Activities of Angelika MLINAR related to 2016/2012(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
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 PDF (363 KB) DOC (82 KB)
Amendments (15)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6
Citation 6
– having regard to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention), and its Article 3 defining “gender” as “the socially constructed roles, behaviours, activities and attributes that a given society considers appropriate for women and men”,
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
– having regard to the EU Fundamental Rights Agency’s LGBTI survey (2014),
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
– having regard to the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council configuration’s decision in 2004 to extend the application of the Directive 2004/113/EC to also cover gender reassignment discrimination (Doc No. 13369/04 of 27 October 2004, p.7),
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
– having regard to the Commission Proposal 2008/0426 for a Council Directive on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation and the Parliament’s position,
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the Equal Treatment Directive proposed in 2008 would extend protection from discrimination on the grounds of religion or belief, age, disability and sexual orientation beyond the labour market to social protection, including social security and healthcare, social advantages, education, and access to and supply of goods and services; whereas the Council so far has not adopted its position on this Directive;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas all Member States have established equality bodies, but their effectiveness in fulfilling designated goals variesvaries greatly depending on their level of independence and their competences and resources; whereas such bodies should be adequately supported and strengthened in the performance of their tasks, with regard to the promotion, monitoring and support of equal treatment in an independent and effective manner;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the crucial role of the Member States in implementing EU legislation and policies at national level and strongly recommends support from regional and local authorities, as well as cooperation with civil society, to eliminate discrimination in all areas of life;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Is concerned that, to date, 13 Member States have chosen to not introduce explicit legal provisions protecting trans people against discrimination in access to goods and services, contributing to legal uncertainty amidst high discrimination rates;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that while the prohibition of harassment, including sexual and gender- based harassment, is embedded in national legislation, women continue to experience forms of abuse on means of transport on a systematic and frequent basis and there is a persisting need to enhance preventive measures against harassment, including raising awareness among the service providers;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Reiterates its call on the Council to consider all possible avenues to ensure that the proposed Equal Treatment Directive is adopted without further delay, thereby guaranteeing comprehensive protection against discrimination on the grounds of sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age and sexual orientation on an equal footing;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Points out that equality bodies play a crucial role in monitoring and ensuring that the rights derived from the Directive are fully exercised at national level; calls on the Member States to guarantee sufficient competences, adequate resources and personnel and independence for equality bodies to fulfil their principal tasks, which include independent assistance to victims of discrimination in pursuing their complaints, conducting independent surveys concerning discrimination and publishing independent reports and recommendations;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Points out that access to justice for victims of discrimination could be improved by giving independent equality bodies the competences to provide assistance, including free legal aid, as well as the right to represent individuals in cases of alleged discrimination;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Calls on the Commission to closely monitor the effectiveness of national complaint bodies and procedures in the context of the implementation of the Directive and to ensure that transparent and effective complaint mechanisms, including dissuasive sanctions, are in place;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls upon the Commission to include gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics in any future proposal for a recast, and until then, to comprehensively monitor discrimination on these grounds in its future reports on the implementation of the directive and to issue specific guidance supporting inclusive transposition of the directive;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Calls on the Member States to improve comprehensive, comparable specific data collection concerning harassment and sexual harassment in the area of equal access to goods and services, to differentiate on the grounds of discrimination and to ensure close cooperation between justice, police and equality bodies;