2019/2167(INI) Gender Equality in EU’s foreign and security policy
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Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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Lead | FEMM | URTASUN Ernest ( Verts/ALE) | WEISS Pernille ( EPP), MORETTI Alessandra ( S&D), RAFAELA Samira ( Renew), TOVAGLIERI Isabella ( ID), EPPINK Derk Jan ( ECR) |
Committee Opinion | AFET | NEUMANN Hannah ( Verts/ALE) | Hilde VAUTMANS ( RE), Željana ZOVKO ( PPE), Assita KANKO ( ECR), Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ ( GUE/NGL), Katarina BARLEY ( S&D) |
Lead committee dossier:
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RoP 54
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RoP 54Events
2020/04/29
EP - Amendments tabled in committee
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2020/04/16
EP - Referral to associated committees announced in Parliament
2020/03/27
EP - Committee draft report
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2020/01/14
EP - URTASUN Ernest (Verts/ALE) appointed as rapporteur in FEMM
2019/12/19
EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
2019/12/04
EP - NEUMANN Hannah (Verts/ALE) appointed as rapporteur in AFET
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- Antonius MANDERS
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Amendments | Dossier |
265 |
2019/2167(INI)
2020/04/29
FEMM
265 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 6 a (new) - having regard to the Joint Declaration on Trade and Womens Economic Empowerment on the Occasion of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference in Buenos Aires of December 2017,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the principle of equality between women and men is a core value of the EU and is enshrined in the EU Treaties and the Charter of Fundamental Rights; gender mainstreaming is therefore an important tool in the horizontal integration of this principle into EU policies, measures and actions so as to deliver equality and enhance it in practice and achieve sustainable development, and gender mainstreaming should therefore be implemented and integrated into all EU activities and policies; whereas
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L a (new) La. whereas the current global context of the rise of authoritarianism, of corporate power and of fundamentalist groups is contributing towards shrinking civil society space; whereas women human rights defenders face additional barriers of economic and structural discrimination and unique challenges driven by deep-rooted discrimination against women and stereotypes entrenched in patriarchal societies related to gender and sexuality; whereas women’s organisations and human rights defenders working on rights contested by authoritarian regimes and fundamentalist groups such as SRHR and denouncing the actions of extractive industries and businesses remain at heightened risk to attacks and violence; whereas consistent engagement with women’s organisations and human rights defenders needs to be ensured throughout the full cycle of planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the GAP III with regard to addressing social and cultural norms and gender stereotypes in societies and to promoting women’s rights and empowerment;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L a (new) La. whereas the civil society space is shrinking in various spheres, including with regards to women’s organisations and women human rights defenders, SRHR, and LGBTIQ+ rights; ; whereas women human rights defenders often face additional and different risks and obstacles that are gendered, intersectional and shaped by entrenched gender; whereas in the context of global backlash against gender equality and SRHR there has been increasing attacks and a reduction on the level of protection of women and girls; whereas more ambitious internal and external actions are needed in order to actively combat regressive discourses and initiatives and continue advancing towards gender equal societies;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M M.
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M a (new) Ma. whereas trade policy shall be conducted in the context of the principles and objectives of the EU external action, including democracy, the rule of law, the universality and indivisibility of human rights and fundamental freedoms, respect for human dignity, the principles of equality and solidarity, and respect for the principles of the UN Charter and international law; whereas, until now, the EU has concluded trade and Association agreements without undertaking assessments of their impact on women and gender equality; whereas a modernised Association Agreement between Chile and the EU will include, for the first time for the EU, a specific chapter on gender and trade; whereas gender issues and women rights are not sufficiently taken into account in the sustainable impact assessments of trade and Association agreements; whereas an ex-ante assessment of the gender implications of trade policies can contribute to gender equality and women’s empowerment; whereas it is necessary to ensure that the possible impacts of EU trade policy and agreements on gender equality and women’s rights are always evaluated;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M a (new) Ma. whereas including the gender perspective in the EU´s foreign and security policy also means to acknowledge and combat the specific gender dimensions and impact of global phenomena such as climate change, migration, trade and security, as well as to put the focus on the experiences and needs of women and groups facing multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination and marginalization at the centre of policy making;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the principle of equality between women and men is a core value of the EU enshrined within the European Union legal and political framework, and gender mainstreaming should therefore be implemented and integrated into all EU activities and policies; whereas the EU should contribute to creating a world in which all people, regardless of gender, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity and ability can live peacefully, enjoying equal rights and the same opportunity to realise their potential;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph -1 (new) -1. Recalls the pivotal role of women as peacebuilders and stresses the need to ensure the equal participation of women in the maintenance of international peace and security, the expansion of women’s roles in preventing and resolving conflict, and women’s protection in order to advance the international peace and security agenda;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Calls on the EU and its Member States
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Calls on the EU and its Member States to commit to advancing towards a foreign and security policy that incorporates a gender-transformative vision, putting the need to address unequal structures and power relations at its centre; stresses the need for such policy to be grounded in rigorous gender analysis
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Calls on the EU and its Member
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Calls on the EU and its Member States to commit to advancing towards a foreign and security policy that incorporates a gender-transformative vision, putting the need to address unequal structures and power relations at its centre; stresses the need for such policy to be grounded in rigorous gender analysis and systematic gender impact assessments, and for a meaningful and equitable role at all levels and stages of decision-making to be secured for women and for people from diverse backgrounds; underlines the importance of engaging men and boys in the process as agents of change;
Amendment 116 #
1. Calls on the EU and its Member States to commit to advancing towards a foreign and security policy that incorporates a
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Calls on the EU and its Member States to commit to advancing towards a foreign and security policy that
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Reminds the Commission that the principle of subsidiarity, as enshrined in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union, applies to all of the Union’s policies at all times with no exceptions , Union’s external action including; stresses that the new Gender Action Plan must strictly follow this principle; recalls that the common foreign and security policy is subject to specific rules and procedures and that the Union’s development cooperation policy and that of the Member States complement and reinforce each other; welcomes, nevertheless, that the Commission provides for recommendations for the Member States regarding their approach to gender equality to pursue the political aims in line with the action plan in areas of their competence;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Urges the Commission, the High Representative and the Member States to further strengthen their support for gender equality, the full enjoyment of human rights by all women and girls and their empowerment across the globe and to play a key and increasing role in streamlining and leveraging resources to that end;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the principle of equality between women and men is a core value of the EU
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Notes that GAP II has served an important purpose and supported the entire EU foreign policy agenda, and welcomes in this regard the choice of three thematic pillars, namely ensuring girls’ and women’s physical and psychological integrity, promoting the economic and social rights and the empowerment of girls and women, and strengthening girls’ and women’s voice and participation; stresses that these pillars are intended to tackle the main factors and causes involved in discrimination and marginalisation; also takes note of the horizontal pillar consisting of shifting the institutional culture of the Commission’s services and the EEAS in order to more effectively deliver on the EU’s commitments to gender equality and women’s empowerment through the EU’s external relations;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal to carry out a review and present a new EU Gender Action Plan III (GAP III) in 2020; stresses that this document needs to take the form of a communication in order to ensure its effective implementation; calls on GAP III to challenge the backlash against women’s rights, through strengthening access to sexual and reproductive health for women and girls, free from coercion, violence, discrimination and abuse; welcomes the EU Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security, and calls for its robust implementation; welcomes the decision to renew the EU Action Plan on Human
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal to carry out a review and present a new EU Gender Action Plan III in 2020; stresses that the GAP III should build upon and expand on the path laid out in the current GAP II and take into consideration lessons learned from its current implementation; stresses that this document needs to take the form of an official communication, rather than a staff working document, in order to ensure its effective implementation; welcomes the EU Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security, and calls for its robust implementation; welcomes the decision to renew the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy, and calls for gender mainstreaming and targeted actions for gender equality and women’s rights, including SRHR, to be included in the Action Plan;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal to carry out a review and present a new EU Gender Action Plan III in 2020; stresses that this document needs to take the form of a communication in order to ensure its effective implementation; welcomes the EU Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security, and calls for its robust implementation; welcomes the decision to renew the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy, and calls for gender mainstreaming and targeted actions for gender equality and women’s rights, including on SRHR, to be included in the Action Plan; further welcomes the EU Action Plan on Gender Equality and Women Empowerment in External Relations for 2021-2025 and A New EU Strategy towards the Eradication of Trafficking in Human Beings foreseen this year;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal to carry out a review and present a new EU Gender Action Plan III in 2020; stresses that this document needs to take the form of a communication in order to ensure its effective implementation;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal to carry out a review and present a new EU Gender Action Plan III in 2020; stresses that this document needs to take the form of a communication in order to ensure its effective implementation; welcomes the EU Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security, and calls for its robust implementation; welcomes the decision to renew the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy, and calls for gender mainstreaming and targeted actions for gender equality and women’s rights,
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Notes that progress has been uneven across the thematic priorities and amongst different EU actors; calls therefore for greater efforts by the Commission, the High Representative and all Member States to fully implement the EU’s gender equality policy in external relations and attain the minimum performance standards set out in the Gender Action Plan;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the principle of equality and complementarity between women and men, with their respective differences, is a core value of the EU, and gender mainstreaming should therefore be implemented and integrated into all EU activities and policies; whereas the EU should contribute to creating a world in which all people, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, race and ability can live peacefully, enjoying equal rights and the same opportunity to realise their potential;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to deliver the first LGBTI Equality Strategy by the end of this year; stresses that this Strategy must be ambitious, build upon the existing guidelines and list of actions and include a strong external action component;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Underlines the importance of strong cooperation with civil society in implementing GAPIII; values the critical role of civil society, CSOs and SMEs through active engagement and consultations;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 c (new) 2c. Stresses that the new EU Gender Action Plan should explicitly cover protection, participation and advancing women’s rights in all contexts and include fragile states and conflict-related contexts;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls for further policy coherence and coordination in the implementation of the range of commitments on gender equality included in the EU’s external action; stresses that the EU Strategic Approach should be linked to and synchronised with the new GAP III, and calls for the 2019 EU Action Plan on WPS to be included in GAP III as a separate chapter; stresses the importance of the existing normative framework pertaining to the women, peace and security agenda, insists that this framework should be the baseline for all actions at EU and international level and that any attempts to resile from or roll back established commitments in this field must be firmly rejected;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls on all Members States to adopt a feminist foreign and security policy that addresses the barriers for women to enter and maintain not only high-level leadership roles, and key positions such as ambassadorships and mediator positions in international peace talks and negotiations, but also entry-level positions. Recalls that factors that might deter women’s participation such as a lack of conducive work-life balance policies, equal sharing of family responsibilities and expectations that women will be primary caregivers leading women to often take career breaks or move to part-time work, and the public perception globally of women’s leadership should be taken into account; Further stresses that in advancing the targets of women’s leadership in the WPS, equal pay for equal work is one of the EU’s founding principles and should be mainstreamed through the advancement of women’s economic and social rights, both outside and within the EU; that Member States have an obligation to eliminate discrimination on grounds of sex with regard to all aspects and conditions of remuneration for the same work or for work of equal value;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Welcomes a specific gender chapter in EU trade and investment agreements, however points out that it is vital to have gender impact assessment included in the whole of the agreement, including its investment provisions;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the principle of equality between women and men is a core value of the EU, and gender mainstreaming should therefore be
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the EEAS, the relevant Commission services and the Member States to systematically integrate gender mainstreaming and an intersectional perspective into the EU’s foreign and security policy, including in multilateral fora and in all political and strategic dialogues, human rights dialogues, policy formulation and programming, country level human rights strategies, public statements, global human rights reporting as well as in the monitoring, evaluation and reporting processes;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the EEAS, the relevant Commission services and the Member States to systematically integrate gender mainstreaming and an intersectional perspective into the EU’s foreign and security policy; Calls on the Member States to put forward more women for senior positions, because more women should be encouraged to step forward and take a risk;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the EEAS, the relevant Commission services, all the European agencies who are working outside European Union’s borders, and the Member States to systematically integrate gender mainstreaming and an intersectional perspective into the EU’s foreign and security and enlargement policy;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the EEAS, the relevant Commission services and the Member States to systematically integrate gender
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the EEAS, the relevant Commission services and the Member States to systematically integrate gender mainstreaming and an intersectional perspective into the EU’s foreign and security policy, including trade and development policy;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the EEAS, the relevant Commission services and the Member States to
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Stresses that further analysis needs to be done on the power dynamics inherent in EU’s policies and practice and in the current programming in order to analyse and address their gender implications;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Recalls the importance of integrating an intersectional perspective in all EU external action and that EU actions should integrate the experiences of women from diverse backgrounds and especially those facing intersecting forms of discrimination and marginalization based on their age, gender, race, religion, socio economic and legal status, ability, sexual orientation and gender identity; reminds that women are not a homogenous group or speaking with one voice;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the principle of equality between women and men is a core value of the EU, and gender mainstreaming should therefore be implemented and integrated into all EU activities and policies; whereas the EU should contribute to creating a world in which all people, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, race and ability can live peacefully, enjoying equal rights and the same opportunity to realise their potential;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Stresses the need to ensure continued commitment at the highest political levels to the implementation of GAP III; requests that
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. “Stresses the need to ensure continued commitment at the highest political levels to the implementation of GAP III; requests that GAP III specify that 85 % of official development assistance (ODA) should go to programmes which have gender equality as a significant or as a principal objective, and that, within this broader commitment, 20 % of ODA should be allocated to programmes with gender equality
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Stresses the need to ensure continued commitment at the highest political levels to the implementation of GAP III; requests that GAP III specify that 85 % of official development assistance (ODA) should go to programmes which have gender equality as a significant or as a principal objective, and that, within this broader commitment, 20 % of ODA should be allocated to programmes with gender equality, including SRHR, as a principal objective; calls for further targeted actions to achieve gender equality; calls, furthermore, for the new plan to strengthen
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6.
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Recommends that GAP III be accompanied by clear, measurable, time- bound indicators of success to monitor short-term, mid-term and long-term changes, including an attribution of responsibility to different actors, and with clear objectives in each partner country, developed in close cooperation with the partner country and civil society organisations (CSOs), including those that work to involve men and boys in promoting gender equality;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Recommends that GAP III be accompanied by clear, measurable, time- bound indicators of success,
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls for gender-specific indicators to be applied in the project selection, monitoring and evaluation phases of all actions of EU’s foreign and security policy that receive funding from the EU budget; calls for the introducing in the forthcoming Common Implementing Regulation laying down common rules and procedures for the implementation of the Union’s instruments for financing external action, basic requirements towards furthering gender equality through all external financial instruments; calls for mandatory gender impact assessment as part of general ex- ante conditionality, and for the collection of gender-disaggregated data on beneficiaries and participants; stresses the need for a systematic gender budgeting approach, combined with an appropriate and uniform system of tracking, monitoring and evaluating EU expenditures related to gender equality across EU’s foreign and security policy; calls on the Commission to systematically assess the impact of the Programmes financed by EU budget and to report back to the European Parliament;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the principle of equality between women and men is a core value of the EU, and gender mainstreaming should therefore be implemented and integrated into all EU activities and policies; whereas the EU should contribute to creating a world in which all people, regardless of gender, age, sexual orientation, race and ability can live peacefully, enjoying equal rights and the same opportunity to realise their potential;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls on the EEAS, the Commission and EU member states to recommit, through the new GAP, to gender mainstreaming in all sectors, including in non-social sectors such as trade, energy, agriculture and migration; calls on the EEAS, the relevant Commission services and EU member states to commit in parallel to implement more gender targeted actions in addition to gender mainstreaming;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Underlines that girls and young women are particularly vulnerable and that specific focus is needed to ensure their access to all levels of education; calls in this regard for the consideration of a range of opportunities in the field of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM subjects);
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls on the Commission to organise ex-ante and ex-post gendered impact assessments of the different programmes financed by the EU, containing a variety of modalities including budget support and to report back to the European Parliament;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls on the European Commission to accurately track all spending on gender related activities, including in the area of external action, to assess the impact and to improve the quality of gender mainstreaming;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Calls on the Commission, the EEAS and the EU Delegations to recognize girls and young women as drivers of change, and to support their safe, meaningful and inclusive participation in civic and public life; stresses the positive impact girls, young women and women have in achieving sustainable peace and social cohesion, including through local girls and women- led initiatives in conflict prevention and peacebuilding;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 c (new) 6c. Calls on the Commission, the EEAS and the EU Delegations to take into consideration the feedback of youth- led organisations and to support them through capacity-building as youth bear the biggest burden to conflicts and disasters and are key actors of change;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Recalls the essential work done by CSOs on the ground to sustain peace and promote women’s engagement in peace processes, politics, governance, institution-building, the rule of law and the security sector and stresses the need to ensure significant funding and capacity building to maintain and support these efforts; Calls for specific earmarked funding on gender equality in the framework of the proposed Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) regulation, and for reduced administrative constraints to allow access to funding for local and small CSOs; stresses the importance of ensuring that partners can count on receiving sufficient financial resources for gender mainstreaming;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Calls for
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas the fifth Sustainable Development Goal (SDG5) is to achieve gender equality and to empower all women and girls worldwide; whereas no development strategy can be effective unless women and girls play a central role, and whereas SDG5 must be mainstreamed horizontally into different policy fields where EU has competence to act;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Calls for specific earmarked funding on gender equality in the framework of the proposed Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) regulation, and for reduced administrative constraints to allow access to funding for local and small CSOs; stresses the importance of ensuring that partners can count on receiving sufficient political support and financial resources for gender mainstreaming;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Calls on the Commission to adopt a mechanism to track the amount of EU funding for gender equality allocated and disbursed in partner countries and report on it through the GAP III; further calls on the Commission to undertake a formal evaluation of the gender impact of the different programmes financed by the EU, including modalities such as budget support, and to report back to the European Parliament; stresses that this evaluation should be based on gender- disaggregated data and that its result should be integrated in future programming; Reminds the importance to ensure that partners count with sufficient financial resources for gender mainstreaming;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Calls on the European Commission and EU Member States to advocate for the inclusion of women’s rights organisations, as well as women led organisations and defenders of women’s human rights, in humanitarian coordination and decision-making structures; moreover calls on Commission to ensure that local funding mechanisms such as pooled funds are accessible to these women’s organisations; EU Delegations and Member States’ Embassies should especially engage local feminist activists and women’s rights organisations, as they are instrumental to creating ownership and ensuring impact in partner countries;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Highlights the importance of equal access to capital for female entrepreneurs. Calls in this regard on the Member States and EU institutions to increase the availability of financing by means of microcredit and to actively promote the use of microcredit;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Recalls that greater inclusion of women in the labour market, better support for female entrepreneurship, safeguarding equal opportunities and equal pay for men and women and promoting work-life balance are key factors for achieving long-term sustainable and inclusive economic growth, combating inequalities, and encouraging women’s financial independence;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 c (new) 7c. Recalls that the negotiation of trade agreements, and especially of Trade and Sustainable Development chapters which cover labour rights, represents an important tool for advancing gender equality and empowering women in third countries; therefore calls on DG TRADE to include, for all EU trade agreements, girls’ and women’s rights and gender equality as drivers of economic growth, and to respect the ILO core conventions on gender and labour rights, including on forced and child labour; recalls the need to monitor the impact of EU trade policies on women’s political and economic empowerment and gender equality;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 d (new) 7d. Stresses that achieving gender equality is not possible without the inclusion of men and boys in the process to advancing gender equality, men and boys must be invited to participate and contribute actively in promoting healthier gender norms; recalls in particular the role and responsibility of men and boys in combating sexual and gender-based violence;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 2 A gender
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Calls for the examination of synergies between those internal and external programmes of the Union to ensure a coherent and continuous approach to policies inside and outside of the Union, such as in the case of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM);
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. It is important that foreign policy focuses effectively on European Union interests and not on ideological policies;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Calls on the Member States to create a formal Council
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Calls on the Member States to create a formal Council working group on gender equality;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Calls on the Member States to create a formal Council working group on gender equality; recommends for the new Council WG to develop rules to allow in- depth participation of civil society;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Calls on the Member States to create a
Amendment 185 #
8. Calls on the Member States to create a formal Council working group on
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Welcomes the work done by the EEAS Principal Adviser on gender;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Welcomes the work done by the EEAS Principal Adviser on gender; regrets, however, the limited capacity in terms of staff and resources assigned to this position, and calls for its holder to report directly to the VP/HR; highlights the necessity of the EEAS to adjust its recruitment and hiring processes in order to pay even more attention to diversity and inclusion; underlines the necessity of organising diverse interview panels, putting a hiring process on hold to identify a more diverse candidate pool as well as more concrete dialogues with the Member States at political level regarding recruitment efforts; calls on the VP/HR to create an organisational division within the EEAS on gender equality and the WPS agenda, and to have a full-time gender adviser in each EEAS Directorate, reporting directly to the Principal Adviser;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A b (new) Ab. whereas achieving gender equality by 2030 requires the full awareness and unwavering commitment by EU and its Member States; whereas this includes the promotion of women’s and girl’s full enjoyment of all human rights, gender equality and the empowerment and promotion of women and girls as a priority across all areas of policy and action; whereas the EU Gender Action Plan(GAP) II is a key tool to contribute to achieving these goals and must be safeguarded against any deterioration and progress must be accelerated;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9.
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Welcomes the work done by the EEAS Principal Adviser on gender; regrets, however, the limited capacity in terms of staff and resources assigned to this position, and calls for its holder to report directly to the VP/HR; calls on the VP/HR to create an organisational division within the EEAS on gender equality and the WPS agenda,
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Welcomes the work done by the EEAS Principal Adviser on gender; regrets, however, the limited capacity in terms of staff and resources assigned to this position, and calls for its holder to report directly to the VP/HR; calls on the VP/HR to create an organisational division within the EEAS on gender equality and the WPS
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Calls on the Commission to collect sex-disaggregated data in the implementation of EU-financed programmes on women’s empowerment; stresses the need to improve the reliability of gender analysis by harmonising the data collected by EU delegations in such a way as to make it comparable; underlines; furthermore, the importance of conducting evidence-based gender analysis, using, where possible, data disaggregated for sex and age in consultation with CSOs; and calls for gender analysis to play a role in defining country strategy objectives, programmes, projects and dialogue; encourages the EU to explore possibilities for sharing, managing and updating gender analysis in a more systematic manner;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10.
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Welcomes the EEAS Gender and Equal Opportunities Strategy 2018-2023
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Welcomes the EEAS Gender and Equal Opportunities Strategy 2018-2023, but regrets the lack of specific and measurable objectives; calls for it to be updated in order to include concrete and binding goals on the presence of women in management positions; recommends a target of 50 % of management positions being held by women, including as Heads of Delegation and Heads of CSDP missions and operations; welcomes the progress that the European Commission has made in this regard, reaching a 41% of women managers at all levels; regrets that the EEAS is far from reaching that goal and calls the current HRVP to take the necessary steps to remedy this situation; regrets, in addition, the absence of other diversity targets and of overall diversity in the EU institutions, especially regarding race, ability and ethnic backgrounds;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Welcomes the EEAS Gender and Equal Opportunities Strategy 2018-2023
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 6 b (new) - having regard to Directive 2011/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2011 on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims, and to Directive 2011/93/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography,
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Welcomes the EEAS Gender and Equal Opportunities Strategy 2018-2023, but regrets the lack of specific and measurable objectives; calls for it to be updated in order to include concrete
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Highlights that women’s participation in CSDP-missions contributes to the effectiveness of the mission and drives the EU’s credibility as a proponent of equal rights for men and women worldwide.1a Calls in this regard on the Member States and the EU institutions to advance women’s participation in CSDP-missions. _________________ 1a https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/ etudes/STUD/2017/603855/EXPO_STU(2 017)603855_EN.pdf
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Calls on the VP/HR to ensure that Heads of EU Delegations abroad have a formal responsibility to ensure gender equality is mainstreamed throughout all aspects of the delegation’s work and that they be required to report on it; further calls on the VP/HR to ensure that there is one full-time gender focal point in the EU delegations
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Calls on the VP/HR to ensure that Heads of EU Delegations abroad have a formal responsibility to ensure gender equality is mainstreamed throughout all aspects of the delegation’s work and that they be required to report on it; further calls on the VP/HR to ensure that there is one full-time gender focal point in the EU delegations; stresses that all gender focal points should be given sufficient time and capacity to carry out their tasks; emphasises the need for training in order to ensure that gender focal persons can develop the skills required to fulfil their assigned tasks; underlines the need to update job descriptions and contracts in order to include relevant responsibilities related to furthering gender equality within positions at all levels;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Calls on the VP/HR to ensure that
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Calls on the VP/HR to ensure that Heads of EU Delegations abroad have a formal responsibility to ensure gender equality is mainstreamed throughout all aspects of the delegation’s work and that they be required to report on it;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Calls on the VP/HR to ensure that Heads of EU Delegations abroad have a formal responsibility to ensure gender equality is mainstreamed throughout all aspects of the delegation’s work and that they be required to report on it; further calls on the VP/HR to ensure
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas women and girls are particularly affected by violence, poverty
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Stresses that achieving gender equality is not possible without a gender- responsive leadership; calls, in this context, for mandatory training on gender equality for all middle and senior managers of the EEAS and Heads/Commanders of CSDP missions and operations; highlights that the mission letters and job descriptions for the new Heads of EU Delegations need to include specific references to gender equality; stresses that their evaluations need to include specific criteria on work undertaken to ensure gender mainstreaming;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Stresses that achieving gender equality is not possible without a gender- responsive leadership; calls, in this context, for
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Calls for a continued cultural shift, including the better coordination between EU institutions and between these institutions and the EU Member States; calls, in this regard, for a better inclusion of gender equality and human rights considerations in policy and political dialogue, to further strengthen the role in fostering accountability in the humanitarian system;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Regrets that the number of women working in CSDP missions and especially in military operations remains very low; recalls that gender diversity in CSDP is important for implementing many operational tasks and effective executing of the duties such as increasing situational awareness, reaching out to different groups in society, or further strengthening training and monitoring;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Calls for an active promotion and support of comprehensive trainings for all staff on gender mainstreaming and gender analysis; stresses that these trainings need to be followed-up in the medium and long term;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 b (new) 12b. Urges the EEAS to promote the need for a binding political commitment to increase the number of women in the EU’s crisis management missions and operations; urges the Member States to look at ways to strengthen recruitment and retention policies and promote women’s participation in peacebuilding and peacekeeping missions and to present more women candidates to serve as Heads of Delegations, EUSRs and Heads of Missions and Operations;
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 b (new) 12b. Underlines the need for a simplified method of reporting in all of EU’s gender-related aspects in order to keep bureaucracy to a minimum; calls for the development of online reporting, clear templates and the issuing of a guidebook to facilitate the work of the delegations;
Amendment 219 #
12b. Calls for an update of the Upgraded Generic Standards of Behaviour for CSDP Missions and Operations to include the principle of zero-tolerance to non-action for EU leadership and management regarding sexual and gender-based violence;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas women and girls are particularly affected by violence, poverty, armed conflicts and the impact of the climate emergency; whereas there is a growing global trend towards authoritarianism and an increasing number of fundamentalist groups, both of which are clearly linked to a backlash against women’s and LGBTIQ+ rights;
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 c (new) 12c. Underlines the importance of EU Member States to continue to substantially improve the use of gender analysis and the consistent gender mainstreaming, including the collection and use of sex-and age-disaggregated data and gender sensitive indicators in identification, planning, implementation and monitoring and evaluation of all processes in the EU’s external action; underlines that these areas shall include trade, infrastructure-related investment, private sector investment and security- related initiatives and climate change, particular attention should be paid in all external actions to thematic areas which have a potential gender transformative objective and content;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 c (new) 12c. Stresses the importance of applying a zero-tolerance policy regarding cases of sexual or gender-based harassment and of supporting institutional structures focused on preventing sexual or gender-based violence; Regrets that only a few EU CSDP missions provide training on sexual or gender-based harassment and calls on the EEAS and the Member States to support all efforts to combat sexual or gender-based violence in international peacekeeping operations and to ensure that whistle-blowers and victims are effectively protected;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 3 Prioritising the protection and advancement of women’s and girls’ rights and
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Calls on the EEAS to consider reviewing the ‘EU guidelines on violence against women and girls and combating all forms of discrimination against them’ in order to add references to specific measures to combat the increasing attacks and threats against women’s human rights defenders and transgender or gender non-conforming people, and to align the guidelines with the Istanbul Convention definitions and recommendations;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Calls for the EU and the Member States to ensure an adequate budget for education in emergencies to ensure that every girl can succeed, despite circumstances of conflict and natural disasters.
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas women and girls are particularly affected by violence, poverty, armed conflicts and the impact of the climate emergency and their empowerment is essential to tackle these issues; whereas there is a growing global trend towards authoritarianism and an increasing number of fundamentalist groups, both of which are clearly linked to a backlash against women’s and LGBTIQ+ rights; whereas any understanding of security that focuses on States rather than human beings is defective and will not lead to peace;
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls on the VP/HR, the EEAS and the Member States to ensure full implementation of the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders, and to adopt an annex aiming to recognise and develop additional strategies and tools to respond better and more effectively to prevent the specific situation, threats and risk factors faced by defenders of women’s human rights;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls on the VP/HR, the EEAS and the Member States to ensure full implementation of the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders,
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls on the VP/HR, the EEAS and the Member States to ensure full implementation of the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls on the VP/HR, the EEAS and the Member States to ensure full implementation of the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders, and to adopt an annex aiming to recognise and develop additional strategies and tools to respond better and more effectively to prevent the specific situation, threats and risk factors faced by defenders of women’s human rights, including girls and young women activists;
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Calls for the EEAS to work with partner countries to advance the status of women including in areas such as inheritance rights to property and land, access to legal status including through birth registration, a reduced burden of unpaid care work, access to financial and digital literacy, technical and vocational education and training, and protection from child labour and other forms of exploitation;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Stresses the need to implement a gender perspective within the EU migration policy that guarantees the rights of women and girl asylum seekers and refugees, to immediately introduce gender sensitive asylum and migration procedures and to step up work in order to ensure proper identification and protection against potential violence, harassment, rapes and women trafficking at reception centres across Europe;
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Calls on the European Commission to strengthen the NDICI Regulation in order to give clear objectives on how it will ensure gender mainstreaming and targeted actions, by addressing gender-based discrimination to tackle all aspects of inequalities affecting girls and women, in line with the European Consensus on Development and the Gender Action Plan;
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 b (new) 14b. Calls on the Commission and the Council to ensure that due consideration is given to gender equality when negotiating new or reviewing existing Trade and Association Agreements; calls on the Commission and the Council to promote and support the inclusion of a specific gender chapter in EU trade and Association Agreements and to ensure that it specifically foresees binding commitments to respect and promote gender equality and women empowerment; calls for the promotion of principles of internationally recognised standards, international Agreements and UN Conventions and commitments on girls and women rights, gender equality, gender mainstreaming and the empowerment of women in these agreements, based on the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the SDGs, the CEDAW and the fundamental ILO Conventions; calls on the Commission to include gender impact of EU trade policy and agreements in ex- ante and ex-post impact assessments and to ensure that trade agreements do not exacerbate existing inequalities or create new ones;
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 c (new) 14c. Calls on the VP/HR, the EEAS and the Member States to safeguard the rights of girls and women and ensure their full and meaningful participation across the various stages of the conflict cycle, in the context of EU conflict prevention and mediation activities; calls for the mainstreaming of gender perspective through the inclusion of expertise on gender, including gender- based violence and conflict-related sexual violence, at all levels of peacekeeping as well as through the substantial increase in the number of women in other key positions at all levels of conflict prevention and peacekeeping operations;
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 d (new) 14d. Calls on the Commission and Member States to enhance cooperation with third countries in order to combat all forms of trafficking in human beings, paying particular attention to the gender dimension of trafficking in persons to specifically combat child marriage, the sexual exploitation of women and girls and sex tourism; calls for mandatory impact assessment on the risks posed by a third country with regard to human trafficking as part of general ex-ante conditionality of all visa liberalisation agreements; stresses the need of the introduction of effective cooperation with third countries in regard to human trafficking among the mandatory criteria to be met for any visa liberalisation agreement; calls on the Commission, the Council and the EEAS to introduce in their negotiations with third countries on association and cooperation agreements with third countries a benchmark framework of cooperation with regards to effectively counter-human trafficking, including a transparent protocol for recording data on referrals and prosecution of trafficking; calls for the establishment of a gender-sensitive approach to trafficking in persons, by comprehensively addressing the impact it has on the realization of a wide range of human rights, in the context of any conflict;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas women and girls are particularly affected by violence, poverty, armed conflicts and the impact of the climate
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls on the EU Delegations to
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls on the EU Delegations to monitor the backlash against gender equality and SRHR and the tendency towards shrinking space for civil society, and to take specific steps to protect them; urges the Commission, the EEAS, the Member States and Heads of EU Delegations to ensure political and financial support to local CSOs, including women’s organisations and human rights defenders, and to make cooperation and consultation with them a standard element of their work; urges the Commission and Member States to support initiatives that aim to challenge and transform negative gender norms and stereotypes in all contexts that lead to discrimination and marginalisation such as FGM and child marriage;
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15.
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls on the EU Delegations to monitor the backlash against gender equality and SRHR and the tendency towards shrinking space for civil society, and to take specific steps to protect them from threats, harassment, violence and hate speech; urges the Commission, the EEAS, the Member States and Heads of EU Delegations to ensure political and
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls on the EU Delegations to monitor the backlash against gender equality and SRHR and the tendency towards shrinking space for civil society, and to take specific steps to protect them; urges the Commission, the EEAS, the Member States and Heads of EU Delegations to ensure political and
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls on the EU Delegations to monitor the
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls on the EU Delegations to monitor the backlash against gender equality and SRHR and the tendency towards shrinking space for civil society, and to take specific steps to protect them; urges the Commission, the EEAS, the Member States and Heads of EU Delegations to
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Recognises the fact that humanitarian crises intensify the need for sexual and reproductive health and rights services (SRHR), as crises bring an increased risk for women and girls, including particularly vulnerable groups such as refugee and migrant girls, to be exposed to sexual and gender-based violence, sexually transmitted diseases, sexual exploitation and unwanted pregnancies; Calls therefore on the European Commission and Member States to give a high priority to the full spectrum of age sensitive, sexual and reproductive health services in their humanitarian aid response, and to ensure continuity of support for family planning services along the humanitarian-to- development continuum; Calls for a stronger action on SRHR as a precondition for gender equality and empowerment of women and girls, as well as the need for appropriate tools to measure progress with regard to ensuring universal access to SRHR, as agreed in accordance with the EU’s commitment to the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and the Beijing Platform for Action and the outcome documents of their review conferences, as per SDG 5.6; Stresses the necessity of conducting and supporting efforts to preventing SGBV through gender awareness activities involving boys and men;
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Call on the Commission and the EEAS to systematically support universal enjoyment of sexual and reproductive health and rights, including through effective access to comprehensive sexuality education, contraception, family planning, safe and legal abortion services, and quality maternal health care, and respect for women’s right to decide over their own bodies, and to be protected against any form of discrimination, coercion or violence in this regard; calls on the European Commission to counter the impact of the “global gag rule” by significantly supporting sexual and reproductive health and rights funding, including through the new NDICI;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas women and girls are particularly affected by violence, poverty, armed conflicts and the impact of the climate emergency; whereas there is a growing global trend towards authoritarianism and an increasing number of fundamentalist groups, particularly associated with radical Islam, both of which are clearly linked to a backlash against women’s and LGBTIQ+ rights; whereas any understanding of security that focuses on States rather than human beings is defective and will not lead to peace;
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Condemns all forms of violence against women and girls, including trafficking in human beings, sexual exploitation, forced marriage, honour crimes, female genital mutilation (FGM) and the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war; calls on the EU and its Member States to ratify the Istanbul Convention, as the first legally binding international instrument seeking to prevent and combat violence against women, this way setting an example worldwide and making their commitment to eradicate such violence credible in the EU external relations;
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Points out that ensuring a meaningful and equitable participation of women in EU foreign policy negotiation as well as peace and security processes is linked to greater economic growth, decrease in human rights violation and advancement of global security, democracy and sustainable peace;
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 b (new) Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 b (new) 15b. Recognizes that gender equality is a prerequisite for peace, security and sustainable development and the efficient management of climate challenges and that in order to achieve a fair and just transition which leaves no one behind all climate action must include a gender and an intersectional perspective; regrets that only 30% of climate negotiators are women and reminds that meaningful and equal participation of women in decision making bodies at EU, national and local level climate policy and action is vital for achieving long-term climate goals; asks that the EU and its Member States to ensure access of women’s organisations to international climate funds;
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 b (new) 15b. Stresses the need to pay more attention on the inclusion of women in climate change decision-making processes, as women and girls are disproportionately affected by climate change, notably due to persistent cultural and structural gender inequalities; urges that GAP III make clear links to the Paris Agreement and also commit to ensure access of women’s organisations to international climate funds;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 c (new) 15c. Calls on the EU to promote the increased participation of women in peacekeeping and peacebuilding processes and EU military and civil crisis management missions; highlights the importance of women’s role in promoting dialogue and building trust, building coalitions for peace and bringing different perspectives on meanings of peace and security, in particular in post-conflict reconstruction, conflict prevention and resolution; notes that the promotion of women’s rights in crisis or conflict-ridden countries fosters stronger and more resilient communities;
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 c (new) 15c. Emphasises that universal respect for and access to sexual and reproductive health contributes to the achievement of all the health-related SDGs, such as prenatal care and measures to avoid high- risk births and reduce infant and child mortality; points out that access to family planning and maternal health services are important elements for saving women’s lives;
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 c (new) 15c. Recognises the fact that humanitarian crises intensify sexual and reproductive health and rights related challenges and recalls that in crisis zones, women and girls are particularly exposed to sexual violence, sexually transmitted diseases, sexual exploitation and unwanted pregnancies;
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 d (new) Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 d (new) 15d. Calls on the Commission, the EEAS and the EU Delegations to recognize girls and young women as drivers of change, and to support their safe, meaningful and inclusive participation in civic and public life; stresses the positive impact girls, and women of all ages have in achieving sustainable peace and social cohesion, including through local girls and women- led initiatives in conflict prevention and peacebuilding;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas women and girls are particularly affected by physical, psychological and sexual violence, poverty, armed conflicts and the impact of the climate emergency; whereas there is a growing global trend towards authoritarianism and an increasing number of fundamentalist groups, both of which are clearly linked to a backlash against women’s and LGBTIQ+ rights; whereas any understanding of security that focuses on States rather than human beings is defective and will not lead to peace;
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 d (new) 15d. Calls on the European Commission and Member States to give a high priority to gender equality and sexual and reproductive health and rights in their humanitarian aid response, as well as accountability and access to justice and redress for sexual and reproductive rights violations and gender- based violence, and in terms of training of humanitarian actors as well as funding;
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 e (new) 15e. Notes the continued progress on the implementation of the EU-UN Spotlight Initiative to eliminate violence against women and girls worldwide, which amounted to EUR270 million committed for programmes in Africa and Latin America in 2018;callsfor the EU’s strong leadership on the Call to Action on Protection from Gender-Based Violence in Emergencies and the support provided to the survivors of conflict-related sexual and gender-based violence, reminds the Commission and the EU Member States the importance of the outcome of the Oslo Conference on Ending Sexual and Gender Based Violence in Humanitarian Crises;
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 e (new) 15e. Stresses that the new EU Gender Action Plan should explicitly cover protection, participation and advancing women’s rights in all contexts, regardless of GDP and including fragile states and conflict contexts;
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 f (new) 15f. Reminds the Commission that the principle of subsidiarity, as enshrined in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union, applies to all of the Union’s policies at all times with no exceptions, EU’s foreign and security policy including; stresses that the new Gender Action Plan must strictly follow this principle, welcomes nevertheless that the Commission provides for recommendations for the Member States regarding their approach to gender equality through external action to pursue the political aims in line with the action plan in areas of their competence;
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 f (new) 15f. Stresses that the new EU Gender Action Plan should cover the protection, participation and advancing of girls, including particularly vulnerable groups such as refugee and migrant girls, and to secure the protection from violence and discrimination of girls as well as their access to education, information and health services, including SRHR;
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas women and girls are particularly affected by violence, poverty, armed conflicts
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas women and girls are particularly affected by violence, poverty
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas women and girls are particularly affected by violence, poverty, armed conflicts and the impact of the climate emergency; whereas there is a growing global trend towards authoritarianism and an increasing number of fundamentalist groups, both of which are clearly linked to a backlash against women’s
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 6 c (new) - having regard to the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (2000) and the Protocols thereto, and in particular the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children (2000),
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas men and women are affected differently in conflict, post- conflict and fragile situations; whereas women are not only victims but also agents of positive change, who could contribute to conflict prevention and resolution, peacebuilding, peace negotiations and post-conflict reconstruction; whereas the importance of meaningful participation of women and girls in conflict prevention, peacebuilding and conflict resolution as well as in building the resilience of local communities must be highly considered;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas sexual and gender-based violence against women and girls, including harmful traditions such as child marriage and FGM; inadequate access to basic sectors and social services, for example health, education, clean water, sanitation, and nutrition; restricted access to sexual and reproductive health and rights services; unequal participation in public and private institutions, as well as in political decision-making and in peace processes are contributory factors leading to discrimination and marginalisation;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. Whereas a foreign and security policy that does not represent women, girls and LGBTI+ rights and does not address current injustices further reinforces imbalances; whereas anyone who wants to put an end to these injustices must recognise the unequal balance of power between the genders;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas women’s direct participation in peace negotiations increases the sustainability and the quality of peace;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B b (new) Bb. whereas gender analysis and a gender perspective constitute a foundation of effective and sustainable conflict prevention, stabilisation, peacebuilding, post-conflict reconstruction, governance and institution building; whereas the dominant narrative around women and girls is one of victimization that deprives women and girls of their agency and erases their capacity as agents of change; whereas, an increasing body of evidence illustrates that participation of women and girls in peace processes plays a significant role in determining its durability and success, since they put on the table issues such as political reform and its implementation, tackling social inequalities etc.;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B b (new) Bb. whereas women and girls might experience different forms of discrimination; whereas one in three women in the world is likely to experience physical and sexual violence at some point in her lifetime; whereas 14 million girls are forced into marriage every year;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B b (new) Bb. Whereas women civil society groups and activists play critical roles in advancing the peace and security agenda and their participation is essential to mainstreaming gender equality concerns;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B c (new) Bc. whereas including gender analysis and a gender perspective constitutes a foundation of effective and lasting conflict prevention, stabilisation, peacebuilding, post-conflict reconstruction, governance and institution building; whereas the dominant narrative around women and girls is one of victimization that deprives women and girls of their agency and erases their capacity as agents of change, with an increasing body of evidence illustrating that women’s participation in peace processes plays a significant role in determining its durability and success, since they put on the table issues such as political reform, implementation and social inequalities;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B c (new) Bc. whereas girls are disproportionately disadvantaged as a consequence of their gender and age; whereas refugee and migrant girls are particularly vulnerable; whereas girls protection from violence, discrimination and access to education, information and health services, including SRHR, are particularly important for girls’ full enjoyment of human rights;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B d (new) Bd. Whereas girls today will be the ones dealing with the consequences of conflicts and emergencies in the future, and in the case of protracted conflicts, are the ones growing up in long-lasting damaging conditions; whereas girls have specific needs and face specific challenges that are distinct from those of adult women, that the wider categories of ‘children’ or ‘women’ often fail to recognise;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 9 a (new) - having regard to the guidelines to promote and protect the enjoyment of all human rights by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) persons adopted by the Council of the European Union at its meeting of 24 June 2013,regard to the guidelines to promote and protect the enjoyment of all human rights by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) persons adopted by the Council of the European Union at its meeting of 24 June 2013,
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C.
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas countries such as Sweden, France, Canada and Mexico have recently adopted and implemented frameworks to advance towards a feminist foreign policy; whereas a policy of this type questions the existing balance of power and aims to define its interactions with other States and movements in a manner that, firstly, gives priority to
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas countries such as Sweden, France, Canada and Mexico have
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D.
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas Denmark, Switzerland and Norway have a strong gender equality- focused foreign policy; whereas Spain, Luxembourg, Cyprus and Germany have announced their intention to make gender equality a priority of their foreign policy; whereas the new Commission has announced its intention to ma
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 9 b (new) - having regard to the European Commission’s List of Actions to Advance LGBTI Equality published in December 2015,
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas Denmark, Switzerland and Norway have a
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas 2020 marks important anniversaries of women’s rights and gender equality frameworks, including the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action of 1995 and the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on WPS of 2000;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas the EU Strategic Approach to WPS represents significant progress in terms of the EU’s engagement with the WPS agenda; whereas despite the EU Action Plan on WPS adopted in 2019 to implement such Strategic Approach, translating this policy commitment into action remains a challenge; whereas still many EU staff members have not integrated WPS as part of their work and this agenda is seen as one that can be applied at their discretion and with the objective of improving the effectiveness of missions, but not as way to ensure women’s rights and gender equality on its own;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas the EU Strategic Approach to Women, Peach and Security (WPS) emphasises the need for concrete commitments and actions, as well as the need to engage, protect and support women and girls to achieve lasting peace and security as intrinsic components of human rights and sustainable development; whereas the EU Strategic Approach to WPS represents significant progress in terms of the EU’s engagement with the WPS agenda;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas the EU Strategic Approach to WPS represents significant progress in terms of the EU’s engagement with the
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas violent conflicts and war have a disproportionate impact on civilians, particularly women and children, and put women at greater risk of economic and sexual exploitation, forced labour, displacement, detention and sexual violence such as rape; whereas women protection and active participation in the peace process is important for conflict prevention and peacebuilding as well as in the prevention of all forms of violence, including sexual and gender- based violence; whereas even though women play such a decisive role for lasting peace, they made up only 13% of negotiators in major peace processes from 1992-2018, only 4% of signatories and only 3% of mediators;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas the original Gender Action Plan I (2010-2015) (GAP I) brought some progress, but was also marked by a number of shortcomings: narrow scope, absence of gender- responsive budgeting, weak understanding of the gender equality framework by the EU delegations, lack of commitment on the part of the EU leadership, and lack of institutional architecture and incentives to motivate and adequately support staff;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas international relations are primarily a prerogative of sovereign States and whereas their freedom in that regard must not be encroached upon;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E b (new) Eb. whereas trafficking in persons constitutes a gendered crime, as it disproportionately affects women and girls, who are particularly vulnerable to trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation; whereas according UNODC women and girls represent more than two thirds of the total number of detected victims of trafficking in human beings and three out of four of these women and girls are sexually exploited; whereas in 2018 the smallest number of reported actions under GAP II were related to combatting the trafficking of women and girls for all forms of exploitation; whereas this was the only objective on which the number of reported actions decreased compared to 2017; whereas there is a lack of adequate legislation to criminalise and effectively combat trafficking in human beings in many countries worldwide; whereas the gender dimension of trafficking must be taken into account in conflict and post-conflict settings, given that it affects males and females differently;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 13 Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E b (new) Eb. whereas the new Gender Action Plan II 2016-2020 (GAP II) emerged from Parliament’s recommendations with a focus on shifting EU institutional culture at headquarters and delegation levels in order to create a systemic change in how the EU approaches the principle of equality between women and men, as well as on transforming women’s and girls’ lives through four pivotal areas; whereas the four pivotal areas created within GAP II are: ensuring girls’ and women’s physical and psychological integrity; promoting the economic and social rights and the empowerment of girls and women; strengthening girls’ and women’s voice and participation; and a horizontal pillar consisting of shifting the institutional culture of the Commission services and the EEAS in order to more effectively deliver on the EU’s commitments;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E c (new) Ec. whereas Gender Equality in EU’s foreign and security policy is highly dependent on a successful implementation and evaluation of the Gender Action Plan II (GAP II)in order to recommend actions for an improved future GAP framework (a new EU Gender Action Plan III in2020); whereas the ambitious gender equality targets within GAP III should include other dimensions, such as age and disability in order to ensure positive compounding effects;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas GAP II constituted an important step forward in fostering gender equality in the EU’s external relations
Amendment 64 #
F. whereas GAP II constituted an important step forward in fostering
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas GAP II constituted an important step forward in fostering gender equality in the EU’s external relations, but its implementation still displays a number of shortcomings such as a weak legal basis, a narrow scope, the absence of gender-responsive budgeting, challenges to accurate reporting and qualitative data, the absence of timeframe alignment between programming and budget cycles, a lack of commitment on the part of the EU’s leaders, and a lack of institutional architecture, adequate training and incentives to motivate and adequately support staff;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas the EU delegations and missions are on the frontline of implementing GAP II in partner countries, and the leadership and knowledge of delegation and mission heads and staff play a significant role in ensuring the successful implementation of GAP II; whereas it is recommended that more women access leadership and management posts in EU delegations;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 19 a (new) - having regards to the Council Guidelines to promote and protect the enjoyment of all human rights by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) persons of 24 June 2013,
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas women remain largely under-represented
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas women remain
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Ha. whereas women must be able, if they so wish and provided that they are equally competent, to be selected for the same posts and responsibilities, in return for the same pay, as men;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Ha. whereas the Gender Equality strategy 2020-2024has set the objective to reach gender balance of 50% at all levels of the Commission’s management by the end of 2024;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Ha. whereas women’s underrepresentation affects substantially policy choices and thereby potentially reduces women’s welfare;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas in the EEAS, men hold 75 % of middle management positions and 87 % of senior management posts; whereas the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (VP/HR) committed to reaching the target of 40 % of management positions being held by women by the end of his mandate;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I a (new) Ia. whereas the personal and professional objectives of women and men are often different, and whereas for the majority of posts efforts to achieve equal representation are counterproductive, as women and men do not have the same aspirations, certain occupations attracting a majority of women or a majority of men;
Amendment 8 #
- having regard to the EU-UN Spotlight Initiative,
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I a (new) Ia. whereas the Gender Equality strategy 2020-2025 has set the objective to reach gender balance of 50% at all levels of the Commission’s management by the end of 2024;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I b (new) Ib. whereas EU policies tend to present women as victims of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) and to address their protection primarily after SGBV has occurred; whereas a stronger policy and operational focus on prevention of human rights violations addressing the power imbalances in gender relations would improve the EU´s policies in this area;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I c (new) Ic. whereas violence against women has not been considered a root cause of conflict in EU conflict prevention policies; whereas this reveals a blind spot in the EU´s understanding of conflict and therefore in the effectiveness of its prevention policies;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas progress has been made in the realisation of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) across the world, but important shortcomings continue to exist and threats of regression persist; whereas in 2018 the number of EU actions on SRHR decreased and the lowest number of global actions by Commission services on gender equality pertained to SRHR; whereas, in this context, there is a strong need to reaffirm the EU’s commitment to the promotion, protection and fulfilment of the right of every individual to have full control over matters related to their SRHRs free from discrimination and violence; whereas there is the need for access to sexual and reproductive health information, education and health-care services;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas progress has been made in the realisation of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) across the world, but important shortcomings continue to exist and threats of regression persist; whereas a worrying backlash against women’s and LGBTIQ+ rights is observed throughout the world limiting sexual and reproductive health and rights, and banning sexuality education and gender studies; whereas in 2018 the number of EU actions on SRHR decreased and the lowest number of global actions by Commission services on gender equality pertained to SRHR;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas progress has been made in the realisation of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) across the world, but
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas progress has been made in the realisation of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) across the world, but important shortcomings continue to exist and threats of regression persist; whereas in 2018 the number of EU actions on SRHR decreased and the lowest number of global actions by Commission services on
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K K. whereas the work of gender advisers and focal points is central to translating EU policies on gender equality and WPS into analysis, planning, conduct and evaluation, as well as to facilitating the integration of a gender perspective into daily tasks and operations; whereas gender advisers and focal points face numerous challenges in the performance of their duties, including lack of prioritisation of gender in the EU Delegations, insufficient time for gender mainstreaming due to other tasks to be performed under their job description and difficulties to ensure that project managers sufficiently take into account gender in their work; whereas still a majority of the Gender Focal points’ tasks and responsibilities are not reflected in their job description;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K K. whereas the work of gender advisers and focal points is central to translating EU policies on gender equality and WPS into analysis, planning, conduct and evaluation, as well as to facilitating the integration of a gender perspective into daily tasks and operations; whereas gender advisers and focal points face numerous challenges in the performance of their
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K K. whereas the work of gender advisers and focal points is
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K K. whereas the work of gender advisers and focal points is central to translating EU policies on gender equality and WPS into analysis, planning,
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L source: 650.560
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