4 Amendments of Jo LEINEN related to 2015/2040(INI)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas equality between women and men must be ensured in all areas, including employment; whereas this requirement must be reflected in the composition of the European Commission; whereas despite repeated requests from Jean-Claude Juncker in 2014 the governments proposed a far greater number of male rather than female candidates; whereas the women who were proposed primarily come from Member States with smaller populations and the larger Member States largely ignored this requirement; whereas the only fair solution is to ask each Member State to propose two candidates, one male and one female, so that the President- designate is able to propose a high quality College with an equal number of men and women;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Recalls that article 3.3 of the TEU states that "The Union shall promote equality between women and men" and that article 23 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union states that "Equality between women and men must be ensured in all areas, including employment, work and pay";
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that it would be useful to set a deadline by which all Member States have to put forward atheir candidates, one male and one female, so as to leave adequate time for the Commission President-elect to allocate portfolios and for Parliament to conduct its hearings and evaluations, and asks its President to enter into discussion with the other institutions with a view to achieving this objective;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Further considers that it would be desirable forthe time has come to ask each Member State to put forward at least two candidates – one male and one female – for consideration by the Commission President-elect;