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18 Amendments of Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ related to 2019/2167(INI)

Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
- having regard to the guidelines to promote and protect the enjoyment of all human rights by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) persons adopted by the Council of the European Union at its meeting of 24 June 2013,regard to the guidelines to promote and protect the enjoyment of all human rights by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) persons adopted by the Council of the European Union at its meeting of 24 June 2013,
2020/04/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 b (new)
- having regard to the European Commission’s List of Actions to Advance LGBTI Equality published in December 2015,
2020/04/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
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, gender identity, race and ability can live peacefully, enjoying equal rights and the same opportunity to realise their potential;
2020/04/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas women and girls are particularly affected by violence, poverty, armed conflicts and the impact of the climate emergency and their empowerment is essential to tackle these issues; 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;
2020/04/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas women’s direct participation in peace negotiations increases the sustainability and the quality of peace;
2020/04/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Bb. Whereas women civil society groups and activists play critical roles in advancing the peace and security agenda and their participation is essential to mainstreaming gender equality concerns;
2020/04/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
J. whereas progress has been made in the realisation of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) across the world, but imporsubstantial shortcomings in the provision of and access to SRHR 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 SRHR;
2020/04/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
K. whereas the work of gender advisers and focal points is central to translating EU policies on gender equality and WPS into analysis, planning, conductimplementation and evaluation, as well as to facilitating the integration of a gender perspective into daily tasks and operations; whereas gender advisers and focal points face numerous challenges in the performance of their duties;
2020/04/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Recalls the pivotal role of women as peacebuilders and stresses the need to ensure the equal participation of women in the maintenance of international peace and security, the expansion of women’s roles in preventing and resolving conflict, and women’s protection in order to advance the international peace and security agenda;
2020/04/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the EU and its Member States to commit to advancing towards a foreign and security policy that incorporatemainstreams 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 assessments, 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 backgrounds;
2020/04/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal to carry out a review and present a new EU Gender Action Plan III in 2020; stresses that this document needs to take the form of a communication in order to ensure its effective implementation; welcomes the EU Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security, and calls for its robust implementation; welcomes the decision to renew the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy, and calls for gender mainstreaming and targeted actions for gender equality and women’s rights, including on SRHR, to be included in the Action Plan; further welcomes the EU Action Plan on Gender Equality and Women Empowerment in External Relations for 2021-2025 and A New EU Strategy towards the Eradication of Trafficking in Human Beings foreseen this year;
2020/04/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to deliver the first LGBTI Equality Strategy by the end of this year; stresses that this Strategy must be ambitious, build upon the existing guidelines and list of actions and include a strong external action component;
2020/04/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for further policy coherence and coordination in the implementation of the range of commitments on gender equality included in the EU’s external action; stresses that the EU Strategic Approach should be linked to and synchronised with the new GAP III, and calls for the 2019 EU Action Plan on WPS to be included in GAP III as a separate chapter; stresses the importance of the existing normative framework pertaining to the women, peace and security agenda, insists that this framework should be the baseline for all actions at EU and international level and that any attempts to resile from or roll back established commitments in this field must be firmly rejected;
2020/04/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on all Members States to adopt a feminist foreign and security policy that addresses the barriers for women to enter and maintain not only high-level leadership roles, and key positions such as ambassadorships and mediator positions in international peace talks and negotiations, but also entry-level positions. Recalls that factors that might deter women’s participation such as a lack of conducive work-life balance policies, equal sharing of family responsibilities and expectations that women will be primary caregivers leading women to often take career breaks or move to part-time work, and the public perception globally of women’s leadership should be taken into account; Further stresses that in advancing the targets of women’s leadership in the WPS, equal pay for equal work is one of the EU’s founding principles and should be mainstreamed through the advancement of women’s economic and social rights, both outside and within the EU; that Member States have an obligation to eliminate discrimination on grounds of sex with regard to all aspects and conditions of remuneration for the same work or for work of equal value;
2020/04/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls the essential work done by CSOs on the ground to sustain peace and promote women’s engagement in peace processes, politics, governance, institution-building, the rule of law and the security sector and stresses the need to ensure significant funding and capacity building to maintain and support these efforts; Calls for specific earmarked funding on gender equality in the framework of the proposed Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) regulation, and for reduced administrative constraints to allow access to funding for local and small CSOs; stresses the importance of ensuring that partners can count on receiving sufficient financial resources for gender mainstreaming;
2020/04/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Highlights the importance of equal access to capital for female entrepreneurs. Calls in this regard on the Member States and EU institutions to increase the availability of financing by means of microcredit and to actively promote the use of microcredit;
2020/04/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Member States to create a formal Council working group on gender equalitconfiguration on gender equality to provide Ministers and Secretaries of State in charge of gender equality with a dedicated forum for discussion and to better facilitate gender mainstreaming across all EU policies, including foreign and security policy;
2020/04/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Highlights that women’s participation in CSDP-missions contributes to the effectiveness of the mission and drives the EU’s credibility as a proponent of equal rights for men and women worldwide.1a Calls in this regard on the Member States and the EU institutions to advance women’s participation in CSDP-missions. _________________ 1a https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/ etudes/STUD/2017/603855/EXPO_STU(2 017)603855_EN.pdf
2020/04/29
Committee: FEMM