Activities of Marijana PETIR related to 2016/0062(NLE)
Plenary speeches (1)
EU accession to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (debate) HR
Amendments (17)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
– having regard to Article 2 to the Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights,
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
– having regard to Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU),
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 b (new)
Citation 4 b (new)
– having regard to the Statute of Rome of the International Criminal Court,
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 22
Citation 22
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas gender equality between men and women is a core value of the EU; whereas the right to equal treatment and non- discrimination is a fundamental right enshrined in the Treaties and should apply in legislation, practice, case law and daily life;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the Istanbul Convention is a mixed agreement that allows for EU accession in parallel with the accession of the Member StatesEU accession to the Istanbul Convention would mean that it would be binding for all Member States, including those who decided not to ratify it;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas allonly 14 Member States have signratified the Istanbul Conventio1n, but only 14 have ratified it; whereas the EU’s accession to the Convention does not exonerate Member States from national ratification;
Amendment 176 #
J. whereas the ratificatEU accession tof the Istanbul Convention is meaningless without proper enforcement and adequate financial and human resources;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomDeplores the fact that on 4 March 2016 the Commission proposed the EU’s accession to the Istanbul Convention –, the first legally binding instrument on preventing and combating violence against women at international levelreby ignoring the lack of consensus on this issue between the Member States;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the Istanbul Convention follows a holistic approach byEU legislation is addressing the issue of violence against women and girls and gender-based violence from a wide range of perspectives, such as the prevention of violence, the fight against discrimination, criminal law measures to combat impunity, victim protection and support, the protection of children, the protection of women asylum seekers and refugees, and better data collection;
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point c
Paragraph 5 – point c
(c) To ask the Commission to initiate without delay a constructive dialogue with the Council and Member States, in cooperation with the Council of Europe, to address reservations by Member States and clarify interpretations of the Convention, in particular on the definition of article 3, points (c) and (d) having in mind general remarks made by the Council of Europe Human Rights Commissionerin compliance with the Article 7 point 3 of the Statute of Rome of the International Crime Tribunal;
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point g a (new)
Paragraph 5 – point g a (new)
(ga) ensure that the State in exercising of any functions which it assumes in relation to education and to teaching, respects the right of parents as primary educators of their children in the way to ensure such education and teaching in conformity with their own religious and philosophical convictions;
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point g b (new)
Paragraph 5 – point g b (new)
(gb) ensure rights of the ethos-based schools and institutions or religious schools in exercising educational programmes;
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point g c (new)
Paragraph 5 – point g c (new)
(gc) ensure rights of professionals obliged by law to keep confidential data;
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point g d (new)
Paragraph 5 – point g d (new)
(gd) designate the jurisdiction to issue relevant legal opinions and interpretations of the law regarding the provisions of the Istanbul Convention to the Court of Justice of the European Union;
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to submit a legal act to support Member States in the prevention and suppression of all forms of violence against women and girls and of gender-based violence;
Amendment 313 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Council to activate the passerelle clause by adopting a unanimous decision to identify violence against women and girls (and other forms of gender-based violence) as an area of crime under Article 83(1) TFEU;