19 Amendments of André ELISSEN related to 2018/2162(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas gender mainstreaming is a globally accepted strategy for ensuring gender equality; whereas the Commission defines gender mainstreaming as 'the integration of a gender perspective into the preparation, design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation ofconsidered important; whereas the Commission does not have to define or implement policies, reg~~ulatory measures and spending programmes, with a view to promoting equality between women and men'; _________________ 23 http://eige.europa.eu/gender- mainstreaming/what-is-gender- mainstreaming~~arding equality between women and men in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity; whereas if the Commission violates this principle, it de facto violates EU treaties;

2018/10/17
Committee: FEMM

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas in order to promote gender mainstreaming in the work of Parliament’s committees and delegations, a Member responsible for gender mainstreaming is appointed in each committee and in the Conference of Delegation Chairs, who shares experiences and best practice in the Gender Mainstreaming Network;deleted

2018/10/17
Committee: FEMM

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas ensuring coherence between their internal human resources policies and their external actions in the field of promotion of gender equality ~~and LGBTI rights~~ is essential to the credibility of the European Parliament and the other EU institutions;

2018/10/17
Committee: FEMM

Motion for a resolution
Recital L

L. whereas although Parliament attaches increased importance to LGBTI issues, the visibility of LGBTI staff is relatively low; whereas most LGBTI staff still prefer to hide their sexual orientation or gender identity;deleted

2018/10/17
Committee: FEMM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Strongly applauds the (very few) male role models both in the Parliament administration and at political level who actively promote gender equality and equal opportunities; further encourages both male, female and LGBTI role models;deleted

2018/10/17
Committee: FEMM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

~~4. Stresses that Parliament’s visual communication should avoid using gender stereotypes as well as stereotypes based on sexual orientation and gender identity;~~deleted

2018/10/17
Committee: FEMM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. ~~Notes that female representation in Parliament’s key decision-making positions at political and administrative levels remains low and that~~Urges Parliament ~~needs~~ to ensure that the allocation of decision-making positions ~~is evenly spread between genders~~takes place purely on merit;

2018/10/17
Committee: FEMM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. ~~Welcomes~~Notes that the revised guidelines on gender-neutral language in the European Parliament, published in July 2018, which now better reflect linguistic and cultural developments and provide practical advice in all official EU languages on the use of gender-fair and inclusive language; recalls that Parliament was one of the first international organisations to adopt multilingual guidelines on gender-neutral language in 2008; recalls the importance of building broad public acceptance of the guidelines and invites all Members of the European Parliament, as well as officials, to promote and apply these guidelines consistently in their workdo not take into account the nuances regarding gender in certain European languages;

2018/10/17
Committee: FEMM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Welcomes the fact that most of the parliamentary committees have adopted action plans on gender mainstreaming for their work and many have already presented them to the Gender Mainstreaming Network; calls, therefore, on the remaining few committees to follow suit; calls on all committees at the start of the new mandate to update their Gender Action Plans and present them to the Gender Mainstreaming Network; requests that Gender Action Plans for each committee be included in Parliament’s Rules of Procedure;deleted

2018/10/17
Committee: FEMM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – introductory part

12. ~~Welcomes Parliament’s resolution of 26 October 2017 on combating sexual harassment and abuse in the EU; e~~Emphasises that sexual harassment is a serious crime, an extreme form of gender- based discrimination and one of the biggest obstacles to gender equality; welcomes the Bureau decision of 2 July 2018 to revise the functioning of the Advisory Committee dealing with harassment complaints concerning Members of the European Parliament and its procedures for dealing with complaints, as well as the addition of Article 34a to the Implementing Measures for the Statute for Members of the European Parliament, concerning the financial consequences of a proven case of harassment of an accredited parliamentary assistant; nevertheless strongly regrets the slow and inadequate progress in the implementation of the recommendations of Parliament’s resolution; demands that full and undivided attention be given by Parliament’s president and administration to the full implementation of all requested measures, in particular by means of the 2017-2019 roadmap on 'preventive and early support measures to deal with conflict and harassment between Members and APAs, Trainees or other staff', which should be revised as soon as possible to adequately include at least the following demands of the resolution with a clear timeline for implementation:d should be condemned in all its forms;

2018/10/17
Committee: FEMM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – point a

~~a) mandatory training for MEPs and staff;~~deleted

2018/10/17
Committee: FEMM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – point b

b) establish a task force of independent, external experts to be convened with a mandate to examine the situation of sexual harassment in the European Parliament and the functioning of its two harassment committees;deleted

2018/10/17
Committee: FEMM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – point c

~~c) strengthen the anti-harassment committee by including experts such as doctors as standing members of the committee;~~deleted

2018/10/17
Committee: FEMM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Commends the appointment in 2016 of the standing rapporteur on gender mainstreaming in the European Parliament and the standing rapporteur’s active involvement in the work of the High-Level Group on Gender Equality and Diversity; recommends, therefore, that Parliament maintain this position for the 2019-2024 parliamentary term;deleted

2018/10/17
Committee: FEMM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Recommends that Parliament's political groups for the 2019-2024 parliamentary term put forward both male and female Members as candidates for the positions of President, Vice-President and Bureau Member, and the Chairs of committees, delegations and groups;deleted

2018/10/17
Committee: FEMM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Invites Parliament's political groups for the 2019-2024 parliamentary term to consider nominating Members of the European Parliament from the under- represented gender to each committee and especially to nominate a gender-equal number of parliamentarians as members and substitutes of the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality, in order to encourage the involvement of men in gender equality policy;deleted

2018/10/17
Committee: FEMM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Invites the Secretary-General and the Bureau to apply the same principle for the attribution of senior management posts as for the attribution of Head Of Unit posts, i.e. to make it compulsory that shortlists include three suitable candidates with at least one candidate of each gender, while stating that, if all else is equal (e.g. qualifications, experience), the under-represented gender should be preferred; notes that if these requirements are not fulfilled, the post should be re- advertised;deleted

2018/10/17
Committee: FEMM