Activities of Marie-Christine ARNAUTU related to 2016/2012(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION Report on the application of Council Directive 2004/113/EC implementing the principle of equal treatment between men and women in the access to and supply of goods and services
Amendments (7)
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights the key role that equality bodies play in ensuring the enforcement of citizens’ legal rights, and calls on the Commission to assist in safeguarding the independence and effectiveness of these bodies; regrets the ballooning of the regulatory framework resulting from the ideological demands of various supposedly feminist groups and associations which, on the pretext of fighting for equality between men and women and combating discrimination, are in fact seeking to disrupt the social order and the family unit; considers that the principle of male-female equality in law should not run counter to the idea of the complementarity of men and women in society; calls on the Member States and the European bodies to end the phenomenon of the multiplication of subjective laws in the area of individual and family legislation;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Encourages national authorities at all levels to raise awareness of rights and obligations under the directive, and encourages the Member States to equip their national equality bodies with sufficient resources to provide information on remedy proceedings and on the range of consultation services available to assist in national compliance with the directiveCalls on the Commission to demonstrate the necessary flexibility when applying this directive and to respect the customs of the Member States;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that while providing baby changing facilities in all public toilets would help promote inclusive transport and tourismtoilets on public transport and in tourist areas is a welcome initiative, such decisions are the responsibility of the competent local and national authorities;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. ExpresseIs seriously concerned that cases of violence and sexual harassment, mostly targeting women, often occur on public transport, but and are also reported in the context of the sharing economy, and; deplores the fact that operators have been obliged to introduce women-only carriages on account of this fact; underlines the need for a proper definition of liability for such acts.
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. calls on the Member States to take all necessary steps to secure public transport and impose stiffer penalties on the perpetrators of violence and sexual harassment; notes that in several Member States this deplorable situation is a result of the lax approach taken by the judiciary and a lack of police officers; insists furthermore that the political authorities finally get the measure of the cultural problems arising from relations between men and women, problems that are closely related to mass immigration policies and are particularly visible in the area of public transport.
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the competent national authorities to ban women-only sessions at public swimming pools that are established in response to community and religious demands;