Activities of Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – indent 3 a (new)

- the lack of financial support for services and the lack of coordination between support services;

2018/03/09
Committee: LIBE FEMM

2016/2328(INI)

Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Angelika MLINAR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Highlights the importance of conducting the first contact with the victim properly, especially in the case of victims of gender-based violence; notes, however, that some ~~victims of gender-based violence~~of the most vulnerable victims – such as minors and uneducated, disabled or elderly victims, as well as (for language reasons) migrant workers and victims of human trafficking – may have difficulties in understanding the information that is communicated to them and, as a result, their right to information stipulated in Article 4 of the directive will not be fully exercised;

2018/03/09
Committee: LIBE FEMM

2016/2328(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Notes that Article 4 on the Right to receive specific information in simple and accessible language without unnecessary delay from the first contact with a competent authority is one of the strengths of the Directive, as it helps to enable victims to exercise their rights to available support and protection as set out in the Directive;

2018/03/09
Committee: LIBE FEMM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Recalls that one of the most important objectives of the Victims’ Rights Directive wais to improve the position of victims of crime across the EU and to place the victim at the centre of the criminal justice system;

2018/03/09
Committee: LIBE FEMM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls on the Member States to pay particular attention to the individual assessment of ~~minors~~children and of child victims of human trafficking, child sexual abuse and exploitation; recalls that child victims shall be always considered to have specific protection needs due to their vulnerability as foreseen in art.22 par 4 of the Directive;

2018/03/09
Committee: LIBE FEMM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide training programmes and guidelines for law practitioners, police officers, prosecutors and judges to ensuring that they are better able to execute individual assessments without delay once a crime has taken place, to avoid further victimisation or secondary victimisation experienced by victims of crime and to empower victims, as a means of reducing post-traumatic stress; recalls that particular attention should be given to training professionals dealing with victims of child-related crimes, especially in cases of sexual abuse and sexual exploitation; stresses that such training should also be included in education programmes and that compulsory training should be available, on a regular basis, to all professionals involved in dealing with victims of crime, in order to develop a victim-oriented mind- set;

2018/03/09
Committee: LIBE FEMM

2016/2328(INI)

Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Angelika MLINAR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Calls on the Member States to ensure they comply with all obligations on training for police officers and to include in their training how to conduct the individual assessment of victims in a timely manner while ensuring its efficient and flawless implementation

2018/03/09
Committee: LIBE FEMM

2016/2328(INI)

Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Angelika MLINAR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Calls on Member States to provide training to a wide range of healthcare professionals including general practitioners, doctors specialized in emergency assistance, nurses, medical assistants, clinical social workers and reception staff with a view to providing an effective response to the victim, particularly in relation to gender-based violence ; recommends placing a duty on medical staff in hospitals to report suspected crimes to the police and provide victims with information on their rights and access to support;

2018/03/09
Committee: LIBE FEMM

2016/2328(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Reminds the Member States of the requirement to provide translation and interpretation services free of charge, noting that lack of information in other languages may constitutes an obstacle for the effective protection of the victim and a form of discrimination against the victim;

2018/03/09
Committee: LIBE FEMM

2016/2328(INI)

Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Angelika MLINAR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Urges the Commission and the Member States to engage actively in information campaigns to ~~increase~~raise general public awareness ~~about~~of the rights of victims, and to step up efforts to raise awareness of its strategic value via the media, as established by EU law;

2018/03/09
Committee: LIBE FEMM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Calls on the Member States to exchange best practices on establishing mechanisms to encourage and facilitate for victims to report the crimes they have suffered; Calls on the Member States to step up specific measures to protect more effectively child victims of child sexual abuse by also improving the role of national helplines, given that self- reporting of children is limited;

2018/03/09
Committee: LIBE FEMM

2016/2328(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Calls on Member States to establish specific measures in the case of a mass casualty attack to enable large numbers of victims to participate in criminal proceedings;

2018/03/09
Committee: LIBE FEMM

2016/2328(INI)

Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Angelika MLINAR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Stresses the need to improve information mechanisms in Member States to ensure that victims are not only aware of their rights, but that they know where to go for help in exercising them;

2018/03/09
Committee: LIBE FEMM

2016/2328(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls on the Commission to counteract the judicial and practical flaws in the implementation of this directive by a proper interplay of the various EU victim- protection instruments, such as Directive 2011/99/EU of 31 December 2011 on the European Protection Order, Directive 2011/36/ EU of 5 April 2011 on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims, Directive 2011/93/EU of 13 December 2011 on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography, and Directive 2014/42/EU of 3 April 2014 on the freezing and confiscation of instrumentalities and proceeds of crime; calls on the Member States to implement these important instruments, including the Istanbul Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and girls, with coherence in order to ensure that victims in Europe fully enjoy their rights;

2018/03/09
Committee: LIBE FEMM

2016/2328(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Calls on the Member States to put in place measures to ensure that written and oral communications comply with simple language standards taking in consideration vulnerable groups such as children and people with disabilities, so that victims can be kept informed in an adequate and targeted manner before, during and after criminal proceedings;

2018/03/09
Committee: LIBE FEMM

2016/2328(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Calls on Member States to ensure that where the exercise of rights is bound by time limitation periods, delays resulting from translation and interpretation difficulties shall betaken into account;

2018/03/09
Committee: LIBE FEMM

Bodil VALERO, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Louis MICHEL, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Barbara SPINELLI

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)

1a. Calls for Member States to implement Directive 2011/36/EC, as well as all relevant legal frameworks on THB, without any delay; urges the Commission to take legal actions against neglecting Member States;

2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE

2015/2340(INI)

Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Monika HOHLMEIER, Barbara MATERA, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Insists on the ~~need for the EU~~Member States to enhance police and judicial cooperation ~~between Member States~~on a European level and with third countries in the investigation and prosecution of trafficking in human beings (THB), in particular via Europol and Eurojust, including information sharing, participation in Joint Investigation Teams and in combating recruitment of people for THB through the internet and other digital means; considers that he announcement that at least 10 000 children went missing over the last months has clearly shown that Member States and European Agencies urgently have to step up their efforts in terms of cross-border cooperation, information exchange and joint investigations and operations in order to be able to tackle trafficking in human beings;

2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE

2015/2340(INI)

Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Monika HOHLMEIER, Barbara MATERA, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Calls upon the European Union and Member States to provide their law enforcement and police agencies with the necessary staff and resources for the agencies to be able to receive information also from families or other sources, to exchange this information with the relevant European and national authorities and to properly treat and analyse this information;

2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE

2015/2340(INI)

Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Monika HOHLMEIER, Barbara MATERA, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Reminds that trafficking children often lead to cases of sexual abuse, forced to prostitution, forced labour or illegal organ harvesting and trafficking in combination with murder of the children; urges the responsible Member States' and European authorities to strengthen cooperation during investigative operations to prevent those crimes in cooperation with each other and with third countries;

2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE

2015/2340(INI)

Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Monika HOHLMEIER, Barbara MATERA, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Urges the Commission and the Member States to ensure that law enforcement personnel, including agencies such as Frontex and Europol, are provided with adequate training into be able to deal with cases of THB, with an emphasis on the special needs of trafficked women, children and other vulnerable groups and on how to provide incentives and adequate protection for victims of THB and for others to report traffickers;

2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE

2015/2340(INI)

Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Monika HOHLMEIER, Barbara MATERA, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls on the EAAS to exchange best practices with third countries, firstly, on training of police authorities and aid workers to understand how to most adequately approach victims, and secondly, on applying the principle of individual assessment of victims to determine their specific needs, help and protection;

2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE

2015/2340(INI)

Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Monika HOHLMEIER, Barbara MATERA, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Stresses that children and disabled people should be considered as vulnerable victims of human trafficking; victims of human trafficking may develop disabilities due to abuse at the hands of their trafficker, while alternatively, an individual who has a disability may be targeted by a trafficker due to that vulnerability;

2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE

2015/2340(INI)

Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Monika HOHLMEIER, Barbara MATERA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on EU and Member State law enforcement agencies to reinforce their capacities as regards financial investigation and prosecution of individuals and criminal networks that profit from THB, for example for terrorist financing and to ‘'follow the money’' as a key strategy in their work; in order to destroy organized crime and terrorist networks at the root;

2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE

2015/2340(INI)

Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Monika HOHLMEIER, Barbara MATERA, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Recalls that sex tourism—that is, the practice of traveling or vacationing for the purpose of having sex—is a billion dollar industry that further encourages the sexual exploitation of women and girls;

2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE

2015/2340(INI)

Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Monika HOHLMEIER, Barbara MATERA, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Highlights that trafficking of human beings fuels organized crime groups that usually participate in many other illegal activities, including drug and weapons trafficking and money laundering while at the same time it burdens public health systems, erodes government authority, encourages widespread corruption, and threatens the security of vulnerable populations;

2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE

2015/2340(INI)

Bodil VALERO, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Louis MICHEL, Barbara SPINELLI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Stresses the importance of the principle of mutual recognition as a fundamental pillar in the proper functioning of the EU; Calls on the Commission and Member States to strengthen the status of victims of trafficking through mutual recognition of judicial and administrative decisions and legislative measures;

2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE

2015/2340(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Underlines that trafficked people are victims of serious crime and should benefit from ~~protection~~assistance and support regardless of their willingness to cooperate with the law enforcement authorities; c~~onsiders it essential that, after conducting a comprehensive risk assessment on the viability of the return of a~~alls on the Member States to issue a residence permit for victims of THB, a residence permit should be granted to those victims and their families whose safety upon return to their country of origin might not be guaranteed; calls on the Commission to review Directive 2004/81/EC, including by raising the minimum validation ccording to Directive 2004/81/EC and fully apply articles 12 to 16 of Directive 2011/36/EU to ensure protection for victims of trafficking in criminal proceedings, including for child victimes of ~~a residence permit~~trafficking and unaccompanied minors; stresses that any return must always be consistent with the principle of non-refoulement;

2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE

2015/2340(INI)

Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Monika HOHLMEIER, Barbara MATERA, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Stresses that victims, often from third countries, rarely understand the culture and language of the country into which they have been trafficked; they therefore experience another layer of psychological stress and frustration;

2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE

2015/2340(INI)

Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Monika HOHLMEIER, Barbara MATERA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – point 1 (new)

5b. Stresses that clients who consume the services provided by the human traffickers are mostly men from all sorts of backgrounds and that in many parts of the world there is little to no perceived stigma to purchasing sexual favours for money as prostitution is viewed as a victimless crime;

2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE

2015/2340(INI)

Bodil VALERO, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Louis MICHEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Denounces the recent disappearance of 10.000 unaccompanied child refugees recently disappeared who, according to Europol, might be now victims of organised trafficking mafias and forced into sex and labour slavery;

2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE

2015/2340(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Member States to ensure that victims of THB and their family members have access to ~~free~~ legal aid and counselling, including in criminal, and civil ~~or migration~~ proceedings; underlines the need for a special and focused THB approach and protection for vulnerable groups such as ~~refugees,~~ people with disabilities and children, including unaccompanied minors from third countries.

2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE

2015/2340(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Calls on the Member States to increase cooperation with third countries to prevent and combat trafficking in Human beings; calls in particular to assist third countries in adopting legislation criminalising THB and combating the culture of impunity;

2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE

2015/2340(INI)

Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Monika HOHLMEIER, Barbara MATERA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Points out that the Union needs a binding and mandatory legislative approach to resettlement, as set out in the Commission's agenda for migration; Points out that humanitarian admission can be used as a complement to resettlement in order to give urgent protection, often on a temporary basis, to the most vulnerable where needed, e.g. unaccompanied minors or refugees with disabilities, or those in need of urgent medical evacuation;

2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE

2015/2340(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Calls on the EU and on the Member States to support international organisations and NGOs in promoting raising awareness and information campaigns to alert potential victims of trafficking in HB in third countries;

2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE

2015/2340(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)

6c. Calls on the EU and the Member States to keep the fight of trafficking in Human beings, which is a serious breach of human rights, as a priority in their external relations and dialogue with third countries;

2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE

2015/2340(INI)

Bodil VALERO, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Barbara SPINELLI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)

6c. Stresses that NGOs and individuals working to protect and help victims of THB should not be held responsible of any crime;

2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE

2015/2340(INI)

Bodil VALERO, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)

6d. Calls for Member States to educate their citizens on THB and victim identification through information campaigns, including raising awareness on the impact and consequences of "sex tourism" and the fact that many of the women and children who serve the sex tourism industry engage in "survival sex";

2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE

2015/2340(INI)

Bodil VALERO, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Louis MICHEL, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)

6e. Calls on the Commission and Member States to take targeted and appropriate prevention measures aimed at reducing the risk of people becoming victims on trafficking, such as education and training, awareness-raising campaigns and research programmes;

2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE

2015/2316(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Warns that the human rights of third- country migrants are systematically violated in the EU, at its borders and in its partner countries; stresses that this happens particularly in detention centres, and that migrants are often victims of deportation, illegal refoulement, and violations of their rights to health and educationCalls on countries of origin, transit and destination to better respect human rights of migrants and refugees; stresses that particular attention should be put in relation to detention centres where individuals, suspected of visa violations, illegal entry or unauthorised arrival and those subject to deportation and removal in detention until a decision is made by immigration authorities to grant a visa and release them into the community, are kept;

2016/03/30
Committee: DEVE

2015/2316(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls on the European Commission and the EEAS to enhance the exchange of good practices with third countries, specifically in providing training to aid workers and police authorities to identify more efficiently the different characteristics, backgrounds and experiences of migrants, in order to better protect and help these migrants in accordance with their needs; particularly attention should be paid to women and girls who are vulnerable, as they are exposed to all kinds of danger directed to them, both in the regions of conflict and in the mass of influx of refugees;

2016/03/30
Committee: DEVE

2015/2316(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. States that human traffickers sell a distorted picture to many refugees; reiterates the importance of combating human trafficking, cutting the money flow and dismantling the networks, as this will have a positive effect on the human rights situation of refugees in third countries intending to flee war and terror;

2016/03/30
Committee: DEVE

2015/2316(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)

2c. Calls on the EEAS to promote the importance of education for children, including for those who are displaced or who are living in refugee camps, as education provides normality to a child’s life, which in consequence provides dignity and restores the human right for a child to have a caring childhood;

2016/03/30
Committee: DEVE

2015/2316(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)

2d. Stresses the need for the European Union to step up its foreign policies in bringing peace and stability in those areas where war and conflict triggers enormous migration flows to the European Union;

2016/03/30
Committee: DEVE

2015/2316(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 e (new)

2e. Reiterates the recent statement by the United Nations’ High Commissioner for Refugees that a large number of migrants are victims of terrorism and of serious violations of human rights, and that therefore these refugees should be treated accordingly;

2016/03/30
Committee: DEVE

2015/2316(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the EU and its Member States to assume their responsibilities with respect to forced migration and human rights violations in third countries, and to address the root causes both of human rights violations in third countries and of forced migraddress the root causes of migration from third countries to Europe; emphasises that those causes are linked to increasing effects of conflicts and wars, human rights violation, lack of good governance and spreading corruption ~~from~~in third countries ~~to Europe~~;

2016/03/30
Committee: DEVE

2015/2316(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Condemns the nega~~Stresses positive effects of activities by EUsocially responsible multinationals and of EU sustainable trade policies in third countries, such as general impoverishment and the systematic violation of human rights through the exploitation of these countries’ human and natural resources; calls on the Commission to urgently present and implement a legally binding inteconomic growth, stimulated investment and developing productive capacity, with a positive effect on employment;; calls on the Commission to promote CSR in order to enable companies opernati~~onal instrument on business activities in third~~ng in developing countries to countri~~es and human rights~~bute to social welfare;

2016/03/30
Committee: DEVE

2015/2316(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Condemns the use of development funds to finance migration policies, and rejects any instrumentalisation of development cooperation agreements aimed at imposing migration, trade and economic policies in third countries and interfering in their internal affairs and economic planningStresses that development funds must not finance migration- related policies;

2016/03/30
Committee: DEVE

2015/2316(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

~~6. Calls on the EU to put an urgent end to any form of migration agreement with third countries in which governments violate human rights;~~deleted

2016/03/30
Committee: DEVE

2015/2316(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses th~~e link between military interventions by EU Member States in third countries and the increase in human rights violations and forced migration; calls~~at expenditure related to security is particularly relevant in the current efforts to comprehensively address the security-development nexus and deliver on Goal 16 onf the ~~Commission to present and implement a legally binding regulation that forbids any arms trade with countries in conflict or in which human rights are violated~~2030 Development Agenda; believes that promoting peace, security and justice in developing countries is of paramount importance in order to address the root causes of poverty; however, emphasises that such funding which does not constitute ODA must come from other instruments than from the Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI) or the European Development Fund (EDF);

2016/03/30
Committee: DEVE

2015/2316(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Calls for ~~the cancellation of the external debt of impoverished countries, as such debt makes it impossible for their governments to~~debt relief of impoverished countries, in order to help them develop public policies that guarantee respect for human rights.;

2016/03/30
Committee: DEVE

2015/2229(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Deplores the breaches of human rights by third countries of the use of government-imposed limits to children by means of a two-child policy per family or when payments of government subsidies is only destined to the first child;

2015/10/23
Committee: FEMM

2015/2229(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Expresses its deep concern about possible human rights violations of women and girls in refugee camps in the Middle East and Africa, including reported cases of sexual violence and unequal treatment of women and girls; asks the EEAS to push for stricter rules and good practices in third countries in order to undermine inequality of refugees in spite of their gender;

2015/10/23
Committee: FEMM

2015/2229(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Stresses the need for an exchange of good practices by the EEAS to combat the deploring amount of impunity and the lack of access to justice for victims of crimes related to sexual violence; condemns firmly the lack of access to justice for women in third countries, specifically when they are victims of gender-based violence;

2015/10/23
Committee: FEMM

2015/2229(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Stresses the need for a continuity of education for girls in refugee camps, in conflict areas and in areas that are being affected by extreme poverty and environmental extremities such as drought and floods;

2015/10/23
Committee: FEMM

2015/2229(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Barbara MATERA, Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS, Mariya GABRIEL, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Regrets that all too often women are being discriminated for not providing them easy access to financial resources such as loans by banks, when compared to men; underlines that women empowerment in the entrepreneurial realm has been proven to be a vital factor in boosting the economy and, in the long term, combatting poverty;

2015/10/23
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8

– having regard to the 1989 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, and the European Parliament Resolution of 27 November 2014 on the 25th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child;

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Barbara MATERA, Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS, Mariya GABRIEL, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas THB takes many different forms across many legal and illegal activities, including, but not limited to, agriculture, food processing, prostitution, sexual exploitation of children online, domestic work, manufacturing, care, cleaning, other types of forced labour (particularly in the service industries), forced begging, forced criminality, forced marriage, illegal adoptions and the trade in human organs;

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Barbara MATERA, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ, Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS, Mariya GABRIEL, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas particular attention should be given to children, unaccompanied minors and migrant women as they face multiple risks;

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Barbara MATERA, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ, Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT

Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)

Ia. whereas 70% of victims of trafficking and 70% of suspects traffickers in the EU are EU-nationals, according to the 2016 Report of Europol on trafficking in human beings in the EU;

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Barbara MATERA, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ, Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS, Mariya GABRIEL, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas a majority of the registered victims are women and girls trafficked for the purposes of sexual exploitation, together comprising up to 95 % of the victims trafficked for sexual exploitation12 ; whereas trafficking is a form of violence against women and girls; __________________ 12 Idem, Eurostat report.

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Barbara MATERA, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ, Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS, Mariya GABRIEL, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

K. whereas there is a clear distinction between THB and human smuggling, but ~~undocumented~~ migrants are particularly vulnerable to exploitation and further victimisation, especially children and women;

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Barbara MATERA, Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS, Mariya GABRIEL, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT

Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)

Ka. whereas trafficking is a serious organised crime that generates high profits of about 150 billion dollars a year; whereas there is still too low risk of being prosecuted and too low sanctions to be applied to deter crime compared to the high profits;

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Barbara MATERA

Motion for a resolution
Recital K b (new)

Kb. whereas in order to be effective any legislation to combat trafficking must be accompanied by a clear cultural shift from a culture of impunity to a culture of zero tolerance against trafficking;

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Barbara MATERA, Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS, Mariya GABRIEL, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Calls on the Member States to speed up the full and correct enforcement of Directive 2011/36/EU on preventing and combating trafficking in Human beings and protecting its victims;

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Barbara MATERA, Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS, Mariya GABRIEL, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls on the Member States to combat impunity, criminalise trafficking and ensure that perpetrators are brought to justice and that sanctions are strengthened as well as adequate to be dissuasive; calls on Member States to improve collection of evidence to combat trafficking and to increase police and judiciary cooperation including with Europol, Eurojust and Frontex with particular attention to the gender dimension of THB;

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Barbara MATERA, Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS, Mariya GABRIEL, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Acknowledge~~Commends the good work done by the ~~office of the~~ EU Anti-Trafficking Coordinator in ~~the~~ develop~~ment of~~ing knowledge and evidence on the various aspects of THB, including research into the gender dimension and the particular vulnerability of children;

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Barbara MATERA, Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS, Mariya GABRIEL, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls on the Member States to strengthen cooperation in order to track and confiscate assets of traffickers, in particular linked to abuse and sexual exploitation of women and girls; calls on Member States to use all existing tools available more efficiently such as mutual recognition of Court judgements, joint investigation teams and the European investigation order;

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Barbara MATERA, Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS, Mariya GABRIEL, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Considers that migrants are particularly vulnerable to trafficking, especially children and women; calls on Member States to increase cooperation, including in the hotspots, to identify potential victims and to use all means to combat traffickers and smugglers;

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Barbara MATERA, Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS, Mariya GABRIEL, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Underlines that under Article 11 of the directive, Member States have an obligation to establish mechanisms to ensure the early identification of, assistance to and support for victims, in cooperation with relevant support organisations; calls on Member States to implement Articles 11 to 17 of the Directive concerning protection and support of victims with a gender sensitive approach and to fully apply Directive 2012/29/ EU establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime to ensure proper support and assistance for victims of THB;

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Barbara MATERA, Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS, Mariya GABRIEL, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Notes the huge and increasing role of the internet in the recruitment of victims and the exchange of information between criminal networks; calls on the Member States to ensure that their respective anti- trafficking policies take account of this and that law enforcement efforts addressing cyber technologies have the gender expertise needed to tackle this in the best way; stresses that new technologies, social media and the internet should also be used to raise awareness and alert potential victims on the risks of trafficking;

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Barbara MATERA, Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Notes that the principal source of information for the registration of victims is the police, pointing to the need for targeted and specialist training for police officers; ~~highlights that using prisons and detention centres as registration sources shows a failure of the system;~~

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Barbara MATERA, Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS, Mariya GABRIEL, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls on the Commission to develop guidelines based on best practices to develop and mainstream gender expertise into the activities of law enforcement ~~bod~~authorities across EU;

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Barbara MATERA, Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS, Mariya GABRIEL, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. CRecalls ~~on the Commission and the Member States to work together to~~that training of practitioners and officials is crucial to early identify potential victims and prevent crime; calls therefore on the Member States to fully apply art 18. 3 of the Directive 2011/36/EU and to share best practices in particular when createing gender-sensitive training programmes for persons coming in contact with victims of THB in an official capacity, including police officers, border officers, judges, magistrates, lawyers, front-line medical staff and social workers; stresses that training should include detection of victims, the formal identification process and appropriate, gender-specific assistance for victims;

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Barbara MATERA, Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS, Mariya GABRIEL, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Calls on the Member States actively to include social partners, private sector, trade unions and civil society in their initiatives to prevent THB, particularly in the field of labour exploitation, including as regards the identification of victims and awareness- raising activities;

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Barbara MATERA, Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS, Mariya GABRIEL, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Notes that while sexual exploitation of children is illegal in all Member States, this does not prevent trafficking of children for sexual exploitation; calls on the ~~Commission~~Member States to fully implement Directive 2011/92/EU on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography and to step up their police and judicial cooperation to prevent and combat child sexual exploitation; calls on the Commission in cooperation with the Member States to examine how the demand for sexual services drives child trafficking, and ~~how best~~on Member States to share best practices to reduce demand;

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Barbara MATERA, Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS, Mariya GABRIEL, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Notes that it is already illegal under Directive 2009/52/EC for employers to use the work or services of third-country nationals with no legal residency status in the EU with the knowledge that they are victims of THB,; and ~~is concerned~~acknowledges that EU nationals who are victims of THB are not included under this legislation; ~~asks that the Commission examine the impact of this apparent loophole and assess the need to change the legislation in order to close it~~calls on the Member States to ensure that in their national legislation EU- nationals victims of trafficking are protected from labour exploitation and relevant sanctions are put in place;

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Barbara MATERA, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ, Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS, Mariya GABRIEL, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)

26a. Recalls that according to Europol about 10.000 unaccompanied children have disappeared after their arrival in the EU in 2015 and that they could be victims of trafficking and exposed to all sort of exploitation and abuse; calls on the Member States to register children upon their arrival and ensure their inclusion in the Child protection systems; calls on the Member States to increase information sharing in order to better protect migrant children in Europe who are particularly vulnerable to trafficking;

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Barbara MATERA, Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS, Mariya GABRIEL, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38

38. ~~Calls on the Member States~~Recalls that according to Directive 2004/81/EC Member States are bounded to allow a period of reflection and recovery for victims of trafficking in human beings; Calls on the Member States when determining the duration of such a period to take into account art.13 of the Council of Europe Convention on action against trafficking in human beings and to assess the possibility of extending the minimum 30-day recovery and reflection period included in the Council of Europe Convention for women trafficked for the purposes of sexual exploitation, given the significant and sustained harms of this form of violence against women;

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Barbara MATERA, Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS, Mariya GABRIEL, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39

39. Notes that the current EU Strategy towards the Eradication of THB comes to an end in 2016, and calls on the Commission to evaluate the current strategy and introduce a new one that includes a clear gender dimension and contains concrete actions in this regard; calls for this strategy to be integrated and made coherent with other policy areas, with a view to ensuring effective implementation of anti-trafficking measures, including, but not limited to, security, ~~migration~~gender equality, migration, cybersecurity and law enforcement.

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Barbara MATERA, Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS, Mariya GABRIEL, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41

41. ~~Asks that~~Calls on the Member States to collect more detailed data by compiling reliable statistical information gathered from all main actors, by ensuring that the data is disaggregated by gender, age, type of exploitation (within the subsets of types of THB), country of origin and destination, and by including internally trafficked people, to better ~~assess the gender dimension~~identify potential victims and precvent ~~trend~~crime; calls ion ~~THB, as well as by collecting data on recov~~the Member States to increase data sharing to bettery a~~nd reflection periods, residence permits and victim compensation~~ssess the gender dimension and recent trends in THB and combat trafficking more effectively; calls on the Members States to ensure that national rapporteurs play a more significant role in the coordination of data collection initiatives, in close cooperation with relevant civil society organisations active in this field;

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Barbara MATERA, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ, Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44

44. Asks that the Commission ~~produce a study on~~to include in its upcoming report on the Implementation of Directive 2011/36/EU the links between different types of trafficking ~~and the routes between them~~;

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2063(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)

Ha. Whereas home-grown terrorism has given an extra boost to a dangerous extend ever since ISIS took over land in Syria and Iraq and delivered a worldwide propaganda campaign to join forces with Jihadist and to deliver attacks within their home country;

2015/07/03
Committee: LIBE

2015/2063(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)

Hb. Whereas youth radicalisation should not be disconnected from its social and political context and must be investigated within the broader scope of sociology of conflict and violent studies;

2015/07/03
Committee: LIBE

2015/2063(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H c (new)

Hc. Whereas the geographical proximity of the conflict in Syria, the easy access to Syria, and the atrocities of the Syrian government and its international condemnation has given great legitimacy to armed commitment and has therefore increased the recruitment of volunteers to fight the Syrian regime by means of joining Jihad terrorist groups such as ISIS.

2015/07/03
Committee: LIBE

2015/2063(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Highlights the importance of combining de-radicalisation programs such as establishing partnerships with community representatives, investment in social and neighbourhood projects and mentoring schemes dedicated to youths considered at risk of radicalisation;

2015/07/03
Committee: LIBE

2015/2063(INI)

Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Calls on the Commission to step up EU's expertise on preventing radicalisation by establishing a European network that incorporates the information provided by the Radicalisation Awareness Network (RAN) and the Policy Planner's Network on Polarisation and Radicalisation (PPN) and the information coming from experts specialised in a large array of disciplines across social sciences;

2015/07/03
Committee: LIBE

2015/0281(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 1

(1) The European Union is founded on the universal values of human dignity, freedom, equality between women and men and solidarity, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. It is based on the principle of democracy and the principle of the rule of law, principles which are common to the Member States.

2016/04/08
Committee: LIBE

2015/0281(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 16

(16) Member States should ensure that the position of the victims of terrorism is adequately recognised before, during and after criminal proceedings and should adopt specific measures of protection, support and assistance, with respectful and fair treatment of the victim, responding to the specific needs of victims of terrorism, further qualifying and deepening the rights already contained in the Directive 2012/29/EU of the European Parliament and the Council28 . Victims of terrorism are those defined in Article 1 of the Directive 2012/29/EU, in relation to terrorist offences as referred to in Article 3. The measures to be taken by Member States should ensure that in the event of a terrorist attack, the victims of terrorism will obtain emotional and psychological support, including trauma support ~~and~~, counselling in combination with providing realistic fear management programs if needed, and any relevant legal, practical or financial information and advice. __________________ 28 Directive 2012/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2001/220/JHA of 15 March 2001(OJ L 315, 14.11.2012 p. 37).

2016/04/08
Committee: LIBE

2015/0281(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 a (new)

(16a) Member States affected by terrorism should set up the creation and development of a one-stop shop for information and advice for victims of terrorism, not merely to meet victims' needs on acquiring information and advice, but also to provide victims with psychological first aid and referral possibilities, and where appropriate to play a central role in communicating with press.

2016/04/08
Committee: LIBE

2015/0281(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 b (new)

(16b) Member States need, in full respect of freedom of expression, engage with media and journalists to adopt measures of auto-regulation in the aftermath of a terror attack in order to guarantee the protection of the private life of victims and their family members and in addition recognise the value of cooperating with specialised services for victims assistance and support in helping victims to deal with the media attention they receive.

2016/04/08
Committee: LIBE

2015/0281(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 c (new)

(16c) Member States should adopt appropriate measures to avoid, in the matter of possible, an attack on the private life of the victim and the family members, in particular related to investigative activity and during legal procedures.

2016/04/08
Committee: LIBE

2015/0281(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 d (new)

(16d) Given that the recent deadly militant attacks in Brussels fuels concern that terror groups such as Islamic State could eventually target nuclear plants and develop radioactive "dirty bombs" while underlining that much of the world's plutonium and enriched uranium remains vulnerable to theft, Member States should impose safety measures to protect citizens against biochemical terror attacks.

2016/04/08
Committee: LIBE

2015/0281(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 e (new)

(16e) Victims of terrorism have suffered attacks that are intended ultimately to harm society or a larger group they represent. They therefore need special attention, support and social recognition due to the particular nature of the crime that has been committed against them.

2016/04/08
Committee: LIBE

2015/0281(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 f (new)

(16f) Victim support groups encompass the needs of victims, amongst their legal support, into four necessities: the right to justice, dignity, truth and memory, by which the later stands for rebuking terrorism unconditionally.

2016/04/08
Committee: LIBE

2015/0281(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 g (new)

(16g) Member States should encourage specific training for persons responsible for assisting victims or terrorist acts, as well as granting the necessary resources to that effect.

2016/04/08
Committee: LIBE

2015/0281(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 h (new)

(16h) In a considerable number of cases the victim is also the most important witness in the trail and needs to be protected from possible retaliatory or threatening behaviour from the offender; therefore the need for security should be extended to include prevention of repeat or secondary victimisation.

2016/04/08
Committee: LIBE

2015/0281(COD)

Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a directive
Recital 17 a (new)

(17a) Member States should assure that, if the victim does not reside in the Member State where the act of terrorism took place, this Member State should cooperate with the Member State of residence in order to facilitate assistance for the victim.

2016/04/08
Committee: LIBE

2015/0281(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 19

(19) This Directive respects the principles recognised by Article 2 of the Treaty on the European Union, respects fundamental rights and freedoms and observes the principles recognised in particular by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, including those set out in Chapters II, III, V and VI thereof which encompass inter alia the right to liberty and security, freedom of expression and information, freedom of association and freedom of thought conscience and religion, the general prohibition of discrimination in particular on grounds of race, colour, gender, sexual orientation, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, disability, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, the right to respect for private and family life and the right to protection of personal data, the principle of legality and proportionality of criminal offences and penalties, covering also the requirement of precision, clarity and foreseeability in criminal law, the presumption of innocence as well as freedom of movement as set forth in Article 21(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and Directive 2004/38/EC. This Directive has to be implemented in accordance with these rights and principles.

2016/04/08
Committee: LIBE

2015/0281(COD)

Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a directive
Recital 19 a (new)

(19a) The implementation of this Directive should be accompanied by simultaneous measures, support programmes and awareness-raising campaigns in order to prevent radicalisation, with special focus on women and girls that should be included as they are increasingly being radicalised and recruited by terrorist organisations. Particular attention should also be given to the active role of women in both prevention and deradicalisation process;

2016/04/08
Committee: LIBE

2015/0281(COD)

Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a

(a) Attacks upon a persons' life which may cause death or injury;

2016/04/08
Committee: LIBE

2015/0281(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b

(b) attacks upon the physical integrity of a person, including rape, sexual assault, trafficking and slavery of women and girls which often leads to death, and manipulation of women and girls in order to mislead them to travel to conflict areas outside the Union or joining terroristic activities;

2016/04/08
Committee: LIBE

2015/0281(COD)

Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Each Member State shall take the necessary measures to ensure the protection of and assistance to persons whose cooperation with the criminal justice system in the prevention, investigation or prosecution of terrorist offences, puts them, or persons closely associated with them, at risk of serious physical or emotional harm, with special assistance for persons economically or socially dependent on the alleged perpetrator, i.e. female family members and children.

2016/04/12
Committee: LIBE

2015/0281(COD)

Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – introductory part

2. Member States shall ensure that specific services to assist and support victims of terrorism are in place. Such services shall have the capacity and organisational structure necessary to provide assistance and support to these victims immediately after an attack and as long as necessary thereafter, in accordance with the specific needs of each victim. The services shall be confidential, free of charge and easily accessible to all victims of terrorism. ~~They~~In addition to the services required under Article 9 (1) of Directive 2012/29/EU, specialist services for victims of terrorism shall include in particular:

2016/04/12
Committee: LIBE

2015/0281(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – introductory part

2. Member States shall ensure that specific services to assist and support victims of terrorism are in place. Such services shall be gender-sensitive where relevant, have the capacity and organisational structure necessary to provide assistance and support to these victims immediately after an attack and as long as necessary thereafter, in accordance with the specific needs of each victim. The services shall be confidential, free of charge and easily accessible to all victims of terrorism. They shall include in particular:

2016/04/12
Committee: LIBE

2015/0281(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point a

(a) specialist emotional and psychological support, such as trauma support and counselling specifically adapted to the needs of victims of terrorism;

2016/04/12
Committee: LIBE

2015/0281(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)

(ba) vocational rehabilitation services to assist victims suffering from injuries and harm to find new jobs or change careers;

2016/04/12
Committee: LIBE

2015/0281(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point b b (new)

(bb) facilitation of safe virtual connections for victims with other victims and victim run support groups;

2016/04/12
Committee: LIBE

2015/0281(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point b c (new)

(bc) community based support services;

2016/04/12
Committee: LIBE

2015/0281(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point b d (new)

(bd) services to inform family members of the identification of victims and their remains and repatriate remains;

2016/04/12
Committee: LIBE

2015/0281(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point b e (new)

(be) a single centre to receive family members of victims, and where appropriate direct victims, immediately after a terrorist attack. The centres shall in particular provide family members with: i. emotional and psychological support in accordance with their needs; ii. practical assistance; iii. information on the attack and on victims; iv. a secure environment for family members to meet; v. security from the press and advice on handling press requests;

2016/04/12
Committee: LIBE

2015/0281(COD)

Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point b f (new)

(bf) an emergency information telephone line to be operated following an attack. Provision shall be made for the service to provide foreign language assistance.

2016/04/12
Committee: LIBE

2015/0281(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Members States shall ensure that any officials who are likely to come into personal contact with women and children who are victim of terrorism are able to access and receive appropriate initial and ongoing training, to a level appropriate to their contact with victims, so that they are able to identify victims and their needs and deal with them in a respectful, sensitive, professional and non-discriminatory manner.

2016/04/12
Committee: LIBE

2015/0281(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Member States shall establish co- ordination mechanisms to ensure effective transition of support for victims from the immediate aftermath of the attack to the long term. Such mechanisms shall ensure in particular the referral of victims to long term services where different organisations provide support during different time frames;

2016/04/12
Committee: LIBE

2015/0281(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Member State shall provide specialists in support to victims of terrorism in emergency response planning to ensure delivery of appropriate support services immediately after an attack as well as in the long term.

2016/04/12
Committee: LIBE

2015/0281(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 2 c (new)

2c. Member States shall ensure that victims of terrorism are offered an individual assessment to determine their support needs and that support services are made available in accordance with those needs. The needs assessment shall be reviewed on a regular basis to determine on-going support needs. A follow up review within an appropriate period of time after the attacks, based on existing knowledge of trauma reactions, shall be provided to victims.

2016/04/12
Committee: LIBE

2015/0281(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 2 d (new)

2d. Member States shall establish coordinated mechanisms to collect information on victims of a terrorist attack taking place in their territory and to provide them with specific information relevant to their needs in the immediate aftermath of a terrorist attack and during any criminal proceedings.

2016/04/12
Committee: LIBE

2015/0281(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 2 e (new)

2e. Such mechanisms shall in particular provide for: a) A permanently established single website through which all public information related to any terrorist attack that takes place on the territory of the Member State can be accessed. The following information should be gathered and made available as a matter of urgency through the website: contact information of any organisations responsible for providing support and information to victims, family members and members of the public following a terrorist attack, and information on the attack and measures established in response to the attack, including information on finding or connecting with missing victims and measures to assist victims to return home, which shall include: i. How to retrieve any property lost as a result of an attack; ii. Normal psychological responses of victims to an attack and guidance to victims on ways to mitigate any negative responses, and information on possible non-visible injuries such as hearing loss; iii. Information on how to replace identification documents; iv. Information on how to obtain financial assistance, compensation or government benefits; v. Information on the specific rights of victims of terrorism and family members, including rights within criminal proceedings as prescribed in Directive 2012/29/EU; vi. Any other information deemed necessary for the purposes of ensuring victims are informed about their rights, their safety, or services available to them; b) A private access website, available to the victims of terrorist attacks and their family members, providing information to the victims which is not publicly available; c) Planning on informing family members about the situation of victims; d) Collection of the same information data on victims by all authorities and organisations having responsibility for the reception, treatment and assistance of victims. Information shall be collected in accordance with the needs of all organisations involved in the response to the terrorist attack and in the support to the victims and their families;

2016/04/12
Committee: LIBE

2015/0281(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 2 f (new)

2f. Member States shall establish specific measures in the case of a mass casualty attack to enable large numbers of victims to participate in criminal proceedings.

2016/04/12
Committee: LIBE

2015/0281(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 1

1. Member States shall ensure that their competent authorities cooperate among each other to ensure access to information for victims of terrorism who are residents of a Member State other than that one where the terrorist offence was committed. The access to information shall include in particular information about the victims' rights, available support services and accessible compensation schemes. Such coordination mechanisms shall include: i. procedures to enable the safe transfer of information about victims of the terrorist attack to relevant support services, taking into account relevant data protection laws. ii. the determination of a coordinating support organisation in the Member State of residence of any victim of an attack. iii. the transfer of information to be published on websites as provided for under Article 22. Member State shall ensure that such information is included on their own websites at least where they are aware of victims who are residents or citizens.

2016/04/12
Committee: LIBE

2015/0281(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 2

2. Member States shall ensure that ~~all~~ victims of terrorism, have access to the assistance and support services as laid down in Article 22, on the territory of the Member State of their residence, even if the terrorist offence was committed in another Member State or a third country. The coordinating support organisation together with the Member State’s competent authority shall be responsible for offering support services to victims on their return to the Member State of Residence.

2016/04/12
Committee: LIBE

2015/0281(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Member States shall establish specific measures to ensure the provision of information to victims not resident in the territory of the Member State of the attack. Such measures shall in particular focus on the rights of non-resident victims within criminal proceedings and for compensation.

2016/04/12
Committee: LIBE

2015/0281(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Member States shall ensure that where the exercise of rights is bound by time limitation periods, delays resulting from translation and interpretation difficulties shall be taken into account.

2016/04/12
Committee: LIBE

2015/0281(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 2 c (new)

2c. Member States shall establish measures to assist victims not resident in the Member State of criminal proceedings to participate in criminal proceedings and to ensure they are able to exercise their rights in accordance with their role in proceedings.

2016/04/12
Committee: LIBE

2015/0281(COD)

Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Pilar AYUSO, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Nuno MELO

Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 2

2. The Commission shall, by [48 months after the deadline for implementation of this Directive], submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council, assessing the impact and added value of this Directive on combating terrorism, and protecting and assisting victims of terrorism. The Commission shall take into account the information provided by Member States under Decision 2005/671/JHA.

2016/04/12
Committee: LIBE

2015/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4

(4) The Union can best support Tunisia’s economy, in accordance with the objectives set out in the European Neighbourhood Policy and in the Euro- Mediterranean Agreement, by providing an attractive and reliable market for Tunisia’s exports ~~of olive oil. This requires~~. To that end, one possible concession that the Union could make to Tunisia, as a result of the attack referred to, is to introduce autonomous trade measures allowing for the import of ~~this product~~Tunisian oil into the Union on the basis of a duty free tariff quota.

2015/11/18
Committee: AGRI

2015/0218(COD)

Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Pilar AYUSO, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Nuno MELO

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)

(4a) Union stocks of olive oil at the start of the 2015/2016 crop year are below average levels for previous crop years, as a result of which an increase in Tunisian imports is unlikely to bring about imbalances on Union markets. As regards the next crop year, volumes are difficult to forecast for the time being, however, in view of major fluctuations in harvests.

2015/11/18
Committee: AGRI

2015/0218(COD)

Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Pilar AYUSO, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Nuno MELO

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6

(6) The preservation of the stability of the olive oil market in the Union requires that the additional volume generated by the autonomous trade measures is only made available after the exhaustion of the volume of the annual olive oil duty free tariff rate quota laid down in Article 3(1) of Protocol 1 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement. In order to prevent major harm to Union production setups, this Regulation also provides for safeguard measures so as to preclude market distortions.

2015/11/18
Committee: AGRI

2015/0218(COD)

Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Pilar AYUSO, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Nuno MELO

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9

(9) The specific autonomous trade measures established by this Regulation are intended to alleviate the difficult economic situation, which Tunisia is currently facing, due to the terrorist attacks. ~~Those measures should therefore be limited in time and be without prejudice to~~Despite the fact that the Union olive oil market has gone through critical times in recent years, the new quota represents a substantial increase over the tariff quota which the Union has granted the country for many years. The measures concerned are therefore limited in time and cannot serve as a precedent in the negotiations between the Union and Tunisia on the establishment of a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA), which ~~are to~~ started in October 2015. ~~An extension of the application period may be contemplated at the end of this period if warranted by the market situation or progress in the DCFTA negotiations.~~

2015/11/18
Committee: AGRI

2015/0218(COD)

Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Pilar AYUSO, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Nuno MELO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1

AFor 2016, an annual duty free tariff quota of 35 000 tons is opened for imports into the Union of virgin olive oil originating in Tunisia and falling within CN codes 1509 10 10 and 1509 10 90. The Commission may extend the tariff quota to 2017 by means of a delegated act, provided that that is required in order to meet the Union's supply needs. If necessary, the quota laid down in the first paragraph may be revised downwards. In that connection, account shall be taken of the assessment report provided for in Article 5b.

2015/11/18
Committee: AGRI

2015/0218(COD)

Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Pilar AYUSO, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Nuno MELO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 a (new)

Article 5a Safeguard measure In the event that the obligations laid down in this regulation lead to or threaten a serious distortion of the EU market, they shall be suspended by the Commission. The suspension shall last as long as necessary for a return to normal market conditions and may be extended up to expiry of the quota. If the quota is reopened during the year of validity, the Commission shall, where necessary, modify the management thereof by means of an implementing act with a view to adopting the most appropriate measures aimed at encouraging greater market stability.

2015/11/18
Committee: AGRI

2015/0218(COD)

Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Pilar AYUSO, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Nuno MELO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 b (new)

Article 5b Assessment report The Commission shall assess the impact of the new tariff quota on Union markets nine months after the entry into force of this regulation. It shall present the impact assessment to the European Parliament and the Council.

2015/11/18
Committee: AGRI

2015/0218(COD)

Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Pilar AYUSO, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Nuno MELO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2

It shall apply from 1 January 2016 until 31 December 20176 This regulation may be extended up to December 2017 in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 1.

2015/11/18
Committee: AGRI

2015/0000(INI)

Mariya GABRIEL, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Barbara MATERA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Considers regrettable the absence of gender mainstreaming in the Europe 2020 strategy; and calls on the Commission and the Council to ~~introduce~~consider focusing more on a gender equality ~~pillar~~ in the strategy and having an overarching gender equality objective;

2015/07/23
Committee: FEMM

2015/0000(INI)

Mariya GABRIEL, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Barbara MATERA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Welcomes those country-specific recommendations (CSR) intended to advance gender equality, but considers it regrettable that the CSR on the whole have no gender dimension, specifically as regards labour market reforms; calls for specific equality policy guidance on reducing gender inequalities, in particular the gender pay gap, to be included in the aAnnual gGrowth sSurvey;

2015/07/23
Committee: FEMM

2015/0000(INI)

Mariya GABRIEL, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Barbara MATERA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Reiterates its call on the Member States to incorporate the gender dimension into their stability and convergence programmes and national reform programmes through the setting of qualitative targets and measures that address persisting gender gaps ~~and to systematically apply the principles of gender budgeting~~, which often results in women finding themselves below the poverty line at a later stage of their lives, and to systematically apply the principles of gender budgeting with a view to examining the current action programmes and policies, their effects on resource allocation, and their contribution to equality between women and men;

2015/07/23
Committee: FEMM

2015/0000(INI)

Mariya GABRIEL, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Barbara MATERA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

~~5. Calls on the Commission to conduct a gender impact assessment of the structural reforms implemented so far;~~deleted

2015/07/23
Committee: FEMM

2015/0000(INI)

Mariya GABRIEL, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Barbara MATERA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Stresses that Member States should improve the participation rate of children and young adults in educational systems and should put more focus on the problem of early school leaving, especially by collecting information on its main causes with a view to adopting and implementing policies for its prevention;

2015/07/23
Committee: FEMM

2015/0000(INI)

Mariya GABRIEL, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Barbara MATERA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. ~~Considers it regrettable that~~Welcomes the Investment Plan for Europe ~~is not ambitious enough in terms of~~that focuses on removing obstacles for investments that will foster job creation and investing in real needs such as childcare, care of dependent persons, including the elderly, care infrastructure and services.

2015/07/23
Committee: FEMM

2014/2254(INI)

Barbara MATERA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Mariya GABRIEL, Constance LE GRIP, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas one in three women in the EU has experienced physical and/or sexual violence since she was 15 years old and 500 000 women in the EU have been subjected to female genital mutilation1;

2015/04/09
Committee: FEMM

2014/2254(INI)

Barbara MATERA, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Mariya GABRIEL, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Constance LE GRIP

Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas Article 4 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union prohibits all forms of inhuman or degrading treatment;

2015/04/09
Committee: FEMM

2014/2254(INI)

Barbara MATERA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Mariya GABRIEL

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. whereas the violence suffered by women includes ~~physical, sexual and psychological abuse, child abuse, sexual harassment and stalking, also because of the new technologies and the internet, and whereas in some cases this violence results in~~sexual abuse, rape, stalking, domestic violence and, in extreme cases, femicides and/or so-called crimes of honour and constitutes a violation of women’s fundamental right to dignity, equal treatment and access to justice;

2015/04/09
Committee: FEMM

2014/2254(INI)

Barbara MATERA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Constance LE GRIP, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas mass access to the internet has opened up still further opportunities for physical and psychological abuse of women, including online grooming;

2015/04/09
Committee: FEMM

2014/2254(INI)

Barbara MATERA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Constance LE GRIP, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ

Draft opinion
Recital C

C. whereas gender discrimination ~~continues to this day, having serious repercussions on work and private life and whereas this frequently happ~~has an adverse effect on the quality of the private and working lives of victims, and prevents in them f~~ield of education, training and service~~rom fully enjoying their rights; whereas there are often cases of multiple discrimination against women;

2015/04/09
Committee: FEMM

2014/2254(INI)

Barbara MATERA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Mariya GABRIEL, Constance LE GRIP

Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas, according to the findings of an investigation conducted in 2014 by the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights, most women who have been subjected to violence do not report what has happened to the police;

2015/04/09
Committee: FEMM

2014/2254(INI)

Barbara MATERA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Mariya GABRIEL, Constance LE GRIP

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Calls on the Commission to promote a strategy ~~and~~for taking more incisive action ~~plan~~ to combat ~~all forms of violence against women~~gender violence and homophobia, improv~~ing~~e prevention and provid~~ing~~e proper protection and assistance to ~~victims, paying special attention to~~ the most vulnerable people, such as children, and the elderly and victims of multiple discrimination; calls on the Commission also to declare 2016 European Year against Violence against Women;

2015/04/09
Committee: FEMM

2014/2254(INI)

Barbara MATERA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Mariya GABRIEL, Constance LE GRIP

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Is alarmed at the under-representation of women in decision-making processes, companie~~Calls on the European institutions to pay greater attention to the finding that a mere 17.8% of board members of the largest publicly listed companies in the EU are women and the fact that women continue to be under-represented in politics and in the ~~political~~economic spheres;

2015/04/09
Committee: FEMM

2014/2254(INI)

Barbara MATERA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Mariya GABRIEL, Constance LE GRIP, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Member States to give the National Institutes for Gender Equality ~~independence an~~the resources they need fin~~ancial autonomy so that they can~~ order to acquire the necessary staff and play an authoritative role;

2015/04/09
Committee: FEMM

2014/2254(INI)

Barbara MATERA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Constance LE GRIP, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Member States and the European institutions to cooperate with the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) and the Agency for Fundamental Rights, in ~~order~~keeping with the shared determination to work together to combat violence and gender discrimination.

2015/04/09
Committee: FEMM

2014/2254(INI)

Barbara MATERA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Mariya GABRIEL, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls on the Member States to make it easier for women who have been subjected to violence to gain access to justice, and to promote the exchange of best practice.

2015/04/09
Committee: FEMM

2014/2230(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Stresses that many Afghan women's rights advocates are worried that the decrease in international funding and influence following the reduction of international troops in 2014 might give 'carte blanche' to the Taliban and risks reversing some of the progress on women's rights, and that resistance to Western-driven and Western-influenced rights programming, particularly with regard to women's rights, is increasing within the Afghan polity;

2015/03/11
Committee: FEMM

2014/2230(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Alarms that in spite of the ban on child marriage, the Afghan Ministry of Public Health estimates that 21 percent of all women were married by age fifteen and another 53 percent by age eighteen;

2015/03/11
Committee: FEMM

2014/2230(INI)

Davor Ivo STIER, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Strongly condemns the use of Islamic sharia law in certain areas in Afghanistan to justify punishments in the most extreme forms of violence such as stoning to death, flogging or slavery of women;

2015/03/11
Committee: FEMM

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph A a (new)

Aa. Suggests to the European Commission to intensify the dialogue with developing countries, acknowledging the challenges but also stressing the opportunities that could be opened with TTIP;

2015/02/02
Committee: DEVE

2014/2228(INI)

Davor Ivo STIER, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Draft opinion
Paragraph B

B. Notes that, although the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiation mandate is now public, its wording is so general that its content and possible spillover effects on developing countries are still not known; calls for a thorough analysis, when TTIP provisionsRequests the Commission to prepare a thorough analysis, once the provisions of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) are clearer, of its likely impact on low income countries and the future sustainable development goals;

2015/02/02
Committee: DEVE

2014/2228(INI)

Davor Ivo STIER, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Draft opinion
Paragraph C

C. ~~Is of the opinion~~Asks the Commission to consider that the effect of the TTIP on developing countries will vary depending on their economic structure and current trade relations~~; sees, however, the potential serious risk of diminished market access and resulting trade diversion for some countries~~, and that least developed countries are expected to benefit from TTIP mostly by the increase of demand for raw materials and products from developing countries as a consequence of increased trade flows between the EU and the US;

2015/02/02
Committee: DEVE

2014/2228(INI)

Davor Ivo STIER, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Draft opinion
Paragraph C a (new)

Ca. Asks the Commission to take into consideration that TTIP is an external change for developing countries, and that the scope of opportunities seized will depend on their own will and ability to implement certain internal reforms and adaptations, and thus suggests to the European Commission to provide support for these reforms through development cooperation instruments;

2015/02/02
Committee: DEVE

2014/2228(INI)

Davor Ivo STIER, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Draft opinion
Paragraph C b (new)

Cb. Asks the Commission to note that opening markets will trigger pressure on governments to commit to real structural reforms, in order to take advantage of the opportunities to increase trade and investment and recommends that such reforms, especially in the field of human rights protection, including labour rights, should be supported through EU's development cooperation policy;

2015/02/02
Committee: DEVE

2014/2228(INI)

Davor Ivo STIER, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Draft opinion
Paragraph C c (new)

Cc. Asks the Commission to step up efforts in communicating to the general public that elimination of both tariff and non-tariff barriers through TTIP would lead to adding up 100 billion euros to the economies of developing countries;

2015/02/02
Committee: DEVE

2014/2228(INI)

Davor Ivo STIER, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Draft opinion
Paragraph D

D. ~~Stresses~~Asks the Commission to take into account that the majority of developing countries benefit from some degree of tariff preferences from the EU and the USA~~, with margins likely to be significantly affected by the TTIP; underlines~~ and bear in mind that adaptation to onew sets of norms and standards ~~is not necessarily negative, but that it is essential~~will lower the cost of trade for developing countries, and recommends to the Commission to alleviate the cost of compliance (especially for SMEs) through development cooperation instruments;

2015/02/02
Committee: DEVE

2014/2228(INI)

Davor Ivo STIER, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Draft opinion
Paragraph D a (new)

Da. Suggests to the Commission to make efforts to agree with the US on mutual recognition instruments, where possible, since that would significantly lower the cost of trade for third countries allowing them access to both the US and EU market by complying with the standards and certification procedures of only one market;

2015/02/02
Committee: DEVE

2014/2228(INI)

Davor Ivo STIER, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Draft opinion
Paragraph E

E. Is worried that the TTIP and other mega trade deals are likely to reshape global trade rules and set new standards, while also being discriminatory, by excluding some 130 countries from the negotiations and risking sidelining important issues for developing countries such as food security, agricultural subsidies and climate change mitigation; urges the Commission to step up efforts to advance in multilateral fora and overcome the current Doha Round stalemateAsks the Commission to bear in mind that, while acknowledging that TTIP and other mega trade deals are a result of the failure of the Doha round negotiations, the pursuit of multilateral agreements should remain EU´s preferential option;

2015/02/02
Committee: DEVE

2014/2228(INI)

Davor Ivo STIER, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Draft opinion
Paragraph F

F. ~~Sees, however, the potential of the TTIP~~Requests the Commission to promote the highest global standards of this century on human rights protection, decent work, environmental protection, and food and product safety within the negotiations.

2015/02/02
Committee: DEVE

2014/2216(INI)

Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Bogdan Brunon WENTA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that respect for human rights, including economic, cultural and social rights, good governance, democratic values, peace and security, is a prerequisite for the reduction of poverty and the achievement of the MDGs; takes the view that human rights must be a cross-cutting feature of all goals, targets and indicators in the post-2015 agenda, placing the individual at the heart of the matter and supporting integrated, sustainable human development; emphasises that the agenda must be based on strong transparency and accountability mechanisms and be grounded in human rights; asserts that commitments on governance and human rights are measurable and can be followed up;

2014/12/16
Committee: DEVE

2014/2216(INI)

Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Bogdan Brunon WENTA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the EU to redouble its efforts to ensure in the upcoming intergovernmental negotiations that the human rights-based approach (HRBA) and the reduction of inequalities become underpinning concepts of post-2015 global development and are also included in concrete fashion in the goals and targets themselves; stresses the need to ensure that the post-2015 agenda includes, inter alia, women’s rights, children’s rights, good governance, democracy, and ~~sexual and reproductive health and rights, as being key elements for development~~universal health coverage as being key elements for development; emphasises that the link between migration and development must be an important area in the post-2015 agenda;

2014/12/16
Committee: DEVE

2014/2216(INI)

Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Bogdan Brunon WENTA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Highlights the need to address human rights in a holistic and indivisible fashion by emphasising and strongly committing to economic, social and cultural rights, since without these rights there can be no development; stresses the need to tackle the root causes of poverty; highlights the obligation to respect international labour standards, in line with the fulfilment of the ILO Decent Work Agenda, and calls for the setting-up of a universal social protection floor; takes the view that social issues should have a more central place in the EU’s external relations; ~~urges the EU to incorporate a social clause reflecting ILO core labour standards in all its external trade agreements;~~

2014/12/16
Committee: DEVE

2014/2216(INI)

Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Bogdan Brunon WENTA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Notes that a deteriorating security situation worldwide and the increasing financial crisis ever since the 2008 meltdown has increased the use of child labour in the world’s poorest countries and could have legal and reputational implications for companies that source goods from the developing world; urges the VP/HR and the EEAS to further promote the International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour particularly in developing countries where a deploring amount of children are put to work to supplement family income;

2014/12/16
Committee: DEVE

2014/2216(INI)

Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Bogdan Brunon WENTA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Notes that third countries with weak governance and large flows of aid also have a higher rate of corruption which as a consequence diverts the intended purpose of development aid and weakens the development of human rights; calls on the EEAS to support development programs where humanitarian aid and transparency go hand in hand for the sake of advancing human rights in third countries;

2014/12/16
Committee: DEVE

2014/2216(INI)

Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Bogdan Brunon WENTA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Highlights the importance of supporting the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the need for corporate accountability; ~~stresses the need to adopt a legally binding international instrument~~draws attention to the EU strategy on corporate social responsibility for 2011- 2014, which called on Member States to draw up national plans to implement the UN Guiding Principles on bBusiness and hHuman rRights;

2014/12/16
Committee: DEVE

2014/2216(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Notes that, instead of a challenge, companies should regard it as an opportunity to create new business potential in regions that need sustainable and responsible investment the most, and which should contribute to respecting human rights in developing countries;

2014/12/16
Committee: DEVE

2014/2216(INI)

Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Bogdan Brunon WENTA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Calls for a concentrated EU effort against land-grabbing, by means of calling for adequate safeguards to prevent it ~~and highlighting the direct responsibility of the EU and European companies in the matter~~; calls for an assessment of the impact of EU trade policy on land- grabbing, the implementation of the global Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security, and the adoption of binding guidelines for preventing land- grabbing; calls on the EU to commit, in line with the recommendations of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, to a fundamental shift towards agro-ecology as a means of guaranteeing the right to food;

2014/12/16
Committee: DEVE

2014/2216(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Takes the view that the EU, including its delegations, should identify early warning signals, such as human rights violations, that point to potential conflicts and humanitarian catastrophes; calls on the EU to design best practices for promoting and protecting human rights in post-disaster and post-conflict situations, paying special attention to disabled people, women and children and other vulnerable groups and with a focus on human rights mainstreaming in relief, recovery and reconstruction efforts, while respecting the humanitarian principles of humanity, impartiality, neutrality and independence and the needs-based approach to humanitarian assistance;

2014/12/16
Committee: DEVE

2014/2216(INI)

Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Bogdan Brunon WENTA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10

10. Highlights the importance of linking security, development and human rights; in this regard, strongly condemns the use of sexual violence in armed conflicts, ~~including~~mostly against women and young children, which is a continuing practice in certain fragile developing states, such as the Democratic Republic of Congo and in particular its eastern provinces, as already denounced for years now by the UN, local authorities and NGOs, and by Dr Denis Mukwege, the winner of Parliament’s 2014 Sakharov Prize; calls on the EU and the Member States to ensure that their implementation of asylum, migration and border control policies follows international human rights law;

2014/12/16
Committee: DEVE

2014/2216(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. expresses its deep concern of the increase of serious human rights violations by terrorism across the world, specifically amongst Middle Eastern countries; refers to a recent 2014 report which indicated a 62% of terrorist activity from 2012 to 2013 and an increase from 15 to 24 countries that experienced terrorism causing more than 50 deaths.

2014/12/15
Committee: AFET

2014/2216(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. urges the VP/HR and the EEAS, with referral to the increase of terrorist activity in countries mostly located in the Middle East and the Mesopotamian area, to cooperate better and more efficiently with governments to combat all forms of terrorism

2014/12/15
Committee: AFET

2014/2216(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)

34a. Urges the EEAS to spread good practices on rights, protection and support of victims of crime and violence in third countries, and to exchange anti- corruption policies with third countries as corruption often is a gateway for impunity and often the root of injustice for victims

2014/12/15
Committee: AFET

2014/2216(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61 a (new)

61a. express its deep concern of turning a blind eye by governments to inhumane cases of the sexual abuse of women at a time when one in three of women worldwide will experience violence in their lives; urges the EEAS to further set up good practices on combating rape and sexual violence of women in third countries in order to tackle the causes at the root of this problem

2014/12/15
Committee: AFET

2014/2216(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 73 a (new)

73a. deplores that worldwide still countries are reluctant to sign the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) which provides detailed guidance for the development of inclusive societies for the protection of children with disabilities

2014/12/15
Committee: AFET

2014/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)

Cb. whereas the private sector contributes through tax payment to government revenues and domestic resource mobilisation for development in developing countries, which can contribute to less aid dependency;

2015/05/27
Committee: DEVE

2014/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C e (new)

Ce. whereas the private sector is a potential provider of goods and services to poor communities and people, reducing costs, increasing choices and tailoring products and services to their specific needs;

2015/05/27
Committee: DEVE

2014/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C h (new)

Ch. whereas the private sector can contribute to the spreading of environmental and social safeguards and standards, which have been agreed upon internationally to ensure a positive contribution of profit companies to development;

2015/05/27
Committee: DEVE

2014/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I d (new)

Id. whereas according to the Human Poverty Index of the United Nations Development Programme 1.2 billion people make less than 1.25 dollar per day, whereas inequality is rising and is one of the mayor threats to global stability;

2015/05/27
Committee: DEVE

2014/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)

3c. Highlights that 70% of people making less than 1.25 US dollar per day live in Middle-Income Countries; stresses the importance of development aid to Middle- Income Countries as they are essential for continued global economic growth and stability due to their positive spill-over effect to the rest of the world in terms of poverty reduction, international financial stability, climate change mitigation and international trade;

2015/05/27
Committee: DEVE

2014/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to step up their efforts to promote the economic empowerment of women; notes that a savings-led approach to the financial inclusion of women has a proven track record; recommends a gender mainstreaming approach in all partnership programmes, combined with entrepreneurship training for women and youth; notes that according to the IMF the income per capita would increase significantly if women would contribute equally with men to the workforce;

2015/05/27
Committee: DEVE

2014/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)

12b. Stresses the need for the private sector to foresee long term investment for returns, as depending on their shareholders, they might otherwise lack the long-term vision needed for returns in social sectors that are key for human development;

2015/05/27
Committee: DEVE

2014/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Stresses the need to establish financial incentives to avoid exclusion of poor remote populations and farmers who grow crops that are not of any major commercial interest or that are unlikely to be attractive to agribusiness partners;

2015/05/27
Committee: DEVE

2014/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Recommends that effective access to justice and compensation for victims of corporate abuse should be provided in the developing country where a development project is taking place;

2015/05/27
Committee: DEVE

2014/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 c (new)

20c. Recommends that all European enterprises who operate in developing countries provide a level of transparency in accordance with OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises in terms of respecting human rights, positively contributing to the social and environmental well-being of developing countries, and cooperating in partnership with Civil Society Organisations (CSOs);

2015/05/27
Committee: DEVE

2014/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)

23b. Urges the Commission to be more transparent and accountable when using the blending mechanism by providing more information to the public; urges the Commission to strengthen the criteria for setting up aid grants and their amounts, and to specify in detail the added value of blending in each of its projects;

2015/05/27
Committee: DEVE

2014/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)

27a. Highlights the unique role of Official Development Aid in eradicating all forms of human poverty and of meeting basic social needs, particularly in least developing countries without neglecting the poorest in all developing countries;

2015/05/27
Committee: DEVE

2014/2204(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas its resolution of 18 September 20141 recognised that women are disproportionately affected by the Ebola virus disease (EVD), with women accounting for, on average, 55 to 75 per cent of all victims; whereas evidence suggests that pregnant women are hit particularly hard, whilst infected by the virus with death tolls close to 100 per cent but also given their vulnerability to and fear of infection through maternal health care; __________________ 1 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2014)0026.

2015/02/06
Committee: FEMM

2014/2204(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. whereas women and girls are particularly exposed to EVD because of their roles as principal caregivers, health workers dealing with childbirth, maternal patients or as those handling corpses before burial rites, and as smallholder farmers or cross-border traders confronted by a decline in food production and closed borders, taking away their income, putting them behind in payments for microcredit loans, but also causing steep increases in food prices and ultimately making it more difficult for women to feed their families;

2015/02/06
Committee: FEMM

2014/2204(INI)

Barbara MATERA, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Draft opinion
Recital D

D. whereas EVD is not only a public health catastrophe but has also long-lasting psychological, social and economic effects on women and girls; whereas following the death of a relative, ~~the stigma~~rumours and fear surrounding EVD for women and girls persists, e.g. in terms of inheritance rights and as orphans, while the closing down of schools risks creating a “lost generation” of children deprived of formal education for long periods of time and also increases the risks of teenage pregnancy, child marriage and violence against women;

2015/02/06
Committee: FEMM

2014/2204(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Calls on the international community, in formulating its response strategies, to address the realities facing women and girls, and underlines the importance of gender-balanced health specialist teams and the availability of sex-disaggregated data and research; stresses to consider necessary the promotion of initiatives aimed at ensuring greater psychological and health support for women infected with the virus as a result of the patients' care;

2015/02/06
Committee: FEMM

2014/2204(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Believes that the negative effect of disintegrating health systems on maternal health is of major concern, given th~~e declining availability of beds and the risk that (future) mothers will~~at the arrival of a child is unique as a medical treatment that cannot be deferred and pregnant women are inevitably on the forefront when it comes to the declining availability of beds and to refraining from going to hospitals when necessary in fear of infection, and to refraining from going to hospitals when necessary in fear of infection; emphasises that the same negative perceptions keeps other patients at home in the hands of female caregivers;

2015/02/06
Committee: FEMM

2014/2204(INI)

Barbara MATERA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses that innovative responses are needed that acknowledge the role of women as key actors in protecting their families and communities and in breaking the chains of transmission, to stimulate recovery, including measures to engage women’s organisations in schemes to provide information on the importance of health-care and sessions that address EVD-related precautions for women and girls, to train EVD-survivors as nurses, cleaners and laundry workers, as well as to ensure equal protection of all hospital staff;

2015/02/06
Committee: FEMM

2014/2204(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Remains deeply concerned about the heavy toll of EVD on women and girls, and believes that failure to address gender- specific issues will have a negative impact on the prospects for long-term recovery. Emphasises the importance of promoting awareness campaigns and the best health practices within the countries most affected by the virus.

2015/02/06
Committee: FEMM

2014/2204(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Underlines the necessity of accurately depicting the role of women as well as the realities they face in the media in order to avoid that social customs are deliberately being used to reinforce the gendered roles that have been, at least partly, at the origin of the disproportionate percentage of women affected.

2015/02/06
Committee: FEMM

2014/2204(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Calls for the international community, including private companies, to address the current gap in empirical research and to investigate further these particular effects of EVD on the lives of women and girls, as well as developing a thorough understanding of their unique role in forming responses to these kinds of health-crises.

2015/02/06
Committee: FEMM

2014/2204(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Barbara MATERA, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)

4c. Calls for the international community to address the severe economic and psychological cost of EVD for women and to empower women so that they can properly take care of their, now often extended, families.

2015/02/06
Committee: FEMM

2014/2152(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas the face of poverty in Europe is female, and it is particularly single mothers, young and old women who are affected by poverty and social exclusion, a situation aggravated by the ~~crisis and specific austerity measures because it is particularly public sector jobs and services in the care sector that are being eliminated~~economic crisis;

2015/03/10
Committee: FEMM

2014/2152(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Barbara MATERA, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9 a. Stresses that in order to effectively combat violence against women and impunity, a change of attitude towards women and girls in society is necessary, where women are too often represented in subordinate roles and violence against them is too often tolerated or undermined;

2015/03/10
Committee: FEMM

2014/2152(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Barbara MATERA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls on the ~~Commission to adopt~~Member States to fully implement Directive 2011/36/EU on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and on the Commission to evaluate and monitor the implementation and to identify best practices for Member States to share in view of the adoption of a new strategy to combat human trafficking after the current strategy expires;

2015/03/10
Committee: FEMM

2014/2152(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Barbara MATERA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Stresses the importance of flexible forms of work in allowing women~~, but more especially~~ and men, to reconcile work and family life and instructs the Commission to coordinate and promote exchanges of best practices; stresses in this connection the need for awareness campaigns for the equal division of domestic work and care and nursing, for the inclusion of men and the introduction of ~~paternity leave of at least 10 days and~~ parental leave to be divided between both parents;

2015/03/10
Committee: FEMM

2014/2152(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Barbara MATERA, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)

36a. Strongly condemns the continued use of sexual violence against women as a weapon of war; stresses that more needs to be done to ensure respect of international law, protection of victims, access to medical and psychological support for women and girls abused in conflicts;

2015/03/10
Committee: FEMM

2014/2143(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas the EU is committed to a Plan of Action on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in Development 2010-2015, but the pace of implementation has been extremely slow, as was highlighted in the Council Conclusions from 19 May 2014;

2014/10/30
Committee: FEMM

2014/2143(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Finds it regrettable that the current MDGs have not~~Calls for enhancing the implementation of the current MDGs in order to address more effectively ~~addressed~~ the structural causes of gender inequality and women empowerment and stresses the fact that this is caused ~~not only by a~~by various obstacles such as a lack of resources, lack of political will, the prevalence of the masculine model in political life and elected government bodies, lack of party support for women, socio-economic obstacles, women’s lack of time resources ~~but of political will as well~~, the role of social mass media and lack of sustained contact and cooperation with public organizations such as trade unions and women’s groups;

2014/10/30
Committee: FEMM

2014/2143(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Urges the United Nations to include gender equality, women’s rights and the empowerment of women as a stand-alone goal and aessential precondition for ~~the achievement of other goals to be set, and to emphasise the importance of~~equitable and inclusive sustainable development, as well as to ensure the integration of gender mainstreaming and gender-specific targets ~~for~~and indicators across all goals under the post-2015 global development framework, with a special focus on women experiencing increased vulnerability and marginalization due to multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination and inequalities;

2014/10/30
Committee: FEMM

2014/2143(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Barbara MATERA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls for ambitious gender-specific targets to be set as regards ending the feminisation of poverty and closing gender gaps, including enhanced access for women and girls to quality education, universal access to quality health care, ~~the enhancement of access for women to sexual and reproductive health and rights,~~ the boosting of women’s social and economic independence, particularly in terms of employment and their participation in decision-making processes,; and the ending of all forms of violence against women and girls;

2014/10/30
Committee: FEMM

2014/2143(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Highlights the importance of supporting educational systems that provides access to basic educational needs, with special attention to alphabetisation and professional training, in order to tackle the violation of the right of girls to have education;

2014/10/30
Committee: FEMM

2014/2143(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Barbara MATERA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Calls for enhanced policies on public systems to provide qualitative, sustainable and equal healthcare, with special attention to the elderly and persons with disabilities;

2014/10/30
Committee: FEMM

2014/2143(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Barbara MATERA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)

3c. Calls for eliminating all forms of discrimination and violence against women and girls, and therefore urges the United Nations to further set up measures to provide special attention to extreme forms of violence such as human trafficking, sexual exploitation and genital female mutilation, particularly to women in warzones, and its consequences such as the discrimination and vulnerability of women in the economy;

2014/10/30
Committee: FEMM

2014/2143(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Barbara MATERA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Emphasises the fact that the EU should stress the importance of a participatory approach in the new development framework, aiming to involve at all times actors at all levels, including civil-society and, in particular, women’s organisations, as strong social accountability mechanisms at local level should report to national monitoring of development plans, leading to real inclusive governance at local, regional and national level.

2014/10/30
Committee: FEMM

2014/2143(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Condemns the lack of prosecution and punishments of aggressors towards women in conflicted areas; calls for more detailed data and statistics on impunity of aggressors accused of committing violence against women in conflicted areas.

2014/10/30
Committee: FEMM

2014/2143(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Insists on the important role of women in conflict prevention and peace-building, making it imperative that women are included in peace negotiations.

2014/10/30
Committee: FEMM

2014/2143(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Emphasises that the EU should insist on a gender equitable, participatory and rights-based approach guiding climate action, to ensure a tangible reduction in gender inequalities in access to and control over resources for adaptation to climate change, as well as a gender balance in climate and disaster-related decision-making processes at all levels.

2014/10/30
Committee: FEMM

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Considers that the new framework should have a small number of goals, allowing strategies for action to be established and their achievement monitored; emphasises that the goals have to be consistent with one another and that this should be a balanced agenda for human development; stresses that accountability and transparency should be promoted at all levels;

2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses that while poverty eradication together with sustainable development should be the underlying theme of the new development framework, its focus should be on people;

2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Underlines the fact that the future framework should address the multi- dimensional aspects of poverty and inequality, which go beyond a lack of income; stresses the need for resilience to be included as a key element of the new framework, emphasising the importance of the populations most vulnerable to rights violations of all kinds being made less so;

2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Recalls that rising levels of social and economic inequality are weakening efforts to eradicate poverty and in the long term hinder economic growth; stresses that high levels of inequality are linked to high rates of violence, crime, social discontent and with the poorest groups in society being excluded from democratic participation;

2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Stresses that in many countries, and especially in some medium-income countries, development with equity is the main challenge and has to be specifically taken into account by establishing national goals and indicators for the performance of fiscal policy and the provision of appropriate social protection in order to reduce inequality;

2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)

7c. Considers that for substantial progress to be made on reducing inequalities, the Agenda has to establish objectives and goals applicable to the whole population and which address at the very least universal access to basic social services, fair access to natural and productive resources, and access to public areas and to governability;

2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Stresses that there is an important interconnection between good governance, sustainable economic growth and the reduction of social inequalities; considers that reducing inequality should not be viewed solely in economic terms but should also focus on equal opportunities and rights; emphasises that economic growth and the policies surrounding it have to be directed at development that is equitable and socially just;

2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Considers that the post-2015 framework should reflect the peace- building and state-building goals agreed in Busan; emphasises that good governance has to be one of the pillars underpinning the new agenda, particularly given its link to the causes of poverty; emphasises that this dimension is missing in the MDGs;

2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Considers that the establishment of well governed institutions should be included, along with transparency, accountability and putting an end to corruption; stresses that the new framework should include the building up of all public policies that promote sustainable human development;

2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)

11b. Asks that the measures aimed at social and economic development be accompanied by measures promoting international security and peace as a global public good; recalls that there cannot be peace without development or development without peace;

2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Stresses that the private sector should be a key driver of inclusive and sustainable growth; emphasises that economic growth must benefit the whole population, and especially the poorest therein, so that it helps reduce social, economic and regional inequalities, enables the preservation of human capital and does not jeopardise the development of future generations;

2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Considers that for the private business sector to be able to deploy its full potential, influence needs to be exerted in the spheres of governance, economic policy and public policies such that secure and predictable economic and regulatory environments are created which encourage the establishment and development of businesses and attract foreign investment;

2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Welcomes the Council recommendation to place an increased focus on supporting micro, small and medium-sized enterprises; stresses that the creation of new enterprises should be encouraged through access to credit and finance, as well as through support and training measures;

2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Emphasises that the creation and sustainability of the fabric of production should be strengthened in all countries, betting on entrepreneurship and training in order to generate good quality jobs; considers that institution building has to be included, with special attention paid to the modernisation of national treasuries;

2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)

25a. Reiterates the importance of encouraging the mobilisation of international resources and international cooperation on finance, especially in regard to the application of principles of transparency and to the inclusion of all countries in the international economy; points to the potential of international trade for growth of partner countries and their integration into the international economy;

2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)

25b. Considers that the following should be goals for employment: to encourage collective bargaining and social dialogue, improve training for employment, especially for women and young people, promote compliance with the ILOʼs decent work agenda and the implementation of social protection policies in all countries;

2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE

2014/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Encourages the Member States to promote initiatives, measures and actions to assist and advise women who decide to become entrepreneurs;

2016/10/19
Committee: FEMM

2014/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Welcomes the initiatives of the Commission to promote gender equality at the work place, including awareness- raising campaign on the Gender Pay Gap, the European Equal Pay Gap, exchange of good practices and the Equality Pays Off project; alarms, however, that much more needs to be done to tackle gender inequality, particularly at the work place;

2016/10/19
Committee: FEMM

2014/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to impose zero-tolerant policies on genital mutilation, human trafficking, child prostitution and honour killings of which women are the vast majority of victims;

2016/10/19
Committee: FEMM

2014/2015(INI)

Axel VOSS, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Calls on the Commission for bringing together a gender perspective with macro-economic policy and to impose innovative measures in order to improve equal work and care amongst both genders;

2016/10/19
Committee: FEMM

2013/2188(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 37 a (new)

– having regard to the Presidential Policy Directive/PPD-28 on Signals Intelligence Activities of 17th January 2014,

2014/01/24
Committee: LIBE

2013/2188(INI)

Axel VOSS, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART

Motion for a resolution
Citation 40 a (new)

– having regard to the working document 1 on the US and EU Surveillance programmes and their impact on EU citizens fundamental rights,

2014/01/24
Committee: LIBE

2013/2188(INI)

Axel VOSS, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART

Motion for a resolution
Citation 40 b (new)

– having regard to the working document 3 on the relation between the surveillance practices in the EU and the US and the EU data protection provisions,

2014/01/24
Committee: LIBE

2013/2188(INI)

Axel VOSS, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART

Motion for a resolution
Citation 40 c (new)

– having regard to the working document 4 on US Surveillance activities with respect to EU data and its possible legal implications on transatlantic agreements and cooperation,

2014/01/24
Committee: LIBE

2013/2188(INI)

Axel VOSS, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART

Motion for a resolution
Citation 40 d (new)

– having regard to the working document 5 on Democratic oversight of Member State intelligence services and of EU intelligence bodies,

2014/01/24
Committee: LIBE

2013/2188(INI)

Axel VOSS, Elena Oana ANTONESCU, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Arnaud DANJEAN, Timothy KIRKHOPE, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas in September 2001 the world entered a new phase which resulted in the fight against terrorism being listed among the top priorities of most governments; whereas the revelations based on leaked documents ~~from Edward Snowden, former NSA contractor, put democratically elected~~put political leaders under an obligation to address the challenges of the increasing capabilities of intelligence agencies in surveillance activities and their implications for the rule of law in a democratic society;

2014/01/24
Committee: LIBE

2013/2188(INI)

Axel VOSS, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Arnaud DANJEAN, Timothy KIRKHOPE, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART

Motion for a resolution
Recital P

P. whereas, under the ECHR, Member States’ agencies and even private parties acting in the field of national security under certain circumstances also have to respect the rights enshrined therein, be they of their own citizens or of citizens of other States; ~~whereas this also goes for cooperation with other States’ authorities in the field of national security;~~

2014/01/24
Committee: LIBE

2013/2188(INI)

Axel VOSS, Ágnes HANKISS, Hubert PIRKER, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Arnaud DANJEAN, Timothy KIRKHOPE, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART

Motion for a resolution
Recital R

R. whereas the transfer of personal data by EU institutions, bodies, offices or agencies or by the Member States to the US for law enforcement purposes in the absence of adequate safeguards and protections for the respect of fundamental rights of EU citizens, in particular the rights to privacy and the protection of personal data, would make that EU institution, body, office or agency or that Member State liable, under Article 340 TFEU or the established case law of the CJEU27 , for breach of EU law – which includes any violation of the fundamental rights enshrined in the EU Charter; __________________ 27 See notably Joined Cases C-6/90 and C- 9/90, Francovich and others v. Italy, judgment of 28 May 1991.deleted

2014/01/24
Committee: LIBE

2013/2188(INI)

Axel VOSS, Ágnes HANKISS, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART

Motion for a resolution
Recital R a (new)

Ra. whereas the transfer of data is not geographically limited and especially in terms of increasing globalisation and worldwide communication the EU legislator is confronted with new challenges in terms of protecting personal data and communication, therefore it is of utmost importance to foster legal frameworks on common standards;

2014/01/24
Committee: LIBE

2013/2188(INI)

Axel VOSS, Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Timothy KIRKHOPE, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART

Motion for a resolution
Recital S

S. whereas the US data protection legal framework ~~does not~~should ensure an adequate level of protection for EU citizens;

2014/01/24
Committee: LIBE

2013/2188(INI)

Axel VOSS, Ágnes HANKISS, Hubert PIRKER, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Timothy KIRKHOPE, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART

Motion for a resolution
Recital AJ a (new)

AJa. whereas terrorist finance tracking is an essential tool in the fight against terrorism financing and serious crime, allowing counter terrorism investigators to discover links between targets of investigation and other potential suspects connected with wider terrorist networks suspected of financing terrorism;

2014/01/24
Committee: LIBE

2013/2188(INI)

Axel VOSS, Ágnes HANKISS, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Timothy KIRKHOPE, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART

Motion for a resolution
Recital AK

AK. whereas the European Parliament asked the Commission to suspend the Agreement and requested that all relevant information and documents be made available immediately for Parliament’s deliberations;deleted

2014/01/24
Committee: LIBE

2013/2188(INI)

Axel VOSS, Hubert PIRKER, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Arnaud DANJEAN, Timothy KIRKHOPE, Ágnes HANKISS, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART

Motion for a resolution
Recital AM

AM. whereas during the LIBE delegation to Washington of 28-31 October 2013 the delegation met with the US Department of the Treasury; whereas the US Treasury officially stated that ~~since the entry into force of the TFTP Agree~~the US government (the NSA is in that sense considered part of the government it) hads not ~~had access to data from SWIFT in the EU except within the framework of the TFTP; whereas the US Treasury refused to comment on whether SWIFT data would have been accessed outside TFTP by any o~~been collecting and processing SWIFT data in any other way than as recognised in the agreement, whereas the US Department of the Treasury also gave assurances in relation to access to SWIFT formatted messages in accordance with other legal tools in place; whereas ther US ~~government body or depart~~Department of the Treasury did not comment or n whether ~~the US administration~~or not it was aware of NSA mass surveillance activities; whereas on ~~18 Dec~~24 September 2013 ~~Mr Glenn Greenw~~Europol and SWIFT officialds stated before the LIBE ~~Committee~~ inquiry that the ~~NSA and GCHQ had targeted SWIFT networks~~re were no indications for a breach of the TFTP Agreement by the NSA;

2014/01/24
Committee: LIBE

2013/2188(INI)

Axel VOSS, Hubert PIRKER, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Arnaud DANJEAN, Timothy KIRKHOPE, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART

Motion for a resolution
Recital AP

AP. whereas ~~the Joint Review fails to mention the fact that i~~Article 13 of the agreement between the United States of America and the European Union on the cause of p~~roce~~assieng of personal data for intelligence purposes, under US law, non- US citizens do not enjoy any judicial or administrative avenue to protect their rights, and constitutional protections are only granted to US persons; whereas this lack of judicial or administrative rights nullifies the protections for EU citizens laid down in the existing PNR agreementer name records to the United States Department of Homeland Security allows any individual regardless of nationality, country or origin, or place of residence, whose personal data and personal information has been processed and used in a manner inconsistent with the PNR Agreement, to seek effective administrative and judicial redress in accordance with US law;

2014/01/24
Committee: LIBE

2013/2188(INI)

Axel VOSS, Ágnes HANKISS, Hubert PIRKER, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Timothy KIRKHOPE, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART

Motion for a resolution
Recital AR

AR. whereas the purpose of this general agreement is to establish the legal framework for all transfers of personal data between the EU and US for the sole purposes of preventing, investigating, detecting or prosecuting criminal offences, including terrorism, in the framework of police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters; whereas negotiations were authorised by the Council on 2 December 2010; whereas this agreement is of utmost importance and it would act as the basis to facilitate data transfer in the context of police and judicial cooperation and in criminal matters;

2014/01/24
Committee: LIBE

2013/2188(INI)

Axel VOSS, Elena Oana ANTONESCU, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Timothy KIRKHOPE, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART

Motion for a resolution
Recital AS

AS. whereas this agreement should provide for clear and precise legally binding data- processing principles and should in particular recognise EU citizens’' right to judicial access, rectification and erasure of their personal data in the US, as well as the right to an efficient administrative and judicial redress mechanism for EU citizens in the US and independent oversight of the data- processing activities;

2014/01/24
Committee: LIBE

2013/2188(INI)

Axel VOSS, Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Arnaud DANJEAN, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Considers that recent revelations in the press ~~by whistleblowers and journalists~~, together with the expert evidence given during this inquiry, have resulted in compelling evidence of the existence of far-reaching, complex and highly technologically advanced systems ~~designed by US and some Member States’ intelligence services~~ to collect, store and analyse communication and location data and metadata of all citizens around the world on an unprecedented scale and in an indiscriminate and non-suspicion-based manner; recalls the importance of strengthening the existing structures in the Member States against mass surveillance; therefore considers of utmost importance a decentralised structure for the purpose of data retention;

2014/01/24
Committee: LIBE

2013/2188(INI)

Axel VOSS, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Arnaud DANJEAN, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Points specifically to US NSA intelligence programmes allowing for the mass surveillance of EU citizens through direct access to the central servers of leading US internet companies (PRISM programme), the analysis of content and metadata (Xkeyscore programme), the circumvention of online encryption (BULLRUN), access to computer and telephone networks and access to location data, as well as to systems of the UK intelligence agency GCHQ such as its upstream surveillance activity (Tempora programme) and decryption programme (Edgehill); ~~believes that the existence of programmes of a similar nature, even if on a more limited scale, is likely in other EU countries such as France (DGSE), Germany (BND) and Sweden (FRA);~~

2014/01/24
Committee: LIBE

2013/2188(INI)

Axel VOSS, Elena Oana ANTONESCU, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. States that trust has been profoundly shaken: trust between the two transatlantic partners, trust among EU Member States, trust between citizens and their governments, trust in the respect of the rule of law, and trust in the security of IT services and communication; believes that in order to rebuild trust in all these dimensions a comprehensive plan is ~~urgently needed~~of the utmost urgency;

2014/01/24
Committee: LIBE

2013/2188(INI)

Axel VOSS, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Arnaud DANJEAN, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Questions the compatibility of ~~some Member States’ ma~~possivble economic espionage activities with the EU internal market and competition law as enshrined in Title I and Title VII of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union; reaffirms the principle of sincere cooperation as enshrined in Article 4 paragraph 3 of the Treaty on European Union and the principle that the Member States shall ‘refrain from any measures which could jeopardise the attainment of the Union’s objectives’;

2014/01/24
Committee: LIBE

2013/2188(INI)

Axel VOSS, Ágnes HANKISS, Hubert PIRKER, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Arnaud DANJEAN, Timothy KIRKHOPE, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Sees the surveillance programmes as yet another step towards the establishment of a fully fledged preventive state, changing the established paradigm of criminal law in democratic societies, promoting instead a mix of law enforcement and intelligence activities with blurred legal safeguards, often not in line with democratic checks and balances and fundamental rights, especially the presumption of innocence; recalls in that regard the decision of the German Federal Constitutional Court37 on the prohibition of the use of preventive dragnets (‘präventive Rasterfahndung’) unless there is proof of a concrete danger to other high-ranking legally protected rights, whereby a general threat situation or international tensions do not suffice to justify such measures; __________________ 37 No 1 BvR 518/02 of 4 April 2006.deleted

2014/01/24
Committee: LIBE

2013/2188(INI)

Axel VOSS, Elena Oana ANTONESCU, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Arnaud DANJEAN, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Condemns the possible breaches of privacy laws undertaken by the NSA on innocent European citizens; believes, however, that these infringements should not trigger any blocking of existing successful bilateral instruments between the United States and the European Union or delaying on-going negotiations to safeguard the security of EU citizens in the combat against any form of terrorism;

2014/01/24
Committee: LIBE

2013/2188(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. ~~Is adamant that secret laws, treaties and courts violate the rule of law; p~~Points out that any judgment of a court or tribunal and any decision of an administrative authority of a non-EU state authorising, directly or indirectly, surveillance activities such as those examined by this inquiry may not be automatically recognised or enforced, but must be submitted individually to the appropriate national procedures on mutual recognition and legal assistance, including rules imposed by bilateral agreements;

2014/01/24
Committee: LIBE

2013/2188(INI)

Axel VOSS, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Timothy KIRKHOPE, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Points out that the abovementioned concerns are exacerbated by rapid technological and societal developments; considers that~~, since~~ internet and mobile devices are everywhere in modern daily life (‘'ubiquitous computing’') and the business model of most internet companies is based on the processing of personal data ~~of all kinds that puts at risk the integrity of the person, the scale of this problem is unprecedented~~;

2014/01/24
Committee: LIBE

2013/2188(INI)

Axel VOSS, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Arnaud DANJEAN, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Regards it as a clear finding, as emphasised by the technology experts who testified before the inquiry, that at the current stage of technological development there is no guarantee, either for EU public institutions or for citizens, that their IT security or privacy can be protected from intrusion by well-equipped third countries ~~or EU intelligence agencies (‘no 100% IT security’)~~; notes that this alarming situation can only be remedied if Europeans are willing to dedicate sufficient resources, both human and financial, to preserving Europe’'s independence and self-reliance;

2014/01/24
Committee: LIBE

2013/2188(INI)

Axel VOSS, Elena Oana ANTONESCU, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Strongly rejects the notion that ~~these issu~~all issues related to mass surveillance programmes are purely a matter of national security and therefore the sole competence of Member States; recalls a recent ruling of the Court of Justice according to which ‘although it is for Member States to take the appropriate measures to ensure their internal and external security, the mere fact that a decision concerns State security cannot result in European Union law being inapplicable’38 ; recalls further that the protection of the privacy of all EU citizens is at stake, as are the security and reliability of all EU communication networks; believes therefore that discussion and action at EU level is not only legitimate, but also a matter of EU autonomy ~~and sovereignty~~; __________________ 38 No 1 BvR 518/02 of 4 April 2006. No 1 BvR 518/02 of 4 April 2006.

2014/01/24
Committee: LIBE

2013/2188(INI)

Axel VOSS, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls on the US authorities and the EU Member States to prohibit blanket mass surveillance activities and ~~bulk~~mass processing of personal data for intelligence;

2014/01/24
Committee: LIBE

2013/2188(INI)

Axel VOSS, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Arnaud DANJEAN, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Calls on certain EU Member States~~, including the UK, Germany, France, Sweden and the Netherlands,~~ to revise ~~where~~if necessary their national legislation and practices governing the activities of intelligence services so as to ensure that they are in line with the standards of the European Convention on Human Rights and comply with their fundamental rights obligations as regards data protection, privacy and presumption of innocence; in particular, given the extensive media reports referring to mass surveillance in the UK, would emphasise that the current legal framework which is made up of a ‘complex interaction’ between three separate pieces of legislation – the Human Rights Act 1998, the Intelligence Services Act 1994 and the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 – should be revised;

2014/01/24
Committee: LIBE

2013/2188(INI)

Axel VOSS, Elena Oana ANTONESCU, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Calls on the Member States immediately to fulfil their positive obligation under the European Convention on Human Rights to take measures to protect their citizens from surveillance ~~contrary to its requiremen~~which violates human rights, including when the aim thereof is to safeguard national security, undertaken by third states and to ensure that the rule of law is not weakened as a result of extraterritorial application of a third country’s law;

2014/01/24
Committee: LIBE

2013/2188(INI)

Axel VOSS, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Arnaud DANJEAN, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Calls on Member States to take appropriate action immediately, including court action, against the breach of their sovereignty, and thereby the violation of general public international law, perpetrated through the mass surveillance programmes; calls further on EU Member States to make use of all available international measures to defend EU citizens’' fundamental rights, notably by triggering the inter-state complaint procedure under Article 41 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR);

2014/01/24
Committee: LIBE

2013/2188(INI)

Axel VOSS, Ágnes HANKISS, Elena Oana ANTONESCU, Hubert PIRKER, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Calls on the US to revise its legislation without delay in order to bring it into line with international law, to recognise the privacy and other rights of EU citizens, to provide for judicial redress for EU citizens, to put rights of EU citizens on an equal footing with rights of US citizens and to sign the Additional Protocol allowing for complaints by individuals under the ICCPR;

2014/01/24
Committee: LIBE

2013/2188(INI)

Axel VOSS, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Notes that the companies identified by media revelations as being involved in the large-scale mass surveillance of EU data subjects by US NSA are companies that have self-certified their adherence to the Safe Harbour, and that the Safe Harbour is the legal instrument used for the transfer of EU personal data to the US (Google, Microsoft, Yahoo!, Facebook, Apple, LinkedIn); expresses its concerns on the fact that these organisations admitted that they do not encrypt information and communications flowing between their data centres, thereby enabling intelligence services to intercept information39 ; welcomes in this regard the subsequent efforts by some US companies to accelerate plans to encrypt data flows among their global data centres; __________________ 39 The Washington Post, 31 October 2013.

2014/01/24
Committee: LIBE

2013/2188(INI)

Axel VOSS, Ágnes HANKISS, Hubert PIRKER, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Arnaud DANJEAN, Timothy KIRKHOPE, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44

44. Takes the view that the information provided by the European Commission and the US Treasury does not clarify whether US intelligence agencies have access to SWIFT financial messages in the EU by intercepting SWIFT networks or banks’ operating systems or communication networks, alone or in cooperation with EU national intelligence agencies and without having recourse to existing bilateral channels for mutual legal assistance and judicial cooperationclarify that there were no elements showing that the US Government has acted in a manner contrary to the provisions of the Agreement, and that the US has provided written assurance that no direct data collection has taken place contrary to the provisions of the TFTP Agreement;

2014/01/24
Committee: LIBE

2013/2188(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 a (new)

45a. Recalls that TFTP data is a unique instrument to provide timely and reliable information about activities associated with suspected acts of terrorist financing and planning;

2014/01/24
Committee: LIBE

2013/2188(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 b (new)

45b. Considers the EU-US TFTP agreement as adding substantial security benefits for EU citizens and as a very efficient tools to investigate and prosecute terrorism and its financing;

2014/01/24
Committee: LIBE

2013/2188(INI)

Axel VOSS, Ágnes HANKISS, Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU, Elena Oana ANTONESCU, Hubert PIRKER, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 c (new)

45c. Recalls that in absence of an EU system allowing for the extraction of TFTP data on EU soil, the EU-US TFTP agreement is the sole instrument permitting European counterterrorism investigators to uncover links between targets of investigation and potential other suspects connected with wider terrorist networks or organisations suspected of financing terrorism;

2014/01/24
Committee: LIBE

2013/2188(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48

48. Asks for an immediate resumption of the negotiations with the US on the ‘'Umbrella Agreement’', which should ~~provide for clear~~put rights for EU citizens on an equal footing with rights for EUS citizens ~~and~~, moreover the agreement should provide effective and enforceable administrative and judicial remedies for all EU citizens in the US without any discrimination;

2014/01/24
Committee: LIBE

2013/2188(INI)

Axel VOSS, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49

49. Asks the Commission and the Council not to initiate any new sectorial agreements or arrangements for the transfer of personal data for law enforcement purposes with the US as long as the ‘'Umbrella Agreement’' has not entered into force;

2014/01/24
Committee: LIBE

2013/2188(INI)

Axel VOSS, Elena Oana ANTONESCU, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52 a (new)

52a. Recalls that the concepts of 'privacy by design' and 'privacy by default' are a strengthening of data protection and should be the guidelines for all products, services and systems provided in the internet;

2014/01/24
Committee: LIBE

2013/2188(INI)

Axel VOSS, Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU, Elena Oana ANTONESCU, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52 b (new)

52b. Considers higher transparency and safety standards for online and telecommunication as a necessary principal towards a better data protection regime, therefore calls on the Commission to bring forward a legal proposal on standardized general terms and conditions for online and telecommunications and to mandate a supervisory body to monitor the compliance of the general terms and conditions;

2014/01/24
Committee: LIBE

2013/2188(INI)

Axel VOSS, Hubert PIRKER, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54

54. Reiterates its serious concerns about the compulsory direct disclosure of EU personal data of EU citizens and information processed under cloud agreements to third-country authorities by cloud providers subject to third-country laws or using storage servers located in third countries, and about direct remote access to personal data and information processed by third-country law enforcement authorities and intelligence services; suggests the creation of a reliable EU cloud, or if necessary a "Schengen cloud", as an useful tool in strengthening EU based IT systems against external threats; relaying on binding legal provisions ensuring that cloud data must be processed within in EU territory and without leaving EU borders;

2014/01/24
Committee: LIBE

2013/2188(INI)

Axel VOSS, Christian EHLER, Hubert PIRKER, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Godelieve QUISTHOUDT-ROWOHL, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Daniel CASPARY, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 59

59. Strongly emphasises, given the importance of the digital economy in the relationship and in the cause of rebuilding EU-US trust, that the European Parliament will ~~only~~ consent to the final TTIP agreement ~~provided the~~and distinguishes clearly the TTIP negotiations from revelations on the US NSA mass surveillance programme; however the TTIP agreement shall fully respects fundamental rights recognised by the EU Charter, and that the protection of the privacy of individuals in relation to the processing and dissemination of personal data must continue to be governed by Article XIV of the GATS;

2014/01/24
Committee: LIBE

2013/2188(INI)

Axel VOSS, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 62 a (new)

62a. Calls on the Commission to present an EU extracting system providing European counterterrorism services with a comparable level of efficiency as soon as possible;

2014/01/24
Committee: LIBE

2013/2188(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 70

70. Calls on the Commission to present~~, by September 2014,~~ a proposal for an EU security clearance procedure for ~~all~~ EU office holders to the extent necessary, as the current system, which relies on the security clearance undertaken by the Member State of citizenship, provides for different requirements and lengths of procedures within national systems, thus leading to differing treatment of Members of Parliament and their staff depending on their nationality;

2014/01/24
Committee: LIBE

2013/2188(INI)

Axel VOSS, Hubert PIRKER, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Arnaud DANJEAN, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 72

72. Calls on the Europol Joint Supervisory Body, together with national data protection authorities, to conduct a joint ~~inspection~~review before the end of 2014 in order to ascertain whether information and personal data shared with Europol has been lawfully acquired by national authorities, particularly if the information or data was initially acquired by intelligence services in the EU or a third country, and whether appropriate measures are in place to prevent the use and further dissemination of such information or data;

2014/01/24
Committee: LIBE

2013/2188(INI)

Axel VOSS, Christian EHLER, Elena Oana ANTONESCU, Hubert PIRKER, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 73

73. Calls on Europol to ask the competent authorities of the Member States, in line with its competences, to initiate investigations with regard to possible cybercrimes and cyber attacks committed by governments or private actors in the course of the activities under scrutiny; calls on the Commission review the activities of the European Cybercrime Centre and to put forward if necessary a proposal for a comprehensive framework for strengthening the competences of the European Cybercrime Centre;

2014/01/24
Committee: LIBE

2013/2188(INI)

Axel VOSS, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Arnaud DANJEAN, Timothy KIRKHOPE, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 75

75. Considers that the detention of Mr Miranda and the seizure of the material in his possession under Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000 (and also the request to The Guardian to destroy or hand over the material) constitutes an interference with the right of freedom of expression as recognised by Article 10 of the ECHR and Article 11 of the EU Charter;deleted

2014/01/24
Committee: LIBE

2013/2188(INI)

Axel VOSS, Ágnes HANKISS, Hubert PIRKER, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Arnaud DANJEAN, Timothy KIRKHOPE, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 76

76. Calls on the Commission to put forward a proposal for a comprehensive framework for the protection of whistleblowers in the EU, with particular attention to the specificities of whistleblowing in the field of intelligence, for which provisions relating to whistleblowing in the financial field may prove insufficient, and including strong guarantees of immunity;deleted

2014/01/24
Committee: LIBE

2013/2188(INI)

Axel VOSS, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78

78. Takes the view that the mass surveillance revelations that have initiated this crisis can be used as an opportunity for Europe to take the initiative and build up an autonomous IT key-resource capability for the mid term; calls on the Commission and the Member States to use public procurement as leverage to support such resource capability in the EU by making EU security and privacy standards a key requirement in the public procurement of IT goods and services; therefore urges the Commission to review the current public procurement directives with regard to data based public procurement, in particular in the research sector; and to restrict public procurement only to certified companies; and only to EU companies if security interests or vital are involved;

2014/01/24
Committee: LIBE

2013/2188(INI)

Axel VOSS, Elena Oana ANTONESCU, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 80

80. Calls on all the Members States, the Commission, the Council and the European Council to address the EU~~’s dangerou~~'s lack of autonomy in terms of IT tools, companies and providers (hardware, software, services and network), and encryption and cryptographic capabilities;

2014/01/24
Committee: LIBE

2013/2188(INI)

Axel VOSS, Elena Oana ANTONESCU, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 82

82. Points out that ~~both telecom companies and the~~ EU and national telecom regulators have clearly neglected the IT security of their users and clients; calls on the Commission to make full use of its existing powers under the ePrivacy and Telecommunication Framework Directive to strengthen the protection of confidentiality of communication by adopting measures to ensure that terminal equipment is compatible with the right of users to control and protect their personal data, and to ensure a high level of security of telecommunication networks and services, including by way of requiring state-of-the-art encryption of communications;

2014/01/24
Committee: LIBE

2013/2188(INI)

Axel VOSS, Hubert PIRKER, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 84 a (new)

84a. Calls for the promotion of - EU search engines and EU social networks as a valuable step in the direction of EU's IT independency; - European IT-service provider; - encrypting communication in general including e-mail and sms communication; - European IT-key elements, for instance solutions for client-server-operating system, using open source standards, developing European elements for grid coupling, e.g. router;

2014/01/24
Committee: LIBE

2013/2188(INI)

Axel VOSS, Hubert PIRKER, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 84 b (new)

84b. Calls on the Commission to present a proposal for a system of product certifying for hard- and software, because there is no structure in the EU for scrutinising hard- and software products regarding backdoors;

2014/01/24
Committee: LIBE

2013/2188(INI)

Axel VOSS, Elena Oana ANTONESCU, Hubert PIRKER, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Timothy KIRKHOPE, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 85

85. Calls on the Commission, to strengthen the technological European infrastructure and the European digital market and therefore in the framework of the next Work Programme of the Horizon 2020 Programme~~, to assess whether~~; more resources should be directed towards boosting European research, development, innovation and training in the field of IT technologies, in particular privacy-enhancing technologies and infrastructures, cryptology, secure computing, open-source security solutions and the Information Society in order to make email and telecommunications safer; to promote the internal market for European soft- and hardware, and to promote cryptophones and to encrypt communication infrastructures;

2014/01/24
Committee: LIBE

2013/2188(INI)

Axel VOSS, Ágnes HANKISS, Elena Oana ANTONESCU, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 86

86. Asks the Commission to map out current responsibilities and to review~~, by June 2014 at the latest,~~ the need for a broader mandate, better coordination and/or additional resources and technical capabilities for Europol’'s CyberCrime Centre, ENISA, CERT-EU and the EDPS in order to enable them to be more effective in preventing and investigating major IT breaches in the EU and in performing (or assisting Member States and EU bodies to perform) on-site technical investigations regarding major IT breaches;

2014/01/24
Committee: LIBE

2013/2188(INI)

Axel VOSS, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 86 a (new)

86a. Believes that ENISA should play a key role in securing European communication systems, therefore calls on the Commission, to present a legal proposal for the reform of ENISA, to strengthen its role in defending the internal systems within the EU institutions and to establish within ENISA's structure a Competent Emergency Response Team (CERT) for the EU and its Member States; in this regard recommends to consider a move of ENISA to Brussels;

2014/01/24
Committee: LIBE

2013/2188(INI)

Axel VOSS, Hubert PIRKER, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 93 a (new)

93a. Calls on the Commission to present a legal proposal for a EU-routing-system; a EU processing of call detail record (CDR); notes that all routing data and CDR should be processed in accordance with EU legal frameworks and without leaving the EU borders;

2014/01/24
Committee: LIBE

2013/2188(INI)

Axel VOSS, Elena Oana ANTONESCU, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 106 a (new)

106 a. Calls on the Commission to present an action plan for the establishment of a Single European Digital Area (SEDA), including commercial data, data used for law enforcement and intelligence purposes;

2014/01/24
Committee: LIBE

2013/2188(INI)

Axel VOSS, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 108

108. Is aware that some EU Member States are pursuing bilateral communication with the US authorities on spying allegations, and that some of them have concluded ~~(United Kingdom)~~ or envisage concluding ~~(Germany, France)~~ so-called ‘'anti-spying’' arrangements; underlines that these Member States need to observe fully the interests of the EU as a whole; therefore calls for a EU no-spy-agreement between Member States and a no-spy-agreement with third countries including an obligation for no spying on politicians, research and economy;

2014/01/24
Committee: LIBE

2013/2188(INI)

Axel VOSS, Hubert PIRKER, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 109 a (new)

109a. Considers tap-proof communication structures (email and telecommunications, including landlines and cell phones) and tap-proof meeting rooms within all relevant EU institutions and EU delegations as absolutely necessary; therefore calls for the establishment of an encrypted internal EU email-system;

2014/01/24
Committee: LIBE

2013/2188(INI)

Axel VOSS, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 109 b (new)

109b. Calls on the European Parliament to implement in its rules of procedure a structure for inquiry committees with equal competences as implemented in some Member States by their national parliaments;

2014/01/24
Committee: LIBE

2013/2188(INI)

Axel VOSS, Elena Oana ANTONESCU, Hubert PIRKER, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Arnaud DANJEAN, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 114 – point 4

Action 4: Suspend the TFTP agreement until (i) the Umbrella Agreement negotiations have been concluded; (ii) a thorough investigation has been concluded on the basis of an EU analysis, and all concerns raised by Parliament in its resolution of 23 October have been properly addressedto conclude the on-going negotiations on a data protection agreement for law enforcement purposes ("umbrella agreement") soon as possible;

2014/01/24
Committee: LIBE

2013/2188(INI)

Axel VOSS, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Arnaud DANJEAN, Timothy KIRKHOPE, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 114 – point 5

Action 5: Protect the rule of law ~~and~~, the fundamental rights of EU citizens, ~~with a particular focus on threats to~~ the freedom of the press and professional confidentiality ~~(including lawyer-client relations) as well as enhanced protection for whistleblowers~~;

2014/01/24
Committee: LIBE

2013/2188(INI)

Axel VOSS, Elena Oana ANTONESCU, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 115 – point 1

April-July 2014: a monitoring group based on the LIBE inquiry team responsible for monitoring any new revelations ~~in the media~~ concerning the inquiry’'s mandate and scrutinising the implementation of this resolution;

2014/01/24
Committee: LIBE

2013/2188(INI)

Axel VOSS, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Arnaud DANJEAN, Timothy KIRKHOPE, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 115 – point 4

~~Autumn 2014: a commitment that the European Digital Habeas Corpus and related recommendations will serve as key criteria for the approval of the next Commission;~~deleted

2014/01/24
Committee: LIBE

2013/2156(INI)

Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the EU is currently facing the most significant economic and financial crisis since the Great Depression in the 1930s; whereas this crisis has been exacerbated by so-called austerity measures imposed on the Member States by the EU institutions within the framework of economic governance policies (Stability and Growth Pact, European Semester, Euro-Plus Pact, Budgetary Treaty) and ‘financial aid’ programmes;

2013/12/19
Committee: FEMM

2013/2156(INI)

Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas the ~~policies applied in the name of the~~ crisis has haved a particularly harsh impact on vulnerable people and particularly women, who feel the impact both directly – through loss of employment, wage, pension and benefit cuts, and loss of job security – and indirectly through budget cuts in public services and social care;

2013/12/19
Committee: FEMM

2013/2156(INI)

Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Calls for the adoption of the necessary measures to promote higher employment rates among women, such as affordable care and childcare, adequate maternity, paternity and parental leave schemes and flexibility in working hours and places of work, which will make it possible to reconcile their private and working lives;

2013/12/19
Committee: FEMM

2013/2156(INI)

Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Encourages Member States to promote measures and actions to assist and advise women who decide to become entrepreneurs;

2013/12/19
Committee: FEMM

2013/2156(INI)

Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Calls on the Member States to reward with a distinctive symbol those enterprises which obtain corporate equality status as a result of good practices.

2013/12/19
Committee: FEMM

2013/2156(INI)

Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Observes that increasing poverty and marginalisation, owing to ~~so-called austerity policie~~the crisis, have led to an increase in female trafficking, sexual exploitation and prostitution and that there are signs that domestic violence is on the rise, as social tensions within families also increase, and that women now find themselves more economically dependent on their aggressors;

2013/12/19
Committee: FEMM

2013/2078(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Underlines the need for special support for and protection of women and children victims of gender-based violence, including domestic violence, sexual harassment, human trafficking and harmful traditional practices, such as forced marriages, female genital mutilation and ‘honour crimes’; calls on the Commission and the Member States to adopt and continually improve legislation~~, and to take concrete measures to~~ in order to prosecute aggressors and prevent violence; supports the Directive establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims~~, prosecu~~ of crime (Directive 2012/29/EU) which includes targeted a~~ggressors and prevent violence;~~ nd integrated support for victims with specific needs, such as victims of gender-based violence and sexual violence and which provides trauma support and counselling for victims;

2013/10/28
Committee: FEMM

2013/2078(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls on the Commission to step up its actions against the violations of fundamental rights of young girls, specifically against the industry which perceives young girls as a sexual object and which triggers an increase in sexual trafficking of young girls within the EU;

2013/10/28
Committee: FEMM

2013/2078(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Deplores that fundamental rights of older women are too often being violated, including a high number of cases of violence, phyisical abuse, emotional abuse and financial abuse in several EU Member States; calls on the Commission and Member States to take further actions in order to protect elderly women from any form of abuse, including ill treatment in care houses for the elderly;

2013/10/28
Committee: FEMM

2013/2078(INI)

Anna ZÁBORSKÁ, Sari ESSAYAH, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Filip KACZMAREK, Gay MITCHELL, Martin KASTLER, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Frank VANHECKE, Zuzana ROITHOVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6 b. Considers that women with disabilities suffer from double discrimination by virtue of their sex and their disability and therefore calls on the Commission and Member States to take measures to safeguard and protect the fundamental rights of disabled women in the EU;

2013/10/28
Committee: FEMM

2013/2040(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Insists that universal access to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHRs) is a fundamental human right and asks the Commission to ensure that development cooperation and the future global development framework adopt a human rights-based approach and have a strong and explicit focus, concrete targets and measurable indicators on SRHRs, while prioritising women and young people's empowerment and gender equality;deleted

2013/06/05
Committee: DEVE

2013/2040(INI)

Anna ZÁBORSKÁ, Zuzana ROITHOVÁ, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Nirj DEVA, Philippe de VILLIERS, László TŐKÉS, Csaba SÓGOR

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4

– having regard to the Preamble and to Articles 2, 12, and 24 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, adopted in 1989, which refer to non- discrimination, the right of the child to be heard, and the protection of maternal, infant and child health, in addition to developing family planning education and services,

2013/07/02
Committee: FEMM

2013/2040(INI)

Anna ZÁBORSKÁ, Anne DELVAUX, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Zuzana ROITHOVÁ, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Bernd POSSELT, Joanna Katarzyna SKRZYDLEWSKA, László TŐKÉS, Philippe de VILLIERS

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)

- having regard to the Declaration of the Right of the Child1 which states that the child, by reason of his physical and mental immaturity, needs special safeguards and care, including appropriate legal protection, before as well as after birth, __________________ 1 Adopted by UN General Assembly Resolution 1386 (XIV) of 10 December 1959

2013/07/02
Committee: FEMM

2013/2040(INI)

Anna ZÁBORSKÁ, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Sari ESSAYAH, Martin KASTLER, Gay MITCHELL, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Frank VANHECKE, Zuzana ROITHOVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Reminds that the special committee set up by the United Nations General Assembly when preparing for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities regularly stressed that the term sexual and reproductive health did not create any new human right or any new international obligation for the States, and did not change the content of the right to healthcare as found in Article 12 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child: ''The Ad Hoc Committee notes that the use of the phrase 'sexual and reproductive health services' would not constitute recognition of any new international law obligations or human rights. The Ad Hoc Committee understands draft paragraph (a) [related to the health services, including sexual and reproductive services, to be rendered to the disabled persons] to be a non- discrimination provision that does not add to, or alter, the right to health as contained in Article 12 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights or Article 24 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Rather, the effect of paragraph (a) would be to require States Parties to ensure that where health services are provided, they are provided without discrimination on the basis of disability.'' 1 __________________ 1 Ad Hoc Committee on a Comprehensive and Integral International Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities, Report of the 7th session (New York, 16 January - 3 February 2006), Note 4, http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/enable/right s/ahc7re¬port-e.htm:

2013/06/05
Committee: DEVE

2013/2040(INI)

Anna ZÁBORSKÁ, Sari ESSAYAH, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Gay MITCHELL, Martin KASTLER, Filip KACZMAREK, Frank VANHECKE, Nirj DEVA, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Zuzana ROITHOVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1c. States that every child, regardless of sex, has the right to appropriate legal protection before as well as after birth1, survival and development, and reaffirms that female children have equal status under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child; calls on EU delegations in developing countries to work with the governments of those countries to ensure that girl children enjoy their rights without discrimination found on their sex, inter alia by ending the unethical and discriminatory practices of prenatal sex selection, abortion of female foetuses, female infanticide, early forced marriage, female genital mutilation; __________________ 1 Declaration of the Rights of the Child, Adopted by UN General Assembly Resolution 1386 (XIV) of 10 December 1959.

2013/06/05
Committee: DEVE

2013/2040(INI)

Anna ZÁBORSKÁ, Zuzana ROITHOVÁ, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Nirj DEVA, Philippe de VILLIERS, Filip KACZMAREK, Bernd POSSELT, Csaba SÓGOR

Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)

- having regard to the report of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on Prenatal sex selection on 16 September 2011

2013/07/02
Committee: FEMM

2013/2040(INI)

Anna ZÁBORSKÁ, Sari ESSAYAH, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Martin KASTLER, Filip KACZMAREK, Gay MITCHELL, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Frank VANHECKE, Zuzana ROITHOVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Urg~~Invites the Commission~~, in this context,~~ to maintain in its development priorities the ~~removal of all barriers to allow~~ access to quality, affordable, acceptable and accessible ~~sexu~~prenatal and ~~reproductive~~maternal health care services ~~(SRHSs) and education, including voluntary family planning, safe abortion, and youth-friendly service~~, relational, affective and sexual education for boys and girls under the prior responsibility of their parents1, voluntary family planning including natural family planning methods, while combating ~~gender~~sex based discrimination leading to sex-selective and involuntary abortions, forced sterilization and sexual violence, as well as ensuring the provision of ~~SRH supplies,~~prenatal and maternal health care supplies, including HIV prevention, treatment, care and support, without discrimination; __________________ 1 "Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children." Art 26.3 of UNGASS Resolution 217 A (III) of 10 December 1948 (Universal Declaration of Human Rights)

2013/06/05
Committee: DEVE

2013/2040(INI)

Anna ZÁBORSKÁ, Zuzana ROITHOVÁ, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Nirj DEVA, Philippe de VILLIERS, Filip KACZMAREK, László TŐKÉS, Csaba SÓGOR

Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 a (new)

- having regard to Art. 168 (7) of the Treaty of the Functioning of the European Union stating that Union action shall respect the responsibilities of the Member States for the definition of their health policy and for the organisation and delivery of health services and medical care;

2013/07/02
Committee: FEMM

2013/2040(INI)

Anna ZÁBORSKÁ, Anne DELVAUX, Zuzana ROITHOVÁ, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Filip KACZMAREK, Bernd POSSELT, Csaba SÓGOR, Nirj DEVA, Philippe de VILLIERS, Jan OLBRYCHT

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas ~~sexual and reproductive rights are human rights, the violations of which constitute breaches of women's and girls' rights to equality~~women and girls are entitled to enjoy equal opportunities, non- discrimination based on sex, dignity and health, and freedom from inhuman and degrading treatment;

2013/07/02
Committee: FEMM

2013/2040(INI)

Anna ZÁBORSKÁ, Sari ESSAYAH, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Zuzana ROITHOVÁ, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Filip KACZMAREK, Martin KASTLER, Gay MITCHELL, Frank VANHECKE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Urges the Commission and the EEAS to fully respect the reservations on SHRH expressed by national governments in the concerned international treaties, conventions and programs;

2013/06/05
Committee: DEVE

2013/2040(INI)

Anna ZÁBORSKÁ, Sari ESSAYAH, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Zuzana ROITHOVÁ, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Martin KASTLER, Gay MITCHELL, Frank VANHECKE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)

5d. reminds § 8.25 of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development stating: "In no case should abortion be promoted as a method of family planning. (...) Prevention of unwanted pregnancies must always be given the highest priority and every attempt should be made to eliminate the need for abortion. Women who have unwanted pregnancies should have ready access to reliable information and compassionate counselling. Any measures or changes related to abortion within the health system can only be determined at the national or local level according to the national legislative process."

2013/06/05
Committee: DEVE

2013/2040(INI)

Anna ZÁBORSKÁ, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Joanna Katarzyna SKRZYDLEWSKA, Zuzana ROITHOVÁ, Filip KACZMAREK, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Jan OLBRYCHT, Bernd POSSELT, László TŐKÉS, Nirj DEVA, Philippe de VILLIERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Recalls that the special committee set up by the United Nations General Assembly when preparing for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities regularly stressed that the term sexual and reproductive health did not create any new human right or any new international obligation for the States, and did not change the content of the right to healthcare as found in Article 12 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child: ''The Ad Hoc Committee notes that the use of the phrase 'sexual and reproductive health services' would not constitute recognition of any new international law obligations or human rights. The Ad Hoc Committee understands draft paragraph (a) [related to the health services, including sexual and reproductive services, to be rendered to the disabled persons] to be a non- discrimination provision that does not add to, or alter, the right to health as contained in Article 12 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights or Article 24 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Rather, the effect of paragraph (a) would be to require States Parties to ensure that where health services are provided, they are provided without discrimination on the basis of disability.'' 1 __________________ 1 Ad Hoc Committee on a Comprehensive and Integral International Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities, Report of the 7th session (New York, 16 January - 3 February 2006), Note 4, http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/enable/right s/ahc7re¬port-e.htm:

2013/07/02
Committee: FEMM

2013/2040(INI)

Anna ZÁBORSKÁ, Zuzana ROITHOVÁ, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Nirj DEVA, Philippe de VILLIERS, Jan OLBRYCHT, Filip KACZMAREK, Joanna Katarzyna SKRZYDLEWSKA, László TŐKÉS, Bernd POSSELT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Notes that ~~even though~~ it is a competence of Member States to formulate and implement policies on SRHR~~, the EU can exercise policy-making competence in the area of public health and of non- discrimination, and support better implementation of sexual and reproductive rights~~;

2013/07/02
Committee: FEMM

2013/2040(INI)

Anna ZÁBORSKÁ, Anne DELVAUX, Zuzana ROITHOVÁ, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Nirj DEVA, Philippe de VILLIERS, László TŐKÉS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Asserts that, when implementing the specific clauses on the prohibition on coercion or compulsion in sexual and reproductive health matters agreed on at the Cairo International Conference on Population and Development, as well as the legally binding international human rights instruments, the EU acquis communautaire and the Union policy competencies in these matters, Union assistance should not be provided to any authority, organisation or programme which promotes, supports or participates in the management of any action which involves such human rights abuses as coercive abortion, forced sterilisation of women and men, determining foetal sex resulting in prenatal sex selection or infanticide;

2013/07/02
Committee: FEMM

2013/2040(INI)

Anna ZÁBORSKÁ, Zuzana ROITHOVÁ, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, László TŐKÉS, Nirj DEVA, Philippe de VILLIERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8 a. Urges the Member States to include the promotion of natural family planning methods in their public health policy;

2013/07/02
Committee: FEMM

2013/2040(INI)

Anna ZÁBORSKÁ, Zuzana ROITHOVÁ, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Jan OLBRYCHT, László TŐKÉS, Nirj DEVA, Philippe de VILLIERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Stresses that sexuality education m~~ust~~ay include the teaching of natural family planning methods, the fight against stereotypes and prejudices, shed light on ~~gender and sexual orientation~~ discrimination, based on sex and structural barriers to substantive equality, as well as emphasise mutual respect and shared responsibility;

2013/07/02
Committee: FEMM

2013/2040(INI)

Anna ZÁBORSKÁ, Zuzana ROITHOVÁ, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Filip KACZMAREK, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Nirj DEVA, Philippe de VILLIERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to address the specific ~~SRHR~~needs for prenatal and maternal health of people living with HIV/AIDS, with a focus on the needs of women, notably by integrating access to testing and treatment and reversing the underlying socioeconomic factors contributing to the risk to women of HIV/AIDS, such as gender inequality and discrimination;

2013/07/02
Committee: FEMM

2013/2040(INI)

Anna ZÁBORSKÁ, Anne DELVAUX, Zuzana ROITHOVÁ, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Csaba SÓGOR, Nirj DEVA, Philippe de VILLIERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 e (new)

23 e. recalls § 8.25 of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development stating: "In no case should abortion be promoted as a method of family planning. (...) Prevention of unwanted pregnancies must always be given the highest priority and every attempt should be made to eliminate the need for abortion. Women who have unwanted pregnancies should have ready access to reliable information and compassionate counselling. Any measures or changes related to abortion within the health system can only be determined at the national or local level according to the national legislative process."

2013/07/02
Committee: FEMM

2013/2024(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Regrets the continued refusal of the Commission to draft a Human Rights Action Plan to promote EU values in the external dimension of freedom, security and justice policies, as called for by the Council in the Stockholm Programme, ~~and notes that~~welcomes the EU Strategic Framework for Human Rights and the related Action Plan ~~cannot constitute a substitute for the former;~~focussing on the fight against human trafficking, women's enjoyment of human rights and the issues of statelessness and arbitrary detention of migrants with third countries.

2013/07/17
Committee: AFET

2013/2024(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Exp~~Stresses ~~concern at the increasing~~the importance of more demands being placed on neighbourhood countries ~~in relation to~~ to accept migrants in accordance withe EU's migration and border management policies~~; calls for~~ while at the same time implementing a human rights-based approach to EU migration and border management which ensures that the rights of regular and irregular migrants and other vulnerable groups are always the first consideration; recalls the extra-territorial application of the European Convention on Human Rights in the implementation of EU migration policy, as ruled by the European Court of Human Rights;

2013/07/17
Committee: AFET

2013/2024(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Repeats its call for a compulsory refugee resettlement scheme, in line with Article 21 of the TEU, which obliges the EU to assist populations confronting natural or man- made disasters; notes ~~with concern~~ the observation made by the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants ~~on the widespread lack of adherence to basic human rights principles in the course of the increasing, EU-encouraged and -promoted practice of detaining migrants wanting to enter the EU's borders1~~ ; cCalls on the Commission to report on what steps are being taken to prevent arbitrary detention of migrants by third countries, in line with its commitment 14(d) under the EU Action Plan on Human Rights;

2013/07/17
Committee: AFET

2013/2024(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. ~~Expresses alarm at~~Regrets the number of deaths and the human rights abuses which continue to occur in the course of irregular migrants' attempts to enter the EU; requests that the Commission ~~consult~~informs Parliament prior to the conclusion of any agreement between Frontex and a third country; insists that these agreements must provide for adequate safeguards to ensure that human rights standards are fully respected, including with regard to return, joint patrolling, search and rescue or interception operations;

2013/07/17
Committee: AFET

2013/2024(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Expresses deep concern about the fate of third country nationals (TCNs) and stateless persons ~~readmitted under EU readmission agreements (EURAs)~~, including cases of indefinite detention, legal limbo or refoulement to their country of origin~~, and requests the exclusion of TCN clauses from these agreements~~; underlines the importance of implementing the recommendations made in the Commission's evaluation of readmission agreements; ~~calls on the Commission to allow NGOs and international organisations to participate in Joint Readmission Committees;~~ urges the Commission and the Member States to suspend immediately the application of an EURA in the event of human rights violations;

2013/07/17
Committee: AFET

2013/2024(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Recalls the key role of Frontex and CEPOL in training of law enforcement personnel and border guards in order to execute European judicial and law enforcement which respects human rights of migrants;

2013/07/17
Committee: AFET

2013/2024(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Stresses the call of the European Council to reinforce the role of Frontex in accordance with the Stockholm Programme in order to increase its capacity to respond more effectively to changing migration flows;

2013/07/17
Committee: AFET

2013/2024(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Welcomes the implementation of the European Protection Order Directive(2011/99/EU) and the Directive Establishing Minimum Standards on the Rights, Support and Protection of Victims of Crime (2012/29/EU) which largely enhances human rights of victims of crime within the European Union;

2013/07/17
Committee: AFET

2013/2024(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 b (new)

13b. Underlines the remaining high threat of terrorism and organised crime; welcomes the strengthening of operational agreements between Europol, Eurojust, and the working arrangements with Frontex to combat terrorism and organised crime;

2013/07/17
Committee: AFET

2013/2024(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 c (new)

13c. Expresses concern of the increasing global and EU trend of cybercrime, child sex offences and fraud and the enormous financial and psychological damage of citizens worldwide caused by these crimes; welcomes the establishment of the European Cybercrime Centre at Europol to tackle cybercime by means of building operational and analytical capacity for investigations and cooperation with international partners;

2013/07/17
Committee: AFET

2013/2024(INI)

Roberta ANGELILLI, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Barbara MATERA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 d (new)

13d. Recalls the importance of the need for special attention, support and social recognition of victims of terrorism, and stresses the urgency for the establishment of a specific legislative instrument for victims of terrorism;

2013/07/17
Committee: AFET

2013/2004(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas gender-based violence is understood to be a form of discrimination and a violation of the fundamental freedoms of the victim and includes violence in close relationships, sexual violence (including rape, sexual assault and harassment), trafficking in human beings, slavery, and different forms of harmful customs and traditional practices, such as forced marriages, female genital mutilation and so-called ‘honour crimes’;

2013/11/29
Committee: FEMM

2013/2004(INL)

Roberta ANGELILLI, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Barbara MATERA

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas gender-based violence involves victims and perpetrators of all ages, educational backgrounds, incomes and social positions ~~and~~, is linked to the unequal distribution of power between women and men in our society, and constitutes the biggest obstacle to gender equality;

2013/11/29
Committee: FEMM

2013/2004(INL)

Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Roberta ANGELILLI, Barbara MATERA

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas disabled women are more vulnerable for domestic violence considering their double discrimination by virtue of their sex and their disability and therefore calls on the Commission and Member States to take measures to safeguard and protect disabled women in the EU;

2013/11/29
Committee: FEMM

2013/2004(INL)

Roberta ANGELILLI, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Barbara MATERA

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas male violence against women shapes women’s place in society: and their self-determination in terms of their health, access to employment and education, integration into social and cultural activities, economic independence, participation in public and political life and decision-making, and relations with men;

2013/11/29
Committee: FEMM

2013/2004(INL)

Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Roberta ANGELILLI, Barbara MATERA

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)

Ha. whereas education is vital to combat violence against women and gender based violence in general as it develops the skills for young people to treat their partners with respect regardless of their gender;

2013/11/29
Committee: FEMM

2013/2004(INL)

Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Roberta ANGELILLI, Barbara MATERA

Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)

Hb. whereas sexist attitudes amongst the younger generation about gender roles are persistent; young women who are victims of violence continue to be blamed and stigmatised by their peers and the rest of society;

2013/11/29
Committee: FEMM

2013/2004(INL)

Roberta ANGELILLI, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Barbara MATERA

Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)

Ka. whereas when it comes to combating violence against women, there are three goals that are all of a piece, namely prevention, protection and support for victims, and prosecution of the culprits (perpetrators); whereas the three inseparable goals underlying any measures to combat violence against women are to prevent violence, protect and support victims, and prosecute those guilty of abuses;

2013/11/29
Committee: FEMM

2013/2004(INL)

Roberta ANGELILLI, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Barbara MATERA

Motion for a resolution
Recital O

O. whereas comparable data on different types of violence against women in the Union are not collected on a regular basis, which makes it difficult to ascertain the real extent of the problem and to find appropriate solutionit is essential to gather comparable disaggregated qualitative and quantitative data, and update them regularly, in order to comprehend the real extent of violence against women and hence produce effective policies, strategies, and measures;

2013/11/29
Committee: FEMM

2013/2004(INL)

Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Roberta ANGELILLI, Barbara MATERA

Motion for a resolution
Recital Q a (new)

Qa. whereas honour killings is having an increasing dangerous trend within the borders of the European Union which mostly affects young girls;

2013/11/29
Committee: FEMM

2013/2004(INL)

Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Roberta ANGELILLI, Barbara MATERA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls on the Commission to step up its actions against the industry which perceives young girls and women as a sexual object and which specifically triggers an increase in sexual trafficking of young girls within the EU and violence against women in general;

2013/11/29
Committee: FEMM

2013/2004(INL)

Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Roberta ANGELILLI, Barbara MATERA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls on the Commission to combat honour killings by providing education and shelter for possible victims and to mobilise awareness campaigns of the extreme form of human rights abuses and the numbers of tragic deaths caused by honour killings;

2013/11/29
Committee: FEMM

2013/2004(INL)

Roberta ANGELILLI, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Barbara MATERA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Welcomes the 2014-2020 Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme, whose aims include the promotion of gender equality and combating all forms of violence against children, women, and other groups at risk, and protecting the victims of such violence;

2013/11/29
Committee: FEMM

2013/2004(INL)

Roberta ANGELILLI, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Barbara MATERA

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Recommendation 2 – Citation 1

– design, implement and evaluate yearly comprehensive strategies and programmes, including public education programmes and training for teachers aimed at removing obstacles, prejudice and stereotypes that prevent women and girls from enjoying their full rights and freedom out of violence and at ~~cha~~bringing thabout a profound change min~~d-set of societi~~ social and cultural attitudes;

2013/12/02
Committee: FEMM

2013/2004(INL)

Roberta ANGELILLI, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Barbara MATERA

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Recommendation 2 – Citation 3

– organise systematic training for officials likely to come into contact with cases of gender- based violence – including law enforcement, social welfare, child welfare (for victims of or witnesses to violence), healthcare and emergency centre staff – in order to detect, identify and properly deal with such cases, with a special focus on the needs and rights of victims;

2013/12/02
Committee: FEMM

2013/2004(INL)

Roberta ANGELILLI, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Barbara MATERA

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Recommendation 2 – Citation 5

– establish awareness-raising campaigns, including campaigns targeted specifically at men and boys, where relevant in cooperation with NGOs, associations, the media and other stakeholders;

2013/12/02
Committee: FEMM

2013/2004(INL)

Roberta ANGELILLI, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Barbara MATERA

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Recommendation 2 – Citation 7

– open specialised shelters (including centres providing first-line assistance to victims of sexual violence) and equip them with facilities and properly trained staff, offering places for at least 1 woman per 10 000 inhabitants.

2013/12/02
Committee: FEMM

2013/2004(INL)

Roberta ANGELILLI, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Barbara MATERA

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Recommendation 2 – Citation 7 a (new))

– provide prompt, relevant information to victims on the protection and assistance available and the legal measures in place, not least in order to encourage them to give evidence;

2013/12/02
Committee: FEMM

2012/2263(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Petru Constantin LUHAN, Carlos COELHO, Mariya GABRIEL, Jacek PROTASIEWICZ, Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Timothy KIRKHOPE, Roberta ANGELILLI, Monika HOHLMEIER, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Welcomes the adoption by the Commission of an action plan on unaccompanied minors~~; deplores, however, the fact that the Commission's approach is not based more on protecting the fundamental rights of such minors~~ and of the Mid- term report on the implementation of the Action Plan on Unaccompanied Minors' (COM(2012)0554;

2013/05/13
Committee: LIBE

2012/2263(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Petru Constantin LUHAN, Kinga GÁL, Mariya GABRIEL, Jacek PROTASIEWICZ, Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Timothy KIRKHOPE, Roberta ANGELILLI, Monika HOHLMEIER, Roberta METSOLA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Deplores the lack of reliable official data on unaccompanied minors; calls on the Member States and the European Union to establish a coordinated method for gathering ~~information in each Member State, by means of platforms bringing together all parties involved in the problem of unaccompanied minors, and to draw up a list of national contact points~~and sharing information, and to make better use of the existing tools available to collect statistics data at the European level, such as Fronted and EASO;

2013/05/13
Committee: LIBE

2012/2263(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Petru Constantin LUHAN, Carlos COELHO, Mariya GABRIEL, Jacek PROTASIEWICZ, Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Timothy KIRKHOPE, Roberta ANGELILLI, Monika HOHLMEIER, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Recalls that the European Union and Member States ought to step up their cooperation with third countries of origin and transit concerning ~~the problem of~~ unaccompanied minors, preventing their arrival, combating trafficking, irregular immigration, restoration of family ties, return and readmission, including in the context of the regular dialogues conducted between the European Union and these States and the European External Action Service (EEAS);

2013/05/13
Committee: LIBE

2012/2263(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Petru Constantin LUHAN, Carlos COELHO, Mariya GABRIEL, Jacek PROTASIEWICZ, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Timothy KIRKHOPE, Roberta ANGELILLI, Monika HOHLMEIER, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Recalls the important role of civil society in the readmissions of unaccompanied minors in third countries; calls thus on Member States to increase cooperation also with local and international non governmental partners in the Country of origin in order to ensure safe returns for children.

2013/05/13
Committee: LIBE

2012/2263(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Petru Constantin LUHAN, Kinga GÁL, Carlos COELHO, Mariya GABRIEL, Jacek PROTASIEWICZ, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Timothy KIRKHOPE, Roberta ANGELILLI, Monika HOHLMEIER, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Recalls that combating trafficking in human beings is a necessary first step, as minors are particularly confronted with the risks of trafficking and exploitation ~~and because~~; underlines the importance of prevention by strengthening police and judiciary cooperation between Member States. Calls on the Member States to effectively implement Directive 2011/36/EU on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims and Directive 2011/92/EU on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography; considers also that action should be taken in third countries to tackle the root causes of trafficking;

2013/05/13
Committee: LIBE

2012/2263(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Petru Constantin LUHAN, Kinga GÁL, Carlos COELHO, Mariya GABRIEL, Jacek PROTASIEWICZ, Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Timothy KIRKHOPE, Roberta ANGELILLI, Monika HOHLMEIER, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Is concerned about the situation of many unaccompanied minors who live in hiding in the EU and who are particularly vulnerable to exploitation and abuse; calls on Member States' authorities and civil society organisations to work together and take all the necessary measures to ensure their protection and dignity.

2013/05/13
Committee: LIBE

2012/2263(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Petru Constantin LUHAN, Mariya GABRIEL, Jacek PROTASIEWICZ, Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Timothy KIRKHOPE, Roberta ANGELILLI, Monika HOHLMEIER, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Calls on the Commission to draw up ~~binding~~ strategic guidelines for ~~use by all~~ Member States, ~~which should draw inspiration from their best practices, take the form of common minimum standards and detail each stage in the pro~~building on the follow-up of the Action plan and on best practicess, from the arrival of a minor in European territory until an appropriate solution has been found for him;

2013/05/13
Committee: LIBE

2012/2263(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Petru Constantin LUHAN, Kinga GÁL, Carlos COELHO, Mariya GABRIEL, Jacek PROTASIEWICZ, Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Timothy KIRKHOPE, Roberta ANGELILLI, Monika HOHLMEIER, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Considers that each Member State has a responsibility to identify unaccompanied minors; calls on Member States to direct them immediately to specialist services which must, on the one hand, assess the individual circumstances and needs of each minor and, on the other hand, provide them with all the information they need, in a language and form they can understand; calls on Member States to share best practices on child friendly tools to clarify to the children the procedures and their rights;

2013/05/13
Committee: LIBE

2012/2263(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Petru Constantin LUHAN, Mariya GABRIEL, Jacek PROTASIEWICZ, Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Roberta ANGELILLI, Monika HOHLMEIER, Roberta METSOLA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Deplores the unsuitable and intrusive nature of the medical techniques used to ascertain age in some Member States; recommends that the Commission ~~establish a common method~~include in the strategic guidelines best practices for ascertaining age, consisting of a multidisciplinary assessment, performed by independent, trained practitioners, and with minors always being given the benefit of the doubt; considers that it should be possible to appeal against the results of this assessment; welcomes the work of the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) on this subject, which should be taken as a basis for dealing with all minors;

2013/05/13
Committee: LIBE

2012/2263(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Petru Constantin LUHAN, Mariya GABRIEL, Jacek PROTASIEWICZ, Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Timothy KIRKHOPE, Roberta ANGELILLI, Monika HOHLMEIER, Roberta METSOLA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls on Member States, as soon as a minor arrives within their territory and until a lasting solution has been found, to appoint a person responsible for accompanying, assisting and representing him in all procedures; calls furthermore for this person to have specific training in the problems associated with unaccompanied minors and to act completely independently; calls on the Commission to ~~establish common standard~~include in the strategic guidelines best practices concerning the mandate, functions, qualifications and skills of this person;

2013/05/13
Committee: LIBE

2012/2263(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Mariya GABRIEL, Carlos COELHO, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Petru Constantin LUHAN, Roberta ANGELILLI, Monika HOHLMEIER, Jacek PROTASIEWICZ, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – introductory part

16. CIn order to ensure consistency and equal standards in the protection of unaccompanied minors within the EU, calls on Member States to give unaccompanied minors, irrespective of their status and under the same conditions as children who are nationals of the host country:

2013/05/13
Committee: LIBE

2012/2263(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Petru Constantin LUHAN, Carlos COELHO, Mariya GABRIEL, Jacek PROTASIEWICZ, Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Roberta ANGELILLI, Monika HOHLMEIER, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Welcomes the progress which has been made in asylum ~~legislation; recalls, however, that unaccompanied minors should always be exempted from expedited procedures and from procedures at the border; recalls also that the State responsible for~~package concerning unaccompanied minors; calls on Member States to make the necessary legislative and a~~sylum application by an unaccompanied m~~dministrative reforms in or ~~should always be the State of the most recent asylum application~~der to implement it effectively;

2013/05/13
Committee: LIBE

2012/2263(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Petru Constantin LUHAN, Kinga GÁL, Carlos COELHO, Mariya GABRIEL, Jacek PROTASIEWICZ, Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Timothy KIRKHOPE, Roberta ANGELILLI, Monika HOHLMEIER, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Underlines that any decision concerning unaccompanied minors should be on the basis of an individual assessment and in respect of the best interest of the child;

2013/05/13
Committee: LIBE

2012/2263(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Petru Constantin LUHAN, Carlos COELHO, Mariya GABRIEL, Jacek PROTASIEWICZ, Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Timothy KIRKHOPE, Roberta ANGELILLI, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Condemns the very precarious circumstances with which these minors are suddenly confronted when they reach the age of majority; calls on Member States to share best practices and institute procedures for assisting these minors in their transition to adulthood; welcomes the work of the Council of Europe on this subject and calls on the Commission to ~~propose common standard~~include in its strategic guidelines best practices for the planning of ‘individualised life projects’ for, and with, the minor;

2013/05/13
Committee: LIBE

2012/2263(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Petru Constantin LUHAN, Carlos COELHO, Mariya GABRIEL, Jacek PROTASIEWICZ, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Timothy KIRKHOPE, Roberta ANGELILLI, Monika HOHLMEIER, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Stresses firmly that the ultimate aim, once an unaccompanied minor has arrived in European territory, must be to seek an appropriate solution for him, which respects his best interests; recalls that efforts to achieve this must always begin with an examination of the possibilities of family reunification; calls on Member States to improve cooperation on family tracing and share best practices;

2013/05/13
Committee: LIBE

2012/2263(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Petru Constantin LUHAN, Carlos COELHO, Mariya GABRIEL, Jacek PROTASIEWICZ, Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Roberta ANGELILLI, Monika HOHLMEIER, Roberta METSOLA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Calls on the Commission to ~~propose~~include in its strategic guidelines a common reference framework outlining a series of conditions to be met before a minor can be returned, respecting the overriding interests of the child; reiterates in the strongest terms that no decision to return a minor may be taken if it endangers the minor's life, security or fundamental rights or those of his or her family, and that the individual circumstances of each minor must be taken into account; calls on Member States to establish ~~monitoring~~cooperation arrangements ~~to ensure the protection of minors after their return, in cooperation with countries of origin and transit;~~with countries of origin and transit and with international and local NGOs in order to ensure the protection of minors after their return.

2013/05/13
Committee: LIBE

2012/2145(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

(2a) Welcomes the Directive 2011/0129 (COD) on Minimum Standards on Victims' Rights, adopted 12 September 2012, which includes targeted and integrated support for victims with specific needs, such as victims of sexual violence, victims of gender-based violence and victims of violence in close relationship, including trauma support and counselling, and therefore calls on the EEAS and the European Commission to promote in the external policies these enhancements on the rights of victims of gender-based violence in criminal proceedings;

2012/09/25
Committee: FEMM

2012/2145(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78 a (new)

78a. Calls on the EEAS and the European Commission to promote safeguarding within the external policies children's' rights during criminal proceedings by establishing specific protection needs due to their vulnerability to secondary and repeat victimisation and by putting the child's best interest as a primary consideration, as was included in the Directive 2011/0129 (COD) on Minimum Standards on Victims' Rights, adopted 12 September 2012

2012/10/02
Committee: AFET

2012/2102(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

K. whereas the risk of trafficking in human beings is increasing in countries in transition and in areas where civilians are affected by conflicts or where many refugees or internally displaced persons are to be found~~, especially in Libya~~;

2013/01/16
Committee: FEMM

2012/2102(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital L

L. whereas one fundamental issue in the constitutional debates is whether Islam should be defined in the constitution as the religion of the people or of the state~~, as for instance in Tunisia~~;

2013/01/16
Committee: FEMM

2012/2102(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the North African countries to adopt laws and concrete measures prohibiting all forms of violence against women, including female genital mutilation, domestic and sexual violence and sexual harassment; welcome the recent campaign against domestic violence launched by the Tunisian Minister for Women and Family Affairs;

2013/01/16
Committee: FEMM

2012/2102(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)

28a. Calls on the Commission to take in account the upcoming 'Erasmus For All' programme, and to encourage the participation of young women, and to develop interregional cooperation between regions from the Northern and Southern Mediterranean;

2013/01/16
Committee: FEMM

2012/2102(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Welcomes the Mobility Partnerships insofar as they facilitate exchanges and help to manage migration in a human and d~~ecent~~ignified way;

2013/01/16
Committee: FEMM

2012/2047(INI)

Joanna Katarzyna SKRZYDLEWSKA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

Ga. Whereas the trivialization of disguised child pornography acceptable on the internet is a dangerous trend that increases the sexualisation of girls

2012/07/20
Committee: FEMM

2012/2047(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Notices that social media portals, used by children and teenagers, are often a place in which girls self-objectify themselves by uploading or sending their own naked photos whereas mobiles phones are used to practise "sexting" which is distribution of smses of sexual content;

2012/07/20
Committee: FEMM

2012/2047(INI)

Joanna Katarzyna SKRZYDLEWSKA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Notes that the increasing popularity of exchanging nude pictures between teenagers on mobile phones through chat programs and communication platforms could lead to a dangerous trend in which possible paedophiles present themselves on those mobile chat forums to young boys and girls by false identification and that therefore authorities should step up their vigilance towards the so-called trend of 'sexting'.

2012/07/20
Committee: FEMM

2012/2047(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Highlights the fact that common perceiving of girls and women as sexual objects boosts the demand for prostitution and pornography, causes the increase of sexual trafficking in women and girls and results in growth of the violence against women;

2012/07/20
Committee: FEMM

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c

(c) by the Member States when carrying out activities which fall within the scope of Chapter 2 of Title V of the Treaty on European Union;

2013/03/04
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)

(ea) by competent authorities for the purposes of producing and disseminating the official statistics entrusted to them;

2013/03/04
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e b (new)

(eb) by competent authorities for the purposes of drawing up electoral rolls.

2013/03/04
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 8

(8) ‘the data subject’s consent’ means any freely given specific, and informed ~~and explicit~~ indication of his or her wishes by which the data subject, either by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signifies agreement to personal data relating to them being processed;

2013/03/04
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 13

(13) ‘main establishment’ means both as regards the controller, the place of its establishment in the Union where the main decisions as to the purposes, conditions and means of the processing of personal data are taken; if no decisions as to the purposes, conditions and means of the processing of personal data are taken in the Union, the main establishment is the place where the main processing activities in the context of the activities of an establishment of a controller in the Union take place. As regards the processor, 'main establishment' means the place of its central administration in the Union and as regards the processor, the place constituting its official seat in the Union, if that is the place where the main decisions of the institution, enterprise, or group are taken, or the latter place, if different;

2013/03/04
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 19 a (new)

(19a) ‘official statistics’ means quantitative and qualitative, aggregated and representative information characterising a collective phenomenon in a considered population;

2013/03/04
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 19 b (new)

(19b) ‘electoral rolls’ means personal data, and data relating to the place of residence, of persons entitled to vote;

2013/03/04
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 19 c (new)

(19c) ‘information society services’ means services provided at the recipient’s individual request, at a distance, and by electronic means, that is to say, the service is sent initially and received at its destination by means of electronic equipment for the processing, including digital compression, and storage of data and is transmitted, conveyed, and received entirely by wire, by radio, by optical means, or by any other electromagnetic means.

2013/03/04
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c

(c) adequate, relevant, and ~~limited to the minimum ne~~not excess~~ary~~ive in relation to the purposes for which they are processed; they shall only be processed if, and as long as, the purposes could not be fulfilled by processing information that does not involve personal data;

2013/03/04
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d

(d) accurate and, where necessary, kept up to date; every reasonable step must be taken to ensure that personal data that are inaccurate, having regard to the purposes for which they are processed, are erased or rectified without delay;

2013/03/04
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point e

(e) kept in a form which permits identification of data subjects for no longer than is necessary for the purposes for which the personal data are processed; personal data may be stored for longer periods insofar as the data will be processed solely for historical, statistical or scientific research purposes in accordance with the rules and conditions of Article 83 and if a periodic review is carried out to assess the necessity to continue the storage, without prejudice to the provisions of Article 83;

2013/03/04
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point f

~~(f) processed under the responsibility and liability of the controller, who shall ensure and demonstrate for each processing operation the compliance with the provisions of this Regulation.~~deleted

2013/03/04
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f

(f) processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by a controller, or by a third party to whom the data are to be communicated, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require protection of personal data, in particular where the data subject is a child. This shall not apply to processing carried out by public authorities in the performance of their tasks.

2013/03/04
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2

TUnion law and the law of the Member State must meet an objective of public interest or must be necessary to protect the rights and freedoms of others, respect the essence of the right to the protection of personal data and be proportionate to the legitimate aim pursued.

2013/03/04
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5

~~5. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt~~ delegated acts in accordance with Article 86 for the purpose of further specifying the conditions referred to in point (f) of paragraph 1 for various sectors and data processing situations, including as regards the processing of personal data related to a child.

2013/03/04
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1

1. The controller shall bear the burden of proof for the data subject's having been duly informed in advance or in time to give their consent to the processing of their personal data for specified purposes.

2013/03/04
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4

~~4. Consent shall not provide a legal basis for the processing, where there is a significant imbalance between the position of the data subject and the controller.~~deleted

2013/03/04
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3

~~3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt~~ delegated acts in accordance with Article 86 for the purpose of further specifying the criteria and requirements for the methods to obtain verifiable consent referred to in paragraph 1. In doing so, the Commission shall consider specific measures for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises.

2013/03/04
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4

4. The Commission may lay down standard forms for specific methods to obtain verifiable consent referred to in paragraph 1. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure set out in Article 87(2).deleted

2013/03/04
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point f

(f) processing is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal ~~claims~~or administrative claims of any kind; o

2013/03/04
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point i

(i) processing is necessary for historical, statistical or scientific research purposes or for preliminary official or administrative investigation to determine biological parentage, subject to the conditions and safeguards referred to in Article 83; o

2013/03/04
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point j

(j) processing of data relating to criminal convictions or related security measures is carried out either under the control of official authority or when the processing is necessary for compliance with a legal or regulatory obligation to which a controller is subject, or for the performance of a task carried out for important public interest reasons, and in so far as authorised by Union law or Member State law providing for adequate safeguards. A ~~complete~~ register of criminal convictions, whether complete or not, shall be kept only under the control of official authority.

2013/03/04
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3

~~3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt~~ delegated acts in accordance with Article 86 for the purpose of further specifying the criteria, conditions and appropriate safeguards for the processing of the special categories of personal data referred to in paragraph 1 and the exemptions laid down in paragraph 2.

2013/03/04
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1

1. The controller shall haobserve transparentcy and ~~easily~~ accessib~~le policies~~ility criteria with regard to the processing of personal data and for the exercise of data subjects'’ rights. To that end it may disseminate those criteria by framing policies to be made known to all data subjects.

2013/03/04
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2

2. The controller shall provide any information and any communication relating to the processing of personal data to the data subject in an intelligible form, using clear and plain language~~, adapted to the data subject, in particular~~ wherever possible. This last point shall be taken particularly into account for any information addressed specifically to a child.

2013/03/04
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1

1. The controller shall ~~establish procedures for~~ provid~~ing~~e the information referred to in Article 14 and for the exercise of the rights of data subjects referred to in Article 13 and Articles 15 to 19. The controller shall provide in particular mechanisms for facilitating the request for the actions referred to in Article 13 and Articles 15 to 19. Where ~~personal data are processed by automated means, the controller shall also provide means for requests to be made electronically~~this is deemed appropriate, the above information as a whole may be presented in the form of policies and manuals of procedures to facilitate understanding and the use of such information.

2013/03/04
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a

a) ~~the identity and~~ the contact details of the controller and, if any, of the controller'’s representative and of the data protection officer;

2013/03/04
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) the purposes of the processing for which the personal data are intended, including the contract terms and general conditions where the processing is based on point (b) of Article 6(1) and the legitimate interests pursued by the controller where the processing is based on point (f) of Article 6(1);

2013/03/06
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point c

(c) where possible, the period for which the personal data will be stored;

2013/03/06
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point e

(e) the right to lodge a complaint to the supervisory ~~authority and the contact details of the supervisory~~ authority;

2013/03/06
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – point a

(a) in general at the time when the personal data are obtained from the data subject or as soon as possible where the above is not feasible, demands undue effort, or reduces the safeguards enjoyed by the data subject; or

2013/03/06
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 7

~~7. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt~~ delegated acts in accordance with Article 86 for the purpose of further specifying the criteria for categories of recipients referred to in point (f) of paragraph 1, the requirements for the notice of potential access referred to in point (g) of paragraph 1, the criteria for the further information necessary referred to in point (h) of paragraph 1 for specific sectors and situations, and the conditions and appropriate safeguards for the exceptions laid down in point (b) of paragraph 5. In doing so, the Commission shall take the appropriate measures for micro, small and medium-sized- enterprises.

2013/03/06
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. The data subject shall have the right to obtain from the controller at any time, on request, confirmation as to whether or not personal data relating to the data subject are being processed. If the controller is processing a large number of files relating to the data subject, it may ask the data subject to specify in the necessary detail, before the information is supplied, which file or files, or what particular fields of activity, are covered by the data subject’s request. Where such personal data are being processed, the controller shall provide the following information:

2013/03/06
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point h

(h) the ~~significance and~~ envisaged consequences of such processing~~, at least~~ in the case of measures referred to in Article 20.

2013/03/06
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2

2. The data subject shall have the right to obtain from the controller communication of the personal data undergoing processing. Where the data subject makes the request in electronic form, the information shall be provided in electronic form, unless otherwise requested by the data subject.deleted

2013/03/06
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2

2. Where the controller referred to in paragraph 1 has ~~made the~~explicitly or tacitly allowed third-party access to personal data ~~public~~, it shall take all reasonable steps in proportion to its capacity, including technical measures, in relation to data for the publication of which the controller is responsible, to inform third parties which are processing such data, that a data subject requests them to erase any links to, or copy or replication of that personal data. Where the controller who has a~~uthorised a third party publication of personal data, the controller shall be considered responsible for that publication~~llowed access to personal data has disappeared, has ceased to exist or for other reasons cannot be contacted by the data subject, the data subject shall have the right to obtain from third-party controllers the erasure of any links to, or copy or replication of the personal data.

2013/03/06
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – point d

(d) for compliance with a legal obligation to retain the personal data by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject; Union law and Member State laws shall meet an objective of public interest, respect the essence of the right to the protection of personal data and be proportionate to the legitimate aim pursued;

2013/03/06
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a

In the cases referred to in points (a) to (d), the data subject may exercise the right to object to the establishment of links or creation of copies or replications of his personal data. The viability of this right shall be resolved in the light of all the circumstances involved in the case, whilst making efforts not to frustrate the specific basis for the retention of data.

2013/03/06
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 9

~~9. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt~~ delegated acts in accordance with Article 86 for the purpose of further specifying: a) the criteria and requirements for the application of paragraph 1 for specific sectors and in specific data processing situations; b) the conditions for deleting links, copies or replications of personal data from publicly available communication services as referred to in paragraph 2; c) the criteria and conditions for restricting the processing of personal data referred to in paragraph 4.

2013/03/06
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1

1. The data subject shall have the right, where personal data are processed by electronic means and in a structured ~~and commonly used~~ format, to obtain from the controller a copy of data undergoing processing in an electronic and structured format which is commonly used and allows for further use by the data subject. Where the format requested by the data subject differs from the processing format, the controller may impose a charge for conversion at a level which may not exceed the cost of the service provided at market prices.

2013/03/06
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2

2. Where the data subject has provided the personal data and the processing is based on consent or on a contract, the data subject shall have the right to transmit those personal data and any other information provided by the data subject and retained by an automated processing system, into another one, in an electronic format which is commonly used, without hindrance from the controller from whom the personal data are withdrawn. The controller from whom the personal data are withdrawn shall delete those data, unless their continued processing is covered by another legal provision in force. Union and Member State laws may regulate cases where there is a legal obligation to store data, based on objectives of public interest proportionate to the aim pursued, and respecting the essence of the right to the protection of personal data.

2013/03/06
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3

3. Where an objection is upheld pursuant to paragraph 1, the controller shall inform the data subject of the compelling legitimate grounds which apply in accordance with paragraph 1 or, if he does not do so, he shall no longer use or otherwise process the personal data concerned; where the objection is upheld pursuant to paragraph~~s 1 and~~ 2, the controller shall no longer use or otherwise process the personal data concerned.

2013/03/06
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 5

~~5. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt~~ delegated acts in accordance with Article 86 for the purpose of further specifying the criteria and conditions for suitable measures to safeguard the data subject's legitimate interests referred to in paragraph 2.

2013/03/06
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1

1. The controller ~~shall~~may adopt policies and implement appropriate measures to ensure and be able to demonstrate that the processing of personal data is performed in compliance with this Regulation.

2013/03/06
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – introductory part

2. The measures provided for in paragraph 1 shall in ~~particular include~~clude, in the cases and in accordance with the rules set out in this chapter:

2013/03/06
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point e

(e) designating a data protection officer pursuant to Article 35(1), or the obligation and maintenance of certification in accordance with the certification policies defined by the Commission.

2013/03/06
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3

3. The controller shall implement mechanisms to ensure the verification of the effectiveness of the measures referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2. If proportionate, and a high level of risk exists, this verification shall be carried out by independent internal or external auditors.

2013/03/06
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 4

~~4. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt~~ delegated acts in accordance with Article 86 for the purpose of specifying any further criteria and requirements for appropriate measures referred to in paragraph 1 other than those already referred to in paragraph 2, the conditions for the verification and auditing mechanisms referred to in paragraph 3 and as regards the criteria for proportionality under paragraph 3, and considering specific measures for micro, small and medium-sized-enterprises.

2013/03/06
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1

1. Having regard to the state of the art and the cost of implementation, the controller shall, both at the time of the determination of the means for processing and at the time of the processing itself, implement ~~appropriate~~ technical and organisational measures and procedures appropriate to the activities and their purposes, in such a way that the processing will meet the requirements of this Regulation and ensure the protection of the rights of the data subject.

2013/03/06
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2

2. The controller shall implement mechanisms for ensuring that, by default, only those personal data are processed which are neot excess~~ary~~ive for each specific purpose of the processing and are especially not collected or retained beyond the minimum necessary ~~for~~in proportion to those purposes, both in terms of the amount of the data and the time of their storage. In particular, those mechanisms shall ensure that by default personal data are not made accessible to an indefinite number of individuals.

2013/03/06
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 3

~~3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt~~ delegated acts in accordance with Article 86 for the purpose of specifying any further criteria and requirements for appropriate measures and mechanisms referred to in paragraph 1 and 2, in particular for data protection by design requirements applicable across sectors, products and services.

2013/03/06
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 4

4. The Commission may lay down technical standards for the requirements laid down in paragraph 1 and 2. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure set out in Article 87(2).deleted

2013/03/06
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1

Where a controller determines the purposes, conditions and means of the processing of personal data jointly with others, the joint controllers shall determine their respective responsibilities for compliance with the obligations under this Regulation, in particular as regards the procedures and mechanisms for exercising the rights of the data subject, by means of an arrangement between them. To ensure that data subjects may exercise their right to object to this arrangement, it must be documented and data subjects must have been notified in advance; otherwise, the above rights may be exercised in full in relation to any of the controllers, who shall be responsible for ensuring that the conditions laid down by law are fully complied with.

2013/03/06
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2 – point b

(b) an enterprise employing fewer than 250 persons, unless the processing carried out by that enterprise is considered high risk by the supervisory authorities, taking account of its characteristics, the type of data or the number of people affected; o

2013/03/06
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – introductory part

2. The carrying out of processing by a processor shall be governed by a contract or other legal act binding the processor to the controller, which shall be documented in a form of which a record can be kept, and stipulating in particular that the processor shall:

2013/03/06
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 3

~~3. The controller and the processor shall document in writing the controller's instructions and the processor's obligations referred to in paragraph 2.~~deleted

2013/03/06
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 4

4. If a processor processes personal data other than as instructed by the controller, the processor shall be considered to be a controller in respect of that processing and shall be subject to the rules on joint controllers laid down in Article 24; without prejudice to the responsibility which the controller may have occurred in relation to compliance with their obligations.

2013/03/06
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 5

~~5. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt~~ delegated acts in accordance with Article 86 for the purpose of further specifying the criteria and requirements for the responsibilities, duties and tasks in relation to a processor in line with paragraph 1, and conditions which allow facilitating the processing of personal data within a group of undertakings, in particular for the purposes of control and reporting.

2013/03/06
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 4

4. The Commission may specify the format and procedures for the exchange of information ~~by electronic means~~ between controllers, processors and supervisory authorities for binding corporate rules within the meaning of this Article. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure set out in Article 87(2).

2013/03/06
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – point e

(e) the transfer is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal or administrative claims; o

2013/03/06
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 6

6. The controller or processor shall document the assessment as well as the appropriate safeguards adduced referred to in point (h) of paragraph 1 of this Article in the documentation referred to in Article 28, and where appropriate in accordance with that rule, and shall inform the supervisory authority of the transfer.

2013/03/06
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 7

~~7. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt~~ delegated acts in accordance with Article 86 for the purpose of further specifying 'important grounds of public interest' within the meaning of point (d) of paragraph 1 as well as the criteria and requirements for appropriate safeguards referred to in point (h) of paragraph 1.

2013/03/06
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 2

2. For the purposes of paragraph 1~~, the Commission shall take appropriate steps to advance the relationship with third countries or international organis~~(a) and (b), the supervisory authorities shall be able to exchange informations, and ~~in particular their supervisory authorities, where the Commission has decided that they ensure an adequate level of protection within the meaning of Article 41(3)~~cooperate in activities related to the exercise of their powers and defence of the rights regulated in this Regulation.

2013/03/06
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 a (new)

Article 45a Cooperation may take place provided that: (a) the competent authorities of third countries have competence for the protection of personal data in the context of matters of which they possess knowledge in accordance with existing legislation; (b) working arrangements based on reciprocity have been agreed between the competent authorities concerned; (c) the transfer of personal data to the third country is in accordance with Chapter V of this Directive.

2013/03/06
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 b (new)

Article 45b The working arrangements referred to in paragraph 3(b) shall ensure that: (a) justification as to the purpose of the request for cooperation is provided by the competent authorities; (b) the persons employed or formerly employed by the competent authorities of the third country that receive the information are subject to obligations of professional secrecy; (c) the competent authorities of the third country may use the results of cooperation only for the exercise of functions relating to the protection of personal data; (d) in the event of the competent authority of the third country intending to transfer the information received by means of cooperation to a third party, prior, specific and written consent must be obtained from the authority which provided the information, unless such transfer is required by national law or ordered by a court of law and constitutes a necessary measure to safeguard relevant public interests relating to: (i) the prevention, investigation or prosecution of criminal offences; (ii) the monitoring, inspection or regulation connected, even occasionally, with the exercise of official authority within the scope of the agreement. In such cases, prior notice shall be given to the authority that provided the information; (e) the appropriate technical and organisational security measures are adopted to protect personal data against accidental or unlawful destruction, accidental loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure or access, and against all other unlawful forms of processing personal data; (f) the request for cooperation from the competent authority of the third country should be refused: (i) where it would adversely affect the sovereignty, security or public order of the Community or of the requested Member State, or (ii) where judicial proceedings have already been initiated in respect of the same actions and against the same persons before the authorities of the requested Member State.

2013/03/06
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 c (new)

Article 45c Member States shall communicate to the Commission the working arrangements referred to in paragraphs 3 and 4.

2013/03/06
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 d (new)

Article 45d For the purposes of paragraph 1, the Commission shall take appropriate steps to advance the relationship with third countries or international organisations, and in particular their supervisory authorities, where the Commission has decided that they ensure an adequate level of protection within the meaning of Article 41(3).

2013/03/06
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1

1. The supervisory authorityies shall act with complete independence in exercising the duties and powers entrusted to ithem.

2013/03/06
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 2

2. The members of the supervisory authorityies shall, in the performance of their duties, neither seek nor take instructions from anybody.

2013/03/06
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 3

3. Members of the supervisory authorityies shall refrain from any action incompatible with their duties and shall not, during their term of office, engage in any incompatible occupation, whether gainful or not.

2013/03/06
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 4

4. Members of the supervisory authorityies shall behave, after their term of office, with integrity and discretion as regards the acceptance of appointments and benefits.

2013/03/06
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 5

5. Each Member State shall, in line with its internal distribution of competencies, ensure that the supervisory authorit~~y is~~ies are provided with the adequate human, technical and financial resources, premises and infrastructure necessary for the effective performance of its duties and powers, including those to be carried out in the context of mutual assistance, co- operation and participation in the European Data Protection Board.

2013/03/06
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 6

6. Each Member State shall, in line with its internal distribution of competencies, ensure that the supervisory authorit~~y has its~~ies have their own staff which shall be appointed by and be subject to the direction of the head of the supervisory authority.

2013/03/06
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 7

7. Member States shall, in line with their internal distribution of competencies, ensure that the supervisory authorit~~y is~~ies are subject to financial control which shall not affect ~~its~~their independence. Member States shall, in line with their internal distribution of competencies, ensure that the supervisory authorityies hasve separate annual budgets. The budgets shall be made public.

2013/03/06
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 1

1. Member States shall provide that the members of the supervisory authority or authorities must be appointed either by the parliaments or the government bodies of the Member State concerned.

2013/03/06
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 3

3. The duties of a member shall end in the event of the expiry of the term of office~~, resignation or compulsory retirement in accordance with paragraph 5~~ or in the event of incapacity to hold office, incompatibility, resignation, dismissal, final conviction of an intentional crime or compulsory retirement.

2013/03/06
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 4

4. A member may be dismissed or ~~deprived of the right to a pension or other benefits in its s~~his appointment terminatead by the ~~competent national court~~body which appointed him, if the member no longer fulfils the conditions required for the performance of the duties or is guilty of serious ~~misconduct~~failure to discharge the obligations relating to his office.

2013/03/06
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) the establishment and status of the supervisory authority or authorities;

2013/03/06
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) the qualifications, experience and skills required to perform the duties of the members of the supervisory authorityies;

2013/03/06
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point c

(c) the rules and procedures for the appointment of the members of the supervisory authorityies, as well as the rules on actions or occupations incompatible with the duties of the office;

2013/03/06
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point d

(d) the duration of the term of the members of the supervisory authorityies which shall be no less than four years, except for the first appointment after entry into force of this Regulation, part of which may take place for a shorter period where this is necessary to protect the independence of the supervisory authorityies by means of a staggered appointment procedure;

2013/03/06
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point e

(e) whether the members of the supervisory authorityies shall be eligible for reappointment;

2013/03/06
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point f

(f) the regulations and common conditions governing the duties of the members and staff of the supervisory authorityies;

2013/03/06
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 50

The members and the staff of the supervisory authorityies shall be subject, both during and after their term of office, to a duty of professional secrecy with regard to any confidential information which has come to their knowledge in the course of the performance of their official duties.

2013/03/06
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 2

2. Where the processing of personal data takes place in the context of the activities of an establishment of a controller or a processor in the Union, and the controller or processor is established in more than one Member State, the supervisory authority of the main establishment of the controller or processor shall be competent for the supervision of the processing activities of the controller or the processor in all Member States, except with regard to decisions in response to the complaints referred to in Article 73, in which case it shall coordinate the actions of the supervisory authorities concerned, without prejudice to the provisions of Chapter VII of this Regulation.

2013/03/06
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 1 – point d

(d) conduct investigations either on its own initiative or, on the basis of a complaint or, on request of another supervisory authority or following a police complaint, and inform the data subject concerned, if the data subject has addressed a complaint to this supervisory authority, of the outcome of the investigations within a reasonable period;

2013/03/06
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 1 – point j a (new)

(ja) coordinate certification policies in the territory for which it is responsible, in accordance with the provisions of Article 39.

2013/03/06
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 1 – point j a (new)

(ja) to carry out audits or draw up audit plans on personal data protection

2013/03/06
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 54

Each supervisory authority must draw up an annual report on its activities. The report shall be presented to the ~~national parliament~~respective parliament and/or to the other authorities stipulated in the relevant national legislation and shall be made be available to the public, the Commission and the European Data Protection Board.

2013/03/06
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 2

2. Each supervisory authority shall take all appropriate measures required to reply to the request of another supervisory authority without delay and no later than ~~one month~~15 days after having received the request. Such measures may include, in particular, the transmission of relevant information on the course of an investigation or enforcement measures to bring about the cessation or prohibition of processing operations contrary to this Regulation.

2013/03/06
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 8

8. Where a supervisory authority does not act within ~~one month~~15 days on request of another supervisory authority, the requesting supervisory authorities shall be competent to take a provisional measure on the territory of its Member State in accordance with Article 51(1) and shall submit the matter to the European Data Protection Board in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 57.

2013/03/06
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 5

5. Where a supervisory authority does not comply within ~~one month~~15 days with the obligation laid down in paragraph 2, the other supervisory authorities shall be competent to take a provisional measure on the territory of its Member State in accordance with Article 51(1).

2013/03/06
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 7

7. The European Data Protection Board shall issue an opinion on the matter, if the European Data Protection Board so decides by simple majority of its members or ~~any supervisory authority or~~ the Commission so requests within one week after the relevant information has been provided according to paragraph 5. The opinion shall be adopted within one month by simple majority of the members of the European Data Protection Board. The chair of the European Data Protection Board shall inform, without undue delay, the supervisory authority referred to, as the case may be, in paragraphs 1 and 3, the Commission and the supervisory authority competent under Article 51 of the opinion and make it public.

2013/03/06
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 1

1. Within ten weeks after a matter has been raised under Article 58, or at the latest within six weeks in the case of Article 61, the Commission may adopt, in order to ensure correct and consistent application of this Regulation, an opinion in relation to matters raised pursuant to Articles 58 or 61.deleted

2013/03/06
Committee: LIBE

2012/0011(COD)

Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 2

2. Where the Commission has adopted an opinion in accordance with paragraph 1, the supervisory authority concerned shall take utmost account of the Commission’s opinion and inform the Commission and the European Data Protection Board whether it intends to maintain or amend its draft measure.deleted

2013/03/06
Committee: LIBE

2011/2109(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. emphasizes on the importance for the ICC to fight against exemption of punishment of sexual violence against women in conflicted areas and during the occurrence of war crimes

2011/08/31
Committee: FEMM

2011/2109(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Calls on the importance of promoting awareness at the ICC of the presence of sexual violence in conflicted areas by means of law programs, combined with cooperation and coordination with local legal entities who are specialised in gender violence and situated in the conflicted area.

2011/08/31
Committee: FEMM

2011/2087(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

(2a) Emphasises the discrimination of women in countries where it is an obligation to wear a headscarf, burka or any other clothing which makes it impossible to exercise sport;

2011/08/31
Committee: FEMM

2011/2087(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Specifies that involving girls in sport activities alongside boys can help overcome prejudice and stereotyping that often contributes to social vulnerability of women and girls;

2011/08/31
Committee: FEMM

2011/2087(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to develop programs that reduce stereotyping of women and sports in media coverage of society as a whole and sports events in particular;

2011/08/31
Committee: FEMM

2011/2087(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls on the Commission and the European External Action Service to promote the distinction between rules or obligations imposed on women related to cultural, traditional, historical or religious factors in society and the absolute freedom to exercise any kind of sport for both women and men;

2011/08/31
Committee: FEMM

2011/2087(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Commission and Member States to co-finance projects through European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) to support sport infrastructure adapted to the needs of women and through European Social Fund (ESF) to support the development of skills and employability of women in the sport sector, including management and top-level positions in influential international sports agencies and federations such as the Fédération Internationale de Football Association and the International Olympic Committee.

2011/08/31
Committee: FEMM

2011/2066(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Turkish Government to ~~adopt a zero-tolerance policy towards violence against women;~~immediately put an end to violence against women including the high number of honour killings and female genital mutilation

2011/10/20
Committee: FEMM

2011/2066(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Welcomes the continuation of training of police officers, health personnel, judges ~~and~~, prosecutors and any other officials on the prevention of domestic violence; in order to complement these efforts, once more notes the need for a mechanism to identify and investigate those who fail to protect and assist victims;

2011/10/20
Committee: FEMM

2011/2066(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Is deeply concerned about the dramatic shortage of shelters to safeguard women who are victims of gender violence and the lack of protection and communities’ awareness of the location of these shelters which could endanger the safety of the victim

2011/10/20
Committee: FEMM

2011/2066(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Calls on the Turkish Government to establish and execute national campaigns to prevent gender violence, to change mentality by means of de-stereotyping in news coverage and media programs the role of women and to enhance programs which stimulates respect between both sexes

2011/10/20
Committee: FEMM

2011/2066(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Is deeply concerned about the inferior legal status of single women, divorcees, women taken in illegal Islamic marriages and women originating from a minority group

2011/10/20
Committee: FEMM

2011/2066(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35

35. Acknowledges that a change in mentality can never be realised without ~~involving men in the debate and therefore calls for an ´alli~~the participation and involvement of men and therefore calls for the Turkish government to set up public debates to exchancge ~~of genders´ as the means of~~points of view between women and men of all types of Turkish society as the means of tackling the causes of gender violence and ultimately achieving genuine gender equality;

2011/10/20
Committee: FEMM

2011/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas successful poverty reduction in societies in poor regions gains particularly from the active involvement of poor women and girls in the development process,

2011/07/20
Committee: FEMM

2011/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas women with disabilities find themselves trapped in socially vulnerable situations and exposed to serious risks of discrimination, poverty and social exclusion,

2011/07/20
Committee: FEMM

2011/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)

Ac. whereas poverty impacts differently on poor women and men, boys and girls, as poor women and girls often find it more difficult to access suitable social services and income,

2011/07/20
Committee: FEMM

2011/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A d(new)

Ad. whereas empowering women by improving their living conditions and enabling them to participate actively in the social and economic life of a country is key for long-term sustainable development and tackling poverty,

2011/07/20
Committee: FEMM

2011/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas developing countries with less gender inequality tend to have lower poverty rates,

2011/07/20
Committee: FEMM

2011/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Stresses that women in rural areas are often not seen as workforce although their contribution to agricultural daily work is as important as the contribution made by men and they are excluded socially from their rights as an employee and are vulnerable to poverty;

2011/07/20
Committee: FEMM

2011/2049(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. Whereas women who have lost their partner due to violence including gender violence, terrorism and organised crime, are more vulnerable to isolation from society and need therefore special attention to stimulate their reintegration in society and guidance in continuing their parental role which is best for the child,

2011/06/07
Committee: FEMM

2011/2049(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Monica MACOVEI, Monika HOHLMEIER, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Asks the Member States to establish measures that eliminate discrimination towards single mothers and their children, such as the use of programs that provide state aid and scholarships for their children;

2011/06/07
Committee: FEMM

2011/2025(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the collection, analysis, exchange and misuse of data and the ~~danger~~risk of ‘profiling’, all of which have been made possible by technical developments, have reached unprecedented dimensions and consequently necessitate strong data protection rules, with particular attention given to children as they need specific protection from misleading and aggressive advertising,

2011/05/03
Committee: LIBE

2011/2025(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Monica MACOVEI, Monika HOHLMEIER, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Stresses, in this context, that children deserve specific protection because they may be less aware of risks, consequences, safeguards and rights while giving their consent for processing their personal data;

2011/05/03
Committee: LIBE

2011/0302(COD)

Inés AYALA SENDER, Luis de GRANDES PASCUAL, Ricardo CORTÉS LASTRA, Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ, Carmen ROMERO LÓPEZ, Antolín SÁNCHEZ PRESEDO, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Pilar DEL CASTILLO VERA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – point b – rows 28 a-c (new)

Palencia – Other Core Rail Studies and Santander Network works Castejón – Other Core Rail Studies and Logroño – Network works Miranda Almería – Other Core Rail Studies and Málaga – Network works Algeciras (along the coast)

2012/10/17
Committee: TRAN ITRE

2011/0294(COD)

Luis de GRANDES PASCUAL, Inés AYALA SENDER, Eva ORTIZ VILELLA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Pilar DEL CASTILLO VERA, Luis YÁÑEZ-BARNUEVO GARCÍA, Carmen ROMERO LÓPEZ, Josefa ANDRÉS BAREA, Andrés PERELLÓ RODRÍGUEZ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – indent 1 a (new)

- major airports with more than 1% passenger air traffic within the EU.

2012/10/08
Committee: TRAN

add the following high-quality road sections to the comprehensive network: – Valladolid – Aranda de Duero – Soria – Ourense – Santiago – Ourense – Guntín – Ponferrada – Ourense – Monforte – Chantada – Astorga – León – Burgos – Burgos – Logroño – Pamplona – Ávila – Salamanca – León – Valladolid – Segovia – Valladolid – Ávila – Maqueda – Toledo – Ocaña – Tarancón – Cuenca – Teruel – Alfajarín – Fraga -Catalayud – Daroca – Alcolea del Pinar – Monreal del Campo – Badajoz – Zafra – Córdoba – Baena – Granada – Huelva – Jabugo – Zafra – Estepa – Lucena – Baena – Jaén – Úbeda – Blanca – Avarán – La Font de la Figuera – Alicante – Alcoy – Játiva – Elche – Cartagena – Vera – Figueras – Puigcerdá – Ávila – Villacastín – San Rafael – Segovia

2012/10/11
Committee: TRAN

2011/0294(COD)

Luis de GRANDES PASCUAL, Eva ORTIZ VILELLA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Pilar DEL CASTILLO VERA, Francisco José MILLÁN MON, Carmen FRAGA ESTÉVEZ

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Volume 17/33 (new)

to add the following airports to the core network: - Alicante - Gran Canaria - Málaga - Tenerife Sur - Santiago de Compostela

2012/11/08
Committee: TRAN

Antonyia PARVANOVA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Axel VOSS, Monika HOHLMEIER, Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Jeroen LENAERS, Traian UNGUREANU, Alessandra MUSSOLINI, Csaba SÓGOR, Brice HORTEFEUX, Nadine MORANO, Rachida DATI, Michał BONI, Emil RADEV, Frank ENGEL, Roberta METSOLA, Salvatore Domenico POGLIESE, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Nuno MELO, József NAGY

Axel VOSS, Monika HOHLMEIER, Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Jeroen LENAERS, Traian UNGUREANU, Alessandra MUSSOLINI, Csaba SÓGOR, Nadine MORANO, Michał BONI, Frank ENGEL, Roberta METSOLA, Salvatore Domenico POGLIESE, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Nuno MELO, József NAGY

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a – introductory part

(a) once, 24 to 48 hours before the scheduled time for flight departure;

2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 3

3. Member States may permit air carriers and non-carrier economic operators to limit the transfer referred to in point (b) of paragraph 2 to updates of the transfer referred to in point (a) of paragraph 2.

2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4

4. On a case-by-case basis, upon request from a Passenger Information Unit in accordance with national law, air carriers and non-carrier economic operator shall transfer PNR data where access earlier than that mentioned in point (a) of paragraph 2 is necessary to assist in responding to a specific and actual threat related to terrorist offences or serious crime.

2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1

1. Member States shall ensure that, with regard to persons identified by a Passenger Information Unit in accordance with Article 4(2)(a) and (b), the result of the processing of PNR data is transmitted by that Passenger Information Unit to the Passenger Information Units of other Member States ~~where the former Passenger Information Unit considers~~and to Europol where any elements indicate such a transfer to be ~~necessary~~helpful for the prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of terrorist offences or serious crime or the prevention of immediate and serious threats to public security. The Passenger Information Units of the receiving Member States ~~shall~~may transmit such PNR data or the result of the processing of PNR data to their relevant competent authorities through using their Passenger Information Unit and using Europol's existing Secure Information Exchange Network Application (SIENA).

2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE

2011/0023(COD)

Axel VOSS, Monika HOHLMEIER, Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Jeroen LENAERS, Traian UNGUREANU, Alessandra MUSSOLINI, Csaba SÓGOR, Brice HORTEFEUX, Nadine MORANO, Rachida DATI, Heinz K. BECKER, Barbara MATERA, Frank ENGEL, Roberta METSOLA, Salvatore Domenico POGLIESE, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Nuno MELO, József NAGY

Axel VOSS, Monika HOHLMEIER, Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Jeroen LENAERS, Traian UNGUREANU, Alessandra MUSSOLINI, Csaba SÓGOR, Brice HORTEFEUX, Nadine MORANO, Rachida DATI, Arnaud DANJEAN, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Mariya GABRIEL, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Salvatore Domenico POGLIESE, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Nuno MELO, József NAGY

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1

1. Member States shall ensure that the PNR data provided by the air carriers and non- carrier economic operators to the Passenger Information Unit are retained in a database at the Passenger Information Unit for a period of ~~30 day~~6 months after their transfer to the Passenger Information Unit of the first Member State on whose territory the international flight is landing or departing.

2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

Upon expiry of the period of ~~30 day~~6 months after the transfer of the PNR data to the Passenger Information Unit referred to in paragraph 1, the data shall be retained at the Passenger Information Unit for a further period of fiseven years. During this period, all data elements which could serve to identify the passenger to whom PNR data relate shall be masked out. Such ~~anonymised~~masked out PNR data shall be accessible only to a limited number of personnel of the Passenger Information Unit specifically authorised to carry out analysis of PNR data and develop assessment criteria according to Article 4(2)(d). Access to the full PNR data shall be permitted only by the Head of the Passenger Information Unit for the purposes of Article 4(2)(c) and where it could be reasonably believed that it is necessary to carry out an investigation and in response to a specific and actual threat or risk or a specific investigation or prosecution.

2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE

2011/0023(COD)

Axel VOSS, Monika HOHLMEIER, Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Jeroen LENAERS, Traian UNGUREANU, Alessandra MUSSOLINI, Csaba SÓGOR, Brice HORTEFEUX, Nadine MORANO, Rachida DATI, Heinz K. BECKER, Barbara MATERA, Frank ENGEL, Salvatore Domenico POGLIESE, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Nuno MELO, József NAGY

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Those persons who operate security controls, who access and analyse the PNR data, and who operate the data logs, must be security cleared and security trained.

2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 6

6. Any transfer of PNR data by Passenger Information Units and competent authorities to private parties in Member States or in third countries shall be prohibited. Any wrong conduct should be sanctioned.

2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE

2011/0023(COD)

Axel VOSS, Monika HOHLMEIER, Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Jeroen LENAERS, Traian UNGUREANU, Alessandra MUSSOLINI, Csaba SÓGOR, Brice HORTEFEUX, Nadine MORANO, Rachida DATI, Michał BONI, Frank ENGEL, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Roberta METSOLA, Salvatore Domenico POGLIESE, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Nuno MELO, József NAGY

Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) review the feasibility and necessity of including internal flights in the scope of this Directive, in the light of the experience gained by those Member States that collect PNR data with regard to internal flights. The Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council within two years after the date mentioned in Article 15(1);deleted

2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE

2011/0023(COD)

Axel VOSS, Monika HOHLMEIER, Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Jeroen LENAERS, Traian UNGUREANU, Alessandra MUSSOLINI, Csaba SÓGOR, Brice HORTEFEUX, Nadine MORANO, Rachida DATI, Frank ENGEL, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Salvatore Domenico POGLIESE, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Nuno MELO, József NAGY

Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) undertake a review of the operation of this Directive and submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council within ~~four~~seven years after the date mentioned in Article 15(1). Such review shall cover all the elements of this Directive, with special attention to the compliance with standard of protection of personal data, the length of the data retention period and the quality of the assessments. It shall also contain the statistical information gathered pursuant to Article 18.

2015/04/20
Committee: LIBE

2011/0000(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)

Ia. whereas the political, personal and social circumstances in which women find themselves could explain the phenomenon of female suicide bombers, although it should be noted that this is a relatively recent and limited phenomenon, occurring in countries with Islamic traditions;

2011/09/20
Committee: FEMM

2011/0000(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I b (new)

Ib. whereas fundamentalism seeks to justify martyrdom, and women who are involved in resistance movements or women activists seeking social equality are vulnerable to this message, and whereas the excessive way in which the media spotlight is focused on this phenomenon increases the attraction of suicide attacks to vulnerable young people, because of the honour which will be bestowed upon their family after their death;

2011/09/20
Committee: FEMM

2011/0000(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Notes that armed conflict is a threat to the husband/wife pairing and that family life suffers as a result of armed conflict;

2011/09/20
Committee: FEMM

2011/0000(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Calls on the Member States to promote the introduction of measures designed to limit the adverse effects of armed conflict on family life;

2011/09/20
Committee: FEMM

2011/0000(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Underlines the alarming trend of female terrorists in conflict zones such as Iraq and Afghanistan, the increasing activity of women in radical Islamic terrorism and the strategic and tactical value of women as terrorists among terrorist organisations such as Al Qaeda.

2011/09/20
Committee: FEMM

2011/0000(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 - indent 3

~~– programmes providing health courses and easily accessible literature, notably on reproductive health, targeting women and men;~~deleted

2011/09/20
Committee: FEMM

2011/0000(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 - indent 3 a (new)

– specific steps to be taken to ensure that women in conflict situations have fair access to public health systems1, in particular primary healthcare, including the protection of mother and child as defined by the World Health Organization2, and gynaecological and obstetric healthcare, ______________ 1 As laid down in Article 25 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and in the Council of Europe’s European Social Charter (revised), Part I, principle 11. 2 56th World Health Assembly A56/27, draft agenda item 14.18, 24 April 2003, International Conference on Primary Healthcare, Alma-Ata: 25th anniversary, Report by the Secretariat

2011/09/20
Committee: FEMM

2011/0000(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Calls on the Union, when proposing aid for post-conflict reconstruction, to focus on setting up schools with a view to improving education for boys and girls;

2011/09/20
Committee: FEMM

2010/2311(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)

- having regard to the 1983 Council of Europe Convention on the Compensation of Victims of Violent Crimes (CETS No. 116), the 2005 Council of Europe Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism (CETS No. 196), the 2005 Council of Europe Guidelines on the Protection of Victims of Terrorist Acts and the 2006 Council of Europe Recommendation (2006) 8 on Assistance to Crime Victims,

2011/05/02
Committee: LIBE

2010/2311(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)

- Having regard to Article 1 of the European Council Common Position of 27 December 2001 on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism,

2011/05/02
Committee: LIBE

2010/2311(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Ágnes HANKISS, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Simon BUSUTTIL

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

B a. whereas the public nature of terrorist victimisation and the targeting of civilians and non combatants requires a public response based on solidarity with victims and special attention to their needs,

2011/05/02
Committee: LIBE

2010/2311(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the primary objective of counter-terrorism policies should be to prevent, avoid and combat terrorist activities and spare lives of innocent people; whereas the aim of counter- terrorism policies should be to undermine the objectives of terrorism, which are to destroy the fabric of our free, open and democratic society; whereas the aim of counter-terrorism must be on the long term to protect and strengthen that fabric of democratic society ~~and the effectiveness of counter-terrorism policies must be measured against this aim~~; whereas in this logic, strengthening civil liberties and democratic scrutiny is not an obstacle to such policies, ~~but their prime objective,~~

2011/05/02
Committee: LIBE

2010/2311(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

C a. whereas terrorist acts seriously jeopardise human rights, threaten democracy, aim to destabilise legitimately constituted governments, undermine pluralistic civil societies and challenge the ideals of everyone to lead a life free from fear,

2011/05/02
Committee: LIBE

2010/2311(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

D a. whereas terrorist attacks have repeatedly aimed at causing mass causalities, challenging available institutional capacities,

2011/05/02
Committee: LIBE

2010/2311(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)

D b. whereas measures to address the conditions conducive to the spread of terrorism as mentioned in the UN Counter-Terrorism Strategy adopted by States Members of the United Nations on 8 September 2006 includes putting in place, on a voluntary basis, national systems of assistance that would promote the needs of victims of terrorism and their families and facilitate the normalization of their lives,

2011/05/02
Committee: LIBE

2010/2311(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)

D c. whereas the general overview of the 2010 EU Terrorism Situation and Trend report of Europol (TE-SAT 2010) indicates a decreasing trend of terrorist attacks claimed or attributed to separatist terrorist organisations, while still covering the majority of overall terrorist attacks in Europe;

2011/05/02
Committee: LIBE

2010/2311(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

E a. whereas counter-terrorism means countering all forms of terrorism, including cyber terrorism, narcoterrorism and the interconnectability of terrorist groups with and within multiple criminal operations, and the tactics it uses to be operational such as illegal funding, political lobbying, financial extortion, money laundering and the disguising of terrorist groups operations through assumed legal entities or institutions,

2011/05/02
Committee: LIBE

2010/2311(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

F a. whereas severe terrorist attacks on EU soil since the 9/11 attacks in the United States, including the 2004 terrorist attacks in Madrid and the 2005 attacks in London have had a significant impact on EU's sense of common security among its citizens,

2011/05/02
Committee: LIBE

2010/2311(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Ágnes HANKISS, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Simon BUSUTTIL

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

G a. whereas the damages to the life of victims, family and friends can not be translated in numbers nor statistics and whereas the search for justice and restoring dignity should be a vital part in EU counter-terrorism policies, but which is all too often left behind,

2011/05/02
Committee: LIBE

2010/2311(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Considers that counter-terrorism policies should aim first of all at protecting and saving lives,

2011/05/02
Committee: LIBE

2010/2311(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12 a. Calls on the Commission and the Council to guideline an improvement of media coverage and the emphasis on victims of terrorism when counter- terrorism activities are being reported;

2011/05/02
Committee: LIBE

2010/2311(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Ágnes HANKISS, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Simon BUSUTTIL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Calls on the Counter-Terrorism Coordinator to draw up a report on the use of Human Intelligence and its cooperation with foreign intelligence services in European counter-terrorism policies;

2011/05/02
Committee: LIBE

2010/2311(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20 a. while ensuring transparency and democratic scrutiny related to counter- terrorism policies, due consideration must be given to the fact that disclosure of information may put human lives in danger and derail counter-terrorism activities;

2011/05/02
Committee: LIBE

2010/2309(INI)

Salvatore IACOLINO, Simon BUSUTTIL, Roberta ANGELILLI, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)

- having regard to Directive 2011/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2011 on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2002/629/JHA,

2011/05/31
Committee: LIBE

2010/2309(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas progressive policies towards organised crime such as legalization of prostitution, could motivate the criminal sector to subvert the system in order to maintain their profits,

2011/05/04
Committee: FEMM

2010/2309(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)

Bb. whereas illegal immigrant woman and girls are more vulnerable to organised crime such as prostitution and trafficking than women and girls from national origin,

2011/05/04
Committee: FEMM

2010/2309(INI)

Salvatore IACOLINO, Simon BUSUTTIL, Roberta ANGELILLI, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Draft opinion
Recital C

C. whereas for most forms of crime women are much less likely to be perpetrators than men, but women can possibly also play an important role in exploiting the victims in case of crimes against persons and drug trafficking, or they may play the dual role of victims and accomplices in organised crime groups such as mafias,

2011/05/04
Committee: FEMM

2010/2309(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)

- having regard to the annual reports of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction on the state of the drugs problem in Europe,

2011/05/31
Committee: LIBE

2010/2309(INI)

Salvatore IACOLINO, Simon BUSUTTIL, Roberta ANGELILLI, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas female sex trade in Europe has altered greatly over the last 50 years into a lucrative and massive productive business which interacts within a network of multiple forms of organised crimes,

2011/05/04
Committee: FEMM

2010/2309(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 a (new)

- having regard to the report from the Commission to the European Parliament and to the Council based on Article 8 of Council Decision 2007/845/JHA of 6 December 2007 concerning cooperation between Asset Recovery Offices of the Member States in the field of tracing and identification of proceeds from, or other property related to, crime (COM(201)176),

2011/05/31
Committee: LIBE

2010/2309(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls for the development at EU level of a comprehensive legislative framework for the protection of victims, witnesses and their relatives and of effective measures for their national and cross-border protection, such as the European Protection Order, giving especial attention to the situation of women who want to dissociate from organised crime, in particular if family members are involved;

2011/05/04
Committee: FEMM

2010/2309(INI)

Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU, Salvatore IACOLINO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Invites the Member States to consider establishing appropriate sanctions for users of services, such as child porn websites, which are the objects of exploitation of trafficking in human beings;

2011/05/04
Committee: FEMM

2010/2309(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Is convinced that organised crime is one of the key threats to the internal security of the EU; considers that, although organised crime and terrorism are often intertwingely connected with each other within illicit networks, it should be treated separately from terrorism, , and calls for a specific, horizontal EU strategy on the issue, including legislative and operational measures, the allocation of funds and a strict implementation timetable;

2011/05/31
Committee: LIBE

2010/2309(INI)

Salvatore IACOLINO, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Calls for all measures to counter organised crime to respect fundamental rights in full and be proportionate to achieving their objective in a democratic society, without restricting the freedom of the individual, which is constitutionally recognised in the laws of the Member States;

2011/05/31
Committee: LIBE

2010/2309(INI)

Salvatore IACOLINO, Simon BUSUTTIL, Roberta ANGELILLI, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Welcomes the adoption of Directive 2011/36/EU on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings, a phenomenon often related to the activities of organised crime in the form of the exploitation of prostitution and labour, the removal of organs and enslavement;

2011/05/31
Committee: LIBE

2010/2309(INI)

Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Is dissatisfied with the extremely limited impact on the legislative systems of the Member States of Framework Decision 2008/841/JHA on organised crime, which has not made any significant improvement to national laws or to operational cooperation to counter organised crime; stresses, therefore, the need to review and strengthen the legislative framework and calls on the Commission to submit, by the end of 2012, a proposal for a directive which contains a ~~less general~~more concrete definition of organised crime and manages better to identify the key features of the phenomenon; requests that, as regards the offence of membership of a criminal organisation, whilst showing due respect for different legislative systems, the abolition of the current dual approach (which criminalises both membership and conspiracy) be proposed and a range of habitual offences committed by organised crime be identified, which, regardless of the maximum sentence permitted in the Member States, could be deemed to constitute such a criminal offence;

2011/05/31
Committee: LIBE

2010/2309(INI)

Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Salvatore IACOLINO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Commission, the Council and the Member States to focus their dissuasive action on attacking criminal assets, including those that are indirectly linked to criminal organisations and their affiliates, which are often hidden behind a network of front men ~~and~~, supporters, political institutions and lobby groups;

2011/05/31
Committee: LIBE

2010/2309(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Stresses the importance of providing appropriate protection for ~~the~~primary and secondary victims of organised crime, witnesses, informers and their families and calls on the Commission to submit, as soon as possible, a legislative proposal on this issue, the subject of which should be not only victims and their families but also witnesses and informers; calls for all types of victim to be treated equally (in particular the victims of organised crime, of duty and of terrorism) and for the protection of court witnesses to be extended over and beyond the duration of the court proceedings; proposes establishing a European fund for the protection of victims and court witnesses;

2011/05/31
Committee: LIBE

2010/2309(INI)

Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU, Salvatore IACOLINO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Stresses that minors need special attention, treatment, protection, assistance and guidance when he or she is a victim of organised crime

2011/05/31
Committee: LIBE

2010/2309(INI)

Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Salvatore IACOLINO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Recognises that judicial cooperation between Member States is one of the pillars for combating transnational organised crime and for establishing a common area of security and justice, and calls on the Member States to honour their commitments and immediately to incorporate into their legislation all the judicial cooperation instruments that already exist at EU level, in particular the 2000 Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters and the Framework Decision on joint investigation teams;

2011/05/31
Committee: LIBE

2010/2309(INI)

Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Stresses the increasing trend of cyber crime, operating in a criminal underworld that connotes a lack of transparency where who is doing what is usually hidden from view, and which can provide new opportunities and benefits for illicit business, such as robbing online banks, illicitly gaining access to intellectual property and practising fraud on computerised data that provide attractive targets for extortion;

2011/05/31
Committee: LIBE

2010/2309(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Emphasises the trend that criminal organisations move away from their more traditional ‘strong arm’ activities and increasingly focus on opportunities for money laundering or financial crime which could result in an increasing widespread development of internet-based criminal activities;

2011/05/31
Committee: LIBE

2010/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Asks the Commission and Member States to consider adopting specific legislation on victims of terrorism to recognise their public character and include more detailed provisions that ensure adequate protection and support, recognition among other rights, long-term emergency assistance, comprehensive reparation, protection of private and family life, protection of dignity and security, the right to knowledge of truth and the right to memory;

2012/02/09
Committee: LIBE

2010/2275(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Notes that due to social prejudices towards women, businesswomen are believed to be more inclined to take measured or calculated risks, which may create barriers to growth; calls on Member States to support female entrepreneurs' access to growth potential assessments conducted by experienced consultants which measure the risk potential;

2011/03/30
Committee: FEMM

2010/2275(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Asks Member States to take account of the European entrepreneur exchange programme ‘Erasmus for young entrepreneurs’, the specific objective of which is to contribute to enhancing entrepreneurship, internationalisation and competitiveness of potential start-up entrepreneurs in the EU and newly established micro and small enterprises, and which offers new entrepreneurs the possibility to work for up to 6 months with an experienced entrepreneur in his/her SME in another EU country; recommends specific scholarships, such as the EU's 'Leonardo da Vinci' grants, to be provided for female students with outstanding potential, culminating in ‘best practice’ award ceremonies for successful graduates;

2011/03/30
Committee: FEMM

2010/2275(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Calls on Member States to encourage females to become involved in local chambers of commerce, specific NGOs, lobbying groups and industry-based organisations that form the mainstream business community so that they can develop and strengthen competitive business skills;

2011/03/30
Committee: FEMM

2010/2275(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Asks the Commission to protect the image of women in all forms of communications media, thereby combating the received idea that women are inherently vulnerable and supposedly incapable of competitive and business leadership qualities;

2011/03/30
Committee: FEMM

2010/2209(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the term ‘violence against women’ means any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or psychological harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, and a direct attack on the dignity of a person, whether occurring in public or private life3 ,

2010/12/16
Committee: FEMM

2010/2209(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas children living in a violent family atmosphere are no less victims than the women who suffer gender violence, and as a result frequently develop severe psychological problems,

2010/12/16
Committee: FEMM

2010/2209(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas the harassment of mothers is another form of violence or abuse suffered by women for the fact of being mothers or being pregnant, which takes place primarily within the family or couple and in the social and professional spheres, leading to them losing their jobs, either via dismissal or voluntarily, and to situations of discrimination and depression,

2010/12/16
Committee: FEMM

2010/2209(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Points out that children who are abused in the family environment are just as much victims as women and calls therefore on the Member States: to categorise, in their respective legal systems, children who directly or indirectly suffer attacks of this kind as victims of this violence in order for priority to be given to the care these children need; to foster the creation of specialist multidisciplinary teams specifically to care for young children living in a family environment where there is gender-based violence and to promote, in conjunction with regional and local governmental authorities, the drawing up of a Common Interdisciplinary Action Protocol specifically targeting care of children exposed to gender-based violence in the home.

2010/12/16
Committee: FEMM

2010/2209(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Points out that the most effective instruments in raising awareness of gender-based violence are education, prevention and the media, for which reason greater emphasis must be placed on continuous initial training on gender equality and gender-based violence, and the media’s involvement must be stepped up, both in terms of how gender-based violence and macho stereotypes are handled in television programmes, and also by reporting on the courage of women coming out of abusive situations;

2010/12/16
Committee: FEMM

2010/2209(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Emphasises that female migrants are particularly vulnerable to gender violence and asks the Commission by means of regional and international legal frameworks to better guarantee the protection of fundamental rights of working migrant women;

2010/12/16
Committee: FEMM

2010/2209(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Demands that Members State push forward the mechanism of a European Protection Order which as a consequence will unify the EU member states in protecting women who have been a victim of gender based violence;

2010/12/16
Committee: FEMM

2010/2209(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Asks the European Commission for a social and institutional response in support of victims, to include: mandatory legal advice prior to the formal complaint and the protection order, and throughout proceedings; psychological help; an improvement across the EU in all-round, accessible, good quality and specialist care for victims of gender-based violence and their children; implementation of measures in wage agreements and greater coordination between employers, trade unions and enterprises, as well as between their respective management bodies, in order to furnish victims with relevant information on their employment rights; an increased number of courts specifically handling gender-based violence; more resources and training materials on gender-based violence for judges, public prosecutors and lawyers; improvements to the specialist units in law enforcement bodies, by increasing their staff numbers and improving their training and equipment;

2010/12/16
Committee: FEMM

2010/2209(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Remarks that stalking, of which 87 percent of all victims are female, causes psychological trauma and severe emotional stress and that therefore stalking should be considered as a form of violence against women and should be treated by means of a legal framework in all Members States to prevent further violence from happening;

2010/12/16
Committee: FEMM

2010/2209(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Remarks that Domestic Violence has been identified as a prime cause of miscarriage or still-birth, and of maternal deaths during childbirth, and asks the Commission to put more focus on violence against pregnant women as this means the offender is causing danger on more than one person;

2010/12/16
Committee: FEMM

2010/2209(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Asks the Commission and the Member States to impose zero-tolerance policies on genital mutilation, human trafficking, child prostitution and honour killings of which women are the vast majority of victims;

2010/12/16
Committee: FEMM

2010/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42a (new)

42a (new). underlines the situation of immigrant young women who, due to the principles of certain communities, religion, or family honour have to face mistreatment, honour killings or genital mutilation and are being deprived from their freedom;

2010/10/18
Committee: AFET

2010/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46a (new)

46a (new). Is particularly concerned about the high wave of corruption, criminality, political persecution, impunity, and torture and imprisonment of opposition members in Venezuela due to the 'politization' of police forces, the lack of policies and government's inability to tackle these serious threats to Human Rights;

2010/10/18
Committee: AFET

2010/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 58a (new)

58a (new). expresses its deep concern for Human Rights defenders in Cuba who are in hunger strike to demand the release of political prisoners who are charged on the basis of their discontent for Human Rights violations in their own country; and calls on the government of Cuba not merely to exile political prisoners, but to give them the freedom to travel back to Cuba without being arrested;

2010/10/18
Committee: AFET

2010/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 72a (new)

72a (new). is deeply concerned about the lack of freedom of expression in Venezuela and Cuba, the grip on news media, the restricted and controlled internet use and its attempt to stifle dissent;

2010/10/18
Committee: AFET

2010/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 75a (new)

75a (new). Reiterates that each Member State has a positive obligation to protect identifiable potential victims who are a real and immediate risk of terrorist acts and adds that all Member States must take all reasonable measures to put in place procedures to prevent terrorist activity and to minimize the collateral impact of counter-terrorism activities;

2010/10/18
Committee: AFET

2010/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 75b (new)

75b (new). Recalls the EU Council Framework Decision on March 2001 on victims of terrorism: emergency assistance, continuing assistance, investigation and prosecution, effective access to the law and justice, administration of justice, compensation, protection of the private and family life of victims, protection of the dignity and security of victims, information for victims, and specific training for those responsible for assisting victims;

2010/10/18
Committee: AFET

2010/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 75c (new)

75c (new). Unambiguously condemns the enormous breaches of human rights by terrorist organisation and urges the need for all societies, EU and non EU, to respect and protect the truth, memory and dignity for victims of terrorism;

2010/10/18
Committee: AFET

2010/2202(INI)

Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 75d (new)

75d (new). Condemns any governmental support to terrorism, such as Venezuela who facilitates logistical help, information sharing, training and weapon supply to armed groups and terrorist organisations which jeapordize international security and the safety of citizens, society and democracy;

2010/10/18
Committee: AFET

2010/2162(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point -1 a (new)

-1a. Points out that women are increasingly bearing the burden of poverty, being more vulnerable to it than men, particularly those categories of women with special needs such as disabled women, elderly women and one-parent families (especially single mothers and widows with dependent children) and groups most vulnerable to exclusion such as gypsy women, under whose traditions domestic and care work are assigned exclusively to women, removing them prematurely from education and employment, and immigrant women. With this in view, stresses the need for proper working conditions, including the protection of rights such as a decent wage, maternity leave and a working environment free from discrimination, which are essential for these women;

2010/10/07
Committee: EMPL

2010/2162(INI)

Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point -1 b (new)

-1b. Calls on the Member States to mainstream the concept of gender equality in all employment policies and special measures so as to improve access to employment, avoid over-representation of women in precarious employment, increase sustainable participation and promote the progress of women in the employment sector, as well as to reduce gender segregation in the labour market by tackling the direct and indirect causes;

2010/10/07
Committee: EMPL

2010/2162(INI)

Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point -1 c (new)

-1c. It should be remembered that disabled women suffer discrimination within the family environment and in education. Their employment opportunities are restricted and the social benefits they receive do not in most cases lift them out of poverty; the Member States therefore need to provide disabled women with the specialised care they need in order to enjoy their rights and to propose measures to integrate these women through additional support programmes;

2010/10/07
Committee: EMPL

2010/2162(INI)

Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point -1 d (new)

-1d. Points to the considerable differences between women in rural and urban areas as regards access to training, employment and quality of work; attaches considerable importance to the right of all these women, particularly the youngest and most vulnerable, to receive a proper education, with vocational training and university studies, and therefore calls on the Member States and the Commission to support these groups through an effective system of active policies and appropriate training measures so as to enable them to adjust swiftly to job market requirements;

2010/10/07
Committee: EMPL

2010/2162(INI)

Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point -1 e (new)

-1e. Urges the Member States to pursue sustainable policies that will enable everyone, including the weakest and least favoured groups, to gain access to the labour market and achieve a better balance between work and private and family life, while ensuring that full support is given to equal opportunities and all the services necessary for this, with supporting measures such as flexible working hours and affordable and accessible childcare;

2010/10/07
Committee: EMPL

2010/2162(INI)

Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point 1

1. Points out that, as a consequence of the economic crisis, unemployment and social hardship are still increasing in a number of Member States, and therefore calls on the European Union to reinforce its commitment to eradicating poverty and social exclusion, particularly ~~child~~ poverty among women and its direct impact on family life, as extreme poverty and social exclusion constitute a violation of human rights;

2010/10/07
Committee: EMPL

2010/2162(INI)

Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point 2

2. Underlines that financing for the European Social Fund should be ~~significantly increased~~used more effectively in order to provide adequate resources for measures and activities under the Social Inclusion Strategy and the ‘Europe 2020’ flagship initiative on combating poverty and social exclusion;

2010/10/07
Committee: EMPL

2010/2162(INI)

Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)

Ha. whereas disabled women suffer discrimination within the family environment and in education, their employment opportunities are restricted and the social benefits they receive do not in most cases lift them out of poverty and whereas the Member States should, therefore provide disabled women with the specialised care they need in order to enjoy their rights and should propose measures to facilitate their integration through additional support programmes,

2010/12/16
Committee: FEMM

2010/2162(INI)

Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas ~~the conditions of some groups of women who often face double discrimination, such as disabled women, women~~women are increasingly bearing the burden of poverty, being more vulnerable to it than men, particularly categories of women with special needs, such as disabled women, elderly women and one-parent families (especially single mothers and widows with dependaent~~s, elderly women, immigrant~~ children) and groups most vulnerable to exclusion, such as gypsy women, aund ~~ethnic minority women, especially Roma wo~~er whose traditions domestic and care work are assigned exclusively to women, removing them prematurely from education and employment, ~~contribute to raising~~and immigrant women; whereas there ris~~k of finding themselves in situation of poverty and social exclusio~~ a need for proper working conditions, including the protection of rights such as a decent wage, maternity leave and a working environment free from discrimination, which are essential for these women,

2010/12/16
Committee: FEMM

2010/2162(INI)

Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)

4a. Calls again on the Commission and the Member States to strengthen the instruments and improve the legislative framework needed to overcome gender wage disparity;

2010/10/07
Committee: EMPL

2010/2162(INI)

Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Points out that, as a consequence of the economic crisis, unemployment and social hardship are still increasing in a number of Member States, and therefore calls on the European Union to reinforce its commitment to eradicating poverty and social exclusion, particularly poverty among women and its direct impact on family life, as extreme poverty and social exclusion constitute a violation of human rights;

2010/12/16
Committee: FEMM

2010/2017(INI)