Activities of Antigoni PAPADOPOULOU
Plenary speeches (311)
Food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health, plant reproductive material and plant protection products (A7-0162/2014 - Mario Pirillo)
Animal health (A7-0129/2014 - Marit Paulsen)
Protective measures against pests of plants (A7-0147/2014 - Hynek Fajmon)
Labour force sample survey (A7-0344/2013 - Tatjana Ždanoka)
Hospitable environment for enterprises, businesses and start-ups to create jobs (A7-0101/2014 - Anthea McIntyre)
Introduction of noise-related operating restrictions at European Union airports (A7-0274/2014 - Jörg Leichtfried)
Union action for the European Capitals of Culture for the years 2020 to 2033 (A7-0275/2014 - Marco Scurria)
Posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services (A7-0249/2013 - Danuta Jazłowiecka)
Return of cultural objects unlawfully removed from the territory of a Member State (A7-0058/2014 - Marie-Christine Vergiat)
Reducing the consumption of lightweight plastic carrier bags (A7-0174/2014 - Margrete Auken)
Fight against fraud to the Union's financial interests by means of criminal law (A7-0251/2014 - Ingeborg Gräßle, Juan Fernando López Aguilar)
Relations between the European Parliament and the national parliaments (A7-0255/2014 - Carlo Casini)
Protection of the euro and other currencies against counterfeiting by criminal law (A7-0018/2014 - Anthea McIntyre)
European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (A7-0282/2013 - Alain Cadec)
Framework for the recovery and resolution of credit institutions and investment firms - Deposit guarantee schemes (debate)
Correct application of the law on customs and agricultural matters (A7-0241/2014 - António Fernando Correia de Campos)
Deposit guarantee schemes (A7-0216/2014 - Peter Simon)
Alternative fuels infrastructure (A7-0444/2013 - Carlo Fidanza)
Dimensions and weights of road vehicles circulating within the Community (A7-0256/2014 - Jörg Leichtfried)
Framework for the recovery and resolution of credit institutions and investment firms (A7-0196/2013 - Gunnar Hökmark)
Interinstitutional agreement on the transparency register (A7-0258/2014 - Roberto Gualtieri)
Tripartite social summit for growth and employment (A7-0136/2014 - Csaba Őry)
MFF negotiations 2014-2020: lessons to be learned and the way forward (A7-0254/2014 - Jean-Luc Dehaene, Ivailo Kalfin)
Return of cultural objects unlawfully removed from the territory of a Member State (debate)
69th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (A7-0250/2014 - Alexander Graf Lambsdorff)
Sound level of motor vehicles (A7-0239/2014 - Miroslav Ouzký)
Application and enforcement of international trade rules (A7-0308/2013 - Niccolò Rinaldi)
Medical devices (A7-0324/2013 - Dagmar Roth-Behrendt)
In vitro diagnostic medical devices (A7-0327/2013 - Peter Liese)
European Year for Development (2015) (A7-0384/2013 - Charles Goerens)
Space surveillance and tracking support framework (A7-0030/2014 - Amelia Andersdotter)
Community framework for the nuclear safety of nuclear installations (A7-0252/2014 - Romana Jordan)
Mid-term review of the Stockholm Programme (A7-0153/2014 - Luigi Berlinguer, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Carlo Casini)
European single market for electronic communications (A7-0190/2014 - Pilar del Castillo Vera)
Electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market (A7-0365/2013 - Marita Ulvskog)
EU comprehensive approach and coherence of EU external action (A7-0138/2014 - Arnaud Danjean)
Electronic identification of bovine animals (A7-0199/2012 - Sophie Auconie)
Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (A7-0022/2014 - Sylvie Guillaume)
Employment and social aspects of the role and operations of the Troika (A7-0135/2014 - Alejandro Cercas)
Implementation of the Treaty of Lisbon with respect to the European Parliament (A7-0120/2014 - Paulo Rangel)
Policy coherence for development (A7-0161/2014 - Charles Goerens)
European gastronomic heritage (A7-0127/2014 - Santiago Fisas Ayxela)
Protection of the euro against counterfeiting (Pericles 2020) (A7-0152/2014 - Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra)
Humanitarian engagement of armed non-State actors in child protection (A7-0160/2014 - Judith Sargentini)
Implementation of the Single European Sky (A7-0095/2014 - Marian-Jean Marinescu)
Aerodromes, air traffic management and air navigation services (A7-0098/2014 - David-Maria Sassoli)
Package travel and assisted travel arrangements (A7-0124/2014 - Hans-Peter Mayer)
Fluorinated greenhouse gases (A7-0240/2013 - Bas Eickhout)
Freedom of movement for workers (A7-0386/2013 - Edit Bauer)
Copernicus programme (A7-0027/2014 - Vittorio Prodi)
US NSA surveillance programme, surveillance bodies in various Member States and impact on EU citizens' fundamental rights (A7-0139/2014 - Claude Moraes)
Evaluation of justice in relation to criminal justice and the rule of law (A7-0122/2014 - Kinga Göncz)
Preparing for a fully converged audiovisual world (A7-0057/2014 - Sabine Verheyen)
EU citizenship report 2013 (A7-0107/2014 - Nikolaos Salavrakos)
Role and operations of the Troika with regard to the euro area programme countries - Employment and social aspects of the role and operations of the Troika (debate)
Role and operations of the Troika with regard to the euro area programme countries - Employment and social aspects of the role and operations of the Troika (debate)
Statistics for the macroeconomic imbalances procedure (A7-0143/2014 - Derk Jan Eppink)
Information accompanying transfers of funds (A7-0140/2014 - Mojca Kleva Kekuš, Timothy Kirkhope)
Information accompanying transfers of funds (A7-0140/2014 - Mojca Kleva Kekuš, Timothy Kirkhope)
Electronic invoicing in public procurement (A7-0004/2014 - Birgit Collin-Langen)
Farm structure surveys and survey on agricultural production methods (A7-0111/2014 - Paolo De Castro)
European Investment Bank annual report 2012 (A7-0137/2014 - Marian-Jean Marinescu)
Equality between women and men in 2012 (A7-0073/2014 - Inês Cristina Zuber)
Public access to documents 2011-2013 (A7-0148/2014 - Sophia in 't Veld)
Activities of the Committee on Petitions 2013 (A7-0131/2014 - Jarosław Leszek Wałęsa)
Eradication of torture in the world (A7-0100/2014 - Véronique De Keyser)
2013 progress report on Turkey (debate)
Common European sales law (A7-0301/2013 - Klaus-Heiner Lehne, Luigi Berlinguer)
European Investigation Order (A7-0477/2013 - Nuno Melo)
Use of armed drones (RCB7-0201/2014, B7-0201/2014, B7-0202/2014, B7-0203/2014, B7-0204/2014, B7-0205/2014, B7-0206/2014)
Fundamental rights in the European Union (2012) (A7-0051/2014 - Louis Michel)
Specific actions in the Common Fisheries Policy for developing the role of women (A7-0070/2014 - Dolores García-Hierro Caraballo, Raül Romeva i Rueda)
Single market governance (A7-0066/2014 - Sergio Gaetano Cofferati)
Single European railway area (A7-0037/2014 - Saïd El Khadraoui)
Domestic passenger transport services by rail (A7-0034/2014 - Mathieu Grosch)
Interoperability of the rail system (A7-0033/2014 - Izaskun Bilbao Barandica)
European Union Agency for Railways (A7-0016/2014 - Roberts Zīle)
Third programme for the Union's action if the field of health (2014-2020) (A7-0224/2012 - Françoise Grossetête)
Accessibility of public sector bodies' websites (A7-0460/2013 - Jorgo Chatzimarkakis)
Fundamental rights in the European Union (2012) (debate)
Member States experiencing or threatened with serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability (A7-0046/2014 - Maria do Céu Patrão Neves)
2020 target to reduce CO2 emissions from new passenger cars (A7-0151/2013 - Thomas Ulmer)
Community trade mark (A7-0031/2014 - Cecilia Wikström)
Freezing and confiscation of proceeds of crime (A7-0178/2013 - Monica Luisa Macovei)
Conditions of entry and residence[nbsp ]of third-country nationals (A7-0377/2013 - Cecilia Wikström)
European Voluntary Humanitarian Aid Corps (A7-0158/2013 - Michèle Striffler)
Fund for European aid to the most deprived (A7-0183/2013 - Emer Costello)
Biocidal products (A7-0354/2013 - Matthias Groote)
Combating violence against women (A7-0075/2014 - Antonyia Parvanova)
European Semester for economic policy coordination: annual growth survey 2014 (A7-0084/2014 - Philippe De Backer)
European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social aspects (A7-0091/2014 - Sergio Gutiérrez Prieto)
Plant breeding (A7-0044/2014 - Marit Paulsen)
Conditions of entry and residence[nbsp ]of third-country nationals (debate)
European Voluntary Humanitarian Aid Corps (debate)
European Central Bank annual report for 2012 (debate)
Eco-innovation - jobs and growth through environmental policy (A7-0333/2013 - Karin Kadenbach)
Union action for the 'European Capitals of Culture' for the years 2020 to 2033 (A7-0226/2013 - Marco Scurria)
Progress made in the implementation of national Roma integration strategies (B7-0555/2013)
Relations between the European Parliament and the institutions representing the national governments (A7-0336/2013 - Alain Lamassoure)
Exchange, assistance and training programme for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting (the 'Pericles 2020' programme) (A7-0423/2013 - Anthea McIntyre)
ILO Convention concerning decent work for domestic workers (A7-0394/2013 - Inês Cristina Zuber)
EU-Armenia agreement on the general principles for Armenia 's participation in Union programmes (A7-0406/2013 - Tomasz Piotr Poręba)
EU donor coordination on development aid (A7-0393/2013 - Gay Mitchell)
Financing instrument for the promotion of democracy and human rights worldwide (A7-0448/2013 - Alexander Graf Lambsdorff)
European Globalisation Adjustment Fund 2014-2020 (A7-0005/2013 - Marian Harkin)
System for registration of carriers of radioactive materials (A7-0385/2013 - Béla Kovács)
Milk production in mountain areas, disadvantaged areas and outermost regions (A7-0383/2013 - Herbert Dorfmann)
Resilience and disaster risk reduction in developing countries (A7-0375/2013 - Gay Mitchell)
Women with disabilities (A7-0329/2013 - Angelika Werthmann)
European retail action plan for the benefit of all actors (A7-0374/2013 - Cornelis de Jong)
ILO Convention concerning safety in the use of chemicals at work (A7-0400/2013 - Jutta Steinruck)
EU space industrial policy (A7-0338/2013 - Angelika Niebler)
Cloud computing (A7-0353/2013 - Pilar del Castillo Vera)
Civil protection mechanism (A7-0003/2013 - Elisabetta Gardini)
Credit agreements relating to residential property (A7-0202/2012 - Antolín Sánchez Presedo)
Timing of auctions of greenhouse gas allowances (A7-0046/2013 - Matthias Groote)
Gender aspects of the European framework of national Roma inclusion strategies (A7-0349/2013 - Lívia Járóka)
CARS 2020: towards a strong, competitive and sustainable European car industry (A7-0391/2013 - Franck Proust)
Volunteering and voluntary activity in Europe (A7-0348/2013 - Marco Scurria)
European statistics (A7-0436/2012 - Liem Hoang Ngoc)
Action programme for customs (A7-0026/2013 - Raffaele Baldassarre)
Implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy (A7-0360/2013 - Maria Eleni Koppa)
European defence technological and industrial base (A7-0358/2013 - Michael Gahler)
Common provisions on European funds (A7-0274/2013 - Lambert van Nistelrooij, Constanze Angela Krehl)
European Social Fund (A7-0250/2012 - Elisabeth Morin-Chartier)
European Regional Development Fund and the 'investment for growth and jobs' goal (A7-0268/2013 - Jan Olbrycht)
European Regional Development Fund and the 'European territorial cooperation' goal (A7-0280/2013 - Riikka Pakarinen)
Cohesion Fund (A7-0270/2013 - Victor Boştinaru)
European grouping of territorial cooperation (A7-0309/2013 - Joachim Zeller)
Financing, management and monitoring of the CAP (A7-0363/2013 - Giovanni La Via)
European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (A7-0361/2013 - Luis Manuel Capoulas Santos)
Common organisation of the markets in agricultural products (A7-0366/2013 - Michel Dantin)
Direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the CAP (A7-0362/2013 - Luis Manuel Capoulas Santos)
Transitional provisions on support for rural development (A7-0326/2013 - Albert Deß)
Location of the seats of the European Union's institutions (A7-0350/2013 - Ashley Fox, Gerald Häfner)
Horizon 2020 - framework programme for research and innovation (2014-2020) - Rules for the participation and dissemination in Horizon 2020 - Specific programme implementing Horizon 2020 - Strategic innovation agenda of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology - European Institute of Innovation and Technology (debate)
Draft amending budget No 8/2013 (DAB 2 bis) - Reinforcement of payments by MFF heading and shortage of payment appropriations in the 2013 budget (A7-0371/2013 - Giovanni La Via)
Creative Europe programme (A7-0011/2013 - Silvia Costa)
Europe for Citizens programme (A7-0424/2012 - Hannu Takkula)
Connecting Europe Facility (A7-0021/2013 - Adina-Ioana Vălean, Dominique Riquet, Inés Ayala Sender)
Trans-European transport network (A7-0012/2013 - Georgios Koumoutsakos, Ismail Ertug)
Gender balance among non-executive directors of companies listed on stock exchanges (debate)
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
Draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2014 - all sections (A7-0328/2013 - Monika Hohlmeier, Anne E. Jensen)
Marine knowledge 2020 (A7-0295/2013 - Maria do Céu Patrão Neves)
European Semester for economic policy coordination (A7-0322/2013 - Elisa Ferreira)
Migratory flows in the Mediterranean, with particular attention to the tragic events off Lampedusa (RCB7-0474/2013, B7-0474/2013, B7-0475/2013, B7-0476/2013, B7-0477/2013, B7-0478/2013, B7-0479/2013, B7-0480/2013)
Electronic communications (A7-0313/2013 - Catherine Trautmann)
Nacrt općeg proračuna Europske unije za financijsku godinu 2014. - svi dijelovi (A7-0328/2013 - Monika Hohlmeier, Anne E. Jensen) HR
Znanje o moru 2020. (A7-0295/2013 - Maria do Céu Patrão Neves) HR
Europski semestar za usklađivanje ekonomske politike (A7-0322/2013 - Elisa Ferreira) HR
Migracijski tokovi u Sredozemlju, s posebnim naglaskom na tragične događaje nedaleko od Lampeduse (RCB7-0474/2013, B7-0474/2013, B7-0475/2013, B7-0476/2013, B7-0477/2013, B7-0478/2013, B7-0479/2013, B7-0480/2013) HR
Elektroničke komunikacije (A7-0313/2013 - Catherine Trautmann) HR
Drug precursors (A7-0153/2013 - Anna Hedh)
In vitro diagnostic medical devices - Medical devices (debate)
In vitro diagnostic medical devices (A7-0327/2013 - Peter Liese)
Medical devices (A7-0324/2013 - Dagmar Roth-Behrendt)
European statistics on demography (A7-0050/2013 - Csaba Sógor)
Local authorities and civil society (A7-0296/2013 - Corina Creţu)
Rethinking education (A7-0314/2013 - Katarína Neveďalová)
Patient safety (A7-0320/2013 - Oreste Rossi)
Organised crime, corruption, and money laundering (debate)
Annual report on the activities of the Committee on Petitions 2012 (A7-0299/2013 - Edward McMillan-Scott)
Assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (A7-0277/2013 - Andrea Zanoni)
Recognition of professional qualifications and administrative cooperation through the Internal Market Information System (A7-0038/2013 - Bernadette Vergnaud)
EU-Armenia agreement on the facilitation of the issuance of visas (A7-0290/2013 - Edit Bauer)
EU-Armenia agreement on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation (A7-0289/2013 - Edit Bauer)
Flag State responsibilities for the enforcement of Council Directive 2009/13/EC implementing the Agreement on the Maritime Labour Convention (A7-0037/2013 - Pervenche Berès)
Manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related products (A7-0276/2013 - Linda McAvan)
Budgetary constraints for regional and local authorities regarding the EU's Structural Funds (A7-0269/2013 - Erminia Mazzoni)
Gendercide: the missing women? (short presentation)
Activities of the European Ombudsman in 2012 (A7-0257/2013 - Nikolaos Salavrakos)
EU internal security strategy (B7-0377/2013)
EU internal security strategy (B7-0377/2013)
Implementation of the EU youth strategy 2010-2012 (A7-0238/2013 - Georgios Papanikolaou)
Tackling youth unemployment: possible ways out (A7-0275/2013 - Joanna Katarzyna Skrzydlewska)
Internal market for services (A7-0273/2013 - Anna Maria Corazza Bildt)
Property consequences of registered partnerships (A7-0254/2013 - Alexandra Thein)
Online gambling in the internal market (A7-0218/2013 - Ashley Fox)
Impact of the crisis on access to care for vulnerable groups (debate)
Further macro-financial assistance for Georgia (A7-0244/2013 - Vital Moreira)
Attacks against information systems (A7-0224/2013 - Monika Hohlmeier)
US NSA surveillance programme, surveillance bodies in various Member States and impact on EU citizens' privacy (RCB7-0336/2013, B7-0336/2013, B7-0337/2013, B7-0338/2013, B7-0341/2013, B7-0342/2013, B7-0343/2013)
Practical arrangements for the holding of the European elections in 2014 (A7-0219/2013 - Andrew Duff)
Arms exports: implementation of Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP (RCB7-0258/2013, B7-0258/2013, RCB7-0260/2013, B7-0260/2013, B7-0262/2013, B7-0263/2013, B7-0264/2013, B7-0267/2013)
Opening of negotiations on a plurilateral agreement on services (B7-0314/2013, B7-0317/2013)
Completing the digital single market (B7-0331/2013)
Connected TV (A7-0212/2013 - Petra Kammerevert)
Preparation of the Commission Work Programme 2014 (B7-0315/2013, B7-0316/2013, B7-0325/2013, B7-0326/2013, B7-0328/2013, B7-0329/2013)
Review of the Irish Presidency, including the MFF agreement (B7-0332/2013, RCB7-0334/2013, B7-0334/2013, B7-0335/2013, B7-0339/2013, B7-0340/2013)
Serious cross-border threats to health (A7-0337/2012 - Gilles Pargneaux)
Implementing enhanced cooperation in the area of financial transaction tax (A7-0230/2013 - Anni Podimata)
Reforming the structure of the EU banking sector (A7-0231/2013 - Arlene McCarthy)
Protection of the EU's financial interests - fight against fraud (A7-0197/2013 - Derek Vaughan)
Priority substances in the field of water policy (A7-0397/2012 - Richard Seeber)
Blue growth - enhancing sustainable growth in the marine, maritime transport and tourism sectors (A7-0209/2013 - Spyros Danellis)
A bioeconomy for Europe (A7-0201/2013 - Paolo Bartolozzi)
Freedom of press and media in the world (A7-0176/2013 - Marietje Schaake)
A broader Transatlantic partnership (A7-0173/2013 - Francisco José Millán Mon)
Millennium development goals (A7-0165/2013 - Filip Kaczmarek)
Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (A7-0144/2013 - Raül Romeva i Rueda)
Situation in Turkey (debate)
A new agenda for European consumer policy (A7-0163/2013 - Vicente Miguel Garcés Ramón)
Legal aid in cross-border civil and commercial disputes (A7-0161/2013 - Tadeusz Zwiefka)
Health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (electromagnetic fields) (A7-0009/2013 - Elisabeth Morin-Chartier)
Organised crime, corruption and money laundering (A7-0175/2013 - Salvatore Iacolino)
Social housing in the European Union (A7-0155/2013 - Karima Delli)
Educational and occupational mobility of women (A7-0164/2013 - Licia Ronzulli)
Laying down standards for the reception of applicants for international protection (recast) - Application for international protection lodged in a Member State by a third-country national or a stateless person (recast version) - Establishment of 'Eurodac' for the comparison of fingerprints - Granting and withdrawing international protection (recast) (debate)
Health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (electromagnetic fields) (debate)
Mutual recognition of protection measures in civil matters (debate)
Future legislative proposals on EMU (debate)
Fight against tax fraud, tax evasion and tax havens (A7-0162/2013 - Mojca Kleva Kekuš)
Enhanced cooperation between the European Union and the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation (A7-0157/2013 - Jaromír Kohlíček)
Women's rights in the Balkan accession countries (A7-0136/2013 - Marije Cornelissen)
EU Charter: standard settings for media freedom across the EU (A7-0117/2013 - Renate Weber)
Adequate, safe and sustainable pensions (A7-0137/2013 - Ria Oomen-Ruijten)
Specific tasks for the European Central Bank concerning policies relating to the prudential supervision of credit institutions - European Banking Authority and prudential supervision of credit institutions (debate)
Specific tasks for the European Central Bank concerning policies relating to the prudential supervision of credit institutions - European Banking Authority and prudential supervision of credit institutions (debate)
Impact of the financial and economic crisis on human rights (A7-0057/2013 - Inese Vaidere)
European statistics on demography (A7-0050/2013 - Csaba Sógor)
2012 progress report on Turkey (B7-0162/2013)
Current situation in Cyprus (debate)
Financial assistance for Member States whose currency is not the euro (A7-0129/2013 - Danuta Maria Hübner)
International recovery of child support and other forms of family maintenance (A7-0091/2013 - Antonio López-Istúriz White)
2012 progress report on Turkey (debate)
Equal treatment between men and women in the access to and supply of goods and services (A7-0044/2013 - Zita Gurmai)
Situation of women in North Africa (A7-0047/2013 - Silvia Costa)
Protection of public health from endocrine disrupters (A7-0027/2013 - Åsa Westlund)
EU-China relations (A7-0434/2012 - Bastiaan Belder)
Online consumer dispute resolution (A7-0236/2012 - Róża Gräfin von Thun und Hohenstein)
Radioactive substances in water intended for human consumption (A7-0033/2013 - Michèle Rivasi)
Economic and budgetary surveillance of Member States with serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability in the euro area (A7-0172/2012 - Jean-Paul Gauzès)
Monitoring and assessing draft budgetary plans and ensuring the correction of excessive deficit of the Member States in the euro area (A7-0173/2012 - Elisa Ferreira)
European social entrepreneurship funds (A7-0194/2012 - Sophie Auconie)
Impact of the economic crisis on gender equality and women's rights (A7-0048/2013 - Elisabeth Morin-Chartier)
Eliminating gender stereotypes in the EU (A7-0401/2012 - Kartika Tamara Liotard)
Improving the delivery of benefits from EU environment measures (A7-0028/2013 - Oreste Rossi)
Impact of the economic crisis on gender equality and women's rights - Eliminating gender stereotypes in the EU - Situation of women in North Africa (debate)
European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing (A7-0029/2013 - Kartika Tamara Liotard)
European Semester for economic policy coordination: annual growth survey 2013 (A7-0032/2013 - Elisa Ferreira)
European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social aspects in the annual growth survey 2013 (A7-0024/2013 - Veronica Lope Fontagné)
Governance of the single market (A7-0019/2013 - Andreas Schwab)
Transparency of measures regulating the prices of medicinal products for human use (A7-0015/2013 - Antonyia Parvanova)
Common fisheries policy (A7-0008/2013 - Ulrike Rodust)
Sound level of motor vehicles (A7-0435/2012 - Miroslav Ouzký)
Dialogue for a peaceful solution of the Kurdish issue in Turkey (debate)
Corporate social responsibility: accountable, transparent and responsible business behaviour and sustainable growth - Corporate social responsibility: promoting society's interests and a route to sustainable and inclusive recovery (debate)
Elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls (debate)
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
Review of the Cyprus Presidency (debate)
Review of the Cyprus Presidency (debate)
Preparations for the European Council meeting (13-14 December 2012) (debate)
Annual report on human rights and democracy in the world 2011 and the European Union's policy on the matter - EU's human rights strategy (debate)
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Social Investment Pact (short presentation)
European Year of Citizens (2013) (A7-0271/2012 - Antigoni Papadopoulou)
Explanations of vote
European Year of Citizens (2013) (debate)
European Year of Citizens (2013) (debate)
Programme of activities of the Cyprus Presidency (debate)
Establishing a European cardiac arrest awareness week (written declaration)
Equal pay for male and female workers for equal work or work of equal value (debate)
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
A 2020 perspective for women in Turkey (short presentation)
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
Women and climate change (debate)
Human rights in the world and the European Union's policy on the matter (debate)
Human rights in the world and the European Union's policy on the matter (debate)
Enlargement report for Turkey (debate)
Enlargement report for Turkey (debate)
Equality between women and men in the European Union - 2011 - Women in political decision-making (debate)
Explanations of vote
Conclusions of the European Council meeting (23 October 2011) (debate)
Explanations of vote
Sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography - Children's rights in the European Union (debate)
Agenda for new skills and jobs (debate)
Mobility and inclusion of people with disabilities (debate)
Explanations of vote
Tensions between Turkey and the Republic of Cyprus (debate)
EU research and innovation funding (debate)
EU position and commitment in advance of the UN high-level meeting on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (debate)
European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union (FRONTEX) (debate)
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
Women entrepreneurship in small and medium-sized enterprises (short presentation)
Situation of women approaching retirement age (short presentation)
EU external policies in favour of democratisation (debate)
5th cohesion report and strategy for the post-2013 cohesion policy - Implementation of cohesion policy programmes for 2007-2013 - European urban agenda and its future in cohesion policy - Objective 3: future agenda for cross-border, transnational and interregional cooperation - Increased effectiveness between ERDF and other structural funds (debate)
Application of Schengen acquis in Bulgaria and Romania (debate)
Cooperation in vocational education and training to support the Europe 2020 strategy (short presentation)
Female poverty - Equality between women and men - 2010 (debate)
Situation of Christians in the context of freedom of religion (debate)
Patients’ rights in cross-border healthcare (debate)
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
European Protection Order (debate)
Impact of advertising on consumer behaviour (short presentation)
Conclusions of the European Council meeting (28-29 October) and economic governance (continuation of debate)
Preparations for the European Council meeting (28-29 October) - Preparations for the G20 summit (11-12 November) - Financial, economic and social crisis: recommendations concerning the measures and initiatives to be taken - Improving economic governance and stability framework in the EU, in particular, in the euro zone (debate)
Improvements in the safety and health at work of pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding - Precarious women workers (debate)
Trade and economic relations with Turkey (debate)
Prevention of natural and man-made disasters (short presentation)
Iceland’s application for membership of the European Union (debate)
Outcome of the summit of 7 May 2010 and the ECOFIN meeting - What is the political relevance of the EU 2020 strategy in the context of the current financial and economic crisis? - Consequences of the financial and economic crisis on the EU 2020 strategy and its governance - What is the relevance of the EU 2020 strategy in the framework of the current financial and economic crisis? (debate)
Equal treatment between men and women engaged in an activity in a self-employed capacity (debate)
Implementation of Goldstone recommendations on Israel/Palestine (debate)
Major natural disaster in the autonomous region of Madeira (debate)
2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate)
Equality between women and men in the European Union — 2009 (debate)
Democratisation in Turkey (debate)
The cohesion policy after 2013 (debate)
Reports (2)
REPORT on Gendercide: the missing women? PDF (214 KB) DOC (135 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Year of Citizens (2013) PDF (669 KB) DOC (922 KB)
Shadow reports (8)
RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council regulation extending to the non-participating Member States the application of Regulation (EU) No …/2012 establishing an exchange, assistance and training programme for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting (the ‘Pericles 2020’ programme) PDF (128 KB) DOC (55 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing an exchange, assistance and training programme for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting (the 'Pericles 2020' programme) PDF (243 KB) DOC (427 KB)
RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision authorising Member States to ratify, in the interests of the European Union, the Convention concerning decent work for domestic workers, 2011, of the International Labour Organisation (Convention No 189) PDF (152 KB) DOC (63 KB)
REPORT on women with disabilities PDF (272 KB) DOC (148 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on mutual recognition of protection measures in civil matters PDF (419 KB) DOC (375 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on European statistics on demography PDF (242 KB) DOC (338 KB)
REPORT on Social Investment Pact – as a response to the crisis PDF (167 KB) DOC (102 KB)
REPORT on women in political decision-making – quality and equality PDF (205 KB) DOC (111 KB)
Opinions (10)
OPINION on the situation of fundamental rights in the European Union (2012)
OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of research, studies, pupil exchange, remunerated and unremunerated training, voluntary service and au pairing
OPINION on reindustrialising Europe to promote competitiveness and sustainability
OPINION on the Cross-border collective bargaining and transnational social dialogue
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing Horizon 2020 - The Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014-2020)
OPINION on EU external policies in favour of democratisation
OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of seasonal employment
OPINION on the Report 2010 on the implementation of the Cohesion Policy programmes for 2007-2013
OPINION Final opinion on the impact of advertising on consumer behaviour
OPINION on the report on the Commission Communication: A Community approach on the prevention of natural and man-made disasters
Shadow opinions (13)
OPINION on the European Commission’s 7th and 8th progress reports on the EU Cohesion Policy and the Strategic Report 2013 on programme implementation 2007-2013
OPINION on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Year of Development (2015)
OPINION on the Annual Report on Human Rights in the World 2012 and the European Union’s policy on the matter
OPINION on A European Strategy on Plastic Waste in the Environment
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Voluntary Humanitarian Aid Corps
OPINION on the impact of the economic crisis on gender equality and women’s rights
OPINION on the EU 2011 report on policy coherence for development
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European statistical programme 2013-2017
OPINION on the Annual Report on Human Rights in the World and the European Union’s policy on the matter including implications for the EU’s strategic human rights policy
OPINION on the situation of fundamental rights in the European Union (2010)
OPINION on the Agenda for New Skills and Jobs
OPINION on absorption of Structural and Cohesion Funds: lessons learnt for the future cohesion policy of the EU
OPINION on the proposal for a Council decision establishing the organisation and functioning of the European External Action Service
Written declarations (6)
Amendments (1019)
Amendment 19 #
2013/2945(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13
Citation 13
– having regard to the fact that, in its conclusions of 11 December 2012, the Council endorsed the Commission's new approach, though not applicable to Turkey, to place the rule of law at the heart of the enlargement policy and confirmed the centrality in the negotiating process of Cchapter 23 (judiciary and fundamental rights) and Cchapter 24 (justice, freedom and security), which should be tackled early in the negotiations to allow clear benchmarks and sufficient time to introduce the necessary changes in legislation, reforms of institutions and thus solid track records of implementation,
Amendment 31 #
2013/2945(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16
Citation 16
– having regard to the fact that, for its own benefit, and with a view to enhancing stability and promoting good neighbourly relations and positive political and economic partnership, Turkey needs to step up its efforts to solve outstanding bilateral issues, including unsettled legal obligations and land and maritime border and airspace disputes with its immediate neighbours, in accordance with the provisions of the UN charter and with international law,
Amendment 65 #
2013/2945(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the importance of achieving a common understanding between Turkey and the EU on the relevance for both the EU andWelcomes the signing of the readmission agreement, as well as the initiation of the dialogue on visa liberalisation between the European Commission and Turkish authorities, looking forward to the swift ratification of the readmission agreement and its full and effective implementation vis-à-vis all Member States; progress in the dialogue on visa liberalisation will be founded on a performance based approach and conditioned on effective and consistent implementation by Turkey of the readmission agrequirement ands in the visa roadmap leading to visa liberalisationvis-à-vis the EU and all its Member States; recalls that Turkey is one of the key transit countries for irregular migration to the EU and therefore calls on Turkey to sign and implement the readmission agreement without further delay; calls on the Commission in parallel to take steps towards visa liberalisation and stresses the clear benefits of facilitating access to the EU for business people, academics, students and representatives of civil societyfully and effectively implement the existing bilateral readmission agreements and readmission provisions contained in similar agreements without further delay towards all Member States; to intensify furthermore its cooperation with the EU on migration policy issues; to fight against human trafficking and border controls;
Amendment 139 #
2013/2945(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Takes the view that the protests in Gezi Park testify both to the existence in Turkey of a vibrant civil society and also the need for further vital and immediate reforms on the promotion of fundamental values; highlights the importance of including civil society more structurally in the decision making process; deeply regrets the loss of life amongst the protesters and the police forces, the excessive use of force by the police and the violent acts by a number of protesters; welcomes the on-going administrative investigations launched by the Ministry of Interior and the inquiries by the Ombudsman into complaints related to the events in Gezi Park and expects them to fully address the concerns without delay; calls on Turkey to adopt adequate internal review procedures and to establish an independent supervisory body for police offences; is of the opinion that the Gezi Park events underline the need for far- reaching reforms in order to ensure respect for freedom of assembly;
Amendment 147 #
2013/2945(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Expresses concerns at the very limited coverage of the Gezi Park events by Turkish media and the dismissal of journalists who criticised the Government’s reactions to such events; criticizes the fact that presently, an estimate of 15 000 websites are blocked in Turkey, the Government refuses to repeal regressive legislation such as Article 8 of the Anti-Terror Act and many human rights activists are jailed under Article 301 of the Penal Code, thus making it a crime to "denigrate Turkishness"; reiterates its concern on the practice of bringing criminal prosecutions against human rights defenders, activists and journalists who communicate evidence of human rights violations or raise other issues of public interest; considers the criminalisation of opinion as a key obstacle to the full protection of human rights in Turkey; criticizes moreover, the authoritative way by which security services monitored social media accounts in order to arrest thousands of citizens; recalls that freedom of expression and media pluralism are at the heart of European values and that an independent press is crucial to a democratic society; reiterates once again its concern at the fact that most media are owned by and concentrated in, large conglomerates with a wide range of business interests and points out to the worrying widespread phenomenon of self-censorship by media owners and journalists; expresses concern at the particularly high number of journalists and military officers currently in pre-trial detention and calls on Turkey’s judicial authorities to review and address these cases as soon as possible;
Amendment 157 #
2013/2945(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Insists that any trials against journalists should be carried out in a transparent manner, respecting the rule of law and ensuring appropriate conditions, such as providing venues that are suited to the type of hearings being held, distributing accurate transcripts to detained persons and providing information to the journalists regarding the charges brought against them;
Amendment 164 #
2013/2945(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Expresses deep concern both for Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan weathered international criticism for last summer's violent crackdown against peaceful protesters, but also for the recent revelations of corruption by senior members of his Justice and Development Party (AKP) that have sparked more street protests; underlines that the revolt against the Turkish Prime Minister and AKP clearly shows the deep divide between secular modernity and Islamic tradition in Turkey; is concerned that Erdogan Government has been accused of inhibiting the effective investigation of the corruption case and calls therefore the Government of Turkey, to ensure no further escape from a massive graft investigation in addition to proceeding into extensive restructuring of the judicial system;
Amendment 187 #
2013/2945(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Reaffirms its support to the Commission’s new approach of opening Chapters 23 (judiciary and fundamental rights) and 24 (justice and home affairs) early in the negotiation process and closing them at the end, for new accession countries, though not applicable to Turkey; stresses that delivering the official benchmarks for the opening of such Chapters to Turkey would provide a clear roadmap for and give a boost to the reform process; calls, therefore, on the Council to make renewedsimilar efforts for the opening of Chapters 23 and 24; calls on Turkey to cooperate as much as possible to this effect for Turkey, an old accession country candidate, as long as the latter cooperates fully to this effect, by fulfilling the prerequisite of implementing the additional Protocol and recognising the Republic of Cyprus;
Amendment 199 #
2013/2945(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Recalls that education plays a pivotal role in the process of building an inclusive and diverse society built on respect for religious communities and minorities; urges the Government of Turkey to pay special attention to educational materials in schools, which should reflect ethnic and religious plurality and plurality of beliefs in Turkish society, eliminate discrimination and prejudice and promote the full acceptance of all religious communities and minorities, and stresses the need for unbiased learning materials;
Amendment 204 #
2013/2945(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Expresses support for the database on violence against women currently under preparation by the Ministry for Family and Social policies; asks to complement existing legislation on the creation of shelters for women who are victims of domestic violence with adequate follow-up mechanisms where municipalities fail to establish such shelters; supports the efforts of the Minister for Family and Social policies to raise penalties for forced early marriages, which must be eradicated; stresses the importance of providing women and girls who have been victims of violence with concrete alternatives and self-sustainment prospects; underlines also the importance of tackling poverty amongst women and of increasing the social inclusion of women; welcomes the government’s efforts to increase the schooling of girls, as a result of which the gender gap in primary education is almost closed, and calls on the government to take all the necessary measures to diminish the gender gap in secondary education too; renews its concern at the low level of women’s participation in the labour force, in politics and at senior level in the administration and encourages the Government to make gender equality a priority of its reform efforts, adopting adequate measures to promote a more central role of women in the economic and political fabric of Turkey; calls on political parties to take specific action so as to further encourage women’s active engagement and empowerment for participation in politics;
Amendment 250 #
2013/2945(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Government of Turkey to sign and ratify the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), which is part of the acquis communautaire, without further delay and recalls the full legitimacy of the Republic of Cyprus’s exclusive economic zone; calls on Turkey to respect the sovereign rights of all EU Member States which include, inter alia, the right to entering into bilateral agreements, and to explore and exploit their natural resources in accordance with the EU acquis and international law, including the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea; also stresses the need to respect the sovereignty of Member States over their territorial sea; regrets Turkey’s continuous violations of the sovereignty, territorial integrity and jurisdictions within its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the Republic of Cyprus, by issuing statements objecting to drilling operations by the Republic of Cyprus and by threatening retaliation against companies participating in the Cypriot exploration;
Amendment 256 #
2013/2945(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Reiterates its strong support for the reunification of Cyprus, based on a fair and viable settlement for both communities; asks Turkey to actively support the negotiations aimed at a fair, comprehensive and viable settlement and the issuing of a common statement, clarifying the principles of the negotiation process under the auspices of the UN Secretary-General and in accordance with the relevant UNSC resolutions and the values and principles on which the EU is founded; calls on Turkey to immediately begin withdrawing its forces from Cyprus and to transfer the sealed-off area of Famagusta to the UN in accordance with UNSC Resolution 550 (1984); calls on the Republic of Cyprus to open the port of Famagusta, under EU customs supervision, in order to promote a positive climate for the successful solution of the ongoing reunification negotiations, and to allow Turkish Cypriots to trade directly in a legal manner that is acceptable to all; takes note of the proposals by the Government of Cyprus to address the above issuestakes note of the proposals by the Government of Cyprus to address the above issues; regrets, in parallel, Turkey’s rejection of the proposal of the Government of the Republic of Cyprus in 2010 for, inter alia, opening the port of Famagusta under the auspices of the European Union which would allow for commercial transactions between the EU and the Turkish-Cypriots, through the port of Famagusta;
Amendment 272 #
2013/2945(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. WelcomesTakes note of Turkey’s decision to grant the Committee on Missing Persons access to a fenced military area in the northern part of Cyprus and encouragescalls on Turkey to allow the Committee tofull access to all relevant archives and military zones for exhumation; calls for special consideration and respect for the work done by the Committee on Missing Persons;
Amendment 276 #
2013/2945(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls on Turkey to terminate present illegal settlement and to refrain from any new future illegal settlement of Turkish citizens on the island, as this would deteriorate further the existing demographic distortion and allegiance of citizens on the island; calls on Turkey to address the issue, in accordance with the Geneva Convention and the principles of International Law;
Amendment 285 #
2013/2945(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses the importance of a coherent and comprehensive security approach in the Eastern Mediterranean, and calls on Turkey to allow political dialogue between the EU and NATO by lifting its veto on EU-NATO cooperation including Cyprus, and calls, in parallel, on the Republic of Cyprus to lift its veto on Turkey’s participation in the European Defence Agency; welcomes the Republic of Cyprus’ intention to join NATO’s Partnership for Peace Programme, which can be a game changer and urges Turkey to adopt an equally constructive attitude;
Amendment 299 #
2013/2945(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Deplores Turkey’s refusalthat despite repeated calls, Turkey has not complied with its obligations outlined in the Declaration of the European Community and its Member States of 21 Sept. 2005 and refused to fulfil its obligation of full, non- discriminatory implementation of the Additional Protocol to the EC-Turkey Association Agreement towards all Member States; recalls that this refusal continues to have a profound effect on the negotiation processsuch non- compliance and refusal to recognize the Republic of Cyprus continues to have a profound effect on the negotiation process; deeply regrets for statements, threats and actions of Turkish officials against a Member State, or source of friction or actions which could damage good neighbourly relations and the peaceful settlement of disputes; urges therefore Turkey to fulfil its obligations and to implement the protocol in full without further delay;
Amendment 303 #
2013/2945(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Deeply regrets Turkey’s decision to abstain from meetings and contacts with the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU (second half of 2012) and takes the view that Turkey missed an important opportunity to start a process of engagement and normalisation of relations with Cyprus; recalls that the EU is based on the principles of sincere cooperation and mutual solidarity amongst all its Member States and respect for the institutional framework; recalls that recognition of all EU Member states is a necessary component of the accession process. accordingly, Turkey is urged to proceed with normalisation of its relations with all EU Member states the soonest the possible, including lifting its veto of EU Member states membership of several international organizations;
Amendment 305 #
2013/2945(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Regrets the cancelling by Turkey of the 70th JPC meeting and its negative impact on the interparliamentary political dialogue; notes the lack of sanctions for such refusal;
Amendment 306 #
2013/2945(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 c (new)
Paragraph 24 c (new)
24c. Underlines the importance of a comprehensive monitoring of the implementation of the Instrument for Pre- Accession Assistance (IPA) to Turkey, with a view to prioritising targets and projects that are in full line with Turkey’s accession criteria;
Amendment 318 #
2013/2945(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. BWelieves that, in view of Turkey’s strategic role as an energy hub, consideration should be given to the value of opening negotiations on Chapter 15 on energy; underlines thatcomes cooperation between the EU and Turkey on a number of important green energy issues and calls on Turkey to commit itself that green energy and climate efficiency priorities need to be addressed;
Amendment 99 #
2013/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the economic situation and recent developments in some Member States have compromised the quality of employment, social protection and health and safety standards; economic growth and financial stability have in addition been seriously damaged and strong deterioration of the government deficit and debt position is observed in some Member States.
Amendment 160 #
2013/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas the economic adjustment programme measures in Cyprus (June 2013) primary designed and defined by the IMF, the Eurogroup, the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Commission, have had a serious direct and indirect impact on the Cypriot economy, banking system, entrepreneurship, and growth levels;
Amendment 227 #
2013/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that, in May 2011, Cyprus lost access to international markets due to the significant deterioration in public finances as well as the large exposure of the Cypriot banking sector to the Greek economy and Eurogroup's decision for bailout of public debt in Greece which cost Cyprus 4.5 billion (that is 25% of its GDP) approximately. Eventually, in June 2012, Cyprus has requested a financial assistance programme and on March 25 2013, after a long period of hard negotiations, Cyprus and the Troika (European Commission, European Central Bank, International Monetary Fund) agreed on a €10 billion financial assistance which featured an unprecedented haircut on uninsured deposits in a bid to recapitalize the Popular Bank and the Bank of Cyprus, which are the island's largest lenders; at the beginning of the EU- IMF assistance programme in 2013, speculations about the systemic instability in the Cypriot economy had been ongoing for a long time, owing inter alia to the exposure of Cypriot banks to overleveraged local property companies, the Greek debt crisis, the downgrading of Cypriot government bonds by international rating agencies, the inability to refund public expenditure from the international markets, and the initial reluctance of the government to restructure the troubled financial sector;
Amendment 257 #
2013/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that the initial request for financial assistance was made by Cyprus on 25 June 2012, but that differences of positions as regards the conditionality, as well as the rejection of an initial draft programme by the Cypriot Parliament, because it was contrary to European law as it envisaged haircut of small deposits of less than 100,000 Euros, delayed the final agreement on the EU- IMF assistance programme until 24 April (EU) and 15 May 2013 (IMF), respectively, and on 30 April 2013 the Cypriot House of Representatives finally endorsed the ‘'new’' agreement; whilst the Central Bank of Cyprus and a Ministerial committee were heavily involved in the negotiation and the design of the financial assistance program, and finally the CBC Governor co-singed the MoU with the Minister of Finance, it must be noted that there was extremely limited time to further negotiate in detail aspects of the MoU, and the controversial application of the bail-in instrument on bank deposits, was actually imposed on the Cyprus government which was forced to accept this measure under conditions of blackmail.
Amendment 379 #
2013/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Deplores that since 2008 the income distribution inequality has grown above average in the four countries and that cuts in social benefits and rising unemploymentand unemployment benefits resulting from austerity measures, as well as the wage reductions due to structural reforms, are raising poverty levels;
Amendment 400 #
2013/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Points to the fact that the adjustment policies and structural reforms have led to dramatic unemployment rates and unacceptable level of youth unemployment in the four Member States under assistance programmes; points especially to the sharp increase in youth unemployment in Greece, Cyprus, Spain and Portugal and the increased "brain drain" observed;
Amendment 410 #
2013/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Regrets that, in all four countries the most vulnerable groups – the long-term unemployed, women, migrant workers, pensioners and the disabled – have been strongly hit and are suffering from higher unemployment rates and income reduction than the national average.
Amendment 559 #
2013/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Notes that in Cyprus unemployment levels increased by 10% between 2012 and 2013; progressive taxation, budget cuts and austerity hamper economic activity and increase gaps between the poor and the rich.
Amendment 684 #
2013/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35a. Notes the serious side effects of the application of the bail- in instrument, which include the imposition of capital controls; stresses that the real Cypriot economy continues to face major challenges. The severing of credit lines is bearing down on the productive sectors of the economy and unemployment is on the rise; regrets the fact that there was no previous assessment of the consequences in each programme country by means of impact studies or coordination with the Employment Committee, the Social Protection Committee, the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO) or the Commissioner for Employment and Social Affairs; regrets, too, the fact that, despite the important social implications, the consultative bodies established by Treaty, in particular the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and the Committee of the Regions (CoR), were not consulted;
Amendment 709 #
2013/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37a. Regrets that Troika is not democratically legalised, and its actions are not based on community law; therefore, there is no clear balance, transparency or accountability on the important decisions it takes for which the European citizens are not aware; underlines that the different philosophy and perceptions of the three different institutions, ECB, European Commission and IMF as well as the lack of appropriate infrastructure within the Eurozone to combat the crisis led to premature and unbalanced decision- making for the MoU programmes imposing strict austerity measures without growth and investment to the aforesaid Southern European countries.
Amendment 807 #
2013/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 a (new)
Paragraph 41 a (new)
41a. Stresses that, there is a need for a balance between fiscal consolidation, structural reforms and incentives for growth and employment; therefore, the current synthesis/form of Troika should be dismantled and changed in favour of more solidarity, democratic legitimacy and transparency.
Amendment 1 #
2013/2195(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that under the Treaties the promotion of equality between men and women is a fundamental principle of the European Union and gender issues are cross-sectoral issues; recalls that the issue of gender equality should be incorporated and mainstreamed into all policies and addressed at all levels of the budgetary process; calls therefore on the Court of Auditors to assess the implementation of the general budget of the Union from the gender perspective, where applicable;
Amendment 2 #
2013/2195(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Stresses that under the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (Article 21) any discrimination shall be prohibited and equality between men and women (Article 23) must be ensured in all areas, including employment, work and pay;
Amendment 5 #
2013/2195(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out the need for further efforts to develop, where appropriate, gender- specific indicators and data, which would allow to monitor the achievement of the objectives set also from a gender perspective and can be included in the reports on the implementation of the budget; Notes that the budget of the EU for the financial year 2012 should not be a neutral instrument. The strategic and policy orientation under-pinning it should reflect interests and preoccupation of people and thus engendering the budget is the best way of meeting the aspirations and needs of both men and women;
Amendment 7 #
2013/2195(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Stresses that equality between women and men is a precondition for fulfilling the overall EU objectives of growth, employment and social cohesion;
Amendment 9 #
2013/2195(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Stresses that defending women's rights and promoting policies to encourage the active participation of women in all aspects of social life are essential to democracy in all countries;
Amendment 2 #
2013/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas women are more likely to be victims of sexual torture both at times of war and of peace;
Amendment 10 #
2013/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Urges the EU to ensure, by means of aid conditionality, that third countries and countries in accession in particular, protect women and girls from torture; calls on the Council to suspend aid to countries practising torture and to divert aid to support victims directly; urges the Commission to ensure that all new Free Trade Agreements with third countries provide for strict obligations which safe- guard women;
Amendment 14 #
2013/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the continuing need for the EU to work with third countries to eradicate the practice of FGM; reminds those Member States with national legislation criminalising FGM that they must act on this legislation and ensure its implementation;
Amendment 16 #
2013/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Supports an immediate ban on stoning; stresses that it is a barbaric form of execution;
Amendment 19 #
2013/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Condemns all forms of domestic a violence, in particular honour killings, violence entrenched in cultural or religious beliefs, forced marriage, gendercides and dowry deaths; affirms that the EU must treat these as forms of torture;
Amendment 35 #
2013/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the EU in its human rights dialogues with third countries to promote the prevention, investigation and prosecution of violence against women and girls;
Amendment 40 #
2013/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. States that the failure to separate transgender women prisoners from male prisoners in detention is both cruel and, inhuman and unacceptable.
Amendment 5 #
2013/2154(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Highlights the role of transnational dispute settlement networks in enforcing, managing and ensuring the daily implementation of European legislation by national authorities;
Amendment 6 #
2013/2154(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Underlines that informal conflict resolution has become an important tool for addressing misapplications following transpositions;
Amendment 7 #
2013/2154(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Believes that a pan European coordination is essential in supporting transnational dispute settlement networks, to improve further compliance of domestic authorities and the well-functioning of the single market;
Amendment 11 #
2013/2154(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls for Member States fruitful cooperation on providing information on national rules and procedures regarding EU rights; recommends that this information is practical, jargon free, up- to-date and available in relevant languages;
Amendment 12 #
2013/2154(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Encourages the establishment of a link between the national portals with Your Europe;
Amendment 13 #
2013/2154(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Proposes that SOLVIT centres performance should be continuously improved, especially as regards social security cases; encourages Member States to strengthen synergies between SOLVIT and the respective administration for the better co-ordination of Social Security Systems;
Amendment 20 #
2013/2154(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Suggests that Member States should work closely with the Commission to improve the SOLVIT system by securing a coherent approach throughout the European Union and improving its visibility especially for those people and countries facing a deep financial crisis, high records of unemployment, poverty and social exclusion; underlines that valid and accessible information could lead to decent work and decent life;
Amendment 24 #
2013/2154(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Recalls that, in times of social, economic and job crisis, SOLVIT services, free of charge and citizen-friendly, are necessary for the benefit of people living and working throughout the European Union;
Amendment 3 #
2013/2152(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that women's participation both at the negotiating table and in active roles in peaceful transitions should be ensured and expanded as women can play a key role in peace-keeping, in promoting dialogue and conflict resolution and in maintaining cohesion in a society and its structures;
Amendment 6 #
2013/2152(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reaffirms its condemnation of all kinds of violence against women, especially the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and domestic violence; stresses the importance of information and awareness campaigns in communities where female genital mutilation (FGM) is, early and forced marriages, feminicides and other gender- based human rights violations are practisced;
Amendment 10 #
2013/2152(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Urges the EU to enhance its action to end sex-selective practices by addressing and uprooting effectively all fundamental causes leading to son preference cultures, by combating "Gendercide" which is a rising and underreported problem in countries of Asia, Europe, Africa and America; insists that such preventive policies should be essential elements in EU approach to development cooperation;
Amendment 11 #
2013/2152(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls on the Commission to make the issue of women's rights central to the negotiations with all candidate countries for accession without exception; reminds that the persisting severity of violence against women and girls remain major misfalls for Turkey as an accession country; urges the Turkish Government to speed up reforms and to achieve visible and concrete results in the application of the principle of equality and respect of women's rights;
Amendment 14 #
2013/2152(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Urges therefore the Commission and the Council to further encourage third countries to take account of women's rights when drawing up national legislation and to ensure their implementation;
Amendment 17 #
2013/2152(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for efforts to be stepped up to achieve the maximum of the Millennium Development Goals concerning gender equality, maternal health and, access to education, sexual and reproductive health rights, especially for girls and young women, before the expiring deadlines;
Amendment 1 #
2013/2145(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Regrets the decrease of 9.4% in commitments and 11.9% in payments in Heading 3 on Security and Citizenship compared to the 2013 budget, which strengthens the concept of European citizenship by creating an area of freedom, justice, security and access to basic public goods and services; this concept needs re-enforcement during these times of economic crisis and in view of the forthcoming European elections;
Amendment 4 #
2013/2145(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that solidarity between Member Statthe principle of solidarity and the fair sharing of responsibilities between Member States is at the heart of the common policies in the field of asylum and, migration shouldand external borders and should therefore be reinforced and that; the EU budget should demonstrate a clear commitment in that direction, including an adequate contribution from Member Statesproviding the means to address the financial implications of this principle; underlines the importance of strengthening European solidarity, transnational co- operation, coordination, mutual trust and responsibility sharing, for common EU policies among Member States; notes that financial support should be given to those Member States who bear a heavier burden due to their specific geographic situation and the length of the external borders of the Union that they have to manage;
Amendment 6 #
2013/2145(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Insists that the Agencies should have adequate resources to implement the systems and projects which were recently approved; considers, therefore, that the budget of the Frontex Agency should be increased to provide them with sufficient resources to operate Eurosur; as a pan- European border surveillance system; considers that adequate financial provisions will enable Eurosur to reduce the number of irregular migrants entering the EU undetected, reduce the number of deaths of irregular migrants lost at sea and to contribute to the prevention of cross-border crimes;
Amendment 1 #
2013/2130(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that European Parliament’'s legislative powers have been enhanced with the increased use of the codecision procedure since the entry into force of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU); points out that legal acts dealing with judicial cooperation in criminal matters and police cooperation are now, as a rule, adopted in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure;
Amendment 5 #
2013/2130(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises the particular significance and consequence of the inclusion of the Charter of Fundamental Rights in the Lisbon Treaty; points out that the Charter has become legally binding on the European Union institutions and on Member States when implementing Union law thus transforming basic values into concrete rights;
Amendment 6 #
2013/2130(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Calls on all EU Institutions, Member States' governments and parliaments, to build on the new institutional and legal framework created by the Treaty of Lisbon in such a way as to devise a comprehensive internal human rights policy for the Union, which ensures effective accountability mechanisms at national and EU level to address human rights violations;
Amendment 7 #
2013/2130(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Recalls that the Treaty of Lisbon introduced the new right of European Citizens' Initiative (ECI); stresses the need for the removal of all technical and bureaucratic barriers that still hinder the effective use of the ECI and encourages active participation of citizens in shaping EU policies;
Amendment 10 #
2013/2130(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Highlights that the European Parliament should also strengthen its autonomous impact assessment on fundamental rights in relation to legislative proposals and amendments under examination in the legislative process and set a monitoring "human rights violations watch mechanisms";
Amendment 12 #
2013/2130(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. With a view to ensuring sincere cooperation, open and continuous dialogue between the institutions involved in the legislative process, urges the Council to consider making it possible for Parliament representatives to participate in its meetings, in certain cases (such as working groups and COREPER), as is already the case for Commission representatives.
Amendment 2 #
2013/2115(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the irregular status of undocumented women throughout Europe makes it difficult for their fundamental human rights to be respected thus making these women particularly vulnerable to all kinds of exploitation, low wages and unstable working conditions; lack of contracts deprives them from social security and other employment benefits and illiteracy, language and adaptability barriers deteriorate their situation further;
Amendment 6 #
2013/2115(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that access to employment and prospects for longer-term security and professional advancement are often limited due to discriminatory practises.
Amendment 15 #
2013/2115(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Draws attention to the fact that undocumented female migrants work in areas, very often, below their education levels attained in their countries of origin or in the host country.
Amendment 31 #
2013/2115(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to reduce inequalities in employment between migrant workers and EU workers by offering secondary and vocational training so women especially migrant women can acquire new skills, so as not to be restricted to low paid jobs.
Amendment 3 #
2013/2113(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B (a) (new)
Recital B (a) (new)
Ba. whereas Europe 2020 strategy calls for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth;
Amendment 5 #
2013/2113(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that new environment policy initiatives at EU level should be preceded by solid impact assessments focusing on employment and labour market opportunities as well as social consequences;
Amendment 9 #
2013/2113(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that the Member States should support initiatives that facilitate the development of sectors with high employment potential and, in particular, that aid in the transformation towards a sustainable economy and the creation of green jobssustainable quality jobs in the recycling sector;
Amendment 14 #
2013/2113(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines the fact theat targets set within the Framework Directive on Waste, the Packaging Directive and WEEE Directive create opportunities for new employment in various sectors of the economy via a spill-over effect, and conducive environments for relevant industries should therefore be fostered in order that they may exploit their full job- creation potential; points out that full implementation of EU waste legislation could save €72 billion a year, increase the annual turnover of the EU waste management and recycling sector by €42 billion and create over 400,000 jobs by 2020;
Amendment 19 #
2013/2113(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that improved implementation of EU legislation on waste willhas the potential to contribute to economic development, and thus to job creation; stresses that recycling – a labour- intensive sector – can be an important source of local jobs and should be favoured in the revised EU waste framework; stresses that plastic recycling alone has the potential to create up to 160 000 jobs in the EU 27 if the recycling rate increases up to a level of 70% by 2020;
Amendment 21 #
2013/2113(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Underlines, however, that the employment potential of the recycling sector should not undermine efforts to reduce the resource intensity and dependency in the first place - a challenge which offers new employment opportunities as well;
Amendment 30 #
2013/2113(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines the fact that appropriate levels of training and skills are needed for eco-innovations to flourish, and for EU waste legislation to be implemented correctly; recalls, in this context, that the European Social Fund could be helpful in preparing the labour force for an increased demand for green jobssustainable quality jobs in the recycling sector.
Amendment 54 #
2013/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that labour inspection can be effective only if the relevant authorities are adequately funded and have enough staff; voices its concern at the understaffing of Member States' inspection authorities; and calls on the Member States to strengthen their inspection systems, as this should be an essential integral part of national plans to respond to the persisting economic crisis;
Amendment 90 #
2013/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Points out that there is an important role to be played by the social partners, and particularly by workers' representatives, in ensuring that the existing rules are observed; calls on the Member States to institute the formal involvement of the social partners in both the design and the formulation of national labour inspection plans;
Amendment 116 #
2013/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the national labour inspectorates to draw up action plans to combat undeclared work, covering all forms of abuse in relation to employment and self-employment; underlines that undeclared work, if not properly dealt with, threatens to undermine the EU´s ability to meet its employment targets for more and better jobs and stronger growth;
Amendment 117 #
2013/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Expresses great concern for the extreme vulnerability of migrant workers with irregular or unauthorized status for being exploited in undeclared work of low standards, low wages and long working hours in unsafe working environments;
Amendment 121 #
2013/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Considers that national programmes for the further training of labour inspectors should include specific modules on undeclared work and on related topics such as migration and human trafficking; as there is a strong connection of trafficking and migration in particular, with undeclared work;
Amendment 133 #
2013/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recognises that there is a growing trend towards self-employment, outsourcing und subcontracting which may lead into an increase of precarious jobs and into further deterioration of already low protection levels for undeclared workers; warns that such negative developments will certainly necessitate further effort as well as targeted training of labour inspectorates on how to monitor, prevent and react against undeclared work; considers that systems of general contractor liability for the entire subcontracting chain constitute a useful tool for improved monitoring of public procurement, and that they should be introduced in all Member States;
Amendment 147 #
2013/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Considers effective cooperation between national authorities to be important in the effort to end social dumping and ensure that competition in the single market is fair; calls for collaborative action at the EU level, starting with exchange of good practices and know how, as well as sharing of data from national registries; welcomes the Commission's initiative to create a European Platform for labour inspectors;
Amendment 159 #
2013/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to introduce a European Agency for cross-border matters concerning the abuse of employment protection rules and undeclared work, with a remit including inter alia the identification of letter-box companies, the control of transnational service providers, the introduction of further-training programmes, the identification of new ways of circumventing the rules, and the organisation of cross-border controls; recommends in addition, occasional joint cross-border inspections between national inspectorates, particularly in areas closed to borders zones;
Amendment 174 #
2013/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Considers that a European database on illegal employment will improve coordination, between labour inspectorates from different countries, and can offer significant European added value in the effort to combat undeclared work;
Amendment 15 #
2013/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas prostitution is a gendered phenomenon, with a global dimension, involving around 40-42 million people worldwide, with the vast majority of prostituted persons being women and girls, and almost all buyers being men, and whereas it is therefore both a cause and a consequence of gender inequality;
Amendment 64 #
2013/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises that prostitution/sex work and sexual exploitation are violations of human dignityhighly gendered issues and violations of human dignity, contrary to human rights principles, among which gender equality, and therefore contrary to the principles of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union;
Amendment 73 #
2013/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises that prostitution both globally and across Europe feeds trafficking of vulnerable women and girls with a large percentage of them to be between 13-25 years old, and stresses that, as shown by data from the European Commission, the majority (62 %) are trafficked for sexual exploitation, and women and girls account for 80 % of identified and presumed victims;
Amendment 77 #
2013/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recognises in addition that approximately 70% of prostitutes in Western Europe are migrants, according to the European Network for HIV/STI Prevention and Health Promotion among Migrant Sex Workers (TAMPEP);
Amendment 78 #
2013/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Acknowledges however, that lack of reliable, accurate and comparable data among countries, keeps the prostitution market opaque and hinders political decision, thus making it solely depended on estimations;
Amendment 88 #
2013/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that prostitution and exploitation in the sex industry can have devastating consequences for the individuals involved,; in addition to being both a cause and a consequence of gender inequality and perpetuating gendered stereotypes such asand stereotypical thinking about women selling sex, the idea that women’s and girls'’ bodies are for sale to satisfy male demand for sex, prevails;
Amendment 92 #
2013/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Expresses concern for the increase in numbers of young men that buy prostitution as a form of entertainment, therefore treating women and girls as sexual toys, leading often to acts of violence against them;
Amendment 99 #
2013/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that prostituted persons are particularly vulnerable socially and economically and are more at risk of violence than in any other activity and more probe to alcohol and drugs consumption;
Amendment 111 #
2013/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses that the economic crisis has detrimental economic and social effects on women, leading often, the most vulnerable among them, to enter the prostitution/sex business voluntarily, so as to overcome poverty and social exclusion;
Amendment 159 #
2013/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Urges the Commission to evaluate the impact that the European legal framework designed to eliminate trafficking for sexual exploitation has had to date and to undertake further research into patterns of prostitution and human trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation in the EU, as well as of the increased levels of sex tourism;
Amendment 185 #
2013/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the EU and its Member States to develop prevention policies in the countries of origin of trafficked prostituted persons, through sanctions, awareness raising campaigns and education;
Amendment 236 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Regrets that human rights violations still remain a painful consequence of the 1974 Turkish occupation against Cyprus; notes that thousands of refugees, who have been forced to abandon their homes and properties are still denied their basic human right to live, work and move freely throughout the whole territory of their homeland until today; notes further that families and relatives of the missing persons are still denied their right to know the fate of their loved ones, as Turkey refuses to facilitate access to all military zones and to its archives for investigation purposes by the Committee on the Missing Persons in Cyprus;
Amendment 307 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on Member StateExpresses its concern for the persisting democratic deficits as far as gender equality is concerned and calls on Member States to take all necessary steps to promote gender equality education, gender mainstreaming and also sufficient monitoring mechanisms for the implementation of EU gender policy so as to ensure equality between women and men and, including effective ways to combat all forms of violence against women;
Amendment 312 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to increase citizens' awareness and knowledge about all their rights enshrined in the Charter; to encourage participative democracy by maintaining a continuous dialogue with the civil society, relevant NGOs and women's organizations; calls women organizations in particular, to share their invaluable expertise regarding persisting stereotypes and discrimination as they have always been the most vulnerable victims;
Amendment 8 #
2013/2073(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the employment aspects of the Youth Strategy have become ever more pressing given the current crisis and; alarmingly high levels of youth unemployment increase the need to endorse the concerns of the young generation, which is at the centre of the crisis into effective policies; stresses that the next cycle (2013-2015), by focusing on youth unemployment, education and training, should contribute to the two overall objectives of the Youth Strategy of creating equal opportunities for youth in the labour market and promoting social inclusion;
Amendment 23 #
2013/2073(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that special attention should be paid to vulnerable groups at high risk of social exclusion, including people who are not in education, employment or training (NEETs), and disadvantaged youth in order to encourage their active involvement and participation in society;
Amendment 27 #
2013/2073(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the need to combat early school leaving by encouraging the increase of the percentage of graduates through dialogue between the education sector and public and private employment services, through better links between initial and further vocational training, and through the introduction of dual education systems;
Amendment 37 #
2013/2073(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the Commission's proposals forto put emphasis on the qualification levels of students and young people through a Quality Framework on Traineeships and an Alliance for Apprenticeships, aimed at promoting high-quality traineeships across the EU; calls on the Member States to urgently implement the Youth Guarantee in order to combat youth unemployment, drawing on the EUR 6 billion in EU funds available for the Youth Employment Initiative; calls on the Commission to give practical support to Member States implementing the Youth Guarantee;
Amendment 49 #
2013/2073(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that European funding can act as an important complement to necessary investments from national budgets; calls on the Member States to exploit the potential of the European Social Fund (ESF) when implementing the Youth Strategy; stresses that resources towards youth employmentand funding initiatives towards youth employment should clearly designate young people as beneficiaries and should be seen as an investment;
Amendment 10 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas 80 million people with disabilities, among whom approximately 40 million women and girls, living in the European Union, are in significant need of an accessible and unprejudiced environment, without barriers, obstacles and stereotypes hindering full enjoyment of their basic human rights and "European Citizenship";
Amendment 15 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the number of elderly is increasing, which means that the number of people with disabilities including women and girls will increase accordingly;
Amendment 17 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the economic crisis, the austerity measures imposed as well as the severe cuts in public health care and social services in most Member States have detrimental consequences on vulnerable groups and in particular women and girls with disabilities;
Amendment 23 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas one of the European Union's founding principles is the full inclusion of all its citizens, which means that all persons with disabilities, women included, must be given fair and equal possibilities and opportunities to participate in the social and, economic and political life of the community;
Amendment 30 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas discriminations can lead to social isolation and insulation, psychological trauma and unhappiness;
Amendment 38 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the representation in the public sphere of partnership, sexuality and maternity as experienced by women with disabilities contributes to efforts to combat prejudice, persisting stereotypes and misinformation; whereas such representations can be made in a variety of ways, in particular using artistic and cultural means and the media;
Amendment 40 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas women and girls with disabilities are particularly vulnerable to all forms of violence including sexual violence; whereas specific measures must be taken to tackle this inexcusable phenomenon which constitutes a crime and a severe violation of human rights;
Amendment 45 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas women and girls with disabilities are exposed to genderdouble discrimination because of gender inequalities and disability stereotypes that need to be tackled;
Amendment 48 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas it is the responsibility of public authorities to provide women with disabilities with an environment that is adapted in such ways that they can fully assume their rights and responsibilities, and make decisions for themselves, on equal footing with people that do not suffer from any impairmentwithout disabilities; whereas the situation, infrastructure, legislation and support structures varies widely among Member States;
Amendment 51 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas women with disabilities can only enjoy equal rights if gender justice is realised, and if state administrations are as accessible to women with disabilities as to persons without any impairmentdisabilities; notes however that gender equality practice and implementation varies widely within the EU;
Amendment 54 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the community of people suffering from one or more impairments is extremely heterogeneous and must be treated accordingly to individual needs;
Amendment 55 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas women and girls with disabilities must be given full access to education and labour markets in order that they may participate activelyoften face higher illiteracy and lower education levels and must be given full access to education; whereas in addition within the labour market, they often experience lower employability opportunities, underpayment and social exclusion; barriers in mobility as well as higher dependence on family members and carers that need to be overcome in order to encourage their active participation in the education and the labour market and in the social and economic life of the community in accordance with their aptitudes and talents, which must be encouraged, especially in education and the labour market;
Amendment 61 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas women and girls with disabilities were atvulnerable to greater risk of poverty already before, unemployment, unequal pay and mistreatment already before but also during the crisis, and whereas their empowerment and inclusion in society, and especially in the labour market, should be given priority among other public policies;
Amendment 71 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for special targets to be set for thto ensure inclusion of all EU citizens, regardless of any physical impairments, aiming twofold: to improve the quality of life of people with disabilities and to enhance a coherent policy through full participation of all;
Amendment 85 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Insists that inclusion presupposes that stereotypes are countered with positive images and cultural expressions, inobjective presentation of images of women with disabilities and exhibiting the vast diversity of roles they can undertake in their everyday life in society, targeting particular depictions of disabilities in the public sphere, since it is exactly thise area that is trailing behind;
Amendment 96 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Proposes that, in the sphere of housing, architectural and other environmental considerations and measures to be taken to hasten a positive shift from ‘design for special needs’ to ‘integral and inclusive design for all citizens’;
Amendment 100 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Points out that accessibility to the internet and other social media must also be ensured (e.g. readability of all public websites for people with visual impairment), and expresses its concern that the accessibility of citizens to government agencies and e-governance is not yet fully ensured; welcomes, therefore, the Commission Proposal for a Directive on the accessibility of public sector bodies' websites;
Amendment 104 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that democratic participation is part of the fundamental and civil rights of women with disabilities and must be facilitated; calls, therefore, on the Member States and on all relevant public authorities to provide adequately adapted facilities and to empower women's active involvement and participation;
Amendment 108 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that women with disabilities have the right to decide, as far as possible, over their own lives, and needs and also to be heard and to be consulted; highlights the fact that thisese rights should also be promoted in specialised institutions; stresses that personal assistance can be a means of their autonomous living and should therefore be encouraged;
Amendment 114 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Member states to ensure special training of all professionals dealing with people with disabilities (health professionals, carers, teachers, social workers, staff in day centres etc.);
Amendment 121 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that the various steps in a woman's life – pregnancy being one – entail specific challenges which have to be dealt with, and that when women with disabilities do so, they should enjoy the same rights and opportunities offered to women without disabilities so as to avoid any discouragement from becoming pregnant;
Amendment 129 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Points out the importance of eradicating prejudice and encouraging social acceptance and social participation;
Amendment 132 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Highlights that violence against women, is a serious breach of fundamental rights; underlines the extreme vulnerability and the necessity to protect women with disabilities living in care homes and mental hospitals from sexual assault and other forms of physical mistreatment,; and points with concern to the lack of data on this alarming phenomenon; asks, therefore, the Member States to investigate how pervasive this problem is, collect the relevant data and by encouraging women with disabilities who are victims, to break up their silence; encourages the collection of relevant data in a confidential manner, so as to take the appropriate measures needed to tackle it; the problem;
Amendment 146 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the Member States to encourage and ensure access of women and girls to all types of formal, informal and lifelong education as a means of enhancing their personal development, independence and social inclusion;
Amendment 159 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Notes thatUnderlines the existing inequalities among infrastructure facilities of Member States for people with disabilities, stressing the need for free mobility within the EU should be opento be guaranteed for women and girls with disabilities, everywhere;
Amendment 163 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Urges the Member States to take adequate measures to prevent women with disabilities from slipping into poverty, and to guarantee that they have access to social and health services by devising national appropriate programmes and ensuring their effective implementation by continuous monitoring and evaluation;
Amendment 169 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Asks the Commission and the Member States to develop large-scale awareness raising campaigns to make women with disabilities more visible, and highlights the valuable role that mass media and the internet have tocan play in this regardconstructing a positive image of women with disabilities and on encouraging them to assert their rights;
Amendment 171 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Urges Member States to guarantee that women and girls with disabilities are equal before the law and enjoy equal protection and equal benefits;
Amendment 174 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Stresses the need to strengthen the recognition and understanding of the intersectionality of gender and disability in the EU and in the Member States' legislation and policy;
Amendment 176 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 c (new)
Paragraph 20 c (new)
20c. Underlines the importance of mainstreaming gender disability in gender policies, programmes and measures and in designing and implementing positive actions for the benefit of women and girls with disabilities;
Amendment 179 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Proposes effective use of the Social European Fund so as to improve the levels of inclusion of women and girls with disabilities in all important areas of life;
Amendment 182 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Calls on the Commission to provide funding for targeted research based on accurate qualitative and quantitative data which are imperative for efficient policy design in order to address intersectionality;
Amendment 184 #
2013/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Invites the Member States to support voluntary initiatives supporting diversity and to provide adequate funding for NGO's dealing with the issue;
Amendment 54 #
2013/2045(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the importance of promoting measures to balance work and family life and to help mothers to return to the labour market, so that they do not have to give up their careers or take career breaks because of the lack of childcare services in the public and private sector;
Amendment 60 #
2013/2045(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to combat gender-segregation both in education and in the labour market so as to combat more specifically young women's unemployment;
Amendment 66 #
2013/2045(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls on the Member States to develop appropriate policies in full compliance to European and national legislation; to take specific measures including work-focused training and employment programs so as to ensure equal opportunities for both young men and women in gaining actual work experience;
Amendment 6 #
2013/2044(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas all people, no matter their gender, ethnic background, religious or cultural beliefs or disabilities, have the right to health protection, independently of their economic and social condition; whereas this right should be realised both through preventive and curative medical care and rehabilitation, and responsibility should lie first and foremost with the Member States through their public health systems;
Amendment 39 #
2013/2044(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Urges the Commission and all Member States to set priorities; to close gaps between men and women and to provide their effective access to health services and family planning; to pay also special attention to other vulnerable and disadvantaged groups needing social health protection.
Amendment 42 #
2013/2044(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Urges Member States to ensure appropriate assistance to women during and after pregnancy and lactation, by offering free caring/consultation services when needed and adequate nutrition especially to those running the risk of poverty and social exclusion because of the recent economic crisis;
Amendment 4 #
2013/2024(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines the fact that the principle of universality applies to fundamental rights and equal treatment; urges the Council therefore to adopt the Anti-Discrimination Directive proposal* ; Given especially that women are often the victims of multiple2;Stresses the fact that especially women are often the victims of multiple discrimination; they are discriminated because of their gender and in addition on the basis of their sex, race, COM (2008)426 final COM (2008)426 final colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic characteristics, language, religion or beliefs, political or other opinions, membership of a national minority, fortune, birth, disabilities, age or sexual orientation; we need to examine therefore all factors impacting on women's lives, violate human rights and are often exacerbated by other forms of discrimination,; we need to strengthen all fundamental rights while promoting equality between men and women; 1 2 paying special attention to vulnerable women and in particular to women with disabilities;
Amendment 11 #
2013/2024(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the adoption of the directive establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime*3 , where special attention is paid to the protection of disadvantaged persons such as women and children; underlines their frequent victimization by all types of violence including domestic violence; recommends in depth investigation, identification and prosecution of such severe violations of human rights;
Amendment 14 #
2013/2024(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the proposal for a directive on improving the gender balance among non-executive directors of companies listed on stock exchanges* 1 ;stresses the need to combat the persisting glass ceiling phenomenon which remains one of the main obstacles to the development of the career paths of women;
Amendment 16 #
2013/2024(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Regrets that the Commission, despite its many commitments, has not come up with legislative acts in the fields of violence against women, equality in political decision-making or revision of the directive on the gender pay gap, thus perpetuating existing democratic deficits;
Amendment 27 #
2013/2024(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Invites the Commission and Member states to ensure that a gender-sensitive and gender mainstreaming 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 cooperation;
Amendment 32 #
2013/2024(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the Commission's proposal for a regulation on promoting the free movement of citizens and businesses by simplifying the recognition of certain public documents, thus eliminating bureaucracy and the existing gap between EU Institutions and citizens in the EU;
Amendment 33 #
2013/2024(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission, in line with previous commitments and following repeated requests from Parliament, to issue a proposal for a regulation on the mutual recognition of the effects of all civil status documents in the EU, in order to eliminate discriminatory legal and administrative barriers for both men and women citizens and their families who wish to exercise their right to free movement.
Amendment 1 #
2013/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph A
Paragraph A
A. whereas infringements of human rights and a political, environmental, developmental and humanitarian crisis in the Sahel region affect women in particular, who are often victims of discrimination, exceptional physical and human insecurity, chronic poverty and marginalization;
Amendment 3 #
2013/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph A a (new)
Paragraph A a (new)
Aa. whereas an increasingly restrictive social environment limits the mobility and productivity and ultimately the capacities of women to function as effective leaders and defenders of women's rights;
Amendment 8 #
2013/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that where more women are engaged in decision-making, conflict resolution and peace- building processes, they play a key role in peace negotiations, broadening the scope of reconstruction, rehabilitation and peace building; therefore encourages the participation of women in all national, regional and international reconciliation efforts infor Mali and infor the north of the country especially;
Amendment 18 #
2013/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises the positive role played by the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) in the protection of women's rights and in the consolidation of democracy in third countries and recalls that democracy entails the full participation of women in public life and their greater participation in all international fora and in peace talks to resolve the crises in the Sahel;
Amendment 26 #
2013/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission, the EEAS and the Council to encourage more countries in the region to make explicit statutory provision for women's and girls' rights and; to prioritise programmes that would ensure those rights, in particular, access to education, to secure food, land and productive resources; to encourage the financial independence of women, the participation of women in political and economic decision-making and the elimination of all forms of violence against women and girls;
Amendment 39 #
2013/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Urges the international community to dedicate more funds to advance women's rights and empowerment in the region;
Amendment 49 #
2013/2015(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 165 a (new)
Paragraph 165 a (new)
165a. Recalls that the existing de facto division of Cyprus dates back to Turkey's military invasion of the northern part of the island in July 1974;
Amendment 50 #
2013/2015(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 165 b (new)
Paragraph 165 b (new)
165b. Acknowledges that a particular issue concerning the smooth implementation of the programme relates to the fact that an estimated 78 % of privately owned land in the northern part of Cyprus legally belongs to Greek Cypriots, whose consent is required for Union funded infrastructure investments on their land;
Amendment 51 #
2013/2015(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 165 c (new)
Paragraph 165 c (new)
165c. Recalls that UN Security Council Resolution 541 (18 November 1983) states that the attempt to create an independent state in the occupied part of Cyprus was illegal, null and void and that UN Security Council Resolution 550(1984) calls upon all States not to recognise the so-called "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" and "not to facilitate or in any way assist the secessionist entity";
Amendment 52 #
2013/2015(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 165 d (new)
Paragraph 165 d (new)
165d. Recalls that the objective of the programme, by virtue of Regulation (EC) No 389/2006, is for the Union to facilitate the reunification of Cyprus and the granting of assistance shall not imply recognition of any public authority other than the Government in the areas in which the government does not exercise effective control, in accordance with the respective UN Security Council resolutions;
Amendment 53 #
2013/2015(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 166
Paragraph 166
166. Calls on its Committee on Budgets and the Committee on Budgetary Control to take the findings of this resolution into consideration when negotiating the new Multiannual Financial Framework (2014- 2020) and without prejudice to its final outcome in order to take into account the Court of Auditor's recommendation to ensure improved planning, implementation and sustainability, in line with Regulation (EC) No 389/2006*1 , in a way that does not imply an external territory; 1 Council Regulation (EC) No 389/2006 of 27 February 2006 establishing an instrument of financial support for encouraging the economic development of the Turkish Cypriot community and amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2667/2000 on the European Agency for Reconstruction (OJ L 65, 7.3.2006, p. 5).
Amendment 55 #
2013/2015(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 172
Paragraph 172
172. Notices that, more generally, the sustainability of projects is often in doubt due to the limited administrative capacity, the delayed adoption of relevant texts and the uncertainties over the future funding on the part of the beneficiaries;
Amendment 57 #
2013/2015(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 180
Paragraph 180
180. Regrets the loss of the seawater desalination plant project, which was an unfortunate setback; recalls that this project was not only the main project in the water sector but also the largest project (amounting to approximately 10 % of total contracted funding) funded under the instrument and that the plant was intended to provide 23 000 m3 of clean drinking water per day, covering the needs of an estimated 100 000 people and recalls that water supply is becoming an increasingly critical issue for the island following a 40 % decrease in the mean annual rainfall in the past 30 years; is deeply concerned that the cancellation of the project, due to restrictions imposed on the Greek Cypriot contractor by the Turkish army, and once these restrictions were lifted in March 2010, the contractor was unwilling to continue, claimingdue to the adverse conditions already created, meaning that this serious environmental issue is not addressed; calls on the Commission to consider the possibility of renewing the project;
Amendment 15 #
2013/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas gender segregation on the labour market, lack of adequate working conditions, inadequate measures to reconcile family and work life, salary gaps, persistent stereotypes and the risk of gender-based discrimination arincluding glass ceiling, are the major obstacles to women's occupational mobility; whereas factors related to family, social networks, childcare facilities, housing and local conditions, are also barriers todditional barriers to other obstacles (language, lack or awareness of rights) preventing women from exercising the right of free movement, residence and work throughout Europe;
Amendment 27 #
2013/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises the need to increase awareness of the situation of women in the context of the EU's policies on education, integration, migration and employment, and in its social policies, to protect the rights of women, to promote equality and equal opportunities, equal access and career opportunities including the application of the same criteria for selection in matters of employment and to combat all forms of exploitation in the labour market;
Amendment 61 #
2013/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Urges the Member States and the Commission to strengthen the EU's policy on fighting direct and indirect discrimination against EU migrant workers and women in particular, hosted by another Member State and the abuse of their rights as a result of their insufficient knowledge of languages and of the laws applicable to their employment in the host Member State;
Amendment 73 #
2013/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Member States to provide services for workers who move with a spouse or partner and/or children, such as childcare facilities, pre-schools, schools and medical services, along with free access to public employment services in order to help spouses or partners moving to another Member State to find a job as the upbringing of children requires a sharing of responsibility between men and women and society as a whole;
Amendment 3 #
2013/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Encourages the Commission to support specific measures for the creation of more and sustainable jobs, for investment in regional and local development education, for the encouragement of local entrepreneurship and the creation of new financial instruments for all kinds of businesses and especially of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in order to combat increasing levels of unemployment , poverty and social exclusion;
Amendment 4 #
2013/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Acknowledges that a large part of ESF's (European social fund)expenditure is allocated in promoting more and better jobs, in supporting integration and participation of disadvantaged groups, and in the developing of an inclusive society accessible to all; stresses however, that at times of crisis, more emphasis should be paid that the European social fund (ESF) is efficiently targeted to combat local and regional inequalities and social exclusion; to give access to employment to the most vulnerable groups and young in particular and to assist women's re-integration into the labour market, by reducing gender-based segregation.
Amendment 7 #
2013/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the high proportion of early school-leavers in some regions is significantly above the target of 10 % and that a solution must therefore be found to the problem of integrating poorly-trained young people into the labour market, taking into account the fact that the lack of qualifications leads to unemployment, which in turn results in poverty; to this end, ESF contribution is crucial, in helping more young people to stay at school and acquire the appropriate qualifications needed for a job and career and in ensuring wider access to high- quality education with special projects for children from disadvantaged groups and minorities.
Amendment 9 #
2013/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member-States to adopt growth-friendly policies, including the prioritisation of spending in the areas of education, life- long learning, research and innovation, because austerity measures alone are not sufficient to combat the current economic crisis;
Amendment 10 #
2013/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Stresses that the employment situation of young people is highly dependent on the overall economic situation and consequently the importance of support, guidance and monitoring of young people in their move from education to professional life is pertinent; the Commission could therefore align any future policy proposals in this area with the 'Youth on the Move' and 'Youth Opportunities' initiatives;
Amendment 13 #
2013/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Reminds that the employment rates remained well below the Europe 2020 target, to have at least 75 % of the population aged 20–64 in employment by 2020; notes that while there are no specific employment rate targets at a regional level , EU Member States have set, individually, national targets which in most cases have not been met, as the financial and economic crisis had a strong asymmetric impact on regional labour markets, predominantly, of Southern Europe with a remarkable increase of youth unemployment;
Amendment 14 #
2013/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Underlines the inequalities recorded between the highest regional employment rates in the EU in northern and central Europe, particularly in Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, Sweden and the United Kingdom and the lowest regional employment rates in the southern regions of Spain, Italy, Greece, Hungary, Cyprus and Portugal;
Amendment 18 #
2013/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Highlights that knowledge exchange with cooperation practices for development and growth between regional and local authorities of Member States, could help to overcome the gap in terms of expertise and raise awareness for employment mobility purposes; moreover, decentralisation and territorial development should be further supported as effective ways to overcome the current unemployment crisis.
Amendment 19 #
2013/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Addressing the issue of promoting development of democracy at local and regional level, which requires from the EU to have a stronger political commitment on the endorsement of an enabling environment which could strengthen local and regional actors capacities to influence and monitor job creation and social inclusion of their populations; to this end, the diversity of civil society could play a key role through the involvement of social partners in the process of reaching the EU target for inclusive growth.
Amendment 20 #
2013/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4 c. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to increase investment in the areas of entrepreneurship, business- start-ups and self-employment as a means of creating more jobs, in particular since SMEs and microenterprises provide over two thirds of the EU's private sector jobs; special emphasis should be paid to the regional and local level; in addition, investment in social business and social entrepreneurship provides a good additional option to meet social needs not satisfied by public goods and services.
Amendment 1 #
2013/2004(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that in accordance with Article 3(2) TEU, the Union should offer its citizens an area of freedom, security and justice without internal frontiers, in which the pfrevention and combating of crime is ensured,e movement of persons is ensured in conjunction with appropriate measures with respect amongst other things to the prevention and combating of crime;
Amendment 3 #
2013/2004(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that in accordance to Article 2 TEU, the Union is founded on the values of respect for human dignity, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights of persons in a society where among others, equality between women and men prevails as well as the well-being of the people (Article 3(1) TEU);
Amendment 4 #
2013/2004(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses that according to Article 12 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, violence against women is a violation of the right to enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health;
Amendment 6 #
2013/2004(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that the legal framework defined by the Lisbon Treaty offers new opportunities for developing a criminal justice policy at EU level, enabling institutions and Member States to work together, on firm foundations, in establishing a common EU legal culture to combat violenceall types of violence and discrimination against women, in parallel with national legal traditions, but without replacing them;
Amendment 13 #
2013/2004(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Agrees with the need for a legislative act based on Article 84 TFEU, to support the action of Member States in relation to crime prevention, and points out that to combat and eliminate all forms of violence against women a comprehensive, multidisciplinary European strategy (including social, political and legal measures) is required, with the aim of protecting women’'s integrity, equality (Article 2 TEU), and well-being (Article 3(1) TEU) , tangibly and effectively in an area of freedom, security and justice ;
Amendment 9 #
2013/0238(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) The disproportionate impact of poverty on women and girls is the result of systematic discrimination that disfigures societies and deprives millions of people from their most basic rights, including their access to water and proper sanitation, education and satisfactory health care.
Amendment 12 #
2013/0238(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) In 2000, the international community undertook to take concrete steps by 2015 to fight poverty, with the adoption of the Millennium Development Goals, objectives which were accepted by the Union and its Member States. The promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women are seen as effective ways to combat poverty, hunger and disease and to encourage a sustainable development.
Amendment 13 #
2013/0238(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) The Millennium Development Goals called for no individual or nation to be denied the opportunity to benefit from development and moreover that equal rights and opportunities to be assured for both men and women.
Amendment 14 #
2013/0238(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Continued support for development cooperation is vital in a rapidly changing world. Around 1.3 billion people still live in extreme income poverty and the human development needs of many more are still not being met. It should be seriously taken into consideration in the EU development assistance programmes that women and girls are most vulnerable to poverty, hunger, illiteracy, illness and all kinds of exploitation. Inequalities within countries have increased in most parts of the world. The natural environment is under increasing pressure and the developing countries are hit particularly hard by the effects of climate change. These challenges are universal and inter-related and need to be addressed by all countries acting together.
Amendment 16 #
2013/0238(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) The European Year of Development should raise awareness on all forms of gender discrimination faced by women and girls in various regions, particularly in terms of access to education, jobs, and health systems as well as on forced marriage, sexual exploitation and genital mutilation and other malpractices.
Amendment 33 #
2013/0202(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) These recommendations would benefit from being further supported by an enhanced evidence-base, feedback on success of policy implementation and co- operation between the PES of Member States. To this end, the PES Network to be established under this Decision should carry out concrete initiatives such as common evidence- based benchmarking systems, corresponding mutual learning activities, mutual assistance between the network members and the implementation of strategic actions for the modernisation of PES.. The specific knowledge of the network and its individual members should also be used to provide, upon request of the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO) and the Employment Committee (EMCO), evidence for the development of employment policies specifically needed to tackle high unemployment among vulnerable groups and youth in particular.
Amendment 36 #
2013/0202(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The PES Network established under this Decision should work in close co- operation with EMCO based on Article 150 TFEU and contribute to its work as a provider for factual evidence and reports on policy implementation. Contributions from the PES Network to the Council will be channelled through EMCO. In particular, the combined knowledge of the PES Network on delivery aspects of employment policies and the comparative analysis of PES can serve policy decision makers at both national and Union level in the assessment and design of employment policies, helping to achieve the country- specific targets and to boost the employment rate, by addressing the problem of unfilled vacancies in the internal market.
Amendment 38 #
2013/0202(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The PES network should contribute to the implementation of policy initiatives in the employment field such as the Council Recommendation on Establishing a Youth Guarantee22. The network may also support initiatives aimed at facilitating the transition from education and training to work, including through enhanced transparency of skills and qualifications. advising jobseekers on apprenticeship, traineeship and further education, through enhanced transparency of skills and qualifications, needed for better adaptation to market needs and employers' requirements. __________________ 22 Council Recommendation on establishing a Youth Guarantee (7123/13)
Amendment 40 #
2013/0202(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The PES Network should reinforce co- operation between its members, develop joint initiatives aimed at exchanges of information and best practices in all areas covered by PES, comparative analysis and advice as well as promotion of innovative approaches in the delivery of employment services. By establishing this network an inclusive, evidence-based and performance-oriented comparison of all PES leading to the identification of best practices will be possible. With these results members of the network should be able to shape the design and delivery of employment services within their specific responsibilities, ensuring a better match of skills and qualifications of jobseekers to employers' needs. The initiatives carried out by the Network should improve PES effectiveness and allow for more efficient public spending.
Amendment 49 #
2013/0202(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the implementation ofincreased cooperation on specific initiatives for modernizing PES within the context of the current economic crisis and with a view to reaching the Europe 2020 strategy for jobs and smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, and its headline targets especially those dealing with employment;
Amendment 52 #
2013/0202(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the better functioning of the labour markets in the EU by comparing the performance of public employment services against relevant benchmarks;
Amendment 54 #
2013/0202(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the identification of best practices, the better integration of labour markets;
Amendment 58 #
2013/0202(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) a more sufficient engagement in mutual learning and bench marking activities in Member States;
Amendment 63 #
2013/0202(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) Develop and implement European wide evidence-based benchmarking systems among public employment services based on the use of quantitative and qualitative indicators to assess PES performances and to gather evidence from all Member States with a view to establishing an appropriate mutual learning vehicle. It shall also participate actively in the implementation of these activities by sharing data, knowledge and best practices.
Amendment 65 #
2013/0202(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) Adopt and implement a concept for modernising and strengthening PES in key areas by fostering mutual learning and improving service capacity and efficiency.
Amendment 156 #
2013/0081(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 28 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 28 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) has stable and regular resources which are sufficient to maintain himself/herself and the members of his/her family, without recourse to the social assistance of the Member State concerned.
Amendment 7 #
2013/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) As the single currency shared by the Member States of the euro area, the euro has become an important factor in the Union's economy and the every-day-life of its citizens. Since its introduction in 2002, counterfeiting of the euro has, however, led to financial damage of at least EUR 500 million because it is a currency continuously targeted by organised crime groups active in money forgery. It is in the interest of the Union as a whole to oppose and pursue any activity that is likely to jeopardise the authenticity of the euro by counterfeiting.
Amendment 8 #
2013/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Counterfeit money has a considerable ill-effect on society. It harms citizens and businesses that are not reimbursed for counterfeits even if received in good faith. It is of fundamental importance to ensure trust and confidence in the authenticity of notes and coins for citizens, companies and financial institutions, and equally crucial to protect citizens from counterfeiting when exercising freedom of movement, work and residence throughout the EU.
Amendment 9 #
2013/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) The demise of the EUR 200 note that followed that of the EUR 500 note taken out of circulation in 2010, is an example of the negative consequences deriving from the loss of trust and confidence of the authenticity of certain notes.
Amendment 10 #
2013/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) It is essential to ensure that effective and efficient criminal law measures protect the euro and any other currency whose circulation is legally authorised in an appropriate way in all Member States. Among others, these measures should include minimum penalties, strengthened cross-border investigations and imprisonment for serious counterfeiting offences.
Amendment 34 #
2013/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Directive establishes minimum rules concerning the definition of criminal offences and sanctions in the area of counterfeiting of the euro and other currencies. It also introduces common provisions to strengthen the fight against those offences and; to improve their investigation., and to ensure better coordination of anti-counterfeiting measures between national authorities within and outside the Eurozone
Amendment 41 #
2013/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the conduct referred to in Articles 3 and 4 is punishable, under national criminal law, by effective, proportionate and dissuasive criminal penalties, including fines and imprisonment.
Amendment 7 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6a (new)
Citation 6a (new)
- having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union,
Amendment 12 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9
Citation 9
– having regard to the fact that Turkey has committed itself to reforms, good neighbourly relations and progressive alignment with the EU, and that these efforts should be viewed as an opportunity for Turkey itself to continue to modernise, and consolidate and further improve its democratic institutions, the rule of law and the observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms,
Amendment 27 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13
Citation 13
– having regard to the fact that in its conclusions of 11 December 2012 the Council endorsed the Commission's new approach, though not applicable to Turkey, to place the rule of law at the heart of the enlargement policy and confirmed the centrality in the negotiating process of chapter 23 on judiciary and fundamental rights and chapter 24 on justice, freedom and security, which should be tackled early in the negotiations to allow clear benchmarks and maximum time to establish the necessary legislation, institutions and solid track records of implementation,
Amendment 44 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15a (new)
Citation 15a (new)
- having regard to the fact that, for its own benefit and with a view to enhancing stability and promoting good neighbourly relations and positive political and economic partnership, Turkey needs to step up efforts to solve outstanding bilateral issues with its immediate neighbours, in line with international law and UN resolutions,
Amendment 78 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Commends the Commission and Turkey for the implementation of the positive agenda, which proves how, in a context of mutual engagement and clear objectives, Turkey and the EU could advance their dialogue, achieve common understanding and produce positive change; believes that a renewed mutual engagement in the context of the negotiation process is needed to maintain a constructive relationship; stresses the importance of creating the conditions for a constructive dialogue and the foundations for a common understanding; takes the view that the acceleration of the pace of negotiations depends solely on Turkey's political will to fulfil the benchmarks, to meet the requirements of the Negotiating Framework and to respect its contractual obligations vis-à-vis the EU;
Amendment 87 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses Turkey's strategic role, politically and geographically, for the foreign policy of the EU and its neighbourhood policy; recognises Turkey's role as an important regional player and calls on the EU and Turkey to further reinforce their existing political dialogue on foreign policy choices and objectives; regrets Turkey's non compliance with EU positions in international fora as well as the fact that the alignment of Turkey with CFSP declarations continued to be low in 2012; encourages Turkey to develop its foreign policy in the framework of dialogue and coordination with the EU;
Amendment 99 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the Council decision to invite the Commission to take steps towards visa liberalisation as a gradual and long term perspective, in parallel with the signature of the readmission agreement; urges Turkey to sign and implement the readmission agreement without further delay and to ensure that, until this agreement enters into force and is fully and effectively implemented towards all Member States, existing bilateral agreements are fully implemented; recalls that Turkey is one of the key transit countries for illegal migration to the EU and underlines the need to intensify cooperation with the EU on migration management, the fight against human trafficking and, border controls, and ensuring Turkey's effective cooperation with all Member States on Justice and Home Affairs issues; stresses once again the importance of facilitating access to the EU for business people, academics, students and representatives of civil society from Turkey; supports the efforts of the Commission and the Member States to implement the visa code, harmonise and simplify visa requirements and create visa facilitating centres in Turkey; Reminds the Member States of their commitments under the association agreement in line with the Soysal Ruling of the European Court of Justice of 19 February 2009;
Amendment 150 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Encourages Turkey to adopt the Human Rights Action Plan as prepared by the Ministry of Justice, in cooperation with the Council of Europe, based on the case law of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in order to address issues raised in judgements of the ECtHR where Turkey was found to violate the provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR); urges Turkey to intensify its efforts towards full implementation of ECtHR case law and supports the Ministry of Justice and the High Council of Judges and Prosecutors (HCoJP) in providing judges and prosecutors with human rights training; welcomes the establishment by the HCoJP of new assessment criteria for judges and prosecutors rewarding respect for the provisions of the ECHR and judgements of the ECtHR;
Amendment 152 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8a (new)
Paragraph 8a (new)
8a. Reiterates its concern about the practice of bringing criminal prosecutions against human rights defenders, activists and journalists who communicate evidence of human rights violations or raise other issues in the public interest; considers the criminalisation of opinions as a key obstacle to the full protection of human rights in Turkey;
Amendment 165 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that freedom of expression and media pluralism are core European values and that a truly democratic society requires true freedom of expression, including the right of dissent; underlines the importance of abolishing legislation providing for disproportionately high fines on the media, leading in some cases to their closure or to self-censorship, and the urgent need to reform the internet law; insists that any trials against journalists should be carried out in a transparent manner, respecting the rule of law and ensuring appropriate conditions, such as providing venues that are suited to the type of hearings being held, distributing accurate transcripts to detained persons and providing information to the journalists regarding the charges brought against them;
Amendment 176 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 212 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Welcomes the Law on the protection of family and prevention of violence against women; commends the National Action Plan to combat Violence against Women (2012-2015) and stresses the need to enforce it effectively nationwide; calls on the Ministry for Family and Social Policies to continue its efforts to increase the number and quality of shelters for women and minors in danger; stresses the importance to provide women who have been victims of violence with concrete alternatives and self-sustainment prospects; urges Turkey to adopt a zero-tolerance policy towards violence against women and to continue to step up its preventive efforts at all levels in the fight against ‘"honour killings’", domestic violence and the phenomenon of forced marriages and child brides; calls on the Ministry to continue to actively promote women's participation in the labour market, which remains low, in politics and at senior level in the administration and the private sector, if necessary by foreseeing reserved quotas;
Amendment 221 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses the urgent need for comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation and the establishment of an anti- discrimination and equality board to protect individuals against discrimination based on ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation or sexual identity; calls on Turkey to adopt an action plan to combat homophobia and to promote the full equality of rights and full acceptance of LGBT persons;
Amendment 240 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17a (new)
Paragraph 17a (new)
17a. Recalls that education plays a pivotal role in the process of building an inclusive and diverse society built on respect for religious communities and minorities; urges the Government of Turkey to pay special attention to educational materials in schools, which should reflect ethnic and religious plurality and plurality of beliefs in Turkish society, eliminate discrimination and prejudice and promote the full acceptance of all religious communities and minorities, and stresses the need for unbiased learning materials;
Amendment 244 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17b (new)
Paragraph 17b (new)
17b. Encourages the government to make gender equality a priority of its reform efforts, tackling poverty amongst women and increasing women's social inclusion and participation in the labour market; welcomes the government's efforts to increase the schooling of girls, as a result of which the gender gap in primary education is almost closed, and calls on the government to take all the necessary measures to diminish the gender gap in secondary education too; calls on political parties to further strengthen women's active engagement and participation in politics;
Amendment 289 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Deeply regrets Turkey's decision to abstain from meetings and contacts with the Cypriot Presidency of the Council of the EU and takes the view that Turkey missed an important opportunity to start a process of engagement and normalisation of relations with Cyprus; recalls that the EU is based on the principles of sincere cooperation and mutual solidarity amongst all its Member States and respect for the institutional framework; recalls that recognition of all EU Member states is a necessary component of the accession process. Accordingly, Turkey is urged to proceed with normalisation of its relations with all EU Member states the soonest the possible, including lifting its veto of EU Member states membership of several international organizations;
Amendment 294 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22a (new)
Paragraph 22a (new)
22a. Recalls the Turkish stance towards the Cyprus Presidency of the Council, which resulted in cancelling the 70th JPC meeting and deplores that this stance had a negative impact on the interparliamentary political dialogue; regrets the fact no sanctions were imposed on Turkey for this behaviour;
Amendment 305 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Expresses once again its strong support to the reunification of Cyprus, based on a fair and viable settlement for both communitiecomprehensive settlement in line with the relevant UN Security Council Resolutions and the values and principles on which the EU is founded; and calls on Turkey to support these efforts in concrete terms; underlines the urgency of an agreement between the two communities on how to proceed with the substantive settlement negotiations, so that the negotiating process, under the auspices of the UN Secretary-General, can soon regain momentum; calls on Turkey to begin withdrawing its forces immediately from Cyprus and transfer Famagusta to the UNenable the return of Famagusta to its lawful inhabitants in accordance with UNSC Resolution 550 (1984); callregrets, in parallel, on the Republic of Cyprus toTurkey's rejection of the proposal of the Government of the Republic of Cyprus in 2010 for, inter alia, opening the port of Famagusta under EU customs supervision in order to promote a positive climate for the successful solution of the ongoing reunification negotiations and allowthe auspices of the European Union which would allow for commercial transactions between the EU and the Turkish -Cypriots, to trade directly in a legal manner that is acceptable to allhrough the port of Famagusta;
Amendment 330 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Encourages Turkey to intensify its support for the Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus and to provide the CMP access to those military areas where evidence suggests the remains of missing persons could be located;
Amendment 340 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24a (new)
Paragraph 24a (new)
24a. Calls on Turkey to refrain from any new illegal settlement of Turkish citizens on the island, as this would continue to change its demographic balance and reduce the allegiance of its citizens to a future common state; calls on Turkey to address the issue of the illegal settlement of Turkish citizens on the island, in accordance with the Geneva Convention and the principles of International Law;
Amendment 348 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Stresses the importance of a coherent and comprehensive security approach in the Eastern Mediterranean and cCalls on Turkey to allow political dialogue between the EU and NATO by lifting its veto on EU-NATO cooperation including Cyprus, and consequently calls on the Republic of Cyprus to lift its veto on Turkey's participation in the European Defence Agency;
Amendment 357 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25a (new)
Paragraph 25a (new)
25a. Emphasises that the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) has been signed by the EU, the 27 Member States and all other candidate countries and that it is part of the acquis communautaire; calls, therefore, on the Government of Turkey to sign and ratify it without further delay; recalls the full legitimacy of the Republic of Cyprus' exclusive economic zone, in accordance with UNCLOS;
Amendment 360 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25b (new)
Paragraph 25b (new)
25b. Regrets that Turkey continued to act against and issued statements objecting to drilling operations carried out by the Republic of Cyprus violating thus the sovereign rights of the Republic of Cyprus and threatening retaliation against companies that would participate in Cypriot exploration, following Cyprus's announcement that it would launch a second round of off-shore exploratory licences in exercising its sovereign rights;
Amendment 372 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Deplores Turkey's refusal to fulfil its obligation of full, non-discriminatory implementation of the Additional Protocol to the EC-Turkey Association Agreement towards all Member States; recalls that this refusal continues to deeply affect the process of negotiations and calls on the Government of Turkey to implement the protocol in full without further delay. Also notes with regret that despite repeated calls, Turkey has not complied with its obligations outlined in the Declaration of the European Community and its Member States of 21 Sept. 2005;
Amendment 374 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26a (new)
Paragraph 26a (new)
26a. Underlines the importance of comprehensive monitoring of the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) implementation, with a view to prioritising targets and projects in Turkey, in line with its accession criteria;
Amendment 401 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Welcomes the decision to enhance cooperation between the EU and Turkey on a number of important energy issues and calls on Turkey to commit to this cooperation; believes that, in view of Turkey's strategic role, initial consideration should be given to the value of opening negotiations on Chapter 15 on energy with a view to furthering the EU- Turkey strategic dialogue on energy;
Amendment 4 #
2012/2301(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the European Union is addressing the greatest economic and financial crisis since the 1930s depression and whereas unemployment rates in the Member States, and especially in countries of the European South, have risen significantly as a result of this crisis; whereas the effects of this crisis are particularly serious for womenvulnerable people and women in particular who are affected directly – through loss of their jobs or salary reduction or loss of their job security -–- and indirectly via budget cuts in public services and welfare assistance; whereas, that being the case, it is essential among others that the dimension of gender equality in the handling of this crisis and the development of solutions be seriously examined;
Amendment 12 #
2012/2301(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas when the economic crisis first began, it had a greater impact on men than on women, whereas unemployment has risen since then at different rates for men and women: women were not hit initially by the crisis but they are now feeling its effects and more enduringly; whereas this phase is far less well documented; lacks reliable comparable statistical data, and, consequently, the impact of the crisis on women tends to be underestimated;
Amendment 18 #
2012/2301(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas it should be noted that unemployed women are often not included in official statistical figures because they tend to withdraw from the labour market for various reasons (pregnancy, family responsibilities, time constraints) and to perform unpaid or informal work, or serve the shadow economy;
Amendment 22 #
2012/2301(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas budget cuts by governments implementing austerity plans are affecting the public sector, staffed in the mainboth the private and public sector, with the latter being mainly staffed by women reaching – approximately 70 % of the sector's employees – and women are now becoming the main victims of austerity measures;
Amendment 30 #
2012/2301(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas for women a fall in the number of jobs frequently goes hand in hand with an re-adjustment in working hours,the working schedule, including longer working hours often at different posts; 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;
Amendment 32 #
2012/2301(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the effects of the crisis now will also have a significant impact on women in the longer term on account of their non- linear career path, made up of poorly paid temporary, or even informal, jobs, often with part-time working imposed, and which only entitle them in the end to a very small pension; a whole generation of both young men and women is in danger of being lost, because it is deprived of job, opportunities, safe employment and often educational opportunities because of economic hardship;
Amendment 39 #
2012/2301(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas female employment is affected by gender stereotypes and whereas the idea that male unemployment is more serious than female unemployment is deep rooted;
Amendment 43 #
2012/2301(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas approximately 23 % of European Union citizens were at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 201015 , and this impoverishment of the population affects women most of all who are very often facing a combination of difficulties: single-parent families, for the most part headed by women, difficulties in keeping a job or finding a new one in this context, difficulties in finding housing and taking on responsibility for dependants (children, parents, sick or disabled people); difficulties in reconciling work and family lives because of lack of appropriate support structures and varied national policies on the issue, in the 27 EU Member States;
Amendment 63 #
2012/2301(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that, having seen the employment rate for women climb steadily for over ten years to reach a level of 62.8 % in 2008, the European Union has now seen this rate fall slightly since the beginning of the economic crisis to 62.3 % in 2011; stresses therefore the need for lasting responses that take the gender equality dimension into consideration in both EU and Member State policies to safeguard employment and renew growth;
Amendment 68 #
2012/2301(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that there are still very wide disparities between the various EU Member States, with the employment rate for women varying between 48.6 % and 77.2 %, and that the contrasts in these situations call for tailor-made responses; emphasises moreover the need to have reliable common indicators so, and thus reliable comparable statistical data, so that various needs can be assessed and suitable responses found;
Amendment 71 #
2012/2301(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that even before the economic crisis, women were in the majority in temporary or part-time posts and that the crisis has reinforced this trend; this was particularly the case in countries of the European South;
Amendment 88 #
2012/2301(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls that cuts in public budgets will have the effect of increasing gender inequalities and, female unemployment, women being in and the feminisation of Poverty, since women are the majority in the public sector and the principal beneficiaries of social policies and, consequently, increasing the feminisation of poverty;
Amendment 105 #
2012/2301(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the proposal for a directive on a better gender balance in management posts in businesses enabling women to enter higher skilled and better paid jobs;
Amendment 114 #
2012/2301(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote vocational- training policies and programmes for women paying particular attention in obtaining new skills in new technologies and IT sector, in order to increase their access and participation in the various business sectors, 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;
Amendment 125 #
2012/2301(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Member States to promote female entrepreneurship, by encouraging and supporting women who set up companies, by facilitating women's access to finance, in particular via microcredits, and by promoting the development of female entrepreneurship and sponsorship networks; investment in women and gender equality, is of great importance in order to ensure economic stability and prevent economic shocks;
Amendment 1 #
2012/2295(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph A – indent 1 (new)
Paragraph A – indent 1 (new)
– having regard to the Europe 2020 strategy, which calls for smart and green growth and more employment opportunities,
Amendment 2 #
2012/2295(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph B a (new)
Paragraph B a (new)
Ba. whereas the EU bioeconomy has already a turnover of nearly EUR 2 trillion and significant growth is expected from sustainable primary production, food processing, industrial biotechnology and biorefineries;
Amendment 3 #
2012/2295(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph B b (new)
Paragraph B b (new)
Bb. whereas the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions recommends anticipating and managing the effects of greening of industries on quantity and quality of jobs;
Amendment 4 #
2012/2295(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph B c (new)
Paragraph B c (new)
Bc. whereas a study by the International Labour Organisation1 stressed the need to promote health and safety at work in the green economy; __________________ 1 ILO (International Labour Organization) (2012), Promoting safety and health in a green economy, International Labour Office, Geneva
Amendment 5 #
2012/2295(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph B d (new)
Paragraph B d (new)
Amendment 7 #
2012/2295(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Underlines that research and innovation lay the foundations for a structural change from an oil-based to a bio-based industry related to great opportunities for growth and employment, interdisciplinary work and cooperation internationally and within the EU so as to accelerate transfer into practice thus establishing a knowledge-based economy;
Amendment 8 #
2012/2295(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Points out that anticipation of change, upgrading of knowledge and skills and better matching of skills and jobs in a socially responsible way are key to the success of the bioeconomy strategy in delivering growth and new employment opportunities in Europe; therefore recalls the European Parliament's resolution (2012/2061(INI)) of 15 January 2013 in which it requests the Commission to submit as soon as possible, on the basis of Article 225 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and after consulting social partners, a proposal for a legal act on information and consultation of workers, anticipation and management of restructuring;
Amendment 9 #
2012/2295(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that 22 million people are already employed in the bioeconomy; accounting for 9 % of total employment in the EU ; welcomes the fact that the Commission based its strategy for a bioeconomy for Europe on the scenario creating the most of jobs (+131 000 jobs)3; __________________ 3 European Commission, Staff working document, "Innovating for Sustainable Growth: A Bioeconomy for Europe", SWD(2012) 11 final, p49
Amendment 11 #
2012/2295(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to act proactively on developing the bioeconomy sector, especially towards those Member States of the European South that face financial difficulties, thus creating job opportunities for the young generation who suffers from severe unemployment but whose involvement is key for a successful transition to the bioeconomy; underlines that the Youth Guarantee schemes help promote good quality employment, training and apprenticeship for young people in this strategic field;
Amendment 12 #
2012/2295(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. highlights the importance of insuring decent jobs in the sector in line with the ILO standards notably through a strong social dimension of the strategy for a bioeconomy including worker involvement;
Amendment 15 #
2012/2295(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Draws attention to the Horizon 2020 programme, which hascould created around 130 000 jobs in the bioeconomy; looks to theencourage all Member States to step up their bioeconomy assistance programmes; further underlines the importance of worker participation in R&D activities, for instance through board membership;
Amendment 16 #
2012/2295(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recalls its resolution of 15 December 20114 for an impact assessment of the potential risks from new technologies, harmful substances and risk factors including work organisation in the workplace and for legislative actions to ensure that nanomaterials are fully covered by the current European OHS regulation; __________________ 4 Resolution from the European Parliament of 15 December 2011 on the mid-term review of the European strategy 2007-2012 on health and safety at work
Amendment 18 #
2012/2295(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Underlines the importance of social dialogue in the bioeconomy to ensure high job quality and a just transition to the bioeconomy; points out to the European sectoral Social dialogue in the food and drink industry; calls on the Commission to make the European sectoral Social dialogue a cornerstone of its strategy for the development of the bioeconomy;
Amendment 21 #
2012/2295(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that the bioeconomy requires new skills, new knowledge and new disciplines to be developed further and/or to be integrated to tackle bioeconomy- related society changes as well as to support the competitiveness, growth and job creation, the needs of industry, as well as to better match skills and jobs;
Amendment 23 #
2012/2295(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Member States to offer degree courses on the bioeconomy and to develop vocational training programmes to ensure that the EU plays a pioneering, innovative and leading role in this field; underlines the key role that the European Social Fund could play to support life long learning to up-skill and re-skill workers of the bioeconomy; recalls, therefore, its position in favour for a minimum overall share for the ESF of 25% of the total budget allocated to cohesion policy;
Amendment 27 #
2012/2293(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the Member States should increase the number of affordable housing options and support women in achieving financial independence, by providing them with conditions more conducive to reconciling work and family life having in mind their pressing daily schedules and challenges;
Amendment 33 #
2012/2293(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that in 2009 there were seven times more single mothers than single fathers; stresses that single mothers should therefore be given priority when it comes to the allocation of social housing; whereas when the economic crisis first began, it had a greater impact on men than on women; but as the crisis was progressing it increased the unemployment rate of more women than men;
Amendment 40 #
2012/2293(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Member States to invest in social housing neighbourhoods and thus to provide a stable and secure environment, in particular for vulnerable groups such as young families, single parent families, young people at the start of their careers, migrant women, people with disabilities, women from minority groups and the elderly;
Amendment 46 #
2012/2293(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes with regret that victims of domestic violence are often more likely to stay in an abusive environment, if they are financially unable to finddependable on the abuser and thus unable to seek for separate suitable housing; for themselves; calls, therefore, for the EU to promote policies and programmes that increase access to safe and affordable housing for domestic violence victims;
Amendment 51 #
2012/2293(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Member States to carry out gender-based analysis as part of all housing policies and programmes; stresses that all statistical data must be broken down by gender and that more research is needed in order to ascertain exactly how housing policies can support women having in mind the women's multifaceted role as single-parents, carers for family members and for disabled persons.
Amendment 68 #
2012/2293(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that, as a result of the current economic and social crisis, the need for affordable homes is increasingly unmet by the private housing market alone, and that rising house prices and, energy prices and unemployment are aggravating the risks of poverty and social exclusion; is concerned about the impact of austerity measures such as cuts in housing benefit and social services which could exacerbate a vicious circle of long-term social exclusion;
Amendment 93 #
2012/2293(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Reminds the Member States and the Commission that spending on social housing enables urgent social needs to be met and, as strategic social investment, helps in a sustainable way to provide non- relocatable local jobs, to stabilise the economy by preventing property bubbles, to counter climate change and to combat energy poverty; therefore social housing should not be considered a cost to be cut but an investment that pays off in the long term through better health and social well-being, access to the labour market and empowerment of people, especially the aged, to live independent lives; calls on Member States and the Commission to bring social housing investment within the scheme of the European Semester by including in it an evaluation of targets for combating and preventing property bubbles;
Amendment 195 #
2012/2293(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the relevant public authorities swiftly to adapt their education and vocational training systems so as to give more young people access to the green industries and new green jobs; the promotion of green jobs can create quality and sustainable employment opportunities, tackle poverty and social exclusion, as well as ensure supportive employment services;
Amendment 204 #
2012/2293(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Points out that implementing the right to housing affects the implementation of other fundamental rights, including political and social rights, combats poverty and social exclusion thus diminishing the loss of human potential and well-being;
Amendment 280 #
2012/2293(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Recommends that Member States and the relevant authorities simplify the process of applying for housing and make the allocation of homes more transparent and impartial, with a view to eliminating discrimination and preventing any tendency on the part of particularly vulnerable groups, such as single-parent families, young unemployed couples, disabled persons, etc., to avoid applying for housing – a phenomenon which has the effect of aggravating residential segregation;
Amendment 4 #
2012/2292(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the continued decentralization and de-collectivization of the industrial relations system will increase both vertical and horizontal work-force inequality and will leave many women workers in an increasingly vulnerable position;
Amendment 22 #
2012/2292(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Emphasises that unions should raise awareness of the benefits of unionization and carry out special campaigns to encourage women to participate;
Amendment 23 #
2012/2292(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on unions to ensure that the organization of trade union life (meetings, travels, activities) responds to work-life balance needs of both men and women;
Amendment 10 #
2012/2289(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Urges the United Nations to accelerate progress in advancing the development agenda and enhance the importance accorded to women's rights and gender equality by making them the subject – as has hitherto been the case – of at least one specific globally agreed goal in the post- 2015 MDG framework and emphasising their status as cross-cutting issues within development cooperation programmes as a whole;
Amendment 21 #
2012/2289(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for the post-2015 MDG framework to set ambitious targets for women's rights and gender equality in terms of women's empowerment and well-being, participation in decision-making, combating violence against women, access to good education (at primary, secondary, and higher level) and training, access to micro-credit facilities to combat poverty and social exclusion, access to effective health care, improvements in sexual and reproductive health and rights, quality and stability of employment, equal pay, career development, the representation of women in politics and economic activity, and ownership and inheritance rights;
Amendment 44 #
2012/2289(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States, bearing in mind that gender equality and non-discrimination are cross-cutting aims, to increase thematic and national consultations as well as the amount of development aid for programmes focusing on them, so as to enable the gender dimension to be mainstreamed at every stage of development aid programming (identification, formulation, implementation, and evaluation);
Amendment 54 #
2012/2289(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide in their bilateral agreements with non-member countries for binding clauses prohibiting all types of discrimination based on sex. , marital status and age as well as various religious or traditional practices including among others, gender mutilation, gendercide, honour crimes, abduction and illegal confinement of women as well as forced marriages.
Amendment 5 #
2012/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17
Citation 17
Amendment 9 #
2012/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18
Citation 18
Amendment 13 #
2012/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 20
Citation 20
– having regard to the Declaration and Programme of Action of the 1994 Cairo International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) the key actions for its further implementation as well as the United Nations General Assembly Resolution 65/234 on the Follow-up to the International Conference on Population and Development beyond 2014 (December 2010),
Amendment 68 #
2012/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to support and encourage all types of initiatives to increase awareness on gender- biased discrimination including gendercide, and to find effective ways to combat it, by offering guidance, assistance, appropriate policies and funding, as part of its external relations, humanitarian aid and gender mainstreaming;
Amendment 86 #
2012/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Supports relevant reforms, continued monitoring and implementation of gender equality and non-discrimination legislation, particularly in developinglow and middle income and transition countries;
Amendment 142 #
2012/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls on the European Union to includeensure a rights-based approach encompassing all human rights and to include a strong focus on the empowerment and the promotion, respect and fulfilment of women's and girls' rights and gender equality as preconditions to combat gendercide as a key issue in the post-2015 development policy agenda;
Amendment 8 #
2012/2263(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls the various reasons and means by which unaccompanied minors arrive in Member States; recalls the recognition of the gender-specific phenomenon of trafficking in human beings and the fact that girls are often trafficked for sexual exploitation and abuse, modern slavery or illegal child labour and child pornography; for this reason, assistance and support measures should also be gender specific where appropriate.
Amendment 15 #
2012/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the continuing conflicts in various parts of the world and the ongoing global economic crisis bring a surge in the number of unaccompanied minors;
Amendment 16 #
2012/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the reasons behind the arrival of unaccompanied minors are diverse: war, violence, violations of their fundamental rights, desire to reunify with family members, natural disasters, poverty, trafficking, exploitation, etc.;
Amendment 16 #
2012/2263(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that gender-based violence and being a victim of trafficking in human beings may be relevant to a claim for asylum, free legal counselling and representation for criminal investigations and proceedings;
Amendment 19 #
2012/2263(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Invites the Commission to gather best practices in reception measures among Member States to ensure appropriate care and assistance to unaccompanied girls. Member States should also take into account conditions of the return to the country of origin for unaccompanied minors and should take the necessary provisions to ensure minimum standards of safety for their return and to assist and support the unaccompanied minor on the basis of its assessment of circumstances with the aim of finding a suitable and lasting solution;
Amendment 31 #
2012/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that an unaccompanied minor is above all a minor who is potentially in danger and that child protection, rather than immigration control, must be the major consideration for States and the European Union when dealing with them thus respecting the core principle of the child's best interests;
Amendment 77 #
2012/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls that combating trafficking in human beings is a necessary first step, as minors are particularly confronted with the risks of trafficking and, labour and sexual exploitation and abuse, because action should be taken in third countries to tackle the root causes of trafficking;
Amendment 79 #
2012/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Highlights that effective mechanisms shall be put in place for the prevention, identification, reporting, referral, investigation, treatment and follow-up of incidents of trafficking, labour and sexual exploitation and other forms of mistreatment;
Amendment 106 #
2012/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on Member States to comply strictly and without fail with the fundamental obligation never to place a minor in detention and to take all appropriate legislative and administrative measures to protect minors from discrimination and other forms of mistreatment;
Amendment 127 #
2012/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Deplores the unsuitable and intrusive nature of the medical techniques used to ascertain age in some Member States; recommends thatcalls the Commission to establish a common method for ascertaining age in a scientific, safe and gender-sensitive manner, consisting of a multidisciplinary assessment performed by independent, trained practitioners, and with minors always being given the benefit of the doubt; considers that it should be possible to appeal against the results of this assessment; welcomes the work of the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) on this subject, which should be taken as a basis for dealing with all minors;
Amendment 151 #
2012/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 1
Paragraph 16 – indent 1
– access to appropriate accommodation with adequate sanitary conditions and care facilities: accommodation in a ‘centre’ should never be in a closed and overcrowded centre and, during the initial days, should be specialised in the reception of unaccompanied minors; minors should always be separated from adults; accommodation with host families and in ‘living units’ should be encouraged when it is appropriate and accords with the minor's wishes whereas changes in accommodation places should be limited to a minimum;
Amendment 159 #
2012/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 3 a (new)
Paragraph 16 – indent 3 a (new)
- the right to manifest and practice their religion;
Amendment 160 #
2012/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 3 b (new)
Paragraph 16 – indent 3 b (new)
- the right to rest and leisure, to engage in play and recreational activities;
Amendment 161 #
2012/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 3 c (new)
Paragraph 16 – indent 3 c (new)
- access to information and use of the media (radio, tv, internet) in order to satisfy their communication needs;
Amendment 164 #
2012/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 4
Paragraph 16 – indent 4
– the right to health and special treatment when needed (i.e. access to rehabilitation services) for minors who have been victims of any form of abuse, exploitation, torture or cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or who have been affected by armed conflicts;
Amendment 178 #
2012/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the progress which has been made in asylum legislation; recalls, however, that EU asylum and migration policies shall treat unaccompanied minors of third countries as children first and foremost and therefore unaccompanied minors should always be exempted from expedited procedures and from procedures at the border; recalls also that the State responsible for an asylum application by an unaccompanied minor should always be the State of the most recent asylum application;
Amendment 190 #
2012/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses firmly that the ultimate aim, once an unaccompanied minor has arrived in European territory, must be to seek an appropriate solution for him, which respects his interests; recalls that efforts to achieve this must always begin with an examination of the possibilities of family reunification; advices all competent authorities in EU Member-states to closely cooperate to lift all bureaucratic obstacles in order to achieve swift family tracing and/or reunification;
Amendment 207 #
2012/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses that the integration of unaccompanied minors in the host country must be centred around an individual life project drawn up for, and with, the minor with full respect of his ethnic, religious, cultural and linguistic background;
Amendment 3 #
2012/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas seven countries in the Western Balkans – Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, (FYRO) MacedoniaM, Montenegro and Serbia – are at different stages of the process to become Member States of the European Union; whereas these countries need to adopt and implement the acquis communautaire and other EU obligations in the areas of gender equalityanti- discrimination, gender equality and women's rights during this process;
Amendment 4 #
2012/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the implementation of women's rights and gender equality measures requires an increase of public awareness of these rights, judicial and non-judicial ways to invoke these rights, and governmental and independent institutions to initiate, carry out and monitor the implementation process;
Amendment 8 #
2012/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes with concern that the population in most countries is not fully aware of the existing legislation and policies to promote gender equality and women's rights; calls on the Commission and the governments of accession countries to foster awareness though media and public campaigns, education programmes andeliminating gender stereotypes and promoting female role models, as well as women's active participation in all paths of life including decision making; calls for the personal commitment of government members and officials;
Amendment 14 #
2012/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes with concern the lack of financial and human resources allocated to the functioning of governmental and independent institutions tasked with the initiation and implementation of gender equality measures in most countries; calls on authorities at all levels to accompany measures and action plans with adequate resources for their implementation including appropriate women personnel;
Amendment 21 #
2012/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the increase in cross-border regional initiatives in the area of women's rights and gender equality; calls on governments and the Commission to support these initiatives, encourage the exchange and advertisement of good practices arising from them, inter alia by employing the pre-accession funds and by making sufficient grants available to these initiatives also from the gender budgeting perspective;
Amendment 26 #
2012/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Invites the Government of Montenegro, and the Serbian, MacedonianFYROM and Albanian Governments, once they start accession negotiations, to agree on a framework agreement with their parliaments and civil society on the involvement of civil society organisations, inter alia in the area of women's rights and gender equality, in the accession negotiations and in drafting the action plans for reform resulting from these negotiations, and ensuring their access to relevant documents pertaining to the accession process;
Amendment 32 #
2012/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to make the implementation of women's rights and gender equality, the mainstreaming of gender equality and the continuous fight against domestic violence a priority in the accession process of Western Balkan countries, by continuing to address these issues in progress reports and to emphasise their importance in contacts with authorities, and showing a good example by ensuring that its own delegations, negotiating teams and representation at meetings and in the media are gender-balanced;
Amendment 78 #
2012/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the MacedonianFYROM Government to make gender-based harassment and sexual harassment criminal offences, to ensure that both parents are allowed to take parental leave or family leave in order to take care of sick relatives, and to afford better legal protection on the labour market for women who are pregnant or have just given birth;
Amendment 84 #
2012/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Notes that the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy mechanism for dealing with complaints of gender discrimination does not function properly, calls on the MacedonianFYROM Government to take measures to improve the handling of complaints and educate the civic society on matters concerning gender equality;
Amendment 87 #
2012/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Notes with concern the fragmented implementation of the action plans and strategies for gender equality and the lack of coordination of efforts; calls on the MacedonianFYROM Government to increase the financial and human resources available to the Department for Gender Equality;
Amendment 4 #
2012/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph A a (new)
Paragraph A a (new)
Aa. whereas pension funds are important investors for EU economic growth and substantial contributors towards achieving the Europe 2020 strategic target, of 75% employment of both men and women aged 20-64 years old, and socially inclusive societies;
Amendment 7 #
2012/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph B
Paragraph B
B. whereas pensions are the main source of revenue of older Europeans and are supposed to ensure that older people have a decent standard of living and enable them to be financially independent; whereas, however, around 22% of women over the age of 75 fall below the European Union's poverty threshold thus running the risk of social exclusion;
Amendment 9 #
2012/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph C
Paragraph C
C. whereas women take more frequent career breaks and part-time jobs than men for the purpose of fulfilling family responsibilities, and those periods are either not taken into account at all, or only partially taken into account, when their pension entitlement is calculated, and consequently women's pensions are often lower than men's and women are at greater risk of poverty;
Amendment 26 #
2012/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that there is an urgent need to reform pension systems to take account of economic and demographic trends and; to improve Europe's growth prospects; and job opportunities by increasing the employability of vulnerable groups such as women, migrants and youths; to address pension adequacy and sustainability, through a mix of appropriate pension and employment policies aiming at tackling gender differences;
Amendment 36 #
2012/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates the need for Member States to take measures to eliminate the pay differential between women and me, gender inequalities between women and men in the labour market and to put funds aside to combat the rising costs of the retiring population;
Amendment 52 #
2012/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the importance of equalising the pensionable age for women and men, and improving employability for older women and men to stay in the labour market, which will make a significant contribution to boosting the labour force participation of older workers;
Amendment 5 #
2012/2150(INI)
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph A
Section 1 – paragraph A
A. whereas greater efforts must be made to achieve the target, set in the EU 2020 Strategy, of increasing the labour market participation of womenemployability of both men and women (aged 20-64) to 75 % as this would: a) free an important amount of untapped talent, especially in the field of science and technology b) prevent female social exclusion, and wouldc) contribute to economic efficiency and, increased productivity; and to a greater tax base in case that the gender wage gap is reduced,
Amendment 11 #
2012/2150(INI)
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Section 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Calls on Member States to set specific quantitative targets in their respective NRPs in line with women's employment statistics, but also to take specific measures targeting vulnerable groups of women (such as young, migrant, disabled and single mothers);
Amendment 17 #
2012/2150(INI)
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 2
Section 1 – paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to add gender- sensitive indicators,; to allow the monitoring of progress made towards the EU 2020 objectives, and; to break down the EU 2020 targets and indicators by gender as much as possible; and to assess the effects of austerity measures on gender equality, women poverty and employability;
Amendment 21 #
2012/2150(INI)
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 3
Section 1 – paragraph 3
3. Recalls that the gender pay gap is still an issue in the EU and that it also affects the level of pensions that women later receive; calls, therefore, on the Member States to set qualitative targets in NRPs related to closing the gender pay gap, thus reducing both unfair treatment of women pensioners and poverty vulnerability of aged women;
Amendment 25 #
2012/2150(INI)
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 4
Section 1 – paragraph 4
4. Recalls that most part-time jobs are held by women, which limits their economic independence when it is not chosen and which strongly affects women in vulnerable situations such as single mothers; calls, therefore, on the Commission and the Member States to monitor women's employment both in terms of quantity and in terms of quality, that is, on the basis of the number of hours worked per week, contract type and hence their ability to ensure their financial independence; calls on the Member States to insert a strong gender dimension to any measure and action aiming at promoting business and, self-employment and women's entrepreneuship;
Amendment 28 #
2012/2150(INI)
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 5
Section 1 – paragraph 5
5. Stresses that women should be encouraged and better trained to enter sectors with the highest employment potential, which are mainly male- dominated, such as sectors within the low- carbon, resource-efficient economy («green jobs») or the digital economy; stresses that in the health and social sectors («white jobs»), which employ many women, jobs should receive better recognition in terms of types of contracts and salaries;
Amendment 31 #
2012/2150(INI)
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 6
Section 1 – paragraph 6
6. Notes that the access of women to higher-qualified employment should also be facilitated without stereotypes, prejudice or discrimination based on sex, in order to narrow the productivity gap of the EU and hence increase the EU competitiveness on global markets.
Amendment 1 #
2012/2131(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas migrant women play an increasingly important role in the development of both sending and receiving countries' economies and labour marketsthe economies and the labour markets of both the countries of origin and destination;
Amendment 6 #
2012/2131(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas migrant women are at major risk of discrimination, lackingoften the most vulnerable victims of discrimination and stereotypes, unfair treatment and exploitation lacking in addition access to social services and legal protection and being subjected to physical, psychological, economic and sexual abuse;
Amendment 14 #
2012/2131(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises the need to increase the visibilityawareness, respect, implementation and protection of migrant women's rights in theall EU's immigration, integration, employment and social policies;
Amendment 17 #
2012/2131(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop gender-sensitive policies that willand mainstream the concept of gender equality so as to protect the human rights of migrant women,; to provide equal opportunities in the field of employment and access to the labour market, and; to combat and prevent the trafficking and sexual exploitationall types of violence, sexual exploitation, gender mutilation and unfair practices, abduction, forced slavery, forced marriages and trafficking of women;
Amendment 23 #
2012/2131(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Member States to develop and implement measures to promote the smooth and equitable integration of migrant women, including acquisition of legal status, recognition of qualificppropriate policies in full compliance to European and national legislations and educational levels, access to healthcare, education, training and social security benefits and protection under labour legislation,to implement specific measures to promote and ensure smooth and equitable social integration of migrant women; and to involve trade unions, NGOs and the civil society in the development of such measures;
Amendment 40 #
2012/2131(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
(4a) Calls on the Commission to set up a system of monitoring the situation of migrant women in the labour market as regards minimum wages, working conditions and the effective implementation of health and safety regulations;
Amendment 41 #
2012/2131(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
(4b) Calls on the Member States to prepare accurate, comparable and consistent statistics as regards the situation of migrant women in various sectors of life on the basis of appropriate indicators;
Amendment 45 #
2012/2131(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Member States to develop efficient systemechanisms for the recognition of qualifications obtained in third countries, to makeproviding training opportunities available for those women lacking skills, and to ensureing access ofor migrant women to vocational and lifelong training, as well as freeto language courses at low cost;
Amendment 54 #
2012/2131(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure the protection of migrant women against all forms of abuse, harassment and discrimination. and to guarantee their right to seek legal advice against employers that mistreat them;
Amendment 58 #
2012/2131(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
(6a) Calls on Member States to inform women migrant workers about their rights, complaints procedures and contact information of workers' rights groups;
Amendment 14 #
2012/2102(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas women in these countries have, albeit unevenly, become more present in higher education, civil society organisations, enterprises and institutions in the past decades, even if, under dictatorial and paternalist regimes, the effective implementation of rights was limited and women's participation was subject to various restrictive conditions;
Amendment 20 #
2012/2102(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas women's representation in politics varies from one country to another, but is disappointing – particularly at executive level – when it is so disproportionally low compared with their great involvement in the various uprising movements and in elections;
Amendment 22 #
2012/2102(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the renewed EU Neighbourhood Policy should place greater emphasis on gender equality, empowerment of women and support for civil society;
Amendment 83 #
2012/2102(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Commends those states where the legal age of marriage for girls has been raised over the past decades (16 in Egypt, 18 in Morocco and 20 in Tunisia and Libya) and condemns any attempt to lower it again as early and often forced marriages are not only detrimental to girls' rights, health, psychology and education but also perpetuate poverty;
Amendment 99 #
2012/2102(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Emphasises that women's active participation in public life, as protesters, voters, candidates and elected representatives, shows their willingness to obtain and enjoy full citizenship; recent events in the Arab spring have shown that women can play important roles in revolutionary events; calls, therefore, for the adoption of all the necessary measures, including positive measures and quotas, to ensure women's participation in decision- making at all levels of government (from local to national, from executive to legislative powers);
Amendment 106 #
2012/2102(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Supports the idea of many women parliamentarians that women's rights and gender equality could better be implemented in legislation with the establishment of a women's caucus or a special parliamentary committee to deal with the issue and ensure gender mainstreaming in parliaments; this will reflect the participation of women in the popular uprisings for democracy in the countries of North Africa;
Amendment 110 #
2012/2102(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Insists that the representation of women should be enhanced at all levels of decision-making, particularly in institutions, political parties, trade unions and the public sector (including the judiciary), and stresses that women are often well represented in a number of sectors but that are less present in high- level positions, partly due to the persisting gender discrimination and stereotypes and the glass ceiling phenomenon;
Amendment 121 #
2012/2102(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Highlights that much more should be done to ensure women's economic independence and encourage their participation in economic affairs, including in the agricultural sector; that economic independence of women empowers their resistance to violence and humiliation; considers that exchanges of best practice should be fostered at regional level between entrepreneurs, trade unions and civil society, in particular to support those women who are most vulnerable in rural and poor urban areas;
Amendment 131 #
2012/2102(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Believes that micro-finance is a very useful tool to empower women, and recalls that investing in women oftenalso means investing in families and in communities and helps to eradicate poverty, social and economic unrest and strengthens social cohesion; recalls that micro-finance goes beyond credit and also implies management, financial and commercial advise;
Amendment 78 #
2012/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Strongly supports the recognition, in the Commission communication, that ‘helping to mitigate the social effects of the current crisis’ is part of the social responsibility of enterprises; calls on businesses to undertake initiatives for youth job creation as a practical example of their commitment, establishing for example a system that would enable university graduates to work on internships, in order to get the work experience that is needed by employers in the private sector;
Amendment 90 #
2012/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Invites the Multi-stakeholder Forum to consider possible courses of action in response to the growing casualisation of employment, enforced part-time working in place of full-time employment, the rise in exploitative work and labour practices through increased sub- contracting and the resurgence of the informal sector, all of which are a result of the persistent economic crisis that mostly affects the countries of the European south that face the biggest challenges;
Amendment 99 #
2012/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recognises that business closures and retrenchment are jeopardising some of the gains made through CSR in terms of the employment of marginalised groups in society, especially in the countries of the European South, in which the policies of austerity measures have led to further cutbacks on long established employee rights; calls on the Commission to undertake a major analysis of the social impact of the crisis on such initiatives;
Amendment 108 #
2012/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Believes the financial crisis has shaken employee confidence in company obligations to meet long-term private pension entitlements; calls on companies to take action to redress the imbalance in the eyes of many employees, who believe that their pension entitlements have been disproportionately cut; restoration of trust between employees and companies is essential if there is to be a sustainable economic recovery;
Amendment 199 #
2012/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Agrees that there cannot be a ‘one size fits all’ approach to CSR but, recognising that the profusion of private and voluntary initiatives can generate additional costs and be a barrier to implementation, calls on the Commission to play a much more active role, together with other international bodies, to make a commitment to supporting the long-term objective of ‘convergence’ of CSR initiatives;
Amendment 9 #
2012/2078(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Treaties provide several ways forward regarding employment and social policies, the potential of which has not been fully exploited as there are still certain shortcomings in their implementation and also unacceptable delays in bringing the acts in line with the Treaty of Lisbon;
Amendment 17 #
2012/2078(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines the urgent need to improve social governance at the European level in parallel with the establishment of European economic governance; by pursuing an active agenda of social regulation, for the promotion of the well-being of its people, working towards a sustainable development of Europe, pursuing economic, social and territorial cohesion and fighting social exclusion;
Amendment 25 #
2012/2078(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. CNotes that national welfare policies and wage-setting systems represent an important factor of EU convergence or divergence; it therefore calls for enhanced surveillance of social and employment policies comparable to the provisions on the surveillance of national economic policies;
Amendment 41 #
2012/2078(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that the existence and aggravation of internal imbalances among Member States call for automatic stabilisers at EU or euro area level, such as a youth guarantee or a minimum unemployment allowance;
Amendment 48 #
2012/2078(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Underlines that a more ambitious response to the day-to-day concerns and aspirations of EU citizens as regards social and economic issues must be taken by the Commission so that the Union will be able to react to unexpected events and be swift in seizing opportunities and in anticipating and adjusting to future trends;
Amendment 2 #
2012/2063(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. States that maternal death rates are disproportionately high in developing countries; notes with concern that African women are 175 times more likely to die in childbirth than women in the developed regions of the world1 ; stresses that accessible, affordable, adequate and high- quality emergency obstetric care is vital in order to reduce maternal death rates; emphasises that developing countries need increased numbers of qualified healthcare professionals to attend to women in labour and stat; underlines the need for women and especially for young girls to be informed about their sexual and reproductive rights, the health services they can access, and the use of contraception methods;
Amendment 7 #
2012/2063(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Welcomes the European Commission's active work both at the policy level and through its different funding instruments and Budget support in order to enhance its commitments to foster women's empowerment, particularly by seeking to integrate the priorities and needs of women in all key coherence policies for development;
Amendment 8 #
2012/2063(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Emphasises the need to maintain reliable statistical data and record the causes of maternal deaths according to the ICD Maternal Mortality coding, of the WHO, which can guide countries and help them to improve the attribution and estimation of the causes;
Amendment 25 #
2012/2063(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. RStates that every child, regardless of sex, has the right to life, survival and development and reaffirms that girl children as well have equal status under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and(CRC); calls on EU delegations in developing countries to work with the governments of those countries to ensure that girl children enjoy their rights without discrimination, inter alia by requiring the immediate registration of all children after birth, granting girls and boys equal entitlement to education and schooling, combating stereotypes and ending the unethical and discriminatory practices of prenatal sex selection, abortion of female foetuses, female infanticide, early forced marriage, female genital mutilation and child prostitution;
Amendment 30 #
2012/2063(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses the need for respect of the right of the girl children to express an opinion and to be heard on matters affecting their health and human dignity, emphasizing that the best interest of the child must be the first concern; highlights the need of all children and the girl children in particular, to be brought up in a family environment of peace, dignity, tolerance, freedom, non-discrimination, gender equality and solidarity; calls for the strict implementation of the Declaration of Geneva for children and of the Beijing Declaration on women;
Amendment 36 #
2012/2063(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Expresses great concern about widespread gender-based violence, especially sexual violence, exploitation and feminicide, in the world and within developing countries; states that in particular; upholding women's rights, including their sexual and reproductive rights, is essential in order to end gender-based violence and safeguarding respect of their human dignity is essential by preventing and combating gender-based violence, providing protection and appropriate counselling to victims as well as punishment of perpetrators; calls on the Commission to make the fight against impunity for the perpetrators of such violence one of the priorities for its development assistance policy;
Amendment 41 #
2012/2063(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Pays particular attention to gender education of both sexes, starting from an early school stage, so as to gradually change societal attitudes and stereotypes towards parity of men and women;
Amendment 43 #
2012/2063(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Stresses the importance of promoting women's human rights and mainstreaming gender equality in the civil, political, social, economic and cultural spheres and in the national legislation;
Amendment 44 #
2012/2063(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. 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;
Amendment 2 #
2012/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
- having regard to Council Directive 2004/113/EC of 13 December 2004 implementing the principle of equal treatment between men and women in the access to and supply of goods and services1; __________________ 1 OJ L 373, 21.12.2004, p. 37.
Amendment 12 #
2012/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. Whereas women are overrepresented in jobs and positions that require relatively low general skills and tend to be low paid;
Amendment 15 #
2012/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. Whereas women make up around 60 % of university graduates, yet their representation in senior official and decision-making positions in the service sector, especially the most senior positions, is disproportionately low;
Amendment 16 #
2012/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. Whereas women often work in the lowest ranked jobs in the service sector in terms of qualifications, pay, remuneration and prestige and therefore women face greater job insecurity than men;
Amendment 17 #
2012/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. Whereas women's contribution to the labour force is usually underestimated by employers, since they are more likely to interrupt their careers for child birth and raising;
Amendment 26 #
2012/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. Whereas there are continuing inequalities in access to and use of new technologies and the Internet, between men and women, which often leads to a gap in skills and even to "digital illiteracy", a phenomenon widely known as the ‘gender digital divide’;
Amendment 28 #
2012/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Underlines the importance of reducing occupational segregation in order to bridge the gender wage gap, which is often worse for women employed in female dominated jobs, than for women having the same qualifications but employed in other sectors;
Amendment 52 #
2012/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the importance of "home- working", which is increasingly fashionable; points out that more than 90% of companies in Germany and Sweden divide their working week in new ways, judging staff on annual rather than weekly hours and allowing husbands and wives to share jobs;
Amendment 74 #
2012/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Is concerned about the situation of female immigrant and "black" workers in the service sector, as the vast majority work without a contract in domestic service, with versubstantially lower wages andthan the "legal" workers and with no social rights of any kind;
Amendment 91 #
2012/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Underlines the importance of protecting women against i) dismissal from employment during and after pregnancy ii) salary cuts during maternity leave and iii) job and remuneration downgrading upon return to work;
Amendment 106 #
2012/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Notes that, although there are increasing numbers of women using computers and surfing the Internet in an elementary way, the digital divide in terms of skills remains very wide, restricting women's access to and use of information and communication technologies (ICTs), thus hampering women's ability to seek and find skilled work; calls therefore, for the better incorporation of women in the use of new technologies giving them priority access to free training courses;
Amendment 17 #
2012/2045(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes that participation by pupils and students in the corresponding mobility programmes enables them to acquire the skills they need to enhance their professional mobility and employability;
Amendment 24 #
2012/2045(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines the need for provision of effective and constructive educational and vocational guidance to help learners, trainees and workers identify the education and training path best suiting their inclinations and interests, and recognises that the anticipation of labour market trends can be very useful for all those involved in order to better target their actions and make informed choices;
Amendment 29 #
2012/2045(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Regrets the reducedtions in funding for education and the lack of training placements offered by enterprises owing to the crisis, particularly training with remuneration, and stresses that Member States must invest in appropriate educational and training reforms so as to deal more effectively with the economic crisis and achieve the Europe 2020 strategy objectives;
Amendment 41 #
2012/2045(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that employers have a key responsibility in making LLL a reality for all andwith due regard for gender equality; encourages them to facilitate continuous training throughout workers’ careers, with particular emphasis on women, who tend to be employed as unskilled or semiskilled labour;
Amendment 49 #
2012/2045(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Welcomes greater cooperation between education and training providers on the one hand and the business and research sectors and civil society on the other as a means of reducing unemployment, provided that this does not detract from the humanistic value of education or become an end in itself;
Amendment 53 #
2012/2045(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Asks the Commission to encourage constructive collaboration between the Member States and exchanges of experience, expertise and good practice;
Amendment 54 #
2012/2045(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Notes the great disparities national education and training systems and, in line with the principle of subsidiarity, recommends that the progress report be accompanied by a handbook for each individual Member State containing recommendations as to how existing policies might be improved and the national education systems developed;
Amendment 1 #
2012/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4
Citation 4
– having regard to its resolutions of 13 December 2006 on the Commission communication on the Enlargement Strategy and Main Challenges 2006-2007, of 10 July 2008 on the Commission's 2007 enlargement strategy paper, and of 26 November 2009 on the Commission's 2009 enlargement strategy paper concerning the Western Balkan countries, Iceland and Turkey, as well as the communication of the Commission on the Enlargement Strategy of 2009-2010, 2010-2011 and 2011-2012,
Amendment 9 #
2012/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas, in accordance with Article 49 TEU, any European state which respects and remains fully committed to the promotion and implementation of the values of human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities, may apply to become a member of the Union; whereas these values are common to the Member States, in a society in which pluralism, non-discrimination, tolerance, justice, solidarity and equality between women and men prevail;
Amendment 20 #
2012/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas enlargement has been a success story for the EU and Europe as a whole, in helping to overcome the division of the Cold War, contributing to peace, stability and prosperity throughout Europe, stimulating reforms and consolidating liberty, democracy, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms and the rule of law, as well as the market economy, despite the present negative consequences of the world economic crisis;
Amendment 34 #
2012/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas 20 years after the Copenhagen summit the moment has come for a general critical re-evaluation of the accession criteria, of the established procedures and of enlargement policy as a whole; whereas Parliament contributes to improving the transparency and accountability of enlargement and thereby increasing public support for this process;
Amendment 66 #
2012/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Strongly believes that enlargement needs to continue to be a credible policy; considers it, thereforehowever, important for the EU to fulfil the promises already made andensure that all commitments, promises and obligations by candidate countries are fully met in order to create the conditions for ensuring that future enlargements are successful and conducive to the EU's target for social cohesion;
Amendment 105 #
2012/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes the view that strict conditionality requires that the progress of a candidate and/or potential candidate country is effectively assessed at every stage of the process, and that countries wishing to join the EU should proceed from one stage to the next, only once all the conditions have been met at each stage; notes, however, certain tendencies to exaggeration, and recommends avoiding requiring of candidate and potential candidate countries higher standards than those applying in the EUafter having met all the necessary prerequisites for accession at each stage; stresses the importance of setting transparent and fair benchmarks throughout the process;
Amendment 128 #
2012/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Calls on the Commission to examine, in cases of non-compliance and failure to fulfil obligations by candidate countries, the reasons behind this and, where appropriate to take corrective actions, not excluding the possibility of imposing sanctions or even, freezing the negotiation process;
Amendment 144 #
2012/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the new negotiating approach for future candidate countries that prioritises issues related to the judiciary and fundamental rights, as well as to justice and home affairs; agrees that these should be tackled early in the accession process and that, based on the fulfilment of obligations, the corresponding chapters should be opened accordingly on the basis of action plans, as they require the establishment of convincing track records; calls on the Commission to report to Parliament regularly on progress in these areas, and for the monthly pre-accession reports of the EU delegations to be forwarded to the members of the Committee on Foreign Affairs;
Amendment 178 #
2012/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Strongly believes in the need to promote a climate of tolerancemutual respect, good neighbourly relations and regional cooperation, as prerequisites for stability and as means of facilitating reconciliation; considers that the prosecution of war crimes, the restoration of violated human rights and the reintegration of refugees and displaced persons must be fundamental elements of the accession process in regions with a recent history of conflict;
Amendment 191 #
2012/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 202 #
2012/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Reiterates its position that, for future negotiating frameworks, bilateral issues should be addressed in a constructive spirit and as early as possible, taking account of the EU's overall interests and its values, as well as the compliance of candidate countries with the accession criteria; stresses that the accession negotiations should fully comply with the acquis and respect the principles on which the EU itself is founded;
Amendment 208 #
2012/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the EU to support efforts to resolve outstanding disputes, including border disputes, before accession; in line with the provisions of the UN CharterEU acquis, the UN Charter and resolutions, and all international law, encourages all parties to disputes whose continuation is likely to endanger the preservation of international peace and security to engage constructively in their peaceful resolution and, in case of proven inability to reach a bilateral agreement, to refer the matter to the International Court of Justice or to commit themselves to a binding arbitration mechanism of their choice;
Amendment 224 #
2012/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Takes note of initiatives such as the positive agenda on Turkey and the high- level accession dialogue with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; welcomes the aim of creating a fresh dynamic in the reform process, but stresses that these initiatives must in no way replace the formal negotiation procedures, but to be in full line with the negotiating framework;
Amendment 232 #
2012/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses that enlargement policy is an instrument for modernisation, democratisation and stabilisation, and also has the aim of strengthening the EU; calls on the Commission to undertake comprehensive impact assessments whenever it considers new applications for EU membership and when it recommends the opening or, in case of fundamentally changed circumstances, the closing of accession negotiations;
Amendment 238 #
2012/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Supports the Commission's commitment to improving the quality of the future accession process by making it more benchmark-driven and transparent; takes the view that this will make the process fairer and more objectively measurable, thus further enhancing its credibility; in this context, recommends that the progress reports should be more assertive and clearer in their demands; stresses that the benchmarks should not set additional conditions for the candidate and potential candidate countries, but should translate the general membership criteria into concrete steps towards accession, in full compliance with the negotiating framework;
Amendment 256 #
2012/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Is of the opinion that, in order to maintain the support of the EU's citizens for further enlargement and the commitment of the citizens of the candidate and potential candidate countries to continue with reforms, it is crucial to present them with clear and comprehensive information on the political, socio- economic and cultural benefits of enlargement; considers it essential, in particular, to explain to the public how the pursuing of enlargement policy has brought in its wake new investment and export opportunities for the older Member States, and how it can help attain the EU's objectives in terms of tackling the economic crisis, creating jobs, protecting the environment and mitigating the effects of climate change, and enhancing security and safety, while at the same time accelerating the reform agenda and improving living conditions in the enlargement countries for the benefit of all European citizens; stresses the need to target, as a priority in this regard, young people, both men and women, and trade unions, as well as key opinion-formers such as journalists, representatives of civil society and economic actors;
Amendment 11 #
2012/2016(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Regrets that the draft budget proposed by the Commission for the European Year of Citizens 2013 constitutes the smallest budget ever allocated for a European Year and recommends granting the 2013 European Year sufficient and appropriate funding;
Amendment 7 #
2012/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the current economic and financial crisis will have long lasting effects not only on economic growth but also on employment rates, public savings ands well as the quality ofand quantity of public investments in general, and social investments, in particular, in Europe;
Amendment 13 #
2012/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the majority of recent responses to the crisis were based mainly on short- term goals aimed solely at restoring stability to public finances, being crucial efforts to defend our economy, and whereas these austerity measures could have negative long-termhad already negative effects on employment, growth and competitiveness if not completed with; and whereas budgetary consolidation must be combined with a comprehensive investment strategy for sustainable growth- and decent employment-friendly measure in order to overcome the crisis;
Amendment 23 #
2012/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the Lisbon Strategy and the European Employment Strategy have failed to deliver, and whereas the success of the Europe 2020 strategy is uncertain and requires much stronger engagement from Member States and the European Institutions;
Amendment 26 #
2012/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the recently published Annual Growth Survey as well as the Joint Employment Report showed that, due to the fact thattreatment of fiscal consolidation is still treated as theop priority, social, employment and education targets of the Europe 2020 were not sufficiently addressed by all majority of Member States;
Amendment 27 #
2012/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the unemployment rate in January 2012 stood at more than 10 % in the EU 27creased from 7,1% in 2008 to more than 10 % in January 2012, in the EU 27, with clear differences between southern and northern Europe, affecting especially young persons, low-skilled workers and long-term unemployed, and whereas this, together with ageing population, creates a serious risk of losses of human capital in the longer term, and could have non- reversible repercussions on the labour market and for the potential for economicjob creation and growth;
Amendment 31 #
2012/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas in 2010 almost 16 % of80 million Europeans weare at risk of poverty, and in the same year the level of children and adults living in jobless households has increased to almost 10 % in 2010; whereas this, combined with child poverty, the incidencerising number of working poor as well as high unemployment among young people will lead to an even higher risk of poverty and social exclusion in the future;
Amendment 33 #
2012/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas education outcomes in the European Union are still inadequate to meet labour market needslacking investments in education and training result among other things in an inadequate supply of labour and fall short of the growing skill-intensity ofdemanded for available jobs;
Amendment 36 #
2012/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the pressure on social assistance schemwelfare states has increased, and t due to higheir revenues have dropped considerablyspending and considerable drops in revenues; whereas persistence of high rates of long- term unemployment is, the increasing number of working poor and growing youth unemployment are likely to aggravate this trend further;
Amendment 39 #
2012/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas well-targeted social investments are important to reassuring a proper employment level for both women and men in the future, stabilising the economy, enhancing human capital and raising competitiveness of the European Union;
Amendment 40 #
2012/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas well-targeted social investments are important to reassuring a proper employment level in the future, stabilising the economy, enhancing human capitalskills and knowledge of the labour force and raising competitiveness of the European Union;
Amendment 45 #
2012/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that social investments, being the provision and use of finance to generate social as well as economic returns, aim at addressing emerging social risks and unmet needs, and focus on public policies and human capital investment strategies that prepare individuals, families and societies to adopt to various transformations and to manage their transition towards more flexiblnew challenges of the labour markets;
Amendment 55 #
2012/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes therefore that social investments should be an important part of the European economic and employment policies, and of the EU's responses to the crisis, and that this requires a better implementation of in order to reach the employment, social and education goals ofobjectives of the Europe 2020 strategy;
Amendment 59 #
2012/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the crisis requires a modernisation of the European Social Modeleconomic, financial and social system, a rethinking of national economic, financial and social policies and a transition from an ‘active welfare state’ policy- making, that only responds to emerging damagcrises caused by market failure, to an ‘activating welfare state’, thatand forward-looking policy-making, focusing on investments in people and gives citizens instruments and incentives, the creation of decent jobs and the stimulation of sustainable growth;
Amendment 76 #
2012/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point b
Paragraph 5 – point b
b) create sustainable and quality jobs, accessible equally for women and men, improving work productivity as well as work distribution,
Amendment 78 #
2012/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point b
Paragraph 5 – point b
b) create sustainable and high-quality jobs, improving work productivity as well as work distribution,
Amendment 86 #
2012/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point c a (new)
Paragraph 5 – point c a (new)
c a) eliminate the causes of gender segregation on the labour market;
Amendment 87 #
2012/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point d
Paragraph 5 – point d
d) enhance thecreate a balance between flexibility and security and help reconciling family and professional life,
Amendment 90 #
2012/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point e
Paragraph 5 – point e
e) reform pension systems and create conditions for working longerto reduce the economic dependency ratio,
Amendment 102 #
2012/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on Members States and the Commission to take steps to develop a job- friendly environment withapply supportive labour market policies, such as more effective and better targeted unemployment and social assistance benefit systems linked to employment activation measures, to introduce special training and re-training in order to sustain employability of the long- term unemployed, and to promote up- skilling and on-the-job training with particular emphasis on unemployed young persons and on workers with low skills and to ensure that full-time employees can make a living from their work;
Amendment 109 #
2012/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Encourages Member States to invest in supporting young personsople, and in improvinge their access to the labour market, by providing training andvocational schemes in cooperation with private enterprises (dual education systems), by offering youth internship programmes, by promoting entrepreneurship and creating incentives for employers to engage graduates, by securing a better transition from education to work and by promoting European and regional mobility;
Amendment 112 #
2012/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Encourages Member States to invest in supporting young persons, and in improving their access to the labour market equally for young women and men, by providing training and youth internship programmes, by promoting entrepreneurship and creating incentives for employers to engage graduates, by securing a better transition from education to work and by promoting European and regional mobility;
Amendment 119 #
2012/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on Member States and the Commission to take all possible measures to improve education systems at all levels by: putting strong emphasis on early childhood development strategy; by preventing early-school-leaving; by improving secondary education and introducing guidance and counselling, by providing better conditions for students successfullyyoung people to access tertiary education or to gain direct access to the job market; by developing instruments aimed at better anticipating future skills needs and at strengthening cooperation between educational institutions, business and employment services; by improving recognition of professional qualification as well as by developing National Qualifications Frameworks;
Amendment 123 #
2012/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to guarantee a comprehensive implementation ofand the Member States to guarantee a good balance between security and flexicurbility principles,in the labour market and to address labour market segmentation, by providing both adequate social protection coverage for people in periods of transition, or on temporary or part-time employment contractjobs, and access to training, career development and full-time work possibilities; encourages Member States to invest in services – such as full- time childcare and all-day school placeschools – that help promote gender equality, foster a better work–life balance and encourage inactive and lone parents to workcreate a framework which allows parents to enter or re-enter the labour market if they wish to do so;
Amendment 125 #
2012/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to guarantee a comprehensive implementation of flexicurity principles, and to address labour market segmentation, by providing both adequate social protection coverage for people in periods of transition, or on temporary or part-time employment contracts, and access to training, career development and full-time work possibilities; encourages Member States to invest in services – such as affordable and high quality childcare and all-day school places – that help promote gender quality, foster better work–life balance and encourage inactive and lone parents to work;
Amendment 130 #
2012/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Encourages Member States to introduce necessary reforms in order to increasedecrease the economic dependency ratio which proves considerably more effective than increasing the statutory retirement age and limit early retirement possibilities, and to combine this with the constant improvement of working conditions and the implementation of lifelong training schemes enabling healthier and longer professional careers;
Amendment 139 #
2012/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Encourages Member States to make better efforts to include social investments in their medium and long-term budgetary targets, as well as in their National Reform Programmes; calls on the European Council and the Commission to better monitor the implementation of employment and social targets of the Europe 2020 strategy;
Amendment 142 #
2012/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that in order to secure proper implementation of employment and social targets, the recently developed system for macroeconomic and budgetary surveillance in the EU must be supplemented by an improved monitoring of employment and social policies; calls, therefore, on the Commission to consider developing a scoreboard of common social investment indicators for monitoring the progress in EU countriesthe Member States and at the Union level in this regard;
Amendment 147 #
2012/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on Member States to consider signing to a ‘Social Investment Pact’, through which they woulin the framework of the European Semester 2013, which sets binding investment targets and creates a reinforced control mechanism for improving efforts to meet the employment, social and education targets ofobjectives of the Europe 2020 strategy;
Amendment 150 #
2012/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 154 #
2012/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on Member States to make ensure that the currently debated Multiannual Financial Framework 2014-2020 contains appropriate budgetary resources necessary fto stimulate and support social investments in Europe, and that the available funding can be used in a rational and efficient way, as well as to make structural funds, especially the European Social Fund, supportive of social investments, ensuring that its priorities reflect the specific needs of the various Member States; calls on the Commission, when it so deems appropriate, to make other possible sources of financing available to Member States for the purpose of social investments;
Amendment 4 #
2012/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Exemption from the visa requirement for nationals of Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, the United Arab Emirates and Vanuatu should not come into force until bilateral agreements on visa waiver between the Union and the countries concerned have been concluded in order to ensure full reciprocity.
Amendment 6 #
2012/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1 – point a
Article 1 – point 1 – point a
(a) in point 1, the references to Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, the United Arab Emirates and Vanuatu are deleted and a reference to South-Sudan is inserted;
Amendment 7 #
2012/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2 – point a – two last references
Article 1 – point 2 – point a – two last references
"Tuvalu*", "United Arab Emirates*" and "Vanuatu*"
Amendment 29 #
2012/0299(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In the European Pact for Gender Equality 2011-2020, which was adopted on 7 March 2011, the Council acknowledged that gender equality policies are vital to economic growth, prosperity and competitiveness, reaffirmed its commitment to close the gender gaps with a view to meeting the objectives of the Europe 2020 Strategy, especially in three areas of great relevance to gender equality, namely employment, education and social inclusion, and urged action to promote the equal participation of women and men in decision-making at all levels and in all fields, in order to make full use of all available talent, knowledge and ideas, thus enriching diversity of human resources and improving business perspectives.
Amendment 30 #
2012/0299(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The European Parliament, in its resolution on women and business leadership of 6 July 201127 , urged companies to attain the critical threshold of 30 per cent female membership of management bodies by 2015 and 40 per cent by 2020. It called on the Commission, if the steps taken by companies and the Member States were found to be inadequate, to propose legislation by 2012, including quotas, temporarily implemented, to serve as catalysts of change and of rapid reforms against persisting gender inequalities and stereotypes in economic decision making. The European Parliament reiterated that call for legislation in its resolution of 13 March 2012 on equality between women and men in the European Union – 2011.
Amendment 55 #
2012/0299(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Despite the existing Union legislation aimed at preventing and combating sex discrimination, the Council recommendations aimed specifically at increasing the presence of women in economic decision-making and Union- level actions encouraging self-regulation, women continue to be strongly outnumbered by men in the highest decision-making bodies of companies throughout the Union. In the private sector and especially in listed companies this gender imbalance is particularly significant and acute. The Commission's key indicator of gender representation on corporate boards shows that the proportion of women involved in top-level business decision- making remains very low. In January 2012, women occupied on average just 13.7 per cent of board seats in the largest publicly listed companies in Member States. Among non-executive directors only 15 per cent were women, which is a clear indication of a democratic deficit and of unfair and discriminatory representation of women, in violation of EU principles for equal opportunities and equal treatment of both sexes in the fields of employment and occupation..
Amendment 72 #
2012/0299(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The Europe 2020 Strategy for Smart, Sustainable and Inclusive Growth29 ascertained that increased female labour force participation is a precondition for boosting growth and for tackling demographic challenges in Europe. The Strategy set a headline target of reaching an employment rate of 75 per cent for women and men aged 20-64 by 2020, which can only be reached if there is a clear commitment to gender equality, elimination of the persisting gender pay gap and a reinforced effort to tackle all barriers to women's participation in the labour market, including the existing "glass-ceiling" phenomenon. The current economic crisis has magnified Europe's ever-growing need to rely on knowledge, competence and innovation and to make full use of the pool of available talent, of both men and women. Enhancing female participation in economic decision-making, on company boards in particular, is expected to have a positive spill-over effect on female employment in the companies concerned and throughout the whole economy.
Amendment 162 #
2012/0299(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) While some Member States have taken regulatory action or encouraged self- regulation with mixed results, the majority of Member States have not taken action or indicated their willingness to act in a way that would bring about sufficient improvement. Projections based on a comprehensive analysis of all available information on past and current trends as well as intentions show that a balanced gender representation among non- executive board members across the Union in line with the objectives set out in this Directive will not be achieved by Member States acting individually at any point in the foreseeable future. In the light of those circumstances and given the growing discrepancies between Member States in terms of the representation of women and men on company boards, the gender balance on corporate boards across the Union can only be improved through a common approach, and the potential for gender equality, closing the existing gender pay gap and improvement of competitiveness and growth can be better achieved through coordinated action at Union level rather than through national initiatives of varying scope, ambition and effectiveness. Since the objectives of this Directive cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can, therefore, by reason of the scale and effect of action, 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.
Amendment 294 #
2012/0299(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Member States may introduce or maintain provisions which are more favourable than those laid down in this Directive to ensure a more balanced representation of men and women in respect of companies incorporated in their national territory, provided those provisions do not create unjustified gender or any other form of discrimination, nor hinder the proper functioning of the internal market.
Amendment 26 #
2012/0245(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Volunteering is a concrete and visible expression of solidarity allowing individuals to dedicate their knowledge, skills, experience and time to the service of fellow human beings, without a primary concern for financial gain but as a wish to cope with additional humanitarian needs emerging in humanitarian crises, both man-made and natural disasters.
Amendment 27 #
2012/0245(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2 a) While volunteering is on the rise for many activities there is still further need for awareness raising and also a significant potential for further developing solidarity among Union's citizens with victims of crises and disasters in third countries.
Amendment 28 #
2012/0245(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The Union's vision of humanitarian aid, including a common objective, principles and good practice and a common framework to deliver the Union's humanitarian aid, is set out in the ‘European Consensus on Humanitarian Aid’14 . There is a need to raise both awareness levels and its visibility among Union's citizens because European humanitarian aid is often overshadowed by that of other international organisations. The European Consensus underlines the Union's firm commitment to upholding and promoting the fundamental humanitarian principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence. The actions of the European Voluntary Humanitarian Aid Corps (hereinafter referred to as the ‘'EU Aid Volunteers’') should be guided by the European Consensus on Humanitarian Aid.
Amendment 29 #
2012/0245(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The number, scope and complexity of humanitarian crises worldwide both natural and man-made have increased significantly over the years and this trend is unfortunately likely to continue leading to a rising demand on humanitarian actors to provide an immediate, effective, efficient and coherent response and to support third country local communities in order to make them less vulnerable and to strengthen their resilience to disasters.
Amendment 31 #
2012/0245(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Volunteering schemes exist in Europe and worldwide focusing on third country deployment. These are often national schemes which focus mainly or exclusively on development projects. The EU Aid Volunteers should, therefore, avoid duplication and should add value by providing opportunities to volunteers to jointly contribute to humanitarian aid operations thus reinforcing active European Union citizenship and by, fostering transnational cooperation of implementing organisations participating in the actions of the Corps, therefore projecting a positive image of the Union in the world and fostering interest for pan European humanitarian projects.
Amendment 32 #
2012/0245(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) SAppropriate training, security and safety of the volunteers should remain of paramount importance, therefore inexperienced volunteers should not be sent to projects where security is a concern.
Amendment 33 #
2012/0245(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Volunteering in humanitarian aid could help maintain young people active, contribute to their personal development and intercultural awareness, and improve their competences and employability in global economy. It would, thus, contribute to the ‘Youth Opportunities Initiative’18 and to a range of other key objectives of the Union such as social inclusion, employment, active citizenship, education, and skills development19 as well as in upholding volunteering as a concrete expression of European solidarity with people affected by crises, thus promoting the Union's values and principles.
Amendment 37 #
2012/0245(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
The objective of the EU Aid Volunteers shall be to express the Union's humanitarian values and solidarity with people in need, through the promotion of an effective and visible EU Aid Volunteers' initiative, which contributes to strengthening the Union's capacity to respond to humanitarian crises both man- made or caused by natural disasters and to building the capacity and resilience of vulnerable or disaster-affected communities in third countries.
Amendment 38 #
2012/0245(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. The EU Aid Volunteers shall promote common activities, close cooperation and participation of volunteers from different countries and foster joint projects and transnational partnerships between implementing organisations as referred to in Article 10; ensuring coordination, complementarity, coherence and cost effectiveness between the variety of existing EU voluntary schemes for crisis situations in third countries, without duplicating them.
Amendment 39 #
2012/0245(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. The EU Aid Volunteers' initiative shall promote common activities and participation of volunteers from different countries and foster joint projects and transnational partnerships between implementing organisations as referred to in Article 10.
Amendment 41 #
2012/0245(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) an ‘EU Aid Volunteer’ means a candidate volunteer that has been adequately selected, trained, assessed as eligible and registered as available for deployment in humanitarian aid operations in third countries.
Amendment 42 #
2012/0245(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. In implementing the Regulation, coordination, complementarity and coherence shall be ensured with other areas of Union's external action and with other relevant Union policies. Particular attention shall be given to ensure smooth transition between relief, rehabilitation and development.
Amendment 48 #
2012/0245(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 1
– the number of volunteers trained and the quality of the training on the basis of the reviews and level of satisfaction and performance;
Amendment 50 #
2012/0245(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point e – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point e – introductory part
(e) Enhancement of coherence and, consistency and reliability of volunteering across Member States in order to improve opportunities for Union citizens to participate in humanitarian aid activities and operations. Progress towards the achievement of this operational objective shall be assessed on the basis of indicators, such as:
Amendment 52 #
2012/0245(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – title
Article 8 – title
Actions of the EU Aid Volunteers' initiative
Amendment 53 #
2012/0245(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The EU Aid Volunteers' initiative shall pursue the objectives referred to in Articles 3 and 7 through the following types of actions:
Amendment 54 #
2012/0245(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. These standards shall ensure duty of care and cover notably the responsibilities of the sending and hosting organisations, the supervision, ongoing training and management of the volunteers, minimum requirements on the coverage of subsistence, accommodation and other relevant expenses, insurance coverage, security procedures and other relevant elements.
Amendment 57 #
2012/0245(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall establish a training programme in order to prepare the candidate volunteers for undertaking humanitarian activities and for deployment in humanitarian aid operations, notably by providing necessary background information on the Union's role and values regarding humanitarian issues.
Amendment 60 #
2012/0245(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 5
Article 12 – paragraph 5
5. The training programme shall include an assessment of the candidate volunteers' readiness to be deployed in humanitarian aid operations and to ensure security and safety when deployed.
Amendment 61 #
2012/0245(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. If the training programme is longer than 3 months, the candidate volunteer should receive a monthly grant to cover the costs of accommodation at the place of training, including during the time of the apprenticeship if no gratification is foreseen.
Amendment 62 #
2012/0245(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall establish, maintain and update the Register, notably by keeping track of the number of volunteers deployed in countries hit by disasters and shall regulate the access and the use of it.
Amendment 63 #
2012/0245(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Prior to their deployment, the EU aid volunteers shall receive additional training specifically tailored to the needs and special situation of the country to which they are sent.
Amendment 65 #
2012/0245(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. On the basis of a certificate issued by the Commission, the actual time of the EU aid volunteering period shall be counted in the length of professional experience when the contract between the sending and hosting organisations is longer than six months. For contracts shorter than six months, the experience gained as an EU Aid Volunteer can be recognised as a traineeship, on the basis of a certificate issued by the Commission.
Amendment 66 #
2012/0245(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) training in volunteer management, coaching, disaster preparedness and response and other relevant areas for staff and volunteers from hosting organisations, which ensures readiness and availability of qualified human force for humanitarian organizations and disaster- struck communities;
Amendment 69 #
2012/0245(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 3
Article 26 – paragraph 3
3. Sending organisations deploying volunteers in operations outside the Union shall be responsible for the monitoring of their activities and shall submit to the Commission monitoring reports on a regular basis safeguarding all rights of individual volunteers regarding personal data protection.
Amendment 4 #
2011/2312(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that a territorial approach can be an effective mechanism for promoting development, employment, social inclusion, education and poverty reduction, which arconstitute the core objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy;
Amendment 15 #
2011/2312(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Underlines the importance of creating strong synergies between cohesion policy and other European policies, in order to safeguard its effectiveness in addressing current employment and social challenges;
Amendment 19 #
2011/2312(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that there are considerable employment and social disparities both between and within regions; believes that programmes have to be tailored to regional and sub-regional needs and considers that the ESF has to continue supporting the development of local approaches in the field of employment andbe seen as the main tool for addressing, at local level, the needs in the field of creating more and better job opportunities, as well as employment for vulnerable groups (women, youth, people with disabilities, minorities etc.), thus promoting social inclusion;
Amendment 44 #
2011/2312(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls on the European Commission to put forward a plan for facilitating the efficient use of the ESF by those countries that are facing greatest financial difficulties;
Amendment 46 #
2011/2312(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Calls on the Member States and the European Commission to develop proper recommendations for strengthening a policy approach based on results and documented evidence so as to increase the effective implementation of cohesion policy;
Amendment 2 #
2011/2295(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12
Citation 12
– having regard to the rRecommendation of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe Rec (2003)3 on balanced participation of women and men in political and public decision making, adopted on 12 March 2003, and the results of the two rounds of monitoring of the progress made in the implementation of this Recommendation Rec (2003)3, based on a questionnaire on gender-segregated data on the participation of women & men in political and public decision-making, completed in 2005 and 2008 respectively,
Amendment 3 #
2011/2295(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
- having regard to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Resolution (PACE) 1079 (1996), on the increased representation of women in the PACE, the Recommendation 1413 (1999) on equal representation in political life, the Resolution 1348 (2003) on gender- balanced representation in the PACE, as well as the Recommendation 1665 (2004), on women's participation in elections, and the Resolution 303 (2010) on achieving sustainable gender equality in local and regional political life,
Amendment 4 #
2011/2295(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 b (new)
Citation 12 b (new)
- having regard to the Congress of local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe Resolution 85 (1999), the Recommendation 68 (1999) on women's participation in political life in the regions of Europe and the Recommendation 111 (2002) on women's individual voting rights and democratic requirements,
Amendment 5 #
2011/2295(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 c (new)
Citation 12 c (new)
- having regard to the Declaration on Women's participation in elections adopted by the European Commission for Democracy through law ("Venice Commission"),
Amendment 6 #
2011/2295(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 d (new)
Citation 12 d (new)
- having regard to Council of Europe, Directorate General of Human rights and Legal Affairs Gender budgeting practical implementation (Handbook, April 2009),
Amendment 7 #
2011/2295(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas there is imbalanced participation between women and men in political and public decision-making and clear under- representation of women in elected and nominated political decision-making positions at the level of the European Union and in its Member States;
Amendment 8 #
2011/2295(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas the participation of women in political decision-making and the methods, strategies and cultural attitudes and tools to combat discrepancies vary greatly at national level within the EU and among its Member States, political parties and social partners;
Amendment 9 #
2011/2295(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
A b. (new) whereas women's representation in the European Parliament has increased to 35% but has not yet reached parity; whereas women are even more under-represented in leading positions in committees and political groups; whereas the representation of women in the European Commission is stagnating at one third, and the Commission has never been chaired by a woman;
Amendment 11 #
2011/2295(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas, according to statistics and despite the numerous actions undertaken, imparity prevails, and women's representation in political decision making has stagnated in recent years instead of displaying linear improvement, the gender balance in national parliaments across the EU remaining unchanged at 24 % women and 76 % men, with women accounting for only 23 % of ministers overall5 ;
Amendment 13 #
2011/2295(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas equal representation of women and men in political decision making is a matter of human rights and social justice and a necessary conditionvital requirement for the functioning of a democratic society;
Amendment 15 #
2011/2295(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas the European Elections to be held in 2014, followed by the appointment of the next European Commission and the nominations for the EU "Top Jobs", is a chance to move toward parity democracy at the EU level and for the EU to be a role model in this area;
Amendment 17 #
2011/2295(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe encourages: - reforms in the electoral systems to make them more favourable to women's representation; - gender-based anti-discrimination provisions in constitutions and electoral laws with the necessary exception allowing positive discrimination measures for the under-represented sex; - gender-sensitive civic education and elimination of gender stereotypes and "built-in" bias against women candidates, especially within political parties but also the media;
Amendment 20 #
2011/2295(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas owing to persisting gender stereotypes there is astill severe segregation as regards key political decision-making positions whereby women are even more under-represented in fields such as economic and monetary affairs, trade, defence, and foreign affairs, which distorts the power structure and resource allocation;
Amendment 22 #
2011/2295(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
F a. whereas political parties, who have the responsibility for selecting, ranking and nominating candidates for leading positions, do have a central role in guaranteeing the equal representation of women and men in politics and should therefore endorse good practices such as voluntary party quotas for elections, as they have already been introduced by some political parties in 13 EU Member States;
Amendment 24 #
2011/2295(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas comprehensive multifaceted strategies are needed, consisting in non- binding, enabling and legally binding measures, bearing in mind that legally binding measures measures such as targets and voluntary party quotas, enabling measures such as mentoring and awareness-raising and legally binding measures such as electoral gender quotas, bearing in mind that legally binding measures, which are compatible with the institutional and electoral system and which entail rank- order rules, monitoring and effective sanctions for non-compliance, have proved most effective;
Amendment 25 #
2011/2295(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas, it is of vital importance to change societal attitudes, cultural norms and misperceptions on the need for balanced decision-making through awareness-raising campaigns and gender education in order to achieve gender balance in politics;
Amendment 27 #
2011/2295(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas women's access to electoral campaign funding is often gender-biased; more restricted, owing to discrimination within political parties, women's exclusion from moneyed networks and their lower income and savings;
Amendment 29 #
2011/2295(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
H a. whereas procedures in electoral systems, political institutions and political parties play a decisive role and have a serious impact on the effectiveness of strategies applied and on the extent of gender balance achieved in politics;
Amendment 30 #
2011/2295(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas women's participation and leadership in political decision making is still affected by various obstacles such as the absence of enabling supportive environments in political institutions and in society's welfare structures, as well as by the persistence of stereotypthe persistence of gender-based stereotypes as well as the consequences of the recent economic crisis and its negative repercussions on gender equality issues;
Amendment 31 #
2011/2295(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
I a. whereas the uneven burden of sharing family responsibilities, between women and men, lies heavily on women's shoulders, thus creating obstacles for women as regards their full participation in politics;
Amendment 32 #
2011/2295(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I b (new)
Recital I b (new)
I b. whereas the fact that the low level of participation of women in decision- making and governance is mainly attributed to problems in reconciling work and family life, the unequal distribution of family responsibilities and the persisting discrimination at work and in occupational training;
Amendment 33 #
2011/2295(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Invites the Council, the Commission and the Member States to design and implement effective gender equality policies and multifaceted strategies for achieving parity in participation in political decision making and leadership in all their activities at all levels, especially in the areas of macro- economic policy, trade, labour, budgets, defence and foreign affairs, throughassessing the impact and making this available to the public by means of appropriate equality indices and indicators, ensuring quantified targets and deadlines, clear action plans and regular monitoring mechanisms followed up with legal, binding corrective measureactions where the set targets are not met by the deadlines;
Amendment 38 #
2011/2295(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Welcomes the legislated parity systems /gender quotas for elections introduced in France, Spain, Belgium, Slovenia, Portugal and Poland; calls on the Member States with particularly low representation of women in political assemblies to consider introducing legislative measures to make progress toward parity and ensure the efficiency of these measures through zipper systems, monitoring and effective sanctions;
Amendment 40 #
2011/2295(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Invites, moreover, the Council, the Commission and the Member States to enforce parity at all levels by sending clear anti-discrimination messages, by providing appropriate resources, by using specific tools and by promoting necessary training for civil servants responsible for preparing budgets in gender budgeting;
Amendment 41 #
2011/2295(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to pay special attention to gender educational programmes aimed at civil society and young people in particular, starting from an early age, acknowledging that women's rights are human rights and parity is essential in political life;
Amendment 43 #
2011/2295(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission and Member States to launch a pledge wherebyto all political parties at European and national level will, to take measures to encourage women's active participation and involvement in political life and in elections, to achieve parity in their internal decision making, in their nominations for elected office and in party electoral lists, paying attention, where applicable,and to pay attention to the position of women candidates on these lists;
Amendment 53 #
2011/2295(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Acknowledges the role of political parties as key factors in the promotion ofng gender parity; calls in consequence for the Member States to require from national parties, where appropriate, to set quotas andto set and implement quota systems and other types of positive action; to apply rank-ordering rules to electoral candidate lists for national and EU elections,; and to define and enforce appropriate sanctions for non-compliance;
Amendment 66 #
2011/2295(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises the need for concrete steps designed to achieve parity in elected offices in the national parliaments and the European Parliament (such as the President, Vice-Presidents, Chairs and Vice-Chairs), for instance by setting a target of 50 % representation of men and women in those offices within three consecutive parliamentary terms;
Amendment 68 #
2011/2295(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the Commission's intention of encouraging participation of women in the next European Parliament elections through the financial programmes ‘'Fundamental Rights and Citizenship’' and ‘'Europe for Citizens’'; calls for the Commission to ensure in its relevant annual work programmes that enough funding is available in 2013 and-2014 for financing among others, appropriate awareness-raising campaigns in the media to encourage the election of women and to ensure that this funding is easily accessible byto national parties and to civil society organisations for theirproject initiatives aimed ato increaseing women's participation in decision making;
Amendment 70 #
2011/2295(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Calls on the Member States to link party funding to the finalisation of lists based on parity between the sexes;
Amendment 77 #
2011/2295(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Encourages the media to promote women's participation in the political process and the impact of gender parity programmes on reforming societal attitudes in addition to providing a fair and balanced coverage of male and female candidates during elections;
Amendment 80 #
2011/2295(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Member States to support parity by proposing a woman and a man as their candidates for the office of European Commissioner; calls on the President of the Commission to aim at parity when forming the Commission; calls on the Commission to publicly support this procedure; recalls that the European Parliament could reject the President's proposal for the Commission if it is not gender-balanced;
Amendment 84 #
2011/2295(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission and the Council to enhance gender parity, if necessary by using quotaby establishing and implementing quota systems and other types of positive actions, when recruiting high-level officials; calls on the national governments to nominate both women and men to high- level positions at EU level;
Amendment 89 #
2011/2295(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Member States to promote positive action measures, including binding legislative measures, with a view to ensuring parity in all governing bodies and public appointments and; to develop tools for gender monitoring of nominations and electio; to ensure fair media coverage of men and women candidates during elections: and to provide sufficient financing for gender- awareness campaigns;
Amendment 93 #
2011/2295(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to implement similar positive action measures throughout Europe when a gender is under- represented;
Amendment 97 #
2011/2295(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Amendment 101 #
2011/2295(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to facilitate women's networks and to promote mentoring, adequate training and exchange of good practices and programmes, with a special emphasis on women policy-makers in their early careers;
Amendment 104 #
2011/2295(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Council, Commission and Member States to enable women and men to take an active part in political decision making by promoting reconciliation and a balance between family life and working life by means of measures such as sharing the costs of parenthood equally between both parents' employers, and calls on the Commission to support equal access to services, minimum income and freedom from gender-based violence by appropriate legislative proposals in the form of directives;
Amendment 111 #
2011/2295(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Recalls the importance of preferential treatment and special measures in promoting the representation of peoplewomen of all ages, from different backgrounds and vulnerable groups, such as peoplewomen with disabilities, migrant women and members, single mothers and women of ethnic and sexual minorities, in decision-making positions;
Amendment 117 #
2011/2295(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Encourages the Member States and the Commission, including through the involvement of the EIGE where appropriate, to collect, analyse and disseminate data broken down by sex for the purpose of monitoring gender equality in decision making in all sectors (public and private) and at all hierarchical levels and as a basis for further measures if the set targets are not met; invites the Commission to continue to collect and disseminate comparable data at EU level through the use of its database on women and men in decision-making positions and to report regularly on the basis of common indicators;
Amendment 125 #
2011/2295(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that adequate financial and technical assistance is provided for special programmes focusing on enhancing women's participation in electoral processes through training, civic education and media mobilisation, in addition to funding general education programmes promoting gender-sensitive civic awareness, elimination of gender stereotypes and "built-in" bias against women;
Amendment 37 #
2011/2246(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the European Union is committed to protecting media pluralism as an essential pillar of the right to information and freedom of expression, which are essential milestones for active citizenship and participative democracy, as enshrined in Article 11 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights;
Amendment 46 #
2011/2246(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas Member States have a duty to protect freedom of opinion, expression, information and the media, as these principles are also guaranteed in their constitutions and laws; whereas they have in addition the duty to respect and protect private and family life, home and communications as well as personal data of citizens according to Articles 7 and 8 of the Charter; whereas, should these freedoms be placed at serious risk or violated in a Member State, the European Union must intervene on the basis of the Treaties and of the Charter to protect the European democratic and pluralistic order and fundamental rights;
Amendment 106 #
2011/2246(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that media ownership and management should be transparent and not concentrated; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure competition so as to address and prevent dominant positions and guarantee the access of new entrants on the market; highlights that the existence of press groups owned by enterprises that may award public procurement contracts represents a threat to media independence and calls for rules to ensure that conflicts of interest are properly addressed and resolved; highlights that advertising and sponsoring may cause interference with the editorial line of media;
Amendment 183 #
2011/2246(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take appropriate and timely measures where concerns arise about the protection of personal data, personal and family life as regards freedom of expression, media freedom and information;
Amendment 13 #
2011/2197(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas environmental problems, caused and exacerbated by climate change, are currently responsible for a growth of forced migration and therefore wishes to highlight the increasing link between asylum seekers and areas of environmental decline; calls for better protection and resettlement of ‘climate refugees’ and special attention to women who are most vulnerable;
Amendment 43 #
2011/2197(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to encourage micro-loan schemes to empower vulnerable women who are climate refugees, thus helping them to alleviate and overcome poverty;
Amendment 6 #
2011/2185(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas, unacceptably, sexual violence in the form of mass and ethnic rapes, human trafficking and other forms of sexual abuse of women and children is still used as a war tactic in conflict regions around the world;
Amendment 9 #
2011/2185(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses in particular the need to promote health education and appropriate programmes for sexual and reproductive health, which are prominent in the EU’s development and human rights policy towards third countries;
Amendment 10 #
2011/2185(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls on the Commission and the Council to ensure that women in conflict situations have fair access to public healthcare systems, adequate gynaecological and obstetric protection as defined by the World Health Organization;
Amendment 11 #
2011/2185(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Expresses its deep concern on the entrenched gender-based discrimination and domestic violence in both urban and rural areas in several third countries; on the high rates of sexual violence and rape of women and girls in South Africa; on the inadequate investigations, which are often obstructed by gender bias; on obstacles in accessing healthcare risks; and on delays in providing medical treatment for victims;
Amendment 19 #
2011/2185(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to make the issue of women’s rights central to the negotiations with all candidate countries, and recalls that Turkey is required to achieve visible and concrete results in the application of the principle of equality and respect for without exception; to the Turkish authorities that the persisting severity of violence against women, including honour killings, early and forced marriages remain major issues for Turkey; to stop neglecting the ineffectiveness of remedies, and the lenience of Turkish authorities to punish effectively the perpetrators; to urge the Turkish Government to speed up reforms, to introduce gender equality and anti- violence programs at all levels of education, to train public officials, the police, the judiciary and the civil society; to ask Turkey to implement effective prevention, protection and prosecution policies and to deliver tangible progress in respecting and implementing women’s rights;
Amendment 26 #
2011/2185(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses the need to intensify efforts to eliminate all forms of female genital mutilation both at grass-roots and at policy level, highlighting the fact that such practices constitute a severe violation of human rights and the physical integrity of women and girls;
Amendment 27 #
2011/2185(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls nevertheless on the Commission, nevertheless, to make further use of this instrument in order to address all forms of violence physical, social and psychological against women, as well as to develop measures to reinforce women’s rights and their position in society;
Amendment 42 #
2011/2185(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the European Commission to combat the so-called gender-selected abortion, and all forms of harmful traditions and practices against women and the girl child;
Amendment 43 #
2011/2185(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the European Commission to promote the active participation of the NGOs engaged in the promotion of women rights and conditions in all the cooperation and development programmes;
Amendment 2 #
2011/2182(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that EU citizenship isand the rights that go with it are one of the key pillars of the EU and the fundamental status of Member States' nationals; underlines the close link between the rights inherent to EU citizenship and those enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights, which is legally binding, applicable to all persons on EU territory; calls on the EU institutions and Member States to alignwork closely in order to facilitate EU citizens exercising their rights of third-country nationals permanently residing in EU with to move and reside freely within the EU by ensuring they can easily access information about their rights of EU citizens; ;
Amendment 13 #
2011/2182(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Deplores the fact that the majority of EU citizens know very little about Europe and their rights available to them in a cross-border context by virtue of their EU citizenship status including rights as consumers to access goods and services in other Member States, to access education, to obtain recognition of their professional qualifications, to access healthcare, to acquire or preserve social security rights or the right to vote and to stand as candidates in elections to the European Parliament and in municipal elections in the Member State of residence ;
Amendment 22 #
2011/2182(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is concerned about the situation of stateless persolack of awareness of EU citizens permanently resident in Member States; calls in this regard on the Member States to systematically bring about just solutioncarry out enlightenment campaigns and provide solutions to overcome obstacles based on theEU recommendations of international organisations; believes that such persons should have the right to vote in local elections; believes that all EU citizens residing in Member States should have the right to benefit from the Union citizenship;
Amendment 31 #
2011/2182(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that despite the fact that EU citizens consider that freedom to travel, study and work is at the top of priorities and benefits associated with the EU citizenship, the right to free movement is still hindered by various obstacles, including divergent implementation of EU law and complex administrative procedures and also denied for some EU citizens because of political restrictions as a result of foreign aggression ;Is concerned about the poor implementation of current directives, especially the Free Movement Directive, which causes many problems related to free movement and other rights of EU citizens, and calls on all parties to correctly and fully transpose and implement the acquis in all 27 EU Member States;
Amendment 38 #
2011/2182(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Underlines that the current financial and social crisis in the EU, necessitates collaborate efforts, appropriate statistics and intensive action plan to eliminate all obstacles faced by EU citizens, businesses and especially the SMEs, in terms of exercising their Single Market rights;
Amendment 54 #
2011/2182(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Highlights that it is a great momentum to stimulate the participation of EU citizens and their active contribution to the set up of the EU political agenda on the light of the upcoming European elections in 2014;
Amendment 60 #
2011/2182(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that EU citizens in the territory of a third country in which the Member State of which they are nationals is not represented are entitled to protection, especially in times of crisis, by the diplomatic or consular authorities of any Member State, on the same conditions as the nationals of that Member State; emphasises the importance of such a provision as a point of principle;
Amendment 67 #
2011/2182(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes with regret that the Commission has noteither been very active in addressing infringements related to citizens'’ rights; calls nor in implementing sanctions on violations of the acquis; calls therefore on the Commission, to behave more proactively; work closely with the other institutions and stakeholders, national parliaments and the civil society to act proactively and reactively in assuring full implementation of all rights enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights for all EU citizens in all 27 Member States;
Amendment 70 #
2011/2182(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Welcomes the designation of 2013 as the European Year of Citizens which aims to facilitate, among others, the right of EU citizens to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States; Recalls that the European Year of Citizens will be marked by an action plan, which among other targets, it will aim to remove the remaining obstacles that impede citizens' enjoyment of their rights as Union citizens.
Amendment 2 #
2011/2181(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines the importance of creating a more transparent, stable and reliable corporate sector able to take, with improved corporate governance and corporate social responsibility to ensure better functioning of companies and better relations with the broad range of external stakeholders, demonstrating its social and, ethical concerns into account in its practicesand environment concerns and responsibilities, not only towards employees and shareholders, but also towards society at large;
Amendment 19 #
2011/2181(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that corporate governance should, among other things, facilitate relations with employees, who contribute to, and are dependent on, their company’s success and performance, and is disappointed that this aspect was completely ignoris underestimated in the Green Paper;
Amendment 23 #
2011/2181(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Underlines that the effective regulation of corporate governance should be based on principles such as clarity, harmonization, transparency, enforcement and sanction, on effective functioning of the board of directors, on appropriate shareholders’ engagement and on efficient monitoring and enforcement of corporate governance codes;
Amendment 39 #
2011/2181(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for greater gender diversity in company boards, so as to have more diverse views, debates and challenges, talents and leadership styles for companies’ highest positions; regrets that there are still Member states where about half of the listed companies have no women on the board at all;
Amendment 46 #
2011/2181(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Points out that members’ profiles, different leadership experiences, international, national or regional professional backgrounds contribute to enhancing the effective functionality of the board of directors;
Amendment 50 #
2011/2181(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Believes that it is important to ensure that all shareholders are treated equally and fairly, given that minority shareholder protection is very complicated in Europe, with minority shareholders finding it difficult to represent their interests in companies with dominant shareholders;
Amendment 61 #
2011/2181(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – indent 1
Paragraph 7 – indent 1
– yearly disclosure of executive remuneration policies and schemes and of companies’ risk profiles; the board must be aware of the risks and undertake the responsibility for setting out a strategy to manage them in the best possible manner;
Amendment 69 #
2011/2181(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Takes the view that companies which decide to depart from the corporate governance codes should be required to provide detailed explanations of such decisions and to describe the alternative solutions adopted, while national monitoring bodies should have more say on companies’ corporate governance statements.
Amendment 4 #
2011/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers it essential that the EU fulfil, through its revised neighbourhood policy, the aspirationhopes of those who foughtfighting for democracy, the rule of law, social justice and human rights, including the right to mobility;
Amendment 23 #
2011/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Council and the Commission to set up a structured dialogue with third country authorities in order to develop a win-win approach to mobility and progress towards visa liberalisation beyond a visa facilitation only for targeted groups; and to evaluate the existing mobility partnerships, particularly the interdependence between development aid, security, regular migration and irregular migration as defined in the Global Approach to Migration;
Amendment 29 #
2011/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a Stresses that the establishment of partnership arrangements for mobility under the revised neighbourhood policy is a means of encouraging the controlled ingress of people from countries which were traditionally a source of illegal immigration;
Amendment 32 #
2011/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b Stresses the need to improve the ability of the EU to attract and maintain a highly qualified workforce, while at the same time limiting the 'brain drain' and simultaneously resolving the problem of the progressively ageing EU population with all this implies with regard to employment;
Amendment 33 #
2011/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c Welcomes the implementation of reforms and cooperation with third- country authorities in the fields of justice and security, particularly with a view to combating trafficking in humans, organised crime, smuggling and money laundering;
Amendment 49 #
2011/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to favour the channelling of EU funds to projects aimed at protecting migrants’ rights, particularly the rights of women at the workplace, focusing on the prevention of all forms of discrimination;
Amendment 59 #
2011/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission for a prompt and more flexible response with less bureaucracy and avoiding obstructionism when it comes to mobilising funds for the administration of urgent humanitarian aid to third countries;.
Amendment 68 #
2011/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission and the Council, in cooperation with the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, to urgently address the refugee crisis by conducting an enquiry into the shipwrecks of boat people, providing the EP with a detailed report on the Frontex Hermes operation, condemning the agreement concluded between the Italian authorities and the Transitional National Council of Libya, providing support to Egypt, Tunisia, Turkey and Lebanon, in particular by exploring the possibility of setting up a humanitarian corridor, and unblocking without delay the negotiations on the Joint EU Resettlement Programme;
Amendment 32 #
2011/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas 168 000 European citizens die every year from work-related accidents or diseases and the EU continues to face a number of challenges in occupational health and safety,
Amendment 42 #
2011/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that the European reference framework on occupational health and safety (OHS) does not automatically provide for improvement in working conditions, and that proper implementation in practice, notably via employee participation, and supervision of the application of the legislation are crucial; calls on the Commission to take swift action when infringements are detected;
Amendment 53 #
2011/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Takes the view that OHS policies, at European and national level, should be made consistent with other public policies: health, employment, industry, research, environment, transport, education and energy, while finding new synergies between them;
Amendment 70 #
2011/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Takes the view that the adoption, planning and implementation of national strategies should take into consideration the specific situation of each Member state, targeting the sectors and companies most affected by occupational accidents;
Amendment 124 #
2011/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Improve the implementation of existing legislation through non-binding instruments such as exchange of good practices, awareness raising campaigns and better information;
Amendment 163 #
2011/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Believes that more research, exchange of knowledge and practical application of results helps in better identifying and assessing potential new risks;
Amendment 182 #
2011/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls on the Commission to continue and enhance the discussions with and the consultation of the social partners with the view to achieving joint and concerted action on particular issues;
Amendment 187 #
2011/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Stresses that migrants , the young, old, women of child-bearing age, the disabled, those with insecure working conditions and low-skilled workers are particularly at- risk categories;
Amendment 214 #
2011/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Is alarmed at the increase in enforced part-time work, disjointed hours and night work; calls for the risks to the balance between work and private life, especially for women, posed by teleworking and multiple jobs to be assessed;
Amendment 21 #
2011/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the establishment of an SCE statute aims at encouraging the development of the internal market by facilitating the activity of this type of company at EU level,
Amendment 35 #
2011/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Views with regret the fact that the SCE is not yet a success given its scarce use - until 2010 only 17 SCEs had been established, with a total of 32 employees14; points out that the main reason for this is the lack of experience in applying the Directive;
Amendment 55 #
2011/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that, owing to its complexity, the Statute does not meet the needs of cooperatives and that it should be simplified in order to make it more user- friendly, easily understood and better applicable, thus ensuring the rights of information, consultation and participation of all employees;
Amendment 64 #
2011/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Insists on the full involvement of all stakeholders in the revision process, especially social actors involved in the cooperative and trade union movement;
Amendment 78 #
2011/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Commission to take into account and provide solution to the fact that several Member States have not transposed certain Articles of the Directive, concerning employees' rights to employee involvement;
Amendment 3 #
2011/2109(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas a great number of women and children are raped and persecuted in armed conflictsin armed conflicts and thus psychologically victimised for the rest of their life and persecuted in many ways (including abduction) around the world and most recently in Libya,
Amendment 7 #
2011/2109(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the International Criminal Court (ICC) faces difficulties in prosecuting those responsible for large- scale crimes against women and children thus allowing perpetrators, often, to go unpunished,
Amendment 9 #
2011/2109(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Strongly condemns the use of sexual violence by war criminals during conflictsagainst women as a tactic of war, including crimes such as mass rape, sexual slavery, enforced prostitution, forced pregnancy, enforced sterilisation, gender based persecutions including female genital mutilation, trafficking or any other form of sexual violence of comparable gravity;
Amendment 11 #
2011/2109(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Emphasises the importance of including gender-based crimes in the investigations and prosecutions of the ICC;
Amendment 13 #
2011/2109(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Strongly suggests that psychological, medical and legal counselling is provided to victims of sexual violence, as well as easy access to witness protection programmes in order to encourage them to testify against their perpetrators, without fear;
Amendment 14 #
2011/2109(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Asks for the impunity issue to be considered as a key factor in securing justice and it must not be negotiable; underlines that the perpetrators must be brought to justice and face the penal consequences of their actions;
Amendment 15 #
2011/2109(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is firmly opposed to children under the age of 15 years being conscripted or recruited into the armed forces or used in any way in military actions; points out the importance of safeguarding their rights to a peaceful childhood, education, physical integrity, safety and sexual autonomy;
Amendment 17 #
2011/2109(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Advocates for effective policies and procedures to support the ICC, such as the documentation of gender-based crimes in armed conflicts, the participation of victims before the ICC, the training of lawyers, judges and activists on the Rome Statute and on international jurisprudence, regarding gender-based crimes;
Amendment 28 #
2011/2109(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Expects the issue of violence against women and children in international conflict situations to be addressed in UN resolutions and actionnot only verbally in UN resolutions but also practically, by ensuring that effective mechanisms are in place to implement resolutions and to take immediate sanctions against aggressors (especially state-aggressors) that violate human rights;
Amendment 30 #
2011/2109(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the European External Action Service to exchange good practices and to cooperate closely with the UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict.
Amendment 10 #
2011/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Highlights the seriousness of the problem and the fact that, in addition to current demographic changes, European countries cannot afford the enormous waste of talents and the high economic and social costs of early school leaving;
Amendment 11 #
2011/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that a reduction to 10% would have an effect in reducing youth unemployment, in breaking the cycle of deprivation, social exclusion and poverty and in improving the employment rate, since currently 52% of school leavers are unemployed; considers that reducing the early school leaving rate by only 1% could boost the number of qualified potential employees by 500 000; underlines, therefore, the high individual, social and economic costs that early school leaving creates;
Amendment 27 #
2011/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that the Commission should present to the committee in a year’s time a survey, assessment and evaluation of national reform programmes, as well as the results of monitoring the developments at different education levels across Member States;
Amendment 28 #
2011/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Believes that, while respecting the principle of subsidiarity, a European framework for comprehensive strategies to tackle early school leaving could provide a useful guide to Member States, towards the correct direction of upgrading existing policies and developing their National Reform Programmes;
Amendment 29 #
2011/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Notes that the problem of early school leaving varies from country to country and also within regions; therefore, there is no ‘one size fits all’ solution to it;
Amendment 30 #
2011/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Urges the Commission to encourage the cooperation between Member States and to support their strategies through the exchange of experience, expertise and good practices;
Amendment 35 #
2011/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Urges the Member States to carry out an in-depth analysis of the problem of early school leaving, while taking due account of data protection, to identify the root causes at national, regional and local level, and to develop appropriate packages of measures for prevention, intervention and compensation;
Amendment 39 #
2011/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recalls that comprehensive strategies to combat school leaving should comprise a mix of policies, coordination among different policy sectors and integration of measures into all policies concerning young people and children;
Amendment 49 #
2011/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Advocates flexible, needs-based forms of learning at schools and stresses that this challenge must be addressed in particular by primary schools and in the early years of secondary schooling; takes the view that teaching staff should be qualified for this purpose; believes that teachers, other educational staff and all relevant stakeholders should be actively involved in the planning, organizing, performing and evaluating of strategies to help people who are at risk of early school leaving or those who have already dropped out;
Amendment 117 #
2011/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Advocates the targeted deployment of the European structural funds for the full implementation of EU youth strategies, research and life-long learning programmes for early school leavers.;
Amendment 2 #
2011/2071(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital -A (new)
Recital -A (new)
-A. whereas the EU has taken decisive action to deal with the crisis, and whereas the legacy of the crisis is far reaching, resulting in a large loss of economic activity, a substantial increase in unemployment, a steep fall in productivity and badly weakened public finances,
Amendment 3 #
2011/2071(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital -A a (new)
Recital -A a (new)
-Aa. whereas the EU’s high levels of social protection cushioned the worst impact of the crisis, and whereas recovery is still slower in Europe than in other parts of the world because of its weak productivity growth,
Amendment 4 #
2011/2071(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital -A b (new)
Recital -A b (new)
-Ab. whereas the first Annual Growth Survey marks the start of a new cycle of economic governance in the EU and the first European Semester of economic policy coordination,
Amendment 15 #
2011/2071(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that Europe 2020, the Annual Growth Survey and the European Semester asprovide a framework for strengthened economic and social governance and economic policy coordination and have a potential to help reinforce a common approach to the challenges, the responses and the assessment of the employment and social situation in the Member States; deplores, however, the failure to involve European Parliament in this process during the first European Semester and the first Annual Growth Survey that marks the start of a new cycle of economic governance in the EU;
Amendment 27 #
2011/2071(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Council and the Commission to take into consideration that the crisis has taken a heavy toll on Europe’s societies and in some Member States youth unemployment is as high as 40% whereas millions of people live below the poverty line, when providing policy guidance to Member States, to combat accumulated imbalances, to respect the principles of solidarity, subsidiarity and social dialogue in the field of wages and pensions as well and, in keeping with Article 153(5) TFEU, to respect the competences of the Member States and social partners in these areas;
Amendment 37 #
2011/2071(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. States its intention to contribute actively to the implementation of the Europe 2020 strategyambitious targets of the Europe 2020 strategy for a new growth path and the national targets agreed under the Europe 2020 Strategy of the Member States and the European Semester, including to its employment and social aspects, keeping them high on the political agenda throughout the year;
Amendment 41 #
2011/2071(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – introductory part
Paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. Declares its readiness to engage in a regular policy dialogue and exchange of views with national parliaments and relevant stakeholders, including the social partners and NGOs, on the employment and social aspects of Europe 2020 and the European Semester, and in this framework:
Amendment 1 #
2011/2069(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
- having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities,
Amendment 1 #
2011/2069(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to Article 2 and Article 3(3), second subparagraph, of the Treaty on the European Union (TEU) and Article 157 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU),
Amendment 2 #
2011/2069(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 b (new)
Citation 4 b (new)
- having regard to the 1949 UN Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others,
Amendment 3 #
2011/2069(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 1 b (new)
Citation 1 b (new)
- having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, in particular Articles 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 21 and 23,
Amendment 5 #
2011/2069(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 1 c (new)
Citation 1 c (new)
- having regard to the European Pact for Gender Equality (2011-2020) adopted by the European Council in March 2011,
Amendment 7 #
2011/2069(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 1 d (new)
Citation 1 d (new)
- having regard to the recommendation by the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers on measures to combat discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation (CM/Rec(2010) 5) and the recommendation (1915) and resolution (1728) of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on the same topic,
Amendment 9 #
2011/2069(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 1 e (new)
Citation 1 e (new)
- having regard to the Commission's Communication on the Strategy for the effective implementation of the Charter of Fundamental Rights by the European Union of 19.10.2010 COM(2010) 573 final,
Amendment 10 #
2011/2069(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 1 f (new)
Citation 1 f (new)
- having regard to the Council of Europe's Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence of 7 April 2011 (CM(2011)49 final),
Amendment 11 #
2011/2069(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 1 g (new)
Citation 1 g (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 5 April 2011 on priorities and outline of a new EU policy framework to fight violence against women1,
Amendment 13 #
2011/2069(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph A
Paragraph A
Amendment 14 #
2011/2069(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph A a (new)
Paragraph A a (new)
A a. whereas the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon created a new situation in the EU in the field of human rights by making the Charter of Fundamental Rights legally binding (Article 6 TEU),
Amendment 16 #
2011/2069(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph A b (new)
Paragraph A b (new)
A b. whereas equality between men and women is recognised as a fundamental right by the Charter and all types of discrimination should be fought against,
Amendment 17 #
2011/2069(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph A c (new)
Paragraph A c (new)
A c. whereas Gender Equality Directives require Member States to establish or designate equality bodies to promote equality, including providing independent assistance to victims of discrimination,
Amendment 18 #
2011/2069(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 23 #
2011/2069(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Affirms Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union founding the Union on a community of indivisible and universal values of respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, solidarity, the rule of law and respect for human rights, for all persons on the territory of the European Union, including those belonging to minorities;
Amendment 26 #
2011/2069(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Welcomes the first annual report of the Commission on the application of the EU Charter of Fundamental rights; welcomes the conclusions of the Council, especially on its commitment to fulfil EU ambitions on gender equality as mentioned in the Treaty;
Amendment 29 #
2011/2069(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 35 #
2011/2069(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Recalls that Article 23 of the Charter states that "Equality between men and women must be ensured in all areas, including employment, work and pay; The principle of equality shall not prevent the maintenance or adoption of measures providing for specific advantages in favour of the under-represented sex stresses that "this in no way undermines the rights of other under represented groups such as children (Article 24), the elderly (Article 25), persons with disabilities (Article 26); additionally highlights that Article 21 of the Charter clearly states the prohibition of any discrimination against others, persons with generic features, or based on sexual orientation;
Amendment 37 #
2011/2069(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Underlines that women are the main victims of gender based violence; points out that violence and the threat of violence constitute a breach one's right to life, safety, freedom, dignity and physical and emotional integrity and a serious threat to the physical and mental health of the victims of such violence, underlines that the effects of such violence, being so widespread throughout the European Community, constitute a genuine fundamental rights violation and health scourge and an obstacle to the enjoyment of all people of safe, free and just citizenship;
Amendment 38 #
2011/2069(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. Takes note of the Commission's victims package; regrets that violence against women is not adequately taken into account; calls on the Commission to launch a comprehensive policy approach against gender based violence and to launch a Directive addressing combating and eliminating all forms of discrimination and violence against women and girls in all EU Member States;
Amendment 39 #
2011/2069(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 41 #
2011/2069(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. In order to avoid over-expectations and misunderstandings, calls on the Commission to inform better the citizens of their rights as enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights but also about the scope of the Charter; recalls in this view the importance of the European e-justice Portal ; calls in addition on the Member States to increase awareness of the Charter among the civil society, through a continuous dialogue with relevant non- governmental organisations, and women's organizations in particular, as their expertise is invaluable with regards to stereotypes and discrimination since it is a fact through time, that women have been the most common and vulnerable victims;
Amendment 45 #
2011/2069(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 50 #
2011/2069(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Highlights the need to support the alleviation of all stereotypes and discriminatory behaviours via special programs, actions and campaigns involving Member States, social partners , NGO’s, institutions and parliamentarians;
Amendment 52 #
2011/2069(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 54 #
2011/2069(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Regrets the relatively poor quality of data collected by equality bodies in some Members States, lacking disaggregation by ground of discrimination such as sex and age, or by thematic area, such as employment and education ; recalls the important role of the Fundamental Rights Agency in the collection and analysis of objective, reliable and comparable data on a variety of fundamental rights issues in the European Union;
Amendment 57 #
2011/2069(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Calls on the Commission to better communicate on the type of complaints, letters, questions and petitions received from citizens concerning the application of the Charter; welcomes any concrete information on gender based discrimination complaints provided by the Commission to the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality of the European Parliament for further analysis; requests that the Commission largely communicates its forthcoming annual reports on the situation of fundamental rights in the European Union, so as to increase awareness of the need for actions to combat democratic deficits and breaches of fundamental rights;
Amendment 60 #
2011/2069(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 67 #
2011/2069(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls on the Commission to find effective ways to follow up breaches of the Charter of Fundamental Rights, outstanding issues and specific cases of violations of fundamental rights and to carry out occasional audits in all Member States to identify unfulfilled commitments;
Amendment 174 #
2011/2069(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses that the principles of human dignity and equality before the law are foundations of democratic society; deems incomprehensible the current blockage of Council negotiations on the Commission's proposal for a horizontal directive extending comprehensive protection against discrimination on all grounds, including religion or beliefsex, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age or sexual orientation, and urges efforts to ensure adoption as soon as possible;
Amendment 236 #
2011/2069(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4
Subheading 4
Equal opportunitieity between women and men and women’s rights
Amendment 240 #
2011/2069(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Regrets the limited impact of EU and national initiatives in the area of inequality between men and women, particularly in the context of employment; calls on the Member States to set specific employment targets and strategies in the framework of their National Reform Programmes and Action Plans for gender equality to ensure equal access of women and men to enter and stay in the labour market; with a view to closing the entrenched gender pay and pension gaps, these targets must address the persistent concentration of women in part-time, low-pay and precarious work and ensure sufficient ways to reconcile family and work life including quality care facilities for children and other dependents;
Amendment 244 #
2011/2069(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Considers that women’s under representation in political decision- making is a deficit for fundamental rights and democracy; welcomes the positive measures introduced in some Member States such as legislated parity systems and gender quotas, as essential good practices and calls on Member States with particularly low representation of women in political life to consider adopting them as well;
Amendment 247 #
2011/2069(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Considers that violence against women is the most pervasive violation of girls’ and women’s human rights worldwide, including in the EU; calls on the EC to establish 2015 as the European Year to End Violence against Women, and to deliver a related EU-wide strategy to end violence against women as announced in the Council Conclusions of March 2010, comprising legally-binding instruments, awareness raising actions, data collection and funding for women NGOs;
Amendment 249 #
2011/2069(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 c (new)
Paragraph 21 c (new)
21c. Reiterates its position on sexual and reproductive health rights, as stated in its resolutions of 10 February 20101 and 8 March 20112 on equality between women and men in the European Union – 2009 and 2010; expresses concern in this respect about recent restrictions on access to sexual and reproductive health services in some Member States, in particular safe and legal abortion, sexuality education and funding cuts to family planning; 1 P7_TA(2010)0021 2 P7_TA(2011)0085
Amendment 300 #
2011/2069(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Welcomes the decision to makdeclare 2012 as the European Year of Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations; calls on the Member States to enhance the quality of elderly people’s lives by providing adequate social services,recognize and respect the rights of the elderly so as to enjoy a life of dignity and good quality by providing adequate social services, lifelong learning and other programmes for their social and cultural inclusion, as well as combating abuse against them and promoting their independence by supporting the renovation and accessibility of housing;
Amendment 304 #
2011/2069(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Calls on the European Institute for Gender Equality in coordination with the Fundamental Rights Agency to conduct research and provide guidance at European and national level as regards the specific situation of women and girls with disabilities; stresses that particular attention should be paid to practices of forced sterilisation and coerced abortion, which may amount to torture or inhuman or degrading treatment and which should, therefore, be prosecuted and punished;
Amendment 353 #
2011/2069(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35a. Notes that there is a vast disparity in recognition of gender-based persecutions in asylum procedures in the EU; calls on Member States to adopt and implement gender guidelines for initial decision makers and judges based on UNHCR gender-relevant guidelines and the European Asylum Support Office to develop tools to ensure a gender equality perspective in the Common European Asylum System;
Amendment 383 #
2011/2069(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 a (new)
Paragraph 40 a (new)
40a. Calls on all Member States to prohibit the employment of children under the minimum school-leaving age; underlines that young people at work must be protected against economic exploitation, anything that may harm their safety, health, physical, mental, moral and social development and working conditions that may interfere with their education;
Amendment 401 #
2011/2069(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 a (new)
Paragraph 41 a (new)
41a. Stresses the need to integrate the necessary gender equality dimension of victim’s rights in the proposed directive establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime and notes that the definition of violence in close relationships needs a concrete gender dimension;
Amendment 433 #
2011/2069(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 a (new)
Paragraph 44 a (new)
44a. Reminds that the Treaty of Maastricht (1992) introduced the concept of ‘citizenship of the Union’, conferring on every citizen of the Union the right to move and reside freely within the territory of the Union, the right to vote and to stand as a candidate at municipal elections and in elections to the European Parliament in the Member State in which he or she resides, protection by the diplomatic or consular authorities of any Member State, the right to petition the European Parliament and to apply to the European Ombudsman, as well as a series of rights in various fields such as the free movement of goods and services, consumer protection and public health, equal opportunities and equal treatment, access to employment and to social protection; notes that the Treaties of Amsterdam (1997) and Lisbon (2009) further strengthened the rights associated with Union citizenship;
Amendment 439 #
2011/2069(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
Paragraph 45
45. Calls on Member States to launch information campaigns to inform EU citizens about their right to vote and stand in elections; calls for the necessary reforms of the European election procedures to be carried out in all Member States in order to promote active EU citizenship; active and participatory EU citizenship should also be encouraged by access to documents and information, transparency, good governance and administration, democratic participation and representation, with decision-making as closely as possible to Union citizens;
Amendment 440 #
2011/2069(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 – introductory part
Paragraph 45 – introductory part
45. Calls on Member States to launch information and awareness-raising campaigns to inform EU citizens about their right to vote and stand in elections while taking into consideration the needs of more specific audiences and vulnerable groups; calls for the necessary reforms of the European election procedures to be carried out in all Member States in order to promote active EU citizenship;
Amendment 441 #
2011/2069(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 a (new)
Paragraph 45 a (new)
45a. Welcomes the decision to declare 2013 as the European Year of Citizens thus giving visibility to Union citizenship and its concrete benefits for Union citizens;
Amendment 1 #
2011/2067(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the assumptionone of the aims of the Europe 2020 Strategy is to increase the level of employment of men and women to 75%; whereas the employment rate for women is currently at the level of 58.2%, with vast discrepancies among Member States,
Amendment 13 #
2011/2067(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the fact that, in order to raise the employment level of women, Member States must pay special attention to full harmonization of EU policies and efficient implementation of anti- discrimination legislation and family- friendly provisions, promote recruitment to non-traditional jobs through voluntary measures and attainable targets, and provide for accessibility and accountability; emphasises the importance of monitoring and matching the labour market and skills requirements;
Amendment 14 #
2011/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital -A (new)
Recital -A (new)
-A. whereas policy-makers need to protect citizens against the risk of unemployment, by ensuring that the workforce has the suitable skills to maximise its employability,
Amendment 15 #
2011/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital -A a (new)
Recital -A a (new)
-Aa. whereas advances in new technologies and changes in the structure of the European economies have made it indispensable for individuals to update and ameliorate their skills during their working life,
Amendment 19 #
2011/2067(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that, in order to have highly qualified and skilled women workers on the labour market, it is necessary to provide womenempower women to enter, re-enter and advance in the labour market, particularly the vulnerable ones who face structural unemployment and difficulties with returning to work, either due to jobs lost because of the recent financial crisis, or after maternity or parental leave, or for other reasons, with retraining opportunities and access to vocational training, regardless of the type of work contract, with the aim of improving their qualifications; stresses furthermore that it is necessary to provide women with access and incentives to active participation in life-long learning at every stage of their careers, and to promote technical and engineering studies among girls with a view to flexible adaptation of education and training to the needs of the labour market, particularly the need for high- skilled workers;
Amendment 21 #
2011/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the economic recession of 2008 affected both skill demand and supply in the employment sector, thus increasing dramatically the uncertainty about job prospects and fostering the need for people to be better informed about employment prospects of the labour market,
Amendment 23 #
2011/2067(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Particular attention must be paid to integrating ICT competences, digital literacy and communication skills into the vocational training and lifelong learning policies of EU Member States and encourage women to take advantage of them, since women are more vulnerable in ICT literacy;
Amendment 26 #
2011/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas business and other services, including banking and finance, are expected to project slower job growth,
Amendment 30 #
2011/2067(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Invites the Member States to include in their structural labour market reforms instruments to combat professional segregation of women in both the horizontal and the vertical sense through effective measures against stereotypes, as well as "glass ceiling" barriers and exchange of good practice and benchmarking indicators between the Member States;
Amendment 35 #
2011/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas workers with undergraduate education are at major risk of loss of employment, and, at the same time, many young people choose to stay longer in education and training, as a result of the recession;
Amendment 38 #
2011/2067(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to support measures for reconciliation of professional and family life, and invest in, women's labour market participation through the promotion of diversity management, professional encouragement of women, and the promotion of the creation of new posts that allow a balance between professional and family life, such aswith more flexible forms of working conditions;
Amendment 51 #
2011/2067(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that opportunities to raise the rate of women's employment are offered not only by the ‘white-job’ sector, but also by the business services sector – insurance and consulting, for example – and the ecological sector and sustainable jobs and therefore women entrepreneurship should be supported while PPP (private public partnerships) and incentives to employers to recruit more women should be encouraged by Member States;
Amendment 53 #
2011/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas migration, within, as well as into and out of, the EU, will increasingly influence, in many ways, the future size and composition of the working population in Member States and has important implications for skill demand and supply,
Amendment 59 #
2011/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the EU still invests less in research and education than its world economic partners and competitors, in research, innovation and education, which are cornerstoners and competitorfor growth and improvement of living standards; whereas major investments are needed in the know- how economy,
Amendment 60 #
2011/2067(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to encourage the private sector to take all possible action to eliminate the gender pay gap, as well as other barriers, with the aim of improving women's participation in the labour market.
Amendment 79 #
2011/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls the existence of major obstacles, hampering the effective implementation of employment policy; considers that these difficulties, which include among others the insufficient skill levels of many workers today, the low rankings in education levels in some European countries, compared to international rates and the spread of precarious employment which gives no incentive for skill development, need to be combated effectively;
Amendment 92 #
2011/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for a better coordination of economic policies between Member States, taking into account the regional inequalities across Europe regarding employment and unemployment rates, in order to avoid unfair competition and market distortion; urges Member States to respect the rules on budgetary discipline in order to diminish the risk of falling into excessive deficit and calls on the Commission for an effective budgetary surveillance;
Amendment 98 #
2011/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Supports the Commission's flagship initiative within the Europe 2020 strategy to make the change towards a sustainable, smarter, greener and inclusive economy;
Amendment 102 #
2011/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that the combination of demographic change and changes in production chains calls for better employment, education and work organisation strategies in order to maximise the competitiveness of the European economy, minimise the loss of human capital and create new job possibilities; underlines the importance of boosting the attractiveness of jobs and careers to young workers, otherwise many industries will face the demographic risk jeopardizing their future;
Amendment 166 #
2011/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Regrets that the number of early school-leavers still remains high; calls, despite the fact that early education provides a sound base for developing not only the future functional skills of people, but also their capacity to learn, to specialise and to develop further; calls, therefore, on the Member States to implement policies to prevent early school leaving and to offer learning and training alternatives to students with learning difficulties;
Amendment 209 #
2011/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Considers it necessary to improve mutual recognition of competences, diplomas and skills at EU level, with the same recognition being extended toby developing the appropriate European frameworks, such as the European Qualifications Framework (EQF) and the European Credit system for Vocational Education and Training (ECVET), extending the same recognition to qualified workers from third countries;
Amendment 218 #
2011/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on national statistics services to develop adequate indicators for measuring skills and the quality of the various levels of their education system;
Amendment 236 #
2011/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Member states and the Commission to invest more in job creation in order a) to create employment opportunities for those with diverse skills and b) to reduce social exclusion among the most vulnerable;
Amendment 271 #
2011/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission, Member States, social partners and other stakeholders to ensure efficient use, in practical terms, efficient and simplified use of the procedures for advances and reimbursement of EU funds, such as ESF, ERDF and the Cohesion Fund, and facilities such as the Microfinance Facility, for job creation;
Amendment 306 #
2011/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Recalls that many European Social Partners, despite recognising the importance of flexicurity for both employers and employees, disagree strongly on the practical measures that should be taken in order to balance flexibility and security; underlines the need of engaging in extensive social dialogue on this issue;
Amendment 320 #
2011/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Emphasises in this context the importance of reducing segmentation and improving labour market inclusion in order to increase disadvantaged and vulnerable groups' opportunities to enter and make progress in the labour market;
Amendment 362 #
2011/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. Underlines that the goals set in the field of employment and the strategies to achieve them should be monitored and coordinated with those in other important areas, such as the public finance sector and the relevant innovation policies;
Amendment 1 #
2011/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
– Having regard to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Document 11372 and Recommendation 1817(2007), both entitled “Parliaments united in combating domestic violence against women, mid term assessment of the Campaign”,
Amendment 2 #
2011/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas Turkey, as a candidate country, has committed itself to is obliged to abide by the acquis communautaire and committed to the respecting of human rights, including women’s rights and gender equality; while it is invited to continue carrying out and supervising the implementation of legislative reform, as well as organising awareness-raising activities to combat violence against women including domestic violence;
Amendment 6 #
2011/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas Turkey is making limited progress in improving and implementing the legislative framework and ensuring that there isso as to ensure equal participation by women in social, economic and political life;
Amendment 7 #
2011/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the Commission has emphasised in its 2010 and 2011 progress reports on Turkey that sustained further efforts are needed to turn the existing legal framework into political, social and economic reality;
Amendment 8 #
2011/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. Whereas economic and social underdevelopment in disadvantaged rural and urban areas of Turkey, as well as problems stemming from immigration, poverty and prevailing patriarchal social structures, aggravate women’s problems and undermine their position;
Amendment 11 #
2011/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)
Recital D c (new)
Dc. Whereas the Commission’s report 2011 on Turkey’s progress towards EU accession has revealed severe deficiencies and concerns about: violence (especially domestic violence) against women, honour killings, the high percentage of illiteracy, the low level of women participation within the Parliament, local representative bodies and discrimination in the labour market.
Amendment 12 #
2011/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas concerted and coordinated action is especially needed in the areas of violence against women, education, work, and representation at national and local level;
Amendment 15 #
2011/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Turkish Government to upholdprioritize and strengthen gender equality principles and, women’s rights in adopting and amending itsand gender mainstreaming in all legislative frameworkreforms, including the planned process for a new Constituroposed new constitution and to ensure their implementation;
Amendment 16 #
2011/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Turkish government to engage in all necessary reforms, so as to protect the dignity, rights and cultural heritage of minority populations, and especially of the Kurdish women, and to cooperate with the local councils, so as to develop and promote common programs for equal opportunities and women rights;
Amendment 20 #
2011/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the establishment of the Committee on Equal Opportunities for Men and Women within the Turkish Parliament; and the appointment of a new minister of family and social policies;
Amendment 24 #
2011/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises the importance of effective coordination in ensuring gender mainstreaming; and therefore welcomes the efforts ofencourages the Turkish Government to further enhance cooperation on gender mainstreaming between state authorities;
Amendment 27 #
2011/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Turkish Government to acknowledge the importance of civil society participation in the development and implementation of gender policies and to ensure the involvement of non- governmental organisations (NGOs) at central and local level in arriving at the most favourable policies for womenensure active and non discriminatory participation of the civil society, non governmental organizations (NGOs) and women’s NGOs in the drafting and implementation of the national action plan on gender equality and violence against women; to provide sufficient human and financial resources, to monitor adequate implementation of Prime Ministerial circulars and gender legislation mainstreaming evenly throughout the country;
Amendment 29 #
2011/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes Turkey’s progress in registering every child at birth, the percentage of which currently stands at 93%; underlines at the same time, however, the need for consistent and systematic collection of gender- specific statistics to monitor progress in the sphere of the implementation of legislation or loopholes in national laws;
Amendment 33 #
2011/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Is deeply concerned about the regularityincrease and severity of violence against women and, including honour killings, early and forced marriages which remain major challenges for Turkey and worries for the ineffectiveness of remedies, as well as for the lenience of the Turkish authorities as regardsto punishing the perpetrators of such gender- based crimes; calls on the Turkish Government to introduce at all levels of education, compulsory gender equality and anti-violence programs, and to train public officials, the police, members of the judiciary, and the civil society;
Amendment 37 #
2011/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Turkish Government to adopt and implement a zero-tolerance policy towards violence against women by adopting, supervising and implementing appropriate legislation to protect victims, punish perpetrators and prevent violence;
Amendment 42 #
2011/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that amendment of Law No 4320 on the Protection of the Family is needed and that such an amendment should ensure a broad scope of application, effective legal remedies and protection mechanisms, and strict and immediate implementation of the legal framework, with no concessions, in order to eradicate violence against women and introduce dissuasive and severe punishments for the perpetrators of violence against women; stresses the need to make domestic violence against women, including marital rape, a criminal offence; making necessary provisions for the removal of violent spouses or partners; and guaranteeing the victims’ effective access to courts and to protection measures;
Amendment 46 #
2011/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the continuation of training of police officers, health personnel, judges and prosecutors on the prevention of domestic violence; in order to complement these efforts, once more notes the need for a mechanism to identify and investigate those who fail to protect and assist victims; and underlines the importance of allocating sufficient budgetary resources in protection measures;
Amendment 48 #
2011/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls the Turkish Government to guarantee effective access of victims to appropriate legal information, legal aid and appropriate judicial proceedings through which they can obtain justice in such a way as to organize the defence of their rights without the threat of further violence;
Amendment 50 #
2011/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Supports that protection mechanisms should be equally accessible to women of immigrant origin who face additional problems (such as language barriers, isolation within families, etc)
Amendment 51 #
2011/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10c Calls on the Turkish Government to secure implementation of the law on municipalities, by establishing shelters for women, where the population of the municipality exceeds 50000 inhabitants; to introduce protective and preventive mechanisms according to existing needs; to monitor the work of shelters and municipalities and to impose sanctions for noncompliance;
Amendment 52 #
2011/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 d (new)
Paragraph 10 d (new)
10d. Asks the Turkish Government to make sure that public figures’ statements, judicial decisions and the media, do not portray wrongful images of women, by attributing partial responsibility for harassment, rape or violence to their behaviour or dress; gender stereotyping in the media must not be allowed to be perpetuated;
Amendment 53 #
2011/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 e (new)
Paragraph 10 e (new)
10e. Encourages further awareness- raising on women’s rights and gender equality;
Amendment 60 #
2011/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Welcomes the initiatives of the Turkish Government in reorganising the system of shelters in consultation with all stakeholders; Underlines the need to setting sufficient numbers of safe emergency shelters to protect victims, whose physical and psychological well being are threatened (the task force of the Council of Europe recommends one place in a shelter for every 7500 inhabitants); notes that shelters must be spread evenly, throughout the country with a proper balance between rural and urban areas;
Amendment 72 #
2011/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Welcomes the fact that participation of girls in primary education has been increasing and that the gender gap in primary education is almost closed; considers it regrettable, however, that the gender gap still exists in secondary education andincreased primary school enrolment rates (grades 1-8) and the virtual closure of the gender gap in primary education, but regrets that in secondary education the gender gap has been slightly widening and the sustainability of girls’ attendance at higher levels of education has been a challenge; urges the Turkish Government to take all necessary actions to diminish this gap and improve the situation;
Amendment 77 #
2011/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. School drop outs still remain a concern, especially among seasonal migrant workers’ families and the Roma children; calls on the Turkish Government to support and fully use the early warning system for children at risk of dropping out and to eliminate regional disparities in both primary and secondary education;
Amendment 78 #
2011/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Calls on the Turkish Government to combat sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, domestic violence, poverty, illiteracy and exploitation against the girl child and to provide equal opportunities for access to education, without distinctions made solely on the merit of age, language, ethnicity and sex;
Amendment 81 #
2011/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Welcomes the campaigns ofCalls on the Turkish Government to intensify its efforts and awareness raising campaigns to eradicate illiteracy among threend poverty among millions of women and c, especiallsy on the Tf Kurkdish Governmentorigin, immigrants and Roma and to pay specific attention to eliminating illiteracyon women living in rural areas;
Amendment 84 #
2011/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the initiative of the Turkish Government aimed at criminalising faCalls the Turkish Government to set up a nationwide monitoring and inspection system on school dropouts, which still remains a concern, particularly among seasonal migrant workers’ families and Roma chiludre to send children to schooln and to fully implement the Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children;
Amendment 89 #
2011/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the establishment of the Gender Equality Commission within the Ministry of Education; and its achievements in eliminating sexist language, pictures and expressions from educational materialcknowledges efforts made; but notes that the elimination of gender bias from school textbooks at all levels of education and training, requires further intensification;
Amendment 91 #
2011/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Notes that despite the fact that, according to the Turkish Statistical Institute figures,Underlines the very low female participation in the Turkish labour force has been moving recently from 24 % towards 30 %,which is well below the targets envisioned by thise percentage is still very low,spective of the EU2020 Strategy and calls on the Turkish Government to make further efforts to increase women’sset up a national plan of action to ensure greater participation of women in the labour market;
Amendment 96 #
2011/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Urges the implementation of Prime Ministerial Circular 2010/14 on increasing women’s employment both in rural as well as in urband achieving equal opportunitreas throughout Turkey;
Amendment 97 #
2011/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Turkish Government, in order to iencreasourage active participation of women in the labour market, to institute a fully fledged part-time work regime, utilisati by promoting among of which is left up to the employee and not the employer, does not require surrender of the right to seniority indemnity and other social security rights and upholds the principle of equal pay for equal workthers, measures to ensure: better working conditions, equal pay for equal work, life long learning , flexible work schedules and reconciliation between family and work life;
Amendment 101 #
2011/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Stresses the importance of giving effectiveness to the prohibitioncombating all sorts of discrimination in the workplace, including gender discrimination; reiterates its request to the Turkish Government to provide accurate data on discrimination against women, including access of women wearing headscarves to the labour market, in order to establish whether there is a risk of indirect discrimination based on gender, in recruitment, advancement and benefit remuneration; Reiterates its request to the Turkish Government to collect relevant and accurate statistical data;
Amendment 104 #
2011/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Stresses the importance of providing special training courses, funding and technical assistance to unemployed white collar women and women entrepreneurs, to ensure equal opportunities for access to the labour market;
Amendment 108 #
2011/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Highlights the fact that women often work ing in the informal economy are those most affected by it, and welcomes the strategy of the Turkish Government on the fight against the informal poor conditions, in unregistered and unpaid family businesses and are therefore victimized and exploited; calls the Turkish Government to take all necessary actions to combat underground economy;
Amendment 110 #
2011/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Welcomes the increase in the number of female members of the Turkish Parliament from 9.1 % in the 2007 elections to 14.3 % following the 2011 elections; notes, however, that this percentage is still low and calls for a new law on political parties and elections to put in place a mandatory quota system ensuring fair representation of women on election lists; Worries for the generally limited representation of Turkish women in politics, managerial positions in public administration, and in political parties;
Amendment 115 #
2011/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Invites Turkey, as a candidate country, to join in realising one of the priorities that comprise the heart of Europe 2020, which is inclusive growth encompassing a greater involvement of women for accession, to endorse the targets of the EU2020 Strategy and to empower women to participate, more actively in the labour market;
Amendment 116 #
2011/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
Amendment 119 #
2011/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. Calls on Turkey to fulfil all its obligations stemming from the EC-Turkey Association Agreement and the Additional Protocol which Turkey has still not implemented for the sixth consecutive year, so that it shows its true commitment to become a fully fledged pluralist democracy with respect and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms of both men and women at its core;
Amendment 124 #
2011/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Notes that special attention should be given to the empowerment of women in the less developed regions of Turkey; welcomUnderlines, therefore, the Turkish Government’s projects such as CATOMs (M importance of establishing more multi Ppurpose Ssociety Ccentres), but underlines the need for more of such initiativesin order to empower women who are vulnerable in all urban and rural areas throughout Turkey;
Amendment 128 #
2011/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Calls on the Commission to design a mechanism for theTurkey to increase its efforts for comprehensive reforms; to fulfil the Copenhagen criteria, for the sake of its own modernisation, and to establish a climate of mutual understanding and respect with all 27 Member States of the EU; thus making it possible to exchange of best gender equality practices between Turkey and the Member States, with all, for the benefit of the women in Turkey;
Amendment 30 #
2011/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. Whereas more than 80 million people (1 out of 6) in the EU are at risk of poverty, including 8% of the working population;
Amendment 38 #
2011/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. Whereas poverty reduction is among the five headline objectives and the European Platform against poverty constitutes one of the seven flagship initiatives of the EU 2020 strategy;
Amendment A #
2011/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Ccalls on the Commission to involve civil society at national and European level and to make discussions with people living in poverty a formal part of the annual convention on povertyboost the involvement in the development of a European strategy at all levels of governance (European, national, regional and local) of organised civil society and of all stakeholders, such as NGOs, social economy organisations, service providers, experts in social innovation and the social partners, as well as people living in poverty themselves, in partnership with the associations in which they freely express their opinions and which have acquired experience and knowledge, particularly through the development of national platforms against poverty and social exclusion in each Member State; calls on the Commission to enhance cooperation between local, regional and national authorities and European Institutions, particularly the European Parliament; believes that the synergies should concern all stakeholders, including SMEs and entrepreneurs; calls for discussions with people living in poverty and social exclusion to be institutionalised, and to be extended at national level, and for their participation and contribution to be made a formal and central part of the annual convention on poverty and social exclusion, and calls for appropriate and regular follow-up of the recommendations so developed;
Amendment 70 #
2011/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. Whereas the European Year against poverty and social exclusion (2010) has been successful in raising public awareness and political commitment;
Amendment G #
2011/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for the open method of social coordination to be strengthened and applied correctly in the field of poverty, inter alia through the common development, implementation and evaluation of national strategies for social inclusion and protection, on the basis of commonly defined objectives, via national platforms against poverty, by exchanges of good practice on policies regarding effective access to fundamental rights and implementation of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the revised Social Charter (not yet ratified by all Member States), in particular Articles 30 and 31 thereof; stresses that, in this context, the work of the Council’s Social Protection Committee should continue to be taken into account; calls for the Platform to promote and follow up the participation of local authorities, social economy enterprises and other local stakeholders in drawing up and implementing national strategic reports;
Amendment L #
2011/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Supports the creation of decent jobs through vocationalConsiders that a full and effective way out of poverty can only be found if the appropriate strengthening of social protection instruments is accompanied by significant reinforcement of education and training paths at every level; supports the development of more inclusive education systems to tackle the problem of students dropping out and enable young people from disadvantaged social groups to reach a higher level of education, with a view to countering the intergenerational transmission of poverty; supports access to validation of acquired experience and life-long training, and the provision of personalised job-seeking assistance, in particular for disadvantaged groups; s a means of reducing poverty by securing access to employment, in particular for disadvantaged groups, to help them to access decent jobs; regards it as essential, therefore, for life-long learning programmes to be implemented properly and developed, and for Member States to cooperate in the fields of education and vocational training and personalised job-seeking assistance, and stresses that more measures of this kind must be taken to assist the most vulnerable sectors of the population; recommends the development of an EU strategy to tackle in-work poverty and create quality jobs, agreeing principles for quality work;
Amendment NN #
2011/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas migrants are being hit hard by the economic crisis, nd ethnic minorities, including undocumented migrants, are especially vulnerable workers being hit hard by the economic crisis and consequently by increased poverty and social exclusion because of the precarious, temporary or atypical work they are likely to be doing thanks to their place of origin or lack of qualification; whereas migrant workers should enjoy the same working and pay conditions and the same right to training and social protection as nationals of the countries in which they are working,
Amendment O #
2011/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Rrecommends that the Member States introduce or further develop measures designed to help people with disabilities find jobs with private companiedevelop new measures designed to help vulnerable and socially excluded groups, especially people with disabilities, find jobs with enterprises, including social economy enterprises, or public bodies, so as to promote inclusion, not least in those regions that are economically weakest and socially more vulnerable, and recommends that they implement existing legislation, such as the 2000 Employment Directive; recommends that the Member States safeguard that people with disabilities participate in education from their early childhood by lifting existing barriers and assisting them; recommends that the Member States promote access to barrier-free environments for public bodies, so as to promote inclusioneople with disabilities and pay particular attention to the situation of early childhood education and care in order to prevent instances of children with disabilities dropping out irreversibly and hopelessly at an early stage; calls on the Commission and the Member States to step up exchanges of best practices and to introduce multifaceted measures for the integration of the disabled into the job market;
Amendment P #
2011/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Acknowledges the need to assess the impact of EU funds in terms of achieving the poverty reduction target, even where this is not their primary objective, where possible, the effectiveness, impact, coordination and value for money of EU funds, especially of the European Social Fund (ESF) in terms of achieving the poverty reduction target, even where this is not their primary objective, reducing the economic discrepancies, prosperity imbalances and differences in living standard levels across EU Member States and regions, and therefore promoting economic and social cohesion; maintains that priority must be given to projects that combine employment targets and strategies with integrated active inclusion approaches, such as projects designed to strengthen intergenerational solidarity at regional and local level or which specifically contribute to realising gender equality and the active inclusion of vulnerable groups; stresses the importance of effective action for solidarity, including reinforcement, anticipation of transfer and reduction of cofinancing in respect of budgetary funding for creating decent jobs, supporting productive sectors and fighting poverty and social exclusion, rather than creating new forms of dependence; stresses the importance of supporting the combat of poverty and social exclusion, and access to quality employment and non discrimination, ensuring adequate income and promoting access to quality services;
Amendment 99 #
2011/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. Whereas certain groups of the society, such as one-parent families, elderly women, minorities, people with disabilities and the homeless, are among the most vulnerable and running the risk of poverty;
Amendment 126 #
2011/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas migrants and ethnic minorities are being hit hard by the economic crisis,
Amendment 143 #
2011/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to involve civil society at all levels of governance (local, national and European levels) and to make discussions with people living in poverty a formal part of the annual convention on poverty;
Amendment 154 #
2011/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the European Commission to play a coordinating role and guide EU Member states to meet existing challenges and combat poverty and social exclusion, having always in mind that combating poverty is primarily the responsibility of national policies, and providing necessary solidarity and technical assistance;
Amendment 194 #
2011/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for the open method of coordination to be strengthened and applied correctly in the field of poverty, inter alia through the common evaluation of national strategies for social inclusion and the exchange of best practices and experiences between Member States;
Amendment 223 #
2011/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Supports the creation of decent jobs through vocational education and training and the provision of personalised job- seeking assistance, in particular for disadvantaged groups;
Amendment 258 #
2011/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recommends that the Member States introduce or further develop measures designed to help vulnerable and socially excluded groups, especially people with disabilities, find jobs with private companies or public bodies, so as to promote inclusion;
Amendment 272 #
2011/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Acknowledges the need to assess the impact of EU funds, especially of the European Social Fund (ESF) in terms of achieving the poverty reduction target, even where this is not their primary objectivereducing the economic discrepancies, prosperity imbalances and differences in living standard levels across EU Member States and regions, and therefore promoting economic and social cohesion; maintains that priority must be given to projects that combine employment targets and strategies with active inclusion;
Amendment 4 #
2011/2032(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for an overall strategic, prioritised and longer-term approach ensuring that gender equality is put at the heart of all Community policies, programmes, projects and activities promoted at a European Union level, as well as in all relations withincluding interparliamentary cooperation between EU and third countries, as this is directly linked to improving democratic stability, social cohesion and human rights;
Amendment 10 #
2011/2032(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the crucial role of the European Union in the realisation ofprocess of democratisation of third countries and in promoting equality between women and men, both in its Member States and in its relations with third countries, by mainstreaming and reinforcing gender equality issues in thematic priorities and through the use of participatory approaches in programme design and development, with an emphasis on combating gender stereotypes and all forms of discrimination and violence against women, in addition to involving women in the prevention and resolution of conflicts and empowering them to be active citizens, for the benefit of society, paying special attention to the most vulnerable among them;
Amendment 21 #
2011/2032(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Urges the Commission and Member States to ensure that gender equality is systematically assessed and evaluated and that funding is available for women, NGOs and for special projects, primarily focusing on the civil society;
Amendment 2 #
2011/2019(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the need for appropriate funding for the actions outlined in the Commission's Strategy for equality between women and men 2010-2015 and encourages the adoption of 'gender budgeting' in both European and national strategies for more effective promotion of gender equality;
Amendment 22 #
2011/2019(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to include funds earmarked for gender-specific activities in the budget for the 2012 European Year for Active Ageing, for example for measures relating to the health and social care of elderly women and the inclusion and re-inclusion of women in active ageing programmes;
Amendment 24 #
2011/2019(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Highlights the importance of appropriate funding for measures to promote gender equality in third countries; stresses the need for EU-funded measures to fight trafficking and gender violence in third countries;, particularly the phenomenon of female genital mutilation, and for programmes to combat female illiteracy, promote the participation of women in decision-making centres and encourage female entrepreneurship and microfinancing.
Amendment 15 #
2011/0459(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital -1 (new)
Recital -1 (new)
(-1) Solid empirical data and statistics are of vital importance in order to measure the progress and evaluate the efficiency of Union's policies and programmes, especially in the context of the EU 2020 Strategy.
Amendment 18 #
2011/0459(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) SHigh quality statistics developed, produced and disseminated under this programme are vital for evidence based decision-making and should contribute to the implementation of the policies of the European Union, as reflected in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the Europe 2020 strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth12 and other policies addressed in the Commission's strategic priorities for 2010- 2014 (i.e. strengthened and integrated economic governance, climate change, reformed agricultural policy, growth and social cohesion, people's Europe and globalisation) and should be fostered through actions financed under this programme where the European Union can bring a clear added value.
Amendment 20 #
2011/0459(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) High quality statistics are also indispensable for helping citizens to understand the EU and to become involved in the democratic process.
Amendment 26 #
2011/0459(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
The programme represents the added value of ensuring that European statistics are focused on the information needed to design, implement, monitor and evaluate Union policies. In addition, it contributes to the effective use of resources by fostering actions which provide an essential contribution to the development, production and dissemination of harmonised, comparable and reliable statistical information, on the basis of uniform standards and common quality assessment criteria, in particular "relevance", "accuracy", "timeliness", "accessibility" and "coherence".
Amendment 28 #
2011/0459(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The general objective of the programme is for the European Statistical System to beremain the leading public provider of high-quality European statistics on Europe, for policy-makers, public administrators, entrepreneurs, citizens and other users.
Amendment 31 #
2011/0459(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. The objectives referred to in this Article are specified in the Annex together with the indicators used for monitoring the implementation of the programme. In accordance with Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 they shall be subject to detailed annual planning that will include a priority- setting mechanism as an integral part of the process. They shall be achieved through a close and coordinated cooperation in the European Statistical System, which is the partnership between the Union statistical authority and the national statistical institutes and other national authorities. The programme should include the development of appropriate instruments to prioritise statistical activities and enhance quality and greater flexibility of the European Statistical System.
Amendment 32 #
2011/0459(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. European statistics must serve the interests of users, policy makers, administrators, researchers, the civil society organizations, enterprises and the public at large and should be easily accessible to everyone.
Amendment 35 #
2011/0459(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
The programme shall be implemented in accordance with the principles of the European Statistics Code of Practice with a view to producing and disseminating high- quality, harmonised and comparable European statistics and ensuring the proper functioning of the European Statistical System as a whole, thus respecting the principles of integrity, independence and accountability. Appropriate measures shall be taken to ensure good coordination and effective priority setting within the ESS in order to contribute to the reduction of administrative burden on statistical respondents, as well as to the most efficient use of the limited resources at EU and at national level. National authorities and the Union statistical authority shall ensure that European statistics comply with the European quality standards and serve the needs of European Union institutional users, governments, regional authorities, research institutions, civil society organisations, enterprises and the public.
Amendment 37 #
2011/0459(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. The financial envelope for the implementation of this programmIn order to ensure reliable, comparable and cost-effective statistics, the financial envelope is hereby set at 299.4 million Euros, including 57.3 million Euros covered by the programming period 2007 to 2013 and 242.1 million Euros covered by the programming period 2014 to 2017.
Amendment 38 #
2011/0459(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The financial envelope of the Programme may also be allocated in such a way so as to cover the expenses needed for improving the processes and the capacity of producing high-quality statistics, at national level, and for the training needs of national statisticians.
Amendment 42 #
2011/0459(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Objectives – paragraph 1 – indent 1
Annex – Objectives – paragraph 1 – indent 1
– Objective 1: provide high-quality statistical information to support the development, monitoring and evaluation of the policies of the European Union properly reflecting priorities;
Amendment 62 #
2011/0459(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – chapter I – point 2.1 – paragraph 5 – indent 5
Annex – chapter I – point 2.1 – paragraph 5 – indent 5
Harmonised housing and related statistics, available for all Member States, including the affordability and accessibility of housing.
Amendment 64 #
2011/0459(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – chapter I – point 3.1 – paragraph 2
Annex – chapter I – point 3.1 – paragraph 2
Increase the efficiency and effectiveness of production processes. Provide high-quality statistics on key areas where enterprises are the centre of interest, such as business statistics, short-term indicators, their investment in human capital and skills, international transactions, globalisation, single market monitoring, R&D and innovation, and tourism. Special attention should be paid to the availability of data in high value-added industrial or services sectors.
Amendment 66 #
2011/0459(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – chapter I – point 3.1 – paragraph 3 – indent 7
Annex – chapter I – point 3.1 – paragraph 3 – indent 7
Amendment 67 #
2011/0459(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – chapter I – point 3.1 – paragraph 3 – indent 8
Annex – chapter I – point 3.1 – paragraph 3 – indent 8
Amendment 70 #
2011/0459(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – chapter I – point 3.2 – paragraph 2
Annex – chapter I – point 3.2 – paragraph 2
Provide high-quality statistics on key areas of social policy where the citizen is the centre of interest, such as social cohesion, poverty, disability, demographic challenges (elderly people and migration in particular), the labour market, education and training, including learning mobility of young people, culture, physical activity, quality of life, safety, health, disability, consumption, free movement and the single market, mobility of young people, technological innovation and new lifestyle choices.
Amendment 75 #
2011/0459(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – chapter I – point 3.3 – paragraph 6
Annex – chapter I – point 3.3 – paragraph 6
Provide high-quality environmental statistics to support the policy-making process of the EU.
Amendment 76 #
2011/0459(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – chapter I – point 3.3 – paragraph 8
Annex – chapter I – point 3.3 – paragraph 8
Provide high-quality energy and transport statistics to support the policies of the EU.
Amendment 77 #
2011/0459(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – chapter I – point 3.3 – paragraph 9 – indent 3
Annex – chapter I – point 3.3 – paragraph 9 – indent 3
Statistics on transport safety, passenger mobility and accessibility of different transport modes, road traffic measurement and intermodal freight transport produced and disseminated.
Amendment 20 #
2011/0449(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The Union and the Member States have set themselves the objective of laying down the measures necessary for the use of the euro as a single currency. These measures include protecting the euro against counterfeiting and related fraud thus empowering the effectiveness of the European economy and securing the sustainability of public finances.
Amendment 24 #
2011/0449(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
The specific objective of the Programme shall be to protect the euro banknotes and coins against counterfeiting and related fraud, by supporting and supplement the measures undertaken by the Member States and assisting the competent national and European authorities in their efforts to develop between themselves and with the European Commission a close and regular cooperation and an exchange of best practices, also including third countries and international organisations.
Amendment 27 #
2011/0449(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) EU citizens who should be aware through education and awareness-raising campaigns on euro counterfeiting how to be protected during their everyday consumptions.
Amendment 29 #
2011/0449(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – point a – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – point a – introductory part
(a) Exchange and dissemination of information, in particular through organising workshops, meetings and seminars, targeted placements and exchanges of staff of competent national authorities and other similar activities. The exchange of information will be targeted inter alia at:
Amendment 31 #
2011/0449(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – point a – indent 7 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – point a – indent 7 a (new)
– relevant technical and statistical data based on ECB's counterfeits database;
Amendment 32 #
2011/0449(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – point b – indent 1
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – point b – indent 1
– any measure which establishes teaching resources at European Union level (handbook of EU legislation, information bulletins, practical manuals, glossaries and lexicons, a register of coin-like objects that could be misused as euro coins, databases, especially in the area of scientific assistance or technology watch) or computer support applications (such as software);
Amendment 20 #
2011/0440(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) In accordance with Article 16(4) of the Treaty on European Union, as from 1 November 2014, a qualified majority shallis to be defined inter alia on the basis of the population of the Member States.
Amendment 21 #
2011/0440(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) In accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS), that enables the collection, compilation and dissemination of harmonized, regional statistics in the Community, all Member States’ statistics transmitted to the Commission which are broken down by territorial units must use the NUTS classification. Consequently, in order to establish comparable regional statistics, the territorial units should be defined in accordance with the NUTS classification.
Amendment 23 #
2011/0440(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Pursuant to Article 175, paragraph 2, of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the Commission submits every three years a report to the European Parliament, the Council, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the progress made towards achieving economic, social and territorial cohesion. The preparation of these reports and the regular monitoring of demographic developments and of possible future demographic challenges in the EUnion regions, including different types of regions such as cross-border regions, metropolitan regions, rural regions, mountain and island regions, require annual regional data at NUTS 3 regional level. Since demographic ageing displays strong regional differences, the Commission (Eurostat) is requested to prepare regional projections on a regular basis in order to complement the demographic picture of the NUTS 2 regions in the European Union.
Amendment 24 #
2011/0440(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The EU sustainable development strategy, launched by the European Council in Gothenburg in 2001 and renewed in June 2006, seeks the continuous improvement of the quality of life for current and future generations. The Commission (Eurostat) monitoring report, which is published every two years, provides an objective statistical picture of progress, based on the EU set of sustainable development indicators.
Amendment 25 #
2011/0440(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Demographic statistics on population constitute an essential component for the estimation of total population in the framework of the European System of Accounts (ESA). The updating and purging of data are the important elements for the establishment of statistics at European level.
Amendment 26 #
2011/0440(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The information on demography should be consistentfully in line with the relevant information collected pursuant Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 July 2007 on Community statistics on migration and international protection and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 311/76 on the compilation of statistics on foreign workers and Regulation (EC) No 763/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 on population and housing censuses.
Amendment 27 #
2011/0440(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) In the development, production and dissemination of European statistics, the national and European statistical authorities, and where applicable, other relevant national and regional authorities, should take account of the principles set out in the European Statistics Code of Practice as reviewed and updated by the European Statistical System Committee on 28 September 2011.
Amendment 28 #
2011/0440(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ‘national’ means the same as in Article 2(f) of Regulation (EC) No 763/2008, where the territory is as defined inrefers to the territory of a Member State according to Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 in the version applicable at the reference time;
Amendment 29 #
2011/0440(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) ‘regional’ means the same as in Article 2(g) of Regulation (EC) No 763/2008 NUTS level 1, NUTS level 2 or NUTS level 3 according to Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 in its version applicable at the reference time; for countries that are not members of the European Union, it means the statistical regions at level 1, 2 or 3 as agreed between those countries and the Commission (Eurostat), according to the version applicable at the reference time;
Amendment 31 #
2011/0440(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) ‘usually resident population’ means all persons having their usual residence in a Member State of the Union at the reference time;
Amendment 34 #
2011/0440(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d – introductory part
(d) ‘usual residence’ means the same as in Article 2(d) first paragraph of Regulation (EC) No 763/2008place where a person normally spends the daily period of rest, regardless of temporary absences, such as recreation, holidays or business. The following persons alone shall be considered to be usual residents of the geographical area in question:
Amendment 35 #
2011/0440(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d – subparagraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d – subparagraph 2
Where the circumstances described in point (i) or (ii) cannot be established, ‘usual residence’ shall mean the place of legal or registered residence, except in relation to Article 4; In applying the definition of ‘usual residence’, Member States shall treat special cases as in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1201/2009.
Amendment 38 #
2011/0440(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) ‘validated data’ means statistical data that fulfil a set of quality criteria for data compilation, including all the checks made in terms of the quality of the data to be published or already published.
Amendment 40 #
2011/0440(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall provide the Commission (Eurostat) with statistical data on the population as referred to in Article 2 and (d) at the reference time. Where the circumstances described in Article 2 (d)i. or (d)ii. cannot be established, Member States shall provide the Commission (Eurostat) with data on population at their place of legal or registered residence at the reference time; in this case, they shall undertake proportionate efforts to compute data which are the closest possible approximation to the population referred to in Article 2 and (d) and shall cover the following variables: (a) age; (b) sex; (c) region of residence.
Amendment 44 #
2011/0440(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall provide the Commission (Eurostat) with data on vital events atoccurring in the reference time, regardless of the place where the events occurred. Member States shall use the same population definition as for the data referred to in paragraphperiod. Member States shall use the same population definition as they use for the data referred to in paragraph 1 and shall cover the following variables: (a) live births by sex, month of occurrence, live birth-order, mother’s age, mother’s year of birth, mother’s country of birth, mother’s country of citizenship and mother’s region of residence; (b) deaths by age, sex, year of birth, region of residence, country of birth, country of citizenship and month of occurrence.
Amendment 45 #
2011/0440(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall use the same population definition for all national and regionadefinition of population for all levels, as definedgiven in Article 2 (a) and (b).
Amendment 48 #
2011/0440(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
For the purposes of qualified majority voting in the Council, Member States shall provide the Commission (Eurostat) with data on the total population at national level at the reference time, as referred to in Article 2, within 8 months from the end of the reference year. For the purposes of this Article, Member States shall not provide data on population at their place of legal or registered residence at the reference time. In case the data is not available the total usually resident population may be estimated from the legal or registered population using scientifically based, well documented, and publically available statistical estimation methods, monitored by the Commission (Eurostat).
Amendment 55 #
2011/0440(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph -1 (new)
Article 5 – paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Each year Member States shall provide the Commission (Eurostat) with statistical data, for the previous year, concerning the variables referred to in Article 3 (1) and in Article 3(2), points (a) and (b), as well as the total population at national level as referred to in Article 4.
Amendment 56 #
2011/0440(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. The reference time for population data shall be the end of the reference period (midnight of 31 December).
Amendment 57 #
2011/0440(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. The reference timeperiod for vital events data shall be the calendar year in which the events occurred.
Amendment 58 #
2011/0440(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. The first reference timeperiod to be taken into account for the purposes of this regulation shall be 2013. The last reference timeperiod shall be 2027.
Amendment 59 #
2011/0440(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall ensure that the population data as required by of this Regulation are consistent with those required by Article 3 (1), point (c), of Regulation (EC) No 862/2007.
Amendment 46 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Horizon 2020 shall ensure the effective promotion of gender equality and the gender dimensionbalance in research and innovation contentprograms, evaluation committees, expert and advisory groups and decision-making bodies by developing targets and taking appropriate actions.
Amendment 51 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Horizon 2020 shall ensure that the gender dimension is properly considered in research and innovation content at all stages of the process, from priority setting to definition of calls and proposals, evaluation and monitoring of programs and projects, negotiations and agreements.
Amendment 66 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall annually monitor the implementation of Horizon 2020, its specific programme and the activities of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology. This shall include information on cross-cutting topics such as gender, sustainability and climate change, including information on the amount of climate related expenditure.
Amendment 68 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii
(iii) the contribution of the European Institute of Innovation and Technologies and the Knowledge and Innovation Communities to the gender targets and to the priority on societal challenges and the specific objective on ‘leadership in enabling and industrial technologies’ of the programme Horizon 2020.
Amendment 70 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) Not later than end 2017, and taking into account the ex-post evaluation of the Seventh Framework Programme to be completed by the end of 2015 and the review of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology, the Commission shall carry out, with the assistance of independent experts, an interim evaluation of Horizon 2020, its specific programme, including the European Research Council, and the activities of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology, on the achievements (at the level of results and progress towards impacts) of the objectives of Horizon 2020 and continued relevance of all the measures, the efficiency and use of resources, the scope for further simplification, and Union added value. That evaluation shall also take into consideration aspects relating to access to funding opportunities for participants in all regions, for SMEs and for promoting gender balance and integrating the gender dimension in research and innovation content. That evaluation shall additionally take into account the contribution of the measures to the Union priorities of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and results on the long- term impact of the predecessor measures.
Amendment 75 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 2
2. The performance indicators for the general objectives and for the European Institute of Innovation and Technology, as set out in the introduction of Annex I to this Regulation, and for the specific objectives as established in the specific programme, including relevant baselines, shall provide the minimum basis for assessing the extent to which the objectives of Horizon 2020 have been achieved. Gender indicators shall be added as performance indicators, using for example existing tools as She Figures, Statistics and Indicators on Gender Equality in Science.
Amendment 77 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 7 – point a
Annex I – paragraph 7 – point a
(a) The European Research Council (ERC) shall provide attractive and flexible funding to enable talented and creative individual researchers and their teams, irrespective of their sex, to pursue the most promising avenues at the frontier of science, on the basis of Union- wide competition.
Amendment 79 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 7 – point b
Annex I – paragraph 7 – point b
(b) Future and emerging technologies shall support collaborative research and user- driven, gender-sensitive technology and innovation in order to extend Europe's capacity for advanced and paradigm- changing innovation. It shall foster scientific collaboration across disciplines on radically new, high-risk ideas and accelerate development of the most promising emerging areas of science and technology as well as the Union wide structuring of the corresponding scientific communities.
Amendment 82 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 7 – point c
Annex I – paragraph 7 – point c
(c) Marie Curie actions shall provide excellent and innovative research training as well as attractive career and knowledge- exchange opportunities through cross- border and cross-sector mobility of researchers to best prepare them to face current and future societal challenges. Mobility programmes will ensure effective equal opportunities between men and women and include specific measures to remove obstacles to the mobility of female researchers.
Amendment 85 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 9
Annex I – paragraph 9
The activities are inherently forward- looking, building skills in the long term, focusing on the next generation of science, technology, researchers and innovations and providing support for emerging talent from across the whole of the Union and associated countries, as well as worldwide, with a view to increasing the participation of female research talents. In view of their science-driven nature and largely ‘bottom- up’, investigator-driven funding arrangements, the European scientific community will play a strong role in determining the avenues of research followed under the programme.
Amendment 86 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 10 – point a
Annex I – paragraph 10 – point a
(a) Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies shall provide dedicated support for research, development and demonstration on ICT, nanotechnology, advanced materials, biotechnology, advanced manufacturing and processing and space. Proper consideration of user needs and gender dimension shall be taken into account in all these fields. Emphasis will be placed on interactions and convergence across and between the different technologies.
Amendment 90 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 16
Annex I – paragraph 16
Social sciences and humanities shall be an integral part of the activities to address all the challenges. In addition, the underpinning development of these disciplines shall be supported under the specific objective ‘Inclusive, innovative and secure societies’. Likewise, a focus on gender and gender equality will be integrated in all challenges. Support will also focus on providing a strong evidence base for policy making at international, Union, national and regional levels. Given the global nature of many of the challenges, strategic cooperation with third countries shall be an integral part of each challenge. In addition, cross-cutting support for international cooperation shall be provided under the specific objective ‘Inclusive, innovative and secure societies’.
Amendment 18 #
2011/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) With the proposal for a Council Regulation laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014- 2020, adopted on 29 June 2011, the Commission lays down a package of legislative proposals and documents for the 2014-2020 Union budget. That multiannual financial framework describes how the policy goals of increasing growth and creating more jobs both for men and women equally, in Europe and establishing a low-carbon and more environment- conscious economy and internationally prominent Europe will be achieved.
Amendment 22 #
2011/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) Taking into consideration the low rate of women entrepreneurs (only 30% in Europe), the Programme should promote and facilitate female entrepreneurship as women entrepreneurs have a significant impact on the economy, not only in their ability to create jobs for themselves, but also in creating jobs for others. The current global economic conditions strongly highlight the significant dimension of women's entrepreneurship as an emerging economic force and the need to promote it.
Amendment 23 #
2011/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 b (new)
Recital 11 b (new)
(11b) The Programme should underline the importance of promoting non-gender- segregated business ownership, education, training, research and advocacy, by mainstreaming relevant information throughout the system to all stakeholders, as well as through the launch of campaigns and social media networks. Through universities, EU institutions, education ministries and policymakers in Member States, it should promote equally, both the female entrepreneurship as a field of interest for both sexes from the early stages of education and the image of female entrepreneurs, as role models.
Amendment 28 #
2011/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Another factor which affects competitiveness is the relatively weak entrepreneurial spirit in the Union which needs to be inspired with innovative and different approaches addressing specific target groups, especially young people and women. Only 45% of the Union citizens (and less than 40% of women) would like to be self- employed as compared to 55% of the population in the United States and 71% in China. Demonstration and catalytic effects, for example European Awards and conferencentrepreneurship conferences, projects, workshops and mentoring programmes, as well as coherence and consistency enhancing measures such as benchmarking and exchanges of best practices provide a high European added value. Confronting contextual obstacles, traditional views and stereotypes about women, and raising the credibility of women as entrepreneurs is especially vital in inspiring women into entrepreneurships, in retaining their careers as entrepreneurs, and in raising their profile as role models.
Amendment 30 #
2011/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) The Programme should complement other Union programmes, while acknowledging that each instrument should work according to its own specific procedures. Thus, the same eligible costs should not receive double funding. With the aim to achieve added value and substantial impact of Union funding, close synergies should be developed between the Programme, other Union programmes and the Structural Funds. Specific measures are needed to make it easier for women, to obtain the funding required for business ventures.
Amendment 31 #
2011/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) The principles of transparency and equal gender opportunity should be taken into account in all relevant initiatives and actions covered by the Programme, as well as the additional factors and obstacles which make entrepreneurship an even less attractive or viable option for women such as the family-work imbalance, lack of role models and mentors, social stereotypes and educational entrepreneurship skills. The respect of human Rights and fundamental freedom for all citizens should be also considered in those initiatives and activities.
Amendment 33 #
2011/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 a (new)
Recital 21 a (new)
(21a) The Programme should aim to provide appropriate training and mentoring programmes to all interested in starting up an SME and especially to young people and women as well as to facilitate their access, to technical, scientific, business and support networks, not only during the start-up phase but also throughout a firm's business cycle. The training and mentoring programmes should be flexible, addressing the special needs of the targeted groups, young people and women in developing entrepreneurship skills, knowledge, spirit and confidence.
Amendment 37 #
2011/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) encouraging an non gender-biased entrepreneurial culture and promoting the creation and growth of SMEs.
Amendment 45 #
2011/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. The Programme shall support the implementation of the Europe 2020 Strategy and shall contribute to achieving the objective of ‘smart, sustainable and inclusive growth’. In particular, the Programme shall contribute to the headline target concerning employment, aiming for 75% employability of both men and women.
Amendment 48 #
2011/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) To promote entrepreneurship, including among specific target groups; , young people and women;
Amendment 56 #
2011/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission may support Member States' measures to build-up entrepreneurial education, skills and attitudes, in particular among potential and new entrepreneurs, both men and women.
Amendment 60 #
2011/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Specific objective: To promote entrepreneurship, including among specific target groups – column 3
Annex I – Specific objective: To promote entrepreneurship, including among specific target groups – column 3
Increase of EU citizens that would like to be self employed to 50% (ensure an increase for both men and women)
Amendment 30 #
2011/0386(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Setting-up a common budgetary timeline for Member States whose currency is the euro should better synchronize the key steps in the preparation of national budgets, thus contributing to the effectiveness of the European semester for budgetary policy coordination. Adopting a common budgetary timeline should: a) lead to stronger synergies by facilitating policy coordination among Member States whose currency is the euro and; b)guarantee that budgetary policies will be aligned with the EU 2020 strategy and c) ensure that the Council and Commission recommendations are appropriately integrated in the national process for budget adoption.
Amendment 29 #
2011/0385(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1 a) The economic crisis made it clear that the EU needs to pursue an alternative economic policy agenda, ensuring not only austerity measures, but also development, high quality full employment, sustainable growth and fiscal responsibility, in line with the aims and objectives of the Europe 2020 Strategy.
Amendment 37 #
2011/0385(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) A Member State whose currency is the euro should be subject to enhanced surveillance when it is experiencing - or at risk of experiencing - severe financial disturbance, with a view: a) to ensuring its swift return to a normal situation and to protecting the other euro area Member States against possible negative spill over effects; b) to preventing the consequences of financial turbulence in causing cuts in the social provisions and the unsustainability of pension systems; c) to combating social exclusion, poverty and lack of access to educational opportunities, especially for the most vulnerable groups. This enhanced surveillance should include a wider access to the information needed for a close monitoring of the economic, fiscal and financial situation and a regular reporting to the Economic and Financial Committee (EFC) or to any sub- committee the latter may designate for that purpose. The same modalities of surveillance should apply to Member States requesting precautionary assistance from the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF), the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) the International Monetary Fund (IMF) or another international financial institution.
Amendment 52 #
2011/0385(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. By no means, the Member State under surveillance shall implement the measures mentioned in paragraph 1, 2, and 3, in the detriment of social rights, but it should seek to reinforce the social and gender dimension of the single market.
Amendment 53 #
2011/0385(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. While implementing the adjustment programme, the Member State under surveillance must pay full respect to the labour law and practices, the rights of collective representation and bargaining, as well as collective action, including the right to strike.
Amendment 590 #
2011/0294(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 3
Article 44 – paragraph 3
3. The transport infrastructures constituting the core network are indicated in the corresponding maps of the comprehensive network in Annex I. The Port of Larnaca (CY) and the Airport of Paphos (CY) and their interconnections should be added to the core network, taking into account the need and requirement for connectivity, accessibility and cohesion within the Union for the effectiveness of its transportation system.
Amendment 17 #
2011/0217(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) Article 45 of the Treaty includes a guarantee of free movement of workers which "shall entail the abolition of any discrimination based on nationality between workers of the Member states, as regards employment, remuneration and other conditions of work and employment".
Amendment 23 #
2011/0217(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) Workers' mobility, as well as raising the quality of education through the mobility of students, trainees and researchers, constitutes a basic pillar of the EU 2020 strategy for "smart, sustainable and inclusive growth", in terms of providing the outline for resolving the economic crisis through intra-Union mobility.
Amendment 27 #
2011/0217(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) The Treaty of Maastricht of 1992 introduced the concept of "citizenship" in the EU, conferring on every Union citizen the fundamental right to move and reside freely within the Union. The Treaty of Amsterdam of 1997 further strengthened the rights associated with Union citizenship.
Amendment 32 #
2011/0217(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) In particular, free movement and workers' mobility could help to addressing the consequences of demographic change on the labour markeand existing imbalances in the labour market, by helping those areas suffering from labour shortages and others from high levels of unemployment, while also increasing the employability of people and improving the competitiveness of European industries. At the same time, free movement either enables, as an essential condition, or stimulates the exercise by citizens of a broad range of rights available to them under Union law, such as their rights as consumers to access goods and services or their rights as passengers and tourists. Facilitating free movement has therefore the potential to enhance citizens' possibilities to fully benefit from the single market, whilst being a key driver for growth.
Amendment 59 #
2011/0217(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) In particular, Union citizens considering whether to make use of their right to free movement should be informed about their entitlement to be recruited under the same conditions, without any additional requirements, as nationals of the country in which they are seeking work; they should also be informed about their rights to acquire or preserve social security rights by virtue of the Union rules on coordination of social security systems; these rules ensure that they will not lose out on their social security rights when choosing to move within Europe. They should further be informed about their right to obtain recognition of their professional qualifications and about the social and civic competences which form part of the European framework of ‘Key Competences for lifelong learning’ and which can equip them to fully participate in civic life and empower them to exercise their rights under Union law.
Amendment 81 #
2011/0217(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) Enshrining mutual understanding, not only among Member States but especially among their own societies, should be a top priority of the European agenda, paying particular attention to social inclusion of the most vulnerable without any discrimination.
Amendment 92 #
2011/0217(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 5 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 5 a (new)
- strengthening the role of the EURES network to help Union citizens looking for work in another Union country or in the EEA.
Amendment 106 #
2011/0217(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) A European Year of Citizenship in 2013 will provide a very timely opportunity to raise the awareness of the general public about the rights and responsibilities attached to Union citizenship and thus to contribute to the objective of facilitating participatory democracy and the exercise of theall right to free movements enshrined in Union citizenship. Union citizens have a crucial role to play in upholding and protecting these rights.
Amendment 110 #
2011/0217(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) It is also important to highlight the external dimension of active Union citizenship. As stipulated in Article 21 TEU, the Union's action on the international scene shall be guided by the principles of democracy, the rule of law, the universality and indivisibility of human rights, respect for human dignity and fundamental freedoms and the principles of equality and solidarity which it seeks to advance in the wider world. The Union shall therefore follow a joined-up approach by respecting its fundamental principles and values in its external relations, and by ensuring greater involvement of the civil society in framing its external policy at all levels and at every stage.
Amendment 156 #
2011/0217(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
The Commission shall establish a link between the different thematic European Years 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 as well as the subsequent years, by evaluating achievements, monitoring persisting gaps and obstacles, providing statistical data, when appropriate, thus ensuring effective implementation of the aims of these European Years towards improving life of citizens.
Amendment 59 #
2011/0130(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The European Union has set itself the objective of maintaining and developing an area of freedom, security and justice, facilitating access to justice, in particular through the principle of mutual recognition of judicial and extra-judicial decisions in civil matters. In order to establish progressively such an area, the Union should adopt, amongst other things, measures relating to judicial cooperation in civil matters, particularly when necessary for the proper functioning of the internal market and for placing the needs of victims of all forms of violence at the centre of the Union's justice system.
Amendment 60 #
2011/0130(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) When implementing this Regulation, Member States are encouraged to take into account the rights and principles enshrined in the 1979 United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW).
Amendment 61 #
2011/0130(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Differences between national rules governing protection measures hamper the sound operation of the internal market. Provisions to ensure rapid and simple recognition and, where applicable, enforcement of protection measures from Member States bound by this Regulation are essential to ensure the protection, assistance and support afforded isare maintained when a personvictim of violence travels or moves to another Member State.
Amendment 69 #
2011/0130(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) This Regulation respects the fundamental rights of victims of violence (e.g. domestic violence) and of persons whose physical and/or psychological integrity or liberty is at risk, as well as that of the perpetrators, and observes the principles recognised in particular by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. In particular, it seeks to ensure the rights of the defence and fair trial, as established in Article 47 thereof. This Regulation must be applied according to these rights and principles.
Amendment 70 #
2011/0130(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) Member States should pay particular attention to the fact that this Regulation also applies to cases where children are concerned, and should take the necessary measures to ensure that children are provided with assistance, support and protection, in their best interests.
Amendment 71 #
2011/0130(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 b (new)
Recital 15 b (new)
(15b) This Regulation should also apply to the recognition and enforcement of other decisions for the protection of minors which fall within the scope of the 1996 Hague Convention on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children.
Amendment 74 #
2011/0130(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point a – paragraph 2 – point i
Article 2 – point a – paragraph 2 – point i
(i) an obligation not to enter certain localities, places or defined areas where the protected person resides, works or that he or she visits; or
Amendment 82 #
2011/0130(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) he or she was not served with the document instituting the proceedings or an equivalent document in sufficient time and in such a way as to enable him or her to arrange for his or her defence; or
Amendment 83 #
2011/0130(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) he or she was prevented from contesting the protection measure by reason of force majeure or due to extraordinary circumstances without any fault on his or her part;
Amendment 84 #
2011/0130(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – final part
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – final part
unless he or she failed to challenge the protection measure when it was possible for him or her to do so.
Amendment 86 #
2011/0130(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15a Prevention, information campaigns and training Member States shall take appropriate measures to prevent all forms of violence and crime against persons, and in particular against women and children who are the most vulnerable, and to organise, in cooperation with civil society organisations, appropriate actions such as awareness-raising campaigns, research and education programmes aimed at informing the public about the existence of schemes for the protection, assistance and support of victims of violence. Moreover, Member States shall promote regular training for the judicial authorities and other competent authorities likely to come into contact with victims and potential victims, with a view to ensuring that such persons are given appropriate protection, assistance and support.
Amendment 89 #
2011/0130(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 a (new)
Article 19 a (new)
Article 19a Data collection In order to reveal the real causes of violence and develop fact-based measures for the protection of victims, it is essential to have reliable statistics and comparable data on violence, both at national and at Union level. To that end, Member States shall collect data relating to the number of European protection orders applied for, issued and enforced, data relating to breaches of the protection measures adopted, and information on all types of violence, for example domestic violence, forced marriages, female genital mutilation, "honour"-related violence, stalking and harassment. Data on victims of terrorism and of organised crime shall also be collected and differentiated by gender. All those data shall be forwarded annually to both the European Parliament and the Commission.
Amendment 5 #
2011/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas sexual violence in the form of mass rapes and other forms of sexual abuse is stillof women and children is still unacceptably used as a war tactic in conflict regions around the world, andwith the most recently allegations of sexual violence werehaving been reported in Libya,
Amendment 13 #
2011/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. alarmed at the fact that, in most cases, the perpetrators of the sexual violence are allowed to go unpunished,
Amendment 26 #
2011/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas National Action Plans regarding women, peace and security are essential, on condition that they ar and should be based on uniform minimum European standards as regards to their objectives, implementation and monitoring across the EU,
Amendment 33 #
2011/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas it should also be acknowledged that women are not only severely victimised and dramatized from sexual violence during war and/or conflict, but also from the psychological effects ensued by the loss of their loved ones, either due to death or because they are missing in action; a suffering that disturbs family balance and needs to be attended to achieve holistic healing and reinstatement to daily life.
Amendment 54 #
2011/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 - indent 5
Paragraph 3 - indent 5
– in-depth training of men and women involved in civilian interaction on gender-related aspects, on the protection, special needs and human rights of women and children in conflict situations, but also in the culture and traditions of the host countries;
Amendment 57 #
2011/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for adequate EU funding, including under the Instrument for Stability, for supporting women’s effective participation and contribution in representative institutions at national and local level as well as in peace negotiations, peace-building and post-conflict planning;
Amendment 67 #
2011/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Strongly condemns the continued use of sexual violence against women as a tactic of war and urges for the mobilization of political leadership to increase recognition of rape as a tactic and consequence of war and putting forth a coordinated set of measures for the prevention and alleviation of the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war;
Amendment 68 #
2011/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5a (new)
Paragraph 5a (new)
5a. As sexual violence, mostly victimizing women and children, is particularly aggravated due to, and among others, the gender divergence, the propagation of violence in general but mainly in the form of militarization of society and the breakdown of societal structure, particular attention should be placed and resources deployed in the prevention of such war crime.
Amendment 72 #
2011/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for stronger cooperation with local women’s organisations in order to establish an early-warning system andthat might possibly to enable them to prevent the abuses or reduce their occurrence themselves; while addressing sexual violence and its psychological repercussions in post- conflict peace keeping and peace building processes;
Amendment 75 #
2011/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Is alarmed at the fact that, in most cases, the perpetrators of the sexual violence are allowed to go unpunished; calls strongly for anSupports and advocates for an immediate end tof impmunity forto perpetrators of the sexual violence; calls for thestrengthening the justice system by providing training tof judges and prosecutors into enhance the investigation and punishment of cases of sexual violence; encourages high visibility and publicity to prosecution cases as a means to spread the word that such practice is intolerable;
Amendment 84 #
2011/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 - indent - 1 a (new)
Paragraph 9 - indent - 1 a (new)
– the adoption of measures, strategies and programs that focus not only on the protection and prosecution elements, but more importantly on prevention;
Amendment 96 #
2011/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for the creation of a Special EU Representative on Women, Peace and Security within the EEAS, in order to mainstream the gender perspective and to liaise more efficiently with its counterparts in the UN; calls for all the relevant EU policies, task forces and units/focal points dealing with gender and security to be under the coordination of, and linked to, this Special EU Representative in order to ensure coherence and efficiency, as well as a systematic, consistent and comprehensive implementation of strategies and actions to be taken;
Amendment 101 #
2011/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the EU to ensure balanced recruitment in missions and operpeacekeeping missions, field-based operations and conflict negotiations and to promote more women to the leadership level, for example in all above cases and also in posts such as EU Heads of Delegation to third countries and EU Heads of Mission;
Amendment 107 #
2011/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. CBelieves that special emphasis needs to be placed in alleviating any disparity between words and actions and thus, calls for a specific allocated budget for assessing and monitoring data gathered on the basis of the indicators developed at EU level; calls for specific budget lines for gender expertise, and projects and activities on women, peace and security in CSDP missions;
Amendment 10 #
2010/2309(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – introductory part
Paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Calls on the Member States to enhance the prevention and repression of organised crime through gender-sensitive specific measures, such as:
Amendment 11 #
2010/2309(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – indent 1
Paragraph 1 – indent 1
– promoting multidisciplinary training for the professionals in this field, and developing educative programmes designed for vulnerable groups and the exchange of best practices and expertise, including the perspective of awareness of the culture of legality,
Amendment 13 #
2010/2309(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – indent 2
Paragraph 1 – indent 2
– organising awareness-raising campaigns in cooperation with civil-society organisations, non-governmental organisations, women’s organisations and the media,
Amendment 1 #
2010/2307(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that the objective of all initiatives must be to educate young people for the Europe of the future, which means making it possible for all young people to enjoy schooling, vocational training and, higher education that lays stress on meeting the teand high-level qualifications, facilitating thus the transition from schnoological requirements of a modern and sustainable society to work, increasing young people's employability and reducing labour market segmentation;
Amendment 19 #
2010/2307(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Emphasizes the need to reduce early school leaving which hampers economic and social development and consequently, EU's goal of smart and inclusive growth; stresses that this complex problem can only be addressed by efficient strategies at local, regional, national and Community levels, paying attention to the features and special characteristics of each Member state;
Amendment 20 #
2010/2307(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Welcomes the setting up of the high- level expert group, chaired by Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands, to identify ways of addressing the causes of low literacy levels and raising these levels in the EU, contributing to effective solutions in other areas as well, such as poverty and employability;
Amendment 27 #
2010/2307(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that youth unemployment – the causes of which the ILO does not consider to lie in income and non-wage labour cost levels, participatory rights and social protection standards – is a problem that must be overcome and that; the situation has worsened as a result of the economic and financial crisis, which made it harder for young Europeans to enter the labour market; all employment contracts must provide for unrestricted social rights from the first day on; rejects any proposal to deviate from this principle;
Amendment 41 #
2010/2307(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Reiterates the importance of specific, verifiable objectives for the implementation of the EU 2020 Strategy integrated guidelines to reduce youth unemployment; recognises that the implementation of the new integrated guidelines is the responsibility of Member states, while the Commission should support and control action at national level through the open method of coordination (OMC); takes the view that the target groups and indicators proposed by the Commission in the initiative should be monitored and that the progress made during implementation should be measured by means of clear indicators;
Amendment 68 #
2010/2307(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on Member states to promote learning and employment mobility by: a) increasing awareness and making information easily accessible to all young people interested b) highlighting, at early stages of education, the added value of mobility c) ensuring the validation of learning outcomes of mobility experiences between Member states d) reducing administrative burdens and stimulate cooperation between relevant authorities across Member States;
Amendment 69 #
2010/2307(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on the Commission to facilitate learning and employment mobility by: a) strengthening the EU's education and youth programmes, such as Erasmus, Leonardo, Youth in Action b) enhancing the implementation of the existing European instruments and tools, such as the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) and Europass c) developing the new tools that it has already examined, such as the Youth on the Move website, the Youth on the Move card, the European skills passport and the pilot project "Your first EURES job";
Amendment 129 #
2010/2307(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Emphasises that an active labour market policy, including publicly funded work programmes for young people, and the creation of new, sustainable and good jobs are essential preconditions for successfully tackling youth unemployment, and that the existing funds, such as the European Social Fund, must be maximised, effectively utilized and targeted more specifically at these objectives;
Amendment 144 #
2010/2307(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Emphasises that young people whose chances of getting started in life are poorer must be supported individually to increase their employability and that publicly funded training places are an effective instrument for integrating particularly disadvantaged young people and especially those with disabilities, so as to reduce the risk of future inactivity and social exclusion;
Amendment 3 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 a (new)
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1a. Recalls the challenges that Roma, especially women and girls, face in terms of extreme poverty, discrimination and exclusion, resulting to lack of access to high educational levels, employment and social services;
Amendment 8 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to mobilise existing EU strategies and instruments in order to secure the socio-economic inclusion of Roma, to design and to implement all relevant policies by taking into account, where appropriate, the Common Basic Principles on Roma inclusion;
Amendment 11 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls – in the interest of ensuring that funds reach the Roma in need and make long-lasting advances in their lives - for real commitment on the part of the Commission and the Member States to launching more target-oriented, complex and flexible programmes with a longer time coverage and more territorial relevancefocusing on the most disadvantaged micro-regions, in their geographical, socio-economic and cultural context, addressing the problem of suburban and rural poverty, assuring sustainability, and with special emphasis on improving substandard housing and the desegregation of Roma neighbourhoods;
Amendment 14 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Asks the Commission and Member States to address the particular needs of Roma women and girls, by applying a gender perspective in all policies for Roma inclusion, and to provide protection for especially vulnerable subgroups;
Amendment 20 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to check and assess the implementation and transposition into national law of the 2004 Directive on Free Movement, in all Member States, and where necessary, to initiate infringement proceedings;
Amendment 31 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to invite Member States to make full use of Community's financial tools, to establish a special body to monitor Member States‘ performance in absorbing EU funds, and also calls urgently for the collection of data, taking into consideration the data protection directives, on the effectiveness of EU funds, in order to develop evidence- based policies;
Amendment 47 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Commission to evaluate, revise or modify all relevant Operational Programmes of the Structural Funds, so as to provide appropriate instruments to guide Member States in securing complementarity betweenamong the ESF, the ERDF, and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) to advance Roma inclusion;
Amendment 48 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Invites Member States to advance the participation of the Roma in society, through the PROGRESS programme, the Lifelong Learning programme, the Youth in Action programme, the Culture programme (2007-2013) and the Health programme (2008-2013);
Amendment 54 #
2010/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas non-discrimination - although indispensable - is not by itself enough to overcome the historic disadvantages of the Roma, and whereas it is therefore necessary to complement equality legislation and policies by addressing the specific needs of the Roma regarding the fulfilment of and access to their human rights to employment, housing, healthcare and education, education and participation in public affairs by means of an EU-level strategy,
Amendment 68 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Considers that the structured cooperation of Member States in the existing Open Methods of Coordination in the fields of employment and social inclusion is of vital importance for advancing the full inclusion of the Roma and asks the Commission to organise exchanges of good practice and experience between Member States and all parties concerned by Roma issues;
Amendment 91 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure the active participation of Roma Organisations, in the design, implementation and monitoring process, in cooperation with the Committee of the Regions, relevant NGOs and International Organisations;
Amendment 118 #
2010/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 3
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 3
– protection of victimsevention of human rights abuses and protection of victims,
Amendment 162 #
2010/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 11
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 11
– secondary and higher education and scholarship programmes,
Amendment 183 #
2010/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 16 a (new)
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 16 a (new)
- access to social services,
Amendment 184 #
2010/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 16 b (new)
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 16 b (new)
- access to justice,
Amendment 207 #
2010/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 21
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 21
– gender equality mainstreaming;
Amendment 253 #
2010/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – indent 5 a (new)
Paragraph 4 – indent 5 a (new)
- ensure the collection of data and the dissemination of the results relevant to the implementation of the Priority Areas as to enable the transferability of good practices,
Amendment 1 #
2010/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the gender pay gap (on average women in the EU earn about 17.5% less than men for equal work12) as well as the gender segregated labour market, the lack of adequate working conditions, persistent stereotypes and the risk of gender discrimination are major obstacles to women's mobility; whereas family and social network related factors, childcare facilities, housing and local environment conditions are also barriers for women to exercise the right of free movement;
Amendment 4 #
2010/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Strongly urges Member States to develop national policies (with the participation of women in designing them) which would eradicate the gender pay gap and that will focus on the integration of women in the labour market and promote equal opportunities, as factors that would contribute to enhance EU workers mobility;
Amendment 29 #
2010/2272(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Points out that disabled women are often victims of violence and all forms of exploitation; calls for Member States to introduce support mechanisms;
Amendment 35 #
2010/2272(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines the difficulties disabled women face in gaining access to employment, and adds that they should be encouraged to follow study courses, develop special skills through suitable vocational training, participate in life- long learning programmes and use new information and communication technologies, while enterprises should be urged to employ them.
Amendment 3 #
2010/2269(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas migratory flows have changed their route in the past according to where most pressure was applied, but have never ceased, and whereas migration cannot be stopped, but it canis likely to transform over the next decades in scale and complexity and it must be dealt with to avoid human suffering,
Amendment 8 #
2010/2269(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas migration has many reasons, such as fleeing from poverty, economic recession, injustice, war, persecution, lack of jobs, prospects and income, changes in the environment, natural and man-made disasters, unstable social situations and political unrest, a desire for family unification and hope for a better future, and whereas very often those reasons are intertwined,
Amendment 12 #
2010/2269(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the primary goal of EU policy should be to address the reasons for migration and find durable and sustainable solutions to the challenges that arise from migration with full respect to universal values of human dignity, freedom, equality and solidarity, the Charter of Fundamental Rights and the European Convention of Human Rights,
Amendment 26 #
2010/2269(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission's recent efforts to find procedures for legal migration for non-asylum seekers and urges it to develop further instruments in this direction, taking into account that legal possibilities will also limit organised crime and human trafficking that makes a profit from the necessity for people to move; calls on the Commission to foster protection measures for vulnerable groups and persons (mainly women and children), who often become victims of trafficking and sexual exploitation;
Amendment 38 #
2010/2269(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Underlines the urgent need for consistent, comprehensive and comparable statistical data about the migrant population because the constant change and nature of current migration flows present a real challenge to policy- makers who need reliable data and information on which to base their decisions;
Amendment 40 #
2010/2269(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Asks for an open and thorough analysis of the EU’s visa policy as a whole to clarify its impact on refugees and asylum- seekers, revealing the pros and cons of the existing system with extensive sharing of information between Member States whilst fully respecting data protection; is of the opinion that where the Member States collaborate with private entities in the visa-issuing procedure, direct access to the Member States’ representations abroad should be maintained for refugee visa applicants;
Amendment 45 #
2010/2269(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Urges the Commission to develop a permanent monitoring system for all FRONTEX activities linked to managing migration flows; considers that the human rights dimension of FRONTEX operations must be integrated clearly throughout the text of the amended version of the FRONTEX Regulation, especially the right of a person to leave her/his country, the prohibition of refoulement and the right to seek asylum; stresses the need for improved solidarity among EU and all Member States, in particular the most vulnerable ones, for most efficient policy coordination and burden sharing.
Amendment 5 #
2010/2245(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Considers that innovation can play an important role in enhancing social cohesion by improving the quality of the services provided and that specific professional training programmes should therefore be set up;
Amendment 8 #
2010/2245(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Amendment 12 #
2010/2245(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that R&D investment tends to drop in periods of economic crisis even though it has been proved that the companies and Member States which invest the most during such periods are the ones that gain the greatest comparative market advantage;
Amendment 13 #
2010/2245(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Stresses the importance of supporting the establishment and development of innovative undertakings, combining public and private funding, supplemented by risk capital mechanisms and technical assistance in implementing projects;
Amendment 14 #
2010/2245(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Stresses that most of the initiatives that will make innovation possible come from the business sector and that closer cooperation is therefore essential with universities and research centres;
Amendment 19 #
2010/2245(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes that, despite the increased involvement of women in the fields of research and technology, the latest figures provided by the Commission indicate that only 19% of senior academic posts are held by women, even though women account for more than half of university students; [1] She Figures 2009 - major findings and trends, European Commission, 2009.
Amendment 20 #
2010/2245(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Considers it particularly important that there should be specific guidelines that take account of gender equality issues in the creation and development of innovative products and services, and that this calls for appropriate training of human resources;
Amendment 33 #
2010/2245(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Points out that, given the shortage of higher education students in science and technology, steps must be taken to ensure that no students abandon their studies or are limited in their choice of educational establishment for financial reasons, and that it is therefore necessary to continue to promote access to bank loans which can be partially financed by the Member States;
Amendment 3 #
2010/2234(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas youth and female unemployment, as a result of the recent economic and financial crisis, is one of the most pressing challenges in Europe and whereas one goal being pursued is to reduce the school drop-out rate below 10%, and another is to increase women’s participation into the labour market by 70% by 2020,
Amendment 11 #
2010/2234(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas demography isand longevity are such that working lives will, as a matter of course, be longer and more varied and whereas lifelong learning is, the new digital economy, the adaptation to new technologies and the implementation of the EU 2020 goals are the only way to secure a place on the labour market,
Amendment 14 #
2010/2234(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas vocational education and training tailored to learners‘’ individual needs is of decisive value and makes for better social integration, in particular of specific groups such as migrants, people with disabilities, or early school-leavers and vulnerable women,
Amendment 19 #
2010/2234(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 a (new)
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1a. Recognises the importance of modernising vocational education and training, given that human capital is crucial for Europe’s success;
Amendment 20 #
2010/2234(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises the importance of vocational education and training, initial and continuing vocational education and training and maintains that their success hinges on the participation and cooperation of all stakeholders, the designing, organisation and financing of strategies towards this direction;
Amendment 28 #
2010/2234(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Member States to ensure that vocational education and training and life-long learning are geared more closely to the needs of the labour market; and allow for the entry and mobility within it;
Amendment 31 #
2010/2234(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the greater emphasis on a result-oriented learning approach and that fact that skills acquired informally or non- formally are to be recognised more widely;
Amendment 40 #
2010/2234(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on Member states to open routes for lower-ability students to return to general education either at secondary or tertiary level;
Amendment 47 #
2010/2234(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for greater balance in girls‘’ and boys’ career choices, taking into account the stereotypes that still exist and influence the choice of job orientations, causing a clear separation between male and female professions;
Amendment 49 #
2010/2234(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for all stakeholders to engage in formal dialogue with a view to ensuring that vocational education is of high quality and geared to the current needs of the labour market;
Amendment 51 #
2010/2234(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the aim of the Europe 2020 strategy whereby vocational education systems are to be oriented towards creativity, new technologies, innovation, and entrepreneurial thinking and self- employment is to be viewed as a career option;
Amendment 65 #
2010/2234(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to devise a lifelong learning checklmechanistm to encourage workers to systematically pursue lifelong learning on their own initiativ/vocational education and training on their own initiative, paying special attention to women, who need to reconcile family and working life and regularly review what skills they need to continue to operate successfully on the labour market, to upgrade their skills and provide job mobility;
Amendment 71 #
2010/2234(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Points out that readily accessible, flexible, and individually tailored vocational training is important to people at different times of lifefor the most needed professions and to people at all ages and at different times of life with a view not only to promote lifelong learning, but also to contribute to the evolution of existing professions and the creation of new ones, based on actual society's needs;
Amendment 76 #
2010/2234(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Member States to make greater use of online vocational training and lifelong learning programmes so as to enable families to achieve work-life balancreconcile family and working life;
Amendment 80 #
2010/2234(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Asks the Member States to create better training opportunities for vocational education and training for trainers and lay the foundations for a facilitative learning partnership with a view to securing the effectiveness of vocational education and training systems, as well as the efficient and successful pass-down of knowledge;
Amendment 82 #
2010/2234(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on Member states to establish and implement quality assurance systems at national level and develop a competence framework for teachers and trainers;
Amendment 87 #
2010/2234(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Maintains that vocational secondary and post-secondary education institutions should also become involved in the training sphere, a point which applies particularly to post-secondary institutCalls on Member states to actively involve private higher education institutions, as well as public institutions such as universities, in the upgrading and expansions offering courses to upgrade specialist skills vocational skill development, especially for MINT professions (mathematics, informatics, natural sciences, and technology); points out, however, that competition with private providers must not be distorted;
Amendment 91 #
2010/2234(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Asks the Member States, as far as vocational education and training policies are concerned, to allow especially fortake into consideration the individual needs of low-skilled workers, migrant learners, the unemployed, vulnerable women and people with disabilities;
Amendment 96 #
2010/2234(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Member States to create pathways for young people with no educational qualifications or qualified at a low level so as to enable them to enter employment; calls, given the explosive nature of the problem, for a pilot projectcomprehensive strategy to combat youth and women unemployment and help Member States establish networks on the ground linking schools, industry, youth services, and young people;
Amendment 101 #
2010/2234(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the idea of making cross- border mobility an optional component of vocational education and training;
Amendment 109 #
2010/2234(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Member States to take into accountput an emphasis on the acquisition of foreign language skills in vocational education and training;
Amendment 111 #
2010/2234(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Calls for the promotion of transnational cooperation, both among EU Member states and third countries, in order to establish programmes for the exchange of best practices in the field of vocational education and training;
Amendment 116 #
2010/2234(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls on the Member States to finance a training voucher schemecomprehensive system of allocation of resources under the ESF, so as to enable people to make use of training offerings even when they have a low income;
Amendment 14 #
2010/2162(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point 1
Paragraph 1 – point 1
1. Points out that, as a consequence of the economic crisis, unemployment and social hardship are still increasing in a number of Member States, and therefore calls on the European Union to reinforce its commitment to eradicating poverty and social exclusion of women, particularly child povertyof single mothers, older, disabled and immigrant women, as extreme poverty and social exclusion constitute a violation of human rights;
Amendment 19 #
2010/2162(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
1 a. Indicates that female poverty is not only the result of the recent economic crisis, but the consequence of various factors, including stereotypes, existing "gender pay gaps", barriers because of the lack of reconciliation between family and work life, the longer life expectancy of women and, in general, the various types of gender discrimination, victimising mostly women;
Amendment 29 #
2010/2162(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point 2
Paragraph 1 – point 2
2. Underlines that financing for the European Social Fund should be significantly increased in order to provide adequate resources for measures and activities under the Social Inclusion Strategy and the "Europe 2020" flagship initiative on combating poverty and social exclusion, in addition to the implementation of the Barcelona targets for childcare provision and full employment of women;
Amendment 39 #
2010/2162(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
3 a. Calls on Member states to undertake gender impact assessments of the economic recession and to explore the changing nature of employment conditions and their effect on women's vulnerability to poverty and social exclusion;
Amendment 40 #
2010/2162(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point 3 b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point 3 b (new)
3 b. Calls on the Commission and Member states to identify, adopt and monitor specific gender indicators in the field of poverty eradication and promotion of social inclusion;
Amendment 41 #
2010/2162(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point 3 c (new)
Paragraph 1 – point 3 c (new)
3 c. Asks the relevant national authorities to review their immigration policies in order to combat structural obstacles to migrant women's full labour market participation; to compile data on the progress made in relation to sex discrimination and violence against women and to evaluate the impact of expenditure cuts related to access to health, education and social protection on gender;
Amendment 6 #
2010/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that longer life expectancy, reduced fertility levels and migration provoked demographic change, with significant territorial variation across Europe, with vast differences between Member states, between regions and between cities, sometimes also within cities;
Amendment 7 #
2010/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Considers that the recent economic and financial crisis deteriorated the situation regarding demographic trends in Europe, making it more difficult to find a solution to the problem;
Amendment 8 #
2010/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Notes that addressing demographic change will be important to achieve the goals of EU 2020 for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth; in this framework, ageing should be seen as an opportunity and not as a burden, with structural funds to offer possibilities to Member states, regions and cities;
Amendment 9 #
2010/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Highlights that demographic change, especially population ageing, has a clear impact on the provision of social infrastructure, such as pension systems, nursing care and healthcare, with regional authorities having to meet the changing demand of different population groups;
Amendment 16 #
2010/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes the ESF's importance in cohesion policy and calls for integrated programmes at regional level so that the ERDF and the ESF work better together and also with the CAP, with a results-oriented focus on competitiveness, employment and other Europe 2020 Strategy targets; calls for cohesion policy to be conditional on results and to set measurable targets and outcome indicators to permit ongoing evaluation; calls for an evaluation and scrutiny of the results achieved through the allocation of the ESF;
Amendment 33 #
2010/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – indent 4
Paragraph 4 – indent 4
– keeping the ageing population healthy, active and, capable of living at home and mobilising the potential of older workers, entrepreneurs and volunteers, by promoting their employability, training and education,
Amendment 36 #
2010/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – indent 5
Paragraph 4 – indent 5
– responding to the phases of deterioration in the condition of elderly people, while providing relevant education, skills and training to ensure older persons' social inclusion;
Amendment 37 #
2010/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – indent 5 a (new)
Paragraph 4 – indent 5 a (new)
- encouraging inward migration in order to meet regional labour market needs, since highly skilled migrants might be vital for some sectors of the regional economy;
Amendment 48 #
2010/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls for raising awareness of vulnerable population groups' potential contribution to regions' strength, as a source of social cohesion;
Amendment 49 #
2010/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls for a close cooperation between the European Commission and the national statistical offices, which provide information on various aspects including population and migration numbers, in order to monitor data and analyse demographic trends, contributing thus to a more efficient allocation of funds across Europe, according to specific assets and needs;
Amendment 1 #
2010/2139(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 a (new)
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1 a. Having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the regions "Cohesion policy: Strategic Report 2010 on the implementation of the programmes 2007-2013" (COM (2010) 110;
Amendment 2 #
2010/2139(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 b (new)
Paragraph -1 b (new)
-1 b. Having regard to Council regulation No 1083/2006, of 11 July 2006, laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund ;
Amendment 3 #
2010/2139(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 c (new)
Paragraph -1 c (new)
-1 c. Having regard to the Communication of the Commission "Europe 2020- A strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth" (COM (2010) 2020);
Amendment 4 #
2010/2139(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 d (new)
Paragraph -1 d (new)
-1 d. Having regard to the Council conclusions on the Strategic Report of 2010 by the Commission on the implementation of the Cohesion Policy Programmes adopted at the 3023rd Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Luxembourg on 14 June 2010;
Amendment 5 #
2010/2139(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 e (new)
Paragraph -1 e (new)
-1 e. Having regard to Article 174 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union on the development of actions leading to the strengthening of the Union's economic, social and territorial cohesion;
Amendment 6 #
2010/2139(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 f (new)
Paragraph -1 f (new)
-1 f. Whereas the promotion of economic, social and territorial cohesion and solidarity among Member states is one of the main objectives of the EU, as stated in Article 3 of the Treaty on the European Union;
Amendment 7 #
2010/2139(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 g (new)
Paragraph -1 g (new)
-1 g. Whereas cohesion policy needs to be an effective and efficient tool to respond to socio-economic challenges brought about by the financial crisis and to reduce disparities between the levels of development of European regions;
Amendment 8 #
2010/2139(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 h
Paragraph -1 h
-1 h. Whereas cohesion policy plays a pivotal role on the way towards full achievement of the EU 2020 goals, in particular in the field of employment and social affairs, at all governance levels and all geographical areas;
Amendment 9 #
2010/2139(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 i
Paragraph -1 i
-1 i. Whereas the European Social Fund (ESF) should ensure full employment and job opportunities, promoting, among others, the integration of workers into the labour market and reinforcing social inclusion;
Amendment 11 #
2010/2139(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission's strategic report on the implementation of the cohesion policy programmes cofinanced by the Structural Funds (2007-2013) (COM(2010)110); considers, however, that in the aftermath of the global economic recession, which changed dramatically the economic landscape in the EU, increased unemployment, dropped economic growth and deteriorated the business environment, the Commission's report should provide a more thorough updated evaluation of the impact of the projects selected, in terms of creating new jobs, reducing socioeconomic disparities, enhancing social inclusion and improving human capital;
Amendment 16 #
2010/2139(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the progress already made in implementing projects relevant to the ‘More and better jobs’ Guideline; strongly recommends however that the mobilisation of resourcesall necessary funding should be promptly mobilised and allocated efficiently for the achievement of the poverty reduction target of the Europe 2020 Strategy should become a priorita resource-efficient and competitive economy, inclusive growth and a high-employment economy delivering social and territorial cohesion, which are priority targets of the EU 2020 Strategy;
Amendment 25 #
2010/2139(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on Member States to reduce excessive administrative costs and obstacles that hamper policy goals regarding access to employment, combating poverty and, development of skills and ensuring social inclusion; recognises that ‘earmarking’ discipline has improved implementation of the programmes; stresses, however, the necessity to target operations specifically on priorities aiming to satisfy particular needs and demands of various regions, always taking into consideration existing assets and human resources;
Amendment 38 #
2010/2139(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to boost the effectiveness of the ESF in guaranteeing opportunities for European citizens to make themselves employable and adaptable and in generating the conditions for sustainable growth; recalls that the effectiveness of the ESF depends on its capacity to adapt to local problems and specific territorial requirements; underlines the importance of life-long vocational training for all ESF employees;
Amendment 46 #
2010/2139(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Bearing in mind that the ESF is a basic tool against poverty, social exclusion and unemployment, calls on the Commission to strengthen the ESF's potential, financial autonomy and flexibility and to simplify procedures, follow-up and controls; emphasizes ESF's role in strengthening the social integration dimension; underlines the need for more transparent ESF policies on allocation of funds and detailed evaluation and scrutiny of tangible results achieved, in terms of employment;
Amendment 47 #
2010/2139(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Recognises the role of the ESF in achieving social objectives and asks the Commission to promote further coherence and links between the ESF and various framework programmes, such as EQUAL and "Europe for Citizens, with a view of establishing better coordination and cooperation among EU policy instruments;
Amendment 48 #
2010/2139(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Considers that the ESF should promote active participation of citizens in the society and the labour market, creating equal opportunities for all; recalls, thus, the importance of implementing gender-budgeting, to improve human resources and capital, which are essential prerequisites for a competitive knowledge-based economy;
Amendment 49 #
2010/2139(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5 c. Calls on Member States to make better use of resources and ameliorate the capacities of local and regional authorities, in particular NGOs and SMEs, for economic, social and territorial development;
Amendment 54 #
2010/2139(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to enhance monitoring of progress by reinforcing extensive use of core indicators in national strategic reports; underlines the need for the Commission to ask Member States to provide both relevant qualitative and quantifiable elements on the implementation of cohesion policy programmes; emphasises the need for clarification of all national policy achievements in terms of job creation, promotion of equal opportunities and social inclusion for all vulnerable groups.
Amendment 12 #
2010/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)
Citation 16 a (new)
– having regard to the Council conclusions of 8 and 9 November 2010 on preparedness and response in the event of a CBRN attack,
Amendment 13 #
2010/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)
Citation 18 a (new)
– having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council towards a stronger European disaster response: the role of civil protection and humanitarian assistance (COM(2010)0600),
Amendment 14 #
2010/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 b (new)
Citation 18 b (new)
– having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food safety and the opinions of the Committee on Regional Development, the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development and the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs on the Commission communication: A Community approach on the prevention of natural and man- made disasters (A7-0227/2010),
Amendment 15 #
2010/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas CBRN disasters, whether accidental or resulting from a terrorist attack, pose serious threats to the security and health of the people living in the EU, affecting their lives and assets, the environment and assets, including their cultural heritage, and even the functioning of society in one or several EU Member States, by disrupting critical infrastructures and governance capabilities,
Amendment 22 #
2010/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the problem of misuse of certain chemicals, which are widely available to the general public on the market, as precursors to home-made explosives, can provoke a series of terrorist and other criminal incidents in the EU; whereas this calls for strong monitoring and scrutiny of the implementation of the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the marketing and use of explosive precursors(COM(2010)0473),
Amendment 24 #
2010/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the creation of the European External Action Service (EEAS) offers opportunities to improve the EU's overall crisis response through actions under the Instrument for Stability (IfS),
Amendment 25 #
2010/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas an EU CBRN Action Plan should make for the efficient interaction of national and EU initiatives in addressing CBRN risks and in preparing the necessary responses, enhancing both ‘horizontal’ coordination between the Commission and Member States and ‘vertical’ coordination between the EU-level instruments and Member States‘ instruments, in order to increase the effectiveness and speed of information sharing, the exchange of best practices, analytical reporting at all stages, joint planning, the development of operational procedures, operational exercises and the cost-effective pooling of existing resources,
Amendment 44 #
2010/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that an EU CBRN Action Plan offers an opportunity to enable the EU and its Member States to implement effectively the Solidarity Clause included in Article 222 TFEU, and that Member States must be aware of each others‘ plans and best practices to deal with and counter CBRN disasters, whether caused accidentally or intentionally, so that they can come to each others’ assistance in a coordinated and effective manner;
Amendment 52 #
2010/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Welcomes the announcement by the Commission (COM(2010)0600) of the establishment of the European Emergency Response Capacity in the form of a pool of pre-identified civil protection assets from the states participating in the EU Civil Protection Mechanism that are voluntarily made available for EU disaster relief operations both inside and outside the Union;
Amendment 89 #
2010/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission to present comparative data and an overall assessment of the state of play in industries in Europe when it comes to securing and increasing control over high- risk CBRN materials, including an overview of all relevant national laws regarding implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) and other international instruments related to CBRN materials; that overview should include reporting on the degree to which Member States and industries fulfil their international obligations;
Amendment 103 #
2010/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls for clarification regarding the strengthening of the import/export regime with regard to the roles of the Member States and the Commission; calls on the Member States to implement and ensure the application of the existing international regulations, and on the Commission to play a monitoring role, assessing and reporting on compliance; notes that it is important, taking into account the evolution of technology era, to proceed to the reviewing and revising of relevant legislation and regulations vis-à-vis the acquisition, importation, sale, safe storage and transportation of CBRN materials;
Amendment 106 #
2010/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls for the establishment of a closely-monitored mechanism that would allow forreinforcement of the role of the Monitoring and Information Centre (MIC) which has already been established under the Community civil protection mechanism so as to ensure proper exchanges of information and good practices between Member States, leading to pan-European standards in the detection of CBRN activities;
Amendment 27 #
2010/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F c (new)
Recital F c (new)
Fc. bearing in mind that advertising can act as a powerful catalyst in combating stereotypes and prejudices based on racism, sexism and xenophobia,
Amendment 28 #
2010/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F d (new)
Recital F d (new)
Fd. bearing in mind that advertising often transmits biased and/or derogatory messages which perpetuate stereotyped prejudices regarding gender, thereby undermining equality strategies aimed at eradicating inequalities,
Amendment 126 #
2010/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 – indent 3 a (new)
Paragraph 20 – indent 3 a (new)
- call on Member States to promote the incorporation of the gender dimension in all training and education programmes at all levels of education, beginning with children;
Amendment 132 #
2010/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls on the Commission and Members States to take appropriate means to ensure that marketing and advertising guarantee respect for human dignity, without any discrimination based on gender, religion, convictions, disability, age or sexual orientation;
Amendment 2 #
2010/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that advertising oftensometimes communicates discriminatory and/or undignified messages based on all forms of gender stereotyping, which hinder gender equality strategies; calls on the Commission, Member States and the civil society and advertising self-regulatory bodies to cooperate closely to combat such practices by using effective tools which guarantee the respect of human dignity and probity by marketing and advertising;
Amendment 7 #
2010/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the existence of certain advertisements which promoteortray either various types of violence or stereotypes of women as objects, humiliate women and debase their dignity; urges the Commission and the Member States to develop European awareness campaigns against exploitation of the female body and, dissemination of sexist messages and any type of discrimination such as sexual, racial, ethnic, religious or other beliefs, age, disability, sexual orientation;
Amendment 13 #
2010/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that advertising and marketing oftends to propagate the idea of perfection, which can have a negative influence on the self-esteem and self-respect of women, men and young people; draws attention to the vulnerability of consumers to mimetism, which can lead to inappropriate behavioural attitudes, violence, tensions, disappointment, anxiety, harmful addictions (smoking, drugs), eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia and disturbance of mental equilibrium; calls on all advertisers to reconsider the promotion of extremely thin models (men or women) in order to avoid harmful messages about appearance, body imperfections, age and weight;
Amendment 24 #
2010/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission and the Member StateTakes the view that advertising can be an efficient tool in challenging and confronting stereotypes and a lever against racism, sexism and discrimination, essential in today’s multicultural societies; calls on the Commission, Member States and advertising professionals to strengthen training and education activities as a way to overcome stereotypes, combat discrimination and promote gender equality;
Amendment 28 #
2010/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses that the media should take into account the principle of gender mainstreaming in order to improve alleged stereotyping of men and women in accordance with the principle of equality;
Amendment 29 #
2010/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls on Member States to introduce quotas or other positive measures in the public media together with objectives to improve the participation and representation of women;
Amendment 30 #
2010/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Stresses the importance of ensuring that advertising content is legal, decent, honest and thoughtful by establishing effective self-regulation mechanisms across the European Union based on professionalism and a common code of ethics;
Amendment 31 #
2010/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Highlights that it is important to encourage a continuous dialogue among the European Commission, the European Parliament, national parliaments, civil society, regulatory bodies and advertisement specialists;
Amendment 32 #
2010/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 e (new)
Paragraph 5 e (new)
5e. Stresses the need to carry out a comparative study across EU Member States in order to identify good practices for effective and gender-friendly advertisement;
Amendment 25 #
2010/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Supports the Commission's flagship initiative under the Europe 2020 strategy to make the change towards a sustainable economy now, to decouple economic growth from consumption of resources and energy, to reduce climate-damaging emissions and thus to act against global warming; welcomes the intention to align legal framework conditions, market economy incentive instruments, subsidies and public procurement with that objective; regrets that, in the strategy, the Commission omitted to address employment market potential and the challenges of change; regrets that the EU 2020 Strategy does little to promote environmental technologies, proposes nothing new on climate change and makes weak reference to the role of biodiversity protection;
Amendment 29 #
2010/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Regrets that the EU 2020 strategy is weak on national implementation measures and underlines the need for binding targets, rigorous implementation and monitoring procedures and sanctions for failing Member States, so as to achieve sustainability, without endangering prosperity and jobs;
Amendment 56 #
2010/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the EU, the Member States and the social partners to fight discrimination and promote gender equality in a sustainable economy, create work environments that attract and retain women in these sectors, create opportunities as well as conditions under which both men and women can participate in the labour market on equal terms, reduce gender- based job segmentation and wage gaps and establish a quota for women on company boards of 40%;
Amendment 63 #
2010/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the EU to establish the principle of "flexicurity" that should contribute to enhanced gender equality by ensuring that women and men have equal access to good quality jobs and better opportunities to combine work and family life;
Amendment 89 #
2010/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Regrets the fact that the EU 2020 flagship initiative "Youth on the move" excludes young people who are not involved in higher education; stresses that in order to make a real change, it needs to focus on the young people that have now the least opportunities and are at risk of poverty;
Amendment 93 #
2010/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the EU and Member States to adopt detailed policies on innovation and creativity, in particular on education and training, including vocational education and training, as a basis for a green economy, competitiveness and prosperity;
Amendment 32 #
2010/0242(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Successive European Councils have recognised the need to tackle the effect of ageing populations on European social models, especially in times of economic slowdown and increased budgetary constraints. A key response to this rapid change in the age structure consists in promoting active ageing and thus ensuring that the baby boom cohorts, who are, on the whole, healthier and better educated than any such cohort before them, have good opportunities for employment and active participation in society.
Amendment 51 #
2010/0242(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) Healthy ageing should be a process of enabling people to take control over and to improve their health, through equitable access to quality healthcare and long-term care. Healthy ageing may be attained through engaging in appropriate physical activity, eating healthily and taking correct medication in older age, as well as eliminating elder abuse, including physical, sexual, psychological and financial abuse and neglect.
Amendment 56 #
2010/0242(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) The conference ‘Together for Mental Health and Well-being’, which was held during the Slovenian Presidency of the EU, on 12-13 June 2008, launched the European Pact for Mental Health and Well-being.
Amendment 71 #
2010/0242(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) The Conference on ‘Active and Healthy Ageing’, which was held under the Spanish Presidency of the EU, on 29- 30 April 2010, presented good practices carried out in Europe in the field of social participation and intergenerational solidarity.
Amendment 80 #
2010/0242(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Active ageing is targeted by several Union programmes, such as the European Social Fund, the European Regional and Development Fund, the PROGRESS programme, the Life Long Learning Programme, the Public Health ProgrammeDirective on Cross-Border Healthcare and the Programme of Community Action in the Field of Health 2008-2013, the specific programmes on information and communication technologies and on socio-economic sciences and humanities in the Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Development, the Action Plan on ‘Ageing well in the information society’, the Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) Joint Programme for research and innovation, the Competitiveness and Innovation Programme with pilot deployment projects on ICT for Ageing Well and the Action Plan on urban mobility. Union co- financing of European Year activities will be in accordance with the priorities and rules applying, on an annual or multi- annual basis, to existing programmes and autonomous budget lines in the field of employment, social affairs and equal opportunities. Where appropriate, programmes and policies in other fields, such as education and culture, health, research, the information society, regional policy and transport policy, may support the European Year.
Amendment 98 #
2010/0242(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The overall purpose of the European Year shall be to encourage and support the efforts of Member States, their regional and local authorities, social partners and civil society to promote active ageing and to do more to mobilise the potential of the rapidly growing population in their late 50s and above, thereby preserving solidarity between generations. Active ageing means creating better opportunities and working conditions to enable older workers to play their part in the labour market, according to their capabilities and preferences, combating social exclusion by fostering active participation in society, and encouraging healthy ageingdelaying disabilities and chronic diseases that are costly to individuals and the healthcare system and encouraging healthy ageing. Active ageing will help eliminate all existing negative stereotypes in which older people are considered to be vulnerable and a financial burden to society. On this basis, the objectives shall be:
Amendment 107 #
2010/0242(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) to raise general awareness of the value of active ageing in order to highlight the useful contribution older persons make to society and the economy, to promote active ageing and to do more to mobilise the potential of older persons, by providing education and lifelong learning opportunities throughout the course of their lives, by enabling the active participation of older people in economic development and voluntary activities and by encouraging the participation of older persons in family and community life, as they grow older;
Amendment 133 #
2010/0242(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
– conferences, events, cultural forums, workshops and initiatives to promote debate, raise awareness and foster the making of specific commitments;
Amendment 139 #
2010/0242(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 3
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 3
– exchange of information, experience and good practices within the framework of the Open Method of Coordination (OMC), aiming, in particular, to ensure social inclusion for all and access to high quality health and long-term care;
Amendment 149 #
2010/0242(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission and the Member States shall take account of gender mainstreaming in the running of the European Year, focusing mainly on the particular needs of both women and men, and especially the needs of single elderly women (inter alia chronic diseases, poverty etc).
Amendment 154 #
2010/0242(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall convene meetings of the national coordinators for the purpose of coordination at Union level and to exchange information, including on commitments made and their implementation in the Member States. The Commission shall monitor the developments at national, regional and local level by assessment methods, including the use of comparative indicators, and may introduce, where appropriate, new pathways and tools for the achievement of policy goals.
Amendment 42 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Serious forms of child sexual abuse and sexual exploitation should be subject to effective, proportionate and dissuasive sanctions. This includes, in particular, various forms of sexual abuse and sexual exploitation facilitated by the use of information and communication technology such as "grooming" (the online solicitation of children for sexual purposes) in social networks and chat rooms. The definition of child pornography should also be clarified and brought closer to that contained in international instruments.
Amendment 47 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Rules on jurisdiction should be amenIt is crucial to strengthen the effectiveness of laws, including extraterritorial criminal laws in ordedr to ensure that child sexual abusers or exploiters from the European Union face prosecution even if they commit their crimes outside the European Union, in particular via so-called sex tourism, a phenomenon that is spreading geographically with serious implications.
Amendment 57 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Child pornography, which constitutes sex abuse images, is a specific type of content which cannot be construed as the expression of an opinion. To combat it, it is necessary to reducestop the circulation of child abuse material by making it more difficult for offenders to upload such content onto the publicly accessible Web. Action is therefore necessary to remove the content at source and apprehend those guilty of making distributing or downloading child abuse images. The EU, in particular through increased cooperation and exchange of best practices with third countries and, international organisations and various stakeholders, should seek to facilitate the effective removal by third country authorities of websites containing child pornography, which are hosted in their territory. However as, despite such efforts, the removal of child pornography content at its source proves to be difficult where the original materials are not located within the EU, mechanisms should also be put in place to block access from the Union's territory to internet pages identified as containing or disseminating child pornography. For that purpose, different mechanisms can be used as appropriate, including facilitating the competent judicial or police authorities to order such blocking, or supporting and stimulating Internet Service Providers on a voluntary basis to develop codes of conduct and guidelines for blocking access to such Internet pages. Both with a view to the removal and the blocking of child abuse content, cooperation between public authorities should be established and strengthened, particularly in the interest of ensuring that national lists of websites containing child pornography material are as complete as possible and of avoiding duplication of work. Any such developments must take account of the rights of the end users, adhere to existing legal and judicial procedures and comply with the European Convention on Human Rights and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. The Safer Internet Programme has set up a network of hotlines whose goal is to collect information and to ensure coverage and exchange of reports on the major types of illegal content online.
Amendment 65 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point ii
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point ii
(ii) abuse is made of a particularly vulnerable situation of the child, notably because of a mental or physical disability or poverty and social exclusion or a situation of dependence shall be punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of at least eight years; or
Amendment 82 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the offence was committed against a child in a particularly vulnerable situation, notably because of a mental or physical disability or poverty and social exclusion or a situation of dependence;
Amendment 91 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) "child" shall mean any minor/person below the age of 18 yearswho has not reached the age of legal sexual consent under national law;
Amendment 101 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 103 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the family of the offender will not experience isolation and stigmatization.
Amendment 110 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that effective intervention programmes or measures are made available with a view to preventing and minimising the risks of repeated offences of a sexual nature against children such as measures for the rehabilitation and reintegration of the offender. These programmes or measures shall be accessible at any time during the criminal proceedings, inside and outside prison, according to the conditions laid down in national law.
Amendment 116 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to obtain the blocking of access by Internet users in their territory to Internet pages containing or disseminating child pornography. The blocking of access shall be subject to adequate safeguards, in particular to ensure that the blocking is limited to what is necessary, that users are informed of the reason for the blocking and that content providers, as far as possible, are informed of the possibility of challenging itdelete at source Internet pages containing or disseminating child pornography and to ensure a rapid removal of the offensive material.
Amendment 81 #
2009/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9 a (new)
9a Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to the principles of the Beijing Platform for Action in the field of promoting gender sensitive budgets; calls EU and the Member States to make efforts to systematically review how women benefit from public sector expenditures; adjust budgets to ensure equality of access to public sector expenditures, both for enhancing productive capacity and for meeting social needs; calls also for allocating sufficient resources, including resources for undertaking gender-impact analysis;
Amendment 1 #
2009/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
Citation 2
-having regard to its resolutions of 16 September 2009 on forest fires in the summer of 2009, 4 September 2007 on natural disasters, 7 September 2006 on forest fires and floods, 5 September 2002 on floods in Europe, 14 April 2005 on the drought in Portugal, 12 May 2005 on the drought in Spain , 8 September 2005 on natural disasters (fires and floods) in Europe, its resolutions of 18 May 2006 on natural disasters (forest fires, droughts and floods) – agricultural aspects, regional development aspects and environmental aspects, its resolution of 8 March 2010 on the major natural disaster in the autonomous region of Madeira and the effects of the storm "Xynthia" in Europe and its legislative resolution of 18 May 2006 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Union Solidarity Fund;
Amendment 4 #
2009/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas disasters generally have many causes, they are not always solely attributable to extreme natural phenomena, but are frequently made more likely by mankind’s flawed relationship with the surrounding physical environment and due to technological and industrial accidents which can entail the release of dangerous Chemical, Biological, Radiological or Nuclear (CBRN) agents with major effects on health, crops, infrastructure, or livestock ;
Amendment 7 #
2009/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas a holistic, proactive, intelligence-led and effective approach to disaster prevention should incorporate various levels of cooperation between local, regional and national authorities;
Amendment 11 #
2009/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the balanced occuputilization of land, and economic and social development in compliance with legislation that are in harmony with nature, respect for energy, natural resources and the environment and reinforced cohesion across the EU are fundamental elementpreconditions of disaster prevention;
Amendment 13 #
2009/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that the main objective of disaster prevention is to safeguard human life, the safety and physical integrity of individuals, the fundamental human rights, the environment, economic and social infrastructures, including housing, and the cultural heritage;
Amendment 15 #
2009/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that, given the scale and/or the cross-border nature that disasters may assume, it is appropriate and necessary to enhance cooperation, both at regional and EU level, based on complementarity of action , dissemination of best practices and the principle of solidarity between Member States;
Amendment 16 #
2009/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Emphasises that the principle of non- discrimination must be included in aid provision; urges the Commission to adopt gender-sensitive strategies for responding to human security needs and environmental and humanitarian crises caused by natural and man-made disasters; highlights that an effective civil protection operation relies on specific key modes like prevention, active participation, involvement of all, preparedness, response and recovery/reconstruction;
Amendment 19 #
2009/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out the importance of reducing inequalities between regions and Member States in terms of their capacity to protect their populations and their property, including the cultural heritage, environment and economy, in particular helping to improve prevention in the regions and Member States that are highly vulnerable to the risk of disasters and that have fewer economic resources;
Amendment 21 #
2009/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes note of the proposal to set up a network made up of representatives of the various competent national services of all the Member States; stresses that this network should operate within the scope of the cooperation between national, regional and local authorities with responsibilities in disaster management, spatial planning and risk mapping and management; emphasises the role of this network in exchanging experience and prevention measures thus making it possible for Member States to pool information on national civil capabilities and medical resources; calls for consideration also to be given to hearing sociUNEP, social and non governmental organisations working in this area;
Amendment 26 #
2009/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the need to create a suitable financial instrument for disaster preventionwith adequate financial resources for preventing and combating disasters that will strengthen and link instruments such as cohesion policy, rural and urban development policy, regional policy, the Solidarity Fund and the Seventh Framework Programme; asks that in this context, prevention should be taken into account in the post-20132014-2020 Financial Perspective;
Amendment 32 #
2009/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 - point d
Paragraph 6 - point d
d) maintaining and inspecting the safety of existing major infrastructures, with particular emphasis on dams, fuel pipelines, road and rail bridges, and energy, water supply, sanitation, communications and telecommunications facilities;
Amendment 36 #
2009/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Emphasises the importance of public research and development (R&D) in preventing and managing disasters and calls for increased coordination and cooperation between the R&D institutions of Member States, especially those facing similar risks; calls for enhanced early warning systems in Member Stateand quick reaction forces in Member States accompanied by appropriate training programmes and public awareness-raising projects and the creation and strengthening of links between the various early warning systems; recommends to the Commission that it should take due note of these needs and ensure appropriate funding;
Amendment 40 #
2009/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Points out the importance of studying rural and urban adaptation measures, given the increased frequency and magnitude of extreme weather events in various geographical areas ;
Amendment 43 #
2009/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Reiterates the importance of setting up a European Droughtisaster Observatory with special droughts and floods units which would be responsible for the study and the mitigation and monitoring of the effects of drought; of the potential threats of natural and man-made disasters; underlines that it is important to have a comprehensive collection of data, statistical records and information on the risks and costs of disasters and to share them at EU level;
Amendment 59 #
2009/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Invites the Member States to assess the possibility of improving the inclusion of disaster prevention in national operational programming of EU funding; urges the Council and the Commission to support the need to reformulate the operational programmes identified by Member States in this area;
Amendment 63 #
2009/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Highlights the need for the Solidarity Fund Regulation to be revised, by adapting the eligibility criteria to the characteristics of each region and each disaster, paying particular attention to production sectors, the most vulnerable areas and the populations affected, and enabling mobilisation to be more flexible and timely, paying due respect to the new challenges associated with climate change;
Amendment 1 #
2009/2103(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation -1 (new)
Citation -1 (new)
- having regard to Article 152 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, as amended by the Treaty of Lisbon, concerning health policies,
Amendment 2 #
2009/2103(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation -1 a (new)
Citation -1 a (new)
- having regard to the 2007-2013 public health programme, which focuses on the means and methods of tackling health problems,
Amendment 3 #
2009/2103(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 3
Citation 3
- having regard to European Council Recommendatthe Recommendation of the Council of the European Union of 2 December 2003 on Cancer Screening as well as to Council conclusions on reducing burden of cancer of 22 May 2008,
Amendment 4 #
2009/2103(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas, according to the Eurostat yearbook for 2006-2007, cancer is one of the main causes of death in the EU-25, claiming more than 1 million lives per year,
Amendment 21 #
2009/2103(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that the full implementation by Member States of the Commission's European Guidelines for quality assurance in breast cancer screening and diagnosis, in cooperation with other Member States, professional bodies and experts, is a prerequisite for reducing mortality rates in the EU and underlines that inequalities in cancer incidence, mortality and survival rates between Member States still persist; therefore considers it necessary to exchange best practices and to strengthen cooperation as regards national strategies for tackling those inequalities;
Amendment 24 #
2009/2103(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Considers it essential to revise Council Recommendation 2003/878/ΕC on cancer screening to include new forms of cancer and add new techniques for early diagnosis;
Amendment 25 #
2009/2103(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Considers that the Member States (with the active participation of women's organisations) should organise information campaigns, which focus particularly on preventable cancers;
Amendment 5 #
2009/2002(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recalls that in its resolution of 18 June 2008 on Missing Persons in Cyprus - Follow-up to the European Parliament resolution of 15 March 20071 Parliament supported the allocation of further financial support to the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) for the years 2009 onwards; calls on the Council to agree to this further financial assistance for 2010 in order to increase capacity, to hire more scientists and to fund more equipment; ______________ 1 Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2008)0292.