19 Amendments of Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS related to 2021/2003(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the EU Gender Action Plan III (GAP III) and its ambitious and comprehensive objectives, and insists on its full implementation, policy coherence and institutional capacity across all areas of EU external action and the institutional structures of the Commission and the European External Action Service (EEAS); including EU Delegations and Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) missions;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Calls on the Commission and the EEAS to strengthen the synergies with the EU Strategic Approach to Women, Peace and Security and its Action Plan (2019- 2024), the EU Gender Equality Strategy (2020-2025), the LGBTIQ Equality Strategy (2020-2025), the EU Anti-racism Action Plan 2020-2025, the EU Roma Strategic Framework for equality, inclusion and participation and the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy 2020-2024;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Calls on the Commission and EEAS to strengthened synergies with the United Nations, partner countries and other international stakeholders, to jointly advance and successfully reach international targets related to gender equality in the 2030 Agenda, the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and their review conferences, the UNSCR 1325 on Women, Peace and Security and its follow-up resolutions, as well as the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Stresses the important role of member states in achieving the objectives of GAP III; encourages EU Member States to align their policies and programmes in coherence with the objectives of the European Union and to increase their actions in the fight against gender-based violence through, inter alia, the establishment of focal points for gender-based violence within their consular services;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Calls on the Member States and the Commission for continuous actions to eliminate gender-based violence, committing to a widespread ratification and implementation of the Istanbul Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Welcomes the inclusion of sexual and gender-based violence within the criteria for the imposition of sanctions in the framework of the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime (EU Magnitsky Act); reiterates its call to the Council and the European Council to move towards qualified majority voting, by activating the passerelle clause regarding sanctions and human rights;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights the need to tackle the shrinking space for civil society and to closely consult in all the stages of the joint programming and implementation, with organisations fighting, in particular, for the rights of women, girls and marginalised groups; stresses the need to support women human rights defenders and peace builders in the EU external action;
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Points out the need to increase the monitoring and accountability of EU action, especially with regards to the human rights, democracy and gender nexus; requests the EEAS and the Commission to include a specific update on the actions carried out to mainstreaming gender equality in the country reports of its Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy;
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Calls on the EU to recognize women's leadership in the fight against climate change, and to promote their participation both at European level and in international fora, while increasing synergies with the external dimension of the EU Green Deal; encourages the EEAS and the Commission to ensure that a gender perspective is included in political dialogues and partnerships with third countries on disaster risk reduction, natural resources management and climate adaptation and mitigation;
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the integration of the Women, Peace and Security framework in GAP III; insists on the inclusion of women and marginalised groups in conflict resolution and peace negotiations, across all tracks; is strongly concerned over women rights situation in Afghanistan after the withdrawal of the NATO troops and urges the Member States and the Commission to closely monitor situation and further support the empowerment of women as a key condition for continuous financial support to the country;
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the integration of the Women, Peace and Security framework in GAP III; insists on the inclusion of women and marginalised groups in conflict resolution and peace negotiations, across all tracks; encourages the EU and its Member States to make substantial political and financial support for peace processes conditional on the meaningful participation of women as negotiators, mediators as well as on the inclusion of women and girl's rights;
Amendment 99 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the introduction of country-level implementation plans; calls on the Commission and the EEAS to take full ownership of gender-sensitive country reporting and gender mainstreaming, by, among others, enhancing the role of gender focal persons (GFP) within EU Delegations to implement GAP III through adequate time and resources assigned to this position;
Amendment 101 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Amendment 111 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Expects specific and measurable baselines and targets to be added to the joint staff working document on the objectives and indicators to frame the implementation of the GAP III (SWD(2020)0284), as well as road maps and timelines for all objectives, and sanctions in case of non-fulfilment; notes that indicators based on the percentage of trainings on GEWE and GAP III, WPS, Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) and Sexual Harassment (SH) are not sufficient to determine the achievement of targets in this area; calls for the number of complaints on sexual abuse and harassment to be taken into account in the evaluation of compliance and reiterates the need to strengthen complaint mechanisms and to further protect victims and whistle-blowers.
Amendment 118 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Underlines that sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) is a weapon of war, and that women are disproportionately affected by conflict related sexual violence and other human rights violations with impunity, including higher risk of trafficking; Recalls that the Rome Statute provides a permanent legal framework to extensively address SGBV as a crime against humanity and therefore, calls on the EU to actively support the independent and essential activity of the International Criminal Court both politically and financially;
Amendment 121 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Stresses the need for the European Union to support women leaders in political institutions, including parliament, political parties and Election Management Bodies, therefore promoting working opportunities for women at all governmental levels; calls on the EU to encourage and retain women leaders, and highlight the constructive contribution women leaders make to decision-making as well as increasing role models;
Amendment 122 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8 c. Stresses the enormous gender dimension of the crime of trafficking; considers international cooperation to be a fundamental condition for the success of any response to human trafficking; calls for further integration of the fight against trafficking in women and girls into the objectives of GAP III and for increased synergies with the EU Strategy on Combatting Trafficking in Human Beings (2021-2025); Calls on the Commission to deepening partnerships with third countries, regional and international organisations in order to step up cooperation and enhance criminal intelligence, information sharing and facilitate international judicial cooperation; Calls on the EEAS to play a key role on the fight against trafficking of women and children through political dialogue and by making full use of its external tools; underlines the potential for international cooperation in training for law enforcement, immigration and other relevant officials in the prevention of trafficking in persons with a human rights, child- and gender-sensitive approach, which should encourage cooperation with non-governmental organizations and civil society;
Amendment 125 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 d (new)
Paragraph 8 d (new)
8 d. Stresses the important role of parliamentary diplomacy in advancing gender equality, promoting women's political participation and empowerment and breaking gender stereotypes; calls on the EU and its Member States to further involve the European Parliament and national parliaments in their gender strategies in external action;
Amendment 127 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 e (new)
Paragraph 8 e (new)
8 e. Notes the need for greater coordination between the European institutions, the External Action Service and the Member States in reporting on the implementation of GAP III; stresses that, for a proper monitoring of implementation, reporting must adopt a strong and solid impact-oriented approach;