Activities of Barbara MATERA

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas Article 8 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union states that the promotion of equality between men and women is a fundamental principle of the EU, ~~requiring gender equality to be incorporated~~therefore making gender mainstreaming and gender budgeting important tools, within the budgetary process, for the integration of this principle into ~~all~~EU policies ~~and addressed at all levels of the budgetary process via gender mainstreaming and gender budgeting~~, measures and actions with a view to advancing equality, combating discrimination, increasing active involvement of women in the labour market as well as economic and social activities;

2018/05/18
Committee: FEMM

2018/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. whereas ~~inequality is a growing problem in the EU~~discrimination needs to be eradicated and effectively addressed by the Member States within the EU and national legislation, and whereas the Union budget must ~~increasingly~~ be designed to ~~make a significant contribution to safeguarding and developing social rights, access to public welfare services and housing, and dec~~create new opportunities in the EU labour market and to improve working and living conditions as well as to facilitate access to services, this way allowing reconciliation betweent work~~ing conditions, with a specific focus on improving gender equality and the situation of women~~ and family life as well as, delivering equality between women and men in practice;

2018/05/18
Committee: FEMM

2018/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas stereotypes continue to constitute a barrier for women especially in the labour market; whereas promoting work-life balance is beneficial both for women’s empowerment and the development of the EU economy;

2018/05/18
Committee: FEMM

2018/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)

Bb. whereas women’s empowerment as proven, will lead to economic growth and women entrepreneurial potential represents an untapped source of economic development and jobs to be created; whereas women in the rural areas are facing particular challenges in developing their own business, the Union budget must be tailored to make a substantial contribution on improving equal access to information, training and financing;

2018/05/18
Committee: FEMM

2018/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Recital B c (new)

Bc. whereas despite the growing demand of ICT specialists and digital profiles the number of women working in the digital fields is decreasing; whereas according to the new Commission’s study more women in digital jobs could create an annual €16 billion GDP boost in the EU; whereas the lack of digital skills and women role models in STEM field discourage women and girls to engage in the Tech sector1a; __________________ 1aEuropean Commission: Women in the digital age, final report, March 2018.

2018/05/18
Committee: FEMM

2018/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Recital B d (new)

Bd. whereas the European Institute for Gender Equality has estimated that the cost of intimate partner violence against women in the EU could amount to €109 billion per year[1]and whereas violence against women is a human rights violation that affects all levels of the society; whereas it is essential that in the implementation of the Rights, Equality and Citizenship programme the Daphne’s profile is kept as high as possible and whereas the Commission shall take into consideration the need to maintain sufficient funding levels as well as to ensure continuity of actions and predictability of funding in all areas covered by the specific objectives;

2018/05/18
Committee: FEMM

2018/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Reaffirms its request for ~~increased resources~~gender budgeting and gender mainstreaming in order to uphold women’s economic rights and reduce gender inequality, including through the use of existing instruments at EU and Member State level, such as gender impact assessments; calls on the Commission and the Council to use gender budgeting for public expenditure systematically, especially when negotiating the next multiannual financial framework (MFF);

2018/05/18
Committee: FEMM

2018/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Member States to make use of the funds available under the European Social Fund and the European Regional Development Fund to promote gender equality through education and health services, notably SRHR services, and to invest in high-quality public care services;deleted

2018/05/18
Committee: FEMM

2018/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Member States to make use of the existing funds available under the European Social Fund ~~and~~, the European Regional Development Fund ~~to promote gender equality through education and health servi~~, EAFRD, Leader+, Horizon2020 as well as for greater synergies between available instruments to advance gender equality, improve work-life balances, ~~notably SRHR services, and to invest in high-quality public care service~~create better living and working conditions for parents as well as to pursue specific tailored policies aimed at empowerment of women and girls;

2018/05/18
Committee: FEMM

2018/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls for funding to be allocated to programmes supporting women’s entrepreneurship, including SMEs created and led by women, as part of the COSME programme, and to ensure and encourage access for women to loans and equity finance; calls to support mothers who are entrepreneurs as entrepreneurship among them may not only exemplify successful reconciliation of work-life balance, but also contribute to stimulation of new job opportunities and role models encouraging other women to put their own projects into practice;

2018/05/18
Committee: FEMM

2018/2024(BUD)

Innocenzo LEONTINI, Alessandra MUSSOLINI, Barbara MATERA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Highlights the need of attracting more women and girls into STEM and ICT sectors; recalls for funding the programs that focus on addressing the challenges women face in adapting to the digital era, as well as on addressing the digital gender gap through developing their digital skills, as part of Horizon 2020, Erasmus+, European Social Fund and Youth Employment Initiative;

2018/05/18
Committee: FEMM

2018/0330(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 92 – paragraph 5

5. The seat of the Agency shall be ~~Warsaw, Poland~~Catania, Italy.

2018/12/11
Committee: LIBE

2018/0228(COD)

Massimiliano SALINI, Elisabetta GARDINI, Salvatore CICU, Alberto CIRIO, Lara COMI, Aldo PATRICIELLO, Fulvio MARTUSCIELLO, Barbara MATERA, Stefano MAULLU, Innocenzo LEONTINI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b – point vi a (new)

(via) actions improving and maintaining the quality of existing infrastructure in terms of safety, security and continuity of traffic flows and mitigation of exposure to negative effects of transiting rail and road transport, especially in urban areas;

2018/09/21
Committee: ITRE TRAN

2018/0210(COD)

Norbert ERDŐS, Barbara MATERA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point c

(c) the enhancement of the transfer and uptake of research, innovation and technology in the sustainable blue economy, including the European marine observation and data network (EMODnet) as well as in other data networks covering freshwater;

2018/10/25
Committee: PECH

2018/0103(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 6

(6) ‘use’ means any processing, formulation, ~~storage~~consumption, storage, keeping, treatment ~~or mix~~, filling, in~~cluding in the~~to containers, transfer from one container to another, mixing, production of an article, or any other utilisation;

2018/11/05
Committee: LIBE

2018/0103(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 11

(11) ‘restricted explosives precursor’ means a substance listed in Annex I, ~~in a concentration higher than, or, in the case of ammonium nitrate,~~ in a concentration equal to or higher than the corresponding limit value set out in column 2 therein and includes a mixture or another substance in which such a listed substance is present in a concentration ~~higher than, or, in the case of ammonium nitrate, in a concentration~~ equal to or higher than the corresponding limit value;

2018/11/05
Committee: LIBE

2018/0103(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. The Commission shall ensure that the guidelines provided for in paragraph 1 are in all official languages of the European Union.

2018/11/05
Committee: LIBE

2018/0103(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

The Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 16 concerning ~~the addition of substances to Annex I and~~ changes of the limit values in Annex I to the extent necessary to accommodate developments in the misuse of substances as explosives precursors, or on the basis of research and testing, as well as concerning the addition of substances to Annex II, where necessary to accommodate developments in the misuse of substances as explosives precursors. The Commission shall, as part of the preparation of the delegated acts, consult relevant stakeholders, in particular the chemical industry and the retail sector.

2018/11/05
Committee: LIBE

2018/0103(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2

2. The Commission shall adopt a separate delegated act in respect of each ~~addition of substances to Annex I and each~~ change of the limit values in Annex I and each new substance added to Annex II. Each delegated act shall be based on an analysis demonstrating that the amendment is not likely to lead to disproportionate burdens on economic operators or consumers, having due regard to the objectives sought to be achieved.

2018/11/05
Committee: LIBE

2018/0103(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. Member States shall report to the Commission ~~[on~~by 30 March [the year after the ~~date of applic~~year of the entry into force of the Regulation] and subsequently on an annual basis, the following information:

2018/11/05
Committee: LIBE

2018/0103(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1

~~No sooner than [six~~By [five years after the date of application of this Regulation], the Commission shall carry out an evaluation of this Regulation and present a report on the main findings to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee. The evaluation shall be conducted according to the Commission's better regulation Guidelines.

2018/11/05
Committee: LIBE

2018/0103(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2

It shall apply from [~~one year~~24 months after the date of entry into force].

2018/11/05
Committee: LIBE

2017/2270(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Condemns the ongoing situation where ~~in order to seek asylum in the EU, women and~~ girls, a~~s well as~~nd LGBTI persons put themselves under the serious risk of sexual and gender-based violence along routes and in reception centeres;

2018/06/28
Committee: FEMM

2017/2270(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Stresses the need for funding to support, specifically, the more vulnerable women and girls in our society, particularly women with disabilities, women refugees and those who are victims of trafficking and abuse;

2018/06/28
Committee: FEMM

2017/2210(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas new technologies are transforming traditional media business models; whereas the audiovisual sector is a highly important industry of economic value, alone directly employing over one million people in the EU;

2017/11/29
Committee: FEMM

2017/2210(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)

Cb. whereas the 4th World Conference on Women in Beijing of 1995 recognised the relationship between women and the media as important to achieve equality between women and men and has incorporated two strategic aims into the Beijing Platform for Action (BPfA): (a) to increase the participation and access of women to expression and decision-making in and through media and new technologies of communication and (b) to promote a balanced and non- stereotyped portrayal of women in the media;

2017/11/29
Committee: FEMM

2017/2210(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

Ga. whereas significant female underrepresentation in the highest levels of the industry structures speaks to the fact that women continue to face the glass ceiling barriers in media industry and might not have equal opportunities for promotion and career advancement;

2017/11/29
Committee: FEMM

2017/2210(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)

La. whereas data shows that half of women media workers have experienced sexual abuse, one quarter of them have experienced acts of physical violence and three quarters have experienced intimidation, threats or abuse1a; 1a. International Federation of Journalists’(IFJ) campaign on gender- based violence at work https://www.ifj- stop-gender-based-violence.org/

2017/11/29
Committee: FEMM

2017/2210(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Considers that both public and private media services have the responsibility to ensure equality between women and men and prevent any discrimination;

2017/11/29
Committee: FEMM

2017/2210(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Reminds that in view of the monitoring of critical area of the BPfA referring to women in media, EIGE developed the indicators: – the proportion of women and men in decision-making posts in media organisations and on the boards of media organisations in the EU; – the proportion of women and men on the boards of media organizations in the EU; – policies to promote gender equality in media organisations;

2017/11/29
Committee: FEMM

2017/2210(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Recalls that the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD) states that the objectives of this Directive cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can be better achieved at Union level, but does not contain any reference to equal representation in media organizations;

2017/11/29
Committee: FEMM

2017/2210(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Condemns the widespread occurrence of sexual harassment and other type of abuse especially in online gaming and social media and encourages the industries to create safe environments where companies are responsive to any instances of harassment;

2017/11/29
Committee: FEMM

2017/2210(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Recommends that soft measures such as gender equality plans or guidelines which prove to be an effective tool in addressing equality between women and men shall be given even more prominence in media organizations and advises that these protocols lay out the standards in positive portrayal of women in advertising, news, reporting, production or broadcasting and cover all sensitive content areas such as depiction of power and authority, expertise, decision-making, sexuality, violence, diversity of roles and the use of anti-sexist language;

2017/11/29
Committee: FEMM

2017/2210(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)

5c. Recognizes that equal opportunities and diversity policies may often contain a whole array of measures which a media organization recognizes as necessary for its female staff to enjoy equal opportunities at workplace;

2017/11/29
Committee: FEMM

2017/2210(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Recommends that regulations issued by ~~media and communication regulatory authorities set out criteria to ensure stereotype-free portrayals~~authorities competent for media and communication set out the criteria guaranteeing a fair and non-stereotyped representation of women and girls ~~and~~, include the possibility of ~~removing~~suspension of offen~~sive~~ding content~~; recomme~~ ands that specialist organiszations, such as national equality bodies and women’s NGOs, are involved in monitoring ~~the~~of implementation of these regulations;

2017/11/29
Committee: FEMM

2017/2210(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Calls on the Commission to earmark special funding for sub- programmes focusing on advancement of women in media industry and to support media associations and networks in putting in place public and sectorial awareness raising campaigns;

2017/11/29
Committee: FEMM

2017/2210(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Barbara MATERA, Julie WARD, Hilde VAUTMANS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)

12b. Recommends to national regulatory bodies and the media organizations to follow the Commission recommendation on strengthening the principle of equal pay between men and women1a, to set up the guidance on fair selection procedures, to establish comprehensive equality policies, covering media content and providing for women's advancement indecision-making bodies, as well as to set up internal procedures dealing with harassment at workplace; 1a. http://ec.europa.eu/justice/gender- equality/files/gender_pay_gap/c_2014_14 05_en.pdf

2017/11/29
Committee: FEMM

2017/2125(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the influx of migrants into Europe is continuing; whereas many of these migrants place their lives in the hands of traffickers and criminals; whereas , according to UNHCR data, 27% of the migrants arriving in Europe via the Mediterranean are children; whereas , according to the ~~IOM, 23% of these children stated that they~~UNICEF-IOM report “Harrowing Journeys”, about a quarter of the adolescents surveyed on the Central Mediterranean Route had never been to school;

2017/11/20
Committee: LIBE

2017/2125(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Barbara MATERA, Julie WARD, Hilde VAUTMANS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. Whereas women and children are at higher risk of being trafficked, exploited and sexually abused at the hands of the traffickers and therefore the need for Member States to build and strengthen child protection systems to prevent and respond to violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation of children, in line with the commitments of the Valletta Action Plan

2017/11/20
Committee: LIBE

2017/2125(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Barbara MATERA, Julie WARD, Hilde VAUTMANS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

K. whereas , as the Council of Europe has stated, the phenomenon of online hate speech requires further analysis and action with a view to regulating and finding new ways of combating rhetoric of this kind; whereas child sexual abuse and exploitation online is an evolving phenomenon and new forms of crime, such as revenge pornography, have arisen on the Internet and need to be addressed with concrete measures by the Member States;

2017/11/20
Committee: LIBE

2017/2125(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Barbara MATERA, Julie WARD, Hilde VAUTMANS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Strongly condemns the upsurge in the trafficking of human beings in Africa and towards Europe, the perpetrators of which – including official and governmental players – should be ~~made to feel the full force of the law~~held accountable, brought to justice and convicted; Calls for zero tolerance against smugglers and traffickers of human beings; calls on all Member States to adopt child friendly procedures to facilitate the granting of residency permits for victims of trafficking in accordance with the Anti-Trafficking Directive;

2017/11/20
Committee: LIBE

2017/2125(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Barbara MATERA, Julie WARD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Takes the view that the existing legal channels should be available for migration, including from Africa, but not for all the men and women hoping to come to Europe; takes the view that the best way to protect the rights of persons who cannot legally enter Europe would be to bring about the rapid and robust development of Africa, which Eurfor migration should be fully enforced by Member States, including for persons coming from Africa in accordance with the criteria set by the EU migration law; takes the view that in order to address the root causes of illegal migrants the EU and its Member States should step up their involvement on the African continent by promoting economic and human development, strengthening resilience of vulnerable people ~~could promote by stepping up its involvement on the African continent~~and address fragility, with particular attention to the protection and empowerment of women, children and youth;

2017/11/20
Committee: LIBE

2017/2125(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Barbara MATERA, Julie WARD, Hilde VAUTMANS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Stresses the imperative need for persons of Islamic faith and culture, including those who have already been living here for a long time, to be integrated as effectively as possible into European society; stresses that integration of this kind will be the best way to tackledifferent religious background to be integrated as effectively as possible into European society and calls on Member States to facilitate access to regular education and other social services for all refugees and migrant children in order to help their integration in European societies; stresses that integration is key to prevent Islamic radicalisation in Europe;

2017/11/20
Committee: LIBE

2017/2125(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Barbara MATERA, Julie WARD, Hilde VAUTMANS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Stresses the need for measures to be taken as a matter of priority in all the Member States to give immigrant children access to education, language learning, healthcare, good living conditions and the opportunity to be reunited with their family and, when unaccompanied or separated, to have a guardian;

2017/11/20
Committee: LIBE

2017/2125(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Barbara MATERA, Julie WARD, Hilde VAUTMANS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Stresses that integration is best achieved through schooling for young people and education in European citizenship for older people, that the EU should therefore promote a ~~policy~~ reception and integration policy in all the Member States, and that it is unacceptable that certain Member States should claim that the migration phenomenon is not their concern;

2017/11/20
Committee: LIBE

2017/2125(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Barbara MATERA, Julie WARD, Hilde VAUTMANS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Points out that social networks and the anonymity guaranteed by many different media platforms encourage many forms of expression of hatred, from jihadist preaching to anti-Islam speech, and calls for this phenomenon to be curbed through closer monitoring and the identification and prosecution of the authors of statements or words incompatible with European ~~culture and law~~values;

2017/11/20
Committee: LIBE

2017/2125(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Barbara MATERA, Julie WARD, Hilde VAUTMANS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Calls on Member States to respect the values and principles of the EU and the rule of law;

2017/11/20
Committee: LIBE

2017/2125(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Barbara MATERA, Julie WARD, Hilde VAUTMANS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)

18b. Calls on the Member States to ensure effective access to justice for all children, whether as suspects, perpetrators, victims or parties to proceedings;

2017/11/20
Committee: LIBE

2017/2122(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Calls on the Commission to integrate gender mainstreaming into all EU ~~legislation, guidelines, actions and funding~~ as a core EU principle, with a special emphasis on EU external relations polices; stresses the ~~need to reinforce~~importance of the EEAS, EU delegations and the role of the EEAS Principal Advisor on Gender ~~by ensuring a specific budget dedicated to her area of competenc~~who shall cooperate in a synergetic way as well as use the allocated EU budget effectively to eliminate inequalities and promote equality between women and men in the EU external relations policies;

2017/10/03
Committee: FEMM

2017/2122(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)

-1. Recalls that equality between women and men is a core principle of the European Union and its Member States, and its promotion one of its principal objectives;

2017/10/03
Committee: FEMM

2017/2122(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to provide continued support to protect human rights defenders, women’s organisations and women leaders as active actors committed to promoting, protecting and raising awareness of women’s rights;

2017/10/03
Committee: FEMM

2017/2122(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the EEAS to ~~ensure that~~consider the outcomes of the 61st session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) ~~will be included~~ in its policies ~~and will~~this way provideing a renewed impetus in promoting ‘women’s economic empowerment’ in addressing gender inequalities in the changing world of work;

2017/10/03
Committee: FEMM

2017/2122(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Points at the positive contribution of women’s empowerment in achieving an inclusive, equitable and peaceful society and sustainable development; stresses that more efforts should be pursued to seek the full realization of women’s rights and the effective implementation of policies promoting economic and social empowerment and women’s participation in decision-making processes; stresses that particular attention should be given to ‘empowering indigenous women’;

2017/10/03
Committee: FEMM

2017/2122(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Emphasises that universal respect for and access to sexual and reproductive health and rights contributes to prenatal care and the ability to avoid high-risk births, reduce infant and child mortality; points out that family planning, maternal health and safe abortion services are important elements to save women’s lives. Stresses the importance of having accessible and adequate feminine hygiene products that promote sanitation.

2017/10/03
Committee: FEMM

2017/2122(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Calls on the EU Member States to implement new public awareness campaigns with an emphasis on discouraging violence against women, sexual assault, cyber-bullying and gender stereotypes.

2017/10/03
Committee: FEMM

2017/2089(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. States that the Charter of Fundamental Rights has to be applied with full respect for the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)~~, while also recognising the importance of the European Social Charter and the European Pillar of Social Rights~~ and calls upon the Commission to speed up the accession procedure of the EU to the ECHR and to ~~give greater priority to the examination of~~evaluate the possibility of the EU’s accession to the European Social Charter;

2018/11/15
Committee: LIBE

2017/2089(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Emphasises that the Charter’s application also extends to the EU agencies; encourages in particular Frontex and the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) to ~~work on a culture of fundamental rights, not only for application~~comply with the Charter in their general policies but also in the daily activities of the border and coast guards, as well as the asylum officers, assigned to these agencies;

2018/11/15
Committee: LIBE

2017/2089(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Remembers the importance of the principle of subsidiarity, while at the same time encourages Member States to apply the Charter in its fullest potential in accordance with the ECHR and encourages the exchange of best practices between Member States, with the Union and its agencies. Recalls and encourages the value and positive interpretation and implementation of the Charter by national judges.

2018/11/15
Committee: LIBE

2017/2089(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Emphasises that the rights of the EU citizen have been empowered through the Treaty of Lisbon’s Citizens’ initiative, implemented in 2012, that gives EU citizens’ the right to petition new EU legislation to the Commission citing four successful initiatives, three of which have incited the creation of new legislation.

2018/11/15
Committee: LIBE

2017/2089(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Supports the proposal for Charter- conditionality of EU funds under the multiannual financial framework 2021- 2027, which should be achieved inter alia by introducing strong and consistent fundamental rights clauses into the operational texts of the draft regulations establishing the large EU funds.deleted

2018/11/15
Committee: LIBE

2017/2086(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas climate change can lead to migration and its impact is felt, particularly and to a disproportionate and increasing extent, by poor countries and poor people~~, even though it is the world’s richest countries that bear the main responsibility for climate change~~;

2017/10/16
Committee: AFET

2017/2086(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. whereas there is a direct link between climate change and its impact on, environmental degradation, food ~~security~~and water security, human health and migration;

2017/10/16
Committee: AFET

2017/2086(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Believes that climate change requires a rights-based response with effective participation of women in decision-making processes at all levels, including international climate negotiations, with a view to developing gender-sensitive responses and rights- based approaches in order to address underlying inequalities;

2017/10/16
Committee: AFET

2017/2086(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Calls on the international community to promote education of girls and women in various disciplines, including natural science and technology in order to empower them in making responsible decisions when it comes to management and sustainable use of natural resources.

2017/10/16
Committee: AFET

2017/2086(INI)