Activities of Emine BOZKURT
Plenary speeches (111)
Question Time (Council)
Problem of profiling, notably on the basis of ethnicity and race, in counter-terrorism, law enforcement, immigration, customs and border control (debate)
Equal treatment of persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation (debate)
Follow-up to the Declaration of the Sports Ministers of the European Union at their meeting in Biarritz in November 2008 (debate)
Croatia: progress report 2008 - Turkey: progress report 2008 - Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: progress report 2008 (debate)
Explanations of vote
Revision of the Broadcasting Communication - State aid for public broadcasting (debate)
Conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of highly qualified employment - Single application procedure for residence and work
Coordination of social security systems - Coordination of social security systems - Extending Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 to third country nationals otherwise excluded (debate)
Coordination of social security systems - Coordination of social security systems - Extending Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 to third country nationals otherwise excluded (debate)
Forced prostitution and trafficking in women for the purpose of sexual exploitation (debate)
Turkey's 2007 progress report (debate)
White Paper on Sport (debate)
White Paper on Sport (debate)
Application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community (debate)
EU-Turkey relations (debate)
Equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin (debate)
Framework decision on combating racism and xenophobia (debate)
Future of Professional Football in Europe - Security at Football Matches (debate)
Council Question Time
Women in Turkey (debate)
"Europe for Citizens" programme (2007-2013) (debate)
Women's immigration (debate)
Towards more and better EU Aid: the 2006 aid effectiveness package (debate)
Turkey's progress towards accession (debate)
A European social model for the future (debate)
Forced prostitution during the 2006 football World Cup (debate)
Situation in south-east Turkey (debate)
Citizens for Europe programme (2007-2013) (debate)
Restructuring and employment (debate)
Tackling racism in football (written declaration)
Homophobia in Europe
Social dimension of globalisation
Opening of negotiations with Turkey - Additional Protocol to the EEC-Turkey Association Agreement
The role of women in Turkey
The role of women in Turkey
Follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women Platform for Action (Beijing + 10)
Turkey's progress towards accession
Dutch boat belonging to the 'Women on Waves' association
Invasion of Ukraine by Russia (debate)
Information accompanying transfers of funds - Prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing (debate)
2013 progress report on Turkey (debate)
Situation in Ukraine (debate)
2013 progress report on Bosnia and Herzegovina - 2013 progress report on the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2013 progress report on Montenegro (debate)
Criminal sanctions for insider dealing and market manipulation (debate)
EU citizenship for sale (debate)
Organised crime, corruption, and money laundering (debate)
Rise of right-wing extremism in Europe (debate)
Situation in Egypt (continuation of debate)
Situation in Turkey (debate)
Situation of Syrian refugees in neighbouring countries (debate)
2012 progress report on Bosnia and Herzegovina (debate)
2012 progress report on Turkey (debate)
2012 progress report on Serbia (debate)
Match-fixing and corruption in sport (debate)
Match-fixing and corruption in sport (debate)
Impact of the economic crisis on gender equality and women's rights - Eliminating gender stereotypes in the EU - Situation of women in North Africa (debate)
Dialogue for a peaceful solution of the Kurdish issue in Turkey (debate)
Dialogue for a peaceful solution of the Kurdish issue in Turkey (debate)
EU-Iraq partnership and cooperation agreement (debate)
Corruption, misuse of EU funds and effects on the political decision-making processes (debate)
Latest developments in the Middle East, including the situation in Syria (debate)
Situation in Ukraine, case of Yulia Tymoshenko (debate)
A 2020 perspective for women in Turkey (short presentation)
Situation of migrants in Greece (debate)
Enlargement report for Turkey (debate)
Enlargement report for Turkey (debate)
Enlargement report for Turkey (debate)
Enlargement report for Bosnia and Herzegovina (debate)
Discriminatory Internet sites and government reactions (debate)
Family reunification of third-country nationals living in the EU (debate)
European dimension in sport (debate)
Detention conditions in the EU (debate)
Situation of the Roma in Member States (debate)
Sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography - Children's rights in the European Union (debate)
State of play of the Maternity Leave Directive (debate)
Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to Schengen (debate)
Tensions between Turkey and the Republic of Cyprus (debate)
Situation in Syria (debate)
Situation in the Arab world and North Africa - Situation in Yemen - Situation in Syria (continuation of debate)
Revised Hungarian constitution (debate)
Revised Hungarian constitution (debate)
Report: Zver - Youth on the Move: – a framework for improving Europe's education and training systems - Report: Honeyball - Early years learning - Report: Schaake - Cultural dimensions of EU external actions - Report: Sanchez-Schmid - Unlocking the potential of cultural and creative industries - Sarajevo as a European Capital of Culture in 2014 (debate)
Use of sexual violence in conflicts in North Africa and the Middle East
EU policy framework to fight violence against women (debate)
2010 progress report on Turkey (debate)
EC-Serbia Stabilisation and Association Agreement - Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the EC and Serbia (continuation of debate)
European Protection Order (debate)
Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) (debate)
Improvements in the safety and health at work of pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding - Precarious women workers (debate)
Third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders of Member States (debate)
Third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders of Member States (debate)
Agreement between the EC and Pakistan on readmission - Community readmission agreements with third countries (debate)
Discrimination of same-sex married or in civil-partnership couples (debate)
Explanations of vote
Bosnia and Herzegovina (debate)
Sport, specifically concerning players’ agents (debate)
SWIFT (debate)
The EU strategy for relations with Latin America (debate)
Cuba (debate)
Second European Roma Summit (debate)
Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) (debate)
2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate)
Democratisation in Turkey (debate)
Restrictive measures affecting the rights of individuals following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty (debate)
Enlargement strategy 2009 concerning the countries of the western Balkans, Iceland and Turkey (debate)
Third country nationals subject to or exempt from a visa requirement when crossing external borders (debate)
Political situation in Honduras with a view to the elections on 29 November 2009 (debate)
New regulations on visas for Western Balkan countries (Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia) (debate)
Situation in Lithuania following the adoption of the law on protection of minors (debate)
China (debate)
Reports (4)
REPORT Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 on the coordination of social security systems, and determining the content of Annex XI PDF (397 KB) DOC (744 KB)
REPORT Report on women's role in the social, economical and political life in Turkey PDF (209 KB) DOC (131 KB)
REPORT on the role of women in Turkey in social, economic and political life PDF (168 KB) DOC (75 KB)
REPORT on a 2020 Perspective for Women in Turkey PDF (221 KB) DOC (132 KB)
Shadow reports (4)
REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing PDF (706 KB) DOC (782 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on information accompanying transfers of funds PDF (429 KB) DOC (570 KB)
RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Turkey on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation PDF (170 KB) DOC (78 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) and the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement PDF (388 KB) DOC (408 KB)
Opinions (9)
OPINION Turkey's 2007 progress report
OPINION White Paper: White Paper on sport
OPINION Report on Turkey's progress towards accession
OPINION A European social model for the future
OPINION Proposal for a Council regulation establishing a European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
OPINION on women’s rights in the Balkan accession countries
OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on criminal sanctions for insider dealing and market manipulation
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Neighbourhood Instrument
OPINION on the European dimension in sport
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union amending Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders of Member States and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement
Written declarations (2)
Amendments (336)
Amendment 82 #
2013/2945(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the importance of achieving a common understanding between Turkey and the EU on the relevance for both the EU and Turkey of the readmission agreement and the roadmap leading to visa liberalisation; recalls that Turkey is one of the key transit countries for irregular migration to the EU and therefore calls on Turkey to sign and implement the readmission agreement without further delay; calls on the Commission to take all necessary measures to safeguard the rights of Turkish citizens legally resident in EU Member States; calls on the Commission in parallel to take steps towards visa liberalisation and stresses the clear benefits of facilitating access to the EU for business people, academics, students and representatives of civil society;
Amendment 97 #
2013/2945(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Underlines the importance of all ministries to cooperate with the Court of Auditors in the preparation of the audit reports by sending the relevant data and of the complete audit reports to be presented to the Turkish Grand National Assembly prior to the approval of the budget;
Amendment 106 #
2013/2945(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the urgent need for further progress in implementing the 2010 constitutional amendments, in particular the adoption of laws on the protection of personal data and military justice, and of laws introducing affirmative-action measures to promote gender equality; underlines the importance of strictly implementing these legislative changes once they are adopted;
Amendment 137 #
2013/2945(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Takes the view that the protests in Gezi Park testify both to the existence in Turkey of a vibrant civil society and also the need for further vital reforms on the promotion of fundamental values; highlights the importance of including civil society more structurally in the decision making process; deeply regrets the loss of life amongst the protesters and the police forces, the excessive use of force by the police and the violent acts by a number of protesters; welcomes the on-going administrative investigations launched by the Ministry of Interior as well as the judicial investigations and the inquiries by the Ombudsman into complaints related to the events in Gezi Park and expects them to fully address the concerns without delay; underlines that the police officers responsible for serious injuries on protestors by use of disproportionate and excessive force have, to the most extent, not been brought to justice; stresses that strong political commitment is needed in bringing those responsible for severe injuries to justice and fighting the culture of impunity since according to Law No. 4483 the permission of Governors is a precondition to initiate investigations against police officers; calls on Turkey to adopt adequate internal review procedures and to establish an independent supervisory body for police offences; is of the opinion that the Gezi Park events underline the need for far- reaching reforms in order to ensure respect for freedom of assembly;
Amendment 142 #
2013/2945(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Turkish authorities to swiftly conclude the judicial processes initiated against those responsible for the losses of life during the Gezi Park events and stays committed to monitoring the developments in these cases;
Amendment 190 #
2013/2945(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Reaffirms its support to the Commission’s new approachthe importance of opening Chapters 23 (judiciary and fundamental rights) and 24 (justice and home affairs) early in the negotiation process and closing them at the end, which would also be consistent with the Commission´s new approach which is foreseen to be applied to new candidate countries; stresses that delivering the official benchmarks for the opening of such Chapters to Turkey would provide a clear roadmap for and give a boost to the reform process; calls, therefore, on the Council to make renewed efforts for the opening of Chapters 23 and 24; calls on Turkey to cooperate as much as possible to this effect;
Amendment 202 #
2013/2945(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Is concerned about the use of ‘ancestry codes’ for non-Muslim citizens in the population register since it may lead to discriminatory practices; and calls on the Turkish government to adopt a fresh approach regarding religious minorities which is more in line with internationally accepted standards;
Amendment 209 #
2013/2945(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Expresses support for the database on violence against women currently under preparation by the Ministry for Family and Social policies; asks to complement existing legislation on the creation of shelters for women who are victims of domestic violence with adequate follow-up mechanisms where municipalities fail to establish such shelters; supports the efforts of the Minister for Family and Social policies to raise penalties for forced early marriages, which must be eradicated; renews its concern at the low level of women’s participation in the labour force, in politics and at senior level in the administration and encourages the Government to adopt adequate measures to promote a more central role of women in the economic and political fabric of Turkey; is especially concerned about the very low level of female participation in local politics and calls on all political parties to nominate more women as candidates for the 2014 local elections; welcomes the gender-sensitive approach adopted in the 10th Development Plan (2014-2018);
Amendment 210 #
2013/2945(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Underlines the importance that Turkey stays committed to women’s rights and gender equality; and stresses that this commitment should be based on an understanding which recognizes and respects women as individuals and not just as members of a family;
Amendment 302 #
2013/2945(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Deplores Turkey’s refusal to fulfil its obligation of full, non-discriminatory implementation of the Additional Protocol to the EC-Turkey Association Agreement towards all Member States as well as the fact that the European Union has still not taken all the necessary steps towards lifting the isolation of the Turkish Cypriots as stipulated in the EU Council Conclusions of 26 April 2004; recalls that this refusal continues to have a profound effect on the negotiation process;
Amendment 311 #
2013/2945(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Notes that Turkey continues to be the EU’s sixth biggest trading partner and that the EU is Turkey’s biggest with 38% of Turkey’s total trade going to the EU and almost 71% of FDI coming from the EU; notes that due to this interdependence in trade, Turkey is deeply affected by the trade agreements which are concluded by the EU with third countries, while it does not take part in the negotiations thereof, therefore underlines the importance of EU to take into account Turkey´s concerns; welcomes the ongoing Commission evaluation of the EU-Turkey Customs Union with the aim of assessing its impact on both parties and ways to update it;
Amendment 313 #
2013/2945(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Underlines the importance of Turkey cooperating with the EU on the fight against international corruption and money laundering;
Amendment 326 #
2013/2945(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Believes that, in view of Turkey’s strategic role as an energy hub, consideration should be given to the value of opening negotiations on Chapter 15 on energy; stresses the importance of involving Turkey in the process of shaping Europe’s energy policy; underlines that energy and climate efficiency priorities need to be addressed;
Amendment 98 #
2013/0025(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Massive flows of dirty money can damage the stability and reputation of the financial sector and threaten the single market, and terrorism shakes the very foundations of our society. In addition to further developing the criminal law approach, a preventive effortt EU level, prevention via the financial system can produce resultsis indispensable and complementary.
Amendment 100 #
2013/0025(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The soundness, integrity and stability of credit and financial institutions and confidence in the financial system as a whole could be seriously jeopardised by the efforts of criminals and their associates either to disguise the origin of criminal proceeds or to channel lawful or unlawful money for terrorist purposes. In order to facilitate their criminal activities, money launderers and terrorist financers could try to take advantage of the freedom of capital movements and the freedom to supply financial services which the integrated financial area entails, if. Therefore, certain coordinating measures are not adoptedecessary at Union level.
Amendment 123 #
2013/0025(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The need for accurate and up-to-date information on the beneficial owner is a key factor in tracing criminals who might otherwise hide their identity behind a corporate structure. Member States should therefore ensure that companies retain information on their beneficial ownership and make this information available to competent authorities and obliged entitiein public registers. In addition, trustees should declare their status to obliged entitieso.
Amendment 126 #
2013/0025(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) In this regard, the mentioned registers will be in full compliance with the Union legal order, especially as regards European Union data protection rules and the protection of fundamental rights as enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.
Amendment 135 #
2013/0025(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) Money laundering is becoming increasingly sophisticated and includes also illegal, and sometimes even legal, betting, in particular in relation to sporting events; Whereas new forms of lucrative organised crime like match- fixing have developed and serve as a profitable form of criminal activity related to money laundering;
Amendment 146 #
2013/0025(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21 a (new)
Recital 21 a (new)
(21a) The need for enhanced customer due diligence measures in respect of persons who hold or have held prominent functions domestically or abroad and senior figures in international organisations should not, however, lead to a situation in which lists containing information on such persons are traded for commercial purposes. Member States should take appropriate measures to prohibit such activity.
Amendment 149 #
2013/0025(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) In the case of agency or outsourcing relationships on a contractual basis between obliged entities and external natural or legal persons not covered by this Directive, any anti money laundering and anti-terrorist financing obligations for those agents or outsourcing service providers as part of the obliged entities, may only arise from contract and not from this Directive. The responsibility for complying with this Directive should remain with the obliged entity covered herebyprimarily. In addition, Member States should ensure that any such third parties may be held liable for breaches of national provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive.
Amendment 157 #
2013/0025(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) There have been a number of cases of employees who report their suspicions of money laundering being subjected to threats or hostile action. Although this Directive cannot interfere with Member States' judicial procedures, this is a crucial issue for the effectiveness of the anti- money laundering and anti-terrorist financing system. Member States should be aware of this problem and should do whatever they can to protect employees from such threats or hostile action, making it easier for them to report suspicions and thus strengthening the fight against money laundering.
Amendment 160 #
2013/0025(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) The fight against money-laundering and terrorist financing is recognised as an important public interest ground by all Member States. The eradication of such phenomena requires a resolute political will and cooperation at all levels.
Amendment 165 #
2013/0025(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) Money laundering and terrorist financing are international problems and the effort to combat them should be global. Where Union credit and financial institutions have branches and subsidiaries located in third countries where the legislation in this area is deficient, they should, in order to avoid the application of very different standards within the institution or group of institutions, apply Union standards or notify the competent authorities of the home Member State if application of such standards is im. Those Union credit and financial institutions should work together with the Member States to ensure that Union standards are applied wherever possible.
Amendment 168 #
2013/0025(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) Feedback should, where practicanever possible, be made available to obliged entities on the usefulness and follow-up of the suspicious transactions reports they present. To make this possible, and to be able to review the effectiveness of their systems to combat money laundering and terrorist financing Member States should keep and improve the relevant statistics. To further enhance the quality and consistency of the statistical data collected at Union level, the Commission should keep track of the EU- wide situation with respect to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing and publish regular overviews.
Amendment 213 #
2013/0025(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a – point i – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a – point i – paragraph 1
Amendment 312 #
2013/0025(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) identifying the beneficial owner and taking reasonablethe necessary measures to verify his identity so that the institution or person covered by this Directive is satisfied that it knows who the beneficial owner is, including, as regards legal persons, trusts and similar legal arrangements, taking reasonable measures to understand the ownership and control structure of the customer;
Amendment 345 #
2013/0025(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 a (new)
Article 19 a (new)
Article 19a Member State shall take all appropriate measures to prevent the trade of information on publicly exposed persons for commercial purposes.
Amendment 352 #
2013/0025(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Member States may permit the obliged entities to rely on third parties to meet the requirements laid down in Article 11(1)(a), (b) and (c). However, the ultimate responsibility for meeting those requirements shall remain with the obliged entity which relies on the third party. In addition, Member States shall ensure that any such third parties may also be held liable for breaches of national provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive.
Amendment 367 #
2013/0025(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 29 – paragraph 1
Article 29 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that corporate or legal entities established within their territory obtain and hold adequate, accurate and current information on their beneficial ownership. The register shall contain minimum information to clearly identify the beneficial owner.
Amendment 386 #
2013/0025(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 29 – paragraph 2
Article 29 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that the information referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article can be accessed in a timely manner by competent authorities and by obliged entitis contained in a register which is publicly available and can be accessed in a timely manner. Member States shall report access to and the form of the registers to the European Commission. The European Commission can than provide for an EU-wide overviesw.
Amendment 422 #
2013/0025(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 31 – paragraph 3
Article 31 – paragraph 3
3. The FIU shall be established as a central national unit. It shall be responsible for receiving (and to the extent permitted, requesting), analysing and disseminating to the competent authorities, disclosures of information which concern potential money laundering or associated predicate offences, potential terrorist financing or are required by national legislation or regulation. The FIU shall beMember States shall ensure that the FIU is provided with adequate financial and human resources in order to fulfil its tasks.
Amendment 437 #
2013/0025(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 37 – paragraph 1
Article 37 – paragraph 1
Member States shall take all appropriate measures in order to protect employees of the obliged entity who report suspicions of money laundering or terrorist financing either internally or to the FIU from being exposed to threats or hostile action. They will ensure that there are adequate witness and whistle-blower protection programmes.
Amendment 469 #
2013/0025(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 44 – paragraph 3
Article 44 – paragraph 3
3. In respect of the obliged entities referred to in Article 2(1)(3) (a), (b), (d) and (e), Member States shall ensure that competent authorities take the necessary measures to prevent criminalonvicted criminals in the abovementioned areas or their associates from holding or being the beneficial owner of a significant or controlling interest, or holding a management function in those obliged entities.
Amendment 488 #
2013/0025(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 54 – paragraph 1
Article 54 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure thatcourage cooperation of their FIUs cooperate with Europol regarding analyses carried out having a cross-border dimension concerning at least two Member States.
Amendment 494 #
2013/0025(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 55 – paragraph 1
Article 55 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that obliged entities can be held liable for breaches of the national provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive, including in cases where obliged entities rely on third parties to meet the requirements laid down in this Directive. In addition, Member States shall ensure that any such third parties may also be held liable for breaches of national provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive.
Amendment 110 #
2013/0024(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. In any event, the payment service provider of the payer and the payment service provider of the payee shall comply with any applicable law or administrative provisions relating to money laundering and terrorist financing, in particular Directive (xxxx/yyyy), Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 and Regulation (EC) No 881/2002.
Amendment 38 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15
Citation 15
– having regard to the fact that Turkey has still not fully implemented, for the seventh consecutive year, the provisions stemming from the provisions of the Additional Protocol to the EC- Turkey Association Agreement and the Additional Protocol theretoat the European Union has still not taken all the necessary steps towards lifting the isolation of the Turkish Cypriots as stipulated in the EU Council Conclusions of 26 April 2004, although Turkish Cypriots have expressed several times their clear desire to be a part of the Union,
Amendment 107 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3a (new)
Paragraph 3a (new)
3a. Stresses the urgent need to adopt the Draft Law on Foreigners and International Protection, the adoption of which is delayed; and is concerned about the situation of access to international protection at land borders and airline transit areas;
Amendment 110 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3b (new)
Paragraph 3b (new)
3b. Calls on the Commission to take all necessary measures to ensure that the social security rights of Turkish workers in the EU are not further hampered by Member States based on the Council decision of 6 December 2012, until the negotiations with Turkey on a new possible text to replace the EU-Turkey Association Council Decision 3/80 are finalized, since both the EU and the Turkish side have to agree on a common text, for it to be legally binding;
Amendment 121 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the need for progress in implementing the 2010 constitutional amendments, in particular the adoption of laws on the protection of personal data and military justice and of laws introducing affirmative action measures in order to contribute to realizing gender equality;
Amendment 185 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Fully supports the Commission's new approach to open the chapters on the judiciary and fundamental rights and on justice and home affairs early on in the negotiation process and to close them as the very last ones; stresses that official benchmarks would provide a clear roadmap and would give a boost to the reform process; calls therefore on the Council for renewed efforts for the opening of Chapters 23 and 24 and calls on the Commission to submit the screening reports of these Chapters;
Amendment 202 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the law setting up the Turkish National Human Rights Institution (TNHRI); calls for its implementation without delay to promote and monitor the effective implementation of international human rights standards; stresses the importance of using all EU instruments available in the field of the promotion of human rights to actively support the setting-up and the well functioning of the TNHRI and the empowerment of civil society organisations; welcomes the implementation of the right to individual application to the Constitutional Court as of September 2012;
Amendment 209 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Welcomes the Law on the protection of family and prevention of violence against women; commends the National Action Plan to combat Violence against Women (2012-2015) and stresses the need to enforce it effectively nationwide; is deeply concerned about the fact that, despite the efforts, violence against women is still observed regularly, and that women are often murdered after they have asked for help from authorities against ongoing or possible acts of violence; asks therefore for those who fail to protect and assist victims to be identified and prosecuted; calls on the Ministry for Family and Social Policies to continue its efforts to increase the number and quality of shelters for women and minors in danger; stresses the importance to provide women who have been victims of violence with concrete alternatives and self-sustainment prospects; urges Turkey to continue to step up its preventive efforts at all levels in the fight against ‘honour killings’, domestic violence and the phenomenon of forced marriages and child brides; notes that Turkey's 2023 employment target for women is 35%, while the EU 2020 Strategy target is to achieve 75% women's employment; calls on Turkey to increase their target for women employment parallel to the EU Strategy and vigorously work on achieving it; calls on the Ministry to continue to actively promote women's participation in the labour market, which remains low, in politics and at senior level in the administration and the private sector, if necessary by foreseeing reserved quotas;
Amendment 227 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16a (new)
Paragraph 16a (new)
16a. Is concerned about the frequent attacks on transgender persons and the lack of protection from violence provided for LGBT persons; calls on the Turkish authorities to take all necessary measures to ensure the social inclusion and the integration into the labour market of LGBT persons as well as their right to housing;
Amendment 230 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16b (new)
Paragraph 16b (new)
16b. Underlines the need for a hate crimes legislation which will include heavier sentences for crimes motivated by racism, xenophobia, religious intolerance, the victim's mental or physical disability, health situation, ethnicity, belief, age, political views, sexual orientation or gender identity;
Amendment 270 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Is concerned about the disproportionally high poverty rate among children, particularly in rural areas; stresses the need for a comprehensive strategy to combat child poverty and labour and promote access to education; stresses that child labour, especially in seasonal agricultural work, should be eradicated by inventorying and amending the loopholes in the legal system, by establishing necessary mechanisms for implementation and monitoring, by taking measures which will involve the land owners who employ seasonal workers, parents, private sector purchasing the product, as well as by making a priority the solving of the unemployment problem in the regions where the seasonal workers are coming from; welcomes the establishment of an Ombudsperson for children's rights and the adoption of Turkey's first strategy on the rights of the child; is concerned that the number of active juvenile justice courts has decreased and urges Turkey to provide alternatives to detention for minors; recalls the importance of independent monitoring and protection mechanisms to protect rights and prevent abuse;
Amendment 278 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21a (new)
Paragraph 21a (new)
21a. Reminds Turkey that tens of thousands of EU citizens and residents who have been victimized by the fraud committed by the so-called ´Green-Funds´ still await redress and calls on the authorities to take all necessary measures in order to accelerate the process;
Amendment 309 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Expresses once again its strong support to the reunification of Cyprus, based on a fair and viable settlement with agreed UN parameters of bi-zonality, bi-communality and political equality for both communities; underlines the urgency of an agreement between the two communities on how to proceed with the substantive settlement negotiations and stresses the importance of setting up a timeframe, so that the negotiating process, under the auspices of the UN Secretary-General, can soon regain momentum at leaders' level; recalls that Turkey has expressed its readiness to withdraw forces upon a comprehensive settlement in Cyprus as also stipulated in the 2004 Annan Plan; calls on Turkey to begin withdrawing its forces from Cyprus and transfer Famagusta to the UN in accordance with UNSC Resolution 550 (1984); calls, in parallel, on the Republic of Cyprus to open the port of Famagusta under EU customs supervision in order to promote a positive climate for the successful solution of the ongoing reunification negotiations and allow Turkish Cypriots to trade directly in a legal manner that is acceptable to all;
Amendment 333 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Encourages Turkey toand all other sides to further intensify itstheir support for the Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus;
Amendment 371 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Deplores Turkey's refusal to fulfil its obligation of full, non-discriminatory implementation of the Additional Protocol to the EC-Turkey Association Agreement towards all Member States; recalls that this refusal continues to deeply affect the process of negotiations; calls on the European Institutions to take all necessary measures to allow direct trade between the EU and the Northern part of Cyprus as well as to facilitate the free movement of the Turkish Cypriot community in order to lift the isolation of the Turkish Cypriot Community in accordance with the Conclusions of the EU General Affairs Council Meeting of 26 April 2004;
Amendment 412 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29a (new)
Paragraph 29a (new)
29a. Stresses the importance of the opening of Chapter 19 of the accession negotiations on social policy and employment and calls on Turkey to ensure that full trade union rights are respected in line with the EU and ILO standards, especially concerning the right to organize, the right to strike and the right to bargain collectively, together with a gender mainstreaming approach;
Amendment 10 #
2012/2255(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Call on the countries of Western Balkans to develop active labour market measure schemes designed to curb unemployment among women; urges them to develop loan schemes and make funding available for starting businesses;
Amendment 12 #
2012/2255(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls on the governments of Western Balkan countries to encourage the active participation of women in the labour market by promoting, inter alia, measures to ensure better working conditions, equal pay for equal work, lifelong learning, flexible work schedules and a fair balance between family life and work;
Amendment 13 #
2012/2255(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Stresses the importance of combating all forms of discrimination in the workplace, including gender discrimination in recruitment, promotion and benefits; calls for the governments to collect relevant and accurate statistical data;
Amendment 17 #
2012/2255(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Encourages women to start their own businesses, using funding where made available; stresses the importance of providing special training courses, funding and technical assistance for unemployed white-collar women and women entrepreneurs, in order to ensure equal opportunities in terms of access to the labour market;
Amendment 19 #
2012/2255(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on governments of Western Balkan countries to encourage and ensure more participation of women in political and economic decision-making processes;
Amendment 20 #
2012/2255(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that financing from European Funds, including the Instrument for Pre- Accession Assistance (IPA), should increasingly target projects related to the promotion of women’s rights, including monitoring mechanisms; calls on the Commission to exercise due diligence with respect to the effectiveness of the spending;
Amendment 23 #
2012/2255(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Regrets the lack of data on gender based violence and underlines the need for consistent and systematic collection of gender-specific statistics in order to monitor progress in the sphere of the implementation of legislation;
Amendment 25 #
2012/2255(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Encourages the continuous support of the EU in the area of combating human trafficking as Western Balkan countries are countries of origin, transit and destination for trafficking in human beings, especially women and girls and calls for close cooperation on the matter between relevant EU institutions and governments; calls for more awareness raising campaigns in the region;
Amendment 10 #
2012/2131(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital 33
Recital 33
– having regard to the judgments of the European Court of Justice in cases nos C- 214/94, C-112/75, C-110/73, C-247/96, C- 300/84, C-237/83 and, C-60/93 and C-485/07,
Amendment 53 #
2012/2131(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes the view that the Member States' integration policies and measures must be better differentiated and tailored and of higher quality and, most importantly, that they must thus draw distinctions, for example, between thbe adjusted to better suit the needs of all, whether they are well qualified and theor poorly qualified, between EU citizens andor third-country nationals and betweenor migrants with andor without offers of employment;
Amendment 75 #
2012/2131(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for language and integration programmes to cover the history, values and principles of European democracy and the rule of law, highlighting the role of womenwomen's rights, minority rights and the rights of LGBT people;
Amendment 121 #
2012/2131(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Asks that migrants and refugees should have easier access to the labour market and that they should be able to rely on the quick and inexpensive recognition and validation of their diplomas, qualifications and skills;
Amendment 191 #
2012/2131(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Calls, therefore, for a uniform and reciprocal EU approach to social security coordination vis-à-vis third countries to be adopted, covering all EU citizens and third- country nationals, without prejudice to the rights of third country nationals deriving from Association Agreements and developed by the European Court of Justice;
Amendment 6 #
2012/2102(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)
Citation 17 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 7 April 2011 on the use of sexual violence in conflicts in North Africa and the Middle East4, __________________ 4 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2011)0155.
Amendment 30 #
2012/2102(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas many acts of sexual violence were committed on women during and after the uprisings across the region, including rape and virginity tests used as a means ofcrimes against humanity were committed in the form of sexual violence on women during and after the uprisings across the region, including (gang-) rape by soldiers and other combatants and forced virginity tests which were performed and photographed in the presence of male soldiers as a means of intimidating and degrading women, political pressure against women, inter alia by security forces; whereas gender-based intimidation is increasingly being used by extremist movements;
Amendment 47 #
2012/2102(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the authorities of the countries concerned to irreversibly enshrine in their constitution the principle of equality between men and women and the prohibition of all forms of discrimination against women and to reform all existing laws that discriminate against women, including in the area of marriage, divorce, child custody, parental rights, nationality, inheritance, legal capacity, etc., in line with international and regional instruments;
Amendment 71 #
2012/2102(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the importance of fighting impunity with respect to all violence against women, by ensuring that such crimes are effectively investigated, prosecuted and severely punished and that all women have full access to justice; recalls also that all those forming part of the judicial system should receive adequate training in gender equality, existing legislation and the treatment of victims of such crimes;
Amendment 76 #
2012/2102(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Condemns the use of sexual violence before, during and after the uprisings and its continuous use as a form of political pressurewhich constitutes crimes against humanity and its continuous use to oppress, intimidate and degrade women, and stresses that the International Criminal Court could intervene if no judicial action is possible at national level;
Amendment 79 #
2012/2102(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the North African countries to develop a strategy for victims of sexual violence during and after the uprisings, which provides the victims with adequate reparation, economic, social and psychological support; calls on the authorities of the North African countries to give priority to bringing the perpetrators to justice;
Amendment 81 #
2012/2102(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on the North African countries to end impunity for perpetrators of sexual violence against men, women and children; calls on the European Union to support all efforts aimed at ending impunity for perpetrators of sexual violence in the North African countries;
Amendment 125 #
2012/2102(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the governments of the North African countries to encourage and support more female participation in the labour market and to take all necessary measures to prevent gender discrimination in the work place;
Amendment 159 #
2012/2102(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Recalls that support for civil society, NGOs and women's organisations should also be provided through the UfM mechanisms; calls on the Commission to facilitate the cooperation between women's organisations in the EU and their counterparts in North Africa;
Amendment 160 #
2012/2102(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Calls on the Commission to support the efforts in Northern African countries towards building deep and sustainable democracy based on respect for human rights, fundamental freedoms, women's rights, principles of equality between men and women, non-discrimination and the rule of law; stresses the need to support the development of active citizenship in the region through technical and financial support to civil society in order to help create a democratic political culture;
Amendment 168 #
2012/2102(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Calls on the governments and authorities of the Member States to put women's rights at the centre of their bilateral diplomatic and trade relations with the North African countries;
Amendment 85 #
2012/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses the importance in education of focusing on gender equality, the roles of girls and boys and respecting differences in order to create empowerment and self-awareness for boys and girls;
Amendment 101 #
2012/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Encourages the governments of Member States to engage in dialogue with internet service providers, media organisations, consumer organisations, social organisations and parents' organisations in order to define the sexualisation effect and its impact on child development, and to influence cultural standards concerning sexual behaviour and attitudes;
Amendment 105 #
2012/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Underlines that the media has a role in creating and strengthening gender stereotypes, but that, on the other hand, media can also have a positive influence in achieving gender equality in empowering women and recommends that this positive influence should be utilised to the fullest;
Amendment 3 #
2012/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
– having regard to the Commission Communication on Enlargement and Main Challenges 2011-2012 of 12 October 2011,
Amendment 4 #
2012/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
– having regard to the Council Conclusions of 5 December 2011 on Enlargement and the Stabilisation and Association Process,
Amendment 32 #
2012/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas 20 years after the Copenhagen summit the moment has come for a general re-evaluation of the accession criteria, of the established procedures and of enlargement policy as a whole, without prejudice to the ongoing negotiations with candidate countries the procedures and principles of which are governed by negotiating frameworks; whereas Parliament contributes to improving the transparency and accountability of enlargement and thereby increasing public support for this process;
Amendment 145 #
2012/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the new negotiating approach for future negotiating frameworks that prioritises issues related to the judiciary and fundamental rights, as well as to justice and home affairs; agrees that these should be tackled early in the accession process and that the corresponding chapters should be opened accordingly on the basis of action plans, as they require the establishment of convincing track records; calls on the Commission to report to Parliament regularly on progress in these areas, and for the monthly pre-accession reports of the EU delegations to be forwarded to the members of the Committee on Foreign Affairs;
Amendment 147 #
2012/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers it important to give adequate priority within enlargement policy to the building of an efficient, independent and impartial judicial system that can strengthen the citizens' confidence in the rule of law; underlines, at the same time, the need to ensure freedom of the media in law and in practice, as well as to effectively fight corruption and, organised crime and terrorism;
Amendment 167 #
2012/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Encourages greater participation by civil society and non-state actors in the accession process; stresses that civil society can work as an engine of approximation with the EU and create bottom-up pressure for the implementation of the European agenda; calls for additional financial support, inter alia via the Civil Society Facility; stresses also the importance of facilitating contacts and cooperation between the European civil society organisations and their counterparts in candidate and potential candidate countries;
Amendment 188 #
2012/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Stresses that equality between men and women as a fundamental right is a core value of the EU and a key principle in its external action as well as holding great potential for reaching the objectives of Europe 2020 by contributing to growth and full employment; therefore calls on the Commission to make the issue of women's rights central to negotiations with candidate countries;
Amendment 190 #
2012/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10 b. Calls for the assessment of the existence of anti-discrimination policies and the effective implementation thereof, to be an important part of the accession process so as to ensure discrimination is prohibited on all grounds; stresses that this assessment should include the rights of the LGBT community and the integration of minorities in political, social and economic life;
Amendment 211 #
2012/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the EU to support efforts to resolve outstanding disputes, including border disputes, before accession; in line with the provisions of the UN Charter, encourages all parties to disputes whose continuation is likely to endanger the preservation of international peace and security to engage constructively in their peaceful resolution and, in case of proven inability tonot reaching a bilateral agreement, to refer the matter to the International Court of Justice or to commit themselves to a binding arbitration mechanism of their choice;
Amendment 221 #
2012/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Takes note ofWelcomes initiatives such as the positive agenda on Turkey and the high- level accession dialogue with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; welcomes the aim of creating a fresh dynamic in the reform process, but stresses that these initiatives must in no way replace the current formal negotiation procedures;
Amendment 52 #
2012/0036(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) The rules on third party confiscation are extending to both natural and legal persons.
Amendment 63 #
2012/0036(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) Record should be kept of the value of the property destined to be reused for the victims of crimes that were directly or indirectly affected.
Amendment 73 #
2012/0036(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) ‘proceeds’ means any economic advantage directly or indirectly derived from a criminal offence; it may consist of any form of property and includes any subsequent reinvestment or transformation of direct proceeds by a suspected or accused person and any valuable benefits;
Amendment 80 #
2012/0036(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point k a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point k a (new)
(ka) as well as any other future legal instruments where criminal offences are harmonized throughout the EU
Amendment 167 #
2012/0036(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. In this regard close cross border cooperation and efficient exchange of information between Members States' police, judicial and financial authorities is essential.
Amendment 171 #
2012/0036(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Each Member States shall ensure that a substantial part of confiscated assets are destined to be reused for the victims directly or indirectly affected by crimes.
Amendment 10 #
2011/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas it is important in bringing the level of women's rights in the candidate countries closer to the EU standards, to include them into the scope of the Daphne III programme;
Amendment 11 #
2011/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas although an individual measure by itself will not be able to stop gender- based violence, including female genital mutilation and ´honour´ crimes, it is possible to reduce significantly the incidence thereof by combining various actions in the fields of education, awareness-raising, health, and among the police and the judiciary,;
Amendment 44 #
2011/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to include candidate countries within the scope of eligibility for funds under the Daphne III Programme;
Amendment 52 #
2011/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the need to pay particular attention to projects aimed at eradicating ´honour´ crimes and female genital mutilation;
Amendment 14 #
2011/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas one of the Europe 2020 priorities is to get more women to work in order to reach a 75% employment rate for women by 2020;
Amendment 77 #
2011/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to elaborate proposals for the mutual recognition of civil unions and of same sex families across Europe between those countries which already have legislation in place, so as to ensure equal treatment with regard to work, free movement, taxation and social security, protecting the incomes of families and children;
Amendment 152 #
2011/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the Member States to align their national laws immediately in order to allow for the proper functioning of the European Protection Order without delay;
Amendment 184 #
2011/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Reiterates its call for a criminal-law instrument in the form of a directive against gender-based violence;
Amendment 194 #
2011/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for human rights for women to be given the highest priority in the EU’s external policies; and women’s rights to be placed at the centre of accession negotiations with candidate countries;
Amendment 198 #
2011/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Though welcoming the moves towards more democracy and freedom in countries of the Southern Mediterranean, is concerned that women’s rights may actually emerge weakened from the Arab Spring; calls for specific support measures for gender equality for countries in transition;
Amendment 2 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to its declaration of 14 March 2006 on tackling racism in football1,
Amendment 2 #
2011/2087(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. SRecognises the specificity of sport, stresses however that sporting rules must at all times be in compliance with the EU laws and especially the Charter of Fundamental Rights; stresses the need for transparency and accountability in the governing structures of sport; calls on Sport Governing Bodies (SGBs) to adopt a zero-tolerance policy on corruption, to create independent teams for internal investigation and to establish close cooperation with law enforcement agencies;
Amendment 4 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13
Citation 13
– having regard to Articles 6, 19 and 165 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Amendment 6 #
2011/2087(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Looks forward to the results of the Transfer Matching System of FIFA especially regarding transparency, financial fair play, combating of corruption and human trafficking; stresses the need for the system to comply with the EU law and data protection rules; calls on SGBs to link data from TMS with other anti-corruption systems for more effective monitoring in order to combat match fixing;
Amendment 7 #
2011/2087(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Stresses that minors should be protected at all times; calls on SGBs to scrutinise every exception made to the rule that transfers of minors are not allowed, on a case by case basis and to reduce these exceptions of the transfer of minors to an absolute minimum;
Amendment 8 #
2011/2087(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Calls on SGBs to create a registration system for player's agents, accompanied by a code of conduct and a sanctioning mechanism; stresses the need for professionalizing the occupation of players agents with certificate or alike;
Amendment 9 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas sport contributes to achieving the EU's strategic objectives, as it highlights fundamental educational and cultural values and is a vector of integration, since it is open to all members of the public, regardless of their sex, ethnic origin, religion, age, nationality or, social situation or sexual orientation,
Amendment 9 #
2011/2087(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the need for a binding agreement between SGBs and betting organisations on monitoring matches and combating fraud in sports; calls on betting organisations to take responsibility for keeping the sector clean; and to cooperate with SGBs on these matters;
Amendment 10 #
2011/2087(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the need to address unauthorised EU and non-EU based gambling operators as these are able to avoid sports fraud monitoring systems;
Amendment 13 #
2011/2087(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that the fight against doping should be in full compliance with EU law, especially with the Charter of Fundamental Rights, privacy and data protection laws, as well as labour laws; calls on the World Anti-Doping Agency to create an accurate and easy-to-use whereabouts administration system in line with EU law; stresses the need for statistics; notes the importance of punishing the use of doping rather than missed tests;
Amendment 16 #
2011/2087(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Deplores the lack of attention on the fight against discrimination in the European Commission’s Sports Communication; endorses the applicability of EU non-discrimination legislation, banning all kind of discrimination, to the field of professional and amateur sports in the EU and calls on all Member States and the Commission to transpose and implement Directives 2000/78/EC and 2000/43/EC effectively;
Amendment 17 #
2011/2087(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Considers sport clubs and stadiums the working place of professional athletes, any form of discrimination is therefore in the workplace, calls on professional organisations and clubs in the field of sports to launch campaigns to tackle all forms of discrimination, racism, and xenophobia before, during participation in sports activities and during after-sports matches, inside and outside stadiums; calls for the publication of annual reports on progress in this area; calls for minimum sanctions and contract clauses regarding discrimination; calls on the Commission to monitor this process;
Amendment 24 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the Fundamental Rights of sportspersons must be protected,
Amendment 32 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas between January 2010 and January 2011 more than 1100 transfers involving minors have been registered,
Amendment 48 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the specific nature of sport arises from the sum of sport'’s individual and essential aspects which make it different from all other sectors of economic activity, and must be considered on a case-by-base basishowever should be subjected to European Law where appropriate and necessary,
Amendment 70 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas sport can play a part in various areas of the EU's external relations, among others by means of diplomacy,
Amendment 106 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Asserts that sport has a social function and can be regarded as a useful way to foster cohesion, social integration and cultural understanding among people of different sexes, races, and faiths, and to combat intolerance racism and violence;
Amendment 107 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Marks the exemplary function of sport to society and urges sport governing bodies to take leadership in countering institutional discrimination by involving more minorities in leading positions;
Amendment 111 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the need to support the fight against doping, while respecting athletes' individual freedom’ Fundamental Rights; urges the Member States to treat trafficking in illegal performance-enhancing substances in the same way as trafficking in illegal drugs and to adopt and harmonise national legislation to this end, urges WADA to punish the use of doping rather than missed tests;
Amendment 127 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that the fight against doping should be in full compliance with EU law, especially with the Charter of Fundamental Rights, privacy and data protection laws, as well as labour laws;
Amendment 139 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Encourages Member States to ensure higher education for sportspeople and a harmonised recognition of their sports and education qualifications to enhance professional mobility;
Amendment 149 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on Member States to register supporters when buying tickets by name and to create a harmonised approach in setting and enforcing appropriate sanctions against supporters that have displayed violent or discriminatory behaviour, encourages Member States to share information and to enhance cooperation by means of an improved warning system for high risk matches;
Amendment 177 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that sportspeople should be entitled to the same social security rights as workersFinds it undesirable for professional athletes to have fewer rights than other contracted workers, considers that sportspeople should be entitled to the same social security rights as workers and it is therefore important that professional athletes have a broad and transparent range of rights as workers, including the right to join a trade union;
Amendment 186 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Considers Social Dialogue in sport an important tool for finding the balance between Fundamental Right and employment rights of sportspeople combined with the specific nature of sport;
Amendment 205 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that betting on sport is a form of commercial exploitation of competitions and calls on the Commission and the Member States to protect betting from unauthorised activities, in particular by recognising organisers' intellectual property rights with regard to their competitions, guaranteeing a significant contribution from betting operators towards funding mass-participationthe grassroots level of sport and by protection the integrity of competitions;
Amendment 212 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Encourages sports associations to cooperate with law enforcement agencies, among others by means of sharing information, for an adequate and efficient approach in tackling match fixing and other fraud in sports;
Amendment 233 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Recalls that good governance in sport is a condition for the autonomy and self- regulation of sports organisations, in compliance with the principles of transparency and democracy, and stresses the need for a zero-tolerance policy on corruption in sport; underlines the need for appropriate representation of all stakeholders in sports institutions;
Amendment 259 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Considers that, as a regulated professional activity, the profession of sports agent should be subject to a minimum qualification from a higher education establishment and accompanied by a code of conduct and a sanctioning mechanism, and that sports agents'’ fiscal residence should be within EU territory;
Amendment 276 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Encourages sport associations to adjust the transfer window to end before the beginning of a competition;
Amendment 298 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to include on the agenda for cooperation with non-member States problems such as international player transfers, exploitation of underage players, piracy, match fixing and illegal betting;
Amendment 56 #
2011/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the initiatives of the Turkish Government in reorganising the system of shelters in consultation with all stakeholders; calls on the Turkish Government to meet the goal it set for itself with the Law on Municipalities and build a shelter in every municipality with at least 50 000 inhabitants; emphasizes the importance of increasing security and capacity in the existing shelters, of employing well trained and well paid social service personnel and making sure by way of vocational training courses and other services that women in shelters acquire adequate capabilities to build a new life for themselves and their children;
Amendment 61 #
2011/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Underlines the importance of treatment of men with a tendency for violence, therefore suggests that men against whom a restraining order has been issued are rehabilitated by probation bureaus;
Amendment 66 #
2011/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Turkish Government to criminalise forced marriage, and underlines the importance of awareness rising at schools and for parents concerning the unlawfulness of forced marriages,
Amendment 69 #
2011/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Asks the Turkish Government whether the number of "honour killings" has shown any decrease in the years following the amendment in the Turkish Penal Code listing "honour killings" as an aggravated circumstance in case of murder; asks the Turkish Government how often the judges have ruled on "honour killings" and what the punishments have been; in this regard also calls on the Turkish Government to conduct a research on the sudden increase of female suicide cases in Eastern Turkey;
Amendment 79 #
2011/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that the percentage of pre- schooling among children in the 0-5 age group is still very low and urges the Turkish Government to allocate enough resources to extend affordable child care services for this age group;
Amendment 85 #
2011/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the initiatives of the Turkish Government aimed at criminalissuch as the Social Risk Mitigation Project (conditional cash transfer) which involves paying familure to send children to schoolies in need an amount of money for every child going to primary school; notes the fact that the amount given to families for girls is higher than that given to boys and that this amount is handed to the mothers; welcomes that this way, the problem of schooling of girls and the empowerment of women within the family structure is addressed simultaneously;
Amendment 86 #
2011/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. WStresses that the problem of genderstereotyping can best be addressed within the education system; therefore welcomes the establishment of the Gender Equality Commission within the Ministry of Education and its achievements in eliminating sexist language, pictures and expressions from educational material;
Amendment 125 #
2011/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Notes that special attention should be given to the empowerment of women in the less developed regions of Turkey; welcomes, therefore, the Turkish Government’s projects such as offering vocational training courses within CATOMs (Multi Purpose Society Centres) in South East Turkey, but underlines the need for more of such initiatives in drawing up and promoting targeted equal opportunities and women’s rights programmes;
Amendment 10 #
2011/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) In order for the sanctions for the offences referred to in Articles 3 and 4 to be effective and dissuasive, a minimum of the maximum term of imprisonment should be set in this Directive.
Amendment 11 #
2011/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) Member States should fully respect the ne bis in idem and the favor rei principles and ensure that if an administrative sanction has already been applied, no criminal sanction shall be applied in relation to the same facts, in case the administrative and the criminal sanctions are of the same nature.
Amendment 12 #
2011/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) Member States should take the necessary measures to ensure that law enforcement and judicial authorities or other services responsible for investigating or prosecuting the offences referred to in Articles 3 and 4 are appropriately trained. Member States should take the necessary measures to ensure that effective investigative tools are available for law enforcement and judicial authorities or other services responsible for investigating or prosecuting the offences referred to in Articles 3 and 4.
Amendment 13 #
2011/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) Every conviction imposed according to this Directive should be promptly made public and include at least information on the type and nature of the offence, of the sanction and the identity of the convicted natural or legal person, to the extent that this would not seriously jeopardise the stability of financial markets or cause disproportionate damage to the parties involved.
Amendment 15 #
2011/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) In order to ensure effective prosecution of cross-border cases, Member States should take the necessary measures to establish their jurisdiction over the offences referred to in Articles 3 and 4, where the offence has been committed in whole or in part within their territory or for the benefit of a natural or legal person residing or established in the territory of a Member State.
Amendment 21 #
2011/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 a (new)
Article 8 a (new)
Article 8a Jurisdiction Member States shall take the necessary measures to establish their jurisdiction over the offences referred to in Articles 3 and 4, where : (a) the offence has been committed in whole or in part within their territory; or (b) the offence has been committed for the benefit of a natural or a legal person residing or established in the territory of a Member State.
Amendment 22 #
2011/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 b (new)
Article 8 b (new)
Amendment 23 #
2011/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 c (new)
Article 8 c (new)
Article 8c Training and investigative tools 1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that law enforcement and judicial authorities or other services responsible for investigating or prosecuting the offences referred to in Articles 3 and 4 are appropriately trained. 2. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that effective investigative tools are available for law enforcement and judicial authorities or other services responsible for investigating or prosecuting the offences referred to in Articles 3 and 4.
Amendment 25 #
2011/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Having regard to certain obligations on the Member States under international agreements concluded by the Community before the entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 which imply the need to derogate from the common visa rules, this Regulation introduces a provision allowing Member States to exempt persons providing services during their stay from the visa requirement, to the extent necessary to respect those obligations, while fully taking into account the judgments of the Court of Justice of the European Union.
Amendment 54 #
2011/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 4 – point c
Article 1 – point 4 – point c
Regulation (EC) No 539/2001
Article 4 - paragraph 4
Article 4 - paragraph 4
To the extent imposed by the application of Article 41(1) of the Additional Protocol to the Association Agreement between Turkey and the EC, a Member State mayshall provide for exceptions from the visa requirement provided for by Article 1(1), as regards Turkish nationals providing services during their staydecided by the Court of Justice of the European Union.
Amendment 142 #
2011/0129(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Justice cannot be effectively achieved unless the victim can properly explain the circumstances of the crime they have suffered and provide their evidence in a manner understandable to the competent authorities. It is equally important to ensure the respectful treatment of the victim and to ensure they are able to access their rights regardless of their nationality. Free of charge interpretation should therefore always be available during questioning of the victim and for their participation in court hearings. For other aspects of criminal proceedings, the need of interpretation and translation can vary depending on specific issues, the status of the victim and their involvement in proceedings and any specific rights they have. As such interpretation and translation for these other cases need only be provided to the extent necessary for victims to exercise their rights.
Amendment 411 #
2011/0129(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. For the purposes of this Directive, the following non-exhaustive categories of victims are considered to be vulnerable due to their personal characteristics:
Amendment 417 #
2011/0129(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. For the purposes of this Directive, the following non-exhaustive categories of victims are considered to be vulnerable due to the nature or type of crime to which they have fallen victim:
Amendment 420 #
2011/0129(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) victims of gender-based violence;
Amendment 511 #
2011/0129(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that police, health personnel, prosecutors and, court staff and other personnel receive both general and specialist training to a level appropriate to their contact with victims to sensitise them to the needs of victims and to deal with them in an impartial, respectful and professional manner.
Amendment 53 #
2011/0051(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 7 – point a
Article 1 – point 7 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 562/2006
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The travel documents of nationals of third countries who are members of the family of a Union citizen to whom Directive 2004/38/EC applies, but who do not present the residence card provided for in that Directive, shall be stamped on entry andor exit.
Amendment 54 #
2011/0051(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 7 – point a
Article 1 – point 7 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 562/2006
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The travel documents of nationals of third countries who are members of the family of nationals of third countries enjoying the right of free movement under Union law, but who do not present the residence card provided for in Directive 2004/38/EC, shall be stamped on entry andor exit.
Amendment 56 #
2011/0051(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 8 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – point 8 – paragraph 2
Regulation (EC) No 562/2006
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Amendment 60 #
2011/0051(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 10
Article 1 – point 10
Regulation (EC) No 562/2006
Article 13 – paragraph 5
Article 13 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall collect statistics on the number of persons refused entry, the grounds for refusal, the nationality of the persons refused and the type of border (land, air or sea) at which they were refused entry and submit them in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council. Member States shall transmit those statistics once a year to the Commission. The Commission shall publish every two years a compilation of the statistics provided by the Member States.
Amendment 62 #
2011/0051(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 11
Article 1 – point 11
Regulation (EC) No 562/2006
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Member States shall ensure that the border guards are specialised and properly trained professionals, taking into account common core curricula for border guards established and developed by the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States established by Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004. Training curricula shall include specialised training for detecting situations of particular vulnerability involvingand dealing with situations involving vulnerable persons, such as persons in the need of international protection, unaccompanied minors and victims of trafficking. Member States shall encourage border guards to learn languages, in particular those necessary for the carrying-out of their tasks.
Amendment 76 #
2011/0051(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – point 4 – point b
Annex – point 4 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 562/2006
Annex VI – point 3.1.4 – subparagraph 3
Annex VI – point 3.1.4 – subparagraph 3
By way of derogation from Articles 4 and 7, no systematic border checks shall be carried out on persons staying aboard. Nevertheless a physical inspection of the ship and personal checks of the persons staying aboard shallmay be carried out by border guards on the basis of an assessment of the risks related to internal security and illegal immigration.
Amendment 78 #
2011/0051(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – point 4 – point d
Annex – point 4 – point d
Regulation (EC) No 562/2006
Annex VI – point 3.2.2 – subparagraph 2
Annex VI – point 3.2.2 – subparagraph 2
Nevertheless, on the basis of an assessment of the risks related to internal security and illegal immigration, checks shallmay be carried out on the crew and passengers of those ships.
Amendment 80 #
2011/0051(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – point 4 – point f
Annex – point 4 – point f
Regulation (EC) No 562/2006
Annex VI – point 3.2.3(e) – subparagraph 2
Annex VI – point 3.2.3(e) – subparagraph 2
Nevertheless, on the basis of an assessment of the risks related to internal security and illegal immigration, checks shallmay be carried out on the crew and passengers of those ships.
Amendment 4 #
2011/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas sexual violence in the form of mass rapes and other forms of sexual abuse is still used as a war tactic in conflict regions around the world, and most recently allegations of sexual violence were reported in Libya; whereas the power vacuum that emerges in post conflict area’s can lead to deterioration of the rights of women and girls as witnessed in Libya and Egypt;
Amendment 40 #
2011/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 - indent 1
Paragraph 3 - indent 1
– national campaigns promoting the military and police force as a viable option for women as well as men, in order to dispel possible stereotypes;
Amendment 51 #
2011/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 - indent 3
Paragraph 3 - indent 3
– the promotion of role models such as ‘war heroines’ – women who have served in high-risk area, women who have been courageous and who have been involved in bringing about change at the local community level;with their actions
Amendment 78 #
2011/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes that all security and army forces must be clearly instructed that torture and other ill-treatment against women, will not be tolerated, and will be fully investigated. Those found responsible for such acts must be brought to justice and the courageous women who denounced such abuses be protected from reprisals;
Amendment 85 #
2011/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 - indent 2
Paragraph 9 - indent 2
– programmes providing free health and psychological counselling to victims of violence in their native language and in line with their culture and customs, where possible, by women practitioners;
Amendment 49 #
2010/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Takes note of the pledge of the Commission to propose a legislative instrument on freezing of assets to combat terrorism and related activities under Article 75 TFEU;
Amendment 67 #
2010/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Urges the Commission to thoroughly investigate and map violent extreme rights tendencies in the EU and to take concrete action in combating violent outbursts of this kind;
Amendment 58 #
2010/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas non-discrimination - although indispensable - is not by itself enough to overcome the historic disadvantages of the Roma, and whereas it is therefore necessary to complement equality legislation and policies by addressing the specific needs of the Roma regarding the fulfilment of and access to their human rights to employment, housing, healthcare and education by means of an EU-level strategy, whereas the diversity of the Roma minority throughout the European Union needs to be taken into account in the EU Strategy,
Amendment 66 #
2010/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas growing stigmatisation of Roma and anti-Gypsyism in political discourse and general public are causes for concern, whereas the questionable repatriations and returns of Roma that have been taking place in several Member States have created fear and anxiety amongst the Roma population as well as worrying levels of racism and discrimination,
Amendment 99 #
2010/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point a – indent 6
Paragraph 2 – point a – indent 6
– empowerment of Roma civil society, participation of Roma representatives, in particular with a focus on Roma youth;
Amendment 133 #
2010/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 5 a (new)
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 5 a (new)
- fight against institutional discrimination, developing active inclusion policy for Roma in various levels of Government and EU institutions,
Amendment 134 #
2010/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 5 b (new)
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 5 b (new)
- information campaigns about rights and obligations,
Amendment 149 #
2010/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 8 a (new)
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 8 a (new)
- education of girls,
Amendment 198 #
2010/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 19 a (new)
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 19 a (new)
- freedom of movement,
Amendment 203 #
2010/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 20 a (new)
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 20 a (new)
- respect for culture and cultural preservation,
Amendment 216 #
2010/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 21 a (new)
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 21 a (new)
- best practices on Roma inclusion,
Amendment 244 #
2010/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – indent 3
Paragraph 4 – indent 3
– review and update the Strategy as appropriate on a regular basis, and seek endorsement from the Council and the European Parliament for the changes made,
Amendment 259 #
2010/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – indent 6
Paragraph 4 – indent 6
– ensure the involvement of concerned stakeholders and Roma communities from all levels through the European Roma Platform, and work in partnership with the other institutions, Member States and regions, international financing institutions, transnational programming bodies and intergovernmental organisations and initiatives such as the Decade of Roma Inclusion;
Amendment 290 #
2010/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to develop indicators which are needed to measure progress, but they should be completed by a system of targets and benchmarks to have real political commitment for progress;. in addition, there is an urgent need for progress in data collection to be able to measure progress towards targets/benchmarks/indicators;
Amendment 304 #
2010/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission to set up a European Hotline in order to measure and identify regions of poverty and social exclusion that can be useful for a European crisis map and coherent EU policies; the European crisis map should also survey where inhabitants are often victims of human rights abuses and in particular racist violence and discrimination;
Amendment 2 #
2010/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees' Sexual and Gender-Based Violence against Refugees, Returnees and Internally Displaced Persons. Guidelines for Prevention and Response and the UNHCR Guidance Note on Refugee Claims relating to female genital mutilation,
Amendment 6 #
2010/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 24 March 2009 on combating female genital mutilation in the EU,
Amendment 7 #
2010/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 b (new)
Citation 11 b (new)
- having regard to the Commission's Strategy for equality between women and men 2010-2015 which was presented on the 21st of September 2010,
Amendment 10 #
2010/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas no single intervention will eliminate gender-based violence, but a combination of infrastructural, legal, judicial, enforcement, educational, health, and other service-related actions can significantly prevent and reduce it and its consequences,
Amendment 27 #
2010/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas violence is a traumatic experience for any man, woman or child, but gender-based violence is preponderantly inflicted by men on women and girls, and both reflects and reinforces inequalities between men and women and compromises the health, dignity, security and autonomy of its victims,
Amendment 36 #
2010/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas male violence against womengender based violence shapes women's place in society: their health, access to employment and education, integration into social and cultural activities, economic independence, participation in public and political life and decision-making, and relations with men,
Amendment 46 #
2010/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas there is no regular and comparable data collection on different types of violence against women in the European Union, in particular on violence stemming from harmful traditional practices, including female genital mutilation and so called "honour killings" which makes it difficult to ascertain the real extent of the phenomenon and to find appropriate solutions to the problem and to attribute adequate resources,
Amendment 54 #
2010/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas the incorporation of the Charter of Fundamental Rights into primary EU law has created new responsibilities for the decision-making and implementing institutions as well as for Member States whenever implementing EU legislation domestically, especially with regards to the right to live free from torture, to the freedom from discrimination on any grounds and equality between women and men and to the rights of the child,
Amendment 55 #
2010/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas the Commission has stressed in it's Strategy for gender equality 2010- 2015 that gender based violence is one of the key problems to be addressed in order to achieve genuine gender equality,
Amendment 56 #
2010/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F c (new)
Recital F c (new)
Fc. whereas the Commission has announced that it will submit a proposal in 2011 for a Strategy to combat violence against women, but no explicit reference to this strategy was made in the Commission Work Programme for 2011,
Amendment 57 #
2010/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – introductory part
Paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Proposes a new comprehensive and holistic policy approach against gender- based violence including:
Amendment 60 #
2010/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – indent 1
Paragraph 1 – indent 1
– a criminal-law instrumentlegal instrument based on human rights and due diligence principles in the form of a directive against gender-based violence,
Amendment 69 #
2010/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – indent 2
Paragraph 1 – indent 2
– demands on the Member States to provide law enforcement staff with clear instructions on how to proceed in cases of gender-based violence and to provide the necessary training on the prevention and detection of gender-based violence, equality between men and women and the needs and rights of victims, regardless of their nationality,
Amendment 75 #
2010/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – indent 4
Paragraph 1 – indent 4
– plans to develop specific investigative routines for police and health, social and educational sector professionals in order to secure evidence of gender-based violence,
Amendment 81 #
2010/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – indent 5
Paragraph 1 – indent 5
– policy proposals to help victims rebuild their lives, in addition to ensuring their safety and re-establishing their physical and psychological health, and measures encouraging the exchange of information and best practices on dealing with survivors of violence against women,
Amendment 84 #
2010/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – indent 5 a (new)
Paragraph 1 – indent 5 a (new)
– proposals for gender sensitive and empowering educational policy, programmes and processes which address the causes and consequences of violence against women and girls and discrimination against women and girls,
Amendment 88 #
2010/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – indent 6
Paragraph 1 – indent 6
– minimum requirements as to the number of victim support structures per 10 000 inhabitants for victims of gender-based violence in the form of centres with specific expertise to help victimsupport survivors regardless their migrant status,
Amendment 100 #
2010/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – indent 8
Paragraph 1 – indent 8
– plans to develop methodological guidelines and undertake new data collection efforts to obtain statistical data on gender-based violence; including female genital mutilation and undocumented migrants;
Amendment 132 #
2010/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Asks the Commission to establish a properly resourced consider establishing an observatory on violence against women within the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE), in close cooperation with the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA);
Amendment 152 #
2010/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes that traditional harmful practices such as Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and so called "honour killings" are highly contextualised forms of violence against women and therefore urges the Commission to give specific attention to traditional harmful practices in a Strategy on combating violence against women;
Amendment 26 #
2010/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas since the controversial June 2009 presidential elections the reformists have become most commonly identified with the Green Movement, the popular, grass-roots social movement that took shape during the mass protests against President Ahmadinejad's re- electionpolitical developments in Iran following the disputed presidential elections of June 2009 have shown that there is great potential for popular-led, democratic change in the country spearheaded by its vibrant and active civil society,
Amendment 55 #
2010/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas Iran has hosted two generations of Afghan refugees in the country, which have benefitted from basic health and education services; whereas in 2010 more than one million registered Afghans are residing in Iran; whereas Iran received only limited international support in this area,
Amendment 92 #
2010/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Expresses its solidarity with the millions of Iranians who have taken to the streets after the June 2009 presidential elections in the hope of political change in Iran;
Amendment 110 #
2010/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Urges the Iranian authorities to uphold the due process of law and in this context reiterates its urgent call to the Iranian Government to strongly reconsider the case of Dutch-Iranian Zahra Bahrami, immediately grant her access to a lawyer and consular assistance, release her or grant her due process; calls on Baroness Ashton, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice- President of the Commission, to raise the issue of Zahra Bahrami's detention with the Iranian authorities;
Amendment 113 #
2010/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Reiterates its opposition to the death penalty and calls on the Iranian authorities, in accordance with UN General Assembly Resolutions 62/149 and 63/138, to institute a moratorium on executions pending the abolition of the death penalty;
Amendment 116 #
2010/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls on the Islamic Republic of Iran finally to abolish the death penalty for crimes committed before the age of 18 and to amend its legislation to bring it into line with the international human rights conventions that Iran has ratified, including the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the ICCPR;
Amendment 124 #
2010/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Strongly condemns the continuing legal discrimination of women and the persecution of sexual minorities in Iran; denounces the inhumane and medieval practice of sentencing people to death for alleged acts pertaining to the choice of partners or sexual practices; in this context, reiterates its condemnation of the death sentence against Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, charged with having had relations with two men; expresses continued concern about the fate of Ebrahim Hamidi, condemned to death by hanging on false charges of sodomy;
Amendment 127 #
2010/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 e (new)
Paragraph 5 e (new)
5e. Urges the Iranian authorities to eliminate, in law and in practice, all forms of torture and other cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment or punishment, and to uphold due process of law and to end impunity for human rights violations; in particular, calls on the Iranian Parliament and judiciary to abolish such cruel and inhumane punishments as limb amputation, stoning and flogging, which are inconsistent with Iran's international obligations; firmly rejects the notion promoted by the Iranian judicial authorities that such punishments are culturally justified;
Amendment 133 #
2010/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Is horrifiappalled by the fact that shooting into demonstrating crowds was considered acceptable by the security forces from the night of 15 June 2009 on, as shown in video footage; urges the EU institutions to present to the Iranian authoritiesCommission and the Council to establish a detailed list of all known incidents/violent actions against Iranian civilians in the aftermath of the elections, and insist that there be an honescalls on the Iranian authorities to set up an independent judicial investigation;
Amendment 140 #
2010/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Insists that in any possible future negotiations with Iran the HR/VP makes the situation of human rights in the country a top priority; calls on the Commission to implement all the instruments at its disposal for the protection and promotion of human rights in Iran; in particular urges it to devise additional measures in the context of the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights in order to actively protect human rights defenders; stresses that facilitating shelter to human rights defenders and access to organisational resources and communication platforms is of particular importance; encourages the Member States to support the European Shelter City Programme and programmes to develop measures against media interception technology;
Amendment 145 #
2010/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Condemns the systematic harassment of labour activists carried out by the Iranian authorities, in contravention of the pledges Iran made at the United Nations Universal Periodic Review process to respect the social and economic rights of its citizens and their right to freedom of expression; urges the Iranian authorities to release all arrested labour activists and respect the right of trade union activists and teachers to participate in International Workers' Day (1 May) and National Teachers' Day (2 May); calls on the Iranian Government to respect workers' basic rights, as defined under international labour standards;
Amendment 147 #
2010/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Condemns the campaign of dismissals of prominent university professors on political grounds as an intolerable attack on their human rights and academic freedom; believes that these policies will further politicise and debase Iranian universities, long a source of national pride and admiration by scholars around the world; calls on the Iranian authorities to take immediate steps to restore academic freedom in the country;
Amendment 150 #
2010/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 158 #
2010/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Deplores the fact that, in contradiction with the Constitution, members of religious minorities endure discrimination in housing, education and official jobs, which is leading young members of these minorities to opt for emigration; condemns in particular the systematic persecution of the Baha'i community, the wave of arrests of Christians in 2009, and the harassment of religious dissidents, converts or non- believers as well as Sufi and Sunni Muslims; reiterates its call for the release of the 7 Baha'i leaders and calls on the Iranian Parliament to change Iranian legislation so as to ensure that all adherents of different beliefs in Iran can follow their convictions free from persecution;
Amendment 163 #
2010/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 167 #
2010/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Concludes that the position of Iranian NGOs worsened considerably in the wake of the disturbanceprotests following the controversial presidential election of 12 June, 2009; strongly supports the Coucriticizes the fact that all international contacts or financial and the Commission for backing these NGOs in a sensible waysupport for NGOs in Iran are systematically abused by the authorities to try to discredit these organisations and their work;
Amendment 174 #
2010/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Expects the Council and the Commission toCalls for the re-establishment of a UN mandate for a Special Rapporteur to investigate human rights abuses and encourage accountability for those perpetrating human rights violations in Iran; urges the Iranian authorities to react positively to longstanding requests by several UN Special Rapporteurs (e.g. Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions; Torture; Freedom of Religion or Belief; Independence of Judges and Lawyers) for official visits to Iran;
Amendment 180 #
2010/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Urges the Council and the Commission to demandDemands that the Iranian regimeauthorities do not deter human rights activists from making use of their constitutional rights; calls for the immediate release of all those human rights defenders and prisoners of conscience who are still imprisoned;
Amendment 184 #
2010/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Islamic Republic of Iran to sign, ratify and implement the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW);
Amendment 189 #
2010/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses that representatives of EU institutions should include in the programmes of their official visits to Iran meetings with opdevelop contacts with representatives from a broad range of Iranian poslition leaders/representatives of the Green Movement and prominent Iranian human rights dissidents; stresses also that official mutual contacts between the delegations of the EP and the Majlis should be conditional on concrete improvements in human righcal and social life including prominent Iranian human rights defenders; calls on the Commission and the Member States to increase support for grassroots activities and people-to-people contacts;
Amendment 194 #
2010/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Urges official representatives of the EU and its Member States, when meetingCondemns the repression by the Iranian authorities of the independent media, including the censorship of video and photo materials; calls on their Iranian counterparts, to insist onauthorities to respect the freedom of the media and to allow for the re-opening of the many dailyforcibly closed newspapers; closed down in recent years, as well as the release of political prisoners, by presenting lists of names in both casesondemns the practice of expulsion of foreign correspondents by the Iranian Government, including reporters from major European newspapers such as El Pais and the Guardian; believes that the censorship imposed by the Government is leading Iran into increasing isolation;
Amendment 200 #
2010/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Expresses concern about the oppression of cultural, musical and artistic expression through censorship, prohibition, and the repression of artists, musicians, film directors, writers and poets;
Amendment 202 #
2010/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Welcomes steps taken by several Member States to provide shelter to those Iranian human rights defenders, dissidents, journalists, students, women, children and artists who are persecuted for their religious beliefs, expression, sexual orientation, or other forms of exercising their human rights;
Amendment 242 #
2010/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the current Belgian Presidency and the forthcoming Hungarian Presidency to keep the Iranian nuclear file and the human rights of the Iranian people high on the agenda;
Amendment 268 #
2010/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Expresses its concerns on the remarkable deepening of relations between Iran and EU accession candidate Turkey; asks the Council and the Commission to discuss the Turkish attitude towards Iran with their counterparts in Ankara; calls on the Turkish authorities to follow the European approach towards the Iranian nuclear threat; calls on the EU instRecognizes the role of Turkey as an influential regional actor and commends its efforts at promoting regional stability and cooperation; welcomes the initiative of Turkey and Brazil to reach a diplomatic solution to the Iranian nuclear impasse; encourages Turkey to include the situations to do their utmost to sever the lines between Teheran and Syria, Hezbollah and Hamas of human rights in Iran in its dialogue with Iran;
Amendment 47 #
2010/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas the lower socio-economic status of ethnic minority women translates into their right to integrity being deniedlack of access to their rights and resources,
Amendment 53 #
2010/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)
Recital N a (new)
Na. whereas the active participation of women in societies and their successful integration will have a positive effect on their children and on future generations,
Amendment 69 #
2010/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that more structured coordination is needed between European and national levels in order to achieve a sustainable impact and better policies at European and national levels; encourages policy-makers at European, national, regional and local level to consult the women who's rights are concerned, their communities and organisations in the field on policies and measures which aim at improving the social integration of ethnic minority and migrant women;
Amendment 74 #
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 qualifications, by providing better access to labour markets through internships according to their skills and qualifications, by countering the effects of the 'glass ceiling', and by cooperating with their communities to activate them to participate in society;
Amendment 82 #
2010/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. NotesPoints out the importance of role models evaluating and contin uintegration and supports the exchange of good practiceg to build on best practices from Member States with more experience in integrating minority groups; urges the Commission and the Member States to propose measures to promote the existence of intercultural mediatmake use of role models in integration and supports within the EUthe exchange of best practices;
Amendment 90 #
2010/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to consider widening EU funding opportunities from the European Social Fund and the European Integration Fund and giving them a more strategic focus in order to play a role in the integration and reintegration of women from migrant and ethnic minority groups into the labour market, in particular in times of economic crises; stresses the importance of differentiating between migrant and ethnic minority groups for the integration fund and urges the Commission to develop measures that make EU funding more available to migrant and ethnic minority women;
Amendment 96 #
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 aimed at migrant and minority women as well as the general public to combat discriminatory cultural norms, to prevent polarisation 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 55 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The European Union is committed to the prevention of and fight against trafficking in human beings, and to the protection of the rights of trafficked persons. For this purpose, Council Framework Decision 2002/629/JHA of 19 July 2002 on combating trafficking in human beings and an EU Plan on best practices, standards and procedures for combating and preventing trafficking in human beings (2005/C311/01) were adopted. Moreover, the coordination of prosecution of cases of trafficking in human beings will be facilitated by the adoption of Council Framework Decision 2009/948/JHA on prevention and settlement of conflict of jurisdiction in criminal proceedings. The EU is in parallel to this also pursuing actions in non-EU countries of origin and transfer of victims, aiming in particular at raising awareness, reducing vulnerability, supporting and assisting victims, fighting the root causes of trafficking and supporting countries to develop appropriate anti-trafficking legislation. Moreover, the coordination of prosecution of cases ofIn the framework of enlargement process the EU has included combating trafficking inof human beings will be facilitated by the adoption of Council Framework Decision 2009/948/JHA on prevention and settlement of conflict of jurisdiction in criminalin SAA agreements with potential candidate and candidate countries of EU. This commitment should continue to play a significant factor in the enlargement proceedingss.
Amendment 79 #
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. 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. 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. Anti-trafficking measures shall not adversely affect the rights of those who have been trafficked and of migrants, internally displaced persons, refugees and asylum seekers.
Amendment 90 #
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 age, pregnancy, health, disability 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 hHow 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 95 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Member States should establish and/or strengthen policies to prevent trafficking in human beings including measures to discourage the demand that fosters all forms of exploitation, and measures to reduce the risk of people falling victims to trafficking in human beings, by means of research, information, awareness raising, and education. In such initiatives Member States should adopt a gender perspective and a child rights approach. Member States shall exercise due diligence in identifying and eradicating public-sector involvement or complicity in trafficking. Any officials likely to come into contact with victims or potential victims of trafficking in human beings should be adequately trained to identify and deal with such victims. This training obligation would in particular cover police officers, border guards, labour inspectors, health care personnel and consular staff, but could depending on local circumstances also involve other groups of public officials that are likely to encounter trafficking victims in their work. Member States should work together with civil society working with trafficked persons in policymaking initiatives, training as well as in monitoring and evaluating the impact of anti-trafficking measures.
Amendment 133 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the proceeds of and profits from the offences referred to in this Directive are seized and confiscated. In this regard, close cross border cooperation between Members States' police, judicial and financial authorities and cooperation with Europol and Eurojust is essential.
Amendment 163 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Member States shall provide for a referral mechanism through which state actors refer victims of trafficking to relevant support agencies and organisations so that victims are indentified and receive the care and counselling they require. This shall include taking all the necessary measures to provide persons in need of international protection pursuant to Article 9 and Article 15 of Council Directive 2004/83/EC of 29 April 2004 on minimum standards for the qualification and status of third country nationals or stateless persons as refugees or as persons who otherwise need international protection and the content of the protection granted1; and ensure cooperation between law enforcement authorities and national asylum authorities. __________ 1 OJ L 304, 30.9.2004, p.12.
Amendment 164 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 4 b (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Member States shall ensure the sustainability of independent support organizations and service providers working with victims of human trafficking and encourage, in cooperation with EU Anti-Trafficking Coordinator, the creation of a Pan European network of organisations dealing with direct assistance and support to victims.
Amendment 168 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Member States shall guarantee a safe return to trafficked persons by both the receiving State and the State of origin. Trafficked persons should be offered alternatives to repatriations in cases where it is reasonable to conclude that such repatriations would pose a serious risk to their safety and or that there is a serious risk of being re-trafficked upon return.
Amendment 200 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. As a part of the Enlargement policy, prevention through awareness raising campaigns targeting potential victims and strengthening of civil society are crucial as potential candidate and candidate countries are often countries of origin, transit and/or destination of victims and should be in the focus of the EU and its Member States.
Amendment 227 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 a (new)
Article 16 a (new)
As a part of the Enlargement policy, police and judicial cooperation is crucial as part of the effective EU effort to combat human trafficking. Member States and the European Union Anti-trafficking Coordinator should ensure that EU policies are adequately adopted in the same manner in potential candidate and candidate countries according to this Directive to ensure cohesion. The fight against human trafficking can only be successful if governments, agencies and organisations at local, regional, national and international levels work together.
Amendment 70 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Where the danger posed by the offenders and the possible risks of repetition of the offences make it appropriate, convicted offenders should be temporarily or permanently prevented from exercising activities involving regular contacts withprofessional and volunteer activities related to the supervision of children, where appropriate. Implementation of such prohibitions throughout the EU should be facilitated.
Amendment 118 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the intentional conductactions with the aim to manipulate a child into crimes referred to in paragraphs 2 to 11 isare punishable.
Amendment 192 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – introductory part
Article 6 – introductory part
Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that actions with the aim to manipulate a child for the following intentional conduct isare punishable:
Amendment 218 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. In order to avoid the risk of repetition of offences, Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that a natural person who has been convicted of any of the offences referred to in Articles 3 to 7 may be temporarily or permanently prevented from exercising activities involving regular contacts withprofessional and volunteer activities related to the supervision of children.
Amendment 227 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the measure referred to in paragraph 1 is entered in the criminal record of the convicting Member State and in the European Criminal Records Information System (ECRIS) when operational. Member States shall work together to establish a European certificate of good conduct.
Amendment 228 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. By way of derogation from Articles 7 (2) and 9 (2) of the Council Framework Decision 2009/315/JHA on the organisation and content of the exchange of information extracted from criminal records between Member States, Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that, for the purpose of effectively implementing the measure consisting in temporarily or permanently preventing the person from exercising activities involving regular contacts withprofessional and volunteer activities related to the supervision of children, in particular insofar as the requesting Member State subjects access to certain activities to conditions to ensure that candidates have not been convicted of any of the offences referred to in Articles 3 to 7 of this Directive, information concerning the disqualification arising from conviction of any of the offences referred to in Articles 3 to 7 of this Directive is transmitted when requested under Article 6 of that Framework Decision from the central authority of the Member State of the person's nationality, and that personal data concerning such disqualification provided under Article 7(2) and (4) of that Framework Decision may in all cases be used for such purpose.
Amendment 232 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that when recruiting for professional and volunteer activities related to the supervision of children, employers shall be entitled to obtain from competent authorities, which shall take into account the necessary safeguards, a national or when appropriate a European certificate of good conduct concerning the absence of convictions for an offence referred to in Articles 3 to 7 or of any additional measure related to those convictions which prevents them from exercising professional and volunteer activities related to the supervision of children. If serious suspicion should arise during working relations, employers may, in accordance with national law, request such a certificate even after the recruitment procedure.
Amendment 246 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall take the necessary measures to enable the prosecution of any of the offences referred to in Articles 3, Article 4 (2) to (3) and (5) to (11), and Article 5 (6) for a sufficient period of time of minimum 15 years after the victim has reached the age of majority and which is commensurate with the gravity of the offence concerned.
Amendment 255 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Member States shall ensure that for the offences referred to in Articles 3 to 7, authorities responsible for persecution and investigation of such offences under criminal law are not circumvented by internal investigations by other institutions without the same authority under criminal law. Such investigations may be of informatory nature but are in no means equalling or substituting of investigation by authorities under criminal law.
Amendment 39 #
2009/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
C b. whereas the second parliamentary elections since the fall of the Taliban were held on 18 September 2010 and the election campaigns witnessed insurgent attacks such as assassinations, kidnappings and intimidation of candidates, their staff members and election officials, and whereas this insurgent violence was particularly directed towards women candidates,
Amendment 50 #
2009/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas between 2002 and 2009 a sum of over USD 40 billion in international aid was channelled towards Afghanistan; whereas the number of children attending school has increased over this period but whereas, according to UNICEF estimates, 59% of Afghanistan'’s children under the age of five still do not get enough to eat, and five million children are unable to attend school,
Amendment 51 #
2009/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
F a. whereas the situation of women in the country remains a matter of great concern; whereas, according to UN reporting, Afghanistan's maternal mortality rate is the second highest in the world with nearly 25 000 deaths per year, only 12.6% of women over the age of 15 able to read and write, and 57% of girls married off below the legal age of 16; whereas violence against women continues to be a widespread phenomenon; whereas the discriminatory Shia Personal Status Law is still in place and, amongst other points, criminalises women for denying sexual intercourse to their husbands or forbids women from leaving the house without their husband's consent,
Amendment 53 #
2009/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
F b. whereas Afghanistan is a party to several international conventions protecting women's and children's rights, and notably the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women of 1979 and the International Convention on the Rights of the Child of 1989, and whereas the Afghan Constitution, and its article 22 in particular, stipulates that "the citizens of Afghanistan, men and women, have equal rights and duties before the law"; whereas the Afghan Family Code is currently under revision in order to harmonize it with the Constitution,
Amendment 109 #
2009/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. IDespite improvements in women's lives since the end of the Taliban rule in 2001, is concerned about the deterioration inof women's fundamental political and civil rights in Afghanistan, as well as by in the last few years, and expresses its concern about negative developments such as the fact that the majority of prisoners in Afghan jails are women escaping oppressive relatives, and about the recent changes to the electoral code which weaken the quotas for seats in parliament for women;
Amendment 113 #
2009/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Strongly believes that women's rights are part of the security solution – it is impossible to achieve stability in Afghanistan without women enjoying their full rights in political, social and economic life; calls therefore on the Afghan authorities and the representatives of the international community to include women in every stage of the peace talks and reconciliation/reintegration efforts, in accordance with UNSC Resolution 1325;
Amendment 118 #
2009/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls on the Commission, the Council and EU Member States to continue to raise the issue of discrimination against women and children, as well as of human rights in general, in bilateral relations with Afghanistan, in line with the EU's long-term commitment to assisting Afghanistan in peace and reconstruction efforts;
Amendment 119 #
2009/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the EU and the international community to increase the level of funding and support for Afghan women and women's organisationpolitical and technical support for policies to improve Afghan women's situation and for women's organisations, including women's rights defenders;
Amendment 37 #
2009/2213(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on all partners in the biregional strategic partnership to fulfil their responsibility for good governance and social justice;
Amendment 73 #
2009/2213(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Stresses that negotiations on the EU- Central America Association Agreement were postponed owing to the political crisis and violations of the constitutional order which have occurred in Honduras since 28 June 2009; takes the view that the EU-Central America Association Agreement should therefore only be concluded once Honduras has satisfactory dealt with this, inter alia by means of the condemnation and prosecution of human rights violators and the establishment of a truth commission;
Amendment 74 #
2009/2213(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Recalls that the negotiations on the EU-Central America Association Agreement were started on the basis of a region-to-region approach and emphasises that they should be concluded in the same manner, ensuring that no country falls behind;
Amendment 19 #
2009/2133(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – point b
Paragraph 5 – point b
(b) the EEAS must deal with the CFSP and the common security and defence policy (CSDP) and with the tasks and policies currently dealt with by the Directorate- General for External Relations (DG Relex) in the Commission; in addition, the High Representative should present a comprehensive proposal on how other major external action-related policies will be organised in the new institutional set- up; enlargement, trade, development and humanitarian aid together constitute a substantial part of the EU's overall external policies; there are compelling reasons to include development policy in the new service;
Amendment 23 #
2009/0098(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 377/2004
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Such reports shall constitute an essential form of information for the preparation of an annual evaluation report to be submitted to the European Parliament and the Council, and drafted by the Commission, on the existing situation in the selected regions and/or countries in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article.
Amendment 24 #
2009/0098(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 377/2004
Article 6 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Those evaluation reports shall in particular focus on the activities of the immigration liaison officer networks in relation to the development of a common policy on irregular immigration, smuggling of and trafficking in human beings, the external borders and the return of irregular immigrants. Furthermore, the reports shall provide an overview of the possible effects of the secondment of immigration liaison officers on the number of asylum seekers/ applications for international protection originating from the third countries in question as well as an overview of the number of passengers who were refused boarding by air carriers at airports where such officers are deployed.
Amendment 61 #
2008/2070(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Urges Member States to find a solution for the students of universities of the Turkish Cypriot community to facilitate their participation in student exchange programs such as Erasmus program. Although citizens of the Turkish community of Cyprus are officially seen as EU citizens they cannot take part in those programs;
Amendment 3 #
2008/2025(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Supports firstly the setting-up of a new preparatory action in the field of sport with an annual budget of EUR 1,5 million under Heading 3b - given that Article 149 of the Lisbon Treaty adds a new EU competence in the area of sport, including incentive measures - followed by an EU funding programme on sport; requests the continuation and full development of the pilot projects proposed by this committee, especially the project on artist mobility proposed last year; supports the continuation, under Heading 4, of the preparatory action of MEDIA INTERNATIONAL that enlarges the scope of the EU's media policy internationally in a positive way;
Amendment 96 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 1 – point 1 a (new)
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 8 a (new)
Article 8 a (new)
1a. The following Article 8a shall be inserted: "Article 8a Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that a worker whose life-partner has recently given birth is entitled to a continuous period of non- transferable fully paid paternity/co- maternity leave of at least four weeks, of which two weeks are compulsory, to be taken before or after the confinement of the spouse or partner."
Amendment 101 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 10 – point 1
Article 10 – point 1
1. The Member States shall take the necessary measures to prohibit the dismissal and all preparations for a dismissal of workers within the meaning of Article 2 during the period from the beginning of their pregnancy to the end of the maternity leave provided for in Article 8(1), save in exceptional cases not connected with their condition which are duly substantiated in writing and which are permitted under national legislation and/or practice and, where applicable, provided that the competent authority has given its consent.
Amendment 109 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 10 – point 4 a (new)
Article 10 – point 4 a (new)
(4a). Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that during paternity leave or co-maternity leave, workers enjoy the same protection from dismissal afforded in Article 1 to workers within the meaning of Article 2.
Amendment 123 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 3 -point d
Article 1 – point 3 -point d
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 11 – paragraph 5
Article 11 – paragraph 5
5.Member States shall take the measures necessary to ensure that workers, within the meaning of Article 2, may, during maternity leave or when returning from maternity leave, as provided for in Article 8, request changes to their working hours and patterns, and that employers shall be obliged to consider such requests, taking employers' and workers' needs into account with a view to promoting greater reconciliation between professional, private and family life. An employer may refuse such a request only if the organisational disadvantages for the employer are disproportionately greater than the benefit to the worker.
Amendment 49 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Therefore, legislation should prohibit discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation in a range of areas outside the labour market, including social protection, education and access to and supply of goods and services, including housing. It should provide for measures to ensure the equal access of persons with disabilities to the areas covered.
Amendment 56 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Discrimination, including multiple discrimination, is understood to include direct and indirect discrimination, harassment, instructions to discriminate and, denial of reasonable accommodation, discrimination based on assumptions and discrimination by association.
Amendment 58 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) Persons with disabilities include those who have long-term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairments which in interaction with various barriers may hinder their full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others.
Amendment 64 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 b (new)
Recital 12 b (new)
(12b) Effective non-discriminatory access can be provided by a variety of means, including through "design for all" and through facilitating the use of assistive devices by persons with disabilities, including aids to mobility and access.
Amendment 67 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) In implementing the principle of equal treatment irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientationAs discrimination can occur on multiple grounds, in implementing the principle of equal treatment, the Community should, in accordance with Articles 3(2) and 13 of the EC Treaty, aim to eliminate inequalities, and to promote equality between men and women, especially since women are often the victims of relating to sex, race or ethnic origin, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief, or age, or a combination of these, and to promote equality, whatever combination of the above mentioned characteristics. When implementing the provisions of this Directive, Member States should take into account multiple discrimination.
Amendment 80 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Actuarial and risk factors related to disability and to age are used in the provision of insurance, banking and other financial services. These should not be regarded as constituting discrimination where the factors are shown to be keydetermining factors for the assessment of risk.
Amendment 94 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) While prohibiting discrimination, it is important to respect other fundamental rights and freedoms, including the protection of private and family life and transactions carried out in that context, the freedom of religion, and the freedom of association. This Directive is without prejudice to national laws on marital or family status, including on reproductive rights. It is also without prejudice to the secular nature of the State, state institutions or bodies, or education.
Amendment 109 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Member States are responsible for the organisation and content of education. The Commission Communication on Competences for the 21st Century: An Agenda for European Cooperation on Schools draws attention to the need for special attention to be paid to disadvantaged children and those with special educational needs. In particular national law may provideNotwithstanding the right to education, Member States may allow for differences in access to educational institutions based on religion or belief. Member States may also allow or prohibit the wearing or display of religious symbols at school when to require individuals, only on the basis of objective justifications, to act in good faith and with loyalty to the organization’s ethos and should not justify discrimination on any other ground.
Amendment 113 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) The European Union in its Declaration No 11 on the status of churches and non- confessional organisations, annexed to the Final Act of the Amsterdam Treaty, has explicitly recognised that it respects and does not prejudice the status under national law of churches and religious associations or communities in the Member States and that it equally respects the status of philosophical and non-confessional organisations. Measures to enable persons with disabilities to have effective non- discriminatory access to the areas covered by this Directive play an important part in ensuring full equality in practice. Furthermore, individual measures of reasonable accommodation may be required in some cases to ensure such access. In neither case are measures required that would impose a disproportionate burden. In assessing whether the burden is disproportionate, account should be taken of a number of factors including the size, resources and nature of the organisation. The principle of reasonable accommodation and disproportionate burden are established in Directive 2000/78/EC and the UN Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Amendment 117 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19 a (new)
Recital 19 a (new)
(19a) Measures to enable persons with disabilities to have effective non- discriminatory access to the areas covered by this Directive play an important part in ensuring full equality in practice. Furthermore, individual measures of reasonable accommodation may be required in some cases to ensure such access. In neither case are measures required that would impose a disproportionate burden.
Amendment 129 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1
Article 1
1. This Directive lays down a framework for combating discrimination, including multiple discrimination, on the grounds of religion or belief, disability, age, or sexual orientation, with a view to putting into effect in the Member States the principle of equal treatment other than in the field of employment and occupation. 2. Multiple discrimination occurs when discrimination is (a) on any combination of the grounds of religion or belief, disability, age, or sexual orientation, or (b) any one or more of the grounds set out in Article 1(1), and also on the ground of any one or more of (i) sex (in so far as the matter complained of is within the material scope of Council Directive 2004/113/EC of 13 December 2004 implementing the principle of equal treatment between men and women in the access to and supply of goods and services as well as this Directive), (ii) racial or ethnic origin (in so far as the matter complained of is within the material scope of Council Directive 2000/43/EC of 29 June 2000 implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin as well as this Directive), or 3. In this Directive multiple discrimination and multiple grounds shall be construed accordingly.
Amendment 151 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. HNotwithstanding the freedom of speech, harassment shall be deemed to be a form of discrimination within the meaning of paragraph 1, when unwanted conduct related to any of the grounds referred to in Article 1 takes place with the purpose or effect of violating the dignity of a person and of creating an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment.
Amendment 169 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 6
Article 2 – paragraph 6
6. Notwithstanding paragraph 2, Member States may provide that differences of treatment on grounds of age shall not constitute discrimination, if, within the context of national law, they are objectively justified by a legitimate aim, and if the means of achieving that aim are appropriate and necessary. In particular, this Directive shall not preclude the fixing of a specific age for access to social benefits, education and certain goods or servicesortionate and necessary.
Amendment 195 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 - point d
Article 3 – paragraph 1 - point d
(d) Access to and supply of goods and other services which are available to the public, including housing. Subparagraph (d) shall apply to individuals only insofar as they are performing a professional or commercial activity.
Amendment 205 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Amendment 226 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. This Directive is without prejudice to the responsibilities of Member States for the content of teaching, activities and the organisation of their educational systems, including the provision of special needs education. Notwithstanding the right to education, Member States may provideallow for differences in treatment in access to educational institutions based on religion or belief when to require individuals, only on the basis of objective justifications, to act in good faith and with loyalty to the organization’s ethos and should not justify discrimination on any other ground.
Amendment 245 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
a) The measures necessary to enable persons with disabilities to have effective non-discriminatory access to social protection, social advantages, health care, education and access to and supply of goods and services which are available to the public, including housing and transport, shall be provided by anticipation, including through appropriate modifications or adjustments. Such measures should not impose a disproportionate burden, nor require fundamental alteration of the social protection, social advantages, health care, education, or goods and services in question or require the provision of alternatives thereto.
Amendment 259 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. For the purposes of assessing whether measures necessary to comply with paragraph 1 would impose a disproportionate burden, account shall be taken, in particular, of the size and resources of the organisation, its nature, the estimated cost, the life cycle of the goods and services, and the possible benefits of increased access for persons with disabilities. The burden shall not be disproportionate when it is sufficiently remedied by measures existing within the framework of the equal treatment policy of the Member State concerned.
Amendment 301 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall designate an independent functioning body or bodies for the promotion of equal treatment of all persons irrespective of their religion or belief, disability, age, or sexual orientation. These bodies may form part of agencies charged at national level with the defence of human rights or the safeguard of individuals' rights, includingthe rights under other Community acts including Directives 2000/43/EC and 2004/113/EC.
Amendment 324 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. In order to take account of particular conditions, Member States may, if necessary, establish that the obligacomply with the obligation to provide effective non-discriminatory access to existing infrastructures, policies or procedures within the meaning of article 4.1(a), Member States may, if necessary, have an additional period of 10 years [from the deadline for transposition] to provide effective access as set out in Article 4 has to bcomply with this provision. Member States wishing to use the additional period shall submit to the Commission a plan for progressive complianced with by … [at the latest] four [years after adoption]. the requirements found in article 4.1(a), including targets, means and timeline. Any Member States wishinghich chooses to use this additional period shall informreport annually to the Commission aton the latest by the date set down in paragraph 1 giving reasonssteps taken to provide effective non- discriminatory access and on the progress towards implementation of article 4(1)(a). The Commission shall report annually to the Council.
Amendment 327 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The European Commission shall propose a new directive in which all of the separate directives based on article 13 EC will be assembled by .... at the latest [2 years after adoption]. In this new directive all grounds for discrimination will enjoy the same level of protection.
Amendment 2 #
2007/2269(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Underlines the importance for Turkey of combating all forms of discrimination in line with Article 13 EC treaty, which requires equality for all regardless of sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation;
Amendment 12 #
2007/2269(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Turkish Government to urgently enact the ‘Equal Status Act” as stated in the Circular of the Prime Minister dated 4 July 2006;
Amendment 21 #
2007/2269(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Reaffirms the importance of non- governmental organizations, as well as other civil society actors and therefore calls on the Turkish Government to ensure a strengthened coordinated and institutionalized dialogue with civil society particularly in the drafting of the new constitution, and ensure that civil society is constantly involved in all areas of policymaking, including policy on social security and the negotiations with the EU;
Amendment 28 #
2007/2269(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Reiterates its frequent demands for a permanent Women's Rights and Gender Equality Committee with full legislative powers in the Turkish Parliament; sees such a committee as an essential instrument for improvement of women's rights and gender mainstreaming in Turkey;
Amendment 30 #
2007/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas research from the WHO in 2005 shows that prostituted womens are at a high risk of violence and sexual violence such as rape, being threatened with a weapon and strangulation, (This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.)
Amendment 43 #
2007/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
Amendment 51 #
2007/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas common psychological health problems for prostituted women include: depression, suicide attempts, panic attacks, traumatic stress, sleep disorders, flashbacks and migraines. Research also shows that the post-traumatic stress syndrome prostituted women experience is similar to that experienced by political prisonerprostituted women may suffer from psychological health problems,
Amendment 56 #
2007/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
Amendment 121 #
2007/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Identifies the consequences of violence towards prostituted women as a major health problem in prostitution;
Amendment 126 #
2007/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises that prostituted women are considerably more exposed to violence than odifferent forms of violence than women in general, depending on their womeprofession;
Amendment 128 #
2007/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 134 #
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 to extraordinary violence, but to the everyday practice of prostitution;
Amendment 141 #
2007/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 158 #
2007/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 191 #
2007/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Urges Member States where prostitution is legal or regulated to implement the same legal framework on health and safety in the workplace as in other areas of the labour market;
Amendment 214 #
2007/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Urges the Commission to check Member States' legislation in force to protect women against the incidence of all kinds of violence in everyday life (including sexual violence, abuses in the family, sexual harassment at the work place) and also to safeguard against this legislation not being applied when it comes to prostituted women;
Amendment 44 #
2007/0229(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2, paragraph (d) a (new)
Article 2, paragraph (d) a (new)
(da) "frontier work" means performing work in a Member State other than the Member State of residence when the work is performed by a frontier worker as referred to in Article 1(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71.
Amendment 74 #
2007/0229(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6, paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 6, paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. A Member State may issue to a holder of a combined permit issued by another Member State a permit enabling him to perform frontier work. Such a permit shall be issued pursuant to the national law of that Member State. The period of validity of such a permit may not exceed the period of validity of the combined permit issued by the other Member State.
Amendment 58 #
2007/0228(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The mobility of highly qualified third- country workers between the Community and their countries of origin should be fostered and sustained. Derogations from Council Directive 2003/109/EC of 25 November 2003 on the status of third- country nationals who are long-term residents should be foreseen in order to extend the period of absence from the territory of the Community which is not taken into account for the calculation of the period of legal and continuous residence necessary to be eligible for the EC long- term residence status. Longer periods of absence than those provided for in Council Directive 2003/109/EC should also be allowed after highly qualified third country workers have acquired EC long-term residence status. In particular, to encourage the circular migration of highly qualified third-country workers originating from developing countries, Member States should take into consideration making use of the possibilities offered in Article 4(3), second subparagraph, and Article 9(2) of Council Directive 2003/109/EC to allow for longer periods of absence than those provided for in this Directive. In order to ensure consistherencye, in particular with the underlying development objectives, these derogations should only be applicable if it can be proven that the person concerned hasas defined in Article 178 of the EC Treaty, five targets need to be stressed to encourage circular migration, which are: 1) training sufficient workers in developing countries to meet their own labour market needs; 2) encouraging highly qualified workers to remain in their home countries; 3) promoting voluntary returned to his/ther country of origin for work, study or volunteering activities. by facilitating both social and financial security; 4) ethical recruitment under a binding code of conduct, and 5) implementing standards on dual citizenship and setting guarantees for diplomas.
Amendment 59 #
2007/0228(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) In implementing this Directive, Member States should refrain from pursuing active recruitment in developing countries in sectors suffering from lack of human resources. E in sectors vital to achieving the UN Millennium Development Goals, in particular the health and education sectors, and in sectors vital to the ability of developing countries to deliver basic social services. In the above-mentioned sectors, ethical recruitment policies and principles applicable to both public and private sector employers should be developed, in particular in the health and education sector, as underlined in the Council and Member States' conclusions of 14 May 2007 on the European Programme for Action to tackle the critical shortage of health workers in developing countries (2007-2013). These should be strengthened by the development of mechanisms, guidelines and other tools to facilitate circular and temporary migration, as well as other measures that would minimise negative and maximise positive impacts of highly skilled immigration on developing countries. Any such intervention must be taken along the lines of the Joint Africa-EU Declaration on Migration and Development agreed in Tripoli on 22 and 23 November 2006 and with a view of establishing a comprehensive migration policy as called for by the European Council of 14 and 15 December 2006. Any such intervention should be taken in consultation with social partners in both the countries of origin and the receiving countries, in relevant sectors. Member States shall abide by codes of conduct when they implement their policies of admission of highly qualified workers.
Amendment 61 #
2007/0228(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20 a (new)
Recital 20 a (new)
(20a) In order to limit recruitment in sensitive sectors in developing countries that could lead to or increase the 'brain drain', Member States should focus on recruiting highly qualified employees from countries such as the USA, Canada and Australia by emphasising the benefits of the EU social and working environment.
Amendment 65 #
2007/0228(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 - point f
Article 2 - point f
(f) "family members" means third-country nationals as defined in Article 4(1), 4(2)(b) and 4(3) of Directive 2003/86/EC;
Amendment 76 #
2007/0228(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 - point i a (new)
Article 2 - point i a (new)
(ia)“EU Blue Card Commuter” means a third-country national who holds an EU Blue Card in the first Member State and who carries out highly qualified employment in a second Member State while remaining a resident of the first Member State.
Amendment 77 #
2007/0228(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 - paragraph 1
Article 3 - paragraph 1
1. This Directive shall apply to third- country nationals who apply to be admitted to the territory of a Member State for the purpose of highly qualified employment, as well as to those third-country nationals who are already present within the territory who apply for an EU Blue Card.
Amendment 82 #
2007/0228(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 - paragraph 3
Article 3 - paragraph 3
3. This Directive should be without prejudice to any future agreement between the Community or between the Community and its Member States on the one hand and one or more third countries on the other, that would list the professions which should not fall under this directive in order to assure ethical recruitment, in sectors suffering from a lack of personnel, in sectors vital to achieving the UN Millennium Development Goals, in particular the health and education sectors, and in sectors vital to the ability of developing countries to deliver basic social services, by protecting human resources in the developing countries, signatories to these agreements.
Amendment 96 #
2007/0228(CNS)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 5 - paragraph 2 − subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 5 - paragraph 2 − subparagraph 2 a (new)
The gross monthly salary specified in the work contract or binding job offer shall not be inferior to the wages which apply or would apply to a comparable worker in the host country.
Amendment 97 #
2007/0228(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 - paragraph 2 - subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 5 - paragraph 2 - subparagraph 2 a (new)
Member States shall be free to deviate from the salary conditions if the third country national will make a unique contribution to the labour market in the host country, provided the third country national meets the criteria set out in Article 5(1)(b) and (c), and provided the gross monthly salary is not inferior to the wages which apply or would apply to a comparable worker in the host country.
Amendment 98 #
2007/0228(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 - paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 5 - paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. In cases of cross-border commuting, the applicant shall fulfil the conditions set out in paragraph 1(a), (b) and (c) and paragraph 2 of this Article as required in the second Member State.
Amendment 140 #
2007/0228(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 - paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 15 - paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Holders of an EU Blue Card shall also fulfil the obligation on third-country nationals to integrate which is laid down by the Member State in which the worker is resident. In countries where such integration measures are voluntary, Member States shall encourage holders of the EU Blue Card to participate in national integration projects, in order to stimulate the integration of holders of the EU Blue Card into EU society. The Commission should develop an introductory course to inform holders of the EU Blue Card about the European Union and its Member States, in order to stimulate the involvement and participation of EU Blue Card holders and their families into EU and national societies.
Amendment 156 #
2007/0228(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 a (new)
Article 19 a (new)
Article 19a 1. After 24 months of legal residence in the first Member State as holder of an EU Blue Card, the person concerned shall be allowed to perform highly qualified employment in a second Member State while residing in the first Member State. Employment in the second Member State shall be subject to prior authorisation in writing by the competent authorities of the second Member State. 2. In accordance with the procedures set out in Article 12, the second Member State shall process the application for authorisation for cross-border highly qualified employment, and shall inform the applicant in writing of its decision to: (a) either issue the authorisation and allow the applicant to perform highly qualified employment within its territory if the conditions set out in Article 5, with the exception of paragraph 1(d), are fulfilled and the applicant has presented a valid travel document, as determined by national law, and a valid EU Blue Card issued by the first Member State, or, (b )refuse the authorisation if: - the conditions set out in paragraph 2(a) are not fulfilled, or, - the documents presented have been fraudulently acquired, or falsified, or tampered with, or, - the volumes of admission of third- country nationals seeking highly qualified employment, determined by Member States in accordance with Article 7, have been exceeded, or, - if the grounds for refusal set out in Article 9(2) are applicable, or, - if the conditions set out in Article 13(4), (5) or (6) are applicable. 3. The period of validity of the authorisation may be limited to that of the EU Blue Card issued by the first Member State. 4. Member States shall withdraw or refuse to renew an authorisation issued on the basis of paragraph 2(a) in the following cases: (a) when it has been fraudulently acquired, falsified or tampered with, or, (b) when it appears that the holder did not meet or no longer meets the conditions set out in paragraph 2(a) of this Article. 5. EU Blue Card commuters shall enjoy treatment equal to that of nationals of the first Member State who commute to the second Member State with regard to the subjects mentioned in Article 15.
Amendment 159 #
Amendment 77 #
2006/0008(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point -1 a (new)
Article 1 – point -1 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
-1a) The following recital shall be inserted after Recital 8: "(8a) The family members of former frontier workers should benefit from the possibility to continue medical treatment in the former country of employment of the insured person after his or her retirement.".
Amendment 78 #
2006/0008(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 1 – point 1 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
1a) Article 18(2) shall be replaced by the following: "2. The members of the family of a frontier worker shall be entitled to benefits in kind during their stay in the competent Member State. However, for as long as Annex III is in force, when the competent Member State is listed in Annex III […], the members of the family of a frontier worker who reside in the same Member State as the frontier worker shall be entitled to benefits in kind in the competent Member State only under the conditions laid down in Article 19(1).".
Amendment 79 #
2006/0008(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 1 b (new)
Article 1 – point 1 b (new)
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 28 – paragraph 1
Article 28 – paragraph 1
1b) Article 28(1) shall be replaced by the following: "1. A frontier worker who has retired because of old age or invalidity is entitled in case of sickness to continue to receive benefits in kind in the Member State where he/she last pursued his/her activity as an employed or self-employed person, in so far as this is a continuation of treatment which began in that Member State. The term 'continuation of treatment' means the continued investigation, diagnosis and treatment of an illness for its entire duration. The first subparagraph shall apply mutatis mutandis to the members of the family of the retired frontier worker.".
Amendment 80 #
2006/0008(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 4 e (new)
Article 1 – point 4 e (new)
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 87 – paragraph 10 a (new)
Article 87 – paragraph 10 a (new)
4e) In Article 87, the following paragraph shall be inserted: "10a. Annex III shall be repealed 5 years after the date of application of this Regulation."
Amendment 81 #
2006/0008(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Annex – point -1 a (new)
Annex – point -1 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Annex I – Part I
Annex I – Part I
Amendment 82 #
2006/0008(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Annex – Point 1
Annex – Point 1
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Annex I – Part II
Annex I – Part II
1. In Annex I, section II, after the text u) Annex I, Part II shall be amended as follows: (a) After the entry under the heading “A. BELGIUM” the following entries shall be inserted: “Aa. BULGARIA Maternity lump sum allowance (Law on Family Allowances for Children) Ab. CZECH REPUBLIC Childbirth allowance Ac. ESTONIA Childbirth allowance Adoption allowance”; (b) The heading "B. SPAIN" shall be amended as follows: "B. SPAIN Single payment birth and adoption grants"; (c) Under the heading “C. FRANCE” the following phrase is addedshall be added after the text: “, except when they are paid to a person who remains subject to French legislation pursuant to Article 12 or Article 16”. (d) After the entry under the heading “C. FRANCE” the following entries shall be inserted: “Ca. LATVIA Childbirth grant Adoption allowance Cb. LITHUANIA Child lump sum grant”; (e) After the entry under the heading “D. LUXEMBOURG” the following entries shall be inserted: “Da. HUNGARY Maternity grant Db. POLAND Single payment birth grant (Act on Family Benefits) Dc. ROMANIA Childbirth allowance Layettes for new born children Dd. SLOVENIA Childbirth grant De. SLOVAKIA Childbirth allowance Supplement to childbirth allowance”; Or. en (Wording of amendment similar to amendment 21 of PR 702068, PE400.316)
Amendment 83 #
2006/0008(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Annex – point 1 a (new)
Annex – point 1 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Annex II
Annex II
Amendment 84 #
2006/0008(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Annex – point 2 b (new)
Annex – point 2 b (new)
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Annex X
Annex X