Activities of Louis MICHEL related to 2016/2060(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Rights of women in the Eastern Partnership States (A8-0365/2016 - Mariya Gabriel) NL
Amendments (4)
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for representation of women at all levels of government and decision- making, if necessary with the use of quotas, and for women’s systematic inclusion in transitional institutions; supports electoral systems that require voters to select both male and female candidates; stresses the importance of women’s equal, full and active participation in the prevention and resolution of conflicts, stresses the need for women's active involvement in initiatives relating to democratisation processes and human rights, and supports empowerment projects aimed at training women to negotiate women-related issues;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for access to education for all children, including secondary, technological and university education, paying particular attention to the education of girlsand training for girls in areas that represent a break with convention;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the necessity for women to be able to participate actively in trade unions, and highlights the need to overcome legal and practical discriminatory barriers for women in the work environment in order to achieve equal pay for equal work;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Eastern Partnership States to ratify the Istanbul Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, and calls on the authorities to put in place national strategies to combat and punish violence against women;