Activities of Gesine MEISSNER related to 2016/2012(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION Report on the application of Council Directive 2004/113/EC implementing the principle of equal treatment between men and women in the access to and supply of goods and services
Amendments (12)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls for a definitive clarification with regard to the legal consideration that the effects of positive discrimination can have on differences in accessing goods and services.
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes the rapid development of the sharing economy, particularly in the transport and tourism sectors, and calls on the Commission to clarify if these activities are services that fall under the scope and the application of the directive. If they do so, the liability of the online platform connecting service providers and customers’ needs to be defined for acts of discrimination;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Emphasises the role of local and regional institutions in this domain as service providers, regulators and parties to inspections with regard to the basic aspects of transport and tourism.
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. ERegrets the lack of awareness of the directive across Member States and encourages national authorities at all levels to raise awareness of rights and obligations under the directive, and encourages the Member States to equip their national equality bodies with sufficient resources to provide information on remedy proceedings and on the range of consultation services available to assist in national compliance with the directive;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the need to continue efforts to unify definitions and concepts with regard to this issue, in accordance with the recommendations of the report on the implementation of Directive 2004/113/EC to improve statistical processing, diagnoses and strategies to combat this inequality; highlights the role and competence of the EIGE in realising this objective.
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises that breastfeeding in public is covered by the directive and shall not be restricted by service providers; welcomes national legislation supporting the right of women to breastfeed in public; strongly encourages Member States to adopt and fully implement legislation preventing discrimination against breastfeeding in public.
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that providing baby changing facilities in all public toilets and accessible public transport stations for pushchairs would help promote inclusive transport and tourism;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that providing baby changing facilities in all public toilets would help promote inclusive transport and tourism; warns against the tendency to place these solely in female toilets and calls for their gradual introduction in mixed areas in order not to cement gender roles and to promote the equal sharing of such responsibilities between both people in a mixed gender couple or in other forms of partnership.
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses that rest stops and facilities must be accessible and safe for all persons regardless of gender expression as this would promote inclusive tourism and could promote an improved gender balance in the transport sector.
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Expresses serious concern that cases of sexual harassment often occur on public transport, but are also reported in the context of the sharing economy, and underlines the need for a proper definition of liability for such actencourages Member States to further address personal safety on public transport both during the daytime and at night, including for vulnerable individuals and in more isolated places and situations.
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Expresses serious concern that cases of sexual harassment often occur on both public transport, but are also reported in the context of the sharing economy, and on-demand transport and underlines the need for a proper definition of liability for such acts., including in the context of the sharing economy;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Expresses serious concern that cases of sexual harassment often occur on public transport, but are also reported in the context of the sharing economy, and underlines the need for a proper definition of liability forcalls for more active measures to be taken for the prevention and suppression of such acts.