Activities of Emine BOZKURT related to 2012/2870(RSP)
Plenary speeches (1)
2012 progress report on Turkey (debate)
Amendments (15)
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15
Citation 15
– having regard to the fact that Turkey has still not fully implemented, for the seventh consecutive year, the provisions stemming from the provisions of the Additional Protocol to the EC- Turkey Association Agreement and the Additional Protocol theretoat the European Union has still not taken all the necessary steps towards lifting the isolation of the Turkish Cypriots as stipulated in the EU Council Conclusions of 26 April 2004, although Turkish Cypriots have expressed several times their clear desire to be a part of the Union,
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3a (new)
Paragraph 3a (new)
3a. Stresses the urgent need to adopt the Draft Law on Foreigners and International Protection, the adoption of which is delayed; and is concerned about the situation of access to international protection at land borders and airline transit areas;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3b (new)
Paragraph 3b (new)
3b. Calls on the Commission to take all necessary measures to ensure that the social security rights of Turkish workers in the EU are not further hampered by Member States based on the Council decision of 6 December 2012, until the negotiations with Turkey on a new possible text to replace the EU-Turkey Association Council Decision 3/80 are finalized, since both the EU and the Turkish side have to agree on a common text, for it to be legally binding;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the need for progress in implementing the 2010 constitutional amendments, in particular the adoption of laws on the protection of personal data and military justice and of laws introducing affirmative action measures in order to contribute to realizing gender equality;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Fully supports the Commission's new approach to open the chapters on the judiciary and fundamental rights and on justice and home affairs early on in the negotiation process and to close them as the very last ones; stresses that official benchmarks would provide a clear roadmap and would give a boost to the reform process; calls therefore on the Council for renewed efforts for the opening of Chapters 23 and 24 and calls on the Commission to submit the screening reports of these Chapters;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the law setting up the Turkish National Human Rights Institution (TNHRI); calls for its implementation without delay to promote and monitor the effective implementation of international human rights standards; stresses the importance of using all EU instruments available in the field of the promotion of human rights to actively support the setting-up and the well functioning of the TNHRI and the empowerment of civil society organisations; welcomes the implementation of the right to individual application to the Constitutional Court as of September 2012;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Welcomes the Law on the protection of family and prevention of violence against women; commends the National Action Plan to combat Violence against Women (2012-2015) and stresses the need to enforce it effectively nationwide; is deeply concerned about the fact that, despite the efforts, violence against women is still observed regularly, and that women are often murdered after they have asked for help from authorities against ongoing or possible acts of violence; asks therefore for those who fail to protect and assist victims to be identified and prosecuted; calls on the Ministry for Family and Social Policies to continue its efforts to increase the number and quality of shelters for women and minors in danger; stresses the importance to provide women who have been victims of violence with concrete alternatives and self-sustainment prospects; urges Turkey to continue to step up its preventive efforts at all levels in the fight against ‘honour killings’, domestic violence and the phenomenon of forced marriages and child brides; notes that Turkey's 2023 employment target for women is 35%, while the EU 2020 Strategy target is to achieve 75% women's employment; calls on Turkey to increase their target for women employment parallel to the EU Strategy and vigorously work on achieving it; calls on the Ministry to continue to actively promote women's participation in the labour market, which remains low, in politics and at senior level in the administration and the private sector, if necessary by foreseeing reserved quotas;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16a (new)
Paragraph 16a (new)
16a. Is concerned about the frequent attacks on transgender persons and the lack of protection from violence provided for LGBT persons; calls on the Turkish authorities to take all necessary measures to ensure the social inclusion and the integration into the labour market of LGBT persons as well as their right to housing;
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16b (new)
Paragraph 16b (new)
16b. Underlines the need for a hate crimes legislation which will include heavier sentences for crimes motivated by racism, xenophobia, religious intolerance, the victim's mental or physical disability, health situation, ethnicity, belief, age, political views, sexual orientation or gender identity;
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Is concerned about the disproportionally high poverty rate among children, particularly in rural areas; stresses the need for a comprehensive strategy to combat child poverty and labour and promote access to education; stresses that child labour, especially in seasonal agricultural work, should be eradicated by inventorying and amending the loopholes in the legal system, by establishing necessary mechanisms for implementation and monitoring, by taking measures which will involve the land owners who employ seasonal workers, parents, private sector purchasing the product, as well as by making a priority the solving of the unemployment problem in the regions where the seasonal workers are coming from; welcomes the establishment of an Ombudsperson for children's rights and the adoption of Turkey's first strategy on the rights of the child; is concerned that the number of active juvenile justice courts has decreased and urges Turkey to provide alternatives to detention for minors; recalls the importance of independent monitoring and protection mechanisms to protect rights and prevent abuse;
Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21a (new)
Paragraph 21a (new)
21a. Reminds Turkey that tens of thousands of EU citizens and residents who have been victimized by the fraud committed by the so-called ´Green-Funds´ still await redress and calls on the authorities to take all necessary measures in order to accelerate the process;
Amendment 309 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Expresses once again its strong support to the reunification of Cyprus, based on a fair and viable settlement with agreed UN parameters of bi-zonality, bi-communality and political equality for both communities; underlines the urgency of an agreement between the two communities on how to proceed with the substantive settlement negotiations and stresses the importance of setting up a timeframe, so that the negotiating process, under the auspices of the UN Secretary-General, can soon regain momentum at leaders' level; recalls that Turkey has expressed its readiness to withdraw forces upon a comprehensive settlement in Cyprus as also stipulated in the 2004 Annan Plan; calls on Turkey to begin withdrawing its forces from Cyprus and transfer Famagusta to the UN in accordance with UNSC Resolution 550 (1984); calls, in parallel, on the Republic of Cyprus to open the port of Famagusta under EU customs supervision in order to promote a positive climate for the successful solution of the ongoing reunification negotiations and allow Turkish Cypriots to trade directly in a legal manner that is acceptable to all;
Amendment 333 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Encourages Turkey toand all other sides to further intensify itstheir support for the Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus;
Amendment 371 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Deplores Turkey's refusal to fulfil its obligation of full, non-discriminatory implementation of the Additional Protocol to the EC-Turkey Association Agreement towards all Member States; recalls that this refusal continues to deeply affect the process of negotiations; calls on the European Institutions to take all necessary measures to allow direct trade between the EU and the Northern part of Cyprus as well as to facilitate the free movement of the Turkish Cypriot community in order to lift the isolation of the Turkish Cypriot Community in accordance with the Conclusions of the EU General Affairs Council Meeting of 26 April 2004;
Amendment 412 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29a (new)
Paragraph 29a (new)
29a. Stresses the importance of the opening of Chapter 19 of the accession negotiations on social policy and employment and calls on Turkey to ensure that full trade union rights are respected in line with the EU and ILO standards, especially concerning the right to organize, the right to strike and the right to bargain collectively, together with a gender mainstreaming approach;