Antigoni PAPADOPOULOU
Constituencies
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Cyprus
Democratic Party
2009/07/14 - 9999/12/31
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S&D
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Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament
2009/07/14 - 9999/12/31
Committees
| Role | Committee | Start | End |
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| Member of | Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs | 2012/01/19 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality | 2012/01/19 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Committee on Employment and Social Affairs | 2012/01/19 | 9999/12/31 |
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Delegations
| Role | Delegation | Start | End |
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| Member of | Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee | 2009/09/16 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with Switzerland and Norway and to the EU-Iceland Joint Parliamentary Committee and the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee | 2009/09/16 | 9999/12/31 |
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Rapporteur
| Shadow | 2013/2065(INI) | Women with disabilities |
| Opinion | 2013/2006(INI) | Reindustrialising Europe to promote competitiveness and sustainability |
| Opinion | 2012/2292(INI) | Cross-border collective bargaining and transnational social dialogue |
| Responsible | 2012/2273(INI) | Gendercide: the missing women? |
| Shadow | 2012/2003(INI) | Social Investment Pact - as a response to the crisis |
| Opinion | 2011/2032(INI) | EU external policies in favour of democratisation |
| Shadow | 2011/0449(COD) | Pericles 2020 programme: exchange, assistance and training for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting, 2014-2020 |
| Shadow | 2011/0440(COD) | European statistics on demography |
| Opinion | 2011/0401(COD) | Horizon 2020 - Framework Programme for Research and Innovation 2014-2020 |
| Responsible | 2011/0217(COD) | European Year of Citizens (2013) |
| Opinion | 2010/2139(INI) | Report 2010 on the implementation of the Cohesion Policy programmes for 2007-2013 |
| Opinion | 2010/2052(INI) | Impact of advertising on consumer behaviour |
| Opinion | 2010/0210(COD) | Seasonal employment: conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals |
| Opinion | 2009/2151(INI) | Report on the Commission communication: 'A community approach on the prevention of natural and man made disasters' |
Born
1954/07/08 Morfou- Degree studies at the Russell Sage College (USA) and Lancaster University (United Kingdom) (Bachelor of Science, BSc Hons Degree Chemistry) (1973-1977); Postgraduate studies in Business Administration (Postgraduate Diploma in Management, MIM Cyprus) (1977-1978); Postgraduate studies at the Aegean University School of Humanities (postgraduate degree) (2007-2009).
- Quality Control Manager with the Vitatrace Nutrition Company, Cyprus (1977-1978); Quality Control Manager at the Carlsberg Beer Factory, Cyprus (1978-2001).
- Chair of the Women's Organisation of the Democratic Party (GODIK) (from 1994); Member of Democratic Party (DIKO) Central Committee and Executive (from 1994); Deputy DIKO leader and coordinator of the party's study groups (1998-2000); Member of DIKO parliamentary party (from 2001).
- Member of the Strobilus Municipal Council (1991-1996); Mayor of the occupied town of Morphou (1996-2001).
- Member of the Cypriot House of Representatives - Deputy for Nicosia (2001-2006); Member of Parliamentary Committees on Internal Affairs, Employment, the Environment, Refugees- Enclaved- Missing Persons and Education; Vice-Chair of the Parliamentary Committee on European Affairs; Member of the House of Representatives - Deputy for Nicosia (from 2006); Chair of the Parliamentary Committee on Economic Affairs and the Budget; member of the Parliamentary Committees on Education, Gender Equality and Refugees - Enclaved - Missing Persons.
- Representative of the Cyprus Union of Municipalities in the Committee on Youth of the Council of Europe (1996-2001); Member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) (from 2001); Vice Chair of the PACE Committee on Economic Affairs; Member of the Committee on Equal Opportunities for Men and Women and the Committee on Culture.
- Executive member of the Cyprus Olive Products Marketing Board and of the Chemists' Registration Council.
- Publications: 'Facing the Attila Barbed Wire' (1996) and 'Woman! ... the other half of heaven' (2006); Painting, journalism and poetry. First individual painting exhibition (2006).
Amendments
| Amendments | Dossier |
| 1 |
2009/2002(BUD) 2010 budget: section III, Commission
2009/08/09
LIBE
1 amendments...
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Recalls that in its resolution of 18 June 2008 on Missing Persons in Cyprus - Follow-up to the European Parliament resolution of 15 March 20071 Parliament supported the allocation of further financial support to the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) for the years 2009 onwards; calls on the Council to agree to this further financial assistance for 2010 in order to increase capacity, to hire more scientists and to fund more equipment; ______________ 1 Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2008)0292.
source: PE-428.129
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2009/2103(INI) Report on the Commission communication on Action against cancer: European partnership
2010/03/02
FEMM
7 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Citation -1 (new) - having regard to Article 152 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, as amended by the Treaty of Lisbon, concerning health policies,
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Citation -1 a (new) - having regard to the 2007-2013 public health programme, which focuses on the means and methods of tackling health problems,
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Citation 3 - having regard to
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas, according to the Eurostat yearbook for 2006-2007, cancer is one of the main causes of death in the EU-25, claiming more than 1 million lives per year,
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Considers that the full implementation by Member States of the Commission's European Guidelines for quality assurance in breast cancer screening and diagnosis, in cooperation with other Member States, professional bodies and experts, is a prerequisite for reducing mortality rates in the EU and underlines that inequalities in cancer incidence, mortality and survival rates between Member States still persist; therefore considers it necessary to exchange best practices and to strengthen cooperation as regards national strategies for tackling those inequalities;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 c (new) 2c. Considers it essential to revise Council Recommendation 2003/878/ΕC on cancer screening to include new forms of cancer and add new techniques for early diagnosis;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 d (new) 2d. Considers that the Member States (with the active participation of women's organisations) should organise information campaigns, which focus particularly on preventable cancers;
source: PE-438.439
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2009/2151(INI) Report on the Commission communication: 'A community approach on the prevention of natural and man made disasters'
2010/03/24
ENVI
16 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 2 -having regard to its resolutions of 16 September 2009 on forest fires in the summer of 2009, 4 September 2007 on natural disasters, 7 September 2006 on forest fires and floods, 5 September 2002 on floods in Europe, 14 April 2005 on the drought in Portugal, 12 May 2005 on the drought in Spain , 8 September 2005 on natural disasters (fires and floods) in Europe, its resolutions of 18 May 2006 on natural disasters (forest fires, droughts and floods) – agricultural aspects, regional development aspects and environmental aspects, its resolution of 8 March 2010 on the major natural disaster in the autonomous region of Madeira and the effects of the storm "Xynthia" in Europe and its legislative resolution of 18 May 2006 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Union Solidarity Fund;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas disasters generally have many causes, they are not always solely attributable to extreme natural phenomena, but are frequently made more likely by mankind’s flawed relationship with the surrounding physical environment and due to technological and industrial accidents which can entail the release of dangerous Chemical, Biological, Radiological or Nuclear (CBRN) agents with major effects on health, crops, infrastructure, or livestock ;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas a holistic, proactive, intelligence-led and effective approach to disaster prevention should incorporate various levels of cooperation between local, regional and national authorities;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas the balanced
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Points out that the main objective of disaster prevention is to safeguard human life, the safety and physical integrity of individuals, the fundamental human rights, the environment, economic and social infrastructures, including housing, and the cultural heritage;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Considers that, given the scale and/or the cross-border nature that disasters may assume, it is appropriate and necessary to enhance cooperation, both at regional and EU level, based on complementarity of action , dissemination of best practices and the principle of solidarity between Member States;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Emphasises that the principle of non- discrimination must be included in aid provision; urges the Commission to adopt gender-sensitive strategies for responding to human security needs and environmental and humanitarian crises caused by natural and man-made disasters; highlights that an effective civil protection operation relies on specific key modes like prevention, active participation, involvement of all, preparedness, response and recovery/reconstruction;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Points out the importance of reducing inequalities between regions and Member States in terms of their capacity to protect their populations and their property, including the cultural heritage, environment and economy, in particular helping to improve prevention in the regions and Member States that are highly vulnerable to the risk of disasters and that have fewer economic resources;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Takes note of the proposal to set up a network made up of representatives of the various competent national services of all the Member States; stresses that this network should operate within the scope of the cooperation between national, regional and local authorities with responsibilities in disaster management, spatial planning and risk mapping and management; emphasises the role of this network in exchanging experience and prevention measures thus making it possible for Member States to pool information on national civil capabilities and medical resources; calls for consideration also to be given to hearing
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Stresses the need to create a suitable financial instrument
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 - point d d) maintaining and inspecting the safety of existing major infrastructures, with particular emphasis on dams, fuel pipelines, road and rail bridges, and energy, water supply, sanitation, communications and telecommunications facilities;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Emphasises the importance of public research and development (R&D) in preventing and managing disasters and calls for increased coordination and cooperation between the R&D institutions of Member States, especially those facing similar risks; calls for enhanced early warning systems
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Points out the importance of studying rural and urban adaptation measures, given the increased frequency and magnitude of extreme weather events in various geographical areas ;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Reiterates the importance of setting up a European D
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Invites the Member States to assess the possibility of improving the inclusion of disaster prevention in national operational programming of EU funding; urges the Council and the Commission to support the need to reformulate the operational programmes identified by Member States in this area;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Highlights the need for the Solidarity Fund Regulation to be revised, by adapting the eligibility criteria to the characteristics of each region and each disaster, paying particular attention to production sectors, the most vulnerable areas and the populations affected, and enabling mobilisation to be more flexible and timely, paying due respect to the new challenges associated with climate change;
source: PE-439.951
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2010/0064(COD) Combating sexual abuse, sexual exploitation of children and child pornography
2010/06/10
FEMM
9 amendments...
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 6 (6) Serious forms of child sexual abuse and sexual exploitation should be subject to effective, proportionate and dissuasive sanctions. This includes, in particular, various forms of sexual abuse and sexual exploitation facilitated by the use of information and communication technology such as "grooming" (the online solicitation of children for sexual purposes) in social networks and chat rooms. The definition of child pornography should also be clarified and brought closer to that contained in international instruments.
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 9 (9)
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 13 (13) Child pornography, which constitutes sex abuse images, is a specific type of content which cannot be construed as the expression of an opinion. To combat it, it is necessary to
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a directive Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point ii (ii) abuse is made of a particularly vulnerable situation of the child, notably because of a mental or physical disability or poverty and social exclusion or a situation of dependence shall be punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of at least eight years; or
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a directive Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) the offence was committed against a child in a particularly vulnerable situation, notably because of a mental or physical disability or poverty and social exclusion or a situation of dependence;
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a directive Article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Member States shall put in place preventative protection for children. This shall include: (a) awareness raising and education campaigns that help recognise the signs of sexual child abuse in both online and offline environments. Information and support should be provided to the general public so that children can be protected; (b) the provision of suitable training programmes for parents so as to help them in their daily contacts and communications with and treatment of their children and also to help them prevent, stamp out and identify cases of child abuse so that they are able to provide every form of assistance; (c) educational awareness programmes in schools and children's activity groups, to educate children to recognise and avoid high risk situations; (d) the introduction of sex education in schools in all Member States so that children are able from an early age to access multifaceted and easily comprehensible information on sexual and reproductive issues, thereby enabling them to feel at ease with themselves, their bodies and their sexuality; (e) measures to ensure that internet social networking sites include a ‘panic button’ application so that children can alert the relevant authorities to any inappropriate sexual behaviour, since the grooming of children on the internet, via chat rooms, and social networking sites, is on the increase. It is necessary to put in place clear and coherent follow-up procedures that state who the report will go to, how it will be processed and what support and assistance will be given to the child; (f) the provision of sufficient information via radio and TV programmes on the dangers of the unsupervised use of the internet by children and ways of protecting them from access to dangerous websites; (g) robust criminal checks for all types of employment which involve dealing with children and young people below the age of 18 - whether voluntary or paid employment; (h) measures exploring the possibility of implementing a ‘red alert’system whereby information/data on the most dangerous child sex offenders is communicated between Member States as the offender travels through the EU. This information/data shall be subject to all current EU and national data protection laws.
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a directive Article 18 – paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the family of the offender will not experience isolation and stigmatization.
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a directive Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 2. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that effective intervention programmes or measures are made available with a view to preventing and minimising the risks of repeated offences of a sexual nature against children such as measures for the rehabilitation and reintegration of the offender. These programmes or measures shall be accessible at any time during the criminal proceedings, inside and outside prison, according to the conditions laid down in national law.
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a directive Article 21 – paragraph 1 1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to
source: PE-450.622
2011/01/19
LIBE
1 amendments...
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) "child" shall mean any minor/person
source: PE-456.647
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2010/0242(COD) European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations (2012)
2011/02/15
EMPL
11 amendments...
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 4 (4) Successive European Councils have recognised the need to tackle the effect of ageing populations on European social models, especially in times of economic slowdown and increased budgetary constraints. A key response to this rapid change in the age structure consists in promoting active ageing and thus ensuring that the baby boom cohorts, who are, on the whole, healthier and better educated than any such cohort before them, have good opportunities for employment and active participation in society.
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 5 a (new) (5a) Healthy ageing should be a process of enabling people to take control over and to improve their health, through equitable access to quality healthcare and long-term care. Healthy ageing may be attained through engaging in appropriate physical activity, eating healthily and taking correct medication in older age, as well as eliminating elder abuse, including physical, sexual, psychological and financial abuse and neglect.
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 7 a (new) (7a) The conference ‘Together for Mental Health and Well-being’, which was held during the Slovenian Presidency of the EU, on 12-13 June 2008, launched the European Pact for Mental Health and Well-being.
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 12 a (new) (12a) The Conference on ‘Active and Healthy Ageing’, which was held under the Spanish Presidency of the EU, on 29- 30 April 2010, presented good practices carried out in Europe in the field of social participation and intergenerational solidarity.
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 15 (15) Active ageing is targeted by several Union programmes, such as the European Social Fund, the European Regional and Development Fund, the PROGRESS programme, the Life Long Learning Programme, the
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a decision Article 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part The overall purpose of the European Year shall be to encourage and support the efforts of Member States, their regional and local authorities, social partners and civil society to promote active ageing and to do more to mobilise the potential of the rapidly growing population in their late 50s and above, thereby preserving solidarity between generations. Active ageing means creating better opportunities and working conditions to enable older workers to play their part in the labour market, according to their capabilities and preferences, combating social exclusion by fostering active participation in society,
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a decision Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 (1) to raise general awareness of the value of active ageing in order to highlight the useful contribution older persons make to society and the economy, to promote active ageing and to do more to mobilise the potential of older persons, by providing education and lifelong learning opportunities throughout the course of their lives, by enabling the active participation of older people in economic development and voluntary activities and by encouraging the participation of older persons in family and community life, as they grow older;
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 1 – conferences, events, cultural forums, workshops and initiatives to promote debate, raise awareness and foster the making of specific commitments;
Amendment 139 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 3 – exchange of information, experience and good practices within the framework of the Open Method of Coordination (OMC), aiming, in particular, to ensure social inclusion for all and access to high quality health and long-term care;
Amendment 149 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 3 3. The Commission and the Member States shall take account of gender mainstreaming in the running of the European Year, focusing mainly on the particular needs of both women and men, and especially the needs of single elderly women (inter alia chronic diseases, poverty etc).
Amendment 154 #
Proposal for a decision Article 5 – paragraph 1 The Commission shall convene meetings of the national coordinators for the purpose of coordination at Union level and to exchange information, including on commitments made and their implementation in the Member States. The Commission shall monitor the developments at national, regional and local level by assessment methods, including the use of comparative indicators, and may introduce, where appropriate, new pathways and tools for the achievement of policy goals.
source: PE-458.631
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2010/2010(INI) Developing the job potential of a new sustainable economy
2010/05/19
EMPL
6 amendments...
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Supports the Commission's flagship initiative under the Europe 2020 strategy to make the change towards a sustainable economy now, to decouple economic growth from consumption of resources and energy, to reduce climate-damaging emissions and thus to act against global warming; welcomes the intention to align legal framework conditions, market economy incentive instruments, subsidies and public procurement with that objective; regrets that, in the strategy, the Commission omitted to address employment market potential and the challenges of change; regrets that the EU 2020 Strategy does little to promote environmental technologies, proposes nothing new on climate change and makes weak reference to the role of biodiversity protection;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Regrets that the EU 2020 strategy is weak on national implementation measures and underlines the need for binding targets, rigorous implementation and monitoring procedures and sanctions for failing Member States, so as to achieve sustainability, without endangering prosperity and jobs;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Calls on the EU, the Member States and the social partners to fight discrimination and promote gender equality in a sustainable economy, create work environments that attract and retain women in these sectors, create opportunities as well as conditions under which both men and women can participate in the labour market on equal terms, reduce gender-
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Calls on the EU to establish the principle of "flexicurity" that should contribute to enhanced gender equality by ensuring that women and men have equal access to good quality jobs and better opportunities to combine work and family life;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Regrets the fact that the EU 2020 flagship initiative "Youth on the move" excludes young people who are not involved in higher education; stresses that in order to make a real change, it needs to focus on the young people that have now the least opportunities and are at risk of poverty;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Calls on the EU and Member States to adopt detailed policies on innovation and creativity, in particular on education and training, including vocational education and training, as a basis for a green economy, competitiveness and prosperity;
source: PE-442.803
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2010/2041(INI) Social integration of women belonging to ethnic minority groups
2010/07/15
FEMM
9 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that advertising
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Highlights the existence of certain advertisements which p
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Notes that advertising and marketing
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Stresses that the media should take into account the principle of gender mainstreaming in order to improve alleged stereotyping of men and women in accordance with the principle of equality;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Calls on Member States to introduce quotas or other positive measures in the public media together with objectives to improve the participation and representation of women;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 c (new) 5c. Stresses the importance of ensuring that advertising content is legal, decent, honest and thoughtful by establishing effective self-regulation mechanisms across the European Union based on professionalism and a common code of ethics;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 d (new) 5d. Highlights that it is important to encourage a continuous dialogue among the European Commission, the European Parliament, national parliaments, civil society, regulatory bodies and advertisement specialists;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 e (new) 5e. Stresses the need to carry out a comparative study across EU Member States in order to identify good practices for effective and gender-friendly advertisement;
source: PE-445.763
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2010/2052(INI) Impact of advertising on consumer behaviour
2010/10/21
IMCO
4 amendments...
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F c (new) Fc. bearing in mind that advertising can act as a powerful catalyst in combating stereotypes and prejudices based on racism, sexism and xenophobia,
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F d (new) Fd. bearing in mind that advertising often transmits biased and/or derogatory messages which perpetuate stereotyped prejudices regarding gender, thereby undermining equality strategies aimed at eradicating inequalities,
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 – indent 3 a (new) - call on Member States to promote the incorporation of the gender dimension in all training and education programmes at all levels of education, beginning with children;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21a. Calls on the Commission and Members States to take appropriate means to ensure that marketing and advertising guarantee respect for human dignity, without any discrimination based on gender, religion, convictions, disability, age or sexual orientation;
source: PE-450.619
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2010/2114(INI) Strengthening chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear security in the European Union – an EU CBRN Action Plan
2010/11/11
LIBE
12 amendments...
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 16 a (new) – having regard to the Council conclusions of 8 and 9 November 2010 on preparedness and response in the event of a CBRN attack,
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 18 a (new) – having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council towards a stronger European disaster response: the role of civil protection and humanitarian assistance (COM(2010)0600),
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 18 b (new) – having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food safety and the opinions of the Committee on Regional Development, the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development and the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs on the Commission communication: A Community approach on the prevention of natural and man- made disasters (A7-0227/2010),
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas CBRN disasters, whether accidental or resulting from a terrorist attack, pose serious threats to the security and health of the people living in the EU, affecting their lives
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas the problem of misuse of certain chemicals, which are widely available to the general public on the market, as precursors to home-made explosives, can provoke a series of terrorist and other criminal incidents in the EU; whereas this calls for strong monitoring and scrutiny of the implementation of the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the marketing and use of explosive precursors(COM(2010)0473),
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas the creation of the European External Action Service (EEAS) offers opportunities to improve the EU's overall crisis response through actions under the Instrument for Stability (IfS),
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas an EU CBRN Action Plan should make for the efficient interaction of national and EU initiatives in addressing CBRN risks and in preparing the necessary responses, enhancing both ‘horizontal’ coordination between the Commission and Member States and ‘vertical’ coordination between the EU-level instruments and Member States‘ instruments, in order to increase the effectiveness and speed of information sharing, the exchange of best practices, analytical reporting at all stages, joint planning, the development of operational procedures, operational exercises and the cost-effective pooling of existing resources,
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Recalls that an EU CBRN Action Plan offers an opportunity to enable the EU and its Member States to implement effectively the Solidarity Clause included in Article 222 TFEU, and that Member States must be aware of each others‘ plans and best practices to deal with and counter CBRN disasters, whether caused accidentally or intentionally, so that they can come to each others’ assistance in a coordinated and effective manner;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Welcomes the announcement by the Commission (COM(2010)0600) of the establishment of the European Emergency Response Capacity in the form of a pool of pre-identified civil protection assets from the states participating in the EU Civil Protection Mechanism that are voluntarily made available for EU disaster relief operations both inside and outside the Union;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Calls on the Commission to present comparative data and an overall assessment of the state of play in industries in Europe when it comes to securing and increasing control over high-
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Calls for clarification regarding the strengthening of the import/export regime with regard to the roles of the Member States and the Commission; calls on the Member States to implement and ensure the application of the existing international regulations, and on the Commission to play a monitoring role, assessing and reporting on compliance; notes that it is important, taking into account the evolution of technology era, to proceed to the reviewing and revising of relevant legislation and regulations vis-à-vis the acquisition, importation, sale, safe storage and transportation of CBRN materials;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Calls for the
source: PE-450.643
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2010/2139(INI) Report 2010 on the implementation of the Cohesion Policy programmes for 2007-2013
2010/11/16
EMPL
18 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -1 a (new) -1 a. Having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the regions "Cohesion policy: Strategic Report 2010 on the implementation of the programmes 2007-2013" (COM (2010) 110;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -1 b (new) -1 b. Having regard to Council regulation No 1083/2006, of 11 July 2006, laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund ;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -1 c (new) -1 c. Having regard to the Communication of the Commission "Europe 2020- A strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth" (COM (2010) 2020);
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -1 d (new) -1 d. Having regard to the Council conclusions on the Strategic Report of 2010 by the Commission on the implementation of the Cohesion Policy Programmes adopted at the 3023rd Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Luxembourg on 14 June 2010;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -1 e (new) -1 e. Having regard to Article 174 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union on the development of actions leading to the strengthening of the Union's economic, social and territorial cohesion;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -1 f (new) -1 f. Whereas the promotion of economic, social and territorial cohesion and solidarity among Member states is one of the main objectives of the EU, as stated in Article 3 of the Treaty on the European Union;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -1 g (new) -1 g. Whereas cohesion policy needs to be an effective and efficient tool to respond to socio-economic challenges brought about by the financial crisis and to reduce disparities between the levels of development of European regions;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -1 h -1 h. Whereas cohesion policy plays a pivotal role on the way towards full achievement of the EU 2020 goals, in particular in the field of employment and social affairs, at all governance levels and all geographical areas;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -1 i -1 i. Whereas the European Social Fund (ESF) should ensure full employment and job opportunities, promoting, among others, the integration of workers into the labour market and reinforcing social inclusion;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the Commission's strategic report on the implementation of the cohesion policy programmes cofinanced by the Structural Funds (2007-2013) (COM(2010)110); considers, however, that in the aftermath of the global economic recession, which changed dramatically the economic landscape in the EU, increased unemployment, dropped economic growth and deteriorated the business environment, the Commission's report should provide a more thorough updated evaluation of the impact of the projects selected, in terms of creating new jobs, reducing socioeconomic disparities, enhancing social inclusion and improving human capital;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Welcomes the progress already made in implementing projects relevant to the ‘More and better jobs’ Guideline; strongly recommends however that
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls on Member States to reduce excessive administrative costs and obstacles that hamper policy goals regarding access to employment, combating poverty
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the Commission to boost the effectiveness of the ESF in guaranteeing opportunities for European citizens to make themselves employable and adaptable and in generating the conditions for sustainable growth; recalls that the effectiveness of the ESF depends on its capacity to adapt to local problems and specific territorial requirements; underlines the importance of life-long vocational training for all ESF employees;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Bearing in mind that the ESF is a basic tool against poverty, social exclusion and unemployment, calls on the Commission to strengthen the ESF's potential, financial autonomy and flexibility and to simplify procedures, follow-up and controls; emphasizes ESF's role in strengthening the social integration dimension; underlines the need for more transparent ESF policies on allocation of funds and detailed evaluation and scrutiny of tangible results achieved, in terms of employment;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Recognises the role of the ESF in achieving social objectives and asks the Commission to promote further coherence and links between the ESF and various framework programmes, such as EQUAL and "Europe for Citizens, with a view of establishing better coordination and cooperation among EU policy instruments;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5 b. Considers that the ESF should promote active participation of citizens in the society and the labour market, creating equal opportunities for all; recalls, thus, the importance of implementing gender-budgeting, to improve human resources and capital, which are essential prerequisites for a competitive knowledge-based economy;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 c (new) 5 c. Calls on Member States to make better use of resources and ameliorate the capacities of local and regional authorities, in particular NGOs and SMEs, for economic, social and territorial development;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission to enhance monitoring of progress by reinforcing extensive use of core indicators in national strategic reports; underlines the need for the Commission to ask Member States to provide both relevant qualitative and quantifiable elements on the implementation of cohesion policy programmes; emphasises the need for clarification of all national policy achievements in terms of job creation, promotion of equal opportunities and social inclusion for all vulnerable groups.
source: PE-452.783
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2010/2157(INI) Demographic change and its consequences for the future Cohesion Policy of the EU
2011/11/02
EMPL
10 amendments...
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Notes that longer life expectancy, reduced fertility levels and migration provoked demographic change, with significant territorial variation across Europe, with vast differences between Member states, between regions and between cities, sometimes also within cities;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Considers that the recent economic and financial crisis deteriorated the situation regarding demographic trends in Europe, making it more difficult to find a solution to the problem;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Notes that addressing demographic change will be important to achieve the goals of EU 2020 for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth; in this framework, ageing should be seen as an opportunity and not as a burden, with structural funds to offer possibilities to Member states, regions and cities;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 d (new) 1d. Highlights that demographic change, especially population ageing, has a clear impact on the provision of social infrastructure, such as pension systems, nursing care and healthcare, with regional authorities having to meet the changing demand of different population groups;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Notes the ESF's importance in cohesion policy and calls for integrated programmes at regional level so that the ERDF and the ESF work better together and also with the CAP, with a results-oriented focus on competitiveness, employment and other Europe 2020 Strategy targets; calls for cohesion policy to be conditional on results and to set measurable targets and outcome indicators to permit ongoing evaluation; calls for an evaluation and scrutiny of the results achieved through the allocation of the ESF;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 – indent 4 – keeping the ageing population healthy, active
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 – indent 5 – responding to the phases of deterioration in the condition of elderly people, while providing relevant education, skills and training to ensure older persons' social inclusion;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 – indent 5 a (new) - encouraging inward migration in order to meet regional labour market needs, since highly skilled migrants might be vital for some sectors of the regional economy;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls for raising awareness of vulnerable population groups' potential contribution to regions' strength, as a source of social cohesion;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Calls for a close cooperation between the European Commission and the national statistical offices, which provide information on various aspects including population and migration numbers, in order to monitor data and analyse demographic trends, contributing thus to a more efficient allocation of funds across Europe, according to specific assets and needs;
source: PE-458.547
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2010/2162(INI) Face of female poverty in the European Union
2010/07/10
EMPL
6 amendments...
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 – point 1 1. Points out that, as a consequence of the economic crisis, unemployment and social hardship are still increasing in a number of Member States, and therefore calls on the European Union to reinforce its commitment to eradicating poverty and social exclusion of women, particularly
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new) 1 a. Indicates that female poverty is not only the result of the recent economic crisis, but the consequence of various factors, including stereotypes, existing "gender pay gaps", barriers because of the lack of reconciliation between family and work life, the longer life expectancy of women and, in general, the various types of gender discrimination, victimising mostly women;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 – point 2 2. Underlines that financing for the European Social Fund should be significantly increased in order to provide adequate resources for measures and activities under the Social Inclusion Strategy and the "Europe 2020" flagship initiative on combating poverty and social exclusion, in addition to the implementation of the Barcelona targets for childcare provision and full employment of women;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new) 3 a. Calls on Member states to undertake gender impact assessments of the economic recession and to explore the changing nature of employment conditions and their effect on women's vulnerability to poverty and social exclusion;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 – point 3 b (new) 3 b. Calls on the Commission and Member states to identify, adopt and monitor specific gender indicators in the field of poverty eradication and promotion of social inclusion;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 – point 3 c (new) 3 c. Asks the relevant national authorities to review their immigration policies in order to combat structural obstacles to migrant women's full labour market participation; to compile data on the progress made in relation to sex discrimination and violence against women and to evaluate the impact of expenditure cuts related to access to health, education and social protection on gender;
source: PE-450.611
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2010/2234(INI) European cooperation in vocational education and training to support the Europe 2020 strategy
2010/12/16
EMPL
23 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas youth and female unemployment, as a result of the recent economic and financial crisis, is one of the most pressing challenges in Europe and whereas one goal being pursued is to reduce the school drop-out rate below 10% and another is to increase women’s participation into the labour market by 70% by 2020,
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas demography
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas vocational education and training tailored to learners
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph -1 a (new) -1a. Recognises the importance of modernising vocational education and training, given that human capital is crucial for Europe’s success;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Recognises the importance of vocational education and training, initial and continuing vocational education and training and maintains that their success hinges on the participation and cooperation of all stakeholders, the designing, organisation and financing of strategies towards this direction;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Member States to ensure that vocational education and training and life-long learning are geared more closely to the needs of the labour market and allow for the entry and mobility within it;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Welcomes the greater emphasis on a result-oriented learning approach and that fact that skills acquired informally or non- formally are to be recognised more widely;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls on Member states to open routes for lower-ability students to return to general education either at secondary or tertiary level;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls for greater balance in girls
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Calls for all stakeholders to engage in formal dialogue with a view to ensuring that vocational education is of high quality and geared to the current needs of the labour market;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Welcomes the aim of the Europe 2020 strategy whereby vocational education systems are to be oriented towards creativity, new technologies, innovation, and entrepreneurial thinking and self- employment is to be viewed as a career option;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Calls on the Commission to devise a lifelong learning
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Points out that readily accessible, flexible, and individually tailored vocational training is important
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls on the Member States to make greater use of online vocational training and lifelong learning programmes so as to enable families to
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Asks the Member States to create better training opportunities for vocational education and training for trainers and lay the foundations for a facilitative learning partnership with a view to securing the effectiveness of vocational education and training systems, as well as the efficient and successful pass-down of knowledge;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Calls on Member states to establish and implement quality assurance systems at national level and develop a competence framework for teachers and trainers;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16.
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Asks the Member States, as far as vocational education and training policies are concerned, to
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Calls on the Member States to create pathways for young people with no educational qualifications or qualified at a low level so as to enable them to enter employment; calls, given the explosive nature of the problem, for a
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Welcomes the idea of making cross- border mobility a
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Calls on the Member States to
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25a. Calls for the promotion of transnational cooperation, both among EU Member states and third countries, in order to establish programmes for the exchange of best practices in the field of vocational education and training;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Calls on the Member States to finance a
source: PE-454.516
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2010/2245(INI) Innovation Union: transforming Europe for a post-crisis world
2011/02/16
EMPL
8 amendments...
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Considers that innovation can play an important role in enhancing social cohesion by improving the quality of the services provided and that specific professional training programmes should therefore be set up;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Draws attention to the fact that innovation is essential to economic development and that the European Union needs to recruit around one million additional researchers in order to meet the goal of spending 3% of GDP on R&D, as laid down in the Europe 2020 Strategy; Believes that this goal can be more easily achieved by substantially increasing the number of women researchers, who account for only 39% of researchers employed in the public sector and higher education and 19% of researchers working in the private sector [1]; [1] She Figures 2009 - major findings and trends, European Commission, 2009.
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Stresses that R&D investment tends to drop in periods of economic crisis even though it has been proved that the companies and Member States which invest the most during such periods are the ones that gain the greatest comparative market advantage;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Stresses the importance of supporting the establishment and development of innovative undertakings, combining public and private funding, supplemented by risk capital mechanisms and technical assistance in implementing projects;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 c (new) 2c. Stresses that most of the initiatives that will make innovation possible come from the business sector and that closer cooperation is therefore essential with universities and research centres;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Notes that, despite the increased involvement of women in the fields of research and technology, the latest figures provided by the Commission indicate that only 19% of senior academic posts are held by women, even though women account for more than half of university students; [1] She Figures 2009 - major findings and trends, European Commission, 2009.
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Considers it particularly important that there should be specific guidelines that take account of gender equality issues in the creation and development of innovative products and services, and that this calls for appropriate training of human resources;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Points out that, given the shortage of higher education students in science and technology, steps must be taken to ensure that no students abandon their studies or are limited in their choice of educational establishment for financial reasons, and that it is therefore necessary to continue to promote access to bank loans which can be partially financed by the Member States;
source: PE-458.657
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2010/2269(INI) Migration flows arising from instability: scope and role of the EU foreign policy
2011/03/02
LIBE
7 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Recital B B. whereas migratory flows have changed their route in the past according to where most pressure was applied, but have never ceased, and whereas migration cannot be stopped, but it
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Recital C C. whereas migration has many reasons, such as fleeing from poverty, economic recession, injustice, war, persecution, lack of jobs, prospects and income, changes in the environment, natural and man-made disasters, unstable social situations and political unrest, a desire for family unification and hope for a better future, and whereas very often those reasons are intertwined,
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Recital D D. whereas the primary goal of EU policy should be to address the reasons for migration and find durable and sustainable solutions to the challenges that arise from migration with full respect to universal values of human dignity, freedom, equality and solidarity, the Charter of Fundamental Rights and the European Convention of Human Rights,
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the Commission's recent efforts to find procedures for legal migration for non-asylum seekers and urges it to develop further instruments in this direction, taking into account that legal possibilities will also limit organised crime and human trafficking that make
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Underlines the urgent need for consistent, comprehensive and comparable statistical data about the migrant population because the constant change and nature of current migration flows present a real challenge to policy- makers who need reliable data and information on which to base their decisions;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Asks for an open and thorough analysis of the EU’s visa policy as a whole to clarify its impact on refugees and asylum- seekers, revealing the pros and cons of the existing system with extensive sharing of information between Member States whilst fully respecting data protection; is of the opinion that where the Member States collaborate with private entities in the visa-issuing procedure, direct access to the Member States’ representations abroad should be maintained for refugee visa applicants;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Urges the Commission to develop a permanent monitoring system for all FRONTEX activities linked to managing migration flows; considers that the human rights dimension of FRONTEX operations must be integrated clearly throughout the text of the amended version of the FRONTEX Regulation, especially the right of a person to leave her/his country, the prohibition of refoulement and the right to seek asylum; stresses the need for improved solidarity among EU and all Member States, in particular the most vulnerable ones, for most efficient policy coordination and burden sharing.
source: PE-458.489
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2010/2272(INI) Mobility and inclusion of people with disabilities and the European Disability Strategy 2010-2020
2011/05/05
FEMM
2 amendments...
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Points out that disabled women are often victims of violence and all forms of exploitation; calls for Member States to introduce support mechanisms;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Underlines the difficulties disabled women face in gaining access to employment, and adds that they should be encouraged to follow study courses, develop special skills through suitable vocational training, participate in life- long learning programmes and use new information and communication technologies, while enterprises should be urged to employ them.
source: PE-464.810
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2010/2273(INI) Promoting workers' mobility within the European Union
2011/05/05
FEMM
2 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Recital B B. whereas the gender pay gap (on average women in the EU earn about 17.5% less than men for equal work
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Strongly urges Member States to develop national policies (with the participation of women in designing them) which would eradicate the gender pay gap and that will focus on the integration of women in the labour market and promote equal opportunities, as factors that would contribute to enhance EU workers mobility;
source: PE-464.769
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2010/2276(INI) EU strategy on Roma inclusion
2010/12/16
EMPL
10 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -1 a (new) -1a. Recalls the challenges that Roma, especially women and girls, face in terms of extreme poverty, discrimination and exclusion, resulting to lack of access to high educational levels, employment and social services;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to mobilise existing EU strategies and instruments in order to secure the socio-economic inclusion of Roma, to design and to implement all relevant policies by taking into account, where appropriate, the Common Basic Principles on Roma inclusion;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Calls – in the interest of ensuring that funds reach the Roma in need and make long-lasting advances in their lives - for real commitment on the part of the Commission and the Member States to launching more target-oriented, complex and flexible programmes
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Asks the Commission and Member States to address the particular needs of Roma women and girls, by applying a gender perspective in all policies for Roma inclusion, and to provide protection for especially vulnerable subgroups;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls on the Commission to check and assess the implementation and transposition into national law of the 2004 Directive on Free Movement, in all Member States, and where necessary, to initiate infringement proceedings;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the Commission to invite Member States to make full use of Community's financial tools, to establish a special body to monitor Member States‘ performance in absorbing EU funds, and also calls urgently for the collection of data, taking into consideration the data protection directives, on the effectiveness of EU funds, in order to develop evidence- based policies;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Urges the Commission to evaluate, revise or modify all relevant Operational Programmes of the Structural Funds, so as to provide appropriate instruments to guide Member States in securing complementarity
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Invites Member States to advance the participation of the Roma in society, through the PROGRESS programme, the Lifelong Learning programme, the Youth in Action programme, the Culture programme (2007-2013) and the Health programme (2008-2013);
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Considers that the structured cooperation of Member States in the existing Open Methods of Coordination in the fields of employment and social inclusion is of vital importance for advancing the full inclusion of the Roma and asks the Commission to organise exchanges of good practice and experience between Member States and all parties concerned by Roma issues;
Amendment 91 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure the active participation of Roma Organisations, in the design, implementation and monitoring process, in cooperation with the Committee of the Regions, relevant NGOs and International Organisations;
source: PE-454.511
2011/01/17
LIBE
7 amendments...
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas non-discrimination - although indispensable - is not by itself enough to overcome the historic disadvantages of the Roma, and whereas it is therefore necessary to complement equality legislation and policies by addressing the specific needs of the Roma regarding the fulfilment of and access to their human rights to employment, housing, healthcare
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 3 – pr
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 11 – secondary and higher education and scholarship programmes,
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 16 a (new) - access to social services,
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 16 b (new) - access to justice,
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 21 – gender equality mainstreaming;
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – indent 5 a (new) - ensure the collection of data and the dissemination of the results relevant to the implementation of the Priority Areas as to enable the transferability of good practices,
source: PE-456.648
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2010/2307(INI) Youth on the move: a framework for improving Europe's education and training systems
2011/02/14
EMPL
9 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Emphasises that the objective of all initiatives must be to educate young people for the Europe of the future, which means making it possible for all young people to enjoy schooling, vocational training
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Emphasizes the need to reduce early school leaving which hampers economic and social development and consequently, EU's goal of smart and inclusive growth; stresses that this complex problem can only be addressed by efficient strategies at local, regional, national and Community levels, paying attention to the features and special characteristics of each Member state;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Welcomes the setting up of the high- level expert group, chaired by Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands, to identify ways of addressing the causes of low literacy levels and raising these levels in the EU, contributing to effective solutions in other areas as well, such as poverty and employability;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Emphasises that youth unemployment – the causes of which the ILO does not consider to lie in income and non-wage labour cost levels, participatory rights and social protection standards – is a problem that must be overcome
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Reiterates the importance of specific, verifiable objectives for the implementation of the EU 2020 Strategy integrated guidelines to reduce youth unemployment; recognises that the implementation of the new integrated guidelines is the responsibility of Member states, while the Commission should support and control action at national level through the open method of coordination (OMC); takes the view that the target groups and indicators proposed by the Commission in the initiative should be monitored and that the progress made during implementation should be measured by means of clear indicators;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls on Member states to promote learning and employment mobility by: a) increasing awareness and making information easily accessible to all young people interested b) highlighting, at early stages of education, the added value of mobility c) ensuring the validation of learning outcomes of mobility experiences between Member states d) reducing administrative burdens and stimulate cooperation between relevant authorities across Member States;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Calls on the Commission to facilitate learning and employment mobility by: a) strengthening the EU's education and youth programmes, such as Erasmus, Leonardo, Youth in Action b) enhancing the implementation of the existing European instruments and tools, such as the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) and Europass c) developing the new tools that it has already examined, such as the Youth on the Move website, the Youth on the Move card, the European skills passport and the pilot project "Your first EURES job";
Amendment 129 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Emphasises that an active labour market policy, including publicly funded work programmes for young people, and the creation of new, sustainable and good jobs are essential preconditions for successfully tackling youth unemployment, and that the existing funds, such as the European Social Fund, must be maximised, effectively utilized and targeted more specifically at these objectives;
Amendment 144 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Emphasises that young people whose chances of getting started in life are poorer must be supported individually to increase their employability and that publicly funded training places are an effective instrument for integrating particularly disadvantaged young people and especially those with disabilities, so as to reduce the risk of future inactivity and social exclusion;
source: PE-458.607
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2010/2309(INI) Organised crime in the European Union
2011/04/05
FEMM
3 amendments...
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. Calls on the Member States to enhance the prevention and repression of organised crime through gender-sensitive specific measures, such as:
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 – indent 1 – promoting multidisciplinary training for the professionals in this field, and developing educative programmes designed for vulnerable groups and the exchange of best practices and expertise, including the perspective of awareness of the culture of legality,
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 – indent 2 – organising awareness-raising campaigns in cooperation with civil-society organisations, non-governmental organisations, women’s organisations and the media,
source: PE-464.799
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2011/0000(INI)
2011/09/20
FEMM
14 amendments...
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas sexual violence in the form of mass rapes and other forms of sexual abuse
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. alarmed at the fact that, in most cases, the perpetrators of the sexual violence
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas National Action Plans regarding women, peace and security are essential
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J a (new) Ja. whereas it should also be acknowledged that women are not only severely victimised and dramatized from sexual violence during war and/or conflict, but also from the psychological effects ensued by the loss of their loved ones, either due to death or because they are missing in action; a suffering that disturbs family balance and needs to be attended to achieve holistic healing and reinstatement to daily life.
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 - indent 5 – in-depth training of men and women involved in civilian interaction on gender-related aspects, on the protection, special needs and human rights of women and children in conflict situations, but also in the culture and traditions of the host countries;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Calls for adequate EU funding, including under the Instrument for Stability, for supporting women’s effective participation and contribution in representative institutions at national and local level as well as in peace negotiations, peace-building and post-conflict planning;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Strongly condemns the continued use of sexual violence against women as a tactic of war and urges for the mobilization of political leadership to increase recognition of rape as a tactic and consequence of war and putting forth a coordinated set of measures for the prevention and alleviation of the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5a (new) 5a. As sexual violence, mostly victimizing women and children, is particularly aggravated due to, and among others, the gender divergence, the propagation of violence in general but mainly in the form of militarization of society and the breakdown of societal structure, particular attention should be placed and resources deployed in the prevention of such war crime.
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls for stronger cooperation with local women’s organisations in order to establish an early-warning system
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 - indent - 1 a (new) – the adoption of measures, strategies and programs that focus not only on the protection and prosecution elements, but more importantly on prevention;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls for the creation of a Special EU Representative on Women, Peace and Security within the EEAS, in order to mainstream the gender perspective and to liaise more efficiently with its counterparts in the UN; calls for all the relevant EU policies, task forces and units/focal points dealing with gender and security to be under the coordination of, and linked to, this Special EU Representative in order to ensure coherence and efficiency, as well as a systematic, consistent and comprehensive implementation of strategies and actions to be taken;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls on the EU to ensure balanced recruitment in
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17.
source: PE-472.060
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2011/0130(COD) Mutual recognition of protection measures in civil matters
2012/04/13
JURI, FEMM
12 amendments...
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 1 (1) The European Union has set itself the objective of maintaining and developing an area of freedom, security and justice, facilitating access to justice, in particular through the principle of mutual recognition of judicial and extra-judicial decisions in civil matters. In order to establish progressively such an area, the Union should adopt, amongst other things, measures relating to judicial cooperation in civil matters, particularly when necessary for the proper functioning of the internal market and for placing the needs of victims of all forms of violence at the centre of the Union's justice system.
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 a (new) (2a) When implementing this Regulation, Member States are encouraged to take into account the rights and principles enshrined in the 1979 United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW).
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 (3) Differences between national rules governing protection measures hamper the sound operation of the internal market. Provisions to ensure rapid and simple recognition and, where applicable, enforcement of protection measures from Member States bound by this Regulation are essential to ensure the protection, assistance and support afforded
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) This Regulation respects the fundamental rights of victims of violence (e.g. domestic violence) and of persons whose physical and/or psychological integrity or liberty is at risk, as well as that of the perpetrators, and observes the principles recognised in particular by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. In particular, it seeks to ensure the rights of the defence and fair trial, as established in Article 47 thereof. This Regulation must be applied according to these rights and principles.
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 a (new) (15a) Member States should pay particular attention to the fact that this Regulation also applies to cases where children are concerned, and should take the necessary measures to ensure that children are provided with assistance, support and protection, in their best interests.
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 b (new) (15b) This Regulation should also apply to the recognition and enforcement of other decisions for the protection of minors which fall within the scope of the 1996 Hague Convention on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children.
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point a – paragraph 2 – point i (i) an obligation not to enter certain localities, places or defined areas where the protected person resides, works or that he or she visits; or
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point a (a) he or she was not served with the document instituting the proceedings or an equivalent document in sufficient time and in such a way as to enable him or her to arrange for his or her defence; or
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b (b) he or she was prevented from contesting the protection measure by reason of force majeure or due to extraordinary circumstances without any fault on his or her part;
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 2 – final part unless he or she failed to challenge the protection measure when it was possible for him or her to do so.
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 a (new) Article 15a Prevention, information campaigns and training Member States shall take appropriate measures to prevent all forms of violence and crime against persons, and in particular against women and children who are the most vulnerable, and to organise, in cooperation with civil society organisations, appropriate actions such as awareness-raising campaigns, research and education programmes aimed at informing the public about the existence of schemes for the protection, assistance and support of victims of violence. Moreover, Member States shall promote regular training for the judicial authorities and other competent authorities likely to come into contact with victims and potential victims, with a view to ensuring that such persons are given appropriate protection, assistance and support.
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 a (new) source: PE-487.696
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2011/0217(COD) European Year of Citizens (2013)
2011/12/16
EMPL
6 amendments...
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 1 a (new) (1a) Article 45 of the Treaty includes a guarantee of free movement of workers which "shall entail the abolition of any discrimination based on nationality between workers of the Member states, as regards employment, remuneration and other conditions of work and employment".
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 4 a (new) (4a) Workers' mobility, as well as raising the quality of education through the mobility of students, trainees and researchers, constitutes a basic pillar of the EU 2020 strategy for "smart, sustainable and inclusive growth", in terms of providing the outline for resolving the economic crisis through intra-Union mobility.
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 6 a (new) (6a) The Treaty of Maastricht of 1992 introduced the concept of "citizenship" in the EU, conferring on every Union citizen the fundamental right to move and reside freely within the Union. The Treaty of Amsterdam of 1997 further strengthened the rights associated with Union citizenship.
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 7 (7) In particular, free movement and workers' mobility could help to address
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 13 (13) In particular, Union citizens considering whether to make use of their right to free movement should be informed about their entitlement to be recruited under the same conditions, without any additional requirements, as nationals of the country in which they are seeking work; they should also be informed about their rights to acquire or preserve social security rights by virtue of the Union rules on coordination of social security systems; these rules ensure that they will not lose out on their social security rights when choosing to move within Europe. They should further be informed about their right to obtain recognition of their professional qualifications and about the social and civic competences which form part of the European framework of ‘Key Competences for lifelong learning’ and which can equip them to fully participate in civic life and empower them to exercise their rights under Union law.
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 5 a (new) - strengthening the role of the EURES network to help Union citizens looking for work in another Union country or in the EEA.
source: PE-478.530
2012/02/23
LIBE
4 amendments...
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 9 a (new) (9a) Enshrining mutual understanding, not only among Member States but especially among their own societies, should be a top priority of the European agenda, paying particular attention to social inclusion of the most vulnerable without any discrimination.
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 17 (17) A European Year of Citizenship in 2013 will provide a very timely opportunity to raise the awareness of the general public about the rights and responsibilities attached to Union citizenship and thus to contribute to the objective of facilitating participatory democracy and the exercise of
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 18 a (new) (18a) It is also important to highlight the external dimension of active Union citizenship. As stipulated in Article 21 TEU, the Union's action on the international scene shall be guided by the principles of democracy, the rule of law, the universality and indivisibility of human rights, respect for human dignity and fundamental freedoms and the principles of equality and solidarity which it seeks to advance in the wider world. The Union shall therefore follow a joined-up approach by respecting its fundamental principles and values in its external relations, and by ensuring greater involvement of the civil society in framing its external policy at all levels and at every stage.
Amendment 156 #
Proposal for a decision Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new) The Commission shall establish a link between the different thematic European Years 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 as well as the subsequent years, by evaluating achievements, monitoring persisting gaps and obstacles, providing statistical data, when appropriate, thus ensuring effective implementation of the aims of these European Years towards improving life of citizens.
source: PE-483.550
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2011/0294(COD) Trans-European transport network: guidelines
2012/08/10
TRAN
1 amendments...
Amendment 590 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 44 – paragraph 3 3. The transport infrastructures constituting the core network are indicated in the corresponding maps of the comprehensive network in Annex I. The Port of Larnaca (CY) and the Airport of Paphos (CY) and their interconnections should be added to the core network, taking into account the need and requirement for connectivity, accessibility and cohesion within the Union for the effectiveness of its transportation system.
source: PE-494.842
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2011/0385(COD) Economic governance: strengthening of economic and budgetary surveillance of Member States experiencing or threatened with serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability in the euro area. 'Two pack'
2012/02/23
EMPL
4 amendments...
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 1 a (new) (1 a) The economic crisis made it clear that the EU needs to pursue an alternative economic policy agenda, ensuring not only austerity measures, but also development, high quality full employment, sustainable growth and fiscal responsibility, in line with the aims and objectives of the Europe 2020 Strategy.
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 (4) A Member State whose currency is the euro should be subject to enhanced surveillance when it is experiencing - or at risk of experiencing - severe financial disturbance, with a view: a) to ensuring its swift return to a normal situation and to protecting the other euro area Member States against possible negative spill over effects; b) to preventing the consequences of financial turbulence in causing cuts in the social provisions and the unsustainability of pension systems; c) to combating social exclusion, poverty and lack of access to educational opportunities, especially for the most vulnerable groups. This enhanced surveillance should include a wider access to the information needed for a close monitoring of the economic, fiscal and financial situation and a regular reporting to the Economic and Financial Committee (EFC) or to any sub-
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. By no means, the Member State under surveillance shall implement the measures mentioned in paragraph 1, 2, and 3, in the detriment of social rights, but it should seek to reinforce the social and gender dimension of the single market.
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 3 b (new) 3 b. While implementing the adjustment programme, the Member State under surveillance must pay full respect to the labour law and practices, the rights of collective representation and bargaining, as well as collective action, including the right to strike.
source: PE-483.682
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2011/0386(COD) Economic governance: common provisions for monitoring and assessing draft budgetary plans and ensuring the correction of excessive deficit in the euro area. 'Two pack'
2012/02/22
EMPL
1 amendments...
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 (6) Setting-up a common budgetary timeline for Member States whose currency is the euro should better synchronize the key steps in the preparation of national budgets, thus contributing to the effectiveness of the European semester for budgetary policy coordination. Adopting a common budgetary timeline should: a) lead to stronger synergies by facilitating policy coordination among Member States whose currency is the euro; b)guarantee that budgetary policies will be aligned with the EU 2020 strategy and c) ensure that the Council and Commission recommendations are appropriately integrated in the national process for budget adoption.
source: PE-483.671
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2011/0394(COD) Programme for the competitiveness of enterprises and SMEs, COSME 2014-2020
2012/08/31
FEMM
12 amendments...
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) With the proposal for a Council Regulation laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014- 2020, adopted on 29 June 2011, the Commission lays down a package of legislative proposals and documents for the 2014-2020 Union budget. That multiannual financial framework describes how the policy goals of increasing growth and creating more jobs both for men and women equally, in Europe and establishing a low-carbon and more environment- conscious economy and internationally prominent Europe will be achieved.
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 a (new) (11a) Taking into consideration the low rate of women entrepreneurs (only 30% in Europe), the Programme should promote and facilitate female entrepreneurship as women entrepreneurs have a significant impact on the economy, not only in their ability to create jobs for themselves, but also in creating jobs for others. The current global economic conditions strongly highlight the significant dimension of women's entrepreneurship as an emerging economic force and the need to promote it.
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 b (new) (11b) The Programme should underline the importance of promoting non-gender- segregated business ownership, education, training, research and advocacy, by mainstreaming relevant information throughout the system to all stakeholders, as well as through the launch of campaigns and social media networks. Through universities, EU institutions, education ministries and policymakers in Member States, it should promote equally, both the female entrepreneurship as a field of interest for both sexes from the early stages of education and the image of female entrepreneurs, as role models.
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 (16) Another factor which affects competitiveness is the relatively weak entrepreneurial spirit in the Union which needs to be inspired with innovative and different approaches addressing specific target groups, especially young people and women. Only 45% of the Union citizens (and less than 40% of women) would like to be self-
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 20 (20) The Programme should complement other Union programmes, while acknowledging that each instrument should work according to its own specific procedures. Thus, the same eligible costs should not receive double funding. With the aim to achieve added value and substantial impact of Union funding, close synergies should be developed between the Programme, other Union programmes and the Structural Funds. Specific measures are needed to make it easier for women, to obtain the funding required for business ventures.
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 (21) The principles of transparency and equal gender opportunity should be taken into account in all relevant initiatives and actions covered by the Programme, as well as the additional factors and obstacles which make entrepreneurship an even less attractive or viable option for women such as the family-work imbalance, lack of role models and mentors, social stereotypes and educational entrepreneurship skills. The respect of human Rights and fundamental freedom for all citizens should be also considered in those initiatives and activities.
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 a (new) (21a) The Programme should aim to provide appropriate training and mentoring programmes to all interested in starting up an SME and especially to young people and women as well as to facilitate their access, to technical, scientific, business and support networks, not only during the start-up phase but also throughout a firm's business cycle. The training and mentoring programmes should be flexible, addressing the special needs of the targeted groups, young people and women in developing entrepreneurship skills, knowledge, spirit and confidence.
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) encouraging a
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 3 3. The Programme shall support the implementation of the Europe 2020 Strategy and shall contribute to achieving the objective of ‘smart, sustainable and inclusive growth’. In particular, the Programme shall contribute to the headline target concerning employment, aiming for 75% employability of both men and women.
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) To promote entrepreneurship, including among specific target groups, young people and women;
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 3 3. The Commission may support Member States' measures to build-up entrepreneurial education, skills and attitudes, in particular among potential and new entrepreneurs, both men and women.
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – Specific objective: To promote entrepreneurship, including among specific target groups – column 3 Increase of EU citizens that would like to be self employed to 50% (ensure an increase for both men and women)
source: PE-494.701
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2011/0401(COD) Horizon 2020 - Framework Programme for Research and Innovation 2014-2020
2012/06/27
FEMM
12 amendments...
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 1 Horizon 2020 shall ensure the effective promotion of gender equality and the gender
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new) Horizon 2020 shall ensure that the gender dimension is properly considered in research and innovation content at all stages of the process, from priority setting to definition of calls and proposals, evaluation and monitoring of programs and projects, negotiations and agreements.
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 25 – paragraph 1 1. The Commission shall annually monitor the implementation of Horizon 2020, its specific programme and the activities of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology. This shall include information on cross-cutting topics such as gender, sustainability and climate change, including information on the amount of climate related expenditure.
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii (iii) the contribution of the European Institute of Innovation and Technologies and the Knowledge and Innovation Communities to the gender targets and to the priority on societal challenges and the specific objective on ‘leadership in enabling and industrial technologies’ of the programme Horizon 2020.
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) Not later than end 2017, and taking into account the ex-post evaluation of the Seventh Framework Programme to be completed by the end of 2015 and the review of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology, the Commission shall carry out, with the assistance of independent experts, an interim evaluation of Horizon 2020, its specific programme, including the European Research Council, and the activities of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology, on the achievements (at the level of results and progress towards impacts) of the objectives of Horizon 2020 and continued relevance of all the measures, the efficiency and use of resources, the scope for further simplification, and Union added value. That evaluation shall also take into consideration aspects relating to access to funding opportunities for participants in all regions, for SMEs and for promoting gender balance and integrating the gender dimension in research and innovation content. That evaluation shall additionally take into account the contribution of the measures to the Union priorities of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and results on the long-
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 2 2. The performance indicators for the general objectives and for the European Institute of Innovation and Technology, as set out in the introduction of Annex I to this Regulation, and for the specific objectives as established in the specific programme, including relevant baselines, shall provide the minimum basis for assessing the extent to which the objectives of Horizon 2020 have been achieved. Gender indicators shall be added as performance indicators, using for example existing tools as She Figures, Statistics and Indicators on Gender Equality in Science.
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – paragraph 7 – point a (a) The European Research Council (ERC) shall provide attractive and flexible funding to enable talented and creative individual researchers and their teams, irrespective of their sex, to pursue the most promising avenues at the frontier of science, on the basis of Union-
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – paragraph 7 – point b (b) Future and emerging technologies shall support collaborative research and user- driven, gender-sensitive technology and innovation in order to extend Europe's capacity for advanced and paradigm- changing innovation. It shall foster scientific collaboration across disciplines on radically new, high-risk ideas and accelerate development of the most promising emerging areas of science and technology as well as the Union wide structuring of the corresponding scientific communities.
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – paragraph 7 – point c (c) Marie Curie actions shall provide excellent and innovative research training as well as attractive career and knowledge- exchange opportunities through cross- border and cross-sector mobility of researchers to best prepare them to face current and future societal challenges. Mobility programmes will ensure effective equal opportunities between men and women and include specific measures to remove obstacles to the mobility of female researchers.
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – paragraph 9 The activities are inherently forward- looking, building skills in the long term, focusing on the next generation of science, technology, researchers and innovations and providing support for emerging talent from across the whole of the Union and associated countries, as well as worldwide, with a view to increasing the participation of female research talents. In view of their science-driven nature and largely ‘bottom- up’, investigator-driven funding arrangements, the European scientific community will play a strong role in determining the avenues of research followed under the programme.
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – paragraph 10 – point a (a) Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies shall provide dedicated support for research, development and demonstration on ICT, nanotechnology, advanced materials, biotechnology, advanced manufacturing and processing and space. Proper consideration of user needs and gender dimension shall be taken into account in all these fields. Emphasis will be placed on interactions and convergence across and between the different technologies.
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – paragraph 16 Social sciences and humanities shall be an integral part of the activities to address all the challenges. In addition, the underpinning development of these disciplines shall be supported under the specific objective ‘Inclusive, innovative and secure societies’. Likewise, a focus on gender and gender equality will be integrated in all challenges. Support will also focus on providing a strong evidence base for policy making at international, Union, national and regional levels. Given the global nature of many of the challenges, strategic cooperation with third countries shall be an integral part of each challenge. In addition, cross-cutting support for international cooperation shall be provided under the specific objective ‘Inclusive, innovative and secure societies’.
source: PE-487.946
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2011/0440(COD) European statistics on demography
2012/10/24
EMPL
22 amendments...
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 1 (1) In accordance with Article 16(4) of the Treaty on European Union, as from 1 November 2014, a qualified majority
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 (3) In accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS), that enables the collection, compilation and dissemination of harmonized, regional statistics in the Community, all Member States’ statistics transmitted to the Commission which are broken down by territorial units must use the NUTS classification. Consequently, in order to establish comparable regional statistics, the territorial units should be defined in accordance with the NUTS classification.
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 (4) Pursuant to Article 175, paragraph 2, of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the Commission submits every three years a report to the European Parliament, the Council, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the progress made towards achieving economic, social and territorial cohesion. The preparation of these reports and the regular monitoring of demographic developments and of possible future demographic challenges in the
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 (7) The EU sustainable development strategy, launched by the European Council in Gothenburg in 2001 and renewed in June 2006, seeks the continuous improvement of the quality of life for current and future generations. The Commission (Eurostat) monitoring report, which is published every two years, provides an objective statistical picture of progress, based on the EU set of sustainable development indicators.
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 (9) Demographic statistics on population constitute an essential component for the estimation of total population in the framework of the European System of Accounts (ESA). The updating and purging of data are the important elements for the establishment of statistics at European level.
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 (11) The information on demography should be
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) In the development, production and dissemination of European statistics, the national and European statistical authorities, and where applicable, other relevant national and regional authorities, should take account of the principles set out in the European Statistics Code of Practice as reviewed and updated by the European Statistical System Committee on 28 September 2011.
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) ‘national’
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) ‘regional’ means
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) ‘usually resident population’ means all persons having their usual residence in a Member State of the Union at the reference time;
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d – introductory part (d) ‘usual residence’ means the
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d – subparagraph 2 Where the circumstances described in point (i) or (ii) cannot be established, ‘usual residence’ shall mean the place of legal or registered residence, except in relation to Article 4; In applying the definition of ‘usual residence’, Member States shall treat special cases as in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1201/2009.
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h (h) ‘validated data’ means statistical data that fulfil a set of quality criteria for data compilation, including all the checks made in terms of the quality of the data to be published or already published.
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 1. Member States shall provide the Commission (Eurostat) with statistical data on the population as referred to in Article 2 and (d) at the reference time
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 2. Member States shall provide the Commission (Eurostat) with data on vital events
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 3 3. Member States shall use the same
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 For the purposes of qualified majority voting in the Council, Member States shall provide the Commission (Eurostat) with data on the total population at national level at the reference time, as referred to in Article 2, within 8 months from the end of the reference year.
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph -1 (new) -1. Each year Member States shall provide the Commission (Eurostat) with statistical data, for the previous year, concerning the variables referred to in Article 3 (1) and in Article 3(2), points (a) and (b), as well as the total population at national level as referred to in Article 4.
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 1. The reference time for population data shall be the end of the reference period (midnight of 31 December).
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 2 2. The reference
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 3 3. The first reference
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 5 5. Member States shall ensure that the population data as required by of this Regulation are consistent with those required by Article 3 (1), point (c), of Regulation (EC) No 862/2007.
source: PE-498.061
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2011/0449(COD) Pericles 2020 programme: exchange, assistance and training for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting, 2014-2020
2012/06/09
LIBE
6 amendments...
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 1 (1) The Union and the Member States have set themselves the objective of laying down the measures necessary for the use of the euro as a single currency. These measures include protecting the euro against counterfeiting and related fraud thus empowering the effectiveness of the European economy and securing the sustainability of public finances.
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 The specific objective of the Programme shall be to protect the euro banknotes and coins against counterfeiting and related fraud, by supporting and supplement the measures undertaken by the Member States and assisting the competent national and European authorities in their efforts to develop between themselves and with the European Commission a close and regular cooperation and an exchange of best practices, also including third countries and international organisations.
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new) (ea) EU citizens who should be aware through education and awareness-raising campaigns on euro counterfeiting how to be protected during their everyday consumptions.
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 4 – point a – introductory part (a) Exchange and dissemination of information, in particular through organising workshops, meetings and seminars, targeted placements and exchanges of staff of competent national authorities and other similar activities. The exchange of information will be targeted inter alia at:
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 4 – point a – indent 7 a (new) – relevant technical and statistical data based on ECB's counterfeits database;
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 4 – point b – indent 1 – any measure which establishes teaching resources at European Union level (handbook of EU legislation, information bulletins, practical manuals, glossaries and lexicons, a register of coin-like objects that could be misused as euro coins, databases, especially in the area of scientific assistance or technology watch) or computer support applications (such as software);
source: PE-494.709
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2011/0459(COD) European statistical programme 2013-2017
2012/04/04
EMPL
19 amendments...
Amendment 15 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital -1 (new) (-1) Solid empirical data and statistics are of vital importance in order to measure the progress and evaluate the efficiency of Union's policies and programmes, especially in the context of the EU 2020 Strategy.
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 (4)
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 a (new) (4a) High quality statistics are also indispensable for helping citizens to understand the EU and to become involved in the democratic process.
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 The programme represents the added value of ensuring that European statistics are focused on the information needed to design, implement, monitor and evaluate Union policies. In addition, it contributes to the effective use of resources by fostering actions which provide an essential contribution to the development, production and dissemination of harmonised, comparable and reliable statistical information, on the basis of uniform standards and common quality assessment criteria, in particular "relevance", "accuracy", "timeliness", "accessibility" and "coherence".
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 1. The general objective of the programme is for the European Statistical System to
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 3 3. The objectives referred to in this Article are specified in the Annex together with the indicators used for monitoring the implementation of the programme. In accordance with Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 they shall be subject to detailed annual planning that will include a priority- setting mechanism as an integral part of the process. They shall be achieved through a close and coordinated cooperation in the European Statistical System, which is the partnership between the Union statistical authority and the national statistical institutes and other national authorities. The programme should include the development of appropriate instruments to prioritise statistical activities and enhance quality and greater flexibility of the European Statistical System.
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. European statistics must serve the interests of users, policy makers, administrators, researchers, the civil society organizations, enterprises and the public at large and should be easily accessible to everyone.
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 The programme shall be implemented in accordance with the principles of the European Statistics Code of Practice with a view to producing and disseminating high- quality, harmonised and comparable European statistics and ensuring the proper functioning of the European Statistical System as a whole, thus respecting the principles of integrity, independence and accountability. Appropriate measures shall be taken to ensure good coordination and effective priority setting within the ESS in order to contribute to the reduction of administrative burden on statistical respondents, as well as to the most efficient use of the limited resources at EU and at national level. National authorities and the Union statistical authority shall ensure that European statistics comply with the European quality standards and serve the needs of European Union institutional users, governments, regional authorities, research institutions, civil society organisations, enterprises and the public.
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new) The financial envelope of the Programme may also be allocated in such a way so as to cover the expenses needed for improving the processes and the capacity of producing high-quality statistics, at national level, and for the training needs of national statisticians.
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex – Objectives – paragraph 1 – indent 1 – Objective 1: provide high-quality statistical information to support the development, monitoring and evaluation of the policies of the European Union properly reflecting priorities;
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex – chapter I – point 2.1 – paragraph 5 – indent 5 Harmonised housing and related statistics, available for all Member States, including the affordability and accessibility of housing.
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex – chapter I – point 3.1 – paragraph 2 Increase the efficiency and effectiveness of production processes. Provide high-quality statistics on key areas where enterprises are the centre of interest, such as business statistics, short-term indicators, their investment in human capital and skills, international transactions, globalisation, single market monitoring, R&D and innovation, and tourism. Special attention should be paid to the availability of data in high value-added industrial or services sectors.
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex – chapter I – point 3.1 – paragraph 3 – indent 7 Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex – chapter I – point 3.1 – paragraph 3 – indent 8 Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex – chapter I – point 3.2 – paragraph 2 Provide high-quality statistics on key areas of social policy where the citizen is the centre of interest, such as social cohesion, poverty, disability, demographic challenges (elderly people and migration in particular), the labour market, education and training, including learning mobility of young people, culture, physical activity, quality of life, safety, health, disability, consumption, free movement and the single market, mobility of young people, technological innovation and new lifestyle choices.
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex – chapter I – point 3.3 – paragraph 6 Provide high-quality environmental statistics to support the policy-making process of the EU.
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex – chapter I – point 3.3 – paragraph 8 Provide high-quality energy and transport statistics to support the policies of the EU.
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex – chapter I – point 3.3 – paragraph 9 – indent 3 Statistics on transport safety, passenger mobility and accessibility of different transport modes, road traffic measurement and intermodal freight transport produced and disseminated.
source: PE-487.671
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2011/2019(BUD) 2012 budget: mandate for the trilogue
2011/04/05
FEMM
3 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Highlights the need for appropriate funding for the actions outlined in the Commission's Strategy for equality between women and men 2010-2015 and encourages the adoption of 'gender budgeting' in both European and national strategies for more effective promotion of gender equality;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Calls on the Commission to include funds earmarked for gender-specific activities in the budget for the 2012 European Year for Active Ageing, for example for measures relating to the health and social care of elderly women and the inclusion and re-inclusion of women in active ageing programmes;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 11 11. Highlights the importance of appropriate funding for measures to promote gender equality in third countries; stresses the need for EU-funded measures to fight trafficking and gender violence in third countries
source: PE-464.778
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2011/2032(INI) EU external policies in favour of democratisation
2011/04/20
FEMM
3 amendments...
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Calls for an overall strategic, prioritised and longer-term approach ensuring that gender equality is put at the heart of all Community policies, programmes, projects and activities promoted at a European Union level, as well as in all relations
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses the crucial role of the European Union in the
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Urges the Commission and Member States to ensure that gender equality is systematically assessed and evaluated and that funding is available for women, NGOs and for special projects, primarily focusing on the civil society;
source: PE-462.902
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2011/2052(INI) European Platform against poverty and social exclusion
2011/06/28
EMPL
11 amendments...
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. Whereas more than 80 million people (1 out of 6) in the EU are at risk of poverty, including 8% of the working population;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. Whereas poverty reduction is among the five headline objectives and the European Platform against poverty constitutes one of the seven flagship initiatives of the EU 2020 strategy;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. Whereas the European Year against poverty and social exclusion (2010) has been successful in raising public awareness and political commitment;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I a (new) Ia. Whereas certain groups of the society, such as one-parent families, elderly women, minorities, people with disabilities and the homeless, are among the most vulnerable and running the risk of poverty;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Recital N N. whereas migrants and ethnic minorities are being hit hard by the economic crisis,
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Calls on the Commission to involve civil society at all levels of governance (local, national and European levels) and to make discussions with people living in poverty a formal part of the annual convention on poverty;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Calls on the European Commission to play a coordinating role and guide EU Member states to meet existing challenges and combat poverty and social exclusion, having always in mind that combating poverty is primarily the responsibility of national policies, and providing necessary solidarity and technical assistance;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Calls for the open method of coordination to be strengthened and applied correctly in the field of poverty, inter alia through the common evaluation of national strategies for social inclusion and the exchange of best practices and experiences between Member States;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Supports the creation of decent jobs through vocational education and training and the provision of personalised job- seeking assistance, in particular for disadvantaged groups;
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Recommends that the Member States introduce or further develop measures designed to help vulnerable and socially excluded groups, especially people with disabilities, find jobs with private companies or public bodies, so as to promote inclusion;
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Acknowledges the need to assess the impact of EU funds, especially of the European Social Fund (ESF) in terms of achieving the poverty reduction target,
source: PE-467.322
2011/09/09
EMPL
6 amendments...
Amendment A #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment G #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Calls for the open method of social coordination to be strengthened and applied correctly in the field of poverty, inter alia through the common development, implementation and evaluation of national strategies for social inclusion and protection, on the basis of commonly defined objectives, via national platforms against poverty, by exchanges of good practice on policies regarding effective access to fundamental rights and implementation of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the revised Social Charter (not yet ratified by all Member States), in particular Articles 30 and 31 thereof; stresses that, in this context, the work of the Council’s Social Protection Committee should continue to be taken into account; calls for the Platform to promote and follow up the participation of local authorities, social economy enterprises and other local stakeholders in drawing up and implementing national strategic reports;
Amendment L #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8.
Amendment NN #
Motion for a resolution Recital N N. whereas migrants a
Amendment O #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10.
Amendment P #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Acknowledges the need to assess
source: PE-472.086
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2011/2066(INI) 2020 perspective for women in Turkey
2011/10/20
FEMM
41 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 2 a (new) – Having regard to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Document 11372 and Recommendation 1817(2007), both entitled “Parliaments united in combating domestic violence against women, mid term assessment of the Campaign”,
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas Turkey, as a candidate country
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas Turkey is making limited progress in improving and implementing the legislative framework
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas the Commission has emphasised in its 2010 and 2011 progress reports on Turkey that sustained further efforts are needed to turn the existing legal framework into political, social and economic reality;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. Whereas economic and social underdevelopment in disadvantaged rural and urban areas of Turkey, as well as problems stemming from immigration, poverty and prevailing patriarchal social structures, aggravate women’s problems and undermine their position;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D c (new) Dc. Whereas the Commission’s report 2011 on Turkey’s progress towards EU accession has revealed severe deficiencies and concerns about: violence (especially domestic violence) against women, honour killings, the high percentage of illiteracy, the low level of women participation within the Parliament, local representative bodies and discrimination in the labour market.
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas concerted and coordinated action is especially needed in the areas of violence against women, education, work, and representation at national and local level;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Calls on the Turkish Government to
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Calls on the Turkish government to engage in all necessary reforms, so as to protect the dignity, rights and cultural heritage of minority populations, and especially of the Kurdish women, and to cooperate with the local councils, so as to develop and promote common programs for equal opportunities and women rights;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Welcomes the establishment of the Committee on Equal Opportunities for Men and Women within the Turkish Parliament; and the appointment of a new minister of family and social policies;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Emphasises the importance of effective coordination in ensuring gender mainstreaming; and
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Turkish Government to
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Welcomes Turkey’s progress in registering every child at birth, the percentage of which currently stands at 93%; underlines
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Is deeply concerned about the
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Calls on the Turkish Government to adopt and implement a zero-tolerance policy towards violence against women by adopting, supervising and implementing appropriate legislation to protect victims, punish perpetrators and prevent violence;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Stresses that amendment of Law No 4320 on the Protection of the Family is needed and that such an amendment should ensure a broad scope of application, effective legal remedies and protection mechanisms, and strict and immediate implementation of the legal framework, with no concessions, in order to eradicate violence against women and introduce dissuasive and severe punishments for the perpetrators of violence against women; stresses the need to make domestic violence against women, including marital rape, a criminal offence; making necessary provisions for the removal of violent spouses or partners; and guaranteeing the victims’ effective access to courts and to protection measures;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Welcomes the continuation of training of police officers, health personnel, judges and prosecutors on the prevention of domestic violence; in order to complement these efforts, once more notes the need for a mechanism to identify and investigate those who fail to protect and assist victims; and underlines the importance of allocating sufficient budgetary resources in protection measures;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Calls the Turkish Government to guarantee effective access of victims to appropriate legal information, legal aid and appropriate judicial proceedings through which they can obtain justice in such a way as to organize the defence of their rights without the threat of further violence;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 b (new) 10b. Supports that protection mechanisms should be equally accessible to women of immigrant origin who face additional problems (such as language barriers, isolation within families, etc)
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 c (new) 10c Calls on the Turkish Government to secure implementation of the law on municipalities, by establishing shelters for women, where the population of the municipality exceeds 50000 inhabitants; to introduce protective and preventive mechanisms according to existing needs; to monitor the work of shelters and municipalities and to impose sanctions for noncompliance;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 d (new) 10d. Asks the Turkish Government to make sure that public figures’ statements, judicial decisions and the media, do not portray wrongful images of women, by attributing partial responsibility for harassment, rape or violence to their behaviour or dress; gender stereotyping in the media must not be allowed to be perpetuated;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 e (new) 10e. Encourages further awareness- raising on women’s rights and gender equality;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Welcomes the initiatives of the Turkish Government in reorganising the system of shelters in consultation with all stakeholders; Underlines the need to setting sufficient numbers of safe emergency shelters to protect victims, whose physical and psychological well being are threatened (the task force of the Council of Europe recommends one place in a shelter for every 7500 inhabitants); notes that shelters must be spread evenly, throughout the country with a proper balance between rural and urban areas;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Welcomes the
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. School drop outs still remain a concern, especially among seasonal migrant workers’ families and the Roma children; calls on the Turkish Government to support and fully use the early warning system for children at risk of dropping out and to eliminate regional disparities in both primary and secondary education;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 b (new) 15b. Calls on the Turkish Government to combat sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, domestic violence, poverty, illiteracy and exploitation against the girl child and to provide equal opportunities for access to education, without distinctions made solely on the merit of age, language, ethnicity and sex;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17.
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18.
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Welcomes the establishment of the Gender Equality Commission within the Ministry of Education; a
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21.
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Urges the implementation of Prime Ministerial Circular 2010/14
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Calls on the Turkish Government
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Stresses the importance of
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Stresses the importance of providing special training courses, funding and technical assistance to unemployed white collar women and women entrepreneurs, to ensure equal opportunities for access to the labour market;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Highlights the fact that women often work in
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Welcomes the increase in the number of female members of the Turkish Parliament from 9.1 % in the 2007 elections to 14.3 % following the 2011 elections; notes, however, that this percentage is still low and calls for a new law on political parties and elections to put in place a mandatory quota system ensuring fair representation of women on election lists; Worries for the generally limited representation of Turkish women in politics, managerial positions in public administration, and in political parties;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31. Invites Turkey, as a candidate country
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 a (new) 32a. Calls on Turkey to fulfil all its obligations stemming from the EC-Turkey Association Agreement and the Additional Protocol which Turkey has still not implemented for the sixth consecutive year, so that it shows its true commitment to become a fully fledged pluralist democracy with respect and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms of both men and women at its core;
Amendment 124 #
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;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 39. Calls on
source: PE-474.015
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2011/2067(INI) Agenda for new skills and jobs
2011/06/23
FEMM
8 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Recital A A. whereas
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Highlights the fact that, in order to raise the employment level of women, Member States must pay special attention to full harmonization of EU policies and efficient implementation of anti- discrimination legislation and family- friendly provisions, promote recruitment to non-traditional jobs through voluntary measures and attainable targets, and provide for accessibility and accountability; emphasises the importance of monitoring and matching the labour market and skills requirements;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that, in order to have highly qualified and skilled women workers on the labour market, it is necessary to
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Particular attention must be paid to integrating ICT competences, digital literacy and communication skills into the vocational training and lifelong learning policies of EU Member States and encourage women to take advantage of them, since women are more vulnerable in ICT literacy;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Invites the Member States to include in their structural labour market reforms instruments to combat professional segregation of women in both the horizontal and the vertical sense through effective measures against stereotypes, as well as "glass ceiling" barriers and exchange of good practice and benchmarking indicators between the Member States;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the Commission to support measures for reconciliation of professional and family life, and invest in, women's labour market participation through the promotion of diversity management, professional encouragement of women, and the promotion of the creation of new posts
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Notes that opportunities to raise the rate of women's employment are offered not only by the ‘white-job’ sector, but also by the business services sector – insurance and consulting, for example – and the ecological sector and sustainable jobs and therefore women entrepreneurship should be supported while PPP (private public partnerships) and incentives to employers to recruit more women should be encouraged by Member States;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to encourage the private sector to take all possible action to eliminate the gender pay gap, as well as other barriers, with the aim of improving women's participation in the labour market.
source: PE-467.254
2011/09/06
EMPL
19 amendments...
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Recital -A (new) -A. whereas policy-makers need to protect citizens against the risk of unemployment, by ensuring that the workforce has the suitable skills to maximise its employability,
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Recital -A a (new) -Aa. whereas advances in new technologies and changes in the structure of the European economies have made it indispensable for individuals to update and ameliorate their skills during their working life,
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas the economic recession of 2008 affected both skill demand and supply in the employment sector, thus increasing dramatically the uncertainty about job prospects and fostering the need for people to be better informed about employment prospects of the labour market,
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas business and other services, including banking and finance, are expected to project slower job growth,
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas workers with undergraduate education are at major risk of loss of employment
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas migration, within, as well as into and out of, the EU, will increasingly influence, in many ways, the future size and composition of the working population in Member States and has important implications for skill demand and supply,
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas the EU still invests less
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Recalls the existence of major obstacles, hampering the effective implementation of employment policy; considers that these difficulties, which include among others the insufficient skill levels of many workers today, the low rankings in education levels in some European countries, compared to international rates and the spread of precarious employment which gives no incentive for skill development, need to be combated effectively;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls for a better coordination of economic policies between Member States, taking into account the regional inequalities across Europe regarding employment and unemployment rates, in order to avoid unfair competition and market distortion; urges Member States to respect the rules on budgetary discipline in order to diminish the risk of falling into excessive deficit and calls on the Commission for an effective budgetary surveillance;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Supports the Commission's flagship initiative within the Europe 2020 strategy to make the change towards a sustainable, smarter, greener and inclusive economy;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Recalls that the combination of demographic change and changes in production chains calls for better employment, education and work organisation strategies in order to maximise the competitiveness of the European economy, minimise the loss of human capital and create new job possibilities; underlines the importance of boosting the attractiveness of jobs and careers to young workers, otherwise many industries will face the demographic risk jeopardizing their future;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Regrets that the number of early school-leavers still remains high
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Considers it necessary to improve mutual recognition of competences, diplomas and skills at EU level,
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Calls on national statistics services to develop adequate indicators for measuring skills and the quality of the various levels of their education system;
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Calls on the Member states and the Commission to invest more in job creation in order a) to create employment opportunities for those with diverse skills and b) to reduce social exclusion among the most vulnerable;
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Calls on the Commission, Member States, social partners and other stakeholders to ensure
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22a. Recalls that many European Social Partners, despite recognising the importance of flexicurity for both employers and employees, disagree strongly on the practical measures that should be taken in order to balance flexibility and security; underlines the need of engaging in extensive social dialogue on this issue;
Amendment 320 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Emphasises in this context the importance of reducing segmentation and improving labour market inclusion in order to increase disadvantaged and vulnerable groups' opportunities to enter and make progress in the labour market;
Amendment 362 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 a (new) 32a. Underlines that the goals set in the field of employment and the strategies to achieve them should be monitored and coordinated with those in other important areas, such as the public finance sector and the relevant innovation policies;
source: PE-467.007
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2011/2069(INI) Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union (2010-2011)
2011/07/09
FEMM
27 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Citation 1 a (new) - having regard to Article 2 and Article 3(3), second subparagraph, of the Treaty on the European Union (TEU) and Article 157 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU),
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Citation 1 b (new) - having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, in particular Articles 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 21 and 23,
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Citation 1 c (new) - having regard to the European Pact for Gender Equality (2011-2020) adopted by the European Council in March 2011,
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Citation 1 d (new) - having regard to the recommendation by the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers on measures to combat discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation (CM/Rec(2010) 5) and the recommendation (1915) and resolution (1728) of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on the same topic,
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Citation 1 e (new) - having regard to the Commission's Communication on the Strategy for the effective implementation of the Charter of Fundamental Rights by the European Union of 19.10.2010 COM(2010) 573 final,
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Citation 1 f (new) - having regard to the Council of Europe's Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence of 7 April 2011 (CM(2011)49 final),
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Citation 1 g (new) - having regard to its resolution of 5 April 2011 on priorities and outline of a new EU policy framework to fight violence against women1,
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph A Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph A a (new) A a. whereas the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon created a new situation in the EU in the field of human rights by making the Charter of Fundamental Rights legally binding (Article 6 TEU),
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph A b (new) A b. whereas equality between men and women is recognised as a fundamental right by the Charter and all types of discrimination should be fought against,
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph A c (new) A c. whereas Gender Equality Directives require Member States to establish or designate equality bodies to promote equality, including providing independent assistance to victims of discrimination,
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Affirms Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union founding the Union on a community of indivisible and universal values of respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, solidarity, the rule of law and respect for human rights, for all persons on the territory of the European Union, including those belonging to minorities;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1 b. Welcomes the first annual report of the Commission on the application of the EU Charter of Fundamental rights; welcomes the conclusions of the Council, especially on its commitment to fulfil EU ambitions on gender equality as mentioned in the Treaty;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Recalls that Article 23 of the Charter states that "Equality between men and women must be ensured in all areas, including employment, work and pay; The principle of equality shall not prevent the maintenance or adoption of measures providing for specific advantages in favour of the under-represented sex stresses that "this in no way undermines the rights of other under represented groups such as children (Article 24), the elderly (Article 25), persons with disabilities (Article 26); additionally highlights that Article 21 of the Charter clearly states the prohibition of any discrimination against others, persons with generic features, or based on sexual orientation;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2 b. Underlines that women are the main victims of gender based violence; points out that violence and the threat of violence constitute a breach one's right to life, safety, freedom, dignity and physical and emotional integrity and a serious threat to the physical and mental health of the victims of such violence, underlines that the effects of such violence, being so widespread throughout the European Community, constitute a genuine fundamental rights violation and health scourge and an obstacle to the enjoyment of all people of safe, free and just citizenship;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 c (new) 2 c. Takes note of the Commission's victims package; regrets that violence against women is not adequately taken into account; calls on the Commission to launch a comprehensive policy approach against gender based violence and to launch a Directive addressing combating and eliminating all forms of discrimination and violence against women and girls in all EU Member States;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. In order to avoid over-expectations and misunderstandings, calls on the Commission to inform better the citizens of their rights as enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights but also about the scope of the Charter; recalls in this view the importance of the European e-justice Portal ; calls in addition on the Member States to increase awareness of the Charter among the civil society, through a continuous dialogue with relevant non- governmental organisations, and women's organizations in particular, as their expertise is invaluable with regards to stereotypes and discrimination since it is a fact through time, that women have been the most common and vulnerable victims;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Highlights the need to support the alleviation of all stereotypes and discriminatory behaviours via special programs, actions and campaigns involving Member States, social partners , NGO’s, institutions and parliamentarians;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Regrets the relatively poor quality of data collected by equality bodies in some Members States, lacking disaggregation by ground of discrimination such as sex and age, or by thematic area, such as employment and education ; recalls the important role of the Fundamental Rights Agency in the collection and analysis of objective, reliable and comparable data on a variety of fundamental rights issues in the European Union;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5 b. Calls on the Commission to better communicate on the type of complaints, letters, questions and petitions received from citizens concerning the application of the Charter; welcomes any concrete information on gender based discrimination complaints provided by the Commission to the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality of the European Parliament for further analysis; requests that the Commission largely communicates its forthcoming annual reports on the situation of fundamental rights in the European Union, so as to increase awareness of the need for actions to combat democratic deficits and breaches of fundamental rights;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Calls on the Commission to find effective ways to follow up breaches of the Charter of Fundamental Rights, outstanding issues and specific cases of violations of fundamental rights and to carry out occasional audits in all Member States to identify unfulfilled commitments;
source: PE-472.025
2012/07/25
LIBE
14 amendments...
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 4 Equal
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Regrets the limited impact of EU and national initiatives in the area of inequality between men and women, particularly in the context of employment; calls on the Member States to set specific employment targets and strategies in the framework of their National Reform Programmes and Action Plans for gender equality to ensure equal access of women and men to enter and stay in the labour market; with a view to closing the entrenched gender pay and pension gaps, these targets must address the persistent concentration of women in part-time, low-pay and precarious work and ensure sufficient ways to reconcile family and work life including quality care facilities for children and other dependents;
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21a. Considers that women’s under representation in political decision- making is a deficit for fundamental rights and democracy; welcomes the positive measures introduced in some Member States such as legislated parity systems and gender quotas, as essential good practices and calls on Member States with particularly low representation of women in political life to consider adopting them as well;
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 b (new) 21b. Considers that violence against women is the most pervasive violation of girls’ and women’s human rights worldwide, including in the EU; calls on the EC to establish 2015 as the European Year to End Violence against Women, and to deliver a related EU-wide strategy to end violence against women as announced in the Council Conclusions of March 2010, comprising legally-binding instruments, awareness raising actions, data collection and funding for women NGOs;
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 c (new) 21c. Reiterates its position on sexual and reproductive health rights, as stated in its resolutions of 10 February 20101 and 8 March 20112 on equality between women and men in the European Union – 2009 and 2010; expresses concern in this respect about recent restrictions on access to sexual and reproductive health services in some Member States, in particular safe and legal abortion, sexuality education and funding cuts to family planning; 1 P7_TA(2010)0021 2 P7_TA(2011)0085
Amendment 300 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Welcomes the decision to
Amendment 304 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 a (new) 30a. Calls on the European Institute for Gender Equality in coordination with the Fundamental Rights Agency to conduct research and provide guidance at European and national level as regards the specific situation of women and girls with disabilities; stresses that particular attention should be paid to practices of forced sterilisation and coerced abortion, which may amount to torture or inhuman or degrading treatment and which should, therefore, be prosecuted and punished;
Amendment 353 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 a (new) 35a. Notes that there is a vast disparity in recognition of gender-based persecutions in asylum procedures in the EU; calls on Member States to adopt and implement gender guidelines for initial decision makers and judges based on UNHCR gender-relevant guidelines and the European Asylum Support Office to develop tools to ensure a gender equality perspective in the Common European Asylum System;
Amendment 383 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 a (new) 40a. Calls on all Member States to prohibit the employment of children under the minimum school-leaving age; underlines that young people at work must be protected against economic exploitation, anything that may harm their safety, health, physical, mental, moral and social development and working conditions that may interfere with their education;
Amendment 401 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41 a (new) 41a. Stresses the need to integrate the necessary gender equality dimension of victim’s rights in the proposed directive establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime and notes that the definition of violence in close relationships needs a concrete gender dimension;
Amendment 433 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 a (new) 44a. Reminds that the Treaty of Maastricht (1992) introduced the concept of ‘citizenship of the Union’, conferring on every citizen of the Union the right to move and reside freely within the territory of the Union, the right to vote and to stand as a candidate at municipal elections and in elections to the European Parliament in the Member State in which he or she resides, protection by the diplomatic or consular authorities of any Member State, the right to petition the European Parliament and to apply to the European Ombudsman, as well as a series of rights in various fields such as the free movement of goods and services, consumer protection and public health, equal opportunities and equal treatment, access to employment and to social protection; notes that the Treaties of Amsterdam (1997) and Lisbon (2009) further strengthened the rights associated with Union citizenship;
Amendment 439 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 45 45. Calls on Member States to launch information campaigns to inform EU citizens about their right to vote and stand in elections; calls for the necessary reforms of the European election procedures to be carried out in all Member States in order to promote active EU citizenship; active and participatory EU citizenship should also be encouraged by access to documents and information, transparency, good governance and administration, democratic participation and representation, with decision-making as closely as possible to Union citizens;
Amendment 440 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 45 – introductory part 45. Calls on Member States to launch information and awareness-raising campaigns to inform EU citizens about their right to vote and stand in elections while taking into consideration the needs of more specific audiences and vulnerable groups; calls for the necessary reforms of the European election procedures to be carried out in all Member States in order to promote active EU citizenship;
Amendment 441 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 45 a (new) 45a. Welcomes the decision to declare 2013 as the European Year of Citizens thus giving visibility to Union citizenship and its concrete benefits for Union citizens;
source: PE-494.582
2012/08/20
LIBE
3 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 4 a (new) - having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities,
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 4 b (new) - having regard to the 1949 UN Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others,
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Stresses that the principles of human dignity and equality before the law are foundations of democratic society; deems incomprehensible the current blockage of Council negotiations on the Commission's proposal for a horizontal directive extending comprehensive protection against discrimination on all grounds, including
source: PE-492.760
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2011/2071(INI) European semester for economic policy coordination
2011/06/21
EMPL
7 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Recital -A (new) -A. whereas the EU has taken decisive action to deal with the crisis, and whereas the legacy of the crisis is far reaching, resulting in a large loss of economic activity, a substantial increase in unemployment, a steep fall in productivity and badly weakened public finances,
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Recital -A a (new) -Aa. whereas the EU’s high levels of social protection cushioned the worst impact of the crisis, and whereas recovery is still slower in Europe than in other parts of the world because of its weak productivity growth,
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Recital -A b (new) -Ab. whereas the first Annual Growth Survey marks the start of a new cycle of economic governance in the EU and the first European Semester of economic policy coordination,
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Considers that Europe 2020, the Annual Growth Survey and the European Semester
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Calls on the Council and the Commission to take into consideration that the crisis has taken a heavy toll on Europe’s societies and in some Member States youth unemployment is as high as 40% whereas millions of people live below the poverty line, when providing policy guidance to Member States, to combat accumulated imbalances, to respect the principles of solidarity, subsidiarity and social dialogue in the field of wages and pensions as well and, in keeping with Article 153(5) TFEU, to respect the competences of the Member States and social partners in these areas;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. States its intention to contribute actively to the implementation of the
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 – introductory part 5. Declares its readiness to engage in a regular policy dialogue and exchange of views with national parliaments and relevant stakeholders, including the social partners and NGOs, on the employment and social aspects of Europe 2020 and the European Semester, and in this framework:
source: PE-467.222
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2011/2088(INI) Tackling early school leaving
2011/09/06
EMPL
10 amendments...
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Highlights the seriousness of the problem and the fact that, in addition to current demographic changes, European countries cannot afford the enormous waste of talents and the high economic and social costs of early school leaving;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes that a reduction to 10% would have an effect in reducing youth unemployment, in breaking the cycle of deprivation, social exclusion and poverty and in improving the employment rate, since currently 52% of school leavers are unemployed; considers that reducing the early school leaving rate by only 1% could boost the number of qualified potential employees by 500 000; underlines, therefore, the high individual, social and economic costs that early school leaving creates;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Considers that the Commission should present to the committee in a year’s time a survey, assessment and evaluation of national reform programmes, as well as the results of monitoring the developments at different education levels across Member States;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Believes that, while respecting the principle of subsidiarity, a European framework for comprehensive strategies to tackle early school leaving could provide a useful guide to Member States, towards the correct direction of upgrading existing policies and developing their National Reform Programmes;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Notes that the problem of early school leaving varies from country to country and also within regions; therefore, there is no ‘one size fits all’ solution to it;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 c (new) 3c. Urges the Commission to encourage the cooperation between Member States and to support their strategies through the exchange of experience, expertise and good practices;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Urges the Member States to carry out an in-depth analysis of the problem of early school leaving, while taking due account of data protection, to identify the root causes at national, regional and local level, and to develop appropriate packages of measures for prevention, intervention and compensation;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Recalls that comprehensive strategies to combat school leaving should comprise a mix of policies, coordination among different policy sectors and integration of measures into all policies concerning young people and children;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Advocates flexible, needs-based forms of learning at schools and stresses that this challenge must be addressed in particular by primary schools and in the early years of secondary schooling; takes the view that teaching staff should be qualified for this purpose; believes that teachers, other educational staff and all relevant stakeholders should be actively involved in the planning, organizing, performing and evaluating of strategies to help people who are at risk of early school leaving or those who have already dropped out;
Amendment 117 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Advocates the targeted deployment of the European structural funds for the full implementation of EU youth strategies, research and life-long learning programmes for early school leavers
source: PE-464.934
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2011/2109(INI) EU support for the ICC: facing challenges and overcoming difficulties
2011/08/31
FEMM
10 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Recital B B. whereas a great number of women and children are raped
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Recital C C. whereas the International Criminal Court (ICC) faces difficulties in prosecuting those responsible for large- scale crimes against women and children thus allowing perpetrators, often, to go unpunished,
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Strongly condemns the use of sexual violence
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Emphasises the importance of including gender-based crimes in the investigations and prosecutions of the ICC;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1 b. Strongly suggests that psychological, medical and legal counselling is provided to victims of sexual violence, as well as easy access to witness protection programmes in order to encourage them to testify against their perpetrators, without fear;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) 1 c. Asks for the impunity issue to be considered as a key factor in securing justice and it must not be negotiable; underlines that the perpetrators must be brought to justice and face the penal consequences of their actions;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Is firmly opposed to children under the age of 15 years being conscripted or recruited into the armed forces or used in any way in military actions; points out the importance of safeguarding their rights to a peaceful childhood, education, physical integrity, safety and sexual autonomy;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Advocates for effective policies and procedures to support the ICC, such as the documentation of gender-based crimes in armed conflicts, the participation of victims before the ICC, the training of lawyers, judges and activists on the Rome Statute and on international jurisprudence, regarding gender-based crimes;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Expects the issue of violence against women and children in international conflict situations to be addressed
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the European External Action Service to exchange good practices and to cooperate closely with the UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict.
source: PE-470.081
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2011/2116(INI) Statute for a European cooperative society with regard to the involvement of employees
2011/10/19
EMPL
5 amendments...
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas the establishment of an SCE statute aims at encouraging the development of the internal market by facilitating the activity of this type of company at EU level,
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Views with regret the fact that the SCE is not yet a success given its scarce use - until 2010 only 17 SCEs had been established, with a total of 32 employees14; points out that the main reason for this is the lack of experience in applying the Directive;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Stresses that, owing to its complexity, the Statute does not meet the needs of cooperatives and that it should be simplified in order to make it more user- friendly, easily understood and better applicable, thus ensuring the rights of information, consultation and participation of all employees;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Insists on the full involvement of all stakeholders in the revision process, especially social actors involved in the cooperative and trade union movement;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Calls on the Commission to take into account and provide solution to the fact that several Member States have not transposed certain Articles of the Directive, concerning employees' rights to employee involvement;
source: PE-473.786
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2011/2147(INI) Mid-term review of the European strategy 2007-2012 on health and safety at work
2011/09/20
EMPL
9 amendments...
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas 168 000 European citizens die every year from work-related accidents or diseases and the EU continues to face a number of challenges in occupational health and safety,
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Points out that the European reference framework on occupational health and safety (OHS) does not automatically provide for improvement in working conditions, and that proper implementation in practice, notably via employee participation, and supervision of the application of the legislation are crucial; calls on the Commission to take swift action when infringements are detected;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Takes the view that OHS policies, at European and national level, should be made consistent with other public policies: health, employment, industry, research, environment, transport, education and energy, while finding new synergies between them;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Takes the view that the adoption, planning and implementation of national strategies should take into consideration the specific situation of each Member state, targeting the sectors and companies most affected by occupational accidents;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Improve the implementation of existing legislation through non-binding instruments such as exchange of good practices, awareness raising campaigns and better information;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23a. Believes that more research, exchange of knowledge and practical application of results helps in better identifying and assessing potential new risks;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Calls on the Commission to continue and enhance the discussions with and the consultation of the social partners with the view to achieving joint and concerted action on particular issues;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Stresses that migrants
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Is alarmed at the increase in enforced part-time work, disjointed hours and night work; calls for the risks to the balance between work and private life, especially for women, posed by teleworking and multiple jobs to be assessed;
source: PE-472.198
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2011/2157(INI) Review of the European Neighbourhood Policy
2011/09/15
LIBE
8 amendments...
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Considers it essential that the EU fulfil, through its revised neighbourhood policy, the
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a Stresses that the establishment of partnership arrangements for mobility under the revised neighbourhood policy is a means of encouraging the controlled ingress of people from countries which were traditionally a source of illegal immigration;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b Stresses the need to improve the ability of the EU to attract and maintain a highly qualified workforce, while at the same time limiting the 'brain drain' and simultaneously resolving the problem of the progressively ageing EU population with all this implies with regard to employment;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 c (new) 3c Welcomes the implementation of reforms and cooperation with third- country authorities in the fields of justice and security, particularly with a view to combating trafficking in humans, organised crime, smuggling and money laundering;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Commission to favour the channelling of EU funds to projects aimed at protecting migrants’ rights, particularly the rights of women at the workplace, focusing on the prevention of all forms of discrimination;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls on the Commission for a prompt and more flexible response with less bureaucracy and avoiding obstructionism when it comes to mobilising funds for the administration of urgent humanitarian aid to third countries;.
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission and the Council, in cooperation with the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, to urgently address the refugee crisis by conducting an enquiry into the shipwrecks of boat people, providing the EP with a detailed report on the Frontex Hermes operation, condemning the agreement concluded between the Italian authorities and the Transitional National Council of Libya, providing support to Egypt, Tunisia
source: PE-472.228
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2011/2181(INI) Corporate governance framework for European companies
2011/10/13
EMPL
8 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Underlines the importance of creating a more transparent, stable and reliable corporate sector
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Points out that corporate governance should, among other things, facilitate relations with employees, who contribute to, and are dependent on, their company’s success and performance, and is disappointed that this aspect
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Underlines that the effective regulation of corporate governance should be based on principles such as clarity, harmonization, transparency, enforcement and sanction, on effective functioning of the board of directors, on appropriate shareholders’ engagement and on efficient monitoring and enforcement of corporate governance codes;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls for greater gender diversity in company boards, so as to have more diverse views, debates and challenges, talents and leadership styles for companies’ highest positions; regrets that there are still Member states where about half of the listed companies have no women on the board at all;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Points out that members’ profiles, different leadership experiences, international, national or regional professional backgrounds contribute to enhancing the effective functionality of the board of directors;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Believes that it is important to ensure that all shareholders are treated equally and fairly, given that minority shareholder protection is very complicated in Europe, with minority shareholders finding it difficult to represent their interests in companies with dominant shareholders;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 – indent 1 – yearly disclosure of executive remuneration policies and schemes and of companies’ risk profiles; the board must be aware of the risks and undertake the responsibility for setting out a strategy to manage them in the best possible manner;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Takes the view that companies which decide to depart from the corporate governance codes should be required to provide detailed explanations of such decisions and to describe the alternative solutions adopted, while national monitoring bodies should have more say on companies’ corporate governance statements.
source: PE-473.895
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2011/2182(INI) EU Citizenship Report 2010: dismantling the obstacles to EU citizens’ rights
2011/11/18
LIBE
9 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Notes that EU citizenship
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Deplores the fact that the majority of EU citizens know very little about Europe and their rights available to them in a cross-border context by virtue of their EU citizenship status including rights as consumers to access goods and services in other Member States, to access education, to obtain recognition of their professional qualifications, to access healthcare, to acquire or preserve social security rights or the right to vote and to stand as candidates in elections to the European Parliament and in municipal elections in the Member State of residence ;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Is concerned about the
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Notes that despite the fact that EU citizens consider that freedom to travel, study and work is at the top of priorities and benefits associated with the EU citizenship, the right to free movement is still hindered by various obstacles, including divergent implementation of EU law and complex administrative procedures and also denied for some EU citizens because of political restrictions as a result of foreign aggression ;Is concerned about the poor implementation of current directives, especially the Free Movement Directive, which causes many problems related to free movement and other rights of EU citizens, and calls on all parties to correctly and fully transpose and implement the acquis in all 27 EU Member States;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Underlines that the current financial and social crisis in the EU, necessitates collaborate efforts, appropriate statistics and intensive action plan to eliminate all obstacles faced by EU citizens, businesses and especially the SMEs, in terms of exercising their Single Market rights;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Highlights that it is a great momentum to stimulate the participation of EU citizens and their active contribution to the set up of the EU political agenda on the light of the upcoming European elections in 2014;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Recalls that EU citizens in the territory of a third country in which the Member State of which they are nationals is not represented are entitled to protection, especially in times of crisis, by the diplomatic or consular authorities of any Member State, on the same conditions as the nationals of that Member State; emphasises the importance of such a provision as a point of principle;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Notes with regret that the Commission has n
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Welcomes the designation of 2013 as the European Year of Citizens which aims to facilitate, among others, the right of EU citizens to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States; Recalls that the European Year of Citizens will be marked by an action plan, which among other targets, it will aim to remove the remaining obstacles that impede citizens' enjoyment of their rights as Union citizens.
source: PE-475.993
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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
9 amendments...
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Recital C C. whereas, unacceptably, sexual violence in the form of mass and ethnic rapes, human trafficking and other forms of sexual abuse of women and children is still used as a war tactic in conflict regions around the world;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Stresses in particular the need to promote health education and appropriate programmes for sexual and reproductive health, which are prominent in the EU’s development and human rights policy towards third countries;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Calls on the Commission and the Council to ensure that women in conflict situations have fair access to public healthcare systems, adequate gynaecological and obstetric protection as defined by the World Health Organization;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Expresses its deep concern on the entrenched gender-based discrimination and domestic violence in both urban and rural areas in several third countries; on the high rates of sexual violence and rape of women and girls in South Africa; on the inadequate investigations, which are often obstructed by gender bias; on obstacles in accessing healthcare risks; and on delays in providing medical treatment for victims;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Commission to make the issue of women’s rights central to the negotiations with all candidate countries
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Stresses the need to intensify efforts to eliminate all forms of female genital mutilation both at grass-roots and at policy level, highlighting the fact that such practices constitute a severe violation of human rights and the physical integrity of women and girls;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Calls nevertheless on the Commission,
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Calls on the European Commission to combat the so-called gender-selected abortion, and all forms of harmful traditions and practices against women and the girl child;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Calls on the European Commission to promote the active participation of the NGOs engaged in the promotion of women rights and conditions in all the cooperation and development programmes;
source: PE-480.809
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2011/2197(INI) Women and climate change
2012/11/01
FEMM
2 amendments...
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) G a. whereas environmental problems, caused and exacerbated by climate change, are currently responsible for a growth of forced migration and therefore wishes to highlight the increasing link between asylum seekers and areas of environmental decline; calls for better protection and resettlement of ‘climate refugees’ and special attention to women who are most vulnerable;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to encourage micro-loan schemes to empower vulnerable women who are climate refugees, thus helping them to alleviate and overcome poverty;
source: PE-478.628
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2011/2246(INI) EU Charter: standard settings for media freedom across the EU
2012/11/28
LIBE
4 amendments...
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas the European Union is committed to protecting media pluralism as an essential pillar of the right to information and freedom of expression, which are essential milestones for active citizenship and participative democracy, as enshrined in Article 11 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas Member States have a duty to protect freedom of opinion, expression, information and the media, as these principles are also guaranteed in their constitutions and laws; whereas they have in addition the duty to respect and protect private and family life, home and communications as well as personal data of citizens according to Articles 7 and 8 of the Charter; whereas, should these freedoms be placed at serious risk or violated in a Member State, the European Union must intervene on the basis of the Treaties and of the Charter to protect the European democratic and pluralistic order and fundamental rights;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Believes that media ownership and management should be transparent and not concentrated; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure competition so as to address and prevent dominant positions and guarantee the access of new entrants on the market; highlights that the existence of press groups owned by enterprises that may award public procurement contracts represents a threat to media independence and calls for rules to ensure that conflicts of interest are properly addressed and resolved; highlights that advertising and sponsoring may cause interference with the editorial line of media;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take appropriate and timely measures where concerns arise about the protection of personal data, personal and family life as regards freedom of expression, media freedom and information;
source: PE-500.572
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2011/2295(INI) Women in political decision making - quality and equality
2012/05/01
FEMM
41 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 12 – having regard to the
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 12 a (new) - having regard to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Resolution (PACE) 1079 (1996), on the increased representation of women in the PACE, the Recommendation 1413 (1999) on equal representation in political life, the Resolution 1348 (2003) on gender- balanced representation in the PACE, as well as the Recommendation 1665 (2004), on women's participation in elections, and the Resolution 303 (2010) on achieving sustainable gender equality in local and regional political life,
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 12 b (new) - having regard to the Congress of local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe Resolution 85 (1999), the Recommendation 68 (1999) on women's participation in political life in the regions of Europe and the Recommendation 111 (2002) on women's individual voting rights and democratic requirements,
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 12 c (new) - having regard to the Declaration on Women's participation in elections adopted by the European Commission for Democracy through law ("Venice Commission"),
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 12 d (new) - having regard to Council of Europe, Directorate General of Human rights and Legal Affairs Gender budgeting practical implementation (Handbook, April 2009),
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas there is imbalanced participation between women and men in political and public decision-making and clear under-
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) A a. whereas the participation of women in political decision-making and the methods, strategies and cultural attitudes and tools to combat discrepancies vary greatly at national level within the EU and among its Member States, political parties and social partners;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A b (new) A b. (new) whereas women's representation in the European Parliament has increased to 35% but has not yet reached parity; whereas women are even more under-represented in leading positions in committees and political groups; whereas the representation of women in the European Commission is stagnating at one third, and the Commission has never been chaired by a woman;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas, according to statistics and despite the numerous actions undertaken, imparity prevails, and women's representation in political decision making has stagnated in recent years instead of displaying linear improvement, the gender balance in national parliaments across the EU remaining unchanged at 24 % women and 76 % men, with women accounting for only 23 % of ministers overall
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas equal representation of women and men in political decision making is a matter of human rights and social justice and a
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) C a. whereas the European Elections to be held in 2014, followed by the appointment of the next European Commission and the nominations for the EU "Top Jobs", is a chance to move toward parity democracy at the EU level and for the EU to be a role model in this area;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) D a. whereas the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe encourages: - reforms in the electoral systems to make them more favourable to women's representation; - gender-based anti-discrimination provisions in constitutions and electoral laws with the necessary exception allowing positive discrimination measures for the under-represented sex; - gender-sensitive civic education and elimination of gender stereotypes and "built-in" bias against women candidates, especially within political parties but also the media;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas owing to persisting gender stereotypes there is
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) F a. whereas political parties, who have the responsibility for selecting, ranking and nominating candidates for leading positions, do have a central role in guaranteeing the equal representation of women and men in politics and should therefore endorse good practices such as voluntary party quotas for elections, as they have already been introduced by some political parties in 13 EU Member States;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas comprehensive multifaceted strategies are needed, consisting in non- binding
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) G a. whereas, it is of vital importance to change societal attitudes, cultural norms and misperceptions on the need for balanced decision-making through awareness-raising campaigns and gender education in order to achieve gender balance in politics;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas women's access to electoral campaign funding is often
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) H a. whereas procedures in electoral systems, political institutions and political parties play a decisive role and have a serious impact on the effectiveness of strategies applied and on the extent of gender balance achieved in politics;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas women's participation and leadership in political decision making is still affected by various obstacles such as the absence of enabling supportive environments in political institutions and in society's welfare structures,
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I a (new) I a. whereas the uneven burden of sharing family responsibilities, between women and men, lies heavily on women's shoulders, thus creating obstacles for women as regards their full participation in politics;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I b (new) I b. whereas the fact that the low level of participation of women in decision- making and governance is mainly attributed to problems in reconciling work and family life, the unequal distribution of family responsibilities and the persisting discrimination at work and in occupational training;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Invites the Council, the Commission and the Member States to design and implement effective gender equality policies and multifaceted strategies for achieving parity in participation in political decision making and leadership in all their activities at all levels, especially in the areas of macro-
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Welcomes the legislated parity systems /gender quotas for elections introduced in France, Spain, Belgium, Slovenia, Portugal and Poland; calls on the Member States with particularly low representation of women in political assemblies to consider introducing legislative measures to make progress toward parity and ensure the efficiency of these measures through zipper systems, monitoring and effective sanctions;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 b (new) 1 b. Invites, moreover, the Council, the Commission and the Member States to enforce parity at all levels by sending clear anti-discrimination messages, by providing appropriate resources, by using specific tools and by promoting necessary training for civil servants responsible for preparing budgets in gender budgeting;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 c (new) 1 c. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to pay special attention to gender educational programmes aimed at civil society and young people in particular, starting from an early age, acknowledging that women's rights are human rights and parity is essential in political life;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Calls on the Commission and Member States to launch a pledge
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Acknowledges the role of political parties as key factors in
Amendment 66 #
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
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Welcomes the Commission's intention of encouraging participation of women in the next European Parliament elections through the financial programmes
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Calls on the Member States to link party funding to the finalisation of lists based on parity between the sexes;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7 a. Encourages the media to promote women's participation in the political process and the impact of gender parity programmes on reforming societal attitudes in addition to providing a fair and balanced coverage of male and female candidates during elections;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Calls on the Member States to support parity by proposing a woman and a man as their candidates for the office of European Commissioner; calls on the President of the Commission to aim at parity when forming the Commission; calls on the Commission to publicly support this procedure; recalls that the European Parliament could reject the President's proposal for the Commission if it is not gender-balanced;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission and the Council to enhance gender parity,
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Calls on the Member States to promote positive action measures, including binding legislative measures, with a view to ensuring parity in all governing bodies and public appointments
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to implement similar positive action measures throughout Europe when a gender is under- represented;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12 a. Stresses the need to look beyond statistical figures in order to identify democratic deficits against women and to promote successful women politicians as role models, at national and European level;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to facilitate women's networks and to promote mentoring, adequate training and exchange of good practices and programmes, with a special emphasis on women policy-makers in their early careers;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls on the Council, Commission and Member States to enable women and men to take an active part in political decision making by promoting reconciliation and a balance between family life and working life by means of measures such as sharing the costs of parenthood equally between both parents' employers, and calls on the Commission to support equal access to services, minimum income and freedom from gender-based violence by appropriate legislative proposals in the form of directives;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Recalls the importance of preferential treatment and special measures in promoting the representation of
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Encourages the Member States and the Commission, including through the involvement of the EIGE where appropriate, to collect, analyse and disseminate data broken down by sex for the purpose of monitoring gender equality in decision making in all sectors (public and private) and at all hierarchical levels and as a basis for further measures if the set targets are not met; invites the Commission to continue to collect and disseminate comparable data at EU level through the use of its database on women and men in decision-making positions and to report regularly on the basis of common indicators;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that adequate financial and technical assistance is provided for special programmes focusing on enhancing women's participation in electoral processes through training, civic education and media mobilisation, in addition to funding general education programmes promoting gender-sensitive civic awareness, elimination of gender stereotypes and "built-in" bias against women;
source: PE-478.535
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2011/2312(INI) Optimising the role of territorial development in cohesion policy
2012/03/05
EMPL
5 amendments...
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Considers that a territorial approach can be an effective mechanism for promoting development, employment, social inclusion, education and poverty reduction, which
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Underlines the importance of creating strong synergies between cohesion policy and other European policies, in order to safeguard its effectiveness in addressing current employment and social challenges;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Notes that there are considerable employment and social disparities both between and within regions; believes that programmes have to be tailored to regional and sub-regional needs and considers that the ESF has to
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Calls on the European Commission to put forward a plan for facilitating the efficient use of the ESF by those countries that are facing greatest financial difficulties;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6 b. Calls on the Member States and the European Commission to develop proper recommendations for strengthening a policy approach based on results and documented evidence so as to increase the effective implementation of cohesion policy;
source: PE-488.029
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2012/0245(COD) EU Aid Volunteers: framework for the European Voluntary Humanitarian Aid Corps
2013/01/16
EMPL
25 amendments...
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 (2) Volunteering is a concrete and visible expression of solidarity allowing individuals to dedicate their knowledge, skills, experience and time to the service of fellow human beings, without a primary concern for financial gain but as a wish to cope with additional humanitarian needs emerging in humanitarian crises, both man-made and natural disasters.
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 a (new) (2 a) While volunteering is on the rise for many activities there is still further need for awareness raising and also a significant potential for further developing solidarity among Union's citizens with victims of crises and disasters in third countries.
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 (3) The Union's vision of humanitarian aid, including a common objective, principles and good practice and a common framework to deliver the Union's humanitarian aid, is set out in the ‘European Consensus on Humanitarian Aid’14
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) The number, scope and complexity of humanitarian crises worldwide both natural and man-made have increased significantly over the years and this trend is unfortunately likely to continue leading to a rising demand on humanitarian actors to provide an immediate, effective, efficient and coherent response and to support third country local communities in order to make them less vulnerable and to strengthen their resilience to disasters.
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 (7) Volunteering schemes exist in Europe and worldwide focusing on third country deployment. These are often national schemes which focus mainly or exclusively on development projects. The EU Aid Volunteers should, therefore, avoid duplication and should add value by providing opportunities to volunteers to jointly contribute to humanitarian aid operations thus reinforcing active European Union citizenship
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 (9)
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 12 (12) Volunteering in humanitarian aid could help maintain young people active, contribute to their personal development and intercultural awareness, and improve their competences and employability in global economy. It would, thus, contribute to the ‘Youth Opportunities Initiative’18 and to a range of other key objectives of the Union such as social inclusion, employment, active citizenship, education, and skills development19 as well as in upholding volunteering as a concrete expression of European solidarity with people affected by crises, thus promoting the Union's values and principles.
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 The objective of the EU Aid Volunteers shall be to express the Union's humanitarian values and solidarity with people in need, through the promotion of an effective and visible EU Aid Volunteers' initiative, which contributes to strengthening the Union's capacity to respond to humanitarian crises both man- made or caused by natural disasters and to building the capacity and resilience of vulnerable or disaster-affected communities in third countries.
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 4 4. The EU Aid Volunteers shall promote common activities, close cooperation and participation of volunteers from different countries and foster joint projects and transnational partnerships between implementing organisations as referred to in Article 10; ensuring coordination, complementarity, coherence and cost effectiveness between the variety of existing EU voluntary schemes for crisis situations in third countries, without duplicating them.
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 4 4. The EU Aid Volunteers' initiative shall promote common activities and participation of volunteers from different countries and foster joint projects and transnational partnerships between implementing organisations as referred to in Article 10.
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) an ‘EU Aid Volunteer’ means a candidate volunteer that has been adequately selected, trained, assessed as eligible and registered as available for deployment in humanitarian aid operations in third countries.
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 1. In implementing the Regulation, coordination, complementarity and coherence shall be ensured with other areas of Union's external action and with other relevant Union policies. Particular attention shall be given to ensure smooth transition between relief, rehabilitation and development.
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 1 – the number of volunteers trained and the quality of the training on the basis of the reviews and level of satisfaction and performance;
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point e – introductory part (e) Enhancement of coherence
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – title Actions of the EU Aid Volunteers' initiative
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part The EU Aid Volunteers' initiative shall pursue the objectives referred to in Articles 3 and 7 through the following types of actions:
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 2 2. These standards shall ensure duty of care and cover notably the responsibilities of the sending and hosting organisations, the supervision, ongoing training and management of the volunteers, minimum requirements on the coverage of subsistence, accommodation and other relevant expenses, insurance coverage, security procedures and other relevant elements.
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 1. The Commission shall establish a training programme in order to prepare the candidate volunteers for undertaking humanitarian activities and for deployment in humanitarian aid operations, notably by providing necessary background information on the Union's role and values regarding humanitarian issues.
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 5 5. The training programme shall include an assessment of the candidate volunteers' readiness to be deployed in humanitarian aid operations and to ensure security and safety when deployed.
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. If the training programme is longer than 3 months, the candidate volunteer should receive a monthly grant to cover the costs of accommodation at the place of training, including during the time of the apprenticeship if no gratification is foreseen.
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission shall establish, maintain and update the Register, notably by keeping track of the number of volunteers deployed in countries hit by disasters and shall regulate the access and the use of it.
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Prior to their deployment, the EU aid volunteers shall receive additional training specifically tailored to the needs and special situation of the country to which they are sent.
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. On the basis of a certificate issued by the Commission, the actual time of the EU aid volunteering period shall be counted in the length of professional experience when the contract between the sending and hosting organisations is longer than six months. For contracts shorter than six months, the experience gained as an EU Aid Volunteer can be recognised as a traineeship, on the basis of a certificate issued by the Commission.
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) training in volunteer management, coaching, disaster preparedness and response and other relevant areas for staff and volunteers from hosting organisations, which ensures readiness and availability of qualified human force for humanitarian organizations and disaster- struck communities;
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 3 3. Sending organisations deploying volunteers in operations outside the Union shall be responsible for the monitoring of their activities and shall submit to the Commission monitoring reports on a regular basis safeguarding all rights of individual volunteers regarding personal data protection.
source: PE-504.041
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2012/2003(INI) Social Investment Pact - as a response to the crisis
2012/05/15
EMPL
30 amendments...
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the current economic and financial crisis will have long lasting effects not only on economic growth but also on employment rates, public savings a
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the majority of recent responses to the crisis were based mainly on short- term goals aimed solely at restoring stability to public finances, being crucial efforts to defend our economy,
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas the Lisbon Strategy and the European Employment Strategy have failed to deliver, and whereas the success of the Europe 2020 strategy is uncertain and requires much stronger engagement from Member States and the European Institutions;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas the recently published Annual Growth Survey as well as the Joint Employment Report showed that, due to the
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas the unemployment rate in
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas the pressure on
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 40 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas well-targeted social investments are important to reassuring a proper employment level in the future, stabilising the economy, enhancing
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Recalls that social investments, being the provision and use of finance to generate social as well as economic returns, aim at addressing emerging social risks and unmet needs, and focus on public policies and human capital investment strategies that prepare individuals, families and societies to adopt to various transformations and to manage
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Notes therefore that social investments should be an important part of the European economic and employment policies, and of the EU's responses to the crisis
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Notes that the crisis requires a modernisation of the European
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 78 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point b b) create sustainable and high-quality jobs, 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 87 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point d d)
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point e e) reform pension systems and create conditions
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on Members States and the Commission to
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Encourages Member States to invest in
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 119 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Calls on Member States and the Commission to take all possible measures to improve education systems at all levels by
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission
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;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Encourages Member States to introduce necessary reforms in order to
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Encourages Member States to make better efforts to include social investments in their medium and long-term budgetary targets, as well as in their National Reform Programmes; calls on the European Council and the Commission to better monitor the implementation of employment and social targets of the Europe 2020 strategy;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Notes that in order to secure proper implementation of employment and social targets, the recently developed system for macroeconomic and budgetary surveillance in the EU must be supplemented by an improved monitoring of employment and social policies; calls, therefore, on the Commission to consider developing a scoreboard of common social investment indicators for monitoring the progress in
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls on Member States to consider sign
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls on Member States to
source: PE-489.506
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2012/2016(BUD) 2013 budget: mandate for trilogue
2012/05/16
LIBE
1 amendments...
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Regrets that the draft budget proposed by the Commission for the European Year of Citizens 2013 constitutes the smallest budget ever allocated for a European Year and recommends granting the 2013 European Year sufficient and appropriate funding;
source: PE-489.474
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2012/2025(INI) Enlargement: policies, criteria and EU's strategic interests
2012/08/06
AFET
16 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 4 – having regard to its resolutions of 13 December 2006 on the Commission communication on the Enlargement Strategy and Main Challenges 2006-2007, of 10 July 2008 on the Commission's 2007 enlargement strategy paper, and of 26 November 2009 on the Commission's 2009 enlargement strategy paper concerning the Western Balkan countries, Iceland and Turkey, as well as the communication of the Commission on the Enlargement Strategy of 2009-2010, 2010-2011 and 2011-2012,
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas, in accordance with Article 49 TEU, any European state which respects and remains fully committed to the promotion and implementation of the values of human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities, may apply to become a member of the Union; whereas these values are common to the Member States, in a society in which pluralism, non-discrimination, tolerance, justice, solidarity and equality between women and men prevail;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas enlargement has been a success story for the EU and Europe as a whole, in helping to overcome the division of the Cold War, contributing to peace, stability and prosperity throughout Europe, stimulating reforms and consolidating liberty, democracy, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms and the rule of law, as well as the market economy, despite the present negative consequences of the world economic crisis;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas 20 years after the Copenhagen summit the moment has come for a general critical re-evaluation of the accession criteria, of the established procedures and of enlargement policy as a whole; whereas Parliament contributes to improving the transparency and accountability of enlargement and thereby increasing public support for this process;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Strongly believes that enlargement needs to continue to be a credible policy; considers it,
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Takes the view that strict conditionality requires that the progress of a candidate and/or potential candidate country is effectively assessed at every stage of the process, and that countries wishing to join the EU should proceed from one stage to the next, only
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Calls on the Commission to examine, in cases of non-compliance and failure to fulfil obligations by candidate countries, the reasons behind this and, where appropriate to take corrective actions, not excluding the possibility of imposing sanctions or even, freezing the negotiation process;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Welcomes the new negotiating approach for future candidate countries that prioritises issues related to the judiciary and fundamental rights, as well as to justice and home affairs; agrees that these should be tackled early in the accession process and that, based on the fulfilment of obligations, the corresponding chapters should be opened accordingly on the basis of action plans, as they require the establishment of convincing track records; calls on the Commission to report to Parliament regularly on progress in these areas, and for the monthly pre-accession reports of the EU delegations to be forwarded to the members of the Committee on Foreign Affairs;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Strongly believes in the need to promote a climate of
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11 a. Reiterates its position that, for future negotiating frameworks, bilateral issues should be addressed in a constructive spirit and as early as possible, taking account of the EU's overall interests and its values, as well as the compliance of candidate countries with the accession criteria; stresses that the accession negotiations should fully comply with the acquis and respect the principles on which the EU itself is founded;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls on the EU to support efforts to resolve outstanding disputes, including border disputes, before accession; in line with the provisions of the
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Takes note of initiatives such as the positive agenda on Turkey and the high- level accession dialogue with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; welcomes the aim of creating a fresh dynamic in the reform process, but stresses that these initiatives must in no way replace the formal negotiation procedures, but to be in full line with the negotiating framework;
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Stresses that enlargement policy is an instrument for modernisation, democratisation and stabilisation, and also has the aim of strengthening the EU; calls on the Commission to undertake comprehensive impact assessments whenever it considers new applications for EU membership and when it recommends the opening or, in case of fundamentally changed circumstances, the closing of accession negotiations;
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Supports the Commission's commitment to improving the quality of the future accession process by making it more benchmark-driven and transparent; takes the view that this will make the process fairer and more objectively measurable, thus further enhancing its credibility; in this context, recommends that the progress reports should be more assertive and clearer in their demands; stresses that the benchmarks should not set additional conditions for the candidate and potential candidate countries, but should translate the general membership criteria into concrete steps towards accession, in full compliance with the negotiating framework;
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Is of the opinion that, in order to maintain the support of the EU's citizens for further enlargement and the commitment of the citizens of the candidate and potential candidate countries to continue with reforms, it is crucial to present them with clear and comprehensive information on the political, socio- economic and cultural benefits of enlargement; considers it essential, in particular, to explain to the public how the pursuing of enlargement policy has brought in its wake new investment and export opportunities for the older Member States, and how it can help attain the EU's objectives in terms of tackling the economic crisis, creating jobs, protecting the environment and mitigating the effects of climate change, and enhancing security and safety, while at the same time accelerating the reform agenda and improving living conditions in the enlargement countries for the benefit of all European citizens; stresses the need to target, as a priority in this regard, young people, both men and women, and trade unions, as well as key opinion-formers such as journalists, representatives of civil society and economic actors;
source: PE-487.935
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2012/2045(INI) Education, training and Europe 2020
2012/05/06
EMPL
7 amendments...
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Notes that participation by pupils and students in the corresponding mobility programmes enables them to acquire the skills they need to enhance their professional mobility and employability;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Underlines the need for provision of effective and constructive educational and vocational guidance to help learners, trainees and workers identify the education and training path best suiting their inclinations and interests, and recognises that the anticipation of labour market trends can be very useful for all those involved in order to better target their actions and make informed choices;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Regrets the reduc
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Recalls that employers have a key responsibility in making LLL a reality for all
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Welcomes greater cooperation between education and training providers on the one hand and the business and research sectors and civil society on the other as a means of reducing unemployment, provided that this does not detract from the humanistic value of education or become an end in itself;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Asks the Commission to encourage constructive collaboration between the Member States and exchanges of experience, expertise and good practice;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 c (new) 6c. Notes the great disparities national education and training systems and, in line with the principle of subsidiarity, recommends that the progress report be accompanied by a handbook for each individual Member State containing recommendations as to how existing policies might be improved and the national education systems developed;
source: PE-491.097
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2012/2046(INI) Women's working conditions in the service sector
2012/07/06
FEMM
11 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 11 a (new) - having regard to Council Directive 2004/113/EC of 13 December 2004 implementing the principle of equal treatment between men and women in the access to and supply of goods and services1; __________________ 1 OJ L 373, 21.12.2004, p. 37.
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. Whereas women are overrepresented in jobs and positions that require relatively low general skills and tend to be low paid;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. Whereas women make up around 60 % of university graduates, yet their representation in senior official and decision-making positions in the service sector,
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. Whereas women often work in the lowest ranked jobs in the service sector in terms of qualifications, pay, remuneration and prestige and therefore women face greater job insecurity than men;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) Fa. Whereas women's contribution to the labour force is usually underestimated by employers, since they are more likely to interrupt their careers for child birth and raising;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. Whereas there are continuing inequalities in access to and use of new technologies and the Internet, between men and women, which often leads to a gap in skills and even to "digital illiteracy", a phenomenon widely known as the ‘gender digital divide’;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Underlines the importance of reducing occupational segregation in order to bridge the gender wage gap, which is often worse for women employed in female dominated jobs, than for women having the same qualifications but employed in other sectors;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Stresses the importance of "home- working", which is increasingly fashionable; points out that more than 90% of companies in Germany and Sweden divide their working week in new ways, judging staff on annual rather than weekly hours and allowing husbands and wives to share jobs;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Is concerned about the situation of female immigrant and "black" workers in the service sector, as the vast majority work without a contract in domestic service, with
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Underlines the importance of protecting women against i) dismissal from employment during and after pregnancy ii) salary cuts during maternity leave and iii) job and remuneration downgrading upon return to work;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Notes that, although there are increasing numbers of women using computers and surfing the Internet in an elementary way, the digital divide in terms of skills remains very wide, restricting women's access to and use of information and communication technologies (ICTs), thus hampering women's ability to seek and find skilled work; calls therefore, for the better incorporation of women in the use of new technologies giving them priority access to free training courses;
source: PE-491.103
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2012/2063(INI) EU 2011 report on policy coherence for development
2012/07/18
FEMM
9 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. States that maternal death rates are disproportionately high in developing countries; notes with concern that African women are 175 times more likely to die in childbirth than women in the developed regions of the world1
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -1 (new) -1. Welcomes the European Commission's active work both at the policy level and through its different funding instruments and Budget support in order to enhance its commitments to foster women's empowerment, particularly by seeking to integrate the priorities and needs of women in all key coherence policies for development;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Emphasises the need to maintain reliable statistical data and record the causes of maternal deaths according to the ICD Maternal Mortality coding, of the WHO, which can guide countries and help them to improve the attribution and estimation of the causes;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Stresses the need for respect of the right of the girl children to express an opinion and to be heard on matters affecting their health and human dignity, emphasizing that the best interest of the child must be the first concern; highlights the need of all children and the girl children in particular, to be brought up in a family environment of peace, dignity, tolerance, freedom, non-discrimination, gender equality and solidarity; calls for the strict implementation of the Declaration of Geneva for children and of the Beijing Declaration on women;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Expresses great concern about widespread gender-based violence, especially sexual violence, exploitation and feminicide, in the world and within developing countries
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Pays particular attention to gender education of both sexes, starting from an early school stage, so as to gradually change societal attitudes and stereotypes towards parity of men and women;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Stresses the importance of promoting women's human rights and mainstreaming gender equality in the civil, political, social, economic and cultural spheres and in the national legislation;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 c (new) 3c. Underlines the importance of strengthening women's role in promoting human rights and democratic reform, in supporting conflict prevention and in consolidating political participation and representation;
source: PE-494.513
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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
5 amendments...
Amendment 78 #
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 youth job creation as a practical example of their commitment, establishing for example a system that would enable university graduates to work on internships, in order to get the work experience that is needed by employers in the private sector;
Amendment 90 #
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, enforced part-time working in place of full-time employment, the rise in exploitative work and labour practices through increased sub-
Amendment 99 #
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, especially in the countries of the European South, in which the policies of austerity measures have led to further cutbacks on long established employee rights; calls on the Commission to undertake a major analysis of the social impact of the crisis on such initiatives;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Believes the financial crisis has shaken employee confidence in company obligations to meet long-term private pension entitlements; calls on companies to take action to redress the imbalance in the eyes of many employees, who believe that their pension entitlements have been disproportionately cut; restoration of trust between employees and companies is essential if there is to be a sustainable economic recovery;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Agrees that there cannot be a ‘one size fits all’ approach to CSR but, recognising that the profusion of private and voluntary initiatives can generate additional costs and be a barrier to implementation, calls on the Commission to play a much more active role, together with other international bodies, to make a commitment to supporting the long-term objective of ‘convergence’ of CSR initiatives;
source: PE-501.896
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2012/2102(INI) Situation of women in North Africa
2013/01/16
FEMM
9 amendments...
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas women in these countries have, albeit unevenly, become more present in higher education, civil society organisations, enterprises and institutions in the past decades, even if, under dictatorial and paternalist regimes, the effective implementation of rights was limited and women's participation was subject to various restrictive conditions;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas women's representation in politics varies from one country to another, but is disappointing – particularly at executive level – when it is so disproportionally low compared with their great involvement in the various uprising movements and in elections;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas the renewed EU Neighbourhood Policy should place greater emphasis on gender equality, empowerment of women and support for civil society;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Commends those states where the legal age of marriage for girls has been raised over the past decades (16 in Egypt, 18 in Morocco and 20 in Tunisia and Libya) and condemns any attempt to lower it again as early and often forced marriages are not only detrimental to girls' rights, health, psychology and education but also perpetuate poverty;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Emphasises that women's active participation in public life, as protesters, voters, candidates and elected representatives, shows their willingness to obtain and enjoy full citizenship; recent events in the Arab spring have shown that women can play important roles in revolutionary events; calls, therefore, for the adoption of all the necessary measures, including positive measures and quotas, to ensure women's participation in decision- making at all levels of government (from local to national, from executive to legislative powers);
Amendment 106 #
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 committee to deal with the issue and ensure gender mainstreaming in parliaments; this will reflect the participation of women in the popular uprisings for democracy in the countries of North Africa;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Insists that the representation of women should be enhanced at all levels of decision-making, particularly in institutions, political parties, trade unions and the public sector (including the judiciary), and stresses that women are often well represented in a number of sectors but that are less present in high- level positions, partly due to the persisting gender discrimination and stereotypes and the glass ceiling phenomenon;
Amendment 121 #
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; that economic independence of women empowers their resistance to violence and humiliation; considers that exchanges of best practice should be fostered at regional level between entrepreneurs, trade unions and civil society, in particular to support those women who are most vulnerable in rural and poor urban areas;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Believes that micro-finance is a very useful tool to empower women, and recalls that investing in women
source: PE-504.009
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2012/2131(INI) Integration of migrants, its effects on the labour market and the external dimension of social security coordination
2012/10/16
FEMM
10 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Recital A A. whereas migrant women play an increasingly important role in the development of
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Recital B B. whereas migrant women are
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Emphasises the need to increase
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop gender-sensitive policies
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Member States to develop a
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) (4a) Calls on the Commission to set up a system of monitoring the situation of migrant women in the labour market as regards minimum wages, working conditions and the effective implementation of health and safety regulations;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) (4b) Calls on the Member States to prepare accurate, comparable and consistent statistics as regards the situation of migrant women in various sectors of life on the basis of appropriate indicators;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Member States to develop efficient
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure the protection of migrant women against all forms of abuse, harassment and discrimination
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) (6a) Calls on Member States to inform women migrant workers about their rights, complaints procedures and contact information of workers' rights groups;
source: PE-497.938
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2012/2150(INI) European Semester for economic policy coordination: implementation of 2012 priorities
2012/07/09
FEMM
7 amendments...
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Section 1 – paragraph A A. whereas greater efforts must be made to achieve the target, set in the EU 2020 Strategy, of increasing the
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Section 1 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Calls on Member States to set specific quantitative targets in their respective NRPs in line with women's employment statistics, but also to take specific measures targeting vulnerable groups of women (such as young, migrant, disabled and single mothers);
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Section 1 – paragraph 2 2. Calls on the Commission to add gender- sensitive indicators
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Section 1 – paragraph 3 3. Recalls that the gender pay gap is still an issue in the EU and that it also affects the level of pensions that women later receive; calls, therefore, on the Member States to set qualitative targets in NRPs related to closing the gender pay gap, thus reducing both unfair treatment of women pensioners and poverty vulnerability of aged women;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Section 1 – paragraph 4 4. Recalls that most part-time jobs are held by women, which limits their economic independence when it is not chosen and which strongly affects women in vulnerable situations such as single mothers; calls, therefore, on the Commission and the Member States to monitor women's employment both in terms of quantity and in terms of quality, that is, on the basis of the number of hours worked per week, contract type and hence their ability to ensure their financial independence; calls on the Member States to insert a strong gender dimension to any measure and action aiming at promoting business
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Section 1 – paragraph 5 5. Stresses that women should be encouraged and better trained to enter sectors with the highest employment potential, which are mainly male- dominated, such as sectors within the low- carbon, resource-efficient economy («green jobs») or the digital economy; stresses that in the health and social sectors («white jobs»), which employ many women, jobs should receive better recognition in terms of types of contracts and salaries;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Section 1 – paragraph 6 6. Notes that the access of women to higher-qualified employment should also be facilitated without stereotypes, prejudice or discrimination based on sex, in order to narrow the productivity gap of the EU and hence increase the EU competitiveness on global markets.
source: PE-494.805
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2012/2234(INI) Agenda for adequate, safe and sustainable pensions
2013/01/28
FEMM
6 amendments...
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph A a (new) Aa. whereas pension funds are important investors for EU economic growth and substantial contributors towards achieving the Europe 2020 strategic target, of 75% employment of both men and women aged 20-64 years old, and socially inclusive societies;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph B B. whereas pensions are the main source of revenue of older Europeans and are supposed to ensure that older people have a decent standard of living and enable them to be financially independent; whereas, however, around 22% of women over the age of 75 fall below the European Union's poverty threshold thus running the risk of social exclusion;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph C C. whereas women take more frequent career breaks and part-time jobs than men for the purpose of fulfilling family responsibilities, and those periods are either not taken into account at all, or only partially taken into account, when their pension entitlement is calculated, and consequently women's pensions are often lower than men's and women are at greater risk of poverty;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that there is an urgent need to reform pension systems to take account of economic and demographic trends
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Reiterates the need for Member States to take measures to eliminate the pay differential
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Stresses the importance of equalising the pensionable age for women and men, and improving employability for older women and men to stay in the labour market, which will make a significant contribution to boosting the labour force participation of older workers;
source: PE-504.155
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2012/2255(INI) Women's rights in the Balkan accession countries
2013/01/30
FEMM
10 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas seven countries in the Western Balkans – Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo,
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the implementation of women's rights and gender equality measures requires an increase of public awareness of these rights, judicial and non-judicial ways to invoke these rights, and governmental and independent institutions to initiate, carry out and monitor the implementation process;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes with concern that the population in most countries is not fully aware of the existing legislation and policies to promote gender equality and women's rights; calls on the Commission and the governments of accession countries to foster awareness though media and public campaigns, education programmes
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Notes with concern the lack of financial and human resources allocated to the functioning of governmental and independent institutions tasked with the initiation and implementation of gender equality measures in most countries; calls on authorities at all levels to accompany measures and action plans with adequate resources for their implementation including appropriate women personnel;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Welcomes the increase in cross-border regional initiatives in the area of women's rights and gender equality; calls on governments and the Commission to support these initiatives, encourage the exchange and advertisement of good practices arising from them, inter alia by employing the pre-accession funds and by making sufficient grants available to these initiatives also from the gender budgeting perspective;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Invites the Government of Montenegro, and the Serbian,
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission to make the implementation of women's rights
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls on the
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Notes that the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy mechanism for dealing with complaints of gender discrimination does not function properly, calls on the
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Notes with concern the fragmented implementation of the action plans and strategies for gender equality and the lack of coordination of efforts; calls on the
source: PE-504.178
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2012/2263(INI) Situation of unaccompanied minors in the EU
2013/04/30
FEMM
3 amendments...
Amendment 8 #
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 often trafficked for sexual exploitation and abuse, modern slavery or illegal child labour and child pornography; for this reason, assistance and support measures should also be gender specific where appropriate.
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Recalls that gender-based violence and being a victim of trafficking in human beings may be relevant to a claim for asylum, free legal counselling and representation for criminal investigations and proceedings;
Amendment 19 #
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 minimum standards of safety for their return and to assist and support the unaccompanied minor on the basis of its assessment of circumstances with the aim of finding a suitable and lasting solution;
source: PE-510.620
2013/05/13
LIBE
15 amendments...
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas the continuing conflicts in various parts of the world and the ongoing global economic crisis bring a surge in the number of unaccompanied minors;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the reasons behind the arrival of unaccompanied minors are diverse: war, violence, violations of their fundamental rights, desire to reunify with family members, natural disasters, poverty, trafficking, exploitation, etc.;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Recalls that an unaccompanied minor is above all a minor who is potentially in danger and that child protection, rather than immigration control, must be the major consideration for States and the European Union when dealing with them thus respecting the core principle of the child's best interests;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Recalls that combating trafficking in human beings is a necessary first step, as minors are particularly confronted with the risks of trafficking
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Highlights that effective mechanisms shall be put in place for the prevention, identification, reporting, referral, investigation, treatment and follow-up of incidents of trafficking, labour and sexual exploitation and other forms of mistreatment;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls on Member States to comply strictly and without fail with the fundamental obligation never to place a minor in detention and to take all appropriate legislative and administrative measures to protect minors from discrimination and other forms of mistreatment;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Deplores the unsuitable and intrusive nature of the medical techniques used to ascertain age in some Member States;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 – indent 1 – access to appropriate accommodation with adequate sanitary conditions and care facilities: accommodation in a ‘centre’ should never be in a closed and overcrowded centre and, during the initial days, should be specialised in the reception of unaccompanied minors; minors should always be separated from adults; accommodation with host families and in ‘living units’ should be encouraged when it is appropriate and accords with the minor's wishes whereas changes in accommodation places should be limited to a minimum;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 – indent 3 a (new) - the right to manifest and practice their religion;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 – indent 3 b (new) - the right to rest and leisure, to engage in play and recreational activities;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 – indent 3 c (new) - access to information and use of the media (radio, tv, internet) in order to satisfy their communication needs;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 – indent 4 – the right to health and special treatment when needed (i.e. access to rehabilitation services) for minors who have been victims of any form of abuse, exploitation, torture or cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or who have been affected by armed conflicts;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Welcomes the progress which has been made in asylum legislation; recalls, however, that EU asylum and migration policies shall treat unaccompanied minors of third countries as children first and foremost and therefore unaccompanied minors should always be exempted from expedited procedures and from procedures at the border; recalls also that the State responsible for an asylum application by an unaccompanied minor should always be the State of the most recent asylum application;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Stresses firmly that the ultimate aim, once an unaccompanied minor has arrived in European territory, must be to seek an appropriate solution for him, which respects his interests; recalls that efforts to achieve this must always begin with an examination of the possibilities of family reunification; advices all competent authorities in EU Member-states to closely cooperate to lift all bureaucratic obstacles in order to achieve swift family tracing and/or reunification;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Stresses that the integration of unaccompanied minors in the host country must be centred around an individual life project drawn up for, and with, the minor with full respect of his ethnic, religious, cultural and linguistic background;
source: PE-510.692
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2012/2289(INI) Millennium Development Goals - defining the post-2015 framework
2013/02/28
FEMM
4 amendments...
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Urges the United Nations to accelerate progress in advancing the development agenda and enhance the importance accorded to women's rights and gender equality by making them the subject – as has hitherto been the case – of at least one specific globally agreed goal in the post- 2015 MDG framework and emphasising their status as cross
Amendment 21 #
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, participation in decision-making, combating violence against women, access to good education (at primary, secondary, and higher level) and training, access to micro-credit facilities to combat poverty and social exclusion, access to effective health care, improvements in sexual and reproductive health and rights, quality and stability of employment, equal pay, career development, the representation of women in politics and economic activity,
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States, bearing in mind that gender equality and non-discrimination are cross-cutting aims, to increase thematic and national consultations as well as the amount of development aid for programmes focusing on them, so as to enable the gender dimension to be mainstreamed at every stage of development aid programming (identification, formulation, implementation, and evaluation);
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide in their bilateral agreements with non-member countries for binding clauses prohibiting all types of discrimination based on sex, marital status and age as well as various religious or traditional practices including among others, gender mutilation, gendercide, honour crimes, abduction and illegal confinement of women as well as forced marriages.
source: PE-506.097
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2012/2292(INI) Cross-border collective bargaining and transnational social dialogue
2013/04/30
FEMM
3 amendments...
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas the continued decentralization and de-collectivization of the industrial relations system will increase both vertical and horizontal work-force inequality and will leave many women workers in an increasingly vulnerable position;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Emphasises that unions should raise awareness of the benefits of unionization and carry out special campaigns to encourage women to participate;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Calls on unions to ensure that the organization of trade union life (meetings, travels, activities) responds to work-life balance needs of both men and women;
source: PE-510.621
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2012/2293(INI) Social housing in the European Union
2013/02/26
FEMM
5 amendments...
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that the Member States should increase the number of affordable housing options and support women in achieving financial independence, by providing them with conditions more conducive to reconciling work and family life having in mind their pressing daily schedules and challenges;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recalls that in 2009 there were seven times more single mothers than single fathers; stresses that single mothers should therefore be given priority when it comes to the allocation of social housing; whereas when the economic crisis first began, it had a greater impact on men than on women; but as the crisis was progressing it increased the unemployment rate of more women than men;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Member States to invest in social housing neighbourhoods and thus to provide a stable and secure environment, in particular for vulnerable groups such as young families, single parent families, young people at the start of their careers, migrant women, people with disabilities, women from minority groups and the elderly;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Notes with regret that victims of domestic violence are often more likely to stay in an abusive environment, if they are financially
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Member States to carry out gender-based analysis as part of all housing policies and programmes; stresses that all statistical data must be broken down by gender and that more research is needed in order to ascertain exactly how housing policies can support women having in mind the women's multifaceted role as single-parents, carers for family members and for disabled persons.
source: PE-506.116
2013/02/28
EMPL
5 amendments...
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Notes that, as a result of the current economic and social crisis, the need for affordable homes is increasingly unmet by the private housing market alone, and that rising house prices
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Reminds the Member States and the Commission that spending on social housing enables urgent social needs to be met and, as strategic social investment, helps in a sustainable way to provide non- relocatable local jobs, to stabilise the economy by preventing property bubbles, to counter climate change and to combat energy poverty; therefore social housing should not be considered a cost to be cut but an investment that pays off in the long term through better health and social well-being, access to the labour market and empowerment of people, especially the aged, to live independent lives; calls on Member States and the Commission to bring social housing investment within the scheme of the European Semester by including in it an evaluation of targets for combating and preventing property bubbles;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls on the relevant public authorities swiftly to adapt their education and vocational training systems so as to give more young people access to the green industries and new green jobs; the promotion of green jobs can create quality and sustainable employment opportunities, tackle poverty and social exclusion, as well as ensure supportive employment services;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Points out that implementing the right to housing affects the implementation of other fundamental rights, including political and social rights, combats poverty and social exclusion thus diminishing the loss of human potential and well-being;
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Recommends that Member States and the relevant authorities simplify the process of applying for housing and make the allocation of homes more transparent and impartial, with a view to eliminating discrimination and preventing any tendency on the part of particularly vulnerable groups, such as single-parent families, young unemployed couples, disabled persons, etc., to avoid applying for housing – a phenomenon which has the effect of aggravating residential segregation;
source: PE-506.094
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2012/2295(INI) Innovating for sustainable growth: a bioeconomy for Europe
2013/03/27
EMPL
15 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph A – indent 1 (new) – having regard to the Europe 2020 strategy, which calls for smart and green growth and more employment opportunities,
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph B a (new) Ba. whereas the EU bioeconomy has already a turnover of nearly EUR 2 trillion and significant growth is expected from sustainable primary production, food processing, industrial biotechnology and biorefineries;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph B b (new) Bb. whereas the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions recommends anticipating and managing the effects of greening of industries on quantity and quality of jobs;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph B c (new) Bc. whereas a study by the International Labour Organisation1 stressed the need to promote health and safety at work in the green economy; __________________ 1 ILO (International Labour Organization) (2012), Promoting safety and health in a green economy, International Labour Office, Geneva
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph B d (new) Bd. whereas a study from CEDEFOP on "Green skills and environmental awareness in vocational education and training"2 called for further research to identify the dynamics of occupational and internal labour-market change at sectoral level to help assess the adequacy of labour supply and skills mismatch; __________________ 2 European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, "Green skills and environmental awareness in vocational education and training", Research paper n°24, 2012
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Underlines that research and innovation lay the foundations for a structural change from an oil-based to a bio-based industry related to great opportunities for growth and employment, interdisciplinary work and cooperation internationally and within the EU so as to accelerate transfer into practice thus establishing a knowledge-based economy;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Points out that anticipation of change, upgrading of knowledge and skills and better matching of skills and jobs in a socially responsible way are key to the success of the bioeconomy strategy in delivering growth and new employment opportunities in Europe; therefore recalls the European Parliament's resolution (2012/2061(INI)) of 15 January 2013 in which it requests the Commission to submit as soon as possible, on the basis of Article 225 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and after consulting social partners, a proposal for a legal act on information and consultation of workers, anticipation and management of restructuring;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Points out that 22 million people are already employed in the bioeconomy; accounting for 9 % of total employment in the EU ; welcomes the fact that the Commission based its strategy for a bioeconomy for Europe on the scenario creating the most of jobs (+131 000 jobs)3; __________________ 3 European Commission, Staff working document, "Innovating for Sustainable Growth: A Bioeconomy for Europe", SWD(2012) 11 final, p49
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls on the Commission to act proactively on developing the bioeconomy sector, especially towards those Member States of the European South that face financial difficulties, thus creating job opportunities for the young generation who suffers from severe unemployment but whose involvement is key for a successful transition to the bioeconomy; underlines that the Youth Guarantee schemes help promote good quality employment, training and apprenticeship for young people in this strategic field;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. highlights the importance of insuring decent jobs in the sector in line with the ILO standards notably through a strong social dimension of the strategy for a bioeconomy including worker involvement;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Draws attention to the Horizon 2020 programme, which
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Recalls its resolution of 15 December 20114 for an impact assessment of the potential risks from new technologies, harmful substances and risk factors including work organisation in the workplace and for legislative actions to ensure that nanomaterials are fully covered by the current European OHS regulation; __________________ 4 Resolution from the European Parliament of 15 December 2011 on the mid-term review of the European strategy 2007-2012 on health and safety at work
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Underlines the importance of social dialogue in the bioeconomy to ensure high job quality and a just transition to the bioeconomy; points out to the European sectoral Social dialogue in the food and drink industry; calls on the Commission to make the European sectoral Social dialogue a cornerstone of its strategy for the development of the bioeconomy;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Stresses that the bioeconomy requires new skills, new knowledge and new disciplines to be developed further and/or to be integrated to tackle bioeconomy- related society changes as well as to support the competitiveness, growth and job creation, the needs of industry, as well as to better match skills and jobs;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Member States to offer degree courses on the bioeconomy and to develop vocational training programmes to ensure that the EU plays a pioneering, innovative and leading role in this field; underlines the key role that the European Social Fund could play to support life long learning to up-skill and re-skill workers of the bioeconomy; recalls, therefore, its position in favour for a minimum overall share for the ESF of 25% of the total budget allocated to cohesion policy;
source: PE-508.059
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2012/2301(INI) Impact of the economic crisis on gender equality and women's rights
2013/09/01
FEMM
15 amendments...
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the European Union is addressing the greatest economic and financial crisis since the 1930s depression and whereas unemployment rates in the Member States, and especially in countries of the European South, have risen significantly as a result of this crisis; whereas the effects of this crisis are particularly serious for
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas when the economic crisis first began, it had a greater impact on men than on women, whereas unemployment has risen since then at different rates for men and women: women were not hit initially by the crisis but they are now feeling its effects and more enduringly; whereas this phase is far less well documented; lacks reliable comparable statistical data, and
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas it should be noted that unemployed women are often not included in official statistical figures because they tend to withdraw from the labour market for various reasons (pregnancy, family responsibilities, time constraints) and to perform unpaid or informal work, or serve the shadow economy;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas budget cuts by governments implementing austerity plans are affecting
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas for women a fall in the number of jobs frequently goes hand in hand with a
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas the effects of the crisis now will also have a significant impact on women in the longer term on account of their non- linear career path, made up of poorly paid temporary, or even informal, jobs, often with part-time working imposed, and which only entitle them in the end to a very small pension; a whole generation of both young men and women is in danger of being lost, because it is deprived of job, opportunities, safe employment and often educational opportunities because of economic hardship;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas female employment is affected by gender stereotypes and whereas the idea that male unemployment is more serious than female unemployment is deep rooted;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas approximately 23 % of European Union citizens were at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 201015
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Recalls that, having seen the employment rate for women climb steadily for over ten years to reach a level of 62.8 % in 2008, the European Union has now seen this rate fall slightly since the beginning of the economic crisis to 62.3 % in 2011; stresses therefore the need for lasting responses that take the gender equality dimension into consideration in both EU and Member State policies to safeguard employment and renew growth;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Recalls that there are still very wide disparities between the various EU Member States, with the employment rate for women varying between 48.6 % and 77.2 %, and that the contrasts in these situations call for tailor-made responses; emphasises moreover the need to have reliable common indicators
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Recalls that even before the economic crisis, women were in the majority in temporary or part-time posts and that the crisis has reinforced this trend; this was particularly the case in countries of the European South;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Recalls that cuts in public budgets will have the effect of increasing gender inequalities
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Welcomes the proposal for a directive on a better gender balance in management posts in businesses enabling women to enter higher skilled and better paid jobs;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote vocational- training policies and programmes for women paying particular attention in obtaining new skills in new technologies and IT sector, in order to increase their access and participation in the various business sectors, envisaging specific support measures so women are able to combine their workload, training and family life; recalls the important role played by the European Social Fund in assisting entry into employment through training policies and suggests the Member States and local authorities promote recourse to this fund;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls on the Member States to promote female entrepreneurship, by encouraging and supporting women who set up companies, by facilitating women's access to finance, in particular via microcredits, and by promoting the development of female entrepreneurship and sponsorship networks; investment in women and gender equality, is of great importance in order to ensure economic stability and prevent economic shocks;
source: PE-502.223
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2013/2009(INI) Educational and occupational mobility of women in the EU
2013/01/29
FEMM
4 amendments...
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas gender segregation on the labour market, lack of adequate working conditions, inadequate measures to reconcile family and work life, salary gaps, persistent stereotypes and the risk of gender-based discrimination
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Emphasises the need to increase awareness of the situation of women in the context of the EU's policies on education, integration, migration and employment, and in its social policies, to protect the rights of women, to promote equality and equal opportunities, equal access and career opportunities including the application of the same criteria for selection in matters of employment and to combat all forms of exploitation in the labour market;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Urges the Member States and the Commission to strengthen the EU's policy on fighting direct and indirect discrimination against EU migrant workers and women in particular, hosted by another Member State and the abuse of their rights as a result of their insufficient knowledge of languages and of the laws applicable to their employment in the host Member State;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Member States to provide services for workers who move with a spouse or partner and/or children, such as childcare facilities, pre-schools, schools and medical services, along with free access to public employment services in order to help spouses or partners moving to another Member State to find a job as the upbringing of children requires a sharing of responsibility between men and women and society as a whole;
source: PE-504.182
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2013/2044(INI) Impact of the crisis on access to care for vulnerable groups
2013/04/30
FEMM
3 amendments...
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Recital B B. whereas all people, no matter their gender, ethnic background, religious or cultural beliefs or disabilities, have the right to health protection, independently of their economic and social condition; whereas this right should be realised both through preventive and curative medical care and rehabilitation, and responsibility should lie first and foremost with the Member States through their public health systems;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Urges the Commission and all Member States to set priorities; to close gaps between men and women and to provide their effective access to health services and family planning; to pay also special attention to other vulnerable and disadvantaged groups needing social health protection.
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Urges Member States to ensure appropriate assistance to women during and after pregnancy and lactation, by offering free caring/consultation services when needed and adequate nutrition especially to those running the risk of poverty and social exclusion because of the recent economic crisis;
source: PE-510.609
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2013/2045(INI) Tackling youth unemployment: possible ways out
2013/04/30
FEMM
3 amendments...
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses the importance of promoting measures to balance work and family life and to help mothers to return to the labour market, so that they do not have to give up their careers or take career breaks because of the lack of childcare services in the public and private sector;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to combat gender-segregation both in education and in the labour market so as to combat more specifically young women's unemployment;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Calls on the Member States to develop appropriate policies in full compliance to European and national legislation; to take specific measures including work-focused training and employment programs so as to ensure equal opportunities for both young men and women in gaining actual work experience;
source: PE-510.608
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2013/2073(INI)
2013/05/07
EMPL
5 amendments...
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes that the employment aspects of the Youth Strategy have become ever more pressing given the current crisis
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Stresses that special attention should be paid to vulnerable groups at high risk of social exclusion, including people who are not in education, employment or training (NEETs), and disadvantaged youth in order to encourage their active involvement and participation in society;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Stresses the need to combat early school leaving by encouraging the increase of the percentage of graduates through dialogue between the education sector and public and private employment services, through better links between initial and further vocational training, and through the introduction of dual education systems;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Welcomes the Commission's proposals
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Stresses that European funding can act as an important complement to necessary investments from national budgets; calls on the Member States to exploit the potential of the European Social Fund (ESF) when implementing the Youth Strategy; stresses that resources
source: PE-510.626
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