Activities of Helmut SCHOLZ related to 2020/2088(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Stocktaking of European elections (continuation of debate)
Amendments (5)
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the higher turnout is also a sign that EU citizens want the EU to act swiftly, democratically and effectively on important matters such as social dumping, climate change, migration, protection of fundamental rights and democratisation;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas gender equality among Members of the European Parliament has improved (41 % women in 2019, up from 37 % in 2014); whereas this figure masks significant differences between Member States and the many challenges still to be overcome if gender parity is to be achieved, including in Parliament's committees; whereas only a few Member States make it a requirement for political parties to have gender-balanced lists in which men and women alternate;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F c (new)
Recital F c (new)
Fc. whereas, according to the joint report drawn up by the European Federation of National Associations Working with the Homeless (Feantsa) and the Fondation Abbé-Pierre, there are 700 000 homeless people in the European Union and almost 11 million households live in severely inadequate housing; whereas in 10 years this figure has increased by 70 %; whereas it is very difficult for homeless people to vote;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Deplores the fact that the outcome of the elections did not lead to genuine gender balance in Parliament; calls on the Commission, in cooperation with Parliament and other bodies such as the Venice Commission, to formulate recommendations to Member States with a view to increasing the representation of women in the European Parliament; calls on the Member States to consider incorporating into their national electoral law a general requirement for political parties to have fully gender-balanced lists of candidates in which men and women alternate; calls, further, on those Member States which have a preferential vote system to propose a preferential vote for an even number of candidates in order to guarantee parity;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Welcomes the European Economic and Social Committee's March 2019 information report on the reality of the right to vote in European elections for persons with disabilities;