Activities of Angelika WERTHMANN related to 2011/2295(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Equality between women and men in the European Union - 2011 - Women in political decision-making (debate)
Amendments (2)
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission and Member States to make a commitment under which the parties should take measures at European and national levels in order to ensure parity (50% women and 50% men) in their internal decision- making with regard to their nominations for elected posts and party electoral lists, by paying particular attention, where necessary, to the inclusion of female candidates in these lists and by, thereby, giving women priority;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. recognises the role of parties as key factors in promoting parity (50% women and 50% men); therefore urges Member States to require national parties, where appropriate, to introduce quotas to introduce compulsory quotas (50% women and 50% men) and apply seniority rules to lists of female candidates in an alternating relationship for national and EU elections and to impose and enfor; in case of non-compliance, appropriate sanctions in case of non-complianceare to be imposed and enforced in the form of appropriate corrective measures;