Activities of Marina YANNAKOUDAKIS related to 2010/2209(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on priorities and outline of a new EU policy framework to fight violence against women PDF (234 KB) DOC (137 KB)
Amendments (11)
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
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, whether occurring in public or private life3 . It should also be stated that violence against men and children has the same repercussions. For child victims, this may cause a recurring phenomenon in which children are raised to accept violence as a norm, which may increases the likelihood that they themselves will go on to carryout such acts at school, or later on in life,
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas there is no regular and comparable data collection on different types of violence against women in the European Union, which makes it difficult to ascertain the real extent of the phenomenon and to find appropriate solutions to the problem. Reliable data collection is highly problematic as women and men are reluctant through fear or shame to report their experiences to the relevant stakeholders,
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – indent 1
Paragraph 1 – indent 1
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – indent 2
Paragraph 1 – indent 2
– demands on the Member States to provide law enforcement staff with clear instructions on how to proceedassist in cases of gender-based violence and to provide the necessary training on the prevention and detection of gender-based violence, equality between men and women and the needs and rights of victims,
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – indent 4
Paragraph 1 – indent 4
– plans to develop specific investigative routines for police and health sector professionals in order to secure evidence of gender-based violence for relevant stakeholders, such as Non-Governmental Organisations and women associations,
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – indent 6
Paragraph 1 – indent 6
– minimum requirements set up by Member States as to the number of victim support structures per 10 000 inhabitants for victims of gender-based violence in the form of centres with specific expertise to help victims,
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – indent 7
Paragraph 1 – indent 7
– minimum standards set up by Member States to ensure that victims have professional support in the form of advice from a legal practitioner irrespective of their role in the criminal proceedings,
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – indent 8
Paragraph 1 – indent 8
– plans to develop methodological guidelines and undertake new data collection efforts to obtain statistical data on gender-based violence at Member State level;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the European Commission, using all available expertise, to develop and provide annual statistics on gender- based violence, including figures on how many women and men are killed annually by their partner or ex-partner, based on data from the Member States;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. HighlightRecognises the serious problem of prostitution in the European Union and asks that the link between the legal framework of the Member State in question and the form and extent of the prostitution taking place be studied further;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Emphasises thatncourages Member States should devotto provide appropriate resources to preventing and combating violence against women, including through recourse to the Structural Funds and men;