discrimination against deserving individuals and are also a mechanism that delegitimises the categories of people purportedly helped.
Amendment 225 #
2021/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 232 #
2021/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 248 #
2021/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls for awareness-raising campaigns to combat the gender and diversity segregation of the labour market, with the aim ofsegregation and to countering prevalent prejudices, as manifested in the structural barriers faced by Roma and Muslim women, trans migrants and asylum seekers, and women with disabilities among others;
Amendment 273 #
2021/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Member States to ensure universal health coverage and to urgently remove the barriers that exist to healthcare for all, including priority or life- saving care or care related to the risk of contagion for undocumented migrants;
Amendment 289 #
2021/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Encourages the Member States to ensure accessible and transparent legal gender recognition procedures based on self-determination and to recognise trans, non-binary and intersex people in lawprocedures for people born intersex;
Amendment 9 #
2021/2181(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Beijing Declaration underlinesing the importance of women’s equal rights, opportunities and participation in decision-making;
Amendment 12 #
2021/2181(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
Amendment 32 #
2021/2181(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reiterates the importance of advancing gender equality and women’s rights, which are an integral component of human rights, democracy and the rule of lawvalues of European civilisation;
Amendment 45 #
2021/2181(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Deplores the rise of a radical Islam around the world that propagates an archaic and unequal vision of women; points out that this vision is the antithesis of the values of European society, in which it has no place; is alarmed at the adoption in the world of Islamist policies that deny any role for women in society; is particularly concerned about the current and future situation in Afghanistan;
Amendment 57 #
2021/2181(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Regrets the fact thatat, the world over, women are still underrepresented in political and other leadership roles around the world; calls on the EU and partner countries to implement non-binding measures to ensurcourage the full participation and inclusion of women;
Amendment 91 #
2021/2181(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Regrets the worldwide increase in surrogacy and condemns this form of violence and sexual exploitation suffered by women;
Amendment 92 #
2021/2181(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines the precarious situation of migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls before, during and after their journeys; calls for concerted action to address their specific needs, and particularly those of unaccompanied girls; notes that a lax approach to illegal immigration is leading to significant risk- taking in this regard by economic migrants, affecting female migrants in particular; points out that measures to combat such immigration would limit risk taking of this kind; notes that a large majority of illegal economic migrants are young men leaving behind the female population of their country, which ultimately pays the price for their departure;
Amendment 95 #
2021/2181(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Notes that measures to uphold the place of women in society could be given priority in diplomatic relations with third countries; underlines the need to respect the sovereignty of Member States in matters of diplomacy;
Amendment 96 #
2021/2181(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 2 #
2021/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7
Citation 7
Amendment 27 #
2021/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas women in the EU are disproportionally more affected by poverty and the risk of social exclusion than men, in particular women who experience intersectional forms of discrimination; whereas in 2020, the risk of poverty and social exclusion (AROPE) in the EU was higher for women (22.9 %) than men (20.9 %); whereas since 2017, the gender- poverty gap has increased in 21 Member States12; _________________ 12 European Institute for Gender Equality, ‘Gender Equality Index 2020: Digitalisation and the future of work’, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2020.
Amendment 45 #
2021/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas poverty in general, and thus also women’s poverty, is multidimensional, and therefore includes not only material deprivation, but also a lack of access to many different resources and even an inability to fully exercise the rights of citizenshipcertain resources;
Amendment 58 #
2021/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas although work in highly female-dominated sectors is essential and of high socioeconomic value, it is undervalued and lower paid than work in male-dominated sectorswork in sectors of high socioeconomic value, some of which are highly female-dominated, is undervalued and underpaid; whereas there is an urgent need to reassess the adequacy of wages in female-dominated sectors related to their social and economic value and to, particularly in female-dominated sectors and to ensure that the Member States advance on minimum wages, minimum income and pay transparency in EU regulations;
Amendment 66 #
2021/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas there is an increased risk of poverty and social exclusion among some groups of women such as single mothers, women above the age of 65, women with disabilities, women with low levels of education and women from migrant backgroundsolder or disabled women, or those with low levels of education;
Amendment 84 #
2021/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas poverty also makes women more vulnerable to gender-based violence; whereas this includes disproportionate vulnerability to domestic violence, trafficking and sexual exploitation;
Amendment 92 #
2021/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas women have a lower employment rate and are disproportionally highly represented in low-paid, precarious and dead-end job sectors; whereas the gender pay gap stands at 14.1 %Member States must make progress in achieving equal pay for equal work, regardless of a worker’s gender;
Amendment 99 #
2021/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the pension entitlements gap averages at almost 30 % as a result of the imbalances created by persistent lifelong inequalities; whereas the time devoted to care work by informal caregivers, especially mothers raising their children, is undervalued in terms of pension entitlements; whereas this pension gap means that women fall below the poverty line as they get older;
Amendment 110 #
2021/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the current EU and national taxation policies reinforce existing gender gaps; whereas these schemes reproduce traditional gender roles and disincentivise women from entering, remaining and in particular returning to the labour markettaxation policies applied to households are the competence of the Member States alone;
Amendment 114 #
2021/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
Amendment 132 #
2021/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to develop an ambitious 2030 European anti-poverty strategy, with concrete targets for reducing poverty and a focus on endingreduce poverty, especially women’s poverty and the risk of intergenerational poverty;
Amendment 138 #
2021/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 150 #
2021/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. CallPoints onut the Commission to put forward a ‘care deal for Europe’, which should takeat public care policies are the competence of the Member States; Calls on the European Commission to present studies on a holistic, gender- sensitive and lifelong approach to care while envisaging legislative measureas well as best practices in this area, so that these elements cand investment at EU level help the Member States to develop their care policies;
Amendment 163 #
2021/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the pivotal role of women working in the social, care and retail sectors that keep our societies functioning, as shown by the COVID-19 crisis; calls for work that has a high socioeconomic impact and is underpaid, especially typically female-dominated work, to be reassessed and revaluated and for cross- sector gender-neutral job evaluation tools to be developed and applied in order to better assess and more fairly remunerate female-dominatedso that the Member States can put in place policies to ensure fairer pay for this work;
Amendment 171 #
2021/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights that in order to tackle the multidimensionality of women’s poverty, it is necessary to overcome the segregation of unpaid domestic care work mainly performed by women and to introduce flexitimeenhance its status, particularly as regards pensions; notes that it is also important to promote flexitime in the professions that allow it, in order to allow women and men to better reconcile their professional life with their private life (time use policy);
Amendment 208 #
2021/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for the EU and the Member States to protect womenpeople living in energy poverty by providing a timely and coordinated response to address the long- term impact of the energy crisis; highlights that access to affordable utilities must be guaranteed to low-income households, and in particular older women and, disabled women, single mothers and children;
Amendment 240 #
2021/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to design a special programme to fight against women’s digital poverty in order to equip European citizens, especially women, with the necessary skills to operate safely in the digital environment;
Amendment 258 #
2021/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Member States to take the gender dimension into account when reforming pension systems and adapting the retirement age, to enhance the status, especially as regards pension entitlements, of the time devoted by informal caregivers, in particular women raising their children, and to consider the differences between the work patterns of women and men and the higher risk of discrimination of women in the labour market, in particular older women;
Amendment 267 #
2021/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Member States to establish tax incentives for families in order to compensate for the direct and indirect financial impact of the care provided by parents, especially women;
Amendment 271 #
2021/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Calls on the Member States not to put too low a cap on the survivors’ pensions paid to surviving partners, particular widows;
Amendment 35 #
2021/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas women only constitute 34.4 % of the self-employed in the EU and 30 % of its start-up entrepreneurs;
Amendment 43 #
2021/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas women face more difficulties in pursuing entrepreneurship than men; whereas barriers include a lack of specific training, a lower level of self- confidence, less access to social and business networks and difficulties in reconciling work and family life as a result of governmental policies that provide insufficient support for families;
Amendment 72 #
2021/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas 59 % of scientists and engineers in the EU in 2018 were men and only 41 % were women, representing a gap of 18 %12 ; _________________ 12 Eurostat, 'Women in science and technology', Products Eurostat News, 2 October 2020. that is mainly the result of differences in guidance and career choices between men and women;
Amendment 126 #
2021/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls, in particular, for greater women-focused promotion of STEM subjects, digital education and financial literacy in order to combat prevailing stereotypes and ensure that more women enter these sectors and contribute to their development; highlights the importance of promoting education and careers in finance to women to support the development of a reliable network of female investors;
Amendment 150 #
2021/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 156 #
2021/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 172 #
2021/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Emphasises the need to remove administrative barriers to starting a business in order to make becoming an entrepreneur or self-employed more attractive to women and men; calls on Member States to consider developing standardised administrative packages for entrepreneurs to follow in the early stages of starting a business; believes that this will ease the administrative burden in interactions with local authorities such as tax authorities, municipalities, etc.;
Amendment 178 #
2021/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on Member States to put in place the policies necessary for women to return to employment, in particular through entrepreneurship, who have opted to put their careers on hold in order to bring up their children, and want to go back to work, by providing them with the requisite training and support and by facilitating financial and logistical backing for the transition from the role of stay-at-home mother to self-employed person;
Amendment 188 #
2021/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Highlights the importance of work- life balance for women entrepreneurs and self-employed; calls on Member States to support social frameworks, such as flexible childcare, that are essential to encouraging more women to take part in entrepreneurship; welcomes actiondeplores the fact that family policies already taken by weak in many EU Member States on this matt, however; recognises national differences in social policy and respect for subsidiarity;
Amendment 11 #
2021/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to include gender mainstreaming in transport-related legislation, policy, programmes and action, to support cooperation with stakeholders and the exchange of good practices to increase the number of women in transport professions, without introducing quota policies, and to improve the collection and analysis of sex-disaggregated data on behaviour, needs and concerns in mobility;
Amendment 16 #
2021/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points out that the study ‘Robbery and violence on public transport networks in 2019 - Interstats Analysis No 31’ by the French Ministry of the Interior showed that, in the Ile de France region (12 million inhabitants), 66 % of robberies with violence and 63 % of sexual assaults recorded on public transport in 2019 were committed by foreign offenders; calls on the Commission and Member States to collect more data on the links between immigration and lack of security and to stop turning a blind eye to the consequences of mass immigration and non-assimilation policies in terms of public safety, especially with regard to women and girls;
Amendment 40 #
2021/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Points out that women with children are less likely to use new mobility services such as carpooling or car- sharing, or make use of public transport, since these options do not sufficiently meet the requirements of their daily travel routines; points out that mobility solutions should be designed to facilitate travel involving young children and pushchairs;
Amendment 47 #
2021/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission, the Member States, local authorities and the relevant stakeholders to provide a transport system that is tailored to women’s needs and their favoured modes of transport by improving accessibility, safety (particularly during the pandemic) and comfort, and prioritising adequate investment accordingly; urges on the Member States to introduce tougher penalties for aggressors and ensure that their police forces have adequate resources;
Amendment 56 #
2021/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Points out that private cars are in many cases an indispensable means of transport for families, including parents, especially women, accompanied by young children; calls on the Commission, the Member States and local authorities to take this into account when drawing up their transport policies;
Amendment 57 #
2021/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Welcomes the action taken by local authorities that have introduced on- demand stops on certain bus routes, making it possible to request a halt between regular alighting points where road safety requirements permit; points out that these measures reduce the dangers that may arise, especially at night, while cutting journey times and alleviating transport problems for women in rural areas and for elderly and disabled women; calls on the Commission, the Member States and local authorities to encourage the introduction of such arrangements to facilitate the use of public transport, particularly for women;
Amendment 63 #
2021/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take initiatives to make public spaces in European cities safe and free of harassment by sharing best practices and, improving legislation, management, policies, infrastructure and security technology and introducing tougher penalties for aggressors;
Amendment 1 #
2021/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3
Citation 3
Amendment 12 #
2021/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14
Citation 14
Amendment 16 #
2021/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15
Citation 15
Amendment 45 #
2021/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas gendersex-equality mainstreaming measures include, among others, quotas, work-life balance measures, anti- harassment policies and gender impact assessments;
Amendment 55 #
2021/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas gender-responsive budgeting consists of understanding, in areas where budgeting of that kind is relevant, the impact of budgetary and policy decisions on gender equality and adjusting public expenditure and revenue accordingly;
Amendment 67 #
2021/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reaffirms its strong commitment to gender equality and endorses gender mainstreaming as one of its official policy approaches to ensure it;
Amendment 69 #
2021/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 82 #
2021/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 89 #
2021/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. WelcomesTakes note of the adoption of gender action plans by all Parliament committees; notes, however, the lack of monitoring and implementation of these plans; and queries, therefore, whether those plans are appropriate for some committees.
Amendment 93 #
2021/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. WelcomNotes the adoption of a gender action plan in July 2020 and a roadmap for its implementation in April 2021; regrets, however, that most of the measures included are formulated as principles without clear targets and obligations;
Amendment 101 #
2021/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Insists on the need to introduce binding quotas in the upcoming revision of the EU electoral lawrespect the Member States' sovereignty with regard to how to organise elections on their territory, regardless of whether they are local, national or European elections; condemns, as a matter of principle, discrimination by means of quotas; points out that, in an election, the people are sovereign and capable of judging candidates on the criteria of their choosing and that voters can choose whether to support candidates on the basis of equality criteria;
Amendment 107 #
2021/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Regrets the lack of gender- responsive recruitment proceduresPoints out that recruitment procedures must be consistent with candidates' right to equal treatment and that no discrimination on the grounds of sex could be justified; notes that men and women bring different perspectives to Parliament and that complementarity between men and women in Parliament is desirable;
Amendment 115 #
2021/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls forWould like gender balance in the leadership of committees, delegations and political groups to be improved; welcomescriticises the fact, however, that the amendment to Rule 213(1) of Parliament’s Rules of Procedure requiring the bureau of each committee to be gender- balancput together on the basis of discriminatory criteria; points out that quota policies, far from being meritocratic, lead to the very people they are supposed to help being overlooked;
Amendment 124 #
2021/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for gender balance to be ensured at all levels of plenary, committee and delegation work, including when appointing coordinators, rapporteurs and shadow rapporteurs and when distributing speaking timeRejects, as a matter of principle, discriminatory quota policies; points out that Members are democratically elected by the people and that they represent women and men; Members should never be denied access to a post, rapporteur position or speaking time on the grounds of their sex;
Amendment 132 #
2021/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the political groups to establish internal rules ensurpromoting gender equality in their internal functioning;
Amendment 134 #
2021/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 140 #
2021/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 154 #
2021/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – point d
Paragraph 14 – point d
d. introduce mandatory anti- harassment training for Members by making it a prerequisite for signing the Code of Appropriate Behaviour;eleted
Amendment 174 #
2021/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 179 #
2021/2039(INI)
Amendment 185 #
2021/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 192 #
2021/2039(INI)
Amendment 197 #
2021/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Commits to modifying the Rules of Procedure to include a specific procedure for gender mainstreaming amendmentsthe rejection of any discriminatory quota policy;
Amendment 198 #
2021/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 204 #
2021/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 210 #
2021/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 221 #
2021/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
Amendment 228 #
2021/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 240 #
2021/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
Amendment 246 #
2021/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls on the Commission to systematically disaggregate data by gender upon collection and take the gender dimensionwhere this criterion is relevant and to take it into account when evaluating and reporting on the EU programmes concerned;
Amendment 251 #
2021/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Reiterates its requests to unblock the EU ratification of the Istanbul Convention, the horizontal anti- discrimination directive and the women on boards directivecalls that the Member States are sovereign and that they are free to ratify or not to ratify the Istanbul Convention; calls for the European Union not to ratify a convention which is not approved by all the Member States;
Amendment 253 #
2021/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
Amendment 258 #
2021/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
Amendment 266 #
2021/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Requests that concrete targets to ensureCalls for gender balance when naming physical spaces of the European Parliament be adopt; recalls that this policy should not lead to places being renamed;
Amendment 273 #
2021/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Requests that Considers Parliament’s toilets to be functional and demands that Parliament use taxpayers’ money for action other than ‘an analysis of the distribution and design of Parliament’s toilets to assess the need to adapt them ’ and their possible adaptation ‘to the requirements of all genders be carried out’;
Amendment 277 #
2021/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
Amendment 282 #
2021/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
Amendment 6 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
– having regard to Directive 2012/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2001/220/JHA1a, _________________ 1a OJ L 315, 14.11.2012, p. 57–73
Amendment 24 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 8 October 2013 on Gendercide: the missing women? 1a _________________ 1aOJ C181, 19.5.2016, p. 21–28
Amendment 25 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14
Citation 14
Amendment 26 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14
Citation 14
Amendment 56 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas, pursuant to the third subparagraph of Article 83(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) on the basis of developments in crime, the Council may adopt a decision identifying other areas of crime that meet the criteria specified in that paragraphparticularly serious crime with a cross-border dimension resulting from the nature or impact of such offences or from a special need to combat them on a common basis;
Amendment 65 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas gender-based violence is violence directed against women because they are women and it affects women disproportionately; whereas LGBTI persons are also victims of gender-based violence because of their gender, gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics; whereas gender-based violence is rooted in gender stereotypes, patriarchal structures and power asymmetries;
Amendment 72 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas gender-based violence is violence directed against womea person because they are women and it affects women disproportionately; whereas LGBTI persons are also victims of gender-based violence because of their gender, gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics; whereas gender-based violence is rooted in gender stereotypes, patriarchal structures and power asymmetries;of their gender; whereas both women and men experience gender-based violence but the majority of victims are women and girls1a; _________________ 1aAccording to the definition provided by the European Institute for Gender Equality
Amendment 88 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the European Institute for Gender Equality defines femicide as the killing of women and girls because of their gender, either in the womb or outside the womb due to gender-based sex selection foeticide;
Amendment 90 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas putting women at the crossroads between their possible desire to start a family and their career ambitions also constitutes a form of gender-based violence;
Amendment 133 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Condemns all forms of violence against all human beings, with particular attention to women and girls and other forms of gender-based violence, such as violence against LGBTI persons, and deplores the fact that women and girls continue to be exposed to psychological, physical, sexual and economic violence, including sexual exploitation, surrogate motherhood and trafficking in human beings, both online and offline;
Amendment 148 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 151 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that violence against women and other forms of gender-based violence are sometimes the result of the unequal distribution of power, patriarchal structures, and gender stereotypes, that have led to domination over and discrwhich are growing issues in EU Member States as a result of unassiminlation against women by men; underlines that this situation is aggravated byed immigration from outside Europe that brings into our countries social stand economic inequalitieards that deny women, and particularly girls, their rights;
Amendment 152 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that violence against women and other forms of gender-based violence are the result of the unequal distribution of power, patriarchal structures, and gender stereotypes, that have led to domination over and discrimination against women by men; underlines that this situation is aggravacan be aggravated by social and economic inequalities; emphasises that women and men are equal, different and complementary, and that they should be guaranteed by social and economic inequalitiesequal opportunities and equal pay for equal work;
Amendment 155 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that violence against women and other forms of gender-based violence are the result of the unequal distribution of power, patriarchal structures, and gender stereotypes, that have led to domination over and discrimination against women by men; underlines that this situation is aggravated bycultural, economic and legal factors, as lack of education, hypersexualization of young people, lack of economic autonomy and high women unemployment rates resulting in social and economic inequalities;
Amendment 174 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the wide range of psychological impacts that gender-based violence has on victims, including stress, concentration problems, anxiety, panic attacks, low self-esteem, depression, post- traumatic stress disorder, lack of trust and of sense of control; recalls that gender- based violence also has a social and economic impact; points out that children who witness gender-based violence against their mothers suffer innumerable psychological consequences necessitating professional support;
Amendment 181 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 182 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 195 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Denounces the fact that the combat against gender-based violence is negatively affected by the attack on women’s rights and gender equality; condemns the actions of anti-gender and anti-women movements in Europe and worldwide that aim to overturn existing laws on women’s rights and LGBTI+ rights; emphasises that under the fundamental right of freedom of opinion and expression every person in every Member State, and particularly elected representatives, must be able to peacefully express their opinion during democratic debates on gender, medically assisted reproduction and surrogacy policy;
Amendment 205 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Highlights that pro-family, pro- women and pro-life organizations should be protected from political attacks identifying them as anti-gender and anti- women; and that gender-based violence should never be used to threaten fundamental freedoms as the ones of speech and thought;
Amendment 210 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Insists on actions to prevent gender- based violence by addressing the underlying causes, including counteracting sexism, gender stereotypes and patriarchal values; underlines the need for gender equality to have a central place in education and the need for awareness- raising campaigns;
Amendment 211 #
2021/2035(INL)
7. Insists on actions to prevent gender- based violence by addressing the underlying causes, including counteracting sexism, gender stereotypes and patriarchal values; underlines the need for gender equality to have a central place in education and the need for awareness- raising campaigns;(Does not affect English version.)
Amendment 215 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Insists on actions to prevent gender- based violence by addressing the underlying causes, including counteracting sexism, gender stereotypes and patriarchal values; underlines the need for gender equality to have a central place in education and the need for awareness- raising campaigns; recalls that education policy falls exclusively within the competence and sovereignty of Member States;
Amendment 217 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Insists on actions to prevent gender- based violence by addressing the underlying causes, including counteracting sexism, gender stereotypes and patriarchal values; underlines the need for gender equality to have a central place in education and the need for; underlines the need for gender equality awareness- raising campaigns;
Amendment 223 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Underlines that gender-based violence may not be addressed by antagonizing men and women, but rather by promoting their complementarity and the alliance between men and women;
Amendment 229 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to improvemaintain the regular availability and comparability of quality, disaggregatedmeaningful data on all forms of gender- based violence through continued cooperation with Eurostat, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights and the European Institute for Gender Equality;
Amendment 237 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights the need for targeted policies to address the situation of survivors who experience intersectional forms of discrimination, such as women refugees, asylum seekers and migrants, indigenous women, racialised women, women from religious and ethnic minorities, lesbian, bisexual and trans women, elderly women and women with disabilities;
Amendment 251 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 253 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recalls that violations of sexual and reproductive rights are a form of violence against women and girlpolicy falls exclusively within the competence and sovereignty of Member States;
Amendment 259 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Asserts that, when implementing the specific clauses on the prohibition on coercion or compulsion in sexual and reproductive health matters agreed on at the Cairo International Conference on Population and Development, as well as the legally binding international human rights instruments, the acquis communautaire and the Union’s policy competencies in those matters, Union assistance should not be provided to any authority, organisation or programme which promotes, supports or participates in the management of any action which involves such human rights abuses as coercive abortion, forced sterilisation of women or men, or determination of foetal sex resulting in prenatal sex selection or infanticide1a; _________________ 1a OJ C181, 19.5.2016, p. 21–28
Amendment 267 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Stresses that gender-based sex selection foeticide in the womb represents a serious breach of human rights that the European Union should address in its internal and external policies;
Amendment 272 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 323 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses that gender-based violence is a serious crime and a widespread violation of fundamental rights in the Union which needs to be addressed with greater efficiency and determination on a common basis; stresses that gender-based violence is the result of a patriarchal society that has a cross-border dimension; points, in particular, at the growing anti- gender and anti-women movements, which are well organised and have a cross-border nature;
Amendment 324 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses that gender-based violence is a serious crime and a widespread violation of fundamental rights in the Union which needs to be addressed with greater efficiency and determination on a common basis; stresses that gender-based violence is the result of a patriarchal society that has a cross-border dimension; points, in particular, at the growing anti- gender and anti-women movements, which are well organised and have a cross-border nature, most notably radical Islam, which is spreading within and outside the EU;
Amendment 331 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses that gender-based violence is a serious crime and a widespread violation of fundamental rights in the Union which needs to be addressed with greater efficiency and determination on a common basis; stresses that gender-based violence is the result of a patriarchal society that has a cross-border dimension; points, in particular, at the growing anti- gender and anti-women movements, which are well organised and have a cross-border nature;
Amendment 342 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses that the special need to combat violence against women and girls and other forms of gender-based violence on a common basis also results from the need to establish minimum rules concerning the definition of criminal offences and sanctions; Highlights the role of Directive 2012/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2001/220/JHA (Victims' Rights Directive) in combatting violence against women and girls and other forms of gender-based violence;
Amendment 350 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Encourages the development of support mechanisms for women and families that can provide information and support to women about the dangers and damage of sex-selective practices and to provide counselling to support women who may be under pressure to eliminate female foetuses1a; _________________ 1a OJ C181, 19.5.2016, p. 21–28
Amendment 354 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 359 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 361 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 374 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 382 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – Recital 5
Annex I – Recital 5
Amendment 384 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – Recital 5
Annex I – Recital 5
(5) Gender-based violence is violence directed against womea person because of they are women and it affects women disproportionately. LGBTI persons are also victims of gender-based violence because of their gender, gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristicir gender. Both women and men experience gender-based violence but the majority of victims are women and girls. Gender- based -violence is rooted in gender stereotypes, patriarchal structures and power asymmetrcultural, economic and legal factors, as lack of education, hypersexualization of young people, lack of economic autonomy and high women unemployment rates resulting in social and economic inequalities.
Amendment 388 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – Recital 6
Annex I – Recital 6
Amendment 389 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – Recital 6
Annex I – Recital 6
Amendment 392 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – Recital 8
Annex I – Recital 8
(8) Gender-based violence is a serious crime and a widespread violation of fundamental rights in the Union which needs to be addressed with greater efficiency and determined on a common basiby Member states and by the EU according to its competencies.
Amendment 397 #
2021/2035(INL)
(10) The special need to combat violence against women and girls and other forms of gender-based violence on a common basis also results from the need toshould be addressed by implementing Directive 2012/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2001/220/JHA (Victims' Rights Directive), which establishes minimum rulestandards concerning the definition of criminal offences and san the rights, support and protection of victims of crime and ensures that persons who have fallen victim to crime are recognised and treated with respect, and that they must also receive proper protections, as well assupport and access to justice. Particular attention should be provided to the key issues of prevention, under-reporting, victim protection, support and reparation, and the prosecution of perpetrators, where the approaches and level of commitment of Member States vary significantly.
Amendment 399 #
2021/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – Recital 11
Annex I – Recital 11
Amendment 76 #
2021/2011(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Encourages research into rare earth alternatives in order to reduce Europe’s dependence and ease the tension caused by global competition for access to these resources;
Amendment 116 #
2021/2011(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Encourages the improvement of processing capacity so that the EU can process in situ extracted materials such as lithium;
Amendment 177 #
2021/2011(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Considers that European strategic autonomy should be based on security of supply, training in new skills, maintaining and developing know-how in the academic world and industry, and technological sobriety;
Amendment 188 #
2021/2011(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Stresses that the rapid growth in renewable energy technologies is leading to increased dependence on CRMs, including rare earths.
Amendment 13 #
2021/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5
Citation 5
Amendment 47 #
2021/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas gender equality between men and women is a value upheld by the European Union and a fundamental, natural and universal human right;
Amendment 69 #
2021/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas violence is the most extreme form of gender inequality between men and women;
Amendment 79 #
2021/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas with regard to healthcare services and services relating to sexual and reproductive rights, access must be universallegislation on sexual and reproductive health and rights is governed exclusively by the Member States, which have sovereign powers in this area;
Amendment 120 #
2021/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Deplores the fact that the Council of the European Union has failed to achieve unanimity on conclusions owing to objections from four Member States to the word ‘gender’use of the ideologically-loaded term ‘gender’, referring to controversial and unscientific gender theory, has caused conflict in the Council of the European Union; deplores the fact that the Council of the European Union has failed to achieve unanimity on conclusions owing to the use of this ideologically-loaded term, even though equality between men and women and the rejection of violence against women are major causes which, without such a harmful ideology, would meet with the unanimous approval of the states;
Amendment 156 #
2021/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls for no new free trade agreements to be signed with countries that violate the rights of women and girls, including by condoning forced marriages or genital mutilation.
Amendment 204 #
2021/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls strongly for GAP III to be coordinated with other initiatives, such as the Spotlight Initiative, whose effectiveness needs to be improved and budget increasbeneficiary countries – some of which have a standard of living equivalent to that of some Member States and thus do not qualify for development-related aid – need to be reviewed;
Amendment 211 #
2021/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the factNotes that 85% of all new external actions will be required toshould incorporate gender as a significant or principal objective; stresses that the objectives set should alsonot be quantified in terms of dedicated funding and not just a percentage of the overall programmas a percentage of the overall programmes; adds that other external action priorities, such as respect for the environment, must not be undermined by this major objective; recalls that external action remains first and foremost the competence of the Member States;.
Amendment 215 #
2021/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Amendment 263 #
2021/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Points out that that surrogate motherhood is a form of human trafficking and sexual exploitation. Calls for this practice to be combatted within and outside the EU.
Amendment 271 #
2021/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Expresses concern at the rise of conservative rhetoric and organised religious and other groupings, which is thin attacks on freedom of expression and rhetoric aimed at prohibiting any democratic and peaceful debate on issues relatening to undermined to equality between men and women, the family, or sexual and reproductive rights inside and out, particularly inside the Union;
Amendment 273 #
2021/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Expresses concern at the rise of conservativ, inside and outside rthet Union, of theorices and organised religious and other groupings, which is threatening to undermine sexual and reproductive rights inside and outside the Unlifestyles linked to radical Islam which give rise to an archaic view of women and behaviour that flies in the face of the values of European civilisation;.
Amendment 289 #
2021/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls for GAP III to attach greater importance to these rights and for adequate funding to be allocated to them when programming the ‘Europe in the World’ instrument;respect national sovereignty in this area in its action within and outside the Union.
Amendment 303 #
2021/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses the importance of sexual and reproductive rights with regard to women’s bodies and their autonomy and urges that they be treated as national public health issues; recalls for universal access to sexual education, contraception and safe and legal abortion;that education and abortion-related policy are the exclusive competence of the Member States.
Amendment 318 #
2021/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls for humanitarian aid to be made contingent on equal access to schooling for girls and boys, and expresses concern at the deteriorating situation of women and girls in Afghanistan, in particular the Taliban regime’s refusal to enable girls to enrol in secondary education.
Amendment 402 #
2021/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Notes that women are under- represented at every level of political and public life; calls for programme funding to promote the training and participation of women; while rejecting any quota system, which runs counter to meritocracy and undermines the legitimacy of the category of people they claim to help.
Amendment 481 #
2021/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls for women and girls to be given better access to digital tools and training in the use thereof and for measures to be taken to promote their advancement in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (the STEM professions); without, however, using a system of quotas, as they are discriminatory; and while respecting the aspirations and preferences of women at all times.
Amendment 494 #
2021/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Stresses the need for digital platforms to be suitably regulated in order to combat gendersex-based online violence and cyberbullying; calls forwould like to see the greater involvement of women in the design, manufacture and development of artificial intelligence applications in order to combat the perpetuation of gender stereotyping and prejudice;
Amendment 510 #
2021/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Reiterates the need for the EUMember States to play a leading role at multilateral level in promoting feminist diplomacy, thus enabling them to promote the European values of equality between man and women worldwide;
Amendment 37 #
2021/0427(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) A situation of instrumentalisation of migrants may arise where a third country or a non-state organisation, such as a non-governmental organisation (NGO), possibly on the pretext of conducting a humanitarian aid operation, instigates irregular migratory flows into the Union by actively encouraging or facilitating the movement of third country nationals to the external borders, onto or from within its territory and then onwards to those external borders, where such actions are indicative of an intention of a third country to destabilise the Union or a Member State, where the nature of such actions is liable to putof a third country or non-state organisation destabilise the Union or a Member State, for example by putting at risk essential State functions, including its territorial integrity, the maintenance of law and order or the safeguard of its national security.
Amendment 40 #
2021/0427(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) Any body or organisation which takes part in organising or supporting countries that instrumentalise migration flows shall immediately be ineligible for any EU funding.
Amendment 43 #
2021/0427(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) One of the tools is the immediate suspension of all financial contributions from the European Union for countries instrumentalising migration flows and/or refusing the return of their citizens who have attempted to illegally cross one of the external borders of a Member State of the European Union.
Amendment 44 #
2021/0427(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
Amendment 47 #
2021/0427(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) To assist the Member State facing an instrumentalisation situation with the orderly management of the flows, under the emergency asylum management procedure, it should be possible for the Member State concerned to decide in relation to third-country nationals or stateless persons that have been apprehended or found in the proximity of the external border with the third country instrumentalising migrants after an unauthorised crossing or who have presented themselves at border crossing points, to register applications for international protection only at specific registration points designated for this purpose situated in the proximity of the border, and provide an effective possibility for lodimmediately return third-country nationals to the country of origing an application for international protection only at the specific points that have been designated for such purposes and which should be easily accessibled/or the country that instrumentalised migration flows. An effective and genuine access to the international protection procedure must be ensured in accordance with Article 18 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the Geneva Convention of 28 July of 1951. To this end, the Member State concerned should ensure that sufficient registration points, which may include border crossing points, are designated and open for such purpose. Applicants should be duly informed about the locations where their application will be registered and can be lodged.
Amendment 50 #
2021/0427(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) In a situation of instrumentalisation of migrants, it is essential to prevent the entry of those who do not fulfil entry conditions, while ensuring the protection of fundamental rights. In order to ensure that the Member State facing such a situation has the necessary flexibility and avoid that a hostile third country targets specific nationalities or specific categories of third-country nationals or stateless persons, it should be possible under the emergency migration and asylum management procedure set out in this Regulation for the Member State concerned to take a decision in the framework of the border procedure, as set out in Article 41 of Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Asylum Procedure Regulation] on admissibility and the merits of all applications for international protection by third-country nationals or stateless persons apprehended or found in the proximity of the border with the third country after an unauthorised crossing or who presented themselves at border crossing points. The principles and guarantees set out in Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Asylum Procedure Regulation] have to be respectedm from crossing the border.
Amendment 52 #
2021/0427(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Where the emergency asylum management procedure is applied, the best interests of the child and the safeguards for applicants with serious medical conditions should be a primary consideration for the competent authorities. For this reason, the Member State facing a situation of instrumentalisation should exclude from the emergency asylum management procedure cases where there are serious and proven medical reasons for not applying the border procedure in line with Article 41(9)(c) of Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Asylum Procedure Regulation]. This should also be the case if the health problems become apparent during the examination of the application. The Member State concerned should also prioritise the examination of applications from persons whose claims are likely to be well-founded or from minors and their family members, as well as from unaccompanied minors. If during the screening under Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Screening Regulation]21or the examination of the application it becomes apparent that an applicant is in need of special procedural guarantees and adequate support cannot be provided in the context of the procedure at the border, in accordance with Article 41(9)(b) of Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Asylum Procedure Regulation], the Member State concerned should not apply, or cease to apply, the emergency asylum management procedure at the border. _________________ 21 OJ C , , p. .
Amendment 54 #
2021/0427(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In accordance with Article 8(3)(d) of Directive XXX/XXX [Reception Conditions Directive recast], an applicant may be detained in order to decide, in the context of a procedure, on the applicant’s right to enter the territory. Article 8(2) of that Directive also provides that Member States may detain an applicant only, if other less coercive alternative measures – like restrictions to freedom of movement under its Article 7 – cannot be applied effectively. The rules and safeguards regarding detention set out in Directive XXX/XXX [Reception Conditions Directive recast], in particular those concerning unaccompanied minors, minors and their families should be respected. Alternatives to detention, such as restrictions in the freedom of movement in accordance with Article 7 of Directive XXX/XXX [Reception Conditions Directive recast], may be as effective as detention in a situation of instrumentalisation of migrants and should therefore be considered by the authorities, particularly for minors. In any case, if detention is applied and the guarantees and conditions for detention are not met or cannot be met at the border, the emergency asylum management procedure should not apply or should cease to apply, as foreseen in Article 41(9)(d) of Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Asylum Procedure Regulation].
Amendment 56 #
2021/0427(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In a situation of instrumentalisation of migrants, it should be possible for the Member State concerned to register applications for international protection within an extended period of four weeks. In addition, it should be possible to examine applications for international protection at the border for a maximum duration of sixteen weeks. If the decision on the application, including a decision on a possible appeal against a negative decision, which should not have automatic suspensive effect, is not taken within the sixteen weeks, entry to the territory should be granted, unless the person is subject to the return procedure. These procedural timelines are conceived to help the Member State concerned to deal with the situation of instrumentalisation of migrants. When confronted with such a situation, the Member State concerned need to divert resources to manage the third country nationals arriving at its borders or that are already present in its territory. As a result, in such situations, the Member State concerned may need time to reorganise their resources and increase their capacity, including with the support of the EU agencies. Furthermore, the number of applicants under the border procedure will be higher than under normal circumstances, and therefore the Member State facing a situation of instrumentalisation may need more time to be able to take decisions without allowing entry into the territory. However, the Member State concerned should prioritise the registration of applications of well-founded cases and unaccompanied minors and minors and their family membershall have the right to immediately return migrants to the country of origin and/or to the country that instrumentalised the flows.
Amendment 57 #
2021/0427(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In a situation of instrumentalisation of migrants, it should be possible for the Member State concerned to register applications for international protection within an extended period of four weeks. In addition, it should be possible to examine applications for international protection at the border for a maximum duration of sixteen weeks. If the decision on the application, including a decision on a possible appeal against a negative decision, which should not have automatic suspensive effect, is not taken within the sixteen weeks, entry to the territory should be granted, unless the person is subject to the return procedure. These procedural timelines are conceived to help the Member State concerned to deal with the situation of instrumentalisation of migrants. When confronted with such a situation, the Member State concerned need to divert resources to manage the third country nationals arriving at its borders or that are already present in its territory. As a result, in such situations, the Member State concerned may need time to reorganise their resources and increase their capacity, including with the support of the EU agencies. Furthermore, the number of applicants under the border procedure will be higher than under normal circumstances, and therefore the Member State facing a situation of instrumentalisation may need more time to be able to take decisions without allowing entry into the territory. However, the Member State concerned should prioritise the registration of applications of well- founded cases and unaccompanied minors and minors and their family members.
Amendment 60 #
2021/0427(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Any violent acts at the border must be avoided at all costs, not onlyThe border of a Member State shall be recognised as inviolable, in order to protect the territorial integrity and security of the Member State facing a situation of instrumentalisation but also to ensure the security and safety of the third-country nationals or stateless persons, including families and children that are awaiting their opportunity to apply for asylum in the Union peacefully. Where the Member State concerned is confronted at its external border with violent actions, including in the context of attempts by third country nationals to force entry en masse and using disproportionate violent means, the Member State concerned should be able to take the necessary measures in accordance with their national law to preserve security, law and order and the inviolability of their borders, and ensure the effective application of this Regulation.
Amendment 61 #
2021/0427(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Where a Member State is faced with a flow of third-country nationals or stateless persons at the border due to instrumentalisation, it might not be possible for the Member State in practice to ensure the material reception conditions normally required as the Member State’s capacities might be overstretched. For this reason, in a situation of instrumentalisation, the Member State concerned should be able to set modalities for material reception conditions that differ from those provided for in Directive XXX/XXX [Reception Conditions Directive recast] in cases other than those referred to in Article 17(9) of that Directive, while providing third-country nationals and stateless persons with temporary shelter which should be adapted to seasonal weather conditions and covering their basic needs, in particular by providing food, water, clothing, adequate medical care, and assistance to vulnerable persons, in full respect of the right to human dignity. Without prejudice to the obligations set in that regard upon Member States by this Regulation, Member States should also ensure access and allow for the provision of humanitarian assistance by the humanitarian organisations in line with the existing needs of the persons concernedwhere attempts are made to cross its borders illegally, the Member State shall be allowed to take exceptional measures.
Amendment 63 #
2021/0427(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
Amendment 64 #
2021/0427(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
Amendment 65 #
2021/0427(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
Amendment 67 #
2021/0427(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
Amendment 69 #
2021/0427(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
Amendment 71 #
2021/0427(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
Amendment 73 #
2021/0427(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article premier – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article premier – paragraph 1 a (new)
A ‘situation of instrumentalisation of migrants’ means a situation where a third country or non-state organisation, such as a non-governmental organisation (NGO), possibly on the pretext of conducting a humanitarian aid operation, encourages or facilitates the movement of third- country nationals or stateless persons to the external borders, as defined in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/0399, or to a Member State, thereby destabilising the Union or a Member State, for example by putting at risk essential functions of a Member State including the maintenance of law and order or the safeguarding of its national security.
Amendment 79 #
2021/0427(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a – paragraph 1
Amendment 83 #
2021/0427(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – paragraph 1
Amendment 88 #
2021/0427(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Amendment 90 #
2021/0427(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 92 #
2021/0427(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Amendment 98 #
2021/0427(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. The Member State facing a situation of instrumentalisation shall send a request to the Commissionuncil for support and solidarity contributions from other Member States specifying the solidarity measures requestedfrom the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, Europol and the European Union Agency for Asylum. These agencies shall intervene in accordance with the national legislation in force.
Amendment 99 #
2021/0427(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. Without prejudice to the solidarity provisions of Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Crisis and force majeure Regulation], the Commission, as soon as possible after receiving the request for support and solidarity measures as referred to in paragraph 2, shall invite other Member States to contribute by means of the support and solidarity measures referred to in paragraph 1 that correspond to the needs of Member State facing a situation of instrumentalisation. The Commission shall coordinate the support and solidarity measures referred to in this ArticlIn the event of a migration crisis, the Commission, at the request of the Council, shall make available the European Agencies whose assistance is sought by the requesting Member State.
Amendment 100 #
2021/0427(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Amendment 101 #
2021/0427(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Where applying the derogations referred to in Articles 2, 3 and 4, the Member State concerned shall duly inform third-country nationals or stateless persons in a language which the third-country national or stateless person understands or is reasonably supposed to understand about the measures applied, the location of the registration points, including the border crossing points, accessible for registering and lodging an application for international protection, anillegality of their actions and the return to the country of origin and/or countries having instrumentalised the dumigration of the measureflows.
Amendment 103 #
2021/0427(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Amendment 104 #
2021/0427(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. A Member State faced with the arrival of third-country nationals or stateless persons at its external border as a consequence of a situation of instrumentalisation of migrants, may request the authorisation to apply the derogations provided for in Articles 2, 3 and 4put up physical barriers to protect itself.
Amendment 106 #
2021/0427(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Where the Commission considers it appropriate, on the basis of the information provided by the requesting Member State facing a situation of instrumentalisation of migrants, the Commissionuncil shall, without delay, make a proposal for a Counciln Implementing Decision referred to in paragraph 3and propose intervention by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency.
Amendment 107 #
2021/0427(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Council shall take the decision to immediately suspend all financial interventions by the European Union for countries instrumentalising migration flows and/or countries refusing the return of their citizens who have illegally crossed one of the external borders of a Member State of the European Union.
Amendment 109 #
2021/0427(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Amendment 112 #
2021/0427(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8
Article 8
Amendment 2 #
2021/0227(BUD)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas Article 8 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union provides that the Union, in all its activities, shall aim to eliminate inequalities, and to promote equality, between men and women, while respecting their mutual differences and complementarity;
Amendment 4 #
2021/0227(BUD)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
Amendment 7 #
2021/0227(BUD)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas most of the activities organised under the Daphne programme – the aims of which are to combat violence against women and children in Europe and to protect victims – are essential, and whereas needs in the area concerned have been increased by the COVID-19 crisis;
Amendment 14 #
2021/0227(BUD)
Draft opinion
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas women remain under- representedthere are still fewer women than men in the digital economy and the science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) sectors in terms of education, training and employment;
Amendment 22 #
2021/0227(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reaffirms its strong request to implement gender mainstreaming and gender budgeting throughoutthe need to mainstream the issue of the place of women, including in the budgetary procedure, where relevant;
Amendment 25 #
2021/0227(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Refuses to accept the EU’s misguided efforts to require the collection of data in line with so-called intersectional criteria based, in particular, on sexual orientation or origins; is concerned, on the one hand, about the desire to split the population into opposing categories, and on the other about the potentially excessive costs of collecting data according to those criteria;
Amendment 35 #
2021/0227(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission, in the framework of the assessment of the national recovery plans, to provide specific recommendations stressing the need for investments to facilitate women’s fullthe participation in the labour market of women who wish to do so;
Amendment 40 #
2021/0227(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to accelerate the introduction of a methodology, in close cooperation with Parliament, to measure relevant gender expenditure, as set out in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 16 December 2020 between the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management, as well as on new own resources, including a roadmap towards the introduction of new own resources1; _________________ 1 promoting equality between the sexes; OJ L 433 I, 22.12.2020, p. 28.
Amendment 43 #
2021/0227(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to increase the budget of the EIGE in order to promote gender equality across the Union, particularly in the light of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, in the light of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economy, to bring the EIGE’s budget under control or reduce it in favour of priority programmes, and thereby help prevent an increase in the share paid by Member States or via own womenresources;
Amendment 53 #
2021/0227(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Reiterateaffirms its request to assign an independent budget line to the objective in the CERV Programme dedicated to promote gender equality; reaffirms its request to increase resources for the Daphne strandincrease resources for the Daphne strand, the aims of which are to combat violence against, and protect, women and children, whose needs have increased during the COVID crisis; calls, in parallel, for EIGE-related expenditure to be cut;
Amendment 60 #
2021/0227(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the importance of using European Structural and Investment Funds to promote gender equality, women’s employment and access to the labour market, childcare and long-term care facilities, as well as financial arrangements enabling women to choose between working life and family life;
Amendment 69 #
2021/0227(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for the budget to encourage women’s participation and interest in the digital economy and STEM sectors and careers through Union programmes, including the Youth Employment Initiative, without however introducing positive discrimination schemes or quotas, which run counter to the principle of merit.
Amendment 71 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that regional and local authorities, establish specific energy efficiency measures in their decarbonisation plans after consulting stakeholders and the public, including the particular groups at risk of energy poverty or more susceptible to its effects, such as women, persons with disabilities, older persons, children, and persons with a minority racial or ethnic backgroundor sick persons and children.
Amendment 93 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 22 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. Member States shall establish a network of experts from various sectors such as health sector, building sector and social sectors to develop strategies to support local and national decision makers in implementing energy efficiency improvement measures alleviating energy poverty, measures to generate robust long term solutions to mitigate energy poverty and to develop appropriate technical assistance and financial tools. Member States shall strive to econsure a network of experts’ composition that ensures gender balance and reflects the perspectives of people in all their diversitylt the best experts, without trying to meet ideological quotas.
Amendment 98 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 22 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point d
d) to assess, and where applicable, propose measures to prevent or remedy situations in which particular groups are more affected or more at risk of being affected by energy poverty or more susceptible to the adverse impacts of energy poverty, such as women, persons with disabilities, older persons, children, and persons with a minority racial or ethnic backgroundor sick persons and children.
Amendment 78 #
2021/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 51
Recital 51
(51) Article 20 of Directive 2013/34/EU requires undertakings with securities listed on regulated markets to include a corporate governance statement in their management report, which has to contain among other information a description of the diversity policy applied by the undertaking in relation to its administrative, management and supervisory bodies. Article 20 of Directive 2013/34/EU leaves flexibility to undertakings to decide what aspects of diversity they report on. It does not explicitly oblige undertakings to include information on any particular aspect of diversity. In order progress towards a more gender-balanced participation in economic decision-making, it is necessary to ensure that undertakings with securities listed on regulated markets always report on their gender diversity policies and the implementation thereof. However, to avoid unnecessary administrative burden, those undertakings should have the possibility to report some of the information required by Article 20 of Directive 2013/34/EU alongside other sustainability-related information.
Amendment 6 #
2021/0055(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Under Article 118(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/6, third country operators exporting animals and products of animal origin to the Union are required to respect the prohibition of the use of antimicrobials for growth promotion and yield increase, as well as the prohibition of the use of antimicrobials reserved for treatment of certain infections in humans in order to preserve the efficacy of those antimicrobials. As set out in that Regulation, any such requirements on operators in third countries would need to respect Union obligations under relevant international agreements. The inspections and controls of compliance of Member State operators with those prohibitions should be carried out in accordance with Chapter VIII of that Regulation.
Amendment 8 #
2021/0055(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Article 118 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 builds on the One Health Action Plan against antimicrobial resistance (‘AMR’)9 , by enhancing the prevention and control of AMR and promoting a more prudent and responsible use of antimicrobials in animals. This is also reflected in the Commission’s Farm to Fork Strategy10 , in which the Commission has set the ambitious target of reducing by 50% overall EU sales of antimicrobials used for farmed animals and in aquaculture by 2030. _________________ as well as in the Council Conclusions of 19 October 2020 on that Strategy1a. _________________ 1a Document ST 12099/20 9European Commission, A European One Health Action Plan against Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), June 2017, https://ec.europa.eu/health/sites/health/files /antimicrobial_resistance/docs/amr_2017_a ction-plan.pdf. 10 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions of 20 May 2020, A Farm to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food system, COM (2020) 381 final.
Amendment 11 #
2021/0055(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Regulation (EU) 2017/625
Article 1 − paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 1 − paragraph 3 a (new)
-1 In Article 1, the following paragraph is inserted: “3a. This Regulation shall also apply to official controls performed on animals and products of animal origin entering the Union from third countries to verify their compliance with the requirements laid down in Article 118 Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council.”
Amendment 12 #
2021/0055(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Amendment 14 #
2021/0055(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2017/625
Article 18 − paragraph 7 − point g
Article 18 − paragraph 7 − point g
Amendment 190 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The 2020 evaluation43 found that the implementation of the equal pay principle is hindered by a lack of transparency in pay systems, a lack of legal certainty on thembiguity regarding the often theoretical concept of ‘work of equal value’, and by procedural obstacles faced by victims of discrimination. Workers lack the necessary information to make a successful equal pay claim and in particular information about the pay levels for categories of workers who perform the same work or work of equal value. The report found that increased transparency would allow revealing gender bias and discrimination in the pay structures of an undertaking or organisation. It would also enable workers, employers and social partners to take appropriate action to enforce the right to equal pay. _________________ 43 SWD(2020)50. See also the 2013 Report on the implementation of Directive 2006/54/EC to the European Parliament and the Council, COM (2013)861 final.
Amendment 236 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Article 10 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union provides that, in defining and implementing its policies and activities, the Union shall aim to combat discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation. Article 4 of Directive 2006/54/EC provides that there shall be no direct or indirect discrimination on grounds of sex, notably in relation to pay. Gender- based pay discrimination where a victim’s sex plays a crucial role can take many different forms in practice. It may involve an intersection of various axes of discrimination or inequality where the worker is a member of one or several groups protected against discrimination on the basis of sex, on the one hand, and racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation (as protected under Directive 2000/43/EC or Directive 2000/78/EC), on the other hand. Migrant women are among groups who face such multiple forms of discrimination. This directive should therefore clarify that, in the context of gender-based pay discrimination, such a combination should be taken into account, thus removing any doubt that may exist in this regard under the existing legal framework. This should ensure that the courts or other competent authorities take due account of any situation of disadvantage arising from intersectional discrimination, in particular for substantive and procedural purposes, including to recognise the existence of discrimination, to decide on the appropriate comparator, to assess the proportionality, and to determine, where relevant, the level of compensation awarded or penalties imposed.
Amendment 258 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The identification of a valid comparator is an important parameter in determining whether work may be considered of equal value. It enables the worker to show that they were treated less favourably than the comparator of a different sex performing equal work or work of equal value. In situations where no real-life comparator exists, the use of a hypothetical comparator should be allowed, allowing a worker to show that they have not been treated in the same way as a hypothetical comparator of another sex would have been treated. This would lift an important obstacle for potential victims of gender pay discrimination, especially in highly gender-segregated employment markets where a requirement of finding a comparator of the opposite sex makes it almost impossible to bring an equal pay claim. In addition, workers should not be prevented from using other facts from which an alleged discrimination can be presumed, such as statistics or other available information. This would allow gender-based pay inequalities to be more effectively addressed in gender-segregated sectors and professions.
Amendment 280 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Job classification and evaluation systems may, if not used in a gender- neutral manner, in particular when they assume traditional gender stereotypes, result in gender-based pay discrimination. In such case, they contribute to and perpetuate the pay gap by evaluating male and female dominated jobs differently in situations where the worth of the work performed is of equal value. Where gender- neutral job evaluation and classification systems are used, however, they are effective in establishing a transparent pay system and are instrumental to ensure that direct or indirect discrimination on grounds of sex is excluded. They detect indirect pay discrimination related to the undervaluation of jobs typically done by women. They do so by measuring and comparing jobs whose content is different but of equal value and so support the principle of work of equal value.
Amendment 322 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) All workers should have the right to obtain information, upon their request, on their pay and on the pay level, broken down by sex, for the category of workers doing the same work or work of equal value. Employers must inform workers of this right on an annual basis. Employers may also, on their own initiative, opt for providing such information without workers needing to request it.
Amendment 346 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) To reduce the burden on employers, Member States could decide to gather and interlink the necessary data through their national administrations allowing for a computation of the pay gap between female and male workers per employer for equal work or work of equal value. Such data gathering may require interlinking data from several public administrations (such as tax inspectorates and social security offices) and would be possible if administrative data matching employers’ (company/organisational level) to workers’ (individual level) data, including benefits in cash and in-kind, are available. Member States could decide to gather this information not only for those employers covered by the pay reporting obligation under this Directive, but also with regard to small and medium-sized enterprises. The publication of the required information by Member States should replace the obligation of pay reporting on those employers covered by the administrative data provided that the result intended by the reporting obligation is achieved.
Amendment 352 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) In order to make the information on the pay gap between female and male workers for equal work or work of equal value at organisational level widely available, Member States should entrust the monitoring body designated pursuant to this Directive to aggregate the data on the pay gap received from employers without putting additional burden on the latter. The monitoring body should make these data public, allowing to compare the data of individual employers, sectors and regions of the Member State concerned.
Amendment 358 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) Joint pay assessments should trigger the review and revision of pay structures in organisations with at least 250 workers that show gender-based pay inequalities for equal work or work of equal value. The joint pay assessment should be carried out by employers in cooperation with workers’ representatives; if workers’ representatives are absent, they should be designated for this purpose. Joint pay assessments should lead to the elimination of gender discrimination in pay.
Amendment 376 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) It is important that social partners discuss and give particular attention to matters of equal pay in collective bargaining. The different features of national social dialogue and collective bargaining systems across the Union and the autonomy and contractual freedom of social partners as well as their capacity as representatives of workers and employers should be respected. Therefore, Member States, in accordance with their national system and practices, should take appropriate measures, such as programmes supporting social partners, practical guidance as well as an active participation of the government in a social dialogue at national level. Such measures should encourage social partners to pay due attention to equal pay matters, including discussions at the appropriate level of collective bargaining and the development of gender-neutral job evaluation and classification systems. National legislation, collective agreements and decisions taken within companies must, however, make provision for a job to be given exclusively to men or exclusively to women, based on certain criteria.
Amendment 399 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) Compensation should cover in full the loss and damage sustained as a result of gender pay discrimination54. It should include full recovery of back pay and related bonuses or payments in kind from the date of transposition of this directive into the national law of the Member State, compensation for lost opportunities and moral prejudice. No prior fixed upper limit for such compensation should be allowed. _________________ 54 Case C-407/14, María Auxiliadora Arjona Camacho v Securitas Seguridad España SA, ECLI:EU:C:2015:831, para. 45.
Amendment 422 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 41
Recital 41
(41) Litigation costs create a serious disincentive for victims of gender pay discrimination to claim their right to equal pay, leading to insufficient protection and enforcement of the right to equal pay. In order to remove this strong procedural obstacle to justice, successful claimants should be allowed to recover their procedural costs from the defendant. On the other hand, claimants should not be liable for successful defendant’s proceedings costs unless the claim was brought in bad faith, was clearly frivolous or if the non-recovery by the defendant would be considered unreasonable by the courts or other competent authorities under the specific circumstances of the case, for instance having regard to the financial situation of micro-enterprises. Successful defendants against a claim may be granted public compensation to cover all or part of their legal costs and experts’ fees if they have been unable to recover these costs from the claimants.
Amendment 688 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 693 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 700 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 705 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 738 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Amendment 771 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 6
Article 8 – paragraph 6
Amendment 908 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Article 14 – paragraph 3
3. The compensation shall place the worker who has suffered harm in the position in which that person would have been if he or she had not been discriminated based on sex or if no infringement of any of the rights or obligations relating to equal pay between men and women for equal work or work of equal value had occurred. It shall include full recovery of back pay and related bonuses or payments in kind from the date on which this Directive is transposed into the national law of the Member State, compensation for lost opportunities and moral prejudice. It shall also include the right to interest on arrears.
Amendment 958 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Claimants who prevail on a pay discrimination claim shall have the right to recover from the defendant, in addition to any other damages, reasonable legal and experts’ fees and costs. Defendants who prevail on a pay discrimination claim shall not have the right to recover any legal and experts’ fees from the claimant(s) and costs, unless the claim was brought in bad faith, was clearly frivolous or where such non-recovery is considered manifestly unreasonable under the specific circumstances of the case. Defendants who prevail on a claim shall be entitled to public compensation to cover some or all of their legal and experts’ fees and costs if they have not been able to recover those fees and costs from the claimants.
Amendment 1028 #
2021/0050(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 26 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) to tackle the causes of the gender pay gap for equal work and equal skills and devise tools to help analyse and assess pay inequalities;
Amendment 6 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
Citation 2
Amendment 15 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
– having regard to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) report of 27 October 2020 entitled ‘The Mediterranean: Mare plasticum’,
Amendment 30 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
– having regard to the European Environment Agency (EEA) report of 23 November 2020 entitled ‘Air quality in Europe - 2020 report’,
Amendment 51 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
– having regard to the Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (Bern Convention),
Amendment 98 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the international trade fostered by the free trade agreements that are ratified by the Commission affects biodiversity and ecosystems;
Amendment 110 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas the Aarhus Convention is an effective means of accessing information, promoting public participation in decision-making and accessing justice in environmental matters;
Amendment 121 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas densification generally entails the risk of cutting city dwellers off from nature and exposing them to multiple nuisances (air pollution, noise, etc.);
Amendment 140 #
Amendment 179 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Points out that, according to the latest figures, there are 1 525 ecoregions on the planet, divided into three categories: terrestrial ecoregions, freshwater ecoregions and coastal and marine ecoregions; stresses that each ecoregion is home to a variety of ecosystems and natural environments;
Amendment 183 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Emphasises that ecosystems not only support the life of the organisms living within them but also provide services of benefit to humans; recalls that these services account for the equivalent of USD 33 000 billion per year (1.8 times the global gross national product);
Amendment 217 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Points out that, according to the latest edition of the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species (version 2020.3), of the 128 918 species studied, 35 765 are classified as threatened;
Amendment 223 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Recalls that around 20 % of the world’s coral reefs disappeared and a further 20 % became degraded during the last decades of the 20th century, and that around 35 % of mangrove areas were lost over the same period;
Amendment 231 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Subheading 2
Protection and restoration in the light of the threats to all ecosystems
Amendment 249 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Expresses strong support for the targets of protecting at least 30 % of the Union’s marine and terrestrial areas, and of strictly protecting at least 10 % of these areas, including primary and old-growth forests; stresproposes that these should be binding and implee implementation of commitmenteds by Member States to achieve these targets in accordance with science- based criteria and biodiversity needs; underlines that in addition to increasing protected areas, the quality of protected areas should be ensured and clear conservation plans implemented, respecting the will of the EU Member States, as they alone will be able to take realistic and appropriate measures to protect nature and biodiversity in their national territory;
Amendment 287 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the importance of European cross-border biodiversity projects such as REDVERT (the Green and Blue Network of the Basque Eurocity);
Amendment 303 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Emphasises the importance, across the whole European territory, of different networks of environmental corridors with a green component (natural spaces, permanent plant cover) and blue component (water courses, canals, wetlands);
Amendment 352 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses that, according to a study published in Global Change Biology, 1 200 ‘green infrastructure projects’ have been built in sensitive or protected areas of Western Europe and they have a direct impact on flora and fauna and on protected ecosystems as a whole; emphasises that, in addition to the installation of an exponential number of infrastructure projects such as wind turbines in sensitive or protected areas, the unbridled race to establish infrastructure for these installations must be halted as it is directly or indirectly affecting these protected areas, creating irreversible imbalances; believes that an impact study must be carried out for any new facilities in sensitive or protected areas from the moment they are installed, taking into consideration harm occurring throughout their entire life cycle from pre-project stage through to end-of-life destruction and the return to environmental standards in the area;
Amendment 376 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Recalls that light pollution is increasing in the European Union today; emphasises that the Milky Way is no longer visible to 60 % of Europeans, in summer or winter;
Amendment 382 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Recalls that artificial light is increasing by around 2 % each year globally;
Amendment 383 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Recalls that light pollution has a direct impact on land, air and marine diversity, and particularly on insects, as demonstrated in the study ‘Light pollution is a driver of insect declines’;
Amendment 387 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 e (new)
Paragraph 5 e (new)
5e. Expresses its concern that the Commission has no plans to propose that Member States recognise a right to darkness or to establish a network of Dark Sky Reserves or a European action plan on light pollution;
Amendment 388 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 f (new)
Paragraph 5 f (new)
5f. Expresses its concern at the inappropriate use of lighting, which can cause disturbance to protected species, including in areas protected by the Natura 2000 network;
Amendment 408 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that free trade agreements have a direct impact on the degradation of European and global ecosystems due to an increased carbon footprint and to over- exploitation of the natural resources of the poorest countries, which seriously affect biodiversity;
Amendment 414 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Recalls that only a policy that defends localism will enable environmental preservation, through a smaller environmental footprint from movements of people and goods;
Amendment 417 #
Amendment 438 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights that soil and subsoil biodiversity is the basis for key ecological processes; notes with concern the increased soil and subsoil degradation and the lack of specific EU legislation; calls on the Commission to submit a legislative proposal for the establishment of a common framework for the protection and sustainable use of soil that includes a specific decontamination target;
Amendment 449 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Emphasises that, according to the results of the CORINE programme (coordination of information on the environment) monitoring, land use in Europe has remained relatively stable since 2000, with approximately 25 % covered by permanent arable and crop land, 17 % by pasture and 34 % by forest;
Amendment 450 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Notes that, first and foremost, towns and concrete infrastructure continue to spread and, although artificial surfaces cover less than 5 % of all EEA territory, a considerable proportion (an area slightly smaller than Slovenia) was nonetheless concreted or asphalted over between 2000 and 2018;
Amendment 451 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Amendment 453 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 e (new)
Paragraph 7 e (new)
7e. Recalls that urban areas are expanding in Europe, often to the detriment of fertile agricultural land; points out that concrete and asphalt surfaces make the ground impermeable, preventing it from performing its functions such as storing water, producing food and biomass, regulating the climate, providing protection from harmful chemicals and providing habitats;
Amendment 472 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls that the EU has committed to achieving land degradation neutrality by 2030, but that this target is unlikely to be achieved; calls on the Commission, therefore, to present an EU-leve full strategy to Member States on desertification and land degradation;
Amendment 488 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to set specific ambitious targets on urban and peri-urban biodiversity, nature-based solutions and green infrastructure and to develop a Trans-European Network for Green Infrastructure (TEN-G) linked to the Trans- European Nature Network (TEN-N);
Amendment 497 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses the importance of improving the ‘nature in the city’ concept; notes that nature is a means of mitigating all city-related pressures, whether they are harmful to humans or to the environment;
Amendment 502 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Points out that, in order to bring nature into our lives, the environment must be at the heart of the numerous European projects, and not the reverse;
Amendment 543 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls for a halt to the construction of wind parks, which disturb marine and terrestrial ecosystems; emphasises that this infrastructure permanently alters some species and still presents recycling and replacement difficulties;
Amendment 577 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Emphasises the importance of the role of the Member States in controlling their Exclusive Economic Zones and reaffirms Member States’ sovereignty in their waters;
Amendment 629 #
2020/2273(INI)
12a. Calls for an in-depth study of protected areas throughout Europe as it is essential to conduct a recent scientific evaluation of the effectiveness and application of current protected terrestrial areas in order to prepare for possible new protected areas;
Amendment 676 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses that the Union’s tree planting initiatives should be based on proforestation, sustainable reforestation, the promotion of agroforestry and the greening of urban areas; calls on the Commission to ensure that these initiatives are carried out only in a manner compatible with and conducive to the biodiversity objectives;
Amendment 680 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Stresses that biodiversity can be enhanced in keeping with a commercial aspect; recalls that European forests (managed within a financial context) play an important role in maintaining and improving biodiversity due to the increased knowledge of professionals in the sector; calls for a re-evaluation of the profession of forest warden, which is essential for the management of European forests;
Amendment 683 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Emphasises that biodiversity protection should take place in cooperation with the territory’s stakeholders so that it adds to the final value of the products (wood of better quality, commercial enhancement of exports);
Amendment 686 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14c. Notes that Member States must shift towards sustainable forest management, emphasising the importance of the role forests play in carbon storage;
Amendment 687 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 d (new)
Paragraph 14 d (new)
14d. Calls for support for foresting and reforesting initiatives to be focused on integrated approaches in national and cross-border territories, taking into account local socio-economic conditions;
Amendment 688 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 e (new)
Paragraph 14 e (new)
14e. Stresses that anthropogenically managed plantations can be valuable in terms of biodiversity, particularly at sites outside of forests; emphasises that, in some cases, human work does allow for improvements in the potential biodiversity index (PBI) and can positively influence the soil and subsoil regeneration cycle;
Amendment 726 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Expresses its concern that the majority of the ranges of terrestrial species will decrease significantly in a 1.5 to 2 °C scenario; highlights, therefore, the need to prioritise nature-based solutions and stakeholder knowledge in the territories in meeting climate mitigation goals and in adaptation strategies and to increase the protection of natural carbon sinks in the EU;
Amendment 749 #
2020/2273(INI)
17. Calls on the Commission to prepare a long-term EU action plan on climate and biodiversity that improves coherence and interconnections for future actions, and integrates commitments under the post- 2020 Global Biodiversity Framework and the Paris Agreement; emphasises the importance of coordination with Member States;
Amendment 841 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Points out that in a Special Report on the protection of wild pollinators in the European Union, the European Court of Auditors notes that the Commission’s initiatives have not borne fruit; emphasises the importance of coordinated action by Member States on this crucial issue for the future of biodiversity and ecosystems;
Amendment 846 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Recalls that a global evaluation report published in 2019 assessing the situation of insects worldwide confirmed that the number of insects generally appeared to be following a downward trend; recalls that butterflies and bees, in particular, are among the species most affected; notes that 35 % of our food resources depend on insects and 80 % on bees;
Amendment 883 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Notes that invasive exotic species are recognised as the third largest cause of global biodiversity erosion; stresses that, according to the latest estimates of the IUCN’s Red List, they form a threat to almost one-third of threatened land-based species and are involved in one-half of known extinctions;
Amendment 891 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Emphasises that numerous invasive exotic plants can cause problems for public health; points out that their pollen can be particularly allergenic to some, as in the case of ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia), to which 10 % of the French population is sensitive, and other plants whose sap can cause burns if it comes into contact with skin, such as giant hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum);
Amendment 898 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 c (new)
Paragraph 21 c (new)
21c. Calls on the Commission to ensure that spending related to invasive exotic species and the Union’s programmes take sufficient account of these impacts on the biodiversity of ultra-peripheral regions (UPR);
Amendment 936 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission to provide an assessment of all subsidies harmful to the environment with a view to their phasing out by 2030 at the latest; reiterates its calls for the reorientation of taxation systems towards an increased use of environmental taxation;
Amendment 1038 #
2020/2273(INI)
26a. Calls on the Member States to scale up the different scientific modules on biodiversity;
Amendment 1046 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26b. Calls on the Member States to support innovative biodiversity and environmental practices via new technologies (artificial intelligence);
Amendment 1106 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Points out that, despite the ban on the international ivory trade, elephant poaching and ivory trafficking have reached unprecedented levels; notes that between 20 000 and 30 000 African elephants are illegally hunted every year; stresses that, in 2015, more than 40 tonnes of ivory were seized;
Amendment 1112 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 b (new)
Paragraph 28 b (new)
28b. Reiterates its call for a full ban on the trade in both raw and worked ivory to, from and within the EU, including ‘pre- convention’ ivory and rhino horns, and calls for similar restrictions for all other endangered species, such as tigers, together with all species listed in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES);
Amendment 1116 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 c (new)
Paragraph 28 c (new)
28c. Notes that an IUCN report reveals that some 229 000 tonnes of plastic waste are discharged into the Mediterranean every year, which is the equivalent of more than 500 shipping containers per day;
Amendment 1118 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 d (new)
Paragraph 28 d (new)
Amendment 1119 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 e (new)
Paragraph 28 e (new)
28e. Notes that with the current status quo, pollution in the Mediterranean is likely to increase to 500 000 tonnes per year by 2040;
Amendment 1129 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Notes that marine plastic pollution has increased tenfold since 1980, affecting at least 267 species; calls on the Union to lead negotiations with the sovereign Member States for an international agreement for plastic-free oceans by 2030;
Amendment 1168 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. UrgesProposes that Member States to fully comply with the obligations set out in existing EU nature legislation and calls on the Commission to swiftly pursue infringement procedures to remedy all cases of non-compliance and to allocate sufficient resources in order to overcome the current delays;
Amendment 1184 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Stresses the importance of cooperation between Member States in order to increase their research on innovation to counter existing pollution;
Amendment 1193 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 b (new)
Paragraph 30 b (new)
30b. Calls on the Member States to take appropriate measures to prevent future pollution by incorporating artificial intelligence from this moment on as this will make it possible to reduce certain effects on humans and on European ecosystems;
Amendment 1204 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Underlines that the successful implementation of the strategy depends on the involvement of all actors and sectors; calls on the Commission to create a stakeholder platform for discussion and to ensure an inclusive, equitable and just transition;
Amendment 2 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6
Citation 6
— having regard to Article 13 of the TFEU, which stipulates that, in formulating and implementing the Union’s policies, the Union and the Member States shall, since animals are sentient beings, pay full regard to the welfare requirements of animals,
Amendment 7 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
— having regard to the resolution of 12 December 2012 on the protection of animals during transport,
Amendment 8 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 b (new)
Citation 13 b (new)
— having regard to Declaration No 49/2011 of 30 November 2011 on the establishment of a maximum 8-hour journey limit for animals transported in the European Union for the purpose of being slaughtered,
Amendment 19 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the Committee of Inquiry started work on 23 September 2020, setting out the methodology for its work consisting of public hearings, consultations of experts, requests for data, evidence and research, which have not yet been concluded at the time of writing this report;
Amendment 21 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas Article 13 of the TFEU states that ‘in formulating and implementing the Union’s agriculture, fisheries, transport, internal market, research and technological development and space policies, the Union and the Member States shall, since animals are sentient beings, pay full regard to the welfare requirements of animals, while respecting the legislative or administrative provisions and customs of the Member States relating in particular to religious rites, cultural traditions and regional heritage’the Union and the Member States firmly believe that animals are sentient beings with special needs that should be taken into account in accordance with Article 13 of the TFEU;
Amendment 27 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas, therefore, the Commission and the Member States should commit to defending the strict application of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005, not only within the Union but also outside it;
Amendment 39 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
Amendment 52 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
Amendment 56 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas every year millions of animals are transported over long distances within and between Member States and from and to third countries;
Amendment 60 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas the disappearance of local slaughterhouses prevents farmers from selling meat directly within their territory and this is one of the reasons for longer journey times; whereas this is a challenge that the Union and the Member States must tackle;
Amendment 61 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas every year millions of live animals are transported within Member States and to third countries over long distances for breeding, rearing, further fattening and slaughter;
Amendment 64 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J b (new)
Recital J b (new)
Jb. whereas slaughtering animals as close as possible to where they are reared allows farmers to promote their own agricultural products and is likely to ensure greater animal welfare;
Amendment 65 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J b (new)
Recital J b (new)
Jb. whereas EU citizens are increasingly keen to see compliance with animal welfare standards, especially in live animal transports;
Amendment 67 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J c (new)
Recital J c (new)
Jc. whereas, on 21 September 2017, the Commission received over one million signatures in support of the #StopTheTrucks campaign, in which EU citizens call for an end to long-distance transport;
Amendment 71 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J d (new)
Recital J d (new)
Jd. whereas slaughtering animals closer to their breeding place can improve animal welfare by limiting journey times;
Amendment 73 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J e (new)
Recital J e (new)
Je. whereas the disappearance of local slaughterhouses, which is a factor in longer journey times, is an issue that the Union and the Member States must address;
Amendment 74 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J f (new)
Recital J f (new)
Jf. whereas ‘regional’ specialisation, which involves piglets or calves bred in one country being transported for fattening in another country, increases long-distance transport and therefore animal suffering;
Amendment 76 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J g (new)
Recital J g (new)
Jg. whereas, during transport, all too often: - animals lack food and water; - animals are not given the correct rest breaks; - transport vehicles are overloaded; - transport vehicles are too hot and insufficiently ventilated; - unfit or unweaned animals are transported; - transport vehicles do not provide sufficient headroom;
Amendment 78 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J h (new)
Recital J h (new)
Jh. whereas transporting meat and genetic material is technically easier and more animal welfare friendly than transporting live animals;
Amendment 87 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas the Commission must ensure that all Member States correctly apply EU legislation on animal transport, not only to ensure animal welfare but also to avoid unfair competition;
Amendment 90 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas imports of animals into the EU often lead to unfair practices against our breeders as a result of insufficient animal welfare rules;
Amendment 98 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K b (new)
Recital K b (new)
Kb. whereas strict checks on animal transport from third countries can reduce unfair competition at the expense of EU producers and encourage third countries to improve their animal transport standards;
Amendment 105 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K c (new)
Recital K c (new)
Kc. whereas animal transport, especially over long distances, is a factor in greenhouse gas emissions;
Amendment 108 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K d (new)
Recital K d (new)
Kd. whereas animal transport over long distances and under poor hygiene conditions increases the risk of transmitting and spreading disease;
Amendment 111 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K e (new)
Recital K e (new)
Ke. whereas complying with animal welfare principles improves the quality of meat products;
Amendment 135 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recalls, in this respect, that Article 1(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 allows Member States to adopt stricter national measures aimed at improving the welfare of animals during transport taking place entirely within their territory or during sea transport departing from their territory;
Amendment 170 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Emphasises the need for comprehensive and uniform inspection of compliance with transport conditions to prevent animal dumping within the Union;
Amendment 172 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Emphasises the need for a harmonised EU sanctions system in order to ensure that sanctions are effective, proportionate and dissuasive, and that they take account of repeat offences, even where committed in different Member States;
Amendment 179 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes that less economically valuable animals suffer from worse transport conditions, whereas more economically valuable animals, such as breeding animals in the equine sector, benefit from better transport conditions;
Amendment 182 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses the need to guarantee equal treatment of animals regardless of their commercial value and to ensure the best transport conditions at all times;
Amendment 216 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Acknowledges that neither the Regulation 1/2005 nor further actions taken so far solved the frequent and inacceptable problems and infringements to Regulation and in consequence the principle to transport live animals to be slaughtered has to be questioned; considers that the Enforcement of Regulation 1/2005 is the core of the problem and that it appears unsolvable to ensure animal welfare while maintaining long distance transport of live animals;
Amendment 222 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that the most frequently documented violations are linked to the lack of headroom, animals being unfit for transport, overcrowding, transport during extreme temperatures and journey durationcommon violations of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 are linked to: - overcrowding; - animals being unfit for transport; - transport of unweaned or pregnant animals; - insufficient headroom; - insufficient rest breaks; - insufficient feeding, watering and ventilation; - extreme temperatures;
Amendment 230 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Notes that the technical means needed to clearly establish the stage of gestation of pregnant females are not always used;
Amendment 234 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Notes the need to improve the transport of species that are not adequately covered by Regulation (EC) No 1/2005, such as poultry and rabbits, as well as fish and shellfish;
Amendment 235 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10c. Notes the need to improve: - the checking of journey logs; - the application and proportionality of sanctions; - the training of drivers and companies; - the certification process for means of transport by road and livestock vessels, so that means of transport that cannot offer good transport conditions are refused certification;
Amendment 236 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 d (new)
Paragraph 10 d (new)
10d. Points out that animal welfare during transport could be better ensured by recording and checking data in real time via GPS, video surveillance and other technologies;
Amendment 257 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Finds that inadequate partitions in road vehicles constitute a common violation of the Animal Transport Regulation and have the potential to causet is necessary to establish suitable funding and support for transport modernisation, with appropriate technology to load, transport and unload animals in complete safety, including for humans, without causing accidents and injuries to animals;
Amendment 265 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses that according to Regulation (EC) No 1/2005, the farmer, the driver and transport companies share equal responsibility for assessing whether animals are fit for transport; notes that the most common breaches in this respect concern the transport of pregnant animals, animals more than 90 % of the way through gestation, which sometimes give birth on board, downers (with physiological weakness and/or wounds or a pathological condition), and animals with wounds or prolapses, and that these are the result of no or inadequate checks at the time of departure; believes, therefore, that it is necessary to ensure strict checks and full compliance with the regulation at the time of departure to avoid such breaches;
Amendment 275 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Local slaughterhouses, mobile slaughterhouses and slaughter systems
Amendment 277 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Notes that slaughtering animals and processing meat close to the breeding place not only contribute to animal welfare but also reduce greenhouse gas emissions;
Amendment 279 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)
Paragraph 16 c (new)
16c. Regrets the significant economic challenges faced by small local slaughterhouses; regrets, in particular, that slaughterhouses are being restructured and their number reduced;
Amendment 280 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 d (new)
Paragraph 16 d (new)
16d. Notes that the disappearance of local slaughterhouses, which is a factor in longer journey times, is an issue that the Union and the Member States must address; stresses the importance of setting up funding mechanisms to ensure the development and economic viability of local slaughterhouses;
Amendment 281 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 e (new)
Paragraph 16 e (new)
16e. Deems it necessary to support the development of on-farm slaughter, using mobile slaughterhouses, in order to remove the need to transport live animals wherever possible;
Amendment 282 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 f (new)
Paragraph 16 f (new)
16f. Calls for all animals to be stunned before slaughter, without exception;
Amendment 283 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 g (new)
Paragraph 16 g (new)
16g. Considers that the desire of European consumers to know how animals are slaughtered must be respected; considers that the label must state whether or not the animal was stunned before slaughter;
Amendment 284 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 h (new)
Paragraph 16 h (new)
16h. Stresses the need to stop all imports of animals that have not been slaughtered in accordance with European animal welfare standards;
Amendment 285 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 i (new)
Paragraph 16 i (new)
16i. Regrets the fact that slaughterhouse workers still do not receive sufficient vocational training to reduce the suffering of animals; regrets, furthermore, the relentless pace demanded of slaughterhouse workers, which sometimes endangers their health and causes additional animal suffering;
Amendment 299 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Takes note of the Commission’s findings that, with some exceptions, the systems in place for livestock vessel approval are insufficient to minimise the risks, mainly because the majority of the competent authorities inspecting livestock vessels do not have adequate procedures, or access to specific technical expertise, to verify vessels’ systems for water pumpsloading ramps and cutting chutes, water pumps, watering, feeding, ventilation and drainage of animal waste, all of which are critical for animal welfare during a journey on a livestock vessel;
Amendment 304 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to develop, together with the European Maritime Safety Agency, a European Union database of inspections of sea vessels, aimed at establishing a common register of checkRecognises the importance of developing a European Union IT system made up of a central database and an app for mobile devices, allowing entry of all data on transport, the suitability of means of road or sea transport, a census of authorised transporters and certificates of suitability in the European Union, breaches of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 and any sanctions imposed by the authorities, in order to allow the traffic control authorities to perform transport checks in real time, without having to stop vehicles where everything is in order, and inspections of sea vessels to allow all Member States to see all the previous checks performed on a vessel and their results;
Amendment 315 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Agrees that the weaknesses related to the approval of road transport vehicles can be linked to certificate templates being too general and not designed on a species and age-specific basis, thereby affecting the quality of inspection procedures by not providing enough detailed information; recognises, therefore, the need to set up a European IT system to monitor and check transport data;
Amendment 320 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Acknowledges that some road transport vehicles are not structurally appropriate and do not guarantee safety and comfort to the transported animals; notes that new and innovative solutions for watering and feeding systems, as well as solutions to better accommodate live animals during long journeys, are still lackavailable and should be promoted and encouraged through appropriate EU funding;
Amendment 334 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Notes that the vehicles used for transporting animals inside and, outside and to the Union are often not equipped with air cooling systems; highlights that though air ventilation systems move the air through the animal compartment, the temperature inside the vehicle will nevertheless mainly reflect the external temperature, in particular when the vehicle is stationary;
Amendment 345 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Notes that, where companies infringe the rules on the transport of live animals, this results in unfair competition; calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop a procedure to quickly withdraw the licences of such companies;
Amendment 345 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Notes that, where companies infringe the rules on the transport of live animals, this results in unfair competition; calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop a procedure to quickly withdraw the licences of such companies;
Amendment 357 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Notes that further improvements to data collection systems and to TRACES can be made in the current legislative framework, creating a more extensive European IT system, to help harmonise procedures between Member States’ competent authorities;
Amendment 357 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Notes that further improvements to data collection systems and to TRACES can be made in the current legislative framework, creating a more extensive European IT system, to help harmonise procedures between Member States’ competent authorities;
Amendment 364 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33a. Calls on the Commission to provide better guidance to Member States on how the integrated computerised veterinary system (TRACES) can help them to better target their inspections;
Amendment 364 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33a. Calls on the Commission to provide better guidance to Member States on how the integrated computerised veterinary system (TRACES) can help them to better target their inspections;
Amendment 365 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 b (new)
Paragraph 33 b (new)
33b. Calls for public access to the information collected through TRACES;
Amendment 365 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 b (new)
Paragraph 33 b (new)
33b. Calls for public access to the information collected through TRACES;
Amendment 383 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37a. Notes that effective, proportionate and dissuasive sanctions for serious and repeated offences could include confiscation of vehicles, suspension or withdrawal of a transporter’s licence, and additional mandatory training for those individuals responsible for animal welfare and transport;
Amendment 383 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37a. Notes that effective, proportionate and dissuasive sanctions for serious and repeated offences could include confiscation of vehicles, suspension or withdrawal of a transporter’s licence, and additional mandatory training for those individuals responsible for animal welfare and transport;
Amendment 386 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 b (new)
Paragraph 37 b (new)
37b. Calls on the Commission to collate and publish a list of operators having committed serious and repeated infringements of the regulation, based on inspection and enforcement reports;
Amendment 386 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 b (new)
Paragraph 37 b (new)
37b. Calls on the Commission to collate and publish a list of operators having committed serious and repeated infringements of the regulation, based on inspection and enforcement reports;
Amendment 387 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Recognises the difficulties for competent authorities in performing checks and in collecting data, particularly on end- of-the journey log information and satellite navigation system data, which create difficulties when assessing journeys and performing retrospective checks, as well as for imposing sanctions on transporters from other Member States; recognises that this is due in part to the current system of paper journey logs and the lack of agreed standards for satellite navigation systems; calls for greater cooperation in developing technologies that can monitor the location of animals, their journey times and compliance with transport schedules;
Amendment 387 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Recognises the difficulties for competent authorities in performing checks and in collecting data, particularly on end- of-the journey log information and satellite navigation system data, which create difficulties when assessing journeys and performing retrospective checks, as well as for imposing sanctions on transporters from other Member States; recognises that this is due in part to the current system of paper journey logs and the lack of agreed standards for satellite navigation systems; calls for greater cooperation in developing technologies that can monitor the location of animals, their journey times and compliance with transport schedules;
Amendment 388 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Recognises the difficulties for competent authorities in performing checks and in collecting data, particularly on end- of-the journey log information and satellite navigation system data, which create difficulties when assessing journeys and performing retrospective checks, as well as for imposing sanctions on transporters from other Member States; recognises that this is due in part to the current system of paper journey logs and the lack of agreed standards for satellite navigation systems; notes that greater cooperation in developing technology to collect and check all transport data would facilitate the procedures;
Amendment 388 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Recognises the difficulties for competent authorities in performing checks and in collecting data, particularly on end- of-the journey log information and satellite navigation system data, which create difficulties when assessing journeys and performing retrospective checks, as well as for imposing sanctions on transporters from other Member States; recognises that this is due in part to the current system of paper journey logs and the lack of agreed standards for satellite navigation systems; notes that greater cooperation in developing technology to collect and check all transport data would facilitate the procedures;
Amendment 392 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)
Paragraph 39 a (new)
39a. Recalls the 2015 judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union in Case C-424/13, which states that, in order for transport involving a long journey which commences on the territory of the European Union and continues outside that territory to be authorised, the transporter must submit a journey log which is realistic and accurate, so that compliance with Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 can be verified;
Amendment 392 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)
Paragraph 39 a (new)
39a. Recalls the 2015 judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union in Case C-424/13, which states that, in order for transport involving a long journey which commences on the territory of the European Union and continues outside that territory to be authorised, the transporter must submit a journey log which is realistic and accurate, so that compliance with Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 can be verified;
Amendment 398 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 b (new)
Paragraph 39 b (new)
39b. Stresses that the contingency plans required under Article 11(1)(b)(iv) of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 for long journeys, which enable the transporter to limit the impact on the animals of any delay or accident, must be effective, realistic and extended to all journeys;
Amendment 398 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 b (new)
Paragraph 39 b (new)
39b. Stresses that the contingency plans required under Article 11(1)(b)(iv) of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 for long journeys, which enable the transporter to limit the impact on the animals of any delay or accident, must be effective, realistic and extended to all journeys;
Amendment 399 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 c (new)
Paragraph 39 c (new)
39c. Stresses that the competent authorities of the Member States must ensure that journey logs for long-distance transport contain evidence of a reservation at a control post, including food, water and fresh bedding;
Amendment 399 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 c (new)
Paragraph 39 c (new)
39c. Stresses that the competent authorities of the Member States must ensure that journey logs for long-distance transport contain evidence of a reservation at a control post, including food, water and fresh bedding;
Amendment 400 #
Amendment 400 #
Amendment 401 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 e (new)
Paragraph 39 e (new)
39e. Stresses the need to grant special protection to individuals working in the transport sector or veterinary checks when they observe and report infringements of the animal protection legislation during their work;
Amendment 401 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 e (new)
Paragraph 39 e (new)
39e. Stresses the need to grant special protection to individuals working in the transport sector or veterinary checks when they observe and report infringements of the animal protection legislation during their work;
Amendment 402 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 f (new)
Paragraph 39 f (new)
39f. Stresses, too, the need to grant protection to individuals working in the slaughter industry when they observe and report infringements of animal protection legislation during their work;
Amendment 402 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 f (new)
Paragraph 39 f (new)
39f. Stresses, too, the need to grant protection to individuals working in the slaughter industry when they observe and report infringements of animal protection legislation during their work;
Amendment 413 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 a (new)
Paragraph 40 a (new)
40a. Recalls that recital 5 of the Regulation states that ‘for reasons of animal welfare the transport of animals over long journeys … should be limited as far as possible’;
Amendment 413 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 a (new)
Paragraph 40 a (new)
40a. Recalls that recital 5 of the Regulation states that ‘for reasons of animal welfare the transport of animals over long journeys … should be limited as far as possible’;
Amendment 415 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 b (new)
Paragraph 40 b (new)
40b. Recalls that Parliament, in its resolution of 12 December 2012, called for journey times of animals intended for slaughter to be reduced to a maximum of eight hours;
Amendment 415 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 b (new)
Paragraph 40 b (new)
40b. Recalls that Parliament, in its resolution of 12 December 2012, called for journey times of animals intended for slaughter to be reduced to a maximum of eight hours;
Amendment 416 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 c (new)
Paragraph 40 c (new)
40c. Agrees that journey times of animals intended for slaughter and fattening should be limited to a maximum of eight hours, except for poultry and rabbits, for which journey times should be limited to four hours;
Amendment 416 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 c (new)
Paragraph 40 c (new)
40c. Agrees that journey times of animals intended for slaughter and fattening should be limited to a maximum of eight hours, except for poultry and rabbits, for which journey times should be limited to four hours;
Amendment 417 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 d (new)
Paragraph 40 d (new)
40d. Regrets that Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 regards journeys at sea as rest periods; takes the opposite view that current sea transport conditions do not allow animals to rest properly; calls for the transport of animals by sea to have a maximum permitted duration, given how difficult – even impossible – it is for animals to rest during journeys at sea, which can take several weeks;
Amendment 417 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 d (new)
Paragraph 40 d (new)
40d. Regrets that Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 regards journeys at sea as rest periods; takes the opposite view that current sea transport conditions do not allow animals to rest properly; calls for the transport of animals by sea to have a maximum permitted duration, given how difficult – even impossible – it is for animals to rest during journeys at sea, which can take several weeks;
Amendment 438 #
Amendment 438 #
Amendment 439 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 b (new)
Paragraph 43 b (new)
43b. Stresses that loading and unloading operations are particularly problematic in terms of animal welfare; calls on the Member States to carry out systematic and effective inspections before animals are loaded, particularly when loading onto ships;
Amendment 439 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 b (new)
Paragraph 43 b (new)
43b. Stresses that loading and unloading operations are particularly problematic in terms of animal welfare; calls on the Member States to carry out systematic and effective inspections before animals are loaded, particularly when loading onto ships;
Amendment 440 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 c (new)
Paragraph 43 c (new)
43c. Calls for the entire loading and unloading period to be included in the journey time of animals, from the first animal loaded to the last animal unloaded;
Amendment 440 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 c (new)
Paragraph 43 c (new)
43c. Calls for the entire loading and unloading period to be included in the journey time of animals, from the first animal loaded to the last animal unloaded;
Amendment 441 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 d (new)
Paragraph 43 d (new)
43d. Stresses the need for official veterinarians to be present during the loading of animals, particularly when loading onto ships; emphasises that inspections are particularly necessary in preventing the transport of unfit animals and any mistreatment during loading;
Amendment 441 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 d (new)
Paragraph 43 d (new)
43d. Stresses the need for official veterinarians to be present during the loading of animals, particularly when loading onto ships; emphasises that inspections are particularly necessary in preventing the transport of unfit animals and any mistreatment during loading;
Amendment 452 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 a (new)
Paragraph 45 a (new)
45a. Recalls that Annex I, Chapter II, paragraph 1.2 of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 states that animals’ compartments must provide sufficient space to ensure adequate ventilation inside vehicles and not hinder the natural movement of animals;
Amendment 452 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 a (new)
Paragraph 45 a (new)
45a. Recalls that Annex I, Chapter II, paragraph 1.2 of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 states that animals’ compartments must provide sufficient space to ensure adequate ventilation inside vehicles and not hinder the natural movement of animals;
Amendment 454 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 b (new)
Paragraph 45 b (new)
45b. Notes that road vehicles for live animals must have ventilation systems suited to the confinement of animals; considers that such ventilation systems are often unsuited to long-distance transport;
Amendment 454 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 b (new)
Paragraph 45 b (new)
45b. Notes that road vehicles for live animals must have ventilation systems suited to the confinement of animals; considers that such ventilation systems are often unsuited to long-distance transport;
Amendment 456 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 c (new)
Paragraph 45 c (new)
45c. Stresses the need to prohibit animal transport during extreme weather conditions, especially when temperatures at the places of departure or destination or along the route are forecast to exceed 28° C or fall below 0° C, or when the wind is very strong;
Amendment 456 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 c (new)
Paragraph 45 c (new)
45c. Stresses the need to prohibit animal transport during extreme weather conditions, especially when temperatures at the places of departure or destination or along the route are forecast to exceed 28° C or fall below 0° C, or when the wind is very strong;
Amendment 463 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
Paragraph 46
46. Recalls that the means of transport by road and sea for long journeys must be fitted with a temperature monitoring and recording system, as well as with a means of recording such data; regrets the lack of mandatory requirements for such systems in livestock vessels;
Amendment 463 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
Paragraph 46
46. Recalls that the means of transport by road and sea for long journeys must be fitted with a temperature monitoring and recording system, as well as with a means of recording such data; regrets the lack of mandatory requirements for such systems in livestock vessels;
Amendment 491 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 a (new)
Paragraph 48 a (new)
48a. Stresses the need to prohibit the transport of unweaned animals, such as calves that are just 14 days old, because it has been proven that it is impossible to meet the welfare requirements and needs of very young animals during transport;
Amendment 491 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 a (new)
Paragraph 48 a (new)
48a. Stresses the need to prohibit the transport of unweaned animals, such as calves that are just 14 days old, because it has been proven that it is impossible to meet the welfare requirements and needs of very young animals during transport;
Amendment 494 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 b (new)
Paragraph 48 b (new)
48b. Calls for pregnant females that are beyond the first third of the gestation period to be regarded as unfit for transport;
Amendment 494 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 b (new)
Paragraph 48 b (new)
48b. Calls for pregnant females that are beyond the first third of the gestation period to be regarded as unfit for transport;
Amendment 506 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50 a (new)
Paragraph 50 a (new)
50a. Highlights the special situation of shellfish, such as American and tropical lobsters, which are transported live to Europe by sea or air; notes that the mortality rate during such air transport can range from 2% to 3% for American lobsters and up to 5% to 8% for certain tropical lobsters;
Amendment 506 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50 a (new)
Paragraph 50 a (new)
50a. Highlights the special situation of shellfish, such as American and tropical lobsters, which are transported live to Europe by sea or air; notes that the mortality rate during such air transport can range from 2% to 3% for American lobsters and up to 5% to 8% for certain tropical lobsters;
Amendment 509 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50 a (new)
Paragraph 50 a (new)
50a. Recalls that to ensure improved animal welfare, the livestock or transport sectors require investment and research that are properly supported by specific funding;
Amendment 509 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50 a (new)
Paragraph 50 a (new)
50a. Recalls that to ensure improved animal welfare, the livestock or transport sectors require investment and research that are properly supported by specific funding;
Amendment 513 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50 b (new)
Paragraph 50 b (new)
50b. Stresses that the mortality rate of fish and shellfish imported into Europe must be reduced, as this is a waste in both food and environmental terms;
Amendment 513 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50 b (new)
Paragraph 50 b (new)
50b. Stresses that the mortality rate of fish and shellfish imported into Europe must be reduced, as this is a waste in both food and environmental terms;
Amendment 515 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50 c (new)
Paragraph 50 c (new)
50c. Stresses the need to ensure, during the transport of fish and shellfish: - water quality and respect for the fasting period essential to that quality; - the absence of diseases in the fish and shellfish; - the absence of injuries to the fish and shellfish;
Amendment 515 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50 c (new)
Paragraph 50 c (new)
50c. Stresses the need to ensure, during the transport of fish and shellfish: - water quality and respect for the fasting period essential to that quality; - the absence of diseases in the fish and shellfish; - the absence of injuries to the fish and shellfish;
Amendment 518 #
Amendment 518 #
Amendment 520 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50 e (new)
Paragraph 50 e (new)
50e. Emphasises that failure to comply with the regulation can result in the occurrence and spread of infectious animal diseases, given that the promiscuity inherent in transport can quickly spread disease;
Amendment 520 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50 e (new)
Paragraph 50 e (new)
50e. Emphasises that failure to comply with the regulation can result in the occurrence and spread of infectious animal diseases, given that the promiscuity inherent in transport can quickly spread disease;
Amendment 522 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50 f (new)
Paragraph 50 f (new)
50f. Notes that heat and humidity in livestock vessels promote the development of toxic fungi;
Amendment 522 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50 f (new)
Paragraph 50 f (new)
50f. Notes that heat and humidity in livestock vessels promote the development of toxic fungi;
Amendment 524 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50 g (new)
Paragraph 50 g (new)
50g. Stresses the need to develop harmonised procedures for approving transport and to take steps to prevent the spread of infectious animal diseases during transport, both within the Union and from third countries;
Amendment 524 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50 g (new)
Paragraph 50 g (new)
50g. Stresses the need to develop harmonised procedures for approving transport and to take steps to prevent the spread of infectious animal diseases during transport, both within the Union and from third countries;
Amendment 530 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52
Paragraph 52
52. Stresses the lack of clarity of the provisions in the Animal Transport Regulation on the identification of the organiser and the transporter, and on the suitability of the vessel and the preparedness and capability of the crew to ensure animal welfare, on the sea journey leg, particularly when the operation involves several consignments with different origins;
Amendment 530 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52
Paragraph 52
52. Stresses the lack of clarity of the provisions in the Animal Transport Regulation on the identification of the organiser and the transporter, and on the suitability of the vessel and the preparedness and capability of the crew to ensure animal welfare, on the sea journey leg, particularly when the operation involves several consignments with different origins;
Amendment 534 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53
Paragraph 53
53. Considers that the presence of a veterinarianone or more official veterinarians or other qualified personnel, in proportion to the number of animals transported, for the leg of the journey at sea to provide support for sick or injured animals on vessels constitutes good practicemust be made obligatory;
Amendment 534 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53
Paragraph 53
53. Considers that the presence of a veterinarianone or more official veterinarians or other qualified personnel, in proportion to the number of animals transported, for the leg of the journey at sea to provide support for sick or injured animals on vessels constitutes good practicemust be made obligatory;
Amendment 545 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 a (new)
Paragraph 53 a (new)
53a. Emphasises the need to promote mobile slaughterhouses, particularly in island and mountain areas, to reduce considerably the transport of live animals, particularly injured or end-of-career animals, and to encourage direct sales;
Amendment 545 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 a (new)
Paragraph 53 a (new)
53a. Emphasises the need to promote mobile slaughterhouses, particularly in island and mountain areas, to reduce considerably the transport of live animals, particularly injured or end-of-career animals, and to encourage direct sales;
Amendment 546 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 a (new)
Paragraph 53 a (new)
53a. Stresses the urgent need to strengthen monitoring of compliance with maritime safety standards by livestock vessels, in particular by enforcing the requirements laid down in Articles 20 and 21 of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005;
Amendment 546 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 a (new)
Paragraph 53 a (new)
53a. Stresses the urgent need to strengthen monitoring of compliance with maritime safety standards by livestock vessels, in particular by enforcing the requirements laid down in Articles 20 and 21 of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005;
Amendment 550 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 b (new)
Paragraph 53 b (new)
53b. Calls on the Member States to be more stringent in their vessel certification procedures;
Amendment 550 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 b (new)
Paragraph 53 b (new)
53b. Calls on the Member States to be more stringent in their vessel certification procedures;
Amendment 551 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 c (new)
Paragraph 53 c (new)
53c. Stresses the need to set up a blacklist of vessels unfit for the transport of live animals, so that a vessel prohibited by one Member State or third country cannot be approved by another Member State;
Amendment 551 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 c (new)
Paragraph 53 c (new)
53c. Stresses the need to set up a blacklist of vessels unfit for the transport of live animals, so that a vessel prohibited by one Member State or third country cannot be approved by another Member State;
Amendment 554 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 d (new)
Paragraph 53 d (new)
53d. Transport of live animals in the island and outermost regions
Amendment 554 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 d (new)
Paragraph 53 d (new)
53d. Transport of live animals in the island and outermost regions
Amendment 555 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 e (new)
Paragraph 53 e (new)
53e. Notes that the particularly difficult geographical situation of the island and outermost regions means that local rearing and short supply chains should be encouraged in order to reduce the journey time of animals;
Amendment 555 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 e (new)
Paragraph 53 e (new)
53e. Notes that the particularly difficult geographical situation of the island and outermost regions means that local rearing and short supply chains should be encouraged in order to reduce the journey time of animals;
Amendment 556 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 f (new)
Paragraph 53 f (new)
53f. Stresses the need to encourage mobile slaughterhouses in island territories, and particularly in the outermost regions; notes that using such mobile slaughterhouses considerably reduces the road and sea transport of live animals in those regions;
Amendment 556 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 f (new)
Paragraph 53 f (new)
53f. Stresses the need to encourage mobile slaughterhouses in island territories, and particularly in the outermost regions; notes that using such mobile slaughterhouses considerably reduces the road and sea transport of live animals in those regions;
Amendment 557 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 9
Subheading 9
Transport of live animals from and to third countries
Amendment 557 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 9
Subheading 9
Transport of live animals from and to third countries
Amendment 559 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54
Paragraph 54
54. Welcomes the Commission’s efforts to promote EU standards internationally, in the framework of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE); considers that the rules on the well- being of animals in third countries provide a much lower level of protection than the EU standards and regrets the fact that OIE standards are not sufficiently applied in third countries; considers that more effort must be made to avoid unfair competition with European companies and EU operators who observe stricter regulations than third countries;
Amendment 559 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54
Paragraph 54
54. Welcomes the Commission’s efforts to promote EU standards internationally, in the framework of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE); considers that the rules on the well- being of animals in third countries provide a much lower level of protection than the EU standards and regrets the fact that OIE standards are not sufficiently applied in third countries; considers that more effort must be made to avoid unfair competition with European companies and EU operators who observe stricter regulations than third countries;
Amendment 564 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54 a (new)
Paragraph 54 a (new)
54a. Stresses the need for the Union, in trade negotiations with third countries, to develop tariff and non-tariff barriers geared to the level of compliance with our animal welfare standards in order to reduce unfair competition;
Amendment 564 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54 a (new)
Paragraph 54 a (new)
54a. Stresses the need for the Union, in trade negotiations with third countries, to develop tariff and non-tariff barriers geared to the level of compliance with our animal welfare standards in order to reduce unfair competition;
Amendment 575 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 55 a (new)
Paragraph 55 a (new)
55a. Stresses that, in practice, animals no longer benefit from the protection afforded by Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 once they leave the Union’s territory; calls, therefore, on the Commission and the Member States to prohibit the transport of live animals to third countries whose animal transport, unloading and slaughter standards do not match those of the Union;
Amendment 575 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 55 a (new)
Paragraph 55 a (new)
55a. Stresses that, in practice, animals no longer benefit from the protection afforded by Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 once they leave the Union’s territory; calls, therefore, on the Commission and the Member States to prohibit the transport of live animals to third countries whose animal transport, unloading and slaughter standards do not match those of the Union;
Amendment 578 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 55 b (new)
Paragraph 55 b (new)
55b. Regrets, in particular, the fact that slaughter in certain third countries to which the EU sends animals entails extreme and prolonged suffering and regularly breaches the international standards on animal welfare; calls, therefore, on the Commission and the Member States to prohibit the export of live animals to third countries whose slaughter standards do not match those of the Union;
Amendment 578 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 55 b (new)
Paragraph 55 b (new)
55b. Regrets, in particular, the fact that slaughter in certain third countries to which the EU sends animals entails extreme and prolonged suffering and regularly breaches the international standards on animal welfare; calls, therefore, on the Commission and the Member States to prohibit the export of live animals to third countries whose slaughter standards do not match those of the Union;
Amendment 580 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 55 c (new)
Paragraph 55 c (new)
55c. Stresses the need for aid granted to third countries to be conditional upon respect for animal welfare in those countries, in terms of rearing, transport and slaughter; stresses, further, that the Union, in trade negotiations with third countries, must promote the same level of protection of animal welfare as in the European Union;
Amendment 580 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 55 c (new)
Paragraph 55 c (new)
55c. Stresses the need for aid granted to third countries to be conditional upon respect for animal welfare in those countries, in terms of rearing, transport and slaughter; stresses, further, that the Union, in trade negotiations with third countries, must promote the same level of protection of animal welfare as in the European Union;
Amendment 581 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 55 d (new)
Paragraph 55 d (new)
55d. Regrets the fact that many animals that die at sea are thrown overboard, often after having their ear tags cut off to prevent identification; stresses that exporting Member States should determine how many dead animals are dumped in the Mediterranean and identify those vessels that are responsible;
Amendment 581 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 55 d (new)
Paragraph 55 d (new)
55d. Regrets the fact that many animals that die at sea are thrown overboard, often after having their ear tags cut off to prevent identification; stresses that exporting Member States should determine how many dead animals are dumped in the Mediterranean and identify those vessels that are responsible;
Amendment 582 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 55 e (new)
Paragraph 55 e (new)
55e. Stresses that the border or port Member States, which are responsible for checking road vehicles and vessels heading for third countries, must penalise any infringements of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005, in particular the requirements laid down in Articles 20 and 21 of the regulation;
Amendment 582 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 55 e (new)
Paragraph 55 e (new)
55e. Stresses that the border or port Member States, which are responsible for checking road vehicles and vessels heading for third countries, must penalise any infringements of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005, in particular the requirements laid down in Articles 20 and 21 of the regulation;
Amendment 586 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 57
Paragraph 57
57. Stresses that inadequate journey planning in terms of administrative procedures, and lack of coordination with border posts, as well as an excessive bureaucratic burden, can create a cascade of delays at borders and ports, when a large number of trucks arrive at the port and all livestock needs to be loaded on board a single vessel; takes the view that a quickly and easily accessible European IT system for checks and data collection could help to reduce costs, bureaucratic burdens and delays;
Amendment 586 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 57
Paragraph 57
57. Stresses that inadequate journey planning in terms of administrative procedures, and lack of coordination with border posts, as well as an excessive bureaucratic burden, can create a cascade of delays at borders and ports, when a large number of trucks arrive at the port and all livestock needs to be loaded on board a single vessel; takes the view that a quickly and easily accessible European IT system for checks and data collection could help to reduce costs, bureaucratic burdens and delays;
Amendment 600 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 59
Paragraph 59
59. Agrees with the Commission that the presence of a qualifiedn official veterinarian or another qualified professional during loading for long journeys from and to non- EU countries constitutes good practice16; that should be made obligatory; _________________ 16 Final report of an audit carried out in the Netherlands from 20 February 2017 to 24 February 2017 in order to evaluate animal welfare during transport to non-EU countries, European Commission, Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety, 2017.
Amendment 600 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 59
Paragraph 59
59. Agrees with the Commission that the presence of a qualifiedn official veterinarian or another qualified professional during loading for long journeys from and to non- EU countries constitutes good practice16; that should be made obligatory; _________________ 16 Final report of an audit carried out in the Netherlands from 20 February 2017 to 24 February 2017 in order to evaluate animal welfare during transport to non-EU countries, European Commission, Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety, 2017.
Amendment 604 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 59 a (new)
Paragraph 59 a (new)
59a. Stresses the need to ensure that official veterinarians are present at the Union exit points, especially between Bulgaria and Turkey, in order to guarantee that the animal welfare standards are met, and especially to guarantee feeding, watering and rest periods;
Amendment 604 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 59 a (new)
Paragraph 59 a (new)
59a. Stresses the need to ensure that official veterinarians are present at the Union exit points, especially between Bulgaria and Turkey, in order to guarantee that the animal welfare standards are met, and especially to guarantee feeding, watering and rest periods;
Amendment 605 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 59 b (new)
Paragraph 59 b (new)
59b. Stresses the importance of inspecting all consignments headed for third countries during their loading; considers that the competent authorities of the Member States should particularly check that the provisions on floor area and headroom, good working order of ventilation and watering systems, and availability of food and litter to the animals are met;
Amendment 605 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 59 b (new)
Paragraph 59 b (new)
59b. Stresses the importance of inspecting all consignments headed for third countries during their loading; considers that the competent authorities of the Member States should particularly check that the provisions on floor area and headroom, good working order of ventilation and watering systems, and availability of food and litter to the animals are met;
Amendment 607 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 60 a (new)
Paragraph 60 a (new)
60a. Stresses that the border Member States and third countries are responsible for providing rest areas so that animals can be given the necessary care, with all staff qualified to quickly carry out health and customs checks at the borders; calls on the Commission to set up funding mechanisms so that such facilities can be developed;
Amendment 607 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 60 a (new)
Paragraph 60 a (new)
60a. Stresses that the border Member States and third countries are responsible for providing rest areas so that animals can be given the necessary care, with all staff qualified to quickly carry out health and customs checks at the borders; calls on the Commission to set up funding mechanisms so that such facilities can be developed;
Amendment 611 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 62
Paragraph 62
62. Notes that the competent authorities do not receive regular feedback from transport companies regarding the data recorded by livestock vehicle devices when they are outside the EU, and is aware that many transporters do not comply with the applicable EU rules after leaving the Union; takes the view that a European IT system for checks and data collection could help the competent authorities to obtain rapid access to all transport data;
Amendment 611 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 62
Paragraph 62
62. Notes that the competent authorities do not receive regular feedback from transport companies regarding the data recorded by livestock vehicle devices when they are outside the EU, and is aware that many transporters do not comply with the applicable EU rules after leaving the Union; takes the view that a European IT system for checks and data collection could help the competent authorities to obtain rapid access to all transport data;
Amendment 613 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 62 a (new)
Paragraph 62 a (new)
62a. Reiterates the importance of not validating journey logs where it is planned to use, for a 24-hour rest period in a third country, facilities that are not equivalent to those in the Union;
Amendment 613 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 62 a (new)
Paragraph 62 a (new)
62a. Reiterates the importance of not validating journey logs where it is planned to use, for a 24-hour rest period in a third country, facilities that are not equivalent to those in the Union;
Amendment 623 #
Amendment 623 #
Amendment 624 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 63 b (new)
Paragraph 63 b (new)
63b. Notes the need to encourage a transition to transporting meat or carcasses to third countries, rather than live animals, and to transporting sperm or embryos rather than breeding animals; calls on the Commission to set up funding mechanisms to facilitate this transition;
Amendment 624 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 63 b (new)
Paragraph 63 b (new)
63b. Notes the need to encourage a transition to transporting meat or carcasses to third countries, rather than live animals, and to transporting sperm or embryos rather than breeding animals; calls on the Commission to set up funding mechanisms to facilitate this transition;
Amendment 630 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 63 c (new)
Paragraph 63 c (new)
63c. Stresses the importance of developing local or mobile slaughterhouses that are economically viable, close to farms and evenly distributed from a geographical perspective;
Amendment 630 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 63 c (new)
Paragraph 63 c (new)
63c. Stresses the importance of developing local or mobile slaughterhouses that are economically viable, close to farms and evenly distributed from a geographical perspective;
Amendment 634 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 63 d (new)
Paragraph 63 d (new)
63d. Recognises that encouraging short marketing chains and direct sales will reduce long-distance transport;
Amendment 634 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 63 d (new)
Paragraph 63 d (new)
63d. Recognises that encouraging short marketing chains and direct sales will reduce long-distance transport;
Amendment 636 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 63 e (new)
Paragraph 63 e (new)
63e. Stresses the need for the Union, in trade negotiations with third countries, to negotiate with importing countries so that they reduce their customs duties on meat in order to disincentivise the transport of live animals;
Amendment 636 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 63 e (new)
Paragraph 63 e (new)
63e. Stresses the need for the Union, in trade negotiations with third countries, to negotiate with importing countries so that they reduce their customs duties on meat in order to disincentivise the transport of live animals;
Amendment 638 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 63 f (new)
Paragraph 63 f (new)
63f. Stresses the need for the Union and the Member States to fund equipment for exporting meat or carcasses, in particular refrigeration equipment;
Amendment 638 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 63 f (new)
Paragraph 63 f (new)
63f. Stresses the need for the Union and the Member States to fund equipment for exporting meat or carcasses, in particular refrigeration equipment;
Amendment 1 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that women account for 30 % of the technology workforce and 17 % of ICT specialists in Europe, and that the EU economy would be boosted by EUR 16 billion a year if women technology graduates followed through to digital jobs at the same rate as men; stresses, however, it is only natural that men and women should have differing preferences and that striving for strict parity in professions is counterproductive;
Amendment 7 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points out that women bring a different and constructive approach to the design, development and implementation of technologies;
Amendment 14 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights that gender equality is a core principle of the European Union and should be reflected in all EU policies; recalls that women’s participation in the digital economy is crucial to shaping a flourishing digital society and to boosting the EU’s digital internal market; stresses that women's participation must be voluntary and be encouraged by raising awareness of training and jobs in the digital economy and of the opportunities that they represent, rather than by pursuing ideological objectives;
Amendment 18 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to continue addressing the gender gap within the ICT sector and to establish policies to increase the participation of women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and AI, and to advocate measures in education and employment in the digital sector in order to achieve this; points out, however, that policies involving quotas or positive discrimination run counter to the principle of meritocracy and undermine the legitimacy of the categories of people to whom they apply; takes the view that measures of this kind should not be introduced;
Amendment 36 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that AI can significantly contribute to promoting gender equality, provided that an appropriate legal framework is developed, conscious and unconscious biases are eliminated and the principles of gender equality are respected; stresses the lack of diversity in the AI sector within teams of developers and engineers, and the importance of using sex- disaggregated data when developing products, AI standards, algorithms and applications;
Amendment 6 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
- having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child,
Amendment 11 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
— having regard to its resolution of 10 December 2013 on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR),
Amendment 18 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6
Citation 6
— having regard to the 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 Contraception Atlases, which rank access to contraception in geographical Europe and highlight inequalities across the continent and the fact that the unmet need for contraception in some parts of Europe has gone largely unnoticed,
Amendment 28 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9
Citation 9
Amendment 54 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 25
Citation 25
Amendment 58 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 26
Citation 26
Amendment 64 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 31
Citation 31
Amendment 69 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 34
Citation 34
Amendment 72 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 36
Citation 36
Amendment 74 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 36 a (new)
Citation 36 a (new)
- having regard to the FEMM committee decision to work against pro- life civil society organisations by pursuing an Initiative report on foreign funding of so-called anti-choice groups,
Amendment 95 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas sexual and reproductive health (SRH) is a state of physical, emotional, mental and social well-being in relation to all aspects of sexuality and reproduction, not merely the absence of dysfunction, infirmity or mortality, and whereas all individuals have a right to make decisions governing their bodies8 ; _________________ 8 Guttmacher-Lancet Commission, Executive Summary on sexual and reproductive health and rights, The Lancet, London, 2018, https://www.guttmacher.org/guttmacher- lancet-commission/accelerate-progress- executive-summary, sexuality and intimacy belong in the private sphere;
Amendment 98 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas both the Programme of Action of the ICPD in Cairo (1994) (in point 8.25 thereof) and the Platform of Action of the Fourth World Conference on Women’s Rights in Beijing (1995) clearly state that abortion should not be promoted as a family planning method1 b; _________________ 1b P7_TA(2013)0548
Amendment 101 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas both the ICPD Programme of Action (1994) and the Beijing Platform of Action (1995) call for states to reduce maternal mortality and provide more accessible, affordable and high-quality basic health services, with particular emphasis on medical care of mothers;
Amendment 109 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
Amendment 114 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) are based on the rights of all individuals to have their bodily integrity and personal autonomy respected; define their sexual orientation and gender identity; decide whether, with whom and when to be sexually active; decide whether, when and who to marry and when, whether and by what means to have a child or children, naturally or by legal means ensuring that the child, at the moment of conception, has a father and a mother; have access to the information and support necessary to achieve all of the above9; _________________ 9 Guttmacher-Lancet Commission, Executive Summary on sexual and reproductive health and rights, The Lancet, London, 2018, https://www.guttmacher.org/guttmacher- lancet-commission/accelerate-progress- executive-summary
Amendment 115 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) are based on the rights of all individuals to have their bodily integrity and personal autonomy respected; define their sexual orientation and gender identity; decide whether, with whom and when to be sexually active; decide whether, when and who to marry, in compliance with national legislation on marriage, and when, whether and by what means to have a child or children; have access to the information and support necessary to achieve all of the above9; _________________ 9 Guttmacher-Lancet Commission, Executive Summary on sexual and reproductive health and rights, The Lancet, London, 2018, https://www.guttmacher.org/guttmacher- lancet-commission/accelerate-progress- executive-summary
Amendment 117 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) are based on the rights of all individuals to have their bodily integrity and personal autonomy respected; define their sexual orientation and gender identity; decide whether, with whom and when to be sexually active; decide whether, when and who to marry and when, whether and by what means to have a child or children; have access to the information and support necessary to achieve all of the above9; _________________ 9 Guttmacher-Lancet Commission, Executive Summary on sexual and reproductive health and rights, The Lancet, London, 2018, https://www.guttmacher.org/guttmacher- lancet-commission/accelerate-progress- executive-summary
Amendment 119 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas having children is something that can be achieved only by a couple formed of a man and a woman, whether through natural or medically- assisted reproduction or by adoption;
Amendment 122 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
Amendment 125 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas so-called sexual and reproductive rights (SRR) are recognnot established as human rights in international and European human rights law10 ; _________________ 10Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Women’s sexual and reproductive health and rights in Europe, Council of Europe, Strasbourg, 2017, https://www.coe.int/en/web/commissioner/ women-s-sexual-and-reproductive-rights- in-europe.; whereas the right to integrity as enshrined in article 3 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights should not be subject to misleading interpretation;
Amendment 135 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
Amendment 138 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas violations of SRHRhealth constitute breaches of human rights, specifically the right to life, physical and mental integrity, equality, non- discrimination, health and education; whereas such violations of women’s SRHR are a form of violence against women and girls;
Amendment 140 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the right to information on these issues must be as comprehensive as possible, and whereas the French law known as the digital obstruction to abortion constitutes not only a violation of civil liberties but also an infringement of the right to information in this area;
Amendment 147 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas although the EU has some of the highest SHRH standards in the world, there are still challenges, a lack of access, gapslegitimate differences exist between Member States based on the wishes of sovereign peoples; whereas inequalities in this area for economic or geographic reasons within and inequalitiesdividual Member State should be avoided;
Amendment 148 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas although the EU has some of the highest SHRH standards in the world, there are still challenges, a lack of access, gaps and inequalities;
Amendment 152 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas SRHR challenges and obstacles include: a lack of access, denial of medical care based on personal beliefs, gender-based violence, gynaecological and obstetric violence, a lack of comprehensive sexuality education, denial of access to information/education, a lack of available contraception methods, limited access to medically assisted reproduction treatmentsgender-based violence, gynaecological and obstetric violence, denial of access to information/education, forced sterilisation, high rates of STIs and HIV, disparities in maternal mortality, high adolescent pregnancy rates, harmful gender stereotypes and practices such as female genital mutilation, early, forced and child marriages and honour killings;
Amendment 154 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas SRHR challenges and obstacles include: a lack of access, denial of medical care based on personal beliefs, gender-based violence, gynaecological and obstetric violence, a lack of comprehensive sexuality educationaccess to teaching about contraception and the risks of transmission of sexually transmitted diseases, denial of access to information/education, a lack of available contraception methods, limited access to medically assisted reproduction treatments, forced sterilisation, high rates of STIs and HIV, disparities in maternal mortality, high adolescent pregnancy rates, harmful gender stereotypes and practices such as female genital mutilation, early, forced and child marriages and honour killings;
Amendment 155 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas SRHR challenges and obstacles include: a lack of access, denial of medical care based on personal beliefs, gender-based violence, gynaecological and obstetric violence, a lack of comprehensive sexuality education, denial of access to information/education, a lack of available contraception methods, limited access to medically assisted reproduction treatments, forced sterilisation, high rates of STIs and HIV, disparities in maternal mortality, high adolescent pregnancy rates, harmful gender stereotypes and practices such as female genital mutilation, early, forced and child marriages, certificates of virginity, hymenoplasty under family pressure and honour killings;
Amendment 156 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas SRHR challenges and obstacles include: a lack of access, denial of medical care based on personal beliefsgrounds other than the doctors' conscience clause, gender-based violence, gynaecological and obstetric violence, a lack of comprehensive sexuality education, denial of access to information/education, a lack of available contraception methods, limited access to medically assisted reproduction treatments, forced sterilisation, high rates of STIs and HIV, disparities in maternal mortality, high adolescent pregnancy rates, harmful gender stereotypes and practices such as female genital mutilation, early, forced and child marriages and honour killings;
Amendment 157 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas SRHR challenges and obstacles include: a lack of access, denial of medical care based on personal beliefs, gender-based violence, gynaecological and obstetric violence, a lack of comprehensive sexuality education, denial of access to information/education, a lack of available contraception methods, limited access to medically assisted reproduction treatments, forced sterilisation, high rates of STIs and HIV, disparities in maternal mortality, high adolescent pregnancy rates, harmful gender stereotypes and practices such as female genital mutilation, early, forced and child marriages and honour killings;
Amendment 158 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas SRHR challenges and obstacles include: a lack of access, denial of medical care based on personal beliefs, gender-based violence, gynaecological and obstetric violence, a lack of comprehensive sexuality education, denial of access to information/education, a lack of available legal contraception methods in the Member State, limited access to medically assisted reproduction treatments, forced sterilisation, high rates of STIs and HIV, disparities in maternal mortality, high adolescent pregnancy rates, harmful gender stereotypes and practices such as female genital mutilation, early, forced and child marriages and honour killings;
Amendment 159 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas SRHR challenges and obstacles include: a lack of access, denial of medical care based on personal beliefs, gender-based violence, gynaecological and obstetric violence, a lack of comprehensive sexuality education, denial of access to information/education, a lack of available contraception methods, limited access to medically assisted reproduction treatments, forced sterilisation, high rates of STIs and HIV, disparities in maternal mortality, high adolescent pregnancy rates, harmful gender stereotypes and practices such as female genital mutilation, polygamy, early, forced and child marriages and honour killings;
Amendment 160 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas SRHR challenges and obstacles include: a lack of access, denial of medical care based on personal beliefs, gender-based violence, gynaecological and obstetric violence, a lack of comprehensive sexuality education, denial of access to information/education, a lack of available contraception methods, limited access to medically assisted reproduction treatments, forced sterilisation, high rates of STIs and HIV, disparities in maternal mortality, high adolescent pregnancy rates, harmful gender-based stereotypes and practices such as female genital mutilation, early, forced and child marriages and honour killings;
Amendment 167 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the unavailability of unbiased scientifically accurate information violates the rights of individuals to make informed choices about their own SRHR;
Amendment 174 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the essential package of SRH measures includes: comprehensive sexuality education; modern contraceptives; antenatal, childbirth and postnatal care; midwifery; obstetric and newborn care; safe and legal abortion services; the prevention and treatment of HIV and other STIs; services aimed at detecting, preventing and treating sexual and gender-based violence; treatment for reproductive cancers; and fertility services; for living, heterosexual couples of reproductive age;
Amendment 175 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the essential package of SRH measures includes: comprehensive sexuality educationaccess to teaching about contraception and the risks of transmission of sexually transmitted diseases; modern contraceptives; antenatal, childbirth and postnatal care; midwifery; obstetric and newborn care; safe and legal abortion services; the prevention and treatment of HIV and other STIs; services aimed at detecting, preventing and treating sexual and gender-based violence; treatment for reproductive cancers; and fertility services;
Amendment 178 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the essential package of SRH measures includes: comprehensive sexuality education; modern contraceptives; antenatal, childbirth and postnatal care; midwifery; obstetric and newborn care; safe and legal abortion services if permitted under national law; the prevention and treatment of HIV and other STIs; services aimed at detecting, preventing and treating sexual and gender- based violence; treatment for reproductive cancers; and fertility services;
Amendment 179 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the essential package of SRH measures includes: comprehensive sexuality education; modern contraceptives; antenatal, childbirth and postnatal care; midwifery; obstetric and newborn care; safe and legal abortion services where these are permitted under national legislation; the prevention and treatment of HIV and other STIs; services aimed at detecting, preventing and treating sexual and gender-based violence; treatment for reproductive cancers; and fertility services;
Amendment 186 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas comprehensive sexuality educationeducation about contraception and the risks of transmission of sexually transmitted diseases facilitates informed reproductive choices;
Amendment 191 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
Amendment 192 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
Amendment 198 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas, under Article 6 TFEU, in the area of protection and improvement of human health, the EU can only intervene to support, coordinate or supplement the actions of EU countries, and whereas Member States are therefore sovereign in this area;
Amendment 202 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas even when abortion is legally available, there are often barriers to accessing itit is till a traumatic experience for women and alternatives such as anonymous childbirth must be offered, without influencing a woman's choice one way or the other;
Amendment 204 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas even when abortion is legally available, there are often barriers to accessing itit is vital to ensure that all medical and healthcare staff are able to enjoy freedom of conscience;
Amendment 216 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
Amendment 219 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas SRHR issues are often instrumentalised by opponents of reproductive rights who appeal to national interests in order to achieve demographic objectives, thus contributing to the erosion of democracy and personal freedomfall within the competence of the Member States;
Amendment 222 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas medically-assisted reproduction should be restricted to sterile, living heterosexual couples of reproductive age;
Amendment 225 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M b (new)
Recital M b (new)
Mb. whereas surrogacy cannot under any circumstances be considered as forming part of sexual and reproductive rights;
Amendment 226 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
Amendment 232 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)
Recital N a (new)
Na. whereas freedom of opinion and expression and democratic debate are the basis of Member States’ democracies and no supranational body can impose policies in the area of sexual and reproductive rights on sovereign peoples and the democratically elected national governments that represent them, nor limit the right of expression in this area;
Amendment 235 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)
Recital N a (new)
Na. whereas the TFEU stipulates that the Union must fully respect the responsibility of the Member States for the content of teaching and the organisation of education systems;
Amendment 248 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 252 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls upon the EU, its bodies and agencies to support and promote access to SRHR services and calls upon the Member States to ensure access to a full range of SRHR, and to remove all barriers impeding full access to SRHRin order to ensure access to all available information and high health standards enabling people to lead satisfactory, responsible and safe sex lives and have the freedom to decide whether, when and how often to reproduce;
Amendment 253 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls upon the EU, its bodies and agencies to support and promote access to SRHR services and calls upon the Member States to ensure access to a full range ofnational SRHR, and to remove all barriers impeding fullsuch access to SRHR;
Amendment 279 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that all SRHR policies relating to SRHR should be founded on reliable and objective evidence from organisations such as WHO, other UN agencies and the Council of Europevidence;
Amendment 284 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 286 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 301 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls upon the Member States to establish effective strategies and monitoring programmes that guarantee access to a full range of SRHR serviceshigh standard of sexual and reproductive health;
Amendment 316 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that all medical interventions related to SRHRsexual and reproductive health must be undertaken with fully informed consent;
Amendment 330 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading a
Subheading a
Amendment 333 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 336 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Urges the Member States to ensure access to scientifically accurate and comprehensive sexuality education for all primary and secondary school children in line with WHO standardthat all adolescents have access to scientifically correct education on contraception and sexually transmitted diseases;
Amendment 337 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Urges the Member States to ensure access to scientifically accurate and comprehensive sexuality education for all primary and secondary school children in line with WHO standards;
Amendment 344 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 359 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls upon the Member States to ensure access to contraceptive methods, thereby safeguarding the fundamental right to health; stresses that abortion should only be used, where appropriate, as a last resort and that contraception should be encouraged to avoid the need for abortion;
Amendment 365 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 366 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 377 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Reaffirms that abortion must be a voluntary decision based on a woman’s request, given of her own free will, in accordance with medical standards based on WHO guidelines and calls upon the Member States to ensure access to safe and legal abortion; reaffirms that, in accordance with Article 6 TFEU, in the area of protection and improvement of human health, the EU can only intervene to support, coordinate or supplement the actions of EU countries and that Member States are therefore sovereign in the area of sexual and reproductive rights;
Amendment 381 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Reaffirmcalls that abortion must be a voluntary decision based on a woman’s request, given of her own free will, in accordance with medical standards based on WHO guidelines and calls upon the Member States to ensure access to safe and legal abortrelevant national provisions;
Amendment 382 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Amendment 385 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Recalls that the European Court of Human Rights has repeatedly stated that neither the European Convention on Human Rights nor any of the articles contained therein may be interpreted in such a way as to recognise the existence of a right to abortion;
Amendment 394 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 396 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Urges the Member States which so wish to regulate obstacles to legal abortion and recalls that they have a responsibility to ensure that women have access to the rights afforded to them by national law;
Amendment 402 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Stresses that abortion legislation must remain within the exclusive competence of the Member States;
Amendment 404 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Invites the Member States to review their national legal provisions on abortion and bring them in line with international human rights standards and regional best practices by ensuring that abortion at a woman’s request isRecalls that any measures or changes relating to abortion within the health system may only be determined at national or local legavel in early pregnancy and even beyond if the woman’s health or life is in dangeraccordance with national legislation;
Amendment 406 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Invites the Member States to review their national legal provisions on abortion and bring them in line with international human rights standards and regional best practices by ensuring that abortion at a woman’s request is legal in early pregnancy and even beyondRecalls that, in accordance with Article 6 TFEU, in the area of protection and improvement of human health, the EU can only intervene to support, coordinate or supplement the actions of EU countries, and that Member States are therefore sovereign ifn the woman’s health or life is in dangerarea of sexual and reproductive rights;
Amendment 425 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 456 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls upon the Member States to exercise their competence in SRHRsexual and reproductive health by striving to protect human rights, specifically the right to health, and implement a wide range of SRH services, ensuring that the principle of non- retrogression is respected;
Amendment 457 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls upon the Member States to exercise their competence in SRHR by striving to protect human rights, specifically the right of the child to have a father and a mother at the moment of conception, the right to health, and implement a wide range of SRH services, ensuring that the principle of non- retrogression is respected;
Amendment 458 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls upon the Member States to exercise their competence in SRHR by striving to protect human rights, specifically the right to health, and implement a wide range of SRH services, ensuring that the principle of non- retrogression is respected;
Amendment 468 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 472 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls upon the Commissioner for Democracy and Demography to take a human-rights-based approach to tackling demographic challenges, ensuring that every EU resident can fully realise their SRHR, and to confront those who instrumentalise SRHR in order to undermine EU values andto attack the sovereignty of the Member States and national democracy;
Amendment 475 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls upon the Commissioner for Health and Food Safety to promote and protect SRHR and to include them in the next EU public health strategy, while respecting the Member States' sovereignty in this area;
Amendment 476 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls upon the Commissioner for Health and Food Safety to promote and protect SRHR and to include them in the next EU public health strategysexual and reproductive health;
Amendment 478 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 488 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 499 #
2020/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls upon the Commission to strengthen its actions to counter the backlash againstall forms of discrimination concerning women’s rights;
Amendment 5 #
2020/2173(DEC)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas, according to Article 8 TFEU, the Union is to aim to eliminate inequalities, and to promote equality, between men and women, therebybut this provision does not establishing the principle of permanent gender mainstreaming;
Amendment 15 #
2020/2173(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) was established in order to contribute to and strengthen the promotion of gender equality between men and women in the Union;
Amendment 24 #
2020/2173(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. WelcomNotes the ongoing cooperation between the EIGE and the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM);
Amendment 1 #
2020/2140(DEC)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas gender equality is one of the values on which the European Union is founded and the Union is committed to promote gender mainstreaming in all of its actions ais enshrined in Article 8 TFEU;
Amendment 2 #
2020/2140(DEC)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas gender equality, with due regard for mutual differences, is one of the values on which the European Union is founded and the Union is committed to promote gender mainstreaming in all of its actions as enshrined in Article 8 TFEU;
Amendment 6 #
2020/2140(DEC)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
Amendment 16 #
2020/2140(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that women’s rights and a gender equality perspective should be integrated and ensured into all policy areas; reiterates therefore its call for the implementation of gender budgeting at all stages of the budgetary process;
Amendment 20 #
2020/2140(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that women’s rights and a gender equality perspectiveequality between men and women should be integrated and ensured into all policy areas; reiterates therefore its call for the implementation of gender budgeting at all stages of the budgetary process;
Amendment 23 #
2020/2140(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 29 #
2020/2140(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the fact that gender equality and mainstreaming has been introduced as one of the horizontal principles for Union funds in the new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2021-2027, stipulating that gender equality and gender mainstreaming will now be prioritised in the MFF;
Amendment 33 #
2020/2140(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 40 #
2020/2140(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to continue its efforts to strengthen the rule of law in the Union; welcomes the fact that the new MFF includes the rule of law conditionality for access to the Union funds.
Amendment 343 #
2020/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
Amendment 357 #
2020/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Regrets that many of the womenpeople with disabilities who depend on others for everyday care or support were unable to access their usual support networks or maintain physical distancing; calls on the Member States to ensure that these support networks are still accessible and adequately adapted to the circumstances;
Amendment 358 #
2020/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Invites the Member States to continue supporting migrant women and menenabling people meeting the criteria of asylum rights fixed by member states through access to critical healthcare during the crisis; highlights the need for refugee andasylum beneficiaries reception centres to take due account of women’s and girls’ needs in view of the known challenges of social distancing and maintaining hygiene, as well as their vulnerability to gender- based violence; recalls that these measures must not constitute an incentive to immigration and that migrants who do not meet the asylum criteria are entitled to leave the Member States territory;
Amendment 364 #
2020/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
Amendment 372 #
2020/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Emphasises the essential nature of support services for LGBTQI+ persons, including mental health support, peer support groups and support services for gender-baseddomestic or sexual violences;
Amendment 378 #
2020/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Deplores instances of xenophobic and racial discrimination and urges the Commission and the Member States to adopt an intersectional approach in their responses; notes that the Covid-19 crisis has no direct consequences on these problems.
Amendment 393 #
2020/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. WelcomesTake notes of the Team Europe package put forward by the Commission and stresses the need for a gender-sensitive equity approach in the allocation of these funds;
Amendment 13 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas animal welfare is a topic of growing interest for society as it becomes more sensitive to how animals are treated, and especially how they are farmed;
Amendment 17 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas a code adopted by Members of the Parliament of Wallonia that came into force on 1 January 2019 defines an animal as a sentient being, with feelings, emotions and even a certain level of consciousness;
Amendment 23 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the health and economic crisis has cost farmers dear;
Amendment 28 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas in Europe, the European Union began drawing up legislation on animal welfare following the adoption in 1976 of a general convention of the Council of Europe concerning all species of domestic animals;
Amendment 41 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A e (new)
Recital A e (new)
Ae. whereas there are conditions that humankind should provide animals with to ensure their welfare: • freedom from hunger, malnutrition and thirst: they must have access to water and an appropriate amount of food that meets the needs of their species; • freedom from fear and distress: the conditions in which they are reared must not cause them psychological suffering; • freedom from heat stress or physical discomfort: the animal must have a certain degree of physical comfort; • freedom from pain, injury and disease: the animal must not be hurt or injured through ill-treatment and it must receive treatment if it falls ill; • freedom to express normal patterns of behaviour: its environment must be a suitable one for its species;
Amendment 46 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A f (new)
Recital A f (new)
Amendment 49 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A g (new)
Recital A g (new)
Ag. whereas unfair competition in the farming sector from outside of the EU is one of the indirect causes of the deterioration in animals’ living conditions caused by the drive for profitability;
Amendment 52 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A h (new)
Recital A h (new)
Ah. whereas when the Suez Canal was blocked by the cargo ship Ever Given this forced many vessels to wait out at sea for several days. Ships carrying live animals were among these vessels; whereas such a situation is unacceptable for animals;
Amendment 53 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A i (new)
Recital A i (new)
Ai. whereas more than 2.8 million live cattle, sheep and goats were exported by sea from the EU Member States to countries in the Mediterranean region in 2018. This figure is made up of over 625 000 head of cattle and 2.2 million sheep and goats (56 % of them from Romania) that were shipped to countries such as Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, or Libya, according to an April 2020 report by the European Commission;
Amendment 58 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A k (new)
Recital A k (new)
Ak. whereas in 2016, the Directorate- General for Health and Food Safety consulted EU citizens to gather their opinions on animal welfare within the EU; whereas, too, 94 % of the EU citizens questioned were of the view that protecting the welfare of farm livestock is important; whereas, finally, 82 % of EU citizens were of the view that the welfare of farm livestock should be better protected than it is at present;
Amendment 84 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points out that the Member States should be able to prohibit the sale of products within their territory that they consider to be injurious to animal welfare, even if said products are authorised in other Member States;
Amendment 91 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Regrets that after having banned certain practices within its territory on animal welfare grounds, a Member State can be forced to accept in the name of the single market the marketing of foreign products that contravene this ban;
Amendment 93 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Calls on the Commission to make animal welfare a ground permitting derogation from the single market, as is the case for health, environment or consumer protection;
Amendment 94 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Regrets the decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union of 1 October 2020 in which the Court prevented the imposition by Member States of a mandatory label mentioning the geographical origin of milk; recalls that the mention of the geographic origin is conducive to better informing consumers and improving animal welfare, while ensuring farmers a better remuneration;
Amendment 96 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Calls therefore on the Commission to put forward an amendment to Regulation No 1169/2011, and its Articles 26, 38 and 39 in particular, in order to permit Member States to impose labelling mentioning the geographical origin of all foodstuffs;
Amendment 107 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the Council’s efforts to promote the development of an EU animal welfare label based on harmonised and technically substantiated criteria; and that does not jeopardise the competitiveness of the agricultural sector vis-à-vis third countries;
Amendment 120 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recalls that the Commission is preparing a future EU label; reiterates that this label has to cover the farming, transport and slaughter of the animals;
Amendment 121 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to bring in a mandatory label that will give consumers precise information on: – the farming method: intensive or extensive, with or without cages; – the transport method: by land or sea, over a short or long distance; –the slaughter method: with or without prior stunning;
Amendment 148 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Reiterates the importance of taking account of the upcoming findings of the ANIT Committee of Inquiry; stresses the good work being done in the ANIT Committee of Inquiry;
Amendment 155 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Points out that animal welfare also extends to the need to transport the animals; stresses that in certain cases the conditions in which they are transported do not ensure sufficient dignity;
Amendment 156 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Points out that an arsenal of laws in this field (live animal transport) already exists but that these are not enforced;
Amendment 157 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Points out that transport by sea, particularly when animals are exported outside the European Union, causes livestock terrible distress; points out that the animals are cooped up in crowed pens with not enough room to move around and must cope with the ship’s motion, a lack of ventilation, unsuitable drinking fixtures and also poor hygiene conditions as a result of insufficient litter facilities;
Amendment 158 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 e (new)
Paragraph 3 e (new)
3e. Points out also that Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 of 22 December 2004 on the protection of animals during transport considers the time spent in transport by sea to be a rest period;
Amendment 159 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 f (new)
Paragraph 3 f (new)
3f. Calls, therefore, on the Commission to recognise that transport by sea does not permit a genuine rest period for animals;
Amendment 160 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 g (new)
Paragraph 3 g (new)
3g. Calls also on the Commission to prohibit or restrict drastically the transport of animals by sea because of the difficulty, if not indeed the impossibility, of allowing animals to rest during the time, which may last for several weeks, that they are being transported by sea;
Amendment 161 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 h (new)
Paragraph 3 h (new)
3h. Calls, finally, on the Commission to draw up a blacklist of third countries where livestock is clearly ill-treated in order to prohibit the export of live animals to said countries;
Amendment 176 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Encourages a continuation of the policy of financial support for farmers as part of animal welfare improvement programmes;
Amendment 181 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls for targeted support to be set up that prioritises maintaining or even raising the current productivity of the farmers concerned;
Amendment 183 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Points out that castration of piglets to prevent the appearance of disagreeable odours when the meat is cooked is painful for the animal and costly for breeders;
Amendment 184 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Calls, therefore, on Member States to prohibit castration of piglets;
Amendment 185 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)
Paragraph 4 e (new)
4e. Calls also on the Commission to permit Member States to prohibit the import of products from pigs that have been castrated;
Amendment 186 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 f (new)
Paragraph 4 f (new)
4f. Recalls that intensive fur farming of animals such as mink continues in Europe; recalls that the conditions in which fur animals are farmed and slaughtered are cruel; recalls also in this regard that overcrowding and a lack of hygiene on these farms facilitates the development of zoonoses or diseases, as occurred with COVID-19;
Amendment 187 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 g (new)
Paragraph 4 g (new)
4g. Encourages Member States, therefore, to prohibit fur farming and the sale and import of products derived from these farms;
Amendment 188 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 h (new)
Paragraph 4 h (new)
4h. Points out that intensive farming is harmful to the environment and cares very little about animal welfare; points out that factory farms increase the risk of epidemics linked to the concentration of animals; points out also that products from intensive farming only offer a very low health and nutritional quality for consumers; points out, finally, that intensive farming constitutes harmful competition for the family farm model that shapes our landscapes;
Amendment 189 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 i (new)
Paragraph 4 i (new)
4i. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to turn their backs on this out-of-date model and promote instead small farms that care about animal welfare, the environment and consumers;
Amendment 190 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 j (new)
Paragraph 4 j (new)
4j. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to progressively ban caged and battery farming, in which 370 million animals are ill-treated every year in Europe; calls also in this regard on the Commission and the Member States to provide farmers using these farming methods with funding for alternative facilities;
Amendment 191 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 k (new)
Paragraph 4 k (new)
4k. Points out the many advantages of mobile slaughterhouses, as they: – eliminate the need for animal transport, one factor for ill-treatment owing to the length of the journeys, cramped and crowded conditions, and temperatures that are sometimes too high or, alternatively, too low; – replace traditional slaughterhouses which are closing and hence lie further and further away from farms, increasing still more animal transport times; – eliminate the ill-treatment sometimes noted in traditional slaughterhouses, such as ritual slaughter without prior stunning; – eliminate the risk of spreading diseases, including COVID-19, unlike in industrial slaughterhouses; – eliminate stress for animals as the farmer is there with them;
Amendment 192 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 l (new)
Paragraph 4 l (new)
4l. Calls, therefore, on the Commission to: – finance mobile slaughterhouses; – ensure the general public is better informed, for example by supporting labels established by local stakeholders;
Amendment 196 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that individual management practices often have a greater influence on animal welfare than rules alone; calls on the Commission to adopt a more output-oriented approach to future projectn approach to future projects that is more oriented to output and to feedback from consultations with professionals;
Amendment 216 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls for the deployment of any EU action to be conditional upon prior consultation with the professionals concerned;
Amendment 221 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Recalls that the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in a judgment of 17 December 2020 (Case C- 336/19) recognised the right of a Member State to require, in the context of ritual slaughter, ‘a reversible stunning procedure which cannot result in the animal’s death’;
Amendment 225 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Calls, therefore, on Member States to bring in legislation prohibiting slaughter without prior stunning, as in addition to causing a slow and dreadful death, this causes contamination by the intestinal bacteria Escherichia Coli to increase;
Amendment 230 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Calls also on the Commission to permit Member States to prohibit the import of products from animals slaughtered in another Member State or in a third country without prior stunning;
Amendment 232 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)
Paragraph 6 e (new)
6e. Points out that the Commission and Parliament consult the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) on a regular basis in order for the Authority to present scientific reports linked to animal welfare;
Amendment 234 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 f (new)
Paragraph 6 f (new)
6f. Notes, however, that many of the recommendations made by this Authority have not produced any action; notes thus that in the past 15 years various reports have concluded that the conditions in which rabbits, dairy cows, fish, cattle and sheep are farmed need to be regulated, without these recommendations giving rise to decision-making by the EU institutions.
Amendment 239 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 g (new)
Paragraph 6 g (new)
6g. Calls on the Commission to take account of past and future reports on the welfare of farmed animals by the European Food Safety Authority;
Amendment 242 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 h (new)
Paragraph 6 h (new)
6h. Welcomes initiatives opposing maceration of chicks; emphasises that approximately 300 million male chicks are killed every year in the European Union, at least 45 million of them in France;
Amendment 256 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 s (new)
Paragraph 6 s (new)
6s. Recalls that 80 % of horsemeat sold in France, a figure of 9 000 tonnes in 2019, is imported and that with no proper labelling to inform consumers, they mainly eat horsemeat imported from South America; points out that some farms have been designated ‘fields of horror’ because of the ill-treatment that pervades there; stresses that without checks, these abuses ultimately arrive on European soil through EU distribution chains;
Amendment 26 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the increase in global demand has aggravated shortages of medicines in the EU, undermining health services in the Member States and exposing patients to considerable risks; whereas these include the progression of the disease and/or worsening of symptoms, increased exposure to falsified medicines, medication errors or adverse events which occur when the missing medicine is replaced by another, avoidable transmission of infectious diseases and significant psychological distress; whereas the Member States have a duty to find swift and effective solutions through closer European integration;
Amendment 70 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas medicine shortages may lead to delays in the treatment of patients, the need to use alternative therapies that could be less effective and, accordingly, to adverse effects and even a danger to life where a shortage concerns vital medicines;
Amendment 89 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the loss of European sovereignty and independence in the health sector is linked to the relocation of production, with 40 % of medicinal end products marketed in the EU now originating in third countries; whereas the onlya way tof saveing money and maximising profit is to rely heavily on subcontractors to produce pharmaceutical raw materials in Asia, where labour costs and environmental standards are lower, with the result that 80 % of active ingredients are manufactured outside the EU, mainly in China and India;
Amendment 135 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas there are no price harmonisation arrangements tocurrent internal market rules facilitate ‘parallel exports’ to countriMember States where the medicine in question is more expensive; whereas, however, in a market economy, price planning is inconceivable;
Amendment 154 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas, in the absence of a regulatory authority, stockpiling in some Member States is leading to a market imbalancesome Member States, stockpiling can further contribute to actual medicine shortages;
Amendment 166 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
Amendment 185 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas health is not a commodity, and making it subject to internal market rules as if it were, has done nothing but discourage research and the production of new medicines, as well as promote the establishment of a parallel market in medicines and an oligopoly of multinationals;
Amendment 204 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the geostrategic imperative that the UnionMember States regain itstheir sovereignty and independence with regard to health care and secure itstheir supply of medicines and medical equipment;
Amendment 285 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take whatever action is needed to restore European health sovereigntythe medical and pharmaceutical self-sufficiency of the Union and local pharmaceutical manufacturing, giving priority to essential and strategic medicines; calls on the Commission to map out potential production sites in the EU;
Amendment 399 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that procurement procedures with only one successful tenderer may exacerbate vulnerability should supplies be disrupted; calls on the Commission and the Member States to introduce procurement procedures under which contracts may be awarded to a number of successful tenderers, in order to maintain market competition and reduce the risk of shortages, while guaranteeing high-quality and affordable treatment for patients;
Amendment 447 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses the importance of research and innovation, and calls for the establishment of a genuine European network, given that the price of relocation must not be a deterioration in the quality of medical research; calls for medical research to be encouraged in Europe, to support the relocation and renewed competitiveness of the sector;
Amendment 490 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recommends the introduction of centralised managementa European database to bring about greater transparency in the distribution chain and the creation of a European supply management unit tasked with developing a European strategy to prevent and resolve breaks in supplyan early warning system on shortages of existing and planned medicines to ensure that breaks in supply are better managed;
Amendment 530 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to develop European health strategies on the basis of a common basket of drugs for the treatment of cancer and infections whose prices are harmonisedtailored to the purchasing power of each Member State, in a bid to counter recurrent shortages and ensure that patients have access to treatment;
Amendment 544 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to create, as part of the ‘RescEU’ mechanism, a European contingencystrategic reserve of medicines of strategic importance for health care, supplies of which are critical, along the lines of the ‘RescEU’ mechanism, in order to alleviate shortages outside crisis permajor therapeutic importance and at high risk of shortage, to act as a contingency stock for Member States in critical situatiodns;
Amendment 566 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to adopt a joint definition of ‘medicines of strategic importance for health carmajor therapeutic importance’ and of ‘criticality’, emphasising the value of these medicines for public health, the lack of alternatives and the vulnerability of the production chain; calls for a European regulatory authority to be designated to carry out the task of setting quotas for the allocation of medicines from that reserve to the Member States;
Amendment 590 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission and Member States to develop innovative and coordinated strategies and to step up exchanges of good practice in the area of stock management; considers that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) could be designated as the regulatory authority tasked with preventing shortages of essential medicines, with a correspondingly wider remit and more staffat no additional cost to the Union budget;
Amendment 655 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to set up an innovative centralised digital platform, which can be consulted by the public, for sharing information provided by national agencies and all stakeholders regarding shortages of medicines and medical equipment; welcomes the introduction by the EMA of the SPOC and i-SPOC systems; calls for existing information systems to be improved so as to provide a clear overview of difficulties, shortages and requirements in each Member State, with a view to preventing stockpiling;
Amendment 696 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls for the paper information notice to be supplemented by an electronic information notice to be drawn up in all the official Union languages for every medicine on the EU marketsold in the Union itself, in order to facilitate sales of medicines between Member States; recommends the provision of more comprehensive information on the origin of medicines;
Amendment 709 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Stresses the need to use state-of- the-art track-and-trace systems and technologies for medicines, from when the active ingredients are produced, in order to improve the reliability of the entire production, packaging and distribution chain and ensure a high quality of medicines;
Amendment 734 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Takes the view that the introduction of stress tests by the Member States to assess the resilience of respective health systems in emergencies would provide an effective means of countering shortages in the event of pandemics and of identifying structural risk factors which go to create shortages;
Amendment 1 #
2020/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
Amendment 7 #
2020/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the issue of climate change must be considered in all its aspects and from a scientific perspective, Parliament should prioritise interventions and opinions of eminent scientists rather than media personalities alone, whose competencies in this field are questionable, particularly at the height of the COVID-19 crisis;
Amendment 10 #
2020/2042(INI)
B. whereas climate change has a greater destructive impact on the countries least responsible for global warming; whereas women are more affected by climate change, face higher risks and bear greater burdens for various reasons, ranging from unequal access to resources, education, job opportunities and land rights, to existing social and cultural norms and to their intersectional experiences of discrimination, reducing their ability to protect themselves against the impacts of climate changeand whereas in these countries women are, at times, more affected by the inequalities;
Amendment 30 #
2020/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises that gender equality is a catalyst for sustainable development and a prerequisite for the management of climate challenges; calls for the EU and its Member States to include gender analysis and budgeting in development cooperation polices and all instruments supporting climate change adaptation and resilience in developing countrinot an issue linked in particular to sustainable development or the management of climate challenges;
Amendment 41 #
2020/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 49 #
2020/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 56 #
2020/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the European Parliament to devote its efforts, particularly financial efforts, to climate change, scientific research and the development of carbon- free, non-intermittent energy through the design and manufacture of their means of production in Europe;
Amendment 61 #
2020/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 70 #
2020/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas violence against women and other forms of gender-based violence are widespread in the Union and are to be understood as an extreme form of discrimination; whereas gender-based violence is rooted in the unequal distribution of power between women and men, in sexism and gender stereotypes, which have led to domination over and discrimination against women by men;
Amendment 78 #
2020/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the expansion in Europe of radical Islam, which leads to women being considered inferior to men, contributes to the aggravation of violence against women, including cyberviolence, as demonstrated in France in the Mila case;
Amendment 81 #
2020/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas complementarity between men and women, accompanied by mutual respect, is the best safeguard against the rise of gender-based violence;
Amendment 133 #
2020/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas women can be targeted by cyberviolence either individually or as members of a specific community; whereas intersectional forms of discrimination can exacerbate the consequences of gender-based cyberviolencecollectively;
Amendment 183 #
2020/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. WelcomNotes the Union’s Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025 put forward by the Commission as a tool to combat violence against women and gender-based violence and to tackle the root causes of it;
Amendment 191 #
2020/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the COVID-19 pandemic has increased the risk of domestic violence and abuse because victims are forced to spend more time with perpetrators and they tend to be more isolated from support networks; calls on Member States to diversify the places, such as pharmacies, where women can raise an alarm about violence to which they are being subjected, and to increase the assistance they offer through shelters, helplines and support services to protect victims and facilitate the reporting of gender-based violence;
Amendment 193 #
2020/2035(INL)
3. Stresses that the COVID-19 pandemic has increased the risk of domestic violence and abuse because victims are forced to spend more time with perpetrators and they tend to be more isolated from support networks; calls on Member States to increase the assistance they offer through shelters, helplines, electronic tagging and support services to protect victims and facilitate the reporting of gender-based violence;
Amendment 218 #
2020/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Member States to promote awareness raising, to implement national criminal justice laws and specific policies and programmes to prevent all forms of cyberviolence, particularly gender-based cyberviolence, and to fight against impunity for those who commit such acts;
Amendment 258 #
2020/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines that gender-based cyberviolence generates psychological, social and economic consequences;
Amendment 286 #
2020/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Recalls that gender stereotypes are at the core of gender discrimination and are one of the main barriers tocan restrict the entry of women and girls in the ICT and digital fields; stresses the need to tackle the gender gap in the ICT sector through education, and awareness-raising campaigns and the promotion ofto improve the representation of women in the sector, without using so- called positive discrimination or quotas;
Amendment 305 #
2020/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Recalls that young people with easy access to the internet but whose parents lack internet skills or have a lax attitude to internet use are the first to fall victim to online harassment, but may also potentially become perpetrators as they have a feeling of impunity online; calls on the Member States to take measures in the area of digital education, to raise awareness of the consequences of harassment and the penalties incurred, and to inform potential victims of their rights and the possibilities to seek help;
Amendment 313 #
2020/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 328 #
2020/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Amendment 112 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the importance of the funding of the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) and Internal Security Fund (ISF) programmes to ccontinuing to finance the fight against THB with European funds; notes that this funding must not result in any reductiont inue to be used for projects tackling THB, as well as using other available instruments the resources earmarked for tackling illegal immigration;
Amendment 125 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that between 15% and 30% of patients on organ donor waiting lists die before they receive a transplant; points out that criminal organisations exploit this problem and the vulnerability of people living in extreme poverty in order to encourage them to sell their organs; notes that this type of trafficking is one of the most heinous aspects of THB;
Amendment 131 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Urges the Commission and the Member States to ensure differentiation between trafficking and smuggling, which require different responses in law; highlights that the confusion between them often leads to failings in correctly identifying victims and in ensuring that they can access protection measures and avoid secondary victimisation; points out that THB should also be punished harshly;
Amendment 147 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Points out that knowingly hiring people in vulnerable situations and paying them less than the legal minimum or making them work under unacceptable working conditions, with a view to maximising profits, is a form of THB; notes that this particularly affects men who are exploited in manual sectors;
Amendment 230 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Highlights that sexual exploitation remains the most prevalent form of trafficking in the EU since 2008, as 60% of victims are trafficked for sexual exploitation; notes that more than 90% of these victims are women and girls, and that more than 70% of traffickers are male; points out, too, that many of those responsible are from non-EU countries;
Amendment 263 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to prioritise the prevention of the crime of trafficking for sexual exploitation, including through adopting measures and programmes to discourage and reduce demandpimping, and calls on the Member States to include the use of the services of victims of trafficking as a criminal offence in their national statutes, as recommended by Article 8 of the Anti-Trafficking Directive and reiterated by the Commission in 201819; _________________ 19Second progress report on the implementation of the Directive, COM(2018)0777, p. 6.
Amendment 276 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Is concerned about the development of paedophile and female trafficking rings in the form of community gangs, as in the gang rape cases in Telford, Rotherham and Oulu; calls on the Commission and the Member States to dismantle these rings and to expel the guilty foreigners from their territories after their sentences;
Amendment 327 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Reiterates that asylum seekers, refugees and migrants are particularly vulnerabthe best way to tackle tohe trafficking and that special attention should be given to the trafficking of women, children and other vulnerable groups; highlights that there are vulnerabilities and risks at the different stages in the migration process prior to migration itself, en route to the EU, at the destination and on return22; _________________ 22European implementation assessment – ‘Implementation of Directive 2011/36/EU: Migration and gender issues’, Directorate-General for Parliamentary Research, Ex-Post Evaluation Unit, 15 September 2020, p. 50.smuggling of human beings is to have zero tolerance for illegal immigration and smuggling rings, like the ‘No Way’ programme successfully introduced by the Australian Government in 2014;
Amendment 334 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 338 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 345 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Member States to step up their efforts to early identify potential victims, in particular within migration flows and hotspots; calls on the Member States to provide adequate resources for specialised facilities for unaccompanied minors and female victims of traffickingthe identification of unaccompanied minors through medical tests and victims of trafficking; calls for illegal immigrants who do not meet either these criteria or the asylum criteria to be deported;
Amendment 358 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 399 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Notes that children in migration, and, in particular, unaccompanied migrant children, continue to be at higher risk of trafficking and exploitation along migration routes en route to and within the EU; points out, however, that many supposed ‘unaccompanied minors’ are actually adults whose goal is economic immigration;
Amendment 407 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Calls on the Member States to stop being deceived by the concept of ‘unaccompanied minors’, to systematically carry out medical tests to determine the age of these illegal immigrants and to deport those who are not minors to their country of origin or provenance;
Amendment 483 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Emphasises the importance of a coherent approach to improve the identification of potential victims in the context of migration flows and in the hotspots, of improving access toCalls for asylum procedures and of ensurto be examined ing their complementarity with the procedures related to trafficking; calls on the Commission to assess the implementation of the Anti-Trafficking Diuntry of origin, not the prospective recteive and to come forward with proposals to revise iting country;
Amendment 490 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
Amendment 506 #
2020/2029(INI)
37a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote organ donation in order to reduce the gap between organ transplant supply and demand, which leads to heinous forms of THB via ‘transplant tourism’;
Amendment 509 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 b (new)
Paragraph 37 b (new)
37b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to raise awareness in countries of emigration, and among women and girls in those countries as well as their parents, of the risks of sexual exploitation associated with migration to Europe;
Amendment 511 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 c (new)
Paragraph 37 c (new)
37c. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to identify any third countries that are complicit in THB, and to adapt their diplomatic and trade relations accordingly;
Amendment 3 #
2020/2017(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas gender equality and respect for difference is a core principle of the European Union enshrined in the Treaties, and should be reflected in all EU policies, not least in education, culture and the audiovisual;
Amendment 5 #
2020/2017(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas gender equality is a core principle of the European Union enshrined in the Treaties, and should be reflected in all EU policies, not least in education, culture and the audiovisual;
Amendment 8 #
2020/2017(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
Amendment 14 #
2020/2017(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
Amendment 21 #
2020/2017(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas AI should not be used to influence in any way opinions, perceptions or the exercise of free will by individuals;
Amendment 24 #
2020/2017(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas women are significantly underrepresented in the AI sectors, either as creators or consumers; whereas the full potential of women’s skills, knowledge and qualifications in the digital, AI and ICT (information, communication and technology) fields can contribute to boosting the European economy; whereas globally only 22 % of AI professionals are female; whereas in the lack of women in AI development not only increases the risk of bias, but also deprives the EU of talent, vision and resources, and is therefore an obstacle to innovationarea of AI, as in all sectors of activity, the number of women involved must not constitute a key analytical criterion, given that it simply reflects women's own choices;
Amendment 35 #
2020/2017(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that AI has great potential to promote gender equality provided that conscious and unconscious bias are eliminated; stresses the need for AI to respect the principles and values of equality and non- discrimination between women and men; stresses, further, the importance of a risk- based approach and of continuous monitoring of existing and new algorithms; emphasises that the latter must not, on any account and in any way, undermine freedoms and the exercise of free will;
Amendment 38 #
2020/2017(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Takes the view that AI must serve users and should not on any account be used to alter individuals' perceptions, ways of thinking or exercise of free will in any way;
Amendment 44 #
2020/2017(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for policies targeted at increasing the participation of women in the fields related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and AI, and the adoption of a multi-level approach to address the gender gap in all levels of education and employment in the digital sector, while respecting the different choices that men and women make;
Amendment 51 #
2020/2017(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission and Member States to take into account AI from a gender perspective when developing policy and legislation, and, if necessary, adapt current legislation, including EU programmes;
Amendment 60 #
2020/2017(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission and Member States to devise policy measures that fully incorporate the gender dimension, such as awareness-raising campaigns, training and curricula, which should provide information to citizens on how algorithms operate, and their impact on citizens’ daily lives;
Amendment 66 #
2020/2017(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights the importance of the development and deployment of AI applications in the educational, cultural and audiovisual sectors in collecting more accurate and sex-disaggregated data, and applying modern machine learning de- biasing techniques, if needed, to correct stereotype gender bias, which may have negative impacts;
Amendment 73 #
2020/2017(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the need for diverse teams of developers and engineers working alongside the main actors in the educational, cultural and audiovisual sector in order to prevent gender and cultural bias being inadvertently included in AI algorithms, systems and applications.at the freedom to work and undertake training must not be restricted by binding employment policies, such as mandatory quotas based on criteria such as gender;
Amendment 142 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes that the proliferation of certifications and labels makes the information unreadable for the vast majority of consumers; stresses that an obligation to provide information and the harmonisation of this obligation should therefore be considered;
Amendment 151 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls its resolution of 15 January 2020 on the European Green Deal, and its demand to the Commission to present, without delay, a proposal for a European legal framework based on due diligence to ensure sustainable and deforestation-free supply chains for products placed on the Union market, with a particular focus on tackling the main drivers of imported deforestation and instead encouraging local production and imports that do not create deforestation abroad;
Amendment 273 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. stresses that an economic model based entirely on free trade is not ecologically sustainable; points out the ecological importance of limiting imports of products that can be produced, or for which substitutes can be produced, within the Union with a small carbon footprint and on the basis of effective standards, the application of which can be monitored; points out that it is desirable to encourage the production of endemic oil seeds and protein crops within the Union, rather than importing them and actually contributing to deforestation; stresses that the EU is capable of ensuring its self- sufficiency in meat and that imports of meat from outside Europe should be strictly limited, which will curb the expansion of mono-cropping for livestock feed and the encroachment of pasture land onto forest zones;
Amendment 351 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4
The proposal should cover all commodities that are most frequently associated with deforestation, natural forest degradation, and natural ecosystem conversion and degradation. These commodities should be listed in an annex to the proposal and comprise at least palm oil, soy, meat, leather, cocoa, coffee, rubber, and maize, coconut and its derivatives, paper and pulp, and biofuels and all intermediate or final products that are derived from these commodities, and products that contain these commodities. In the event that the derived products contain input from more than one commodity covered by the proposal, due diligence should be performed with respect to each of these commodities. Commodities covered by Regulation (EU) No 995/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council2 (‘the EU Timber Regulation’) should be integrated into the scope of the proposal within three years from the date of entry into force of the proposal. _________________ 2 Regulation (EU) No 995/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 October 2010 laying down the obligations of operators who place timber and timber products on the market Text with EEA relevance (OJ L 295, 12.11.2010, p. 23).
Amendment 394 #
2020/2006(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.2 – paragraph 2
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.2 – paragraph 2
For that purpose, FERCs placed on the Union market, in raw form or as products derived from or containing such commodities, should not be harvested, extracted or produced from land that had the status on 1 January 2008 of natural forest or natural ecosystem, in accordance with the definition laid down in Section 3.3 “Definitions”, and still has that status, but where the land has been subject to changes amounting to degradation. It should only be legally possible to place on the Union market a commodity that has been harvested, extracted or produced in compliance with conservation objectives and it did not lead to the loss or degradation of ecosystem functions on or adjacent to the land from which it was harvested, extracted or produced. It should also be ensured that the land used has not recently undergone a change of use that has resulted in other crops being transferred to land that had the status of forest or natural ecosystem on 1 January 2008. The Global Forest Watch tool could be used for this purpose.
Amendment 292 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) Some non-rechargeable batteries of general use may imply an inefficient use of resources and energy. Objective requirements regarding the performance and durability of such batteries should be established in order to ensure that fewer low performing non-rechargeable portable batteries of general use are placed on the market, in particular, where, based on a life cycle assessment, the alternative use of rechargeable batteries would result in overall environmental benefits. Requirements should be established phasing out non-rechargeable portable batteries of general use in the medium term and the transition of the companies manufacturing them in Europe to production of rechargeable batteries should be managed in such a way as to avoid dependence on output from third countries and to preserve the jobs and know-how of European companies in the sector.
Amendment 296 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) In order to ensure that portable batteries incorporated into appliances are subject to proper separate collection, treatment and high quality recycling once they have become waste, provisions to ensure their removability and replaceability in such appliances are necessary. Used batteries should also be replaceable so as to prolong the expected lifetime of the appliances they are part of. Measures should be taken in this context to promote their interoperability. The general provisions of this Regulation may be complemented with requirements set up for particular products powered by batteries under implementing measures under Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council33 . Where other Union legislation lays down more specific requirements, for safety reasons, regarding the removal of batteries from products (e.g. toys), those specific rules should apply. __________________ 33Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for energy-related products (OJ L 285, 31.10.2009, p. 10).
Amendment 306 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) Information about the performance of batteries is essential to ensure that end- users as consumers are well and timely informed and in particular that they have a common basis to compare different batteries before making their purchase. Therefore, portable batteries of general use and automotive batteries should be marked with a label containing the information on their minimum average duration when used in specific applications. Additionally, it is important to guide the end-user to discard waste batteries in an appropriate way. With a view to greatly increasing the recovery rate of portable batteries of general use, portable batteries and automotive batteries, arrangements should be explored linked to introducing a deposit fee prior to placing these products on the consumer market.
Amendment 430 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 56 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 56 a (new)
(56a) ‘deposit fee:’ additional fee payable by the consumer on a battery at the time of purchase and repaid to the consumer upon the return of the battery to a designated collection point (waste disposal centre, vendor, etc.) at the end of its useful life;
Amendment 677 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. By 31 December 20230, the Commission shall assess the feasibility of measures to phase out the use of non- rechargeable portable batteries of general use in view of minimising their environmental impact based on the life cycle assessment methodology. To that end, the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council and consider taking the appropriate measures, including the adoption of legislative proposals.
Amendment 754 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. By 31 December 2025, the Commission shall assess the feasibility of measures to facilitate, and gradually make mandatory, the interoperability of portable batteries. To that end, the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council and consider taking the appropriate measures, including the adoption of legislative proposals.
Amendment 755 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. By 31 December 2023, the Commission shall assess the feasibility of measures to introduce a ‘deposit rate’ for non-rechargeable portable batteries of general use when they are placed on the market. To that end, the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council and consider taking the appropriate measures, including the adoption of legislative proposals.
Amendment 1004 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 48 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) 675 % by 31 December 2025;
Amendment 1007 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 4 – point c
Article 48 – paragraph 4 – point c
(c) 790 % by 31 December 2030; following the introduction of a ‘deposit rate’ scheme.
Amendment 1034 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 49 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. By 31 December 2023, the Commission shall assess the feasibility of measures to introduce a ‘deposit rate’ for automotive batteries when they are placed on the market. To that end, the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council and consider taking the appropriate measures, including the adoption of legislative proposals.
Amendment 1063 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 55 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) 675 % by 31 December 2025;
Amendment 1064 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 55 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) 790 % by 31 December 2030;, following the introduction of a ‘deposit rate’ scheme.
Amendment 1411 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex XII – Part B – point 1 – point b
Annex XII – Part B – point 1 – point b
(b) recycling of 6570 % by average weight of lithium-based batteries;
Amendment 1415 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex XII – Part B – point 2 – point b
Annex XII – Part B – point 2 – point b
(b) recycling of 780 % by average weight of lithium-based batteries.
Amendment 1425 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex XII – Part C – point 1 – point d
Annex XII – Part C – point 1 – point d
(d) 350 % for lithium;
Amendment 1433 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex XII – Part C – point 2 – point d
Annex XII – Part C – point 2 – point d
(d) 790 % for lithium;
Amendment 59 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) Legal and illegal immigration pushes wages down for workers, especially those who are minimum-wage earners or are low-paid, a category in which women and young and low-skilled workers are overrepresented. Regularising irregular workers 'through work' - which is what some Member States do - should end.
Amendment 76 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) The free-trade policies favoured by the Commission have brought about social dumping and promoted the posting of workers and relocation within the single market. These harmful policies have encouraged the employment of workers on low pay or minimum wages in low-cost countries. Low-paid workers and minimum-wage earners in European countries with the highest social standards - most notably young people, the least qualified and women - are the first victims of those policies.
Amendment 77 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 b (new)
Recital 12 b (new)
(12b) The free-trade policies favoured by the Commission and the free-trade agreements concluded by the European Union have led to the removal of almost all customs barriers. These policies have created unfair competition between European firms, low-paid workers and minimum-wage earners, and workers around the world. While inadequate and insufficient pay in the EU should be tackled, putting an end to free-trade policies that promote global social dumping is a prerequisite for improving working conditions and pay for Europeans, most notably for the low-paid, a category in which women are overrepresented.
Amendment 102 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) Member States should aim to improve pay for formal carers, in particular through collective agreements, and to enhance the status of informal carers.
Amendment 121 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 23 a (new)
Recital 23 a (new)
(23a) Member States should strengthen their systems for combating illegal or undeclared work and increase the penalties for such practices, which, on the labour market, are harmful to the low- paid and to minimum-wage earners, most notably women and young people. Furthermore, those employed in such circumstances are themselves victims.
Amendment 122 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 23 b (new)
Recital 23 b (new)
(23b) Member States should strengthen their systems for combatting the employment of illegal workers. This practice is harmful, on the labour market, to the low-paid and to minimum-wage earners, most notably women and young people. The employment of illegal workers, which amounts to human trafficking, should be particularly heavily penalised.
Amendment 131 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) The reforms and measures adopted by the Member States to promote adequate minimum wage protection of workers, while being steps in the right direction, have not been comprehensive and systematic. Moreover, individual countries may be little inclined to improve the adequacy and coverage of minimum wages because of the perception that this could negatively affect their external cost competitiveness. Some of those countries are against measures, such as a minimum wage, which would restrict the social dumping practices that the EU allows them to engage in through the single market. Since the objectives of this Directive cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States, but can rather, by reason of their scale and effects, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on the European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Directive does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives.
Amendment 139 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 29 a (new)
Recital 29 a (new)
(29a) The aim of this Directive should be to combat social dumping and not to bring about a European convergence of minimum wages.
Amendment 202 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Member States with statutory minimum wages shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the setting and updating of statutory minimum wages are guided by criteria set to promote adequacy with the aim to achieve decent working and living conditions, and social cohesion and upwardensure that convergence is upward only. Member States shall define those criteria in accordance with their national practices, either in relevant national legislation, in decisions of the competent bodies or in tripartite agreements. The criteria shall be defined in a stable and clear way.
Amendment 231 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may allow different rates of statutory minimum wage for specific groups of workers. Member States shall keep these variations to a minimum, and ensure that any variation is non- discriminatory, non-gender-related, proportionate, limited in time if relevant, and objectively and reasonably justified by a legitimate aim.
Amendment 285 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Member States shall provide for dissuasive penalties against private individuals, authorities or undertakings that engage in practices involving work that is undeclared or underpaid or has no social protection, or that employ illegal workers.
Amendment 291 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. This Directive shall not constitute valid grounds for reducingbe accompanied by provisions preventing reduction of the general level of protection already afforded to workers within Member States.
Amendment 89 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) According to the EEA report ‘The European environment – state and outlook 2020, Knowledge for transition to a sustainable Europe’ (‘SOER 2020’), 2020 represents a unique window ofthere is a unique opportunity for the Union in the next decade to show leadership on sustainability and to faceby addressing the urgent sustainability challenges requiring systemic solutions. As stated in SOER 2020, the changes in the global climate and ecosystems observed since the 1950s are unprecedented over decades to millennia. The global population has tripled since 1950, while the population living in cities has quadrupled. With the current growth model, environmental pressures are expected to increase further, causing direct and indirect harmful effects on human health and well-being. This is especially true for ththat can only be met by means of a change of model and by calling into question free trade. As stated in SOER 2020, one of the most important factors underlying one of Europe’s environmental and sustainability challenges is that they are inextricably linked to economic activities (free trade) and certain lifestyles, in particular the societal systems that provide Europeans with necessities such as goods, energy and mobility. Ensuring policy coherence with, and full implementation of, existing environmental policies would take Europe a long way to achieving its environmental goals up to 2030. SOER 2020 concludes, in addition, that the 2050 vision of ‘living well, within the limits of our planet’ cannot be achieved by continuing to promote sectors with the highest environmental impact – food, mobility, energy as well as infrastructure and buildingonomic growth whilst seeking to manage harmful side effects with environmental and social policy tools.
Amendment 98 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) On 28 November 2019, the European Parliament adopted a resolution declaring a climate and environment emergency in Europe and globally, and urged the new Commission to take fast and important action, including by addressing inconsistencies in current Union policies on the climate and environment emergency, in particular through a far-reaching reform of its agricultural, trade, transport, energy and infrastructure investment policies and by not contributing to biodiversity loss.
Amendment 101 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The European Commission responded to the challenges identified in the SOER 2020 by adopting the European Green Deal25: a new growth strategy for the twin green and digital transition that aims to transform the Union into a fair and prosperous society, with a competitive, climate-neutral and resource-efficient economy. However, this framing of the Green Deal as a ‘growth strategy’ risks undermining its primary aim, which should be to ensure shared prosperity within planetary boundaries, as is also set out in the 2050 vision of the 8th EAP. Regulation (EU) of the European Parliament and of the Council26 enshrines into law the Union target to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. __________________ 25 COM(2019) 640 final. 26 COM(2020) 80 final.
Amendment 107 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) The 2020 report on Biodiversity and Pandemics by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) highlighted the fact that the underlying causes of pandemics are the same global environmental changes that drive biodiversity loss and climate change, with the key drivers being land use change. Consistent and territorially integrated policy, taking into account the differences between Member States, is required, and an improvement in humanity’s relationship with nature, in order to escape from the very real prospect of pandemics emerging more often, spreading more rapidly and killing more people than ever before. From an economic perspective, the estimated cost of reducing the risk of pandemics is 100 times less than the cost of responding to them1a. The current COVID-19 pandemic, which has led to an unprecedented and historic economic crisis, has brought into sharp focus the fact that economic prosperity, stability and resilience are clearly linked with, and dependent on, citizens’ health and well-being. The pandemic has also underlined the need for a ‘One health’ approach, which recognises the interconnection between the human, animal and environmental spheres, and the fact that diseases can be transmitted from one pillar to another and therefore need to be tackled with a holistic approach, which should be mainstreamed and integrated into policy-making across all levels. The current COVID-19 pandemic also demonstrates that the importance of trade has fostered the development of the pandemic on a global scale. This crisis is therefore the result of a liberalism accentuated by free trade treaties and economic and human flows. __________________ 1ahttps://ipbes.net/sites/default/files/2020- 12/IPBES%20Pandemics%20Report%20 Media%20Release.pdf
Amendment 136 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The 8th EAP should supporttake into account some of the environment and climate action objectives of the European Green Deal in line with the long-term objective to “live well, within the planetary boundaries” by 2050, which is already established in the 7th EAP. It should contribute to achieving the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals.
Amendment 150 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The 8th EAP should accelerate the transition to a regenerative economy that gives back to the planet more than it takes. A regenerative growth model, leading to an improvement in the state of nature, in the functioning of ecosystems on land and sea, and committing to ecosystem-based management and investments in restoration to enable future generations to inherit the world in a better state. A regenerative economy should be compatible with a sustainable wellbeing economy which recognises that the wellbeing and prosperity of our societies depend on a stable climate, a healthy environment and thriving ecosystems, which provide a safe operating space within planetary boundaries for our economies. As the global population and the demand for natural resources continues to grow, economic activity should develop in a way that does no harm but, on the contrary, reversesadapts to climate change and to environmental degradation, minimises pollution and results in maintaining and enriching natural capital, therefore ensuring the abundance of renewable and non-renewable resources. Through continuous innovation, adaptation to new challenges and co-creation, the regenerative economy strengthens resilience and protects present and future generations’ wellbeing.
Amendment 172 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The 8th EAP should set out thematic priority objectives in areas of climate neutrality,to help Member States adaption to climate change, protecting and restoringe biodiversity, circular economy,achieve the zero pollution ambition, while adapting to the COVID-19 health crisis, and reducinge environmental pressures from production and consumption. It should furthermore identify the enabling conditions to achieve the long-term and the thematic priority objectives for all actors involved.
Amendment 193 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Environment policy being highly decentralised, action to achieve the priority objectives of the 8th EAP should be taken at different levels of governance, i.e. at the European, the national, the regional and the local level, with a collaborative approach to multi-level governance. The integrated approach to policy development and implementation should be strengthened with a view to maximising the synergies between economic, environmental and social objectives, while paying careful attention to potential trade-offs and to the needs of vulnerable groupmember countries. Moreover, transparent engagement with non- governmental actors and the broader public is important for ensuring the success of the 8th EAP and the achievement of its priority objectives.
Amendment 196 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) Action to achieve the Union’s environmental and climate objectives needs to be carried out in conjunction with, and must be fully compatible with, the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights, in accordance with the Member states’ laws and without the Union making demands on the Member States.
Amendment 215 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The assessment of progress towards the priority objectives of the 8th EAP should reflect the latest developments as regards the availability and relevance of data and indicators. It should be coherent with and without prejudice to monitoring or governance tools covering more specific aspects of environment and climate policy, such as in particular Regulation 1999/2018 of the European Parliament and of the Council30, the Environmental Implementation Review or monitoring tools relating to circular economy, in an effort to reduce toxic substances as far as possible, implementing technical and logistical means to achieve zero pollution, biodiversity, air, water, soil, waste, or any other environment policies. Together with other tools used in the European Semester, the Eurostat SDG Monitoring and in the Commission’s Strategic Foresight Report31, it would be part of a coherent interconnected set of monitoring and governance tools. __________________ 30Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action, OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 1–77. 31 COM(2020) 493 final.
Amendment 219 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) There is an increasing body of knowledge and ongoing workstreams in the Joint Research Centre, the European Environment Agency and other organisations on the notion of planetary boundaries (e.g. freshwater use, land use change, ocean acidification) and on the Union consumption footprint. Advancing that work is important to inform policy makers and stakeholders as well as to support the identification of key systemic challenges.
Amendment 256 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. The 8th EAP aims at accelerating the transition to a climate-neutral, sustainable, resource-efficient, clean and circular economy in a just and inclusive way, and endorses the environmental and climate objectives of the European Green Deal and its initiativeircular, partly renewable energy-based and resilient economy which seeks to reduce toxic substances as far as possible and is based on the promotion of an efficient energy mix in a just way, and at protecting, restoring and improving the quality of the environment, including air, water, and soil and subsoil, and reducing, with a view to reversing, biodiversity loss and tackling the degradation of ecosystems.
Amendment 285 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. The 8th EAP has the long-term priority objective for 2050 that progress is visible and that European citizens live well, within the planetary boundaries in a regenerative economy where nothing is wasted, no net emissions of greenhouse gases are produced and economic growth is decoupled from resource use and environmental degradation. A healthy environment underpins the well-being of European citizens, biodiversity thrives and natural capital is protected, restored and valued in ways that enhance resilience to climate change and other environmental risks. The Union sets the pace for ensuring the prosperity of present and future generations globally.
Amendment 304 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) irreversible and gradual reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and enhancement of removals by natural and other sinks in the Union to attain the 2030 greenhouse gas emission reduction target and achieve climate neutrality by 2050 as laid down in Regulation (EU) …/…32; __________________ 32 COM(2020) 80 final.
Amendment 309 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) continuous progress in enhancing adaptive capacity, by integrating new environmental technologies, strengthening resilience and reducing the vulnerability of society, the economy and the environment to climate change;
Amendment 332 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) protecting, preserving and restoring biodiversity and enhancing natural capitalrestoring the environment, notably air, water, soil, and forest and subsoil, and enhancing the functioning of ecosystems, notably forest, shore, freshwater, wetland and marine ecosystems;
Amendment 345 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) promoting environmental sustainability and reducing key environmental and climate pressures related to production and consumption, in particular in the areas of energy, industrial development, buildings and infrastructure, mobilitytaking into account changes in the health situation and the economic and social crisis of COVID-19, in particular in the areas of energy, industrial development, buildings and infrastructure, mobility, international trade, by calling into question free-trade agreements and food systems, including agriculture, fisheries and aquaculture, and the food system.
Amendment 373 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ensuring effective and efficient, by working directly with the Member States, the implementation of Union legislation on environment and climate and striving for excellence in environmental performance at Union, national, regional and local levels including through providing appropriate administrative and compliance assurance capacity, as laid out in the regular Environmental Implementation Review, as well as stepping up action against environmental crime,
Amendment 376 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a (new)
(aa) adapting enforcement of Union environmental law where implementation is lacking, while respecting the wishes of Member States, without compelling them financially but helping them by means of effective programmes, with a systematic follow-up of assistance procedures, including by ensuring that sufficient financial and human resources are allocated at both Union and Member State level for this purpose;
Amendment 385 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 1
– mainstreaming the priority objectives set out in Article 2 in all relevant strategies, legislative and non- legislative initiatives, programmes, investments and projects at Union, national, regional and local levels; so that theyuch strategies, legislative and non-legislative initiatives, programmes, investments and projects and their implementation shall do no harm to any of the priority objectives set out in Article 2;
Amendment 387 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 1 a (new)
– ensuring full implementation of, and respect for, the precautionary principle, the principles that preventive action should be taken, that environmental damage should, as a priority, be rectified at source and that the polluter should pay;
Amendment 406 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 4
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 4
– regularly evaluating existing policies and preparing impact assessments for new initiatives, which are based on wide consultations following procedures that are accountable, inclusive, informed and simple to implement, and which pay due regard to projected impacts on environment andfully and systematically take into account environmental impacts, for example on biodiversity loss, pollution and resource use, and impacts on climate;
Amendment 411 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 4 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 4 a (new)
– taking into account the cost of inaction when evaluating existing policies and developing new initiatives, paying due regard to the costs to the environment and to health;
Amendment 450 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) scaling up the measures against illegal exploitation of natural resources, associated corruption and money laundering, and increasing cooperation with third countries in relation to these measures; stepping up controls at the Union’s borders in the context of the fight against imports of protected animal and plant species; increasing measures to tackle invasive alien species arriving in our territories and disrupting our European ecosystems;
Amendment 463 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) building up the knowledge base on the requirements for a far-reaching and rapid systemic change, including on how to identify, measure and evaluate, inter alia, the effects of feedback loops, tipping points, policy incoherence and lock-in effects;
Amendment 471 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f b (new)
Amendment 487 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) harnessing the potential of digital and data technologies and artificial intelligence to support environment policy while minimising their environmental footprint, and ensuring transparency and public accessibility of this data;
Amendment 504 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) making full use of nature ecosystem-based solutions and social innovation;
Amendment 518 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point k – indent 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point k – indent 1
– engaging with partner countries on climate and environmental action, encouraging and supporting them to adopt and implement rules in these areas that are as ambitious as those of the Union, and ensuring that all products placed on the Union market or exported from the Union fully comply with relevant Union requirements in line with the Union’s international commitments;
Amendment 531 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point k – indent 5
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point k – indent 5
Amendment 545 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. Reaching the 8th EAP’s priority objectives will require mobilising broad support by involving citizens, social partners and other stakeholders, and encouragingPublic authorities at all levels shall work with businesses and social partners, civil society, citizens and other stakeholders in implementing the 8th EAP. Reaching the 8th EAP’s priority objectives will require cooperation in the development and implementation of strategies, policies or legislation related to the 8th EAP amongst national, regional and local authorities, in urban and rural areas.
Amendment 551 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The relevant Union institutions and Member States shall be responsible for taking appropriate action, with a view to the delivery of the priority objectives set out in the Article 2(1) and (2). Action shall be taken with due account for the principles of conferral, subsidiarity and proportionality, in accordance with Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union.
Amendment 563 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Amendment 51 #
2019/2816(RSP)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas there is a lack of studies on the mutual potentiation of the different molecules and the interaction of their natural metabolic degradation products;
Amendment 194 #
2019/2816(RSP)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Asks the Commission and the Member States quickly to address the lack of studies on the mutual potentiation of the different molecules and the interaction of natural metabolic degradation products;
Amendment 15 #
2019/2814(RSP)
Recital A
A. whereas a significant number of companion animals are illegally traded across Member States through the deliberate misuse of Regulation (EU) No 576/2013, which is intended for the non- commercial movements of pet animals, when they should be transported under Council Directive 92/65/EEC; whereas this trafficking is facilitated by the disappearance of national borders;
Amendment 24 #
2019/2814(RSP)
Recital D
D. whereas the illegal breeding of cats and dogs often happens in terrible conditions; whereas puppies are often separated from their mothers much too early and subjected to long journeys across the EU in cramped and filthy conditions with no food, water, or air-conditioning, and no breaks; whereas these conditions lead to the death of many of them;
Amendment 25 #
2019/2814(RSP)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas it is highly traumatic for young companion animals, especially puppies, to be separated from their mothers too early; whereas such trauma leads to the animals having behavioural disorders, to the detriment of the consumer, and whereas these disorders are an aggravating factor in the risk of abandonment;
Amendment 27 #
2019/2814(RSP)
Recital E
E. whereas pet passports are often counterfeited with veterinarians involved in this illegal practice; whereas in some Member States the authorities are turning a blind eye to this;
Amendment 28 #
2019/2814(RSP)
Recital E
E. whereas pet passports are too easy to forge and are therefore often counterfeited, with veterinarians involved in this illegal practice;
Amendment 31 #
2019/2814(RSP)
Recital E
E. whereas pet passports are often counterfeited, with veterinarians and national public services involved in this illegal practice;
Amendment 33 #
2019/2814(RSP)
Recital F
F. whereas illegally bred companion animals are very often not vaccinated; whereas there are various zoonotic risks associated with the illegal trafficking of companion animals, including the introduction of rabies from endemic parts of Europe into countries that are rabies- free, as well as the spreading of parasites such as Echinococcus multilocularis and others4, and diseases such as ringworm, mange and Leishmaniasis; _________________ 4 European Commission (2015). Study on the welfare of dogs and cats involved in commercial practices. Specific Contract SANCO 2013/12364, Final Report: https://ec.europa.eu/food/sites/food/files/an imals/docs/aw_eu-strategy_study_dogs- cats-commercial-practices_en.pdf , p. 65; also EU Dog & Cat Alliance (2016): Briefing on the review of pet movement legislation under the “Animal Health Law.” https://s3-eu-west- 1.amazonaws.com/assets.dogandcatwelfare .eu/live/media/publicationtemp/EU_Dog_C at_Alliance_briefing_AHL_pet_movement _review.pdf .
Amendment 37 #
2019/2814(RSP)
Recital H
H. whereas a very common method used to purchase companion animals in the EU is now through online classified adverts, followed closely by social media5; whereas consumers who purchase companion animals via online advertisements have little protection of their rights, whether at national or EU level; whereas the great majority of these consumers are acting in good faith but are poorly informed; whereas unaccounted numbers of illegally bred companion animals are sold on markets in Member States or directly out of cars along the internal borders of the EU; _________________ 5 EU Dog & Cat Alliance + Blue Cross (2017). Online Pet Sales in the EU: What’s the cost? https://s3-eu-west- 1.amazonaws.com/assets.dogandcatwelfare .eu/live/media/publicationtemp/12195_- _EU_Pet_sales_report_spreads.pdf
Amendment 41 #
2019/2814(RSP)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas in the destination countries, individuals specialise in the purchase of young animals, especially puppies, reared at low cost abroad, with the sole aim of reselling them for a profit; whereas such practices are harmful to professionals in the sector, to animals and to consumers;
Amendment 44 #
2019/2814(RSP)
Recital H b (new)
Hb. whereas some individuals in the EU derive their main source of income from activities relating to the breeding and sale of young animals, especially puppies; whereas the majority of them seek to reduce the their ‘production’ costs through illegal or illegitimate practices; whereas such practices are harmful to professionals in the sector, to animals and to consumers;
Amendment 48 #
2019/2814(RSP)
Recital H c (new)
Hc. whereas the number of thefts of companion animals, especially those with a high market value, is continuing to rise, and whereas this is fuelling the trafficking of companion animals to be re-sold or used for breeding purposes;
Amendment 49 #
2019/2814(RSP)
Recital H d (new)
Hd. having regard to the urgency and severity of the situation of animals affected by these forms of trafficking;
Amendment 52 #
2019/2814(RSP)
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that the identification and registration of companion animals, especially cats and dogs, is a crucial and necessary first step in the fight against illegal trade, and that registration and identification are key conditions for control, enforcement, and traceability;
Amendment 60 #
2019/2814(RSP)
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for a clear linkage between the EU Pet Passport and Pet Microchip Registration to ensure that the origin of the companion animal remains clear even if the Pet P; calls for the animal’s origin to be shown on the Pet Passport cover, even if the passport is replaced;
Amendment 67 #
2019/2814(RSP)
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that a uniform EU definition of large-scale commercial breeding facilities, known as puppy mills, is necessary in order to tacklban them and the illegal trade
Amendment 69 #
2019/2814(RSP)
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the European Commission to improve the protection ofinformation provided to consumers buying companion animals via online adverts as part of its Digital Agenda, in order to protect consumers, but also to make them more responsible;
Amendment 73 #
2019/2814(RSP)
Paragraph 9
9. Is of the opinion that the illegal trafficking of companion animals could be curbed by improving law enforcement and toughening sanctions against economic operators, veterinarians and national public services - from source,particularly in source countries, but also in transit and destination countries - who supply counterfeit pet passports;
Amendment 75 #
2019/2814(RSP)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Member States to require their national veterinary bodies or organisations to impose sanctions on practitioners who forge pet passports by providing for the right to practise as a veterinarian to be suspended or removed;
Amendment 78 #
2019/2814(RSP)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ban the online sale of young animals by individuals and businesses that did not rear them;
Amendment 79 #
2019/2814(RSP)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Amendment 80 #
2019/2814(RSP)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10c. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take the necessary measures to strengthen sanctions against those responsible for the theft of companion animals;
Amendment 81 #
2019/2814(RSP)
Paragraph 10 d (new)
10d. Calls on the Member States to introduce checks on the actual age of imported puppies and to take legal action against those who trade in animals whose passports have been forged;
Amendment 82 #
2019/2814(RSP)
Paragraph 10 e (new)
10e. Calls on the Commission to make it compulsory for individuals and professionals to hold a European passport for all dogs, cats and ferrets born in the EU before any resale, even resale within the Member State in which the animal was born;
Amendment 83 #
2019/2814(RSP)
Paragraph 10 f (new)
10f. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to introduce dissuasive sanctions for any cross border transactions of companion animals carried out without a passport;
Amendment 84 #
2019/2814(RSP)
Paragraph 10 g (new)
10g. Calls on the Member States to introduce a permit for the keeping of companion animals, as some Member States and regions within Member States have already done;
Amendment 87 #
2019/2814(RSP)
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to rapidly propose consistent and enforceable breeding rules for companion animals to be put in place across the EU;
Amendment 90 #
2019/2814(RSP)
Paragraph 17
17. Believes that the frequency of inspections should also be harmonised across the EU and carried out in cooperation with the customs, police and veterinary services of the Member States; believes that at least two unannounced inspections per year should be carried out at each breeding facility;
Amendment 92 #
2019/2814(RSP)
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the competent authorities of the Member States, in case of non- compliance with Regulation (EU) No 576/2013, to adhere strictly to the procedures laid down therein and to ensure the rehoming of any seized companion animals; calls, furthermore, on the Member States to provide adequately support, including financial, for animal rescue centres;
Amendment 102 #
2019/2814(RSP)
Paragraph 22
22. Recognises the importantvital role played by animal protection associations and NGOs in the fight against the illegal trafficking of companion animals;
Amendment 2 #
2019/2213(BUD)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas Article 8 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union states that ‘in all its activities, the Union shall aim to eliminate inequalities and promote equality between men and women’, thus stipulating that gender equality must be incorporated into all EU policies; whilst respecting the differences between men and women and their mutual complementarity;
Amendment 7 #
2019/2213(BUD)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas inequality is a growing problem in the EU, notably on account of the increasing Islamisation of EU societies, and whereas an increasing percentage of the EU budget must be spent on developing social rights and access to public welfare services, with a specific focus on improving gender equality, including for LGBTI persons, and the situation of women and girls;
Amendment 8 #
2019/2213(BUD)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas inequality is a growing problem in the EU, and whereas an increasing percentage of the EU budget must be spent on developing social rights and access to public welfare services, with a specific focus on improving gender equality, including for LGBTI persons, and the situation of women and girls;
Amendment 13 #
2019/2213(BUD)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas women remain under- representedthere are fewer women in leadership positions and they devote more time than men to unpaid housework and care; which constitutes a positive contribution to the stability of both the children and the family, and whereas the status of the stay-at-home mother should be recognised, in particular by specific parental allowances and registration of credits for pension rights;
Amendment 17 #
2019/2213(BUD)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas women who so wish should be able to take up leadership positions on the same terms as men and receive the same pay for the same work;
Amendment 18 #
2019/2213(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Highlights the potential of nuclear energy in the production of low-carbon energy. Stresses, in this regard, the importance of maintaining EU-level investments, instruments and programmes for nuclear energy and nuclear research;
Amendment 22 #
2019/2213(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Recalls that the Commission expects Member States to continuously intensify their public investments in the protection of the environment and biodiversity; urges, therefore, that this expenditure should be freed from the budgetary constraints imposed by the Stability and Growth Pact;
Amendment 25 #
2019/2213(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that gender budgeting must become an integral part of the budgetary procedure at all of its stages and in all budget lines, so that budgetary expenditure becomes an effective tool for promoting gender equality; calls for gender mainstreaming to be consistently implemented in all EU programmes, financial instruments and the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI)e importance of championing gender equality while respecting the differences between men and women and how they complement one another; calls for any support for the so-called gender theory, which seeks to deny any difference between men and women, to be banned from receiving any financing from EU funds;
Amendment 35 #
2019/2213(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reaffirms its requestCalls for more investment to uphold the rights of women and girls; calls for budgetary allocations to support women’s economic independence through EU programmes and funds, such as COSME, Horizon 2020 and the EFSIincluding for a determined fight against acts of violence and discrimination suffered by women , especially those endured because of social customs and standards that are foreign to European civilisation;
Amendment 43 #
2019/2213(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for greater synergies between the instruments available to advance gender equality and improve the work-life balance; reiterates the need for greater efforts to support the most vulnerable women, includingand particularly women with disabilities, and single mothers and migrant, ethnic minority and sexual minority women;
Amendment 53 #
2019/2213(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the need to ensure a balance between the preservation of European industrial policy and an ambitious environmental programme, in which one is not pursued to the detriment of the other;
Amendment 54 #
2019/2213(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for spending on gender equality to be traced and for proper indicators and a dedicated methodology to be established, particularly as regards the fight against gender-based discrimination, violence, sexual harassment and women’s; reiterates that strict observance of the laws and sovereignty of Member States shall govern spending tied to access to sexual and reproductive health and rights;
Amendment 56 #
2019/2213(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points to the need to ensure sufficient resources in the 2021 budget for the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goto support Member State initiatives and investments in favour of sustainable energy, depending on their specific national characteristics and the energy mix already at their disposals;
Amendment 59 #
2019/2213(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights that adequate resources should be allocated in the 2021 budget for the drawing-up and implementation of the future European plan to fight cancer, while taking into account the research plans and investments already carried out and funded by existing European programmes;
Amendment 64 #
2019/2213(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. CWith Brexit and the resultant drop in the EU budget in mind, calls for the EU to increasemaintain the budget allocation for civil society organisations that promote women’s rights in Europe and the Global South, provided these organisations abide by the laws of Member States and show respect for their sovereignty;
Amendment 65 #
2019/2213(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that sufficient funding should be allocated to the Union Civil Protection Mechanism, in order to help tackle forest fires, floods, earthquakes and otherwhich has frequently been called on in recent years, in order to continue to help Member States in tackling natural or human-made disasters; recalls that this mechanism is, for the most part, used after the event, to support Member States in the aftermath of a natural andor human-made disasters, whose effects are expected to be further exacerbated by climate chang; calls, therefore, for the procedures to be made easier so that the mechanism is as rapidly mobilisable and responsive as possible;
Amendment 72 #
2019/2213(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Points to the importance of ensuring that sufficient financial resources are allocated in the 2021 budget to ensure adequate funding for the Union agencies, enabling them to fulfil their mandate and execute their tasks, and to prevent any conflict of interests or misuse of funds.
Amendment 76 #
2019/2213(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. RecCalls the important role played by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE), and the need for a consolidated budget for collecting data and acquiring expertise in the area of gender equality; calls for EIGE’s budget, staffor all policies directed towards women to have the following goals: - to combat acts of violence and inequalities stemming from social standards decreed by social, religious and community groups ill-disposed towards the respect shown women that is characteristic of European civilisation, - equal pay for men and women for equal work and equal skills, - to fight domestic violence, - to recognise the status of establishment plan and independence to be kept stable.y-at-home mothers, in particular by specific parental allowances and registration of credits for pension rights;
Amendment 9 #
2019/2188(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the gender pay gap in the 28 EU Member States stands at 15.7 %, that women are more affected by atypical and flexible contracts (zero-hour contracts, temporary work, part-time work, etc.) than men, and that women - particularly unmarried or single mothers - are more likely to experience poverty and fall into the category of the poorest workers as a result of these low-security contracts;
Amendment 12 #
2019/2188(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that the personal and professional objectives of women and men are often different, and that for the majority of posts efforts to achieve equal representation are counterproductive, as women and men do not always have the same aspirations, certain occupations attracting a majority of women or a majority of men;
Amendment 17 #
2019/2188(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that, following the global economic and financial crisis in 2008, in- work poverty in the EU increased from 8 % to 10 %, and that the current unprecedented global COVID-19 pandemic will have even greater economic and financial consequences, which will have a direct impact in terms of increasing poverty, especially among women and the other most vulnerable groups in society, as its effects will be felt most keenly by workers in the service sector, the self- employed, temporary and seasonal workers, etc., among whom a higher proportion are women, and people who, by virtue of their tasks, are more directly exposed to risks, particularly carers and law enforcement officials;
Amendment 18 #
2019/2188(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that, following the global economic and financial crisis in 2008, in- work poverty in the EU increased from 8 % to 10 %, and that the current unprecedented global COVID-19 pandemic will have even greater economic and financial consequences, which will have a direct impact in terms of increasing poverty, especially among women - particularly unmarried or single mothers - and the other most vulnerable groups in society, as its effects will be felt most keenly by workers in the service sector, the self- employed, temporary and seasonal workers, etc., among whom a higher proportion are women;
Amendment 35 #
2019/2188(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that, although poverty rates among women vary considerably from one Member State to another, the risk of poverty in the risk groups to which older women, single women and single mothers, homosexual, bisexual and transgender women and women with disabilities belong is the same;
Amendment 47 #
2019/2188(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes with concern that poverty among women increases with age, with the gender pension gap remaining at around 39 %; calls for the vital role played by mothers in bringing up their children to be accorded greater recognition, particularly in terms of the amount of old age pension they receive;
Amendment 49 #
2019/2188(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes with concern that poverty among women increases with age, with the gender pension gap remaining at around 39 %; calls for surviving spouses to be able to draw the pension previously paid to their spouse;
Amendment 57 #
2019/2188(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that female poverty is a multifaceted problem directly influenced by unequal access to property, career breaks due to the raising and care of children, caring for sick and dependent persons, and segregation in education and, subsequently, in the labour market, due to the growing influence of Islamic law in political, social and societal terms, which means that women account for the largest share of low-paid workers;
Amendment 60 #
2019/2188(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that female poverty is a multifaceted problem directly influenced by unequal access to property, necessary career breaks due to the raising and care of children, but also caring for sick and dependent persons, and segregation in education and, subsequently, in the labour market, which means that women account for the largest share of low-paid workers;
Amendment 67 #
2019/2188(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that women are often on the front line in the COVID-19 crisis, which will lead to recognition and appreciation of the crucial role played by women in all segments of our societies;
Amendment 84 #
2019/2188(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to come forward as soon as possible with proposals to close the gender pay gap., without forgetting that subsidiarity makes social policies a matter for the Member States, which enjoy sovereignty in this regard;
Amendment 87 #
2019/2188(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to come forward as soon as possible with proposals to close the gender pay gap. in cases where the work done and the skills brought to it are the same;
Amendment 42 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas structures and stereotypes throughout the worldand the increasing application of Islamic law in a large number of countries and segments of societies perpetuate inequality throughout the world, and whereas overcoming these structures and stereotypes will advance gender equality; whereas a strong women’s rights movement is needed to uphold democratic values, fundamental rights and women’s rights in particular, and whereas threats to women’s rights also represent threats to democracy;
Amendment 48 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
Amendment 55 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas European countries, in view of their spiritual and civilisational heritage, have a duty to defend equality between men and women, while preserving their respective differences and original features, which constitutes an essential foundation for the development of individuals; whereas in this connection all so-called gender theories, as well as any desire to make the gender identity of individuals indeterminate should be rejected and resisted;
Amendment 63 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas violence against women in all its forms is a violation of human rights and one of the biggest obstacles to achieving gender equality; whereas a life free from violence is a prerequisite for equality; whereas disinformation campaigns on gender equality also focus on the issue of violence against women, as has been seen in relation to the Istanbul Convention;
Amendment 72 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
Amendment 84 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas men and women, who play complementary roles in maintaining families, should be able to benefit from measures designed to ensure that the task of educating children takes place under the best possible conditions; whereas also the educational role played by mothers in particular during childhood should be recognised, valued and benefit as far as possible from appropriate financial and fiscal provisions;
Amendment 91 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
Amendment 105 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas poverty in Europe disproportionately affects women, in particular single mothers, women with disabilities, and the elderly, migrant and ethnic minority women;
Amendment 112 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
Amendment 127 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas access to comprehensive and age-appropriate information, and to sex and relationship education, as well as access to sexual and reproductive healthcare, are essential to achieving gender equality;
Amendment 151 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Amendment 152 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K b (new)
Recital K b (new)
Kb. whereas the personal and professional objectives of women and men are often different, and whereas for the majority of posts efforts to achieve equal representation are counterproductive, as women and men do not have the same aspirations, with some occupations attracting a majority of women or a majority of men;
Amendment 156 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 165 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 171 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The main objectives of gender equality policies are: - to combat violence and inequality caused in particular by social standards dictated by religious and community groups hostile towards the respect to shown women that is inherent in European civilisation; - equal pay for men and women for equal work and equal skills; - economic support for mothers and pregnant women; - to increase pension rights for women who have raised their children; - to fight domestic violence;
Amendment 172 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 182 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Demands that equality between men and women be an essential element of Union policies, while deeply respecting mutual differences and complementarities between men and women, and calls to this end for European funds to be used to target specific actions to support citizens and not just to promote ideological campaigns, whose sole objective is to develop new gender models;
Amendment 195 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 208 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls for violence against women to be punished with the most severe criminal penalties; insists that a ban be imposed under press laws on the use of the term 'honour crime' employed in some European societies to describe the murder of young girls who refuse to bow to the demands of Islamic law;
Amendment 211 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the plan to table an additional recommendation on the prevention of harmful practices, and to launch an EU network on the prevention of both gender-based and domestic violence; requests that the definitions and goals of the Istanbul Convention be applied and that women’s rights and civil society organisations be involved on a continuous basisdeclares resolutely that the application of Islamic law today constitutes the most important factor increasing violence against women in the world, including in the Member States of the European Union with a significant Muslim population;
Amendment 212 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the plan to table an additional recommendation on the prevention of harmful practices, and to launch an EU network on the prevention of both gender-based and domestic violence; requests that the definitions and goals of the Istanbul Convention be applied and that women’s rights and civil society organisations be involved on a continuous basis;
Amendment 214 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the plan to table an additional recommendation on the prevention of harmful practices, and to launch an EU network on the prevention of both gender-based and domestic violence; requests that the definitions and goals of the Istanbul Convention be applied and that women’s rights and civil society organisations be involved on a continuous basis without causing an increase in the EU budget;
Amendment 239 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Urges the Commission to present the long-awaited EU strategy on the eradication of trafficking in human beings and underlines the need for a clear gender focus, as women and girls are the most affected and are trafficked for purposes of sexual exploitation; insists on the importance of including measures and strategies to reduce demand; demands that surveys be carried out among the chancelleries and diplomatic representations to the European Union of countries known to be practising slavery in order to verify whether such practices are not covered by the immunity conferred on them;
Amendment 243 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Urges the Commission to present the long-awaited EU strategy on the eradication of trafficking in human beings and underlines the need for a clear gender focus, as women and girls are the most affected and are trafficked for purposes of sexual exploitation and organ trafficking; insists on the importance of including measures and strategies to reduce demandput an end to human trafficking;
Amendment 253 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. WelcomNotes the announcement of a new EU-wide survey on the prevalence and dynamics of violence against women;
Amendment 258 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses that the promotion of uncontrolled migration flows leads to serious violations of the rights of women who are often exploited and discriminated against by transnational and transcontinental criminal organisations operating in the area of human trafficking;
Amendment 263 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 289 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to table binding measures on pay transparency by the end of 2020; points out, however,Points out that the issue of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value across different occupational sectors still needs to be addressed; strongly recommends the inclusion of the principle of equal pay for work of equal value between women and men, which could be defined as follows: ‘Work shall be deemed of equal value if, based on a comparison of two groups of workers which have not been formed in an arbitrary manner, the work performed is comparable, taking into account factors such as the working conditions, the degree of responsibility conferred on the workers, and the physical or mental requirements of the work’; points out that gender-neutral job evaluation tools and classification criteria need to be developed for this purpose;
Amendment 307 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 319 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 330 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 342 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 360 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Urges that gender mainstreaming be incorporated into EU environmental and climate policies, such as the Green Deal, that financial and institutional support, gender expertise and strong policy measures to encourage the equal participation of women in decision-making bodies and national- and local-level climate policy be guaranteed, and that recognition and support be given to women and girls as agents for change; calls on the European authorities to treat the climate issue with all the seriousness it deserves and to avoid recourse to media figures, in particular minors, whose independence and credibility are open to question on this account;
Amendment 374 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Notes that tax policies have varying impacts on different types of households; stresses that individual taxation is instrumental in terms of achieving tax fairness for wcan have positive consequences in order to help parents, and more particularly mothers, carry out their educational tasks at homen;
Amendment 386 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 397 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Deplores the fact that such a remarkable and courageous personality as Taslima Nasrin had to flee Germany and then Sweden to take refuge in the United States and India; calls on the aforementioned Member States of the European Union to make amends for the harm she has suffered and to provide her with diplomatic protection;
Amendment 398 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Deplores likewise the fact that Ayaan Hirsi Ali, even though of Dutch nationality, was forced to emigrate to the United States, where she received American nationality, after the refusal of her own government to ensure her protection; calls on the Member States of the European Union to make amends for the harm she has suffered and to provide her with diplomatic protection;
Amendment 401 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 413 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 424 #
2019/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 12 #
2019/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the principle of equality between women and men is a core value of the EU, and gender mainstreaming should therefore be implemented and integrated into all EU activities and policies; whereas the EU should contribute to creating a world in which all people, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, race and ability can live peacefully, enjoying equal rights and the same opportunity to realise their potential;
Amendment 13 #
2019/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the principle of equality and complementarity between women and men, with their respective differences, is a core value of the EU, and gender mainstreaming should therefore be implemented and integrated into all EU activities and policies; whereas the EU should contribute to creating a world in which all people, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, race and ability can live peacefully, enjoying equal rights and the same opportunity to realise their potential;
Amendment 22 #
2019/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas women and girls are particularly affected by violence, poverty, armed conflicts and the impact of the climate emergency; whereas there is a growing global trend towards authoritarianism and an increasing number of fundamentalist groups, both of which are clearly linked to a backlash against women’s and LGBTIQ+ rights; whereas any understanding of security that focuses on States rather than human beings is defective and will not lead to peace;
Amendment 25 #
2019/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas women and girls are particularly affected by violence, poverty, armed conflicts and the impact of the climate emergency; whereas there is a growing global trend towards authoritarianism and an increasing number of fundamentalist groups, particularly associated with radical Islam, both of which are clearly linked to a backlash against women’s and LGBTIQ+ rights; whereas any understanding of security that focuses on States rather than human beings is defective and will not lead to peace;
Amendment 29 #
2019/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas women and girls are particularly affected by violence, poverty, armed conflicts and the impact of the climate emergency; whereas there is a growing global trend towards authoritarianism and an increasing number of fundamentalist groups, both of which are clearly linked to a backlash against women’s and LGBTIQ+ rights; whereas any understanding of security that focuses on States rather than human beings is defective and will not lead to peace;
Amendment 41 #
2019/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
Amendment 46 #
2019/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
Amendment 58 #
2019/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas international relations are primarily a prerogative of sovereign States and whereas their freedom in that regard must not be encroached upon;
Amendment 66 #
2019/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas GAP II constituted an important step forward inefforts to fostering gender equality in the EU’s external relations, but its implementation still displays a number of shortcomings such as a narrow scope, the absence of gender- responsive budgeting, a lack of commitment on the part of the EU’s leaders, and a lack of institutional architecture and incentives to motivate and adequately support staffare very seriously hampered, on a daily basis, by the rise of Islamic principles, both in a social and in a societal context, in societies where Islam is the majority religion, but also in countries that are members of the European Union and which are confronted with mass immigration, jeopardising the foundations of European civilisation;
Amendment 70 #
2019/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
Amendment 73 #
2019/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas women must be able, if they so wish and provided that they are equally competent, to be selected for the same posts and responsibilities, in return for the same pay, as men;
Amendment 76 #
2019/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
Amendment 79 #
2019/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas the personal and professional objectives of women and men are often different, and whereas for the majority of posts efforts to achieve equal representation are counterproductive, as women and men do not have the same aspirations, certain occupations attracting a majority of women or a majority of men;
Amendment 87 #
2019/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas progress has been made in the realisation of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) across the world, but important shortcomings continue to exist and threats of regression persist; whereas in 2018 the number of EU actions on SRHR decreased and the lowest number of global actions by Commission services on gender equality pertained to SRHRmedically assisted procreation can only be made available to infertile couples of different sexes who are either married or in a stable relationship;
Amendment 96 #
2019/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
Amendment 104 #
2019/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
Amendment 112 #
2019/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the EU and its Member States to commit to advancing towards a foreign and security policy that incorporates a gender-transformative vision, putting the need to address unequal structures and power relations at its centre; stresses the need for such policy to be grounded in rigorous gender analysis and systematic gender impact assessm, in their external relations, to defend women who are victims of discrimination because of political and ideological systems that reduce them to second-class citizents, and for a meaningful and equitable role at all levels and stages of decision-making to be secured for women and for people from diverse backgroundsparticularly in countries which apply Islamic law;
Amendment 121 #
2019/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 149 #
2019/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the need to ensure continued commitment at the highest political levels to the implementation of GAP III; requests that GAP III specify that 85 % of official development assistance (ODA) should go to programmes which have gender equality as a significant or as a principal objective, and that, within this broader commitment, 20 % of ODA should be allocated to programmes with gender equality, including SRHR, as a principal objective; calls for further targeted actions to achieve gender equality; calls, furthermore, for the new plan to strengthen qualitative analyses and to move beyond the ‘box ticking’ logic to assess the real impact of such programmes in advancing gender equalityConsiders that the main conditions and objectives of official development assistance (ODA) should be gender equality and combating migration;
Amendment 154 #
2019/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 166 #
2019/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 184 #
2019/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Member States to create a formal Council working group on gender equalitythe situation of women who are under the yoke of Islamic law around the world;
Amendment 190 #
2019/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the work done by the EEAS Principal Adviser on gender; regrets, however, the limited capacity in terms of staff and resources assigned to this position, and calls for its holder to report directly to the VP/HR; calls on the VP/HR to create an organisational division within the EEAS on gender equality and the WPS agenda, and to have a full-time gender adviser in each EEAS Directorate, reporting directly to the Principal AdviserRegrets that, in its recommendations and its action, the EEAS does not take into account the situation of women in countries with Islamic cultures and does not in any way take their situation into account, in particular, in connection with the allocation of funding to third countries;
Amendment 195 #
2019/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 202 #
2019/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 209 #
2019/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 224 #
2019/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 229 #
2019/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 241 #
2019/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the EU Delegations to monitor the backlash against gender equality and SRHR and the tendency towards shrinking space for civil society, and to take specific steps to protect them; urges the Commission, the EEAS, the Member States and Heads of EU Delegations to ensure political and financial support to local CSOs, including women’s organisations and human rights defenders, and to make cooperation and consultation with them a standard element of their workreserve the privilege of medically assisted procreation for couples of different sexes who are infertile and are either married or in a stable relationship;
Amendment 4 #
2019/2166(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3
Citation 3
— having regard to the purposes set out in Article 1 of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention), which entered into force on 1 August 2014,
Amendment 32 #
2019/2166(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 22
Citation 22
— having regard to the statement of 24 March 2020 by the President of the Council of Europe’s Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (GREVIO), Marceline Naudi, entitled ‘For many women and children, the home is not a safe place’, on the need to uphold the standards of the Istanbul Convention in times of a pandemic, , in times of a pandemic, to comply in particular with Articles 16 on prevention and treatment programmes, 20 to 22 on support for victims, 23 on shelters and 31 on visitation rights and safety, of the Convention,
Amendment 40 #
2019/2166(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas gender equality between women and men is a fundamental value and an objective of the EU underlined in Articles 2 and 3 TFEU; whereas gender-based violence is an extreme form of discrimination against women and one of the biggest obstacles to achieving gender equalitythis objective;
Amendment 83 #
2019/2166(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas children may suffer ‘witnessed violence’ when they witness acts of violence in the family environment, through experiencing any form of ill- treatment, carried out through acts of physical, verbal, psychological, sexual and economic violence against reference figures or other affectively significant figures; whereas such violence has very serious consequences for the psychological and emotional development of the child, and whereas it is therefore essential to pay due attention to this type of violence in separations and parental custody arrangements, taking the best interests of the child into account, in particular in order to determine custody and visitation rights in separation cases;
Amendment 89 #
2019/2166(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas, in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic, court officials in all countries have been advised to stay at home and hearings have, in many cases, been postponed; whereas staff reductions in the courts are likely to cause delays in issuing restraining orders, in separation and divorce proceedings and in child custody hearings, including separation and divorce hearings, which women victims of intimate partner violence rely on in order to make it easier for them to distance or estrange themselves from their violent partners;
Amendment 99 #
2019/2166(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas witnessed violence is not always easily recognisable, especially in the case of young children, and it is essential that operators who are called upon to decide on the right measures to protect and care for the children know how to interpret the situation and the actions of the mother, whilst being aware that the perpetrator and victim of violence are not equally responsible, in order not to make hasty diagnostic and prognostic judgements that do not take account of post-traumatic symptomatology, while facilitating an assessment in a protective and caring setting;
Amendment 107 #
2019/2166(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas in situations of marital or relationship breakdown, allegations of interpersonal violence should be addressed before custody and visitation issues can be addressed; whereas in order to assess allegations of interpersonal violence in custody cases, the professionals involved must have specialist knowledge;
Amendment 112 #
2019/2166(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the right of every child to maintain contact with both parents, implied in Article 8 of the ECHR and Article 9 of the CRC, may be restricadapted byin the best interests of the child;
Amendment 131 #
2019/2166(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the Istanbul Convention requires the Parties to adopt legislative or otherlegislative measures are necessary measures to ensure that incidents of domestic violence are taken into account when determining custody and visitation rights in relation to children, and that the exercise of any visitation or custody rights does not jeopardise the rights and safety of the victim or their children;
Amendment 147 #
2019/2166(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)
Recital N a (new)
Na. whereas children who are victims of or witnesses to intimate partner violence have more health problems (stunting, allergies, ENT and dermatological problems, headaches, stomach aches, sleeping and eating disorders, etc.), adjustment disorders (school phobia, hyperactivity, irritability, learning difficulties) and problems with concentration and behaviour;
Amendment 148 #
2019/2166(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N b (new)
Recital N b (new)
Nb. whereas various studies show, on the one hand, that children who have lived in a violent family environment are heavily overrepresented among offenders and, on the other hand, that transgenerational repetition of violence is frequently observed;
Amendment 218 #
2019/2166(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the need for appropriate legal assistance for victims in terms of legal advice and representation by a lawyer before the court; emphasises, in addition, the need for prior preparation of victims for criminal proceedings, including through a system of psychosocial support - particularly during and after questioning procedures - which takes into account the emotional tensions associated with the circumstances, and designed to prevent risk factors which could lead to further violent offences;
Amendment 222 #
2019/2166(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Recommends that national authorities take action, in particular, to draft and disseminate a set of guidelines for professionals involved in cases relating to intimate partner violence and custody rights, including consideration of risk factors (risk factors relating to children or family members, environmental or social concerns, or potential repetition of violent offences), to enable the intimate partner violence to be assessed, in support of children's and women's rights;
Amendment 237 #
2019/2166(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes that such guidelines and guidance should be geared, inter alia, towards the management and storage of medical files and evidentiary items by the forensic expert and medical professionals, as appropriate, but in any case such as to enable women to take subsequent legal action and to enable the judicial authority to carry out specific investigations;
Amendment 253 #
2019/2166(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Suggests that such guidelines and guidance should include measures to promote safe, respectful and non-guilt- inducing out-patient and in-patient treatment programmes for women who have suffered violence, including intimate partner violence, and to support research to develop and evaluate the best treatments for women who have suffered violence, and for their children;
Amendment 263 #
2019/2166(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Expresses its concern about the fact that discriminatory gender bias often leads to a lack of trust indifficulties faced by women, in particular concalernting presumed false allegations ofthe authorities, without risk, to child abuse and ofor domestic violence;
Amendment 269 #
2019/2166(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Notes that such guidelines and guidance should support health professionals in raising public awareness in their professional environment of the crucial impact of violence against women, including intimate partner violence, on their mental health;
Amendment 280 #
2019/2166(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Notes that, for clinical and legal purposes, the specific skills of the forensic expert make him or her the most suitable professional for the protection of women who are victims of violence, and children, also to assist specialists (paediatricians, gynaecologists, psychologists) in their work, having the appropriate training and technical expertise to be able to recognise the signs of violence and, where there are grounds to do so, to comply with reporting obligations and liaise with judicial and health authorities;
Amendment 292 #
2019/2166(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses the importance for the forensic expert, or any other professional involved, to provide the relevant national authority with information relating to violence within the couple, when he or she believes that such violence puts the life of the adult victim or child in immediate danger and that the victim is unable to protect him/herself because of the moral or economic coercion resulting from the hold exercised by the perpetrator, seeking to obtain the adult victim's consent where appropriate;
Amendment 298 #
2019/2166(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Strongly recommends that Member States put in place systematic procedures for monitoring, including psychological monitoring, of children who are victims of and witnesses to domestic violence, in order to respond to the troubles this causes in their lives and to prevent them from repeating such violence as adults;
Amendment 305 #
2019/2166(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Stresses the need to eliminate any economic barriers that might induce a woman not to report the violence she has suffered; notes that this could be done by giving courts the option of awarding government benefits to support the victims, once the circumstances of the domestic violence have been established;
Amendment 318 #
2019/2166(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to promote EU-wide public awareness campaigns and exchange of good practice as a necessary measure in the prevention of domestic violence and the creation of a climate of zero tolerance towards violence;
Amendment 325 #
2019/2166(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to allocate more funds to national territorial authorities, including through projects and calls for funding, for the establishment and expansion of shelters, in order to increase, improve and ensure adequate reception and protection services for women who are victims of domestic violence and any children involved;
Amendment 342 #
2019/2166(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Emphasises that hearing from the child is important to establish what is in the best interests of the child while examining custody and foster care cases; points out nevertheless that in every case, but crucially in cases where intimate partnership violence is suspected, such hearings should be conducted in a child- friendly environment, with no pressure or influence from parents or relatives, by trained professionals, including those qualified in child neuropsychiatry, to avoid deepening the trauma and victimisation;
Amendment 353 #
2019/2166(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Member States to provide effective instruments for the judicial accompaniment of children and to ensure that the operators in charge are adequately trained;
Amendment 363 #
2019/2166(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the competent authorities of the Member States to promote, in the best interests of the child and the female victim, a procedure whereby, with the intervention of accredited professionals, an assessment of the child's psychological state can be carried out at every stage of the procedure, in order to decide whether a meeting with the allegedly or declaredly violent parent is appropriate;
Amendment 366 #
2019/2166(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Calls on the competent national authorities to improve coordination between courts by fostering contacts between prosecutors' offices to enable issues of parental responsibility to be resolved urgently and to ensure that family courts are able to consider all issues relating to violence against women when determining custody and visitation rights and to assess whether such violence justifies a limitation of custody and visitation rights;
Amendment 367 #
2019/2166(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14c. Encourages Member States, especially in view of the current situation in which there are still frequent periods of quarantine owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, to increase the number of violence prevention and response hotlines and invest in shelters and family centres and other appropriate measures, providing women who are victims of violence and are isolated, with confidentiality and a safe and local environment;
Amendment 369 #
2019/2166(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 d (new)
Paragraph 14 d (new)
14d. Calls on Member States to explore virtual options for helping victims of violence, including mental health and counselling options, paying attention to existing inequalities in access to information technology services;
Amendment 17 #
2019/2164(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas gender equality is a basic precondition for the full enjoyment of human rights by women and girls, and is essential for their empowerment and the achievement of a sustainable and inclusive society; whereas the insufficient use of human capital associated with gender inequalities reduces the potential advantages for businesses in the fields of research and innovation, and for overall economic development, as well as having harmful social consequences; whereas the decision to take up an occupation must remain one for women themselves to take; whereas the role mothers play is important for society;
Amendment 21 #
2019/2164(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas gender equality, with due regard for the differences between the genders, is a basic precondition for the full enjoyment of human rights by women and girls, and is essential for their empowerment and the achievement of a sustainable and inclusive society; whereas the insufficient use of human capital associated with gender inequalities reduces the potential advantages for businesses in the fields of research and innovation, and for overall economic development, as well as having harmful social consequences;
Amendment 23 #
2019/2164(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas gender equality between men and women is a basic precondition for the full enjoyment of human rights by women and girls, and is essential for their empowerment and the achievement of a sustainable and inclusive society; whereas the insufficient use of human capital associated with gender inequalities reduces the potential advantages for businesses in the fields of research and innovation, and for overall economic development, as well as having harmful social consequences;
Amendment 34 #
2019/2164(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas women who major in STEM fields are less likely than their male counterparts to enter STEM occupations or remain in them as a result of the dominant stereotypes or a negative work environment; whereas closnarrowing the gender gap in STEM careers wcould contribute to an increase in EU GDP per capita by 2.2 to 3.0 % in 20508; whereas closing the gender gap in STEM careers would have a positive impact in reducing the gender pay gap and the gender pension gap; _________________ 8European Institute for Gender Equality briefing paper, How gender equality in STEM education leads to economic growth, 2018.
Amendment 36 #
2019/2164(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas women who major in STEM fields are less likely than their male counterparts to enter STEM occupations or remain in them as a result of the dominant stereotypes or a negative work environment, in particular, of their personal and family-related aspirations; whereas closing the gender gap in STEM careers would contribute to an increase in EU GDP per capita by 2.2 to 3.0 % in 20508; whereas closing the gender gap in STEM careers would have a positive impact in reducing the gender pay gap and the gender pension gap; _________________ 8 briefing paper, How gEuropean Institute for Gender eEquality in STEM education leads to economic growth, 2018.
Amendment 45 #
2019/2164(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the low numbers of women who work in innovative technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), can negatively affectwomen, by virtue of their sensitivity, bring a different and enriching vision to the design, development and implementation of these technologies, causing the replication of existing discriminatory practices and stereotypes, and the development of ‘gender-biased algorithms’;
Amendment 53 #
2019/2164(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas women and men are different and complementary and whereas they have different preferences; whereas it is understandable that they have different career choices; whereas, for example, a majority of men focus on STEM, while in philosophy, languages, economics and social sciences or the paramedical professions men are very much under-represented (85% women); whereas these figures are largely accounted for by individuals’ freedom of choice;
Amendment 63 #
2019/2164(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas women and men are different and complementary, they have different preferences, and the search for strict parity in areas of study or occupations would be counter-productive;
Amendment 67 #
2019/2164(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that in view of the rising demand for STEM practitioners and the importance of STEM-related careers for the future of the European economy, increasing the share of women in the STEM sector is critical to building a more sustainable and inclusive economy and society through scientific, digital and technological innovation; stresses, however, that any such initiative must reflect women's individual choices made freely and independently;
Amendment 70 #
2019/2164(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that in view of the rising demand for STEM practitioners and the importance of STEM-related careers for the future of the European economy, increasing the share of women in the STEM sector is criticaldesirable in order to building a more sustainable and inclusive economy and society through scientific, digital and technological innovation;
Amendment 74 #
2019/2164(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Considers it to be of the utmost relevance that girls and boys have equal access to the teaching of mathematics and science subjects in order to be able to make free and informed career choices;
Amendment 83 #
2019/2164(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises that gender stereotyping, cultural discouragement and a lack of awareness and of promotion of female role models hinders and negatively affects girls’ and women’s opportunities in STEM studies, in related careers and digital entrepreneurship, and can lead to discrimination and fewer opportunities for women in the labour market;
Amendment 85 #
2019/2164(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises that gender stereotyping, cultural discouragement and a lack of awareness and of promotion of female role models hinders and negatively affects girls’ and women’s opportunities in STEM studies, in related careers and digital entrepreneurship, and can lead to discrimination and fewer opportunities for women in the labour market;
Amendment 86 #
2019/2164(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises that gender stereotyping, cultural discouragement and a lack of awareness and of promotion of female role models hinders and negatively affectsmay limit girls’ and women’s opportunities in STEM studies, in related careers and digital entrepreneurship, and can lead to discrimination and fewer opportunities for women in the labour market;
Amendment 88 #
2019/2164(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 99 #
2019/2164(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Member States to combat gendered labour market segmentation in STEM careers by investing in formal, informal and non- formal education, lifelong learning and vocational training for women to ensure their access to high-quality employment and opportunities to re- and up-skill for future labour market demand; calls, in particular, for greater promotion of entrepreneurship, STEM subjects and digital education for girls from an early age, in order to combat existing educational stereotypes and and for action to ensure that more women enter developing and well-paid sectors;
Amendment 129 #
2019/2164(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Highlights that male teachers and other male staff dominate STEM-related studies in schools and, later on, in universities and workplaces, leading to an absence of female role models and limited guidance and mentoring opportunities; encourages gender mainstreaming in primary, secondary and tertiary education, and urges the committees and institutions involved in recruitment to promote gender balance to avoid the ‘outsider effect’e fact that the recruitment of teachers must be based on their skills and not on the principle of discriminatory quotas;
Amendment 151 #
2019/2164(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Regrets the fact that women face disproportionately more obstacles in their careers than men do, owing to the lack of a proper work-life balance and an increase in unpaid care work in most households; urges public and private institutions to establish adequate measures to guarantee better maternity and paternity leaves, flexible working hours, on-site childcare facilities or to promote telework; urges the Member States to fully transpose and implement the Work-Life Balance Directive and calls on the Commission to monitor it effectively; calls on the Commission and the Member States to fully assess the causes and factors that lead to a high drop-out rate of women from STEM careers, and to develop mechanisms and programmes to integrate women and girls into education, training and employment initiatives;
Amendment 153 #
2019/2164(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Regrets the fact that women face disproportionately more obstacles in their careers than men do, owing to the lack of a proper work-life balance and an increase in unpaid care work in most households; urges public and private institutions to establish adequate measures to guarantee better maternity and paternity leaves, flexible working hours, on-site childcare facilities or to promote telework and to attach more importance to the role mothers play; urges the Member States to fully transpose and implement the Work- Life Balance Directive and calls on the Commission to monitor it effectively; calls on the Commission and the Member States to fully assess the causes and factors that lead to a high drop-out rate of women from STEM careers, and to develop mechanisms and programmes to integrate women and girls into education, training and employment initiatives;
Amendment 155 #
2019/2164(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Regrets the fact that women face disproportionately more obstacles in their careers than men do, owing to the lack of a proper work-life balance and an increase in unpaid care work in most households; urges public and private institutions to establish adequate measures to guarantee better maternity and paternity leaves, flexible working hours, on-site or local childcare facilities or to promote telework; urges the Member States to fully transpose and implement the Work-Life Balance Directive and calls on the Commission to monitor it effectively; calls on the Commission and the Member States to fully assess the causes and factors that lead to a high drop-out rate of women from STEM careers, and to develop mechanisms and programmes to integrate women and girls into education, training and employment initiatives;
Amendment 161 #
2019/2164(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Regrets the fact that women are under-represented in leadership positions in STEM careers, and highlights the urgent need to promote equality between men and women at all levels of decision-making in business and management; underlines that gender diversity in boards and decision- making positions improves firms’ performance as the result of the broader spectrum of knowledge, attitudes and experience; urges the Council and the Member States to adopt the Women in Boards Directive and establish targets for gender balance in decision-making bodirejects positive-discrimination and quota systems, however, on grounds of equality and meritocracy, as in reality they run counter to those values;
Amendment 169 #
2019/2164(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Regrets the fact that the gender pay gap remains a reality and is even more pronounced in male-dominated sectors, such as ICT and technological companies10; calls on all actors to practice pay transparency; urges the Council to unblock the Directive on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation, which aims to extend protection against discrimination through a horizontal approach; _________________ 10 Lambrecht, A. and Tucker, C. E. Algorithmic bias? An empirical study into apparent gender-based discrimination in the display of STEM career ads, Management Science, Vol. 65, No 7, 2019, p. 2970.
Amendment 172 #
2019/2164(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Regrets the fact that the gender pay gap in cases where the work done and the skills brought to it are the same remains a reality and is even more pronounced in male-dominated sectors, such as ICT and technological companies10; calls on all actors to practice pay transparency; urges the Council to unblock the Directive on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation, which aims to extend protection against discrimination through a horizontal approach; _________________ 10 Lambrecht, A. and Tucker, C. E. Algorithmic bias? An empirical study into apparent gender-based discrimination in the display of STEM career ads, Management Science, Vol. 65, No 7, 2019, p. 2970.
Amendment 173 #
2019/2164(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Regrets the fact that the gender pay gap remains a reality and is even more pronounced in male-dominated sectors, such as ICT and technological companies10; calls on all actors wishing to do so to practice pay transparency; urges the Council to unblock the Directive on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation, which aims to extend protection against discrimination through a horizontal approach; _________________ 10 Lambrecht, A. and Tucker, C. E. Algorithmic bias? An empirical study into apparent gender-based discrimination in the display of STEM career ads, Management Science, Vol. 65, No 7, 2019, p. 2970.
Amendment 190 #
2019/2164(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. RegretNotes the fact that the gender gap exists across all digital technology domains, but is especially concerned about the gender gap in innovative technologies, such as the AI and cybersecurity domains, where the average worldwide female presence stands at 12 % and 20 % respectively11; _________________ 11 Sax, L.J., Kanny, M. A., Jacobs, J. A. et al., Understanding the Changing Dynamstates that this gap is largely due to the differences in career choices of the Gender Gap in Undergraduate Engineering Majors: 1971-2011, Research in Higher Education, Vol. 57, No 5, 2016; Shade, L. R., Missing in action: Gender in Canada’s digital economy agenda, Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society, Vol. 39, No 4, 2014, pp. 887-896.between women and men, which is not the result of stereotypes but, rather, the different preferences of women and men as a result of the differences between them;
Amendment 198 #
2019/2164(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Highlights that one of AI’s most critical weaknesses relates to certain types of biases such as gender, race or sexual orientation as a result of humans’ inherent biases; eEncourages the relevant actors to take action and promote a greater role for women in the design, development and implementation of machine learning, natural language processing and AI;
Amendment 206 #
2019/2164(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Recognises that AI, if it is free of underlying biases, can be a powerful tool to overcome gender inequalities and stereotypes through the development of unbiased algorithms that contribute to overall fairnessTakes the view that AI must serve users and should not on any account be used to alter individuals' perceptions, ways of thinking or exercise of free will in andy well-beingay;
Amendment 212 #
2019/2164(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for AI and automation to be designed in such a way that it enables us to overcome gender discrimination and address the challenges faced by women such as unpaid care work, the gender pay gap, cyberbullying, gender-based violence and sexual harassment, trafficking, violations of sexual and reproductive rights, and under- representation in leadership positions; calls for AI and automation to contribute to the enhancement of women’s access to finance, higher education and flexible work opportunities;
Amendment 221 #
2019/2164(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 1 #
2017/0360R(NLE)
Draft opinion
Citation 1
Citation 1
Amendment 4 #
2017/0360R(NLE)
Draft opinion
Citation 2
Citation 2
Amendment 7 #
2017/0360R(NLE)
Draft opinion
Citation 3
Citation 3
Amendment 21 #
2017/0360R(NLE)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas two draft laws stemming from citizens’ initiatives are before the Polish Parliament, one of which seeks to tighten up even further a law on abortion which is already one of the most restrictive in the EU, and the other to make providing sexual education to minors a criminal offence punishable by imprisonment;
Amendment 22 #
2017/0360R(NLE)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas two draft laws stemming from citizens’ initiatives are before the Polish Parliament, one of which seeks to tighten up even further a law on abortion which is already one of the most restrictive in the EU, and the other to make providing sexual education to minors a criminal offence punishable by imprisonmentand whereas their content and possible adoption come under the sovereignty of Poland;
Amendment 30 #
2017/0360R(NLE)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the members of the Sejm were democratically elected on the basis of proportional representation, and whereas the Polish people elected their representatives freely and in the exercise of their sovereignty;
Amendment 31 #
2017/0360R(NLE)
Draft opinion
Recital D
Recital D
Amendment 37 #
2017/0360R(NLE)
Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas in 2019, the Polish people freely chose to elect to the Sejm a majority of members whose stance on abortion was known to the electorate; whereas it is not for supranational or foreign institutions and NGOs to state their opinions on matters of national competence when citizens can vote freely and governments and assemblies are elected democratically;
Amendment 44 #
2017/0360R(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the factNotes that on 16 April 2020 the Polish Parliament voted to refer back to committee the two draft laws stemming from citizens’ initiatives on access to abortion and on the sexual education of minors;
Amendment 46 #
2017/0360R(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 54 #
2017/0360R(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Considers that legislation on abortion, as with all laws, comes under national sovereignty, primarily that of each country’s parliamentary institutions, and that the European Parliament should not become involved in a national, democratic matter in Poland;
Amendment 60 #
2017/0360R(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 69 #
2017/0360R(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Considers that legislation on abortion must go hand in hand with measures to prevent abortion, given the large number of contraceptive techniques in existence today;
Amendment 75 #
2017/0360R(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 86 #
2017/0360R(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 92 #
2017/0360R(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 100 #
2017/0360R(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Deplores the fact that this campaign to discredit Poland in the eyes of the European Parliament is an example of the modus operandi of the EU, which actively distorts national democratic processes and undermines Europe’s diversity;