Activities of Mariya GABRIEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. emphasises that in order to realistically achieve effective compliance with a high level standard in supply chain due diligence, there need to be incentives for enterprises.

2020/09/24
Committee: INTA

2017/2025(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)

- having regard to the Joint Staff Working Document on 'Gender Equality and Women´s Empowerment: Transforming the lives of Girls and Women through EU External relations 2016-2020'1a, _________________ 1a SWD(2015)0182

2017/05/09
Committee: AFET

2017/2025(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas India is a vibrant democracy and an open society with a free press and an active civil society; whereas the EU and India have regularly exchanged best practices regarding human rights and democratic practices; whereas rights of women form indispensable part of the human rights;

2017/05/09
Committee: AFET

2017/2025(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

G a. whereas equality between women and men is a fundamental principle of the EU, enshrined in the Treaty on European Union, and one of its objectives and tasks, and whereas the EU is also guided by this principle in its external action;

2017/05/09
Committee: AFET

2017/2025(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)

G b. whereas the male literacy rate in the country is 82.1%, female literacy lags at 65.5% and whereas the workforce participation rate of males and females in the country is skewed at 54.4% and 21.9%, respectively; whereas rape, violence against women and domestic violence remain a serious concern in India1a; _________________ 1a http://in.one.un.org/gender-equity/

2017/05/09
Committee: AFET

2017/2025(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10 a. Notes that as part of the EU-India Agenda for Action -2020, both parties should work towards reciprocal access of researchers in selected EU Horizon 2020 & Indian programmes and strengthening of dialogue and cooperation on education including through India's Global Initiative of Academic Networks (GIAN) programme and EU's Erasmus+ programme; calls for equal inclusion of female students, scientists, researchers and professionals in these programmes;

2017/05/09
Committee: AFET

2017/2025(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Welcomes the reaffirmed commitment to increased exchanges on the human rights dimension of the EU-India Strategic Partnership, as citizens of both sides can benefit from enhanced cooperation on human rights issues; underlines, in this context, the importance of Human Rights Dialogues; notes that no exchange has taken place since 2013, and urges that a dialogue be held as soon as possible; calls for women's rights and their increased participation in decision- making processes are to be included as one of the priority areas on the agenda of the Human Rights Dialogue;

2017/05/09
Committee: AFET

2017/2025(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23 a. Welcomes that as part of the EU- India Agenda for Action -2020, EU and India committed to identify opportunities for strengthened cooperation and coordination in international fora, including a possible dialogue on equality between women and men; calls for the opening of such a dialogue;

2017/05/09
Committee: AFET

2017/2025(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)

23 b. Welcomes that the Government of India has stepped up efforts to introduce and integrate equality between women and men in policy programming, with initiative to save and empower the girl child, skilling and employment programmes for women, along with microfinance services for underprivileged rural women having been introduced and legislation to address sexual harassment, domestic violence and unequal remuneration also being strengthened; calls on the government of India to continue and increase these efforts;

2017/05/09
Committee: AFET

2017/2025(INI)

Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Barbara MATERA, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Mariya GABRIEL, Constance LE GRIP

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 c (new)

23 c. Welcomes that the EU is funding in India projects addressing violence against women and children including prevention of female foeticide; calls on the High Representative and the Commission for this funding to be maintained and for projects empowering women to be strengthened;

2017/05/09
Committee: AFET

2017/2008(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas equality between women and men is a key economic asset to promote fair and inclusive economic growth, and reducing occupational inequality is not just a goal in terms of equal treatment, but also in terms of labour market efficiency and fluidity;

2017/05/09
Committee: FEMM

2017/2008(INI)

Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Barbara MATERA, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Mariya GABRIEL, Constance LE GRIP

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas education, qualifications and the acquisition of skills are essential to the empowerment of women at social, cultural and economic level, and education opportunities are recognised as a core element to combat inequalities such as underrepresentation in decision- making and manager posts, engineering and science, thus improving economic empowerment for women and girls;

2017/05/09
Committee: FEMM

2017/2008(INI)

Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Barbara MATERA, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Mariya GABRIEL, Constance LE GRIP

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)

Cb. whereas violence against women is one of the main impediments to equality between women and men and be combatted through education and subsequently social and economic empowerment; whereas workplace violence has serious negative consequences for the female and male workers affected, their co-workers and families, as well as the organisations they work in and the society as a whole;

2017/05/09
Committee: FEMM

2017/2008(INI)

Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Barbara MATERA, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Mariya GABRIEL, Constance LE GRIP

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas effective work-life balance ~~has~~and family-friendly policies have positive health aspects and promotes economic growth, competitiveness, overall labour market participation, gender equality, reduction of the risk of poverty, and intergenerational solidarity, and also helps address the challenges of an aging society and ~~positively influences birth rates in~~trigger positive demographic trends across the EU;

2017/05/09
Committee: FEMM

2017/2008(INI)

Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Barbara MATERA, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Mariya GABRIEL, Constance LE GRIP

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas a ~~public system~~framework of wage mapping, including data collection, might hasve the potential to put pressure on both private and public sectors to assess their payment structures and redress any gender- based differences that are found;

2017/05/09
Committee: FEMM

2017/2008(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas trade unions have the potential to strengthen women’s economic empowerment through promoting equal pay between women and men and investing in work-life balance in their sector;

2017/05/09
Committee: FEMM

2017/2008(INI)

Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Barbara MATERA, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Mariya GABRIEL, Constance LE GRIP

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Notes that women constitute 52% of the total European population, but only one third of the self-employed or of all business starters in the EU, facing more difficulties than men in access to finance, training, networking, and in maintaining a work-life balance;

2017/05/09
Committee: FEMM

2017/2008(INI)

Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Barbara MATERA, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Mariya GABRIEL, Constance LE GRIP

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Highlights that women's economic empowerment and equal opportunities in the labour market are not only crucial for women individually, but also instrumental for EU's economic growth with positive impact on GDP, inclusiveness and competitiveness of businesses; points out that, according to OECD projections, total convergence in participation rates would result in a 12.4% increase in per capita GDP by 2030;

2017/05/09
Committee: FEMM

2017/2008(INI)

Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Barbara MATERA, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Mariya GABRIEL, Constance LE GRIP

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)

2c. Stresses the need to combat all forms of violence against women at the workplace; calls on the Commission and the Member States to embark on concerted action, including public awareness and information campaigns, on violence against women, and to encourage the exchange of good practices;

2017/05/09
Committee: FEMM

2017/2008(INI)

Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Barbara MATERA, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Mariya GABRIEL, Constance LE GRIP

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Calls for the adoption of the necessary measures to promote higher participation of women in the labour market in order to meet the challenges of the 21st century; welcomes in this regard the Commission proposal on work-life balance to improve the reconciliation of professional and private life, which will allow women and men to share occupational, family and social responsibilities more evenly, especially where assistance to dependants and childcare is concerned;

2017/05/09
Committee: FEMM

2017/2008(INI)

Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Barbara MATERA, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Mariya GABRIEL, Constance LE GRIP

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Emphasises that better work-life reconciliation and strengthened equality between women and men are essential for supporting and enhancing the participation of women in the labour market, in particular women-carers and single mothers, and achieving the goals of women empowerment;

2017/05/09
Committee: FEMM

2017/2008(INI)

Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Barbara MATERA, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Mariya GABRIEL, Constance LE GRIP

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Insists~~Takes note that the principle of equal pay for male and female workers for equal work or work of equal value is enshrined in the EU Treaty; ~~highlight~~notes, in this context, the Commission’s recommendation on strengthening the principle of equal pay between men and women through transparency;

2017/05/09
Committee: FEMM

2017/2008(INI)

Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Barbara MATERA, Mariya GABRIEL, Constance LE GRIP

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. UrEncourages Member States ~~and companie~~, companies and social partners to introduce pay transparency in order to create methods for companies to tackle the issue of the gender pay gap~~, including through pay audits and the inclusion of equal pay measures in collective bargaining~~;

2017/05/09
Committee: FEMM

2017/2008(INI)

Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Barbara MATERA, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Mariya GABRIEL, Constance LE GRIP

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Expresses its conviction that achieving equal pay for male and female workers for equal work of equal value requires a clear framework of specific job evaluation tools with comparable indicators to assess ‘value’ in jobs or sectors; invites the Commission, therefore, to ~~deliv~~consider such a framework and to assist the Member States in implementing it;

2017/05/09
Committee: FEMM

2017/2008(INI)

Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Barbara MATERA, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Mariya GABRIEL, Constance LE GRIP

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Takes the view that initiatives are needed at both national and EU level to enhance female participation in male- dominated sectors and to increase the recognition of women's skills and economic performance at the workplace, so as to overcome horizontal and vertical exclusion and to increase the number of women in decision-making bodies in the political and business sphere;

2017/05/09
Committee: FEMM

2017/2008(INI)

Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Barbara MATERA, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Mariya GABRIEL, Constance LE GRIP

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Underlines the importance of promoting gender equality in education and training related initiatives, particularly initiatives taken to alleviate gender imbalances in literacy, including media and digital literacy, also reducing the digital gap as mentioned in the Europe 2020 Digital Agenda;

2017/05/09
Committee: FEMM

2017/2008(INI)

Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Barbara MATERA, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Mariya GABRIEL, Constance LE GRIP

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)

13b. Invites the Member States and the Commission to promote, through information and awareness-raising campaigns, the participation of women in sectors traditionally viewed as 'male', notably the sciences and new technologies, with a view to fully benefitting of the human capital represented by European women and hence enhancing the goals of the Europe 2020 strategy and mainstreaming gender equality in the digital agenda of the forthcoming years;

2017/05/09
Committee: FEMM

2017/2008(INI)

Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Barbara MATERA, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Mariya GABRIEL, Constance LE GRIP

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Emphasises that ~~ensuring~~ gender balance in collective bargaining teams ~~is crucial to~~can have positive effects in view of ensuring a bn equal an~~ced~~d appropriate representation of women and men, and ~~therefore considers that~~notes in this regard the possible benefits of trade unions ~~should~~ strengthening the positions of women within the social partnership structure, in particular in decision-making roles, and ~~should~~ negotiateing gender equality plans at company and sectorial level;

2017/05/09
Committee: FEMM

2017/2008(INI)

Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Barbara MATERA, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Mariya GABRIEL, Constance LE GRIP

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. ~~Calls on~~Encourages the Commission to work ~~closely~~ with social partners in order to strengthen them in their key role of detecting ~~invisible~~discriminatory gender bias in the setting of ~~pay~~wage scales and in providing job evaluations which are free of gender bias;

2017/05/09
Committee: FEMM

2017/2008(INI)

Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Barbara MATERA, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Mariya GABRIEL, Constance LE GRIP

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Maintains that current economic models and practices do not take account of gender-based differences and are not responsive to the issue of closing gender gaps; ~~believes in this context that tax policies and spending priorities during crises must be rethought in order to take women into account as economic actors;~~

2017/05/09
Committee: FEMM

2017/2008(INI)

Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Barbara MATERA, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Mariya GABRIEL, Constance LE GRIP

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Notes that women in general have careers without significant progression; calls on the Member States to encourage and support women to have successful careers, including through positive actions such as networking and mentoring programmes, as well as creating adequate conditions and having equal opportunities with men at all ages for training, advancement, re-skilling and re-training, as well as pension rights and unemployment benefits that are equal to those applicable to men;

2017/05/09
Committee: FEMM

2017/2008(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)

16b. Encourages Member States to promote measures and actions to assist and advise women who decide to become entrepreneurs, stressing that financial independence is a key to equality; calls on the Member States to encourage women entrepreneurship, facilitate access to credit, cut red tape and other obstacles to women's start-ups;

2017/05/09
Committee: FEMM

2017/2008(INI)

Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Barbara MATERA, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Mariya GABRIEL, Constance LE GRIP

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)

16c. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to advance their efforts in putting an end to the digital divide between men and women by increasing women's access to information society, boosting the acquisition of e-capacities and improving ICT literacy among women, with a particular focus on increasing female visibility in the digital sector;

2017/05/09
Committee: FEMM

2017/2008(INI)

Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Barbara MATERA, Mariya GABRIEL, Constance LE GRIP

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

~~17. Asks for a reconsideration of macroeconomic focuses in which public spending priorities are reassessed and both women and men can benefit from investment in social infrastructure;~~deleted

2017/05/09
Committee: FEMM

2016/2219(INI)

Mariya GABRIEL, Barbara MATERA, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Constance LE GRIP

Draft opinion
Citation 1 a (new)

- having regard to the joint staff working document of the European Commission on ‘gender equality and women’s empowerment: transforming lives of girls and women through the EU external relations 2016-2020’,

2016/10/19
Committee: FEMM

2016/2219(INI)

Mariya GABRIEL, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Barbara MATERA, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Constance LE GRIP

Draft opinion
Citation 2

— having regard to UN Security Council Resolutions 1325, 2242, 1820, 1888, 1889 and 1960 on women, peace and security,

2016/10/19
Committee: FEMM

2016/2219(INI)

Mariya GABRIEL, Barbara MATERA, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Constance LE GRIP

Draft opinion
Citation 3 a (new)

- having regard to a report done by the World Health Organization in 2013 on ‘global and regional estimates of violence against women’,

2016/10/19
Committee: FEMM

2016/2219(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas violence against women and girls is one of the world’s most widespread human rights violations, affecting all levels of society, regardless of age, education, income, social position or country of origin or residence, and representing a major barrier to ~~gender~~ equality between men and women;

2016/10/19
Committee: FEMM

2016/2219(INI)

Mariya GABRIEL, Barbara MATERA, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Constance LE GRIP

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas women and girls in many parts of the world continue to be victims of gender-based violence, including rape, trafficking in human beings, forced marriage, honour crimes, female genital mutilation and other violations of their fundamental rights and freedoms, their right to justice, security, dignity and psychological and physical integrity;

2016/10/19
Committee: FEMM

2016/2219(INI)

Mariya GABRIEL, Barbara MATERA, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Constance LE GRIP

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. whereas sexual and reproductive health ~~and rights are grounded in basic human rights and~~care services are essential elements of human dignity and to women’s empowerment; whereas, furthermore, these have not yet been secured in all parts of the world;

2016/10/19
Committee: FEMM

2016/2219(INI)

Mariya GABRIEL, Barbara MATERA, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Constance LE GRIP

Draft opinion
Recital C

C. whereas women and girls belonging to ~~cultural, traditional, linguistic, religious, gender or sexual orientation~~ minority groups experience multiple and intersectional forms of discrimination based on both their minority status ~~and their gender~~; whereas there are no cultural, religious nor traditional justifications to violations of women’s rights;

2016/10/19
Committee: FEMM

2016/2219(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas not all women and children who have been victim to domestic violence or sexual based crime have access to adequate support networks, mental health services or justice systems prepared to handle these types of misconducts;

2016/10/19
Committee: FEMM

2016/2219(INI)

Mariya GABRIEL, Barbara MATERA, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Constance LE GRIP

Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas, according to the World Health Organization, around 35% of women in the world have experienced physical and/or sexual violence while noting that this number is not taking into account the unreported cases by women and data that has never been collected;

2016/10/19
Committee: FEMM

2016/2219(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Strongly condemns the continued use of rape and other forms of sexual and gender-based violence against women and girls as a weapon of war; calls on all countries, and in particular EU Member States, which have not yet done so to develop NAPs implementing UN Security Council Resolution 1325; underlines that impunity, including among official armed forces, remains one of the obstacle to exit the vicious circle of sexual violence in some countries ; underlines that the CSDP missions, training, technical and assistance missions of the EU in third countries must contribute to combatting sexual and gender-based violence;

2016/10/19
Committee: FEMM

2016/2219(INI)

Mariya GABRIEL, Barbara MATERA, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Constance LE GRIP

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Underlines that women’s participation in conflict resolution talks is crucial to promote women’s rights and participation, that it is a first step to their full inclusion in the future transitional processes; asks the HR/VP to insist on women’s representation in every conflict- resolution and peace-building frameworks where the EU is represented, especially when it is in the position of mediator;

2016/10/19
Committee: FEMM

2016/2219(INI)

Mariya GABRIEL, Barbara MATERA, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Constance LE GRIP

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Underlines that the massive movement of migrants and asylum seekers disproportionately expose women and girls to gender-based violence and gender- based discrimination in transit and destination countries; notes that some women and girls refugees and migrants are victims of sexual violence by migrant smugglers and also become victims of trafficking in human beings; calls on EU agencies and Member States law enforcement authorities to train adequately their staff to take into account the specific needs and vulnerabilities of women and girls refugees;

2016/10/19
Committee: FEMM

2016/2219(INI)

Mariya GABRIEL, Barbara MATERA, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Constance LE GRIP

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Stresses that gender stereotypes are among the main reasons for violations of women’s rights and inequalities between men and women; calls on the EEAS and the European Commission to emphasise the involvement of men and boys in information and awareness- raising campaigns on women’s rights, both as targets and agent of change; notes that particular attention must be paid to constitutional, legislative or regulatory provisions which discriminate women on the basis of their sex; reiterates that child marriage, early and forced marriage and the failure to enforce a legal minimum age of marriage constitute a violation of children-s rights and an obstacle to women’s empowerment;

2016/10/19
Committee: FEMM

2016/2219(INI)

Mariya GABRIEL, Barbara MATERA, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Constance LE GRIP

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the importance of enhancing women’s and girls’ access to all levels of education and removing ~~gender~~any barriers to learning, as educating women and girls has proved to significantly improve their future prospects;

2016/10/19
Committee: FEMM

2016/2219(INI)

Mariya GABRIEL, Barbara MATERA, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Constance LE GRIP

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Reaffirms that female genital mutilation is a serious violation of human rights that should be given special attention in the EU’s dialogue with third countries where the prevalence of this practice is significant; recalls that FGM has serious and lasting health consequences of women and thus on development;

2016/10/19
Committee: FEMM

2016/2219(INI)

Mariya GABRIEL, Barbara MATERA, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Constance LE GRIP

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Strongly regrets women’s under- representation in political decision-making, which undermines human rights and democracy; considers that governments should aim for gender equality in democracy-building and maintenance processes; underlines that the Electoral Observation Missions’ report constitute precise guidelines for the political dialogue of the EU with third countries in order to improve women’s participation to the electoral process and to the democratic life of the country;

2016/10/19
Committee: FEMM

2016/2219(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls for analysing region specific data pertaining to gender based violence in order to better suit the actions taken for improving the conditions of women in specific regions;

2016/10/19
Committee: FEMM

2016/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas the Horizon 2020 programme (hereinafter ‘this programme’), in line with the requirements of Article 16 of its Regulation, mainstreams ~~gender~~ equality ~~and the gender dimension in research~~between women and men in research and innovation as a cross-cutting issue in each of the different parts of the work programme;

2017/03/10
Committee: FEMM

2016/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. whereas there are three mainstreaming objectives under this programme, namely: fostering equal opportunities and gender balance in project teams; ensuring gender balance in decision-making; and integrating a gender dimension into research and innovation content, which should be qualitative ;

2017/03/10
Committee: FEMM

2016/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

B a. whereas research and innovation are key drivers for European economic growth, and tapping into the full potential of women's skills, knowledge and qualifications will contribute to boosting growth, jobs and European competitiveness;

2017/03/10
Committee: FEMM

2016/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the fact that this programme provides support for research bodies in implementing ~~gende~~plans for equality ~~plans~~between women and men; welcomes also the Commission and the European Institute for Gender Equality’s joint project aimed at creating an online tool for such gender equality plans, as a means of identifying and sharing best practices with relevant stakeholders;

2017/03/10
Committee: FEMM

2016/2147(INI)

2 a. Notes the positive changes made in recent years in terms of equality between women and men in the fields of research, development and innovation, yet draws attention to the strong vertical and horizontal segregation in women's academic careers and the existence of cultural and institutional barriers;

2017/03/10
Committee: FEMM

2016/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Considers that a further review is needed in order to assess the results, based also on reliable and comparable indicators such as the percentage of women participants and women project coordinators in Horizon 2020, and ~~to propose~~ adjustments to the specific actions ~~if required~~can be proposed, if required, in view of securing better results;

2017/03/10
Committee: FEMM

2016/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Requests that the Commission increase the budget for Horizon 2020 in order to boost the number of participating universities and research institutions, and calls on the Member States to facilitate access to grants for women researchers and scientists in order to foster equality in scientific careers and boost competitiveness in the EU;

2017/03/10
Committee: FEMM

2016/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Member States to ~~show a firmer commitment to ensuring that gender mainstreaming be further stre~~consider further strengthening gender mainstreaming within Horizon 2020, also supporting and reinforcing the~~ned within Horizon 2020~~ dialogue between research institutions, businesses and related social partners, and calls for the development of ~~gende~~targets for equality ~~targets~~between women and men in strategies, programmes and projects at all stages of the research cycle;

2017/03/10
Committee: FEMM

2016/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses the need to promote female entrepreneurship through the SME instrument, encouraging women to consider entrepreneurship as a relevant career option, by facilitating access to credit, cutting red tape and other obstacles for women's start-ups, in view of achieving smart, sustainable and inclusive growth;

2017/03/10
Committee: FEMM

2016/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to increase the number of awareness-raising and information campaigns pertaining to this programme with a view to attracting more girls into STEM fields and boosting women’s participation in research projects;

2017/03/10
Committee: FEMM

2016/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. Underlines the importance of support programmes for women entrepreneurs and for women in science and academia and urges the EU to support these programmes in a more tangible manner,including through positive actions such as networking and mentoring programmes, as well as creating adequate conditions and having equal opportunities with men at all ages for training, advancement, re-skilling and re-training;

2017/03/10
Committee: FEMM

2016/2147(INI)

Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Deirdre CLUNE, Mariya GABRIEL, Barbara MATERA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Asks for inclusion of a robust ~~gender equality strategy~~strategy on equality between women and men and measurable targets in the Framework Programme 9 proposal; considers it important to continue supporting ~~gender~~ equality between women and men as a cross- cutting objective, as well as a specific area eligible for funding.

2017/03/10
Committee: FEMM

2016/2061(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Believes that this strategy should seek to address not only the impact of the pension gap, in particular on the most vulnerable groups, but also its underlying causes; notes that preventing the gender pension gap in the future depends on ensuring that women and men enjoy equal position in the labour market in terms of the pay, career advancement and opportunities to work full time;

2016/10/25
Committee: FEMM

2016/2061(INI)

Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Deirdre CLUNE, Mariya GABRIEL, Barbara MATERA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Commission to work together with the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) to develop a formal and reliable indicator~~s on the basis of which to identify the various factors behind the pension gap, as well as to monitor that gap and flag up changes~~ of the gender pension gap both at the EU-level as well as in cooperation with the Member States at the national level and to conduct systematic monitoring of this indicator, as well as to identify the various factors behind the pension gap;

2016/10/25
Committee: FEMM

2016/2061(INI)

Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Deirdre CLUNE, Mariya GABRIEL, Barbara MATERA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Considers that the gender pension gap should be regarded as a key indicator of gender inequality in the labour market as it reflects accumulated disadvantages experienced by women throughout their working lives, including horizontal and vertical segregation, discontinuous career paths as well as the gender pay gap; notes that, moreover, the current level of the gender pension gap is very close to the total wage gap (40,2%) which further reaffirms that the gap in pensions accurately demonstrates the magnitude of inequality between women and men in the labour market;

2016/10/25
Committee: FEMM

2016/2061(INI)

Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Deirdre CLUNE, Barbara MATERA, Mariya GABRIEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that EU legislation against gender discrimination is properly implemented and its progress systematically monitored, with a view to making sure that men and women have an equal ability to make pension contributions;

2016/10/25
Committee: FEMM

2016/2061(INI)

Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Deirdre CLUNE, Mariya GABRIEL, Barbara MATERA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Supports efforts to tackle horizontal and vertical segregation on the labour market by eliminating gender inequalities and discrimination in employment and encouraging women to take up jobs and careers in innovative growth sectors which are currently dominated mainly by men as a result of the persistence of stereotypes;

2016/10/25
Committee: FEMM

2016/2061(INI)

Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Deirdre CLUNE, Mariya GABRIEL, Barbara MATERA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls on the Member States to make it easier for employees to negotiate voluntary flexible working arrangements giving ~~them~~women and men a better balance between their working and private lives, so that they do not have to favour one over the other when they are obliged to take on greater responsibility for looking after homes and families;

2016/10/25
Committee: FEMM

2016/2061(INI)

Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Deirdre CLUNE, Mariya GABRIEL, Barbara MATERA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Considers that as a principle effective policy aimed at eliminating and preventing the gender pension gap should focus on increasing women's employment and opportunities for women to make equal pension contributions as opposed to enhancing compensation mechanisms within the pension systems;

2016/10/25
Committee: FEMM

2016/2061(INI)

Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Mariya GABRIEL, Barbara MATERA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Welcomes the equalising effect on pensions of the Test-Achats ruling which prohibited sex-based actuarial factors in insurance contracts and made unisex premiums and benefits mandatory in private insurance schemes, including pensions; notes that while this ruling applies only to the private schemes, the unisex rule in pensions constitutes a good practice in terms of reducing the gender pension gap;

2016/10/25
Committee: FEMM

2016/2061(INI)

Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Deirdre CLUNE, Mariya GABRIEL, Barbara MATERA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)

15b. Welcomes the decision of some Member States to apply the unisex rule also to their occupational pension schemes in order to ensure equality between women and men in all areas of pension calculation; encourages other Member States to consider following suit, if appropriate;

2016/10/25
Committee: FEMM

2016/2060(INI)

Mariya GABRIEL, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Barbara MATERA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Acknowledges the essential role of civil society organisations and international NGOs to boost positive reforms and measures to protect women's rights and improve their participation to political and economic activities;

2016/10/18
Committee: FEMM

2016/2060(INI)

Mariya GABRIEL, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Barbara MATERA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the EaP States to promote and strengthen political participation and leadership by women; underlines that increased participation of women in administrations leading key reforms, such as anti-corruption and economic reforms, would be beneficial; welcomes all efforts aimed at reaching this goal, such as obligatory or voluntary quotas for the lists of candidates, grants, training and support provided to female politicians and activists, and mentoring programmes and awareness- raising campaigns changing the image of women in the media; remarks that in general, an increase of women's participation to the political life and to high administration of EaP countries would contribute to the renewal of the political class and thus to the ongoing political transitions;

2016/10/18
Committee: FEMM

2016/2060(INI)

Mariya GABRIEL, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Barbara MATERA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Underlines the positive role that the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly can play to promote women's political participation and their visibility in the Eastern Partnership; welcomes the first meeting of the Euronest Women's Forum which took place in March 2016; also encourages, more generally, the creation and the support by the EU of transnational networks of women's in politics;

2016/10/18
Committee: FEMM

2016/2060(INI)

Mariya GABRIEL, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Barbara MATERA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Encourages exchanges of best practices on the promotion of women's political participation in decentralised institutions and local authorities; also highlights that sustainable results in increasing women’s political participation are best achieved when led by political parties; therefore underlines the key role of European political parties and their women’s sections;

2016/10/18
Committee: FEMM

2016/2060(INI)

Mariya GABRIEL, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Barbara MATERA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)

7c. Recalls that EU Electoral Observation Missions and of other international electoral observation missions provide, in their reports, recommendations regarding women’s participation to the electoral process; calls on the EU to make full use of these recommendations in the framework of the European Neighbourhood Policy;

2016/10/18
Committee: FEMM

2016/2060(INI)

Mariya GABRIEL, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Barbara MATERA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Encourages further efforts towards peaceful resolution of conflicts and calls for greater involvement of women in such processes, in line with UN Security Council Resolutions 1325 and 2242 on Women, Peace and Security;

2016/10/18
Committee: FEMM

2016/2060(INI)

Mariya GABRIEL, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Barbara MATERA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Welcomes the project of the Council of Europe on Improving Women's Access to Justice in Five Eastern Partnership Countries, which aims at identifying and supporting the removal of obstacles for women's equal access to justice, and strengthening the capacity of Eastern Partnership countries to design measures to ensure that the justice chain is gender-responsive, including through the training of legal professionals;

2016/10/18
Committee: FEMM

2016/2053(INI)

Mariya GABRIEL, Cristian Dan PREDA, Tokia SAÏFI, Eduard KUKAN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Highlights the need to ~~rebuild~~adapt and strengthen the EU-ACP relationship ~~on fresh foundations as a fair partnership between equals, respecting countries’ heterogeneity and sovereignty; stresses that the partnership must have as its~~, taking account of the new challenges posed by and the new characteristics of the international environment, in particular globalisation and regionalisation; stresses that meeting the objectives of the United Nations SDGs~~, the meeting of basic needs and respect for human right~~ should be at the heart of the partnership; stresses that the new SDG approach can help us to get past the donor-receiver paradigm in ACP-EU relations;

2016/06/16
Committee: AFET

2016/2053(INI)

Mariya GABRIEL, Cristian Dan PREDA, Tokia SAÏFI, Eduard KUKAN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Draws attention to the vital importance of consistency between the Union’s external policies and of consistency between the objectives of its internal and external policies, in particular in the areas of trade, agriculture, the environment, energy, security and migration; adds that it is still important that the countries in the ACP group should take full ownership of the ACP-EU partnership and that the review should give the partnership fresh political impetus, over and above any technical or institutional adjustments required;

2016/06/16
Committee: AFET

2016/2053(INI)

Mariya GABRIEL, Cristian Dan PREDA, Tokia SAÏFI, Eduard KUKAN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Emphasises th~~e negative effects of~~at the association agreements on the economies of ACP countries; takes the view that the new partnership will need to be based on developing the countries’ productive capacities, completing the most advantageous regional integration processes, protecting traditional agriculture, and combating land grabbing, the privatisation of national natural resources and public services, and over-exploitationwith ACP countries contribute to regional integration processes, to achieving development objectives and to promoting human rights, the rule of law and good governance; calls, therefore, for human rights clauses to be incorporated into these agreements; stresses the importance of ensuring that there is greater transparency in the negotiations on these agreements and proper monitoring of their implementation, so that they can contribute effectively to meeting development objectives;

2016/06/16
Committee: AFET

2016/2053(INI)

Mariya GABRIEL, Cristian Dan PREDA, Tokia SAÏFI, Eduard KUKAN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Is convinced that the review of the ACP-EU partnership should take account of the growing importance of regionalisation in order to avoid simply imposing a Union political framework; emphasises that it is crucial that the countries which make up the ACP group should play a full part, as a group and as regions, in the review process; emphasises, in that connection, the role of regional organisations, such as the African Union or the African regional economic communities;

2016/06/16
Committee: AFET

2016/2053(INI)

Mariya GABRIEL, Cristian Dan PREDA, Tokia SAÏFI, Eduard KUKAN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b.Calls for the political dimension of the ACP-EU partnership to be strengthened, in particular with a view to carrying out joint actions and exerting greater influence in international forums;

2016/06/16
Committee: AFET

2016/2053(INI)

Mariya GABRIEL, Cristian Dan PREDA, Tokia SAÏFI, Eduard KUKAN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Invites ACP countries to audit their debts with a view to their complete elimination, and invites them to claim reparations for the spoliation of natural resources by foreign multinationals, and for the wars that have been sparked; supports the United Nations working group on an international framework for sovereign debt restructuring; supports the United Nations working group on an international framework for sovereign debt restructuring; stresses that eradicating poverty requires the emergence of a dynamic private sector that will foster sustainable economic development; points out that, without respect for the rule of law and functioning political institutions, the private sector will not be able to achieve this goal;

2016/06/16
Committee: AFET

2016/2053(INI)

Mariya GABRIEL, Cristian Dan PREDA, Tokia SAÏFI, Eduard KUKAN, Arnaud DANJEAN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses that ~~the universality of the human rights enshrined in international law,~~ACP-EU cooperation should be stepped up in areas of common interest such as security, conflict prevention including in~~tern~~ relation~~al law on migrants and refugees, must be respected, along with the Geneva Convention; urge~~ to reducing hunger and the effects of climate change, human rights, the rule of law and democracy; points cou~~ntries to ratify the United Nations Convention on the protection of the rights of all migrant workers and members of their families~~t in this connection that the possibilities for political dialogue within the framework of Articles 8 and 96 of the Cotonou agreement have not been fully exploited by either the EU or the ACP side; highlights the important role of the ACP- EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly in this context;

2016/06/16
Committee: AFET

2016/2053(INI)

Arnaud DANJEAN, Mariya GABRIEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Stresses that a stable security environment is an essential pre-condition if the sustainable development goals are to be achieved; supports, to this end, the creation of a financial instrument dedicated to security and peace within the framework of the future EU-ACP partnership;

2016/06/16
Committee: AFET

2016/2053(INI)

Mariya GABRIEL, Cristian Dan PREDA, Eduard KUKAN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Supports the decision by the United Nations to create a legal instrument to ensure that businesses respect human rights, in order to put an end to labour exploitation, neo-slavery, illicit capital flows and the financing of armed conflicts;deleted

2016/06/16
Committee: AFET

2016/2053(INI)

Mariya GABRIEL, Cristian Dan PREDA, Eduard KUKAN, Tokia SAÏFI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls for the inclusion of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the review of the ACP-EU cooperation framework as a single, universal set of development goals applicable to all; believes that the joint ACP-EU Council should give concrete recommendations on the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals in the framework of the ACP-EU cooperation;

2016/06/16
Committee: AFET

2016/2053(INI)

Mariya GABRIEL, Cristian Dan PREDA, Tokia SAÏFI, Eduard KUKAN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Underlines the importance of putting an end to foreign interference in the internal affairs of ACP countries, and to neocolonial policies; supports the idea of dismantling all foreign military bases.deleted

2016/06/16
Committee: AFET

2016/2047(BUD)

Barbara MATERA, Deirdre CLUNE, Mariya GABRIEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the mainstreaming of gender-equality as a cross-cutting policy objective of the EU budget in EU funds and programmes; urges, however, the consistent use of gender budgeting, including quantifiable budget allocations and results indicators in order to rectify the imbalances between men and women; stresses the need to support young women who can face gender-specific obstacles to get good quality offers of employment, continued education, apprenticeships or traineeships; notes that more funds should be allocated for women and girls who would like to start up their own business and for entrepreneurship;

2016/07/28
Committee: FEMM

2016/2047(BUD)

Barbara MATERA, Deirdre CLUNE, Mariya GABRIEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Highlights that jobs, growth and investments remain the overarching priority of the 2017 EU budget; draws attention to the existing gender-related targets in the Europe 2020 strategy, namely increasing female employment to 75 % and achieving equal pay between women and men, gender equality in the membership of national parliaments and an equal number of women on large company boards, all of which we are a long way from reaching; notes, in this regard, that more funds should be allocated to increase women participation in ICT sector which offer several opportunities;

2016/07/28
Committee: FEMM

2016/2047(BUD)

Barbara MATERA, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Deirdre CLUNE, Mariya GABRIEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Notes that the 2017 budget tries to provide an effective European response to the migration challenge; stresses the need to assign funds for providing specific assistance to, and promoting inclusion and monitoring the situation of, female refugees and asylum seekers in the EU; believes that, in particular, tailored facilities should be put in place in order to create suitable areas for mothers and children, and special attention should be given to women and girls victims of violence, including FGM;

2016/07/28
Committee: FEMM

2016/2036(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)

- having regard to the joint staff working document of the European Commission on "Gender equality and women's empowerment: transforming lives of girls and women through the EU external relations 2016-2020",

2016/10/18
Committee: AFET

2016/2036(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 b (new)

- having regard to UN Security Council Resolution on women, peace and security and subsequent resolutions2242, 1820, 1888, 1889 and 1960,

2016/10/18
Committee: AFET

2016/2036(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas the Sahel region and other connected geographical areas represent priority regions to ensure the security of the European Union; whereas the EU Strategy for Security and Development in the Sahel has been confirmed and renewed in 2015;

2016/10/18
Committee: AFET

2016/2036(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Stresses that there is still too much costly and inefficient overlapping in activities carried out in all policy areas of the external action between Member States and between Member States and the EU; urges the EU to undertake a genuine and comprehensive effort to map all Member States activities in different policy areas in third countries and underlines that EU Delegations would be at the forefront of this effort; calls on the EU Delegations to implement joint programming in all external action policy areas as to avoid duplication, safe money, enhance efficiency and detect possible gaps;

2016/10/18
Committee: AFET

2016/2036(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Is convinced that in view of an already underfinanced EU budget, additional efforts for operations, administrative costs, preparatory actions and pilot projects under the Common Security and Defence Policy, additional funding from the Member States is also needed; believes that Member States should seize the opportunity of the current revision/review of the multiannual financial framework (MFF) to that end; underlines that better coordination and reduced overlapping of EU's and Member States' activities would enable savings and reallocation of funds;

2016/10/18
Committee: AFET

2016/2036(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Recognises the increasing interdependence between internal and external security, and takes the view that the current security challenges require a profound overhaul of our security policies with a view to creating a consistent and unified policy covering both internal and external dimensions, including aspects such as counter-terrorism, cybersecurity, energy security, hybrid threats, strategic communication, and critical infrastructures; urges Member States’ security services to enhance coordination, and calls on all Member States to comply with their legal obligation to share intelligence with Europol and Eurojust in the fight against terrorism and organised crime and to make sure that their security services are adequately trained and have sufficient human and technical resources to process and analyse information exchanged; urges the EU to further strengthen its cooperation with third countries in the fight against terrorism;

2016/10/18
Committee: AFET

2016/2036(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Recognises the strategic partnership in peacekeeping and crisis management between the EU and UN since 2003; welcomes the systematic cooperation at strategic and operational level and consultation and coordination mechanisms; encourages EU to tackle challenges such as joint strategic planning, division of labour, joint review and coordination of exit strategies; encourage the EU and its Member States to support UN peacekeeping and to cooperate with the UN in strengthening the peacekeeping capacities of regional organisations, particularly the African Union and taking into account the African Peace Facility;

2016/10/18
Committee: AFET

2016/2036(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Believes that a deepening of the relationship with the US and Canada is of strategic interest to the EU, while at the same time it is important for the EU to strengthen its relationship with Central and South America; and the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council;

2016/10/18
Committee: AFET

2016/2036(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Is convinced that the reinforcement of capacities of regional and sub-regional organisations, in particular in Africa, is crucial with regard to conflict prevention, conflict resolution and security cooperation;

2016/10/18
Committee: AFET

2016/2036(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)

26a. Underlines the importance of the participation of women in foreign policy- making and the need to promote the role of women in peace efforts, notably the implementation of the UNSC Resolution on Women, Peace and Security and the improvement of EU's internal gender balance in its external policy; underlines that women's participation in conflict resolution talks is crucial to promote women's rights and participation, that it is a first step to their full inclusion in the future transitional processes; ask the HR/VP to insist on women's representation in every conflict-resolution and peace-building frameworks where the EU is represented, especially when it is in the position of mediator;

2016/10/18
Committee: AFET

2016/2036(INI)

Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Barbara MATERA, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Deirdre CLUNE, Mariya GABRIEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)

26b. Recognizes that early preventative actions against long-term risks for violent conflict and/or deterioration in a country or region are more effective, less time- consuming and less expensive than peacekeeping operations; urges for EU to show political leadership to involve in preventive diplomacy and conflict mediation; underlines the key role of EU delegations in monitoring developments and providing early warnings; welcomes in this regard the role of the EU Conflict Early Warning System, the EEAS Mediation Support Team and the European Institute of Peace; calls on the further development of the EU conflict prevention and mediation capacities;

2016/10/18
Committee: AFET

2016/2012(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)

La. whereas the work of the European Network of Equality Bodies is crucial for enhancing implementation of equal treatment legislation as well as coordinating the cooperation and sharing of best practices between national equality bodies accords the EU;

2016/11/15
Committee: FEMM

2016/2012(INI)

Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Barbara MATERA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Deirdre CLUNE, Mariya GABRIEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Takes note that while the Commission report states that no specific difficulties have been signalled in implementing several provisions of the Directive, this statement is based on very few cases of discrimination reported, and that overall there is very limited information and that data collection in this area varies considerably at Member State level; calls on the Members States, the Commission and the relevant stakeholders to raise the awareness about the provisions of the Directive to enhance the perceived importance of equal treatment in the field of goods and services;

2016/11/15
Committee: FEMM

2016/2012(INI)

Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Barbara MATERA, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Deirdre CLUNE, Mariya GABRIEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Notes that only some Member States reported the existence of specific provisions on positive action; calls on the Member States to better integrate and promote provisions on positive action which is based on a legitimate aim and strives to prevent or compensate gender- based inequalities, as outlined in the Directive;

2016/11/15
Committee: FEMM

2016/2012(INI)

Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Barbara MATERA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Deirdre CLUNE, Mariya GABRIEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. ~~Underlines that~~Highlights that while the Directive expressly prohibits the use of pregnancy and maternity as a way to differentiate in the calculation of premiums and benefits for the purposes of insurance and related financial services, a greater effort needs to be made to protect the rights of pregnant women in this field and safeguard them against unqualified pregnancy-related costs, as well as to rais~~ing~~e awareness among service providers as to the special protection afforded to pregnant women; in particular there is a need to ensure that transitional periods in different types of insurance, especially medical insurance, do not interfere with the rights of pregnant women to enjoy equal treatment throughout the period of pregnancy;

2016/11/15
Committee: FEMM

2016/2012(INI)

Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Barbara MATERA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Deirdre CLUNE, Mariya GABRIEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Welcomes the equalising effect on pensions of the Test-Achats ruling which prohibited sex-based actuarial factors in insurance contracts and made unisex premiums and benefits mandatory in private insurance schemes, including pensions; notes that while this ruling applies only to the private schemes, the unisex rule in pensions constitutes a good practice in terms of reducing the gender pension gap;

2016/11/15
Committee: FEMM

2016/2012(INI)

Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Barbara MATERA, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Deirdre CLUNE, Mariya GABRIEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Notes that the Istanbul Convention states that “the realisation of de jure and de facto equality between women and men is a key element in the prevention of violence against women” and, therefore, calls on the Member States and the Commission to follow this comprehensive approach in their policy aimed at eradicating violence against women, including the implementation of the anti- harassment provisions outlined in the Directive;

2016/11/15
Committee: FEMM

2016/2012(INI)

Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Barbara MATERA, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Deirdre CLUNE, Mariya GABRIEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Highlights that equal treatment of both mothers and fathers with small children in the access and use of services is crucial for gender equality in general as it promotes equal and shared responsibility for childcare between women and men; calls therefore on the Member States to raise awareness among the service providers about the need for equal facilities for both parents available within their premises;

2016/11/15
Committee: FEMM

2016/2012(INI)

Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Barbara MATERA, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Deirdre CLUNE, Mariya GABRIEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)

9b. Notes that integrating the gender- sensitive perspective into the early stages of planning and structuring of the means of transport and other public spaces constitutes a good and cost-efficient practice for eradicating physical barriers which undermine equal access for parents and carers of small children;

2016/11/15
Committee: FEMM

2016/2012(INI)

Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Barbara MATERA, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Deirdre CLUNE, Mariya GABRIEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Notes that harassment poses a particular challenge for gender equality in the area of collaborative economy services; highlights that whilst the "zero- tolerance" policy towards harassment adopted by many platforms constitutes a good practice to be further strengthened in the sector, there is a need for the platforms concerned to prioritise prevention of harassment as well as to consider creating clear procedures for reporting abuse cases for users;

2016/11/15
Committee: FEMM

2016/2012(INI)

Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Barbara MATERA, Deirdre CLUNE, Mariya GABRIEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Notes that while the recently published Communication from the Commission on "European agenda for the collaborative economy" is a good starting step for promoting and regulating this sector effectively, in its further stages the Commission should integrate the principles of gender mainstreaming and reflect the regulations of the Directive to safeguard equal treatment of women and men and effectively prevent harassment in the services offered within the collaborative economy;

2016/11/15
Committee: FEMM

2016/2012(INI)

Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Barbara MATERA, Deirdre CLUNE, Mariya GABRIEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Encourages equality bodies and consumer protection organisations to both raise awareness about the limits and conditions for differential treatment among the service providers as well as to enhance awareness about the rights for equal treatment among service users, as it is often reported that users are not familiar with applicable provisions in the field of goods and services;

2016/11/15
Committee: FEMM

2016/2012(INI)

Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Barbara MATERA, Deirdre CLUNE, Mariya GABRIEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Calls on the Commission to enhance the cooperation with equality bodies and to monitor if the relevant provisions regarding their competences are met in all the Member States as well as to provide support to ~~Member States in~~ systematically identify~~ing~~ the main challenges and share best practices;

2016/11/15
Committee: FEMM

2016/2012(INI)

Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Barbara MATERA, Deirdre CLUNE, Mariya GABRIEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Calls on the Commission, the Member States and the equality bodies, potentially in cooperation with consumer protection organizations, to raise awareness about the provisions of the Directive among both service providers and users in order to boost the understanding of equal treatment in this field and reduce breaches of the Directive being left unreported;

2016/11/15
Committee: FEMM

2016/2012(INI)

Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Barbara MATERA, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Deirdre CLUNE, Mariya GABRIEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Calls on the Commission to establish a public database of relevant legislation and case law regarding equal treatment between women and men as a means to raise awareness about the application of the legal provisions in this field;

2016/11/15
Committee: FEMM

2016/2009(INI)

Marijana PETIR, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Mariya GABRIEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Regrets that gender equality has not yet been reached in many areas; stresses that women still suffer from discrimination as exemplified by their low representation in ~~the decision-making process, both in the private and the public sectors, and by the persisting gender pay gap~~science, technologies and engineering, entrepreneurship and decision-making process, and by the persisting gender pay and pension gap, emphasises that women and girls, especially the ones living in rural areas, are particularly affected by poverty;

2016/07/19
Committee: FEMM

2016/2009(INI)

Marijana PETIR, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Mariya GABRIEL

Draft opinion
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 possibl~~on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence and calls on Member States to protect, prevent and eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls and domestic violence;

2016/07/19
Committee: FEMM

2016/2009(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Barbara MATERA, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Mariya GABRIEL, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Draft opinion
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.

2016/07/19
Committee: FEMM

2016/2009(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Barbara MATERA, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Mariya GABRIEL, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Draft opinion
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;

2016/07/19
Committee: FEMM

2016/2009(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Barbara MATERA, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Mariya GABRIEL, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Draft opinion
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;

2016/07/19
Committee: FEMM

2016/2009(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Barbara MATERA, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Mariya GABRIEL, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Draft opinion
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;

2016/07/19
Committee: FEMM

2016/2009(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Barbara MATERA, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Mariya GABRIEL, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Draft opinion
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;

2016/07/19
Committee: FEMM

2016/2009(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Barbara MATERA, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Mariya GABRIEL, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Draft opinion
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.

2016/07/19
Committee: FEMM

2016/2009(INI)

Marijana PETIR, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Mariya GABRIEL, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Is concerned by the increase of cyber violence against women and girls, as well as the use of ICT and Internet for trafficking in women and children, especially for sexual, reproductive and labour exploitation; calls for the Commission and the Member States to adopt measures to prevent and address the use of new technologies as a tool of recruiting particularly women and girls victims of trafficking in human beings, cyber-harassment and cyber stalking;

2016/07/19
Committee: FEMM

2016/2009(INI)

Marijana PETIR, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Mariya GABRIEL, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Member States to take all the necessary measures to ensure the protection of women ~~migrant~~refugees and asylum seekers, such as ~~safe spaces for women and children, legal counselling and access to sexual and reproductive health and rights, including safe abortions~~tailored facilities, suitable areas for mothers and children, special attention to women and girls victims of violence, including but not limited to FGM;

2016/07/19
Committee: FEMM

2016/2009(INI)

Marijana PETIR, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Mariya GABRIEL, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission to ~~introduce gender mainstreaming in all areas of po~~step up its work on equalicty ~~making~~between women and imen a~~ll proposed legislation, including systematic gender impact assessments as part of the fundamental rights compliance assessment~~nd to incorporate visible equality perspective into EU activities and policies;

2016/07/19
Committee: FEMM

2016/2009(INI)

Marijana PETIR, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Mariya GABRIEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Commission to introduce a gender equality pillar into the Europe 2020 strategy and for greater inclusion of the gender mainstreaming perspective in the European Semester by introducing a gender dimension in the annual growth survey and in the formulation process of the CSRsmutually reinforce the Europe 2020 strategy and the Strategy for equality between women and men;

2016/07/19
Committee: FEMM

2016/0282(COD)

Michel DANTIN, Mariya GABRIEL, Frédérique RIES, Nathalie GRIESBECK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 269 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)

Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013
Article 46 – paragraph 2 – point ja (new)

3a. In Article 46(2), the following point is added: ja) land left fallow for melliferous plants (pollen and nectar rich species).

2017/03/28
Committee: AGRI

2016/0282(COD)

Michel DANTIN, Mariya GABRIEL, Frédérique RIES, Nathalie GRIESBECK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 269 – paragraph 1 – point 6 b (new)

Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013
Annex X – Line 20 a (new)

6b. In Annex X, the following line is to be added after the last line: Features: land left fallow for melliferous plants (pollen and nectar rich species) Conversion factor: n/a Weighting factor: 2 Ecological focus area: 2 m2

2017/03/28
Committee: AGRI

Where the Commission implementing act adopting a targeted Union resettlement scheme provides for an expedited procedure, and by way of derogation from Article 10, Member States: (1) country nationals or the stateless persons meet the requirements referred to in point (a)(i) of Article 5; (2) whether the third-country nationals or the stateless persons qualify as refugees within the meaning of Article 1 of the 1951 Geneva Convention; (3) resettlement as soon as possible and not later than four months from a third- country national's registration referred to in Article 10(2); the Member States may extend that time-limit of four months by a period of not more than two months, where complex issues of fact or law are involved. (4) nationals or the stateless persons concerned subsidiary protection status. The subsidiary protection status granted on the basis of point (4) shall be considered to have been terminated where a final decision has been taken on an application for international protection made by the beneficiary of that status.Article 11 deleted Expedited procedure shall not assess whether the third- shall not require UNHCR to assess shall take a decision on shall grant the third-country

2017/05/03
Committee: LIBE

Artis PABRIKS, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Traian UNGUREANU, Kinga GÁL, Andrea BOCSKOR, Pál CSÁKY, Brice HORTEFEUX, Petri SARVAMAA, Roberts ZĪLE, Jussi HALLA-AHO, Anders VISTISEN, Mariya GABRIEL, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9

(9) The European Union Agency for Asylum should provide adequate support in the implementation of this Regulation, in particular by establishing the reference key for the distribution of asylum seekers under the corrective allocation mechanism, and by adapting the figures underlying the reference key annually, as well as the reference key based on Eurostat data.

2017/04/04
Committee: LIBE

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9

2017/04/04
Committee: LIBE

2016/0133(COD)

Carlos COELHO, Mariya GABRIEL, Traian UNGUREANU, Barbara MATERA, Roberta METSOLA, Barbara KUDRYCKA, Frank ENGEL, Jeroen LENAERS, Monika HOHLMEIER, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17

(17) In order to prevent that applicants with inadmissible claims or who are likely not to be in need of international protection, or who represent a security risk are transferred among the Member States, it is necessary to ensure that the Member where an application is first lodged verifies the admissibility of the claim in relation to the first country of asylum and safe third country, examines in accelerated procedures applications made by applicants coming from a safe country of origin designated on the EU list, as well as applicants presenting security concerns.deleted

2017/04/04
Committee: LIBE

Artis PABRIKS, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Pál CSÁKY, Brice HORTEFEUX, Roberts ZĪLE, Anders VISTISEN, Mariya GABRIEL, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)

(ba) number of migrants already living in the Member State;

2017/05/05
Committee: LIBE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 b (new)

3 b. For the purposes of paragraph 1, the Agency shall receive anonymised data from Eurodac in real time.

2016/10/27
Committee: LIBE

2016/0131(COD)

Carlos COELHO, Mariya GABRIEL, Traian UNGUREANU, Barbara MATERA, Roberta METSOLA, Barbara KUDRYCKA, Frank ENGEL, Jeroen LENAERS, Monika HOHLMEIER, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA

2 a. If an on-site visit reveals serious deficiencies deemed to jeopardize the functioning of the CEAS or to constitute a serious threat to public policy or internal security within the area without internal borders, the Commission, on its own initiative or at the request of the European Parliament or of a Member State, shall inform the European Parliament and the Council as soon as possible thereof.

2016/10/27
Committee: LIBE

2016/0131(COD)

Carlos COELHO, Jeroen LENAERS, Monika HOHLMEIER, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Roberta METSOLA, Traian UNGUREANU, Barbara MATERA, Mariya GABRIEL, Barbara KUDRYCKA, Frank ENGEL

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Upon request of the European Parliament, the Agency shall transmit any document pertaining to the monitoring exercise.

2016/10/27
Committee: LIBE

2016/0131(COD)

Carlos COELHO, Barbara MATERA, Jeroen LENAERS, Heinz K. BECKER, Monika HOHLMEIER, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Frank ENGEL, Mariya GABRIEL, Traian UNGUREANU, Rachida DATI, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 6

6. The Agency shall inform the Commission and the European Parliament on a regular basis of the implementation of the action plan.

2016/10/27
Committee: LIBE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

The Executive Director shall be appointed by the Management Board from a list of at least three candidates proposed by the Commission, following an open and transparent selection procedure. The Executive Director shall be appointed on the ground of merit and documented high- level administrative and management skills as well as senior professional experience in the field of migration and asylum.

2016/10/27
Committee: LIBE

2016/0131(COD)

Carlos COELHO, Mariya GABRIEL, Barbara MATERA, Traian UNGUREANU, Jeroen LENAERS, Roberta METSOLA, Barbara KUDRYCKA, Monika HOHLMEIER, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Frank ENGEL

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 3

3. Before appointment, the candidate ~~selected by the Management Board~~s proposed by the Commission may be invited to make a statement before the competent committee of the European Parliament and answer questions put by its members. Following such a statement, the European Parliament shall adopt an opinion setting out its views and may indicate a preferred candidate. The Management Board shall appoint the executive director taking these views into account. The management board shall take its decision by a two thirds majority of all member with a right to vote. If the Management board takes a decision to appoint a candidate other than the candidate whom the European Parliament indicated as its preferred candidate, the management board shall inform the European Parliament and the Council in writing of the manner in which the opinion of the European Parliament was taken into account.

2016/10/27
Committee: LIBE

2016/0131(COD)

Carlos COELHO, Mariya GABRIEL, Barbara MATERA, Traian UNGUREANU, Jeroen LENAERS, Roberta METSOLA, Barbara KUDRYCKA, Monika HOHLMEIER, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Frank ENGEL

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 2

~~2. The provisions of Article 45 shall apply to the Deputy Executive Director.~~deleted

2016/10/27
Committee: LIBE

2016/0131(COD)

Carlos COELHO, Mariya GABRIEL, Barbara MATERA, Traian UNGUREANU, Jeroen LENAERS, Roberta METSOLA, Barbara KUDRYCKA, Monika HOHLMEIER, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Frank ENGEL

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. The deputy executive director shall be appointed by the management board on the proposal of the executive director. The deputy executive director shall be appointed on the grounds of merit and appropriate administrative and management skills as well as senior professional experience in the field of migration and asylum. The executive director shall propose at least three candidates for the post of deputy executive director. The management board shall take its decision by a two thirds majority of all members with a right to vote.

2016/10/27
Committee: LIBE

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Barbara MATERA, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Michał BONI, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Mariya GABRIEL, Carlos COELHO

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas the Istanbul Convention clearly in art.3 defines “gender-based violence” as “violence that is directed against a woman because she is a woman or that affects women disproportionately” and furthermore defines “gender” as “the socially constructed roles, behaviours, activities and attributes that a given society considers appropriate for women and men”;

2017/05/11
Committee: LIBE FEMM

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Barbara MATERA, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Traian UNGUREANU, Michał BONI, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Mariya GABRIEL, Carlos COELHO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point i a (new)

(ia) Take into account significant incidents of violence against women and domestic violence when determining custody and visitation rights; the rights and needs of child witnesses should be also taken into account when providing protection and support services to victims;

2017/05/11
Committee: LIBE FEMM

2016/0062(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Calls on the Member States to fully implement Directive 2011/99/EU on European Protection order, Regulation (EU) on mutual recognition of protection measures in civil matter and Directive 2012/29/EU on protection of victims as well as Directive 2011/36/EU on preventing and combating trafficking in Human being and Directive 2011/92/EU on preventing and combating child sexual abuse and exploitation;

2017/05/11
Committee: LIBE FEMM

2015/2342(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Calls on the Union to focus, too, on cooperating with regional organisations, including the African Union, the Gulf Cooperation Council and the Arab League, and encouraging them to mobilise to the full; notes that the economic integration of sub-regional entities, particularly in Africa, offers a further means of promoting a joint- management approach and encouraging South-South initiatives on migration management and mobility; enjoins the EU to seek a stronger and more credible role for the African Union in preventing political crises in Africa;

2016/10/20
Committee: AFET DEVE

2015/2342(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Stresses nonetheless the need to find political solutions to violent conflicts and to invest in early-warning and conflict- prevention mechanisms so as to reduce them in the future; calls for the EU to take a more active and effective role in the field of prevention and mediation and to endow itself with the necessary resources and powers to make that possible; points out that the EU delegations and the special representatives have a fundamental role to play in this respect; stresses that the response to forced displacement needs to be rights-based and take account of the population’s vulnerabilities – in particular as regards women and minors – and not be limited to humanitarian assistance but also involve development actors;

2016/10/20
Committee: AFET DEVE

2015/2342(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Calls on the EU also to take a leading role in recognising the impact of climate change on mass displacement; points out that the scale and frequency of displacements are likely to increase; takes the view that persons displaced by the effects of climate change should be given a special international status which is distinct from refugee status and which takes account of the specific nature of their situation;

2016/10/20
Committee: AFET DEVE

2015/2342(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Welcomes the new Partnership Framework with third countries as a signal of real political action; stresses that the success of the approach outlined in the communication of June 2016 depends on the EU’s capacity to offer real, commonly agreed incentives to third countries and is concerned by the limited offer mainly focused on border management or Assisted Voluntary Return schemes, which – while essential and needed – constitute only a partial response to the situation; calls on the EU also to encourage closer cooperation between third countries from the same region or sub-region; stresses the key role that regional and sub- regional organisations, in particular those in Africa, have to play in that respect; highlights the need to balance and complement this response, focusing on the development of local economies, qualification and regional mobility and improved levels of protection in countries of transit and origin;

2016/10/20
Committee: AFET DEVE

2015/2342(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Expresses concerns regarding the quantitative approach in the new Partnership Framework and the related ‘migration compacts’, which see the ‘measurable increases in the number and rate of returns’ as one of the EU’s main goals, as the number of returns clearly depends on the nature of migration flows and on the situations in the countries of origin; stresses that the short-term objectives of the compacts should focus on how best to address the challenges faced by third countries, including by developing legal migration channels, as a result of which the levels of irregular migration and death tolls in the Mediterranean will decrease; points out, nonetheless, that third countries must meet their obligations under readmission agreements; highlights the shared responsibility of the EU and its Member States, on the one hand, and of third countries which are countries of origin or transit, on the other, to spread information about legal migration channels, the rights of migrants and the risks of irregular migration by means of targeted information campaigns;

2016/10/20
Committee: AFET DEVE

2015/2342(INI)

Barbara MATERA, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Mariya GABRIEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Welcomes the high-level dialogues carried out by the VP/HR and the Commission, and in some cases by Member States on behalf of the EU as a whole, as good and effective practices fostering coordination; stresses that coordination should be undertaken by the Commission and the EEAS; calls on the Commission and the EEAS to keep Parliament regularly informed of these dialogues and to report on the exact operational implementation of the Rabat and Khartoum processes and the priority initiatives agreed at the Valletta Summit; points out again that the shared ownership of partnerships concluded between the EU and third countries is a prerequisite for the success of EU migration policy; notes that the packages designed for priority countries as part of the new Partnership Framework, by the Commission, the EEAS and the Member States, have neither been presented nor debated by the elected representatives of European citizens;

2016/10/20
Committee: AFET DEVE

2015/2325(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the treatment of women and girls seeking asylum across Member States ~~is inconsistent~~differs hugely, and very significant shortcomings remain;

2015/12/16
Committee: FEMM

2015/2325(INI)

Barbara MATERA, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Mariya GABRIEL

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has reported instances of violence and abuse, including sexual violence, against refugee women and children, ~~particularly~~throughout their journey and including in overcrowded reception centres in the EU;

2015/12/16
Committee: FEMM

2015/2325(INI)

Barbara MATERA, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Mariya GABRIEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Believes that, to improve the security and safety of women ~~refugees,~~and girls refugees, Member States should use all safe and legal routes to the EU ~~must be made~~ available for receiving those fleeing conflict and persecution; stresses in particular that more Member States should participate to the EU Resettlement Programmes; believes that legislation and policies relating to irregular migration should n~~ever~~ot prevent access to EU asylum procedures;

2015/12/16
Committee: FEMM

2015/2325(INI)

Barbara MATERA, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Mariya GABRIEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Reiterates its call for all Member States and the European Union to sign and ratify the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women (Istanbul Convention);

2015/12/16
Committee: FEMM

2015/2325(INI)

Barbara MATERA, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Mariya GABRIEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Commission to ~~amend Regulation (EC) 862/2007 on Community~~thoroughly gather statistics on migration and international protection with a view to adding more gender disaggregated data categories, particularly in relation to stages in the asylum process after an initial decision has been made;

2015/12/16
Committee: FEMM

2015/2325(INI)

Barbara MATERA, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Mariya GABRIEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. ~~Not~~Welcomes the Commission’'s proposal to establish a common EU list of safe countries of origin; demands that all appropriate steps be taken to ensure that this approach is consistent with the principle of non-refoulement and that the rights of women, children and other vulnerable groups are not undermined; calls for gender differentiation to be applied; believes that claims based on fear of gender-based violence or discrimination should ~~never~~, in principle, not be subject to accelerated asylum procedures bearing in mind that member states should apply the European asylum laws;

2015/12/16
Committee: FEMM

2015/2325(INI)

Barbara MATERA, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Mariya GABRIEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls on the Member States to ~~give reasons for positive asylum decisions in order to~~ make available useful data on ~~the consideration given to~~cases of gender- based violence and to provide transparency ~~about the Convention grounds on which asylum claims have been granted~~;

2015/12/16
Committee: FEMM

2015/2325(INI)

Barbara MATERA, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Mariya GABRIEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)

9b. Stresses that women and girls are particularly vulnerable to exploitation by smugglers; calls therefore on Member States to increase their police and judicial cooperation, including with Europol, Frontex, Eurojust and EASO to effectively combat smuggling and trafficking of migrants;

2015/12/16
Committee: FEMM

2015/2325(INI)

Barbara MATERA, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Mariya GABRIEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Strongly condemns the use of sexual violence against women as a weapon of war; considers that special attention should be given to migrant women and girls abused in conflicts by ensuring access to medical and psychological support;

2015/12/16
Committee: FEMM

2015/2325(INI)

Barbara MATERA, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Mariya GABRIEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Stresses that the needs of vulnerable people such as women victims of violence and girls, in particular unaccompanied girls, should be prioritised in the reception procedures;

2015/12/16
Committee: FEMM

2015/2325(INI)

Barbara MATERA, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Mariya GABRIEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Highlights that many women asylum seekers and refugees have experienced extreme violence and that detention may exacerbate their trauma; calls for an immediate end, in all Member States, to the detention of girls because of their status of migrant and stresses that the need of pregnant women seeking asylum and ~~the detention of~~ survivors of rape and sexual violence are more appropriately accommodated in tailored facilities;

2015/12/16
Committee: FEMM

2015/2325(INI)

Barbara MATERA, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Mariya GABRIEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Stresses the urgent need for independent investigations into all allegations of ~~abus~~sexual abuse and gender based violence at places of immigration detention and for access to be granted to journalists;

2015/12/16
Committee: FEMM

2015/2325(INI)

Barbara MATERA, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Mariya GABRIEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Urges all Member States to ~~reduce maximum~~keep limits to the duration of detention ~~prior to removal to below~~to the limit stipulated in the Return Directive; considers that prolonged detention disproportionately harms vulnerable groups;

2015/12/16
Committee: FEMM

2015/2325(INI)

Barbara MATERA, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Mariya GABRIEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the Member States to develop and implement specific measures to facilitate labour market participation of women refugees and asylum seekers, including language classes, lifelong learning and training; stresses the importance of widening access to ~~higher~~ education for women ~~refugees; calls for robust and transparent procedures for recognising qualifications obtained abroad~~and girls refugees;

2015/12/16
Committee: FEMM

2015/2325(INI)

Barbara MATERA, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Mariya GABRIEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the Member States to develop and implement specific measures to facilitate labour market participation of women refugees and asylum seekers, including language classes, lifelong learning and training; stresses the importance of widening access to ~~higher~~ education for women and girls refugees; calls for robust and transparent procedures for recognising qualifications obtained abroad;

2015/12/16
Committee: FEMM

2015/2325(INI)

Barbara MATERA, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Mariya GABRIEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

~~19. Believes that mutual recognition of positive asylum decisions would enable better opportunities for jobs, integration and family reunification;~~deleted

2015/12/16
Committee: FEMM

2015/2275(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas the primary mechanism for European cooperation with the AU is the African Peace Facility, originally established in 2004 and providing some €EUR 1.9 billion through the Member State-funded EDF; whereas in 2007 the scope of the Facility was broadened to encompass a wider range of conflict- prevention and post-conflict stabilisation activities; whereas the 2014-2016 action programme takes account of external evaluation and consultations with Member States and introduces new elements to improve its effectiveness; whereas strengthening the institutional capacity of the African Union and the African regional economic communities is vital to the success of PSOs and of post-conflict reconciliation and rehabilitation processes;

2016/02/25
Committee: AFET

2015/2275(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Emphasises, nevertheless, the importance of investing more in conflict prevention, taking account of factors such as political or religious radicalisation, election-related violence, population displacements or climate change;

2016/02/25
Committee: AFET

2015/2275(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Believes that the African Peace Facility provides both an entry point and a potential lever for creating a stronger partnership between the EU and the AU; considers it vital that the EU institutions and Member States should remain closely engaged if the Facility is to be fully exploited; acknowledges that there are other funding mechanisms in use, but believes that given the Facility’s singular focus on Africa, as well as its clear goals, it is especially important with regard to PSOs in Africa; calls for more systematic joint programming among the various EU instruments;

2016/02/25
Committee: AFET

2015/2275(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Points out that the EU must continue to make women's involvement in peace support operations, plus gender mainstreaming, a key component of long- term peace building; calls for persons deployed on PSOs to be systematically trained in compliance with human rights, in particular women's rights, and for awareness to be raised of gender violence and of the provision of care for victims in conflict situations;

2016/02/25
Committee: AFET

2015/2275(INI)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Emil RADEV, Mariya GABRIEL, Elisabetta GARDINI, Salvatore Domenico POGLIESE, Alessandra MUSSOLINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Insists that ~~the EU~~neither the EU nor its Member States, in supporting PSOs, should ~~not~~ act in isolation but that they should, rather, take full account of the contributions of other international actors, improve coordination with them and rapidity of response, and focus ~~its~~their efforts on certain priority countries, using the most appropriate and experienced Member States as lead nations; points up the role of the EU's delegations as regards coordination and dialogue with the other international actors;

2016/02/25
Committee: AFET

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Brice HORTEFEUX, Emil RADEV, Mariya GABRIEL, Elisabetta GARDINI, Salvatore Domenico POGLIESE, Alessandra MUSSOLINI, Csaba SÓGOR

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4

— having regard to Article 4(3) and 5 TEU, Article 295 TFEU and Protocol No 1 on the role of national parliaments in the European Union, and Protocol No 2 on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality;

2016/06/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Brice HORTEFEUX, Emil RADEV, Mariya GABRIEL, Elisabetta GARDINI, Salvatore Domenico POGLIESE, Alessandra MUSSOLINI, Csaba SÓGOR

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas all Member States, the institutions of the Union and candidate countries share ~~obliged to uphold those principles and values, and they have the duty of loyal cooperation~~principles and values which result from the constitutional traditions coming from the Member States;

2016/06/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital V

V. whereas a new mechanism should be based on the following guiding principles: evidence based; objective; non- discriminatory and assessing on an equal footing, respecting the principle of subsidiarity, necessity and proportionality; applying to both Member States and institutions of the Union; and based on a graduated approach, including both a preventative and corrective arm;

2016/06/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Emil RADEV, Mariya GABRIEL, Elisabetta GARDINI, Salvatore Domenico POGLIESE, Alessandra MUSSOLINI, Csaba SÓGOR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Requests the Commission to submit, by the end of 20167, on the basis of Article 295 TFEU, a proposal for the conclusion of an EU Pact for Democracy, the Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights (DRF) in the form of an interinstitutional agreement laying down arrangements facilitating the cooperation of institutions of the Union and its Member States in the framework of Article 7 TEU, integrating, aligning and complementing existing mechanisms, following the detailed recommendations set out in the Annex hereto;

2016/06/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Emil RADEV, Mariya GABRIEL, Elisabetta GARDINI, Salvatore Domenico POGLIESE, Alessandra MUSSOLINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Recommends, in particular, that the mechanisms of the EU Pact for DRF include preventative and corrective elements, and apply to all Member States as well as the three main institutions of the Union; with respect to the principles of subsidiarity, necessity and proportionality;

2016/06/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Brice HORTEFEUX, Emil RADEV, Mariya GABRIEL, Salvatore Domenico POGLIESE, Alessandra MUSSOLINI, Csaba SÓGOR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls for the creation of a Union Fund, on the basis of a pilot project, for legal assistance to individuals and organisations litigating cases relating to DRF violations by national governments or the institutions of the Union;deleted

2016/06/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Frank ENGEL, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Emil RADEV, Mariya GABRIEL, Elisabetta GARDINI, Salvatore Domenico POGLIESE, Alessandra MUSSOLINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Recommends that the DRF expert panel, as per the proposed interinstitutional agreement, also assess access to justice at the European level, ~~applying the same benchmarks to the CJEU and ECtHR,~~ including aspects such as independence and impartiality of courts and judges, length and cost of litigation, implementation of court rulings, scope of judicial control and redress available to citizens~~, and options for cross border collective redress~~;

2016/06/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Brice HORTEFEUX, Emil RADEV, Csaba SÓGOR, Mariya GABRIEL, Elisabetta GARDINI

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Citation 3

– having regard to Article 4(3) and Article 5 TEU, Article 295 TFEU and Protocol No 1 on the role of national parliaments in the European Union and Protocol No 2 on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality,

2016/06/24
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Emil RADEV, Mariya GABRIEL, Elisabetta GARDINI

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Recital 1

(1) Whereas there is a need for a democracy, rule of law and fundamental rights (DRF) mechanism that is objective, evidence-based and applied equally and fairly to all Member States, while respecting the principle of subsidiarity, necessity and proportionality and that includes both the preventative and the corrective dimension;

2016/06/24
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Emil RADEV, Mariya GABRIEL, Elisabetta GARDINI

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 2

The ~~core elements of the~~ Union Pact on DRF shall consist of ~~the DRF Scoreboard, the DRF Semester, including an~~ a European Report with country-specific recommendations (the Report) and incorporating, where possible, the reporting of the FRA, the Council of Europe, and other relevant authorities in the field, a bi-annual inter-parliamentary debate on the basis of that ~~Scoreboard~~Report, and arrangements for remedying possible risks and breaches, as provided for by the Treaties and for the activation of the preventative or corrective arms of Article 7 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU), and a DRF policy cycle within the institutions of the Union;

2016/06/24
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Emil RADEV, Mariya GABRIEL, Elisabetta GARDINI

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 4

An bi-annual ~~scoreboard~~Report on the state of DRF in the Member States shall be elaborated by an independent panel of experts and ~~adopted by the Commission~~shall be forwarded to the Commission, which shall transmit it to the European Parliament, the Council, and the national parliaments while at the same time assessing the recommendations of the panel. Those reports shall be made available to the public;

2016/06/24
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Emil RADEV, Mariya GABRIEL, Elisabetta GARDINI

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 5

The ~~DRF Scoreboard~~Report shall incorporate~~, replace and complete~~ existing instruments, in particular the Justice Scoreboard, ~~the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM) for Bulgaria and Romania,~~ the Media Pluralism Monitor, the anti- corruption report and peer evaluation procedures based on Article 70 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) and replace the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM) for Bulgaria and Romania;

2016/06/24
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Brice HORTEFEUX, Emil RADEV, Csaba SÓGOR, Mariya GABRIEL, Elisabetta GARDINI

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 6 – introductory part

The ~~DRF Scoreboard~~Report shall be drawn up using a variety of sources, and the existing tools for assessment, reporting and monitoring of Member States’ activities including:

2016/06/24
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Frank ENGEL, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Emil RADEV, Csaba SÓGOR, Mariya GABRIEL, Michał BONI, Elisabetta GARDINI

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)

All the contributions from the above- mentioned sources shall be made available to the public on the websites of the panel or the Commission.

2016/06/24
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Frank ENGEL, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Csaba SÓGOR, Mariya GABRIEL, Elisabetta GARDINI

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 9 – introductory part

The assessment of the state of DRF in the Member States, as well as the development of country-specific draft recommendations, shall be carried out by a ~~broad and representative~~ panel of independent experts ('DRF expert panel'), on the basis of a quantitative and qualitative review of the data and information available.

2016/06/24
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Csaba SÓGOR, Mariya GABRIEL, Michał BONI, Elisabetta GARDINI

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 9 – point 9.2 a (new)

9.2a The expert panel shall adopt the Report by a majority of two thirds of its members.

2016/06/24
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Frank ENGEL, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Emil RADEV, Mariya GABRIEL, Michał BONI, Elisabetta GARDINI

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 16 – introductory part

The Report with country specific recommendations shall replace the annual reports of the Commission, the Council and the European Parliament relating to enforcement and compliance with the rule of law and fundamental rights by the institutions of the Union, s~~hall be included in the annual DRF policy cycle of the DRF Scoreboard~~uch as:

2016/06/24
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Frank ENGEL, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Emil RADEV, Mariya GABRIEL, Michał BONI, Elisabetta GARDINI

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 16 –indent 3 a (new)

– Annual report on the situation of Fundamental rights in the EU.

2016/06/24
Committee: LIBE

2015/2220(INI)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Barbara MATERA, Mariya GABRIEL, Michał BONI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Encourages the countries in the region, and calls on the Commission, to focus also on women's involvement in decision-taking, in particular political decision-taking;

2015/11/17
Committee: FEMM

2015/2132(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses that the budgetary impact of the measures presented as part of the European Agenda on Security, in particular with regard to Europol and its related tasks in the fields of anti-terrorism, organised crime ~~and~~, cybercrime and newly planned hotspots, should be further explained and detailed by the Commission; acknowledges that the draft budget 2016 does not take into account the full scale of immediate additional responsibilities entrusted to Europol in the European Agenda on Security and the European Agenda on Migration and underlines the need to ensure an appropriate budget and level of staffing for Europol for 2016, to allow it to effectively fulfil its tasks.

2015/08/26
Committee: LIBE

2015/2129(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Barbara MATERA, Luigi MORGANO, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Brando BENIFEI, Mariya GABRIEL, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Julie WARD, Hilde VAUTMANS, Caterina CHINNICI, Mairead McGUINNESS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Is concerned that the non- consensual distribution of erotic or pornographic material, including online and through social media, such as the phenomenon of so-called ‘revenge porn’– a rapidly increasing form of abuse and persecution – overwhelmingly affects women and girls, some of whom are under the legal age of consent; calls on the Member States to step up concrete measures to combat this new form of crime and on the internet industry to take their shared responsibility; emphasises the need to educate young girls on the possible consequences of taking intimate photographs or videos of themselves;

2017/05/22
Committee: FEMM

2015/2129(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Barbara MATERA, Luigi MORGANO, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Brando BENIFEI, Mariya GABRIEL, Julie WARD, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Hilde VAUTMANS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Caterina CHINNICI, Mairead McGUINNESS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Emphasises the need to raise awareness at an early stage among all girls and boys about staying safe and about the importance of respecting the dignity and privacy of others in the digital era; encourages Member States to share best practices on education material and training programmes for all actors involved, such as teachers, educators, law enforcement authorities on grooming and other forms of risk to the safety of children online, in particular for girls;

2017/05/22
Committee: FEMM

2015/2129(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Barbara MATERA, Luigi MORGANO, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Brando BENIFEI, Mariya GABRIEL, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Julie WARD, Hilde VAUTMANS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Caterina CHINNICI, Mairead McGUINNESS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls on the Member States to step up measures to protect victims of child sexual abuse and to improve the role of national helplines, with a gender sensitive approach;

2017/05/22
Committee: FEMM

2015/2129(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Barbara MATERA, Luigi MORGANO, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Brando BENIFEI, Mariya GABRIEL, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Hilde VAUTMANS, Julie WARD, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Caterina CHINNICI, Mairead McGUINNESS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 e (new)

3e. Calls on the Member States to step up cooperation and to exchange data to identify children victims of sexual abuse, including missing children, especially girls who are particularly vulnerable to trafficking and sexual exploitation;

2017/05/22
Committee: FEMM

2015/2126(BUD)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Michał BONI, Barbara MATERA, Mariya GABRIEL

Proposal for a decision
Recital 1

(1) Article 11 of Council Regulation 1311/2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the year 2014- 20204 has established a Flexibility Instrument of up to EUR 471 million (2011 prices) per year. Member States nowadays face unprecedented challenges in the field of migration and security. During the planning of the multiannual financial framework (MFF) 2014-2020 the huge migratory pressure towards the EU has not been foreseen. The new dramatic challenges in the field of migration and security should lead to a revision of the MFF in order to support the Member States to better manage the exceptional difficulties, ___________________ 4 OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 884.

2015/08/26
Committee: LIBE

2015/2126(BUD)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Michał BONI, Barbara MATERA, Mariya GABRIEL

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)

In order to guarantee the proper spending of the financial resources the European Commission and the responsible agencies should support the Member States in creating well performing administrations and guarantee effective and regular controls for a sound financial management.

2015/08/26
Committee: LIBE

2015/2121(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Welcomes the extra funding for the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund; queries if the proposed funding will be sufficient to allow for full financing of the Commission’s relocation-mechanism and resettlement-programme proposals and for supporting all frontline Member States that experience migratory pressure in the implementation of the Common European Asylum System;

2015/06/11
Committee: LIBE

2015/2121(BUD)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Barbara MATERA, Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS, Mariya GABRIEL, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Concludes that to prevent further loss of life at sea and to further implement the principles of solidarity and fair sharing of responsibility, greater and more predictable financial resources will be required in the medium and long term.

2015/06/11
Committee: LIBE

2015/2118(INI)

Malin BJÖRK, Mariya GABRIEL, Anna HEDH, Louis MICHEL, Bodil VALERO

Draft opinion
Citation 1 (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,

2016/02/24
Committee: LIBE

2015/2118(INI)

Malin BJÖRK, Mariya GABRIEL, Anna HEDH, Louis MICHEL, Bodil VALERO

Draft opinion
Citation 2 (new)

– having regard to the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights,

2016/02/24
Committee: LIBE

2015/2118(INI)

Malin BJÖRK, Mariya GABRIEL, Anna HEDH, Louis MICHEL, Bodil VALERO

Draft opinion
Citation 3 (new)

– having regard to the 1979 UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW),

2016/02/24
Committee: LIBE

2015/2118(INI)

Malin BJÖRK, Mariya GABRIEL, Anna HEDH, Louis MICHEL, Bodil VALERO

Draft opinion
Citation 4 (new)

– having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child of 20 November 1989,

2016/02/24
Committee: LIBE

2015/2118(INI)

Malin BJÖRK, Mariya GABRIEL, Anna HEDH, Louis MICHEL, Bodil VALERO

Draft opinion
Citation 5 (new)

– having regard to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention),

2016/02/24
Committee: LIBE

2015/2118(INI)

Malin BJÖRK, Mariya GABRIEL, Anna HEDH, Louis MICHEL, Bodil VALERO

Draft opinion
Citation 6 (new)

– having regard to the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action adopted by the Fourth World Conference on Women on 15 September 1995, and to the subsequent outcome documents adopted at the United Nations Beijing +5, Beijing +10 and Beijing +15 special sessions and the Beijing +20 review conference,

2016/02/24
Committee: LIBE

2015/2118(INI)

Malin BJÖRK, Mariya GABRIEL, Anna HEDH, Louis MICHEL, Bodil VALERO

Draft opinion
Citation 7 (new)

– having regard to Article 5 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union,

2016/02/24
Committee: LIBE

2015/2118(INI)

Motion for a resolution
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;

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Malin BJÖRK, Mariya GABRIEL, Anna HEDH, Bodil VALERO

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas the demand for women, girls, men and boys in the prostitution industries is a decisive pull factor for THB for sexual exploitation; and whereas the demand for cheap labour and incapacity to uphold labour rights are pull factors for THB for labour exploitation;

2016/02/24
Committee: LIBE

2015/2118(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Mariya GABRIEL, Barbara MATERA, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Axel VOSS, Traian UNGUREANU

Draft opinion
Recital E

E. whereas special attention must be given to vulnerable groups ~~such as Roma, children and refugees~~, including children, unaccompanied minors, migrant women and Roma;

2016/02/24
Committee: LIBE

2015/2118(INI)

2015/2118(INI)

Motion for a resolution
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, ~~migration~~gender equality, migration, cybersecurity and law enforcement.

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41

41. ~~Asks that~~Calls 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 dimension~~identify potential victims and precvent ~~trend~~crime; calls ion ~~THB, as well as by collecting data on recov~~the Member States to increase data sharing to bettery a~~nd reflection periods, residence permits and victim compensation~~ssess 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;

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2107(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Barbara MATERA, Mariya GABRIEL, Milan ZVER, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Alessandra MUSSOLINI, Constance LE GRIP

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Stresses the need for labour inspectors and workplace doctors to be made aware of and trained in gender-related violence in order for them to be able to identify it and provide appropriate help to women who are victims of domestic violence or of bullying or sexual harassment at work;

2015/06/24
Committee: FEMM

2015/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas women and girls asylum seekers and undocumented migrants are particularly vulnerable to all forms of violence, including sexual violence, at all stages of their journey;

2015/09/10
Committee: FEMM

2015/2095(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Barbara MATERA, Mariya GABRIEL, Milan ZVER, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Alessandra MUSSOLINI, Constance LE GRIP

Draft opinion
Recital C

C. whereas there exist disparities across the Member States in the treatment of women and girls seeking asylum and a holistic EU approach to asylum and immigration must ensure that consistent and gender-sensitive procedures are in place;

2015/09/10
Committee: FEMM

2015/2095(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Barbara MATERA, Mariya GABRIEL, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Alessandra MUSSOLINI, Constance LE GRIP

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses that the persistent instability and conflicts in the EU’s neighbourhood have a serious impact on the mass influx of migrants; believes that a genuine response to the migration crisis in the Mediterranean will come only from tackling the root causes, namely poverty, ~~instability~~the lack of stable democratic States, wars, persecution, violations of human rights and natural disasters;

2015/09/08
Committee: AFET

2015/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Emphasises that, regardless of legal status, decisions to detain should take into account oif ~~past histories of~~women have undergone trauma including experiences of sexual violence~~, and that the needs of pregnant women are more appropriately accommodated in tailored facilitie~~ or FGM; considers that pregnant women in particular and single mothers should receive a treatment that takes into account their condition; stresses that girls should never be detained because of their status of migrants;

2015/09/10
Committee: FEMM

2015/2095(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Barbara MATERA, Mariya GABRIEL, Milan ZVER, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Alessandra MUSSOLINI, Constance LE GRIP

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Welcomes the additions made by the Recast Reception Conditions Directive, namely the inclusion of victims of human trafficking and FGM as separate categories of vulnerable persons; expresses its deep concern that only 12 Member States have applied vulnerable person status to victims of human trafficking; calls on the remaining Member States to implement the provisions of the Recast Reception Conditions Directive;

2015/09/10
Committee: FEMM

2015/2095(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Barbara MATERA, Mariya GABRIEL, Milan ZVER, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Alessandra MUSSOLINI, Constance LE GRIP

Draft opinion
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 and protecting its victims and Directive 2012/29/EU on establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime;

2015/09/10
Committee: FEMM

2015/2095(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Barbara MATERA, Mariya GABRIEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Calls on the Member States to ratify the Istanbul Convention on violence against women and domestic violence to ensure protection of migrant women and girls from violence;

2015/09/10
Committee: FEMM

2015/2095(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Barbara MATERA, Mariya GABRIEL, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Alessandra MUSSOLINI, Milan ZVER, Constance LE GRIP

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)

3c. Stresses that women and girls are particularly vulnerable to exploitation by smugglers; calls therefore on Member States to increase their police and judicial cooperation including with Europol, Frontex, Eurojust and EASO to effectively combat migrant smuggling;

2015/09/10
Committee: FEMM

2015/2095(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Barbara MATERA, Mariya GABRIEL, Milan ZVER, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Alessandra MUSSOLINI, Constance LE GRIP

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas solidarity can take the forms of internal and external solidarity; and whereas relocation, mutual recognition of asylum decisions, operational support measures, shared responsibility in the management of the external EU borders and migratory flows, a pro-active interpretation of the current Dublin Regulation and the Temporary Protection Directive are all tools for internal solidarity, while resettlement, humanitarian admission and search and rescue at sea promote external solidarity;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses that, notwithstanding fluctuation in migration flows which may put pressure on reception facilities, the needs of vulnerable people including women and girls, in particular unaccompanied girls, should be prioritised at all times;

2015/09/10
Committee: FEMM

2015/2095(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Barbara MATERA, Mariya GABRIEL, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Alessandra MUSSOLINI, Constance LE GRIP

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Underlines in particular the importance of ensuring access to education for migrant girls, especially when unaccompanied;

2015/09/10
Committee: FEMM

2015/2095(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Mariya GABRIEL, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Alessandra MUSSOLINI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Considers that economic independence is key to equality and to integration; calls therefore on Member States to facilitate access to work for migrant women;

2015/09/10
Committee: FEMM

2015/2095(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Barbara MATERA, Mariya GABRIEL, Milan ZVER, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Alessandra MUSSOLINI, Constance LE GRIP

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)

4c. Strongly condemns the use of sexual violence against women as a weapon of war; considers that special attention should be given to migrant women and girls abused in conflicts by ensuring access to medical and psychological support;

2015/09/10
Committee: FEMM

2015/2095(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Barbara MATERA, Mariya GABRIEL, Milan ZVER, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Alessandra MUSSOLINI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Encourages the UNHCR, EASO and Member States to ensure that the highest possible standards are in place for recruitment and that training which promotes a gender-based approach is provided for all staff.

2015/09/10
Committee: FEMM

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas the fight against migrant smuggling, trafficking and labour exploitation necessitates ~~both~~ short, medium and long-term responses, including measures to disrupt criminal networks and to bring criminals to justice, the gathering ~~and~~, analysis and sharing of data, measures to protect victims and to return irregularly staying migrants, as well as cooperation and joint actions with third countries and longer- term strategies to address the demand for trafficked and smuggled persons and the root causes of migration which force people into the hands of criminal smugglers;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas the abolishment of internal border controls must go hand-in-hand with the effective management of external borders, with high common standards, effective exchange of information between Member States, and full respect for everyone’'s fundamental rights; and whereas the Member States at the external borders of the EU should be adequately supported with technical and financial means in securing and managing these borders;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Considers that development assistance plays a crucial role in tackling the root causes of migration; stresses th~~e need for~~at the EU must continu~~ous EU~~e to support toin the long term international efforts towards poverty reduction, as well as to peace-building, promotion of democracy, human rights and fundamental freedoms, regional, political and economic stability, security and prosperity., by improving even further the effectiveness of its development assistance and working harder to prevent conflicts;

2015/09/08
Committee: AFET

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital O

O. whereas individual Member States continue to develop intense external action on migration at the bilateral level, including bilateral readmission agreements and joint actions with third countries;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls for a clear distinction to be made between those persons who are smuggled into the Union and those who are trafficked into the Union because, while the policy response must be properly integrated, they must also be properly targeted; states that, in general terms, the criminal smuggling of migrants involves facilitating the irregular entry of a person to a Member State, whereas human trafficking involves the recruitment, transportation or reception of a person through the use of violent, deceptive or abusive means, for the purpose of exploitation; recalls the importance to examine the links between different types of organised crime, as networks become increasingly loose and flexible.

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Holds that any holistic approach to migration must necessarily contain measures aimed at disrupting the activities of criminal networks involved in the trafficking and smuggling of people; calls on the Member States to intensify the fight against people smuggling and human trafficking, the exchange of information on such networks, and the cooperation with neighbouring countries on the matter;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Emphasises that full use should be made of existing instruments, such as the agencies’ risk analyses; observes that Union agencies should cooperate fully, but that they also need to step up cooperation with Member States; notes that better coordination of efforts should allow for the systematic collection of data at national level on the routes, modus operandi and profiles of smugglers, and its onward communication to the Agencies;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Underlines the importance to provide common specialised trainings to border guards, legal practitioners and other national competent authorities to equip them with the necessary skills and to ensure greater coherence and consistency within the European Union;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Notes, in addition, that Member States of first arrival will therefore have to handle the more complicated asylum claims (and appeals), will have to organise longer periods of reception, and will have to organise and coordinate returns for those ultimately not entitled to international protection; therefore, is of the view that if a Member State of first arrival experiences a sudden and disproportionate influx of migrants that puts a great burden on its asylum system and social services, it will have the right to temporarily suspend accepting applicants for international protection under any type of Relocation Mechanism;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Points out that, given the unprecedented flows of migrants that have reached and continue to reach the Union’s external borders, and the steady increase in the number of people asking for international protection, the Union needs a ~~binding and mandatory~~ legislative approach to resettlement, as set out in the Commission’s agenda for migration; recommends that, to have an impact, such an approach must provide for resettlement of a meaningful number of refugees, with regard to the overall numbers of refugees seeking international protection in the Union;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Underlines that there is a need for a ~~permanent~~ Union-wide resettlement programme, with ~~mandato~~voluntary participation by Member States, providing resettlement for a meaningful number of refugees, having regard to the overall number of refugees seeking protection in the Union;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Underlines that, in so far as resettlement remains unavailable for third- country nationals, ~~all~~ Member States should be encouraged to establish and implement humanitarian admission programmes on a voluntary basis;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)

32a. Calls for the overhaul of the Dublin system so that the burden and responsibilities are shared among all Member States; is of the opinion that such a new system should include effective and speedy return, organised by Frontex, of those people who do not qualify for international protection or have entered the EU illegally, and a set of measures that limit and discourage secondary movement within the EU, including limiting some of the rights of the asylum seekers within the scope of EU and international law;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33

33. Recommends that the criteria on which the Relocation Decisions are based should be built directly into the Union’'s standard rules for allocating responsibility; emphasises that, in reviewing the Dublin Regulation, it is important to reflect on the value of describing certain asylum seekers as ‘'applicants in clear need of international protection’', since those migrants and refugees who do not fall into that category would still – at least under the current system – have to be dealt with by the Member State of first arrival; to this end, calls for a clear distinction to be made between those in need of international protection and economic migrants;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34

34. Takes the view that the European Union should support the Member States at the external borders of the EU as well as those receiving the most asylum claims with proportionate and adequate financial and technical support; considers that the rationale of using solidarity and responsibility-sharing measures is to enhance the quality and functioning of the CEAS;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48

48. ~~Understand~~Emphasises that the safe return of those people who, following an individual assessment of their asylum application, are determined not to be eligible for protection in the Union is something that must be carried out as part of the proper implementation of the CEAS;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48

48. Understands that the safe return of those people who, following an individual assessment of their asylum application, are determined not to be eligible for protection in the Union is something that must be carried out as part of the proper implementation of the CEAS; stresses that the role and mandate of Frontex in return operations needs to be bolstered and that it is extremely important to make a distinction between asylum seekers and economic migrants since, legally speaking, they are two distinct groups and each requires a distinct approach;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51

51. Suggests that any attempt by Member States to ‘'push back’' migrants who have not been given the opportunity to present asylum claims runs contrary to Union and iInternational lLaw, and ~~that~~ the Commission should take the appropriate action against any Member State that attempts such ‘'push backs’'; at the same time, understands that any attempt for illegal crossing of the external EU borders through other than the official border crossings zones necessitates higher vigilance and precaution by the border guards of the Member States in order to guarantee the security of European citizens;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61

61. Understands that the recently proposed European Border and Coast Guard is intended to replace Frontex and is meant to ensure a European integrated border management at the external borders, including Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia, with a view to managing migration effectively and ensuring a high level of internal security within the Union, while safeguarding the free movement of persons therein; considers the concept of shared responsibility as a way to assist the frontline Member States at the external borders and strengthen their border management capacities; is of the opinion that shared responsibility and the new Agency should not undermine national competencies and sovereignty;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 64

64. Acknowledges that the integrity of the Schengen area and the abolishment of internal border controls are dependent on having effective management of external borders, with high common standards applied by all Member States at the external borders and an effective exchange of information between them; recalls in that sense that Member States such as Bulgaria and Romania located at the EU external borders, which are not yet members of the Schengen area, are fulfilling their obligations to effectively secure EU external borders, following the principles of solidarity and shared responsibility.

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 65

65. Accepts that the Union needs to strengthen its external border protection and further develop the CEAS, and that measures are necessary to enhance the capacity of the Schengen Area to address the new challenges facing Europe and preserve the fundamental principles of security and free movement of persons; condemns calls for the introduction of permanent border controls within the Schengen zone; is the opinion that border checks within Schengen have to remain a temporary measure within the scope of the Schengen acquis;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 69

69. Takes note that on 15 December 2015, the Commission came forward with a proposal for a targeted revision of the Schengen Borders Code, proposing to introduce systematic controls of all Union nationals (not only on third-country nationals) against the relevant databases at the land, maritime and air external borders of the Schengen Area; is of the opinion that such systematic checks should be conducted at certain border crossings based on risk assessment and that they should not impede the free circulation of EU citizens, goods and services;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 74

74. Recognises that one of the main purposes of hotspots is to allow the Union to grant protection and humanitarian assistance in a swift manner to those in need; emphasises that great care needs to be taken to ensure that the categorising of migrants at hotspots is carried out in full respect for the rights of all migrants; acknowledges, however, that proper identification of applicants for international protection at the point of first arrival in the Union should help facilitate the overall functioning of any reformed CEAS; calls in this connection for stringent registration of all migrants in line with the relevant EU acquis;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 74 a (new)

74a. Calls also for the establishment of hotspots in the main transit countries and countries of origin where people will receive explanations on the ways to legally migrate to the EU and will have the right to apply for the resettlement programme of the EU;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 86

86. Recalls that the Union has intensified its external cooperation with third countries in migration and asylum in order to respond adequately to the current refugee crisis, and has launched new cooperation initiatives, such as the EU-Turkey Joint Action Plan; emphasises, in that respect, the need for all parties to fulfil their commitments deriving from the Joint Action Plan, including addressing the root causes leading to the massive influx of Syrians, stepping up cooperation for the support of Syrians under temporary protection and their host communities in Turkey, and for Turkey to fulfil its commitments to prevent irregular migration flows from its territory to the Union; calls for the swift implementation of the EU-Turkey readmission agreement as of June 2016;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 88

88. Welcomes the fact that the Action Plan on Smuggling links the launching of new awareness-raising campaigns to the assessment of existing ones; recommends that any such campaigns should contain information on the criteria to be used to determine protection status in the Union, since such information may convince some migrants – who risk embarking on a perilous journey only to be returned if they are not granted protection – not to make the journey; recommends to involve diasporas communities to co-design information campaigns and to inform about legal routes and the risks of using smugglers.

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 101

101. Recommends that, under the MFF review scheduled for the end of 2016, substantial additional resources be provided under the Union budget, Heading 3, on Citizenship, Freedom, Security and Justice, so that adequate funding is made available on the basis of migration trends and the attendant financial requirements for the Union’s and the Member States’ asylum, migration and integration policies, especially in the Member States at the external borders and those receiving most of the asylum applications;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 119

119. Recalls that in the Agenda on Migration, the Commission announced its intention to revise the Directive on the conditions of entry and residence of third- country nationals for the purposes of highly qualified employment (the ‘Blue Card Directive’), looking particularly at the issues of scope (possibly covering entrepreneurs willing to invest in Europe) and improving the rules on intra-EU mobility; calls on the Commission, when reviewing the Directive on the conditions of entry and residence of third country citizens for the purposes of highly- qualified employment, to take into account the success achieved by local and regional authorities;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2063(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas combating radicalisation cannot be limited to Islamic radicalisation; whereas religious radicalisation and violent extremism also affect the entire African continent; whereas political radicalisation also affected Europe in 2011, in Norway with the attacks perpetrated by Anders Behring Breivik;

2015/07/03
Committee: LIBE

2015/2063(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Embraces the fact that priority has been given to combating radicalisation through the deepening of cooperation with Sahel countries under the EU Sahel Regional Action Plan; notes that the issue should also form the basis for political dialogue and action plans in bilateral relations and with regional players such as the African Union and the League of Arab States;

2015/07/01
Committee: AFET

2015/2063(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. calls on the Commission to establish a common definition of ‘foreign fighters’ and to carry out an in-depth study of the process ~~and~~, the various influences and the vulnerability factors which lead to radicalisation;

2015/07/03
Committee: LIBE

2015/2063(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Commission to publish guidelines on measures to be implemented in Europe’s prisons aimed at preventing Europeans from becoming radicalised; recommends that the Member States segregate radicalised inmates within their prisons in order to prevent radicalism from being imposed through intimidation on other inmates and to contain radicalisation in those institutions; recalls that public youth protection institutions or detention or rehabilitation centres may also become places of radicalisation for minors, who constitute a particularly vulnerable target.

2015/07/03
Committee: LIBE

2015/2063(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Encourages the establishment of educational programmes in Europe’s prisons in order to promote critical thinking, religious tolerance, and reintegration into society to inmates vulnerable to pressure from radicals in prison;

2015/07/03
Committee: LIBE

2015/2063(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Feels that the internet giants should be made aware of their responsibilities so that they delete illegal content as quickly as possible; believes that the Member States should plan for the possibility of bringing criminal prosecutions against digital actors who do not take action in response to the spread of manifestly illicit messages or messages praising terrorism on their internet platforms; believes that refusal or failure to cooperate on the part of internet platforms which allow such messages to circulate should be considered an act of complicity with praising terrorism and should consequently be punished; to that effect, calls on the Commission to address, in the context of the European Forum with the IT sector, the question of training and forming teams that will be tasked, within internet platforms, for deciding whether to delete manifestly illicit content;

2015/07/03
Committee: LIBE

2015/2063(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Feels, however, that the internet is an effective platform for spreading discourse opposed to hate speech and praise for terrorism; calls on the digital giants to cooperate with the Member States in order to take part in the spread of prevention messages calling for the development of critical thinking and for a process of deradicalisation; calls on the European Commission and the Member States to work closely with civil society organisations for the purposes of reinforcing the channels for distributing discourse and to propose adequate training for key persons and opinion makers at the local level;

2015/07/03
Committee: LIBE

2015/2063(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. States that the internet giants, through internet referencing, have the power to promote radicalisation prevention messages aimed at countering messages that praise terrorism; feels that it is thus their duty to highlight messages that oppose hate speech and praise for terrorism, thereby making online radicalisation more difficult; believes that the technique of blocking may be circumvented and must therefore be accompanied by the de-indexing of websites inciting terrorism, which makes it possible for these websites not to be shown on the first pages of search engine results, thus considerably reducing the frequency with which the website is visited;

2015/07/03
Committee: LIBE

2015/2063(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)

30a. Also stresses the need to strengthen political dialogue and shared action plans to combat radicalisation and terrorism, in the context of bilateral relations and with regional organisations such as the African Union and the League of Arab States;

2015/07/03
Committee: LIBE

2015/2063(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

32. States that a comprehensive approach to preventing the radicalisation and recruitment of EU citizens by terrorist organisations can only be successfully put in place if accompanied by measures to deradicalise EU citizens beguiled by terrorist rhetoric; calls on the European Union therefore to facilitate the sharing by Member States and with third countries which have already acquired experience and achieved positive results in this area of good practices in regard to putting in place deradicalisation structures to prevent EU citizens leaving the EU or to control their return thereto;

2015/07/03
Committee: LIBE

2015/2063(INI)

Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Barbara MATERA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Mariya GABRIEL, Constance LE GRIP, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37

37. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments and parliaments of the Member States and the candidate countries, the United Nations, the Council of Europe, the African Union, the member states of the Union for the Mediterranean, the League of Arab States and the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe.

2015/07/03
Committee: LIBE

2015/2007(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas digitalisation has an enormous impact on the labour market by changing value chains and creating new job opportunities and more flexible working patterns; whereas ~~women, in particular, face possible negative consequences such as the erosion of workers’ ri~~opportunities for flexible and teleworking work arrangements broughts a~~nd working time boundaries as well as boundaries of professional and non- professional responsibilities, increasing low-paid and less secure types of employment and~~bout by digitalisation may serve as a an effective tool for better reconciliation of professional and domestic duties for both women and men; whereas these flexible working arrangement and digital technologies which facilitate work from home could also contribut~~ing~~e to the ~~challenge of maintaining a work-life balanc~~inclusion into the labour market of disadvantaged groups of women, such as women with disabilities or with caring duties which require presence at home;

2015/12/18
Committee: FEMM

2015/2007(INI)

Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Barbara MATERA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Mariya GABRIEL, Constance LE GRIP, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

C a. whereas improving digital skills and IT-literacy among women and boosting inclusion of women into the ICT which is one of the highest paying sectors could contribute to their financial empowerment and independence resulting in the reduction of the total gender wage gap;

2015/12/18
Committee: FEMM

2015/2007(INI)

Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Barbara MATERA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Mariya GABRIEL, Constance LE GRIP, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas~~, in the~~ digitalis~~ed labour market, responsibility is increasingly shifted away from the company to the individu~~ation offers new opportunities for entrepreneurship for women, including small scale digital entrepreneurship which in many cases does not require significant initial, c~~hang~~apital as well as enterprises pursued withing the ~~terms~~framework of social sec~~urity membership of the self-employed and freelancers; whereas digitalisation often uncouples the p~~onomy which enhance social inclusion; whereas there is need to support female digital entrepreneurship as women constitute only 19 per cent of entrepreneurs in this sector; whereas digitalisation of the labour market is likely to increase micro entrepreneurship, self-employment and freelance of work ~~from the enterprise, challenging~~which in cases of multiple individual contracts within various companies and institutions may render the monitoring of the principle of equal pay for equal work at the same workplace, which is of utmost importance for a truly equal society, more challenging;

2015/12/18
Committee: FEMM

2015/2007(INI)

Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Mariya GABRIEL, Barbara MATERA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas the entry of more women into the ICT sector would boost a market in which labour shortages are foreseen and in which an equal participation of women would lead to a gain of around EUR 9 billion for EU GDP each year; whereas in the existing ~~male-dominated workforce leads to many women leaving the ICT sector within a few years of complet~~realities women remain heavily underrepresented in ICT degrees where they constitute only around 20 per cent of graduates ing the~~ir university degree~~ field;

2015/12/18
Committee: FEMM

2015/2007(INI)

Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Mariya GABRIEL, Barbara MATERA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

E a. whereas the ICT sector is characterised by particularly high vertical and horizontal segregation as well as a gap between women's educational qualifications and their position in the ICT sector; whereas women's share in the ICT sector amounts to less than 20 per cent; whereas the majority (54 per cent) of women in ICT jobs occupy lower paid and lower skill-level positions and only a small minority of them (8 per cent) occupy high skill software engineer positions; whereas women are also underrepresented in the decision-making within this sector with only 19,2 per cent of ICT sector workers having female bosses compared to 45,2 per cent of non-ICT sector worker;

2015/12/18
Committee: FEMM

2015/2007(INI)

Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Mariya GABRIEL, Barbara MATERA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Constance LE GRIP

Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)

E b. whereas women over 55 are at a particular risk of unemployment and labour market inactivity with the average EU employment rate for women aged 55- 64 being only 42 per cent compared to 58 per cent in case of men; whereas low level of IT literacy and e-skills further amplifies this risk; whereas improving and investing in digital competences of women over 55 would boost their employment opportunities and offer a level of protection against exclusion from the labour market;

2015/12/18
Committee: FEMM

2015/2007(INI)

Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Mariya GABRIEL, Barbara MATERA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Constance LE GRIP

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)

H a. whereas new communication and information technologies are used to create channels and platforms which facilitate the expansion of prostitution, also involving minors; whereas universal accessibility and easiness of using these new digital channels as well as anonymity they offer contribute to widening of the spectrum of potential actors involved, in particular among the most vulnerable groups in terms of sexual abuse, such as teenage girls; whereas there is a need for relevant law enforcement professionals to recognize the transformations in the way prostitution is carried out through the digital medium as well as to monitor relevant Internet platforms from this perspective, when there is a justified reason for suspecting a crime; whereas there is also a need to raise awareness among relevant education professionals about these new forms of digital threats in order to safeguard minors;

2015/12/18
Committee: FEMM

2015/2007(INI)

Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Mariya GABRIEL, Barbara MATERA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT

Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)

H b. whereas social awareness about digital forms of violence both among the general public and the relevant professionals, such as law enforcement agents and teachers, remains insufficient to ensure adequate prevention, monitoring and assistance for victims; whereas different forms of online violence are not yet fully reflected in the criminal law as well as modes and procedures of prosecution in all member states; whereas there is a need for a recognition at the EU-level of the potentially transborder nature of the abuse and violence on the Internet;

2015/12/18
Committee: FEMM

2015/2007(INI)

Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Mariya GABRIEL, Barbara MATERA, Constance LE GRIP, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT

Motion for a resolution
Recital H c (new)

H c. whereas low participation of women and girls in ICT related education and later in employment is a result of a complex interplay of gender stereotyping that starts at early stages of life and education and continues to professional career; whereas factors limiting women and girls from participating in the ICT education and employment include: lifelong stereotyping, segregation into "typically female and male" activities, hobbies and toys that starts at the earliest levels of education, a relative lack of female role models in the ICT sector as well as the limited visibility of women in this sector especially in leadership positions;

2015/12/18
Committee: FEMM

2015/2007(INI)

Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Mariya GABRIEL, Barbara MATERA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Constance LE GRIP, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Commission, the Member States and social partners to promote gender equality in ICT companies, representative bodies and training institutions and to closely monitor and follow up the progress made as well as share best practices in this area;

2015/12/18
Committee: FEMM

2015/2007(INI)

Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Mariya GABRIEL, Barbara MATERA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Urges the Commission and the Member States to ~~safeguard fundamental workers’ rights and the soc~~monitor changing work patterns and potential pro~~tec~~liferation of ~~employees and to combat precarious~~atypical work~~ing~~ con~~ditions; urges the Commission to propose, and the Member States to further develop, new protection mechanisms adapted to the~~tracts that accompanies digitalisation to ensure that types of contracts applied correspond to the nature of performed work~~ing~~ and ~~career patterns shaped by digitalisation, paying particular attention to the situation of women~~includes appropriate measures of social protection, as defined by the labour law in the individual Member States;

2015/12/18
Committee: FEMM

2015/2007(INI)

Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Mariya GABRIEL, Barbara MATERA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Constance LE GRIP

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. ~~Notes that the digitalisat~~Encourages the Commission ofand the ~~labour market requires adaptation of both labour market policies and the underlying social security systems; calls~~Member States to recognize the full potential of flexibility offered by digitalisation in the area of work-life balance; on the Commission and the Member States, with regard to the Commission’'s roadmap ‘'New start to address the challenges of work-life balance faced by working families’,' to ~~address the impact~~identify the opportunities and challenges of digitalisation oin ~~workers with care responsib~~the area of reconciliati~~es, as regards working conditions and the need for adaptation of the workplace, skills development and lifelong learning opportunities~~on of work and family duties for both women and men to ensure that the flexibility sector is used to improve work-life balance;

2015/12/18
Committee: FEMM

2015/2007(INI)

Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Mariya GABRIEL, Barbara MATERA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support life-long learning as well as training and schemes which prepare for a better adaptation or potential change of career path according to the growing demand for e-skills in many different sectors with a special regard to women over 55 in order to safeguard them from the exclusion from the labour market;

2015/12/18
Committee: FEMM

2015/2007(INI)

Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Mariya GABRIEL, Barbara MATERA, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13 a. Encourages Member States to introduce age appropriate ICT education at early stages with a particular focus on inspiring girls to develop interest and talent in the digital field and to safeguard them from constraining and negative stereotypes as well as segregation of activities and toys whereby digital-related themes are associated with "natural predispositions of boys" which discourage girls to advance their e-skills;

2015/12/18
Committee: FEMM

2015/2007(INI)

Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Mariya GABRIEL, Barbara MATERA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Urges the Commission, within the scope of the Digital Single Market Strategy, and more specifically with regard to the reference to building an inclusive e- society, to increase the visibility of women in technology by ~~starting an endowed professorship for women in ICT,~~ setting up a pilot project on a European online university specifically focused on ICT and technical engineering and introducing a tailored scholarship programme for women in the area of ICT and new media;

2015/12/18
Committee: FEMM

2015/2007(INI)

Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Mariya GABRIEL, Barbara MATERA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Calls for identification of the challenges posed by the use of ICT and the internet to commit crimes, issue threats or perpetrate violence against women based on misogyny, homophobia or transphobia; urges policymakers to address these issues properly taking into account the challenges related to online anonymity and potential transborder nature of such crimes and abuses;

2015/12/18
Committee: FEMM

2015/2007(INI)

Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Mariya GABRIEL, Barbara MATERA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to consider the changed realities of women and girls, on account of digitalisation, in the implementation of future EU data protection legislation; emphasises that data controllers may only use sensitive data for limited purposes ~~and may under no circumstances further share such data~~;

2015/12/18
Committee: FEMM

2015/2007(INI)

Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Mariya GABRIEL, Barbara MATERA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Calls on the Commission to launch and support e-literacy and training programmes, as well as awareness campaigns, thereby raising awareness of the potential risks of the digital world and how to counter them among relevant parties concerned, such as students at all levels of education, teachers, education and law enforcement professionals; calls on the Commission to promote campaigns against stereotypes in social media and digital media;

2015/12/18
Committee: FEMM

2015/2007(INI)

Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Mariya GABRIEL, Barbara MATERA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Calls for the EU institutions, agencies and bodies, as well as the Member States and their law enforcement agencies, to cooperate and concretely coordinate their actions to counter the use of ICT to commit crimes related to trafficking in human beings, cyber-harassment and cyber- stalking as they are often transborder in nature and a European-level coordination is vital for persecuting these crimes; calls on the Member States to review and potentially revise their criminal law to ensure that new forms of digital violence are clearly defined and recognized as well as that appropriate modes of persecution are in place; calls for the EU Cybersecurity Strategy and the Europol Cybercrime Centre to cover these issues; calls on the Commission to promote training and capacity-building for victim support in digital matters, for police and judicial authorities, as well as psychological support during court cases related to the issue;

2015/12/18
Committee: FEMM

2015/2007(INI)

Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Mariya GABRIEL, Barbara MATERA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)

26 a. Calls on the Member States to sign and ratify the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence and calls on the European Commission to initiate the necessary steps for the accession of the European Union to the Convention, as outlined in the recently issued EC Roadmap on EU Accession to the Istanbul Convention; stresses that ratification of the Council of Europe Convention is instrumental to eradication of violence against women, including digital forms of violence since it introduces harmonized legal definitions and modes of prosecution of crimes that are facilitated by the new communication technologies, such as trafficking in human beings and stalking;

2015/12/18
Committee: FEMM

2015/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)

– having regard to the Council conclusions of 20 April 2015 on the review of the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP),

2015/05/13
Committee: AFET

2015/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas the association agreements signed with certain partner countries are a means of promoting sustainable far- reaching reforms;

2015/05/13
Committee: AFET

2015/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas the EU firmly condemns all forms of human rights violations, including violence against women and girls, rape, slavery, crimes of honour, forced marriages, child labour and female genital mutilation;

2015/05/13
Committee: AFET

2015/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas since the introduction of the new approach in 2011, political developments in the neighbourhood have demonstrated that the EU needs to further rethink relations with its neighbours, taking into account ~~the different external and internal realities; whereas the EU needs to address new challenges in it~~both its internal realities and the changing situations in neighbouring countries; whereas new challenges are emerging for the EU’s neighbourhood, and the EU therefore needs to adjust ~~its~~the strategyic compass of the ENP by examining ~~its~~the interests that it shares with its neighbours, charting common goals and priorities, and assessing ~~its~~the appropriate policy tools, and its incentives and available resources and their attractiveness to its partners; whereas the EU will be attractive to neighbouring countries in so far as it enables partner countries to become fully involved in setting priorities;

2015/05/13
Committee: AFET

2015/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas the consultation process carried out by the Commission should be comprehensive and inclusive so as to ensure that all relevant stakeholders are consulted; whereas the importance to encourage women's rights and gender equality organisations to participate in this consultation process should be stressed;

2015/05/13
Committee: AFET

2015/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses the importance and timeliness of the review of the ENP; emphasises that the revised ENP should be able to provide a quick and adequate response to the situation on the ground, while also putting forward a long-term vision for developing relations with the neighbouring countries; calls for Parliament to be involved in the implementation of the new ENP and regularly briefed on its progress in partner countries;

2015/05/13
Committee: AFET

2015/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Believes in the continued value of its initially stated objective of creating an area of prosperity and good neighbourliness, based on the founding values and principles of the Union, through a deep structural transformation in the neighbouring countries and a shared commitment to recognising and upholding those foundations; stresses therefore the need to go back to basics and bring this objective back to the top of the agenda;

2015/05/13
Committee: AFET

2015/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses that respect for the universal fundamental values of human rights, including the rights of women and children, rule of law and democracy on which the EU is founded must remain at the core of the revised policy;

2015/05/13
Committee: AFET

2015/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses that the renewed policy must be more strategic, with a real political vision, and politically driven; maintains that the partnership with the Mediterranean countries is as crucially important as the Eastern Partnership; calls for special envoys to be appointed for the East and the South, with the task of politically coordinating the revised policy; notes that the appointment of such special envoys could make for balance between the two parts of the EU’s neighbourhood and in terms of the EU’s commitment to them;

2015/05/13
Committee: AFET

2015/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Urges that short-, medium- and long- term priorities and strategic objectives be defined, bearing in mind that the ENP should aim to create different levels of cooperation in different areas among and with the ENP countries; stresses that in defining its approach the EU should look at its priorities and those of the individual countries concerned, together with their level of development, considering the interests of society on the whole and not only those of the political elite; is convinced that economic and political empowerment of women should form indispensable part of these priorities in order to achieve an inclusive society;

2015/05/13
Committee: AFET

2015/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Emphasises that local ownership and inclusiveness should be key aspects of the new approach so as to ensure that the benefits of the ENP reach all levels of society throughout the country; maintains that the EU delegations have a major role to play in placing relations on such a footing and in implementing the ENP;

2015/05/13
Committee: AFET

2015/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the EU to improve its coordination with other donors and international financial institutions and ~~calls~~stresses the need for joint programming with its Member States; considers that better coordination with the Member States is necessary in order to achieve a common approach to the short- and medium-term goals of the EU’s cooperation with neighbouring countries;

2015/05/13
Committee: AFET

2015/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Maintains that the revamped ENP has to strike a balance between the two parts of the neighbourhood, not least in terms of political and diplomatic engagement; notes that from that point of view the EU institutions and the Member States should all follow the same even- handed approach;

2015/05/13
Committee: AFET

2015/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Considers support for democracy, the rule of law ~~and~~, human rights, and fundamental freedoms to be central to the ENP; stresses that the EU should be willing to offer incentives and know-how to help overcome the political, economic, and social challenges and economic costs of undertaking democratic reforms;

2015/05/13
Committee: AFET

2015/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Underlines the continuous need to focus on strengthening and consolidating democracy, the rule of law, the independence of the justice system, gender equality and respect for minorities and diversity; highlights that capacity-building in national institutions, including their national assemblies, together with support for civil society, pro- democracy groups, women's rights and gender equality organisations and political parties, will enhance political dialogue and pluralism;

2015/05/13
Committee: AFET

2015/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Underlines the continuous need to focus on strengthening and consolidating democracy, the rule of law, the independence of the justice system, respect for ~~minoritie~~women’s rights, minority rights and diversity; highlights that capacity-building in national institutions, including their national assemblies, together with support for civil society, pro- democracy groups and political parties, will enhance political dialogue and pluralism;

2015/05/13
Committee: AFET

2015/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Notes that political parties and political groups in the Parliaments of the EU Member States and the European Parliament can play a decisive role in supporting political parties favourable to democracy;

2015/05/13
Committee: AFET

2015/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Stresses the importance of promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women - through education, training and full respect of their rights - as part of democratic reform and underlines that this should be reflected in the political and strategic dimensions of the ENP;

2015/05/13
Committee: AFET

2015/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Calls for the ENP to be developed into a more tailor-made and flexible policy framework able to adapt to the diversity that exists; underlines that differentiation should take place not only between Eastern and Southern partners but also among the ENP countries themselves; notes that differentiation must not be pursued to the detriment of the aim of regional integration between the countries of the southern and eastern neighbourhoods;

2015/05/13
Committee: AFET

2015/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Stresses the need to actively promote and assist in the peaceful settlement of conflicts in ~~the region~~countries in the EU’s neighbourhood, using different tools and instruments, on the basis of the added value they may provide – such measures include its EU Special Representatives, confidence-building programmes and CSDP missions;

2015/05/13
Committee: AFET

2015/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Stresses the need to actively promote and assist in the peaceful settlement of conflicts in the region, with respect to the provisions of the UN Security Council resolution 1325, using different tools and instruments, on the basis of the added value they may provide – such measures include its EU Special Representatives, confidence-building programmes and CSDP missions;

2015/05/13
Committee: AFET

2015/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Notes that, with regard to security, the ENP could also help to prevent conflicts and contribute to mediation; observes in this respect that the Union’s delegations play a key role in establishing early warning systems by building up finely meshed prevention networks with the various civil-society organisations;

2015/05/13
Committee: AFET

2015/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Calls for the revised policy to strengthen the existing platforms for cooperation, namely the Union for the Mediterranean and the Eastern Partnership, ~~to further support regional integration when the priorities identified by the partners are similar for a specific policy field and to bring partners closer to~~while maintaining a balance among them, to further support regional integration; notes that the European Union can play a leading role in promoting political dialogue among the countries in its neighbourhood, and must encourage the~~r in terms of economic standards and legislation~~m to define specific regional integration projects whose implementation it can then support;

2015/05/13
Committee: AFET

2015/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Underlines the importance of the role of multilateral assemblies, such as EuroNest and PA-UfM, as fora for political dialogue and a tool for fostering ownership of the Neighbourhood Policy, as well as of the Conference of Regional and Local Authorities for the Eastern Partnership (CORLEAP) and Euro-Mediterranean Regional and Local Assembly (ARLEM), which enable local and regional representatives to engage in dialogue with the European Union Institutions and to pursue economic, social and local and regional cooperation;

2015/05/13
Committee: AFET

2015/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. Calls for the EU to explore and identify, together with its partners, priorities for integration in different policy fields, such as economic development, infrastructure and regional development, the environment, trade, education and vocational training, competition policies, SMEs, migration, security, energy and energy efficiency, with the aim of creating an area of prosperity and good neighbourliness;

2015/05/13
Committee: AFET

2015/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

32. Considers that the ~~trend of the externalisation of internal polici~~aim of achieving coherence in the internal and external policies of the European Union, and the close and growing links between certain internal and external issues, should be reflected in the new ENP;

2015/05/13
Committee: AFET

2015/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33

33. Stresses the importance of free movement of people, and supports enhancing visa facilitation and visa liberalisation within the neighbourhood, particularly for students, young people and researchers; calls on the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, to further enhance mobility partnerships within the neighbourhood and develop possibilities for circular migration schemes, which would encourage and reward regular migrants; on the other hand, condemns trafficking in human beings, most of the victims of which are women, and stresses the importance of reinforcing the cooperation with partner countries in order to combat it;

2015/05/13
Committee: AFET

2015/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33

33. Stresses the importance of free movement of people, and supports enhancing visa facilitation and visa liberalisation within the neighbourhood, particularly for students, young people and researchers; stresses that the negotiations on agreements to facilitate the issuing of visas also constitute a lever for the promotion of the values and aims of the ENP; calls on the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, to further enhance mobility partnerships within the neighbourhood and develop possibilities for circular migration schemes, which would encourage and reward regular migrants and would confer reciprocal economic benefits on the EU and its neighbours;

2015/05/13
Committee: AFET

2015/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)

33a. Calls on the Commission to pay attention to the gender equality perspective when promoting vocational and academic trainings, as well as in the framework of circular migration programmes with the neighbour countries in order to strengthen women's participation to their economies;

2015/05/13
Committee: AFET

2015/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34

34. Notes that high unemployment, particularly among young people, social exclusion and poverty, combined with the low political participation of women, are root causes of instability, and demands engagement beyond the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Areas (DCFTAs);

2015/05/13
Committee: AFET

2015/0310(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15

(15) In cases where there is a specific and disproportionate pressure at the external borders, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency should, at the request of a Member State or on its own initiative, organise and coordinate rapid border interventions and deploy European Border and Coast Guard Teams from a rapid reserve pool as well as technical equipment. Rapid border interventions should provide reinforcement in situations where immediate response is required and where such an intervention would provide an effective response. To ensure the effective operation of such intervention, Member States should make a sufficient number of qualified border guards and other relevant staff available to the rapid reserve pool, unless they are facing an exceptional situation that is impacting significantly on the discharge of national-level tasks.

2016/04/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/0310(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17

(17) In cases where a Member State does not take the necessary corrective action in line with the vulnerability assessment or in the event of disproportionate migratory pressure at the external borders, rendering the control at the external border ineffective to an extent which ~~risks putting in~~ jeopardyises the ~~functioning of the Schengen area~~public order and internal security in the EU, a unified, rapid and effective response should be delivered at Union level. For this purpose, and to ensure better coordination at Union level, the Commission should identify the measures to be implemented by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency and require the Member State concerned to cooperate with the Agency in the implementation of those measures. The European Border and Coast Guard Agency should then determine the actions to be taken for the practical execution of the measures indicated in the Commission decision, and an operational plan should be drawn up with the Member State concerned.

2016/04/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/0310(COD)

Emil RADEV, Mariya GABRIEL, Andrej PLENKOVIĆ, Traian UNGUREANU, Csaba SÓGOR

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39

(39) Since the objectives of this Regulation, namely the development and implementation of a system of integrated management of the external borders~~, thus also ensuring the proper functioning of the Schengen area,~~ cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States acting in an uncoordinated manner but can rather, because of the absence of controls at internal borders and in view of the significant migratory pressures at the external borders and the need to safeguard a high level of internal security within the Union, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives.

2016/04/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/0310(COD)

Emil RADEV, Mariya GABRIEL, Andrej PLENKOVIĆ, Traian UNGUREANU, Csaba SÓGOR

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39 a (new)

(39a) As regards Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia, this Regulation constitutes a development of the Schengen acquis in which these Member States take part in accordance with their Accession Treaties. Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia therefore take part in the adoption of this Regulation and are bound by it and subject to its application.

2016/04/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/0310(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1

A European Border and Coast Guard is hereby set up to ensure a European integrated border management at the external borders of the Member States of the European Union with a view to managing migration effectively and ensuring a high level of internal security within the entire Union, while safeguarding the free movement of persons therein.

2016/04/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/0310(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1

(1) ‘external borders’ means the land and sea borders of the Member States of the European Union and their airports and seaports, to which the provisions of Title II of Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council 38 apply; __________________ 38 Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) (OJ L 105, 13.4.2006, p. 1).

2016/04/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/0310(COD)

Emil RADEV, Mariya GABRIEL, Andrej PLENKOVIĆ, Traian UNGUREANU, Csaba SÓGOR

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2

2. The European Border and Coast Guard Agency shall facilitate the application of Union measures relating to the management of external borders by reinforcing, assessing and coordinating the actions of Member States in the implementation of those measures, and in return. Member States shall ensure the management of their section of the external borders, in their interests and in interest of all Member States ~~which have abolished internal border control~~, in full compliance with Union law and in accordance with the technical and operational strategy referred to in Article 3(2), and in close cooperation with the Agency.

2016/04/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/0310(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3

3. The European Border and Coast Guard Agency shall be responsible for the management of the external borders in the cases foreseen in this Regulation, in particular where the necessary corrective measures based on the vulnerability assessment are not taken or in the event of disproportionate migratory pressure, rendering the control of the external borders ineffective to such an extent that it ~~risks putting in~~ jeopardyises the ~~functioning of the Schengen area~~public order and internal security in the European Union.

2016/04/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/0310(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1

1. To ensure a coherent European integrated border management at all EU external borders, the Agency shall facilitate and render more effective the application of existing and future Union measures relating to the management of external borders, in particular the Schengen Borders Code established by Regulation (EC) No 562/2006.

2016/04/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/0310(COD)

Emil RADEV, Mariya GABRIEL, Andrej PLENKOVIĆ, Traian UNGUREANU, Csaba SÓGOR

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) establish a monitoring and risk analysis centre with the capacity to monitor security threats to the external borders of the EU including migratory flows and to carry out risk analysis as regards all aspects of integrated border management;

2016/04/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/0310(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c

(c) assist EU Member States in circumstances requiring increased technical and operational assistance at the external borders, especially at the external borders of those EU Member States facing specific and disproportionate pressures, by coordinating and organising joint operations, taking into account that some situations may involve humanitarian emergencies and rescue at sea;

2016/04/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/0310(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point i

(i) deploy the necessary equipment and staff for the rapid reserve pool for the practical execution of the measures needed to be taken in a situation requiring urgent action at the external borders of the Member States of the EU;

2016/04/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/0310(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point j

(j) assist EU Member States, especially those facing specific and disproportionate pressures, in circumstances requiring increased technical assistance and operational assistance for implementing the obligation to return illegally staying third-country nationals, including through the coordination or organisation of return operations;

2016/04/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/0310(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point p

(p) provide the necessary assistance for the development and operation of a European border surveillance system and~~, as appropriate, to~~ encourage the development of a common information-sharing environment, including interoperability of systems, in particular by developing, maintaining and coordinating the Eurosur framework in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1052/2013;

2016/04/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/0310(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1

The national authorities which are responsible for border management, including coast guards to the extent that they carry out border control tasks, shall provide the Agency in a timely and accurate manner with all the information necessary for the Agency to perform the tasks conferred on it by this Regulation, in particular for the Agency to monitor thereats to the public order and internal security of the EU including migratory flows towards and within the Union, to carry out risk analysis and to perform the vulnerability assessment.

2016/04/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/0310(COD)

Emil RADEV, Mariya GABRIEL, Andrej PLENKOVIĆ, Traian UNGUREANU, Csaba SÓGOR

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3

3. The risk analysis prepared by the Agency shall cover all aspects relevant to the European integrated border management, in particular border control, return, irregular secondary movements of third-country nationals within the Union, the prevention of cross-border crime including facilitation of irregular immigration, trafficking in human being and terrorism, as well as the situation in neighbouring third countries with a view to developing a pre-warning mechanism which analyses, inter alia, the migratory flows towards the Union.

2016/04/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/0310(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1

1. The Agency shall assess the technical equipment, systems, capabilities, resources and contingency plans of the Member States regarding border control. That assessment shall be done in cooperation with the Member States of the EU and shall be based on information provided by the Member State and by the liaison officer, on information derived from Eurosur, in particular the impact levels attributed to the external land and sea border sections of each Member State in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1052/2013, and on the reports and evaluations of joint operations, pilot projects, rapid border interventions and other activities of the Agency.

2016/04/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/0310(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3

3. The aim of the vulnerability assessment is for the Agency to assess the capacity and readiness of Member States to face upcoming challenges, including present and future threats and pressures at the external borders, to identify, especially for those Member States facing specific and disproportionate pressures, possible immediate consequences at the external borders and subsequent consequences on the ~~functioning of the Schengen area~~public order and internal security in the EU, and to assess their capacity to contribute to the rapid reserve pool referred to in Article 19(5) while taking into account their national needs. That assessment is without prejudice to the Schengen evaluation mechanism.

2016/04/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/0310(COD)

Emil RADEV, Mariya GABRIEL, Andrej PLENKOVIĆ, Traian UNGUREANU, Csaba SÓGOR

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. The Member States may provide written comments to the vulnerability assessment if they deem so; these written comments shall be attached to the vulnerability assessment.

2016/04/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/0310(COD)

Emil RADEV, Mariya GABRIEL, Andrej PLENKOVIĆ, Traian UNGUREANU, Csaba SÓGOR

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4

4. The results of the vulnerability assessment, together with the written comments of the Member States if available, shall be submitted to the Supervisory Board, which shall advise the Executive Director on the measures to be taken by the Member States based on the results of the vulnerability assessment, and taking into account the Agency’s risk analysis and the results of the Schengen evaluation mechanism.

2016/04/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/0310(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

Where a Member State does not take the necessary corrective measures in accordance with a decision of the Management Board referred to in Article 12(6) or in the event of disproportionate migratory pressure at the external border, rendering the control of the external borders ineffective to such an extent that it ~~risks putting in~~ jeopardyises the ~~functioning of the Schengen area~~public order and internal security in the EU, the Commission, after consulting the Agency, may adopt a decision by means of an implementing act, identifying the measures to be implemented by the Agency and requiring the Member State concerned to cooperate with the Agency in the implementation of those measures. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 79(2).

2016/04/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/0310(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2

2. On a proposal by the Executive Director, the Management Board shall decide by an absolute majority of its members with a right to vote on the profiles and the overall number of border guards to be made available for the European Border and Coast Guard Teams. The same procedure shall apply with regard to any subsequent changes in the profiles and the overall numbers. Member States shall contribute to the European Border and Coast Guard Teams through a national pool on the basis of the various defined profiles by nominating border guards corresponding to the required profiles and taking into account their own needs for ensuring the security of their external borders.

2016/04/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/0310(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)

(da) sharing and analysing information related to the risks at the maritime external borders of the EU taking into account their specificities;

2016/04/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/0125(NLE)

Mariya GABRIEL, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Barbara MATERA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ

Proposal for a decision
Recital 15

(15) If a Member State other than Italy or Greece should be confronted with a similar emergency situation characterised by a sudden inflow of nationals of third countries, the Council, on a proposal from the Commission, and after consulting the European Parliament, may adopt provisional measures for the benefit of the Member State concerned, in line with Article 78(3) of the Treaty. Such measures may include, where appropriate, a suspension of the obligations of that Member State provided for in this Decision. Migration routes are extremely flexible and can change rapidly. In 2015, the eastern Mediterranean route from Turkey into Greece has surpassed the central Mediterranean route from North Africa to Italy as the main source of arrivals by sea. The route of the Black Sea from Turkey also registered a 193 % increase in the number of detections of illegal border-crossing in 2014. The Commission must thus closely monitor the situation on a permanent basis so as to introduce the necessary changes as regards Member States' obligation and to adapt to new circumstances.

2015/07/14
Committee: LIBE

2015/0000(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Considers regrettable the absence of gender mainstreaming in the Europe 2020 strategy; and calls on the Commission and the Council to ~~introduce~~consider focusing more on a gender equality ~~pillar~~ in the strategy and having an overarching gender equality objective;

2015/07/23
Committee: FEMM

2015/0000(INI)

Mariya GABRIEL, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Barbara MATERA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ

Draft opinion
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;

2015/07/23
Committee: FEMM

2015/0000(INI)

Mariya GABRIEL, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Barbara MATERA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ

Draft opinion
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;

2015/07/23
Committee: FEMM

2015/0000(INI)

Mariya GABRIEL, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Barbara MATERA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

~~5. Calls on the Commission to conduct a gender impact assessment of the structural reforms implemented so far;~~deleted

2015/07/23
Committee: FEMM

2015/0000(INI)

Mariya GABRIEL, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Barbara MATERA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ

Draft opinion
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;

2015/07/23
Committee: FEMM

2015/0000(INI)

Mariya GABRIEL, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Barbara MATERA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. ~~Considers it regrettable that~~Welcomes the Investment Plan for Europe ~~is not ambitious enough in terms of~~that 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.

2015/07/23
Committee: FEMM

2014/2254(INI)

Barbara MATERA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Mariya GABRIEL, Constance LE GRIP, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas one in three women in the EU has experienced physical and/or sexual violence since she was 15 years old and 500 000 women in the EU have been subjected to female genital mutilation1;

2015/04/09
Committee: FEMM

2014/2254(INI)

Barbara MATERA, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Mariya GABRIEL, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Constance LE GRIP

Draft opinion
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;

2015/04/09
Committee: FEMM

2014/2254(INI)

Barbara MATERA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Mariya GABRIEL

Draft opinion
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 in~~sexual 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;

2015/04/09
Committee: FEMM

2014/2254(INI)

Barbara MATERA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Mariya GABRIEL, Constance LE GRIP

Draft opinion
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;

2015/04/09
Committee: FEMM

2014/2254(INI)

Barbara MATERA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Mariya GABRIEL, Constance LE GRIP

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Calls on the Commission to promote a strategy ~~and~~for taking more incisive action ~~plan~~ to combat ~~all forms of violence against women~~gender violence and homophobia, improv~~ing~~e prevention and provid~~ing~~e 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;

2015/04/09
Committee: FEMM

2014/2254(INI)

Barbara MATERA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Mariya GABRIEL, Constance LE GRIP

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Is alarmed at the under-representation of women in decision-making processes, companie~~Calls 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 ~~political~~economic spheres;

2015/04/09
Committee: FEMM

2014/2254(INI)

Barbara MATERA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Mariya GABRIEL, Constance LE GRIP, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Member States to give the National Institutes for Gender Equality ~~independence an~~the resources they need fin~~ancial autonomy so that they can~~ order to acquire the necessary staff and play an authoritative role;

2015/04/09
Committee: FEMM

2014/2254(INI)

Barbara MATERA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Mariya GABRIEL, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ

Draft opinion
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.

2015/04/09
Committee: FEMM

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point c

(c) ensuring the full involvement, at the launch and dialogue stages, not only of the Commission and the Member State in question, but also of the European Parliament, the Council, national parliaments, the FRA, the EIGE and civil society, and guaranteeing the use of all available data;

2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Guarantee better coordination and consistency between the activities of Parliament, the Council of Europe, the FRA and the EIGE;

2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Deplores recent instances of anti-Semitic and anti-Islamic discrimination and violence; calls on Member States to protect freedom of religion or belief and to promote tolerance and intercultural dialogue;

2015/05/12
Committee: LIBE

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Underlines the crucial role of education in preventing radicalisation and the rise of intolerance and extremism among young people;

2015/05/12
Committee: LIBE

2014/2254(INI)

Barbara MATERA, Pál CSÁKY, József NAGY, Mariya GABRIEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 f (new)

7f. Stresses that human trafficking and any form of exploitation are criminal activities becoming increasingly common in Europe and have been fuelled over recent years by the spiralling increase in the number of immigrants present inside and outside the EU. For this reason calls on the Commission to strengthen European legislation on human trafficking in order to improve harmonisation of the national laws of the Member States;

2015/05/12
Committee: LIBE

2014/2254(INI)

Roberta METSOLA, Barbara MATERA, Pál CSÁKY, József NAGY, Alessandra MUSSOLINI, Mariya GABRIEL, Rachida DATI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to keep the issue of violence against women high on the agenda as Gender-based violence is both a consequence of the inequalities between women and men as well as an obstacle to equality and therefore should not be tolerated; Furthermore calls on the Commission to encourage national ratifications and start the procedure for EU accession to the Istanbul Convention as quickly as possible; notes that the immediate accession of all Member States to the Istanbul Convention would lead to the development of an integrated policy and to the promotion of international cooperation in the fight against all forms of violence against women;

2015/05/12
Committee: LIBE

2014/2254(INI)

Roberta METSOLA, Barbara MATERA, Pál CSÁKY, József NAGY, Alessandra MUSSOLINI, Mariya GABRIEL, Rachida DATI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)

10b. Calls on the EU to continue its work in ensuring equality between women and men in pay, pensions and participation in labour market, including in positions on top management. This action should help ensuring that Europe is making full use of all available talent;

2015/05/12
Committee: LIBE

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Calls on the Member States to reach an agreement as soon as possible on the proposal for a directive on improving the gender balance among non-executive directors of companies listed on stock exchanges and related measures, which will permit equality and women’s participation in economic decision making to be promoted in a tangible manner;

2015/05/19
Committee: LIBE

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)

13b. Urges the European Union and the Member States to step up their efforts to combat trafficking in human beings, which affects women and children in particular, in order to eliminate sexual exploitation and forced labour;

2015/05/19
Committee: LIBE

2014/2254(INI)

Roberta METSOLA, Barbara MATERA, Pál CSÁKY, Traian UNGUREANU, Mariya GABRIEL, Alessandra MUSSOLINI, Rachida DATI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 e (new)

13e. Stresses that the children’s rights should be fulfilled without discrimination on any grounds, regardless of their parents’ ethnic origin, nationality, religion and social, migration or residence status;

2015/05/19
Committee: LIBE

2014/2254(INI)

Roberta METSOLA, Barbara MATERA, Pál CSÁKY, Traian UNGUREANU, Alessandra MUSSOLINI, Mariya GABRIEL, Rachida DATI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 f (new)

13f. Calls on the Member States to implement Directive 2011/93/EU on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children, and child pornography, and to strengthen the legal ability, technical capabilities and financial resources of law enforcement authorities in order to increase cooperation, including with Europol, with a view to investigating and dismantling child sex offender networks more efficiently, while prioritising the rights and safety of the children involved;

2015/05/19
Committee: LIBE

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – indent 1

– save the lives of persons in danger, including outside European territorial waters;

2015/05/19
Committee: LIBE

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – indent 2

– improve legal avenues for refugees through the full transposition of the Asylum Package;

2015/05/19
Committee: LIBE

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – indent 3

– monitor the effective implementation of existing provisions before introduceing new procedures for legal entry into the EU;

2015/05/19
Committee: LIBE

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – indent 3 a (new)

– grant special protection to the most vulnerable categories of migrants – women and minors – whether accompanied or not;

2015/05/19
Committee: LIBE

2014/2254(INI)

Roberta METSOLA, Barbara MATERA, Pál CSÁKY, József NAGY, Mariya GABRIEL, Rachida DATI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Stresses the importance of respecting and protecting the rights of refugees and migrants, while special attention should be paid to women and children migrants; stresses the obligation to comply with international human rights conventions, particularly the Geneva Convention on the status of refugees and the principle of non-refoulement; Underlining the need for having External Relations, Development policy and Humanitarian aid interlinked and coordinated with Internal Policies for migration and internal security in order to be successful. This will require a more targeted approach including additional resources and efforts and better cooperation also amongst the competent EU institutions;

2015/05/19
Committee: LIBE

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Calls for assistance to be provided to those Member States situated at the external borders of the Union to help them address systematic weaknesses in the reception conditions and asylum procedures, which are aggravated by the increase in the number of asylum-seekers;

2015/05/19
Committee: LIBE

2014/2251(INI)

Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Barbara MATERA, Mariya GABRIEL, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Marijana PETIR, Constance LE GRIP

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Stresses that sensitisation campaigns should target men as well as women, since they (consciously or unconsciously) reproduce gender stereotypes which can cause women to internalise cultural and institutional barriers to career progress in science;

2015/06/24
Committee: FEMM

2014/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas education and training of girls and women is an important European value, a fundamental human right and an essential element for the empowerment of girls and women at social, cultural and professional level, as well as for the full enjoyment of all other social, economic, cultural and political rights;

2015/05/21
Committee: FEMM

2014/2250(INI)

Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Barbara MATERA, Mariya GABRIEL, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Marijana PETIR

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas poverty has a strong influence on equal access to education due to both direct and indirect costs of sending children to school, and access to education, in particular higher education, is especially difficult for young people from low-income families, which leads to a reinforcement of the traditional preference for education for boys;

2015/05/21
Committee: FEMM

2014/2250(INI)

Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Barbara MATERA, Mariya GABRIEL, Marijana PETIR, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Marijana PETIR

Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)

Ac. whereas according to a study conducted by the Directorate General for Internal Policies of the European Parliament, 30 million females of primary school age are globally out of the education system;

2015/05/21
Committee: FEMM

2014/2250(INI)

Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Barbara MATERA, Mariya GABRIEL, Marijana PETIR, Constance LE GRIP

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas ~~the concept of gender is a social construct linked to issues of social class, ethnicity, religion, culture, sexuality and age which l~~gender stereotypes assign different, determined and limited roles to men and women and these roles are shaped through a multiplicity of social variables and disseminated or reproduced by parents, education and media; whereads t~~o economic, cultural and educational injustices, and~~hese gender roles are integrated by individuals during thate social ~~representations of gender are replicated at school~~isation phases of childhood and adolescence and therefore influence their lives and might limit women's and men's personal development;

2015/05/21
Committee: FEMM

2014/2250(INI)

Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Barbara MATERA, Mariya GABRIEL, Marijana PETIR

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. ~~considering~~whereas the significant influence of family ~~attitude~~members' opinions, of peers and teachers in the selection of students' study areas and changing gender stereotypes, and given that teachers as agents of social change, by their attitudes and teaching practices, are essential to the promotion of gender equality, also considering that school teachers can reach out to parents and raise their awareness on gender equality and their children's potential regardless of their gender;

2015/05/21
Committee: FEMM

2014/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas ~~a gender perspective and~~ gender equality should be incorporated into all levels of education in order to promote, among girls and boys, women and men, the values of justice and democratic citizenship, in order to build a genuine partnership between the genders with regard to public and private spheres;

2015/05/21
Committee: FEMM

2014/2250(INI)

Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Barbara MATERA, Mariya GABRIEL, Marijana PETIR, Constance LE GRIP

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas ~~unskil~~data availabled a~~nd poorly paid work is commonly attributed to wo~~ttest that women are less well rewarded financially for their qualifications and experience than men and they continue to be responsible for most of the care within the family, which limits access to paid full- time employment, and that gender equality cannot be reduced to providing women with the standard of success defined by men, but involves the recognition of all the work done by women and the education of boys and men in the tasks ~~from which they~~which are traditionally ~~exclud~~feminised;

2015/05/21
Committee: FEMM

2014/2250(INI)

Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Barbara MATERA, Mariya GABRIEL, Marijana PETIR, Constance LE GRIP

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas, even though more women have ~~more~~access to secondary and university education, their professional activity is mainly related to tasks aimed at reproducing and extending traditional social and economic structures and there is a need to increase the presence of women both in vocational education and in Mathematics, Science, Engineering and Technology;

2015/05/21
Committee: FEMM

2014/2250(INI)

Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Barbara MATERA, Mariya GABRIEL, Marijana PETIR, Constance LE GRIP

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas a more equal allocation of educational resources would result in a greater access of girls to the labour market and a balanced participation of women and men in the working market could foster the economic perspectives of the European Union;

2015/05/21
Committee: FEMM

2014/2250(INI)

Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Barbara MATERA, Mariya GABRIEL, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Marijana PETIR

Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)

Fb. whereas the impact of gender stereotypes on education and training has strong implications for the labour market, where women still face both horizontal and vertical segregation, and whereas this contributes to certain sectors still being considered 'male' (with more than 85% men) and their pay levels consequently being higher than those of sectors considered 'female' (with more than 70% women);

2015/05/21
Committee: FEMM

2014/2250(INI)

Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Barbara MATERA, Mariya GABRIEL, Marijana PETIR

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas European and national authorities should encourage gender equality in educational institutions by all means possible, and gender education should be a fundamental part of the curriculum and school programmes~~, and teaching materials may contain discriminatory content~~;

2015/05/21
Committee: FEMM

2014/2250(INI)

Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Barbara MATERA, Mariya GABRIEL, Marijana PETIR

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas the formal curriculum ~~reflect~~influences the cultural and social perspective of each Member State in the construction of girls' and boys' identity, the informal curriculum is a complement to the formal curriculum and the hidden curriculum is common to all the situational definitions of the curriculum and all of these are important in the construction of girls' and boys' identity, and local authorities, through their proximity to educational institutions, have a key role to play in informal education;

2015/05/21
Committee: FEMM

2014/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas, in order to fight gender inequality, ~~constant~~ pedagogical supervision of curricula, objectives, content, strategies, materials, evaluation, disciplinary programmes and lesson plans is essential~~, as well as monitoring and evaluation by educational research centres and specialists in gender equality~~;

2015/05/21
Committee: FEMM

2014/2250(INI)

Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Barbara MATERA, Mariya GABRIEL, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Marijana PETIR

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas violence against women is the main impediment to equality between men and women and can be combatted through education; whereas not all EU countries have ratified the Istanbul Convention and the EU has responsibilities in the initiative and funding of projects that promote gender equality;

2015/05/21
Committee: FEMM

2014/2250(INI)

Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Barbara MATERA, Mariya GABRIEL, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Marijana PETIR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Asks the Commission that this recommendation be taken to the ~~politic~~national institutions responsible for implementing central, regional and local education policies, school management bodies and regional and local authorities;

2015/05/21
Committee: FEMM

2014/2250(INI)

Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Barbara MATERA, Mariya GABRIEL, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Urges that all EU countries, and the EU itself as an institution, sign~~Reiterates its call on the Commission to initiate as soon as possible the procedure for EU accession to the Istanbul Convention, a~~nd work together for gender equality in countries outside the EU, on a trans-European basis~~s well as to encourage Member States to ratify it; underlines the close links between gender stereotypes, bullying, cyber bullying and violence against women, and the need to fight these from an early age;

2015/05/21
Committee: FEMM

2014/2250(INI)

Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Barbara MATERA, Mariya GABRIEL, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Marijana PETIR, Constance LE GRIP

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. ~~Calls for~~Encourages all EU countries to invest consistently in the production of information and motivational campaigns for girls and boys to choose non- stereotyped professions, as well as reflecting on the influence of gender identities and perceptions on girls' life plansinformation and awareness raising campaigns in order to address gender stereotypes in the process of professional orientation, notably on sciences and new technologies, with a view to fully benefitting from the human capital represented by European girls and women, promoting discussion of educational and career choices in the classroom;

2015/05/21
Committee: FEMM

2014/2250(INI)

Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Barbara MATERA, Mariya GABRIEL, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Marijana PETIR, Constance LE GRIP

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Stresses that girls who are not allowed to attend school are more exposed to domestic violence;

2015/05/21
Committee: FEMM

2014/2250(INI)

Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Barbara MATERA, Mariya GABRIEL, Marijana PETIR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Emphasises the need for national and local institutions to promote programmes to integrate migrant communities in schools and all minorities that make up the European social space, as well as financial assistance programmes for needy families in order to prevent students dropping out, particularly girls;deleted

2015/05/21
Committee: FEMM

2014/2250(INI)

Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Barbara MATERA, Mariya GABRIEL, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Marijana PETIR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Insists on giving special attention to ~~the~~ gender ~~dimension~~equality in all its forms, in curricula, content, school programmes and lesson plans, as well as the need to assess the place of women in school curricula in various disciplines, highlighting their role in the content taught;

2015/05/21
Committee: FEMM

2014/2250(INI)

Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Barbara MATERA, Mariya GABRIEL, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Marijana PETIR, Constance LE GRIP

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. ~~Calls for the promotion of a gender perspective in education on sexuality and the emotions,~~Encourages the competent authorities in the Member States to promote gender equality in their sexual education program when provided, as well as in sport and leisure activities, where stereotypes and expectations based on gender can affect the self-image, health, acquisition of skills, intellectual development, social integration and identity construction of girls;

2015/05/21
Committee: FEMM

2014/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Encourages girls and boys ~~to try new roles, activities and educational areas,~~in the education process to take an equal interest in all subjects, in particular as regards scientific and technical subjects, also encouraging their equal participation ~~of girls and boys~~ in collective decision-making and school management, as well as in all extracurricular activities;

2015/05/21
Committee: FEMM

2014/2250(INI)

Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Barbara MATERA, Mariya GABRIEL, Marijana PETIR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Notes that informal education also plays a key role in confidence building for girls and young women;

2015/05/21
Committee: FEMM

2014/2250(INI)

Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Barbara MATERA, Mariya GABRIEL, Marijana PETIR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Calls on the authors and publishers of educational materials to be aware of the need to make gender equality a criterion for the production of these materials, recommending the use of teams of teachers and students in the creation of training materials on gender equality;deleted

2015/05/21
Committee: FEMM

2014/2250(INI)

Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Barbara MATERA, Mariya GABRIEL, Marijana PETIR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Underlines the need to prepare and disseminate guidelines for schools, teachers and those responsible for setting the curriculum in order to embrace a gender perspective and gender equality, and asks teachers to analyse and eliminate stereotypes and sexist distortions that the teaching materials may include in their content, language and illustrations, encouraging them also to combat thiequality, and recommends that the training of teachers and other educational workers be directed towards fulfilling the requirements of a balanced gender policy in schools and in the academic curriculum; insists on the importance of training of young teachers as well as sex~~ism in literature, film, music, games and other areas that contribute decisively to ch~~perienced teachers - through life-long and regular trainings - which must aim at a deep understangding of the ~~attitudes, behaviour and identity of boys and girls~~reproduction of gender stereotypes at school and the necessary efforts to overcome them;

2015/05/21
Committee: FEMM

2014/2250(INI)

Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Barbara MATERA, Mariya GABRIEL, Marijana PETIR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls for the need to include, both in the initial and ongoing training of teachers, strategies to reflect on their own identity, beliefs, values, prejudices, expectations, attitudes and gender representations, as well as on their teaching practices, in order to remove any obstacles to realising girls' full potential;deleted

2015/05/21
Committee: FEMM

2014/2250(INI)

Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Barbara MATERA, Mariya GABRIEL, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Calls for every effort to be made to ensure that employment in the area of early childhood education, primary education and care is promoted as validuable work for both women and men~~, reflecting on the relevance of using a system of quotas for men in these areas in the transitional arrangements~~;

2015/05/21
Committee: FEMM

2014/2250(INI)

Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Barbara MATERA, Mariya GABRIEL, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. RCalls on the EIGE to continue its work on putting together gender specific data and scoreboards in all policy areas and reiterates the importance of conducting impact studies for educational policies on gender, providing qualitative and quantitative instruments for the assessment of this impact, and using a budgetary strategy based on gender to promote both access and the right to educational resources;

2015/05/21
Committee: FEMM

2014/2250(INI)

Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Barbara MATERA, Mariya GABRIEL, Marijana PETIR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

~~23. Suggests the creation of an Annual European Award for Gender Equality for educational institutions and encourages Member States to do the same at national level;~~deleted

2015/05/21
Committee: FEMM

2014/2250(INI)

Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Barbara MATERA, Mariya GABRIEL, Marijana PETIR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Stresses the need to draw up plans of action and to allocate resources for the implementation of a gender equality programme, recommending the use of European instruments available for this purpose, namely the Investment Plan, the Horizon 2020 Programme ~~and Community~~, the European Social Fund, as well as structural funds;

2015/05/21
Committee: FEMM

2014/2245(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas historically women have been more affected by unemployment than men and that the women employment rate has slightly increased from 60% to 63% during the last five years; whereas women’s unemployment stands at 10 % across the EU, with significant regional variation;

2015/03/11
Committee: FEMM

2014/2245(INI)

Mariya GABRIEL, Barbara MATERA

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. whereas at university men remain over- represented in STEM subjects, which restricts economic opportunities for women; even though there are not scientific evidences that men are more talented than women in STEM subjects;

2015/03/11
Committee: FEMM

2014/2245(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Recognises that SMEs make a significant contribution to the European economy, in particular by creating jobs; is disappointed that women lead SMEs to a much lesser extent than men; deplores that in the period 2003-2012 the women entrepreneurship rate has slightly increased from 10% to 10,4% ; calls on the Member States to exchange best practices for encouraging women to set up SMEs and to ease the access of women entrepreneurs to the financial support; is pleased that the European Regional Development Fund is providing support to women-led SMEs; asks the European Commission and the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) to collect as quickly as possible more and better information on female entrepreneurship, and in particular access to financing and economic networks; encourages on the Member States to include, as part of secondary education, projects which can encourage entrepreneurship spirit among young people irrespective of gender; notes that female entrepreneurship also constitutes an opportunity to restructure the labour market in a way that benefits the family and gender equality;

2015/03/11
Committee: FEMM

2014/2245(INI)

Mariya GABRIEL, Barbara MATERA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Notes that the under-representation of women in STEM subjects originates from gender stereotypes ; urges the Member States and the Commission to promote entry by women into sectors traditionally viewed as 'male' sectors, notably the sciences and new technologies, in particular through information and awareness-raising campaigns, with a view to benefiting fully from the human capital represented by European women;

2015/03/11
Committee: FEMM

2014/2245(INI)

Mariya GABRIEL, Barbara MATERA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to examine whether gender clauses might be included in public procurement tender notices in order to encourage businesses to strive towards gender equality in their ranks while complying with the EU legislation on competition ;

2015/03/11
Committee: FEMM

2014/2230(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. whereas the final report of the EU Election Assessment Team (EAT) 2014 states that security concerns are one of the main impediments to women’s participation in the elections; whereas the report establishes a clear link between women’s political participation and rural/urban inequalities in access to public services; whereas women are under- represented in the political sphere and in top level political institutions;

2015/03/11
Committee: FEMM

2014/2230(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C

C. whereas the 2004 Constitution holds men and women equal before the law; whereas implementation of constitutional and legislative provisions on gender equality remains uncompleted and that the situation of women and girls remains extremely worrying;

2015/03/11
Committee: FEMM

2014/2230(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Recalls that women’s and girls’ illiteracy is an obstacle to their involvement in public life; encourages the authorities to further address the obstacles to girls’ access to education, including early and forced marriage, early child bearing, lack of security and insufficient geographical coverage in terms of school infrastructure; underlines that girls' access to primary and secondary education is key to the development and stabilisation of the country ; is convinced that education is one of the most efficient means to women's empowerment and to fight against gender stereotypes;

2015/03/11
Committee: FEMM

2014/2230(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls for better enforcement of the law on elimination of violence against women under which prosecutions are few and convictions even fewer ; emphasises the importance of the fight against impunity and better access to formal justice.;

2015/03/11
Committee: FEMM

2014/2229(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C

C. whereas the political instability in the region is leading to significant increases in the number of refugees, who often risk their lives to flee, being victims of human trafficking, with the most vulnerable groups being women and children; whereas women’s participation in peace negotiations, peace-building and peace-keeping processes is key to achieving long-lasting results in this field;

2015/04/14
Committee: FEMM

2014/2229(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 21

– whereas the conflict in Syria, the conflict in Iraq, the crisis in Yemen and the situation in Libya are a major potential source of destabilisation in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA); having regard to the junction between the Sahel and Middle Eastern fronts in the fight against terrorism and their proximity, in terms of security challenges, to the sensitive area of the Horn of Africa; having regard to the disastrous consequences of such a situation for the security of the whole region and of Europe; having regard to the number of civilian victims and the acts of terror committed against them; having regard to the serious humanitarian crisis caused by these conflicts, causing massive population displacements and creating enormous difficulties for refugees and their host communities; having regard to the difficulties in discerning a political approach and establishing a legitimate and reliable basis for inclusive dialogue with the various parties concerned; having regard to the resulting long-term damage to political and economic development, durable infrastructures and demographic cohesion in the region;

2015/04/17
Committee: AFET

2014/2229(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 22

– whereas it is necessary to review EU action in the MENA area in the light of the implications of the Arab uprisings for the countries concerned, the new and complex situation thus created and the imperative need to combat ~~the~~ ISIS and counter the expansion of terrorist groups in the region generally; whereas stabilisation in the region is not a security issue alone but also has economic, political and social implications, requiring the Union to develop strategic global and multifaceted cooperation with all parties the region, in the medium and long term;

2015/04/17
Committee: AFET

2014/2229(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Calls on the EU to further include women’s rights and participation in its political and cultural dialogue with the countries of the region, including the League of Arab States;

2015/04/14
Committee: FEMM

2014/2229(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Underlines that ensuring gender balance in its missions, delegations and mediation teams is also a way for the EU to promote women’s rights and participation in partner countries;

2015/04/14
Committee: FEMM

2014/2229(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Recalls that the emergence of ISIS is a symptom of the economic, political, social and cultural crisis a~~ffli~~nd of the recurrent security and border management problems affecting the region; calls on the EU, together with the Arab world, to assess the root causes and adopt a global approach through an approach based on security, political, economic, social and cultural considerations;

2015/04/17
Committee: AFET

2014/2229(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Notes the allocation of EUR one billion under the EU strategy entitled 'Elements of an EU Regional Strategy for Syria and Iraq as well as the Da'esh threat' , under which EUR 400 million has been earmarked for humanitarian aid; calls for special attention to be given to Jordan and Lebanon, responding to their urgent short-term needs while also envisaging, with these two partner countries, the possibility of a prolonged crisis and thus the need for long-term solutions that will help both the refugees and their host countries; is concerned that, as a result of extreme poverty and deprivation, refugee camps may become a hotbed of radicalisation; welcomes the funds for host populations under the new strategy and under the Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace (IcSP);

2015/04/17
Committee: AFET

2014/2229(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Recalls the crucial importance of promoting ~~impro~~systematic and effectived cooperation between the EU Member States and the MENA countries in combating terrorism; calls for closer cooperation with the Europol and Interpol countries, providing them with assistance in developing the necessary anti- terrorist structures and resources;

2015/04/17
Committee: AFET

2014/2229(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Expresses its deep concern at the situation in Libya; stresses the need to maintain its territorial integrity and national unity; stresses that the Libyan crisis can only be resolved by means of dialogue that is as inclusive as possible, including with respect to women and young people;

2015/04/17
Committee: AFET

2014/2229(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Is convinced that cultural cooperation is essential in combating terrorism and any form of radicalism; stresses the utmost importance of promoting cultural and academic exchanges; urges partner countries to participate in EU cultural programmes; calls on the Commission to act on the European Parliament’s proposal for the creation of an ambitious Euro- Mediterranean Erasmus programme distinct from the Erasmus+ programme; emphasises that education and the development of minds capable of critical thinking also constitute a bastion against radicalisation for both Europe and the MENA region, and calls thus on the EU to support the investment needed in this regard;

2015/04/17
Committee: AFET

2014/2229(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Stresses the need to develop an effective common European response by all Member States to jihadist propaganda, taking into account the use of digital tools, the Internet and social networks; underlines the need to send a positive message regarding relations between the European Union and the MENA countries and cooperation between them; stresses the need to ensure much greater visibility for EU initiatives in the region than is now the case;

2015/04/17
Committee: AFET

2014/2229(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Stresses the importance of developing direct dialogue with civil societies in the MENA countries in order to understand their expectations more clearly; stresses its support for the consultation and enhancement of civil society and new generations within the ENP framework; recalls the importance of election observation missions and urges the European Parliament and EEAS to send such missions to all countries in the region, at the invitation of the governments of said countries, and to follow up on a regular basis the recommendations made by these missions;

2015/04/17
Committee: AFET

2014/2229(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Stresses the need to highlight the central role of the Union for the Mediterranean; points out that it should itself be able to raise the necessary funds for these projects; endorses the direction, which ought to be renewed and taken further, being taken by ministerial meetings; calls for wider dissemination of resulting programmes and actions; notes that the fight against terrorism also offers an opportunity for a rapprochement in the agendas of the Union for the Mediterranean and the European Union;

2015/04/17
Committee: AFET

2014/2229(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Supports the funding of academic and vocational training to create wide reserves of professional skills in the MENA countries; notes that EU vocational training circular mobility programme should be extended as far as possible to all MENA countries, by means of flexible and evolving tools such as mobility partnerships;

2015/04/17
Committee: AFET

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. whereas ongoing negotiations on international trade agreements, including the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), and also the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA), ~~clearly~~ touches upon international data flows ~~and~~, while excluding data processing, ~~including the processing and transfer of personal data~~privacy and data protection entirely, which will be discussed in parallel track within the framework of the US-EU Safe Harbor and the Data Protection Umbrella Agreement;

2015/01/29
Committee: LIBE

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C

C. whereas the US negotiators have proposed a draft chapter on e-commerce for the TTIP in the 7th round of negotiations; whereas th~~is draft is not available to Members of the European Parliament, including rapporteurs~~ e Parliament reserves the right to express its opinion after consulting the ~~competent committees;~~draft.

2015/01/29
Committee: LIBE

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)

Ca. Whereas the Parliament adopted its resolution of 12 March 2014 on the US NSA surveillance programme, surveillance bodies in various Member States and their impact on EU citizens' fundamental rights and on transatlantic cooperation in Justice and Home Affairs1 a ; __________________ 1a Texts adopted, P7_TA(2014)0230.

2015/01/29
Committee: LIBE

2014/2228(INI)

Jarosław WAŁĘSA, Andrzej GRZYB, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Julia PITERA, Dariusz ROSATI, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Adam SZEJNFELD, Danuta JAZŁOWIECKA, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA, Bolesław G. PIECHA, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Mariya GABRIEL, Emil RADEV, Vladimir URUTCHEV

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Recalls its resolution of 12 March 2014 on the US NSA surveillance programme, surveillance bodies in various Member States and their impact on EU citizens’ fundamental rights and on transatlantic cooperation in Justice and Home Affairs1 ; recalls that the consent of the European Parliament to the final TTIP agreement could be endangered as long as the blanket mass surveillance activities are not completely abandoned and an adequate solution is found for the data privacy rights of EU citizens, including administrative and judicial redress; __________________ 1deleted Texts adopted, P7_TA(2014)0230.

2015/01/29
Committee: LIBE

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas an ambitious and balanced agreement with the US may support the reindustrialisation of Europe and help achieve the 2020 target for an increase of the EU’s GDP generated by industry from 15 % to 20 %; whereas it has the potential to create opportunities especially for SMEs, which suffer more from non-tariff barriers (NTBs) than larger companies; whereas an agreement between the two biggest economic blocs in the world has the potential to create standards, norms and rules which will be adopted at a global level, which would serve to the advantage of third countries as well;

2015/03/30
Committee: INTA

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Recalls that Article XIV of the General Agreement on Trade and Services (GATS) clearly refers to privacy and data protection as an exception which cannot be considered a trade barrier; stresses that EU data protection legislation cannot be deemed an ‘arbitrary or unjustifiable discrimination’ in the application of Article XIV of the GATS; stresses that a comprehensive and unambiguous horizontal clause that fully exempts EU rules on the protection of personal data from the agreement should be incorporated, without any condition that it must be consistent with other parts of the TTIP;

2015/01/29
Committee: LIBE

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Recalls that personal data can be transferred outside the Union only if the provisions on third-country transfers in EU data protection laws are respected; recalls that the Commission can only negotiate on provisions which touch upon the flow of personal data provided that the full application of EU data protection rules is guaranteed; ~~is seriously concerned about the TiSA draft text, which would completely undermine all EU rules and safeguards for the transfer of personal data to third countries;~~

2015/01/29
Committee: LIBE

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Recalls that EU rules on the transfer of personal data may prohibit the processing of such data in third countries if they do not meet the EU adequacy standard; ~~insists that any provisions in the agreement which touch upon the localisation of data processing equipment and establishments must not undermine these EU rules on data transfers;~~

2015/01/29
Committee: LIBE

2014/2228(INI)

Jarosław WAŁĘSA, Andrzej GRZYB, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Julia PITERA, Dariusz ROSATI, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Adam SZEJNFELD, Danuta JAZŁOWIECKA, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA, Bolesław G. PIECHA, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Mariya GABRIEL, Emil RADEV, Vladimir URUTCHEV

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Recalls that decisions on legal conflicts about fundamental rights may only be made by competent ordinary courts; ~~is concerned that provisions on investor- state dispute settlement (ISDS) may prevent access to justice and undermine democracy;~~

2015/01/29
Committee: LIBE

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas, given the growing interconnectedness of global markets – up to 40 % of European industrial products are manufactured from imported upstream products – it is crucial that policymakers shape the way these markets interact; whereas proper trade rules are fundamental to creating added value in Europe, since industrial production takes place in global value chains;it is crucial that Europe benefits from participation in global supply chains, while maintaining and developing a strong, competitive and diversified industrial base in Europe; (For consistency with the Recital A European added value should not be built only on e.g. costs of marketing, storage and/or distribution of imports. Also resolution should not quote data without reference to sources. TTIP should first and foremost promote trade of goods manufactured in the EU or the US but the imported goods only repacked/relabelled/assembled in the EU or the US.)

2015/03/30
Committee: INTA

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Considers the investor state dispute settlement (ISDS) an important tool for protecting investors; calls on the Commission and the Council to improve the mechanism to avoid potential abuse of ISDS proceedings and to ensure equal access to all investors, fair and transparent procedures and independent and impartial arbitration;

2015/01/29
Committee: LIBE

2014/2228(INI)

Jarosław WAŁĘSA, Andrzej GRZYB, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Julia PITERA, Dariusz ROSATI, Adam SZEJNFELD, Danuta JAZŁOWIECKA, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA, Bolesław G. PIECHA, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Mariya GABRIEL, Emil RADEV, Vladimir URUTCHEV

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Calls on the Commission and the Council to increase political pressure on the US in the framework of the negotiations in order to guarantee full visa reciprocity for all Member States of the European Union without discrimination;

2015/01/29
Committee: LIBE

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas President Juncker has clearly reiterated in his Political Guidelines that – while the EU and the US can go a significant step further in recognising each other’s product standards and working towards transatlantic standards – the EU will not sacrifice its safety, health, social and data protection standards or our cultural diversity, recalling that the high level of safety of the food we eat and the protection of Europeans’ personal data ~~are non- negotiable;~~will be maintained; (It is important to stress that we are not talking about lowering standards in negotiations rather than saying that issues of food safety are not-negotiable, as it is not true - issues of food safety or SPS are being negotiated, but we don’t want to decrease level of protection in this negotiations. That is the difference.)

2015/03/30
Committee: INTA

2014/2228(INI)

Jarosław WAŁĘSA, Andrzej GRZYB, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Julia PITERA, Dariusz ROSATI, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Tadeusz ZWIEFKA, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Adam SZEJNFELD, Danuta JAZŁOWIECKA, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA, Bolesław G. PIECHA, Michał BONI, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Mariya GABRIEL, Emil RADEV, Vladimir URUTCHEV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point iii a (new)

(iiia) to ensure that mutually beneficial mobility package is provided for, which includes visa facilitation for providers of services and goods from all Member States and recognises their professional and technical qualifications;

2015/03/30
Committee: INTA

2014/2220(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Considers the European Union and neighbourhood security environment to be increasingly unstable and volatile; regards the war in Ukraine, the conflicts in Syria and Iraq, with the rise of the terrorist organisation ISIS, the Libyan crisis and the terrorist threat in the Sahel as direct threats to the Union’s security; stresses that the EU’s strategy for the Sahel should more clearly set priorities and renew joint actions between Europe, the Mediterranean and the continent of Africa; considers, too, that the US ‘pivot to Asia’ and the impact of the financial crisis on Member States’ budgets and capabilities only highlight how necessary it is for the Union to shoulder more responsibility for its own security and defence;

2015/01/30
Committee: AFET

2014/2220(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Considers that the Union and its Member States must, as a matter of the utmost urgency, adapt to the new security challenges, in particular by making effective use of the existing CSDP tools, by coordinating national action more closely and, where appropriate, by introducing in a pragmatic and flexible way new arrangements for the expression of European solidarity; calls for the implementation of a fully-fledged migration diplomacy to give greater consistency to the internal and external policies of the EU;

2015/01/30
Committee: AFET

2014/2219(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Stresses the need to raise the profile of the EU’s external action, not just among EU citizens, but also among those of third countries; stresses that the profile of the EU’s special representatives should be raised by granting them the appropriate means to fulfil their mandates; points out that the visibility of the EU’s actions should be increased at the level of strategic planning and multilateral fora, as well as at operational level through CSDP missions and all other missions with an external facet;

2015/01/02
Committee: AFET

2014/2219(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Calls for a reform of the EU’s approach to migration policy; insists on the need to address the root causes of irregular migration, using all policy and assistance instruments, including development and trade policies, humanitarian aid, conflict prevention and crisis management; calls in this context for a serious migration policy to be drawn up which would include cross-cutting migration issues in the EU's external policies; reiterates its call to step up humanitarian support to countries which host refugees and to strengthen Regional Protection Programmes, run in collaboration with UNHCR close to regions of origin; stresses that migration management should be a priority in EU cooperation with neighbours in the east and south;

2015/01/02
Committee: AFET

2014/2219(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)

36a. Highlights the fact that, in many fields – from security to development and including the strengthening of the rule of law and democracy – the Union’s external policy in respect of its southern neighbourhood must also make the link with Africa; draws attention specifically to the European Strategy for the Sahel, which ought to set out priorities more clearly and to update joint measures involving the EU, the Mediterranean region and the continent of Africa;

2015/01/02
Committee: AFET

2014/2217(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas, although women account for almost 60% of graduates in the EU, the proportion of EU scientists and engineers who are female is less than 33% while women make up almost 80% of the workforce in the health, education and welfare sectors;

2014/12/12
Committee: FEMM

2014/2217(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)

Ka. whereas the EU Strategy towards the Eradication of Trafficking in Human Beings will end in 2016, and the vast majority 1 a of victims of trafficking in the Union are women and girls; __________________ 1a 80% of registered victims, according to the 2014 Eurostat report on trafficking in human beings

2014/12/12
Committee: FEMM

2014/2217(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)

Ma. whereas the media can play a role, on the one hand, in spreading stereotypes, degrading the image of women and over- sexualising young girls and, on the other, in overcoming gender stereotypes, encouraging women’s participation in decision making and promoting gender equality;

2014/12/12
Committee: FEMM

2014/2217(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to implement proactive policies to promote good jobs for women in order to meet the Europe 2020 targets by combating stereotypes and vertical and horizontal occupational segregation, encouraging the transition from part- to full-time working, and focusing on the NEET27 category in particular; urges the Member States and the Commission to promote, through information and awareness-raising campaigns in particular, entry by women into sectors traditionally viewed as ʽmaleʼ, notably the sciences and new technologies, with a view to benefiting fully from the human capital represented by European women; stresses particularly that ICT offers new opportunities for greater flexibility in the organisation of work and calls upon the Commission to ensure gender is fully mainstreamed in the priority accorded to the digital agenda in the forthcoming five years; __________________ 27 Not in education, employment or training.

2014/12/12
Committee: FEMM

2014/2217(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Reiterates that the economic potential of female entrepreneurship for European growth and competitiveness is underestimated and under-exploited; asks the European Commission and the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) to collect as quickly as possible more and better information on female entrepreneurship, and in particular access to financing and economic networks; notes that institutions such as chambers of commerce and industry could play a far more significant role in promoting female entrepreneurship through information campaigns, training courses and business support activities, and in combating gender stereotypes in economic circles, including within banks; calls on the Member States to include, as part of secondary education, projects which can encourage entrepreneurship by young people irrespective of gender; notes that female entrepreneurship also constitutes an opportunity to restructure the labour market in a way that benefits the family and gender equality;

2014/12/12
Committee: FEMM

2014/2217(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Points to the decisive role education plays in combating gender stereotypes and ending gender-based discrimination; stresses that young boys and men need to be included in promoting womenʼs rights and gender equality;

2014/12/12
Committee: FEMM

2014/2217(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Points to the need for specific proposals making for better balance in terms of working, family, and personal life by encouraging men and women to share occupational, family, and social responsibilities more evenly, especially where assistance to dependants and childcare is concerned; notes that more comprehensive day care and nursery facilities depend not only on the necessary public policies, but also on incentives to businesses to offer such solutions; urges (regional) chambers of commerce and industry, in addition, to facilitate networking of entrepreneurs, especially female entrepreneurs, with a view to working out solidarity-based joint approaches to work-life balance; notes that flexibility in working hours and the way work is organised, as well as part- time work, may constitute one solution to a better work-life balance;

2014/12/12
Committee: FEMM

2014/2217(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Calls on the Member States, and their media regulators, to consider the place accorded – in both quantitative and qualitative terms – to women in the media and television in particular, not least in order to avert insults to the dignity of women, avoid conveying gender stereotypes, and curb any tendency to hypersexualise little girls;

2014/12/12
Committee: FEMM

2014/2217(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)

9b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to examine whether gender clauses might be included in public procurement tender notices in order to encourage businesses to strive towards gender equality in their ranks; acknowledges that EU legislation on competition has to be complied with in developing this idea;

2014/12/12
Committee: FEMM

2014/2216(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Stresses that the promotion of women's rights must be an important part of the Union’s human rights dialogue with third countries; urges the EEAS and the Commission to define, in partnership with each country, a limited number of priority women's rights so as to concentrate efforts and funds in order to better achieve the priority objectives;

2014/12/15
Committee: FEMM

2014/2216(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Stresses that gender stereotypes are among the main reasons for violations of women’s rights and inequalities between men and women; calls on the EEAS and the Commission to emphasise the involvement of men in information and awareness-raising campaigns on women’s rights; notes that particular attention must be paid to constitutional, legislative or regulatory provisions which discriminate against women on the basis of their sex, for example with regard to access to justice, property, credit, health care or education; reiterates that child marriage, early and forced marriage and failure to enforce a legal minimum age of marriage constitute not only a violation of children’s rights but also an obstacle to women’s empowerment;

2014/12/15
Committee: FEMM

2014/2216(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1c. Stresses the need to do more to secure the right to education and access to education, especially for girls; welcomes the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi for their struggle for children’s rights; notes that access to education is, in part, a precondition for the full exercise of other human rights, such as freedom of conscience and religion and participation in political life;

2014/12/15
Committee: FEMM

2014/2216(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Mariya GABRIEL, Constance LE GRIP, Barbara MATERA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Reiterates that female genital mutilation is a grave violation of human rights, and a subject to which particular attention must be paid in the EU’s dialogue with countries where the practice is highly prevalent; points out, furthermore, that female genital mutilation has serious, long-lasting effects on women’s health and hence on prospects for development;

2014/12/15
Committee: FEMM

2014/2216(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. 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 and access to psychological support for women and girls abused in conflicts; welcomes the fact that the Sakharov Prize 2014 was awarded to Dr Denis Mukwege for his commitment in the fight against sexual violence against women and calls on the EU, the Member States, international organisations, civil society to increase cooperation to raise awareness and combat impunity;

2014/12/15
Committee: FEMM

2014/2216(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Stresses the importance of strengthening women’s role in promoting human rights and democratic reform, in supporting conflict prevention and in consolidating political participation and representation; notes, also, in this regard that the recommendations made in the reports of EU Election Observation Missions concerning women’s full and equal participation in the electoral process, should be taken into account and acted upon;

2014/12/15
Committee: FEMM

2014/2216(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)

2c. Stresses the need to tackle human trafficking, the majority of whose victims are women exploited for sexual purposes; stresses the need for enhanced cooperation with third countries on the exchange of good practices and the dismantling of international trafficking networks, which also make use of the internet to find new victims;

2014/12/15
Committee: FEMM

2014/2216(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Stresses the importance of following up on the reports and recommendations of Election Observation Missions by using these as part of a ‘road map for democracy’ in the country concerned and by mandating the Chief Observer to exercise a special role in the follow-up monitoring of the implementation of the recommendations, as a coherent part of Parliament’s comprehensive democracy support approach and with the support of Parliament’s standing bodies (including the Democracy Support and Election Coordination Group); notes the positive role that can be played by EU-deployed election observation missions in terms of ensuring the EU’s credibility as a partner and the EU’s responsibility towards European citizens and taxpayers;

2014/12/15
Committee: AFET

2014/2216(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Recalls that, following the Arab Spring, the European Union redefined its neighbourhood policy towards the South Mediterranean and insisted on the role of civil society and on the principle of ‘more for more’ in order to develop more solid partnerships with its neighbours and to guide their reforms and democratic transitions;

2014/12/15
Committee: AFET

2014/2216(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 74

74. Stresses the urgent need to develop stronger policies at Union level to address the pressing issues related to migrants, refugees and asylum seekers in a manner consistent with international human rights law and fundamental human dignity, and calls on the EU to guarantee effective common standards for reception procedures throughout the Union in order to protect the most vulnerable; invites the VP/HR, the Commissioner for Migration and Home Affairs and the EEAS to promote a true spirit of cooperation and equitable burden-sharing among Member States in order to tackle the multiple challenges that persist in this regard; draws attention to the importance of stepping up cooperation with the EU’s partner countries, in particular in the Mediterranean region, in an effort to dismantle illegal networks used to traffic migrants and combat people trafficking; recalls the commitment of the Commission to developing adequate legal migration channels, and, to this end, calls for a revision of the Dublin Regulation, which places disproportionate responsibility on Member States for the Union’s external borders and hinders migrants’ ability to seek and obtain asylum;

2014/12/15
Committee: AFET

2014/2216(INI)

Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT, Barbara MATERA, Mariya GABRIEL, Marijana PETIR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 74 a (new)

74a. Welcomes the addition of the criterion of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms to the list of key criteria to be taken into account prior to the opening of negotiations on visa- exemption agreements with third countries1; calls on the Commission to use this new criterion as a lever to persuade third countries to accept more meaningful dialogue on human rights in the strategically and economically significant context of negotiations on visas; __________________ 1 Regulation No 509/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council amending regulation (EC) No 539/2001 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders of Member States and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement.

2014/12/15
Committee: AFET

2014/2210(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls for the ‘mother-entrepreneur’ figure to be promoted, in order to guarantee the right to maternity and to grant financial assistance to women who intend to devote themselves to both their families and businesses; calls for measures to support family employment and household services for childcare in view of allowing women entrepreneurs to reconcile work and family life;

2015/01/29
Committee: FEMM

2014/2152(INI)

Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Barbara MATERA, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Mariya GABRIEL

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

C a. whereas gender equality is a key economic asset to promote fair and inclusive economic growth, whereas reducing occupational inequality is not just a goal in terms of equal treatment, but also in terms of labour market efficiency and fluidity;

2015/03/10
Committee: FEMM

2014/2152(INI)

Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Barbara MATERA, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Mariya GABRIEL

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas ~~one in two women~~violence against women, whether physical, sexual or psychological, is a prime obstacle to equality between women and men and remains the most widespread violation of human rights despite measures taken to counter it, 55% of women having experiencesd one or more forms of sexual harassment in the course of her life and ~~a life free of violence and characterised by self- determination~~33% of women having experienced physical and/or sexual violence since the age of 15, while a life free of violence is a prerequisite for full participation in society;

2015/03/10
Committee: FEMM

2014/2152(INI)

Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Barbara MATERA, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Mariya GABRIEL

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

G a. whereas women in rural areas suffer more from multiple discrimination and gender stereotypes than women in urban areas and the employment rate of women in rural areas is much lower than that of women in cities; whereas, in addition, a lot of women are never active in the official labour market and, therefore, are neither registered as unemployed nor included in unemployment statistics, which leads to particular financial and legal problems in relation to the right to maternity and sick leave, the acquisition of pension rights and access to social security, as well as problems in the event of divorce;

2015/03/10
Committee: FEMM

2014/2152(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas ~~positions of power and decision-making are occupied almost exclusively by men, and women are therefore severely limited~~women's participation in the labour market does not always translate into influence, positions of power and decision-making being mostly occupied by men, which limits women in their ability to wield influence;

2015/03/10
Committee: FEMM

2014/2152(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas ~~gender stereotypes and traditional structures have a negative impact o~~traditional gender roles and stereotypes depicting women continue to have a strong influence on the division of tasks between women and men in the home, in the~~alth and universal access to sexual and reproductive health and the associated rights is a fundamental human right~~ workplace and in society at large; whereas gender stereotypes also tend to perpetuate the status quo of inherited obstacles to achieving gender equality, and to limit women's range of employment choices and personal development and could partly explain sectoral and occupational segregation between women and men;

2015/03/10
Committee: FEMM

2014/2152(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

K. whereas the roles of girls and boys are being strengthened by stereotypes in education materials and structures in educational institutions, and their choices are being thereby limited, and these role patterns are being further reinforced especially by media representationsa major role can be played by the media not just in disseminating stereotypes, thereby even portraying a demeaning image of women, and hypersexualising young girls, but also in overcoming gender stereotypes, promoting the participation of women in decision- making and promoting gender equality;

2015/03/10
Committee: FEMM

2014/2152(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital L

L. whereas ~~the EU has a responsibility and a role as model for gender equality world-wide, gender equality and the~~equality between women and men, as well as women empowerment ~~of women~~ are essential i~~f the~~n view of attaining international development goals a~~re to be attained and for~~nd of pursuing a successful EU foreign policy ~~and women all over the world are especially affected by the consequences of climate, environmental and energy policies~~;

2015/03/10
Committee: FEMM

2014/2152(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Calls on the Commission to draw up and adopt a new strategy for ~~gender equality between~~creating equal opportunities for women and men in Europe aimed at eliminating discrimination ~~against all women and men in their diversity (ethnicity, class, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, religion, nationality and age)~~;

2015/03/10
Committee: FEMM

2014/2152(INI)

Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Barbara MATERA, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Mariya GABRIEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the ~~Commission to ga~~EIGE to continue its work on putting together gender- specific data and scoreboards in all policy areas;

2015/03/10
Committee: FEMM

2014/2152(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)

11 b. Points to the importance of systematic training for qualified personnel looking after female victims of physical, sexual, or psychological violence; considers such training to be essential for providers of first- and second-line care, including emergency social services and medical, civil protection, and police services;

2015/03/10
Committee: FEMM

2014/2152(INI)

Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Barbara MATERA, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Mariya GABRIEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Notes that equal participation by men and women in the labour market could significantly increase the economic potential of the EU, while confirming its fair and inclusive nature; points out that, according to OECD projections, total convergence in participation rates would result in a 12.4% increase in per capita GDP by 2030;

2015/03/10
Committee: FEMM

2014/2152(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)

16b. 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;

2015/03/10
Committee: FEMM

2014/2152(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)

16c. Points to the need for specific proposals making for better balance in terms of working, family, and personal life by encouraging men and women to share occupational, family, and social responsibilities more evenly, especially where assistance to dependants and childcare are concerned; notes that more comprehensive day care and nursery facilities depend not only on the necessary public policies, but also on incentives to businesses to offer such solutions;

2015/03/10
Committee: FEMM

2014/2152(INI)

Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Barbara MATERA, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Mariya GABRIEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 c (new)

19c. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to take appropriate measures to reduce the gender pension gap, which is a direct consequence of the gender pay gap, and to assess the impact of the pension systems on women, paying special attention to part-time and atypical contracts;

2015/03/10
Committee: FEMM

2014/2152(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Notes that in 2012, according to Commission figures, 31.6% of men and 40% of women in the EU aged between 30 and 34 have a higher education qualification; points out that women account for 60% of new graduates but are underrepresented in, for example, the science and research sector; calls on the Commission and the Member States to raise women's awareness of training in the above field and ensure that they have the same chances as men to enter the corresponding professions and make a career in them;

2015/03/10
Committee: FEMM

2014/2152(INI)

Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Barbara MATERA, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Mariya GABRIEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Encourages Member States to promote measures and actions to assist and advice women who decide to become entrepreneurs, stressing that financial independence is a key way to equality; calls on the Member States to encourage women entrepreneurship, facilitate access to credit, cut red tape and other obstacles to women's start-ups;

2015/03/10
Committee: FEMM

2014/2152(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Calls on the Commission to assist Member States in ensuring equal access to high-quality, geographically appropriate and readily accessible health services, in ~~the area of~~cluding to sexual and reproductive health ~~and rights, safe and legal abortion and contraception as well as general health~~ care;

2015/03/10
Committee: FEMM

2014/2152(INI)

Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Barbara MATERA, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Mariya GABRIEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)

26a. Draws attention to Members States to focus on the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases and prevention methods, as well as on prevention and research in order to improve early detection of diseases as female cancers (breast, cervix, and ovaries cancers) by (gynaecological) regular controls/check- up;

2015/03/10
Committee: FEMM

2014/2152(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)

29a. Points to the decisive role education plays in combating gender stereotypes and ending gender-based discrimination; stresses that boys and men need to be included in promoting women rights and gender equality;

2015/03/10
Committee: FEMM

2014/2152(INI)

Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Barbara MATERA, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Mariya GABRIEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 b (new)

29b. Stresses that in order to eliminate gender stereotypes and promote equal behaviour models in social and economic life, it is extremely important to inculcate these values from an early age, and to carry out awareness campaigns in workplaces, and the media, highlighting men's role in promoting equality, the equal distribution of family responsibilities and creation of work-life balance;

2015/03/10
Committee: FEMM

2014/2152(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 c (new)

29c. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to commit themselves more firmly to ending the sexist stereotypes conveyed by the media and draws attention to important measures included in Parliament's report on the elimination of gender stereotypes, which was adopted in 2013;

2015/03/10
Committee: FEMM

2014/2152(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 d (new)

29d. Calls on the Member States, and especially media regulators, to consider the place accorded – in both quantitative and qualitative terms – to women and to promote a balanced, non-stereotyped image of women, and in a way that is respectful of women's dignity, their diverse roles and their identity and placing greater emphasis on her social development, constitutional rights and her role in civil society, the institutions and the working world in the media, and in advertising and promotional materials and television in particular, not least in order to avoid conveying gender stereotypes, and curb any tendency to hyper-sexualise little girls;

2015/03/10
Committee: FEMM

2014/2152(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34

34. ~~Underscores that universal access to sexual and reproductive health and the associated rights is a fundamental human right, and c~~Calls on the Commission to ensure that European development cooperation adopts an approach based on a human rights and women's empowerment; emphasises the importance of ~~family planning services,~~ information and education to reduce maternal and infant mortality and eliminate female genital mutilation, child- bride and forced marriages, selective, gender-based abortion and forced sterilisation;

2015/03/10
Committee: FEMM

2014/2143(INI)

Draft opinion
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, including secondary 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;

2014/10/30
Committee: FEMM

2014/2143(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Underlines that women’s participation in political decision-making, especially in peace processes is decisive to create the favourable conditions for stabilisation and strengthening of States, and thus for development;

2014/10/30
Committee: FEMM

2014/2086(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses that the financial regulations as currently applied to the EU delegations continue to impose a heavy administrative burden on the Head of Delegation; urges the EEAS and the Commission to find a solution to this issue, which could entail a change to the financial regulations; supports the ECA report recommendation regarding the need to increase support for public procurement procedures in EU delegations;

2015/01/08
Committee: AFET

2014/2075(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Is deeply concerned about the allegations of corruption against EULEX Kosovo and the way these allegations were dealt with; takes note of the investigation launched to examine EULEX; expects to be informed about its results as soon as possible and stresses th~~e need to apply the lessons learned and avoid any recurrence~~at there must be a zero tolerance policy on issues of corruption and that lessons learnt will have to be applied.

2015/01/08
Committee: AFET

2014/0408(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2

2. For that purpose children shall be individually assessed. The assessment shall take particular account of the personality and maturity of the child and their economic and social background. Particular attention shall be given to the most vulnerable children, including victims of human trafficking.

2015/01/06
Committee: LIBE

2014/0408(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 a (new)

Article 10a Provisional detention Member States shall ensure that children placed in provisional detention are kept separately from adults and convicted children.

2015/01/06
Committee: LIBE

2013/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 24 a (new)

- having regard to European Directives since 1975 on the different aspects of equal treatment for men and women (Directive 2010/41/EU, Directive 2010/18/EU, Directive 2006/54/EU, Directive 2004/113/EC, Directive 92/85/EEC, Directive 86/613/EEC and Directive 79/7/EEC),

2013/12/19
Committee: FEMM

2013/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A a (new)

-Aa. whereas equality between women and men is a fundamental principle of the European Union, recognised in the Treaty on European Union and in the Charter of Fundamental Rights;

2013/12/19
Committee: FEMM

2013/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas the European directives on equal treatment for men and women adopted since 1975 have made a considerable contribution towards effectively promoting gender equality;

2013/12/19
Committee: FEMM

2013/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas equality between women and men has a positive impact on productivity and economic growth, and greater female participation in the labour market has a host of social and economic benefits;

2013/12/19
Committee: FEMM

2013/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas poverty has increased in the EU since 2007 and household income has dropped, with 24.2 % of the EU’s population now at risk of poverty or exclusion; whereas children, who are often looked after by women, are particularly affected and there has also been an increase in unemployment, the number of unemployed households and in poverty among the unemployed;deleted

2013/12/19
Committee: FEMM

2013/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas it is regrettable that some of the old Member States either do not yet apply these Directives correctly, or do not exercise sufficient control over the implementing legislation introduced;

2013/12/19
Committee: FEMM

2013/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
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;deleted

2013/12/19
Committee: FEMM

2013/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas the Commission should do more to ensure implementation of EU directives in the field, notably by the social partners who negotiate collective agreements and are too often unaware of Community requirements regarding the equal treatment of women and men with respect to pay, access to employment and career advancement and social security;

2013/12/19
Committee: FEMM

2013/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas the ~~policies applied in the name of the~~ crisis haves 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;

2013/12/19
Committee: FEMM

2013/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas several factors have led to a reduction in women’s incomes, with wage inequality standing at 16.2 % in the EU in 2011, and over 20 % in Estonia, the Czech Republic, Austria, Germany and Greece;deleted

2013/12/19
Committee: FEMM

2013/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)

Ia. whereas an important role can be played by the media not just in disseminating stereotypes, degrading the image of women, and hypersexualising young girls, but also in overcoming gender stereotypes, promoting the participation of women in decision- making and promoting gender equality;

2013/12/19
Committee: FEMM

2013/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Emphasises that flexible working hours should be the worker’s decision, and should not be imposed or enforced by the employer; rejects situations of flexibility and contractual uncertainty that do not provide for family formation and stability;deleted

2013/12/19
Committee: FEMM

2013/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Calls on the Commission to pay more attention to ensuring that European directives on the equal treatment of women and men are properly applied by all Member States;

2013/12/19
Committee: FEMM

2013/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Stresses that whilst there has been a trend towards a reduction in gender inequalities on the labour market following the crisis in terms of the gaps in employment and unemployment rates, this reduction is not the result of Europe suddenly making progress towards greater parity, but rather the consequence of a rapid fall in male employment which has been more affected by the crisis; calls on the Member States to maintain their efforts to achieve better representation of women in decision-making processes, to improve the work-life balance, and to continue to combat violence against women;

2013/12/19
Committee: FEMM

2013/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Member States to strengthen and ensure the full use of collective bargaining in the private and public sectors as an irreplaceable instrument with which to regulate labour relations, combat wage discrimination and promote equalityExpects the Commission to take all the measures at its disposal to enforce all aspects of EU directives on equal treatment for men and women, including by the social partners who negotiate collective agreements;

2013/12/19
Committee: FEMM

2013/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Notes that equal participation by men and women in the labour market could significantly increase the economic potential of the EU, while confirming its fair and inclusive nature; points out that, according to OECD projections, total convergence in participation rates would result in a 12.4% increase in per capita GDP by 2030;

2013/12/19
Committee: FEMM

2013/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)

2c. Points out that, in December 2012, the Commission recognised that youth policies (the Youth Employment Package and the Youth Guarantee) need to be pursued according to a gender mainstreaming approach; urges the Commission to give greater encouragement to Member States to adopt measures ensuring that the education and vocational training prospects for girls are the same as those for boys;

2013/12/19
Committee: FEMM

2013/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Calls on the Member States to respect the principle of ‘equal pay for equal work of equal value’ and to strengthen public mechanisms for labour inspection and the adoption of methodologi~~Notes that, for all the progress made in reducing gender pay gaps, wage inequalities are still substantial, not to say increasing, in some Member States; urges the Commission and the Member States to ~~mea~~ensure th~~e value of work in the production chain and to identify, for example, the creation within companies of semi-skill~~at the fundamental principle of ‘equal pay for equal work’ is observed for ~~unskilled wage categories mainly made up of women~~women and men alike;

2013/12/19
Committee: FEMM

2013/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Urges the Member States and the Commission, using information and awareness campaigns, for example, to encourage women to participate in fields of activity that stereotypes term ‘masculine’, not least sciences and new technologies, the object being to make the most of the human capital to be found in European women and hence enable the goals of the Europe 2020 strategy and gender equality to be achieved to more fruitful effect;

2013/12/19
Committee: FEMM

2013/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Strongly u~~Urges the Member States to ~~increase thei~~gether to seek, and to exchange, best practice with a view to opening up new sources of finance for investment in public services, particularly health s~~ervic~~ystems, taking into account the difficulties relat~~ing~~ed to ~~sexual and reproductive health~~the crisis and the demographic challenges posed by population ageing while avoiding any lowering of the high standards and the requirements laid down in the relevant European models;

2013/12/19
Committee: FEMM

2013/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Notes that the average gap between men’s and women’s pensions is 39%, whereas the gender pay gap is estimated to stand at 16%; notes that the amounts of pension that women receive are, in general, affected by a number of factors including the types of precarious employment that they are forced to accept and career breaks;

2013/12/19
Committee: FEMM

2013/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. ~~Calls on the Member States to increase their child support budgets in order to expand the public network of~~Points to the need for specific proposals making for better balance in terms of working, family, and personal life by encouraging men and women to share occupational, family, and social responsibilities more evenly, especially where assistance to dependants and childcare are concerned; notes that more comprehensive day care, and nurser~~ies and public services providing extracurricular activities for children~~y facilities depend not only on the necessary public policies, but also on incentives to businesses to offer such solutions; urges (regional) chambers of commerce and industry, in addition, to facilitate networking of entrepreneurs, especially female entrepreneurs, with a view to working out solidarity-based joint approaches to work-life balance;

2013/12/19
Committee: FEMM

2013/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Emphasises that in order to promote the participation of women in decision- making, measures need to be set in motion to combat stereotypes and prejudices about the role of women, along with specific policies to support equal rights and opportunities in economic, social, political and cultural life ~~(to combat irregular and unforeseeable working hours, applying fair remuneration and equal pay and expand public childcare, nursery and school networks,) with the positive effect of~~and strengthen~~ing~~ women’s participation in ~~all levels of~~economic, social, and political life;

2013/12/19
Committee: FEMM

2013/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Calls on the Member States, and especially media regulators, to consider the place accorded – in both quantitative and qualitative terms – to women in the media and television in particular, not least in order to avert insults to the dignity of women, avoid conveying gender stereotypes, and curb any tendency to hypersexualise little girls;

2013/12/19
Committee: FEMM

2013/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Points to the need to redouble efforts at European level to increase the representation of women in political spheres and in the European institutions, including the European Parliament; believes that women’s participation needs to be encouraged at national, regional, and municipal levels; points out that political parties have a key role to play;

2013/12/19
Committee: FEMM

2013/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Observes that ~~increasing poverty and marginal~~the feminisation, o~~wing to so-called aust~~f poverity ~~policies, have~~might lead to an increase in female trafficking, sexual exploitation and forced 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~~reduce women to greater financial dependence, including those who have suffered domestic violence;

2013/12/19
Committee: FEMM

2013/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Notes with concern that – according to data from the Review of the Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action in the EU Member States: Violence against Women, Victim support (2012), from the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) – professional training and the sustainability of funding for public services, associations and NGOs providing services to women in situations of domestic violence are clearly being affected by the so-called austerity measures, threatening the continued existence of such services, and that this is a shameful step backwards in civilizational terms; recalls that tremendous inequality exists among the Member States in terms of access to support services, with secure and sufficient state funding existing in Denmark, the Netherlands and Austriaconsequences of the economic crisis;

2013/12/19
Committee: FEMM

2013/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. ~~Recommends that the Member States strengthen their free public health service~~Points out that violence against women is a major hindrance to gender equality; calls ion the area of support to women subjected to violence and that they increase the number of refuges and their capacity, with specialised assistance to women of different nationalities, in a range of languagesCommission to propose a comprehensive directive on the prevention and eradication of violence against women in all its forms, whether physical, sexual, or psychological; recommends that Member States provide better training to police, court, and social service personnel and improve cooperation among them to enable them to help women who have suffered violence;

2013/12/19
Committee: FEMM

2013/2152(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Points out that the European Union has established a Special Representative for Human Rights and that this function should enable the EU to coordinate its action and to make it more comprehensible and visible, in order to promote human rights in the world, in particular women's rights.

2013/10/03
Committee: FEMM

2013/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Encourages the commitments made by Saudi Arabia in favour of women (the right to vote and stand as candidates in the municipal elections of 2015; nomination of women to the Shura Council; the introduction of a law to protect women, children and domestic workers from abuse; the granting of licenses allowing women to practice law); encourages the Saudi authorities to ensure that measures taken in support of women's rights are implemented in both urban and rural areas; asks the EU to pursue a dialogue with Saudi Arabia in support of further reforms for better gender equality and welfare for women;

2013/10/11
Committee: FEMM

2013/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Welcomes the information campaign launched by the national authorities, in collaboration with civil society organisations, to raise awareness among women about their rights and the measures put in place to protect them; draws attention to the need to target such awareness-raising campaigns at men, too, so that they too are aware of women's rights and of the overall repercussions on society if those rights are not respected; stresses the fact that this information should also reach rural areas and areas that are isolated from the rest of the country;

2013/10/11
Committee: FEMM

2013/2146(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. States that assistance measures must take into account the specific features of crises and emergencies, and of countries in which fundamental freedoms are seriously lacking or in which NGOs operate under difficult conditions; encourages the EEAS to determine, in partnership with the populations concerned, a limited number of priorities to be addressed first and foremost and simultaneously, so that funds and resources can be focused on achieving the objectives more effectively; stresses that particular attention should be paid to situations in which women are exposed to physical or psychological violence;

2013/09/24
Committee: FEMM

2013/2146(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Underlines the importance of strengthening women’s role in promoting human rights and democratic reform, in supporting conflict prevention and in consolidating political participation and representation. ; notes also in this regard that the recommendations made in the reports of EU Election Observation Missions concerning women's participation in the electoral process, should be taken into account;

2013/09/24
Committee: FEMM

2013/2146(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Points out that the credibility of EU external action depends also on compliance with the principle of consistency between internal policies and development goals.

2013/09/24
Committee: FEMM

2013/2145(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 b (new)

10b. Draws attention to the need for the resources provided to be married as closely as possible with the commitments made, in order to achieve the objectives of increasing the competitiveness and sustainability of European agriculture.

2013/09/03
Committee: AGRI

2013/2134(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation (new)

– having regard to the Commission communication entitled ‘Strategy for equality between women and men 2010- 2015’ (COM(2010)0491);

2013/09/05
Committee: FEMM

2013/2134(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A (new)

A. whereas new technology affords both employers and employees new opportunities for organising work in such a way as to strike a better work-life balance and thus make the labour market more inclusive for women;

2013/09/05
Committee: FEMM

2013/2134(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Welcomes the Country Specific Recommendations (CSRs) to improve childcare facilities, remove disincentives for second earners, harmonise the statutory retirement age for men and women, accommodate needs to combine work and private life, in particular by improving access to new technologies and to training in the use of those technologies, and eliminate gender and pension gaps; expresses its concern about the fact that many of these recommendations were already laid down in 2012, indicating a lack of implementation in Member States;

2013/09/05
Committee: FEMM

2013/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas undocumented women migrants are more likely to suffer violence and abuse, including sexual abuse; whereas undocumented women migrants are liable to fall prey to sexual exploitation and to trafficking in human beings in general; whereas access to state-run women’s shelters is subject to the requirement for a legal form of ID or a residence permit and whereas victims consequently have no choice but to remain in an abusive situation or flee to the streets; whereas they risk deportation if they contact the police;

2013/11/05
Committee: FEMM

2013/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Points out that immigration policy and the management of migratory flows, be they legal or illegal, are the common and joint responsibility of the EU Member States;

2013/11/05
Committee: FEMM

2013/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Calls on the Member States to establish suitable training courses, for their police forces and other state services that may be asked to deal with undocumented migrant women, on the gender violence and sexual exploitation to which these women can fall victim;

2013/11/05
Committee: FEMM

2013/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas the pressures under which prostitution takes place can be direct and physical, or indirect, for example by means of pressure on the family in the country of origin, and whereas such pressures can be psychological and insidious;

2013/12/17
Committee: FEMM

2013/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses that prostitution and exploitation in the sex industry can have devastating, long-term consequences, for the individuals involved, even after they have left prostitution, in addition to being both a cause and a consequence of gender inequality and perpetuating gendered stereotypes such as the idea that women’s and girls’ bodies are for sale to satisfy male demand for sex;

2013/12/17
Committee: FEMM

2013/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Recognises that 9 out of 10 prostitutes would like to stop but feel unable to do so27; believes, in this regard, that appropriate support, particularly psychological and social assistance, is needed to escape sexual exploitation networks and the frequently related dependency; __________________ 27 89 % of 785 people in prostitution from 9 countries wanted to escape prostitution, Farley et al, 2003.

2013/12/17
Committee: FEMM

2013/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Recalls that gender-specific prevention strategies and awareness-raising measures are key to combating the sexual exploitation of women and girls; draws attention to the growing role of the internet and social networks in recruiting new and young prostitutes through human trafficking networks; calls for prevention campaigns also to be conducted on the internet, taking into account the vulnerable groups targeted by these human trafficking networks;

2013/12/17
Committee: FEMM

2013/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Stresses the importance of appropriate training for police services and judicial system personnel in a more general manner in the various aspects of sexual exploitation, including the gender and immigration aspects; stresses the need for judicial cooperation between Member States in order to combat human trafficking networks in Europe more effectively;

2013/12/17
Committee: FEMM

2013/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Urges the Member States to provide social services for victims of trafficking or sexual exploitation and to implement policies aimed at helping vulnerable women and girls to leave prostitution; stresses the importance of psychological counselling and the need for victims of sexual exploitation to be reintegrated into society; points out that this process takes time and requires a life plan to be developed for former prostitutes which represents a credible and viable alternative;

2013/12/17
Committee: FEMM

2013/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3а. Welcomes the extension of the School Fruit Scheme under the new CAP and the increase in its annual budget;

2013/11/13
Committee: AGRI

2013/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4а. Welcomes the scope for providing more coupled support under the new CAP, which will contribute to production stability in sensitive sectors such as fruit and vegetable growing;

2013/11/13
Committee: AGRI

2013/2098(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H (new)

3a. whereas there is a need to create and apply an effective marketing tool to help boost the competiveness of regional products, encourage local producers and contribute to the development of a regional identity not just as regards agriculture but also in other areas;

2013/10/16
Committee: AGRI

2013/2098(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2а. Emphasises that agricultural regions play a multifunctional role involving not only agricultural development but also other economic and social activities revolving around local capacity building of skills, know-how and investment in the pinpointing and harnessing of all local assets, valuable and latent potentials and resources;

2013/10/16
Committee: AGRI

2013/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital Е a (new)

Еа. whereas stockbreeding in these regions is not just an economic activity and a means of livelihood for their inhabitants, but also a key component of their traditional cultures and social structures closely linked with the life and traditions of the local populations;

2013/09/18
Committee: AGRI

2013/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital Е b (new)

Еb. whereas a large proportion of the natural meadows and pastures that provide essential grazing for livestock in mountain and foothill areas are seriously overgrown with invasive weeds and bushes, some of which are harmful types of plant;

2013/09/18
Committee: AGRI

2013/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5а. Believes that specific measures are also needed to resolve the problem of invasive types of plant, which should help increase the yields from areas experiencing this problem, and hence lead to an increase in milk, meat, wool and hide production there;

2013/09/18
Committee: AGRI

2013/2096(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital К c (new)

Кc. whereas some small agricultural producers, such as beekeepers, do not possess and/or do not use land and are thus excluded from the small agricultural producer system;

2013/11/12
Committee: AGRI

2013/2096(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 d (new)

5d. Emphasises that, given the voluntary character of the small agricultural producer system within the first pillar of the CAP, it is essential that all possible opportunities for supporting small producers within the second pillar be reviewed and utilised;

2013/11/12
Committee: AGRI

2013/2096(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 f (new)

5f. Considers it essential, apart from such measures, to find an effective means of supporting those small agricultural producers whose activity and output do not entail the ownership and/or use of agricultural land;

2013/11/12
Committee: AGRI

2013/2091(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2а. Emphasises that, given the nature of the EU single market, food fraud extends in many cases beyond the Member States’ borders and becomes a threat to the health of all European citizens;

2013/11/07
Committee: AGRI

2013/2091(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3а. Points out that direct, enhanced cooperation between the Member States’ competent bodies when food fraud is suspected or confirmed is of vital importance for the tracing and investigation of the fraud;

2013/11/07
Committee: AGRI

2013/2090(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph D a (new)

Da. whereas the scope of democratic reconstruction is broadened when more women are involved in conflict resolution processes and political decision-making,

2013/09/06
Committee: FEMM

2013/2090(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph D b (new)

Db. whereas 80 % of the adult population, many of them women, are illiterate,

2013/09/06
Committee: FEMM

2013/2090(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph D c (new)

Dc. whereas women are key to reducing food and nutritional insecurity and can help boost agricultural productivity;

2013/09/06
Committee: FEMM

2013/2090(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Stresses the need to eliminate all forms of violence against women, for example physical violence or forced marriages, by means of awareness-raising campaigns aimed at informing women about their rights and educating men about the need to respect them;

2013/09/06
Committee: FEMM

2013/2090(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Emphasises the key role to be played by women in building a stable State and in national reconciliation; calls on the international community to continue supporting the participation of women at all levels of public life;

2013/09/06
Committee: FEMM

2013/2090(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Calls on the international community, in particular the EU and its Member States in the context of their external action, and in cooperation with local partners and NGOs, to emphasise the importance of access for girls to primary education and efforts to tackle adult illiteracy, which is depriving South Sudan of precious human capital which it needs for its development and to strengthen it as a democratic State;

2013/09/06
Committee: FEMM

2013/2090(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)

4c. Draws attention to the contribution that women could make to the development of agriculture and the rural economy; encourages South Sudan to take measures to promote women’s involvement in these economic activities;

2013/09/06
Committee: FEMM

2013/2090(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)

4d. Calls on the international community, in cooperation with NGOs, to foster the development of associations which bring women together and which support them in achieving economic autonomy;

2013/09/06
Committee: FEMM

2013/2090(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)

4e. Calls for projects funded by the EU to be monitored and assessed regularly, including as regards progress towards gender equality, and for Parliament to be informed of the results;

2013/09/06
Committee: FEMM

2013/2090(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 f (new)

4f. Calls for the views of local communities, in particular women, to be taken into account so that clearer objectives can be set for the projects and those objectives can be tailored to the situation on the ground and developments;

2013/09/06
Committee: FEMM

2013/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Stresses the role played by self-help associations in bringing together people, and particularly women, who have to take care of disabled members of their family or close circle of friends, and the awareness-raising work carried out by these associations;

2013/07/18
Committee: FEMM

2013/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Insists that inclusion presupposes that stereotypes are countered ~~with~~by conveying positive images ~~and~~through the use of cultural expressions and through information and awareness-raising campaigns, in particular depictions of disabilities in the public sphere, since it is exactly this area that is trailing behind;

2013/07/18
Committee: FEMM

2013/2065(INI)

Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU, Mariya GABRIEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Points out the importance of eradicating prejudice and encouraging social acceptance, respect and tolerance; encourages Member States in particular to run awareness-raising campaigns;

2013/07/18
Committee: FEMM

2013/2063(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses that cloud services agreements must set out the duties and rights of the parties concerning data processing activities by cloud providers in a clear and transparent manner, on a basis of respect for EU data protection law;

2013/06/11
Committee: LIBE

2013/2063(INI)

Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU, Mariya GABRIEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – indent 1

– guidelines to ensure full compliance with the EU's fundamental rights ~~and data~~, data protection obligations and intellectual property right protection obligations;

2013/06/11
Committee: LIBE

2013/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

Gа. whereas Article 43 of the Charter states that ‘Any citizen of the Union and any natural or legal person residing or having its registered office in a Member State has the right to refer to the Ombudsman of the Union cases of maladministration in the activities of the Community institutions or bodies, with the exception of the Court of Justice acting in its judicial role’;

2013/06/25
Committee: PETI

2013/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)

Gb. whereas Parliament approved the Code of Good Administrative Behaviour, drafted by the Ombudsman, in its resolution of 6 September 2001;

2013/06/25
Committee: PETI

2013/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)

Jа. whereas the majority of complaints (56%) are received in electronic format for registration via the European Ombudsman’s interactive website, which is available in all 23 official languages;

2013/06/25
Committee: PETI

2013/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital О

О. whereas the main types of alleged maladministration investigated in 2012 concerned lawfulness (27.7 %), requests for information (12.5%), fairness (10.3 %), time limits for decisions (8 %) and requests for access to documents (6.7 %);

2013/06/25
Committee: PETI

2013/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6а. Calls for the requisite steps to be taken to accelerate the procedures for investigating complaints, conducting enquiries and taking decisions;

2013/06/25
Committee: PETI

2013/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9а. Notes with satisfaction the ten ‘star cases’ presented by the Ombudsman, which provide model examples for administrative practice in the various EU institutions in a variety of fields;

2013/06/25
Committee: PETI

2013/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Reiterates its call on the Commission to adopt common binding rules and principles on administrative procedure in the EU’s administration and to present a draft regulation to this end on the basis of Article 298 of the TFEU, as it considers this would be the best way to ensure lasting change in the administrative culture of the EU institutions;

2013/06/25
Committee: PETI

2013/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22а. Emphasises that International Right to Know Day on 28 September is an initiative which raises the profile of the Ombudsman among the European public and is an example of good practice;

2013/06/25
Committee: PETI

2013/2040(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas maternal mortality remains a concern in some Member States and a challenge for European development policy;

2013/07/02
Committee: FEMM

2013/2040(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas studies have shown that comprehensive sexuality education does increase the likelihood of responsible, safe and respectful behaviour upon first and subsequent sexual activity;

2013/07/02
Committee: FEMM

2013/2040(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)

Ja. whereas young people are widely exposed, from an early age, to pornographic content, especially through access to the Internet whether at home or at school;

2013/07/02
Committee: FEMM

2013/2040(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J b (new)

Jb. whereas the sexualisation of little girls in the media is a phenomenon that affects the emotional development and the sex life of both women and men and helps to perpetuate gender stereotyping and various forms of discrimination and sexual violence;

2013/07/02
Committee: FEMM

2013/2040(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)

Ka. whereas the sharing of best practices among Member States offers a means of identifying optimal solutions and more effectively safeguarding the interests of all EU citizens;

2013/07/02
Committee: FEMM

2013/2040(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Encourages the Member States to share their best practices and packages of measures in the field of sexual and reproductive health policy;

2013/07/02
Committee: FEMM

2013/2040(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Urges the Member States to promote scientific research on male- and female- controlled methods of contraception, so as to facilitate the ~~burden-~~sharing of contraceptive responsibility;

2013/07/02
Committee: FEMM

2013/2040(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Underlines that the sexual and reproductive health needs of adolescents differ from those of adults; calls on the Member States to ensure that adolescents ~~and vulnerable adults (disabled, illiterate, refugees, etc.)~~ have access to user-friendly services where their concerns and rights to confidentiality and privacy are duly taken into account;

2013/07/02
Committee: FEMM

2013/2040(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls on Member States to ensure compulsory, age-appropriate and gender- sensitive sexuality and relationship education, provided in a mixed-sex setting, for all children and adolescents (both in and out of school);

2013/07/02
Committee: FEMM

2013/2040(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Emphasises in this regard that sexuality education is particularly necessary as young people have access, from an early age, to pornographic and degrading content, especially via the Internet; emphasises therefore that sexuality education must be part of a broader supportive approach to young people’s emotional development so as to enable them to form mutually respectful relationships with members of the opposite sex; encourages Member States to introduce campaigns directed at parents and at adults who work with young people, to raise their awareness about the harmful effects of pornography on adolescents;

2013/07/02
Committee: FEMM

2013/2040(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)

16b. Asks the Member States, too, to address the fundamental need for comprehensive sexuality education that includes the emotional aspects of relationships, given the phenomenon of sexualisation of little girls in audiovisual and digital content to which young people have access;

2013/07/02
Committee: FEMM

2013/2040(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)

16c. Asks Member States, in the context of sexuality education, to focus on the prevention of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV, by encouraging safe sexual behaviour and facilitating access to means of protection;

2013/07/02
Committee: FEMM

2013/2040(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4 a (new)

Encourages Member States to strengthen policies for raising awareness about sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among all age groups;

2013/07/02
Committee: FEMM

2013/2040(INI)

Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Mariya GABRIEL, Monika HOHLMEIER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Highlights the fact that the epidemics suffered in certain developing countries which are partners of the EU, including the HIV epidemic, significantly impede development;

2013/07/02
Committee: FEMM

2013/2024(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Believes that the Treaty of Lisbon brought important positive elements to the area of freedom, security and justice but ~~deplor~~notes certain shortcomings in its implementation; ~~is no longer willing to accept that the Council and the Commission, in many instances, continue to act as if the Treaty of Lisbon had not entered into force~~points out that the Treaty of Lisbon signifies increased powers for Parliament; requests the fulfilment of the obligation to inform the Parliament ‘immediately and fully at all stages of the procedure’ leading to the conclusion of international agreements; regrets the ~~unacceptable~~ delays in bringing the acts of the former third pillar in line with the Treaty of Lisbon; calls for a case-by-case assessment of the former third pillar acts with regard to ~~how~~ theyir impact ~~on fundamental rights~~, with a view to bringing them in line with the new hierarchy of norms of basic, delegated and implementing acts;

2013/09/10
Committee: JURI LIBE AFCO

2013/2024(INI)

Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Mariya GABRIEL, Monika HOHLMEIER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Invites the Commission and Member states to ensure that a gender-sensitive approach is included in all legal training provided by the European Judicial Training Network, the Academy of European Law and any other relevant institutions to the various stakeholders in the field of judicial and police cooperation; calls for the introduction of specific modules concerning gender-based violence and proper procedures to assist victims;

2013/07/17
Committee: FEMM

2013/2024(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Is of the view that, in general terms, the ~~implementation of the Stockholm Programme does not live up to its ambition to promote citizens’ right~~Stockholm Programme was very ambitious, that it has not yet been fully implemented and that its implementation needs to be stepped up in order to promote justice, security and civil liberties;

2013/09/10
Committee: JURI LIBE AFCO

2013/2024(INI)

Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Mariya GABRIEL, Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls ~~urgently for measures to address the so-called~~for thought to be given, at all levels, to making a better response to the Copenhagen dilemma, describing a situation in which the Union sets high standards for candidate countries to meet but lacks tools for Member States; ~~announces its intention to set up a Copenhagen Commission within the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs;~~

2013/09/10
Committee: JURI LIBE AFCO

2013/2024(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. ~~Fears that the economic crisis may develop into a crisis of democracy and believes that strong political leadership is necessary to defend democratic achievements~~Takes the view that, at a time of economic crisis, it is necessary to be particularly vigilant so as to safeguard democracy and prevent intolerance;

2013/09/10
Committee: JURI LIBE AFCO

2013/2024(INI)

Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Mariya GABRIEL, Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Regrets the inadequacy of policies on integrating people with disabilities and of how their rights are taken into account;

2013/09/10
Committee: JURI LIBE AFCO

2013/2024(INI)

Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Mariya GABRIEL, Monika HOHLMEIER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Considers that mutual recognition requires that citizens and legal professionals trust each other’s legal institutions; notes that the strengthening of a truly European legal culture that is fully respectful of the principles of subsidiary and of judicial independence, the establishment of common standards and an understanding of other legal systems, in particular through training, plays a very important role in underpinning mutual recognition and trust; points out that mutual recognition and trust can lead to gradual changes in national civil law traditions through an exchange of best practices between Member States;

2013/09/10
Committee: JURI LIBE AFCO

2013/2024(INI)

Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Mariya GABRIEL, Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Acknowledges the progress made with the roadmap for procedural rights in criminal proceedings, but regrets that key proposals on legal aid and vulnerable suspects are outstanding and that ~~the level of ambition of the Council seems to be decreasing more and more~~nothing has been done as regards protecting witnesses and whistleblowers;

2013/09/10
Committee: JURI LIBE AFCO

2013/2024(INI)

Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Mariya GABRIEL, Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Notes with satisfaction the progress made by the Member States and the Commission in the context of the Internal Security Strategy (ISS) and the EU policy cycle on organised and serious international crime; points out, however, that further progress needs to be made, for instance in the fields of combating transnational organised crime, cybercrime, protection of critical infrastructure and the fights against corruption, money laundering, terrorist funding and the trade in illegal firearms;

2013/09/10
Committee: JURI LIBE AFCO

2013/2024(INI)

Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Mariya GABRIEL, Monika HOHLMEIER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. Recalls that Parliament is now a fully- fledged institutional actor in the field of security policies, and is therefore entitled to participate actively in determining the features and priorities of the ISS and in evaluating those instruments, including ~~through regular monitoring exercises on~~ by monitoring the implementation of the ISS, to be conducted jointly by the European Parliament, national parliaments and the Council under Articles 70 and 71 TFEU;

2013/09/10
Committee: JURI LIBE AFCO

2013/2024(INI)

Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Mariya GABRIEL, Monika HOHLMEIER, Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

32. Believes that a proper analysis of the security threats to be addressed is an essential prerequisite for an effective ISS; notes the usefulness of Europol's analyses in this connection;

2013/09/10
Committee: JURI LIBE AFCO

2013/2024(INI)

Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Mariya GABRIEL, Monika HOHLMEIER, Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33

33. Points out that the current ISS will come to an end in 2014; calls on the Commission to start preparing a new ISS for the period 2015-2019 which takes account of the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon and the incorporation of the Charter of Fundamental Rights into Union law; calls on the Council to take Parliament’s input, and Europol's risk analyses, for the new ISS properly into account before adopting the new strategy;

2013/09/10
Committee: JURI LIBE AFCO

2013/2024(INI)

Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Mariya GABRIEL, Monika HOHLMEIER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34

34. Acknowledges that cross-border crime is on the increase in the EU and therefore underlines the importance of European law enforcement information exchange; believes that the current ‘landscape’ of the different instruments, channels and tools is complicated and scattered, leading to inefficient use of the instruments available ~~and to inadequate democratic oversight at EU level~~; calls for a future-oriented vision on how to shape and optimise law enforcement data sharing in the EU while guaranteeing a robust level of data protection; notes the need to boost law enforcement authorities' confidence in each other so as to step up information exchanges;

2013/09/10
Committee: JURI LIBE AFCO

2013/2024(INI)

Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Mariya GABRIEL, Monika HOHLMEIER, Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)

34a. Congratulates the Commission on its proposal on the confiscation of criminal assets, and trusts that this reform measure will be adopted promptly; points out that confiscating criminal assets is one of the most effective ways of combatting criminal organisations;

2013/09/10
Committee: JURI LIBE AFCO

2013/2024(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36

36. Welcomes the ~~Commission’s proposal for~~change of legal basis and positive developments proposed by the Commission for Europol, with a view to the new Europol Regulation, and hopes for a quick advancement of this important legislative dossier so that Europol can be brought into line with the Lisbon Treaty as soon as possible;

2013/09/10
Committee: JURI LIBE AFCO

2013/2024(INI)

Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Mariya GABRIEL, Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)

36a. Finds the lack of progress on combatting terrorism most regrettable; notes in particular that much remains to be done on preventing terrorism and on tracking and preventing terrorist financing; calls for policies to be developed to prevent the radicalisation of young people, in particular, and to detect its early signs;

2013/09/10
Committee: JURI LIBE AFCO

2013/2024(INI)

Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Mariya GABRIEL, Monika HOHLMEIER, Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 b (new)

36b. Notes that trafficking in the EU, both of drugs and of people, is continuing to expand and that the relevant European policies need to be strengthened;

2013/09/10
Committee: JURI LIBE AFCO

2013/2024(INI)

Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Mariya GABRIEL, Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 c (new)

36c. Regrets that the EU does not yet have the proper resources to prevent natural or man-made disasters and respond to them;

2013/09/10
Committee: JURI LIBE AFCO

2013/2024(INI)

Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Mariya GABRIEL, Monika HOHLMEIER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 d (new)

36d. Calls for the resources allocated for joint investigation teams to be expanded without excessive red tape;

2013/09/10
Committee: JURI LIBE AFCO

2013/2024(INI)

Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Mariya GABRIEL, Monika HOHLMEIER, Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 e (new)

36e. Calls for policies to protect children against all forms of violence, including in the digital environment, to be strengthened;

2013/09/10
Committee: JURI LIBE AFCO

2013/2024(INI)

Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Mariya GABRIEL, Monika HOHLMEIER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38

38. Considers the absence of controls at internal borders as one of the major achievements of European integration; requests the Commission to pay particular attention to the absence of controls at internal borders, and firmly rejects all unjustified attempts to limit the freedom of movement of persons;

2013/09/10
Committee: JURI LIBE AFCO

2013/2024(INI)

Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Mariya GABRIEL, Monika HOHLMEIER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39

39. Acknowledges that the Schengen area is a kind of laboratory that so far has been developed step by step; is nevertheless of the opinion that a long-term reflection about its further development is necessary, with a view to strengthening external border controls; believes that the Schengen external borders should in the future be guarded by European border guards;

2013/09/10
Committee: JURI LIBE AFCO

2013/2024(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41

41. Welcomes the successful migration to the Schengen Information System II, the continued roll-out of the Visa Information System and the setting-up of the agency eu-LISA for their operational management; underlines that these new systems now need to stand the test of everyday use; ~~recalls its request that ‘new border management instruments or large-scale data storage systems should not be launched until the existing tools are fully operational, safe and reliable’;~~ is looking forward to the evaluations of the systems foreseen in the respective legal instruments;

2013/09/10
Committee: JURI LIBE AFCO

2013/2024(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 a (new)

41a. Calls for the security of source documents to be enhanced in order to improve the reliability of identity documents in the European Union;

2013/09/10
Committee: JURI LIBE AFCO

2013/2024(INI)

Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Mariya GABRIEL, Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 b (new)

41b. Stresses the importance of using all means at our disposal, including the available new technologies, to strengthen external border controls;

2013/09/10
Committee: JURI LIBE AFCO

2013/2024(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 c (new)

41c. Highlights the importance of tackling trafficking and smuggling at borders, including combatting the trafficking of migrants;

2013/09/10
Committee: JURI LIBE AFCO

2013/2024(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 a (new)

46a. External dimension of freedom, security and justice

2013/09/10
Committee: JURI LIBE AFCO

2013/2024(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 b (new)

46b. Notes the importance of a strengthened external dimension for European policies in the area of freedom, security and justice;

2013/09/10
Committee: JURI LIBE AFCO

2013/2024(INI)

Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Mariya GABRIEL, Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 c (new)

46c. Calls for cooperation with third countries to be strengthened at all levels in the areas of security, migration, fundamental rights and border management;

2013/09/10
Committee: JURI LIBE AFCO

2013/2024(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 d (new)

46d. Notes the need to examine and address the role of transit countries;

2013/09/10
Committee: JURI LIBE AFCO

2013/2024(INI)

Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Mariya GABRIEL, Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 e (new)

46e. Stresses the need to encourage voluntary return policies;

2013/09/10
Committee: JURI LIBE AFCO

2013/2024(INI)

Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Mariya GABRIEL, Monika HOHLMEIER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 f (new)

46f. Points out that the European Union and the Member States should continue to integrate immigration into development cooperation and strengthen their partnership agreements with a view to promoting cooperation with third countries of origin and transit on tackling people trafficking and irregular immigration, the restoration of family ties, return and readmission, in the context of the regular dialogue which the European Union conducts with these countries and the action carried out by the European External Action Service (EEAS);

2013/09/10
Committee: JURI LIBE AFCO

2013/2024(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47

47. Profoundly deplores the low quality of the policy-making process; observes that the definition of problems, the discussion of possible solutions and the choice between possible options usually does not follow a sequential order, as would be correct, but is rather often done simultaneously; calls on the Commission first to present reports on the issues to be addressed, then to invite a discussion on possible solutions and finally to present legislative proposals;deleted

2013/09/10
Committee: JURI LIBE AFCO

2013/2024(INI)

Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Mariya GABRIEL, Monika HOHLMEIER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48

48. ~~Deplo~~Regrets th~~e absence of an objective evaluation of the progress towards an area of freedom, security and justice and of reliable information on the Member States’ implementation of the~~at there is not more information available on the Member States’ implementation of European legislation to make it easier for legislators and citizens to monitor the application and development of the European acquis;

2013/09/10
Committee: JURI LIBE AFCO

2013/2024(INI)

Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Mariya GABRIEL, Monika HOHLMEIER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49

~~49. Proposes a systematic and independent ex-post evaluation of new legislation that should also assess the continuing need for legislation in this area;~~deleted

2013/09/10
Committee: JURI LIBE AFCO

2013/2024(INI)

Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Mariya GABRIEL, Monika HOHLMEIER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49 a (new)

49a. Regrets that impact assessments have not always been adequate and have not always made it possible to assess objectively the costs of new measures; stresses the importance of avoiding any excessive bureaucracy;

2013/09/10
Committee: JURI LIBE AFCO

2013/2024(INI)

Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Mariya GABRIEL, Monika HOHLMEIER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51

51. Requests the Commission to put more emphasis on overseeing and ensuring the concrete implementation of EU legislation by the Member States; ~~notes that, when the rights of citizens are concerned, this needs to be done as of the first day an act enters into force;~~ considers that more needs to be done in this area, and that the reasons for any failure to implement EU legislation should be identified;

2013/09/10
Committee: JURI LIBE AFCO

2013/2024(INI)

Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Mariya GABRIEL, Monika HOHLMEIER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52

52. Is of the opinion that improving the quality of EU legislation in the area of freedom, security and justice requires a joint effort by the Member States and the European institutions in order to improve the exchange of information on each national system and to provide accurate legal information (on national/regional applicable legislation and standards) as well as information on implementation and practises; calls for better interinstitutional coordination;

2013/09/10
Committee: JURI LIBE AFCO

2013/2024(INI)

Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Mariya GABRIEL, Monika HOHLMEIER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53

53. ~~Deplo~~Regrets that the Council~~’s frequent recourse to~~ does not involve Parliament more in the drawing up of strategy documents, such as the drugs strategy and the internal security strategy~~, which are adopted without any involvement of Parliament~~;

2013/09/10
Committee: JURI LIBE AFCO

2013/2024(INI)

Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Mariya GABRIEL, Monika HOHLMEIER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54

54. Considers that the development of a European judicial and police culture is a key prerequisite for making the area of freedom, security and justice a reality for citizens; calls, with this in mind, for much greater emphasis on, and funding for, EU ~~judicial~~ training for all legal professionals and police forces; notes the importance of using a ‘bottom-up approach’ for judicial training schemes, of ensuring the greater accessibility of European law information resources via web technology (i.e. an e- justice portal), of improving knowledge of European law among the judiciary as well as of the linguistic skills of judicial practitioners, and of establishing and maintaining networks in this field; notes that the training of police forces with a European perspective is equally importantnd language skills among the judiciary and police forces, and of establishing and maintaining networks in this field and any other measures to facilitate their cooperation on a day-to- day basis;

2013/09/10
Committee: JURI LIBE AFCO

2013/2024(INI)

Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Mariya GABRIEL, Monika HOHLMEIER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56

56. Demands that any future programming be prepared in the spirit of the Treaty of Lisbon in a joint exercise of Parliament, the Council and the Commission; believes it is necessary to focus on the implementation and consolidation of existing instruments and that a future programme should therefore be short and balanced; takes note of the European Council conclusions of 27/28 June this year according to which the European Council ‘will hold a discussion at its June 2014 meeting to define strategic guidelines for legislative and operational planning in the area of freedom, security and justice (pursuant to Article 68 TFEU)’, considers the envisaged timing as inappropriate;

2013/09/10
Committee: JURI LIBE AFCO

2013/2013(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 а (new)

27а. Notes that the Committee on Petitions receives information and suggestions from citizens on possible ways of improving the European Citizens’ Initiative procedure, and believes that consideration should be given to these;

2013/07/12
Committee: PETI

2013/2013(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)

27b. Stresses the need for regular review of the state of play with the European Citizens’ Initiatives, with the aim of improving the procedure and enabling effective solutions to be found as swiftly as possible to any obstacles at every stage of the procedure;

2013/07/12
Committee: PETI

2013/2011(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Highlights the need ~~to provide better universal social security and to promote social insurance~~for a social security system that covers pensions, illness and occupational accidents for all self- employed; calls on the Commission and Member States to link social security and social protection rights to the individual rather than the working contract, thereby enabling decent social protection for all including and their spouses or partners recognised by national law who participate in the activities of the self- employed ~~and~~ worker~~s regardless of their contract type or employment status~~;

2013/10/28
Committee: FEMM

2013/2011(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses that in particular self-employed women face obstacles in terms of individual access to and take-up of social security rights and that those obstacles have a long-term negative effect on the acquisition of social security rights; calls on Member States to reduce administrative obstacles in accessing social security among self-employedunder Directive 2010/41/EU on the application of the principle of equal treatment between men and women engaged in an activity in a self-employed capacity, the Member States must tackle all obstacles that prevent women and their spouses or partners recognised by national law from benefiting from social protection in accordance with national law;

2013/10/28
Committee: FEMM

2013/2011(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on Member States to promote and support group insurance for occupational accidents and illness; calls on Member States to ensure access to collective and solidarity based insurance and pension schemes for self-employed;deleted

2013/10/28
Committee: FEMM

2013/2011(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

~~4. Calls on Member States to ensure the availability of affordable childcare facilities and to ensure equal access for self-employed to relevant tax or social advantages in relation to child care;~~deleted

2013/10/28
Committee: FEMM

2013/2011(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Commission to propose an ambitious revision of Directive 2010/41/EU1 on the application of the principle of equal treatment between men and women engaged in an activity in a self-employed capacity in order to guarantee higher, minimum maternity and paternity leave rights; __________________ 1 OJ L 180, 15.7.2010, p. 1.deleted

2013/10/28
Committee: FEMM

2013/2011(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on Member States to also facilitate the combination of work and care responsibilities ~~by providing workers with flexibility with regard to working hours and working place in order to avoid that they have no other possibility for flexibility than to resort to dependent self- employment~~for the self-employed and their spouses or partners recognised by national law by speeding up the application of Articles 7 and 8 of Directive 2010/41/EU of 7 July 2010;

2013/10/28
Committee: FEMM

2013/2004(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)

Na. whereas greater independence and social and economic involvement makes women less vulnerable and reduces gender-based violence;

2013/12/02
Committee: FEMM

2013/2004(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Asks the Council to activate the passerelle clause, by adopting a unanimous decision identifying gender based violence (including FGM) as an area of crime listed in Article 83(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union; draws the Council’s attention to the need to ensure that the victim protection laws and regulations already in place are fully implemented;

2013/12/02
Committee: FEMM

2013/2004(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Requests the Commission to present an EU-wide Strategy and an Action Plan to combat violence against women, focusing in particular on making women aware of their rights and men and boys (from an early age) of the need to respect women’s physical and psychological integrity, in order to help prevent such violence, stressing the need for police and judicial services to be given proper training in dealing with the specific challenges of gender-based violence, and encouraging Member States to make arrangements to help victims rebuild their lives and recover their self-confidence, so as to guard against future vulnerability or dependence;

2013/12/02
Committee: FEMM

2013/0238(COD)

Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Agnès LE BRUN, Mariya GABRIEL, Michel DANTIN, Astrid LULLING

Proposal for a decision
Recital 11 a (new)

(11a) With a view to achieving the MDG and drawing up the post-2015 development framework, the European Year of Development should highlight – and put into practice – the vital role that women can play in development, also in order to reduce food and nutritional insecurity, by promoting, in parallel, women’s participation in economic activities, in particular in agriculture and the rural economy.

2013/10/08
Committee: FEMM

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 57 a (new)

(57a) In view of their knowledge of wild species, hunters are recognised as watchdogs, and have assumed this role on previous occasions, for example during the rabies and H1N1 epidemics.

2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI

2013/0136(COD)

Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Agnès LE BRUN, Mariya GABRIEL, Astrid LULLING

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 57 b (new)

(57b) Hunters have knowledge of the diseases affecting large game, as they are now required to do, for example under Regulation (EC) No 853/2004.

2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI

2013/0136(COD)

Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Mariya GABRIEL, Michel DANTIN, Agnès LE BRUN

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 87

(87) The occurrence of a listed disease in wild animals may pose a risk to public health and the health of kept animals, or vice versa. Special rules should therefore be laid down for disease control and eradication measures in wild animals, or, where needed, in kept animals.

2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI

2013/0136(COD)

Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Agnès LE BRUN, Mariya GABRIEL, Astrid LULLING

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e – point iii

iii) the welfare of affected subpopulations of kept ~~and wild~~ animals;

2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI

2012/2308(INI)

Constance LE GRIP, Michel DANTIN, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Arnaud DANJEAN, Maurice PONGA, Dominique RIQUET, Cristian Dan PREDA, Mariya GABRIEL, Astrid LULLING

Draft opinion
Paragraph A

A. whereas certain petitions have been deposited requesting that the ~~establishment of the European Parliament in more than one place be discontinued~~European Parliament should no longer have three places of work;

2013/06/24
Committee: PETI

2012/2308(INI)

Constance LE GRIP, Michel DANTIN, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Arnaud DANJEAN, Maurice PONGA, Dominique RIQUET, Cristian Dan PREDA, Mariya GABRIEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph C

~~C. whereas since 2006 attempts by the Petitions Committee to consider this issue on a parliamentary level have repeatedly been obstructed despite the widespread interest in the issue amongst MEPs;~~deleted

2013/06/24
Committee: PETI

2012/2308(INI)

Constance LE GRIP, Brice HORTEFEUX, Michel DANTIN, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Arnaud DANJEAN, Maurice PONGA, Dominique RIQUET, Cristian Dan PREDA, Mariya GABRIEL, Astrid LULLING

Draft opinion
Paragraph C a (new)

Ca. whereas two judgments given by the Court of Justice of the European Union in 1997 and 2012 recalled that the TFEU locates the seat of the European Parliament in Strasbourg and whereas the conditions for the application of Protocol No 6 have been clarified;

2013/06/24
Committee: PETI

2012/2308(INI)

Constance LE GRIP, Michel DANTIN, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Arnaud DANJEAN, Maurice PONGA, Dominique RIQUET, Cristian Dan PREDA, Mariya GABRIEL, Astrid LULLING

Draft opinion
Paragraph C b (new)

Cb. whereas all the countries which have joined the European Union have ratified Protocol No 6;

2013/06/24
Committee: PETI

2012/2308(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph C c (new)

Cc. whereas Strasbourg has been the meeting place of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe since 1949 and then, from 1952, played host to the Parliamentary Assembly of the European Coal and Steel Community;

2013/06/24
Committee: PETI

2012/2308(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph C d (new)

Cd. whereas the seat of the European Parliament in Strasbourg was confirmed by the Edinburgh European Council in 1992 and the Amsterdam Treaty in 1997 and then incorporated in the Lisbon Treaty in 2009;

2013/06/24
Committee: PETI

2012/2308(INI)

Constance LE GRIP, Michel DANTIN, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Arnaud DANJEAN, Maurice PONGA, Dominique RIQUET, Cristian Dan PREDA, Mariya GABRIEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph C e (new)

Ce. whereas the distribution of the seats of the European Institutions is based on the principle of polycentrism;

2013/06/24
Committee: PETI

2012/2308(INI)

Constance LE GRIP, Michel DANTIN, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Arnaud DANJEAN, Maurice PONGA, Dominique RIQUET, Cristian Dan PREDA, Mariya GABRIEL, Brice HORTEFEUX

Draft opinion
Paragraph C f (new)

Cf. whereas, if a debate is initiated concerning the seat of the European Parliament, it will inevitably lead to discussion of the distribution of the seats of the European Institutions, which is laid down in the Treaty;

2013/06/24
Committee: PETI

2012/2308(INI)

Constance LE GRIP, Michel DANTIN, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Arnaud DANJEAN, Maurice PONGA, Dominique RIQUET, Cristian Dan PREDA, Mariya GABRIEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Welcom~~Notes the decision by the Committee on Constitutional Affairs to draw up a report on the location of the seats of the European Union’s institutions;

2013/06/24
Committee: PETI

2012/2308(INI)

Constance LE GRIP, Michel DANTIN, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Arnaud DANJEAN, Maurice PONGA, Dominique RIQUET, Cristian Dan PREDA, Mariya GABRIEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Respects the historic reasons for the location of its plenary sessions in Strasbourg and the Treaty requirements that necessitate the ~~two-seat system; nevertheless insists that such an arrangement cannot continue in perpetuity and that Parliament itself must be able to state a preference for its future~~system of a single seat and three places of work;

2013/06/24
Committee: PETI

2012/2308(INI)

Constance LE GRIP, Michel DANTIN, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Arnaud DANJEAN, Maurice PONGA, Dominique RIQUET, Cristian Dan PREDA, Mariya GABRIEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Emphasises that European integration necessarily entails mobility and that this applies to all national and European political representatives and officials, and that mobility is an intrinsic aspect of the work of MEPs, as representatives of the European Union;

2013/06/24
Committee: PETI

2012/2308(INI)

Constance LE GRIP, Michel DANTIN, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Arnaud DANJEAN, Dominique RIQUET, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Maurice PONGA, Cristian Dan PREDA, Mariya GABRIEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)

3c. Considers that decentralisation of the legislative authority away from Brussels strengthens its independence;

2013/06/24
Committee: PETI

2012/2308(INI)

Constance LE GRIP, Michel DANTIN, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Arnaud DANJEAN, Maurice PONGA, Dominique RIQUET, Cristian Dan PREDA, Mariya GABRIEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)

3d. Considers that choice of the EU institutions’ seats has always been guided by a desire to bring the Union as close to ordinary people as possible and not to concentrate it in one place;

2013/06/24
Committee: PETI

2012/2308(INI)

Constance LE GRIP, Brice HORTEFEUX, Michel DANTIN, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Arnaud DANJEAN, Maurice PONGA, Dominique RIQUET, Cristian Dan PREDA, Mariya GABRIEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Calls for Parliament to express its view as to whether the current arrangement should continue; and if an appropriate majority vote is~~ Emphasises that the Committee’s report was prepared under the ordinary own- initiative procedure and there is thus no obligation to implement the proposals, and further that the matter of the EU institutions’ seats is governed directly by the Treaties and is therecfor~~ded, recommends that Parliament propose Treaty changes under Article 48.~~e subject to the political will of the Member States acting unanimously;

2013/06/24
Committee: PETI

2012/2308(INI)

Constance LE GRIP, Brice HORTEFEUX, Michel DANTIN, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Arnaud DANJEAN, Maurice PONGA, Dominique RIQUET, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Cristian Dan PREDA, Mariya GABRIEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Points out that the own-initiative report cannot be used as means of circumventing the EU Treaties, which provide that the seat of the European Parliament shall be in Strasbourg and that 12 part-sessions per year shall be held there.

2013/06/24
Committee: PETI

2012/2301(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas it should be noted that unemployed women are often not included in official figures because they tend to withdraw from the labour market and to perform unpaid or informal work, and that there are currently few studies on the impact of cuts in public expenditure allocated to gender equality;

2013/01/09
Committee: FEMM

2012/2301(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas for women a fall in the number of jobs frequently goes hand in hand with an adjustment in working hours, and whereas it is extremely likely that recovery will be felt more rapidly in the industrial sector thereby bringing about recovery in male employment, which will pick up faster than female employment; whereas economy measures in the public services will have a more lasting effect on female employment, and this could jeopardise, in the long-term, the progress achieved in the field of gender equality;

2013/01/09
Committee: FEMM

2012/2301(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital Ha (new)

Ha. Whereas the budget cuts in social services compromise women’s financial independence, as such services often provide a major supplement to their income and they utilise those services more frequently than men, with single mothers and women pensioners living alone being faced with the greatest aggregate losses;

2013/01/09
Committee: FEMM

2012/2301(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital Ja (new)

Ja. Notes that the decrease in the employment gap between men and women is more a reflection of a general degeneration in living and working conditions than of progress towards increased gender equality,

2013/01/09
Committee: FEMM

2012/2301(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote vocational- training policies and programmes for women, in order to increase their participation in the various business sectors, and especially in those economic and financial sectors where women employees are scarce, envisaging specific support measures so women are able to combine their workload, training and family life; recalls the important role played by the European Social Fund in assisting entry into employment through training policies and suggests the Member States and local authorities promote recourse to this fund;

2013/01/09
Committee: FEMM

2012/2301(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Calls on the Commission and the Council to adopt an action plan to achieve the targets that were set in Barcelona for better childcare provision with the development of company and inter- company crèches; stresses the importance of collective bargaining between management and labour in order to improve the work-life balance at sectoral, national and regional level, and of relaxing the access and attendance conditions for childcare systems associated with categories of jobs performed by women and of setting a minimum period of three month’s notice for childcare placements, so as to enable women to reconcile their family and working lives;

2013/01/09
Committee: FEMM

2012/2301(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Article 18a (new)

18a. Stresses the need for an even spread in austerity programmes, particularly as regards maintaining healthcare and caring services, in order not to aggravate the care burden on women, which would drag them back into a traditional family role;

2013/01/09
Committee: FEMM

2012/2301(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Article 19a (new)

19a. Pending EU-wide harmonisation of maternity, paternity and parental leave, calls on the Member States to maintain these and family allowances at the same levels in order not to reduce women’s income, and also to ensure that women’s maternity leave rights are not infringed;

2013/01/09
Committee: FEMM

2012/2301(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Article 21a (new)

21a. Calls for assistance to women’s organisations and to gender equality organisations to be maintained in order not to compromise the active participation of women in social and political life; so that those organisations and bodies can play a key role in offering support to women and their projects and actively participate in preparing future recovery measures,

2013/01/09
Committee: FEMM

2012/2301(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Article 24a (new)

24a. Invites the Member States to adopt budgetary instruments that reflect the need for gender equality;

2013/01/09
Committee: FEMM

2012/2285(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5a (new)

5a. Highlights the need to identify and exchange Member States’ most effective practices for combating abuses;

2013/02/27
Committee: AGRI

2012/2285(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8a (new)

8a. Emphasises that attention must be paid to ways of optimising reimbursement procedures, which are still relatively lengthy;

2013/02/27
Committee: AGRI

2012/2273(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 25 a (new)

– having regard to the conclusions adopted by the UN Commission on the Status of Women at its 57th session on 15 March 2013, which acknowledge specifically for the first time in an international text the phenomenon of gender-related killings or ‘femicides’,

2013/06/05
Committee: FEMM

2012/2273(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas ‘gendercide’ ~~is a sex-neutral term~~and ‘femicide’ are concepts which are defined in various international texts and which refer~~ring~~ to the ~~systematic,~~ deliberate and gender-selective m~~ass~~urders and killings of people (either male or female) belonging to a particular sex (or gender), reported to be a rising problem in several countries, taking also the forms of infanticide and lethal violence against a particular gender at any stage of life; whereas gender roles may have lethal consequences analogous to those of racial, religious and class prejudicewhich women and girls are the main victims; whereas this phenomenon is a rising problem in several countries and can take a number of forms, including lethal violence against women and girls; whereas the present state of affairs is also a consequence of gender stereotypes;

2013/06/05
Committee: FEMM

2012/2273(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas it is still the case that hundreds of thousands of women every year are victims of femicide, whether honour crimes, marital violence, sex-selective abortions, sexual violence in conflicts, or even killings on a larger scale, hence the use of the term femicide to refer to genocide against women;

2013/06/05
Committee: FEMM

2012/2273(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas women in every country of the world are victims of violence and killings on account of gender stereotypes which are degrading to women and which present them as inferior to men;

2013/06/05
Committee: FEMM

2012/2273(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas according to UN-Women 329 708 rapes are committed each year worldwide (reported rapes); whereas most rape victims do not press charges against their attackers;

2013/06/05
Committee: FEMM

2012/2273(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas gendercide is a global issue of concern not only in Asia and Europe but also in North America, Africa and Latin America; ~~whereas gendercide is committed everywhere pregnant women, on purpose or under pressure, decide not to give birth to girl foetuses because they are considered a burden to the society;~~

2013/06/05
Committee: FEMM

2012/2273(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas gendercide and femicide refer to all harmful practices which result in the deaths of women worldwide and which are perpetrated simply because they are women, such as sex-selective abortions, marital violence, rape and mutilations, and so-called ‘honour crimes’;

2013/06/05
Committee: FEMM

2012/2273(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

~~F. whereas in Europe there are particularly distorted sex ratios in some countries, given that, in 2012, 112 boys were born for every 100 girls in Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia;~~(Does not affect English version.)

2013/06/05
Committee: FEMM

2012/2273(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

~~I. whereas inadequate social security systems, schemes and insurance options for families in several cultures may, misleadingly, lead to ‘son preference’ and to sex-selective practices;~~deleted

2013/06/05
Committee: FEMM

2012/2273(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

~~J. whereas sex-selective practices disrupt gender balance in societies, cause skewed population sex ratios and have economic and social impacts;~~deleted

2013/06/05
Committee: FEMM

2012/2273(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital L

L. whereas the occurrence of sex-selective practises, higher rates of mortality among very young girls and lower rates of school enrolment for girls than boys, may suggest that a ‘son preference’ culture is prevailing in some societies; it is important to investigate and diagnose whether such phenomena are accompanied by further democratic deficits against girl children, such asmale-dominated culture leads to democratic shortcomings which affect women and girls, such as poor levels of schooling among girls, deterioration in their access to nutrition, education, health care, sanitation facilities, safe water, medical care and social assistance~~, in order to find effective ways to combat them~~; whereas effective measures need to be taken to tackle this phenomenon;

2013/06/05
Committee: FEMM

2012/2273(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)

Oa. whereas the term gendercide or femicide is also used to refer to the situation in which women are victims of violence during conflicts, in particular of rape used as a weapon of war;

2013/06/05
Committee: FEMM

2012/2273(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital O b (new)

Ob. whereas armed groups use rape as a weapon of war, but whereas mass rapes attract less attention from the international community;

2013/06/05
Committee: FEMM

2012/2273(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital O c (new)

Oc. whereas the term femicide is also used to refer to all rape survivors, and whereas greater account should be taken of the diseases affecting rape victims and their diminished life prospects;

2013/06/05
Committee: FEMM

2012/2273(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Calls on governments to ~~work proactively to prohibit any sex-selective practises~~specifically categorise femicide or gendercide as a crime and to draw up and implement legislation so that femicide cases are investigated, perpetrators are tried and survivors have easy access to health care and long-term support;

2013/06/05
Committee: FEMM

2012/2273(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Calls on governments to devise and apply measures which promote fundamental change to people’s ideas about and attitudes towards women in order to tackle harmful beliefs and behaviour which perpetuate violence against women;

2013/06/05
Committee: FEMM

2012/2273(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Stresses that all States and governments have an obligation to promote and safeguard human rights and to prevent discrimination as a basis for eliminating all forms of violence against women;

2013/06/05
Committee: FEMM

2012/2273(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses the need, and calls on the Commission, to promote a thorough scientific investigation and examination of the root causes of sex-selective practices with a view to promote research into those country-specific customs and traditions that may lead to sex selection and the long-term societal consequences of sex selection;deleted

2013/06/05
Committee: FEMM

2012/2273(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Commission to work intensively to prevent ~~gender-biased sex selection, not by imposing restrictions on access to reproductive health services and technology but by promoting responsible use of it~~selective abortions by promoting responsible use of maternal health services and technology, to introduce and strengthen guidelines, to provide specialised training for medical staff to advise on and prevent s~~ex selective practices, with the rare exception of justified cases for sex-linked genetic diseas~~uch practices, and to prevent the use and promotion of technologies for sex- selection and/or for profit purposes;

2013/06/05
Committee: FEMM

2012/2273(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. ~~Encourages closer engagement and cooperation between governments and the medical community, in order to actively prevent sex selection as a business for financial gain~~Calls on governments to work closely with civil society and with professional bodies in the legal, medical and welfare spheres in order to devise and adopt effective policies aimed at eradicating gendercide or femicide in all its forms, including honour crimes, marital violence and selective abortions;

2013/06/05
Committee: FEMM

2012/2273(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Recognises that ensuring ~~equal opportunities for women and girls, particularly in education and employment, is vital for eradicating ‘son preference’ and sex-selective practices~~and promoting the rights of women and girls, by offering them equal opportunities, particularly in education and employment, is vital for tackling sexism and building a society in which the principle of gender equality becomes a reality;

2013/06/05
Committee: FEMM

2012/2273(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls on the Commission, t~~o educate couples to have mutual respect concerning sexuality and fertility and to educate men on the importance of women’s health and well-being~~he EEAS and the governments of third countries to devise information campaigns which promote the principle of gender equality and which seek to raise awareness of the need for each member of a couple to respect the human rights of his/her partner, particularly rights in respect of property, employment, appropriate health care, justice and education;

2013/06/05
Committee: FEMM

2012/2273(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Recalls the MDGs and stresses that access to education and healthcare are basic human rights; stresses the need for making special and specific reference to ~~gendercide and sex-selection issues~~the issue of gendercide or femicide, on the basis of a holistic approach, in dialogues and reports on the MDGs and in other experience-sharing international fora;

2013/06/05
Committee: FEMM

2012/2273(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Notes that ~~sex-selection practices~~harmful and violent practices which result in the deaths of women and girls and which are perpetrated simply because they are female, such as marital and sexual violence, honour crimes, sexual exploitation and trafficking of women, mutilations and sex-selective abortions, still persist even in prosperous regions with literate populations;

2013/06/05
Committee: FEMM

2012/2273(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Encourages the development of support mechanisms for women and families that can provide information and advice to women about the ~~dangers and damage of sex-selective practices and to provide counselling to support women who may be under pressure to eliminate female foetuses~~ir rights and help and support women who are victims of violence;

2013/06/05
Committee: FEMM

2012/2273(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Encourages civil society and government agencies to take joint action to promote information and public awareness campaigns about the principle of gender equality, the prevention of violence against women, and the negative consequences of sex~~-selective~~ist practices ~~for both the foetus and the mother;~~ on the bodies and lives of women and girls;

2013/06/05
Committee: FEMM

2012/2273(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls on the Commission and all relevant stakeholders to take the necessary legislative or other measures to ensure that practicing forced abortions and sex-selective surgery to terminate pregnancy without prior and informed consent or understanding of the procedure by the women involved is criminalised;deleted

2013/06/05
Committee: FEMM

2012/2273(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Calls on the Commission to enhance cooperation with other international organisations and bodies such as the UN, WHO, UNICEF, OHCHR, UNFPA and UN Women to tackle ~~sex-selective practices~~all forms of violence against women and to combat their root causes in all countries, and to network with governments, parliaments, various stakeholders, media, non-governmental organisations, women organisations and other community bodies in order to increase awareness of gendercide and ways to prevent it;

2013/06/05
Committee: FEMM

2012/2273(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Calls on the Commission and the EU delegations to include gendercide or femicide, on the basis of a holistic approach, in the extended political dialogue agenda with relevant third countries, enjoining them to commit themselves to make the eradication of gendercide or femicide a priority, to increase awareness about this issue and to press for its prevention;

2013/06/05
Committee: FEMM

2012/2263(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)

- having regard to the EU guidelines on violence against women and girls and combating all forms of discrimination against them

2013/05/13
Committee: LIBE

2012/2263(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas many minors arrive in the EU because they are fleeing forced marriages, and whereas the EU must do more to combat this phenomenon;

2013/05/13
Committee: LIBE

2012/2263(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas gender equality and the equal protection of human rights of unaccompanied migrant girls and boys must be ensured, and whereas special attention must be paid to the violation of human rights of girls and the provision of adequate support and appropriate remedies;

2013/05/13
Committee: LIBE

2012/2263(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that an unaccompanied minor is above all a minor who is potentially in danger and that child protection, r~~ather than immigration control~~egardless of their migratory status, must be the major consideration for States and the European Union when dealing with them; .

2013/05/13
Committee: LIBE

2012/2263(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Petru Constantin LUHAN, Carlos COELHO, Mariya GABRIEL, Jacek PROTASIEWICZ, Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Timothy KIRKHOPE, Roberta ANGELILLI, Monika HOHLMEIER, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Recalls also that the overriding interests of the child, as enshrined in provisions and case-law, must take priority over any other consideration in any act taken with regard to them, whether by public authorities or by private institutions; calls on the Commission to propose a common definition and reference framework, based on a set of indices, to assess what constitutes the overriding interests of a child; and to implement legislative and non-legislative actions to ensure adequate protection of children and unaccompanied minors, in particular, improving methods of finding durable solutions.

2013/05/13
Committee: LIBE

2012/2263(INI)

Motion for a resolution
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;

2013/05/13
Committee: LIBE

2012/2263(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Petru Constantin LUHAN, Carlos COELHO, Mariya GABRIEL, Jacek PROTASIEWICZ, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Deplores the fragmentation of the European provisions concerning unaccompanied minors ~~and~~; urges the Commission to compile a manual drawing together these various legal ~~bases~~acts in order to facilitate the correct application by Member States; considers that EASO should be involved in compiling this manual;

2013/05/13
Committee: LIBE

2012/2263(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Petru Constantin LUHAN, Kinga GÁL, Mariya GABRIEL, Jacek PROTASIEWICZ, Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Timothy KIRKHOPE, Roberta ANGELILLI, Monika HOHLMEIER, Roberta METSOLA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Motion for a resolution
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 and to improve the comparability of data collection across EU Member States, by means of platforms bringing together all parties involved in the problem of unaccompanied minors, and to draw up a list of national contact points;

2013/05/13
Committee: LIBE

2012/2263(INI)

Motion for a resolution
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 points~~and 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;

2013/05/13
Committee: LIBE

2012/2263(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Deplores the lack of reliable official data on unaccompanied minors including age and gender disaggregated statistics; 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 points;

2013/05/13
Committee: LIBE

2012/2263(INI)

Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Mariya GABRIEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Recalls that the European Union and Member States ~~ought to step up their~~should continue to integrate migration and particularly migration of children into development cooperation, to step up partnership agreements to foster the cooperation with third countries of origin and transit concerning the problem of unaccompanied minors, preventing their arrival, combating trafficking in human beings, irregular immigration, restoration of family ties, return and readmission, in the context of the regular dialogues conducted between the European Union and these States and the European External Action Service (EEAS);

2013/05/13
Committee: LIBE

2012/2263(INI)

Motion for a resolution
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, forced marriages, restoration of family ties, return and readmission, in the context of the regular dialogues conducted between the European Union and these States and the European External Action Service (EEAS);

2013/05/13
Committee: LIBE

2012/2263(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Petru Constantin LUHAN, Carlos COELHO, Mariya GABRIEL, Jacek PROTASIEWICZ, Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Timothy KIRKHOPE, Roberta ANGELILLI, Monika HOHLMEIER, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Motion for a resolution
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);

2013/05/13
Committee: LIBE

2012/2263(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Petru Constantin LUHAN, Carlos COELHO, Mariya GABRIEL, Jacek PROTASIEWICZ, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Timothy KIRKHOPE, Roberta ANGELILLI, Monika HOHLMEIER, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Motion for a resolution
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.

2013/05/13
Committee: LIBE

2012/2263(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Petru Constantin LUHAN, Kinga GÁL, Carlos COELHO, Mariya GABRIEL, Jacek PROTASIEWICZ, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Timothy KIRKHOPE, Roberta ANGELILLI, Monika HOHLMEIER, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Motion for a resolution
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;

2013/05/13
Committee: LIBE

2012/2263(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Recalls that combating trafficking in human beings is a necessary first step, as minors are particularly vulnerable to trafficking in human beings and confronted with the risks of trafficking and exploitation and because action should be taken in third countries to tackle the root causes of trafficking;. In this regard Member States and the European Union should cooperate with the EU-Anti- Trafficking Coordinator to detect potential victims, to sensitise the public and to combat trafficking in human beings.

2013/05/13
Committee: LIBE

2012/2263(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Petru Constantin LUHAN, Kinga GÁL, Carlos COELHO, Mariya GABRIEL, Jacek PROTASIEWICZ, Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Timothy KIRKHOPE, Roberta ANGELILLI, Monika HOHLMEIER, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Recalls that combating trafficking in human beings is a necessary first step, as minors and especially girls are particularly confronted with the risks of trafficking and exploitation and because action should be taken in third countries to tackle the root causes of trafficking;

2013/05/13
Committee: LIBE

2012/2263(INI)

Motion for a resolution
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.

2013/05/13
Committee: LIBE

2012/2263(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Petru Constantin LUHAN, Mariya GABRIEL, Jacek PROTASIEWICZ, Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Timothy KIRKHOPE, Roberta ANGELILLI, Monika HOHLMEIER, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Motion for a resolution
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 pro~~building 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;

2013/05/13
Committee: LIBE

2012/2263(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Petru Constantin LUHAN, Mariya GABRIEL, Jacek PROTASIEWICZ, Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Roberta ANGELILLI, Monika HOHLMEIER, Roberta METSOLA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Motion for a resolution
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 process, from the arrival of a minor in European territory until an appropriate solution has been found for him or her;

2013/05/13
Committee: LIBE

2012/2263(INI)

Motion for a resolution
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;

2013/05/13
Committee: LIBE

2012/2263(INI)

Motion for a resolution
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 method~~include 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;

2013/05/13
Committee: LIBE

2012/2263(INI)