Activities of Andreas MÖLZER related to 2010/2209(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
EU policy framework to fight violence against women (debate)
Amendments (8)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas no single intervention will by itself eliminate gender-based violence, but only a combination of infrastructural, legal, judicial, enforcement, educational, health, and other service-related actions can significantly reduce it and its consequences,
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the term ‘violence against women’ means any act of gender-based violence against women that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or psychological harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or private life,
Amendment 23 #
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 girlschildren, and both reflects and reinforces inequities between men and women and compromises the health, dignity, security and autonomy of its victims,
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas overhasty and groundless accusations against innocent people are extremely stressful not only for the persons concerned but also for their partners and families and should therefore be avoided at all costs,
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the European Commission, using all available expertise, to develop and provide annual statistics on gender- based violence, including figures on how many women are killed annually by their partner or ex-partner, based on data from the Member States;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Points out that civil society, particularly NGOs, women’s associations and other public and private voluntary organisations providing support to victims of violence, offers a service of great value and should be given support by the Member States;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses that violence against women – although it fortunately only affects a relatively small proportion of the population – must be combated consistently; considers it necessary, to this end, for the agencies responsible to adopt efficient measures, which, however, must not result in preconceptions against men or damage intact family structures;