Activities of Csaba SÓGOR related to 2016/0062(NLE)
Plenary speeches (1)
EU accession to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (debate) HU
Amendments (7)
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital -A a (new)
Recital -A a (new)
-Aa. whereas violence against women is a brutal form of discrimination and a violation of the victims’ fundamental rights affecting their health and well- being; whereas violence against women happens everywhere in the EU, regardless of social background, whether at home, in public or online;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital -A b (new)
Recital -A b (new)
-Ab. whereas, according to the Gender Equality Index, no EU country has yet fully achieved equality between women and men; whereas violence against women is often a consequence of such inequalities;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital -A c (new)
Recital -A c (new)
-Ac. whereas violence against women contributes to the persistence of gender based inequalities by hampering victims’ access to employment, with negative effects on their financial independence and the economy in general;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas modern forms of slavery and human trafficking, which mainly affect women, are still persistent in the EU, especially in the agricultural sector;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas only a mix of policies combining legislative and non-legislative measures, including infrastructural, legal, judicial, cultural, educational, social and health actions can significantly reduce violence against women and gender-based violence and its consequences; whereas cooperation with civil society, and women’s organisations in particular, is alsoextremely important;
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Considers that by acceding to the Convention the EU will become a more efficient global actor in the field of women’s rights;
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses that in order to be more effective, measures combatting violence against women should be accompanied by actions tackling gender based economic inequalities and promoting the financial independence of women;