Activities of Marije CORNELISSEN related to 2013/2156(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Equality between women and men in 2012 (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on equality between women and men in the European Union – 2012 PDF (273 KB) DOC (152 KB)
Amendments (16)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to Council Directive 2006/54/EC of 5 July 2006 on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation (recast)1, __________________ 1 OJ L 204, 26.7.2006, p.23.
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)
Citation 16 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 24 May 2012 with recommendations to the Commission on application of the principle of equal pay for male and female workers for equal work or work of equal value1; __________________ 1 Text adopted, P7_TA(2012)0225.
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 b (new)
Citation 16 b (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 12 September 2013 on the application of the principle of equal pay for male and female workers for equal work or work of equal value1; __________________ 1 Text adopted, P7_TA(2013)0375.
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)
Citation 17 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 17 June 2010 on Gender aspects of the economic downturn and financial crisis1; __________________ 1 JO C236 E, 12.8.2011, p.79.
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the EU is currently facing the most significant economic and financial crisis since the Great Depression in the 1930s; whereas this crisis has been exacerbated by so-called austerity measures imposed on the Member States by the EU institutions within the framework of economic governance policies (Stability and Growth Pact, European Semester, Euro-Plus Pact, Budgetary Treaty) and ‘financial aid’ programmes, whereas none of these policies takes gender aspects adequately into account;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that flexible working hours should be the worker’'s decision, and should not be imposed or enforced by the employer; rejects situations of flexibility and contractual uncertainty that do not provide for family formation and stability;calls on Member States and employers to enable working to have flexible working hours and working places:
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Reiterates that Directive 2006/54/EC, in its current form, is not sufficiently effective to tackle the gender pay gap and achieve the objective of gender equality in employment and occupation; urges the Commission to revise Directive 2006/54/EC without delay and to propose amendments to it in accordance with Article 32 of the Directive and on the basis of Article 157 TFEU, following the detailed recommendations set out in the annex to the Parliament’s resolution of 24 May 2012;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Member States to combat all aspects of precarious employment, in line with the principle that permanent posts should be accompanied by proper contracts, and to adopt active employment policies to increase the level and quality of jobs and promote net job creation; calls on Member States to ensure decent social security rights and right to training for workers with a-typical contracts;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Strongly urges the Member States to increase their investment in public services, particularly health services relating to sexual and reproductive health; Calls on the Commission to address the lack of affordable child care facilities in the country specific recommendations of 2014;
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to come forward with a legislative proposal for different types of leave (paternity, adoption, care leave and filial) in order to improve the reconciliation of professional, family and private life, which at the same time could unlock the blocking of the Maternity Leave in Council;
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Member States to support parity by proposing a woman and a man as their candidates for the office of European Commissioner; calls on the nominated President of the Commission to aim at parity when forming the Commission; calls on the present European Commission to publicly support this procedure;
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Recalls that the European Elections 2014, followed by the appointment of the next European Commission and the nominations for the EU ‘Top Jobs’, are a chance to move toward parity democracy at the EU level and for the EU to be a role model in this field;
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Welcomes the legislative proposal by the Commission on improving the gender balance in the boards of companies listed on stock exchanges, urgently calls on the Council to come to agreement in first reading on the file in order to reach an agreement by all EU Institutions before the end of the 7th legislature;
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Observes that increasing poverty and marginalisation, owing to so-calledpartly as a consequence of austerity policies, have led to an increase in female trafficking, sexual exploitation and prostitution and that there are signs that domestic violence is on the rise, as social tensions within families also increase, and that women now find themselves more economically dependent on their aggressors;
Amendment 276 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Points out that the main responsibility for addressing trafficking in human beings lies with the Member States, criticises that in April 2013 only six Member States have notified full transposition of the EU Directive against trafficking in human beings, whose deadline for implementation expired on 6 April 2013;
Amendment 305 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Insists on zero tolerance towards all forms of violence against women as one of the top priorities of all institutions throughout Europe, reiterates the need for the Commission to present a legislative criminal-law instrument to combat gender-based violence,