2018/2162(INI) | [ParlTrack]

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)

- having regard to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, published in Istanbul on 11 May 2011;

Amendment 10 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B (new)

Bb. whereas the Istanbul Convention stresses the importance of changing mentalities and attitudes in order to break out of the continuum of all forms of gender-based violence; whereas education at all levels and for persons of all ages on equality between women and men, on non-stereotype gender roles and on respect for personal integrity, is therefore required in this regard;

Amendment 100 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – point b

b) establish a task force of independent, external experts to be convened with a mandate to examine the situation of sexual harassment in the European Parliament and the functioning of its two harassment committees;deleted

Amendment 101 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – point b

Amendment 102 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – point c

~~c) strengthen the anti-harassment committee by including experts such as doctors as standing members of the committee;~~deleted

Amendment 103 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – point c

~~c) strengthen the anti-harassment committee by including experts such as doctors as standing members of the committee;~~deleted

Amendment 104 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – point c

c) strengthen the anti-harassment committees by merging them into a sole committee with a variable composition depending on the particular case and including experts such as lawyers and doctors as standing members of the committee;

Amendment 105 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Welcomes the Bureau decision of 2 July 2018 to revise the functioning of the Advisory Committee dealing with harassment complaints concerning Members of the European Parliament and its procedures for dealing with complaints, while strongly approving Article 6 which states that two expert advisers - one medical officer from the Medical Service and one member of the Legal Service - shall be appointed by the Secretary-General as well as the addition of Article 34a to the Implementing Measures for the Statute for Members of the European Parliament, concerning the financial consequences of a proven case of harassment of an Accredited Parliamentary Assistant.

Amendment 106 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Calls on the Commission in this context to further monitor the regular application and implementation of Directive 2006/54/EC on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation, which provides for a shift of the burden of proof in cases of gender discrimination;

Amendment 107 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)

12b. Praises the new measures against harassment taken by the European Parliament that entered into force on 1st September 2018, namely: a) Provide the Advisory Committee with a dedicated and permanent Secretariat, attached to the Secretariat of the Bureau and Quaestors, with more and specialized staff regularly trained, dealing exclusively with harassment matters; b) Allow a second APA representative to participate in the meetings of the Committee, as a full member, to address both issue of the restrictive quorum of and the APA representative workload; c) Ensure that the Parliament's Rule of Procedure (art. 11 and art. 166) will newly include penalties for harassment and include a "Code of Appropriate Behaviour in the Workplace for Members of the European Parliament", and a declaration will be developed and signed by each Member when taking up office and to be submitted to the President that the Member has read the Code and confirms that he or she will abide by its principles. All declarations (signed or unsigned) will be published in Parliament's website; d) Allow Accredited Parliamentary Assistants to be better informed of the possibility to have all their legal expenses covered by the Parliament and to be supported throughout the process;

Amendment 108 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Repeats its call on the European Parliamentary Research Service to carry out regular detailed qualitative and quantitative research on the progress of gender mainstreaming in Parliament and the functioning of the organisational structure dedicated to it, as well as to develop gender impact assessments and gender-based analysis; calls for increased collection of gender-disaggregated data in order to give an accurate map of gender gaps, assess achievements or backlashes and inform evidence-based decision making;

Amendment 109 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Repeats its call on the European Parliamentary Research Service to carry out regular ~~detailed~~ qualitative and quantitative research on the progress of gender mainstreaming in Parliament and the functioning of the organisational structure dedicated to it~~, as well as to develop gender impact assessments and gender-based analysis~~;

Amendment 11 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)

Bb. whereas greater interinstitutional cooperation on gender mainstreaming between Parliament, the Council and the Commission is needed in order to ensure that gender perspectives can be introduced in all phases of the European Union’s budget, policies, programmes and initiatives;

Amendment 110 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Reiterates its call for mandatory training on respect and dignity to be organized for all MEPs and staff and in any case at the start of the new mandate;

Amendment 111 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Reiterates the importance of the application of gender budgeting at all levels of the budgetary process and therefore calls on the responsible bodies of the European Parliament to incorporate the gender perspective when drawing up the estimates of the European Parliament, adopting them and granting discharge;

Amendment 112 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Emphasises that the systematic and periodic collection of gender- disaggregated data and statistics in policy and programme impact assessments as well as in the policy-making process is indispensable for analysing the advancement of gender equality;

Amendment 113 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Recalls the importance of building gender mainstreaming capacity of all EU institutions by making sure that training provided is gender-sensitive and by providing for specific trainings on gender equality in all policy sectors;

Amendment 114 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Calls on the Directorate-General for Personnel to provide gender mainstreaming training for Members, assistants and staff of the European Parliament;

Amendment 115 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Supports tools such as the zipper system on candidate lists which ensures a balance between men and women; commits itself to balance between men and women at all levels;

Amendment 116 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Commends the appointment in 2016 of the standing rapporteur on gender mainstreaming in the European Parliament and the standing rapporteur’s active involvement in the work of the High-Level Group on Gender Equality and Diversity; recommends, therefore, that Parliament maintain this position for the 2019-2024 parliamentary term;deleted

Amendment 117 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Believes that stronger inter- institutional relations in the field of gender mainstreaming can help develop gender sensitive EU policies; regrets that no structured cooperation on gender mainstreaming has yet been established with other institutional partners, such as the Commission, the Council and EIGE;

Amendment 118 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)

15b. Calls on EIGE to submit information to relevant committees in order to underline the gender perspective in all policy areas and to make available the data and tools it has developed, including on gender budgeting, as placed on the gender mainstreaming platform, as part of a broader capacity-building exercise, addressed also to staff and parliamentary assistants

Amendment 119 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Recommends that Parliament's political groups for the 2019-2024 parliamentary term put forward both male and female Members as candidates for the positions of President, Vice-President and Bureau Member, and the Chairs of committees, delegations and groups;deleted

Amendment 12 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)

Bc. whereas insufficient funds and human resources are being allocated to ensure real progress in gender mainstreaming of the EU’s policies, programmes, initiatives and actions;

Amendment 120 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. ~~Recommends~~Calls on thate Parliament's political groups for the 2019-2024 parliamentary term to ensure a gender balanced composition of the bodies governing the European Parliament and recommends to put forward both male and female Members as candidates for the positions of President, Vice-President and Bureau Member, and the Chairs of committees, and delegations ~~and groups~~in view of achieving this goal;

Amendment 121 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

Amendment 122 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Recommends that Parliament's political groups for the 2019-2024 parliamentary term put forward, based on their merits, both male and female Members as candidates for the positions of President, Vice-President and Bureau Member, and the Chairs of committees, delegations and groups;

Amendment 123 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Points out the importance of taking positive measures to increase the presence of people of the under- represented gender, which is often women, on electoral lists; recommends parity lists (the representation of each gender should not exceed 60%) and in particular “zipper” lists to ensure a greater presence of women in secure positions in the future elections to the European Parliament in 2019;

Amendment 124 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Recommends that Parliament's political groups for the 2019-2024 parliamentary term elect two Members, a male and a female, for the position of co- Presidents of their groups;

Amendment 125 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)

16b. Strongly encourages the European political parties and their party members to ensure a gender balanced representation of candidates by means of zipped lists or other equivalent methods;

Amendment 126 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Invites Parliament's political groups for the 2019-2024 parliamentary term to consider nominating Members of the European Parliament from the under- represented gender to each committee and especially to nominate a gender-equal number of parliamentarians as members and substitutes of the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality, in order to encourage the involvement of men in gender equality policy;deleted

Amendment 127 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Invites Parliament's political groups for the 2019-2024 parliamentary term to consider nominating Members of the European Parliament from the under- represented gender to each committee in order to achieve equal gender representation in all committees and delegations, and especially to nominate a gender-equal number of parliamentarians as members and substitutes of the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality, in order to encourage the involvement of men in gender equality policy;

Amendment 128 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. ~~Invit~~Encourages Parliament's political groups for the 2019-2024 parliamentary term to consider nominating Members of the European Parliament from the under- represented gender to each committee and especially to nominate a gender-equal number of parliamentarians as members and substitutes of the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality, in order to encourage the involvement of men in gender equality policy;

Amendment 129 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Suggests exploring ways to establish a women’s network within the European Parliament, integrating the national networks, since formal or informal networks not only improve work processes, but are also a key element to provide information, mutual support, coaching as well as delivering role models.

Amendment 13 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the population of the European Union consists half of women and half of men, but the composition of the European Parliament does not mirror this balance as only 36.1 % of MEPs are female; whereas this imbalance is further emphasised by the composition of Parliament’s Bureau, which is made up of 7 women and 20 men; whereas gender balance and diversity in Parliament increase the level of democratic representation of EU citizens and the legitimacy of Parliament's decisions;deleted

Amendment 130 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Encourages Parliament's political groups to adopt a gender mainstreaming strategy to ensure that their proposals take into account the impact on gender equality;

Amendment 131 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)

17b. Encourages Parliament's political groups to provide gender mainstreaming training for their staff;

Amendment 132 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Invites the Secretary-General and the Bureau to apply the same principle for the attribution of senior management posts as for the attribution of Head Of Unit posts, i.e. to make it compulsory that shortlists include three suitable candidates with at least one candidate of each gender, while stating that, if all else is equal (e.g. qualifications, experience), the under-represented gender should be preferred; notes that if these requirements are not fulfilled, the post should be re- advertised;deleted

Amendment 133 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Invites the Secretary-General and the Bureau to apply the same principle for the attribution of senior management posts as for the attribution of Head Of Unit posts, i.e. to make it compulsory that shortlists include three suitable candidates with at least one candidate of each gender, while statinga multi-stage recruitment process to select the right person for the position, so that, if all else is equal (e.g. qualifications, experience), at the ~~under-represented gender should be preferred; notes that if these requirements are not fulfilled, the post should be re- advertised~~first stage, the right and best candidate was selected based on additional criteria in the next stage of recruitment;

Amendment 134 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Invites the Secretary-General and the Bureau to apply the same principle for the attribution of senior management posts as for the attribution of Head Of Unit posts, i.e. to ~~make it compulsory~~stipulate that shortlists include three suitable candidates with at least one candidate of each gender~~, while stating that, if all else is equal (e.g. qualifications, experience), the under- represented gender should be preferred~~; notes that if these requirements are not fulfilled, the post should be re-advertised;

Amendment 135 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Invites the Secretary-General and the Bureau to apply the same principle for the attribution of senior management posts as for the attribution of Head Of Unit posts, i.e. to ~~make it compulsory~~recommend that shortlists include three suitable candidates with at least one candidate of each gender, while stating that, if all else is equal (e.g. qualifications, experience), ~~the under- represented gender should be preferred; notes that if these requirements are not fulfilled,~~ the post should be re- advertised;

Amendment 136 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Strongly disapproves of the misogynistic language used on several occasions in the plenary chamber; welcomes the sanctions imposed by the President of the European Parliament and confirmed by the Bureau against a Member of the European Parliament for remarks made during the plenary session of 1 March 2017 undermining the dignity of women; is concerned by the decision of the General Court of the European Union of 31 May 2018 to annul the decision of the President and of the Bureau, based both on interpretation of the relevant provisions of the Rules of Procedure and on the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights concerning Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights (freedom of speech); urges its committee competent for issues concerning the Rules of Procedure to revise the applicable rules with a view to ensuring respect and dignity in the plenary chamber at all times; in particular, to add a clause requiring MEPs in parliamentary debates to refrain from adopting language that incites hatred or discriminates on grounds of gender, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or social origin, genetic characteristics, language, religion or belief, political or other opinions, membership of a national minority, disability, age or sexual orientation, and to impose exemplary sanctions in the event of non-compliance with this clause;

Amendment 137 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Strongly disapproves of the misogynistic language used on several occasions in the plenary chamber and condemns it in the strongest possible terms; welcomes the sanctions imposed by the President of the European Parliament and confirmed by the Bureau against a Member of the European Parliament for remarks made during the plenary session of 1 March 2017 undermining the dignity of women; is concerned by the decision of the General Court of the European Union of 31 May 2018 to annul the decision of the President and of the Bureau, based both on interpretation of the relevant provisions of the Rules of Procedure and on the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights concerning Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights (freedom of speech); urges its committee competent for issues concerning the Rules of Procedure to revise the applicable rules with a view to ensuring respect and dignity in the plenary chamber at all times;

Amendment 138 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Strongly ~~disapprove~~condemns of the misogynistic language used on several occasions in the plenary chamber; welcomes the sanctions imposed by the President of the European Parliament and confirmed by the Bureau against a Member of the European Parliament for remarks made during the plenary session of 1 March 2017 undermining the dignity of women; is concerned by the decision of the General Court of the European Union of 31 May 2018 to annul the decision of the President and of the Bureau, based both on interpretation of the relevant provisions of the Rules of Procedure and on the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights concerning Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights (freedom of speech); urges its committee competent for issues concerning the Rules of Procedure to revise the applicable rules with a view to ensuring respect and dignity in the plenary chamber at all times;

Amendment 139 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. stresses that the Istanbul Convention lays down that culture, custom, religion, tradition or so-called ‘honour’ cannot be a justification of any acts of violence against women; denounces the fact that more and more women and girls are victims of gender- based violence on the internet and on social media, at work and at home; calls on the European Parliament and Member States to adopt concrete measures to condemn all forms gender-based violence as crimes, including domestic violence, sexual harassment, psychological and physical violence, stalking, sexual violence, rape, forced abortion, forced sterilisation, sexual exploitation, sex- extortion, grooming, voyeurism and revenge pornography;

Amendment 14 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the population of the European Union consists approximately half of women and half of men, but the composition of the European Parliament does not mirror this balance as with free elections only 36.1% of MEPs are female; whereas this imbalance is further emphasised by the composition of Parliament’s Bureau, which is made up of 7 women and 20 men; whereas gender balance and diversity in Parliament increase the level of democratic representation of EU citizens and the legitimacy of Parliament's decisions;

Amendment 140 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Expresses its full support for developing targeted and regular gender mainstreaming training, especially training programmes for women with leadership potential; calls for gender mainstreaming training to be made available for parliamentarians, parliamentary assistants and political group staff;

Amendment 141 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)

19b. Welcomes the availability of professional trainings on unconscious bias and harassment, stresses that such trainings should pay particular attention to gender equality and LGBTI issues and be made mandatory for managers and selection board members, and strongly encouraged for all other staff;

Amendment 142 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 c (new)

19c. Commends the European Commission’s Diversity and Inclusion Strategy published in 2017, urges the European Parliament to use this good example, to fully embrace Diversity Management and to recognize, value and include staff if different sexual orientation or gender identities;

Amendment 143 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Welcomes the report by Dimitrios Papadimoulis entitled 'Gender Equality in the European Parliament Secretariat – state of play and the way forward 2017-2019' and the roadmap for implementing the report; commends the progress on the implementation of the concrete actions of the roadmap and its clear timeline for specific measures regarding management, professional training, awareness raising on gender equality, work-life balance measures and the regular monitoring of gender balance through statistics; calls for progress to be speed up in order to reach the gender equality targets set for 2019;

Amendment 144 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Urges the High Level Group on Gender Equality and Diversity to perform a two-yearly structural, point by point assessment of the implementation of the roadmap on gender equality, ~~based on a presentation by DG PERS~~with particular emphasis on the principle of selecting an employee for a given position based on his or her knowledge, experience and skills;

Amendment 145 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Is concerned that despite strong institutional and political statements, gender equality objectives are not explicitly stated in EP budget documents nor taken into account in all stages of the budget process;

Amendment 146 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)

21b. Suggests DG PERS to undertake a questionnaire to be filled out by women, especially middle management managers on a voluntary basis, enquiring on the motivation, obstacles and opportunities with a view to better understand the barriers to apply for senior management posts;

Amendment 147 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 c (new)

21c. Welcomes the yearly report on human resources drawn up by the Parliament;

Amendment 148 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Recalls that as regards the use of measures to improve work-life balance, acceptance by managers and, if relevant, equal take-up by both partners should be specifically encouraged; notes that flexible working time arrangements can lead to gender discrimination in practice as these tools are used in the vast majority of cases by women and can impede career progression; also recalls that teleworking might increase flexibility but can also make women stay away from the office where they are visible and can networkmanagers should be made to accept them; notes that flexible working time arrangements are a great opportunity for both women and men to reconcile work and family life;

Amendment 149 #

Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Recalls that as regards the use of measures to improve work-life balance, acceptance by managers and, if relevant, equal take-up by both partners should be specifically encouraged; notes that ~~flexible working tim~~public awareness of work-life balance in the Par~~rangements can lead to gender discrimination in practice as these tools are used in the vast majority of cases by women and can impede~~liament shall be further raised through workshops, trainings and publications; addresses that MEPs and staffs shall be well-informed that measures for improving work-life balance, such as maternity/paternity leave, parental leave, career ~~progression; also recalls that te~~'s leave, and flexible working ~~might increase flexibility but can also make women stay away from the office where they are visible and can network~~arrangements would help achieve gender equality in the Parliament, encourage a better sharing of caring responsibilities between women and men, improve women's employment, well-being and will have long-term impacts on social and economic development;

Amendment 15 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the population of the European Union consists half of women and half of men, but the composition of the European Parliament ~~does not mirror this balance~~reflects a severe female under-representation as only 36.1 % of MEPs are female; whereas this ~~imbalance~~gap is further emphasised by the composition of Parliament’s Bureau, which is made up of 7 women and 20 men; whereas gender ~~balance~~representation and diversity in Parliament bodies helps breaking stereotypes, reduces discrimination and increase the level of democratic representation of EU citizens and the legitimacy of Parliament's decisions;

Amendment 150 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Recalls that as regards the use of measures to improve work-life balance, acceptance by managers and, if relevant, equal take-up by both partners should be specifically encouraged; ~~not~~stresses that flexible working time arrangements ~~can~~should not lead to gender discrimination in practice ~~as these tools are used in th~~or impede career progression; also recalls the importance of making arrangements to use videoconference vas~~t majority of cases by women and can impede career~~ a way to prevent the invisibility of those opting for teleworking arrangements, encouraging formal decision-making progrcess~~ion; also recalls that te~~es to avoid the exclusion of those taking flexible working ~~might increase flexibility but can also make women stay away from the office where they are visible and can network~~arrangements and setting up measures to ensure that meetings in the evening have a time limit;

Amendment 151 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Recalls that as regards the use of measures to improve work-life balance, acceptance by managers and, if relevant, equal take-up by both partners should be specifically encouraged; emphasises in this context the need for additional effective measures to promote work-life balance; notes that flexible working time arrangements can lead to gender discrimination in practice as these tools are used in ~~the vast majority of~~many cases by women and can impede career progression; ~~also recalls that teleworking might increase flexibility but can also make women stay away from the office where they are visible and can network;~~calls for awareness-raising in this context so that both men and women use this model; also recalls that teleworking ought to increase flexibility.

Amendment 152 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Recalls that as regards the use of measures to ~~improve~~ensure equal work-life balance for men and women, acceptance by managers and~~, if relevant,~~ equal take-up by both partners should be specifically encouraged; notes that flexible working time arrangements ~~can~~ leads today and most of the time to gender discrimination in practice as these tools are used in the vast majority of cases by women ~~and can impede career progression~~; also recalls that teleworking might increase flexibility but can also make women stay away from the office ~~where they are~~, even when this not their desire, and this work condition can make them not visible and ~~can~~out of network;

Amendment 153 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

Amendment 154 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Recommends that Parliament’s Directorate-General for Communication include a stronger and more active gender perspective in its reporting of Parliament’s policy-making and especially in preparing the campaign of the European Parliament elections in 2019;

Amendment 155 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Commends the progress made in the Parliament Secretariat on improving gender equality in senior and middle management positions, but notes that despite the fact that the majority of Parliament officials are women, their representation in senior or middle management positions is still very low: at the end of 2017, 15.4 % of directors- general, 30.4 % of directors and 36.2 % of heads of unit in the Parliament Secretariat were women; calls, therefore that when choosing between applicants with the same profile (experience, qualification, etc.) the under-represented gender should be preferred;

Amendment 156 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Asks for knowledge or experience on gender mainstreaming to be considered as an asset in calls for staff and selection of staff;

Amendment 157 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)

23b. Calls on the secretariats of Parliament’s committees to assist their Members in ensuring a gender balanced composition of the speakers in committee’s hearings by proposing a gender balanced list of experts;

Amendment 158 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Stresses that in order to achieve real progress on improving gender equality in the Parliament Secretariat and political groups, a cultural shift is needed to change conceptual and behavioural attitudes, with the further development of a culture of equality in the Secretariat;deleted

Amendment 159 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Stresses that in order to achieve real progress on improving gender equality in the Parliament Secretariat and political groups, ~~a cultural shift is needed to change conceptual and behavioural attitudes, with the further development of a culture of equality in the Secretariat~~real protection of human rights, both of women and men, including the right to choose their professional path on a voluntary basis, and equality, must first and foremost be based on the principle of mutual respect and tolerance;

Amendment 16 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the population of the European Union consists half of women and half of men, but the composition of the European Parliament does not mirror this balance as only 36.1 % of MEPs are female; whereas this imbalance is further emphasised by the composition of Parliament’s Bureau, which is made up of 7 women and 2013 men; whereas gender balance and diversity in Parliament increase the level of democratic representation of EU citizens and the legitimacy of Parliament's decisions;

Amendment 17 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas of the Parliament's senior management appointments (Directors- general and Directors) in 2016 , only 11% were women in 2016 and in 2017 only 33%;

Amendment 18 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas ~~Goal Five of the~~ Sustainable Development Goals 5 (SDGs) aspires to 'achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls' by 2030; whereas, however, there is only very slow progress on gender equality and minimal change in many countries worldwide22 ; _________________ 22 http://reports.weforum.org/global- gender-gap-report-2016/ and is a cross-cutting goal across all seventeen dimensions; whereas gender mainstreaming is a tool for effective, long-lasting, and sustainable equitable development co-operation with positive impact in terms of meeting poverty reduction goals; whereas, however, there is only very slow progress on gender equality and minimal change in many countries worldwide22, including in Europe; whereas implementation of SDG 5 in an EU context has mixed results within and across Member states and the proportions of women in national parliaments and in decision-making positions is still far from parity22a; _________________ 22 http://reports.weforum.org/global- gender-gap-report-2016/ 22a https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/3 217494/9237449/KS-01-18-656-EN- N.pdf/2b2a096b-3bd6-4939-8ef3- 11cfc14b9329

Amendment 19 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas Goal Five of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aspires to 'achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls' by 2030; whereas, however, th~~ere is only very slow progress on gender equality and minimal change in many countries worldwide22; _________________ 22 http://reports.weforum.org/global- gender-gap-report-2016/~~is objective may first and foremost be achieved by ensuring that women and girls have access to education and preventing discrimination in the labour market and by their voluntary participation in the social life of their communities;

Amendment 2 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 b (new)

- having regard to its resolution of 24 November 2016 on the EU accession to the Istanbul Convention on preventing and combating violence against women1a _________________ 1a Texts adopted, P8_TA(2016)0451.

Amendment 20 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas gender budgeting has often led not only to less support for gender-specific actions, not to mention a lack of gender indicators, but also makes it almost impossible to estimate the amounts allocated to gender issues;

Amendment 21 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas gender mainstreaming is an effective and globally accepted strategy ~~for ensuring gender equality~~aimed at achieving gender equality by reorganizing, improving, developing and evaluating policy processes so that gender equality perspective is incorporated in all policies and at all levels and stages by the actors involved in policy making; whereas the Commission defines gender mainstreaming as 'the integration of a gender perspective into the preparation, design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of policies, regulatory measures and spending programmes, with a view to promoting equality between women and men'23 ; whereas gender mainstreaming provides key tools for the systematic consideration of the differences between the conditions, situations and needs of men and women in all policies and actions, to advance gender equality and promote the rights of LGBTIQ people; _________________ 23 http://eige.europa.eu/gender- mainstreaming/what-is-gender- mainstreaming

Amendment 22 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas gender mainstreaming is a globally accepted strategy for ensuring gender equality; whereas the Commission defines gender mainstreaming as 'the integration of a gender perspective into the preparation, design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation ofconsidered important; whereas the Commission does not have to define or implement policies, reg~~ulatory measures and spending programmes, with a view to promoting equality between women and men'; _________________ 23 http://eige.europa.eu/gender- mainstreaming/what-is-gender- mainstreaming~~arding equality between women and men in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity; whereas if the Commission violates this principle, it de facto violates EU treaties;

Amendment 23 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

Amendment 24 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas gender mainstreaming ~~is a globally accepted strategy for ensuring~~can contribute to gender equality; whereas the Commission defines gender mainstreaming as 'the integration of a gender perspective into the preparation, design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of policies, regulatory measures and spending programmes, with a view to promoting equality between women and men’23; _________________ 23 http://eige.europa.eu/gender- mainstreaming/what-is-gender- mainstreaming.

Amendment 25 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas gender mainstreaming involves not only integrating a gender perspective into the content of the different policies, initiatives and programmes, but also respecting the rights and balanced representation of women, men and people of all gender identities at different administrative, political, social and economic levels and in decision-making;

Amendment 26 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)

Eb. whereas the gender mainstreaming amendments adopted by the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality and tabled for adoption in other committees are an effective tool for ensuring that gender equality is given due consideration in Parliament's reports and resolutions;

Amendment 27 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)

Ec. whereas a gender budgeting in the form of planning, programming and budgeting contributes to the advancement of gender equality and the fulfilment of women’s rights and is one of the key tools used by policy-makers to tackle the gender gaps; whereas gender budgeting has not been consistently applied by any of the EU institutions;

Amendment 28 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas according to the latest available data, women constitute 55 % of Parliament staff, but are still under- represented at all ranks of management, although the number of women in middle and senior management roles increased slightly in 2017; whereas the choice of the right person for a given position should always be based on their skills, education and experience, not their gender

Amendment 29 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas according to the latest available data, 1a,women constitute 559 % of Parliament staff, but are still under- represented atin all ranks of management~~, although~~; whereas the number of women in ~~middle and senior~~senior management even decreased since June 2017 and the number of women in middle management roles increased only slightly ~~in 2017;~~ ; _________________ 1a http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/p ublications/2018/0001/P8_PUB%282018 %290001_EN.pdf

Amendment 3 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 20

~~— having regard to the Women in the European Parliament brochure of 2018,~~deleted

Amendment 30 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas according to the latest available data, women constitute 55 % of Parliament staff, but are still under- represented at all ranks of management, a~~lthough~~nd the number of women in middle and senior management roles has increased ~~sligh~~too insufficiently in 2017;

Amendment 31 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas the 2017 report on gender equality by Parliament Vice-President Dimitrios Papadimoulis established three targets for women’s representation in middle and senior management, to be achieved by 2019: 30 % at Director- General level, 35 % at Director level and 40 % at Head of Unit level, and whereas the subsequent roadmap outlines how to achieve these targets; whereas, however, the choice of the right person for a given position should always be based firstly on their skills, education and experience, not their gender.

Amendment 32 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas in order to promote gender mainstreaming in the work of Parliament’s committees and delegations, a Member responsible for gender mainstreaming is appointed in each committee and in the Conference of Delegation Chairs, who shares experiences and best practice in the Gender Mainstreaming Network;deleted

Amendment 33 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

Amendment 34 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas ensuring coherence between their internal human resources policies and their external actions in the field of promotion of gender equality ~~and LGBTI rights~~ is essential to the credibility of the European Parliament and the other EU institutions;

Amendment 35 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas ensuring coherence between their internal human resources policies and their external actions in the field of promotion of ~~gender equality and LGBTI~~human rights is essential to the credibility of the European Parliament and the other EU institutions;

Amendment 36 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

Amendment 37 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital L

L. whereas although Parliament attaches increased importance to LGBTI issues, the visibility of LGBTI staff is relatively low; whereas most LGBTI staff still prefer to hide their sexual orientation or gender identity;deleted

Amendment 38 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital L

Amendment 39 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital L

L. whereas ~~although Parliament attaches increased importance to LGBTI issues, the visibility of LGBTI staff is relatively low; whereas most LGBTI staff still~~staff prefer to hide their sexual orientation or gender identity;

Amendment 4 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 31 a (new)

- having regard to the European Institute for Gender Equality's on "Gender-sensitive Parliaments: A Global Review for Good Practice" published in 2011

Amendment 40 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital L

L. whereas ~~although~~the European Parliament, a~~ttaches increased importance to LGBTI issues, the visibility of LGBTI staff is relatively low; whereas most LGBTI staff still prefer to hide their sexual orientation or gender identit~~s an institution and as a workplace for thousands of people, is not an appropriate place to manifest ones sexual orientation, which should be a private matter and not affect the quality of work in any way;

Amendment 41 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital L

L. whereas gender mainstreaming of the European Parliament must include the rights, perspectives and well-being of LGBTIQ people and people of all gender identities but although Parliament attaches increased importance to LGBTIQ issues, the visibility, voice of LGBTI ~~staff~~Q activists is relatively low; ~~whereas most LGBTI staff still prefer to hide their sexual orientation or gender identity;~~

Amendment 42 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)

La. whereas there is a need to recognise the social and political value of women’s organisations and women’s spaces, of their history and their work, and of their key role in preventing gender based violence and promoting gender equality, women’s self-determination and intercultural dialogue; whereas there is no conscious gender mainstreaming without places able to produce women’s self-determination and authority and to fight against male violence against women;

Amendment 43 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)

La. whereas the legitimacy of women in the political sphere is still sometimes challenged, and whereas women are victims of stereotypes, which discourage them from engaging in politics, a phenomenon that is particularly conspicuous wherever women in politics are less represented;

Amendment 44 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)

La. Whereas women in the European Union have the same political and civil rights as men, but nevertheless frequently face social, societal or economic inequalities;

Amendment 45 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)

La. whereas gender equality contributes to more comprehensive debate and better decision-making as it can bring to the table all-inclusive points of view;

Amendment 46 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)

La. whereas institutions will be responsible for avoiding vertical and horizontal gender segregation;

Amendment 47 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital L b (new)

Lb. whereas greater interinstitutional cooperation on gender mainstreaming between the Parliament, the Council and the Commission is needed in order to ensure that gender perspectives can be introduced at all stages of the policy cycle, which would facilitate Parliaments’ own gender mainstreaming work;

Amendment 48 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital L b (new)

Lb. whereas the European Parliament has long years of commitment in promoting gender equality and whereas the Women’s Rights and Gender Equality Committee has the responsibility to implement and further develop gender mainstreaming in all policy sectors;

Amendment 49 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital L b (new)

Lb. whereas the European Parliament must continue to combat sexual harassment and implement the agreed measures;

Amendment 5 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the principle of ~~gender equality~~respect for human rights is a core value of the EU and is enshrined in the EU Treaties and the Charter of Fundamental Rights; whereas Article 8 TFEU states that the European Union shall, through all its activities, aim at eliminating inequalities, promote gender equality and combat discrimination when defining and implementing its policies and activities;

Amendment 50 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital L c (new)

Lc. whereas the European Parliament has a number of different bodies that are in charge of developing and implementing gender mainstreaming and promoting gender equality and diversity both at the political and the administrative level such as the High-Level Groupon Gender Equality and Diversity, the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality, the gender mainstreaming network, the Equality and Diversity Unit, the Committee for Equality of opportunity between men and women and diversity (COPEC), égalité, the Advisory Committee for prevention and protection at work and The Group of Equality and Diversity Coordinators , but whereas there is no clear coordination or coherence between these bodies;

Amendment 51 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital L c (new)

Lc. whereas gender mainstreaming is a process that requires specific skills and knowledge, apart from commitment, and as such it is effective only if accompanied by awareness raising and capacity building activities of the institutions and staff;

Amendment 52 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital L d (new)

Ld. whereas the European Parliament has committed itself already in 2003 to adopting and implementing a policy plan for gender mainstreaming with the priority to integrate the gender perspective in the work of the committees and delegations with concrete tools for the promotion, awareness and implementation of the gender mainstreaming principle in their daily work;

Amendment 53 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital L e (new)

Le. whereas gender budgeting is one of the key tools that could be used by policy-makers to promote gender equality, but nevertheless is still not systematically applied by any of the EU institutions;

Amendment 54 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Reaffirms its strong commitment to ~~gender equality~~protecting the human rights of women, men, children and older people and their equal rights both in the content of EU policies and across the Union's political and administrative levels;

Amendment 55 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Reaffirms its strong commitment to gender equality both in the content of EU policies, initiatives and programmes and across the Union's political ~~and administra~~, budgetary, administrative and executive levels;

Amendment 56 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Calls for the new multiannual financial framework (MFF), like the last MFF, to be accompanied by a joint declaration by the three institutions, committing them to ensure that the annual budgetary procedures applied for the MFF integrate, as appropriate, gender-responsive elements, taking into account the ways in which the overall financial framework of the Union contributes to the objective of achieving equality and ensures gender mainstreaming;

Amendment 57 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Reiterates its call on the Commission to present a genuine European Equality Strategy in the form of a communication that contains clear and, as far as possible, quantifiable objectives and to have this translated into all official EU languages to ensure greater distribution and understanding for citizens and social and economic actors;

Amendment 58 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Considers that Parliament should create and foster a culture of ~~diversity and inclusion~~mutual respect and a safe working environment for everyone, and that cross-cutting measures to ensure ~~the well-being of~~good working conditions for all staff and MEPs should go hand in hand with targeted measures to achieve gender- balanced representation both at administrative and political level;

Amendment 59 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Insists that gender mainstreaming can also mean introducing specific actions targeted at women or at men to tackle persistent inequalities or changing mainstream policies to accommodate a diversity of circumstances for individuals or groups;

Amendment 6 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas ~~gender equality, in general, is central to the protection of human rights, the functioning of democracy, respect for the rule of law, economic growth, social inclusion and~~the protection of human rights, whether of women, men or children, and the fight against social exclusion is one of the fundamental tasks of democratic states and contributes to their sustainability;

Amendment 60 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Strongly applauds the (very few) male role models both in the Parliament administration and at political level who actively promote gender equality and equal opportunities; further encourages both male, female and LGBTI role models;deleted

Amendment 61 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

Amendment 62 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Strongly applauds the (very few) male role model~~Applauds female and male role models as well as initiatives both in the Parliament administration and at political level whoich actively ~~promote~~contribute to gender equality and equal opportunities; ~~further encourages both male, female and LGBTI role models;~~

Amendment 63 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Strongly app~~lauds the (very few)~~reciates the male role models both in the Parliament administration and at political level who actively promote gender equality and equal opportunities~~; further encourages both male, female and LGBTI role models~~ and regrets this is not the majority of them; further encourages role models overcoming stereotypes based on gender and/or sexual orientation;

Amendment 64 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Strongly applauds the ~~(very few)~~ male role models both in the Parliament administration and at political level who actively promote gender equality and equal opportunities; further encourages ~~both male, female and LGBTI~~different gender role models;

Amendment 65 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Stresses that achieving gender equality is not a women’s issue but should involve the whole of society;

Amendment 66 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

~~4. Stresses that Parliament’s visual communication should avoid using gender stereotypes as well as stereotypes based on sexual orientation and gender identity;~~deleted

Amendment 67 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Stresse~~Regrets that Parliament’s visual communication ~~should avoid~~is sometimes using gender stereotypes as well as stereotypes based on sexual orientation and gender identity; recalls, in this respect, the importance of representing and promoting gender equality in communication materials of all policy sectors;

Amendment 68 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses that Parliament’s visual communication should ~~avoid using gender stereotypes as well as stereotypes based on sexual orientation and gender identity~~use positive gender patterns;

Amendment 69 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. SRecalls that mainstreaming gender covers policy decision, decision-making, procedures and practices as well as implementation and monitoring and evaluation; therefore stresses that in order to comprehensively assess the state of play of gender mainstreaming in Parliament, not only policy content, but also gender representation in the administration and in decision-making should be taken into account;

Amendment 7 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas gender equality, in general, is central to the protection of human rights, the functioning of democracy, respect for the rule of law, economic growth, social inclusion and sustainability and the integration of a gender dimension is relevant to all policy areas of EU competence;

Amendment 70 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses that in order to comprehensively assess the state of play of gender mainstreaming in Parliament, not only policy content, but also gender representation in the administration and in decision-making should be taken into account, which should be voluntary and not based on quotas;

Amendment 71 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. ~~Notes that female representation in Parliament’s key decision-making positions at political and administrative levels remains low and that~~Urges Parliament ~~needs~~ to ensure that the allocation of decision-making positions ~~is evenly spread between genders~~takes place purely on merit;

Amendment 72 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Notes that female representation in Parliament’s key decision-making positions at political and administrative levels remains low and that Parliament needs to ensure that the allocation of decision-making positions is, if possible, evenly spread between genders, and the basic criterion for the allocation is the experience and skills of a given person;

Amendment 73 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. ~~Note~~Express concerns that female representation in Parliament’s key decision-making positions at political and administrative levels remains low and that Parliament needs to ensure that the allocation of decision-making positions is evenly spread between genders;

Amendment 74 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Regrets the lack of coherence and coordination between the various bodies working on gender equality and diversity in Parliament; ~~reiterates its call to improve internal coordination in order to achieve a higher degree of gender mainstreaming;~~

Amendment 75 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Regrets the lack of coherence and coordination between the various bodies working on gender equality and diversity in Parliament; reiterates its call to improve internal coordination in order to achieve a higher degree of gender mainstreaming; , including on staff recruitment, organisation of work, working decisions and procedures;

Amendment 76 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Applauds Parliament’s decision to honour Simone Veil, the first woman President of an EU institution and a staunch promoter of women’s rights, notably legal and reproductive rights, by renaming the Equality and Diversity Award after her, as a means of highlighting and recognising good practice and role models in equal opportunities within the European Parliament Secretariat; recommends increasing the visibility and ensuring greater awareness of this important award;

Amendment 77 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Stresses the importance to dialogue with external stakeholders, such as civil society women’s organisations, grassroots women’s rights and gender equality groups, women’s movements, notably Ni Una Menos global movement, international institutions, academia and national parliaments in developing tools and collecting data; recalls that their mobilization is important in improving EU gender mainstreaming processes, and in fostering reciprocal exchanges to promote best practice;

Amendment 78 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Deplores the lack of follow-up in gender budgeting due to its cross-cutting nature; deplores equally the lack of gender indicators;

Amendment 79 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8b. Calls on EIGE to regularly submit information to every committee and to the Commission in order to underline the gender perspective in every sector of policy making;

Amendment 8 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas the right to equality and the guarantee of non-discrimination are bedrock principles underpinning gender mainstreaming; whereas mainstreaming gender means addressing the rights, perspectives and well-being of women, girls, LGBTIQ people and people of all gender identities;

Amendment 80 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Calls for effective measures to ensure genuine equality between men and women in the European Parliament; emphasises in this context that, above all, measures to counteract sexual harassment are of paramount importance; highlights above all awareness raising and training measures. Applauds the fact that Parliament has already initiated initiatives such as voluntary training. Distances itself from measures which are associated with excessive bureaucracy and which make the subject-matter work of the committees more difficult and therefore do not achieve the desired effect;

Amendment 81 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. ~~Welcomes~~Notes that the revised guidelines on gender-neutral language in the European Parliament, published in July 2018, which now better reflect linguistic and cultural developments and provide practical advice in all official EU languages on the use of gender-fair and inclusive language; recalls that Parliament was one of the first international organisations to adopt multilingual guidelines on gender-neutral language in 2008; recalls the importance of building broad public acceptance of the guidelines and invites all Members of the European Parliament, as well as officials, to promote and apply these guidelines consistently in their workdo not take into account the nuances regarding gender in certain European languages;

Amendment 82 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. ~~Welcome~~Accepts the revised guidelines on gender-neutral language in the European Parliament, published in July 2018, which now better reflect linguistic and cultural developments and provide practical advice in all official EU languages on the use of gender-fair and inclusive language; recalls that Parliament was one of the first international organisations to adopt multilingual guidelines on gender-neutral language in 2008; recalls the importance of building broad public acceptance of the guidelines and invites all Members of the European Parliament, as well as officials, to promote and apply these guidelines consistently in their work;emphasises that the use of gender-neutral language and terminology should in no way be allowed to hinder the clarity of legislation.

Amendment 83 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Welcomes the revised guidelines on gender-~~neutral~~sensitive language in the European Parliament, published in July 2018, which now better reflect linguistic and cultural developments and provide practical advice in all official EU languages on the use of gender-fair and inclusive language; recalls that Parliament was one of the first international organisations to adopt multilingual guidelines on gender-~~neutral~~sensitive language in 2008; recalls the importance of disseminating information on and building broad public acceptance of the guidelines and invites all Members of the European Parliament, as well as officials, to promote and apply these guidelines consistently in their work;

Amendment 84 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Calls for closer cooperation among committees aimed at bringing a real gender dimension into the reports;

Amendment 85 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

Amendment 86 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Welcomes the fact that most of the parliamentary committees have adopted action plans on gender mainstreaming for their work and many have already presented them to the Gender Mainstreaming Network; calls, therefore, on the remaining few committees to follow suit; ~~calls on all committees at the start of the new mandate to update their G~~notes, however, the heterogeneity of these plans and the lack of implementation; calls for the adoption of a common gender Aaction Pplan~~s and present them to the Gender Mainstreaming Network; requests that Gender Action Plan~~ for the European Parliament which should, at least, contain provisions regarding equal gender representation in all parliamentary work and Parliament's bodies, the introduction of a gender perspective in all its policy activities and in its fwor ~~each committee be included in Parliament’s~~king organisation and the use of gender- neutral language in all documents; requests to amend the Rules of Procedure accordingly;

Amendment 87 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

Amendment 88 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

Amendment 89 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Stresses the importance of the parliamentary committees respecting the competences of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality and both accepting the gender mainstreaming amendments tabled by the Committee as well as working together on issues affecting various committees, avoiding cumbersome processes of conflicts of competences;

Amendment 9 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas progress in achieving gender equality in the EU is not only stagnating across the whole of the Union, but is also suffering significant setbacks in some Member States;

Amendment 90 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Regrets that in the last reform of the Rules of Procedure, procedures to implement gender mainstreaming were not included;

Amendment 91 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Welcomes the progress made over the last years in adopting gender action plans in most of the Parliament’s committees;

Amendment 92 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – introductory part

12. ~~Welcomes Parliament’s resolution of 26 October 2017 on combating sexual harassment and abuse in the EU; e~~Emphasises that sexual harassment is a serious crime, an extreme form of gender- based discrimination and one of the biggest obstacles to gender equality; welcomes the Bureau decision of 2 July 2018 to revise the functioning of the Advisory Committee dealing with harassment complaints concerning Members of the European Parliament and its procedures for dealing with complaints, as well as the addition of Article 34a to the Implementing Measures for the Statute for Members of the European Parliament, concerning the financial consequences of a proven case of harassment of an accredited parliamentary assistant; nevertheless strongly regrets the slow and inadequate progress in the implementation of the recommendations of Parliament’s resolution; demands that full and undivided attention be given by Parliament’s president and administration to the full implementation of all requested measures, in particular by means of the 2017-2019 roadmap on 'preventive and early support measures to deal with conflict and harassment between Members and APAs, Trainees or other staff', which should be revised as soon as possible to adequately include at least the following demands of the resolution with a clear timeline for implementation:d should be condemned in all its forms;

Amendment 93 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – introductory part

12. Welcomes Parliament’s resolution of 26 October 2017 on combating sexual harassment and abuse in the EU; emphasises that sexual harassment is a serious crime, an extreme form of gender- based discrimination and one of the biggest obstacles to gender equality; welcomes the ~~Bureau decision of 2 July 2018 to revise the functioning of the Advisory Committee dealing with harassment complaints concerning Members of the European Parliament and its proced~~efforts made by the Chair of the Advisory Committee in particular by means of the 2017-2019 roadmap on 'preventive and early support measures ~~for~~to deal~~ing~~ with co~~mplaints, as well as the addition of Article 34a to the Implementing Measur~~nflict and harassment between Members and APAs, Trainees for othe ~~Statute for Members of~~r staff', with the Epur~~opean Parliament, concerning the financial consequences of~~pose of operating a zero tolerance a pproven case of harassment of an accredited parliamentary assistant; nevertheless strongly regrets the slow and inadequate progress in the implementation of the recommendations of Parliament’s resolution; demands that full and undivided attention be given by Parliament’s president and administration to the full implementation of all requested measures, in particular by means of the 2017-2019 roadmap on 'preventive and early support measures to deal with conflict and harassment between Members and APAs, Trainees or other staff', which should be revised as soon as possible to adequately include at least the following demands of the resolution with a clear timeline for implementation:ach towards any form of harassment, discrimination and/or violence. Emphasizes the work of the Advisory Committee which gives a voice to the victims of harassment within the European Parliament and protects them, while penalising abusive behaviour;

Amendment 94 #

Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – introductory part

12. Welcomes Parliament’s resolution of 26 October 2017 on combating sexual harassment and abuse in the EU; emphasises that sexual harassment is a serious crime which is always under- reported, an extreme form of gender- based discrimination and one of the biggest obstacles to gender equality; welcomes the Bureau decision of 2 July 2018 to revise the functioning of the Advisory Committee dealing with harassment complaints concerning Members of the European Parliament and its procedures for dealing with complaints, as well as the addition of Article 34a to the Implementing Measures for the Statute for Members of the European Parliament, concerning the financial consequences of a proven case of harassment of an accredited parliamentary assistant; nevertheless strongly regrets the slow and inadequate progress in the implementation of the recommendations of Parliament’s resolution; demands that full and undivided attention be given by Parliament’s president and administration to the full implementation of all requested measures, in particular by means of the 2017-2019 roadmap on 'preventive and early support measures to deal with conflict and harassment between Members and APAs, Trainees or other staff', which should be revised as soon as possible to adequately include at least the following demands of the resolution with a clear timeline for implementation:

Amendment 95 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – introductory part

12. Welcomes Parliament’s resolution of 26 October 2017 on combating sexual harassment and abuse in the EU; emphasises that sexual harassment is a serious crime, an extreme form of gender- based discrimination and one of the biggest obstacles to gender equality; welcomes the Bureau decision of 2 July 2018 to revise the functioning of the Advisory Committee dealing with harassment complaints concerning both male and female Members of the European Parliament and its procedures for dealing with complaints, as well as the addition of Article 34a to the Implementing Measures for the Statute for Members of the European Parliament, concerning the financial consequences of a proven case of harassment of an accredited parliamentary assistant; nevertheless strongly regrets the slow and inadequate progress in the implementation of the recommendations of Parliament’s resolution; demands that full and undivided attention be given by Parliament’s president and administration to the full implementation of all requested measures, in particular by means of the 2017-2019 roadmap on 'preventive and early support measures to deal with conflict and harassment between male and female Members and APAs, Trainees or other staff', which should be revised as soon as possible to adequately include at least the following demands of the resolution with a clear timeline for implementation:

Amendment 96 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – point a

~~a) mandatory training for MEPs and staff;~~deleted

Amendment 97 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – point a

~~a) mandatory training for MEPs and staff;~~deleted

Amendment 98 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – point a

a) ~~mandato~~voluntary training for MEPs and staff, offered regularly;

Amendment 99 #