336 Amendments of Eva-Britt SVENSSON
Amendment 6 #
2011/2117(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to submit a legislative proposalsingle European charter on the use of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) for consumer matters in the EU by the end of 2011 and emphasises the importance of its swift adoption;
Amendment 36 #
2011/2117(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – introductory part
Paragraph 6 – introductory part
6. Proposes that a single European charter be drawn upthe charter should containing the guidelines to be followed in relation to ADR systems established in Europe, these being the following:
Amendment 47 #
2011/2117(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – indent 5
Paragraph 6 – indent 5
– free services: the issue of the cost of ADR should be resolved in order to ensure that such an option is attractive to the parties concerned; with this in view, calls on the Commission to propose a system that is entirely free to the consumer must be considered;
Amendment 18 #
2011/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas many Member States still fail to recognise and support different and diverse family models and situations, and whereas the predominant two-parent model is becoming less frequent, and single mothers are becoming increasingly significant as a group in all advanced and industrialised countries, whether as a result of divorce, separation or never having been marriedour societies, and whereas there is therefore a need to respond to this new reality by adapting policies,
Amendment 28 #
2011/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas in some Member States single parents are still socially stigmatised and the role of informal networking in their integration should be recognispublic policies in many Member States still are not adapted to different family models and situations, and oftentimes single parents are still socially and economically disadvantaged,
Amendment 35 #
2011/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas, as a result of different public policies and different legal statuses (divorced, separated, unmarried or widowed), single motherparents experience different situations and benefit from different types of allocation,
Amendment 57 #
2011/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas career pressures are the highest between the ages of 25 and 40, when children are still young and require more care and time from their parents; whereas school and working hours are often incompatible; whereas there is often a lack of quality, affordable care facilities, which is often the biggest obstacle and constraint in combining family and professional life,
Amendment 68 #
2011/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)
(1) Member States need to adopt public policies, including educational policies, care provision, health policies, employment policies, social security systems, and housing policy, in order to support the needs and realities of different families, and in particular taking into account the reality of one-parent families;
Amendment 69 #
2011/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point 2 (new)
Paragraph 1 – point 2 (new)
(2) Calls for increased gender-focused strategies, which can provide a greater understanding of the relationship between gender and poverty and an investment in projects that take on the needs of one- parent families;
Amendment 112 #
2011/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 6 – point 1 (new)
(1) Calls for a general shortening of the working time, in order to enable all persons, including one-parent families, to better combine work and private life;
Amendment 119 #
2011/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on Member Sates to review their housing policies, in order to ensure that single parent household have access to quality and affordable housing;
Amendment 126 #
2011/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Asks the Member States to guarantee equal treatment and to maintain a high quality of life for all children regardless of the marital status of their parents, by providing universal allowances in order to not pass poverty on to the child;
Amendment 1 #
2011/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
– having regard to the Commission Staff Working Document on the EU Plan of Action on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in Development 2010-2015 (SEC (2010) 265) and to the Council Conclusions of 14 June 2010 on the Millennium Development Goals in which the respective EU Plan of Action is endorsed,
Amendment 8 #
2011/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas gender equality, women’s political and economic empowerment and women’s enjoyment of human rights are essential for poverty reduction and sustainable development,
Amendment 108 #
2011/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the UN initiative for a Social Protection Floor; calls on the Commission and the Member States to enhance support for national social protection programmes in developing countries and to develop a comprehensive policy framework including gender equality and women’s empowerment aspects, on this issue;
Amendment 42 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas the target of participation of 40 % women researchers in FP7 is ambitious and the right target; whereas the current female participation of researchers in FP7 research projects is a disappointingly 25.5 %,
Amendment 45 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K b (new)
Recital K b (new)
Kb. whereas female researchers tend, to a higher degree than men, to perform administrative tasks and to work on smaller, less profiled research projects,
Amendment 46 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K c (new)
Recital K c (new)
Kc. whereas a highly problematic 'glass ceiling' seems to exit for female researchers, meaning that with seniority, the share of female researchers decreases; whereas the low number of female researchers selected for the ERC advanced investigator grant is an indication of such a 'glass ceiling',
Amendment 300 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Notes that it is commonly recognized that diversity increases innovation in research; emphasises the importance of non-gender segregated research areas; calls on universities and EU Institutions to promote science as an interesting field for both sexes from early stages of education on, by promoting female researchers as role models;
Amendment 305 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 b (new)
Paragraph 30 b (new)
30b. Calls on the Commission to establish a cross-cutting committee to monitor and advice on the representation of female researchers; calls for a Gender Action Plan as recommended by the FP6 Ex Post Evaluation;
Amendment 307 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 c (new)
Paragraph 30 c (new)
30c. Calls on the Commission to establish clear links between the FP7 and the Gender Equality Institute in Vilnius in order to create a knowledge base for gender mainstreaming in all EU research programmes;
Amendment 308 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 d (new)
Paragraph 30 d (new)
30d. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to improve the situation for female researchers through possibilities for flexible working hours, improved child-care facilities, social security provisions and parental leave; stresses that reconciling work and family life is the responsibility of both men and women; notes that improvements in the national systems may have a direct impact on the female participation of the FP7 and future FPs;
Amendment 9 #
2011/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas women form a majority of the population with higher-education qualifications, but at the same time far outnumber men in the worst-educated population groups,
Amendment 12 #
2011/2025(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for the data protection dimension of the internal market to be enhanced both online and offline through the uniformisation of Member States'’ legislation and increased legal certainty, with excessive restrictions and further organisational costs being avoided, and, especially as regards definitions, grounds for and lawfulness of data processing, data subject rights, international transfers and national data protection authorities, to ensure increased legal certainty and reduce excessive administrative burdens reduced, especially for SMEs;
Amendment 22 #
2011/2025(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises the need for a coherent application of data protection rules, taking into account the impact of new technologies on individuals'’ rights, while ensuring free circulation of personal data to facilitate the smooth functioning of both the internal market and the Internet and its characteristic openness and interconnectivity;
Amendment 31 #
2011/2025(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Underlines the importance for any future legislation to be technologically- neutral to ensure that data subjects' rights are always valid and enforceable regardless of the technology used for processing personal data; calls upon industry, research and development and innovation sectors to incorporate the principle of privacy by design and to promote PETs (Privacy Enhancing Technologies) in order to guarantee a high level of protection of personal data throughout the Single Market;
Amendment 33 #
2011/2025(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Calls on the Commission to clarify the rules on applicable law in the Data Protection Directive 95/46, especially in situations where companies operate in several Member States or have branches outside the European Union;
Amendment 76 #
2010/2303(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Notes that the European Central Bank, the European Investment Bank, the European Investment Fund and the central banks of all Member states are led by male governors; notes that only very few women are currently represented in governing positions within the central banks of the Member States and of the financial institutions,
Amendment 78 #
2010/2303(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Invites the Commission and Member States to take gender balanced measures as regards the appointment of governors within the financial institutions and bodies of the European Union;
Amendment 79 #
2010/2303(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 c (new)
Paragraph 20 c (new)
20c. Encourages the Commission to promote policies which can help companies in the financial sector in today's economic environment to value and manage a more balanced representation of men and women in the decision making bodies;
Amendment 4 #
2010/2289(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas in order to gain the active support of all stakeholders, it is essential that during consultations and dialogue with the Commission as well as in expert groups, effective representation of civil society and SMEs is ensured;
Amendment 13 #
2010/2289(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
3a. Strongly believes that the Single Market should be in the detriment of peoples' rights for social protection
Amendment 25 #
2010/2289(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that Single Market rules are frequently implemented by local and regional authorities; calls on the Commission and Member States to further develop and broadencontinue their partnership with local and regional authorities from cohesion policy to Single Market policies;
Amendment 33 #
2010/2289(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the intention of the Commission to increase consultation and dialogue with civil society; asks the Commission to ensure effective representation of civil society and SMEs in consultations, dialogues and expert groups;
Amendment 91 #
2010/2289(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Supports the Commission's initiatives to develop alternative dispute resolution in the EU, but regrets that the Commission has only come up with a consultation on collective redress, in stead of a concrete proposal;
Amendment 41 #
2010/2278(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomNotes the Commission Communication ‘Towards a Single Market Act’, and specifically Chapter II, ‘Restoring confidence by putting Europeans at the heart of the Single Market’, containing 19 initiatives oriented to European citizens;
Amendment 82 #
2010/2278(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Insists on the need to insert a ‘horizontal social clause’ in all Single Market legislation so that policy is developed centring on citizens’ basic social rights: (a) the right to take collective action,; (b) workers’ rights and labour law, and; (c) employment protection, anticipating the planning of industrial restructuring in accordance with Article 9 of the Treas and (d) promoting gender equality oin the Functioning of the European Unionline with Articles 8 and 9 TFEU and the Charter of Fundamental Rights;
Amendment 154 #
2010/2278(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Encourages the Commission to take appropriate measures in relation to the composition and diversity of boards of directors, including a more balanced representation of men and women in the decision making bodies of the European businesses;
Amendment 177 #
2010/2278(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that the programme does not sufficiently analyse the causes of market fatigue or the expectations of Europe’s citizens from a revived Single Market; Reiterates the need for an evaluation of the Single Market based on specific and measurable social goals; Highlights the fact that the evaluation of the Single Market was based on indexes showing the level of movement of capital, people and services ignoring that the focal point should be the citizens;
Amendment 180 #
2010/2278(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that the programme does not sufficiently analyse the causes of market fatigue or the expectations of Europe’s citizens from a revived Single Market; reiterates the need for an evaluation of the effects of the Single Market on the quality of public services, and the rights of consumers and employees, and calls on the Commission to submit such an evaluation in 2012 at the latest;
Amendment 189 #
2010/2278(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Considers that the Communication does not stress the importance of social services; considers this is far from the quality framework promised by the Commission Presidentat these are essential elements of the social welfare state; is of the view that market forces cannot always respond to the dynamic nature of public services; suggests that existing problems should be solved by urging Member States to manage them better instead of institutionally restructuring them;
Amendment 198 #
2010/2278(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Commission not to ask Member States to limit access to social housing to socially disadvantaged groups and to exclude other groups of citizens in need, given the lack of affordable housing;
Amendment 5 #
2010/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas it is important to restore confidence in the Single Market at all levels and to eliminate existingunjustified barriers to enterprises and especially SMEs entering business; whereas unjustified high administrative burdens discourage new entrepreneurs,
Amendment 35 #
2010/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomNotes the Commission Communication ‘Towards a Single Market Act’ and especially its first chapter on ‘Strong, sustainable and equitable growth for business’;
Amendment 39 #
2010/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 62 #
2010/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 70 #
2010/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to promote cross-border investment and to set up a legislative framework to allow venture capital funds to be invested freelyregulate investment by venture capital funds within the Single Market, irrespective of the Member State of origin;
Amendment 77 #
2010/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Acknowledges the importance of public procurement, especially pre-commercial procurement, and the role it plays in stimulating innovation in the Single Market; encourages Member States to make use of pre-commercial procurement to give a decisive initial push to new markets for innovative and green technologies while improving the quality and, effectiveness, universality, affordability, accessibility and sustainability of public services; calls on the Commission and Member States to better communicate the existing possibilities for pre-commercial procurement to public authorities; calls on the Commission to explore how cross- border joint procurement can be facilitated;
Amendment 79 #
2010/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Urges the Commission to support the efforts of the public sector to adopt innovative approaches, exploiting new technologies and procedures and disseminating best practices in the public administration which will lower bureaucracy and embrace citizen-centred policies;
Amendment 82 #
2010/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges Member States to increase efforts to pool innovation resources through the creation of innovation clusters and facilitatinggive emphasis on the participation of SMEs in EU research programmes;
Amendment 90 #
2010/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. WelcomNotes the Commission's proposed revision of the e-Signatures Directive; emphasizes the need for mutual recognition of e-identification and e-authentication across the EU;
Amendment 94 #
2010/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 110 #
2010/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Urges the Member States to fullytake all necessary measures to protect labour conditions, avoid social dumping and provide for a reliable universal service, whilst implementing the Third Postal Services Directive (2008/6/EC) to facilitate efficient distribution and tracking of online purchase, and to ensure that decent employment and labour conditions are applied by all operators;
Amendment 125 #
2010/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Points out the need to strengthen the fight against online piracy in a proportionate manner andwithout limiting the free use of internet with public support by making full use of the available technology while respecting fundamental rights;
Amendment 174 #
2010/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the Commission to make it clear that public authorities may base public procurement on social criteria such as the payment of relevant standard wages and other requirements;
Amendment 194 #
2010/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Believes that service sector is a key element of the single market; Doubts that the Services Directive will provide high quality services in Europe; Urges the Commission to revaluate the impact of the Directive in the upcoming assessment on the principles of universality, affordability, continuity, quality and availability; Encourages Member States to support the public sector and deliver to citizens high quality public services
Amendment 196 #
2010/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to encourage the development of the business services sector and to take the necessary regulatory measures in order to protect SMEs from unfair commercial practicespetition by larger enterprises in the retail sector;
Amendment 61 #
2010/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the employment rate of Roma women is even lower than that of Roma men and, on the other hand, given their role in the family, women can be the cornerstones of the inclusion of marginalized communities,
Amendment 62 #
2010/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas women from ethnic minorities and especially Roma women face much more serious discrimination than men from the same ethnic group or women from the majority,
Amendment 337 #
2010/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to analyse and eliminate the barriers to (re)entering the labour market and self-employment of Roma women and furthermore to place proper emphasis on the role of women in the economic empowerment of marginalized Roma and launching businesses;
Amendment 338 #
2010/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure the involvement of Roma women into the preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the EU Strategy on Roma Inclusion;
Amendment 339 #
2010/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13c. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to include as a horizontal objective the capacity building and empowerment of Roma women in all the Priority Areas of the EU Strategy on Roma Inclusion;
Amendment 340 #
2010/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 d (new)
Paragraph 13 d (new)
13d. Calls on the Commission and the Council to include the promotion of gender equality among the Objectives of the Strategy as well as combating multiple and intersectional discrimination;
Amendment 341 #
2010/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 e (new)
Paragraph 13 e (new)
13e. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to collect, analyse and publish reliable statistical data disaggregated by gender to be able to properly evaluate and update the Strategy as well as measure the impacts of the Strategy's projects and interventions on Roma women;
Amendment 9 #
2010/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas it is important to recognise that in general working women require greater flexibility due to their continued primary care role and thatsharing between women and men of family and domestic responsibilities is essential for the achievement of gender equality and therefore it is necessary to ensure a work-life balance in conformity with their multi-task lifestyle, which can lead somesupport women to start up their own business to secure their independence at workes,
Amendment 27 #
2010/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas female entrepreneurship and female SMEs are a key source of jobs, business dynamism and innovation, the potential of which is not fully exploited in the European Union,
Amendment 33 #
2010/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas men and women do not have the same opportunities to run and develop companies and whereas women's entrepreneurship is a type of long-term endeavour that requires time to change structures and attitudes; whereas women have always been entrepreneurial, but rules and traditions have meant that entrepreneurship has not always been an option for women,
Amendment 38 #
2010/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas women entrepreneurs are a heterogeneous group, varying in terms of age, background and education, and they are active in a wide range of sectors and businesses; whereas women are often perceived to lack entrepreneurial characteristics and propensities such as self-confidence, assertiveness and risk- taking,
Amendment 84 #
2010/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that businesswomen are more inclined to take measured or calculated risks, which may create barriers to growth; cCalls on Member States to support female entrepreneurs' access to growth potential assessments conducted by experienced consultants which measure the risk potential;
Amendment 89 #
2010/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on Member States to embrace national educational concepts for ‘young entrepreneurship’ in upper secondary schools so that over the course of a school year female students can experience the lifecycle of a business through the start- up, running and winding up of a company, linking to this process mentoring from teachers and ‘active ageing’ advisors from the local business community;
Amendment 96 #
2010/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Asks Member States to encourage female one-year entrepreneurship or apprenticeship programmes at universities, where students conduct development projects based on real business concepts with the objective to already start a viable and profitable company during the years of education; considers furthermore that alumni and student association activities should form an integral part of this process to instil confidence and a ‘role model’ mentality in students;
Amendment 109 #
2010/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on Member States to harness information and communication technologies that can help to raise awareness and networking support for women, such as portals and blogs that provide links to websites of women entrepreneurs, representative organisations, networks, projects and events; emphasises that these technologies can also aid females through the use of flexible, distant, web-based training packages;
Amendment 119 #
2010/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on Member States to introduce concrete measures, mainly through binding quota legislation, to encourage gender balance in boardroom, political and corporate positions;
Amendment 125 #
2010/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Recognises the importance of female ambassadors, for example the European Network of Female Entrepreneurship Ambassadors (ENFEA), which highlights the role women can play in creating jobs and promoting competiveness by inspiring women and young girls to set up their own business through activities in schools, universities, community groups and the media; notes that Ambassadors should have various backgrounds, ages and experiences and be active in all industries;
Amendment 134 #
2010/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls for measures to be taken by Member States to improve the social, cultural and legal position of female co- entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs in SMEs, especially in science, engineering and industrial sectors in urban and rural areas;
Amendment 143 #
2010/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Member States to offer support to women who want to start, buy or take over companies, such as family- owned businesses; considers that the support should be targeted on the specific requirements of these women, such as strengthening self-esteem and skills that will enable women to successfully navigate an acquisition situation; in particular appraisals, valuing a company, banking and legal issues;
Amendment 2 #
2010/2272(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Regrets that the Commission communication on European Disability Strategy 2010-2020 does not include an integrated gender perspective or a separate chapter on gender-specific disability policies, despite the fact that disabled women are often in a more disadvantaged position than disabled men and are more often victims of poverty and social exclusion;
Amendment 5 #
2010/2272(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – indent 1
Paragraph 1 – indent 1
– social inclusion of 80 million disabled people in the European Union and facilitatpeople with disabilities ing the work of their carers, particularly womeEuropean Union;
Amendment 13 #
2010/2272(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 18 #
2010/2272(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that disabled children are often cared for by their mothers, who have to cope with medical, educational and administrative procedures, which has an adverse impact on their careers; calls on the Member States to mtake working hours more flexible so that these women are no longer excluded from the job marketdue account of the problems faced by parents of disabled children, who are often forced to remain outside the labour market, and to promote policies to support and assist such parents;
Amendment 30 #
2010/2272(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Member States to take vigorous measures against all forms of violence against the disabled, in particular women, elderly people and children, who are frequently victims of mental and physical violence as well as sexual violence; notes that almost 80% of disabled women are victims of violence and that the risk of sexual violence is higher for them than for other women; points out that violence is not only a frequent occurrence in the lives of disabled women but is also sometimes the very cause of their disability;
Amendment 33 #
2010/2272(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines the difficulties disabled women face in gaining access to employment, and adds that they should be encouraged to follow study courses and use new information and communication technologies, while enterprises should be urged to employ them using positive measures and with adequate funding.
Amendment 38 #
2010/2272(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Member States to develop both independent and collective forms of accommodation, which are of good quality and affordable for all regardless of the individual’s own financial situation;
Amendment 39 #
2010/2272(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to implement policies to assist persons with disabilities, particularly women and children, to support their autonomy and full integration into society ; in this context call on the Commission to support programmes for exchange of best practice between Members States, and in particular to examine the role of personal assistants for persons with disabilities and the way they contribute to facilitate the every day life and the independence of persons with disabilities ;
Amendment 42 #
2010/2272(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses the need to ensure that co- financing by NGOs working in this area of disability in projects that they submit for Community funding does not exceed 10%;
Amendment 43 #
2010/2272(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Amendment 44 #
2010/2272(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Stresses that women with disabilities have a right to share in and benefit from the rapid development of products and services derived from new technologies on equal terms, since this will enable them to participate in an inclusive information society without barriers;
Amendment 45 #
2010/2272(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 d (new)
Paragraph 7 d (new)
7d. Considers it necessary to make provision for special support measures to cater for people with disabilities in lower income groups, in order to ensure that they have equal access to ICTs and avoid creating new forms of social exclusion;
Amendment 29 #
2010/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Is of the view that pension systems should be based on adequate and, sustainable, and fair criteria and take into consideration the periods when womenindividuals do not work or are under part-time contracts;
Amendment 38 #
2010/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that the period spent by womenindividuals on taking care of children or other dependent family members should be recognised in the calculation systems in regard to acquiring pension rights, and taken into account to the period of work as well as all kind of contracts;
Amendment 54 #
2010/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Member States - particularly the new Member States - to review their pension systems, taking into account the higher life expectancy of women and the major pay differentialces between men and women, which are reflected in the amount of the pensions granted, often pushing them latter below the poverty line;
Amendment 76 #
2010/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the Commission Green Paper Towards adequate, sustainable and safe European pensionpension systems, under the condition that the subsidiarity principle remains respected, and under the condition that the Member States retain their responsibility and competence in regard to their respective pension policies and systems.
Amendment 77 #
2010/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Welcomes the Commission's Green Paper towards adequate, sustainable, and safe pension systems, under the condition that EU-policies and possible new EU- regulations and directives guarantee that solidarity between the generations, solidarity within a particular generation, and solidarity between men and women is maintained.
Amendment 78 #
2010/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Welcomes the Commission's Green Paper towards adequate, sustainable, and safe pension systems, particularly the Commission's intention to improve the acquirement of pension rights for EU- citizens (temporarily) working in another Member State.
Amendment 79 #
2010/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Calls on the Commission to guarantee that new EU-legislation and EU-policies will not cause pensions and/or other provisions for older persons, in particular older women, to be reduced.
Amendment 80 #
2010/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Calls on the Commission to recognize and take into account that older persons, in particular older women and migrants, run the highest risk of becoming poor. Therefore, encourages the Commission to enable Member States to limit such risk themselves.
Amendment 81 #
2010/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)
Paragraph 4 e (new)
4e. Calls on the Commission to recognize and take into account that there are major inequalities between men and women as far the acquirement of pension benefits and pension rights is concerned. Therefore, encourages the Commission to enable Member States to end these inequalities.
Amendment 82 #
2010/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 f (new)
Paragraph 4 f (new)
4f. Calls on the Commission to recognize and take into account that as far as pension acquirement is concerned, there are also major inequalities between individuals working in well-paid sectors and jobs and those working in other sectors and more precarious jobs. Therefore, encourages the Commission to enable Member States to end these inequalities.
Amendment 83 #
2010/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 g (new)
Paragraph 4 g (new)
4g. Calls on the Commission to take into consideration that the already existing possibilities for acquiring (complementary) pensions, are often too complex and high-risk. Therefore, encourages the Commission to enable Member States to offer more transparency and security when choosing and/or committing to a certain option, in particular for women who would benefit from complementary pension saving.
Amendment 84 #
2010/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 h (new)
Paragraph 4 h (new)
4h. Calls on the Commission not to proceed with new EU-demands on defining "adequate pensions" since such a definition will not take into account the fact that as far as the availability and affordability of other services and benefits for older persons (such as housing, care, and public transport) are concerned, there are major differences between Member States.
Amendment 85 #
2010/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 i (new)
Paragraph 4 i (new)
4i. Calls on the Commission not to proceed with new EU-demands on defining "adequate pensions" since such demands could cause the EU to conclude that certain pension systems are too generous in comparison to others.
Amendment 86 #
2010/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 j (new)
Paragraph 4 j (new)
4j. Calls on the Commission not to enforce new EU-legislation in regard to the solvability of pension funds since such legislation could cause pension premiums to increase significantly.
Amendment 87 #
2010/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 k (new)
Paragraph 4 k (new)
4k. Calls on the Commission not to enforce new EU-legislation aiming at boosting competition between (private) pension saving schemes since such legislation will cause solidarity problems.
Amendment 3 #
2010/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Member States to develop national programmes for vocational education and training (VET) that promote gender mainstreaming as a priority for future actions and measures in this field; underlines the importance of teaching practices designed to encourage equality between men and women and combat preconceived stereotypes;
Amendment 8 #
2010/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to encourage the establishment of effective partnerships between stakeholders in education, social partners and civil-society organisations in order to address the gender dimension in terms of education and training; underlines the importance of creating and training equality counsellors and calls for their intervention in both the public and private sectors;
Amendment 13 #
2010/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Member States, as envisaged for the Europe 2020 objectives, to improve links between vocational training and labour market needs and to create new opportunities for training, including in scientific, mathematical and technological fields, in order to increase women's employability in non-traditional jobs and in the low-carbon sectors of the economy, creating permanent jobs with decent wages;
Amendment 16 #
2010/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Member States to develop high-quality, wide-ranging, flexible and affordable access for women to vocational education and training, together with specific guidance and career counselling which are relevant for women from diverse backgrounds and address their multi- dimensional training needs, with a view to effectively integrating them into good- quality jobs with decent wages;
Amendment 25 #
2010/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Member States to develop incentives for employers to facilitate the provision of cost-effective and flexible training in micro and small enterprises, adapted to the needs of women and including for home-based workers; urges the Commission and all the Member States to make determined efforts to combat wage inequalities between men and women, with a view to eliminating the current 18% gender-based wage differential by 2020.
Amendment 3 #
2010/2211(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C (new)
Recital C (new)
C. whereas the principle of shared power and responsibility should be established between women and men at home, in the workplace and in the wider national and international communities as it is a prerequisite for equality, development and peace and is a basis for people-centred sustainable development,
Amendment 8 #
2010/2211(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 (new)
Paragraph 4 (new)
4. Highlights the considerable differences in women's and men's access to and opportunities to exert power over economic structures as women are poorly represented in economic decision-making, including the formulation of financial, monetary, commercial and other economic policies, as well as tax systems and rules governing pay;
Amendment 14 #
2010/2211(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 (new)
Paragraph 10 (new)
10. Recognises that through the integration of gender perspectives the effectiveness of policies to achieve growth and employment can be enhanced as it is often the case that insufficient attention has been given to gender analysis which has meant that women's contributions and concerns have not been adequately addressed;
Amendment 1 #
2010/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1
Citation 1
– having regard to the provisions of the UN legal instruments in the sphere of human rights, in particular those concerning women's rights, such as the UN Charter, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenants on Civil and Political Rights and on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and its Optional Protocol, and the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, and the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the principle of non-refoulement,
Amendment 3 #
2010/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7
Citation 7
– having regard to the UN General Assembly resolution of 19 December 2006 entitled ‘Intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women’ (A/RES/61/143), and the UN Security Council Resolutions 1325 and 1820 on women, peace and security,
Amendment 41 #
2010/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Amendment 44 #
2010/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas male violence against women, in the form of rape, is not treated as a state offence/ex officio prosecution in several Member States[1], [1] Commission study 2010 "Feasibility study to assess the possibilities, opportunities and needs to standardise national legislation on violence against women, violence against children and sexual orientation violence, p.53
Amendment 61 #
2010/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – indent 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 – indent 1 a (new)
- measures to address the six P framework on violence against women (policy, prevention, protection, prosecution, provision, and partnership),
Amendment 110 #
2010/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Acknowledges the risk of re- victimisation asylum-seeking women and girls may face, and calls upon the Member States to take all necessary legislative and other measures to ensure gender-sensitive asylum procedures and reception conditions;
Amendment 111 #
2010/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Highlights the need to include violence against women and gender- related persecution in the asylum systems of the EU member states;
Amendment 128 #
2010/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Emphasises that research into the area of violence against children, youth and women and on a more general level on gender and sexual violence should be included as a multidisciplinary research area into the future Eight Framework Programme for research and technological development with minimum resources of 20 million euros / year – launched at the year of violence against women 2013;
Amendment 144 #
2010/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Encourages the Member States to pay extra attention in terms of how domestic violence impacts children specifically as the rates of battering and sexual abuse on children are greater in homes where the female is beaten or emotionally abused and to devote appropriate resources in order to help children who are experiencing domestic violence;
Amendment 157 #
2010/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Asks that Member States acknowledge the serious problem of surrogacy which constitutes an exploitation of the female body and her reproductive organs;
Amendment 158 #
2010/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Emphasises that both women and children are subject to the same forms of exploitation, and both can be seen as commodities on the international reproductive market and these new reproductive arrangements, such as surrogacy, are increasing the trafficking of women and children and illegal adoption across national boarders;
Amendment 180 #
2010/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses the responsibility of the European Union and the Member States in further implementing UN Security Council Resolutions 1325 and 1820 on women, peace and security, in particular through EU humanitarian and development aid;
Amendment 60 #
2010/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)
Recital O a (new)
O a. whereas the Mid-term Evaluation of the EU’s Generalised System of Preferences (GSP)[1] shows that the GSP+ trade regime, which requires that the beneficiary countries ratify and effectively implement specified international conventions in the fields of human rights, core labour standards, sustainable development and good governance, had a significant positive effect on gender equality in these countries; [1] http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2010 /may/tradoc_146196.pdf
Amendment 93 #
2010/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Asks the Commission and the Member States to cooperate with the partner countries with the aim of making equality between women and men a reality in and outside the Unto fight gender discrimination and all forms of violence against women and make gender equality a reality in and outside the Union in accordance with the principles of the Millennium Development Goals and the Beijing Platform for Action;
Amendment 106 #
2010/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 d (new)
Paragraph 13 d (new)
13d. Welcomes the promotion of gender equality in the developing countries and territories by means of the current and future GSP trade agreements; requests that the ratification and effective implementation of international conventions relating to gender equality shall be prerequisites in all external trade and economic partnership agreements;
Amendment 145 #
2010/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Asks the Commission and the Member States to integrate employment and social policies, including gender equality aspects as a priority in all negotiations regarding global economic governance structures and macro-economic dialogues;
Amendment 33 #
2010/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
H a. whereas diseases of poverty, such as AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, negatively affect women and maternal health in particular,
Amendment 61 #
2010/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a Points out that diseases of poverty, such as AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria prevent women from working both through the direct effects of these diseases on women and also through the added burden on women as traditionally having primary responsibility for caring for other affected family members; calls on the Commission to increase their efforts to eliminate these diseases and particularly via the development of efficient preventative measures;
Amendment 140 #
2010/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a Underlines that adequately increased financing for and effective usage of the European Social Fund (ESF) should be ensured in order to provide adequate resources for measures to improve education and training with a view to improving labour market access and combating unemployment and measures and activities under the Social Inclusion Strategy and the ‘Europe 2020’ flagship initiative on combating poverty and social exclusion in favour of disadvantaged and vulnerable persons, especially women, including those confronted with precarious and insecure contracts; stresses that ESF regulations should be revised and changed to reach those who need it most, that visibility and transparency should be enhanced, that the monitoring of the social effects of the fund usage should be carried out thoroughly, and that further emphasis should be placed on the long-term sustainability of the projects; therefore calls for targeted funds to be earmarked, within the new budgetary framework, for job creation and social inclusion; urges the Member States to undertake more information campaigns on opportunities for participation in EU funded projects; stresses that single parents are often alone in educating their children and demands that the Barcelona targets for childcare provision should be fully implemented;
Amendment 12 #
2010/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the competent regional authorities to promote an SME culture in order to prevent a ‘brain drain’ of young people from rural areas to urban areas, especially young women with good university and professional training;
Amendment 23 #
2010/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the competent regional authorities to put in place measures to enable people to reconcile work and family life, by giving them the opportunity to choose freely between genuine, equivalent alternatives, with a view to increasing the birth rate;
Amendment 28 #
2010/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises the importance of local and regional authorities in Europe in promoting equal opportunities for women and men in order to help meet the demographic challenge, and urges them to integrate a relevant policy into their decentralised cooperation projects, in order, in particular, to enable very poor women to have access to new information technologies and micro- financing of business activities;
Amendment 27 #
2010/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes the role of the European Social Fund as mentioned in national reports; calls on the Member States for an effective implementation of the selected projects and to ensure the necessary co- financing for projects aiming to support equal access to education and training, adapted to women's needs in terms of reconciliation of work and family life;
Amendment 28 #
2010/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls on the Member States to make progress in the implementation of co- financed measures and activities aiming at regional level to support labour markets by reducing gender segregation as well as inequalities, such as the pay gap and the under representation in decision making positions, by facilitating the reconciliation of working and family life and by encouraging conversion of precarious work into work with rights, given the significant proportion of women affected by precarious working arrangements;
Amendment 29 #
2010/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Calls on the Members States to make a better use of the allocated funds and to avoid delays in implementing the activities aiming at ensuring equal opportunities and the active inclusion of women on the labour market;
Amendment 46 #
2010/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promote actions in view of achieving better quality strategic reporting on the implementation of the cohesion policy programmes, based on comparative and reliable data, where appropriate differentiated by gender, and on a set of common core indicators;
Amendment 95 #
2010/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States, in view of achieving the EU 2020 objectives, to take the necessary measures to co finance and implement cohesion policy programmes aiming to boost the social inclusion of women and to improve the gender equality on the labour market;
Amendment 5 #
2010/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas one of the Union's primary objectives should be to afford competent and qualified women access to jobs that are currently difficult for them to obtain by removing the persistent barriers and gender inequalities that prevent women from advancing on their careers,
Amendment 11 #
2010/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas another possible factor impeding women's representation may be a combination of sex-based discrimination, stereotypical behaviour patterns that tend to persist within companies and to restrict mentoring provision for women with management potential,
Amendment 17 #
2010/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas it is therefore essential to proceed with the introduction of methods such as case studies and exchanges of good practice in this field, as well as binding quota legislation and other forms of affirmative action, in order to achieve optimafull use of female human resources at all levels within companies,
Amendment 19 #
2010/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas however – albeit with differences from country to country and between different occupational sectors – women currently make up only 10% of the membership of boards of directors of the largest listed companies in the EU, and only 3% of the CEOs of such companies are women, whereas the gender pay gap in Europe is still as high as 17.5% for the EU as a whole, and also applies to leadership positions,
Amendment 4 #
2010/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
Amendment 21 #
2010/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 54 #
2010/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes the concern expressed by parts of civil society and SMEs about the increase in shopping centres and the decrease in local shops and markets in remote areas and town centres; stresses that retail planning should not sacrifice consumers' freedom of choicethe Commission and Member States should take all appropriate measures to cope with this problem;
Amendment 64 #
2010/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Considers that accessibility must be addressed in full respect of subsidiarity; underlines, however, that local planning must not circumis essential in preventing the Services Directive and create hidden barriers to the establishment of retailerdecrease of local shops in remote areas and town centres; stresses that local planning serves in this way as an important tool in increasing security and vivacity of both town centres and remote towns;
Amendment 68 #
2010/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Encourages local authorities to consider very carefully on which location the expansion of the retail sector is the most sustainable and effective, and to invest in a coherent manner, for example by only allowing retailers to establish a shop in the old town centre and prohibiting the establishment of retailers outside the town;
Amendment 76 #
2010/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 81 #
2010/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Notes with concern that retailers suffer from various forms of crime such as advertising fraud (i.e. sending false invoices about fake advertisements to entrepreneurs forcing them to pay by using illegal methods such as extortion) and criminal gangs operating at European level; asks the Commission and Member States to give greater attention to combating these forms of crime, in close cooperation with Europol and Eurojust;
Amendment 85 #
2010/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 90 #
2010/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Recognises that companies have different market power, that they need to act in an economically sound way and that the EU needs economic champions to compete globally; calls at the same time on the Commission to base its retail market strategy on the principle of subsidiarity, in respect of local producers and the viability of SMEs;
Amendment 102 #
2010/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Recognises that franchising is a good formula for independent retailers to survive in a highly competitive environment; notes with concern that the contracts for retailers to be part of a franchise are becoming more and more rigorous, for example by prohibiting, after the termination of a franchise contract, to establish a new shop in the same sector for a period of one to three years;
Amendment 103 #
2010/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Recognises that the retail market consists not only of businesses but also of its human capital, workers and consumers; calls on the Commission to promote policies for all three groups, strongly supporting the rights and collective agreements of the workers in the EU;
Amendment 26 #
2010/2089(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the EU and the Member States to include the health status of women as gender mainstreaming in their health policies and programmes, their programmes and research from their development and design to impact assessment and budgeting;
Amendment 33 #
2010/2089(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the EU and Member States to give attention to women with disabilities and elderly women to guarantee the right to access to health services and quality care, regardless of their economic situation;
Amendment 40 #
2010/2089(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Urges that EU and Member States introduce and use gender budgeting in public health policies at all levels;
Amendment 57 #
2010/2089(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Urges the EU and the Member States to make mandatory the collection of comparable sex-disaggregated , analyse and make effective use of data in order regularly to assess existing health policies and programmes specifically targeted at women;
Amendment 74 #
2010/2089(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that the EU and the Members States must take measures to ensure that access to healthcare should be open to women regardless of their financial, social, linguistic, geographical or cultural and legal status (for example women migrants or refugees);
Amendment 79 #
2010/2089(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 – point a (new)
Paragraph 8 – point a (new)
(a) Calls on the EU and the Member States to recognise male violence against women as a public health issue, whatever form it takes
Amendment 83 #
2010/2089(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers that the EU and the Member States must take account of women'sensure women's sexual and reproductive health and maternal mortality in their policies and provide the opportunity of safe abortion within and beyond the European Union.
Amendment 95 #
2010/2089(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Amendment 96 #
2010/2089(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Calls on the EU and the Member States the necessary measures in order to eliminate discrimination against women in relation to access to Artificial Reproductive Technologies based on marital Status, age and sexual orientation;
Amendment 97 #
2010/2089(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Urges that EU and the Member States to ensure a Strager focus on women's human rights notably in preventing, banning and prosecuting forced sterilisation women with disabilities or Roma and as well genital mutilation;
Amendment 98 #
2010/2089(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 d (new)
Paragraph 9 d (new)
9d. Considers that the EU and the Member States must support civil society and women's organisations that promote women's right, including women's sexual and reproductive rights, and work to ensure that women have a voice in European and national health policy issues;
Amendment 13 #
2010/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Amendment 16 #
2010/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas discrimination, social exclusion and segregation is still experienced by many ethnic minority communities living in the EU; and ethnic minority women are disadvantaged not only in comparison with the majority women, but also in comparison with the ethnic minority men,
Amendment 30 #
2010/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas immigration and asylum policies and legislation should not impedpromote migrant women’s integration,
Amendment 54 #
2010/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
Amendment 65 #
2010/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Urges the Commission and the Member States to provide for gender and ethnicity disaggregated data on issues related to social integration, such as access to education, the labour market, social security, the health system and housing; data on ethnicity should be collected on a strictly anonymous basis, in compliance with the rules on the protection of personal data;
Amendment 75 #
2010/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to adopt measures that aim to avoid the de-skilling of women belonging to ethnic minorities by ensuring equal job opportunities according to their skills and qualificationsaccess to education and training, by ensuring recognition of skills and qualifications and by supporting mobility;
Amendment 95 #
2010/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the EU and its Member States to carry out awareness-raising campaigns to combat discriminatory cultural norms and patriarchal role models and tackle the prevalent sexist stereotypes and social stigmatisation which legitimise and perpetuate violence against women, and to ensure that there is no justification of violence on the grounds of customs, traditions or religious considerations;
Amendment 112 #
2010/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Points out that women’s economic empowermentindependence is a key factor in ensuring their integration and participation;
Amendment 131 #
2010/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. EncouraUrges the Commission to take the gender aspect into account when deciding on policies and measures geared towards social integration;
Amendment 5 #
2010/2018(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the need to break down professional and sectoral segregation on the labour market segregation through awareness- raising and education from an early age, for instance by promoting jobs associated with female skills to men, and vice versa, by motivating girl students towards sciences, and by combating the perception of women as second-earners, with the involvement of the European Institute for Gender Equality;
Amendment 8 #
2010/2018(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas women's participation on the labour market reflects their role in the household; women tend to take up jobs that enable them to combine paid and unpaid work,
Amendment 12 #
2010/2018(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas framing women as second- earners in the family is a wrongful misrepresentation of a large part of the female workforce who are sole earners,
Amendment 38 #
2010/2018(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the need to break down labour market segregation through awareness- raising and education from an early age, for instance by promoting jobs associated with female skills to men and by combating the perception of women as second-earners;
Amendment 40 #
2010/2018(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that social protection is an essential part of flexicurity; stresses that the concept of flexicurity affects men and women differently and tends to reinforce the current gender roles; reminds the Member States and the social partners of the Council Conclusions of 8 June 2009 on ‘Flexicurity in times of crisis’, in particular the application of gender mainstreaming in implementing flexicurity principles;
Amendment 11 #
2010/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas a continuous effort is required to ensure that women have equal access to education at all levels and that educational choices are not predetermined by gender stereotypes,
Amendment 38 #
2010/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes that the Commission Communication on EU 2020 underlines that the "employment rate of women is particularly low" (only 63% of women are in work compared to 76% of men) and that "policies to promote gender equality will be needed to increase labour force participation"; consequently education and training policy needs to be targeted to close this gap in the labour market, thereby contributing to the achievement of sustainable growth and social cohesion;
Amendment 94 #
2010/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
1 7a. Recalls in this context the Council Conclusions1 of May 2007 on the indicators developed for the follow-up of Council Document 9152/07 the Beijing Platform for Action in the areas of education and training of women, in particular higher education and research; regrets, however, that these indicators are not entirely taken into account in the monitoring of the implementation of the Education and Training 2010 work-programme; encourages in this respect their use as a tool for monitoring progress towards gender equality in education and training;
Amendment 99 #
2010/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Notes that while progress has been made regarding women's access to higher education, women are still under - represented in the disciplines of mathematics, sciences and technology (only 32% of graduates are female, and 68% are male); points out that reducing gender imbalances in these fields would contribute to a decrease in the skills shortages experienced by the EU in those sectors;
Amendment 126 #
2010/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Supports the objective to raise adult participation in lifelong learning from 12.5% to 15% by 2020, and calls for appropriate action; calls for the gender perspective to be taken into account, and promoted, in the implementation of lifelong learning strategies;
Amendment 130 #
2010/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Encourages the European Institute for Gender Equality to take steps with a view to improving the collection and analysis of comparable data on gender equality in the field of education and training, and ensure that statistics on the relevant indicators relating to the Beijing Platform for Action are made readily available and are regularly updated;
Amendment 123 #
2010/0816(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 9
Article 6 – paragraph 9
9. The High Representative shall establish the selection procedures for EEAS staff, which shall be based on merit and on the broadest possible geographical basis, in conformity with the Staff Regulations and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants, with due regard for gender balanceundertaken through a transparent procedure based on merit with the objective of securing the services of staff of the highest standard of ability, efficiency and integrity while ensuring adequate geographical and gender balance and a meaningful presence of nationals from all EU Member States in the EEAS. Representatives of the Member States, the General Secretariat of the Council and the Commission shall be involved in the recruitment procedure for vacant posts in the EEAS1. 1 See draft declaration relating to the appointment procedure at the end.
Amendment 101 #
2010/0271(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 b (new)
Recital 11 b (new)
(11b) In the interest of clarity, rationality and simplification, this Regulation should not contain too many implementation stages for the introduction of stricter emission levels and safety requirements. Therefore a three-step approach should be used, with dates of application of 1 January 2013 (following the entry into force of this Regulation), 1 January 2016 and 1 January 2018.
Amendment 28 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) In order to combat unfair spectrum accumulation by dominant market players and to promote greater consumer choice, this programme shall also ensure that spectrum is attributed in a fair and balanced way so that it enables service providers to offer to consumers a wide array of culturally diverse television, radio and digital broadcasting.
Amendment 63 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – point d
Article 3 – point d
(d) maintain and develop effective competition, in particular in electronic communication services, by preventing ex ante, or remedying ex post, excessive accumulation of radio frequencies by certain economic operators which results in significant harm to competition and in a greater loss of cultural diversity;
Amendment 76 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that authorisation and selection procedures avoid delays and promote effective competition. In order to combat unfair spectrum accumulation by dominant market players and to promote greater consumer choice, Member States shall also ensure that spectrum is attributed in a fair and balanced way as to allow service providers to offer to consumers a wide array of culturally diverse television, radio and digital broadcasting.
Amendment 60 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) This Directive adopts an integrated and holistic approach to the fight against trafficking in human beings. More rigorous prevention, prosecution and protection of victims' rights, are major objectives of this DirectiveWomen constitute the vast majority (80%) of victims of trafficking, and especially trafficking for sexual exploitation. More rigorous prevention, prosecution and protection of victims' rights, are major objectives of this Directive. This Directive adopts contextual understandings of the different forms of trafficking and aims at ensuring that each form is tackled with the most efficient measures. This includes a strong gender perspective in all provisions of the Directive, in accordance with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU. Children are more vulnerable and therefore at greater risk of falling victim to trafficking in human beings. In the application of the provisions of this Directive the child's best interests must be a primary consideration, in accordance with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Amendment 71 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The levels of penalties in this Directive reflect the growing concern among Member States about increased trafficking in human beings. Considering the gravity of the crime, this Directive aims to ensure further harmonisation and a higher level of penalties in the EU. When the offence is committed in certain circumstances, for example against a particularly vulnerable victim, the penalty should be more severe. In the context of this Directive, particularly vulnerable persons should include at least all children, and adults who were particularly vulnerable on grounds of sex, pregnancy, health conditions or disability, and immigration status at the time when the crime was committed. When the offence is particularly grave, for example when the life of the victim has been endangered or the offence has involved serious violence or has caused particularly serious harm to the victim, this should be reflected in a particularly severe penalty. When, under this Directive, a reference is made to surrender, such reference should be interpreted in accordance with Council Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA of 13 June 2002 on the European arrest warrant and the surrender procedures between Member States.
Amendment 80 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Victims of trafficking in human beings need to be able to exercise their rights effectively. Therefore assistance and support should be available to victims before, during and for an appropriate time after criminal proceedings. Victims of trafficking in human beings shall have the opportunity to obtain a permanent residence permit. In order for the assistance and support to be effective, it is necessary that it is provided on an informed and consensual basis, guaranteeing that the victim agrees to for example actions to detect illnesses or other essential support measures. The assistance and support provided should include at least a minimum set of measures that are necessary to enable the victim to recover and escape from their traffickers. The practical implementation of such measures should, on the basis of an individual assessment carried out in accordance with national procedures, take into account the conditions and needs of the person concerned, including the victim's immigration status. A person should be provided with assistance and support as soon as there is an indication that he or she might have been trafficked and irrespective of his/her willingness to act as a witness. Assistance should be provided unconditionally at least until the competent authorities have taken a final decision with regard to the reflection period and the residence permit, or otherwise acknowledge that the person is a victim of trafficking in human beings. If, after the completion of the identification process or expiry of the reflection period, the person is not considered eligible for a residence permit or does not otherwise have lawful residence in the country, the Member State concerned is not obliged to continue providing assistance and support to that person on the basis of this Directive. Where necessary, assistance and support should continue for an appropriate period after the criminal proceedings, for example if medical treatment is ongoing due to severe physical or psychological consequences of the crime, or if the victim's safety is at risk due to his/her statements in criminal proceedings.
Amendment 87 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Victims of trafficking who have already suffered the abuse and degrading treatment trafficking commonly entails, such as sexual exploitation, rape, slavery- like practices and the removal of organs, should be protected from secondary victimisation and further trauma during the criminal proceedings. To this end victims of trafficking should during criminal investigations and proceedings receive treatment that is appropriate to their individual needs. The individual needs assessment should take into consideration circumstances such as sex, age, pregnancy, health, disability, immigration status and other personal conditions, as well as the physical and psychological consequences of the criminal activity to which the victim has been subjected. Whether and how the treatment is applied is to be decided in accordance with grounds defined by national legislation, rules of judicial discretion, practice and guidance, on a case by case basis.
Amendment 115 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) This Directive respects fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised in particular by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and notably human dignity, gender equality, prohibition of slavery, forced labour and trafficking in human beings, prohibition of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, the rights of the child, the right to liberty and security, freedom of expression and information, protection of personal data, the right to an effective remedy and to a fair trial and the principles of legality and proportionality of criminal offences and penalties. In particular, this Directive seeks to ensure full respect for these rights and principles and has to be implemented accordingly.
Amendment 128 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the offence was committed against a victim who was particularly vulnerable, which, in the context of this Directive, shall include at least child victims, and adults who were particularly vulnerable on grounds of sex, pregnancy, health conditions or, disability and immigration status;
Amendment 148 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that persons, units or services responsible for investigating or prosecuting offences referred to in Articles 2 and 3 are trained accordinglprovided training in human rights, women's rights and gender equality.
Amendment 159 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 4
Article 10 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall take the necessary measures to establish appropriate mechanisms aimed at early identification, assistance and support for victims, in cooperation with relevant support organisations. Member States shall work closely with civil society organisations, including those providing services to victims of trafficking, male violence against women and different forms of exploitation, including sexual exploitation.
Amendment 165 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 5
Article 10 – paragraph 5
5. Assistance and support measures referred to in paragraph 2 and 3 shall be provided on a consensual and informed basis, and shall include a permanent residence permit and at least standard of living capable of ensuring victims' subsistence through measures such as appropriate and safe accommodation and material assistance as well as necessary medical treatment including psychological assistance, counselling and information in a language they can understand, translation and interpretation services where appropriate, and access to education for children. Member States shall attend to victims with special needs.
Amendment 169 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that victims of trafficking in human beings have access to free legal counselling and to legal representation, including for the purpose of claiming compensation. Legal representation shall be free of charge when the victim does not have sufficient financial resources. Member States should establish a crime victims' compensation fund, through which all victims of trafficking can receive financial compensation. The assets confiscated from traffickers should feed into this fund. This paragraph will be without prejudice to the application of Article 14(2) when the victim is a child.
Amendment 172 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that victims of trafficking in human beings have access to free legal counselling and to legal representation, including for the purpose of claiming compensation and asserting withheld wages. Legal representation shall be free of charge when the victim does not have sufficient financial resources. This paragraph will be without prejudice to the application of Article 14(2) when the victim is a child.
Amendment 176 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Article 11 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure that victims of trafficking in human beings receive appropriate protection on the basis of an individual risk assessment, inter alia by having access to witness protection programmes or other similar measures, if appropriate and in accordance with the grounds defined by national legislation or procedures. Individual risk assessment should take into account the situation of the victim which might make the victim particularly vulnerable, including on the grounds of sex, pregnancy, health conditions or disability, immigration status.
Amendment 179 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. Child victims of trafficking in human beings shall be provided with assistance, support and protection, taking into account the best interests of the child. Member States shall work closely together with civil society organisations, including those providing services to victims of trafficking, male violence against women and different forms of exploitation, including sexual exploitation.
Amendment 201 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States shall take measures aiming at women's empowerment in order to make women less vulnerable and reduce the risk of women becoming victims of trafficking in human beings.
Amendment 205 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall promote regular training for officials likely to come into contact with victims and potential victims, including front-line police officers, border guards, labour inspectors, health care personnel and consular staff, aimed at increasing their knowledge on gender equality and enabling them to identify and deal with victims and potential victims of trafficking in human beings.
Amendment 221 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Member States shall take the necessary measures to establish National Rapporteurs or equivalent mechanisms. The tasks of such mechanisms shall include, in cooperation with civil society organisations, the carrying out of assessments on trafficking in human beings trends, the measuring of results of anti- trafficking actions and reporting to the relevant national and EU authorities. National Rapporteurs should be politically and party-independent and should avail of sufficient financial resources.
Amendment 110 #
2009/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Article 13 a (new)
Article 13 a (new)
13a. Stresses the importance of negotiations and collective bargaining in fighting discrimination against women, especially as regards access to employment, wages, working conditions, career progress and training;
Amendment 116 #
2009/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Article 14 a (new)
Article 14 a (new)
14a. Stresses the need to encourage incentives for the development and implementation at enterprise level of affirmative action programmes and human resource policies aimed at promoting gender equality, with the emphasis on awareness-raising and training activities for the promotion, transfer and incorporation of successful practices in organisations and businesses;
Amendment 144 #
2009/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Article 18 a (new)
Article 18 a (new)
18a. Emphasises that the new EU gender equality strategy and accompanying institutional mechanisms must be closely connected to the global agenda for women’s rights. This includes linking with, and supporting the new UN gender equality entity, which should combine policy and operational activities, and calls on the EU to ensure that the new entity is provided with substantial financial and human resources to deliver on the ground, and led by a UN Under- Secretary-General with responsibility for gender equality;
Amendment 1 #
2009/2229(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises that the intensified use of the Iinternet by citizens, consumers, companies and authorities contributes to the further development of the Internal Market within the EU; stresses in this context the need for appropriate consumer protection on the Iinternet; also stresses that internet users’ civil rights and freedoms must be guaranteed;
Amendment 4 #
2009/2229(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for the stability of the internet to be maintained as a vital tool for economic and social activity, including online trade, the exchange of (confidential) information and financial transactions; calls in this regard upon the Commission to establish a formalised coordination structure to secure the public interests involved; considers that, in the event of a conflict between the internal market and citizens’ rights and freedoms, these must always take precedence;
Amendment 9 #
2009/2229(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for meetings with internet governance stakeholders on an annual basis; stresses the importance of having a European pParliament representative and representatives of internet users’ associations attend the ICANN Iinternational meeting in June;
Amendment 11 #
2009/2229(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for a concerted effort to combat cybercrime, in particular to increase the protection of personal data and minors, while not hampering the open nature of the Iinternet; points out that cybercrime must always be tried and punished in accordance with the current criminal law;
Amendment 9 #
2009/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Maintains that an assessment needs to be conducted as a matter of urgency to gauge the social consequences of, and determine how women’s lives are being affected by, liberalisation measures in sectors essential to social progress (transport, energy, water, postal services, telecommunications, etc.) and urges the Commission to halt further liberalisation processes for as long as such an assessment has not been produced;
Amendment 20 #
2009/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Points to the need to amend liberalisation policies in order to promote a policy of social progress making for universal access to high-quality public services, with special consideration for disadvantaged groups, such as single mothers, women, elderly people, children, migrants, and those with any kind of disability;
Amendment 21 #
2009/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Points out that the economic and financial crisis and the austerity policies imposed by Member States should not encourage disinvestment in SSGIs, but that, on the contrary, given their importance, such services need to be further consolidated in order to meet women’s needs;
Amendment 33 #
2009/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Points to the importance of public services – publicly owned and managed, with democratic involvement of their users – in areas essential to the welfare of women and children, namely health, education, justice, water, housing, transport, childcare, and care for the elderly;
Amendment 40 #
2009/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas quality full-time employment with quality jobs is the bestrights is a safeguard against poverty and social exclusion; whereas it is crucial to design and implement policies, including access to affordable and accessible careuniversal access to quality public services, that respond to the needs of women and men respectively,
Amendment 95 #
2009/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Stresses the need to prioritise action to tackle the problems of unemployment, poverty and social exclusion; this will necessitate revision of the present economic and financial policies, especially the Stability Pact, internal market policy and competition policy, in order to put the emphasis on sustainable employment based on quality jobs with rights, investment, and quality public services guaranteeing social inclusion, especially in the fields of education, health, childcare, care of dependent persons, public transport and social services;
Amendment 4 #
2009/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas SOLVIT is considered as a relatively successful system providing redress, without formal procedures, within an average of 10 weeks and the success of SOLVIT in solving of internal market problems by SOLVIT could be a model of good practice also for other Single Market Assistance Services,
Amendment 5 #
2009/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas SOLVIT's capacity at Member State level, if deemed necessary by an individual Member State, SOLVIT's capacity should be increased to avoid problems of understaffing, especially in view of any forthcoming publicity bursts and the re-launch of the "Your Europe Portal",
Amendment 11 #
2009/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to take immediate action to resolve recurrent problems detected through the SOLVIT network;
Amendment 12 #
2009/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that some SOLVIT centres are understaffed;
Amendment 32 #
2009/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls upon those Member States which deem it necessary to increase staffing of SOLVIT centres using the European Social Fund to build up the administrative capacity in respective government ministries proportional to that country's population and the number of questions dealt with previously;
Amendment 64 #
2009/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that women are exposed to a higher risk of poverty because the gender pay gap has remained stubbornly wide and that there are many differences among the Member States in this regard; asks the Member States, therefore, to apply Directive 2006/54/EC immediately and, in particular, to promote the principal of 'equal pay for equal work';
Amendment 112 #
2009/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Emphasises that women must have control over their sexual and reproductive rights, notably through easy access to contraception and abortion; emphasises that women must have access free of charge to consultation on abortion; supports, therefore – as it did in its above- mentioned Resolution of 3 September 2008 – measures and actions to improve women's access to sexual and reproductive health services and to raise their awareness of their rights and of available services; invites the Member States and the Commission to implement measures and actions to make men more aware of their responsibilities in relation to sexual and reproductive matters;
Amendment 8 #
2009/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) However, under the current measures regarding the security of gas supply that have been taken at Community level, Member States still enjoy a large margin of discretion as to the choice of measures. Where the security of supply of a Member State is threatened, there is a clear risk that measures developed unilaterally by that Member State may jeopardise the proper functioning of the internal gas market. Recent experience has demonstrated the reality of that risk. To allow the internal gas market to function even in the face of a shortage of supply, it is therefore necessary to provide for a more coordinated response to supply crises, both concerning preventive action and the reaction to concrete disruptions of supply. However it is critical not to jeopardise the ability of Member States, according to their special requirements, to be able to develop measures.
Amendment 15 #
2009/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) This Regulation should enable natural gas undertakings and customers to rely on market mechanisms for as long as possible when coping with disruptions. It should also provide for emergency mechanisms to be used when markets are no longer able to deal adequately with a gas supply disruption. Even iIn an Emergency, market based instrumentsinstruments based on safeguarding consumer protection should be given priority to mitigate the effects of the supply disruption.
Amendment 18 #
2009/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The precise definition of the roles and responsibilities of all natural gas undertakings and Competent Authorities is therefore crucial in maintaining the well- functioning of the internal market, particularly in supply disruptions and crisis situations. The role of Member States and their Competent Authorities is the key element for ensuring gas supply, particularly during supply disruptions and crisis situations.
Amendment 29 #
2009/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
Amendment 34 #
2009/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 1
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 1
(1) "protected customers" means all household customers, small and medium- sized enterprises, schools and hospitals already connected to a gas distribution network, and, if the Member State concerned so decides, can also include small and medium-sized enterprises, schools and hospitalsany other customers according to the public interest provided that they are already connected to a gas distribution network;
Amendment 36 #
2009/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 2
(2) “Competent Authority” means the national regulatory authority or national governmental authority designated by the Member States to be responsible for security of gas supply. This is without prejudice to the choice of Member States to allocate certain tasks in this Regulation to other authorities than the Competent Authority. These tasks shall be performed under the supervision of the Competent Authority and shall be specified in the plans referred to in Article 4.
Amendment 37 #
2009/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
(1) Security of gas supply is a task of the natural gaprimarily of the Member States uandertakings, the Competent Authorities of the Member States, the industrial gas customers, and the Commission. Security of gas supply is also a task of the natural gas undertakings and the industrial gas customers within their respective areas of responsibility. It requires a high degree of cooperation between them.
Amendment 39 #
2009/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5
Article 3 – paragraph 5
(5) The measures to ensure the security of supply shall be clearly defined, transparent, proportionate, non-discriminatory, verifiable, and shall not unduly distort competition and the effective functioning of the internal markettake into account the economic interests of consumers.
Amendment 49 #
2009/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Article 7 – paragraph 5
5. The Competent Authority shall ensure that conditions for supplies to protected customers are established without prejudice to the proper functioning of the internal gas market, without decreasing the protection of the economic interests of consumers, and at a price respflecting the fair market value of the commodity.
Amendment 57 #
2009/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 6
Article 9 – paragraph 6
Amendment 64 #
2009/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 6 – point a
Article 12 – paragraph 6 – point a
a) Member States shall submit to the Commission the existing inter- governmental agreements concluded with third countries which have an impact on the development of gas infrastructures and supplies; beforeafter concluding new inter- governmental agreements, the Member States shall inform the Commission to assess their compliance with the internal market legislation;
Amendment 2 #
2008/2331(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas most women immigrants encounter significant problems in integrating and in accessing the labour market due to their low level of education and the negative stereotypes and practices brought from their countries of origin, as well as the negative stereotypes and discrimination that exist in the Member State; whereas, nonetheless, many young women with high education come to the EU to take relatively unskilled jobs,
Amendment 8 #
2008/2331(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Member States to support information campaigns aimed at migrant women, with a view to informing them about their rights, the possibilities of education and language training, professional training and access to employment, and to prevent forced marriages, female genital mutilation, and other forms of mental or physical coercion;
Amendment 18 #
2008/2237(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Asks the Member States to consider minimum standard rules on employees´ participation rights and gender equality programmes which must accompany the European private company statute; to ensure that workers’ participation rights are respected, the most appropriate approach would be, as in the case of the European Company and the European Co-operative Society, to complement the European private company statute with a separate directive on workers’ participation rights;
Amendment 19 #
2008/2237(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Asks the Commission to add more detailed requirements, in particular with regard to the cross-border dimension of a European private company, its minimum capital requirement, the way in which its governing bodies will be able to take into account employees’ participation and women's representation and the transparency of its operations;
Amendment 10 #
2008/2160(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas, through the freedom that it provides, the Internet has also been used as a platform for violent and undemocratic messages such as the ones inciting to terrorist attacks, and whereas cybercrime threats more broadly have increased worldwide and are endangering individuals (including children) and networks,
Amendment 40 #
2008/2160(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 - point e
Paragraph 1 - point e
Amendment 47 #
2008/2160(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 - point h
Paragraph 1 - point h
h) proceed to assess, in the light of contemporary innovation research, the necessity of the adoption of the directive on criminal measures aimed at the enforcement of intellectual property rights while simultaneously prohibiting, in pursuit of that purpose, the systematic monitoring and surveillance of all users’ activities on the Internet, and ensuring that the penalties are proportionate to the infringements committed; within this context, also respect the freedom of expression and association of individual users and combat the incentives for cyber- violations of intellectual property rights, including certain excessive access restrictions placed by intellectual property holders themselves;
Amendment 6 #
2008/2144(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Member States to give appropriate support to the victims and their family, and to precisely inform the Commission of what measures have been taken in that perspective, in particular as regards language support, contact with social workers, legal information provided and special residence permits granted;
Amendment 12 #
2008/2115(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission, proceeding from World Health Organisation recommendations, to present a report on the state of women’s and children’s health so as to enable measures to focus on various target groups and analyses to be brought to bear on the accessibility and possible costs of services and their impact on different social groups in different regions;
Amendment 20 #
2008/2115(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Draws the attention of the Commission and the Member States to Article 3 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, which calls for legislative bodies to treat the interests of children as a primary consideration, one way being to make the necessary provision for maternity leave, taking into account in particular the effect that breastfeeding has on an infant’s mental and physical developmentparental leave;
Amendment 23 #
2008/2115(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Deplores the fact that young girls and women are subjected to increasingly effective and targeted advertising for alcohol, inter alia;
Amendment 25 #
2008/2115(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the need to increase public awareness of reproductive and sexual health in order to prevent unwanted pregnancies and the spread of sexually transmitted diseases and reduce the social and health problems caused by infertilityfor adequate sex education in schools; stresses the need for reproductive health through access to safe contraceptives and women's right of determination over their own bodies, such as the right to abortion;
Amendment 33 #
2008/2115(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Deplores the fact that risks associated with the health behaviour of pregnant women (high rates of induced and repeated abortions, smoking during pregnancy), mothers’ levels of education, and infant mortality after the 28th day remain closely linked, that teenage pregnancies and deliveries continue to pose a greater risk to newborns’ health, and that medical conditions among newborns have become more frequent;
Amendment 6 #
2008/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 d (new)
Citation 3 d (new)
- having regard to the Communication of 1 March 2006 from the Commission on a roadmap for equality between women and men 2006-2010 (COM(2006) 92),
Amendment 35 #
2008/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas gender stereotyping in advertising not only restricts individuals to playing various predetermined roles, but also excludes individuals who do not fit the norm, such as men and women with disabilities, men and women of ethnic minorities, and non-heterosexuals,
Amendment 36 #
2008/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas representing gender is linked to representing sexuality, the persistence of representations of heterosexual nuclear family in advertising contributes to gender stereotyping and the production of a complementary idea of femininity and masculinity,
Amendment 37 #
2008/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
Recital H b (new)
Hb. whereas advertising contributes to the prevalence of unhealthy beauty ideals, thus influencing the body image of women and men, with the possible consequence of increase in anorexia and other eating disorders having impact on public health,
Amendment 38 #
2008/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H c (new)
Recital H c (new)
Hc. whereas advertising contributes to the sexualisation of the public sphere in a way which objectifies human beings; in particular the images of women and girls, including women of ethnic minorities, are often constructed in a sexualised and objectifying manner that lowers their social value,
Amendment 48 #
2008/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas all fields of advertising present a more or less blatant concept of what is 'masculine' and what is 'feminine' and that certain areas of society are 'naturally' weighted towards men or women; and that activities are given a social value, which is generally inferior for activities considered as "feminine", whereas this concept is counterproductive and goes some way to dividing work in the private sphere and on the labour market into activities and professions by gender, with women g“enerallycouraged” to take a larger part on unpaid activities and earning less than men on the labour market,
Amendment 59 #
2008/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas children are a particularly vulnerable group that places its trust not just in authority but also in characters from myths, TV programmes, picture-books including education material, TV games, toy advertising, etc.; whereas children learn by imitation and mimicking what they have just experienced; whereas gender stereotyping in advertising is for that reason not just a restraint on individual development but also one of the direct causes of an individual being implicated from an early age in lifelong discrimination in which a person's gender dictates what is possible and what is not,
Amendment 62 #
2008/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas TVaudiovisual advertising is omnipresent in our daily lives; whereas, regardless of our age and gender, we are exposed to commercial breaks in daily TV programmes; whereas it is of particular importance that TV advertising be subject to ethically and/or legally binding rules to prevent adverts communicating gender stereotypes and sex-based discrimination as well as incitement to violence and to sexism,
Amendment 72 #
2008/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)
Recital O a (new)
Oa. whereas it is also of great importance to industry and enterprises that gender stereotyping should not occur in advertising, as more and more aware consumers will opt to refrain from buying products whose advertising is regarded as gender-stereotyped or discriminatory,
Amendment 77 #
2008/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Reminds the EU institutions and Member States of the commitments made at international level and guidelines adopted through various Community programmes and policy documents/guidelines focussing on gender equality;
Amendment 79 #
2008/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the EU institutions to monitor the implementation of existing provisions in European law on sex discrimination and incitement to hatred on the grounds of sex;
Amendment 80 #
2008/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on the EU institutions and Member States to develop awareness actions on Zero-tolerance across the EU for sexist insults or degrading images of women in the media;
Amendment 81 #
2008/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Calls on Member States to establish a national Media Monitoring bodies with a specific gender equality branch and expertise in order to receive complaints from the public, to grant gender equality awards to media and advertisement professionals, to study and report on the question of women in the media and to carry out regular, systematic monitoring of gender images in media content. In addition, research may be undertaken by the future European Gender Institute;
Amendment 90 #
2008/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Draws attention in particular to the need to eliminate messages conveying gender stereotypes from textbooks, toys, TV games and TVand computer games and audiovisual advertising;
Amendment 41 #
2008/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. In order to reduce the pay gaps between men and women, workers’ and employers’ organisations are called upon to jointly develop objective job evaluation instruments.
Amendment 34 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The vulnerability of pregnant workers and of workers who have recently given birth or who are breastfeeding makes it necessary for them to be granted the right to maternity leave of at least 1820 continuous weeks, allocated before and/or after confinement, and renders necessary the compulsory nature of maternity leave of at least sixtwo weeks allocated after confinement.
Amendment 37 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The International Labour Organization recommends a minimum duration of maternity leave of 18 weeks remunerated at the full amount of the woman's previous earnings. The ILO Maternity Protection Convention of 2000 provides for a period of six weeks' compulsory leave after childbirthleave should be a right and not an obligation; the compulsory part should therefore not be more than two weeks.
Amendment 49 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 - point -1 (new)
Article 1 - point -1 (new)
Directive 92/85/EEC
Recital 15
Recital 15
- 1) Recital 15 is replaced by the following: “Whereas the vulnerability of pregnant workers, workers who have recently given birth or who are breastfeeding makes it necessary for them to be granted the right to maternity leave of at least 20 continuous weeks, allocated before and/or after confinement, and renders necessary the compulsory nature of maternity leave of at least two weeks [...] after confinement;”
Amendment 75 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act Article1 - point 1 Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. The maternity leave stipulated in paragraph 1 shall include compulsory leave of at least sixtwo weeks after childbirth. The Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that workers within the meaning of Article 2 are entitled to choose freely the time at which the non- compulsory portion of the maternity leave is taken, before or after childbirth.
Amendment 108 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point -1 (new)
Article 1 – point -1 (new)
Directive 92/85/EEC
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
-1. The following recital 13a is added: "Whereas all parents have the right to care for their child;"
Amendment 124 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Amendment 2 #
2008/0170(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Member States to draw up national action plans in order to meet the objectives of the UN's Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Parliament's resolution of 26 April 2007 on the situation of women with disabilities in the EU*. __________ * OJ C 74 E, 20.3.2008, p. 742.
Amendment 15 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) It is important to underline the need to put in place specific measures to ensure that women have equitable access to public health schemes. This applies both to access to care which is intended for women and men and to access to gynaecological and obstetric health care, including the protection of mothers and infants, in accordance with the definition of primary health care established by the World Health Organisation at its 56th World Health Assembly on 24 April 20031. Every Member State should respect women's rights to sexual and reproductive health in accordance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. ________________ 1 International Conference on Primary Health Care, Alma-Ata; twenty-fifth anniversary; report by the Secretariat (A56/21).
Amendment 29 #
2008/0142(COD)
The Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection calls on the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, as the committee responsible, to propose rejection of the Commission proposal.
Amendment 33 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Citation 1
Citation 1
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 95s 42, 152 and 308 thereof,
Amendment 47 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
Amendment 48 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) This directive aims to establish a general framework forcomplement Regulation 1408/71 and its successor Regulation 883/2004 with regard to the provision of safe, high quality and efficient cross-border healthcare in the Community and to ensure patients mobility and freedom to provide healthcarethe application of patients' rights in the framework of patients mobility and a high level of protection of health, whilst fully respecting the responsibilities of the Member States for the definition of social security benefits related to health and the organisation and delivery of healthcare and medical care and social security benefits in particular for sickness.
Amendment 65 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
Amendment 66 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
Recital 21
Amendment 68 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
Recital 22
Amendment 69 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
Recital 23
Amendment 76 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 26
Recital 26
Amendment 96 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) Realising the potential of the internal market for cCross-border healthcare requires cooperation between providers, purchasers and regulators of different Member States at national, regional or local level in order to ensure safe, high quality and efficient care across borders. This is particularly the case for cooperation in border regions, where cross-border provision of services may be the most efficient way of organising health services for the local populations, but where achieving such cross-border provision on a sustained basis requires cooperation between the health systems of different Member States. Such cooperation may concern joint planning, mutual recognition or adaptation of procedures or standards, interoperability of respective national information and communication technology systems, practical mechanisms to ensure continuity of care or practical facilitating of cross- border provision of healthcare by health professionals on a temporary or occasional basis. Directive 2005/36/EC on the recognition of professional qualifications stipulates that free provision of services of a temporary or occasional nature, including services provided by health professionals, in another Member State should not, subject to specific provisions of Community law, be restricted for any reason relating to professional qualifications. This Directive shouldall be without prejudice to those provisions of Directive 2005/36/EC.
Amendment 111 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1
Article 1
This Directive establishes a general framework foraims at complementing the existing framework on the coordination of social security systems (Regulation 1408/71/EC and its successor Regulation 883/2004/EC) with a view to the application of patients' rights in the context of the provision of safe, high quality and efficient cross-border healthcare.
Amendment 131 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Amendment 215 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Subject to the provisions of this Directive, in particular Articles 76, 87 and 9, the Member State of affiliation shall ensure that insured persons travelling to another Member State with the purpose of receiving healthcare there or seeking to receive healthcare provided in another Member State, will not be prevented from receiving healthcare provided in another Member State where the treatment in question is among the benefits provided for by the legislation of the Member State of affiliation to which the insured person is entitled. The Member State of affiliation shall reimburse the costs to the insured person, which would have been paid for by its statutory social security system had the same or similar healthcare been provided in its territory. In any event, it is for the Member State of affiliation to determine the healthcare that is paid f, according to the same mechanisms as provided for by Regulation 1408/71/EC and its successor rRegardless of where it is providedulation 883/2004/EC.
Amendment 223 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. The costs of healthcare provided Member States must ensure that physicians and service providers which are working anos contract partners of their Member State shall be reimbursed by the Member State of affiliation in accordance with the provisions of this Directive up to the level of costs that would have been assumed had the same or similar healthcare been provided in the Member State of affiliation, without exceeding the actual costs of healthcare receivedrespective national health systems or statutory social security systems are obliged to accept the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC), form E-112 etc. and treat patients showing their EHIC on the same conditions as stipulated by the Regulation on the coordination of social security systems. Member States must oblige service providers to post an EHIC symbol in the lobby of the service provider (e.g. in a similar way to credit cards in shops and restaurants) to indicate that the EHIC is accepted there in line with that Regulation.
Amendment 232 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. The Member State of affiliation may impose on a patient seeking healthcare provided in another Member State, the same conditions, criteria of eligibility and regulatory and administrative formalities for receiving healthcare and reimbursement of healthcare costs as it would impose if the same s must ensure that physicians and service providers which are working as contract partners of their respective national health systems or statutory social security systems are prohibited to treat patients from another Member State on a private basis or demanding upfront cash payments from them, in such cases that the patient can prove her or his status as an insured person of the respective statutory similar healthcare was provided in its territory, in so far as they are neither discriminatory nor an obstacle to freedom of movement of personsocial security system of the respective Member State of affiliation by the European Health Insurance Card, form E-112 etc..
Amendment 239 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Amendment 242 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 6 – paragraph 5
Article 6 – paragraph 5
5. Patients travelling to another Member State with the purpose of receiving healthcare therereceiving healthcare in another Member State than their Member State of affiliation or seeking to receive healthcare provided in another Member State shall be guaranteed access to their medical records, in conformity with national measures implementing Community provisions on the protection of personal data, in particular Directives 95/46/EC and 2002/58/EC.
Amendment 248 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8
Article 8
Amendment 303 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. The Member State of affiliation shall ensure that administrative procedures regarding the use of healthcare in another Member State related to any prior authorisation referred to in Article 8(3), reimbursement.22.1 c) and Art. 22.2 of Regulation 1408/71, coverage of costs of healthcare incurred in another Member State and other conditions and formalities referred to in Article 6(31), are based on objective, non- discriminatory criteria which are published in advance, and which are necessary and proportionate to the objective to be achieved. In any event, an insured person shall always be granted the authorisation pursuant to Regulations on coordination of social security referred to in Art. 3.1 f) whenever the conditions of Art.22.1 (c) and Art. 22.2 of Regulation 1408/71 are met.
Amendment 308 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall specify in advance and in a transparent way the criteria for refusal of the prior authorisation referred to in Article 8(3).
Amendment 88 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Article 2 − paragraph 8
8. This Directive shall be without prejudice to general measures laid down in national law which, in a democratic society, are necessary and proportionate for public security, for the maintenance of public order and the prevention of criminal offences, for the protection of health and the protection of the rights and freedoms of others. It shall also be without prejudice to national legislation promoting equality between men and women.
Amendment 63 #
2008/0090(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) Public access to documents is a cornerstone of good administrative practice. A further step is to ensure that the work of the institutions is improved by ensuring access to each other's documents. An interinstitutional agreement should be established in order to increase transparency and accessibility of documents.
Amendment 88 #
2008/0090(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point a
Article 3 – point a
(a) «'document»' means any content whatever its medium (written on paper or stored in electronic form or as a sound, visual or audiovisual recording) drawn-up by an institution and formally transmitted to one or more recipients or otherwise registered, or received by an institution; data contained in electronic storage, processing and retrieval systems are documents if they can be extracted in the form of a printout or electronic-format copy using the available tools for the exploitation of the system. A compilation of data contained in electronic storage, processing and retrieval systems is however regarded as being held by the institution only if the institution can make it available by ordinary means;
Amendment 95 #
2008/0090(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) legal advice and court, arbitration and dispute settlement proceedings proceedings, except for legal advice in connection with procedures leading to a legislative act or a non-legislative act of general application;
Amendment 104 #
2008/0090(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. The exceptions under paragraphs (2) and (3) shall apply unless there is an overriding public interest in disclosure. As regards paragraphoints 2 (a) and (d) an overriding public interest in disclosure shall be deemed to exist where the information requested relates to emissions into the environment, with the exception of investigations, in particular those concerning possible infringements of Community law. In relation to the other exceptions set out in this Article, the institution shall take into account the public interest served by disclosure and whether the information requested relates to emissions into the environment, where a request concerns access to environmental information.
Amendment 115 #
2008/0090(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. In the event of a total or partial refusal, where the applicant calls into question whether any actual harm will be caused to the interests concerned and/or argues that there is an overriding interest in disclosure, the applicant may request the European Ombudsman to give an independent and objective view on the question of harm and/or overriding public interest. If, following delivery of the European Ombudsman's opinion, the total or partial refusal is upheld by the institution, the applicant may, within 15 working days of receiving the institution's reply, make a confirmatory application asking the institution to reconsider its position.
Amendment 124 #
2008/0090(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 5
Article 10 – paragraph 5
Amendment 137 #
2008/0090(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16
Article 16
This Regulation shall be without prejudice to any existing rules on copyright which may limit a third party's right to obtain copies of documents or to reproduce or exploit released documents.
Amendment 123 #
2008/0018(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The general and specific chemical requirements in this Directive should aim at protecting the health of children from dangerous substances in toys, while environmental concerns presented by toys are addressed in horizontal environmental legislation applying also to toys, in particular in Directive 2006/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2006 on waste,to electrical and electronic toys, namely Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 2003 on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment, in and Directive 2002/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 2003 on waste electrical and electronic equipment, in. In addition, environmental issues concerning waste are regulated by Directive 2006/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2006 on waste, those concerning packaging by Directive 94/62/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 1994 on packaging and packaging waste, and inthose concerning batteries and accumulators by Directive 2006/66/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 September 2006 on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators and repealing Directive 91/157/EEC.
Amendment 134 #
2008/0018(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) In particular power should be conferred on the Commission in order to adapt the chemical requirements in certain well defined cases and grant exemptions from the prohibition of CMR substances in certain cases as well as to adapt the wording of the specific warnings for certain categories of toys. Since those measures are of general scope and are designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive and/or to supplement this Directive by the addition of, inter alia by supplementing it with new non- essential elements, they must be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny provided for in Article 5a of Decision 1999/468/EC.
Amendment 224 #
2008/0018(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 45 - paragraph 1 - subparagraph 2
Article 45 - paragraph 1 - subparagraph 2
Those measures, designed to amend non- essential elements of this RegulationDirective, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 46 (2).
Amendment 228 #
2008/0018(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 45 - paragraph 2
Article 45 - paragraph 2
Amendment 300 #
2008/0018(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part III – point 3
Annex II – Part III – point 3
3. Without prejudice to the application of the restrictions under the first sentence of point 2, the use in toys of substances that are classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction (CMR) according to Directive 67/548/EEC in individual concentrations equal to or greater than the relevant concentrations established for the classification of preparations containing the substances in accordance with the provisions of Directive 1999/45/EC shall be prohibited, except i, of substances classified as endocrine disrupters and of substances classified as persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT) or very persistent and very bioaccumulative (vPvB) shall be prohibited. The presence of traces of these substances are contained in components of toys or micro-structurally distinct parts of toys that are not accessible to any physical contact by childrenshall be allowed provided that such presence is technically unavoidable in good manufacturing practice.
Amendment 313 #
2008/0018(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part III – point 4
Annex II – Part III – point 4
Amendment 324 #
2008/0018(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part III – point 5
Annex II – Part III – point 5
Amendment 336 #
2008/0018(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part III – point 7
Annex II – Part III – point 7
7. Toys shall not contain the following allergenic fragrances: (1) Alanroot (Inula helenium) (2) Allylisothiocyanate (3) Benzyl cyanide (4) 4 tert-Butylphenol (5) Chenopodium oil (6) Cyclamen alcohol (7) Diethyl maleate (8) Dihydrocoumarin (9) 2,4-Dihydroxy-3-methylbenzaldehyde (10) 3,7-Dimethyl-2-octen-1-ol (6,7- Dihydrogeraniol) (11) 4,6-Dimethyl-8-tert-butylcoumarin (12) Dimethyl citraconate (13) 7,11-Dimethyl-4,6,10-dodecatrien-3- one (14) 6,10-Dimethyl-3,5,9-undecatrien-2- one (15) Diphenylamine (16) Ethyl acrylate (17) Fig leaf, fresh and preparations (18) trans-2-Heptenal (19) trans-2-Hexenal diethyl acetal (20) trans-2-Hexenal dimethyl acetal (21) Hydroabietyl alcohol (22) 4-Ethoxy-phenol (23) 6-lsopropyl-2-decahydronaphthalenol (24) 7-Methoxycoumarin (25) 4-Methoxyphenol (26) 4-(p-Methoxyphenyl)-3-butene-2-one (27) 1-(p-Methoxyphenyl)-1-penten-3-one (28) Methyl trans-2-butenoate (29) 6-Methylcoumarin (30) 7-Methylcoumarin (31) 5-Methyl-2,3-hexanedione (32) Costus root oil (Saussurea lappa Clarke) (33) 7-Ethoxy-4-methylcoumarin (34) Hexahydrocoumarin (35) Peru balsam (Myroxylonpereirae Klotzsch) (36) 2-Pentylidene-cyclohexanone (37) 3,6,10-Trimethyl-3,5,9-undecatrien- 2-one (38) Verbana oil (Lippia citriodora Kunth). However, the presence of traces of these substances shall be allowed provided that such presence is technically unavoidable in good manufacturing practice. In addition the following allergenic fragrances shall be listed if added to toys, as such, at concentrations exceeding 0,01 % by weight: (1) Amyl cinnamal (2) Amylcinnamyl alcohol (3) Anisyl alcohol (4) Benzyl alcohol (5) Benzyl benzoate (6) Benzyl cinnamate (7) Benzyl salicylate (8) Cinnamal (9) Cinnamyl alcohol (10) Citral (11) Citronellol (12) Coumarin (13) Eugenol (14) Farnesol (15) Geraniol (16) Hexyl cinnamaldehyde (17) Hydroxy-citronellal (18) Hydroxy- methylpentylcyclohexenecarboxaldehyde (19) Isoeugenol (20) Lilial (referred to in the Cosmetics Directive in entry 83 as: 2-(4-tert- Butylbenzyl) propionaldehyde (21) d-Limonene (22) Linalool (23) Methyl heptine carbonate (24) 3-methyl-4-(2,6,6-trimethyl-2- cyclohexen-1-yl)-3-buten-2-one (25) Oakmoss extracts (26) Treemoss extracts.
Amendment 346 #
2008/0018(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part III – point 8
Annex II – Part III – point 8
8. The following migration limits, from toys or components of toys that are accessible to children during use as specified in the first subparagraph of Article 9 (2), shall not be exceeded: Element mg/kg in mg/kg dry, brittle, in liquid or dry, brittle, in liquid or powder-like sticky powder-like sticky or toy material or toy material pliable toy pliable toy material material Aluminium 5625 1406 Antimony 45 11.3 Arsenic 7.51.9 Barium 4500 1125 Boron 1200 300 Cadmium 3.80.9 Chromium 37.5 9.4 (III) Chromium 0.04 (VI)0.01 Cobalt 10.5 2.6 Copper 622.5 156 Lead 276.8 Manganese 1200 300 Mercury 153.8 Nickel 75 18.8 Selenium 37.5 9.4 Strontium 4500 1125 Tin 15000 3750 Organic tin 1.9 0.5 Zinc 3750 938 These limit values do not apply to toys which due to their accessibility, function, volume or mass clearly exclude any hazard due to sucking, licking, swallowing or prolonged contact with skin when used as specified in the first subparagraph of Article 9 (2).deleted
Amendment 21 #
2007/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas research from the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2000 shows that armed conflict results in an increased incidence of rape and prostitution and that rape and sexual assault of women and children are often used as a weapon against the civilian population,
Amendment 31 #
2007/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas research from the WHO in 2005 shows that prostituted women are at a high risk of violence and sexual violence such as rape, being threatened with a weapon and strangulation, including such severe violence which results in a fatal outcome,
Amendment 36 #
2007/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the United Nations Development Fund for Women in 2005 stated that women's exposure to violence increases their exposure to HIV/AIDS. Vulnerability is extremely high in coercive situations such as trafficking for prostitution and, child prostitution, where women and girls have little power to insist and prostitution since prostituted persons condom use or otherwiseannot control the terms under which sex takes place,
Amendment 42 #
2007/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas there is a strong link between experience of violence and sexual abuse and entry into prostitution as well as drug use and abuse,
Amendment 47 #
2007/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas studies show that 60-70% of prostituted women report being physically abused as children and that there is a link between parental alcohol and drug abuse and entry into prostitution,
Amendment 60 #
2007/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
Amendment 66 #
2007/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
Amendment 82 #
2007/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas there is a link between alcohol consumptionpurchasing sexual services and unprotected sex,
Amendment 87 #
2007/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas experience from Australia shows that even when prostitution is completely legalised, prostitution comes with many risks in terms of violence, diseases and injuries which renders it unsafe and makes the work and working environment dangerousand increases ill health,
Amendment 137 #
2007/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recognises that prostituted women are considerably more at risk of physical and psychological injuries related, not only to extraordinary violence, but also to the everyday practice of prostitution;
Amendment 167 #
Amendment 189 #
2007/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 211 #
2007/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Urges the Member States to investigate the levels of drugall forms of abuse among prostituted women and how this has caused them to become prostituted women but also how the abuse increases their exposure to health risks;
Amendment 106 #
2007/0248(COD)
Recital 22
(22) End-users should decide what content they require to be able to send and receive, and which services, applications, hardware and software they require to use for such purposes, without prejudice to the need to preserve the integrity and security of networks and services. A competitive market with transparent offerings as provided for in Directive 2002/22/EC should ensure that end-users are able to access and distribute any content and to use any applications and/or services of their choice, as stated in Article 8 of Directive 2002/21/EC. Given the increasing importance of electronic communications for consumers and businesses, users should in any case be fully informed of the traffic management policies of the service and/or network provider with which they conclude the contract. Where there is a lack of effective competition, national regulatory authorities should use the remedies available to them under Directive 2002/19/EC (Access Directive) to ensure that users’ access to particular types of content or application is not unreasonably restrictedDisclosure should be such that consumers are able to make an informed decision, and enable them to choose to adjust their behaviour or to switch networks. The information on traffic management policies should include the criteria and rules implemented by the operator for managing traffic, including the thresholds that will trigger changes in the users’ experience of the services. It shall, where necessary, disclose specific actions included in the traffic management policy. Depending on the technology used, this may require user consent under Directive 2002/58/EC.
Amendment 109 #
2007/0248(COD)
Recital 22 a (new)
(22a) Traffic management policies are the rules and guidelines which a network operator has put in place to handle the flow of traffic on the network (i.e. bandwidth management), but they may additionally utilise capabilities installed by the operator to prioritise, block and filter traffic according to pre-set criteria. These policies must be able to be justified by a valid technical reasons such as temporary short-term remedies put in place so as to smooth traffic in cases of acute network congestion or in response to malicious activity threatening network security or end-user security. Traffic management policies should be neutral in respect of content and applications and must not result in the user not being able to access content, services and applications. Operators should in all cases respect fundamental rights and freedoms of users.
Amendment 111 #
2007/0248(COD)
Recital 22 b (new)
(22b) Internet users are entitled to an Internet connection to send and receive content of their own choice, use services and applications of their own choice, and connect hardware and use software of their own choice that does not harm the network. Internet users are entitled to a connection free from discrimination based on type of application, service or content, or based on sender or receiver address.
Amendment 113 #
2007/0248(COD)
Recital 24
(24) The availability of transparent, up-to- date and comparable information on offers and services is a key element for consumers in competitive markets where several providers offer services. End-users and consumers of electronic communications services should be able to easily compare the prices of various services and their traffic management policies offered on the market based on information published in an easily accessible form. In order to allow them to make price comparisons easily, national regulatory authorities should be able to require from undertakings providing electronic communications networks and/or services greater transparency as regards information (including tariffs, consumption patterns, and other relevant statistics) and to ensure that third parties have the right to use, without charge, publicly available information published by such undertakings, without charge. National regulatory authorities should also be able to make price guides available, in particular where the market has not provided them free of charge or at a reasonable price. Undertakings should not be entitled to any remuneration for the use of information where it has already been published and thus belongs in the public domain. In addition, end-users and consumers should be adequately informed of the price and the type of service offered before they purchase a service, in particular if a freephone number is subject to additional charges. National regulatory authorities should be able to require that such information is provided generally, and, for certain categories of services determined by them, immediately prior to connecting the call, unless it is otherwise provided for by national law. When determining the categories of call requiring pricing information prior to connection, national regulatory authorities should take due account of the nature of the service, the pricing conditions which apply to it and whether it is offered by a provider who is not a provider of electronic communications services. Without prejudice to Directive 2000/31/EC (Directive on electronic commerce), undertakings should also, if required by Member States, provide to subscribers with public interest information produced by the relevant public authorities regarding, inter alia, the most common infringements and their legal consequences. Significant additional costs incurred by undertakings for dissemination of such information should be agreed between the undertakings and the relevant authorities and met by those authorities.
Amendment 114 #
2007/0248(COD)
Recital 24 a (new)
(24a) Transparency measures are most effective where disclosure is made both to users and to regulatory authorities, including the National Regulatory Authorities and where necessary, to the BERT/GERT. Member States should ensure therefore that National Regulatory Authorities, the Commission and BERT/GERT may require disclosure of traffic management policies and take appropriate measures in cases where operators fail to disclose their traffic management policies or where the traffic management policy does not respect the rights of users to access the content, applications and services of their choice. Disclosure to regulators should include the traffic management equipment installed by the operator, when it was first commissioned, where in the network it is deployed, how it is configured, when and under what circumstances it is used, and the criteria for restrictions or limitations on usage by end-users including the thresholds that will trigger limits on users’ access. It should, where necessary, disclose specific actions included in the traffic management policy.
Amendment 115 #
2007/0248(COD)
Recital 26
(26) A competitive market should ensure that users enjoy the quality of service they require, but in particular cases it may be necessary to ensure that public communications networks attain minimum quality levels so as to prevent degradation of service, the blocking of access and the slowing of traffic over networks. Prioritisation or limitation of traffic must be able to be justified by a valid technical reason, such as temporary short-term remedies put in place so as to smooth traffic in cases of acute network congestion or in response to malicious activity threatening network security or end-user security, and must not result in the user not being able to access content, services and applications. A minimum quality of service should ensure that users are able to access all content, services and applications of their choice without being hindered, limited or blocked by the traffic management policies of the network operator. Since inconsistent remedies will significantly impair the achievement of the internal market, the Commission should assess any requirements set by national regulatory authorities for possible regulatory intervention across the Community and, if necessary, adopt technical implementing measures in order to achieve consistent application throughout the Community.
Amendment 125 #
2007/0248(COD)
Article 1 – point 13
Directive 2002/22/EC
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point (b)
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point (b)
(b) the services provided, including in particular, -: – information on the provider’s traffic management policies operated by the undertaking such that the subscriber is able to make an informed decision as to whether to purchase the service, and/or, where necessary, adjust their behaviour, deactivate the service, alter the service criteria or switch networks. Operators shall, where necessary, disclose specific actions included in the traffic management policy, – whether or not access to emergency services and caller location information are being provided and/or any limitations for provision of emergency services under Article 26, - the minimum service quality levels offered, namely the time for the initial connection and, where appropriate, other quality of service parameters, as defined by the national regulatory authorities, - the types of maintenance service offered and customer support services provided, as well as the means of contacting these services, - any restrictions imposed by the provider on the use of terminal equipment supplied;
Amendment 129 #
2007/0248(COD)
Article 1 – point 13
Directive 2002/22/EC
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that national regulatory authorities are able to oblige undertakings providingundertakings providing connection to a public electronic communications networks and/or electronic communications services to publish transparent, comparable, adequate and up-to- date information, as set out in Annex II, on on traffic management policies, applicable prices and tariffs and any charges due on termination of a contract and information on standard terms and conditions in respect of access to, and use of, services provided by them to end-users and consumers. National regulatory authorities may specify additional requirements regarding the form in which such information is published to ensure transparency, comparability, clarity and accessibility for the benefit of consumers. in accordance with Annex II. Such information shall be published in a clear, comprehensive and easily accessible form and should include when and under what circumstances traffic management policies are implemented, and the criteria and rules implemented by the operator for managing traffic, including the thresholds that will trigger changes in the users’ experience of the services. National regulatory authorities may specify additional requirements regarding the form in which such information is to be published.
Amendment 131 #
2007/0248(COD)
Article 1 – point 13
Directive 2002/22/EC
Article 21 – paragraph 3
Article 21 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that national regulatory authorities are able to oblige undertakings providing connection to a public electronic communications network and/or electronic communications services to inter alia: (a) provide applicable tariff information to subscribers regarding any number or service subject to particular pricing conditions; with respect to individual categories of services, national regulatory authorities may require such information to be provided immediately prior to connecting the call; (b) inform subscribers of any change to the provider’s traffic management policies, and any change thereto, so that subscribers are able to make an informed decision as to whether to purchase the service, and/or, where necessary, adjust their behaviour, deactivate the service, alter the service criteria or switch networks. Operators shall, where necessary, disclose specific actions included in the traffic management policy; (ba) regularly remind subscribers of any lack of reliable access to emergency services or caller location information in the service to which they have subscribed; (c) inform subscribers of their right to determine whether or not to include their personal data in a directory, and of the types of data concerned, in accordance with Article 12 of Directive 2002/58/EC (Directive on privacy and electronic communications); and (d) regularly inform disabled subscribers of details of products and services designed for them. If deemed appropriate, national regulatory authorities may promote self- or co- regulatory measures prior to imposing any obligation.
Amendment 135 #
2007/0248(COD)
Article 1 – point 13
Directive 2002/22/EC
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that national regulatory authorities are, after taking account of the views of interested parties, able to require undertakings that provide publicly available electronic communications networks and/or services to publish comparableequivalent, adequate and up- to- date information for end-users on the quality of their services and measures taken to ensure comparable access for disabled end-users and to disclose traffic management policies. That information shall, on request, be supplied to the national regulatory authority in advance of its publication. Member States shall ensure that national regulatory authorities are able to take appropriate measures in cases where operators fail to disclose their traffic management policies or where the traffic management policy does not respect the rights of users to access the content, applications and services of their choice. National regulatory authorities shall additionally ensure that there is a facility in place by which users can monitor and identify any problems created by traffic management policies in cases where disputes may arise.
Amendment 148 #
2007/0248(COD)
Article 1 – point 22 – point b
Directive 2002/22/EC
Article 33 – paragraph 3
Article 33 – paragraph 3
3. Without prejudice to national rules in conformity with Community law promoting cultural and media policy objectives, such as cultural and linguistic diversity and media pluralism, national regulatory authorities and other relevant authorities may promote cooperation between undertakings providing electronic communications networks and/or services and sectors interested in the promotion of lawful content in electronic communication networks and services. That cooperation may also include coordination of the public interest information to be provided pursuant to Article 21(4)(a) and Article 20(1).
Amendment 150 #
2007/0248(COD)
Article 2 – point 6 – point c
Directive 2002/58/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 7
Article 6 – paragraph 7
7. Traffic data may be processedcollected, stored and used in specific cases to the extent strictly necessary to ensure network and information security, as defined by Article 4(c) of Regulation (EC) No 460/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 March 2004 establishing the European Network and Information Security Agency. Traffic data stored pursuant to this paragraph must not be used for any other purpose and must be erased or made anonymous no later than seven days after its collection.
Amendment 102 #
2007/0145(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – Action 1 – Section A – paragraph 2 – point j
Annex – Action 1 – Section A – paragraph 2 – point j
(j) shall restablish a joint tuition fee regardless of the actual place of study of the students within the masters programmepect the right of the Member States to decide the model of financing in education;
Amendment 112 #
2007/0145(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – Action 1 – Section B – paragraph 2 – point j
Annex – Action 1 – Section B – paragraph 2 – point j
(j) shall restablish a joint tuition fee regardless of the actual place of study of the students within the masters programmepect the right of the Member States to decide the model of financing in education;