Activities of Antonyia PARVANOVA related to 2013/2004(INL)
Plenary speeches (1)
Combating violence against women (short presentation)
Reports (1)
REPORT with recommendations to the Commission on combating Violence Against Women PDF (253 KB) DOC (124 KB)
Amendments (19)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3
Citation 3
– having regard to its resolution of 24 March 2009 on combating female genital mutilation in the EU1 , and its resolution of 14 June 2012 on ending female genital mutilation,1a __________________ 1 OJ C 117 E, 6.5.2010, p. 52. 1a Text adopted, P7_TA(2012)0261.
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 5 April 2011 on priorities and outline of a new EU policy framework to fight violence against women,1b __________________ 1b Text adopted, P7_TA(2011)0127
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 b (new)
Citation 5 b (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 6 February 2013 on the 57th session on UN CSW: elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls,1c __________________ 1c Text adopted, P7_TA(2013)0045
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission’s Action Plan Implementing the Stockholm Programme (COM(2010) 171 final),
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)
Citation 18 a (new)
- having regard to the Conclusions of the 57th session of the Commission on the Status of Women on the elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls,
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas violence against women can leave deep psychological scars, damage the general health of women and girls, including their reproductive and sexual health, and in some instances results in death (femicide);
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas studies on gender-based violenceviolence against women estimate that one-fifth to one- quarter of all women in Europe have experienced physical acts of violence at least once during their adult lives, and more than one-tenth have suffered sexual violence involving the use of force; whereas research also shows that 26 % of children and young people report physical violence in childhood;4b; __________________ 4b Council of Europe Task Force to Combat Violence against Women, including Domestic Violence (EG-TFV), “Final Activity Report”, September 2008.
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas the Fundamental Rights Agency issued in March 2013 some preliminary results of its European survey on violence against women, showing - among other - that: four in five women did not turn to any service, such as healthcare, social services, or victim support, following the most serious incidents of violence by people other than their partners; women who sought help were most likely to turn to medical services, highlighting the need to ensure that healthcare professionals can address the needs of victims of violence; two in five women were unaware of laws or political initiatives to protect them in cases of domestic violence, and half were unaware of any preventative laws or initiatives;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas no single intervention will eliminate violence against women, but a combination of infrastructural, legal, judicial, enforcement, cultural, educational, social, health, and other service-related actions can significantly reduce it and its consequences;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas in many cases women fail to lodge complaints against acts of gender- based violence against them, for reasons that are complex and diverse and include psychological, economic, social and cultural factors, while they may also lack trust in the ability of the police, the legal system, and social and health services to concretely help them;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to promote national ratifications and launch the procedure for the accession of the EU to the Istanbul Convention on violence against women, once it has evaluated the impact and added value thise latter would have;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers that the financial implications of the requested proposal should be covered by the EU budget, Section III (ensuring full complementarity with existing budget line relating to the subject of the proposal);
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Instructs its President to forward this resolution and the accompanying detailed recommendations to the Commission and the Council, and to the Parliaments and Governments of the Member States, to the Council of Europe and to EIGE.
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Recommendation 1
Annex – Recommendation 1
The objective of the Regulation should be to establish measures to promote and support the action of Member States in the field of prevention of gender-based violence. Gender-based violence should be considered (as already indicated in Directive 2012/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2001/220/JHA ) as violence that is directed against a person because of that person's gender, gender identity or gender expression or that affects persons of a particular gender disproportionately. It may result in physical, sexual, emotional or psychological harm, or economic loss, to the victim and may include violence in close relationships, sexual violence (including rape, sexual assault and harassment), trafficking in human beings, slavery, and different forms of harmful practices, such as forced marriages, female genital mutilation and so-called ‘honour crimes’. Measures should include: designing, implementing and evaluating comprehensive strategies and programmes; conducting research, including data collection and analysis; organising training for the officials involved; exchanging experience, information and best practices; awareness raising; establishing help lines; open and equip shelters with facilities and staff.
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Recommendation 2
Annex – Recommendation 2
Member States should develop a series of measures in order to prevent gender-based violence. They should namely: - design, implement and evaluate yearly comprehensive strategies and programmes, including public education programmes and training for teachers at all levels aimed at removing obstacles that prevent women and girls from enjoying their full rights and freedom out of violence and at changing the mind-set of societies; - conduct relevant research on gender- based violence, including on the causes and motives of violence and data collection and analysis, while pursuing efforts to standardise the criteria for registering gender-based violence, so that the data collected are comparable; - organise training for officials likely to come into contact with cases of gender- based violence – including law enforcement, social welfare, healthcare and emergency centre staff – in order to detect, identify and properly deal with such cases, with a special focus on the needs and rights of victims; - exchange expertise, experience, information and best practices through the European Union Crime Prevention Network (EUCPN); - establish awareness-raising campaigns, in consultation and where relevant in cooperation with NGOs and other stakeholders; - create – if not already existing – and support national help lines free of charge with specialised staff; - opensure specialised shelters are available and equip them with facilities and staff, offering places for at least 1 woman per 10 000 inhabitants
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Recommendation 3
Annex – Recommendation 3
Within one year from the entry into force of the Regulation, Member States shallould take the necessary measures to establish national rapporteurs or equivalent mechanisms. The tasks of such mechanisms should include the carrying out of assessments of trends in gender- based violence, the measuring of results of measures taken to combat it at national and local level, the gathering of statistics and yearly reporting to the European Commission and the competent Committees of the European Parliament.
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Recommendation 4
Annex – Recommendation 4
In order to contribute to a coordinated and consolidated Union strategy to combat gender-based violence, Member States shallould transmit to the European Commission the information referred to in Recommendation 3.
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Recommendation 5
Annex – Recommendation 5
The Commission shall, by 31 December every year and starting from the year after the entry into force of this Regulation, submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council, assessing to which extent Member States have taken the necessary measures in order to comply withmeasures following this Regulation. The report will list the measures taken and highlight areas where measures still need to be takengood practices.
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Recommendation 6
Annex – Recommendation 6
The Regulation should establish the source of the financial support within the frame of the EU budget (Section III) for the actions listed under Recommendation 3.