13 Amendments of Louis MICHEL related to 2017/2012(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas 2018 marks the seventieth anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights and the principle of equality forms the core of the human rights vision of the Charter, which states that human rights and fundamental freedoms should be available to all human beings 'without discrimination on the basis of race, sex, language or religion';
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) has been signed by 195 countries, has the status of law and of binding nature and is an essential instrument to deal with the vulnerable situation and the need for special protection and care for girls;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas gender equality features among the common values on which the European Neighbourhood Policy is based, though clear objectives and specific action points on this matter are lacking; whereas the levels of political participation and representation of women in the EU’s neighbouring countries are low;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
- having regard to the European Pact for Gender Equality (2011-2020) adopted by the Council of the EU on 7 March 2011,
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 b (new)
Citation 7 b (new)
- having regard to the Commission research report of 21 September 2010 entitled ‘Evaluation of the strengths and weaknesses of the strategy for equality between women and men 2010-2015’,
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the principle of equality between women and men is enshrined in the EU Treaty and shall be promoted in all EU activities so as to deliver equality in practice;whereas gender equality is one of the core values of the EU;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that the empowerment of girls and women has been at the centre of EU external action through the Global Strategy for Common Foreign and Security Policy; welcomes the designation within the EEAS of a Principal Adviser on Gender and on the Implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security; recalls that empowerment cannot be linked to labour market access only as progress needs to be made in many other fields such as political representation, legal protection, health and particularly through education;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Draws attention to the European Commission’s commitment to mainstreaming and integrating gender analysis and perspectives across all instruments; calls on this approach to be reflected in all EU tools in particular in the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the fact that the Commission services and EEAS as well as 81% of EU delegations and 22m Members States submitted gender reports for 2016; while there might be justified circumstances for delegations not reporting, the European Parliament expects to see continued progress year on year towards all reports by EU delegations andm Members States being submitted; notes that there are still significant disparities between Member States;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that the link between trade and gender is not sufficiently addressed in the GAP II; recalls in this respect that negotiation of trade agreements could be used as an effective tool for advancing equality between women and men and women's empowerment, and calls for all EU trade agreements to include references to women’s rights and gender equality as drivers of economic growth;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Strongly encourages the institutions to substantially improve the ratio of women Heads of Delegations,which is nowas delegation members and particularly as Heads of Delegations, the latter now being 28 women out of 138 EU delegations;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls the importance of using gender mainstreaming in political dialogues and across sectorial policy dialogues; and of supporting development projects promoted by women from the countries in question;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Recalls that women’s rights are human rights and encourages further work to be undertaken with regards to addressing social norms and gender stereotypes in societies through greater cooperation with civil society, grass -roots organisations advocating women’s rights, creating new or developing existing networks, and involvement of the private sector and development of public-private partnerships, if possible; notes that girls and women are agents of change and that inclusion of boys and men is necessary to ensure real equality between women and men;