Activities of Joanna SCHEURING-WIELGUS
Plenary speeches (6)
The deteriorating situation of women in Afghanistan due to the recent adoption of the law on the “Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice”
Need to fight the systemic problem of gender-based violence in Europe (debate)
Facing fake news, populism and disinformation in the EU - the importance of public broadcasting, media pluralism and independent journalism (debate)
Facing fake news, populism and disinformation in the EU - the importance of public broadcasting, media pluralism and independent journalism (debate)
Ensuring sustainable, decent and affordable housing in Europe - encouraging investment, private property and public housing programmes (debate)
Findings of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on Poland's abortion law (debate)
Institutional motions (1)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the devastating floods in central and eastern Europe, the loss of lives and the EU’s preparedness to act on such disasters exacerbated by climate change
Written questions (2)
Fund for the protection and development of the frontier regions of countries bordering Ukraine, Belarus and Russia
The crisis surrounding Beko Europe and worker protection
Amendments (10)
Amendment 30 #
2024/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the UN General Assembly has raised the alarm about the active resistance to achievements and advances in gender equality and the growing transnational backlash against women’s rights; whereas there is a clear and urgent need to reaffirm, safeguard and develop substantive equality and the human rights of women and girls4 ; ; _________________ 4 UN General Assembly, Escalating backlash against gender equality and urgency of reaffirming substantive equality and the human rights of women and girls: Report of the Working Group on discrimination against women and girls, 15 May 2024, https://documents.un.org/doc/undoc/gen/g2 4/073/47/pdf/g2407347.pdf.
Amendment 42 #
2024/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a
Paragraph 1 – point a
(a) confirm its full commitment to the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and to the range of actions for women’s human rights of all women and gender equality outlined therein; confirm its commitment to women’s human rights of all women, through gender mainstreaming in all policy areas and cycles, to the implementation of specific and targeted actions for women’s human rights of all women and gender equality, and to ensuring proper gender budgeting;
Amendment 53 #
2024/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c
Paragraph 1 – point c
(c) ensure the full involvement of Parliament and its Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality in the decision-making process on the EU’s position at the 69th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (10- 25 March 2025); ensure that Parliament has adequate and timely information and access to the EU’s position document ahead of the negotiations; ensure the timely communication of the Parliament's position to the EU negotiating team; and further improve interinstitutional cooperation and informal consultation, including prior to and during negotiations, so that Parliament’s priorities are properly incorporated;
Amendment 69 #
2024/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f
Paragraph 1 – point f
(f) reiterate that the EU has an important role to play in achieving a gender-equal world through leading by example and supporting partner countries in addressing gender discrimination; ensure that the EU leads by example by urging the remaining five Member Statesurges the remaining five Member States, namely Bulgaria, Czechia, Hungary, Lithuania and Slovakia, that have still not ratified and implemented the Istanbul Convention to do so in the shortest possible timeframe;
Amendment 77 #
2024/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g
Paragraph 1 – point g
(g) press for equal opportunities for all in all areas of life, to allow women in all their diversity to fulfil their potential, notably in decision-making, whether political, economic, financial, academic or cultural, this also being essential for good governance and policymaking; within this context, express opposition to semioticall physical and verbal violence against women in politics, online and offline, which sustains and reinforces negative stereotypes about women and discourages young women from entering politics and the public sphere;
Amendment 106 #
2024/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l
Paragraph 1 – point l
(l) take the lead in the global fight against the backlash against gender equality and women’s rights; emphasise that anti-gender movements are not only attacking women's rights and gender equality but also the foundations of democracy and rule of law; acknowledge that anti-gender movements go hand in hand with anti-democratic movements and are often financed from abroad;
Amendment 140 #
2024/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point p
Paragraph 1 – point p
(p) devise, fund and implement policies that reduce the role of gender as a factor in poverty both within and, through external action, outside of the EU, taking due note of intersectional factors, including age, care responsibilities, disability, race and sexuality identity and orientation;
Amendment 151 #
2024/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q
Paragraph 1 – point q
(q) address the systemic and root causes of women’s poverty and empower women and girls in all their diversity through education, training, lifelong- learning, non-discriminatory labour opportunities, access to social services, balancing unpaid care and social responsibilities through legislative initiatives, combating harmful gender stereotyping, patriarchal systems and toxic masculinity and promoting women as role models;
Amendment 187 #
2024/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point t
Paragraph 1 – point t
(t) ensure that women in all their diversity have access to health services, including for sexual rights and reproductive health, including age- appropriate sexuality and relationship education, affordable contraception, safe and legal abortion, maternal healthcare and care- based health services;
Amendment 207 #
2024/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point v a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point v a (new)
(v a) establish a Council Configuration on Gender Equality and Equality, to create a formal forum for the ministers responsible for the matters of equality to foster cooperation, coordinate policies and exchange best practices among Member States;