Mikael GUSTAFSSON
Constituencies
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Sweden
Vänsterpartiet
2011/09/22 - 9999/12/31
Groups
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GUE/NGL
Vice-Chair
Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left
2012/02/07 - 9999/12/31
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GUE/NGL
Vice-Chair
Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left
2012/01/13 - 2012/02/06
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GUE/NGL
Member of the Bureau
Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left
2011/10/05 - 2012/01/12
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GUE/NGL
Member
Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left
2011/09/22 - 2011/10/04
EP staff
- Member of Conference of Committee Chairs 2012/01/25 - 9999/12/31
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- Member of Conference of Committee Chairs 2011/10/03 - 2012/01/18
Committees
| Role | Committee | Start | End |
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| Chair of | Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality | 2012/01/25 | 9999/12/31 |
| Member of | Committee on Development | 2012/10/22 | 9999/12/31 |
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Delegations
| Role | Delegation | Start | End |
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| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council | 2011/10/17 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with the Pan-African Parliament | 2012/02/13 | 9999/12/31 |
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| Member of | Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly | 2011/10/24 | 2012/05/20 |
| Member of | Delegation to the EU-Mexico Joint Parliamentary Committee | 2011/10/24 | 2012/02/12 |
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Rapporteur
| Shadow | 2013/2066(INI) | Gender aspects of the European framework of national Roma inclusion strategies |
| Shadow | 2013/2040(INI) | Sexual and reproductive health and rights |
| Shadow | 2012/2301(INI) | Impact of the economic crisis on gender equality and women's rights |
| Shadow | 2012/2289(INI) | Millennium Development Goals - defining the post-2015 framework |
| Shadow | 2012/2273(INI) | Gendercide: the missing women? |
| Shadow | 2012/2102(INI) | Situation of women in North Africa |
| Responsible | 2012/2035(INI) | Role of women in the green economy |
| Shadow | 2012/2030(INI) | Completing the Digital Single Market |
| Responsible | 2011/2151(INI) | Gender Mainstreaming in the work of the European Parliament |
Born
1966/03/06 Dragsfjärd- Post-secondary education in Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Stockholm, studied community development, specialising in physical planning and environmental protection (1988-1993).
- Transport policy expert, Left Party group in the Swedish Parliament (2005-). Deputy head of administration, Left Party group in the Swedish Parliament (2004-2005). Financial policy expert, Left Party group in the Swedish Parliament (2000-2004). Secretary for local and county council affairs, Left Party administration (1996-2000). Educational administrator, Stockholm Teacher Training College students' union (1994-1995). Childminder at nursery school, Stockholm (1984-1988).
- Member of the Left Party's programming committee (2004-), Chair since 2008. Substitute member of Nynäshamn Council (2010-). Substitute on the Environmental and Community Development Committee (2010-). Member of the Södertörn Environmental and Health Protection Association (2010-). Member of Tyresö Council (1998-2008). Member of Planning Committee, Tyresö Council (1999-2008). Member of Community Development committee, association of local authorities, Stockholm County (2003-). Agenda 21 group, Tyresö Council (1998-2002). Substitute member of the municipal executive board, Tyresö Council (2002-2006). Official licensed to carry out civil marriages and registered partnerships (2006-). Member of Children's and Educational Committee, Tyresö Council (2003-2006).
Amendments
| Amendments | Dossier |
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2011/0060(CNS) Judicial cooperation in civil matters: jurisdiction, applicable law and recognition and enforcement of decisions regarding property consequences of registered partnerships
2012/09/25
JURI
6 amendments...
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) Similarly, this Regulation must provide for extension of the jurisdiction of the courts of a Member State handling an application for dissolution or annulment of a registered partnership to include matters relating to the property consequences of the registered partnership arising in connection with that application, if both
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 (21) However, the courts must not be able to invoke overriding mandatory provisions or public policy as exceptions in order to set aside the law of another Member State or to refuse to recognise or enforce a decision, an authentic instrument, a legal transaction or a European Certificate of Succession drawn up in another Member State where application of such an exception would be contrary to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, and in particular Article 21, which prohibits all forms of discrimination, and Article 23, which requires equality between men and women to be ensured in all areas. Nor may these courts set aside the law applicable to registered partnerships merely on the grounds that the public policy of the forum does not recognise registered partnerships.
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 24 a (new) (24a) Member States should consider taking appropriate measures in order to ensure that the partners, whose partnership has a cross border dimension, have equal access to information on the property consequences resulting from the link created by the registration of the partnership and on legal practitioners who can be consulted.
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 28 (28) This Regulation respects fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, in particular Articles 7, 9, 17, 21, 23 and 47 concerning, respectively, respect for private and family life, the right to marry and to found a family according to national laws, property rights, the prohibition of any form of discrimination, equality between women and men and the right to an effective remedy and to a fair trial. The Member States' courts must apply this Regulation in a manner consistent with these rights and principles.
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 The courts of a Member State seized by an application for dissolution or annulment of a registered partnership shall also have jurisdiction, if both
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 The law applicable to the property consequences of registered partnerships is the law of the State in which the partnership was registered. The property consequences of registered partnerships shall be equal in terms of the freedom to choose the applicable law to the proposal concerning matrimonial property regimes. Registered partners should be able to choose the most applicable law based on the law of habitual residence or on the nationality of one of the partners.
source: PE-496.495
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2011/0129(COD) Rights, support and protection of victims of crime: minimum standards
2012/02/29
LIBE, FEMM
9 amendments...
Amendment 328 #
Proposal for a directive Article 7 – paragraph 4 4. Member States shall
Amendment 361 #
Proposal for a directive Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point e (e) discussions in mediation or other restorative justice processes that are not conducted in public are confidential and are not subsequently disclosed, except if the accused commits acts which are subject to criminal or other sanctions during the process, or with the agreement of the parties or as required by national law due to an overriding public interest.
Amendment 364 #
Proposal for a directive Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new) (ea) victims should have the right to a support person in all restorative justice processes.
Amendment 371 #
Proposal for a directive Article 11 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Restorative justice measures should not be applied in cases of severe or repeat violation of the physical, sexual, or psychological integrity of the victim.
Amendment 404 #
Proposal for a directive Article 17 – paragraph 2 2. The measures referred to in paragraph 1, shall in particular include procedures for the physical protection of victims and their family members,
Amendment 448 #
Proposal for a directive Article 18 – paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Member States shall ensure that the individual assessments referred to in paragraphs 3 and 4 are carried out in cooperation with the victim at regular intervals throughout the criminal proceedings in order to take account of any changes in the personal characteristics or circumstances, needs and wishes of victims. Individual assessments shall take into account the following factors: (a) the type and nature of the crime, the risk factor posed by the accused, the trauma caused by the crime, the risk for retaliation and repeat victimisation; (b) the personal characteristics of the victim such as age, gender, gender identity, ethnicity, race, religion, sexual orientation, health, disability, legal status, communication difficulties, relationship to or dependence on the suspected or accused person, previous experience of crime; (c) the circumstances of the crime such as the fact that a person is victimised abroad; (d) the type or nature of the crime such as whether exploitation or physical or sexual violence has been used; (e) the wishes of the victim with specific needs including whether they do not wish to benefit from specific measures.
Amendment 463 #
Proposal for a directive Article 19 – paragraph 1 a (new) Member States shall, in the case of gender-based violence, respect the rights of victims not to be interviewed by the perpetrator in court.
Amendment 502 #
Proposal for a directive Article 24 – paragraph 1 1. Professional staff that come into contact with victims and have the opportunity to be involved in a process that begins to repair the harm caused to victims and Member States shall ensure that police, prosecutors
Amendment 535 #
Proposal for a directive Article 27 Member States shall communicate to the European Commission data related to the application of national procedures on victims of crime
source: PE-483.724
2012/06/03
FEMM
9 amendments...
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 7 (7) This Directive respects fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. In particular it seeks to promote the right to dignity, life, physical and mental integrity,
Amendment 151 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 13 a (new) (13a) In order to respond to the specific needs of women victims of gender-based violence, specific support structures are essential. Those structures should be built upon the experience and expertise of the women’s shelter movement, and should reinforce their capacity to develop further their victim support activities.
Amendment 152 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 14 (14) Although the provision of support should not be dependent on a victim making a complaint of an offence to a competent authority such as the police, such authorities are often best placed to inform victims of the possibility of support. Member States are therefore encouraged to establish appropriate conditions to enable the referral of victims to victim support services, including by ensuring that data protection requirements can be adhered to. In cases of specific types of crimes, such as gender-based violence, referral should be made directly to specialised victim support services in order to avoid stress caused by repeat referral.
Amendment 167 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 17 a (new) (17a) Gender-based violence refers to violence that is directed against a person because of his or her gender. It is a form of violence that affects women disproportionately and it may be interrelated but is not limited to cases of violence in close relationships, sexual violence (including sexual assault and sexual harassment), sexual trafficking and slavery, intimate relationship violence and other harmful practices such as forced marriages and female genital mutilation. Homophobic and transphobic attacks have also been defined as a form of gender-based violence. Research shows that one-fifth to one-quarter of all women have experienced physical violence at least once during their adult lives and more than one-tenth have suffered sexual violence involving the use of force. It is therefore crucial to criminalise all forms of gender-based violence and provide victims with specific prevention and protection measures, and remedies. Women victims of gender-based violence and their children also require special attention and protection because of a high risk of repeat victimisation with this type of crime and due to the severe trauma such a crime causes because it is committed by a person the victim should be able to trust and also because victims cannot rely on support by the partner in overcoming the trauma.
Amendment 244 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – point g a (new) (ga) ‘gender-based violence’ means violence against a woman which is directed against her because she is a woman, or that affects women disproportionally, or violence that is directed against a person because of his or her gender or gender identity.
Amendment 248 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – point g b (new) (gb)’violence in close relationships’ means violence that is committed against a victim by a person who is a current or former spouse or partner or other family member of the victim. Women are affected disproportionally by this type of violence.
Amendment 266 #
Proposal for a directive Article 3 – point j a (new) (ja) how and under which conditions they can obtain protection measures.
Amendment 280 #
Proposal for a directive Article 4 – paragraph 2 2. Member States shall ensure that victims are offered the opportunity to be notified
Amendment 314 #
Proposal for a directive Article 7 – paragraph 1 1. Member States shall ensure that victims and their family members
source: PE-483.693
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2011/0130(COD) Mutual recognition of protection measures in civil matters
2012/04/13
JURI, FEMM
5 amendments...
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 a (new) (6a) The application of this Regulation, and the procedures put in place to ensure protection, should take into account the fact that a large number of national protection measures are taken in relation to violence against women and violence in close relationships, and that there thus needs to be a readiness at Member State level to apply the set of particular protection measures often used in these cases.
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 a (new) (13a) Member States should recognise and support the work of independent women's support services, including women's shelters, rape crisis centres and counselling centres. Cooperation with women's support structures is an important part of ensuring appropriate and efficient protection measures in cross-border cases, and Member States should therefore facilitate contact between such structures and the protected person, where appropriate.
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a regulation Article -1 (new) Article -1 Objective This Regulation lays down rules allowing an authority in a Member State in which a protection measure has been taken with a view to protecting a person when there exist serious grounds for considering that person's life, physical or psychological integrity and dignity, personal liberty and security or sexual integrity to be at risk, including in cases of violence against women, such as physical violence, stalking, harassment, sexual aggression, intimidation, etc., to issue a certificate enabling a competent authority in another Member State to continue the protection of the person concerned in the territory of that other Member State.
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point a – paragraph 1 (a) ‘protection measure’ means any decision, whatever it may be called, of a preventive and temporary nature taken by an authority in a Member State in accordance with its national law with a view to protecting a person when serious reasons exist to consider the person's physical and/or psychological integrity or liberty to be at risk, including in cases of violence against women. It shall include measures ordered without the person causing the risk being summoned to appear.
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 a (new) Article 15a Right to support Given that a large number of national protection measures are taken to prevent further violence against women, including physical violence, intimidation, sexual aggression, threats, etc., Member States shall, in accordance with Directive ... of the European Parliament and of the Council of … establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime* and from the date of application of that Directive, provide specialist support and assistance to victims of violence against women and of gender-based violence. ____________ * OJ L …., p. .
source: PE-487.696
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2011/0273(COD) European Regional Development Fund (ERDF): support to the European territorial cooperation goal
2012/04/06
REGI
4 amendments...
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) Cross-border cooperation should aim to tackle common challenges identified jointly in the border regions (such as poor accessibility, inappropriate business environment, low participation of women in the labour market, gender pay gap, lack of networks among local and regional administrations, research and innovation and take-up of information and communication technologies, environmental pollution, risk prevention, negative attitudes towards neighbouring country citizens) and exploit the untapped potentials in the border area (development of cross-border research and innovation facilities and clusters, cross-border labour market integration, cooperation among universities or health centres), while enhancing the cooperation process for the purpose of the overall harmonious development of the Union. In the case of any cross-border programme between Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland in support of peace and reconciliation, the ERDF shall also contribute to promoting social and economic stability in the regions concerned, notably by actions to promote cohesion between communities.
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 (17) In order to deliver on the targets and objectives of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth set out in the Europe 2020 strategy, the ERDF should contribute under the European territorial cooperation goal to the thematic objectives of developing an economy based on knowledge, research and innovation, promoting a greener, more resource-efficient and competitive economy, fostering gender equality, prevention of discrimination and high employment that delivers social and territorial cohesion, and developing administrative capacity. However, the list of the investment priorities under the different thematic objectives should be adapted to the specific needs of the European territorial cooperation goal, in particular by allowing for the continuation under cross-border cooperation of legal and administrative cooperation and cooperation between citizens and institutions, of cooperation in the fields of employment, training and social inclusion in a cross- border perspective, by allowing for the continuation under transnational cooperation of maritime cross-border cooperation not covered by cross-border cooperation programmes, and by the development and implementation of macro-regional and sea-basin strategies.
Amendment 296 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point iii (iii) a description of its contribution to the promotion of equality between men and women and where appropriate the arrangements to ensure the integration of gender perspective at all stages of programme and operation level, including the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
Amendment 326 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 3 – point a a (new) (a a) all data where possible should be broken down by gender.
source: PE-490.976
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2011/0275(COD) European Regional Development Fund (ERDF): support to the Investment for growth and jobs goal
2012/07/06
REGI
6 amendments...
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) The ERDF should contribute to the Europe 2020 strategy, thus ensuring greater concentration of ERDF support on the priorities of the Union. According to the category of regions supported, the support from the ERDF should be concentrated on research and innovation, small and medium-sized enterprises and climate change mitigation and protection of women affected by climate change. The degree of concentration should take into account the level of development of the region as well as the specific needs of regions whose GDP per capita for the 2007-13 period was less than 75% of the average GDP of the EU-25 for the reference period.
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 (6) A common set of indicators to assess progress of programme implementation should be set out before the Member States draft their operational programmes. These indicators should be complemented by programme-specific indicators. All data where possible should be broken down by gender.
Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 a (new) (11 a) The Member States and the Commission shall ensure that equality between men and women and the integration of the gender perspective are promoted during all stages of application of the ERDF, including the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
Amendment 401 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a (a) promoting entrepreneurship, in particular taking into account the specific manner of women founding enterprises by facilitating the economic exploitation of new ideas and fostering the creation of new firms;
Amendment 604 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point a (a) development of business incubators and investment support for self-employment and business creation, taking into account increased participation of women in the business sector;
Amendment 633 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point a (a) investing in health and social infrastructure which contribute to national, regional and local development, reducing gender-based inequalities and inequalities in terms of health status, and transition from institutional to community-
source: PE-491.053
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2011/0294(COD) Trans-European transport network: guidelines
2012/11/07
IMCO
20 amendments...
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 (3) These specific objectives should be achieved by establishing interconnections and interoperability between national transport networks in a resource-efficient, eco-efficient and socially sustainable way.
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) meet the mobility and transport needs of all its users within the Union and in the relations with third countries
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) promote the most advanced technological, eco-efficient and operational concepts
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) provide appropriate accessibility of all regions of the Union, thereby promoting social, economic and territorial cohesion and supporting
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new) (da) emphasise that investment in sustainable transport systems must take into account the fact that women’s and men’s perception of public spaces is different and is based on different risk assessments, which means that safe environments in the transport system must be prioritised for both women and men.
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d b (new) (db) reduce the transport sector’s environmental and energy impacts and improve gender equality by working to increase access to IT systems and traffic- efficient planning.
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d c (new) (dc) introduce a transport hierarchy that clearly indicates which mode of transport should be prioritised for overall environmental and traffic targets to be achieved.
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point f (f)
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new) (ga) measures to ensure that the objectives of social and environmental sustainability are always met.
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 2 2. The comprehensive network shall be made up of all existing and planned transport infrastructures of the trans- European transport network as well as measures promoting the eco-efficient use of such infrastructure. It shall be developed
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point c Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point d (d) demonstrate clear European added value from a social, ecological and environmentally friendly perspective.
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 31 – paragraph 1 – point b Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 31 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new) (ca) plans based on sustainability and climate-enhancing measures;
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 31 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new) (cb) strengthening local public transport.
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point e Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point f (f) bypassing of urban areas for rail freight and passenger transport
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 38 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new) (ea) promote the switchover from fossil- based transport to environmentally friendly transport.
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 45 – paragraph 2 – point b – indent 1 – availability of
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 45 – paragraph 2 – point c – indent 2 – availability of
source: PE-492.888
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2011/0339(COD) Health for Growth Programme 2014-2020
2012/05/21
ENVI
9 amendments...
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation Citation 5 a (new) – Having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 8 March 2011 on reducing health inequalities in the EU1, _______________ 1 P7_TA(2011)0081.
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 (10) In the context of an ageing society, well-directed investments to promote health and prevent diseases can increase the number of
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 a (new) (10a) In addition to differences related to reproductive functions, biological differences between women and men also include, for example, the better infant survival rates of females, sex-specific diseases, distinctions in symptoms of diseases, or women's longer life expectancy, which in combination with existing social factors embodied by gender inequalities such as lesser access to resources, heavier workload, gender- based violence against women and gender-based discrimination, significantly affect the health status of women and therefore call for an adequate integration of gender as a determinant of health into public health policies.
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 b (new) (10b) Major gaps still exist in expertise and general knowledge about the differences between disease processes in women and men, and further gender- sensitive studies, analyses, investigations and sex-disaggregated data would contribute to identifying, disseminating and promoting validated best practices for cost-effective prevention measures addressing gender specific health conditions and diseases.
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – point 3 – paragraph 1 (3) To identify, disseminate and promote the up-take of validated best practices for cost-effective prevention measure by addressing the key risk factors, namely smoking, abuse of alcohol and obesity, as well as HIV/AIDS, with a focus on the cross border dimension, and operating in a gender-sensitive framework, in order to prevent diseases and promote good health.
Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – indent 3.2 – 3.2. Supporting the prevention of chronic diseases including cancer, taking into account the differences between disease processes in women and men, by sharing knowledge and best practice and developing joint activities;
Amendment 190 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – point 1 – point 1.3 1.3. Health workforce: develop effective health workforce forecasting and planning in terms of numbers, gender equality, scope of practice and skills, monitor mobility (within the Union) and migration of health professionals, establish efficient recruitment and retention strategies and capacity development.
Amendment 217 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – point 3 – point 3.1 3.1. Cost-effective promotion and prevention measures: this will include actions towards the setting up of pan- European networks and partnerships engaging wide range of actors in communication and awareness raising actions on key health issues such as smoking prevention, abuse of alcohol, addressing obesity with a focus on the cross-border dimension and on Member States with no or little action on these issues, and operating in a gender-sensitive framework.
Amendment 224 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – point 3 – point 3.2 3.2. Chronic diseases: support European cooperation and networking on preventing and improving the response to chronic diseases including cancer, the differences between disease processes in women and men, by sharing knowledge, good practice and developing joint activities on prevention. Cancer: follow-up work already undertaken; set up a European cancer information system with comparable data; support cancer screening, including voluntary accreditation mechanisms; support the development of European guidelines for prevention where major inequalities exist.
source: PE-489.545
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2011/0344(COD) Rights and Citizenship Programme 2014-2020
2012/07/18
FEMM
5 amendments...
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 a (new) (6a) In its resolution of 2 February 2012 on the Daphne Programme: achievements and future prospects(1), the European Parliament regretted that combating violence against children, young persons and women was not expressly referred to as a specific objective in the Commission's proposal for this Regulation, considered it essential for the objectives of Daphne III, in particular that of combating violence against women, to be retained among the objectives of the Programme, and maintained that the funding of the Programme should be increased compared to that of Daphne III and that the profile of Daphne III should remain high, in particular by introducing a specific subheading which contains the name "Daphne".
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 a (new) (18a) To ensure success, increased earmarked financing should be ensured for projects which defend women's rights and promote equality between men and women, including actions to combat violence against women. Financing should be divided equally on an annual basis in order to ensure the continuity of the objectives and actions being pursued.
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new) (da) to promote women's rights and gender equality;
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d b (new) (db) to prevent and combat violence against women, children, and young people;
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. An increased level of financial aid shall be ensured for each of the specific objectives of this Regulation targeted in Article 4(1), compared to the financing provided for in the framework of the programmes referred to in Article 13 for the period 2007 to 2013. In order to ensure continuity of the objectives and actions pursued through the Programme, the annual levels of financing for each area shall not differ substantially, unless there are objective reasons, which shall be duly documented and communicated well in advance.
source: PE-494.499
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2011/0369(COD) Justice Programme 2014-2020
2012/11/09
FEMM
7 amendments...
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 The general objective of the Programme shall be to contribute to the creation of a European area of justice by promoting judicial cooperation in civil and criminal matters. The Programme should in particular aim to uphold the Union's values of fundamental rights, gender equality, and non-discrimination.
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) to facilitate access to justice. The indicator to measure the achievement of this objective shall be, inter alia, the European perception of access to justice, and in particular the respect for fundamental rights, gender equality and non-discrimination, as well as equality in access to justice for all.
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new) (ca) to combat violence against women and gender based violence, i.e.violence which is directed against women because of being, or being perceived to be, a woman, or violence that is directed against a person because of his or her gender, gender identity, or gender expression.
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) enhancing public awareness and knowledge of Union law and policies focusing on equality, fundamental rights, gender equality, and anti-discrimination;
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point d (d) support for main actors, such as support for Member States when implementing Union law and policies; support for key European level networks whose activities are linked to the implementation of the objectives of the Programme; networking among specialised bodies and organisations, national, regional and local authorities at European level; support for developing victim support services, including women's shelters, funding of experts‘ networks; funding of European level observatories.
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 2. The financial allocation of the Programme may also cover expenses pertaining to preparatory, monitoring, control, audit and evaluation activities which are required for the management of the Programme and the achievement of its objectives; in particular, studies, meetings of experts, information and communication actions, including corporate communication of the political priorities of the European Union, as far as they are related to the general objectives of this Regulation, expenses linked to IT networks focusing on information processing and exchange, together with all other technical and administrative assistance expenses incurred by the Commission for the management of the Programme. In the interest of ensuring efficient and just spending of the resources, the Programme budget should be subject to a gender audit.
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 4 a (new) (4a). The evaluations undertaken should take stock of the Programme's overarching contribution to a Union that upholds the values of equality in access to justice for all, respect for fundamental rights, gender equality and non- discrimination.
source: PE-496.308
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2011/0370(COD) Creative Europe Programme 2014-2020
2012/10/26
CULT
5 amendments...
Amendment 203 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 1 (1) The Treaty aims at an ever closer union among the peoples of Europe and confers on the Union the task, inter alia, of contributing to the flowering of cultures of Member States, while respecting their national and regional diversity and at the same time ensuring that the conditions necessary for the competitiveness of the Union's industry, including equality between women and men in the labour market, exist. In this respect, the Union, where necessary, supports and supplements Member States' actions to respect cultural and linguistic diversity, strengthen the competitiveness of the European cultural and creative sectors and facilitate adaptation to industrial changes, in particular through vocational training.
Amendment 211 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 (4) With regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and in particular Articles 11 and 21, the cultural and creative sectors make an important contribution to the fight against all forms of discrimination including racism and xenophobia and are an important platform for freedom of speech. Article 22 imposes an obligation to respect cultural and linguistic diversity. Article 23 imposes an obligation to ensure equality between women and men in all areas, including employment, work and pay.
Amendment 216 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 (7) The Communication from the European Commission on the European Strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth (Europe 2020 Strategy) defines a strategy that aims to turn the Union into a smart, sustainable and inclusive economy delivering high levels of employment, productivity and social cohesion, while mainstreaming gender in all policy areas. In this strategy, the Commission noted that the Union needs to provide more attractive framework conditions for innovation and creativity, including through incentives for the growth of knowledge based firms and greater access to finance for cultural and creative sectors.
Amendment 342 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – point c (c) to strengthen the financial capacity of the cultural and creative sectors, and in particular small and medium-sized enterprises and organisations, and to ensure equality between women and men entrepreneurs;
Amendment 433 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – point f – indent 4 – support the Commission by providing assistance regarding the cultural and creative sectors in the Member States, for example through the provision of data on these sectors. Where possible, data shall be broken down by gender;
source: PE-498.014
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2011/0394(COD) Programme for the competitiveness of enterprises and SMEs, COSME 2014-2020
2012/08/31
FEMM
14 amendments...
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 1 (1) The Commission adopted the Communication ‘Europe 2020 - A strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth’ in March 2010 (hereinafter ‘the Europe 2020 Strategy’). The Communication was endorsed by the European Council of June 2010. The Europe 2020 Strategy responds to the economic crisis and is intended to prepare Europe for the next decade. It sets five ambitious objectives on climate and energy, employment, innovation, education and social inclusion to be reached by 2020 and identifies key drivers for growth, which aim at making Europe more dynamic and competitive. It also emphasises the importance of reinforcing the growth of the European economy while delivering high levels of employment, a low carbon, resource and energy-efficient economy and social cohesion, for women and men equally.
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 12 (12) Many of the Union's competitiveness problems involve SMEs' difficulties in getting access to finance because they struggle to demonstrate their credit- worthiness and have difficulties in gaining access to risk capital.
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point d Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) To improve
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 2 Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 1 1. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee. That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011. The composition of the committee shall reflect gender balance by the implementation of gender quotas.
source: PE-494.701
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2011/0404(COD) Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA II) 2014-2020
2012/06/18
AFET
6 amendments...
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 a (new) (5a) The Member States and the Commission should ensure that equality between men and women and the integration of the gender perspective are promoted during the various stages of the implementation of the IPA, including the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iv (iv) social and economic inclusion, in particular
Amendment 149 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 2 – indent 1 – Progress in the areas of democracy, the rule of law, the respect of human rights and fundamental freedoms, the strengthening of gender equality and the combating of discrimination, the justice system and the level of administrative capacity;
Amendment 155 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) employment, social policies, promotion of gender equality, women's empowerment and human resources development;
Amendment 179 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 2 2. The strategy papers shall specify the appropriate mix of policy areas as referred to in Article 3 which will receive financial assistance under this Regulation to reflect needs and priorities in accordance with the objectives referred to in Article 2, with the IPA Common Strategic Framework referred to in Article 5, and with the national strategies, as appropriate. Gender mainstreaming shall be ensured in the strategy papers.
Amendment 191 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 Without prejudice to the provisions on suspension of aid in partnership and cooperation agreements with partner countries and regions, where a beneficiary country fails to respect the principles of democracy, the rule of law, human rights, women's rights, minority rights and fundamental freedoms, or the commitments contained in the relevant agreements concluded with the Union, or where progress towards fulfilment of the accession criteria is insufficient, the Union shall invite the beneficiary country to hold consultations with a view to finding a solution acceptable to both parties, except in cases of special urgency. Where consultations with the beneficiary country do not lead to a solution acceptable to both parties, or if consultations are refused or in cases of special urgency, the Council may take appropriate measures in accordance with Article 215(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, which may include full or partial suspension of Union assistance. The European Parliament shall be fully and immediately informed of any decisions taken in this respect.
source: PE-490.977
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2011/0405(COD) European Neighbourhood Instrument 2014-2020
2012/08/05
FEMM
5 amendments...
Amendment 15 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) Under the European Neighbourhood Policy, the Union offers Neighbourhood countries a privileged relationship, building upon a mutual commitment to and promotion of the values of democracy
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 a (new) (5a) Specific programming objectives and actions for gender equality and anti- discrimination should be supported under this Regulation. In addition, gender equality and anti-discrimination should also be integrated as a cross-cutting objective in all actions undertaken under this Regulation.
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 (14) The Joint EU – Africa Strategy
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point d (d) sustainable and inclusive development in all aspects, poverty reduction, including through private-sector development; promotion of internal economic, social and territorial cohesion, rural development, climate action and disaster resilience; also using the MDG indicators and empowerment indications;
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 1. Union support provided under this Regulation to each partner country shall be differentiated in form and amounts according to the partner country's commitment to reforms and its progress in implementing these reforms. Such differentiation shall reflect the level of ambition of the country's partnership with the Union, its progress in building deep and sustainable democracy based on respect for fundamental freedoms and human rights for women and men, its progress in implementing agreed reform objectives, the country's needs and capacities, and the potential impact of Union support.
source: PE-489.392
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2011/0412(COD) Financing instrument for the promotion of democracy and human rights worldwide 2014-2020
2012/05/06
FEMM
3 amendments...
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a – point vi (vi) promoting
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – point vi (vi) the rights of women as proclaimed in the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and its Optional Protocols
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 2 2. The promotion and protection of women's rights and gender equality, the rights of the child, rights of indigenous peoples, rights of persons with disabilities, and principles such as empowerment, participation, non-
source: PE-491.098
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2011/0413(COD) Instrument for Stability 2014-2020
2012/06/18
AFET
7 amendments...
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 (2) Preserving peace, preventing conflicts, strengthening international security and assisting populations, countries and regions confronting natural or man-made disasters are among the prime objectives of the Union's external action as defined in article 21 of the Treaty on European Union. Crises and conflicts affecting countries world-wide and other factors such as terrorism, organised crime, gender-based violence, climate change, cyber security challenges and threats and natural disasters pose a risk to world stability and security. In order to address these issues in an effective and timely manner, specific financial resources and financing instruments are required that can work in a manner complementary to humanitarian aid and long-term cooperation instruments.
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 a (new) (7a) The Comprehensive approach to the EU implementation of the United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1325 and 1820 on women, peace and security, adopted by the Council of the European Union of 1 December 2008, recognises the close links between the issues of peace, security, development and gender equality. The European Union has consistently called for the full implementation of the women, peace and security agenda set in UN Security Council resolutions 1325 (2000) and 1820 (2008) and subsequently reinforced by the adoption of UN Security Council resolutions 1888 and 1889 (2009) as well as 1960 (2010), particularly the need to combat violence against women in conflict situations and the promotion of women's participation in peace building. In addition, the EU Plan of Action on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment in Development (2010- 2015), adopted by Foreign Affairs Council on 14 June 2010, contains specific objectives and actions on the contribution of EU development co- operation to the EU's policy on women, peace and security.
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 1. Union technical and financial assistance in pursuit of the specific aims set out in point (a) of Article 1(2) may be undertaken in response to a situation of urgency, crisis or emerging crisis, a situation posing a threat to democracy, law and order, the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms, or the security and safety of individuals, in particular discrimination and all forms of violence against women, or a situation threatening to escalate into armed conflict or severely to destabilise the third country or countries concerned. Such measures may also address situations where the Union has invoked the essential elements clauses of international Agreements in order to suspend, partially or totally, cooperation with third countries.
Amendment 141 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 2. The preparation and implementation of Thematic Strategy papers shall implement the principles of aid effectiveness: partnership, coordination, and harmonisation. To that end, Thematic Strategy Papers shall be consistent with, and avoid duplication of programming documents approved or adopted under other Union instruments for external assistance. Gender mainstreaming shall be ensured in the Thematic Strategy Papers. These Thematic Strategy Papers shall, in principle, be based on a dialogue of the EU and, where appropriate, the relevant Member States, with the partner country or regions concerned involving civil society and regional and local authorities, so as to ensure that the country or regions concerned takes sufficient ownership of the process. The Union and its Member States shall consult each other at an early stage of the programming process in order to promote consistency and complementarity among their cooperation activities.
Amendment 142 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 3 3. Each Thematic Strategy Paper shall be accompanied by a Multiannual Indicative Programme summarising the priority areas selected for Union financing, the specific objectives, the expected results and timeframe of Union support. The Multiannual Indicative Programmes shall determine the indicative financial allocations for each programme taking into account the needs and the particular difficulties of the partner countries or regions concerned. The Multiannual Indicative Programmes shall also include gender analysis and gender equality performance indicators. The financial allocations may be given in the form of a range where necessary.
Amendment 155 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – point a (a) support, through the provision of technical and logistical assistance, for the efforts undertaken by international and regional organisations, state and non-state actors in promoting confidence-building, mediation, dialogue and reconciliation, including ensuring women's participation in these areas;
Amendment 162 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – point e a (new) (ea) strengthening capacities on the implementation of the United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1325, 1820, 1888, 1889 and 1960 on women, peace and security in fragile, conflict or post- conflict countries;
source: PE-491.262
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2011/0435(COD) Recognition of professional qualifications: European Professional Card supported by the Internal Market Information System (IMI)
2012/10/17
IMCO
27 amendments...
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 3 (3) In order to promote the free movement of professionals, while ensuring a more efficient and transparent recognition of qualifications it is necessary to provide for a voluntary European Professional Card. In particular that card
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 15 (15) The nursing and midwifery professions have significantly evolved in the last three decades: community-based healthcare, the use of more complex therapies and constantly developing technology presuppose a capacity for higher responsibilities for nurses and midwives. In order to prepare them to meet such complex healthcare needs, nursing and midwifery students need to have a solid general education background before they start the training. Therefore, approval of admission to that training
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 19 (19) Directive 2005/36/EC already provides for clear obligations for professionals to have the necessary language skills. The review of that obligation has shown a need to clarify the role of competent authorities and employers notably in the interest of patients' safety.
Amendment 156 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 22 (22) Whilst the Directive already provides for detailed obligations for Member States to exchange information, such obligations should be reinforced. Member States should not only react to request for information but also alert other Member States in a proactive manner. Such alert system should be similar to that of Directive 2006/123/EC. A specific alert mechanism is however necessary for health professionals benefiting from automatic recognition under Directive 2005/36/EC. This should also apply to veterinary surgeons unless the Member States have already triggered the alert mechanism provided for in Directive 2006/123/EC. All Member States should be alerted if a professional due to a disciplinary action or criminal conviction, i
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 23 (23) One of the major difficulties a citizen who is interested to work in another Member State is facing, is complexity and uncertainty of administrative procedures to comply with. Directive 2006/123/EC already obliges Member States to provide easy access to information and procedure completion through the points of single contact. Citizens seeking recognition of their qualifications under Directive 2005/36/EC can already use the points of single contact if they are covered by Directive 2006/123/EC. However, job seekers and health professionals are not covered by Directive 2006/123/EC and available information remains scarce. There is therefore a need to specify that information, from a user perspective, and to ensure that such information is easily available. It is also important that Member States not only take responsibility at national level but also cooperate with each other and the Commission to ensure that professionals throughout the Union have an easy access to a user-friendly and multilingual (at least in the language of the land of origin and of the host land) information and to procedure completion through the points of single contact. Links should be made available through other websites, such as the Your Europe portal.
Amendment 164 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 24 (24) In order to supplement or amend certain non-essential elements of Directive 2005/36/EC, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of updating of Annex I, setting the criteria for the calculation of fees related to the European Professional Card, establishing the details of the documentation necessary for the European Professional Card, the adaptations of the list of activities set out in Annex IV, the adaptations of points 5.1.1 to 5.1.4, 5.2.2, 5.3.2, 5.3.3, 5.4.2, 5.5.2, 5.6.2 and 5.7.1 of Annex V, clarifying the knowledge and skills for medical doctors, nurses responsible for general care, dental practitioners, veterinary surgeons, midwives, pharmacists and architects, adapting the minimum periods of training for specialist medical trainings and specialist dental training, the inclusion in point 5.1.3 of Annex V of new medical specialities, the amendments to the list set out in points 5.2.1, 5.3.1, 5.4.1, 5.5.1 and 5.6.1 of Annex V, inclusion in point 5.3.3 of Annex V of new dental specialities, specifying the conditions of application of common training frameworks, and specifying the conditions of application of common training tests. It is of particular importance that the Commission carries out appropriate consultations, based on clear rules for the consultation of the stakeholders which will be laid down in article 58 of this directive, during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing-up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and to the Council.
Amendment 182 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 Directive 2005/36/EC Article 1 – paragraph 2 This Directive also establishes rules concerning
Amendment 205 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a – point ii Directive 2005/36/EC Article 1 – paragraph 3 – point k (k) “European Professional Card”: an electronic certificate issued on a voluntary base to the professional proving the recognition of his qualifications for establishment in a host Member State or that he has met all the necessary conditions to provide services in a host Member State on a temporary and occasional basis;
Amendment 207 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a – point ii Directive 2005/36/EC Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point l (l) “lifelong learning”: all general education, vocational education and training, non-formal education and informal learning undertaken throughout life, resulting in an improvement
Amendment 218 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 Directive 2005/36/EC Article 4 – paragraph 1 1. The recognition of professional qualifications by the host Member State shall allow the beneficiary to gain access in that Member State to the same profession
Amendment 268 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 Directive 2005/36/EC Article 4.c – paragraph 1 1. The competent authority of the home Member State shall verify the application, create and validate a European Professional Card within two weeks from the date it receives a complete application. It shall inform the applicant and the Member State in which the applicant envisages to provide services, of the validation of the European Professional Card. The transmission of the validation information to the host Member States concerned shall constitute the declaration provided for in Article 7.
Amendment 302 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 Directive 2005/36/EC Article 4.d.5 Amendment 316 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 Directive 2005/36/EC Article 4e – paragraph 1 1. The competent authorities of the home and the host Member States shall update in a timely manner the corresponding IMI file with information which is based on a prior decision by a court or a competent authority prohibiting a professional to pursue his or her professional activity, regarding disciplinary action or criminal sanctions taken or any other serious specific circumstances which are likely to have consequences for the pursuit of activities of the holder of the European Professional Card under this Directive. Such updates include the deletion of information
Amendment 317 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 (new) Directive 2005/36/EC Article 4e – paragraph 1 1 a. The content of the update should be limited to a. the fact whether the professional has been prohibited from pursuing his/her activity, b. whether the prohibition is provisional or definitive, c. for what period the prohibition applies, d. the identity of the competent authority issuing the decision.
Amendment 326 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 Directive 2005/36/EC Article 4f Amendment 327 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 Directive 2005/36/EC Article 4 f Amendment 328 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 Directive 2005/36/EC Article 4 f - paragraph 1 Amendment 332 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 Directive 2005/36/EC Article 4.f – paragraph 1 – point a Amendment 338 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 Directive 2005/36/EC Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b Amendment 342 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 Directive 2005/36/EC Article 4f – paragraph 1 – point b) Amendment 346 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 Directive 2005/36/EC Article 4 f – paragraph 2 Amendment 366 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 Directive 2005/36/EC Article 4f – paragraph 3 Amendment 368 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 Directive 2005/36/EC Article 4 f – paragraph 4 Amendment 371 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 Directive 2005/36/EC Article 4f – paragraph .5 Amendment 395 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point c Directive 2005/36/EC Article 7 – paragraph 4 For the first provision of services, in the case of regulated professions having public health or safety implications, which do not benefit from automatic recognition under Chapter II or III of Title III , the competent authority of the host Member State
Amendment 474 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 – point a Directive 2005/36/EC Article 31 – paragraph 1 1. Admission to training for nurses responsible for general care shall be contingent upon completion of general education of 12
Amendment 483 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 – point c Directive 2005/36/EC Article 31.c The training of nurses responsible for general care will be up to the Member States but shall comprise a minimum of at least three years of study consisting of at least 4 600 hours of theoretical and clinical training, the duration of the theoretical training representing at least one third and the duration of the clinical training at least one half of the minimum duration of the training.
source: PE-496.438
2012/10/23
IMCO
1 amendments...
Amendment 651 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 42 Directive 2005/36/EC Article 56 a – paragraph 1 The competent authorities of a Member State shall inform the competent authorities of all other Member States and the Commission about the identity of a professional who has been prohibited by national authorities or courts from pursuing, even temporarily, on the territory of that Member State, in line with the content referred to in article 4.e.1.a, the following professional activities:
source: PE-498.003
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2011/0437(COD) Award of concession contracts
2012/10/23
IMCO
36 amendments...
Amendment 251 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 2 (2) Public procurement plays a key role in the Europe 2020 strategy as one of the market-based instruments to be used to achieve a smart, sustainable and inclusive growth while ensuring the most efficient use of public funds. The award of works concessions is presently subject to basic rules of Directive 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on the coordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts while the award of services concessions with a cross-border interest is subject to the principles of the Treaty, and in particular the principle of free movement of goods, freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services as well as to the principles deriving therefrom such as equal treatment, non-discrimination, mutual recognition, proportionality and transparency.
Amendment 254 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 3 (3) This Directive
Amendment 259 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 4 Amendment 262 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 5 Amendment 284 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 7 (7)
Amendment 300 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 11 (11)
Amendment 302 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 11 a (new) (11a) In accordance with Article 14 TFEU in association with Protocol No 26, national, regional or local competent authorities shall have wide discretion in deciding whether to award contracts for services of general interest.
Amendment 306 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 13 (13) It is appropriate to exclude from the scope of this Directive certain services concessions awarded to an economic operator which
Amendment 316 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 17 Amendment 323 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 19 (19)
Amendment 339 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 21 (21)
Amendment 349 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 24 (24) The choice and application of proportional, non-discriminatory and fair selection criteria
Amendment 352 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 25 a (new) (25a) In order to ensure that women and men have equal access to the labour market, the grantor should also be able to include characteristics relating to promoting gender equality.
Amendment 353 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 25 b (new) (25b) In order to better integrate social considerations in the award of concessions, the grantor should also be able to include characteristics relating to working conditions among the award criteria. Those characteristics shall aim to protect the health of the staff involved in the production process or to promote the social integration of disadvantaged persons or members of vulnerable groups among the persons responsible for performing the contract, including accessibility for disadvantaged groups, such as the young, long-term unemployed, people with migration backgrounds and persons with disabilities. In this case, the award criteria should be applied in accordance with Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1996 concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services[1], in such a way as not to discriminate directly or indirectly against economic operators from other Member States. The grantor should also be allowed to use as award criteria the organisation, qualifications and experience of the staff assigned to the performance of the concession contract, as they may affect the quality of provision and, as a result, the economic value of the tender. [1] OJ L 18, 21.1.1997, p. 1.
Amendment 362 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 32 (32) The laws, regulations and collective agreements, at both national and European Union level, which are in force in the areas of employment conditions and safety at work should apply during performance of a concession
Amendment 364 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 33 (33) Concessions should not be awarded to economic operators that have participated in a criminal organisation or have been found guilty of corruption, fraud to the detriment of the Union's financial interests
Amendment 391 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. This Directive shall not affect the right of public authorities at any level to decide whether they shall perform public works or services themselves, by using their own internal resources without being obliged to award concessions to external economic operators. These tasks may be performed in cooperation with other public contracting authorities.
Amendment 482 #
Proposal for a directive Article 7 – paragraph 1 Contracting authorities and contracting entities shall treat economic operators equally and shall act in a transparent and proportionate way.
Amendment 518 #
Proposal for a directive Article 8 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point g (g) Public
Amendment 534 #
Proposal for a directive Article 8 – paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. This Directive shall not apply to service concessions relating to services of general economic interest and services of general interest such as: (a) water services; (b) wastewater services; (c) refuse collection services; (d) energy services; (e) social services according to the voluntary European quality framework for social services adopted by the Social Protection Committee in the sectors of health and social protection, statutory social insurance, emergency and disaster response services.
Amendment 540 #
Proposal for a directive Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new) (ca) may be controlled by public-public cooperation;
Amendment 651 #
Proposal for a directive Article 15 – paragraph 4 – point c Amendment 683 #
Proposal for a directive Article 16 – paragraph 1 The duration of the concession shall be limited to the time estimated, among other factors, to be necessary for the concessionaire to recoup the investments made in operating the works or services t
Amendment 687 #
Proposal for a directive Article 17 Amendment 709 #
Proposal for a directive Article 20 – paragraph 1 Member States may reserve the right to participate in concession award procedures to sheltered workshops and economic operators whose main aim is the social and professional integration of disabled and disadvantaged workers or provide for such concessions to be performed in the context of sheltered employment programmes provided that
Amendment 716 #
Proposal for a directive Article 22 – paragraph 1 Amendment 724 #
Proposal for a directive Article 24 – paragraph 1 1. Unless otherwise provided in this Directive or in the national law concerning access to information, and without prejudice to the obligations relating to the advertising of awarded concession contracts and to the information to candidates and tenderers set out in Articles 27 and 35 of this Directive, the
Amendment 767 #
Proposal for a directive Article 30 a (new) Article 30a Protection of whistleblowers Contracting authorities and contracting entities shall have in place internal whistleblowing procedures for staff to ensure that: (a) any staff member (including temporary and contract workers, interns and consultants) who makes a good-faith disclosure regarding any type of material wrongdoing is protected from any and all forms of retaliation, harassment or deleterious actions; (b) the confidentiality of whistleblowers is maintained unless explicitly waived by them; (c) adequate mechanisms are made available for disclosures to be made, such as helplines and online forms; (d) a whistleblower who has been retaliated against has the right to a fair hearing before an impartial forum and shall be fully compensated; those who commit retaliation shall be duly sanctioned; (e) disclosures are properly investigated and corrective action taken (if appropriate), and that whistleblowers have the option to participate in these procedures; (f) managers must prove that any actions taken against a whistleblower were motivated by reasons other than the whistleblowing; (g) inaccurate disclosures, if made in good faith, are protected; disclosures shown to be made in bad faith are not protected; (h) management and staff should be adequately trained in whistleblower rights, policies and procedures; (i) whistleblower policies should be monitored and evaluated at regular intervals by independent bodies; (j) external whistleblowing to elected officials, NGOs, the media and other appropriate parties is protected if internal channels do not function or do not exist;
Amendment 827 #
Proposal for a directive Article 36 – paragraph 6 6. Any economic operator shall be excluded from participation in a concession where the contracting authority or contracting entity is aware of a decision having the force of res judicata or of a decision by a public authority with legal effect establishing that it has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes or social security contributions
Amendment 833 #
Proposal for a directive Article 36 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part Member States
Amendment 838 #
Proposal for a directive Article 36 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new) (ca) Breaches of social security provisions, employment, tax or environmental law.
Amendment 847 #
Proposal for a directive Article 36 a (new) Article 36a 1. Contracting authorities and contracting entities shall lay down special conditions relating to the performance of a service or works concession and concerning in particular social and environmental considerations, provided that these are indicated in the concession notice. 2. As regards wages (including allowances), hours of work and other conditions of labour for the workers concerned the contracting authorities shall include conditions which ensure to the workers concerned a level of protection which is not less favourable than that established for work of the same character in the trade or industry concerned in the district where the work is carried out by: a) collective agreement or other recognised machinery of negotiation between organisations of employers and workers representative respectively of substantial proportions of the employers and workers in the trade or industry concerned; or b) arbitration award (if this is provided by the relevant national law); or c) national laws or regulations. Where the conditions of labour referred to in the preceding subparagraph are not regulated in a manner referred to therein in the district where the work or service is carried out, the conditions for the performance of the contract shall be determined according to such instruments in the nearest appropriate district or to the general level observed in the trade or industry in which the concessionaire is engaged by employers whose general circumstances are similar.
Amendment 856 #
Proposal for a directive Article 38 a (new) Article 38a Award Criteria 1. The grantor may hold negotiations with candidates and tenderers. Concessions shall be awarded by the grantor on the basis of objective award criteria which comply with the principles set out in Article -26a(2). 2. The subject matter of the concession, the award criteria and the minimum requirements shall not be changed in an arbitrary or discriminatory manner during the course of the negotiations. Any changes shall be immediately brought to the notice of the candidates and tenderers concerned. 3. The award criteria shall be linked to the subject matter of the concession. They may include environmental, social, gender equality or innovation-related criteria. The grantor shall verify whether tenders properly meet the award criteria. 4. The grantor shall indicate in the concession notice or the invitation to submit a tender his ranking order, if any, for the criteria referred to in paragraph 1.
Amendment 889 #
Proposal for a directive Article 41 – paragraph 1 1. In the concession documents, the
source: PE-496.581
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2011/0438(COD) Public procurement
2012/12/07
IMCO
53 amendments...
Amendment 184 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 5 (5) Under Article 9 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the Union must take into account requirements linked to the promotion of a high level of employment, the guarantee of adequate social protection, the fight against social exclusion, and a high level of education, training and protection of human health in defining and implementing its policies and activities. Under Article 11 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, environmental protection requirements must be integrated into the definition and implementation of the Union policies and activities, in particular with a view to promoting sustainable development. This Directive clarifies how the contracting authorities
Amendment 206 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 11 (11) Other categories of services continue by their very nature to have a limited cross- border dimension, namely what are known as services to the person, such as certain social, health and educational services. These services are provided within a particular context that varies widely amongst Member States, due to different cultural traditions. A specific regime should therefore be established for public contracts for these services, with a higher threshold of EUR
Amendment 210 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 14 (14) There is considerable legal uncertainty as to how far cooperation between public authorities should be covered by public procurement rules. The relevant case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Union is interpreted divergently between Member States and even between contracting authorities. It is therefore necessary to clarify in what cases contracts concluded between contracting authorities are not subject to the application of public procurement rules. Such clarification should be guided by the principles set out in the relevant case-law of the Court of Justice.
Amendment 223 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 15 a (new) (15 a) This Directive ensures the application of Directive 2001/23/EC on the approximation of laws of the Member States relating to the safeguarding or workers' rights in the event of transfers of undertakings, businesses or parts of undertakings or businesses in order to ensure the respect of the rules of equal competition and the protection of workers in the context of the transfer of the undertaking.
Amendment 240 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 25 (25) Electronic means of communication are particularly well suited to support centralised purchasing practices and tools because of the possibility they offer to re- use and automatically process data and to minimise information and transaction costs. The use of such electronic means of communication should therefore
Amendment 244 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 26 Amendment 248 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 28 (28) Contracting authorities that wish to purchase works, supplies or services with specific environmental, social or other characteristics should be able to refer to particular labels, such as the European Eco-label, (multi-)national eco-labels or any other label provided that the requirements for the label are linked to the subject-matter of the contract, such as the description of the product and its presentation, including packaging requirements and the production process. It is furthermore essential that these requirements are drawn up and adopted on the basis of objectively verifiable criteria, using a procedure in which stakeholders, such as government bodies, consumers, manufacturers, distributors, trade unions and environmental organisations, can participate, and that the label is accessible and available to all interested parties.
Amendment 259 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 35 (35) Allowance should, however, be made for the possibility that economic operators may adopt compliance measures aimed at remedying the consequences of any criminal offences or misconduct and at effectively preventing further occurrences of the misbehaviour. These measures may consist in particular in personnel and organisation measures such as the severance of all links with persons or organisations involved in the misbehaviour, appropriate staff reorganisation measures, the implementation of reporting and control systems, the creation of an internal audit structure to monitor compliance and the adoption of internal liability and compensation rules. Where such measures offer sufficient guarantees, the economic operator in question should no longer be excluded on these grounds. Economic operators should have the possibility to request that contracting authorities examine the compliance measures taken with a view to possible admission to the procurement procedure. The maximum period for exclusion of an economic operator should be 10 years.
Amendment 305 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 49 (49) The evaluation has shown that Member States do not consistently and systematically monitor the implementation and functioning of public procurement rules. This has a negative impact on the correct implementation of provisions stemming from these directives, which is a major source of cost and uncertainty.
Amendment 315 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 53 (53) Effective cooperation is necessary to ensure consistent advice and practice within each Member State and across the Union. Bodies designated for monitoring, implementation, control and technical assistance should be able to share information and cooperate
Amendment 318 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 54 (54) In order to adapt to rapid technical, economic and regulatory developments, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of a number of non-essential elements of this Directive. In fact, due to the need to comply with international agreements, the Commission should be empowered to modify the technical procedures for the calculation methods concerning thresholds as well as to periodically revise the thresholds themselves and to adapt Annexes V and XI; the lists of central government authorities are subject to variations due to administrative changes at national level. These are notified to the Commission, which should be empowered to adapt the Annex I; references to the CPV nomenclature may undergo regulatory changes at EU level and it is necessary to reflect those changes into the text of this Directive; the technical details and characteristics of the devices for electronic receipt should be kept up to date with technological developments and administrative needs; it is also necessary to empower the Commission to make mandatory technical standards for electronic communication to ensure the interoperability of technical formats, processes and messaging in procurement procedures conducted using electronic means of communication taking into account technological developments and administrative needs; and the content of the European Procurement Passport to reflect administrative needs and regulatory changes at both national and EU level; the list of legislative acts of the Union establishing common methodologies for the calculation of life-cycle costs should be quickly adapted to incorporate the measures adopted on a sectoral basis.
Amendment 320 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 55 (55) It is of particular importance that the Commission carries out appropriate consultations
Amendment 338 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. This Directive shall not apply to contracts for the supply of goods or the provision services which are subject by law to a fixed price and in relation to which a public procurement procedures ipso facto holds no value.
Amendment 383 #
Proposal for a directive Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) EUR
Amendment 385 #
Proposal for a directive Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) EUR
Amendment 389 #
Proposal for a directive Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) EUR
Amendment 397 #
Proposal for a directive Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) EUR
Amendment 407 #
Proposal for a directive Article 5 – paragraph 9 9. Contracting authorities may award contracts for individual lots without applying the procedures provided for under this Directive, provided that the estimated value net of VAT of the lot concerned is less than EUR
Amendment 420 #
Proposal for a directive Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) arbitration and conciliation services
Amendment 448 #
Proposal for a directive Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new) This Directive shall not apply to public service contracts awarded by a contracting authority to another contracting authority or to an association of contracting authorities on the basis of an exclusive right which they enjoy pursuant to a published law, regulation or administrative provision which is compatible with the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
Amendment 583 #
Proposal for a directive Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part (a) works contracts which are subsidised directly by contracting authorities by more than 50 % and the estimated value of which, net of VAT, is equal to or greater than EUR
Amendment 584 #
Proposal for a directive Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) service contracts which are subsidised directly by contracting authorities by more than 50 % and the estimated value of which, net of VAT, is equal to or greater than EUR
Amendment 612 #
Proposal for a directive Article 18 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. This Article shall not prevent public disclosure of concluded contracts, including any subsequent changes.
Amendment 623 #
Proposal for a directive Article 19 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 7. Member States shall
Amendment 644 #
Proposal for a directive Article 21 a (new) Article 21a Protection of whistleblowers Procurement agencies and authorities shall have in place internal whistleblowing procedures for staff to ensure that: (a) any staff member (including temporary and contract workers, interns and consultants) who makes a good-faith disclosure regarding any type of material wrongdoing is protected from any and all forms of retaliation, harassment or deleterious actions; (b) the confidentiality of whistleblowers is maintained unless explicitly waived by them; (c) adequate mechanisms are made available for disclosures to be made, such as helplines and online forms; (d) a whistleblower who has been retaliated against has the right to a fair hearing before an impartial forum and shall be fully compensated; those who commit retaliation shall be duly sanctioned; (e) disclosures are properly investigated and corrective action taken (if appropriate), and that whistleblowers have the option to participate in these procedures; (f) managers must prove that any actions taken against a whistleblower were motivated by reasons other than the whistleblowing; (g) inaccurate disclosures, if made in good faith, are protected; disclosures shown to be made in bad faith are not protected; (h) management and staff should be adequately trained in whistleblower rights, policies and procedures; (i) whistleblower policies should be monitored and evaluated at regular intervals by independent bodies; (j) external whistleblowing to elected officials, NGOs, the media and other appropriate parties is protected if internal channels do not function or do not exist.
Amendment 776 #
Proposal for a directive Article 29 Amendment 796 #
Proposal for a directive Article 30 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a (a) where no tenders or no suitable tenders or no requests to participate have been submitted in response to an open procedure or a restricted procedure, provided that the initial conditions of the contract are not substantially altered
Amendment 802 #
Proposal for a directive Article 30 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c – point i (i) the absence of competition for technical or legal reasons;
Amendment 814 #
Proposal for a directive Article 30 – paragraph 3 – point b (b) for additional deliveries by the original supplier which are intended either as a partial replacement of normal supplies or installations or as the extension of existing supplies or installations where a change of supplier would oblige the contracting authority to acquire material having different technical characteristics which would result in incompatibility or disproportionate technical difficulties in operation and maintenance; the duration of such contracts as well as that of recurrent contracts shall not, as a general rule, exceed
Amendment 839 #
Proposal for a directive Article 31 – paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Contracting authorities have the possibility to add new economic operators to the framework agreement during the term of the contract, provided that these economic operators meet all the criteria set in this article, and did not exist yet at the time of the conclusion of the agreement. Contracting authorities have the possibility to remove economic operators from the framework agreement during the term of the contract, where the economic operator has shown significant or persistent deficiencies in the performance of any substantive requirement under the agreement.
Amendment 847 #
Proposal for a directive Article 32 – paragraph 6 – introductory part 6. Contracting authorities shall indicate the duration of the dynamic purchasing system in the call for competition.
Amendment 856 #
Proposal for a directive Article 33 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Contracting authorities may use electronic auctions, in which new prices, revised downwards, and/or new values concerning certain elements of tenders are presented. Electronic auctions can only be used for commonly used purchases of goods that are generally available on the market at a more or less standardised quality. They cannot be used for the purchase of services or complex or non standardised products.
Amendment 861 #
Proposal for a directive Article 33 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 Amendment 874 #
Proposal for a directive Article 38 Amendment 910 #
Proposal for a directive Article 40 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1. Technical specifications may also include requirements relating to: a) Employment conditions, organisation, qualification and experience of staff assigned to performing the contract in question;
Amendment 924 #
Proposal for a directive Article 40 – paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 929 #
Proposal for a directive Article 40 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 a (new) Contracting authorities must be able to control and follow up that the requirements are fulfilled, during the tendering process as well as during the performance of the contract.
Amendment 946 #
Proposal for a directive Article 41 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c (c) the labels are established in an open and transparent procedure in which all stakeholders, including government bodies, consumers, trade unions, manufacturers, distributors and environmental organisations, may participate,
Amendment 963 #
Proposal for a directive Article 41 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 Contracting authorities requiring a specific label shall accept all equivalent labels that fulfil the requirements of the label indicated by the contracting authorities.
Amendment 970 #
Proposal for a directive Article 42 – paragraph 2 Amendment 986 #
Proposal for a directive Article 43 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 Amendment 1008 #
Proposal for a directive Article 44 – paragraph 3 Amendment 1040 #
Proposal for a directive Article 54 – paragraph 4 Amendment 1083 #
Proposal for a directive Article 56 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 1.
Amendment 1086 #
Proposal for a directive Article 56 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 Amendment 1090 #
Proposal for a directive Article 56 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 Where a contract is divided into lots this Article shall apply in relation to each individual lot.
Amendment 1118 #
Proposal for a directive Article 63 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 Amendment 1242 #
Proposal for a directive Article 67 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 A list of such legislative
Amendment 1309 #
Proposal for a directive Article 70 Contracting authorities may lay down special conditions relating to the performance of a contract, provided that they are indicated in the call for competition or in the specifications. Those conditions may
Amendment 1444 #
Proposal for a directive Article 79 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 Amendment 1458 #
Proposal for a directive Article 83 a (new) Article 83a Register of non-compliance 1. If an economic operator violates the conditions set out in the contract, in particular regarding social and employment protection and working conditions and subcontracting, it shall be inscribed in a register of non-compliance of public procurement rules. 2. The register of non-compliance shall be processed and updated regularly by the supervisory and administrative authorities mentioned in Article 84 and 88. Contracting authorities shall have the right and the obligation to consult the register before awarding a public contract.
Amendment 1467 #
Proposal for a directive Article 84 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 1. Member States shall
source: PE-492.857
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2011/0439(COD) Procurement in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors
2012/03/09
IMCO
37 amendments...
Amendment 142 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 5 (5) Under Article 9 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the Union must take into account requirements linked to the promotion of a high level of employment, the guarantee of adequate social protection, the fight against social exclusion, and a high level of education, training and protection of human health in defining and implementing its policies and activities. Under Article 11 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, environmental protection requirements must be integrated into the definition and implementation of the Union policies and activities, in particular with a view to promoting sustainable development. This Directive clarifies how the contracting
Amendment 164 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 19 (19) There is considerable legal uncertainty as to how far cooperation between public authorities should be covered by public procurement rules. The relevant case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Union is interpreted divergently between Member States and even between contracting authorities. As this jurisprudence would be equally applicable to public authorities when operating in the sectors covered by this directive, it is appropriate to ensure that the same rules apply in both this directive and Directive [
Amendment 165 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 19 a (new) (19 a) This Directive ensures the application of Directive 2001/23/EC on the approximation of laws of the Member States relating to the safeguarding or workers' rights in the event of transfers of undertakings, businesses or parts of undertakings or businesses in order to ensure the respect of the rules of equal competition and the protection of workers in the context of the transfer of the undertaking.
Amendment 181 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 33 (33) Electronic means of communication are particularly well suited to support centralised purchasing practices and tools because of the possibility they offer to re- use and automatically process data and to minimise information and transaction costs. The use of such electronic means of communication should therefore
Amendment 183 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 34 Amendment 186 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 36 (36) Contracting entities that wish to purchase works, supplies or services with specific environmental, social or other characteristics should be able to refer to particular labels, such as the European Eco-label, (multi-) national eco-labels or any other label provided that the requirements for the label are linked to the subject-matter of the contract, such as the description of the product and its presentation, including packaging requirements and the production process. It is furthermore essential that those requirements are drawn up and adopted on the basis of objectively verifiable criteria, using a procedure in which stakeholders, such as government bodies, consumers, manufacturers, distributors, trade unions and environmental organisations can participate, and that the label is accessible and available to all interested parties.
Amendment 219 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 57 (57) The evaluation has shown that Member States do not consistently and systematically monitor the implementation and
Amendment 228 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 61 (61) Effective cooperation is necessary to ensure consistent advice and practice within each Member State and across the Union. Bodies designated for monitoring, implementation, control and technical assistance should be able to share information and cooperate
Amendment 230 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 63 (63) It is of particular importance that the Commission carr
Amendment 298 #
Proposal for a directive Article 13 – paragraph 9 9. Contracting entities may award contracts for individual lots without applying the procedures provided for under this Directive, provided that the estimated value net of VAT of the lot concerned is less than EUR
Amendment 306 #
Proposal for a directive Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) arbitration and conciliation services
Amendment 325 #
Proposal for a directive Article 19 – paragraph 1 a (new) This Directive shall not apply to public service contracts awarded by a contracting authority to another contracting authority or to an association of contracting authorities on the basis of an exclusive right which they enjoy pursuant to a published law, regulation or administrative provision which is compatible with the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
Amendment 460 #
Proposal for a directive Article 32 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. This Article shall not prevent public disclosure of concluded contracts, including any subsequent changes.
Amendment 466 #
Proposal for a directive Article 34 – paragraph 1 Member States shall
Amendment 487 #
Proposal for a directive Article 36 a (new) Article 36 a Protection of whistleblowers Contracting entities shall have in place internal whistleblowing procedures for staff to ensure that: (a) any staff member (including temporary and contract workers, interns and consultants) who makes a good-faith disclosure regarding any type of material wrongdoing is protected from any and all forms of retaliation, harassment or deleterious actions; (b) the confidentiality of whistleblowers is maintained unless explicitly waived by them; (c) adequate mechanisms are made available for disclosures to be made, such as helplines and online forms; (d) a whistleblower who has been retaliated against has the right to a fair hearing before an impartial forum and shall be fully compensated; those who commit retaliation shall be duly sanctioned; (e) disclosures are properly investigated and corrective action taken (if appropriate), and that whistleblowers have the option to participate in these procedures; (f) managers must prove that any actions taken against a whistleblower were motivated by reasons other than the whistleblowing; (g) inaccurate disclosures, if made in good faith, are protected; disclosures shown to be made in bad faith are not protected; (h) management and staff are adequately trained in whistleblower rights, policies and procedures; (i) whistleblower policies are monitored and evaluated at regular intervals by independent bodies and (j) external whistleblowing to elected officials, NGOs, the media and other appropriate parties is protected if internal channels do not function or do not exist.
Amendment 502 #
Proposal for a directive Article 43 Amendment 519 #
Proposal for a directive Article 44 – paragraph 1 – point d – point i (i) the absence of competition for technical or legal reasons;
Amendment 554 #
Proposal for a directive Article 45 – paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Contracting entities have the possibility to add new economic operators to the framework agreement during the term of the contract, provided that these economic operators meet all the criteria set in this article, and did not exist yet at the time of the conclusion of the agreement. Contracting entities have the possibility to remove economic operators from the framework agreement during the term of the contract, where the economic operator has shown significant or persistent deficiencies in the performance of any substantive requirement under the agreement.
Amendment 556 #
Proposal for a directive Article 46 – paragraph 6 – introductory part 6. Contracting entities shall indicate the duration of the dynamic purchasing system in the call for competition.
Amendment 561 #
Proposal for a directive Article 47 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Contracting entities may use electronic auctions in which new prices, revised downwards, and/or new values concerning certain elements of tenders are presented. Electronic auctions can only be used for commonly used purchases of goods that are generally available on the market at a more or less standardised quality. They cannot be used for the purchase of services or complex or non standardised products.
Amendment 565 #
Proposal for a directive Article 47 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 Amendment 574 #
Proposal for a directive Article 52 Amendment 600 #
Proposal for a directive Article 54 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Technical specifications may also include requirements relating to: a) Employment conditions, organisation, qualification and experience of staff assigned to performing the contract in question;
Amendment 608 #
Proposal for a directive Article 54 – paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 612 #
Proposal for a directive Article 54 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 a (new) Contracting authorities must be able to control and follow up that the requirements are fulfilled, during the tendering process as well as during the performance of the contract.
Amendment 619 #
Proposal for a directive Article 55 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c (c) the labels are established in an open and transparent procedure in which all stakeholders, including government bodies, consumers, trade unions, manufacturers, distributors and environmental organisations may participate,
Amendment 624 #
Proposal for a directive Article 55 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 Contracting entities requiring a specific label shall accept all equivalent labels that fulfil the requirements of the label indicated by the contracting entities.
Amendment 630 #
Proposal for a directive Article 56 – paragraph 2 Amendment 640 #
Proposal for a directive Article 58 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 Amendment 644 #
Proposal for a directive Article 58 – paragraph 2 Amendment 660 #
Proposal for a directive Article 59 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 Amendment 661 #
Proposal for a directive Article 59 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 Amendment 663 #
Proposal for a directive Article 59 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 Amendment 686 #
Proposal for a directive Article 70 – paragraph 7 Amendment 819 #
Proposal for a directive Article 80 Contracting entities may lay down special conditions relating to the performance of a contract, provided that they are indicated in the call for competition or in the specifications. Those conditions may
Amendment 917 #
Proposal for a directive Article 89 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 Amendment 928 #
Proposal for a directive Article 92 a (new) Article 92a Register of non-compliance 1. If an economic operator violates the conditions set out in the contract, in particular regarding social and employment protection and working conditions and subcontracting, it shall be inscribed in a register of non-compliance of public procurement rules. 2. The register of non-compliance shall be processed and updated regularly by the supervisory and administrative authorities mentioned in Article 93. Contracting entities shall have the right and the obligation to consult the register before awarding a public contract.
source: PE-492.861
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2011/0440(COD) European statistics on demography
2012/11/15
EMPL
3 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 - paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Considering that there is a lack of good quality data on violence against women, it is essential to improve gender- disaggregated and age-specific data on victims and perpetrators of all types of violence against women including domestic violence, sexual harassment, rape, incest and sexual abuse and trafficking of women and girls.
Amendment 2 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 a (new) Article 7a Special emphasis should be paid to improving both methods and concepts of data collection regarding both men and women who are vulnerable to disabilities, poverty, unemployment and unequal treatment.
Amendment 3 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 b (new) Article 7b Calls on the Commission to promote the strategic objective of the Beijing Platform for Action (1995) by asking Member States to generate and disseminate gender-disaggregated data and information for planning and policy evaluation reasons.
source: PE-500.524
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2011/0455(COD) Staff Regulations of European Union officials: amendment of the Regulations
2012/03/04
FEMM
2 amendments...
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 a (new) (2a) Gender equality and non- discrimination are core values in the functioning of the Union institutions and a better gender balance must be achieved between women and men at all levels of staff. To meet the aims of gender equality and non-discrimination, more efficient policies must be developed to impact on recruitment to, training in, and the everyday functioning of, the different institutions.
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 26 a (new) Staff Regulations Article 58 26a. In Article 58, the following paragraphs shall be added: 'The total costs of maternity leave payments for all officials and staff members, including assistants of Members of the European Parliament, shall be borne by the institutions' joint social security scheme from the first day of such leave. Contracts of officials and other staff members, including accredited parliamentary assistants, may not be terminated during pregnancy. Contracts of women on maternity leave, including accredited parliamentary assistants, may not be terminated until the end of the period of maternity leave.';
source: PE-486.090
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2011/0459(COD) European statistical programme 2013-2017
2012/05/21
ECON
3 amendments...
Amendment 12 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 (4) Statistics developed, produced and disseminated under this programme should contribute to the implementation of the policies of the European Union, as reflected in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the Europe 2020 strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and other policies addressed in the Commission's strategic priorities for 2010-2014 (i.e. strengthened and integrated economic governance, climate change, reformed agricultural policy, growth and social cohesion, gender equality policy, people's Europe and globalisation ) and should be fostered through actions financed under this programme where the European Union can bring a clear added value.
Amendment 15 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 – indent 2 – Secondly, the nature of statistics has changed – evidence-based decision making requires statistics that meet high quality criteria linked to the specific purposes they are serving, and there is an increasing need for complex multidimensional statistics supporting composite policy areas. In order to respond correctly to policy making requirements it is necessary to have gender disaggregated data already at the stage of collecting data.
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – indent 2 – Objective 2: implement new methods of production of European statistics aiming at efficiency gains and quality improvements such as gender disaggregated data starting from the collection stage;
source: PE-487.949
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2011/2066(INI) 2020 perspective for women in Turkey
2011/10/20
FEMM
3 amendments...
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas the problems and inequalities encountered by women of Kurdish origin are, in general, all the greater,
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 a (new) 29a. Points to the need to ensure that all women, including those of Kurdish origin, enjoy equal rights and that their culture and language are respected;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 36. Notes that special attention should be given to the empowerment of women in the less developed regions of Turkey; welcomes, therefore, the Turkish Government’s projects such as CATOMs (Multi Purpose Society Centres), but underlines the need for more
source: PE-474.015
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2011/2069(INI) Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union (2010-2011)
2012/07/25
LIBE
4 amendments...
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Welcomes the decision to make 2012 the European Year of Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations; calls on the Member States to enhance the quality of elderly people’s lives by providing adequate social services, combating abuse against them and promoting their independence by supporting the renovation and accessibility of housing; recalls that elderly women live more often under the poverty line due to the gender pay gap and later the pension gap;
Amendment 347 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Calls on the Member States to focus on effective legal migration policies and to ratify the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families; underlines that special attention should be given to women migrants who are particularly vulnerable;
Amendment 351 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 a (new) 34a. Welcomes the ‘EU Strategy towards the Eradication of Trafficking in Human Beings 2012–2016 and the work of the EU Anti-Trafficking Coordinator; recalls that Council Directive 2004/81/EC of 29 April 2004 on the residence permit issued to third-country nationals who are victims of mass rapes, human trafficking and other forms of sexual abuse of women and children or who have been the subject of an action to facilitate illegal immigration, who cooperate with the competent authorities, and Directive 2009/52/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 18 June 2009 providing for minimum standards on sanctions and measures against employers of illegally staying third-country nationals are useful tools for the protection of victims of trafficking and should be fully implemented;
Amendment 432 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 44. Calls on the Commission to make a comparative study on electoral rights at national and EU level in order to identify divergences that have an unfair impact on certain categories of persons in the EU, and to accompany it with appropriate recommendations on overcoming discrimination; recalls the importance of preferential treatment and special measures in promoting the representation of people from different backgrounds and disadvantaged groups in decision-making positions;
source: PE-494.582
2012/08/20
LIBE
1 amendments...
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls on Member States to establish complaints procedures that ensure that a victim of multiple discrimination, taking into account that women are specially targeted by these, can lodge a single complaint addressing more than one ground of discrimination; considers appropriate to support the activities of human rights defenders and the development of collective actions by marginalised people and communities;
source: PE-492.760
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2011/2181(INI) Corporate governance framework for European companies
2011/05/12
JURI
3 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 a (new) - having regard to its resolution of 6 July 2011 on women and business leadership1, ___________ 1 P7_TA-PROV(2011)0330.
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Calls on companies to implement transparent and meritocratic methods in the field of human resources and to develop and promote efficiently men's and women's talents and skills; stresses that companies are required to ensure equal treatment of and equal opportunities for men and women at work and to contribute to the work-life balance applying to men and women;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10.
source: PE-478.375
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2011/2182(INI) EU Citizenship Report 2010: dismantling the obstacles to EU citizens’ rights
2012/01/20
PETI
9 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 3 – having regard to Part Two of the TFEU, entitled Non-discrimination and citizenship of the Union, and Title III and Title V of the Charter of Fundamental Rights,
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 4 – having regard to Articles 3, 10 and 11 of the Treaty on European Union and Article 8 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the Lisbon Treaty enhanced the concept of EU citizenship and
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas the issue of the deportation of Roma people by France in 2010 was controversial not only from the fundamental rights perspective, but also from the standpoint of the right to free movement and that of discrimination on the grounds of nationality, gender and racial and ethnic origin;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas several Member States have decided to introduce or to continue applying transitional arrangements which limit Romanian and Bulgarian nationals' access to their labour market; whereas such measures can lead to worker exploitation, illegal work and lack of access to social security benefits, which affect women more severely then men;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas a large number of petitions revealed problems in the field of accessing social security benefits, mainly involving a lack of cooperation on the part of national authorities, incorrect application of the principle of aggregation, gender equality, failure to provide correct information on the applicable rules or cumbersome administration of cases;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I a (new) I a. whereas the 21 July 2011 judgement of the ECJ[1] in addition to confirming the rights of EU citizens to move to another EU Member State and have the right to social security coverage, raises awareness on women's vulnerability in their access to social security rights;[1] See Lucy Stewart v. Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Case C 503/09.
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls on the Commission to monitor the correct application by Member States of regulations on the coordination of social security systems, with a special focus on gender equality and the new aspects introduced by the Regulations 883/2004 and 987/2009, which came into force on 1 May 2010;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new) 26 a. Considers that methodological and analytical support from the European Institute on Gender Equality (EIGE) is needed in order to examine the relevance of certain citizenship issues separately for women and men.
source: PE-480.601
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2011/2185(INI) Annual report on human rights in the world and the European Union's policy on the matter including implications for the EU's strategic human rights policy
2012/02/17
FEMM
4 amendments...
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to review and significantly improve the provisions for gender equality in external relations in the proposal for a new Multiannual Financial Framework 2014-2020;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Calls for an increased focus and financing of programmes aiming to ensure access to education for all girls, bearing in mind that keeping girls in education is a corner stone to build more gender equal societies, to promote economic independence of women, and to reduce sexual exploitation of girls and women worldwide;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 b (new) 10b. Underlines that working towards increased access to sexual and reproductive rights and health services is an important pillar of safeguarding women’s human rights, in this context calls on the EU to step up its work to meet the Millennium Development Goals in terms of improving maternal health, including through access to information, modern contraception, and a range of reproductive health services; insists that the Commission pursue this aim in all its international development policy actions;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 17 17. Calls on the Commission to
source: PE-480.809
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2011/2197(INI) Women and climate change
2012/11/01
FEMM
6 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) A a. whereas consumption and lifestyle patterns have a significant impact on climate change;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) B a. whereas consumption patterns differ between women and men; whereas women, regardless of their socio- economic status, consume less in comparison to men and show a higher engagement and a greater willingness to act to preserve the environment by making sustainable consumption choices, eating less meat, being more energy efficient; and have less environmentally harmful mobility behaviour: they drive cars less often, walk more and use public transport more often than men;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K a (new) K a. whereas mechanisms or financing for disaster prevention, adaptation, and mitigation will remain insufficient unless they integrate women’s full participation in design, decision making, and implementation; whereas good practices from, for example, Tunisia, Nicaragua, El Salvador and Honduras have demonstrated that women’s knowledge and participation saves lives through disaster management, boosts biodiversity and improves water management, enhances food security, prevents desertification, protects forests and supports public health;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to include gender equality and gender justice objectives in all policy areas related to environmental issues and at all levels of decision making;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to mainstream gender sensitive statistics in all environment- related policy areas in order to improve the measurement of the general situation of women and men regarding climate change;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 b (new) 5 b. Calls for a ‘climate friendly’ indicator (as an alternative to GNP) to monitor how growth, consumption and lifestyle patterns influence climate change;
source: PE-478.628
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2011/2244(INI) Equality between women and men in the European Union - 2011
2012/09/01
FEMM
6 amendments...
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Calls on the Member States to move towards individualised systems of social security, in order to increase women’s individual autonomy and position in society
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1b (new) 1b. Underlines the importance of publicly funded and affordable care facilities to combat inequalities both in the labour market and in private life.
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Notes in this context the EU Victims Package; calls on Member States to
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Underlines the importance of access to a wide range of choice, and to affordable high-quality contraception for all women;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Notes that this year the world population has reached 7 billion; expresses its conviction that gender equality and family planning should be at the top of the political agenda;
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Deeply concerned about media reports on victims of human trafficking being treated as criminals instead of getting support, calls on the Commission to investigate the treatment of victims of human trafficking and prostitution in the Member States;
source: PE-478.674
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2011/2245(INI) Modalities for the possible establishment of a European Endowment for Democracy (EDD). European Parliament recommendation to the Council
2011/12/20
AFET
5 amendments...
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas Article 8 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union lays down the principle of gender mainstreaming as it states that the Union shall in all its activities aim to eliminate inequalities, and to promote equality, between men and women;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas women play a key role in the processes of democratization and success of the social movements;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas the recent events in North Africa and the Middle East have demonstrated that women are determinant actors for democratic change and that women’s rights are often violated, women are placed at a greater risk of poverty and marginalized in their country’s political, social, and economic life;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point b (b) ensure that the EED fosters and encourages ‘deep and sustainable democracy’ in pre-transition and transition countries, with a primary, although not exclusive, focus on the European Neighbourhood; stresses the necessity of support the political, economic and social participation of women in democratic reform processes in the countries undergoing the process of transition towards the democratic system;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point f (f) address, in the early stages of funding in a specific country, a wide group of potential beneficiaries, including key political players (emerging political actors, fledgling political parties, grassroots movements and non-registered NGOs, trade unions), watchdogs, whistleblowers, individual dissidents, media outlets and think tanks, in order to enable the EED to support a wide variety of actors striving for democratic reforms; emphasises that priority must be given to the gender sensitive areas related to democratization reforms such as combating violence against women, providing for them employment opportunities, increasing the participation of women in elections and political parties, extending equal access to justice and education for women and girls and preventing or ending existing violations of women’s rights;
source: PE-478.531
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2011/2272(INI) Strategy for strengthening the rights of vulnerable consumers
2012/03/14
IMCO
6 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 6 a (new) - having regard to Directive 2004/113/EC of the Council of 13 December 2004 implementing the principle of equal treatment between men and women in the access to and supply of goods and services1, __________________ 1 OJ L 373, 21.12.2004, p. 37.
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 7 - having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, as incorporated into the Treaties by Article 6 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU), and in particular Article 7 (respect for private and family life), Article 21 (non-discrimination), Article 23 (equality between women and men), Article 24 (the rights of the child), Article 25 (the rights of the elderly), Article 26 (integration of persons with disabilities) and Article 28 (consumer protection) thereof,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C (C) Whereas vulnerable consumers are a heterogeneous group comprised of persons who are considered as such because of their mental, physical or psychological disability, their age, gender, their credulity or their education, or persons made vulnerable by their social and financial situation who require special protection and a specific strategy on the part of the authorities,
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) (Ca) Whereas women decide about more than 70% of household purchases in Europe,1 __________________ 1 McKinsey & Company: Women Matter: Gender diversity, a corporate performance driver, 2007
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to enhance consumers' awareness regarding product safety, particularly targeting the most vulnerable group of consumers, such as children and pregnant women;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Asks the European Commission and the Member States to collaborate on the adoption of a broad and coherent political and legislative strategy against vulnerability, especially in the Consumer Agenda and the Consumer Programme; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that the Consumer Agenda and the Consumer Programme excludes all discrimination based on gender in the access to and supply of goods and services;
source: PE-485.837
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2011/2273(INI) Daphne programme: achievements and future prospects
2011/11/30
FEMM
7 amendments...
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas Daphne is an extremely important instrument for raising visibility about the issue of violence against women and providing the possibility for women's organisations and other engaged stakeholders to develop their work and concrete actions in this field;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas in the current situation of economic crisis and budgetary austerity, women have less resources to be safe, to flee, and to protect themselves and their children from male violence; and whereas it is even more important to avert also the direct financial impact that violence against women and children has on the judiciary and on health and social services; whereas,
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas although an individual measure by itself will not be able to stop gender- based violence, which is a structural phenomenon linked to the unequal distribution of power between women and men in our society, it is possible to reduce significantly the incidence thereof by combining various actions in the fields of education, gender equality, awareness- raising, health, and among the police and the judiciary
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas the Commission proposes the DAPHNE III programme, the gender equality and non-discrimination sections of the PROGRESS Programme, and the Fundamental Rights and Citizenship Programme to be streamlined into ‘Rights and Citizenship’ Programme in the 2014-2020 financial period; whereas combating violence against women is not mentioned among the objectives of the Commission’s proposal; whereas the proposed budget of the new programme is smaller than those of the current programmes; whereas the proposal does not guarantee the predictability of funding for its objectives;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Wishes to see the programme's objectives, in particular combating violence against women, retained in the 201
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 – indent 2 a (new) – finding solutions to the problems experienced by the recipients of DAPHNE funding, in particular to ease the administrative burden and solve the problems in the financial management that have prevented many NGOs from proposing DAPHNE projects,
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5.
source: PE-478.328
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2011/2295(INI) Women in political decision making - quality and equality
2012/05/01
FEMM
8 amendments...
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) B a. whereas today an informal system of quotas is de facto in play, where men are privileged over women and where men choose men for decision-making positions; this is not a formalised system but nevertheless a systematic and very real deep-rooted culture of positive treatment of men;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Acknowledges the role of political parties as key factors in the promotion of parity; calls in consequence for the Member States to require national parties,
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Emphasises the need for concrete steps designed to achieve parity in elected offices in the national parliaments and the European Parliament (such as the President, Vice-Presidents, Chairs and Vice-Chairs), for instance by setting a target of 50 % representation of men and women in those offices within th
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Calls on the Member States and the national political parties to introduce binding measures to ensure equal presence for women on the lists for the European elections 2014, on the basis of the zip system (1 woman/1man), which increase the legitimacy of European democracy;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission and the Council to enhance gender parity
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Recalls the importance of preferential treatment and special measures in promoting the representation of people from different backgrounds and
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23 a. Calls on all European Parliament delegations aimed at developing international contacts in all policy fields and regions travelling to third countries, to respect the principle of gender parity when deciding on their composition, and ensure that there is balance in speaking time allocated to women and men in these contexts;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 b (new) 23 b. Calls on the European Parliament's policy departments to ensure that briefing notes for delegations always include a gender perspective and highlights issues of importance for gender equality;
source: PE-478.535
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2011/2320(INI) Employment and social aspects in the Annual Growth Survey 2012
2011/12/21
EMPL
9 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 3 a (new) - having regard to the European Pact for Gender Equality (2011-2020) adopted by the Council on 7 March 2011,
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) C a. whereas the gender dimension is crucial to achieving the EU 2020 headline targets, as women form the greatest reserve of as yet unused labour and form the majority of those living in poverty in the EU; whereas specific attention therefore needs to be paid to both gender mainstreaming and policies targeted at women throughout the European Semester process;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) D a. whereas the austerity measures and measures aimed at fiscal consolidation might have a disproportionately negative effect on the position of women in the labour market and on poverty among women, for instance due to cuts in the public sector that affect women or by limiting fiscal benefits for childcare;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17 a. Calls on the Commission to request separate national targets for male and female employment rates from the Member States in their national reform programmes and to demand that they use gender disaggregated data in their progress reports;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19 a. Regrets the insufficient efforts to implement gender mainstreaming in the priorities of the Annual Growth Survey, despite the fact that the European Pact for Gender Equality 2011-2020 invites the Commission to integrate a gender equality perspective to the Annual Growth Survey; calls on the European Council to ensure that the policy guidance will address gender inequalities; calls on Member States to implement gender mainstreaming in the design of National Reform Programmes; calls on the Commission to address country specific recommendations in the case of Member States failing to take the gender dimension into account;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22 a. Encourages the Commission, Member States and employers to create more opportunities for female workers in the sectors of new technologies in order to strengthen the high-tech sector in accordance with the EU 2020 objectives;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Calls on
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25 a. Is concerned about the social impact of the crisis on poverty among women; calls on Member States and the Commission to ensure that fiscal consolidation is compatible with the social dimension of the EU 2020 strategy and the employment guidelines; calls on the Commission to also assess the effects of austerity measures on gender equality and female employment;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 b (new) 25 b. Calls on the Commission to develop gender analysis and mainstreaming on the impact of pension reforms on women's lives in the EU with the objective of individualising pensions rights and social security and tax systems as well;
source: PE-478.538
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2012/2003(INI) Social Investment Pact - as a response to the crisis
2012/05/15
EMPL
5 amendments...
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas well-targeted social investments are important to reassuring a proper employment level for both women and men in the future, stabilising the economy, enhancing human capital and raising competitiveness of the European Union;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point b b) create sustainable and quality jobs, accessible equally for women and men, improving work productivity as well as work distribution,
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point c a (new) c a) eliminate the causes of gender segregation on the labour market;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Encourages Member States to invest in supporting young persons, and in improving their access to the labour market equally for young women and men, by providing training and youth internship programmes, by promoting entrepreneurship and creating incentives for employers to engage graduates, by securing a better transition from education to work and by promoting European and regional mobility;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission to guarantee a comprehensive implementation of flexicurity principles, and to address labour market segmentation, by providing both adequate social protection coverage for people in periods of transition, or on temporary or part-time employment contracts, and access to training, career development and full-time work possibilities; encourages Member States to invest in services – such as affordable and high quality childcare and all-day school places – that help promote gender quality, foster better work–life balance and encourage inactive and lone parents to work;
source: PE-489.506
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2012/2004(INI) Social Business Initiative - Creating a favourable climate for social enterprises, key stakeholders in the social economy and innovation
2012/06/06
EMPL
6 amendments...
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 10 a (new) - having regard to the publication of the United Nations Development Programme and the EMES European Research Network of 2008 entitled "Social Enterprise: A new model for poverty reduction and employment generation"1, __________________ 1 http://www.emes.net/fileadmin/emes/PDF _files/News/2008/11.08_EMES_UNDP_p ublication.pdf
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 10 b (new) - having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 26 October 2011 entitled 'Social entrepreneurship and social enterprise'2, __________________ 2 OJ C 24/1, 28.1.2012 p.1.
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas social enterprises promote the integration of disadvantaged people, who are victims of discrimination and segregation on the labour market, such as women, elderly, youth, disabled people, minorities and migrants;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Stresses the need for young entrepreneurs and particularly women to engage in social business and explore new forms of social business; calls, therefore, for better access for young entrepreneurs and women to Community programmes and funding;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Declares that even if social enterprises do not offer social products and services, their entrepreneurial objective will include e.g. the inclusion and work integration of disadvantaged and vulnerable groups, the provision of socio-
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support smaller
source: PE-491.143
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2012/2016(BUD) 2013 budget: mandate for trilogue
2012/10/05
FEMM
7 amendments...
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Highlights the need for
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Urges the Commission to draw up and implement the relevant budget headings in its legislative proposals to increase the number of women in politics and on boards;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Deplores the fact that a high number of women continue to live in poverty or are at risk of poverty; calls on the Commission to pay particular attention
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 – indent 2 – measures aimed at increasing the number of women at all levels of
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 10. Stresses the importance of the DAPHNE programme and the
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 11 a (new) 11 a. Stresses that many non- governmental organisations (NGOs) active at various levels make an important contribution at European level, assisting in developing policy orientations relating to the general objectives of the DAPHNE and PROGRESS programme
source: PE-489.426
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2012/2030(INI) Completing the Digital Single Market
2012/06/08
IMCO
7 amendments...
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that in times of economic crisis it is essential to take measures to
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Stresses that SMEs
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 source: PE-492.884
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2012/2032(INI) Enhanced intra-EU solidarity in the field of asylum
2012/07/06
LIBE
5 amendments...
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Recalls that the right to international protection is a fundamental right enshrined in international and Union law which is complemented by a series of additional rights and principles, such as the principle of non-refoulement, the right to dignity, the prohibition of torture, inhuman or degrading treatment, protection of women from violence and all froms of discrimination, the right to an effective remedy and the right to private and family life;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Underlines the importance of collecting, analysing and putting in perspective reliable, accurate, comprehensive, comparable and up-to-date statistical data, in order to monitor and evaluate measures and acquire a sound understanding of asylum-related issues. All statistical data where possible should be broken down by gender;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls on EASO, taking into account both its duties and its limited budget, resources and experience, to optimise its available resources by engaging in close dialogue and cooperation with international organisations and civil society with a view to exchanging information and pooling knowledge in the field of asylum, collecting data, exchanging best practices, developing comprehensive guidelines on gender - related issues in asylum, developing training and creating pools of experts, case workers and interpreters who could be mobilised at short notice to provide assistance; further recommends EASO to ensure a broad representation of organisations participating in the consultative forum;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Underlines the importance of financial responsibility-sharing in the field of asylum, and recommends creating a well- resourced mechanism to compensate Member States receiving higher numbers of asylum seekers and beneficiaries of international protection, in either absolute or proportional terms, and to help those with less developed asylum systems; considers that further research is required to identify and quantify the real costs of hosting and processing asylum claims. All indicators in the research where possible possible should be broken down by gender;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Welcomes the Commission's commitment to performing a comprehensive evaluation of the Dublin system in 2014, reviewing its legal, economic, social and human rights effects, and, in particular, effects on the situation of women - asylum seekers;
source: PE-491.135
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2012/2035(INI) Role of women in the green economy
2012/08/06
FEMM
5 amendments...
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Recognises the urgent need for an international agreement regarding a common definition of the green economy, based on the pillars of both social and ecological sustainability; emphasises the significant role of the civil society, especially social movements, environmental organisations, and women's rights organisations, when establishing descriptions of aims and objectives of the green economy;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Calls of the Commission to promote gender equality as a key issue when designing and negotiating on future regulations and programmes for the EU structural funds (ESF, ERDF,CAP), especially in the framework of measures related to the transformation towards a green economy;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Urges the Commission and Member States to start applying a new, social and climate-friendly indicator on growth, which includes non-economic aspects of wellbeing and sets it's primarily focus on issues related to sustainable development such as: gender equality, poverty reduction and lower GHG emissions;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Stresses the need to re-structure the labour market by reducing the working hours; notes that such an approach will create at least three positive outcomes from one policy innovation; reduce unemployment, cut carbon emissions, and give women and men more quality and equality in life;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 a (new) 28a. Calls for in-depth impact analyses, from a climate, gender and sustainability perspective, of the outcome of multilateral and bilateral trade agreements negotiated between the EU and third countries and urges the Commission to authorise explicit support for the management of climate change as part of all aid-for-trade and other relevant development aid.
source: PE-491.104
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2012/2046(INI) Women's working conditions in the service sector
2012/07/06
FEMM
3 amendments...
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Highlights that many women are on part time working schedules involuntarily, and calls on the Member States and the Commission to address this problem, establishing that the norm should be to offer full time work, with a possibility for those workers that wish, to reduce to a part time work schedule;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Stresses the need for
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Calls on the Commission and the Council to adopt an action plan on how to reach the Barcelona targets in relation to child care provision, as well as establishing a time line for increasing the target levels progressively;
source: PE-491.103
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2012/2047(INI) Sexualisation of girls
2012/07/20
FEMM
22 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 3 – having regard to Articles 2, 3 and 17 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child,
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 8 a (new) - having regard to its resolution of 3 September 2008 on how marketing and advertising affect equality between women and men
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas sexualisation of girls is a broad and increasing problem and is harmful to girls, and should be regarded as a public concern;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A b (new) Ab. whereas marketing and advertising through different types of media is omnipresent in our daily life and bear a significant responsibility for the phenomenon of the sexualisation of girls;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A c (new) Ac. whereas the best interests of children must be the primary concern in making decisions that may affect them; whereas article 3 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child is commonly known as the Best Interest Article and says: "In all actions concerning children whether undertaken by public or private social welfare institutions, courts of law, administrative authorities or legislative bodies, the best interest of the child shall be a primary consideration."
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas girls rights to their own bodies and sexuality should not be dictated by commercial interests and consumerism;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes that parents as the first source of authority and the persons closest to their children should influence the shaping of children's attitudes towards the issues of gender, gender equality and sexuality, and also support them in coping with and placing eroticised imagery and content in a broader context;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Alerts parents
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Notes that a particular effort is called for to make parents, carers and teachers aware that
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Recommends the introduction into school curricula, in cooperation with parents and
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. recommends the introduction of self- defence and assertiveness training programmes into the school curricula in order to prevent sexual assault and other acts of interpersonal violence aimed at girls;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Calls for appropriate preparation of teachers through essential training in the area of gender equality, detection of and reaction to various types of abuse connected therewith and to sexual violence against girls;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Calls on the teachers and educational bodies in the Member States to strive for achieving a right balance between concerns about the sexualisation of girls and its negative consequences on one hand, and ensuring a positive view of sexuality and sexual and reproductive health and rights for girls, on the other hand, when defining the contents and objectives of their "sexual education" programmes;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Notes that staff providing psychological support in schools should be
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Encourages the governments of Member States to engage in dialogue with internet service providers, consumer organisations, social organisations and parents' organisations, the mass media and advertising companies, in order to define the sexualisation effect and its impact on child development, and to influence cultural standards concerning sexual behaviour and attitudes;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Calls upon the governments of Member States to establish cooperation with internet service providers in order to block access to websites promoting anorexia (‘pro-ana’) and bulimia (‘pro-mia’) and to delete or, where that is not possible, to block websites containing child pornography; but by insuring that the principle of legal certainty is fully respected and that free access to information related to these issues is authorised;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Calls upon governments of Member States to establish cooperation with Internet service providers in order to eradicate any marketing online that is sexualising and objectifying women as well as marketing practices of any industry that is targeting children;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13.
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Calls on the Member States to look into the possibilities of prohibiting publicity aimed at children;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Encourages Member States to rigorously ban products and goods that are harmful to children but still target them and to establish cooperation with manufacturers of goods intended for children,
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Encourages the Commission to promote and propagate good practices and standards of legal regulations already individually developed in certain EU countries, such as the United Kingdom and France, arising from an awareness of the problem and a well-
source: PE-494.518
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2012/2062(INI) Review of the EU's human rights strategy
2012/09/28
AFET
4 amendments...
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Welcomes the fact that the HRVP has proposed the promotion of women's rights among the three cross cutting themes and is confident that the new EU Special Representative for Human Rights will be instrumental in implementing the Action Plan in that respect;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on its relevant committees, such as the Subcommittee on Human Rights
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13 a. Urges the EU institutions and Member States to further encourage third countries to make express provision for women's rights in their legislation and to guarantee that these rights are respected;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24 a. Underlines that the situation of women in the Arab Spring countries is often critical to assess progress in democracy and human rights and that the guarantee of women's rights should be an essential part of the EU action towards these countries; also recalls that democracy entails the full participation of women in public life, as stated in international and regional instruments such as the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the rights of women;
source: PE-496.432
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2012/2066(INI) Protection of public health from endocrine disrupters
2012/11/27
ENVI
3 amendments...
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. (new) whereas chemical substances acting as endocrine disrupters have oestrogenic or anti-oestrogenic effects which interferes with the function of the female reproductive system, altering hormone concentrations and menstrual cycle of women, as well as their fertility; favouring the development of uterine diseases such as fibroids and endometriosis; affecting the breast growth and lactation; and whereas such substances have been identified as risk factors responsible for girls' premature puberty, breast cancer, miscarriage and impaired fertility or infertility;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. (new) Considers that protecting women from potential risks of endocrine disrupters for their reproductive health is of utmost importance; calls therefore on the Commission to prioritise research funding to study the effects of hormone disruptors on women's health, and to support long-term studies monitoring women's health over large spans of their lives thus allowing an evidence-based assessment of the long-term and multi- generational effects of exposure to endocrine disruptors;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls on the Commission to carry out a systematic examination of all relevant current legislation and, where necessary, to propose new legislation so as to reduce the exposure of human beings, particularly
source: PE-500.605
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2012/2067(INI) Passenger rights in all transport modes
2012/06/19
IMCO
6 amendments...
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Stresses that consumers have a right to effective and equal protection regardless of their mode of transport; calls for one single regulation comprising all provisions and principles of passenger rights in order to reduce fragmentation and reconcile inconsistencies across the different areas of passengers‘ rights, without compromising existing rights;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. In particular, passengers should get the following rights that have not been foreseen yet: - In the case of denial of boarding access in waterborne and rail transport, passengers should always be able to choose between reimbursement or re- routing (at the earliest opportunity or rebooking at a later moment at the passenger's convenience), to receive the appropriate care and to receive compensation or benefits agreed with the carrier. For bus passengers, rights should be extended so as to include this right of re-routing; - For rail and air transport, information on changes in the scheduled times and expected arrival time at connecting points should be given as soon as possible, and no later than 30 minutes after the scheduled time of departure.
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 c (new) 3c. Notes that there is a problem with the existing Regulation (EC) 261/2004 where Non-EEA air carriers refuse to pay compensation to passengers flying from third countries to the Union, when operating air carrier services on behalf of EEA air carriers; Calls on the Commission to remedy this situation by effectuating the important principle that the EU operator with whom the passenger has a contract has to ensure EU passenger rights are respected, even when the EU operator is not responsible for carrying out the transport itself;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Stresses that enforcement of existing passenger rights should be a key priority. National enforcement bodies should work closely together and should have sufficient means and resources to ensure effective enforcement. Effective enforcement reduces the need for additional reporting obligations for operators, as foreseen by the Commission
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Stresses the need to ensure that passengers are informed of these rights before purchasing travel services, and that such information is easy to understand and made available throughout the various stages of travel; calls for action to strengthen the role of consumer centres in resolving consumer problems and disputes, and to ensure that effective mechanisms for alternative dispute resolution and collective redress are available; calls, in this context, for the establishment of
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls for the definition of a hard core of passenger transport services which are to be consistently included in the basic fare regardless of the transport mode. Such services should cover at least: all operational costs indispensable to transport passengers (including those linked to the carrier's legal obligations such as safety, security and passenger rights), all aspects essential for travelling from the passenger perspective (such as the provision of tickets and boarding cards or carrying a minimum luggage and personal belongings) and all costs related to payment (such as credit card costs);
source: PE-491.356
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2012/2097(INI) Corporate Social Responsibility: promoting society's interests and a route to sustainable and inclusive recovery
2012/11/30
EMPL
4 amendments...
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 31 a (new) - having regard to the Commission communication entitled ‘Strategy for equality between women and men 2010- 2015’ (COM(2010)0491)
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Strongly supports the recognition, in the Commission communication, that ‘helping to mitigate the social effects of the current crisis’ is part of the social responsibility of enterprises; calls on businesses to undertake initiatives for
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Invites the Multi-stakeholder Forum to consider possible courses of action in response to the growing casualisation of employment with a special focus on women’s employment, enforced part-time working in place of full-time employment, the rise in exploitative work through increased sub-
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Recognises that business closures and retrenchment are jeopardising some of the gains made through CSR in terms of the employment of marginalised groups in society; calls on the Commission to undertake a major analysis of the social impact of the crisis on such initiatives, including a gender based approach;
source: PE-501.896
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2012/2102(INI) Situation of women in North Africa
2013/01/16
FEMM
21 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 9 – having regard to the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) of 18 December 1979 and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child of 20 November 1989, and the Optional Protocol on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography of 25 May 2000,
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 12 a (new) - having regard to the Istanbul- Marrakesh Process and the Ministerial Conclusions of the first and second Euro- Mediterranean Ministerial Conferences in Istanbul 2006 and Marrakesh 2009 on "Strengthening the role of women in society",
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 12 b (new) - having regard to the conclusions of the MENA regional dialogues between the civil society, State actors and political leaders held in June and November 2012 in Beirut and Amman in the framework of the EU funded regional project "Promoting a common agenda for equality between women and men through Istanbul Process" ,
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 13 a (new) - having regard to "A Report Card on Adolescents", the 10th edition of UNICEF's Progress for Children Report,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas many women, in particular adolescent girls and young women, were very much involved in the ‘Arab Spring’ in North Africa (Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Morocco), participating, from the outset, in demonstrations and elections, taking an active part in civil society, in the social media and on blogs, among other things, and therefore were, and still are, key players in democratic change in their countries;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas these countries are going through a process of
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas several common gender issues, such as girls' and women's rights as
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas many acts of sexual violence were committed on girls and women during and after the uprisings across the region, including rape and virginity tests used as a means of political pressure against women, inter alia by security forces; whereas gender-based intimidation is increasingly being used by extremist movements;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M M. whereas the parliamentary dimension of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM)
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Calls on the authorities of the countries concerned to enshrine in their constitution the principle of equality between men and women and the prohibition of all forms of discrimination against girls and women and to reform all existing laws that discriminate against women, including in the area of marriage, divorce, child custody, parental rights, nationality, inheritance, legal capacity, salary payment etc., in line with international and regional instruments;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Calls on the national authorities in North Africa to fully implement CEDAW, the protocols thereto and all international human rights conventions and hence to withdraw all reservations to CEDAW; also asks them to cooperate with UN mechanisms protecting girls' and women's rights;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Stresses the importance of fighting impunity with respect to all violence against women, by ensuring that such crimes are effectively investigated, prosecuted and punished and that all women and children have full access to justice; recalls also that all those forming part of the judicial system should receive adequate training in existing legislation and the treatment of victims of such crimes;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Underlines the need to strengthen access to health and social protection and services for women and girls, particularly with regard to maternal, sexual and reproductive health and rights;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Supports the idea of many women parliamentarians that women's rights and gender equality could better be implemented in legislation with the establishment of a women's caucus or a special parliamentary gender equality committee to deal with the issue and ensure gender mainstreaming in parliaments;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Stresses that girls' and women's health should be prioritised, especially the promotion and inclusion of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) for girls and women when creating new health policies;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Highlights that much more should be done to ensure women's economic independence and encourage their participation in economic affairs, including in the agricultural sector; considers that exchanges of best practice should be fostered at regional level between entrepreneurs, trade unions and civil society, in particular to support those women who are most
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Considers that the pre-condition to a democratic transition requires implementation of gender-sensitive policies and mechanisms that ensure women's full and equally participation in decision making in public life, be this in the political, economic, social or environmental sphere;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 b (new) 13b. Emphasises the need for tools that can enable women's entrance to the labour market in areas traditionally closed for them;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls on the Commission, when conducting impact assessments with respect to countries with which a ‘deep and comprehensive free trade agreement’ is under negotiation, to take into account the agreement's potential social impact and potential effects on women's human rights
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Calls on the Parliamentary Assembly of the UfM to dedicate a session every year in March to the situation of women's rights in the region;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Calls on the Commission to promote the reinforcing of the Istanbul – Marrakesh process and support programs that promote dialogue between civil society and governments in the Euro-Med region;
source: PE-504.009
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2012/2136(INI) Impact of the financial and economic crisis on human rights
2012/09/11
DEVE
2 amendments...
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Recognises that austerity measures as a way out of the economic and financial crisis will have a particularly damaging impact on women and their human rights, as women dominate the public sector both as employees and as beneficiaries of services;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Stresses that gender equality is a tool for fighting poverty amongst women, as it has a positive impact on productivity and sustainable societies and leads to greater participation of women in the labour market, which in turn has many social, economic and ecological benefits;
source: PE-500.469
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2012/2143(INI) UN principle of the 'Responsibility to Protect' (R2P). Recommandation to the Council
2013/01/30
DEVE
2 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph - 1 (new) –1. Having regard to UN Security Council Resolutions 1325 (2000) and 1820 (2008) on women, peace and security, to UN Security Council Resolution 1888 (2009) on sexual violence against women and children in situations of armed conflict, to UN Security Council Resolution 1889 (2009) aiming to strengthen the implementation and monitoring of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) and to UN Security Council Resolution 1960 (2010), which created a mechanism for compiling data on, and listing perpetrators of, sexual violence in armed conflict;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recalls, however, that international humanitarian law (IHL) is the prime body of law in times of armed conflict and that its improved implementation should be the focus of the international community; emphasises that R2P is not a legal concept and is narrowly focused on the four crimes of genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity, whether in armed conflicts or in peacetime; stresses the need to integrate a strong gender equality perspective into the R2P framework;
source: PE-504.200
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2012/2222(INI) Preparation of the multiannual financial framework regarding the financing of EU cooperation for African, Caribbean and Pacific States and Overseas Countries and Territories for the 2014-2020 period (11th European Development Fund)
2013/09/01
FEMM
4 amendments...
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Recital B B. whereas the European Union's Plan of Action recognises the importance of women's involvement and a gender equality perspective for the development of its partner countries and to achieve the MDGs, and whereas gender equality is one of the priorities for EU action under the ‘Agenda for Change’, under this aid, particular programmes should be targeted at women's empowerment, socio- economic independence, antidiscrimination, achieving the MDGs and the overarching priority of gender equality,
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Expresses its satisfaction at the recognition given in various action plans and communications to the key role played in development by gender equality and women's empowerment, and calls for that priority to be put into practice in the geographic programmes; calls also for better coordination with the thematic programmes financed via the Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI); these programmes should promote inclusive, sustainable and climate-friendly development through addressing social and regional inequalities, emphasising the importance of global public goods and support local civil society groups, especially women's rights organisations;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Calls for a stepping-up of efforts to achieve the MDGs relating to gender equality and maternal health and requests that measures immediately be considered for the post-2015 period; especially affirming the promotion and inclusion of the principles of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) for girls and women; whereas making a reality of SRHR is not only a goal in itself - it is an important means of fighting poverty and achieving the MDGs;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Urges the Commission and Council, therefore, to further encourage third countries to make express provision for women's rights in their legislation, to guarantee that those rights are respected, and to implement gender-sensitive policies and mechanisms to ensure that women are
source: PE-502.215
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2012/2224(INI) Advancing development through trade
2013/01/30
DEVE
22 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 2 – having regard to the Commission's other communications and staff working documents in recent years of relevance to this subject, including those on Policy Coherence for Development (COM(2009)0458, SEC(2010)0421, SEC(2011)1627), on EU Plan of Action on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment in Development 2010-2015 (SEC(2010)265 final), on increasing the impact of EU development policy: an Agenda for Change (COM(2011)0637), on financing for development COM (2012)0366, on the EU approach to resilience (COM(2012)0586), on social protection in EU development cooperation (COM(2012)0446) and on engagement with civil society in external relations (COM(2012)0492), as well as to its communication on Aid for Trade (COM(2007)0163) and its annual monitoring reports on this aid,
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 6 a (new) – having regard to the ILO Decent Work Agenda and the UN Social protection Floor Initiative,
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 6 b (new) – having regard to the Fourth World Conference on Women held in Beijing in September 1995, the Declaration and the Platform for Action adopted in Beijing,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas following the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, Member States and the Commission have adopted the strategy of gender mainstreaming as part of their development cooperation policy;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas there is a danger that EU customs tariffs on processed goods which exceed those on raw materials may help to consign developing countries to the role merely of exporters of raw materials;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas Aid for Trade (AfT) is critically needed in most developing countries to assist in building trade capacity, promoting processing and diversification of production, reducing administrative barriers to trade, putting in place an efficient infrastructure for the transport of goods, and strengthening local businesses to prepare them for local demand and competition and allow them to benefit from new market opportunities;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Recital N a (new) Na. whereas following the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, Member States and the Commission have adopted the strategy of gender mainstreaming as part of their development cooperation policy;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Recital N b (new) Nb. whereas in developing countries special economic zones often provide opportunity for women to enter formal employment; whereas globally women make up about 60-80% of special economic zones labour force;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Stresses that since it cannot be taken for granted that trade liberalisation leads to growth and poverty reduction, trade and aid for trade policies must consistently be designed on the basis of transparent, inclusive and participatory processes involving all stakeholders, with special attention to the most disadvantaged, especially women;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Stresses that corporate lobbying in the field of trade policy must be regulated and made transparent to avoid that the broad focus of trade policy on development goals is deviated towards corporate interests;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Points out that fair trade between the EU and developing countries must be based on full respect and guarantee of ILO labour standards and working conditions and must ensure the application of the highest possible social and environmental standards; this includes paying a fair price for the resources and agricultural products of the developing countries;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 d (new) 1d. Stresses that the European Union's commitment towards achieving the MDGs has to take absolute priority when determining the trade policy approach towards developing and least developed countries; underlines that the MDGs can only be achieved when taking into account the economic and social asymmetries between the EU and the respective countries; in this context asks special attention to be paid to the promotion of gender equality and women's empowerment;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the EU to actively use the many instruments at its disposal to support peace, the rule of law, good governance, sound public finances, investments in infrastructure, reliable provision of basic services and the pursuit of inclusive and sustainable growth and poverty reduction in developing countries and thereby also help create a conducive environment for efficient Aid for Trade and trade development;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Reminds the Commission and the Member States of the EU Plan of Action on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment in Development and the series of activities proposed by the Action;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Calls for in-depth impact analyses, from a climate, gender and sustainability perspective, of the outcome of multilateral and bilateral trade agreements negotiated between the EU and third countries, and urges the Commission to authorise explicit support for the management of climate change as part of all aid-for-trade and other relevant development aid;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Welcomes the inclusion of the gender aspect in the sustainability impact assessments linked to the trade negotiations; calls on the Commission to take note of these assessments and ensure that the identified gender issues are indeed addressed by the policy measures accompanying the trade agreements;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 b (new) 12b. Emphasises the potential of the special economic zones (SEZ) to provide opportunities for women's economic advancement as workers, professionals and entrepreneurs; calls for incentive measures - such as education and vocational training - to support female workforce in SEZs to move from low to higher skilled jobs; calls for guarantees that women equally benefit from the technological upgrades of SEZs, displacing labour-intensive, low-skilled jobs;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Stresses that gender inequalities in relation to access to resources, such as microloans, credit, information and technology, should be taken into account when defining strategies for aid-for-trade and other relevant development aid;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls on EU-based companies with production facilities in developing countries to abide by obligations to respect human rights and freedoms, women's rights, social and environmental standards, core labour standards and international agreements;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15.
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Calls on the EU to fully respect the right of developing countries to use export restrictions in their public interest; underlines that the increase of local processing of raw materials and the increase of value additions is key to move away from dependence on the export of raw materials; takes the view that developing countries with a high dependency on raw material exports must be allowed to use export taxes and restrictions to further these goals;
source: PE-504.121
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2012/2248(DEC) Special report 13/2012 (2011 discharge): European Union development assistance for drinking-water supply and basic sanitation in sub-Saharan countries
2013/01/02
DEVE
1 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Recalls that Resolution 64/292 adopted by the general assembly of the United Nations recognises explicitly the right to water and sanitation as a human right; considers the provision of water and sanitation as essential public services for all;
source: PE-504.237
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2012/2263(INI) Situation of unaccompanied minors in the EU
2013/04/30
FEMM
7 amendments...
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recalls the various reasons and means by which unaccompanied minors arrive in Member States; recalls the recognition of the gender-specific phenomenon of trafficking in human beings and the fact that girls are
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Recalls that gender-based persecution, including gender-based violence, and being a victim of trafficking in human beings
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Invites the Commission to gather best practices in reception measures among Member States to ensure appropriate care and assistance to unaccompanied girls. Member States should also take into account conditions of the return to the country of origin for unaccompanied minors and should take the necessary provisions to ensure
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Stresses th
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop and implement specific measures for pregnant minors by providing day-care facilities and adapting shelters to their specific needs during and after the pregnancy as well as providing adequate support should they wish to terminate a pregnancy;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 11 11. Invites the Member States to produce gender-sensitive brochures in several languages to inform young women about their rights and obligations as asylum applicants, including the different forms of gender-based persecution that are recognised as grounds for asylum;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Recalls that no country can be considered as "safe" when it comes to gender-based persecution and calls on Member States to take this into account;
source: PE-510.620
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2012/2289(INI) Millennium Development Goals - defining the post-2015 framework
2013/02/28
FEMM
9 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Citation 3 a (new) – having regard to the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) of 18 December 1979,
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Citation 3 b (new) – having regard to the Fourth World Conference on Women held in Beijing in September 1995, the Declaration and Platform for Action adopted in Beijing and the subsequent outcome documents of the United Nations Beijing +5, +10 and +15 Special Sessions on further actions and initiatives to implement the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action adopted on 9 June 2000, 11 March 2005 and 2 March 2010 respectively,
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Citation 8 b (new) – having regard to the International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo (ICPD) in 1994,
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Urges the United Nations to enhance the importance accorded to women's rights and gender equality by making them the subject
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Regrets that the current MDG's framework has not been able to effectively address the underlying structural causes of gender inequality and the multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination experienced by women and girls around the world; recognises that women should be central players in the development of the post-2015 framework but also central actors in its implementation, monitoring and evaluation; calls on the Commission and the Member States to emphasise the need to identify equality between women and men as a stand alone goal and a precondition to achieving other development goals;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls for the post-2015 MDG framework to set ambitious targets for women's rights and gender equality in terms of women's empowerment and well-being, women's full and equally participation in decision
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 c (new) 3c. Calls for the post-2015 MDG framework to ensure a participatory approach and robust accountability framework rooted in human rights, equality and equity principles by establishing measures and mechanisms to track political, programmatic and financial accountability for commitments made for human rights;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 h (new) 3h. Calls for the post-2015 MDG framework to eliminate all forms of violence against women and harmful practices against women and girls, including sexual abuse, prostitution, female genital mutilation/cutting and early enforced marriages by including a specific target on eradicating violence against women and girls;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 j (new) 3j. Urges the UN to take a human rights- based approach, when assessing the MDGs after 2015, and ensure that legal and enforcements measures are put in place to protect women' rights, without any form of discrimination, coercion or violence on any grounds, regardless of age, sex, race, ethnicity, culture, religion, marital status, disability, HIV status, national origin, migration status, language skills, sexual orientation, gender identity or other factors and status through adequate legislation, any legal, policy, regulatory barriers and punitive provision must be removed, such as prohibiting school for pregnant adolescents;
source: PE-506.097
2013/03/26
DEVE
39 amendments...
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 26 a (new) - having regard to the European Commission Communication of 27 February 2013 entitled " A decent life for all: Ending poverty and giving the world a sustainable future" (COM(2013) 92),
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas global challenges remain as inequalities between and within countries still exist – lack of access to quality health care for all – hunger, lack of proper and safe sanitation, insufficient levels of primary education, high unemployment – particularly youth unemployment, lack of social protection and gender inequality;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) B a. whereas an estimated 140 million girls will become child brides by 2020 if current rates of early marriage continue;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B b (new) B b. whereas worldwide about 150 million people a year face catastrophic health- care costs because of direct payments such as user fees, while 100 million are driven below the poverty line;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas it is projected that in 2015 more than 600 million people will still be using unimproved water sources and that one billion people will be living on less than USD 1.25 per day and 70% of them are women;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) C a. whereas currently almost 200 million people are unemployed – about 74 million of those are between the ages of 15 and 24 and only 20% of the world's population has adequate social security coverage, while more than half lack any coverage at all;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas the specific situation in middle- income countries (MICs) that are home to most of the poor people in the world despite their economic growth, should not be overlooked when reviewing the MDGs;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Calls for the goals of the post-2015 development framework to include the MDGs as well as the SDGs and promote prosperity and well-being for all and signify the direct and active involvement of developing countries and all development actors, especially civil society, in its construction;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 b (new) 3 b. Stresses that the commitments are common but differentiated; takes the view that there must be genuine flexibility to set national targets according to capacity; points out that rich countries must make strong commitments, both related to their own development, i.e. sustainable use of natural resources (production and consumption patterns), and to their policies that affect other countries;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Urges that poverty eradication and the achievement of sustainable development within the planetary boundaries be the imperative global priorities for the post- 2015 development agenda;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Urges in this regard for 'time poverty' to be introduced as an indicator taking into account women's and girls' unpaid care work that prevents them from accessing opportunities;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Calls for a renewed approach to poverty eradication which takes into consideration the importance of human rights, gender equality, inclusive growth, environmental sustainability
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Calls, in this connection, for gender inequality to be addressed in all targets across the entire post-2015 framework;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls, in this connection, for a broader definition of poverty
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 3 Health
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Recalls that health
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7 a. Emphasises that sexual and reproductive health and rights are necessary within any future health goal;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 b (new) 7 b. Stresses that the post-2015 MDG framework includes a specific goal on the elimination of all forms of violence against women;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Stresses that universal health coverage (UHC) a
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8 a. Recognizes that decent work opportunities enable poor households to lift themselves out of poverty and are key vehicles for individuals and families to gain self-esteem, a sense of belonging to a community and a way to make a productive contribution; calls for full and productive employment and decent work to be a central goal of the post-2015 development agenda and calls for this goal to be supported through the implementation of well-designed national social protection floors for poverty reduction and resilience;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 b (new) 8 b. Calls for the post-2015 MDG framework to advance women's empowerment and gender equality by closing gender gaps at all levels of education with specific targets including universal access to and completion of quality education (at primary, secondary, and higher level) and vocational training with youth friendly job creation policy environment, the elimination of female illiteracy, access to comprehensive sexuality education, in and out of school;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 3 a (new) 8 c. Gender Equality Stresses that the post 2015 MDG framework includes a specific goal on gender equality; recalls that women make up two thirds of the world's people living in extreme poverty; recalls that gender equality is a key driver to fight poverty and to achieve other development outcomes; recalls that a twofold way of addressing gender equality is essential to transform the structural factors that underpin the widespread persistence of gender inequalities, violence against women, discrimination and unequal development progress between women and men, girls and boys; calls in this context for a specific goal on gender equality as an important human rights goal in itself which would focus on key barriers and better mobilize resources; calls for gender equality to be mainstreamed in the post-2015 agenda with gender sensitive targets and indicators and disaggregated data included under each goal; emphasizes that ending violence against women and girls is imperative, inter alia for the achievement of the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals, and must be a priority for the eradication of poverty, the achievement of inclusive sustainable development, peace and security, human rights, health, gender equality and empowerment of women, sustainable and inclusive economic growth and social cohesion, and vice versa; strongly recommends that the realization of gender equality and empowerment of women be considered as a priority in the elaboration of the post- 2015 development agenda;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Urges the international community to pay special attention to creating an environment enabling civil society organisations (CSOs) to play a proper role in the
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11 a. Urges further that youth, and especially girls and young women, be enabled to play a key role in the post-2015 framework, recalling that youth participation in governance can have broad benefits, including the fostering of democratic decision-making structures and processes and improvement of the well-being of young people and their communities;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls for human rights principles to underpin the post-2015 framework, which must address, in particular, issues of inequality and discrimination, participation and the empowerment of marginalised and disadvantaged
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12 a. Calls, in this connection, for a stand-alone goal to address the persistent inequalities facing women and girls, fostering the necessary political will, resources and ownership to create sustainable and effective action;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls, in this connection, for the prioritisation of capacity building in conflict-affected and fragile states; emphasises the key role of women in state-building, consolidation, conflict resolution and pacification and calls for the participation of women at negotiations and in political decision-making processes;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Recognises the inseparable links between energy, water, sustainable land use, natural resources efficiency, marine protection and biodiversity, deforestation and climate change mitigation, sustainable production and consumption, social inclusion and decent work in the anti- poverty framework;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18 a. Recognises the importance of adopting a holistic view on sustainability where all human development can and has to take place within planetary boundaries; points out that the rich countries bear much of the responsibility for the possibility of global development within the planetary boundaries;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 b (new) 18 b. Calls for an integrated approach to sustainable development by setting WASH-related (water, sanitation and hygiene) success indicators for any post- 2015 goals or targets whose achievement can be influenced by access to water and sanitation, such as in relation to violence against women, women's empowerment, gender equality in education and women's and maternal health;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Points out that promoting universal access to water and modern, reliable, affordable, climate-friendly and sustainable energy services for all is a key driver of poverty eradication and inclusive
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Calls on the EU to continue to support developing countries in establishing effective fiscal policy and strengthening the skills and qualifications of their administrations with a view to tackling illicit financial flows, tax avoidance, tax evasion and fraud;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27 a. Underlines the importance of an international binding framework to be strengthened within OECD and the UN to prevent capital flight and tax avoidance;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Points out that a new set of indicators other than GDP is necessary in order to
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Points out that clear and measurable indicators are crucial for monitoring and reporting on progress achieved in respect of, inter alia, poverty eradication and economic and social development, and should include gender equality, employment, social protection (e.g. access to health care and pensions, protection against the risks of unemployment, and protection against the special livelihood deprivation of women, children and the elderly) disability, migration and minority status;
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Emphasises that sustainable economic growth should contribute to decent job creation and social inclusion for all; calls for the establishment of
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 – point c c. it is essential to respect the principles and ensure that they are mainstreamed in the future agenda of mutual responsibility, accountability, democracy, human rights, ownership, good governance, the rule of law, equity and justice, and gender equality;
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 – point d a (new) d a. particular attention should be devoted to accelerating gender equality and the empowerment of girls and women at all levels of society;
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 – point e e. it is indispensable to mobilise all possible financial recourses and innovative financing mechanisms for development, paying particular attention to: i) the fight against corruption, tax havens and tax evasion and avoidance; ii) the responsibilities of emerging economies in the development agenda; iii) the improvement of monitoring mechanisms; and iv) PCD;
source: PE-508.032
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2012/2301(INI) Impact of the economic crisis on gender equality and women's rights
2013/09/01
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Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 22 – 13 a (new) - having regard to its resolution of 11 September 2012 on women's role in the green economy,
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the European Union is addressing the greatest economic and financial crisis since the 1930s depression, a crisis aggravated by the so-called austerity measures that have been imposed on Member States by the European Union institutions in the context of economic governance policies (SGP, European Semester, Pact for the Euro plus, fiscal compact) and 'financial assistance' programmes, and whereas unemployment rates in the Member States have risen significantly as a result of this crisis; whereas the effects of this crisis are particularly serious for women who are affected directly
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas the right to work is an essential precondition if women are to enjoy effective equal rights, economic independence and professional fulfilment;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) (Aa). whereas the current crisis is not only a financial and economic crisis, but also a crisis for democracy, for equality, for social welfare, and for gender equality, and is also being used as an excuse to slow down or even halt crucial efforts to tackle climate change and the environmental challenges ahead,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A b (new) Ab. whereas the increasing risk of poverty is closely and directly linked to the destruction of significant social functions performed by the state, as seen, for example, with the recent destruction of public social security systems in a number of Member States, along with cuts to key social benefits (family allowance, unemployment benefit, sickness benefit, social integration minimum income);
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas the austerity measures imposed by the Troika (ECB, EC, IMF), as well as the economic policy and public finance supervision measures decided upon by the Commission and the Council are undermining the welfare state, deepening the gaps in society, and generating even greater social and economic injustices, including gender inequalities;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas budget cuts by governments implementing austerity plans are affecting the public sector, staffed in the main by women – approximately 70 % of the sector's employees – and women are now becoming the main victims of austerity measures; and whereas to date, no country has assessed the impacts of the proposed cuts in public spending from a gender perspective, neither of the individual measures nor of their cumulative impact.
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Ha. whereas cutbacks in services and benefits have compromised women's economic independence, as benefits often constitute an important source of their income and as they use public services more than men. Lone mothers and female single pensioners face the biggest cumulative losses;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I a (new) Ia. Whereas the current crisis and austerity policies are being used to undermine workers' rights in many Member States, which to a large extent affects women workers and have serious negative impacts on women's possibilities for economic autonomy,
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Recalls that gender equality is one of the core objectives of the European Union and that it has to be included as a fundamental principle
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Believes that the right to work is an essential precondition if women are to enjoy effective equal rights, economic independence and professional fulfilment, and therefore insists that precarious employment should be eradicated through the mandatory application of the principle that for every actual job there should be a permanent post, and by recognising and enhancing the right to work with rights;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls on the EU and its Member States to reformulate the current responses to the economic crisis in order to ensure that measures undertaken are long term in scope and don't undermine the welfare policies and public sector structures that are a precondition for greater gender equality, such as social services and care facilities, health care, education, and workers rights;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Recalls that cuts in public budgets
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Underlines that the expenditure cuts in the care sector de facto redistribute work onto the shoulders of women and undermine gender equality, and calls on all Member States to develop plans for the provision of care services as a central component of the welfare state, generating social justice and gender equality;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Urges the introduction of a public transport policy, and in particular the development and improvement of the public transport service, which takes gender equality into account, enabling women to be more active in the labour market and in searching for work by making them truly mobile
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Stresses the importance of effective action making it possible to combine work, private and family life, which will have the positive effect of increasing the participation of women from all sections of society in social and political life;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Insists on mandatory respect for collective bargaining in the private sector, state-owned enterprises and public administration, this being the form of worker protection that best guarantees equal rights for men and women in the workplace; rejects, therefore, measures aimed at making labour relations more flexible and weakening the role played by trade unions in guaranteeing labour rights;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. States that female poverty has not just been caused by the recent economic crisis, but by a variety of factors: stereotypes, pay gaps between men and women, insufficient redistribution mechanisms in the welfare state systems, lack of a work- life balance, women's longer life expectancy and, in general, all kinds of gender-based discrimination which affect mainly women;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Calls
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22a. Stresses that women organisations, women's shelters, and equality bodies are also hit by cuts in funding. Cuts in funding for women's organisations undermine women's civic and political participation and make women's voices even less heard in society. Calls on the Member States to exempt these actors and bodies from cuts in expenditure.
source: PE-502.223
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2013/2017(BUD) 2014 budget: mandate for trilogue
2013/04/30
FEMM
5 amendments...
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Stresses that gender equality is essential to inclusive and sustainable development; recalls that women represent half of the world population but account for 70% of the world's poor and those disproportionally affected by poverty, natural disasters, conflict and consequences of climate change and that they are usually the caretakers, ensuring provision of food, health and education to the families and communities;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Given that 2014 is the last year where progress towards the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) can be made, urges the Commission to devote more attention to the most off- track MDGs and in particular to MDG 5 (Maternal health) and the MDG 5b (universal access to reproductive health) in line with the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in Cairo in 1994, and the Global women conference in Beijing in 1995 and the outcome of their reviews;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Recalls that enabling girls, and women to freely take decisions about their sexual and reproductive life, including whether and when to bear children creates opportunities to pursue activities such as education and employment, which contributes to gender equality and poverty reduction and inclusive and sustainable development; therefore calls on the EU to continue its support to access quality, affordable, acceptable and accessible sexual and reproductive health including voluntary family planning, safe abortion on demand, youth friendly services, and sexually transmitted infections (STI) and HIV prevention, treatment, care and support, without discrimination;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 c (new) 6c. Recalls that according to UN Women, one woman out of three has been affected by gender-based violence in her life; urges the Commission to maintain its commitment to eliminate all forms of gender-based discrimination, violence and harmful practices against women and girls such as sexual abuse, female genital mutilation/cutting and early enforced marriage, in line with the recent UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) on violence against women in New York in 2013; notes that this includes supporting the full range of prevention, care and services for the victims and survivors of violence and harmful tradition practices, and advocating against policies leading to sex-selective and involuntary abortions and sexual violence, and advocating enforcement measures against the perpetrators;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission to provide adequate financial funding for measures to promote gender equality in third countries
source: PE-510.610
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