876 Amendments of Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO
Amendment 21 #
2018/2160(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Is disappointed that the situation of women has not improved, or even worsened, in most countries affected by the Arab Spring in spite of their large-scale support for the revolutions;
Amendment 23 #
2018/2160(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that women were part of the driving force of the developments that led to the Arab uprisings;
Amendment 24 #
2018/2160(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Underlines that in those countries where the Arab spring has led to ongoing conflict, women’s involvement in peace- making process and meditation are essential to restore a non-violent society;
Amendment 27 #
2018/2160(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Underlines that, despite of the Arab spring, obstacles such as discriminatory laws and institutions remains restrictive for women as regards having the possibility to participate in politics, to run for office or to fulfil their economic and social demands;
Amendment 29 #
2018/2160(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls on the EEAS to step up its efforts to exchange best practices when it comes to women’s role in public life;
Amendment 33 #
2018/2160(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that gender equality and women’s participation in public life is a key element to stimulate democracy and to boost a more efficiently functioning and peaceful society;
Amendment 35 #
2018/2160(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the countries in the MENA region to reform their legislation on personal status with a view to eliminating laws which discriminate against women and to combat all forms of violence against women and girls by ratifying the Istanbul Convention;
Amendment 47 #
2018/2160(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Highlights the vital role of women in preventing -radicalisation and counter- terrorism strategies and their leading role in peacebuilding; recalls that women’s full participation at all level of decision- making process in the design and implementation of preventing and countering violent extremism contributes to the effectiveness and sustainability of policies and programmes;
Amendment 52 #
2018/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas many countries in the world are facing impunity and injustice, and poor effective treatment, victim support services and financial assistance for victims of terrorism, particularly in those countries where a large proportion of citizens have been confronted by terrorism;
Amendment 369 #
2018/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Strongly condemns that more than 1,000 terrorist attacks have taken place globally in 2017, which has resulted in approximately 6,123 deaths;
Amendment 370 #
2018/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 b (new)
Paragraph 31 b (new)
31b. Reminds that victims of terrorism across the world have suffered attacks that are intended ultimately to harm society or a larger group they represent and therefore need special attention, support and social recognition due to the particular nature of the crime that has been committed against them;
Amendment 378 #
2018/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. Calls on the EEAS to set up best practices programs for third countries where terrorism is a constant or frequent threat in order to better assist victims of terrorism in the short and long-term aftermath of a terrorist attack, including psychological support, individual assessment of each victim, legal support, access to justice, translation and overall effective victim support services;
Amendment 68 #
2018/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Deplores the persistent digital divides across gender, geography, age, and income within each country; insists, therefore, that international development cooperation should use digital technologies for greater inclusion of disadvantaged groups, while promoting the responsible use of digital tools and an adequate awareness of possible risks;
Amendment 77 #
2018/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for increased efforts to address the challenges of digital exclusion through education and training on essential digital skills and initiatives to facilitate the use of ICTs and the utilisation of digital tools in the implementation of participative methodologies;
Amendment 82 #
2018/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Stresses the importance of new technologies as a means of improving access to education and of enhancing its quality, being a key tool for the dissemination of knowledge, teacher training and management of establishment; draws attention to the fact that new technologies must support educational efforts rather than replacing them and lowering teaching standards; calls for the need to train teachers on the potential and maximization of the use of the technology already available and used by students (i.e.: mobile phones);
Amendment 583 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital DB a (new)
Recital DB a (new)
DB a. whereas victims of the recent terrorist attacks in Europe are still lacking justice, proper treatment, victim support services and financial assistance;
Amendment 920 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Calls for involvement of social media and audiovisual companies, including public broadcasters, in developing and disseminating effective counter-narratives, also with the inclusion of victims, and to stop effectively the spread of terroristic content on online platforms;
Amendment 1459 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 128
Paragraph 128
128. Calls on the Commission to put forward a legislative proposal on the victims of terrorism that clearly responds effectively to the victims' needs in the short and long term, including a clear definition of their specific status and rights, and a standardised form to claim compensation; considers that there should be a simplified procedure at national level for granting automatic compensation to victims of terrorism directly after an attack and for sanctioning fraudsters, and that the question of further compensation should be reviewed at regular intervals on the basis of an assessment of the victim’s situation;
Amendment 1464 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 128 a (new)
Paragraph 128 a (new)
128 a. Calls on the Member States to set up legal mechanisms to criminalise the glorification of a specific act of terrorism in the event that it humiliates the victims and causes secondary victimisation by damaging the victims’ dignity and recovery
Amendment 27 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) Managing the migration fund from a development perspective should take in account the various root causes of migration such as conflict, poverty, lack of agricultural capacity, education and inequality.
Amendment 28 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 b (new)
Recital 4 b (new)
(4b) Development cooperation with third countries should inter alia be an important part in readmission agreements for stimulating the labour market and job opportunities in countries of return in order to reduce incentives for returned migrants to cross the European borders once more;
Amendment 34 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The Fund should support the efficient management of migration flows, inter alia by promoting common measures in the area of asylum, including Member States’ efforts in receiving persons in need of international protection through resettlement and the transfer of applicants for or beneficiaries of international protection between Member States, supporting integration strategies and a more effective legal migration policy, so as to ensure the Union’s long-term competitiveness and the future of its social model and reduce incentives for irregular migration through a sustainable return and readmission policy. The reduction of incentives should also be a result of improved conditions in poor and conflicted areas in third countries by means of a more efficient EU development cooperation. The Fund should support the strengthening of cooperation with third countries to reinforce management of flows of persons applying for asylum or other forms of international protection, avenues on legal migration and to counter irregular migration and ensure sustainability of return and effective readmission to third countries.
Amendment 61 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) Specific support measures for returnees, particularly for unaccompanied minors and other vulnerable groups, in the Member States and in the countries of return can improve conditions of safe return and enhance their reintegration.
Amendment 161 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 1 – point d
Annex II – point 1 – point d
(d) enhancing solidarity and, cooperation and exchange of best practices with third countries affected by migratory flows, including through resettlement and other legal avenues to protection in the Union as well as partnership and cooperation with third countries for the purpose of managing migration.
Amendment 4 #
2017/2043(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Calls for maintaining the EU support to sports policy, the sports chapter of the Erasmus+ programme and the financing of Special Events, such as the Special Olympics in 2017;
Amendment 4 #
2017/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the report on 'addressing shrinking civil society space in developing countries' adopted on 3 October 2017 stresses the high importance of gender equality and women empowerment through the EU external relations;
Amendment 6 #
2017/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas women’s economic empowerment must play a crucial role in the Gender Action Plan;
Amendment 8 #
2017/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas involvement of men and boys in improving gender equality is important for enhancing the rights of women and girls;
Amendment 9 #
2017/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas full ratification of the Istanbul Convention contributes largely to a better implementation of gender equality policies;
Amendment 20 #
2017/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that the role of the EU Delegations increased with the adoption of the Lisbon Treaty and that they now play a central role in implementing GAP II; notes that they are the first point of contact for coordination of EU efforts with international partners in the country in question, and highlights the requirement that they ensure the implementation of policies, including the mainstreaming, protection and promotion of gender equality; welcomes the appointment of gender focal points (GFP) in the Delegations but expresses concern about their workload and time constraintsand calls for the proper allocation of working time, since the tasks linked to the GFP are additional to their core or other responsibilities; calls on the VP/HR and the EEAS to develop clear operational guidelines on the role of the focal points in Delegations so that they act as true human rights advisors and carry out their work effectively;
Amendment 27 #
2017/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Asks all institutions and political actors involved in the development of EU external action to prioritise compliance with the Convention on the Rights of the Child, its Protocols and the relevant international treaties in order to guarantee special protection and care for children; asks that the empowerment and human rights of girls be promoted, in the knowledge that empowerment requires the active and equal participation of girls in decision- making processes; underlines that these points should be considered essential elements in the implementation of GAP II;
Amendment 35 #
2017/2012(INI)
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; calls on the Commission to support the new global Network of Women, Peace and Security Focal Points;
Amendment 44 #
2017/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for a dedicated budget line on gender equality to be established in order to address the level of political participation and representation of women in the EU’s neighbouring countries in a more prominent way; stresses that programmes should also set measurable targets to regularly track progress on gender equality in the Eastern and Southern Neighbourhood and hold partner governments to account, and engage more in order to achieve set targets;
Amendment 52 #
2017/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that, for conflict and post- conflict situations, GAP II should focus more on embedding gender equality within the context and practice of broader and more comprehensive human rights and good governance.; calls on the EU to promote increased participation of women in peacekeeping, peace building processes and EU military and civil crisis management missions; calls on the EU to ensure the protection of girls and women in conflicts, especially when they are victims of conflict-related sexual violence, female genital mutilation or forced marriage; highlights that rape is used as a weapon of war, and should therefore at all times be condemned and eradicated;
Amendment 56 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the GAP II provides a comprehensive agenda that spans across the entire EU foreign policy and development cooperation agenda and welcomes in this regard the choice of four thematic pillars, including the horizontal one on shifting the Commission services’ and the EEAS institutional culture;
Amendment 57 #
2017/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls for promotion of policies and measures providing education for girls, and its implications in terms of their empowerment; insists on the strengthening of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) that defend the lives of girls and women and advocate their rights and empowerment;
Amendment 59 #
2017/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Emphasises the need for women’s inclusion and representation in economic fields that are important for sustainable development; stresses that business has an important role to play in enhancing women’s rights; calls in this context for increased support to be given to local SMEs, especially to female entrepreneurs, via micro-loans, so as to enable them to gain from private-sector-led growth;
Amendment 67 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the strong monitoring and accountability framework established to measure and track progress in GAP II and acknowledges that its increased ambition provides a real opportunity for the EU to advance equality between women and men as well as the empowerment of girls and women in the field of external relations;
Amendment 83 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Positively notes the practical steps towards culture change: and the introduction of a mandatory gender analysis for all new external actions undertaken, thus placing the overall responsibility for reporting on the GAP lying with the head of delegation, an increased number of high level staff involved in the implementation of the GAP II and the appointment of an increasing number of gender champions and gender focal points in EU delegations; calls for more management level time to be dedicated to gender and for the remaining delegations to appoint their gender focal points. All gender focal points should be given sufficient time and capacity to carry out their tasks;
Amendment 117 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Stresses the need to ensure coherence and complementarity amongst all existing EU external instruments and policies in their relation to gender mainstreaming, including the new Consensus on Development, the EU resource package on gender mainstreaming in development cooperation and the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy;
Amendment 154 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the flexibility the GAP II gives delegations to choose priorities according to their country context; recommends nonetheless that delegations should be encouraged to have shown progress on at least one priority per thematic pillar by the end of the GAP II to ensure a more even coverage of the different thematic areas; further recalls that EU funded actions and projects should systematically aim to tackle gender inequalities and discrimination;
Amendment 158 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls the importance of using gender mainstreaming in political dialogues and across sectorial policy dialogues; insists that gender mainstreaming should be integrated in national plans and policy frameworks in order to ensure the ownership and responsibility of partner countries;
Amendment 173 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Underlines the importance of conducting systematic and evidence-based gender analysis, using sex-disaggregated data, with the participation of local CSOs and women’s groups; welcomes that 42 country gender analyses have been completed and encourages rapid completion for all other countries; encourages the EU to explore possibilities for sharing and managing gender analysis in a more systematic manner to help improve coordination;
Amendment 183 #
2017/2012(INI)
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 and cultural norms and gender stereotypes in societies through greater cooperation with civil society, grass roots organisations advocating women’s rights and empowerment, in particular in context of state fragility and conflict and emergency situation; believes that , creating new or developing existing networks, and involvement ofing all key actors, including the private sector, if possibles essential; 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;
Amendment 188 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Calls on the EU to promote legal frameworks and strategies that encourage a greater and more effective participation of women in peacekeeping, peace building and mediation processes and EU military and civil crisis management missions, in accordance with the UNSCR 1325 on Women and Peace and Security, with a particular focus on conflict-related sexual violence;to this end, considers that gender-sensitive conflict analysis, in consultation with community based actors and women’s organisations, may allow a better understanding of the role of women in conflict;
Amendment 192 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17 b. Welcomes that many EU Delegations focused on combatting violence against women;insists in this context on the need to ensure the protection of the right to life and dignity of all women and girls by actively combating harmful practices such as gendercide, female genital mutilation and forced marriage;highlights the fact that the use of rape as a weapon of war and oppression must be eliminated, and that the EU must bring pressure to bear on third-country governments and all stakeholders implicated in regions where such gender-based violence takes place, in order to bring these practices to an end, bring perpetrators to justice and work with survivors, affected women and communities to help them heal and recover;
Amendment 196 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)
Paragraph 17 c (new)
17 c. Calls on the EU Delegations to ensure effective and regular data collection on violence against women and girls, to elaborate country-specific recommendations, and to promote the establishment of protective mechanisms and adequate support structures for victims;
Amendment 199 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Encourages European Parliament delegations in their work with their partner countries to enquire systematically about gender programming and the results of gender analysis, and work on promoting gender equality as well as women’s empowerment;
Amendment 212 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Stresses the need to support the strengthening of national statistical capacities and mechanisms in partner countries, effectively coordinating financial and technical assistance in order to allow a better measurement, monitoring and management of the results obtained in the field of gender mainstreaming;
Amendment 5 #
2016/2329(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 28
Citation 28
- having regard to the European Parliamentary Research Service’s European Implementation Assessment (PE 603.272) of Directive 2011/99/EU, produced by the Ex-Post Evaluation Unit,
Amendment 10 #
2016/2329(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas victims of violence and abuse are at risk of being subjected to secondary and repeated victimisation, retaliation and intimidation; whereas, therefore, providing them with the necessary protection, including across borders, depends to a great extent on the awareness of victims, society at large and all practitioners who come into contact with them;
Amendment 29 #
2016/2329(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the Istanbul Convention stipulates that all of its provisions, in particular measures to protect the rights of victims, shall be secured without discrimination on any ground and explicitly calls its signatories to recognise stalking as a criminal offence (article 34);
Amendment 59 #
2016/2329(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes with concern that, since the transposition of the EPO Directive, only seven EPOs have been issued bydentified across the Member States, although thousands of national protection orders have been requested and issued in the Member States in recent years20 ; _________________ 20 The EPRS’s study on the ‘European Protection Order Directive 2011/99/EU – European Implementation Assessment’ reports that ‘it has been estimated that in 2010 over 100 000 women residing in the EU were covered by protection measures related to gender-based violence’.
Amendment 114 #
2016/2329(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Highlights that, due to the increasing and dangerous trend of trafficking in human beings, the European Protection Order can be a very beneficial instrument for victims of human trafficking; therefore calls on the European Commission to incorporate the EPO within an EU strategy to combat human trafficking;
Amendment 175 #
2016/2329(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Underlines that the judicial and practical flaws in the implementation of this directive can be counteracted by the proper interplay of the various EU victim- protection instruments, such as Directive 2012/29/EU of 25 October 2012 establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime; , which has established the right to receive information, to receive free of charge interpretation services and translation of information, and which adopts an all-encompassing approach to victims with special needs, including victims of gender-based violence.
Amendment 183 #
2016/2329(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and, the governments and parliaments of the Member States, the EU Fundamental Rights Agency and the European Institute for Gender Equality.
Amendment 1 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
- having regard to the UN Convention on the Right of the Child;
Amendment 3 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
- Having regard to the European Parliament Resolution on the EU accession to the Istanbul Convention to prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence of 12 September 2017;
Amendment 5 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
- having regard to Directive (EU) 2016/800 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on procedural safeguards for children who are suspects or accused persons in criminal proceedings,
Amendment 7 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
- Having regard to Directive 2011/92/EU on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children online and offline and to the European Parliament Resolution on the implementation of the Directive of 14 December 2017;
Amendment 12 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
- Having regard to the study by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) entitled ‘Child-friendly justice -Perspectives and experiences of children involved in judicial proceedings as victims, witnesses or parties in nine EU Member States’, published in February 2017,
Amendment 13 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 b (new)
Citation 15 b (new)
- Having regard to the FRA Fundamental Rights Report 2017, published June 2017
Amendment 21 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas 23 out of 27 Member States have transposed the Victims’ Rights Directive into national legislation as of September 2017; whereas the Commission has started 16 infringement procedures against Member States that are still not fully compliant in practice; whereas the directive has made it possible to initiate progress in dealing with victims of crime in another Member State; whereas shortcomings remain in cross-border cases;
Amendment 24 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. Whereas victim support groups encompass the needs of victims, amongst their legal support, into four necessities: the right to justice, dignity, truth and memory, by which the later stands for rebuking terrorism unconditionally
Amendment 25 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas some Member States show a lack of coordination between various victim support services, both locally and regionally; whereas support infrastructure for victims is highly fragmented in the majority of Member States, which makes it difficult for them to access the existing support services;
Amendment 30 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. Whereas a Member State does not sufficiently cooperate with the Member State of residence in order to facilitate assistance for the victim in the case the victim does not reside in the Member State where the act of terrorism took place,
Amendment 31 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas if the institutions took effective and protective action to help the victims, citizens would support and trust the institutions and it would boost their role;
Amendment 36 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas there is still a systematic underreporting of incidences or perpetrators of domestic violence in the EU, particularly in cases involving minorities, LGBT persons, antisemitic offences, child sexual abuse and gender- based violence;
Amendment 50 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas victims are all too often unexpectedly informed of the release of an offender through media or other external factors, instead of being informed by competent authorities;
Amendment 52 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
G a. Whereas in a considerable number of cases the victim is also the most important witness in the trial and needs to be protected from possible retaliatory or threatening behaviour from the offender; therefore the need for security should be extended to include prevention of repeat or secondary victimisation;
Amendment 53 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Recital G b (new)
G b. Whereas victims and family members are not sufficiently informed about their rights when a crime has occurred in a Member State other than where the victim resides; Whereas different definitions of the concept of 'victim' exist across Member States where national legislations extend coverage to differing degrees, e.g. to family members;
Amendment 56 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
H a. Whereas certain rights such as the right to financial aid and compensation where not granted to or properly executed to the victims of the 2016 terrorist attacks in Brussels in accordance with the provisions the Victims’ Directive foresees;
Amendment 57 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
H a. whereas the ratification and full implementation of the Istanbul Convention provides a coherent European legal framework to prevent and combat violence against women and to protect the victims;
Amendment 62 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I – indent 4
Recital I – indent 4
- ensuring equal accessibility for all victims to victim support services, particularly in the cases of child victims, LGBT victims and victims of hate crimes and honour- related crimes;
Amendment 74 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
I a. Whereas victims of terrorism have suffered attacks that are intended ultimately to harm society or a larger group they represent. They therefore need special attention, support and social recognition due to the particular nature of the crime that has been committed against them;
Amendment 78 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Deplores that the Commission has not submitted a report to Parliament and to the Council on the application of the Victims’ Rights Directive by November 2017, in accordance with Article 29 of the directive; calls on the Member States to cooperate and send all relevant data and statistics to the Commission in order to facilitate its assessment on the implementation of the Directive;
Amendment 85 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – indent 2
Paragraph 4 – indent 2
- the fact that clear information is often not provided in more than one language, making it de facto difficult for victims to seek protection abroad in another Member State;
Amendment 87 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – indent 3 a (new)
Paragraph 4 – indent 3 a (new)
- the lack of financial support for services and the lack of coordination between support services;
Amendment 92 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights the importance of conducting the first contact with the victim properly, especially in the case of victims of gender-based violence; notes, however, that some victims of gender-based violenceof the most vulnerable victims – such as minors and uneducated, disabled or elderly victims, as well as (for language reasons) migrant workers and victims of human trafficking – may have difficulties in understanding the information that is communicated to them and, as a result, their right to information stipulated in Article 4 of the directive will not be fully exercised;
Amendment 93 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Notes that Article 4 on the Right to receive specific information in simple and accessible language without unnecessary delay from the first contact with a competent authority is one of the strengths of the Directive, as it helps to enable victims to exercise their rights to available support and protection as set out in the Directive;
Amendment 96 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Encouragescalls on the Member States to promote access to justice, as this contributes greatly to breaking the silence and increasing the victim’s sense of justice, decreases the possibility of impunity and allows the victim to begin the process of psychological recovery;
Amendment 98 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Underlines that the lack of providing information to the victim before, during and after criminal proceedings results in a poor enjoyment of victim’s rights, dissatisfaction towards the justice system and discourages the victim to actively participate in the criminal proceedings;
Amendment 101 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Notes that due to other instruments addressing similar successive additions to the victims’ rights, it complicates coherence with the victims’ directive;
Amendment 105 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 22 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Calls on Member States to ensure that residency status should not be a criterion to have full enjoyment of the rights of victims, particularly in cases when the victim is resident in another Member State. Calls on the member States to establish specific measures to ensure the provision of information to victims not resident in the territory where the crime took place; such measures shall in particular focus on the rights of non- resident victims within criminal proceedings and for compensation;
Amendment 109 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 27 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Calls on Member States to assure that, if the victim does not reside in the Member State where the act of terrorism took place, this Member State should cooperate with the Member State of residence in order to facilitate assistance for the victim;
Amendment 114 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recalls that one of the most important objectives of the Victims’ Rights Directive wais to improve the position of victims of crime across the EU and to place the victim at the centre of the criminal justice system;
Amendment 119 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Calls on the Member States to step up criminal procedure law measures guaranteeing the protection of child victims throughout the entirety of criminal proceedings and thereafter to ensure that they receive assistance and support, thereby avoiding that child victims are exposed to secondary victimisation;
Amendment 126 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Member States to properly implement in their legislation the individual assessment of the victims, this being an essential procedural step to detect and identify the specific needs of a victim, and consequently to grant specific protection in accordance with the victim’s needs; the individual assessment needs to be reviewed on a regular basis to determine on-going support needs, and a follow-up review within an appropriate period of time after the crime happened, based on existing knowledge of trauma reactions, shall be provided to victims.
Amendment 130 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 11 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Regrets the difficulties experienced by victims to access support services; Deplores that in some Member States, victims support services have still not been set up; Highlights that victim support services should be accessible even when a person has not proven yet that he or she is victim of a crime, or before any official procedure or act has taken place;
Amendment 131 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Member States to pay particular attention to the individual assessment of minorschildren and of child victims of human trafficking, child sexual abuse and exploitation; recalls that child victims shall be always considered to have specific protection needs due to their vulnerability as foreseen in art.22 par 4 of the Directive;
Amendment 136 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Highlights the fact that individual assessments are crucial as they help the victim realise that he or she has certain rights, and the right to make decisions, in the proceedings they are involved in and, if a child, the right to have access to the specific procedural safeguards that would apply to them from the very beginning of the legal proceedings;
Amendment 139 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 14 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Calls on the Member States to provide specific training for persons responsible for assisting victims of terrorist acts, as well as granting the necessary resources to that effect;
Amendment 140 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide training programmes and guidelines for law practitioners, police officers, prosecutors and judges to ensuring that they are better able to execute individual assessments without delay once a crime has taken place, to avoid further victimisation or secondary victimisation experienced by victims of crime and to empower victims, as a means of reducing post-traumatic stress; stresses that such training should also be included in education programmes, in cooperation with civil society and NGOs, and that compulsory and other specific training should be available, on a regular basis, to all professionals involved in dealing with victims of crime, in order to develop a victim-oriented mind- setmind-set suited to handling the specific characteristics and needs of each type of victim; points out that personal training is essential for the objectives of the Directive to be implemented effectively;
Amendment 143 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide training programmes and guidelines for law practitioners, police officers, prosecutors and judges to ensuring that they are better able to execute individual assessments without delay once a crime has taken place, to avoid further victimisation or secondary victimisation experienced by victims of crime and to empower victims, as a means of reducing post-traumatic stress; recalls that particular attention should be given to training professionals dealing with victims of child-related crimes, especially in cases of sexual abuse and sexual exploitation; stresses that such training should also be included in education programmes and that compulsory training should be available, on a regular basis, to all professionals involved in dealing with victims of crime, in order to develop a victim-oriented mind- set;
Amendment 148 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 18 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Calls on the Member States to ensure they comply with all obligations on training for police officers and to include in their training how to conduct the individual assessment of victims in a timely manner while ensuring its efficient and flawless implementation
Amendment 153 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 17 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Calls on Member States to provide training to a wide range of healthcare professionals including general practitioners, doctors specialized in emergency assistance, nurses, medical assistants, clinical social workers and reception staff with a view to providing an effective response to the victim, particularly in relation to gender-based violence ; recommends placing a duty on medical staff in hospitals to report suspected crimes to the police and provide victims with information on their rights and access to support;
Amendment 162 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Reminds the Member States of the requirement to provide translation and interpretation services free of charge, noting that lack of information in other languages may constitutes an obstacle for the effective protection of the victim and a form of discrimination against the victim;
Amendment 165 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Urges the Commission and the Member States to engage actively in information campaigns to increaseraise general public awareness aboutof the rights of victims, and to step up efforts to raise awareness of its strategic value via the media, as established by EU law;
Amendment 166 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Urges the Commission and the Member States to engage actively in information campaigns to increase awareness about the rights of victims as established by EU law, including the specific needs of child victims;
Amendment 169 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 20 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Calls on Member States to exchange best practices related to a victim-oriented approach for police officers in their daily work;
Amendment 170 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 20 – point 1 (new)
(1) Encourages Member States to adequately use EU funding aimed at adequate judicial training which is key to ensure that victims are well aware of their rights and are treated in a respectful manner;
Amendment 171 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Member States to exchange best practices on establishing mechanisms to encourage and facilitate for victims to report the crimes they have suffered; Calls on the Member States to step up specific measures to protect more effectively child victims of child sexual abuse by also improving the role of national helplines, given that self- reporting of children is limited;
Amendment 172 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 21 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Calls on Member States to establish specific measures in the case of a mass casualty attack to enable large numbers of victims to participate in criminal proceedings;
Amendment 174 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Stresses the need to improve information mechanisms in Member States to ensure that victims are not only aware of their rights, but that they know where to go for help in exercising them;
Amendment 177 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission to counteract the judicial and practical flaws in the implementation of this directive by a proper interplay of the various EU victim- protection instruments, such as Directive 2011/99/EU of 31 December 2011 on the European Protection Order, Directive 2011/36/ EU of 5 April 2011 on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims, Directive 2011/93/EU of 13 December 2011 on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography, and Directive 2014/42/EU of 3 April 2014 on the freezing and confiscation of instrumentalities and proceeds of crime; calls on the Member States to implement these important instruments, including the Istanbul Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and girls, with coherence in order to ensure that victims in Europe fully enjoy their rights;
Amendment 183 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Member States to put in place measures to ensure that written and oral communications comply with simple language standards taking in consideration vulnerable groups such as children and people with disabilities, so that victims can be kept informed in an adequate and targeted manner before, during and after criminal proceedings;
Amendment 186 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 25 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Calls on Member States to ensure that where the exercise of rights is bound by time limitation periods, delays resulting from translation and interpretation difficulties shall betaken into account;
Amendment 188 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls on the seven Member States that have not yet done so to consider stalking a criminal offense on the basis of the relevant provisions in the directive on the right to protection of privacy, the right to protection and, in particular, the right to avoid contact with the offender and as called for under art.34 of the Istanbul Convention to prevent and combat violence against women and girls;
Amendment 189 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls on the seven Member States that have not yet done so to consider stalking a criminal offense on the basis of the relevant provisions in the directive on the right to protection of privacy, the right to protection and, in particular, the right to avoid contact with the offender or with other potential perpetrators or accomplices;
Amendment 191 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Calls on Member States to avoid subsequent victimisation arising from humiliation and honour attacks on the victim by sections of society close to the original attacker; reiterates that such acts constitute additional victimisation and should not be protected by the right to the freedom of expression, as set out in article 10(2) of the European Convention on Human Rights and jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights1a _________________ 1aJudgment of 16 July 2009, case Feret v Belgium, §73
Amendment 194 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Calls on the Member States to guarantee assistance to victims from victim support services before, during and after criminal proceedings, including psychological support; deplores the fact that in some countries, governments rely heavily on NGOs to provide key support services to victims (‘volunteerism’)underlines the important role of civil society in victims support; considers nevertheless that governments shall not rely only on NGOs to provide key support services to victims (‘volunteerism’) and shall build capacity to develop victims support mechanisms, involving law enforcement authorities, health and social services and civil society;
Amendment 198 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 28 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Calls on Member State to provide specialists' support to victims of terrorism in emergency response-planning to ensure delivery of appropriate support services immediately after an attack as well as in the long term.
Amendment 199 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 28 – point 1 (new)
(1) Calls on the Member States to establish specific measures to ensure the provision of information to victims not resident in the territory of the Member State of a terrorist attack. Such measures shall in particular focus on the rights of non-resident victims within criminal proceedings and for compensation.
Amendment 202 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls on all Member States to tacklecombat impunity at all times asnd ensure that perpetrators are brought to justice, so that victims can feel protected; not doing so could have a severe impact the psychological recovery process of the victim;
Amendment 203 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 29 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Calls on the Member States to set up legal mechanisms to criminalise the glorification of an act of terrorism if this humiliates the victims and might cause secondary victimisation by damaging the dignity and recovery of the victim who was victimised through that act of terrorism;
Amendment 204 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Considers that the victims of terrorism must be kept central to European society, as a symbol of the defence of democratic pluralism; to this end, calls for conferences, memorials and audiovisual material to raise awareness among European citizens, and for a European register of victims for administrative use;
Amendment 206 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 b (new)
Paragraph 29 b (new)
29b. Recalls the specific nature of victims of terrorist attacks, who fall into a separate category and who have specific needs; calls on the European Commission to draft a specific Directive on the Protection of Victims of Terrorism;
Amendment 212 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 30 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Reiterates that a person who has fallen victim of crime in another member state or who is not a citizen of the European Union is also eligible to enjoy the rights, support and protection this Directives ensures;
Amendment 214 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 32 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Calls on the Commission to highlight the use of the EU-funded Project called ‘InfoVictims’ as a tool to inform victims on criminal process by using different communications means such as brochures and posters to reach out to them; this project enhances the sharing of good practices for informing victims of crimes;
Amendment 217 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 33 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Calls on Member States to adopt appropriate measures to avoid, in the matter of possible, an attack on the private life of the victim and the family members, in particular related to investigative activity and during legal procedures;
Amendment 218 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 33 – point 1 (new)
(1) Calls on the Commission to turn the current e-Justice portal into a more user-friendly platform that will provide concise and understandable information to victims about their rights and the procedures to be followed;
Amendment 219 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33 a. Calls on Member States to engage, in full respect of freedom of expression, with media and journalists to adopt measures of auto-regulation in the aftermath of a terror attack in order to guarantee the protection of the private life of victims and their family members and in addition recognise the value of cooperating with specialised services for victims assistance and support in helping victims to deal with the media attention they receive;
Amendment 225 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 34 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Calls on Member States, in case of a terrorist attack, to establish a coordination centre to bring together those organisations and experts competent to provide information, support and practical services to the victims and to their families and relatives.The services shall be confidential, free of charge and easily accessible to all victims of terrorism.They shall include in particular: (a) Specialist emotional and psychological support, such as trauma support and counselling specifically adapted to the needs of victims of terrorism; (b)Vocational rehabilitation services to assist victims suffering from injuries and harm to find new jobs or change careers; (c) Facilitation of safe virtual connections for victims with other victims and victim run support groups; (d) Community based support services; (e) Services to inform family members of the identification of victims and their remains and repatriate remains;
Amendment 226 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 34 – point 1 (new)
(1) Calls on Member States to set up a single centre to receive family members of victims, and where appropriate direct victims, immediately after a terrorist attack and in particular provide family members with: a) emotional and psychological support in accordance with their need; b) practical assistance; c) information on the attack and on victims; d). a secure environment for family members to meet; e). security from the press and advice on handling press requests.
Amendment 227 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34 a. Regrets that, compared to the Istanbul Convention, the scope of the Victims’ Rights Directive is more limited as regards protection of victims of gender- based violence (including persons affected by FGM); at the same time welcomes the Victims' Rights stronger accountability mechanism and stresses that the two instruments should be promoted together to maximize the protection offered to victims of gender-based violence.
Amendment 231 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Calls on the Member States to establish: a) a permanent dedicated website on which all public information on a terrorist attack that has taken place in that Member State can be accessed;. The following information should be gathered and made available as a matter of urgency through the website: contact information of any organisations responsible for providing support and information to victims, family members and members of the public following a terrorist attack, and information on the attack and measures established in response to the attack, including information on finding or connecting with missing victims and measures to assist victims to return home, which shall include: i. How to retrieve any property lost as a result of an attack ii. Normal psychological responses of victims to an attack and guidance to victims on ways to mitigate any negative responses, and information on possible non-visible injuries such as hearing loss. iii. Information on how to replace identification documents iv. Information on how to obtain financial assistance, compensation or government benefits v. Information on the specific rights of victims of terrorism and family members, including rights within criminal proceedings as prescribed in Directive 2012/29/EU. vi. Any other information deemed necessary for the purposes of ensuring victims are informed about their rights, their safety, or services available to them. b) A private access website, available to the victims of terrorist attacks and their family members, providing information to the victims which is not publicly available. c) Planning on informing family members about the situation of victims d) Collection of the same information data on victims by all authorities and organisations having responsibility for the reception, treatment and assistance of victims. Information shall be collected in accordance with the needs of all organisations involved in the response to the terrorist attack and in the support to the victims and their families.
Amendment 233 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 35 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Calls on the Commission to present a legal act to support Member States in the prevention and suppression of all forms of violence against women and girls and of gender-based violence;
Amendment 234 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 35 – point 1 (new)
(1) Calls on the Member States to establish a national network of victim support services to enhance cooperation between these organizations and to launch working groups to share good practices, develop training and improve communication between authorities and victims of crime;
Amendment 236 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35 a. Underlines that it is vital that Member States respond to victims of crime in a respectful, sensitive and professional manner in order to trigger encouragement for victims of crime to report to law enforcement or medical staff;
Amendment 237 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35 a. Calls on all Member States and the EU to ratify and fully enforce the Council of Europe Istanbul Convention to prevent and combat violence against women and girls and protect victims;
Amendment 242 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Calls on the Council to activate the passerelle clause by adopting a unanimous decision to identify violence against women and girlsspouses and children (and other forms of gender-based violence) as a criminal offence under Article 83(1) TFEU;
Amendment 244 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36 a. Calls on the Commission to submit a legal act to support Member States in the prevention and suppression of all forms of violence against women and girls and of gender-based violence;
Amendment 245 #
2016/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Calls on the Member States to implement, properly in an efficient manner, with sufficient economic and financial resources and in full cooperation with the Commission, all provisions of the Victims’ Rights Directive;
Amendment 39 #
2016/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas there has been an expansion in size, scope and, composition and influence of civil society around the world over the past decade; whereas, at the same time, the restrictions against civil society actors and activities have become increasingly repressive and forceful in somea growing number of developing countries;
Amendment 53 #
2016/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas any credible and effective EU response in addressing shrinking civic space requires an accurate and timely assessment and understanding of the threats and factors driving the restrictions; whereas it needs to adequately balance development and political cooperation, ensuring coherence between all EU external and internal instruments, as well as cooperation at local, regional and international levels;
Amendment 71 #
2016/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is deeply concerned that the closing down of civil society space in developing countries is being carried out in increasingly subtle and sophisticated ways, which are harder to tackle and range from legislation, administrative, reporting and banking requirements, to the criminalisation and stigmatisation of CSO representatives, defamation, administrative harassment, online repression, censorship, arbitrary detention, torture and assassination; recalls the comprehensive and diversified EU system of human rights conditionality; calls on the Commission to explore ways to exert more effective pressure on those governments clamping down on civil society organisations;
Amendment 72 #
2016/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Is deeply concerned by the rising trend of massive crackdown on online freedom of expression and access to and use of the internet and the practice of disabling information in order to pressure institutions into self-censorship;
Amendment 73 #
2016/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Deplores the recent developments of increased bureaucracy such as mandatory registration requirements in many countries for CSOs, which continues to make operations more difficult for these organisations, with the sole aim for governments to enable state control over CSOs;
Amendment 87 #
2016/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the longstanding commitment and support by the EU to civil society in developing countries, and reiterates its unequivocal call for continued and increased support and funding by the EU in creating a free and enabling environment for civil society at country and local level; considers that the EU should deploy a greater degree of positive conditionality allocating new development funds to those governments allowing wider space for civil society;
Amendment 96 #
2016/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Underlines the high necessity to tackle governmental and non- governmental tactics of marginalising critical voices and diminishing universally recognised human rights values under the notion of traditions as a way to undermine the credibility and importance of civic society organisations;
Amendment 104 #
2016/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Encourages the EU to become an active facilitator and to promote institutional mechanisms and multi- stakeholders’ initiatives for reinforced dialogues and partnerships among developing countries governments, CSOs, local authorities and the private sector on an enabling civil society environment;
Amendment 111 #
2016/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls equally that the private sector is a key partner in achieving the SDGs, and has an important role to play in fostering civic space, promoting an enabling environment for CSOs and trade unions, and addressing market and government failures, in particular through public-private partnerships;
Amendment 116 #
2016/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Reiterates the obligation for the private sector to respect both human rights and the highest social and environmental standards; calls on the EU to set up an appropriate framework to address how corporations integrate human rights, including social and economic rights and standards when operating in developing countries; calls on the EU and its Member States to continue to engage actively in the work of the UN’s Human Rights Council in order to hold corporations accountable for human rights abuses;
Amendment 118 #
2016/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Believes that trade and investment agreements concluded by the EU and its Member States must not undermine, either directly or indirectly, the promotion and protection of human rights and civic space in developing countries; welcomes in this regard the introduction of human rights clauses in all these agreements;
Amendment 130 #
2016/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Deplores the lack of organisations helping victims of terrorism in third countries during the current rise of global terrorism; underlines therefore the urgent need to establish a secure climate for organisations with the aim to protect victims of terrorism;
Amendment 136 #
2016/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Deeply deplores the crackdown in some third countries on many organisations defending the rights of women and children;
Amendment 141 #
2016/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Strongly recommends a better protection for representatives of CSOs in third countries in order to tackle possible hostility against these representatives;
Amendment 142 #
2016/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the EU and its Member States to systematically include shrinking civic space in all their bilateral relations and to make use of all available instrument and tools, including development and trade, to ensure that partner countries uphold their commitment to protecting and guaranteeing human rights;
Amendment 144 #
2016/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Welcomes the appointment of human rights and civil society focal points in EU Delegations dedicated to improving cooperation with local civil society, in particular in providing assistance to vulnerable groups and individuals; calls on the EU Delegations to further engage with CSOs in the programming cycle of EU funds, and in their subsequent monitoring;
Amendment 60 #
2016/2219(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Highlights that human rights abuses through terrorism have gained widespread prevalence and a new scale in the areas traditionally covered by EU development and neighbourhood policies such as Sub-Saharan Africa or Middle East;
Amendment 61 #
2016/2219(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Stresses the need to better link foreign policy security responses, humanitarian relief and long term development responses in order to tackle the root level causes of terrorism;
Amendment 62 #
2016/2219(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Urges the EEAS to include good practices on rights, protection and support of victims of crime and violence within development programmes for third countries and to exchange anti-corruption policies with third countries as corruption is often a gateway for impunity and the root of injustice for victims;
Amendment 5 #
2016/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
- having regards to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the General Comment no. 16 of the UN Committee on the Rights of Child,
Amendment 40 #
2016/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas most human rights violations in the garment sector are labour- rights related and include the denial of workers fundamental right to join or form a union of their choosing and bargain collectively in good faith; whereas this has led to widespread labour rights violations ranging from poverty wages, wage theft, unsafe workplaces, physical and sexual harassment, to precarious work;
Amendment 67 #
2016/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
H a. whereas children's rights are an integral part of human rights and ending child labour should remain an imperative; whereas the work of children requires specific regulations with regards to age, working time and types of work;
Amendment 111 #
2016/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to present a legislative proposal on binding due diligence obligations for supply chains in the garment sector aligned with OECD guidelines and internationally agreed standards on human rights and social and environmental standards; this proposal should focus on the core problems garment workers face (occupational health and safety, a living wage, freedom of association, protection from sexual harassment and violence) and should address the following matters: key criteria for sustainable production, transparency and traceability, including collection of data and tools for consumer information, due diligence checks and auditing, access to remedy; gender equality, children's rights, supply-chain due diligence reporting; awareness raising; notes, however, with concern that a lot more needs to be done and urges the Commission to take further actions which have a direct impact on workers’ lives;
Amendment 127 #
2016/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Encourages the EU and its Member States to promote, through policy dialogue and capacity building, the take-up and effective enforcement of international labour standards and human rights by partner countries based on ILO Conventions, in particular ILO Conventions 138 and 182, and recommendations; stresses in this context that respecting the right to join and form a union and engage in collective bargaining is a key criterion for business accountability;
Amendment 139 #
2016/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Commission to deliver on its objective to foster improvements in the ready-made garment sector, including through a strong gender and children focus; calls on the Commission to make gender equality and children's rights a central focus of its flagship legislative initiative;
Amendment 148 #
2016/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Emphasises the need to enhance codes of conduct, labels and fair trade schemes, and of ensuring alignment with international standards such as the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, the Children's Rights and Business Principles developed by UNICEF, the UN Global Compact and Save the Children, and the upcoming OECD due diligence guidance for the garment and footwear sector;
Amendment 4 #
2016/2057(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that Sustainable Development Goal 3, with nine quantitative and four qualitative targets, clearly states that by 2030 everyone should have access to good mental and physical health throughout their lives; underlines that, each year, 100 million people fall into poverty because of health costs which are disproportionate to their incomes, and that, according to the WHO, over one third of the world’s population, with over 50 % in Africa, does not have access to safe, effective and affordable medicines;
Amendment 8 #
2016/2057(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recognises that developing medicines and medical research is a multibillion business which indicates the complexity of providing easy access to medicines for developing countries which requires the need for proper national and international legislation to remove the obstacles for developing countries to have access to medicine;
Amendment 27 #
2016/2057(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 35 #
2016/2057(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the EU to actively promote innovative practices in the pharmaceutical sector that give priority to access-oriented pricing strategies in developing countries, and put a greater focus on neglected and non- communicable diseases;
Amendment 43 #
2016/2057(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Supports competition in generic medicines, which allows broad access to medicines in LMICs; calls, in particular, for the EU to support actively governments that use the available legal measures, including TRIPS safeguards and flexibilities, to protect and promote public health; calls also for the EU to immediately stop targeting countries such asoften its approach towards India that have implemented progressive TRIPS- compliant IP policies which promote access to medicines, through its watch-list of ‘'priority countries’';
Amendment 47 #
2016/2057(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recognises the importance of developing generic medicines for developing countries while at the same time supporting investment for research and development of new drugs;
Amendment 48 #
2016/2057(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Believes that achieving access to medicines for all is a shared responsibility between public and private actors; stresses the importance of encouraging multi- stakeholder partnerships and ensuring the full participation of private sector and civil society in the definition of health;
Amendment 59 #
2016/2057(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that, without transparency of research and development costs to originator companies and information on the actual prices paid for medicines across the EU, any discussion on fair medicine prices remains impossible; recalls the Commission’s commitment to greater transparency of EU positions, specific legal proposals, and negotiating texts in the TTIP negotiations;
Amendment 67 #
2016/2057(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Urges to take advantage ofWelcomes the ongoing review process of the EU Tiered Pricing Regulation to repeal it unless it can be amended, in close collaboration with the Commission’s Directorates- General for International Cooperation and Development (DG DEVCO) and for Health and Food Safety (DG SANTÉ), in order to support all measures that countries have at their disposal to ensurebetter ensure a worldwide access to affordable access to medicines.;
Amendment 72 #
2016/2057(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Highlights that women and children have less access to medicines in developing countries than adult men due to a lack of availability, accessibility, affordability and acceptability in terms of discrimination based on cultural, religious or social factors, and poor quality of health facilities;
Amendment 74 #
2016/2057(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Warms that the global incidence of dengue fever has grown dramatically in recent decades, particularly in tropical and sub-tropical developing countries, and that the lack of proper medication to reduce the symptoms of dengue fever will worsen the situation as early detection and access to proper medical care reduces fatality rates below 1%;
Amendment 75 #
2016/2057(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Urges the need for an international rapid emergency unit, coordinated between public and private sector, to immediately provide proper medicines for patients in the developing world who are suffering from a viral or bacterial outbreak;
Amendment 23 #
2016/2047(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Welcomes the establishment of a Victims of Terrorism Response Co-ordination Centre (EURO 2 million) which should overcome barriers such as poor knowledge and weak skills development by bringing together key operational experts, victim advocates and organisation from around Europe to identify key priorities and issues for victims of terrorism and deliver a coordinated support for victims of terrorism across borders in order to have a proper victim oriented approach in emergency responses infrastructures;
Amendment 55 #
2016/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the proposed EU accession to the Istanbul Convention and calls for the EU and the Member States to ratify the Istanbul Convention as soon as possible to protect, prevent and eliminate all forms of violence against women and domestic violence; reminds Member States that the EU accession does not exonerate them to sign, ratify and enforce the Istanbul Convention and urges them to do so;
Amendment 62 #
2016/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Considers that violence against women, such as honour killing, forced marriage, trafficking, female genital mutilation, domestic violence are serious violations of human rights that should be criminalised and punished and never be justified by religious or cultural tradition.
Amendment 65 #
2016/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Considers that all those living in Europe, regardless of their original culture and tradition, should respect the law and women’s rights and dignity;
Amendment 67 #
2016/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Strongly condemns the frequent acts of harassment and rape in public places in Europe and considers that every women and girl should feel safe from any form of sexual harassment in any public place in Europe; calls on Member States to take the necessary measures to ensure that these acts are properly sanctioned, that the perpetrators are brought to justice and that appropriate protection is provided to victims;
Amendment 71 #
2016/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Stresses that in order to effectively combat gender-based violence, a change of attitude towards women and girls is necessary; they are too often represented in subordinate roles and violence against them is too often tolerated or undermined; calls on Member States to do more to combat gender based stereotypes and discrimination against women and girls;
Amendment 89 #
2016/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Member States to fully implement Directive 2011/36/EU on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings as well as well Directive 2011/92/EU on combating child sexual abuse and exploitation in order to prevent women and girls from trafficking, violence and sexual exploitation;
Amendment 92 #
2016/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Underlines the important role of parents within an educational framework to promote gender equality;
Amendment 94 #
2016/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the Member States to fully implement Directive 2012/29/EU on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime and Directive 2011/99/EU on the European order to ensure appropriate protection and assistance to women and girls victims of violence.
Amendment 111 #
2016/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Deplores the high level of impunity and lack of justice for victims of sexual harassment in public places;
Amendment 136 #
2016/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Member States to organise aware raising campaigns to combat sexual harassment of women in cities and to stimulate mutual gender respect within a multicultural framework;
Amendment 159 #
2016/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the European Commission to set up programs to efficiently promote gender equality in schools;
Amendment 170 #
2016/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the European Commission to combat the unfair treatment of women and image of gender inequality in the media industry by exchanging best practices for media companies to better apply a gender equal approach in broadcasting and publicity;
Amendment 98 #
2016/0151(COD)
Draft legislative resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to the study on "Linear and on-demand audiovisual media services in Europe 2015", published by the European Audiovisual Observatory in June 2016,
Amendment 99 #
2016/0151(COD)
Draft legislative resolution
Citation 5 b (new)
Citation 5 b (new)
- having regard to the study "Analysis of the implementation of the provisions contained in the AVMSD concerning the protection of minors", published by the European Audiovisual Observatory in November 2015,
Amendment 410 #
2016/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Directive 2010/13/EU
Chapter II – Article –2 (new)
Chapter II – Article –2 (new)
Amendment 416 #
2016/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point 2
Directive 2010/13/EU
Chapter II – Article –2 a (new)
Chapter II – Article –2 a (new)
Amendment 10 #
2015/2340(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
1a. Calls for Member States to implement Directive 2011/36/EC, as well as all relevant legal frameworks on THB, without any delay; urges the Commission to take legal actions against neglecting Member States;
Amendment 12 #
2015/2340(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Insists on the need for the EUMember States to enhance police and judicial cooperation between Member Stateson a European level and with third countries in the investigation and prosecution of trafficking in human beings (THB), in particular via Europol and Eurojust, including information sharing, participation in Joint Investigation Teams and in combating recruitment of people for THB through the internet and other digital means; considers that he announcement that at least 10 000 children went missing over the last months has clearly shown that Member States and European Agencies urgently have to step up their efforts in terms of cross-border cooperation, information exchange and joint investigations and operations in order to be able to tackle trafficking in human beings;
Amendment 16 #
2015/2340(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls upon the European Union and Member States to provide their law enforcement and police agencies with the necessary staff and resources for the agencies to be able to receive information also from families or other sources, to exchange this information with the relevant European and national authorities and to properly treat and analyse this information;
Amendment 21 #
2015/2340(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Reminds that trafficking children often lead to cases of sexual abuse, forced to prostitution, forced labour or illegal organ harvesting and trafficking in combination with murder of the children; urges the responsible Member States' and European authorities to strengthen cooperation during investigative operations to prevent those crimes in cooperation with each other and with third countries;
Amendment 23 #
2015/2340(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Urges the Commission and the Member States to ensure that law enforcement personnel, including agencies such as Frontex and Europol, are provided with adequate training into be able to deal with cases of THB, with an emphasis on the special needs of trafficked women, children and other vulnerable groups and on how to provide incentives and adequate protection for victims of THB and for others to report traffickers;
Amendment 27 #
2015/2340(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the EAAS to exchange best practices with third countries, firstly, on training of police authorities and aid workers to understand how to most adequately approach victims, and secondly, on applying the principle of individual assessment of victims to determine their specific needs, help and protection;
Amendment 28 #
2015/2340(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Stresses that children and disabled people should be considered as vulnerable victims of human trafficking; victims of human trafficking may develop disabilities due to abuse at the hands of their trafficker, while alternatively, an individual who has a disability may be targeted by a trafficker due to that vulnerability;
Amendment 32 #
2015/2340(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on EU and Member State law enforcement agencies to reinforce their capacities as regards financial investigation and prosecution of individuals and criminal networks that profit from THB, for example for terrorist financing and to ‘'follow the money’' as a key strategy in their work; in order to destroy organized crime and terrorist networks at the root;
Amendment 39 #
2015/2340(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recalls that sex tourism—that is, the practice of traveling or vacationing for the purpose of having sex—is a billion dollar industry that further encourages the sexual exploitation of women and girls;
Amendment 40 #
2015/2340(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Highlights that trafficking of human beings fuels organized crime groups that usually participate in many other illegal activities, including drug and weapons trafficking and money laundering while at the same time it burdens public health systems, erodes government authority, encourages widespread corruption, and threatens the security of vulnerable populations;
Amendment 41 #
2015/2340(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the importance of the principle of mutual recognition as a fundamental pillar in the proper functioning of the EU; Calls on the Commission and Member States to strengthen the status of victims of trafficking through mutual recognition of judicial and administrative decisions and legislative measures;
Amendment 53 #
2015/2340(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines that trafficked people are victims of serious crime and should benefit from protectionassistance and support regardless of their willingness to cooperate with the law enforcement authorities; considers it essential that, after conducting a comprehensive risk assessment on the viability of the return of aalls on the Member States to issue a residence permit for victims of THB, a residence permit should be granted to those victims and their families whose safety upon return to their country of origin might not be guaranteed; calls on the Commission to review Directive 2004/81/EC, including by raising the minimum validation ccording to Directive 2004/81/EC and fully apply articles 12 to 16 of Directive 2011/36/EU to ensure protection for victims of trafficking in criminal proceedings, including for child victimes of a residence permittrafficking and unaccompanied minors; stresses that any return must always be consistent with the principle of non-refoulement;
Amendment 56 #
2015/2340(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses that victims, often from third countries, rarely understand the culture and language of the country into which they have been trafficked; they therefore experience another layer of psychological stress and frustration;
Amendment 57 #
2015/2340(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 5 – point 1 (new)
5b. Stresses that clients who consume the services provided by the human traffickers are mostly men from all sorts of backgrounds and that in many parts of the world there is little to no perceived stigma to purchasing sexual favours for money as prostitution is viewed as a victimless crime;
Amendment 61 #
2015/2340(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Denounces the recent disappearance of 10.000 unaccompanied child refugees recently disappeared who, according to Europol, might be now victims of organised trafficking mafias and forced into sex and labour slavery;
Amendment 64 #
2015/2340(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Member States to ensure that victims of THB and their family members have access to free legal aid and counselling, including in criminal, and civil or migration proceedings; underlines the need for a special and focused THB approach and protection for vulnerable groups such as refugees, people with disabilities and children, including unaccompanied minors from third countries.
Amendment 70 #
2015/2340(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Member States to increase cooperation with third countries to prevent and combat trafficking in Human beings; calls in particular to assist third countries in adopting legislation criminalising THB and combating the culture of impunity;
Amendment 72 #
2015/2340(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Points out that the Union needs a binding and mandatory legislative approach to resettlement, as set out in the Commission's agenda for migration; Points out that humanitarian admission can be used as a complement to resettlement in order to give urgent protection, often on a temporary basis, to the most vulnerable where needed, e.g. unaccompanied minors or refugees with disabilities, or those in need of urgent medical evacuation;
Amendment 73 #
2015/2340(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on the EU and on the Member States to support international organisations and NGOs in promoting raising awareness and information campaigns to alert potential victims of trafficking in HB in third countries;
Amendment 79 #
2015/2340(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Calls on the EU and the Member States to keep the fight of trafficking in Human beings, which is a serious breach of human rights, as a priority in their external relations and dialogue with third countries;
Amendment 81 #
2015/2340(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Stresses that NGOs and individuals working to protect and help victims of THB should not be held responsible of any crime;
Amendment 84 #
2015/2340(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Calls for Member States to educate their citizens on THB and victim identification through information campaigns, including raising awareness on the impact and consequences of "sex tourism" and the fact that many of the women and children who serve the sex tourism industry engage in "survival sex";
Amendment 88 #
2015/2340(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)
Paragraph 6 e (new)
6e. Calls on the Commission and Member States to take targeted and appropriate prevention measures aimed at reducing the risk of people becoming victims on trafficking, such as education and training, awareness-raising campaigns and research programmes;
Amendment 8 #
2015/2316(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Warns that the human rights of third- country migrants are systematically violated in the EU, at its borders and in its partner countries; stresses that this happens particularly in detention centres, and that migrants are often victims of deportation, illegal refoulement, and violations of their rights to health and educationCalls on countries of origin, transit and destination to better respect human rights of migrants and refugees; stresses that particular attention should be put in relation to detention centres where individuals, suspected of visa violations, illegal entry or unauthorised arrival and those subject to deportation and removal in detention until a decision is made by immigration authorities to grant a visa and release them into the community, are kept;
Amendment 9 #
2015/2316(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the European Commission and the EEAS to enhance the exchange of good practices with third countries, specifically in providing training to aid workers and police authorities to identify more efficiently the different characteristics, backgrounds and experiences of migrants, in order to better protect and help these migrants in accordance with their needs; particularly attention should be paid to women and girls who are vulnerable, as they are exposed to all kinds of danger directed to them, both in the regions of conflict and in the mass of influx of refugees;
Amendment 10 #
2015/2316(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. States that human traffickers sell a distorted picture to many refugees; reiterates the importance of combating human trafficking, cutting the money flow and dismantling the networks, as this will have a positive effect on the human rights situation of refugees in third countries intending to flee war and terror;
Amendment 11 #
2015/2316(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Calls on the EEAS to promote the importance of education for children, including for those who are displaced or who are living in refugee camps, as education provides normality to a child’s life, which in consequence provides dignity and restores the human right for a child to have a caring childhood;
Amendment 12 #
2015/2316(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Stresses the need for the European Union to step up its foreign policies in bringing peace and stability in those areas where war and conflict triggers enormous migration flows to the European Union;
Amendment 13 #
2015/2316(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 e (new)
Paragraph 2 e (new)
2e. Reiterates the recent statement by the United Nations’ High Commissioner for Refugees that a large number of migrants are victims of terrorism and of serious violations of human rights, and that therefore these refugees should be treated accordingly;
Amendment 17 #
2015/2316(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the EU and its Member States to assume their responsibilities with respect to forced migration and human rights violations in third countries, and to address the root causes both of human rights violations in third countries and of forced migraddress the root causes of migration from third countries to Europe; emphasises that those causes are linked to increasing effects of conflicts and wars, human rights violation, lack of good governance and spreading corruption fromin third countries to Europe;
Amendment 29 #
2015/2316(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Condemns the negaStresses positive effects of activities by EUsocially responsible multinationals and of EU sustainable trade policies in third countries, such as general impoverishment and the systematic violation of human rights through the exploitation of these countries’ human and natural resources; calls on the Commission to urgently present and implement a legally binding inteconomic growth, stimulated investment and developing productive capacity, with a positive effect on employment;; calls on the Commission to promote CSR in order to enable companies opernational instrument on business activities in thirdng in developing countries to countries and human rightsbute to social welfare;
Amendment 33 #
2015/2316(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Condemns the use of development funds to finance migration policies, and rejects any instrumentalisation of development cooperation agreements aimed at imposing migration, trade and economic policies in third countries and interfering in their internal affairs and economic planningStresses that development funds must not finance migration- related policies;
Amendment 36 #
2015/2316(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 39 #
2015/2316(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the link between military interventions by EU Member States in third countries and the increase in human rights violations and forced migration; callsat expenditure related to security is particularly relevant in the current efforts to comprehensively address the security-development nexus and deliver on Goal 16 onf the Commission to present and implement a legally binding regulation that forbids any arms trade with countries in conflict or in which human rights are violated2030 Development Agenda; believes that promoting peace, security and justice in developing countries is of paramount importance in order to address the root causes of poverty; however, emphasises that such funding which does not constitute ODA must come from other instruments than from the Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI) or the European Development Fund (EDF);
Amendment 41 #
2015/2316(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for the cancellation of the external debt of impoverished countries, as such debt makes it impossible for their governments todebt relief of impoverished countries, in order to help them develop public policies that guarantee respect for human rights.;
Amendment 50 #
2015/2229(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Deplores the breaches of human rights by third countries of the use of government-imposed limits to children by means of a two-child policy per family or when payments of government subsidies is only destined to the first child;
Amendment 63 #
2015/2229(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Expresses its deep concern about possible human rights violations of women and girls in refugee camps in the Middle East and Africa, including reported cases of sexual violence and unequal treatment of women and girls; asks the EEAS to push for stricter rules and good practices in third countries in order to undermine inequality of refugees in spite of their gender;
Amendment 75 #
2015/2229(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the need for an exchange of good practices by the EEAS to combat the deploring amount of impunity and the lack of access to justice for victims of crimes related to sexual violence; condemns firmly the lack of access to justice for women in third countries, specifically when they are victims of gender-based violence;
Amendment 86 #
2015/2229(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses the need for a continuity of education for girls in refugee camps, in conflict areas and in areas that are being affected by extreme poverty and environmental extremities such as drought and floods;
Amendment 94 #
2015/2229(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Regrets that all too often women are being discriminated for not providing them easy access to financial resources such as loans by banks, when compared to men; underlines that women empowerment in the entrepreneurial realm has been proven to be a vital factor in boosting the economy and, in the long term, combatting poverty;
Amendment 8 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8
Citation 8
– having regard to the 1989 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, and the European Parliament Resolution of 27 November 2014 on the 25th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child;
Amendment 32 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas THB takes many different forms across many legal and illegal activities, including, but not limited to, agriculture, food processing, prostitution, sexual exploitation of children online, domestic work, manufacturing, care, cleaning, other types of forced labour (particularly in the service industries), forced begging, forced criminality, forced marriage, illegal adoptions and the trade in human organs;
Amendment 60 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas particular attention should be given to children, unaccompanied minors and migrant women as they face multiple risks;
Amendment 71 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas 70% of victims of trafficking and 70% of suspects traffickers in the EU are EU-nationals, according to the 2016 Report of Europol on trafficking in human beings in the EU;
Amendment 72 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas a majority of the registered victims are women and girls trafficked for the purposes of sexual exploitation, together comprising up to 95 % of the victims trafficked for sexual exploitation12 ; whereas trafficking is a form of violence against women and girls; __________________ 12 Idem, Eurostat report.
Amendment 78 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas there is a clear distinction between THB and human smuggling, but undocumented migrants are particularly vulnerable to exploitation and further victimisation, especially children and women;
Amendment 81 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas trafficking is a serious organised crime that generates high profits of about 150 billion dollars a year; whereas there is still too low risk of being prosecuted and too low sanctions to be applied to deter crime compared to the high profits;
Amendment 84 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K b (new)
Recital K b (new)
Kb. whereas in order to be effective any legislation to combat trafficking must be accompanied by a clear cultural shift from a culture of impunity to a culture of zero tolerance against trafficking;
Amendment 88 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Member States to speed up the full and correct enforcement of Directive 2011/36/EU on preventing and combating trafficking in Human beings and protecting its victims;
Amendment 90 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Member States to combat impunity, criminalise trafficking and ensure that perpetrators are brought to justice and that sanctions are strengthened as well as adequate to be dissuasive; calls on Member States to improve collection of evidence to combat trafficking and to increase police and judiciary cooperation including with Europol, Eurojust and Frontex with particular attention to the gender dimension of THB;
Amendment 94 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. AcknowledgeCommends the good work done by the office of the EU Anti-Trafficking Coordinator in the development ofing knowledge and evidence on the various aspects of THB, including research into the gender dimension and the particular vulnerability of children;
Amendment 98 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Member States to strengthen cooperation in order to track and confiscate assets of traffickers, in particular linked to abuse and sexual exploitation of women and girls; calls on Member States to use all existing tools available more efficiently such as mutual recognition of Court judgements, joint investigation teams and the European investigation order;
Amendment 100 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Considers that migrants are particularly vulnerable to trafficking, especially children and women; calls on Member States to increase cooperation, including in the hotspots, to identify potential victims and to use all means to combat traffickers and smugglers;
Amendment 105 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines that under Article 11 of the directive, Member States have an obligation to establish mechanisms to ensure the early identification of, assistance to and support for victims, in cooperation with relevant support organisations; calls on Member States to implement Articles 11 to 17 of the Directive concerning protection and support of victims with a gender sensitive approach and to fully apply Directive 2012/29/ EU establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime to ensure proper support and assistance for victims of THB;
Amendment 117 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes the huge and increasing role of the internet in the recruitment of victims and the exchange of information between criminal networks; calls on the Member States to ensure that their respective anti- trafficking policies take account of this and that law enforcement efforts addressing cyber technologies have the gender expertise needed to tackle this in the best way; stresses that new technologies, social media and the internet should also be used to raise awareness and alert potential victims on the risks of trafficking;
Amendment 128 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that the principal source of information for the registration of victims is the police, pointing to the need for targeted and specialist training for police officers; highlights that using prisons and detention centres as registration sources shows a failure of the system;
Amendment 136 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to develop guidelines based on best practices to develop and mainstream gender expertise into the activities of law enforcement bodauthorities across EU;
Amendment 141 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. CRecalls on the Commission and the Member States to work together tothat training of practitioners and officials is crucial to early identify potential victims and prevent crime; calls therefore on the Member States to fully apply art 18. 3 of the Directive 2011/36/EU and to share best practices in particular when createing gender-sensitive training programmes for persons coming in contact with victims of THB in an official capacity, including police officers, border officers, judges, magistrates, lawyers, front-line medical staff and social workers; stresses that training should include detection of victims, the formal identification process and appropriate, gender-specific assistance for victims;
Amendment 149 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Member States actively to include social partners, private sector, trade unions and civil society in their initiatives to prevent THB, particularly in the field of labour exploitation, including as regards the identification of victims and awareness- raising activities;
Amendment 154 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Notes that while sexual exploitation of children is illegal in all Member States, this does not prevent trafficking of children for sexual exploitation; calls on the CommissionMember States to fully implement Directive 2011/92/EU on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography and to step up their police and judicial cooperation to prevent and combat child sexual exploitation; calls on the Commission in cooperation with the Member States to examine how the demand for sexual services drives child trafficking, and how beston Member States to share best practices to reduce demand;
Amendment 181 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Notes that it is already illegal under Directive 2009/52/EC for employers to use the work or services of third-country nationals with no legal residency status in the EU with the knowledge that they are victims of THB,; and is concernedacknowledges that EU nationals who are victims of THB are not included under this legislation; asks that the Commission examine the impact of this apparent loophole and assess the need to change the legislation in order to close itcalls on the Member States to ensure that in their national legislation EU- nationals victims of trafficking are protected from labour exploitation and relevant sanctions are put in place;
Amendment 182 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Recalls that according to Europol about 10.000 unaccompanied children have disappeared after their arrival in the EU in 2015 and that they could be victims of trafficking and exposed to all sort of exploitation and abuse; calls on the Member States to register children upon their arrival and ensure their inclusion in the Child protection systems; calls on the Member States to increase information sharing in order to better protect migrant children in Europe who are particularly vulnerable to trafficking;
Amendment 223 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Calls on the Member StatesRecalls that according to Directive 2004/81/EC Member States are bounded to allow a period of reflection and recovery for victims of trafficking in human beings; Calls on the Member States when determining the duration of such a period to take into account art.13 of the Council of Europe Convention on action against trafficking in human beings and to assess the possibility of extending the minimum 30-day recovery and reflection period included in the Council of Europe Convention for women trafficked for the purposes of sexual exploitation, given the significant and sustained harms of this form of violence against women;
Amendment 225 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Notes that the current EU Strategy towards the Eradication of THB comes to an end in 2016, and calls on the Commission to evaluate the current strategy and introduce a new one that includes a clear gender dimension and contains concrete actions in this regard; calls for this strategy to be integrated and made coherent with other policy areas, with a view to ensuring effective implementation of anti-trafficking measures, including, but not limited to, security, migrationgender equality, migration, cybersecurity and law enforcement.
Amendment 229 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Asks thatCalls on the Member States to collect more detailed data by compiling reliable statistical information gathered from all main actors, by ensuring that the data is disaggregated by gender, age, type of exploitation (within the subsets of types of THB), country of origin and destination, and by including internally trafficked people, to better assess the gender dimensionidentify potential victims and precvent trendcrime; calls ion THB, as well as by collecting data on recovthe Member States to increase data sharing to bettery and reflection periods, residence permits and victim compensationssess the gender dimension and recent trends in THB and combat trafficking more effectively; calls on the Members States to ensure that national rapporteurs play a more significant role in the coordination of data collection initiatives, in close cooperation with relevant civil society organisations active in this field;
Amendment 240 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
44. Asks that the Commission produce a study onto include in its upcoming report on the Implementation of Directive 2011/36/EU the links between different types of trafficking and the routes between them;
Amendment 108 #
2015/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. Whereas home-grown terrorism has given an extra boost to a dangerous extend ever since ISIS took over land in Syria and Iraq and delivered a worldwide propaganda campaign to join forces with Jihadist and to deliver attacks within their home country;
Amendment 112 #
2015/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
Recital H b (new)
Hb. Whereas youth radicalisation should not be disconnected from its social and political context and must be investigated within the broader scope of sociology of conflict and violent studies;
Amendment 115 #
2015/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H c (new)
Recital H c (new)
Hc. Whereas the geographical proximity of the conflict in Syria, the easy access to Syria, and the atrocities of the Syrian government and its international condemnation has given great legitimacy to armed commitment and has therefore increased the recruitment of volunteers to fight the Syrian regime by means of joining Jihad terrorist groups such as ISIS.
Amendment 360 #
2015/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Highlights the importance of combining de-radicalisation programs such as establishing partnerships with community representatives, investment in social and neighbourhood projects and mentoring schemes dedicated to youths considered at risk of radicalisation;
Amendment 468 #
2015/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls on the Commission to step up EU's expertise on preventing radicalisation by establishing a European network that incorporates the information provided by the Radicalisation Awareness Network (RAN) and the Policy Planner's Network on Polarisation and Radicalisation (PPN) and the information coming from experts specialised in a large array of disciplines across social sciences;
Amendment 59 #
2015/0281(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The European Union is founded on the universal values of human dignity, freedom, equality between women and men and solidarity, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. It is based on the principle of democracy and the principle of the rule of law, principles which are common to the Member States.
Amendment 163 #
2015/0281(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Member States should ensure that the position of the victims of terrorism is adequately recognised before, during and after criminal proceedings and should adopt specific measures of protection, support and assistance, with respectful and fair treatment of the victim, responding to the specific needs of victims of terrorism, further qualifying and deepening the rights already contained in the Directive 2012/29/EU of the European Parliament and the Council28 . Victims of terrorism are those defined in Article 1 of the Directive 2012/29/EU, in relation to terrorist offences as referred to in Article 3. The measures to be taken by Member States should ensure that in the event of a terrorist attack, the victims of terrorism will obtain emotional and psychological support, including trauma support and, counselling in combination with providing realistic fear management programs if needed, and any relevant legal, practical or financial information and advice. __________________ 28 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 of 15 March 2001(OJ L 315, 14.11.2012 p. 37).
Amendment 167 #
2015/0281(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) Member States affected by terrorism should set up the creation and development of a one-stop shop for information and advice for victims of terrorism, not merely to meet victims' needs on acquiring information and advice, but also to provide victims with psychological first aid and referral possibilities, and where appropriate to play a central role in communicating with press.
Amendment 168 #
2015/0281(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 b (new)
Recital 16 b (new)
(16b) Member States need, in full respect of freedom of expression, engage with media and journalists to adopt measures of auto-regulation in the aftermath of a terror attack in order to guarantee the protection of the private life of victims and their family members and in addition recognise the value of cooperating with specialised services for victims assistance and support in helping victims to deal with the media attention they receive.
Amendment 169 #
2015/0281(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 c (new)
Recital 16 c (new)
(16c) Member States should adopt appropriate measures to avoid, in the matter of possible, an attack on the private life of the victim and the family members, in particular related to investigative activity and during legal procedures.
Amendment 170 #
2015/0281(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 d (new)
Recital 16 d (new)
(16d) Given that the recent deadly militant attacks in Brussels fuels concern that terror groups such as Islamic State could eventually target nuclear plants and develop radioactive "dirty bombs" while underlining that much of the world's plutonium and enriched uranium remains vulnerable to theft, Member States should impose safety measures to protect citizens against biochemical terror attacks.
Amendment 171 #
2015/0281(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 e (new)
Recital 16 e (new)
(16e) Victims of terrorism have suffered attacks that are intended ultimately to harm society or a larger group they represent. They therefore need special attention, support and social recognition due to the particular nature of the crime that has been committed against them.
Amendment 172 #
2015/0281(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 f (new)
Recital 16 f (new)
(16f) Victim support groups encompass the needs of victims, amongst their legal support, into four necessities: the right to justice, dignity, truth and memory, by which the later stands for rebuking terrorism unconditionally.
Amendment 173 #
2015/0281(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 g (new)
Recital 16 g (new)
(16g) Member States should encourage specific training for persons responsible for assisting victims or terrorist acts, as well as granting the necessary resources to that effect.
Amendment 174 #
2015/0281(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 h (new)
Recital 16 h (new)
(16h) In a considerable number of cases the victim is also the most important witness in the trail and needs to be protected from possible retaliatory or threatening behaviour from the offender; therefore the need for security should be extended to include prevention of repeat or secondary victimisation.
Amendment 181 #
2015/0281(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) Member States should assure that, if the victim does not reside in the Member State where the act of terrorism took place, this Member State should cooperate with the Member State of residence in order to facilitate assistance for the victim.
Amendment 188 #
2015/0281(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) This Directive respects the principles recognised by Article 2 of the Treaty on the European Union, respects fundamental rights and freedoms and observes the principles recognised in particular by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, including those set out in Chapters II, III, V and VI thereof which encompass inter alia the right to liberty and security, freedom of expression and information, freedom of association and freedom of thought conscience and religion, the general prohibition of discrimination in particular on grounds of race, colour, gender, sexual orientation, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, disability, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, the right to respect for private and family life and the right to protection of personal data, the principle of legality and proportionality of criminal offences and penalties, covering also the requirement of precision, clarity and foreseeability in criminal law, the presumption of innocence as well as freedom of movement as set forth in Article 21(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and Directive 2004/38/EC. This Directive has to be implemented in accordance with these rights and principles.
Amendment 195 #
2015/0281(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19 a (new)
Recital 19 a (new)
(19a) The implementation of this Directive should be accompanied by simultaneous measures, support programmes and awareness-raising campaigns in order to prevent radicalisation, with special focus on women and girls that should be included as they are increasingly being radicalised and recruited by terrorist organisations. Particular attention should also be given to the active role of women in both prevention and deradicalisation process;
Amendment 225 #
2015/0281(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) Attacks upon a persons' life which may cause death or injury;
Amendment 226 #
2015/0281(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) attacks upon the physical integrity of a person, including rape, sexual assault, trafficking and slavery of women and girls which often leads to death, and manipulation of women and girls in order to mislead them to travel to conflict areas outside the Union or joining terroristic activities;
Amendment 336 #
2015/0281(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Each Member State shall take the necessary measures to ensure the protection of and assistance to persons whose cooperation with the criminal justice system in the prevention, investigation or prosecution of terrorist offences, puts them, or persons closely associated with them, at risk of serious physical or emotional harm, with special assistance for persons economically or socially dependent on the alleged perpetrator, i.e. female family members and children.
Amendment 379 #
2015/0281(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States shall ensure that specific services to assist and support victims of terrorism are in place. Such services shall have the capacity and organisational structure necessary to provide assistance and support to these victims immediately after an attack and as long as necessary thereafter, in accordance with the specific needs of each victim. The services shall be confidential, free of charge and easily accessible to all victims of terrorism. TheyIn addition to the services required under Article 9 (1) of Directive 2012/29/EU, specialist services for victims of terrorism shall include in particular:
Amendment 381 #
2015/0281(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States shall ensure that specific services to assist and support victims of terrorism are in place. Such services shall be gender-sensitive where relevant, have the capacity and organisational structure necessary to provide assistance and support to these victims immediately after an attack and as long as necessary thereafter, in accordance with the specific needs of each victim. The services shall be confidential, free of charge and easily accessible to all victims of terrorism. They shall include in particular:
Amendment 383 #
2015/0281(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) specialist emotional and psychological support, such as trauma support and counselling specifically adapted to the needs of victims of terrorism;
Amendment 384 #
2015/0281(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) vocational rehabilitation services to assist victims suffering from injuries and harm to find new jobs or change careers;
Amendment 385 #
2015/0281(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point b b (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point b b (new)
(bb) facilitation of safe virtual connections for victims with other victims and victim run support groups;
Amendment 386 #
2015/0281(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point b c (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point b c (new)
(bc) community based support services;
Amendment 387 #
2015/0281(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point b d (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point b d (new)
(bd) services to inform family members of the identification of victims and their remains and repatriate remains;
Amendment 388 #
2015/0281(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point b e (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point b e (new)
(be) a single centre to receive family members of victims, and where appropriate direct victims, immediately after a terrorist attack. The centres shall in particular provide family members with: i. emotional and psychological support in accordance with their needs; ii. practical assistance; iii. information on the attack and on victims; iv. a secure environment for family members to meet; v. security from the press and advice on handling press requests;
Amendment 389 #
2015/0281(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point b f (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point b f (new)
(bf) an emergency information telephone line to be operated following an attack. Provision shall be made for the service to provide foreign language assistance.
Amendment 390 #
2015/0281(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Members States shall ensure that any officials who are likely to come into personal contact with women and children who are victim of terrorism are able to access and receive appropriate initial and ongoing training, to a level appropriate to their contact with victims, so that they are able to identify victims and their needs and deal with them in a respectful, sensitive, professional and non-discriminatory manner.
Amendment 391 #
2015/0281(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States shall establish co- ordination mechanisms to ensure effective transition of support for victims from the immediate aftermath of the attack to the long term. Such mechanisms shall ensure in particular the referral of victims to long term services where different organisations provide support during different time frames;
Amendment 392 #
2015/0281(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Member State shall provide specialists in support to victims of terrorism in emergency response planning to ensure delivery of appropriate support services immediately after an attack as well as in the long term.
Amendment 393 #
2015/0281(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 2 c (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Member States shall ensure that victims of terrorism are offered an individual assessment to determine their support needs and that support services are made available in accordance with those needs. The needs assessment shall be reviewed on a regular basis to determine on-going support needs. A follow up review within an appropriate period of time after the attacks, based on existing knowledge of trauma reactions, shall be provided to victims.
Amendment 394 #
2015/0281(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 2 d (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Member States shall establish coordinated mechanisms to collect information on victims of a terrorist attack taking place in their territory and to provide them with specific information relevant to their needs in the immediate aftermath of a terrorist attack and during any criminal proceedings.
Amendment 395 #
2015/0281(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 2 e (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 2 e (new)
2e. Such mechanisms shall in particular provide for: a) A permanently established single website through which all public information related to any terrorist attack that takes place on the territory of the Member State can be accessed. The following information should be gathered and made available as a matter of urgency through the website: contact information of any organisations responsible for providing support and information to victims, family members and members of the public following a terrorist attack, and information on the attack and measures established in response to the attack, including information on finding or connecting with missing victims and measures to assist victims to return home, which shall include: i. How to retrieve any property lost as a result of an attack; ii. Normal psychological responses of victims to an attack and guidance to victims on ways to mitigate any negative responses, and information on possible non-visible injuries such as hearing loss; iii. Information on how to replace identification documents; iv. Information on how to obtain financial assistance, compensation or government benefits; v. Information on the specific rights of victims of terrorism and family members, including rights within criminal proceedings as prescribed in Directive 2012/29/EU; vi. Any other information deemed necessary for the purposes of ensuring victims are informed about their rights, their safety, or services available to them; b) A private access website, available to the victims of terrorist attacks and their family members, providing information to the victims which is not publicly available; c) Planning on informing family members about the situation of victims; d) Collection of the same information data on victims by all authorities and organisations having responsibility for the reception, treatment and assistance of victims. Information shall be collected in accordance with the needs of all organisations involved in the response to the terrorist attack and in the support to the victims and their families;
Amendment 396 #
2015/0281(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 2 f (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 2 f (new)
2f. Member States shall establish specific measures in the case of a mass casualty attack to enable large numbers of victims to participate in criminal proceedings.
Amendment 399 #
2015/0281(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that their competent authorities cooperate among each other to ensure access to information for victims of terrorism who are residents of a Member State other than that one where the terrorist offence was committed. The access to information shall include in particular information about the victims' rights, available support services and accessible compensation schemes. Such coordination mechanisms shall include: i. procedures to enable the safe transfer of information about victims of the terrorist attack to relevant support services, taking into account relevant data protection laws. ii. the determination of a coordinating support organisation in the Member State of residence of any victim of an attack. iii. the transfer of information to be published on websites as provided for under Article 22. Member State shall ensure that such information is included on their own websites at least where they are aware of victims who are residents or citizens.
Amendment 400 #
2015/0281(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 2
Article 23 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that all victims of terrorism, have access to the assistance and support services as laid down in Article 22, on the territory of the Member State of their residence, even if the terrorist offence was committed in another Member State or a third country. The coordinating support organisation together with the Member State’s competent authority shall be responsible for offering support services to victims on their return to the Member State of Residence.
Amendment 401 #
2015/0281(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 23 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States shall establish specific measures to ensure the provision of information to victims not resident in the territory of the Member State of the attack. Such measures shall in particular focus on the rights of non-resident victims within criminal proceedings and for compensation.
Amendment 402 #
2015/0281(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 23 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Member States shall ensure that where the exercise of rights is bound by time limitation periods, delays resulting from translation and interpretation difficulties shall be taken into account.
Amendment 403 #
2015/0281(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 2 c (new)
Article 23 – paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Member States shall establish measures to assist victims not resident in the Member State of criminal proceedings to participate in criminal proceedings and to ensure they are able to exercise their rights in accordance with their role in proceedings.
Amendment 430 #
2015/0281(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall, by [48 months after the deadline for implementation of this Directive], submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council, assessing the impact and added value of this Directive on combating terrorism, and protecting and assisting victims of terrorism. The Commission shall take into account the information provided by Member States under Decision 2005/671/JHA.
Amendment 10 #
2015/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The Union can best support Tunisia’s economy, in accordance with the objectives set out in the European Neighbourhood Policy and in the Euro- Mediterranean Agreement, by providing an attractive and reliable market for Tunisia’s exports of olive oil. This requires. To that end, one possible concession that the Union could make to Tunisia, as a result of the attack referred to, is to introduce autonomous trade measures allowing for the import of this productTunisian oil into the Union on the basis of a duty free tariff quota.
Amendment 13 #
2015/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) Union stocks of olive oil at the start of the 2015/2016 crop year are below average levels for previous crop years, as a result of which an increase in Tunisian imports is unlikely to bring about imbalances on Union markets. As regards the next crop year, volumes are difficult to forecast for the time being, however, in view of major fluctuations in harvests.
Amendment 16 #
2015/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The preservation of the stability of the olive oil market in the Union requires that the additional volume generated by the autonomous trade measures is only made available after the exhaustion of the volume of the annual olive oil duty free tariff rate quota laid down in Article 3(1) of Protocol 1 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement. In order to prevent major harm to Union production setups, this Regulation also provides for safeguard measures so as to preclude market distortions.
Amendment 22 #
2015/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The specific autonomous trade measures established by this Regulation are intended to alleviate the difficult economic situation, which Tunisia is currently facing, due to the terrorist attacks. Those measures should therefore be limited in time and be without prejudice toDespite the fact that the Union olive oil market has gone through critical times in recent years, the new quota represents a substantial increase over the tariff quota which the Union has granted the country for many years. The measures concerned are therefore limited in time and cannot serve as a precedent in the negotiations between the Union and Tunisia on the establishment of a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA), which are to started in October 2015. An extension of the application period may be contemplated at the end of this period if warranted by the market situation or progress in the DCFTA negotiations.
Amendment 31 #
2015/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Amendment 47 #
2015/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5 a (new)
Amendment 49 #
2015/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 b (new)
Article 5 b (new)
Article 5b Assessment report The Commission shall assess the impact of the new tariff quota on Union markets nine months after the entry into force of this regulation. It shall present the impact assessment to the European Parliament and the Council.
Amendment 54 #
2015/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
It shall apply from 1 January 2016 until 31 December 20176 This regulation may be extended up to December 2017 in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 1.
Amendment 20 #
2015/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers regrettable the absence of gender mainstreaming in the Europe 2020 strategy; and calls on the Commission and the Council to introduceconsider focusing more on a gender equality pillar in the strategy and having an overarching gender equality objective;
Amendment 28 #
2015/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes those country-specific recommendations (CSR) intended to advance gender equality, but considers it regrettable that the CSR on the whole have no gender dimension, specifically as regards labour market reforms; calls for specific equality policy guidance on reducing gender inequalities, in particular the gender pay gap, to be included in the aAnnual gGrowth sSurvey;
Amendment 31 #
2015/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Reiterates its call on the Member States to incorporate the gender dimension into their stability and convergence programmes and national reform programmes through the setting of qualitative targets and measures that address persisting gender gaps and to systematically apply the principles of gender budgeting, which often results in women finding themselves below the poverty line at a later stage of their lives, and to systematically apply the principles of gender budgeting with a view to examining the current action programmes and policies, their effects on resource allocation, and their contribution to equality between women and men;
Amendment 36 #
2015/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 40 #
2015/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses that Member States should improve the participation rate of children and young adults in educational systems and should put more focus on the problem of early school leaving, especially by collecting information on its main causes with a view to adopting and implementing policies for its prevention;
Amendment 45 #
2015/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers it regrettable thatWelcomes the Investment Plan for Europe is not ambitious enough in terms ofthat focuses on removing obstacles for investments that will foster job creation and investing in real needs such as childcare, care of dependent persons, including the elderly, care infrastructure and services.
Amendment 9 #
2014/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Amendment 10 #
2014/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas Article 4 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union prohibits all forms of inhuman or degrading treatment;
Amendment 12 #
2014/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the violence suffered by women includes physical, sexual and psychological abuse, child abuse, sexual harassment and stalking, also because of the new technologies and the internet, and whereas in some cases this violence results insexual abuse, rape, stalking, domestic violence and, in extreme cases, femicides and/or so-called crimes of honour and constitutes a violation of women’s fundamental right to dignity, equal treatment and access to justice;
Amendment 27 #
2014/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas mass access to the internet has opened up still further opportunities for physical and psychological abuse of women, including online grooming;
Amendment 29 #
2014/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas gender discrimination continues to this day, having serious repercussions on work and private life and whereas this frequently happhas an adverse effect on the quality of the private and working lives of victims, and prevents in them field of education, training and servicerom fully enjoying their rights; whereas there are often cases of multiple discrimination against women;
Amendment 38 #
2014/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas, according to the findings of an investigation conducted in 2014 by the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights, most women who have been subjected to violence do not report what has happened to the police;
Amendment 45 #
2014/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to promote a strategy andfor taking more incisive action plan to combat all forms of violence against womengender violence and homophobia, improvinge prevention and providinge proper protection and assistance to victims, paying special attention to the most vulnerable people, such as children, and the elderly and victims of multiple discrimination; calls on the Commission also to declare 2016 European Year against Violence against Women;
Amendment 61 #
2014/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is alarmed at the under-representation of women in decision-making processes, companieCalls on the European institutions to pay greater attention to the finding that a mere 17.8% of board members of the largest publicly listed companies in the EU are women and the fact that women continue to be under-represented in politics and in the politicaleconomic spheres;
Amendment 78 #
2014/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Member States to give the National Institutes for Gender Equality independence anthe resources they need financial autonomy so that they can order to acquire the necessary staff and play an authoritative role;
Amendment 88 #
2014/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Member States and the European institutions to cooperate with the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) and the Agency for Fundamental Rights, in orderkeeping with the shared determination to work together to combat violence and gender discrimination.
Amendment 94 #
2014/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Member States to make it easier for women who have been subjected to violence to gain access to justice, and to promote the exchange of best practice.
Amendment 15 #
2014/2230(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that many Afghan women's rights advocates are worried that the decrease in international funding and influence following the reduction of international troops in 2014 might give 'carte blanche' to the Taliban and risks reversing some of the progress on women's rights, and that resistance to Western-driven and Western-influenced rights programming, particularly with regard to women's rights, is increasing within the Afghan polity;
Amendment 20 #
2014/2230(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Alarms that in spite of the ban on child marriage, the Afghan Ministry of Public Health estimates that 21 percent of all women were married by age fifteen and another 53 percent by age eighteen;
Amendment 25 #
2014/2230(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Strongly condemns the use of Islamic sharia law in certain areas in Afghanistan to justify punishments in the most extreme forms of violence such as stoning to death, flogging or slavery of women;
Amendment 8 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph A a (new)
Paragraph A a (new)
Aa. Suggests to the European Commission to intensify the dialogue with developing countries, acknowledging the challenges but also stressing the opportunities that could be opened with TTIP;
Amendment 17 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph B
Paragraph B
B. Notes that, although the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiation mandate is now public, its wording is so general that its content and possible spillover effects on developing countries are still not known; calls for a thorough analysis, when TTIP provisionsRequests the Commission to prepare a thorough analysis, once the provisions of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) are clearer, of its likely impact on low income countries and the future sustainable development goals;
Amendment 31 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph C
Paragraph C
C. Is of the opinionAsks the Commission to consider that the effect of the TTIP on developing countries will vary depending on their economic structure and current trade relations; sees, however, the potential serious risk of diminished market access and resulting trade diversion for some countries, and that least developed countries are expected to benefit from TTIP mostly by the increase of demand for raw materials and products from developing countries as a consequence of increased trade flows between the EU and the US;
Amendment 35 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph C a (new)
Paragraph C a (new)
Ca. Asks the Commission to take into consideration that TTIP is an external change for developing countries, and that the scope of opportunities seized will depend on their own will and ability to implement certain internal reforms and adaptations, and thus suggests to the European Commission to provide support for these reforms through development cooperation instruments;
Amendment 37 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph C b (new)
Paragraph C b (new)
Cb. Asks the Commission to note that opening markets will trigger pressure on governments to commit to real structural reforms, in order to take advantage of the opportunities to increase trade and investment and recommends that such reforms, especially in the field of human rights protection, including labour rights, should be supported through EU's development cooperation policy;
Amendment 38 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph C c (new)
Paragraph C c (new)
Cc. Asks the Commission to step up efforts in communicating to the general public that elimination of both tariff and non-tariff barriers through TTIP would lead to adding up 100 billion euros to the economies of developing countries;
Amendment 42 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph D
Paragraph D
D. StressesAsks the Commission to take into account that the majority of developing countries benefit from some degree of tariff preferences from the EU and the USA, with margins likely to be significantly affected by the TTIP; underlines and bear in mind that adaptation to onew sets of norms and standards is not necessarily negative, but that it is essentialwill lower the cost of trade for developing countries, and recommends to the Commission to alleviate the cost of compliance (especially for SMEs) through development cooperation instruments;
Amendment 49 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph D a (new)
Paragraph D a (new)
Da. Suggests to the Commission to make efforts to agree with the US on mutual recognition instruments, where possible, since that would significantly lower the cost of trade for third countries allowing them access to both the US and EU market by complying with the standards and certification procedures of only one market;
Amendment 58 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph E
Paragraph E
E. Is worried that the TTIP and other mega trade deals are likely to reshape global trade rules and set new standards, while also being discriminatory, by excluding some 130 countries from the negotiations and risking sidelining important issues for developing countries such as food security, agricultural subsidies and climate change mitigation; urges the Commission to step up efforts to advance in multilateral fora and overcome the current Doha Round stalemateAsks the Commission to bear in mind that, while acknowledging that TTIP and other mega trade deals are a result of the failure of the Doha round negotiations, the pursuit of multilateral agreements should remain EU´s preferential option;
Amendment 74 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph F
Paragraph F
F. Sees, however, the potential of the TTIPRequests the Commission to promote the highest global standards of this century on human rights protection, decent work, environmental protection, and food and product safety within the negotiations.
Amendment 3 #
2014/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that respect for human rights, including economic, cultural and social rights, good governance, democratic values, peace and security, is a prerequisite for the reduction of poverty and the achievement of the MDGs; takes the view that human rights must be a cross-cutting feature of all goals, targets and indicators in the post-2015 agenda, placing the individual at the heart of the matter and supporting integrated, sustainable human development; emphasises that the agenda must be based on strong transparency and accountability mechanisms and be grounded in human rights; asserts that commitments on governance and human rights are measurable and can be followed up;
Amendment 5 #
2014/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the EU to redouble its efforts to ensure in the upcoming intergovernmental negotiations that the human rights-based approach (HRBA) and the reduction of inequalities become underpinning concepts of post-2015 global development and are also included in concrete fashion in the goals and targets themselves; stresses the need to ensure that the post-2015 agenda includes, inter alia, women’s rights, children’s rights, good governance, democracy, and sexual and reproductive health and rights, as being key elements for developmentuniversal health coverage as being key elements for development; emphasises that the link between migration and development must be an important area in the post-2015 agenda;
Amendment 11 #
2014/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the need to address human rights in a holistic and indivisible fashion by emphasising and strongly committing to economic, social and cultural rights, since without these rights there can be no development; stresses the need to tackle the root causes of poverty; highlights the obligation to respect international labour standards, in line with the fulfilment of the ILO Decent Work Agenda, and calls for the setting-up of a universal social protection floor; takes the view that social issues should have a more central place in the EU’s external relations; urges the EU to incorporate a social clause reflecting ILO core labour standards in all its external trade agreements;
Amendment 13 #
2014/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes that a deteriorating security situation worldwide and the increasing financial crisis ever since the 2008 meltdown has increased the use of child labour in the world’s poorest countries and could have legal and reputational implications for companies that source goods from the developing world; urges the VP/HR and the EEAS to further promote the International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour particularly in developing countries where a deploring amount of children are put to work to supplement family income;
Amendment 17 #
2014/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes that third countries with weak governance and large flows of aid also have a higher rate of corruption which as a consequence diverts the intended purpose of development aid and weakens the development of human rights; calls on the EEAS to support development programs where humanitarian aid and transparency go hand in hand for the sake of advancing human rights in third countries;
Amendment 22 #
2014/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights the importance of supporting the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the need for corporate accountability; stresses the need to adopt a legally binding international instrumentdraws attention to the EU strategy on corporate social responsibility for 2011- 2014, which called on Member States to draw up national plans to implement the UN Guiding Principles on bBusiness and hHuman rRights;
Amendment 24 #
2014/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes that, instead of a challenge, companies should regard it as an opportunity to create new business potential in regions that need sustainable and responsible investment the most, and which should contribute to respecting human rights in developing countries;
Amendment 29 #
2014/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for a concentrated EU effort against land-grabbing, by means of calling for adequate safeguards to prevent it and highlighting the direct responsibility of the EU and European companies in the matter; calls for an assessment of the impact of EU trade policy on land- grabbing, the implementation of the global Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security, and the adoption of binding guidelines for preventing land- grabbing; calls on the EU to commit, in line with the recommendations of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, to a fundamental shift towards agro-ecology as a means of guaranteeing the right to food;
Amendment 33 #
2014/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Takes the view that the EU, including its delegations, should identify early warning signals, such as human rights violations, that point to potential conflicts and humanitarian catastrophes; calls on the EU to design best practices for promoting and protecting human rights in post-disaster and post-conflict situations, paying special attention to disabled people, women and children and other vulnerable groups and with a focus on human rights mainstreaming in relief, recovery and reconstruction efforts, while respecting the humanitarian principles of humanity, impartiality, neutrality and independence and the needs-based approach to humanitarian assistance;
Amendment 37 #
2014/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Highlights the importance of linking security, development and human rights; in this regard, strongly condemns the use of sexual violence in armed conflicts, includingmostly against women and young children, which is a continuing practice in certain fragile developing states, such as the Democratic Republic of Congo and in particular its eastern provinces, as already denounced for years now by the UN, local authorities and NGOs, and by Dr Denis Mukwege, the winner of Parliament’s 2014 Sakharov Prize; calls on the EU and the Member States to ensure that their implementation of asylum, migration and border control policies follows international human rights law;
Amendment 83 #
2014/2216(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. expresses its deep concern of the increase of serious human rights violations by terrorism across the world, specifically amongst Middle Eastern countries; refers to a recent 2014 report which indicated a 62% of terrorist activity from 2012 to 2013 and an increase from 15 to 24 countries that experienced terrorism causing more than 50 deaths.
Amendment 84 #
2014/2216(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. urges the VP/HR and the EEAS, with referral to the increase of terrorist activity in countries mostly located in the Middle East and the Mesopotamian area, to cooperate better and more efficiently with governments to combat all forms of terrorism
Amendment 219 #
2014/2216(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Urges the EEAS to spread good practices on rights, protection and support of victims of crime and violence in third countries, and to exchange anti- corruption policies with third countries as corruption often is a gateway for impunity and often the root of injustice for victims
Amendment 351 #
2014/2216(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61 a (new)
Paragraph 61 a (new)
61a. express its deep concern of turning a blind eye by governments to inhumane cases of the sexual abuse of women at a time when one in three of women worldwide will experience violence in their lives; urges the EEAS to further set up good practices on combating rape and sexual violence of women in third countries in order to tackle the causes at the root of this problem
Amendment 421 #
2014/2216(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 73 a (new)
Paragraph 73 a (new)
73a. deplores that worldwide still countries are reluctant to sign the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) which provides detailed guidance for the development of inclusive societies for the protection of children with disabilities
Amendment 43 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas the private sector contributes through tax payment to government revenues and domestic resource mobilisation for development in developing countries, which can contribute to less aid dependency;
Amendment 48 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C e (new)
Recital C e (new)
Ce. whereas the private sector is a potential provider of goods and services to poor communities and people, reducing costs, increasing choices and tailoring products and services to their specific needs;
Amendment 52 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C h (new)
Recital C h (new)
Ch. whereas the private sector can contribute to the spreading of environmental and social safeguards and standards, which have been agreed upon internationally to ensure a positive contribution of profit companies to development;
Amendment 84 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I d (new)
Recital I d (new)
Id. whereas according to the Human Poverty Index of the United Nations Development Programme 1.2 billion people make less than 1.25 dollar per day, whereas inequality is rising and is one of the mayor threats to global stability;
Amendment 121 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Highlights that 70% of people making less than 1.25 US dollar per day live in Middle-Income Countries; stresses the importance of development aid to Middle- Income Countries as they are essential for continued global economic growth and stability due to their positive spill-over effect to the rest of the world in terms of poverty reduction, international financial stability, climate change mitigation and international trade;
Amendment 159 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to step up their efforts to promote the economic empowerment of women; notes that a savings-led approach to the financial inclusion of women has a proven track record; recommends a gender mainstreaming approach in all partnership programmes, combined with entrepreneurship training for women and youth; notes that according to the IMF the income per capita would increase significantly if women would contribute equally with men to the workforce;
Amendment 193 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Stresses the need for the private sector to foresee long term investment for returns, as depending on their shareholders, they might otherwise lack the long-term vision needed for returns in social sectors that are key for human development;
Amendment 204 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Stresses the need to establish financial incentives to avoid exclusion of poor remote populations and farmers who grow crops that are not of any major commercial interest or that are unlikely to be attractive to agribusiness partners;
Amendment 234 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Recommends that effective access to justice and compensation for victims of corporate abuse should be provided in the developing country where a development project is taking place;
Amendment 242 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 c (new)
Paragraph 20 c (new)
20c. Recommends that all European enterprises who operate in developing countries provide a level of transparency in accordance with OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises in terms of respecting human rights, positively contributing to the social and environmental well-being of developing countries, and cooperating in partnership with Civil Society Organisations (CSOs);
Amendment 261 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Urges the Commission to be more transparent and accountable when using the blending mechanism by providing more information to the public; urges the Commission to strengthen the criteria for setting up aid grants and their amounts, and to specify in detail the added value of blending in each of its projects;
Amendment 279 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Highlights the unique role of Official Development Aid in eradicating all forms of human poverty and of meeting basic social needs, particularly in least developing countries without neglecting the poorest in all developing countries;
Amendment 1 #
2014/2204(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas its resolution of 18 September 20141 recognised that women are disproportionately affected by the Ebola virus disease (EVD), with women accounting for, on average, 55 to 75 per cent of all victims; whereas evidence suggests that pregnant women are hit particularly hard, whilst infected by the virus with death tolls close to 100 per cent but also given their vulnerability to and fear of infection through maternal health care; __________________ 1 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2014)0026.
Amendment 4 #
2014/2204(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas women and girls are particularly exposed to EVD because of their roles as principal caregivers, health workers dealing with childbirth, maternal patients or as those handling corpses before burial rites, and as smallholder farmers or cross-border traders confronted by a decline in food production and closed borders, taking away their income, putting them behind in payments for microcredit loans, but also causing steep increases in food prices and ultimately making it more difficult for women to feed their families;
Amendment 21 #
2014/2204(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas EVD is not only a public health catastrophe but has also long-lasting psychological, social and economic effects on women and girls; whereas following the death of a relative, the stigmarumours and fear surrounding EVD for women and girls persists, e.g. in terms of inheritance rights and as orphans, while the closing down of schools risks creating a “lost generation” of children deprived of formal education for long periods of time and also increases the risks of teenage pregnancy, child marriage and violence against women;
Amendment 31 #
2014/2204(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the international community, in formulating its response strategies, to address the realities facing women and girls, and underlines the importance of gender-balanced health specialist teams and the availability of sex-disaggregated data and research; stresses to consider necessary the promotion of initiatives aimed at ensuring greater psychological and health support for women infected with the virus as a result of the patients' care;
Amendment 39 #
2014/2204(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that the negative effect of disintegrating health systems on maternal health is of major concern, given the declining availability of beds and the risk that (future) mothers willat the arrival of a child is unique as a medical treatment that cannot be deferred and pregnant women are inevitably on the forefront when it comes to the declining availability of beds and to refraining from going to hospitals when necessary in fear of infection, and to refraining from going to hospitals when necessary in fear of infection; emphasises that the same negative perceptions keeps other patients at home in the hands of female caregivers;
Amendment 52 #
2014/2204(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that innovative responses are needed that acknowledge the role of women as key actors in protecting their families and communities and in breaking the chains of transmission, to stimulate recovery, including measures to engage women’s organisations in schemes to provide information on the importance of health-care and sessions that address EVD-related precautions for women and girls, to train EVD-survivors as nurses, cleaners and laundry workers, as well as to ensure equal protection of all hospital staff;
Amendment 59 #
2014/2204(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Remains deeply concerned about the heavy toll of EVD on women and girls, and believes that failure to address gender- specific issues will have a negative impact on the prospects for long-term recovery. Emphasises the importance of promoting awareness campaigns and the best health practices within the countries most affected by the virus.
Amendment 64 #
2014/2204(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Underlines the necessity of accurately depicting the role of women as well as the realities they face in the media in order to avoid that social customs are deliberately being used to reinforce the gendered roles that have been, at least partly, at the origin of the disproportionate percentage of women affected.
Amendment 68 #
2014/2204(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls for the international community, including private companies, to address the current gap in empirical research and to investigate further these particular effects of EVD on the lives of women and girls, as well as developing a thorough understanding of their unique role in forming responses to these kinds of health-crises.
Amendment 70 #
2014/2204(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Calls for the international community to address the severe economic and psychological cost of EVD for women and to empower women so that they can properly take care of their, now often extended, families.
Amendment 68 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the face of poverty in Europe is female, and it is particularly single mothers, young and old women who are affected by poverty and social exclusion, a situation aggravated by the crisis and specific austerity measures because it is particularly public sector jobs and services in the care sector that are being eliminatedeconomic crisis;
Amendment 180 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Stresses that in order to effectively combat violence against women and impunity, a change of attitude towards women and girls in society is necessary, where women are too often represented in subordinate roles and violence against them is too often tolerated or undermined;
Amendment 201 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to adoptMember States to fully implement Directive 2011/36/EU on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and on the Commission to evaluate and monitor the implementation and to identify best practices for Member States to share in view of the adoption of a new strategy to combat human trafficking after the current strategy expires;
Amendment 242 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses the importance of flexible forms of work in allowing women, but more especially and men, to reconcile work and family life and instructs the Commission to coordinate and promote exchanges of best practices; stresses in this connection the need for awareness campaigns for the equal division of domestic work and care and nursing, for the inclusion of men and the introduction of paternity leave of at least 10 days and parental leave to be divided between both parents;
Amendment 423 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36a. Strongly condemns the continued use of sexual violence against women as a weapon of war; stresses that more needs to be done to ensure respect of international law, protection of victims, access to medical and psychological support for women and girls abused in conflicts;
Amendment 8 #
2014/2143(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the EU is committed to a Plan of Action on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in Development 2010-2015, but the pace of implementation has been extremely slow, as was highlighted in the Council Conclusions from 19 May 2014;
Amendment 28 #
2014/2143(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Finds it regrettable that the current MDGs have notCalls for enhancing the implementation of the current MDGs in order to address more effectively addressed the structural causes of gender inequality and women empowerment and stresses the fact that this is caused not only by aby various obstacles such as a lack of resources, lack of political will, the prevalence of the masculine model in political life and elected government bodies, lack of party support for women, socio-economic obstacles, women’s lack of time resources but of political will as well, the role of social mass media and lack of sustained contact and cooperation with public organizations such as trade unions and women’s groups;
Amendment 33 #
2014/2143(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Urges the United Nations to include gender equality, women’s rights and the empowerment of women as a stand-alone goal and aessential precondition for the achievement of other goals to be set, and to emphasise the importance ofequitable and inclusive sustainable development, as well as to ensure the integration of gender mainstreaming and gender-specific targets forand indicators across all goals under the post-2015 global development framework, with a special focus on women experiencing increased vulnerability and marginalization due to multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination and inequalities;
Amendment 37 #
2014/2143(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for ambitious gender-specific targets to be set as regards ending the feminisation of poverty and closing gender gaps, including enhanced access for women and girls to quality education, universal access to quality health care, the enhancement of access for women to sexual and reproductive health and rights, the boosting of women’s social and economic independence, particularly in terms of employment and their participation in decision-making processes,; and the ending of all forms of violence against women and girls;
Amendment 45 #
2014/2143(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Highlights the importance of supporting educational systems that provides access to basic educational needs, with special attention to alphabetisation and professional training, in order to tackle the violation of the right of girls to have education;
Amendment 47 #
2014/2143(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls for enhanced policies on public systems to provide qualitative, sustainable and equal healthcare, with special attention to the elderly and persons with disabilities;
Amendment 50 #
2014/2143(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Calls for eliminating all forms of discrimination and violence against women and girls, and therefore urges the United Nations to further set up measures to provide special attention to extreme forms of violence such as human trafficking, sexual exploitation and genital female mutilation, particularly to women in warzones, and its consequences such as the discrimination and vulnerability of women in the economy;
Amendment 51 #
2014/2143(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises the fact that the EU should stress the importance of a participatory approach in the new development framework, aiming to involve at all times actors at all levels, including civil-society and, in particular, women’s organisations, as strong social accountability mechanisms at local level should report to national monitoring of development plans, leading to real inclusive governance at local, regional and national level.
Amendment 56 #
2014/2143(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Condemns the lack of prosecution and punishments of aggressors towards women in conflicted areas; calls for more detailed data and statistics on impunity of aggressors accused of committing violence against women in conflicted areas.
Amendment 57 #
2014/2143(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Insists on the important role of women in conflict prevention and peace-building, making it imperative that women are included in peace negotiations.
Amendment 65 #
2014/2143(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Emphasises that the EU should insist on a gender equitable, participatory and rights-based approach guiding climate action, to ensure a tangible reduction in gender inequalities in access to and control over resources for adaptation to climate change, as well as a gender balance in climate and disaster-related decision-making processes at all levels.
Amendment 108 #
2014/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Considers that the new framework should have a small number of goals, allowing strategies for action to be established and their achievement monitored; emphasises that the goals have to be consistent with one another and that this should be a balanced agenda for human development; stresses that accountability and transparency should be promoted at all levels;
Amendment 135 #
2014/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that while poverty eradication together with sustainable development should be the underlying theme of the new development framework, its focus should be on people;
Amendment 147 #
2014/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines the fact that the future framework should address the multi- dimensional aspects of poverty and inequality, which go beyond a lack of income; stresses the need for resilience to be included as a key element of the new framework, emphasising the importance of the populations most vulnerable to rights violations of all kinds being made less so;
Amendment 153 #
2014/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Recalls that rising levels of social and economic inequality are weakening efforts to eradicate poverty and in the long term hinder economic growth; stresses that high levels of inequality are linked to high rates of violence, crime, social discontent and with the poorest groups in society being excluded from democratic participation;
Amendment 155 #
2014/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Stresses that in many countries, and especially in some medium-income countries, development with equity is the main challenge and has to be specifically taken into account by establishing national goals and indicators for the performance of fiscal policy and the provision of appropriate social protection in order to reduce inequality;
Amendment 157 #
2014/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Considers that for substantial progress to be made on reducing inequalities, the Agenda has to establish objectives and goals applicable to the whole population and which address at the very least universal access to basic social services, fair access to natural and productive resources, and access to public areas and to governability;
Amendment 161 #
2014/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that there is an important interconnection between good governance, sustainable economic growth and the reduction of social inequalities; considers that reducing inequality should not be viewed solely in economic terms but should also focus on equal opportunities and rights; emphasises that economic growth and the policies surrounding it have to be directed at development that is equitable and socially just;
Amendment 202 #
2014/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers that the post-2015 framework should reflect the peace- building and state-building goals agreed in Busan; emphasises that good governance has to be one of the pillars underpinning the new agenda, particularly given its link to the causes of poverty; emphasises that this dimension is missing in the MDGs;
Amendment 206 #
2014/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Considers that the establishment of well governed institutions should be included, along with transparency, accountability and putting an end to corruption; stresses that the new framework should include the building up of all public policies that promote sustainable human development;
Amendment 208 #
2014/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Asks that the measures aimed at social and economic development be accompanied by measures promoting international security and peace as a global public good; recalls that there cannot be peace without development or development without peace;
Amendment 357 #
2014/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses that the private sector should be a key driver of inclusive and sustainable growth; emphasises that economic growth must benefit the whole population, and especially the poorest therein, so that it helps reduce social, economic and regional inequalities, enables the preservation of human capital and does not jeopardise the development of future generations;
Amendment 360 #
2014/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Amendment 363 #
2014/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Welcomes the Council recommendation to place an increased focus on supporting micro, small and medium-sized enterprises; stresses that the creation of new enterprises should be encouraged through access to credit and finance, as well as through support and training measures;
Amendment 368 #
2014/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Emphasises that the creation and sustainability of the fabric of production should be strengthened in all countries, betting on entrepreneurship and training in order to generate good quality jobs; considers that institution building has to be included, with special attention paid to the modernisation of national treasuries;
Amendment 381 #
2014/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Reiterates the importance of encouraging the mobilisation of international resources and international cooperation on finance, especially in regard to the application of principles of transparency and to the inclusion of all countries in the international economy; points to the potential of international trade for growth of partner countries and their integration into the international economy;
Amendment 383 #
2014/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25b. Considers that the following should be goals for employment: to encourage collective bargaining and social dialogue, improve training for employment, especially for women and young people, promote compliance with the ILOʼs decent work agenda and the implementation of social protection policies in all countries;
Amendment 153 #
2014/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Encourages the Member States to promote initiatives, measures and actions to assist and advise women who decide to become entrepreneurs;
Amendment 156 #
2014/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Welcomes the initiatives of the Commission to promote gender equality at the work place, including awareness- raising campaign on the Gender Pay Gap, the European Equal Pay Gap, exchange of good practices and the Equality Pays Off project; alarms, however, that much more needs to be done to tackle gender inequality, particularly at the work place;
Amendment 172 #
2014/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to impose zero-tolerant policies on genital mutilation, human trafficking, child prostitution and honour killings of which women are the vast majority of victims;
Amendment 181 #
2014/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission for bringing together a gender perspective with macro-economic policy and to impose innovative measures in order to improve equal work and care amongst both genders;
Amendment 7 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 37 a (new)
Citation 37 a (new)
– having regard to the Presidential Policy Directive/PPD-28 on Signals Intelligence Activities of 17th January 2014,
Amendment 8 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 40 a (new)
Citation 40 a (new)
– having regard to the working document 1 on the US and EU Surveillance programmes and their impact on EU citizens fundamental rights,
Amendment 9 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 40 b (new)
Citation 40 b (new)
– having regard to the working document 3 on the relation between the surveillance practices in the EU and the US and the EU data protection provisions,
Amendment 10 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 40 c (new)
Citation 40 c (new)
– having regard to the working document 4 on US Surveillance activities with respect to EU data and its possible legal implications on transatlantic agreements and cooperation,
Amendment 11 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 40 d (new)
Citation 40 d (new)
– having regard to the working document 5 on Democratic oversight of Member State intelligence services and of EU intelligence bodies,
Amendment 24 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas in September 2001 the world entered a new phase which resulted in the fight against terrorism being listed among the top priorities of most governments; whereas the revelations based on leaked documents from Edward Snowden, former NSA contractor, put democratically electedput political leaders under an obligation to address the challenges of the increasing capabilities of intelligence agencies in surveillance activities and their implications for the rule of law in a democratic society;
Amendment 68 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas, under the ECHR, Member States’ agencies and even private parties acting in the field of national security under certain circumstances also have to respect the rights enshrined therein, be they of their own citizens or of citizens of other States; whereas this also goes for cooperation with other States’ authorities in the field of national security;
Amendment 72 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital R
Recital R
Amendment 74 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital R a (new)
Recital R a (new)
Ra. whereas the transfer of data is not geographically limited and especially in terms of increasing globalisation and worldwide communication the EU legislator is confronted with new challenges in terms of protecting personal data and communication, therefore it is of utmost importance to foster legal frameworks on common standards;
Amendment 76 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital S
Recital S
S. whereas the US data protection legal framework does notshould ensure an adequate level of protection for EU citizens;
Amendment 85 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AJ a (new)
Recital AJ a (new)
AJa. whereas terrorist finance tracking is an essential tool in the fight against terrorism financing and serious crime, allowing counter terrorism investigators to discover links between targets of investigation and other potential suspects connected with wider terrorist networks suspected of financing terrorism;
Amendment 86 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AK
Recital AK
Amendment 90 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AM
Recital AM
AM. whereas during the LIBE delegation to Washington of 28-31 October 2013 the delegation met with the US Department of the Treasury; whereas the US Treasury officially stated that since the entry into force of the TFTP Agreethe US government (the NSA is in that sense considered part of the government it) hads not had access to data from SWIFT in the EU except within the framework of the TFTP; whereas the US Treasury refused to comment on whether SWIFT data would have been accessed outside TFTP by any obeen collecting and processing SWIFT data in any other way than as recognised in the agreement, whereas the US Department of the Treasury also gave assurances in relation to access to SWIFT formatted messages in accordance with other legal tools in place; whereas ther US government body or departDepartment of the Treasury did not comment or n whether the US administrationor not it was aware of NSA mass surveillance activities; whereas on 18 Dec24 September 2013 Mr Glenn GreenwEuropol and SWIFT officialds stated before the LIBE Committee inquiry that the NSA and GCHQ had targeted SWIFT networksre were no indications for a breach of the TFTP Agreement by the NSA;
Amendment 93 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AP
Recital AP
AP. whereas the Joint Review fails to mention the fact that iArticle 13 of the agreement between the United States of America and the European Union on the cause of proceassieng of personal data for intelligence purposes, under US law, non- US citizens do not enjoy any judicial or administrative avenue to protect their rights, and constitutional protections are only granted to US persons; whereas this lack of judicial or administrative rights nullifies the protections for EU citizens laid down in the existing PNR agreementer name records to the United States Department of Homeland Security allows any individual regardless of nationality, country or origin, or place of residence, whose personal data and personal information has been processed and used in a manner inconsistent with the PNR Agreement, to seek effective administrative and judicial redress in accordance with US law;
Amendment 94 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AR
Recital AR
AR. whereas the purpose of this general agreement is to establish the legal framework for all transfers of personal data between the EU and US for the sole purposes of preventing, investigating, detecting or prosecuting criminal offences, including terrorism, in the framework of police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters; whereas negotiations were authorised by the Council on 2 December 2010; whereas this agreement is of utmost importance and it would act as the basis to facilitate data transfer in the context of police and judicial cooperation and in criminal matters;
Amendment 95 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AS
Recital AS
AS. whereas this agreement should provide for clear and precise legally binding data- processing principles and should in particular recognise EU citizens’' right to judicial access, rectification and erasure of their personal data in the US, as well as the right to an efficient administrative and judicial redress mechanism for EU citizens in the US and independent oversight of the data- processing activities;
Amendment 124 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that recent revelations in the press by whistleblowers and journalists, together with the expert evidence given during this inquiry, have resulted in compelling evidence of the existence of far-reaching, complex and highly technologically advanced systems designed by US and some Member States’ intelligence services to collect, store and analyse communication and location data and metadata of all citizens around the world on an unprecedented scale and in an indiscriminate and non-suspicion-based manner; recalls the importance of strengthening the existing structures in the Member States against mass surveillance; therefore considers of utmost importance a decentralised structure for the purpose of data retention;
Amendment 127 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points specifically to US NSA intelligence programmes allowing for the mass surveillance of EU citizens through direct access to the central servers of leading US internet companies (PRISM programme), the analysis of content and metadata (Xkeyscore programme), the circumvention of online encryption (BULLRUN), access to computer and telephone networks and access to location data, as well as to systems of the UK intelligence agency GCHQ such as its upstream surveillance activity (Tempora programme) and decryption programme (Edgehill); believes that the existence of programmes of a similar nature, even if on a more limited scale, is likely in other EU countries such as France (DGSE), Germany (BND) and Sweden (FRA);
Amendment 135 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. States that trust has been profoundly shaken: trust between the two transatlantic partners, trust among EU Member States, trust between citizens and their governments, trust in the respect of the rule of law, and trust in the security of IT services and communication; believes that in order to rebuild trust in all these dimensions a comprehensive plan is urgently neededof the utmost urgency;
Amendment 152 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Questions the compatibility of some Member States’ mapossivble economic espionage activities with the EU internal market and competition law as enshrined in Title I and Title VII of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union; reaffirms the principle of sincere cooperation as enshrined in Article 4 paragraph 3 of the Treaty on European Union and the principle that the Member States shall ‘refrain from any measures which could jeopardise the attainment of the Union’s objectives’;
Amendment 157 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 159 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 10 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Condemns the possible breaches of privacy laws undertaken by the NSA on innocent European citizens; believes, however, that these infringements should not trigger any blocking of existing successful bilateral instruments between the United States and the European Union or delaying on-going negotiations to safeguard the security of EU citizens in the combat against any form of terrorism;
Amendment 161 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Is adamant that secret laws, treaties and courts violate the rule of law; pPoints out that any judgment of a court or tribunal and any decision of an administrative authority of a non-EU state authorising, directly or indirectly, surveillance activities such as those examined by this inquiry may not be automatically recognised or enforced, but must be submitted individually to the appropriate national procedures on mutual recognition and legal assistance, including rules imposed by bilateral agreements;
Amendment 165 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Points out that the abovementioned concerns are exacerbated by rapid technological and societal developments; considers that, since internet and mobile devices are everywhere in modern daily life (‘'ubiquitous computing’') and the business model of most internet companies is based on the processing of personal data of all kinds that puts at risk the integrity of the person, the scale of this problem is unprecedented;
Amendment 167 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Regards it as a clear finding, as emphasised by the technology experts who testified before the inquiry, that at the current stage of technological development there is no guarantee, either for EU public institutions or for citizens, that their IT security or privacy can be protected from intrusion by well-equipped third countries or EU intelligence agencies (‘no 100% IT security’); notes that this alarming situation can only be remedied if Europeans are willing to dedicate sufficient resources, both human and financial, to preserving Europe’'s independence and self-reliance;
Amendment 172 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Strongly rejects the notion that these issuall issues related to mass surveillance programmes are purely a matter of national security and therefore the sole competence of Member States; recalls a recent ruling of the Court of Justice according to which ‘although it is for Member States to take the appropriate measures to ensure their internal and external security, the mere fact that a decision concerns State security cannot result in European Union law being inapplicable’38 ; recalls further that the protection of the privacy of all EU citizens is at stake, as are the security and reliability of all EU communication networks; believes therefore that discussion and action at EU level is not only legitimate, but also a matter of EU autonomy and sovereignty; __________________ 38 No 1 BvR 518/02 of 4 April 2006. No 1 BvR 518/02 of 4 April 2006.
Amendment 190 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the US authorities and the EU Member States to prohibit blanket mass surveillance activities and bulkmass processing of personal data for intelligence;
Amendment 205 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on certain EU Member States, including the UK, Germany, France, Sweden and the Netherlands, to revise whereif necessary their national legislation and practices governing the activities of intelligence services so as to ensure that they are in line with the standards of the European Convention on Human Rights and comply with their fundamental rights obligations as regards data protection, privacy and presumption of innocence; in particular, given the extensive media reports referring to mass surveillance in the UK, would emphasise that the current legal framework which is made up of a ‘complex interaction’ between three separate pieces of legislation – the Human Rights Act 1998, the Intelligence Services Act 1994 and the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 – should be revised;
Amendment 215 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Member States immediately to fulfil their positive obligation under the European Convention on Human Rights to take measures to protect their citizens from surveillance contrary to its requiremenwhich violates human rights, including when the aim thereof is to safeguard national security, undertaken by third states and to ensure that the rule of law is not weakened as a result of extraterritorial application of a third country’s law;
Amendment 217 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on Member States to take appropriate action immediately, including court action, against the breach of their sovereignty, and thereby the violation of general public international law, perpetrated through the mass surveillance programmes; calls further on EU Member States to make use of all available international measures to defend EU citizens’' fundamental rights, notably by triggering the inter-state complaint procedure under Article 41 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR);
Amendment 219 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the US to revise its legislation without delay in order to bring it into line with international law, to recognise the privacy and other rights of EU citizens, to provide for judicial redress for EU citizens, to put rights of EU citizens on an equal footing with rights of US citizens and to sign the Additional Protocol allowing for complaints by individuals under the ICCPR;
Amendment 223 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Notes that the companies identified by media revelations as being involved in the large-scale mass surveillance of EU data subjects by US NSA are companies that have self-certified their adherence to the Safe Harbour, and that the Safe Harbour is the legal instrument used for the transfer of EU personal data to the US (Google, Microsoft, Yahoo!, Facebook, Apple, LinkedIn); expresses its concerns on the fact that these organisations admitted that they do not encrypt information and communications flowing between their data centres, thereby enabling intelligence services to intercept information39 ; welcomes in this regard the subsequent efforts by some US companies to accelerate plans to encrypt data flows among their global data centres; __________________ 39 The Washington Post, 31 October 2013.
Amendment 246 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
44. Takes the view that the information provided by the European Commission and the US Treasury does not clarify whether US intelligence agencies have access to SWIFT financial messages in the EU by intercepting SWIFT networks or banks’ operating systems or communication networks, alone or in cooperation with EU national intelligence agencies and without having recourse to existing bilateral channels for mutual legal assistance and judicial cooperationclarify that there were no elements showing that the US Government has acted in a manner contrary to the provisions of the Agreement, and that the US has provided written assurance that no direct data collection has taken place contrary to the provisions of the TFTP Agreement;
Amendment 252 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 a (new)
Paragraph 45 a (new)
45a. Recalls that TFTP data is a unique instrument to provide timely and reliable information about activities associated with suspected acts of terrorist financing and planning;
Amendment 253 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 b (new)
Paragraph 45 b (new)
45b. Considers the EU-US TFTP agreement as adding substantial security benefits for EU citizens and as a very efficient tools to investigate and prosecute terrorism and its financing;
Amendment 254 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 c (new)
Paragraph 45 c (new)
45c. Recalls that in absence of an EU system allowing for the extraction of TFTP data on EU soil, the EU-US TFTP agreement is the sole instrument permitting European counterterrorism investigators to uncover links between targets of investigation and potential other suspects connected with wider terrorist networks or organisations suspected of financing terrorism;
Amendment 264 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
Paragraph 48
48. Asks for an immediate resumption of the negotiations with the US on the ‘'Umbrella Agreement’', which should provide for clearput rights for EU citizens on an equal footing with rights for EUS citizens and, moreover the agreement should provide effective and enforceable administrative and judicial remedies for all EU citizens in the US without any discrimination;
Amendment 265 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49
Paragraph 49
49. Asks the Commission and the Council not to initiate any new sectorial agreements or arrangements for the transfer of personal data for law enforcement purposes with the US as long as the ‘'Umbrella Agreement’' has not entered into force;
Amendment 270 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52 a (new)
Paragraph 52 a (new)
52a. Recalls that the concepts of 'privacy by design' and 'privacy by default' are a strengthening of data protection and should be the guidelines for all products, services and systems provided in the internet;
Amendment 271 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52 b (new)
Paragraph 52 b (new)
52b. Considers higher transparency and safety standards for online and telecommunication as a necessary principal towards a better data protection regime, therefore calls on the Commission to bring forward a legal proposal on standardized general terms and conditions for online and telecommunications and to mandate a supervisory body to monitor the compliance of the general terms and conditions;
Amendment 277 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54
Paragraph 54
54. Reiterates its serious concerns about the compulsory direct disclosure of EU personal data of EU citizens and information processed under cloud agreements to third-country authorities by cloud providers subject to third-country laws or using storage servers located in third countries, and about direct remote access to personal data and information processed by third-country law enforcement authorities and intelligence services; suggests the creation of a reliable EU cloud, or if necessary a "Schengen cloud", as an useful tool in strengthening EU based IT systems against external threats; relaying on binding legal provisions ensuring that cloud data must be processed within in EU territory and without leaving EU borders;
Amendment 297 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 59
Paragraph 59
59. Strongly emphasises, given the importance of the digital economy in the relationship and in the cause of rebuilding EU-US trust, that the European Parliament will only consent to the final TTIP agreement provided theand distinguishes clearly the TTIP negotiations from revelations on the US NSA mass surveillance programme; however the TTIP agreement shall fully respects fundamental rights recognised by the EU Charter, and that the protection of the privacy of individuals in relation to the processing and dissemination of personal data must continue to be governed by Article XIV of the GATS;
Amendment 315 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 62 a (new)
Paragraph 62 a (new)
62a. Calls on the Commission to present an EU extracting system providing European counterterrorism services with a comparable level of efficiency as soon as possible;
Amendment 332 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 70
Paragraph 70
70. Calls on the Commission to present, by September 2014, a proposal for an EU security clearance procedure for all EU office holders to the extent necessary, as the current system, which relies on the security clearance undertaken by the Member State of citizenship, provides for different requirements and lengths of procedures within national systems, thus leading to differing treatment of Members of Parliament and their staff depending on their nationality;
Amendment 336 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 72
Paragraph 72
72. Calls on the Europol Joint Supervisory Body, together with national data protection authorities, to conduct a joint inspectionreview before the end of 2014 in order to ascertain whether information and personal data shared with Europol has been lawfully acquired by national authorities, particularly if the information or data was initially acquired by intelligence services in the EU or a third country, and whether appropriate measures are in place to prevent the use and further dissemination of such information or data;
Amendment 339 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 73
Paragraph 73
73. Calls on Europol to ask the competent authorities of the Member States, in line with its competences, to initiate investigations with regard to possible cybercrimes and cyber attacks committed by governments or private actors in the course of the activities under scrutiny; calls on the Commission review the activities of the European Cybercrime Centre and to put forward if necessary a proposal for a comprehensive framework for strengthening the competences of the European Cybercrime Centre;
Amendment 347 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 75
Paragraph 75
Amendment 352 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 76
Paragraph 76
Amendment 366 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78
Paragraph 78
78. Takes the view that the mass surveillance revelations that have initiated this crisis can be used as an opportunity for Europe to take the initiative and build up an autonomous IT key-resource capability for the mid term; calls on the Commission and the Member States to use public procurement as leverage to support such resource capability in the EU by making EU security and privacy standards a key requirement in the public procurement of IT goods and services; therefore urges the Commission to review the current public procurement directives with regard to data based public procurement, in particular in the research sector; and to restrict public procurement only to certified companies; and only to EU companies if security interests or vital are involved;
Amendment 371 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 80
Paragraph 80
80. Calls on all the Members States, the Commission, the Council and the European Council to address the EU’s dangerou's lack of autonomy in terms of IT tools, companies and providers (hardware, software, services and network), and encryption and cryptographic capabilities;
Amendment 378 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 82
Paragraph 82
82. Points out that both telecom companies and the EU and national telecom regulators have clearly neglected the IT security of their users and clients; calls on the Commission to make full use of its existing powers under the ePrivacy and Telecommunication Framework Directive to strengthen the protection of confidentiality of communication by adopting measures to ensure that terminal equipment is compatible with the right of users to control and protect their personal data, and to ensure a high level of security of telecommunication networks and services, including by way of requiring state-of-the-art encryption of communications;
Amendment 383 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 84 a (new)
Paragraph 84 a (new)
84a. Calls for the promotion of - EU search engines and EU social networks as a valuable step in the direction of EU's IT independency; - European IT-service provider; - encrypting communication in general including e-mail and sms communication; - European IT-key elements, for instance solutions for client-server-operating system, using open source standards, developing European elements for grid coupling, e.g. router;
Amendment 384 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 84 b (new)
Paragraph 84 b (new)
84b. Calls on the Commission to present a proposal for a system of product certifying for hard- and software, because there is no structure in the EU for scrutinising hard- and software products regarding backdoors;
Amendment 391 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 85
Paragraph 85
85. Calls on the Commission, to strengthen the technological European infrastructure and the European digital market and therefore in the framework of the next Work Programme of the Horizon 2020 Programme, to assess whether; more resources should be directed towards boosting European research, development, innovation and training in the field of IT technologies, in particular privacy-enhancing technologies and infrastructures, cryptology, secure computing, open-source security solutions and the Information Society in order to make email and telecommunications safer; to promote the internal market for European soft- and hardware, and to promote cryptophones and to encrypt communication infrastructures;
Amendment 396 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 86
Paragraph 86
86. Asks the Commission to map out current responsibilities and to review, by June 2014 at the latest, the need for a broader mandate, better coordination and/or additional resources and technical capabilities for Europol’'s CyberCrime Centre, ENISA, CERT-EU and the EDPS in order to enable them to be more effective in preventing and investigating major IT breaches in the EU and in performing (or assisting Member States and EU bodies to perform) on-site technical investigations regarding major IT breaches;
Amendment 397 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 86 a (new)
Paragraph 86 a (new)
86a. Believes that ENISA should play a key role in securing European communication systems, therefore calls on the Commission, to present a legal proposal for the reform of ENISA, to strengthen its role in defending the internal systems within the EU institutions and to establish within ENISA's structure a Competent Emergency Response Team (CERT) for the EU and its Member States; in this regard recommends to consider a move of ENISA to Brussels;
Amendment 429 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 93 a (new)
Paragraph 93 a (new)
93a. Calls on the Commission to present a legal proposal for a EU-routing-system; a EU processing of call detail record (CDR); notes that all routing data and CDR should be processed in accordance with EU legal frameworks and without leaving the EU borders;
Amendment 454 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 106 a (new)
Paragraph 106 a (new)
106 a. Calls on the Commission to present an action plan for the establishment of a Single European Digital Area (SEDA), including commercial data, data used for law enforcement and intelligence purposes;
Amendment 464 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 108
Paragraph 108
108. Is aware that some EU Member States are pursuing bilateral communication with the US authorities on spying allegations, and that some of them have concluded (United Kingdom) or envisage concluding (Germany, France) so-called ‘'anti-spying’' arrangements; underlines that these Member States need to observe fully the interests of the EU as a whole; therefore calls for a EU no-spy-agreement between Member States and a no-spy-agreement with third countries including an obligation for no spying on politicians, research and economy;
Amendment 468 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 109 a (new)
Paragraph 109 a (new)
109a. Considers tap-proof communication structures (email and telecommunications, including landlines and cell phones) and tap-proof meeting rooms within all relevant EU institutions and EU delegations as absolutely necessary; therefore calls for the establishment of an encrypted internal EU email-system;
Amendment 472 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 109 b (new)
Paragraph 109 b (new)
109b. Calls on the European Parliament to implement in its rules of procedure a structure for inquiry committees with equal competences as implemented in some Member States by their national parliaments;
Amendment 495 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 114 – point 4
Paragraph 114 – point 4
Action 4: Suspend the TFTP agreement until (i) the Umbrella Agreement negotiations have been concluded; (ii) a thorough investigation has been concluded on the basis of an EU analysis, and all concerns raised by Parliament in its resolution of 23 October have been properly addressedto conclude the on-going negotiations on a data protection agreement for law enforcement purposes ("umbrella agreement") soon as possible;
Amendment 501 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 114 – point 5
Paragraph 114 – point 5
Action 5: Protect the rule of law and, the fundamental rights of EU citizens, with a particular focus on threats to the freedom of the press and professional confidentiality (including lawyer-client relations) as well as enhanced protection for whistleblowers;
Amendment 514 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 115 – point 1
Paragraph 115 – point 1
April-July 2014: a monitoring group based on the LIBE inquiry team responsible for monitoring any new revelations in the media concerning the inquiry’'s mandate and scrutinising the implementation of this resolution;
Amendment 518 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 115 – point 4
Paragraph 115 – point 4
Amendment 44 #
2013/2156(INI)
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;
Amendment 65 #
2013/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the policies applied in the name of the crisis has haved a particularly harsh impact on vulnerable people and particularly women, who feel the impact both directly – through loss of employment, wage, pension and benefit cuts, and loss of job security – and indirectly through budget cuts in public services and social care;
Amendment 134 #
2013/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls for the adoption of the necessary measures to promote higher employment rates among women, such as affordable care and childcare, adequate maternity, paternity and parental leave schemes and flexibility in working hours and places of work, which will make it possible to reconcile their private and working lives;
Amendment 143 #
2013/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Encourages Member States to promote measures and actions to assist and advise women who decide to become entrepreneurs;
Amendment 159 #
2013/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Member States to reward with a distinctive symbol those enterprises which obtain corporate equality status as a result of good practices.
Amendment 270 #
2013/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Observes that increasing poverty and marginalisation, owing to so-called austerity policiethe crisis, 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 9 #
2013/2078(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the need for special support for and protection of women and children victims of gender-based violence, including domestic violence, sexual harassment, human trafficking and harmful traditional practices, such as forced marriages, female genital mutilation and ‘honour crimes’; calls on the Commission and the Member States to adopt and continually improve legislation, and to take concrete measures to in order to prosecute aggressors and prevent violence; supports the Directive establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims, prosecu of crime (Directive 2012/29/EU) which includes targeted aggressors and prevent violence; nd integrated support for victims with specific needs, such as victims of gender-based violence and sexual violence and which provides trauma support and counselling for victims;
Amendment 14 #
2013/2078(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to step up its actions against the violations of fundamental rights of young girls, specifically against the industry which perceives young girls as a sexual object and which triggers an increase in sexual trafficking of young girls within the EU;
Amendment 27 #
2013/2078(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Deplores that fundamental rights of older women are too often being violated, including a high number of cases of violence, phyisical abuse, emotional abuse and financial abuse in several EU Member States; calls on the Commission and Member States to take further actions in order to protect elderly women from any form of abuse, including ill treatment in care houses for the elderly;
Amendment 29 #
2013/2078(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Considers that women with disabilities suffer from double discrimination by virtue of their sex and their disability and therefore calls on the Commission and Member States to take measures to safeguard and protect the fundamental rights of disabled women in the EU;
Amendment 1 #
2013/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 1 #
2013/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4
Citation 4
– having regard to the Preamble and to Articles 2, 12, and 24 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, adopted in 1989, which refer to non- discrimination, the right of the child to be heard, and the protection of maternal, infant and child health, in addition to developing family planning education and services,
Amendment 2 #
2013/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
- having regard to the Declaration of the Right of the Child1 which states that the child, by reason of his physical and mental immaturity, needs special safeguards and care, including appropriate legal protection, before as well as after birth, __________________ 1 Adopted by UN General Assembly Resolution 1386 (XIV) of 10 December 1959
Amendment 3 #
2013/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 5 #
2013/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. States that every child, regardless of sex, has the right to appropriate legal protection before as well as after birth1, survival and development, and reaffirms that female children have equal status under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child; calls on EU delegations in developing countries to work with the governments of those countries to ensure that girl children enjoy their rights without discrimination found on their sex, inter alia by ending the unethical and discriminatory practices of prenatal sex selection, abortion of female foetuses, female infanticide, early forced marriage, female genital mutilation; __________________ 1 Declaration of the Rights of the Child, Adopted by UN General Assembly Resolution 1386 (XIV) of 10 December 1959.
Amendment 6 #
2013/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)
Citation 18 a (new)
- having regard to the report of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on Prenatal sex selection on 16 September 2011
Amendment 8 #
2013/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. UrgInvites the Commission, in this context, to maintain in its development priorities the removal of all barriers to allow access to quality, affordable, acceptable and accessible sexuprenatal and reproductivematernal health care services (SRHSs) and education, including voluntary family planning, safe abortion, and youth-friendly service, relational, affective and sexual education for boys and girls under the prior responsibility of their parents1, voluntary family planning including natural family planning methods, while combating gendersex based discrimination leading to sex-selective and involuntary abortions, forced sterilization and sexual violence, as well as ensuring the provision of SRH supplies,prenatal and maternal health care supplies, including HIV prevention, treatment, care and support, without discrimination; __________________ 1 "Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children." Art 26.3 of UNGASS Resolution 217 A (III) of 10 December 1948 (Universal Declaration of Human Rights)
Amendment 9 #
2013/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 a (new)
Citation 20 a (new)
- having regard to Art. 168 (7) of the Treaty of the Functioning of the European Union stating that Union action shall respect the responsibilities of the Member States for the definition of their health policy and for the organisation and delivery of health services and medical care;
Amendment 17 #
2013/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas sexual and reproductive rights are human rights, the violations of which constitute breaches of women's and girls' rights to equalitywomen and girls are entitled to enjoy equal opportunities, non- discrimination based on sex, dignity and health, and freedom from inhuman and degrading treatment;
Amendment 31 #
2013/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Urges the Commission and the EEAS to fully respect the reservations on SHRH expressed by national governments in the concerned international treaties, conventions and programs;
Amendment 34 #
2013/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. reminds § 8.25 of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development stating: "In no case should abortion be promoted as a method of family planning. (...) Prevention of unwanted pregnancies must always be given the highest priority and every attempt should be made to eliminate the need for abortion. Women who have unwanted pregnancies should have ready access to reliable information and compassionate counselling. Any measures or changes related to abortion within the health system can only be determined at the national or local level according to the national legislative process."
Amendment 73 #
2013/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 94 #
2013/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that even though it is a competence of Member States to formulate and implement policies on SRHR, the EU can exercise policy-making competence in the area of public health and of non- discrimination, and support better implementation of sexual and reproductive rights;
Amendment 98 #
2013/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Asserts that, when implementing the specific clauses on the prohibition on coercion or compulsion in sexual and reproductive health matters agreed on at the Cairo International Conference on Population and Development, as well as the legally binding international human rights instruments, the EU acquis communautaire and the Union policy competencies in these matters, Union assistance should not be provided to any authority, organisation or programme which promotes, supports or participates in the management of any action which involves such human rights abuses as coercive abortion, forced sterilisation of women and men, determining foetal sex resulting in prenatal sex selection or infanticide;
Amendment 123 #
2013/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Urges the Member States to include the promotion of natural family planning methods in their public health policy;
Amendment 167 #
2013/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses that sexuality education mustay include the teaching of natural family planning methods, the fight against stereotypes and prejudices, shed light on gender and sexual orientation discrimination, based on sex and structural barriers to substantive equality, as well as emphasise mutual respect and shared responsibility;
Amendment 181 #
2013/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to address the specific SRHRneeds for prenatal and maternal health of people living with HIV/AIDS, with a focus on the needs of women, notably by integrating access to testing and treatment and reversing the underlying socioeconomic factors contributing to the risk to women of HIV/AIDS, such as gender inequality and discrimination;
Amendment 217 #
2013/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 e (new)
Paragraph 23 e (new)
23 e. recalls § 8.25 of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development stating: "In no case should abortion be promoted as a method of family planning. (...) Prevention of unwanted pregnancies must always be given the highest priority and every attempt should be made to eliminate the need for abortion. Women who have unwanted pregnancies should have ready access to reliable information and compassionate counselling. Any measures or changes related to abortion within the health system can only be determined at the national or local level according to the national legislative process."
Amendment 3 #
2013/2024(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Regrets the continued refusal of the Commission to draft a Human Rights Action Plan to promote EU values in the external dimension of freedom, security and justice policies, as called for by the Council in the Stockholm Programme, and notes thatwelcomes the EU Strategic Framework for Human Rights and the related Action Plan cannot constitute a substitute for the former;focussing on the fight against human trafficking, women's enjoyment of human rights and the issues of statelessness and arbitrary detention of migrants with third countries.
Amendment 9 #
2013/2024(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. ExpStresses concern at the increasingthe importance of more demands being placed on neighbourhood countries in relation to to accept migrants in accordance withe EU's migration and border management policies; calls for while at the same time implementing a human rights-based approach to EU migration and border management which ensures that the rights of regular and irregular migrants and other vulnerable groups are always the first consideration; recalls the extra-territorial application of the European Convention on Human Rights in the implementation of EU migration policy, as ruled by the European Court of Human Rights;
Amendment 14 #
2013/2024(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Repeats its call for a compulsory refugee resettlement scheme, in line with Article 21 of the TEU, which obliges the EU to assist populations confronting natural or man- made disasters; notes with concern the observation made by the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants on the widespread lack of adherence to basic human rights principles in the course of the increasing, EU-encouraged and -promoted practice of detaining migrants wanting to enter the EU's borders1 ; cCalls on the Commission to report on what steps are being taken to prevent arbitrary detention of migrants by third countries, in line with its commitment 14(d) under the EU Action Plan on Human Rights;
Amendment 17 #
2013/2024(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Expresses alarm atRegrets the number of deaths and the human rights abuses which continue to occur in the course of irregular migrants' attempts to enter the EU; requests that the Commission consultinforms Parliament prior to the conclusion of any agreement between Frontex and a third country; insists that these agreements must provide for adequate safeguards to ensure that human rights standards are fully respected, including with regard to return, joint patrolling, search and rescue or interception operations;
Amendment 21 #
2013/2024(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Expresses deep concern about the fate of third country nationals (TCNs) and stateless persons readmitted under EU readmission agreements (EURAs), including cases of indefinite detention, legal limbo or refoulement to their country of origin, and requests the exclusion of TCN clauses from these agreements; underlines the importance of implementing the recommendations made in the Commission's evaluation of readmission agreements; calls on the Commission to allow NGOs and international organisations to participate in Joint Readmission Committees; urges the Commission and the Member States to suspend immediately the application of an EURA in the event of human rights violations;
Amendment 26 #
2013/2024(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Recalls the key role of Frontex and CEPOL in training of law enforcement personnel and border guards in order to execute European judicial and law enforcement which respects human rights of migrants;
Amendment 28 #
2013/2024(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses the call of the European Council to reinforce the role of Frontex in accordance with the Stockholm Programme in order to increase its capacity to respond more effectively to changing migration flows;
Amendment 37 #
2013/2024(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Welcomes the implementation of the European Protection Order Directive(2011/99/EU) and the Directive Establishing Minimum Standards on the Rights, Support and Protection of Victims of Crime (2012/29/EU) which largely enhances human rights of victims of crime within the European Union;
Amendment 38 #
2013/2024(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Underlines the remaining high threat of terrorism and organised crime; welcomes the strengthening of operational agreements between Europol, Eurojust, and the working arrangements with Frontex to combat terrorism and organised crime;
Amendment 39 #
2013/2024(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 c (new)
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13c. Expresses concern of the increasing global and EU trend of cybercrime, child sex offences and fraud and the enormous financial and psychological damage of citizens worldwide caused by these crimes; welcomes the establishment of the European Cybercrime Centre at Europol to tackle cybercime by means of building operational and analytical capacity for investigations and cooperation with international partners;
Amendment 40 #
2013/2024(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 d (new)
Paragraph 13 d (new)
13d. Recalls the importance of the need for special attention, support and social recognition of victims of terrorism, and stresses the urgency for the establishment of a specific legislative instrument for victims of terrorism;
Amendment 20 #
2013/2004(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas gender-based violence is understood to be a form of discrimination and a violation of the fundamental freedoms of the victim and includes violence in close relationships, sexual violence (including rape, sexual assault and harassment), trafficking in human beings, slavery, and different forms of harmful customs and traditional practices, such as forced marriages, female genital mutilation and so-called ‘honour crimes’;
Amendment 29 #
2013/2004(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas gender-based violence involves victims and perpetrators of all ages, educational backgrounds, incomes and social positions and, is linked to the unequal distribution of power between women and men in our society, and constitutes the biggest obstacle to gender equality;
Amendment 35 #
2013/2004(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas disabled women are more vulnerable for domestic violence considering their double discrimination by virtue of their sex and their disability and therefore calls on the Commission and Member States to take measures to safeguard and protect disabled women in the EU;
Amendment 41 #
2013/2004(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas male violence against women shapes women’s place in society: and their self-determination in terms of their health, access to employment and education, integration into social and cultural activities, economic independence, participation in public and political life and decision-making, and relations with men;
Amendment 50 #
2013/2004(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas education is vital to combat violence against women and gender based violence in general as it develops the skills for young people to treat their partners with respect regardless of their gender;
Amendment 52 #
2013/2004(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
Recital H b (new)
Hb. whereas sexist attitudes amongst the younger generation about gender roles are persistent; young women who are victims of violence continue to be blamed and stigmatised by their peers and the rest of society;
Amendment 57 #
2013/2004(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas when it comes to combating violence against women, there are three goals that are all of a piece, namely prevention, protection and support for victims, and prosecution of the culprits (perpetrators); whereas the three inseparable goals underlying any measures to combat violence against women are to prevent violence, protect and support victims, and prosecute those guilty of abuses;
Amendment 67 #
2013/2004(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas comparable data on different types of violence against women in the Union are not collected on a regular basis, which makes it difficult to ascertain the real extent of the problem and to find appropriate solutionit is essential to gather comparable disaggregated qualitative and quantitative data, and update them regularly, in order to comprehend the real extent of violence against women and hence produce effective policies, strategies, and measures;
Amendment 70 #
2013/2004(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q a (new)
Recital Q a (new)
Qa. whereas honour killings is having an increasing dangerous trend within the borders of the European Union which mostly affects young girls;
Amendment 79 #
2013/2004(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to step up its actions against the industry which perceives young girls and women as a sexual object and which specifically triggers an increase in sexual trafficking of young girls within the EU and violence against women in general;
Amendment 89 #
2013/2004(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to combat honour killings by providing education and shelter for possible victims and to mobilise awareness campaigns of the extreme form of human rights abuses and the numbers of tragic deaths caused by honour killings;
Amendment 113 #
2013/2004(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Welcomes the 2014-2020 Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme, whose aims include the promotion of gender equality and combating all forms of violence against children, women, and other groups at risk, and protecting the victims of such violence;
Amendment 137 #
2013/2004(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Recommendation 2 – Citation 1
Annex – Recommendation 2 – Citation 1
– design, implement and evaluate yearly comprehensive strategies and programmes, including public education programmes and training for teachers aimed at removing obstacles, prejudice and stereotypes that prevent women and girls from enjoying their full rights and freedom out of violence and at chabringing thabout a profound change mind-set of societi social and cultural attitudes;
Amendment 139 #
2013/2004(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Recommendation 2 – Citation 3
Annex – Recommendation 2 – Citation 3
Amendment 140 #
2013/2004(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Recommendation 2 – Citation 5
Annex – Recommendation 2 – Citation 5
– establish awareness-raising campaigns, including campaigns targeted specifically at men and boys, where relevant in cooperation with NGOs, associations, the media and other stakeholders;
Amendment 141 #
2013/2004(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Recommendation 2 – Citation 7
Annex – Recommendation 2 – Citation 7
– open specialised shelters (including centres providing first-line assistance to victims of sexual violence) and equip them with facilities and properly trained staff, offering places for at least 1 woman per 10 000 inhabitants.
Amendment 149 #
2013/2004(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Recommendation 2 – Citation 7 a (new))
Annex – Recommendation 2 – Citation 7 a (new))
– provide prompt, relevant information to victims on the protection and assistance available and the legal measures in place, not least in order to encourage them to give evidence;
Amendment 46 #
2012/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the adoption by the Commission of an action plan on unaccompanied minors; deplores, however, the fact that the Commission's approach is not based more on protecting the fundamental rights of such minors and of the Mid- term report on the implementation of the Action Plan on Unaccompanied Minors' (COM(2012)0554;
Amendment 56 #
2012/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Deplores the lack of reliable official data on unaccompanied minors; calls on the Member States and the European Union to establish a coordinated method for gathering information in each Member State, by means of platforms bringing together all parties involved in the problem of unaccompanied minors, and to draw up a list of national contact pointsand sharing information, and to make better use of the existing tools available to collect statistics data at the European level, such as Fronted and EASO;
Amendment 65 #
2012/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that the European Union and Member States ought to step up their cooperation with third countries of origin and transit concerning the problem of unaccompanied minors, preventing their arrival, combating trafficking, irregular immigration, restoration of family ties, return and readmission, including in the context of the regular dialogues conducted between the European Union and these States and the European External Action Service (EEAS);
Amendment 70 #
2012/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Recalls the important role of civil society in the readmissions of unaccompanied minors in third countries; calls thus on Member States to increase cooperation also with local and international non governmental partners in the Country of origin in order to ensure safe returns for children.
Amendment 72 #
2012/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls that combating trafficking in human beings is a necessary first step, as minors are particularly confronted with the risks of trafficking and exploitation and because; underlines the importance of prevention by strengthening police and judiciary cooperation between Member States. Calls on the Member States to effectively implement Directive 2011/36/EU on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims and Directive 2011/92/EU on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography; considers also that action should be taken in third countries to tackle the root causes of trafficking;
Amendment 82 #
2012/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Is concerned about the situation of many unaccompanied minors who live in hiding in the EU and who are particularly vulnerable to exploitation and abuse; calls on Member States' authorities and civil society organisations to work together and take all the necessary measures to ensure their protection and dignity.
Amendment 95 #
2012/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to draw up binding strategic guidelines for use by all Member States, which should draw inspiration from their best practices, take the form of common minimum standards and detail each stage in the probuilding on the follow-up of the Action plan and on best practicess, from the arrival of a minor in European territory until an appropriate solution has been found for him;
Amendment 116 #
2012/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Considers that each Member State has a responsibility to identify unaccompanied minors; calls on Member States to direct them immediately to specialist services which must, on the one hand, assess the individual circumstances and needs of each minor and, on the other hand, provide them with all the information they need, in a language and form they can understand; calls on Member States to share best practices on child friendly tools to clarify to the children the procedures and their rights;
Amendment 128 #
2012/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Deplores the unsuitable and intrusive nature of the medical techniques used to ascertain age in some Member States; recommends that the Commission establish a common methodinclude in the strategic guidelines best practices for ascertaining age, consisting of a multidisciplinary assessment, performed by independent, trained practitioners, and with minors always being given the benefit of the doubt; considers that it should be possible to appeal against the results of this assessment; welcomes the work of the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) on this subject, which should be taken as a basis for dealing with all minors;
Amendment 136 #
2012/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on Member States, as soon as a minor arrives within their territory and until a lasting solution has been found, to appoint a person responsible for accompanying, assisting and representing him in all procedures; calls furthermore for this person to have specific training in the problems associated with unaccompanied minors and to act completely independently; calls on the Commission to establish common standardinclude in the strategic guidelines best practices concerning the mandate, functions, qualifications and skills of this person;
Amendment 145 #
2012/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – introductory part
Paragraph 16 – introductory part
16. CIn order to ensure consistency and equal standards in the protection of unaccompanied minors within the EU, calls on Member States to give unaccompanied minors, irrespective of their status and under the same conditions as children who are nationals of the host country:
Amendment 176 #
2012/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the progress which has been made in asylum legislation; recalls, however, that unaccompanied minors should always be exempted from expedited procedures and from procedures at the border; recalls also that the State responsible forpackage concerning unaccompanied minors; calls on Member States to make the necessary legislative and asylum application by an unaccompanied mdministrative reforms in or should always be the State of the most recent asylum applicationder to implement it effectively;
Amendment 181 #
2012/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Underlines that any decision concerning unaccompanied minors should be on the basis of an individual assessment and in respect of the best interest of the child;
Amendment 183 #
2012/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Condemns the very precarious circumstances with which these minors are suddenly confronted when they reach the age of majority; calls on Member States to share best practices and institute procedures for assisting these minors in their transition to adulthood; welcomes the work of the Council of Europe on this subject and calls on the Commission to propose common standardinclude in its strategic guidelines best practices for the planning of ‘individualised life projects’ for, and with, the minor;
Amendment 191 #
2012/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses firmly that the ultimate aim, once an unaccompanied minor has arrived in European territory, must be to seek an appropriate solution for him, which respects his best interests; recalls that efforts to achieve this must always begin with an examination of the possibilities of family reunification; calls on Member States to improve cooperation on family tracing and share best practices;
Amendment 201 #
2012/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission to proposeinclude in its strategic guidelines a common reference framework outlining a series of conditions to be met before a minor can be returned, respecting the overriding interests of the child; reiterates in the strongest terms that no decision to return a minor may be taken if it endangers the minor's life, security or fundamental rights or those of his or her family, and that the individual circumstances of each minor must be taken into account; calls on Member States to establish monitoringcooperation arrangements to ensure the protection of minors after their return, in cooperation with countries of origin and transit;with countries of origin and transit and with international and local NGOs in order to ensure the protection of minors after their return.
Amendment 14 #
2012/2145(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
(2a) Welcomes the Directive 2011/0129 (COD) on Minimum Standards on Victims' Rights, adopted 12 September 2012, which includes targeted and integrated support for victims with specific needs, such as victims of sexual violence, victims of gender-based violence and victims of violence in close relationship, including trauma support and counselling, and therefore calls on the EEAS and the European Commission to promote in the external policies these enhancements on the rights of victims of gender-based violence in criminal proceedings;
Amendment 340 #
2012/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78 a (new)
Paragraph 78 a (new)
78a. Calls on the EEAS and the European Commission to promote safeguarding within the external policies children's' rights during criminal proceedings by establishing specific protection needs due to their vulnerability to secondary and repeat victimisation and by putting the child's best interest as a primary consideration, as was included in the Directive 2011/0129 (COD) on Minimum Standards on Victims' Rights, adopted 12 September 2012
Amendment 34 #
2012/2102(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the risk of trafficking in human beings is increasing in countries in transition and in areas where civilians are affected by conflicts or where many refugees or internally displaced persons are to be found, especially in Libya;
Amendment 35 #
2012/2102(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas one fundamental issue in the constitutional debates is whether Islam should be defined in the constitution as the religion of the people or of the state, as for instance in Tunisia;
Amendment 66 #
2012/2102(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the North African countries to adopt laws and concrete measures prohibiting all forms of violence against women, including female genital mutilation, domestic and sexual violence and sexual harassment; welcome the recent campaign against domestic violence launched by the Tunisian Minister for Women and Family Affairs;
Amendment 170 #
2012/2102(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Calls on the Commission to take in account the upcoming 'Erasmus For All' programme, and to encourage the participation of young women, and to develop interregional cooperation between regions from the Northern and Southern Mediterranean;
Amendment 171 #
2012/2102(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Welcomes the Mobility Partnerships insofar as they facilitate exchanges and help to manage migration in a human and decentignified way;
Amendment 34 #
2012/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. Whereas the trivialization of disguised child pornography acceptable on the internet is a dangerous trend that increases the sexualisation of girls
Amendment 91 #
2012/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Notices that social media portals, used by children and teenagers, are often a place in which girls self-objectify themselves by uploading or sending their own naked photos whereas mobiles phones are used to practise "sexting" which is distribution of smses of sexual content;
Amendment 98 #
2012/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Notes that the increasing popularity of exchanging nude pictures between teenagers on mobile phones through chat programs and communication platforms could lead to a dangerous trend in which possible paedophiles present themselves on those mobile chat forums to young boys and girls by false identification and that therefore authorities should step up their vigilance towards the so-called trend of 'sexting'.
Amendment 104 #
2012/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Highlights the fact that common perceiving of girls and women as sexual objects boosts the demand for prostitution and pornography, causes the increase of sexual trafficking in women and girls and results in growth of the violence against women;
Amendment 671 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) by the Member States when carrying out activities which fall within the scope of Chapter 2 of Title V of the Treaty on European Union;
Amendment 691 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
(ea) by competent authorities for the purposes of producing and disseminating the official statistics entrusted to them;
Amendment 695 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e b (new)
(eb) by competent authorities for the purposes of drawing up electoral rolls.
Amendment 766 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 8
(8) ‘the data subject’s consent’ means any freely given specific, and informed and explicit indication of his or her wishes by which the data subject, either by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signifies agreement to personal data relating to them being processed;
Amendment 789 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 13
(13) ‘main establishment’ means both as regards the controller, the place of its establishment in the Union where the main decisions as to the purposes, conditions and means of the processing of personal data are taken; if no decisions as to the purposes, conditions and means of the processing of personal data are taken in the Union, the main establishment is the place where the main processing activities in the context of the activities of an establishment of a controller in the Union take place. As regards the processor, 'main establishment' means the place of its central administration in the Union and as regards the processor, the place constituting its official seat in the Union, if that is the place where the main decisions of the institution, enterprise, or group are taken, or the latter place, if different;
Amendment 809 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 19 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 19 a (new)
(19a) ‘official statistics’ means quantitative and qualitative, aggregated and representative information characterising a collective phenomenon in a considered population;
Amendment 812 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 19 b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 19 b (new)
(19b) ‘electoral rolls’ means personal data, and data relating to the place of residence, of persons entitled to vote;
Amendment 814 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 19 c (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 19 c (new)
(19c) ‘information society services’ means services provided at the recipient’s individual request, at a distance, and by electronic means, that is to say, the service is sent initially and received at its destination by means of electronic equipment for the processing, including digital compression, and storage of data and is transmitted, conveyed, and received entirely by wire, by radio, by optical means, or by any other electromagnetic means.
Amendment 825 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) adequate, relevant, and limited to the minimum nenot excessaryive in relation to the purposes for which they are processed; they shall only be processed if, and as long as, the purposes could not be fulfilled by processing information that does not involve personal data;
Amendment 830 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) accurate and, where necessary, kept up to date; every reasonable step must be taken to ensure that personal data that are inaccurate, having regard to the purposes for which they are processed, are erased or rectified without delay;
Amendment 838 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) kept in a form which permits identification of data subjects for no longer than is necessary for the purposes for which the personal data are processed; personal data may be stored for longer periods insofar as the data will be processed solely for historical, statistical or scientific research purposes in accordance with the rules and conditions of Article 83 and if a periodic review is carried out to assess the necessity to continue the storage, without prejudice to the provisions of Article 83;
Amendment 843 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point f
Amendment 882 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by a controller, or by a third party to whom the data are to be communicated, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require protection of personal data, in particular where the data subject is a child. This shall not apply to processing carried out by public authorities in the performance of their tasks.
Amendment 934 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 957 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5
Article 6 – paragraph 5
Amendment 967 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. The controller shall bear the burden of proof for the data subject's having been duly informed in advance or in time to give their consent to the processing of their personal data for specified purposes.
Amendment 984 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1023 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1031 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1064 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) processing is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claimsor administrative claims of any kind; o
Amendment 1074 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point i
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point i
(i) processing is necessary for historical, statistical or scientific research purposes or for preliminary official or administrative investigation to determine biological parentage, subject to the conditions and safeguards referred to in Article 83; o
Amendment 1082 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point j
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point j
(j) processing of data relating to criminal convictions or related security measures is carried out either under the control of official authority or when the processing is necessary for compliance with a legal or regulatory obligation to which a controller is subject, or for the performance of a task carried out for important public interest reasons, and in so far as authorised by Union law or Member State law providing for adequate safeguards. A complete register of criminal convictions, whether complete or not, shall be kept only under the control of official authority.
Amendment 1089 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1106 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. The controller shall haobserve transparentcy and easily accessible policiesility criteria with regard to the processing of personal data and for the exercise of data subjects'’ rights. To that end it may disseminate those criteria by framing policies to be made known to all data subjects.
Amendment 1111 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. The controller shall provide any information and any communication relating to the processing of personal data to the data subject in an intelligible form, using clear and plain language, adapted to the data subject, in particular wherever possible. This last point shall be taken particularly into account for any information addressed specifically to a child.
Amendment 1123 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. The controller shall establish procedures for providinge the information referred to in Article 14 and for the exercise of the rights of data subjects referred to in Article 13 and Articles 15 to 19. The controller shall provide in particular mechanisms for facilitating the request for the actions referred to in Article 13 and Articles 15 to 19. Where personal data are processed by automated means, the controller shall also provide means for requests to be made electronicallythis is deemed appropriate, the above information as a whole may be presented in the form of policies and manuals of procedures to facilitate understanding and the use of such information.
Amendment 1181 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a
a) the identity and the contact details of the controller and, if any, of the controller'’s representative and of the data protection officer;
Amendment 1190 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the purposes of the processing for which the personal data are intended, including the contract terms and general conditions where the processing is based on point (b) of Article 6(1) and the legitimate interests pursued by the controller where the processing is based on point (f) of Article 6(1);
Amendment 1199 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) where possible, the period for which the personal data will be stored;
Amendment 1204 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) the right to lodge a complaint to the supervisory authority and the contact details of the supervisory authority;
Amendment 1235 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) in general at the time when the personal data are obtained from the data subject or as soon as possible where the above is not feasible, demands undue effort, or reduces the safeguards enjoyed by the data subject; or
Amendment 1274 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 7
Article 14 – paragraph 7
Amendment 1293 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The data subject shall have the right to obtain from the controller at any time, on request, confirmation as to whether or not personal data relating to the data subject are being processed. If the controller is processing a large number of files relating to the data subject, it may ask the data subject to specify in the necessary detail, before the information is supplied, which file or files, or what particular fields of activity, are covered by the data subject’s request. Where such personal data are being processed, the controller shall provide the following information:
Amendment 1317 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) the significance and envisaged consequences of such processing, at least in the case of measures referred to in Article 20.
Amendment 1323 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1416 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. Where the controller referred to in paragraph 1 has made theexplicitly or tacitly allowed third-party access to personal data public, it shall take all reasonable steps in proportion to its capacity, including technical measures, in relation to data for the publication of which the controller is responsible, to inform third parties which are processing such data, that a data subject requests them to erase any links to, or copy or replication of that personal data. Where the controller who has authorised a third party publication of personal data, the controller shall be considered responsible for that publicationllowed access to personal data has disappeared, has ceased to exist or for other reasons cannot be contacted by the data subject, the data subject shall have the right to obtain from third-party controllers the erasure of any links to, or copy or replication of the personal data.
Amendment 1444 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – point d
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) for compliance with a legal obligation to retain the personal data by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject; Union law and Member State laws shall meet an objective of public interest, respect the essence of the right to the protection of personal data and be proportionate to the legitimate aim pursued;
Amendment 1450 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a
In the cases referred to in points (a) to (d), the data subject may exercise the right to object to the establishment of links or creation of copies or replications of his personal data. The viability of this right shall be resolved in the light of all the circumstances involved in the case, whilst making efforts not to frustrate the specific basis for the retention of data.
Amendment 1480 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 9
Article 17 – paragraph 9
Amendment 1500 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. The data subject shall have the right, where personal data are processed by electronic means and in a structured and commonly used format, to obtain from the controller a copy of data undergoing processing in an electronic and structured format which is commonly used and allows for further use by the data subject. Where the format requested by the data subject differs from the processing format, the controller may impose a charge for conversion at a level which may not exceed the cost of the service provided at market prices.
Amendment 1510 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. Where the data subject has provided the personal data and the processing is based on consent or on a contract, the data subject shall have the right to transmit those personal data and any other information provided by the data subject and retained by an automated processing system, into another one, in an electronic format which is commonly used, without hindrance from the controller from whom the personal data are withdrawn. The controller from whom the personal data are withdrawn shall delete those data, unless their continued processing is covered by another legal provision in force. Union and Member State laws may regulate cases where there is a legal obligation to store data, based on objectives of public interest proportionate to the aim pursued, and respecting the essence of the right to the protection of personal data.
Amendment 1541 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3
Article 19 – paragraph 3
3. Where an objection is upheld pursuant to paragraph 1, the controller shall inform the data subject of the compelling legitimate grounds which apply in accordance with paragraph 1 or, if he does not do so, he shall no longer use or otherwise process the personal data concerned; where the objection is upheld pursuant to paragraphs 1 and 2, the controller shall no longer use or otherwise process the personal data concerned.
Amendment 1614 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 5
Article 20 – paragraph 5
Amendment 1656 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. The controller shallmay adopt policies and implement appropriate measures to ensure and be able to demonstrate that the processing of personal data is performed in compliance with this Regulation.
Amendment 1667 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The measures provided for in paragraph 1 shall in particular includeclude, in the cases and in accordance with the rules set out in this chapter:
Amendment 1682 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) designating a data protection officer pursuant to Article 35(1), or the obligation and maintenance of certification in accordance with the certification policies defined by the Commission.
Amendment 1691 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3
Article 22 – paragraph 3
3. The controller shall implement mechanisms to ensure the verification of the effectiveness of the measures referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2. If proportionate, and a high level of risk exists, this verification shall be carried out by independent internal or external auditors.
Amendment 1702 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 4
Article 22 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1712 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1
1. Having regard to the state of the art and the cost of implementation, the controller shall, both at the time of the determination of the means for processing and at the time of the processing itself, implement appropriate technical and organisational measures and procedures appropriate to the activities and their purposes, in such a way that the processing will meet the requirements of this Regulation and ensure the protection of the rights of the data subject.
Amendment 1724 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2
Article 23 – paragraph 2
2. The controller shall implement mechanisms for ensuring that, by default, only those personal data are processed which are neot excessaryive for each specific purpose of the processing and are especially not collected or retained beyond the minimum necessary forin proportion to those purposes, both in terms of the amount of the data and the time of their storage. In particular, those mechanisms shall ensure that by default personal data are not made accessible to an indefinite number of individuals.
Amendment 1735 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 3
Article 23 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1741 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 4
Article 23 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1746 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Where a controller determines the purposes, conditions and means of the processing of personal data jointly with others, the joint controllers shall determine their respective responsibilities for compliance with the obligations under this Regulation, in particular as regards the procedures and mechanisms for exercising the rights of the data subject, by means of an arrangement between them. To ensure that data subjects may exercise their right to object to this arrangement, it must be documented and data subjects must have been notified in advance; otherwise, the above rights may be exercised in full in relation to any of the controllers, who shall be responsible for ensuring that the conditions laid down by law are fully complied with.
Amendment 1763 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 25 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) an enterprise employing fewer than 250 persons, unless the processing carried out by that enterprise is considered high risk by the supervisory authorities, taking account of its characteristics, the type of data or the number of people affected; o
Amendment 1776 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The carrying out of processing by a processor shall be governed by a contract or other legal act binding the processor to the controller, which shall be documented in a form of which a record can be kept, and stipulating in particular that the processor shall:
Amendment 1805 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 3
Article 26 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1812 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 4
Article 26 – paragraph 4
4. If a processor processes personal data other than as instructed by the controller, the processor shall be considered to be a controller in respect of that processing and shall be subject to the rules on joint controllers laid down in Article 24; without prejudice to the responsibility which the controller may have occurred in relation to compliance with their obligations.
Amendment 1816 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 5
Article 26 – paragraph 5
Amendment 2488 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 4
Article 43 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission may specify the format and procedures for the exchange of information by electronic means between controllers, processors and supervisory authorities for binding corporate rules within the meaning of this Article. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure set out in Article 87(2).
Amendment 2499 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) the transfer is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal or administrative claims; o
Amendment 2523 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 6
Article 44 – paragraph 6
6. The controller or processor shall document the assessment as well as the appropriate safeguards adduced referred to in point (h) of paragraph 1 of this Article in the documentation referred to in Article 28, and where appropriate in accordance with that rule, and shall inform the supervisory authority of the transfer.
Amendment 2525 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 7
Article 44 – paragraph 7
Amendment 2535 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 2
Article 45 – paragraph 2
2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, the Commission shall take appropriate steps to advance the relationship with third countries or international organis(a) and (b), the supervisory authorities shall be able to exchange informations, and in particular their supervisory authorities, where the Commission has decided that they ensure an adequate level of protection within the meaning of Article 41(3)cooperate in activities related to the exercise of their powers and defence of the rights regulated in this Regulation.
Amendment 2538 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 a (new)
Article 45 a (new)
Article 45a Cooperation may take place provided that: (a) the competent authorities of third countries have competence for the protection of personal data in the context of matters of which they possess knowledge in accordance with existing legislation; (b) working arrangements based on reciprocity have been agreed between the competent authorities concerned; (c) the transfer of personal data to the third country is in accordance with Chapter V of this Directive.
Amendment 2540 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 b (new)
Article 45 b (new)
Article 45b The working arrangements referred to in paragraph 3(b) shall ensure that: (a) justification as to the purpose of the request for cooperation is provided by the competent authorities; (b) the persons employed or formerly employed by the competent authorities of the third country that receive the information are subject to obligations of professional secrecy; (c) the competent authorities of the third country may use the results of cooperation only for the exercise of functions relating to the protection of personal data; (d) in the event of the competent authority of the third country intending to transfer the information received by means of cooperation to a third party, prior, specific and written consent must be obtained from the authority which provided the information, unless such transfer is required by national law or ordered by a court of law and constitutes a necessary measure to safeguard relevant public interests relating to: (i) the prevention, investigation or prosecution of criminal offences; (ii) the monitoring, inspection or regulation connected, even occasionally, with the exercise of official authority within the scope of the agreement. In such cases, prior notice shall be given to the authority that provided the information; (e) the appropriate technical and organisational security measures are adopted to protect personal data against accidental or unlawful destruction, accidental loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure or access, and against all other unlawful forms of processing personal data; (f) the request for cooperation from the competent authority of the third country should be refused: (i) where it would adversely affect the sovereignty, security or public order of the Community or of the requested Member State, or (ii) where judicial proceedings have already been initiated in respect of the same actions and against the same persons before the authorities of the requested Member State.
Amendment 2541 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 c (new)
Article 45 c (new)
Article 45c Member States shall communicate to the Commission the working arrangements referred to in paragraphs 3 and 4.
Amendment 2542 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 d (new)
Article 45 d (new)
Article 45d For the purposes of paragraph 1, the Commission shall take appropriate steps to advance the relationship with third countries or international organisations, and in particular their supervisory authorities, where the Commission has decided that they ensure an adequate level of protection within the meaning of Article 41(3).
Amendment 2546 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1
Article 47 – paragraph 1
1. The supervisory authorityies shall act with complete independence in exercising the duties and powers entrusted to ithem.
Amendment 2548 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 2
Article 47 – paragraph 2
2. The members of the supervisory authorityies shall, in the performance of their duties, neither seek nor take instructions from anybody.
Amendment 2550 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 3
Article 47 – paragraph 3
3. Members of the supervisory authorityies shall refrain from any action incompatible with their duties and shall not, during their term of office, engage in any incompatible occupation, whether gainful or not.
Amendment 2551 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 4
Article 47 – paragraph 4
4. Members of the supervisory authorityies shall behave, after their term of office, with integrity and discretion as regards the acceptance of appointments and benefits.
Amendment 2552 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 5
Article 47 – paragraph 5
5. Each Member State shall, in line with its internal distribution of competencies, ensure that the supervisory authority isies are provided with the adequate human, technical and financial resources, premises and infrastructure necessary for the effective performance of its duties and powers, including those to be carried out in the context of mutual assistance, co- operation and participation in the European Data Protection Board.
Amendment 2554 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 6
Article 47 – paragraph 6
6. Each Member State shall, in line with its internal distribution of competencies, ensure that the supervisory authority has itsies have their own staff which shall be appointed by and be subject to the direction of the head of the supervisory authority.
Amendment 2555 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 7
Article 47 – paragraph 7
7. Member States shall, in line with their internal distribution of competencies, ensure that the supervisory authority isies are subject to financial control which shall not affect itstheir independence. Member States shall, in line with their internal distribution of competencies, ensure that the supervisory authorityies hasve separate annual budgets. The budgets shall be made public.
Amendment 2559 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 1
Article 48 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall provide that the members of the supervisory authority or authorities must be appointed either by the parliaments or the government bodies of the Member State concerned.
Amendment 2561 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 3
Article 48 – paragraph 3
3. The duties of a member shall end in the event of the expiry of the term of office, resignation or compulsory retirement in accordance with paragraph 5 or in the event of incapacity to hold office, incompatibility, resignation, dismissal, final conviction of an intentional crime or compulsory retirement.
Amendment 2562 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 4
Article 48 – paragraph 4
4. A member may be dismissed or deprived of the right to a pension or other benefits in its shis appointment terminatead by the competent national courtbody which appointed him, if the member no longer fulfils the conditions required for the performance of the duties or is guilty of serious misconductfailure to discharge the obligations relating to his office.
Amendment 2564 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the establishment and status of the supervisory authority or authorities;
Amendment 2565 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the qualifications, experience and skills required to perform the duties of the members of the supervisory authorityies;
Amendment 2566 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the rules and procedures for the appointment of the members of the supervisory authorityies, as well as the rules on actions or occupations incompatible with the duties of the office;
Amendment 2567 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) the duration of the term of the members of the supervisory authorityies which shall be no less than four years, except for the first appointment after entry into force of this Regulation, part of which may take place for a shorter period where this is necessary to protect the independence of the supervisory authorityies by means of a staggered appointment procedure;
Amendment 2568 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) whether the members of the supervisory authorityies shall be eligible for reappointment;
Amendment 2569 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) the regulations and common conditions governing the duties of the members and staff of the supervisory authorityies;
Amendment 2574 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50
Article 50
The members and the staff of the supervisory authorityies shall be subject, both during and after their term of office, to a duty of professional secrecy with regard to any confidential information which has come to their knowledge in the course of the performance of their official duties.
Amendment 2582 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 2
Article 51 – paragraph 2
2. Where the processing of personal data takes place in the context of the activities of an establishment of a controller or a processor in the Union, and the controller or processor is established in more than one Member State, the supervisory authority of the main establishment of the controller or processor shall be competent for the supervision of the processing activities of the controller or the processor in all Member States, except with regard to decisions in response to the complaints referred to in Article 73, in which case it shall coordinate the actions of the supervisory authorities concerned, without prejudice to the provisions of Chapter VII of this Regulation.
Amendment 2603 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 52 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) conduct investigations either on its own initiative or, on the basis of a complaint or, on request of another supervisory authority or following a police complaint, and inform the data subject concerned, if the data subject has addressed a complaint to this supervisory authority, of the outcome of the investigations within a reasonable period;
Amendment 2609 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
Article 52 – paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
(ja) coordinate certification policies in the territory for which it is responsible, in accordance with the provisions of Article 39.
Amendment 2625 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
Article 53 – paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
(ja) to carry out audits or draw up audit plans on personal data protection
Amendment 2638 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 54
Article 54
Each supervisory authority must draw up an annual report on its activities. The report shall be presented to the national parliamentrespective parliament and/or to the other authorities stipulated in the relevant national legislation and shall be made be available to the public, the Commission and the European Data Protection Board.
Amendment 2649 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 2
Article 55 – paragraph 2
2. Each supervisory authority shall take all appropriate measures required to reply to the request of another supervisory authority without delay and no later than one month15 days after having received the request. Such measures may include, in particular, the transmission of relevant information on the course of an investigation or enforcement measures to bring about the cessation or prohibition of processing operations contrary to this Regulation.
Amendment 2654 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 8
Article 55 – paragraph 8
8. Where a supervisory authority does not act within one month15 days on request of another supervisory authority, the requesting supervisory authorities shall be competent to take a provisional measure on the territory of its Member State in accordance with Article 51(1) and shall submit the matter to the European Data Protection Board in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 57.
Amendment 2661 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 5
Article 56 – paragraph 5
5. Where a supervisory authority does not comply within one month15 days with the obligation laid down in paragraph 2, the other supervisory authorities shall be competent to take a provisional measure on the territory of its Member State in accordance with Article 51(1).
Amendment 2676 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 7
Article 58 – paragraph 7
7. The European Data Protection Board shall issue an opinion on the matter, if the European Data Protection Board so decides by simple majority of its members or any supervisory authority or the Commission so requests within one week after the relevant information has been provided according to paragraph 5. The opinion shall be adopted within one month by simple majority of the members of the European Data Protection Board. The chair of the European Data Protection Board shall inform, without undue delay, the supervisory authority referred to, as the case may be, in paragraphs 1 and 3, the Commission and the supervisory authority competent under Article 51 of the opinion and make it public.
Amendment 2687 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 1
Article 59 – paragraph 1
Amendment 2689 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 2
Article 59 – paragraph 2
Amendment 12 #
2011/2109(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. emphasizes on the importance for the ICC to fight against exemption of punishment of sexual violence against women in conflicted areas and during the occurrence of war crimes
Amendment 20 #
2011/2109(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 16 #
2011/2087(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
(2a) Emphasises the discrimination of women in countries where it is an obligation to wear a headscarf, burka or any other clothing which makes it impossible to exercise sport;
Amendment 18 #
2011/2087(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Specifies that involving girls in sport activities alongside boys can help overcome prejudice and stereotyping that often contributes to social vulnerability of women and girls;
Amendment 24 #
2011/2087(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to develop programs that reduce stereotyping of women and sports in media coverage of society as a whole and sports events in particular;
Amendment 28 #
2011/2087(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission and the European External Action Service to promote the distinction between rules or obligations imposed on women related to cultural, traditional, historical or religious factors in society and the absolute freedom to exercise any kind of sport for both women and men;
Amendment 38 #
2011/2087(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission and Member States to co-finance projects through European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) to support sport infrastructure adapted to the needs of women and through European Social Fund (ESF) to support the development of skills and employability of women in the sport sector, including management and top-level positions in influential international sports agencies and federations such as the Fédération Internationale de Football Association and the International Olympic Committee.
Amendment 39 #
2011/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Turkish Government to adopt a zero-tolerance policy towards violence against women;immediately put an end to violence against women including the high number of honour killings and female genital mutilation
Amendment 47 #
2011/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the continuation of training of police officers, health personnel, judges and, prosecutors and any other officials on the prevention of domestic violence; in order to complement these efforts, once more notes the need for a mechanism to identify and investigate those who fail to protect and assist victims;
Amendment 49 #
2011/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Is deeply concerned about the dramatic shortage of shelters to safeguard women who are victims of gender violence and the lack of protection and communities’ awareness of the location of these shelters which could endanger the safety of the victim
Amendment 64 #
2011/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the Turkish Government to establish and execute national campaigns to prevent gender violence, to change mentality by means of de-stereotyping in news coverage and media programs the role of women and to enhance programs which stimulates respect between both sexes
Amendment 67 #
2011/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Is deeply concerned about the inferior legal status of single women, divorcees, women taken in illegal Islamic marriages and women originating from a minority group
Amendment 123 #
2011/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Acknowledges that a change in mentality can never be realised without involving men in the debate and therefore calls for an ´allithe participation and involvement of men and therefore calls for the Turkish government to set up public debates to exchancge of genders´ as the means ofpoints of view between women and men of all types of Turkish society as the means of tackling the causes of gender violence and ultimately achieving genuine gender equality;
Amendment 9 #
2011/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas successful poverty reduction in societies in poor regions gains particularly from the active involvement of poor women and girls in the development process,
Amendment 10 #
2011/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas women with disabilities find themselves trapped in socially vulnerable situations and exposed to serious risks of discrimination, poverty and social exclusion,
Amendment 12 #
2011/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas poverty impacts differently on poor women and men, boys and girls, as poor women and girls often find it more difficult to access suitable social services and income,
Amendment 13 #
2011/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A d(new)
Recital A d(new)
Ad. whereas empowering women by improving their living conditions and enabling them to participate actively in the social and economic life of a country is key for long-term sustainable development and tackling poverty,
Amendment 16 #
2011/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas developing countries with less gender inequality tend to have lower poverty rates,
Amendment 27 #
2011/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that women in rural areas are often not seen as workforce although their contribution to agricultural daily work is as important as the contribution made by men and they are excluded socially from their rights as an employee and are vulnerable to poverty;
Amendment 38 #
2011/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. Whereas women who have lost their partner due to violence including gender violence, terrorism and organised crime, are more vulnerable to isolation from society and need therefore special attention to stimulate their reintegration in society and guidance in continuing their parental role which is best for the child,
Amendment 130 #
2011/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Asks the Member States to establish measures that eliminate discrimination towards single mothers and their children, such as the use of programs that provide state aid and scholarships for their children;
Amendment 28 #
2011/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the collection, analysis, exchange and misuse of data and the dangerrisk of ‘profiling’, all of which have been made possible by technical developments, have reached unprecedented dimensions and consequently necessitate strong data protection rules, with particular attention given to children as they need specific protection from misleading and aggressive advertising,
Amendment 97 #
2011/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses, in this context, that children deserve specific protection because they may be less aware of risks, consequences, safeguards and rights while giving their consent for processing their personal data;
Amendment 719 #
2011/0302(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – point b – rows 28 a-c (new)
Annex – Part I – point b – rows 28 a-c (new)
Palencia – Other Core Rail Studies and Santander Network works Castejón – Other Core Rail Studies and Logroño – Network works Miranda Almería – Other Core Rail Studies and Málaga – Network works Algeciras (along the coast)
Amendment 649 #
2011/0294(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – indent 1 a (new)
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – indent 1 a (new)
- major airports with more than 1% passenger air traffic within the EU.
Amendment 878 #
2011/0294(COD)
add the following multimodal platforms to the comprehensive network: – Pontevedra – Zalia – Torrelavega – Júndiz – Monzón – El Vallés – El Prat – El Gorguel – Ciudad Real – Albacete – San Roque – Mérida – Ponferrada/El Bierzo – Castellón – Alicante – Benavente – Zamora – Miranda de Ebro – Burgos – Palencia – Área Central – Aranda de Duero – Soria – Arévalo – Ávila – Segovia
Amendment 879 #
2011/0294(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Volume 16/33
Annex I – Volume 16/33
add the following rail freight transport sections to the core network: – Almería – Málaga – Algeciras (along the coast) – Granada – Motril – Castejón – Logroño – Miranda – León – Gijón / Avilés – Palencia – Santander – Madrid – Cáceres – Mérida – Mérida – Badajoz – Portuguese border – Mora – Ciudad Real – Mérida
Amendment 881 #
2011/0294(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Volume 16/33
Annex I – Volume 16/33
Amendment 888 #
2011/0294(COD)
add the following airports to the comprehensive network: – Murcia/Corvera – Lleida – Huesca/Pirineos – Logroño – Albacete – Córdoba
Amendment 891 #
2011/0294(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Volume 17/33
Annex I – Volume 17/33
add the following rail passenger transport sections to the core network: – Madrid – Toledo – Madrid – Alcázar – Albacete – Murcia – Almería – Málaga – Algeciras (along the coast) – Avilés – Oviedo – Bilbao – Santander – Oviedo – El Ferrol – A Coruña – Castejón – Logroño – Miranda – Mora – Alcázar – Linares – Moreda/Jaén/Córdoba – Ourense – Vigo (via Cercedo) – Ourense – Monforte – Lugo – A Coruña – Palencia – Santander – Segovia – Ávila – Sevilla – Cádiz – Sevilla – Huelva – Portuguese border – Valencia – Alicante (along the coast) – Motilla – Albacete – La Encina – Santiago – Vigo – Portuguese border – Granada – Motril – Antequera – Málaga – Madrid – Ávila – Salamanca – León – Monforte – Torralba – Soria – Castejón – Plasencia – León – Gijón
Amendment 892 #
2011/0294(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Volume 17/33
Annex I – Volume 17/33
add the following rail passenger transport sections to the comprehensive network: – Almendricos – Águilas – Barcelona – Massanet – Barcelona – Puigcerdá – Játiva – Alcoy – Lleida – Manresa – Barcelona – Los Rosales – Zafra – Madrid – Burgos – Villalba – Segovia
Amendment 894 #
2011/0294(COD)
add the following high-quality road sections to the comprehensive network: – Valladolid – Aranda de Duero – Soria – Ourense – Santiago – Ourense – Guntín – Ponferrada – Ourense – Monforte – Chantada – Astorga – León – Burgos – Burgos – Logroño – Pamplona – Ávila – Salamanca – León – Valladolid – Segovia – Valladolid – Ávila – Maqueda – Toledo – Ocaña – Tarancón – Cuenca – Teruel – Alfajarín – Fraga -Catalayud – Daroca – Alcolea del Pinar – Monreal del Campo – Badajoz – Zafra – Córdoba – Baena – Granada – Huelva – Jabugo – Zafra – Estepa – Lucena – Baena – Jaén – Úbeda – Blanca – Avarán – La Font de la Figuera – Alicante – Alcoy – Játiva – Elche – Cartagena – Vera – Figueras – Puigcerdá – Ávila – Villacastín – San Rafael – Segovia
Amendment 991 #
2011/0294(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Volume 17/33 (new)
Annex I – Volume 17/33 (new)
to add the following airports to the core network: - Alicante - Gran Canaria - Málaga - Tenerife Sur - Santiago de Compostela
Amendment 992 #
2011/0294(COD)
to add Málaga (ES)
Amendment 48 #
2011/0154(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) In the advancement of mutual trust of Member States in terms of criminal justice we must ensure that not only the rights of the offender are guaranteed, but also the rights of the victims. Mutual recognition of minimum standards across the EU will not only benefit the principle of a common area of openness and security, but will also increase the confidence of citizens in their national judicial systems.
Amendment 123 #
2011/0129(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) A person should be considered a victim regardless of whether a perpetrator is identified, apprehended, prosecuted or convicted and regardless of the familial relationship between the perpetrator and the victim. Family members of victims are also harmed as a result of the crime, in particular the family of a deceased victim, who have a legitimate interest in criminal proceedings. Such indirect victims should therefore also benefit from protection under this Directive. Victims need appropriate support and assistance even before reporting a crime. Such support can be crucial both for the recovery of the victim and in any decision to ultimately report the crime. Measures concerning such support and assistance should be gender-specific where appropriate and accessible to victims with disabilities.
Amendment 168 #
2011/0129(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) The right to remembrance should be recognised for victims of terrorism, a vital aspect of which will be the political significance of victims of terrorism; this political significance finds its expression in the defence of everything that terrorism tries to eliminate in order to impose its exclusive totalitarian plan, namely the freedoms enshrined in democratic States governed by the rule of law.
Amendment 169 #
2011/0129(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) All victims should be provided reasonable accommodation where needed in a particular case, which means necessary and appropriate modification and adjustments not imposing a disproportionate or undue burden to ensure to victims with disabilities realisation of their rights under this Directive on an equal basis with other victims. Reasonable accommodation could include, but may not be limited to, provision of assistance with communicating, including through a qualified sign language interpreter, ensuring physical accessibility to premises and the information directly related to their case, providing information in easy- to-understand language, and modification of the format of hearing to accommodate the victim with a disability.
Amendment 183 #
2011/0129(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) Victims of terrorism are particularly vulnerable due to the specific nature of the crime. Victims of terrorism suffer intimidation, hostile behaviour, threats of retaliation by members of the communities associated with the perpetrators of terrorist acts and should therefore be granted specific help and recognition from society and must be protected against any exposure to hate and fear. Commission and Member States should consider, without delay, adoption of specific legislation on victims of terrorism to recognise their public character and include more detailed provisions that ensure adequate protection and support, recognition amongst other rights, long term emergency assistance, comprehensive reparation, protection of private and family life, protection of dignity and security, the right to knowledge of truth and the right to memory.
Amendment 193 #
2011/0129(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22 a (new)
Recital 22 a (new)
(22a) Member States should, where appropriate, while recognising the principle of freedom of expression, encourage the media and journalists to adopt self-regulatory guidelines and to take appropriate measures to ensure the protection of the private and family life of the victims, especially minors, and their family members in the framework of their information activities. Member States should discourage the media from interviewing victims at inappropriate times, interviewing child victims, discussing gruesome details of crimes, publishing information that would negatively impact on the victim’s credibility, popularising the offender and blaming the victim for the crime. Member States should ensure that victims have an effective remedy when their right to respect for their private and family life has been violated.
Amendment 246 #
2011/0129(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point g a (new)
Article 2 – point g a (new)
(ga) ‘gender-based violence’ means a criminal offence that is directed against a person because of his or her gender or gender identity or that affects persons of a particular gender or gender identity disproportionally, and that results in physical or mental injury, emotional suffering or economic loss of the victim;
Amendment 250 #
2011/0129(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point g b (new)
Article 2 – point g b (new)
(gb) ‘violence in close relationships’ means a criminal offence that is committed against a victim by a person who is a current or former spouse or partner or other family member of the victim, whether or not the perpetrator shares or has shared the same household with the victim, and that results in physical or mental injury, emotional suffering or economic loss of the victim.
Amendment 286 #
2011/0129(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that victims are offered the opportunity to be notified when the person prosecuted or sentenced for offences concerning them is released from detention. Victims shall receive this information where they have expressed such a wish. ithout unnecessary delay, when the person arrested, remanded in custody, prosecuted or sentenced for offences concerning them is released from or has escaped detention. Member States shall ensure that victims are provided with effective support and assistance when receiving this information, including the right to appeal if possible. Victims shall receive this information unless the competent authority is aware that notification of release is likely to result in harm to the offender.
Amendment 450 #
2011/0129(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Member States shall ensure that the individual assessments referred to in paragraphs 3 and 4 are carried out at regular intervals throughout the criminal proceedings in order to take account of any changes in the personal characteristics or circumstances, needs and wishes of victims. Individual assessments shall take into account the following factors: (a) the personal characteristics of the victim such as age, gender and gender identity, ethnicity, race, religion, sexual orientation, health, disability, legal status, communication difficulties, relationship to or dependence on the suspected or accused person, previous experience of crime; (b) the type or nature of the crime such as hate crime or the fact it is committed with a bias or discriminatory motive relating to the victim's personal characteristics such as age, gender and gender identity, ethnicity, race, religion, sexual orientation, state of health, disability, legal status, communication difficulties, relationship to or dependence on the suspected or accused person, previous experience of crime; (c) the circumstances of the crime such as the fact whether a person is victimised abroad; (d) the type or nature of the crime such as whether exploitation or physical or sexual violence has been used; (e) the wishes of the victims with specific needs including whether they do not wish to benefit from specific measures.
Amendment 454 #
2011/0129(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Member States shall ensure that the design of new court buildings is accessible for persons with disabilities and include separate waiting areas for victims.
Amendment 456 #
2011/0129(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 a (new)
Article 18 a (new)
Amendment 465 #
2011/0129(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – point c
Article 20 – point c
(c) victims may be accompanied, where appropriate by their legal representative, or where they have one and by a person of their choice, unless a reasoned decision has been made to the contrary in respect of that person.
Amendment 508 #
2011/0129(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that police, prosecutors and court staff, lawyers and any other officials likely to come into contact with victims receive both general and specialist training to a level appropriate to their contact with victims to sensitise them to the needs of victims and to deal with them in an impartial, respectful and professional manner. Such specialised training shall include the respective contribution of all officials to the process of individual identification of victims with specific needs provided for in Article 18.
Amendment 51 #
2011/0023(COD)
Draft legislative resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 11 February 2015 on anti-terrorism measures (2015/2530(RSP)),
Amendment 106 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) To prevent, detect, investigate and prosecute terrorist offences and serious crime, it is therefore essential that all Member States introduce provisions laying down obligations on air carriers operating international flights to or from the territory of the Member States of the European Union, intra-EU flights from one Member State to another Member State and domestic flights with a final destination in the same Member State and non-carrier economic operators when involved in booking such flights.
Amendment 115 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) Non-carrier economic operators, such as travel agencies and tour operators, sell package tours making use of charter flights for which they collect and process PNR data from their customers, yet without necessarily transferring the data to the airline operating the passenger flight.
Amendment 120 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The definition of terrorist offences should be taken from Articles 1 to 4 ofapplied in this Directive should be the same as in Council Framework Decision 2002/475/JHA on combating terrorism37. The definition of serous crime should be taken from Article 2 of Council Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA of 13 June 2002 on the European Arrest Warrant and the surrender procedure between Member States38 . However, Member States may exclude those minor offences for which, taking into account their respective criminal justice system, the processing of PNR data pursuant to as amended by Council decision 2008/919/JHA. The term serious crime applied in this dDirective would not be in line with the principle of proportionality. The definition of serious transnational crime should be taken from Article 2 of Council Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA and the United Nations Convention on Transnational Organised Crimeencompasses the crimes listed in Article 2.1. __________________ 38 OJ L 190, 18.7.2002, p. 1.
Amendment 134 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The contents of any lists of required PNR data to be obtained by the Passenger Information Unit should be drawn up with the objective of reflecting the legitimate requirements of public authorities to prevent, detect, investigate and prosecute terrorist offences or serious crime, thereby improving internal security within the Union as well as protecting the fundamental rights of citizens, notably privacy and the protection of personal data. Such lisdata sets should not contain any personal data that could reveal racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership or data concerning health or sexual life of the individual concerned. The PNR data should contain details on the passenger’s reservation and travel itinerary which enable competent authorities to identify air passengers representing a threat to internal security.
Amendment 143 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The Member States should take all necessary measures to enable air carriers and non-carrier economic operators to fulfil their obligations under this Directive. Dissuasive, effective and proportionate penalties, including financial ones, should be provided for by Member States against those air carriers and non-carrier economic operators failing to meet their obligations regarding the transfer of PNR data. Where there are repeated serious infringements which might undermine the basic objectives of this Directive, these penalties may include, in exceptional cases, measures such as the immobilisation, seizure and confiscation of the means of transport, or the temporary suspension or withdrawal of the operating licence.
Amendment 161 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Member States should share with other Member States and Europol the PNR data that they receive where such transferthis is necessary for the prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of terrorist offences or serious crime or the prevention of immediate and serious threats to public security through. The provisions of this Directive should be without prejudice to other Union instruments on the exchange of information between police and judicial authorities, including Council Decision 2009/371/JHA of 6 April 2009 establishing the European Police Office (Europol)39 and Council Framework Decision 2006/960/JHA of 18 September 2006 on simplifying the exchange of information and intelligence between law enforcement authorities of the Member States of the European Union40 . Such exchange of PNR data between law enforcement and judicial authorities should be governed by the rules on police and judicial cooperation. __________________ 40 OJ L 386, 29.12.2006, p. 89.
Amendment 173 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21 a (new)
Recital 21 a (new)
(21a) PNR data should be processed to the greatest extent possible in a masked out way in order to ensure a highest level of data protection by making it impossible for those having access to masked out data to identify a person and to draw conclusions as to what persons are related to that data. Re-identifying masked out data is possible only under conditions ensuring a high level of data protection.
Amendment 203 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) This Directive does not affect the possibility for Member States to provide, under their domestic law, for a system of collection and handling of PNR data for purposes other than those specified in this Directive, or from transportation providers other than those specified in the Directive, regarding internal flights subject to compliance with relevant data protection provisions, provided that such domestic law respects the Union acquis. The issue of the collection of PNR data on internal flights should be the subject of specific reflection at a future date.
Amendment 207 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) As a result of the legal and technical differences between national provisions concerning the processing of personal data, including PNR, air carriers and non- carrier economic operators are and will be faced with different requirements regarding the types of information to be transmitted, as well as the conditions under which this information needs to be provided to competent national authorities. These differences may be prejudicial to effective cooperation between the competent national authorities for the purposes of preventing, detecting, investigating and prosecuting terrorist offences or serious crime.
Amendment 222 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) In particular, the scope of the Directive is as limited as possible, it allows retention of PNR data for period of time not exceeding 57 years, after which the data must be permanently deleted, the data must be anonymised after a very short periodmasked out after 6 months, the collection and use of sensitive data is prohibited. In order to ensure efficiency and a high level of data protection, Member States are required toit must be ensured that an independent national supervisory authority isand in particular its Data Protection Officer are responsible for advising and monitoring how PNR data are processed. All processing of PNR data must be logged or documented for the purpose of verification of the lawfulness of the data processing, self-monitoring and ensuring proper data integrity and security of the data processing. Member States must also ensure that passengers are clearly and precisely informed about the collection of PNR data and their rights.
Amendment 227 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Directive provides for the transfer by air carriers of Passenger Name Record data of passengers of international flights to and from the Member Staterelating to passenger flights between EU Member States and third countries, for intra-EU flights and domestic flights, as well as the processing of that data, including its collection, use and retention by the Member States and its exchange between them.
Amendment 231 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. This Directive shall also apply to non- carrier economic operators that gather or store PNR data on passenger flights planned to land on the territory of a Member State originating in a third country or to depart from the territory of a Member States with a final destination in a third country, to intra-EU-flights and to domestic flights;
Amendment 239 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. The PNR data collected in accordance with this Directive may be processed only for the following purposes: (a) Thepurposes of prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences, and serious crime according to Article 4 (2)(b) and (c); and (b) The prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious transnational crime according to Article 4(2)(a) and (d). or the prevention of immediate and serious threats to public security. deleted deleted
Amendment 253 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) 'intra-EU flight' means any scheduled or non-scheduled flight by an air carrier originating in a Member State with a final destination in another Member State, including any transfer of transit flights;
Amendment 254 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
(bb) 'domestic flight' means any scheduled or non-scheduled flight by an air carrier originating in a Member State with a final destination in the same Member State;
Amendment 257 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) ‘Passenger Name Record’ or 'PNR data' means a record of each passenger’s travel requirements captured and retained electronically by the air carrier or the non-carrier economic operators in its normal course of business which contains information necessary to enable reservations to be processed and controlled by the booking and participating air carriers for each journey booked by or on behalf of any person, whether it is contained in reservation systems, Departure Control Systems (DCS) or equivalent systems providing the same functionalities. Passenger data includes data created by air carriers or non-carrier economic operators for each journey booked by or on behalf of any passenger and contained in carriers' reservation systems, DCS, or equivalent systems providing similar functionality. PNR data consists of the data fields set out in the Annex;
Amendment 260 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) ‘'reservation systems’' means the air carrier’'s or the non-carrier economic operator's internal inventory system, in which PNR data are collected for the handling of reservations;
Amendment 262 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) Non-carrier economic operator means an economic operator, such as travel agencies and tour operators, that provides travel-related services, including the bookings of flights for which they collect and process PNR data of passengers;
Amendment 264 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) ’push method’ means the method whereby air carriers transfer the required PNR dataand non-carrier economic operator transfer their existing PNR data listed in the Annex to this Directive into the database of the authority requesting them;
Amendment 268 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) ‘terrorist offences’ means the offences under national law referred to in Articles 1 to 4 of Council Framework Decision 2002/475/JHA; on combating terrorism as amended by Council decision 2008/919/JHA.
Amendment 281 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point i
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point i
Amendment 296 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
(ia) Masked out means rendering certain data elements of PNR data indecipherable to a user, without deleting them (e.g. by the means of applying a cryptographic state-of-the-art function to the elements of clear text data making a passenger identifiable); elements that are rendered indecipherable must comprise all elements making a passenger identifiable. Identical clear text data may result in identical masked out data in order to make it possible to match data without identifying the persons who are subject to that data.
Amendment 303 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall set up or designate an authority competent for the prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime and the prevention of immediate and serious threats to public security or a branch of such an authority to act as its ‘Passenger Information Unit’ responsible for collecting PNR data from the air carriers and non-carrier economic operators, storing them, analyprocessing them and transmitting the result of the analysisPNR data or the result of the processing thereof to the competent authorities referred to in Article 5. Its staff members may be seconded from competent public authoritieThe Passenger Information Unit is also responsible for the exchange of PNR data or the result of the processing thereof with Passenger Information Unit of other Member States in accordance with Article 7. Its staff members may be seconded from competent public authorities. It shall be provided with adequate resources in order to fulfil its tasks.
Amendment 324 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Each Passenger Information Unit shall appoint an independent Data Protection Officer, who ensures the internal supervision of the Passenger Information Unit's activities and will totally oversee the transfer of PNR data to other competent authorities, to other Member States and Europol. The Data Protection Officer shall report wrong conduct of the data protection requirements set out in this directive
Amendment 333 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The PNR data transferred by the air carriers and the non-carrier economic operators, pursuant to Article 6, in relation to international flights which land on or depart from the territory of each Member State shall be collected only by the Passenger Information Unit of the relevant Member State. Should the PNR data transferred by air carriers and non-carrier economic operators include data beyond those listed in the Annex, the Passenger Information Unit shall delete such data immediately upon receipt.
Amendment 344 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) carrying out an assessment of the passengers prior to their scheduled arrival or departure from the Member State in order to identify any persons who may be involved in a terrorist offence or serious transnational crime and who require further examination by the competent authorities referred to in Article 5 as well as Europol. In carrying out such an assessment, the Passenger Information Unit may process PNR data against pre-determined criteria in accordance with this Directive, and may compare PNR data against relevant databases, including international or national databases or national mirrors of Union databases, where they are established on the basis of Union law, on persons or objects sought or under alert, in accordance with Union, international and national rules applicable to such files. Member States shall ensure that any positive match resulting from such automated processing is individually reviewed by non-automated means in order to verify whether the competent authority referred to in Article 5 needs to take action;
Amendment 365 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) responding, on a case-by-case basis based on sufficient evidence, to duly reasoned requests from competent authorities or Europol to provide PNR data and process PNR data in specific cases for the purpose of prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of a terrorist offence or serious crime listed in Article 2.1 (i) or the prevention of an immediate and serious threat to public security, and to provide the competent authorities with the results of such processing; and
Amendment 382 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. The assessment of the passengers prior to their scheduled arrival or departure from the Member State referred to in point (a) of paragraph 2 shall be carried out in a non- discriminatory manner on the basis of assessment criteria established by its Passenger Information Unit. Member States shall ensure that the assessment criteria are set by the Passenger Information Units, in cooperation with the competent authorities referred to in Article 5. The assessment criteria shall in no circumstances be based on a person’s raceracial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical belief, political opinions, trade union membership, health or sexual life.
Amendment 411 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall adopt a list of the competent authorities entitled to request or receive masked out PNR data or the result of the processing of PNR data from the Passenger Information Units in order to examine that information further or take appropriate action for the specific purpose of preventing, detecting, investigating and prosecuting terrorist offences and serious crime or the prevention of immediate and serious threats to public security. Europol shall be entitled to request or receive PNR data or the result of the processing of PNR data from the Passenger Information Units of the Member States within the limits of its mandate and when necessary for the performance of its tasks.
Amendment 418 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Competent authorities shall consist of authorities competent for the prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime or the prevention of immediate and serious threats to public security.
Amendment 429 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. The PNR data of passengers and the result of the processing of PNR data received by the Passenger Information Unit may be further processed by the competent authorities of the Member States only for the purpose of preventing, detecting, investigating or prosecuting terrorist offences or serious crime or the prevention of immediate and serious threats to public security.
Amendment 446 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall adopt the necessary measures to ensure that air carriers and non-carrier economic operators transfer ('push') the PNR data as defined in Article 2(c) and specified in the Annex, to the extent that such data are already collected by them, to the database of the national Passenger Information Unit of the Member State on the territory of which the international flight will land or from the territory of which the flight will depart. Where the flight is code-shared between one or more air carriers, the obligation to transfer the PNR data of all passengers on the flight shall be on the air carrier and the non-carrier economic operator that operates the flight. Where the flight has one or more stop-overs at the airports of the Member States, air carriers and the non-carrier economic operators shall transfer the PNR data to the Passenger Information Units of all the Member States concerned.
Amendment 457 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Air carriers and non-carrier economic operator shall transfer PNR data by electronic means using the common protocols and supported data formats to be adopted in accordance with the procedure of Articles 13 and 14 or, in the event of technical failure, by any other appropriate means ensuring an appropriate level of data security:
Amendment 461 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a – introductory part
(a) once, 24 to 48 hours before the scheduled time for flight departure;
Amendment 469 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. Member States may permit air carriers and non-carrier economic operators to limit the transfer referred to in point (b) of paragraph 2 to updates of the transfer referred to in point (a) of paragraph 2.
Amendment 476 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. On a case-by-case basis, upon request from a Passenger Information Unit in accordance with national law, air carriers and non-carrier economic operator shall transfer PNR data where access earlier than that mentioned in point (a) of paragraph 2 is necessary to assist in responding to a specific and actual threat related to terrorist offences or serious crime.
Amendment 485 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that, with regard to persons identified by a Passenger Information Unit in accordance with Article 4(2)(a) and (b), the result of the processing of PNR data is transmitted by that Passenger Information Unit to the Passenger Information Units of other Member States where the former Passenger Information Unit considersand to Europol where any elements indicate such a transfer to be necessaryhelpful for the prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of terrorist offences or serious crime or the prevention of immediate and serious threats to public security. The Passenger Information Units of the receiving Member States shallmay transmit such PNR data or the result of the processing of PNR data to their relevant competent authorities through using their Passenger Information Unit and using Europol's existing Secure Information Exchange Network Application (SIENA).
Amendment 492 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. The Passenger Information Unit of a Member State shall have the right to request, if necessary, the Passenger Information Unit of any other Member State to provide it with PNR data that are kept in the latter’'s database in accordance with Article 9(1),and have not yet been masked out and, if necessary, also the result of theany processing of PNR data. Thethereof, if it has already been prepared pursuant to Article 4(2)(a). The duly reasoned request for such data may be based on any one or a combination of data elements, as deemed necessary by the requesting Passenger Information Unit for a specific case of prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of terrorist offences or serious crime or the prevention of immediate and serious threats to public security. Passenger Information Units shall provide the requested data as soon as practicable and shall provide also the result of the processing of PNR data, if it has already been prepared pursuant to Article 4(2)(a) and (b)ossible.
Amendment 501 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. The Passenger Information Unit of a Member State shall have the right to request, if necessary, the Passenger Information Unit of any other Member State to provide it with PNR data that are kept in the latter’s database in accordance with Article 9(2), and, if necessary, also the result of the processing of PNR data. The Passenger Information Unit may request access to specific PNR data kept by the Passenger Information Unit of another Member State in their full form without the masking out only in exceptional circumstances in responhave been already masked out. The Passenger Information Unit shall only provide the full PNR data where it is reasonably believed that it is necessary for the purpose of Article 4(2)(b) and only when authorised to a specific threat or a specific investigation or prosecution related to terrorist offences or serious crimedo so by an authority competent under Article 9(3).
Amendment 512 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. Only in those cases where it is necessary for the prevention of an immediate and serious threat to public securitywhen necessary in cases of emergency and under the conditions laid down in paragraph 2 and 3 may the competent authorities of a Member State request directly the Passenger Information Unit of any other Member State to provide it with PNR data that are kept in the latter’'s database in accordance with Article 9(1) and (2). Such requests shall relate to a specific investigation or prosecution of terrorist offences or serious crime and shall be reasoned. Passenger Information Units shall respond to such requests as a matter of priority. The requests from the competent authorities, a copy of which shall always be sent to the Passenger Information Unit of the requesting Member State, shall be reasoned. In all other cases the competent authorities shall channel their requests through the Passenger Information Unit of their own Member State.
Amendment 524 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Article 7 – paragraph 5
5. Exceptionally, where early access is necessary to respond to a specific and actual threat related to terrorist offences or serious crime or to prevent an immediate and serious threat to public security, the Passenger Information Unit of a Member State shall have the right to request the Passenger Information Unit of another Member State to provide it with PNR data of flights landing in or departing from the latter’s territory at any time.
Amendment 536 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Passenger Information Units shall establish the possibility for Europol to request access to PNR data.
Amendment 539 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 6 b (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Member States shall ensure that their Passenger Information Unit's, in order to fulfil their tasks as laid down in Article 4(2)(c), co-operate in the application of state-of-the-art technologies through Europol using technologies that shall allow Passenger and Europol to combine their data with that of other Passenger Information Unit's by ensuring full protection of personal data with the aim of analysing the data pursuant to Article 4(2)(c).
Amendment 545 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
A Member State may transfer PNR data and the results of the processing of PNR data to a third country, only on a case-by- case basis and in duly reasoned request based on sufficient evidence and if:
Amendment 554 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the conditions laid down in Article 13 of Council Framework Decision 2008/977/JHA are fulfilled,transfer is necessary for the prevention, investigation, detection or prosecution of criminal offences, the prevention of immediate and serious threats to public security or the execution of criminal penalties;
Amendment 562 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
(ab) the Member State from which the data were obtained has given its consent to transfer in compliance with its national law;
Amendment 565 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a c (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a c (new)
(ac) the third country or international body concerned ensures an adequate level of protection for the intended data processing;
Amendment 612 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that the PNR data provided by the air carriers and non- carrier economic operators to the Passenger Information Unit are retained in a database at the Passenger Information Unit for a period of 30 day6 months after their transfer to the Passenger Information Unit of the first Member State on whose territory the international flight is landing or departing.
Amendment 628 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Upon expiry of the period of 30 day6 months after the transfer of the PNR data to the Passenger Information Unit referred to in paragraph 1, the data shall be retained at the Passenger Information Unit for a further period of fiseven years. During this period, all data elements which could serve to identify the passenger to whom PNR data relate shall be masked out. Such anonymisedmasked out PNR data shall be accessible only to a limited number of personnel of the Passenger Information Unit specifically authorised to carry out analysis of PNR data and develop assessment criteria according to Article 4(2)(d). Access to the full PNR data shall be permitted only by the Head of the Passenger Information Unit for the purposes of Article 4(2)(c) and where it could be reasonably believed that it is necessary to carry out an investigation and in response to a specific and actual threat or risk or a specific investigation or prosecution.
Amendment 634 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Re-identification of masked out PNR data and access to the full PNR data shall be permitted only by the Data Protection Officer for the purposes of Article 4(2)(b) and where it could be reasonably believed that it is necessary to carry out an investigation and in response to a specific and actual threat or risk related to terrorist offences or a specific investigation or prosecution related to a crime listed in Article 2.1 or the prevention of an immediate and serious threat to public security.
Amendment 659 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that the PNR data are deleted permanently upon expiry of the period specified in paragraph 2. This obligation shall be without prejudice to cases where specific PNR data have been transferred to a competent authority and are used in the context of specific criminal investigations or prosecutions, in which case the retention of such data by the competent authority shall be regulated by the national law of the Member State.
Amendment 675 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – title
Article 10 – title
Penalties against air carriers and non- carrier economic operators
Amendment 687 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Each Passenger Information Unit shall appoint a Data Protection Officer in order to ensure compliance with existing national and Union data protection law and fundamental rights; that person shall be trained and qualified to a high standard in data protection law.
Amendment 689 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. Each Member State shall provide that the provisions adopted under national law in implementation of Articles 21 and 22 of the Council Framework Decision 2008/977/JHA regarding confidentiality of processing and data security shall also apply to all processing of personal data pursuant to this Directive. Air carriers which collect contact details for passengers who have booked their flights through a travel agency or other travel intermediary shall be prohibited from using those data for marketing purposes.
Amendment 702 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Article 11 – paragraph 4
4. All processing of PNR data by air carriers and non-carrier economic operators, all transfers of PNR data by Passenger Information Units and all requests by competent authorities or Passenger Information Units of other Member States and third countries, even if refused, shall be logged or documented by the Passenger Information Unit and the competent authorities for the purposes of verification of the lawfulness of the data processing, self-monitoring and ensuring proper data integrity and security of data processing, in particular by the national data protection supervisory authorities and the Data Protection Officer. These logs shall be kept for a period of fiseven years unless the underlying data have not yet been deleted in accordance with Article 9(3) at the expiry of those fiseven years, in which case the logs shall be kept until the underlying data are deleted.
Amendment 704 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Those persons who operate security controls, who access and analyse the PNR data, and who operate the data logs, must be security cleared and security trained.
Amendment 713 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 6
Article 11 – paragraph 6
6. Any transfer of PNR data by Passenger Information Units and competent authorities to private parties in Member States or in third countries shall be prohibited. Any wrong conduct should be sanctioned.
Amendment 776 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 781 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) undertake a review of the operation of this Directive and submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council within fourseven years after the date mentioned in Article 15(1). Such review shall cover all the elements of this Directive, with special attention to the compliance with standard of protection of personal data, the length of the data retention period and the quality of the assessments. It shall also contain the statistical information gathered pursuant to Article 18.
Amendment 28 #
2011/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas the political, personal and social circumstances in which women find themselves could explain the phenomenon of female suicide bombers, although it should be noted that this is a relatively recent and limited phenomenon, occurring in countries with Islamic traditions;
Amendment 31 #
2011/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I b (new)
Recital I b (new)
Ib. whereas fundamentalism seeks to justify martyrdom, and women who are involved in resistance movements or women activists seeking social equality are vulnerable to this message, and whereas the excessive way in which the media spotlight is focused on this phenomenon increases the attraction of suicide attacks to vulnerable young people, because of the honour which will be bestowed upon their family after their death;
Amendment 69 #
2011/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes that armed conflict is a threat to the husband/wife pairing and that family life suffers as a result of armed conflict;
Amendment 71 #
2011/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls on the Member States to promote the introduction of measures designed to limit the adverse effects of armed conflict on family life;
Amendment 73 #
2011/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Underlines the alarming trend of female terrorists in conflict zones such as Iraq and Afghanistan, the increasing activity of women in radical Islamic terrorism and the strategic and tactical value of women as terrorists among terrorist organisations such as Al Qaeda.
Amendment 87 #
2011/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 - indent 3
Paragraph 9 - indent 3
Amendment 88 #
2011/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 - indent 3 a (new)
Paragraph 9 - indent 3 a (new)
Amendment 109 #
2011/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls on the Union, when proposing aid for post-conflict reconstruction, to focus on setting up schools with a view to improving education for boys and girls;
Amendment 4 #
2010/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
- having regard to the 1983 Council of Europe Convention on the Compensation of Victims of Violent Crimes (CETS No. 116), the 2005 Council of Europe Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism (CETS No. 196), the 2005 Council of Europe Guidelines on the Protection of Victims of Terrorist Acts and the 2006 Council of Europe Recommendation (2006) 8 on Assistance to Crime Victims,
Amendment 5 #
2010/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
- Having regard to Article 1 of the European Council Common Position of 27 December 2001 on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism,
Amendment 31 #
2010/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas the public nature of terrorist victimisation and the targeting of civilians and non combatants requires a public response based on solidarity with victims and special attention to their needs,
Amendment 35 #
2010/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the primary objective of counter-terrorism policies should be to prevent, avoid and combat terrorist activities and spare lives of innocent people; whereas the aim of counter- terrorism policies should be to undermine the objectives of terrorism, which are to destroy the fabric of our free, open and democratic society; whereas the aim of counter-terrorism must be on the long term to protect and strengthen that fabric of democratic society and the effectiveness of counter-terrorism policies must be measured against this aim; whereas in this logic, strengthening civil liberties and democratic scrutiny is not an obstacle to such policies, but their prime objective,
Amendment 45 #
2010/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas terrorist acts seriously jeopardise human rights, threaten democracy, aim to destabilise legitimately constituted governments, undermine pluralistic civil societies and challenge the ideals of everyone to lead a life free from fear,
Amendment 50 #
2010/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas terrorist attacks have repeatedly aimed at causing mass causalities, challenging available institutional capacities,
Amendment 51 #
2010/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Amendment 52 #
2010/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)
Recital D c (new)
D c. whereas the general overview of the 2010 EU Terrorism Situation and Trend report of Europol (TE-SAT 2010) indicates a decreasing trend of terrorist attacks claimed or attributed to separatist terrorist organisations, while still covering the majority of overall terrorist attacks in Europe;
Amendment 59 #
2010/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas counter-terrorism means countering all forms of terrorism, including cyber terrorism, narcoterrorism and the interconnectability of terrorist groups with and within multiple criminal operations, and the tactics it uses to be operational such as illegal funding, political lobbying, financial extortion, money laundering and the disguising of terrorist groups operations through assumed legal entities or institutions,
Amendment 65 #
2010/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
F a. whereas severe terrorist attacks on EU soil since the 9/11 attacks in the United States, including the 2004 terrorist attacks in Madrid and the 2005 attacks in London have had a significant impact on EU's sense of common security among its citizens,
Amendment 73 #
2010/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas the damages to the life of victims, family and friends can not be translated in numbers nor statistics and whereas the search for justice and restoring dignity should be a vital part in EU counter-terrorism policies, but which is all too often left behind,
Amendment 86 #
2010/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Considers that counter-terrorism policies should aim first of all at protecting and saving lives,
Amendment 187 #
2010/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Calls on the Commission and the Council to guideline an improvement of media coverage and the emphasis on victims of terrorism when counter- terrorism activities are being reported;
Amendment 216 #
2010/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Counter-Terrorism Coordinator to draw up a report on the use of Human Intelligence and its cooperation with foreign intelligence services in European counter-terrorism policies;
Amendment 223 #
2010/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. while ensuring transparency and democratic scrutiny related to counter- terrorism policies, due consideration must be given to the fact that disclosure of information may put human lives in danger and derail counter-terrorism activities;
Amendment 1 #
2010/2309(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
- having regard to Directive 2011/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2011 on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2002/629/JHA,
Amendment 3 #
2010/2309(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas progressive policies towards organised crime such as legalization of prostitution, could motivate the criminal sector to subvert the system in order to maintain their profits,
Amendment 4 #
2010/2309(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas illegal immigrant woman and girls are more vulnerable to organised crime such as prostitution and trafficking than women and girls from national origin,
Amendment 5 #
2010/2309(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas for most forms of crime women are much less likely to be perpetrators than men, but women can possibly also play an important role in exploiting the victims in case of crimes against persons and drug trafficking, or they may play the dual role of victims and accomplices in organised crime groups such as mafias,
Amendment 8 #
2010/2309(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
- having regard to the annual reports of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction on the state of the drugs problem in Europe,
Amendment 9 #
2010/2309(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas female sex trade in Europe has altered greatly over the last 50 years into a lucrative and massive productive business which interacts within a network of multiple forms of organised crimes,
Amendment 17 #
2010/2309(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 a (new)
Citation 20 a (new)
- having regard to the report from the Commission to the European Parliament and to the Council based on Article 8 of Council Decision 2007/845/JHA of 6 December 2007 concerning cooperation between Asset Recovery Offices of the Member States in the field of tracing and identification of proceeds from, or other property related to, crime (COM(201)176),
Amendment 21 #
2010/2309(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for the development at EU level of a comprehensive legislative framework for the protection of victims, witnesses and their relatives and of effective measures for their national and cross-border protection, such as the European Protection Order, giving especial attention to the situation of women who want to dissociate from organised crime, in particular if family members are involved;
Amendment 26 #
2010/2309(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Invites the Member States to consider establishing appropriate sanctions for users of services, such as child porn websites, which are the objects of exploitation of trafficking in human beings;
Amendment 78 #
2010/2309(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is convinced that organised crime is one of the key threats to the internal security of the EU; considers that, although organised crime and terrorism are often intertwingely connected with each other within illicit networks, it should be treated separately from terrorism, , and calls for a specific, horizontal EU strategy on the issue, including legislative and operational measures, the allocation of funds and a strict implementation timetable;
Amendment 88 #
2010/2309(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for all measures to counter organised crime to respect fundamental rights in full and be proportionate to achieving their objective in a democratic society, without restricting the freedom of the individual, which is constitutionally recognised in the laws of the Member States;
Amendment 96 #
2010/2309(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Welcomes the adoption of Directive 2011/36/EU on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings, a phenomenon often related to the activities of organised crime in the form of the exploitation of prostitution and labour, the removal of organs and enslavement;
Amendment 104 #
2010/2309(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Is dissatisfied with the extremely limited impact on the legislative systems of the Member States of Framework Decision 2008/841/JHA on organised crime, which has not made any significant improvement to national laws or to operational cooperation to counter organised crime; stresses, therefore, the need to review and strengthen the legislative framework and calls on the Commission to submit, by the end of 2012, a proposal for a directive which contains a less generalmore concrete definition of organised crime and manages better to identify the key features of the phenomenon; requests that, as regards the offence of membership of a criminal organisation, whilst showing due respect for different legislative systems, the abolition of the current dual approach (which criminalises both membership and conspiracy) be proposed and a range of habitual offences committed by organised crime be identified, which, regardless of the maximum sentence permitted in the Member States, could be deemed to constitute such a criminal offence;
Amendment 109 #
2010/2309(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission, the Council and the Member States to focus their dissuasive action on attacking criminal assets, including those that are indirectly linked to criminal organisations and their affiliates, which are often hidden behind a network of front men and, supporters, political institutions and lobby groups;
Amendment 124 #
2010/2309(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the importance of providing appropriate protection for theprimary and secondary victims of organised crime, witnesses, informers and their families and calls on the Commission to submit, as soon as possible, a legislative proposal on this issue, the subject of which should be not only victims and their families but also witnesses and informers; calls for all types of victim to be treated equally (in particular the victims of organised crime, of duty and of terrorism) and for the protection of court witnesses to be extended over and beyond the duration of the court proceedings; proposes establishing a European fund for the protection of victims and court witnesses;
Amendment 128 #
2010/2309(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses that minors need special attention, treatment, protection, assistance and guidance when he or she is a victim of organised crime
Amendment 171 #
2010/2309(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Recognises that judicial cooperation between Member States is one of the pillars for combating transnational organised crime and for establishing a common area of security and justice, and calls on the Member States to honour their commitments and immediately to incorporate into their legislation all the judicial cooperation instruments that already exist at EU level, in particular the 2000 Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters and the Framework Decision on joint investigation teams;
Amendment 189 #
2010/2309(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Stresses the increasing trend of cyber crime, operating in a criminal underworld that connotes a lack of transparency where who is doing what is usually hidden from view, and which can provide new opportunities and benefits for illicit business, such as robbing online banks, illicitly gaining access to intellectual property and practising fraud on computerised data that provide attractive targets for extortion;
Amendment 196 #
2010/2309(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Emphasises the trend that criminal organisations move away from their more traditional ‘strong arm’ activities and increasingly focus on opportunities for money laundering or financial crime which could result in an increasing widespread development of internet-based criminal activities;
Amendment 64 #
2010/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Asks the Commission and Member States to consider adopting specific legislation on victims of terrorism to recognise their public character and include more detailed provisions that ensure adequate protection and support, recognition among other rights, long-term emergency assistance, comprehensive reparation, protection of private and family life, protection of dignity and security, the right to knowledge of truth and the right to memory;
Amendment 86 #
2010/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that due to social prejudices towards women, businesswomen are believed to be more inclined to take measured or calculated risks, which may create barriers to growth; calls on Member States to support female entrepreneurs' access to growth potential assessments conducted by experienced consultants which measure the risk potential;
Amendment 104 #
2010/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Asks Member States to take account of the European entrepreneur exchange programme ‘Erasmus for young entrepreneurs’, the specific objective of which is to contribute to enhancing entrepreneurship, internationalisation and competitiveness of potential start-up entrepreneurs in the EU and newly established micro and small enterprises, and which offers new entrepreneurs the possibility to work for up to 6 months with an experienced entrepreneur in his/her SME in another EU country; recommends specific scholarships, such as the EU's 'Leonardo da Vinci' grants, to be provided for female students with outstanding potential, culminating in ‘best practice’ award ceremonies for successful graduates;
Amendment 115 #
2010/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on Member States to encourage females to become involved in local chambers of commerce, specific NGOs, lobbying groups and industry-based organisations that form the mainstream business community so that they can develop and strengthen competitive business skills;
Amendment 150 #
2010/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Asks the Commission to protect the image of women in all forms of communications media, thereby combating the received idea that women are inherently vulnerable and supposedly incapable of competitive and business leadership qualities;
Amendment 16 #
2010/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the term ‘violence against women’ means any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or psychological harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, and a direct attack on the dignity of a person, whether occurring in public or private life3 ,
Amendment 32 #
2010/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas children living in a violent family atmosphere are no less victims than the women who suffer gender violence, and as a result frequently develop severe psychological problems,
Amendment 53 #
2010/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas the harassment of mothers is another form of violence or abuse suffered by women for the fact of being mothers or being pregnant, which takes place primarily within the family or couple and in the social and professional spheres, leading to them losing their jobs, either via dismissal or voluntarily, and to situations of discrimination and depression,
Amendment 122 #
2010/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Points out that children who are abused in the family environment are just as much victims as women and calls therefore on the Member States: to categorise, in their respective legal systems, children who directly or indirectly suffer attacks of this kind as victims of this violence in order for priority to be given to the care these children need; to foster the creation of specialist multidisciplinary teams specifically to care for young children living in a family environment where there is gender-based violence and to promote, in conjunction with regional and local governmental authorities, the drawing up of a Common Interdisciplinary Action Protocol specifically targeting care of children exposed to gender-based violence in the home.
Amendment 129 #
2010/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Points out that the most effective instruments in raising awareness of gender-based violence are education, prevention and the media, for which reason greater emphasis must be placed on continuous initial training on gender equality and gender-based violence, and the media’s involvement must be stepped up, both in terms of how gender-based violence and macho stereotypes are handled in television programmes, and also by reporting on the courage of women coming out of abusive situations;
Amendment 130 #
2010/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Emphasises that female migrants are particularly vulnerable to gender violence and asks the Commission by means of regional and international legal frameworks to better guarantee the protection of fundamental rights of working migrant women;
Amendment 139 #
2010/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Demands that Members State push forward the mechanism of a European Protection Order which as a consequence will unify the EU member states in protecting women who have been a victim of gender based violence;
Amendment 140 #
2010/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Asks the European Commission for a social and institutional response in support of victims, to include: mandatory legal advice prior to the formal complaint and the protection order, and throughout proceedings; psychological help; an improvement across the EU in all-round, accessible, good quality and specialist care for victims of gender-based violence and their children; implementation of measures in wage agreements and greater coordination between employers, trade unions and enterprises, as well as between their respective management bodies, in order to furnish victims with relevant information on their employment rights; an increased number of courts specifically handling gender-based violence; more resources and training materials on gender-based violence for judges, public prosecutors and lawyers; improvements to the specialist units in law enforcement bodies, by increasing their staff numbers and improving their training and equipment;
Amendment 151 #
2010/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Remarks that stalking, of which 87 percent of all victims are female, causes psychological trauma and severe emotional stress and that therefore stalking should be considered as a form of violence against women and should be treated by means of a legal framework in all Members States to prevent further violence from happening;
Amendment 160 #
2010/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Remarks that Domestic Violence has been identified as a prime cause of miscarriage or still-birth, and of maternal deaths during childbirth, and asks the Commission to put more focus on violence against pregnant women as this means the offender is causing danger on more than one person;
Amendment 184 #
2010/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Asks the Commission and the Member States to impose zero-tolerance policies on genital mutilation, human trafficking, child prostitution and honour killings of which women are the vast majority of victims;
Amendment 200 #
2010/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42a (new)
Paragraph 42a (new)
42a (new). underlines the situation of immigrant young women who, due to the principles of certain communities, religion, or family honour have to face mistreatment, honour killings or genital mutilation and are being deprived from their freedom;
Amendment 218 #
2010/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46a (new)
Paragraph 46a (new)
46a (new). Is particularly concerned about the high wave of corruption, criminality, political persecution, impunity, and torture and imprisonment of opposition members in Venezuela due to the 'politization' of police forces, the lack of policies and government's inability to tackle these serious threats to Human Rights;
Amendment 267 #
2010/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 58a (new)
Paragraph 58a (new)
58a (new). expresses its deep concern for Human Rights defenders in Cuba who are in hunger strike to demand the release of political prisoners who are charged on the basis of their discontent for Human Rights violations in their own country; and calls on the government of Cuba not merely to exile political prisoners, but to give them the freedom to travel back to Cuba without being arrested;
Amendment 339 #
2010/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 72a (new)
Paragraph 72a (new)
72a (new). is deeply concerned about the lack of freedom of expression in Venezuela and Cuba, the grip on news media, the restricted and controlled internet use and its attempt to stifle dissent;
Amendment 362 #
2010/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 75a (new)
Paragraph 75a (new)
75a (new). Reiterates that each Member State has a positive obligation to protect identifiable potential victims who are a real and immediate risk of terrorist acts and adds that all Member States must take all reasonable measures to put in place procedures to prevent terrorist activity and to minimize the collateral impact of counter-terrorism activities;
Amendment 363 #
2010/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 75b (new)
Paragraph 75b (new)
75b (new). Recalls the EU Council Framework Decision on March 2001 on victims of terrorism: emergency assistance, continuing assistance, investigation and prosecution, effective access to the law and justice, administration of justice, compensation, protection of the private and family life of victims, protection of the dignity and security of victims, information for victims, and specific training for those responsible for assisting victims;
Amendment 364 #
2010/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 75c (new)
Paragraph 75c (new)
75c (new). Unambiguously condemns the enormous breaches of human rights by terrorist organisation and urges the need for all societies, EU and non EU, to respect and protect the truth, memory and dignity for victims of terrorism;
Amendment 365 #
2010/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 75d (new)
Paragraph 75d (new)
75d (new). Condemns any governmental support to terrorism, such as Venezuela who facilitates logistical help, information sharing, training and weapon supply to armed groups and terrorist organisations which jeapordize international security and the safety of citizens, society and democracy;
Amendment 5 #
2010/2162(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point -1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point -1 a (new)
-1a. Points out that women are increasingly bearing the burden of poverty, being more vulnerable to it than men, particularly those categories of women with special needs such as disabled women, elderly women and one-parent families (especially single mothers and widows with dependent children) and groups most vulnerable to exclusion such as gypsy women, under whose traditions domestic and care work are assigned exclusively to women, removing them prematurely from education and employment, and immigrant women. With this in view, stresses the need for proper working conditions, including the protection of rights such as a decent wage, maternity leave and a working environment free from discrimination, which are essential for these women;
Amendment 6 #
2010/2162(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point -1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point -1 b (new)
-1b. Calls on the Member States to mainstream the concept of gender equality in all employment policies and special measures so as to improve access to employment, avoid over-representation of women in precarious employment, increase sustainable participation and promote the progress of women in the employment sector, as well as to reduce gender segregation in the labour market by tackling the direct and indirect causes;
Amendment 7 #
2010/2162(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point -1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 – point -1 c (new)
-1c. It should be remembered that disabled women suffer discrimination within the family environment and in education. Their employment opportunities are restricted and the social benefits they receive do not in most cases lift them out of poverty; the Member States therefore need to provide disabled women with the specialised care they need in order to enjoy their rights and to propose measures to integrate these women through additional support programmes;
Amendment 8 #
2010/2162(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point -1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 – point -1 d (new)
-1d. Points to the considerable differences between women in rural and urban areas as regards access to training, employment and quality of work; attaches considerable importance to the right of all these women, particularly the youngest and most vulnerable, to receive a proper education, with vocational training and university studies, and therefore calls on the Member States and the Commission to support these groups through an effective system of active policies and appropriate training measures so as to enable them to adjust swiftly to job market requirements;
Amendment 9 #
2010/2162(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point -1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 – point -1 e (new)
-1e. Urges the Member States to pursue sustainable policies that will enable everyone, including the weakest and least favoured groups, to gain access to the labour market and achieve a better balance between work and private and family life, while ensuring that full support is given to equal opportunities and all the services necessary for this, with supporting measures such as flexible working hours and affordable and accessible childcare;
Amendment 15 #
2010/2162(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point 1
Paragraph 1 – point 1
1. Points out that, as a consequence of the economic crisis, unemployment and social hardship are still increasing in a number of Member States, and therefore calls on the European Union to reinforce its commitment to eradicating poverty and social exclusion, particularly child poverty among women and its direct impact on family life, as extreme poverty and social exclusion constitute a violation of human rights;
Amendment 25 #
2010/2162(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point 2
Paragraph 1 – point 2
2. Underlines that financing for the European Social Fund should be significantly increasedused more effectively in order to provide adequate resources for measures and activities under the Social Inclusion Strategy and the ‘Europe 2020’ flagship initiative on combating poverty and social exclusion;
Amendment 32 #
2010/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas disabled women suffer discrimination within the family environment and in education, their employment opportunities are restricted and the social benefits they receive do not in most cases lift them out of poverty and whereas the Member States should, therefore provide disabled women with the specialised care they need in order to enjoy their rights and should propose measures to facilitate their integration through additional support programmes,
Amendment 34 #
2010/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the conditions of some groups of women who often face double discrimination, such as disabled women, womenwomen are increasingly bearing the burden of poverty, being more vulnerable to it than men, particularly categories of women with special needs, such as disabled women, elderly women and one-parent families (especially single mothers and widows with dependaents, elderly women, immigrant children) and groups most vulnerable to exclusion, such as gypsy women, aund ethnic minority women, especially Roma woer whose traditions domestic and care work are assigned exclusively to women, removing them prematurely from education and employment, contribute to raisingand immigrant women; whereas there risk of finding themselves in situation of poverty and social exclusio a need for proper working conditions, including the protection of rights such as a decent wage, maternity leave and a working environment free from discrimination, which are essential for these women,
Amendment 50 #
2010/2162(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
4a. Calls again on the Commission and the Member States to strengthen the instruments and improve the legislative framework needed to overcome gender wage disparity;
Amendment 50 #
2010/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Points out that, as a consequence of the economic crisis, unemployment and social hardship are still increasing in a number of Member States, and therefore calls on the European Union to reinforce its commitment to eradicating poverty and social exclusion, particularly poverty among women and its direct impact on family life, as extreme poverty and social exclusion constitute a violation of human rights;
Amendment 79 #
2010/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Emphasises the importance of educating gender equality starting from a young age as an early discriminative perception towards women might have a negative impact on violence against women;
Amendment 96 #
2010/0802(COD)
Draft directive
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) In order to establish the causes of violence and enhance the protection of victims, it is necessary to have statistics and comparable data on violence at Union level. To this effect Member States should collect data related to the number of European protection orders requested, issued and enforced, data related to breaches of the protection measures adopted, as well as information on the types of crimes, for example domestic violence, forced marriages, female genital mutilation, honour-related violence, abuse of the elderly, stalking and harassment and other forms of gender- based violence. In addition, data on victims of terrorism and of organised crime should be included in the data collection and all data should be differentiated by gender and forwarded every year to the Commission and to the European Parliament.
Amendment 99 #
2010/0802(COD)
Draft directive
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) This Directive should not be solely restricted to victims of gender violence but should also apply to all types of victims from the acts or behaviour of another person which may, in whatever way, endanger the victim's life, integrity, dignity or personal liberty. The measures undertaken in this Directive should also aim at preventing any form of harassment, abduction, stalking and any form of indirect coercion. They should also seek to prevent the commission of any new criminal acts and reduce the consequences and effects of any previous ones.
Amendment 100 #
2010/0802(COD)
Draft directive
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) This Directive applies to protection measures which aim at protecting a person against an act or behaviour of another person which may, in any way, endanger his life, physical or psychological integrity and dignity, personal liberty or sexual integrity, for example by preventing any form of harassment, as well as his or her personal liberty, for example by preventing abductions, stalking and other forms of indirect coercion and aiming at avoiding new criminal acts or at reducing the consequences of previous criminal acts. It is important to underline that this Directive applies to protection measures which aim at protecting all victims and not only the victims of gender violence. This Directive is intended to apply to protection measures issued in favour of victims, or possible victims, of crimes. There are different types of violence affecting women in the Member States which can vary according to cultural tradition, ethnic origin, mentality and social background.
Amendment 102 #
2010/0802(COD)
Draft directive
Recital 6 b (new)
Recital 6 b (new)
(6b) Member States should also facilitate the issuance of a European protection order to protect the family members, living together with the victim, who already has a European protection order.
Amendment 105 #
2010/0802(COD)
Draft directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) This Directive should be applied and enforced in such a way that the protected person receives the same or equivalent protection in the executing State as he would have received if the protection measure had been issued in that State ab initio, thus avoiding any discrimination. Member States should take the necessary measures in order to ensure that no financial costs are imposed on the protected person when he or she requests the issuing of a European protection order.
Amendment 107 #
2010/0802(COD)
Draft directive
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) Taking into consideration the different judicial systems in the Member States, it seems appropriate to provide a high degree of flexibility in the cooperation mechanism between the Member States under this Directive. Following receipt of a European protection order, the executing State, while under a general obligation to act, should be allowed to give effect to this order in the way which is most appropriate in the light of its own legal system.
Amendment 110 #
2010/0802(COD)
Draft directive
Recital 8 b (new)
Recital 8 b (new)
(8b) When implementing this Directive, Member States should consider putting in place procedures allowing for the protected person and the person causing danger to be heard, if needed, before recognising and enforcing a European protection order, as well as legal remedies against decisions to recognise and enforce a European protection order.
Amendment 115 #
2010/0802(COD)
Draft directive
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) Member States should pay particular attention to cases where children are concerned and should take the necessary measures in order to ensure that they will be provided with assistance, support and protection, in cooperation with the appropriate national child protection associations taking into account the best interests of the child.
Amendment 116 #
2010/0802(COD)
Draft directive
Recital 10 b (new)
Recital 10 b (new)
(10b) Member States should pay particular attention to cases where mentally and physically disabled persons are concerned and should take in account the necessary assistance, medical and psychological help as provided by the Member States.
Amendment 117 #
2010/0802(COD)
Draft directive
Recital 10 c (new)
Recital 10 c (new)
(10c) As terrorist acts are usually perpetrated on an international scale by unidentified aggressors, easily attract media attention and instil a common fear in society, Member States should pay particular attention to victims of terrorism.
Amendment 119 #
2010/0802(COD)
Draft directive
Article - 1 new
Article - 1 new
Amendment 129 #
2010/0802(COD)
Draft directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2) “Protection measure” means a decision adopted by a competent authority of a Member State imposing on a person causing dangerin the issuing State in accordance with its national law and procedures by which one or more of the obligations or prohibitions, referred to in Article 2(2), provided that the infringement of such obligations or prohibitions constitutes a criminal offence under the law of the Member State concerned or may otherwise be punishable by a deprivation of liberty in that Member Stateare imposed on a person or persons causing or likely to cause danger, for the benefit of a protected person with a view to protecting the latter against an act which may endanger his life, physical or psychological integrity and dignity, personal liberty or sexual integrity.
Amendment 136 #
2010/0802(COD)
Draft directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) an obligation not to enter certain prohibition from entering the localities, places or defined areas where the protected person resides or that he, works or visits;
Amendment 158 #
2010/0802(COD)
Draft directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. The authority which adopts a protection measure containing one or more of the obligations referred to in Article 2(2) shall inform the protected person about the possibility of requesting a European protection order when he intends to move to another Member State. The authority shall advise the protected person to submit the application before leaving the territory of the issuing State. or his or her legal representative, guardian or tutor in any appropriate way in accordance with procedures under its national law about the possibility of requesting a European protection order when he or she decides to reside or already resides in another Member State or he or she decides to stay or already stays on the territory of another Member State. The authority shall advise the protected person to submit the application before leaving the territory of the issuing State, while informing the protected person about the possibility of requesting the issuance of the European protection order in the executing State. Victims shall have the opportunity to request to be physically accompanied by a social worker during the issuing of the European protection order, if needed.
Amendment 163 #
2010/0802(COD)
Draft directive
Article 6 – point b
Article 6 – point b
(b) the use of any technological instrumentsdevice, if any, that haves been provided to the protected person or to the person causing danger to carry out the immediate enforcement of the protection measure, where appropriate;
Amendment 166 #
2010/0802(COD)
Draft directive
Article 6 – point d
Article 6 – point d
(d) the identification of(for example through a number and date) of the legal act containing the protection measure on the basis of which the European protection order is adopted;
Amendment 169 #
2010/0802(COD)
Draft directive
Article 6 - point i a (new)
Article 6 - point i a (new)
(ia) both the issuing state and executing state, where appropriate, with full respect for freedom of expression, shall encourage the media and journalists to adopt self -regulatory measures to ensure the protection of the private and family life of victims in the framework of information activities.
Amendment 173 #
2010/0802(COD)
Draft directive
Article 7 - Paragraph 1a (new)
Article 7 - Paragraph 1a (new)
(1a) Necessary measures, such as the possibility of requesting information in the executing state in the language spoken by the victim, need to be taken into account in order to reduce communication difficulties with the victim as regards the understanding of the protection measures by the victim,
Amendment 190 #
2010/0802(COD)
Draft directive
Article 8 a (new)
Article 8 a (new)
Amendment 191 #
2010/0802(COD)
Draft directive
Article 8 a (new)
Article 8 a (new)
Article 8a Prevention, information campaigns and training 1. Member States shall take appropriate measures to prevent violence against persons 2. Member States shall take appropriate actions such as information and awareness raising campaigns, research and education programmes, including preventive and warning measures towards the person causing danger, where appropriate in cooperation with civil society organisations, aimed at raising awareness about the existence of the possibility of issuing the European protection order and reducing the risk of people becoming victims of violence. 3. Member States shall promote regular training for the judicial authorities and other competent authorities likely to come into contact with victims and potential victims, aimed at enabling them to offer adequate assistance.
Amendment 192 #
2010/0802(COD)
Draft directive
Article 8 a (new)
Article 8 a (new)
Article 8a Prevention, information campaigns and training 1. Member States shall take appropriate actions such as information and awareness-raising campaigns, research and education programmes, where appropriate in cooperation with civil society organisations, aimed at raising awareness about the existence of the possibility of issuing the European protection order and reducing the risk of people becoming victims of violence. 2. Member States shall promote regular training for members of the judiciary and other competent authorities likely to come into contact with victims, aimed at enabling them to offer adequate assistance.
Amendment 203 #
2010/0802(COD)
Draft directive
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9a Request for review The victim whose request for a European protection order has been denied, shall have the possibility to ask for a review.
Amendment 206 #
2010/0802(COD)
Draft directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
(1a) If the victim leaves the executing state and returns to the issuing State, the issuing State shall continue to provide the victim with the protection measures that were initially imposed by that State.
Amendment 215 #
2010/0802(COD)
Draft directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. The European protection order shall be recognised without delayexecuted within 20 days. The protected person shall be informed of the length of the period for execution.
Amendment 217 #
2010/0802(COD)
Draft directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. The European protection order shall be recognised without delayexecuted within 20 days maximum, depending on the urgency of individual cases.
Amendment 10 #
2010/0115(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Member States’ reform programmes should also aim at ‘inclusive growth’. Inclusive growth means building a cohesive society in which people are empowered to anticipate and manage change, thus to actively participate in society and economy. Member States’ reforms should therefore ensure access and opportunities for all throughout the lifecycle, thus reducing poverty and social exclusion, through removing barriers to labour market participation especially for women, older workers, young people, disabled and legal migrants. They should also make sure that the benefits of economic growth reach all citizens and all regions. Ensuring effective functioning of the labour markets through investing in successful transitions, appropriate skills development, rising job quality and fighting segmentation, structural unemployment and inactivity while ensuring adequate, sustainable social protection and active inclusion to reduce poverty should therefore be at the heart of Member States’ reform programmes. Member States should also aim to increase work opportunities for female workers in the agricultural sector, ensuring equal treatment in comparison to the other labour sectors.
Amendment 32 #
2010/0115(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Annex - Guideline 10 - paragraph 1
Annex - Guideline 10 - paragraph 1
Member States’ efforts to reduce poverty should be aimed at promoting full participation in society and economy and extending employment opportunities, making full use of the European Social Fund. Efforts should also concentrate on ensuring equal opportunities, including through access to affordable, sustainable and high quality services and public services (including online services, in line with guideline 4) and in particular health care. Member States should put in place effective anti-discrimination measures. Equally, to fight social exclusion, empower people and promote labour market participation, social protection systems, lifelong learning and active inclusion policies should be enhanced to create opportunities at different stages of people’s lives and shield them from the risk of exclusion. Social security and pension systems must be modernised to ensure that they can be fully deployed to ensure adequate income support and access to healthcare — thus providing social cohesion — whilst at the same time remaining financially sustainable. Benefit systems should focus on ensuring income security during transitions and reducing poverty, in particular among groups most at risk from social exclusion, such as one- parent families, minorities, people with disabilities, children and young people, elderly women and men, legal migrants and the homeless, with particular attention to female victims of terrorism, trafficking organised crime and domestic violence. Member States should also actively promote the social economy and social innovation in support of the most vulnerable.
Amendment 84 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The Council Framework Decision 2001/220/JHA of 15 March 2001 on the standing of victims in criminal proceedings establishes a set of victims' rights in criminal proceedings, including the right to protection and compensationross border protection measures such as the European Protection Order and compensation. Victims of trafficking in human beings need to be able to exercise their rights effectively. In addition victims of trafficking in human beings should also be given access to legal counselling and to legal representation, including for the purpose of claiming compensation. The purpose of legal counselling is to enable victims to be informed and receive advice about the various possibilities open to them. Legal counselling and legal representation should be provided free of charge at least when the victim does not have sufficient financial resources in a manner consistent with the internal procedures of Member States. As child victims in particular are unlikely to have such resources, legal counselling and legal representation would in practice be free of charge to them. Furthermore, on the basis of an individual risk assessment carried out in accordance with national procedures, victims should be protected from retaliation, from intimidation, and from the risk of being re-trafficked.
Amendment 97 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Member States should establish and/or strengthen policies to prevent trafficking in human beings including measures to discourage the demand that fosters all forms of exploitation, and measures to reduce the risk of people falling victims to trafficking in human beings, by means of research, informationcluding research into new forms of trafficking in human beings, information, harmonised data collection and data exchange with NGOs specialised in combating human trafficking, awareness raising, and education. In such initiatives Member States should adopt a gender perspective and a child rights approach. Any officials likely to come into contact with victims or potential victims of trafficking in human beings should be adequately trained to identify and deal with such victims. This training obligation would in particular cover police officers, border guards, labour inspectors, health care personnel and consular staff, but could depending on local circumstances also involve other groups of public officials that are likely to encounter trafficking victims in their work.
Amendment 43 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) At the same time, it must be pointed out that differences in cultural and legal traditions cannot be used to hide the fact of sexual abuse of children and child pornography.
Amendment 45 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Investigating offences and bringing charges in criminal proceedings should be facilitated, to take into account the difficulty for child victims of denouncing abuse and the anonymity of offenders in cyberspace. To ensure successful investigations and prosecutions of the offences referred to in this Directive, effective investigation tools should be made available to those responsible for the investigation and prosecutions of such offences. These tools may include covert operations, interception of communications, covert surveillance including electronic surveillance, monitoring of bank accounts or other financial investigations. These investigations should be authorised by the relevant judicial authority in the Member State concerned and should be carried out under the supervision of that authority.
Amendment 54 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Where the danger posed by the offenders and the possible risks of repetition of the offences make it appropriate, convicted offenders should be temporarily or permanently prevented from exercising activities involving regular contacts with children, where appropriate. Implementation of such prohibitions throughout the EU should be facilitated. Procedures should be implemented in line with the legislation in force in the Member States.
Amendment 87 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that investigations into or the prosecution of the offences referred to in Articles 3 to 7 are not dependent on a report or accusation being made by the victim, and that the criminal proceedings may continue even if the victim has withdrawn their statements. Procedures shall be implemented in line with the legislation in force in the Member States.
Amendment 88 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Article 14 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that effective investigative tools are available to persons, units or services responsible for investigating or prosecuting offences referred to in Articles 3 to 7, allowing the possibility of covert operations at least in those cases where the use of information and communication technology is involved. These measures shall be subject to prior authorisation by the relevant judicial authority in the Member State concerned and shall be carried out under the supervision of that authority.
Amendment 95 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States shall take the measures necessary to create information services, such as special telephone helplines and Internet sites, to provide advice and assistance to children.
Amendment 118 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to obtain the blocking of access by Internet users in their territory to Internet pages containing or disseminating child pornography, where it is not possible to secure their immediate removal. The blocking of access shall be subject to adequate safeguards, in particular to ensure that the blocking is limited to what is necessary, that users are informed of the reason for the blocking and that content providers, as far as possible, are informed of the possibility of challenging it.
Amendment 44 #
2009/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls for policies to be promoted to provide support within nuclear families enabling people to decide whether to opt to care for elderly family members themselves or to call on supplementary social services, whereby such assistance should be equally remunerated in both cases;
Amendment 72 #
2009/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Proposes that statistical surveys be carried out on the increase in violence against elderly people with the aim of casting light on this serious problem - which elderly people are normally incapable of reporting, since they may accept the ill-treatment they suffer as part and parcel of being old and dependent - and with a view to combating elder abuse more effectively and with greater commitment on the part of society as a whole;
Amendment 27 #
2009/2103(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls for more funding to be allocated to regional-policy and European Social Fund programmes to educate and inform women about breast cancer protection and prevention;