2022/2050(INI) Implementation of the common security and defence policy - annual report 2022
Next event: Indicative plenary sitting date 2023/01/16
Lead committee dossier:
Next event: Indicative plenary sitting date 2023/01/16
Progress: Awaiting committee decision
Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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Lead | AFET | VANDENKENDELAERE Tom ( EPP) | MAVRIDES Costas ( S&D), PAET Urmas ( Renew), ALAMETSÄ Alviina ( Verts/ALE), FOTYGA Anna ( ECR), DALY Clare ( GUE/NGL) |
Committee Opinion | FEMM | SOLÍS PÉREZ Susana ( Renew) | Alessandra MORETTI ( S&D), Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN ( PPE), Monika VANA ( Verts/ALE), Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN ( ECR) |
Committee Opinion | AFCO | NEGRESCU Victor ( S&D) | Charles GOERENS ( RE), Vladimír BILČÍK ( PPE), Markéta GREGOROVÁ ( Verts/ALE) |
Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
RoP 54
Legal Basis:
RoP 54Events
2023/01/16
Indicative plenary sitting date
2022/10/07
EP - Amendments tabled in committee
Documents
2022/09/09
EP - Committee draft report
Documents
2022/07/18
EP - SOLÍS PÉREZ Susana (Renew) appointed as rapporteur in FEMM
2022/06/20
EP - NEGRESCU Victor (S&D) appointed as rapporteur in AFCO
2022/06/09
EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament
2022/01/26
EP - VANDENKENDELAERE Tom (EPP) appointed as rapporteur in AFET
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Amendments | Dossier |
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2022/2050(INI)
2022/09/15
FEMM
74 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Recital A A. whereas women are disproportionately affected by conflict, with particular regard to sexual violence, displacement and trafficking in human beings1 and by the long-term social and economic impacts of crises; whereas current conflicts are amplifying gender inequality, poverty, climate disruptions, and other forms of inequality; _________________ 1
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Recital B B. whereas gender equality offers a path to sustainable peace and conflict prevention and the participation of women as agents of change in peace and security process is linked to greater economic prosperity, fewer human rights violations and the advancement of global security, democracy and sustainable peace; whereas the participation of women in peacekeeping and military operations
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Recital B B. whereas the participation of women in peacekeeping and military operations improves outcomes by improving outreach, local perceptions of the mission, intelligence gathering, and increased reporting of sexual violence 2 ; _________________ 2 https://giwps.georgetown.edu/wp-
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Recital B B. whereas the participation of women in peacekeeping and military operations improves outcomes2 and needs to be substantially encouraged and strengthened; _________________ 2 https://giwps.georgetown.edu/wp-
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Recital B B. whereas the participation of women in peacekeeping and military operations
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Recital B a (new) B a. whereas violence against women has not been considered a root cause of conflict in EU conflict prevention policies; whereas sexual violence has increasingly become part of the broader strategy of conflict and a tactic of war; whereas the EU should support efforts aimed at ending impunity for perpetrators of sexual gender based violence;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Recital B a (new) B a. whereas Russia's unprovoked and unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine has shown that a strong military capability is necessary to defend peace and freedom in Europe;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Recital B a (new) B a. whereas the Gender Action Plan III plans, within its implementation plan, an enhanced participation of women in CSDP missions and operations;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Recital B a (new) B a. whereas women constitute 24% of participants in civilian CSDP missions and only 5% in military missions and 6% in military operations;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Recital B b (new) B b. whereas the work of the EEAS Principal Adviser on Gender contributed to an enhanced cohesion and improved visibility in EU external action regarding gender equality, women’s empowerment and women, peace and security; whereas this position has been created with a reduced budget and team at her disposal;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Recital B b (new) B b. whereas the COVID-19 outbreak and its social consequences is a stark reminder of the essential contribution of women as actors and decision-makers at all levels and more broadly in peace processes;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Recital A A. whereas women and girls are disproportionately affected by conflict, with particular regard to sexual violence, displacement and trafficking in human beings1
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Recital B b (new) Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Recital B c (new) B c. whereas including the gender perspective in the EU´s security and defence policy also means to acknowledge and combat the specific gender dimensions and impact of global phenomena such as climate change, migration, trade, 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 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that the Russian invasion of Ukraine underlines the unequivocal need for security and defence measures to be gender-responsive; Restate sits condemnation in the strongest possible terms of the Russian aggression against and invasion of Ukraine and condemns any war crimes being committed against civilian population, including sexual violence as a weapon of war;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that the Russian invasion of Ukraine underlines the unequivocal need for security and defence measures to be gender-responsive, including preventing sexual violence and rape as a weapon of war, in defending women’s rights to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and in eradicating trafficking in human-beings;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan are examples that underline
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that the Russian invasion of Ukraine underlines the
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that the unjustified Russian invasion of Ukraine underlines amongst others the unequivocal need for security and defence measures to be gender-responsive;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that the Russian invasion of Ukraine underlines the
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Recalls on the EU and its Member States to commit to advance towards a feminist foreign and security policy that systematically integrate gender mainstreaming, an intersectional perspective and a gender transformative vision as guiding principles of EU external action, including in defence and security policy;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Condemns all kinds of targeted violence against women and girls in situations of armed conflict; calls for decisive action to put an end to sexual violence as a weapon of war, to protect and help victims and increase their access to justice;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Recital A A. whereas women and children are disproportionately affected by conflict, with
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1 b. Stresses that in many parts of the world, women’s and girl’s human rights are not fully guaranteed, and civil society organisations, including women’s and girl’s rights organisations, are facing increasing challenges in the shrinking democratic space available worldwide;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recalls that gender equality is a fundamental value and key objective of the EU, and calls for accelerated implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security; Stresses that translating the policy commitment of EU Strategic Approach to WPS and the EU Action Plan on WPS into action remains a challenge; Regrets the lack of sufficient and dedicated budget to implement the actions plans and that many EU staff members have not integrated WPS as part of their work;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recalls that gender equality is a fundamental value and key objective of the EU, and calls for accelerated implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security and of UN Security Council Resolution 2250 on Youth, Peace and Security (YPS), in line with the commitment of the Strategic Compass;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recalls that
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Highlights that gender equality is a precondition for democracy, human rights, sustainable development and a successful management of the effects of climate change and thus for peace and security;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2 b. Highlights that climate change can contribute to destabilisation and can lead to forced displacement and migration; stresses that women are vulnerable to the effects of climate change and armed conflicts, notably due to persistent cultural and structural gender inequalities, being at risk of poverty, gender based and sexual violence and trafficking; stresses the importance of gender perspective in climate change policies and meaningful representation of women in peacebuilding and conflict resolution;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2 b. Underlines the need to end the victimisation of women in conflicts, and instead put them at the core and ensure their participation in peacekeeping, prevention of conflicts, military operations, peace negotiations and rebuilding of societies after conflicts;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Recital A A. whereas women are
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the High Representative /Vice President, the European External Action Service (EEAS) and the Member States to elaborate a gender strategy and ensure effective gender mainstreaming and gender analysis across all Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP)
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the European External Action Service (EEAS) and the Member States to ensure effective gender mainstreaming across all Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) missions; recalls the importance of including the gender perspective at every step of a CSDP mission by consulting gender experts and gender advisers early and throughout the process; calls specifically for the next Civilian CSDP Compact and the planning of military missions and operations to set targets for gender balance in the personnel, especially in leadership positions as there are only three female heads of civilian missions and no female commanders of military missions;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the European External Action Service (EEAS) and the Member States to ensure effective gender mainstreaming across all Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) missions; calls specifically for the next CSDP Compact to set targets for gender balance in the personnel, with tools in view of increasing the participation and representation of women at all levels, especially in leadership positions as there are only three female heads of civilian missions and no female commanders of military missions;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the European External Action Service (EEAS) and the Member States to ensure effective
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Calls on the Commission, the EEAS and the EU Delegations to recognize women and girls as drivers of change capable of offering an important and unique contribution, and to support their safe, meaningful and equal participation in civic and public life and in decision making structures; Calls to eradicate the dominantnarrative around women and girls based on victimization that deprives them of their agency and erases their capacity as agents of change;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3 b. 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 EN structures;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 c (new) 3 c. Calls on the EEAS and the EU Delegations for human trafficking awareness internal programmes to be implemented to trainings and capacity- building, in order to better recognise and protect victims;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Emphasises the important work of gender advisers in CSDP missions; regrets that the post of gender adviser remains vacant in several military missions and calls for these posts to be filled; regrets that whilst there is a full-time gender expert at Headquarters level for civilian missions since 2018 there is no such post for military missions and calls for such a post to be created as a priority; recognises the relevant role of the gender focal points network in missions and expects its continued development and training; encourages structured exchange of best practices between civilian and military missions in particular so that gender- equality initiatives currently practiced within civilian missions can be applied in military missions;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Recital A a (new) A a. Whereas conflicts and following humanitarian emergencies and forced displacement, have detrimental consequences on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), resulting in lack of reproductive health information and services—including obstetric, prenatal, and postnatal care; modern contraceptives including emergency contraception; and safe abortion and post-abortion care;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Emphasises the important work of gender advisers in CSDP missions; regrets that the post of gender adviser remains vacant in several military missions and calls for these posts to be filled; recognises the relevant role of the gender focal points network in missions and expects its continued development and training; encourages structured exchange of best practices between civilian and military missions; Call for a strengthened position of the gender advisor in order to mainstream gender approach into all programmes and policies;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Calls on the European Commission and EU Member States to advocate for the eradication of gender stereotypes that contribute to the unequal representation of women in the security and defence sector; Underline the need to have more women working in the European Security and Defence and consequently the need for young girls to be encouraged to approach and study these subjects;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Stresses the need to include a new EU budget line that would finance the position of gender advisers in military CSDP missions; call to ensure that all EU-deployed military and civilian personnel are sufficiently trained on gender equality and WPS, specifically on how to integrate a gender perspective into their tasks;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Notes that much remains to be done to ensure gender balance in both military and civilian missions; stresses the need to strengthen recruitment and retention of women in military missions for peacebuilding and peacekeeping;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Recalls the importance of the Civilian CSDP missions and their added value founded on the expertise in different specialised sectors;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4 b. Stresses that reaching gender equality is not possible without a gender- responsive leadership; calls in this regard for mandatory training on gender equality for all middle and upper managers of the EEAS, and Heads/Commanders of CSDP missions and operations and that their job descriptions and evaluations need to include specific references to gender equality;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls for a
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls for a zero-tolerance approach to sexual and gender-based harassment and sexual exploitation within all CSDP missions and insists that independent oversight be employed to ensure that perpetrators are held accountable; urges the EEAS and the Member States to guarantee safety from sexual exploitation; calls for specialised support, including counselling and psychological services, to be made available to all victims, as well as training on preventing and combat gender based violence;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Recital A a (new) A a. whereas focus should be directed towards the situation of women and girls in conflict-affected areas, and most particularly the consequences of the use of rape as a weapon of war or other forms of violence against women that are among the gravest effects on women in conflict- affected areas;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Recognises the fact that humanitarian crises intensify gender based violence and sexual and reproductive health and rights related challenges; Notes that the promotion of women’s rights in crisis - or conflict- ridden countries fosters stronger and more resilient communities; 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;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Notes that gender equality in members states defence forces is a prerequisite for gender equality in CSDP missions; Emphasizes that women should have the same opportunities as men to pursue a career in national defence forces; Encourages member states to reduce career barriers for women within the defence forces while ensuring that a high quality of staff recruitment is maintained;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Urges the EEAS and the Member States to ensure safety from sexual exploitation by investigating, prosecuting and, where appropriate, condemning unlawful conduct;
Amendment 63 #
5 b. Underlines the importance of a strong EU military capability to act and defend EU values as democracy, freedom, human rights, rule of law and human dignity; Considers that women's participation represents a great opportunity to increase that capability;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Calls for specialised support, including psychological and human counselling services as well as material support to be made available to all victims;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5 b. Calls for a full and proper implementation of the EU’s LGBTQI+ guidelines by all CSDP missions and EU delegations;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 c (new) 5 c. Calls on Member States to be fully compliant with the Common Position on Arms Exports, acknowledging the specific character of the security and defence policy of military neutral and non-allied countries, and specifically calls on Member States to take into account the risk of exported materials being used for, or facilitating, gender-based violence or violence against women or children; emphasises that a gender-sensitive approach means a human-centred security approach, aiming at improving security for women, including economic, social and health security;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission to step up its efforts to implement a structured gender-budgeting approach to accurately track all related spending, including in the area of security and defence, and to organise ex-ante and ex-post gender impact assessments of the different programmes financed by the EU and to report back to the European Parliament; Calls for ring-fencing of funding for gender-related actions within the CSDP.
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas the security of the national territory is a priority and strategic objective of the Member States which should not be affected by ideological considerations;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls for ring-fencing of funding for gender-related actions within the CSDP
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls for ring-fencing of funding for adequate gender-related actions within the CSDP.
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. In the context of increasing hybrid threats and the focus on cyber capabilities within the CSDP, emphasises the importance of cybersecurity measures to monitor and prevent trafficking of women affected by conflict, given the impact of technologies on human trafficking for purposes of sexual exploitation; recalls that women are underrepresented in cybersecurity roles in Europe and calls for a specific initiative to address gender balance in the cyber capabilities of the CSDP;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Calls for further support of security and defence policy research and analysis conducted by female scholars and researchers;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6 b. Calls for collaboration between CSDP missions and the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE), in particular in the development of gender mainstreaming, and for adequate resources to be allocated for this work;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Recital A b (new) A b. whereas women face multiple difficulties in conflict-affected areas, such as negative effects on their livelihood, lack of infrastructure and difficult circumstances to care for their home, children and other family members in situations where the care responsibility still often falls on women;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Recital A b (new) A b. Whereas Russian Federation’s military aggression and invasion against Ukraine has had detrimental consequences on women, forcing them to flee, putting them at risk of falling victim to human trafficking and subjecting them to gender based violence and sexual violence as a weapon of war;
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