2013/2004(INL) | [ParlTrack]

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2

– having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and namely its Articles 19, 23, 24, and 235,

Amendment 10 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)

– having regard to Directive 2011/92/EU on combating the sexual abuse of children and child pornography,

Amendment 100 #

Regina BASTOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Calls on the Member States and stakeholders, working with the Commission, to help disseminate information about EU programmes and the funding available under them to combat violence against women;

Amendment 101 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Encourages the Commission to ~~adopt the first steps towards~~ establish~~ing~~ a European Observatory on Violence Against Women~~, build~~ using on existing economic resources and institutional structures ~~(European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE))~~that are already in place at European Union level;

Amendment 102 #

Andrea ČEŠKOVÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Encourages the Commission to adopt the first steps towards e~~stablishing a European Observatory on V~~xtending the powers of the European Institute for Gender Equality with a view to enabling the Europe-wide monitoring of violence Aagainst Wwomen, building on existing institutional structures ~~(European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE))~~;

Amendment 103 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Encourages the Commission to adopt the first steps towards establishing a neutral European Observatory on Violence Against Women, building on existing institutional structures (European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE));

Amendment 104 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Encourages the Commission to adopt the first steps towards establishing a European Observatory on Violence Against Women and Girls, building on existing institutional structures (European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE));

Amendment 105 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to take action in order to end impunity of feminicide and any kind of violence against women by enhancing access to justice of women, ending impunity of perpetrators, disaggregating data collection and supporting national capacity and assistance;

Amendment 106 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Calls on the Commission to establish an EU Rapporteur on violence against women and Girls;

Amendment 107 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Calls on the European External Action Service to develop a detailed action plan to end any kind of violence against women, ask the EEAS to cooperate with third countries to end gender-based killing of women or feminicide;

Amendment 108 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Urges the Commission to establish in the next three years an EU Year to End Violence against Women with the aim of raising awareness among citizens of this widespread problem which affects all the EU’s Member States;

Amendment 109 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Urges the Commission to establish in the next three years an EU Year to End Violence against Women with the aim of raising awareness among citizens and among all politicians, with a view to presenting a clear plan of action to end violence against women;

Amendment 11 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 a (new)

- having regard to the UN Report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, Rashida Manjoo, of 16th May 2012,

Amendment 110 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Urges the Commission to establish in the next three years an EU Year to End Violence against Women and Girls with the aim of raising awareness among citizens;

Amendment 111 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Recommends that the Member States take steps to ensure that education is provided in the spirit of gender equality from a very young age;

Amendment 112 #

Roberta ANGELILLI, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Barbara MATERA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Considers that the financial implications of the requested proposal should be covered by the EU budget, Section III (ensuring full complementarity with existing budget line relating to the subject of the proposal);

Amendment 113 #

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;

Amendment 114 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Urges the EU to ensure, by means of aid conditionality, that third countries protect women and girls from all forms of violence; calls on the Council to suspend aid to countries practising violence against women and girls and to divert aid to support victims; urges the Commission to ensure that all new Free Trade Agreements with third countries provide for strict obligations which safe-guard women and girls;

Amendment 115 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)

9b. Calls on the EU in its human rights dialogues with third countries to promote the prevention, investigation and prosecution of all violence against women, especially those perpetrated against the LGBT community who can be more vulnerable to violence and human rights abuses;

Amendment 116 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Instructs its President to forward this resolution and the accompanying detailed recommendations to the Commission and the Council, and to the Parliaments and Governments of the Member States, to the Council of Europe and to EIGE.

Amendment 12 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 b (new)

- having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 11 October 2007 on the murder of women (feminicide) in Mexico and Central America and the role of the European Union in fighting the phenomenon (2007/2025(INI)),

Amendment 13 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas gender-based violence ~~may~~ results in physical, sexual, emotional orand psychological harm, orlasting disability and economic loss, to the victim and their families;

Amendment 14 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas gender-based violence may result in physical, sexual, emotional or psychological harm, or economic loss, to the victim, and subsequently to society;

Amendment 15 #

Andrea ČEŠKOVÁ

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas gender-based violence may result in physical, sexual, emotional or psychological harm, or economic loss, to the victim, as well as resultant difficulties in employment, in the search for employment and in engaging in social activities;

Amendment 16 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas gender-based violence may result in physical, sexual, emotional or psychological harm, or economic loss, to the victim; whereas gender-based violence can occur both in private and in public spheres;

Amendment 17 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas women are increasingly being subjected to violence at the hands of husbands, partners, ex-husbands, or former partners; whereas in some countries the number of victims has risen sharply and the consequences that they suffer have been tending to become far more serious, extending even to death;

Amendment 18 #

Inês Cristina ZUBER

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, domestic violence, sexual violence (including rape, sexual assault and harassment), trafficking in human beings, trafficking in women and children for sexual ends, exploitation through prostitution, slavery, and different forms of harmful practices, such as forced marriages, female genital mutilation ~~and~~, so- called ‘honour crimes’, gender-based wage discrimination, mobbing and sexual harassment at the workplace, violation of the maternity rights of working mothers, and degrading portrayals of women in advertising;

Amendment 19 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

Amendment 2 #

Roberta ANGELILLI, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Barbara MATERA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3

– having regard to its resolution of 24 March 2009 on combating female genital mutilation in the EU1 , and its resolution of 14 June 2012 on ending female genital mutilation,1a __________________ 1 OJ C 117 E, 6.5.2010, p. 52. 1a Text adopted, P7_TA(2012)0261.

Amendment 20 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

Amendment 21 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

Amendment 22 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

Amendment 23 #

Lívia JÁRÓKA

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

Amendment 24 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas violence against women and girls includes a wide range of actions such as rape, sexual assault and humiliation, domestic violence, trafficking of women and girls, violence against women and girls in conflict situations, FGM, forced marriage, dowry deaths, honour killings, gendercide and all forms of torture, such as execution by stoning;

Amendment 25 #

Regina BASTOS

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas new forms of violence have arisen more recently from the growing use of online social networks;

Amendment 26 #

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~~stereotypical ideas and behaviour that lead to inequality in the relations between women and men ~~in our society~~;

Amendment 27 #

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 ismay be linked to the unequal ~~distribution of power between women and m~~treatment of men and women, which is particularly prevalent in ~~our society~~Islamic communities and countries;

Amendment 28 #

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 iscan be linked to the unequal distribution of power between women and men in our society;

Amendment 29 #

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;

Amendment 3 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)

- having regard to its resolution of 5 April 2011 on priorities and outline of a new EU policy framework to fight violence against women (2010/2209(INI),

Amendment 30 #

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 to the perpetuation of patriarchal social values and gender stereotypes which require women to devote themselves to the home and to be submissive and dependent;

Amendment 31 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas gender-based violence is associated to deeply rooted stereotypes and 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;

Amendment 32 #

Lívia JÁRÓKA

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas extreme poverty increases the risk of violence and other forms of exploitation that hamper the full participation of women in all areas of life and the achievement of gender equality;

Amendment 33 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas many gender stereotypes are shaped at a tender age, both in boys and in girls;

Amendment 34 #

Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Roberta ANGELILLI, Barbara MATERA

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas gender-based violence is a structural problem in Islamic communities and countries; whereas this is largely due to the view held in Islam that ‘man is superior to woman’, and the fact that, as a consequence, ‘violence by man against woman’ is held to be legitimate in Islam;4a __________________ 4a cf. Qur’an, Suras 2:228 and 4:34.

Amendment 35 #

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;

Amendment 36 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas discrimination, sexual exploitation, and violence and threats against teenagers are being perpetrated increasingly frequently using the Internet and social networks, even to the point of blackmailing or threatening victims or ensnaring them into forms of prostitution and/or sexual violence;

Amendment 37 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)

Db. whereas those stereotypes are also perpetuated by mass-media products and the internet, which contribute to the creation of a discriminatory image;

Amendment 38 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas violence in the home is a traumatic experience even for those who are not its immediate victims; whereas children who have witnessed violence to a close relative are at great risk of being affected by emotional and relational problems which impact on more than just their health and school performance; whereas children should be recognised as victims of crime and should receive help to work through the events, individually or in a group;

Amendment 39 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas children, who often witness violence within the family or inflicted by parents, also have to be taken into consideration and cared for from the point of view of the necessary psychological treatment and welfare provisions;

Amendment 4 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)

- having regard to its resolution of 5 April 2011 on priorities and outline of a new EU policy framework to fight violence against women,1b __________________ 1b Text adopted, P7_TA(2011)0127

Amendment 40 #

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: 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 and the acquisition of self-respect;

Amendment 41 #

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;

Amendment 42 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas male violence against women ~~shape~~can create a climate that alters women’s ~~place~~status in society~~: their health, access to~~ and limits their access to healthcare, employment and education, integration into social and cultural activities, economic independence, participation in public and political life and decision-making, and relations with men;

Amendment 43 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas there is a need for education and training in connection with the dissemination of the principles of equality, including in schools;

Amendment 44 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)

Fb. whereas in many cases violence against women, including sexual violence, is perpetrated by organised groups that traffic in women and push them into prostitution;

Amendment 45 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F c (new)

Fc. whereas violence against women is assuming ever more unacceptable forms, including membership of women in groups organising the trafficking of women for sexual exploitation;

Amendment 46 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas violence against women can leave deep physical and psychological scars, damage the general health of women and girls, including their reproductive and sexual health, and in some instances results in death, also named feminicide;

Amendment 47 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas violence against women can leave deep psychological scars, damage the general health of women and girls, including their reproductive and sexual health, and in some instances results in death (femicide);

Amendment 48 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas studies on ~~gender-based violence~~violence against women estimate that one-fifth to one- quarter of all women in Europe have experienced physical acts of violence at least once during their adult lives, and more than one-tenth have suffered sexual violence involving the use of force~~; whereas research also shows that 26 % of children and young people report physical violence in childhood;~~4b; __________________ 4b Council of Europe Task Force to Combat Violence against Women, including Domestic Violence (EG-TFV), “Final Activity Report”, September 2008.

Amendment 49 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)

Ha. whereas it is necessary to take account of the characteristics of victims with special needs, for example persons under age, women with disabilities, older women, immigrant women, women from minorities, and women with few qualifications or none;

Amendment 5 #

Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Roberta ANGELILLI, Barbara MATERA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 b (new)

- having regard to its resolution of 6 February 2013 on the 57th session on UN CSW: elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls,1c __________________ 1c Text adopted, P7_TA(2013)0045

Amendment 50 #

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;

Amendment 51 #

Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Roberta ANGELILLI, Barbara MATERA

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)

Ha. whereas statistical surveys in some countries show that although the number of murders has not risen overall, the number of women killed is accounting for a growing proportion of the total, proving that violence against women is increasing;

Amendment 52 #

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;

Amendment 53 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)

Ia. whereas the Fundamental Rights Agency issued in March 2013 some preliminary results of its European survey on violence against women, showing - among other - that: four in five women did not turn to any service, such as healthcare, social services, or victim support, following the most serious incidents of violence by people other than their partners; women who sought help were most likely to turn to medical services, highlighting the need to ensure that healthcare professionals can address the needs of victims of violence; two in five women were unaware of laws or political initiatives to protect them in cases of domestic violence, and half were unaware of any preventative laws or initiatives;

Amendment 54 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)

Ja. whereas awareness raising and mobilization, including through media and social media, is an important component of an effective prevention strategy;

Amendment 55 #

Roberta ANGELILLI, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Barbara MATERA

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

K. whereas no single intervention will eliminate violence against women, but a combination of infrastructural, legal, judicial, enforcement, cultural, educational, social, health, and other service-related actions can significantly reduce it and its consequences;

Amendment 56 #

Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

K. whereas no single intervention will eliminate violence against women, but a combination of infrastructural, legal, judicial, enforcement, educational, social awareness raising, health, and other service-related actions can significantly reduce it and its consequences;

Amendment 57 #

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;

Amendment 58 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)

Ka. whereas one important and effective body that exists are the women’s shelters and empowerment centres set up to prevent violence by men against women and support women and children who are its victims; whereas such a centre’s activities may comprise not only a strength-building and supportive aspect, passing on knowledge and sharing experiences, but also legal, practical and psychological help; whereas women’s shelters should be given adequate funding by the Member States;

Amendment 59 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital L

L. whereas women in the Union are not equally protected against male violence, due to differing policies and legislation across Member States, especially as regards the definition of offences coming under gender-based violence;

Amendment 6 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)

- having regard to the Commission’s Action Plan Implementing the Stockholm Programme (COM(2010) 171 final),

Amendment 60 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)

La. whereas the full integration of women and girls’ multiple identities, including factors such as race, ethnicity, religion or belief, health, civil status, housing, migration status, age, disability, class, sexual orientation and gender identity, is a crucial condition for addressing the multiple forms of discrimination and violence that many women and girls face;

Amendment 61 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)

Ma. whereas there is a shortage of shelters where it would be possible for women to live independently and free from violence and where women would be offered adequate health care services, legal assistance and psychological counselling and therapy;

Amendment 62 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital М a (new)

Ma. whereas women who experience violence need specific healthcare and psychological assistance to cope with the effects of unwanted pregnancies and lack of understanding on the part of their families;

Amendment 63 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital N

N. whereas in many cases women fail to lodge complaints against acts of gender- based violence against them, for reasons that are complex and diverse and include psychological, economic, social and cultural factors, while they may also lack trust in the ability of the police, the legal system, and social and health services to concretely help them;

Amendment 64 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital N

N. whereas in many cases women fail to lodge complaints against acts of gender violence against them, for reasons that are complex and diverse and include psychological, economic, social and cultural factors, while they may also lack trust in the police, the legal system, and social and health services, since in many cases the authorities consider gender violence to be a family problem and hence one that can be resolved at that level;

Amendment 65 #

Roberta ANGELILLI, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Barbara MATERA

Motion for a resolution
Recital N

N. whereas in very many cases women fail to lodge complaints against acts of gender violence against them, for reasons that are complex and diverse and include psychological, economic, social and cultural factors, while they may also lack trust in the police, the legal system, and social and health services;

Amendment 66 #

Inês Cristina ZUBER

Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)

Na. whereas undocumented migrant women are in a more vulnerable position and whereas, in many countries, women in this category who suffer domestic violence have no source of support other than the public health care services;

Amendment 67 #

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;

Amendment 68 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital Q

Q. whereas Female Genital Mutilations (FGM) is recognised internationally as a violation of human rights of, a form of torture against girls and women, and reflects a deep-rooted inequality between the sexes,. FGM constitutes an extreme form of discrimination against women, is nearly always carried out on minors and is a violation of the rights of children;

Amendment 69 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital Q a (new)

Qa. whereas prostitution is increasingly viewed as a type of violence against women, owing to the effect this has on their personality, physical and mental health and the possibility of having children, especially in cases of forced prostitution and of trafficking in women for the purpose of prostitution;

Amendment 7 #

Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Roberta ANGELILLI, Barbara MATERA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 13

– having regard to the provisions of the UN legal instruments in the sphere of human rights, in particular those concerning women’s rights, such as the UN Charter, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenants on Civil and Political Rights and on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and its Optional Protocol, the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, and the principle of non-refoulement, the United Nations Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities,

Amendment 70 #

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;

Amendment 71 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital R

R. whereas the adoption of EU guidelines on Violence against Women and girls and combating all forms of discrimination against them ~~is a mark of~~as well as the specific chapter on the protection of women against gender-based violence in the EU Human Rights Strategic Framework and Action Plan are marking the EU’s clear political will to treat the subject of women’s rights as a priority and to take long-term action in that field; whereas coherence between the internal and external dimensions in polices concerning human rights can sometimes expose a gap between rhetoric and behaviour;

Amendment 72 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital R

R. whereas the adoption of EU guidelines on Violence against Women and girls and combating all forms of discrimination against them is a mark of the EU’s clear political will to treat the subject of women’s rights as a priority and to take long-term non-legislative and non-binding action in that field; whereas coherence between the internal and external dimensions in polices concerning human rights can sometimes expose a gap between rhetoric and behaviour;

Amendment 73 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital S

S. whereas, according to Amnesty International reports, FGM concern hundreds of thousands of women and girls in Europe; whereas the disparities between legal provisions in Member States are leading to the phenomenon of so-calledthe Parliament report (2008/2071(INI)) some 500,000 women and girls in Europe live with the consequences of FGM; whereas the disparities between Member States with regard to FGM prevention actions, protection of victims and prosecution impact on the cross -border ~~‘FGM tourism’ within the EU;~~ aspects of the practice;

Amendment 74 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital S a (new)

Sa. Stresses the continuing need for the EU to work with third countries to eradicate the violent practice of FGM; reminds those Member States and third countries with national legislation criminalising FGM that they must act on this legislation;

Amendment 75 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Requests the Commission to submit, by the end of 2014, on the basis of Article 84 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, a proposal for an act establishing measures to promote and support the action of Member States in the field of prevention of violence against women and girls (VAWG), following the detailed recommendations set out in the Annex hereto;

Amendment 76 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Calls on the Commission and Member State to legally classify gender-based violence killing of women as feminicide and develop a legal framework to end eradicate it;

Amendment 77 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Calls on the Commission to submit a revised proposal for a Regulation on~~Where practically and economically feasible calls on the Commission to collect European statistics that would target violent crimes and include a coherent system for collecting statistics on gender- based violence in the Member States;

Amendment 78 #

Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Roberta ANGELILLI, Barbara MATERA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Commission to submit a revised proposal for a Regulation on European statistics that would target violent crimes of any kind against women and include a coherent system for collecting statistics on gender- based violence in the Member States;

Amendment 79 #

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;

Amendment 8 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 15

– having regard to the UN General Assembly resolutions of 12 December 1997 entitled ‘Crime prevention and criminal justice measures to eliminate violence against women’ (A/RES/52/86), of 18 December 2002 entitled ‘Working towards the elimination of crimes against women committed in the name of honour’ (A/RES/57/179), and of 22 December 2003 entitled ‘Elimination of domestic violence against women’ (A/RES/58/147) and of the UN General Assembly resolution of 5 March 2013 entitled "Intensifying global efforts for the elimination of female genital mutilations" (A/RES/67/146),

Amendment 80 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Welcomes the rejection on 12 December 2012 by the European Parliament of the Commission’s proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on European statistics on safety from crime, and as an alternative, where practically and economically feasible recommends collecting statistics on violence against women in the Member States, as the Council, in its conclusions of December 2012, called for improvements to the collection and dissemination of comparable, reliable and regularly updated data concerning all forms of violence against women at both national and EU level; __________________ 1a Texts adopted, P7_TA(2012)0494.

Amendment 81 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

Amendment 82 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Asks the Council to activate the passerelle clause, by adopting a unanimous decision identifying violence against women and girls (and other forms of gender based violence ~~(including FGM~~) as an area of crime listed in Article 83(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;

Amendment 83 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Calls on the Commission to qualify prostitution and hard-core pornography as forms of violence against women;

Amendment 84 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Welcomes the fight against all forms of violence against women and girls and acknowledges that Member States must continue to work collaboratively with one another to eradicate violence through the sharing of best practice, gathering and exchanging information and raising awareness. Recognises that individual Member States have overall responsibility for their own legal systems, and are therefore best placed to initiate and implement policy and laws which will help to tackle violence against women and girls;

Amendment 85 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission to promote national ratifications and launch the procedure for the accession of the EU to the Istanbul Convention on violence against women~~, once it has evaluated the impact and added value this would have~~;

Amendment 86 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission to promote national ratifications and launch the procedure for the accession of the EU to the Istanbul Convention on violence against women, once it has evaluated the impact and added value thise latter would have;

Amendment 87 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Opposes the EU´s development of any further binding legal instruments in this area, and welcomes the Commission’s recent comments that outline its plans not to draft any more EU legislation on combatting violence against women, since existing legislation is already in place through the EU´s "Victim´s Package";

Amendment 88 #

Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Roberta ANGELILLI, Barbara MATERA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls on the Member States to ratify the Istanbul Convention at the earliest opportunity, as this is one of the most elaborate international instruments for combating violence against women and domestic violence;

Amendment 89 #

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;

Amendment 9 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)

- having regard to the Conclusions of the 57th session of the Commission on the Status of Women on the elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls,

Amendment 90 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Welcomes that many Member States have signed the Istanbul Convention on Violence Against Women or have expressed an interest to ratify, and recognises that there exists no EU legal basis, as stated by the European Parliament´s Legal Service on the 8th April 2013, for a EU legislative initiative on combatting violence against women;

Amendment 91 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Requests the Commission to present an non-legislative and non-binding EU-wide Strategy and an Action Plan to combat violence against women;

Amendment 92 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Requests the Commission to present an EU-wide Strategy and an Action Plan to combat violence against women which can and will subsequently be put into practice in the Member States;

Amendment 93 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Requests the Commission to present an EU-wide Strategy and an Action Plan to combat all forms of violence against women and girls (VAWG);

Amendment 94 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Requests the Commission to present an EU-wide Strategy and an Action Plan to combat violence against women, paying particular attention to the characteristics of victims with special needs, for example persons under age, women with disabilities, older women, immigrant women, women from minorities, and women with few qualifications or none;

Amendment 95 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Requests the Commission to present an EU-wide Strategy and an Action Plan to combat violence against women, based on the exchange of best practice among the Member States, and taking account of all the consequences of violence, including to children who have witnessed it;

Amendment 96 #

Andrea ČEŠKOVÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Requests the Commission to present an EU-wide Strategy and an Action Plan to combat violence against women, which will include criminal law mechanisms to combat violence against women;

Amendment 97 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls on the Commission to promote the collaboration between Member States and women NGOs and organisations in order to prepare and implement an efficient strategy to eliminate violence against women;

Amendment 98 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Urges that the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) be more actively involved, in the form of research and analysis, in assessing the true extent of the problem of violence against women in the EU;

Amendment 99 #

Regina BASTOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote gender equality from the earliest age with a view to changing attitudes and combating stereotypes;

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Amendment 117 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2

– having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and namely its Articles 19, 23 and 235,

Amendment 118 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)

– having regard to Article 16 of the United Nations Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities,

Amendment 119 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 a (new)

– having regard to article 5 of the Madrid International Action Plan on Ageing,

Amendment 120 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 a (new)

- having regard to the report entitled ‘Violence against women within Islam’ 1a by the Dutch Party for Freedom, ______________ 1a ‘Geweld tegen vrouwen binnen de islam’, Party for Freedom, March 2013. Available online at: http://pvv.nl/images/stories/Geweld_tegen _vrouwen_binnen_de_islam-.pdf

Amendment 121 #

Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas gender-based violence may result in physical, sexual, emotional or psychological harm, orand economic or social losses, to the victim;

Amendment 122 #

Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART

Motion for a resolution
Recital L

L. whereas women in the Union are not equally protected against male violence, due to differing policies and legislation across Member States, and are therefore more vulnerable;

Amendment 123 #

Mariya GABRIEL

Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)

Na. whereas greater independence and social and economic involvement makes women less vulnerable and reduces gender-based violence;

Amendment 124 #

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 and do not cover all ages, which makes it difficult to ascertain the real extent of the problem and to find appropriate solutions;

Amendment 125 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital Q a (new)

Qa. whereas elder abuse is recognized internationally as a violation of human rights of older women, as well as the need to prevent and fight elder abuse in all EU countries;

Amendment 126 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Draws attention to the report entitled ‘Violence against women within Islam’ 1a by the Dutch Party for Freedom, which cites a study1b showing that 91% of all violence against women worldwide, and 96% in Europe, is committed by men with an Islamic background; ______________ 1a ‘Geweld tegen vrouwen binnen de islam’, Party for Freedom, March 2013. Available online at: http://pvv.nl/images/stories/Geweld_tegen _vrouwen_binnen_de_islam-.pdf 1b ‘Middle East Quarterly’, P. Chesler, Spring 2010, p. 3-11.

Amendment 127 #

Mariya GABRIEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Asks the Council to activate the passerelle clause, by adopting a unanimous decision identifying gender based violence (including FGM) as an area of crime listed in Article 83(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union; draws the Council’s attention to the need to ensure that the victim protection laws and regulations already in place are fully implemented;

Amendment 128 #

Mariya GABRIEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Requests the Commission to present an EU-wide Strategy and an Action Plan to combat violence against women, focusing in particular on making women aware of their rights and men and boys (from an early age) of the need to respect women’s physical and psychological integrity, in order to help prevent such violence, stressing the need for police and judicial services to be given proper training in dealing with the specific challenges of gender-based violence, and encouraging Member States to make arrangements to help victims rebuild their lives and recover their self-confidence, so as to guard against future vulnerability or dependence;

Amendment 129 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Requests the Commission to present an EU-wide Strategy and an Action Plan to combat all forms of violence against women;

Amendment 130 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Recommendation 1

The objective of the Regulation should be to establish measures to promote and support the action of Member States in the field of prevention of gender-based violence. Gender-based violence should be considered (as already indicated in 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 ) as violence that is directed against a person because of that person's gender, gender identity or gender expression or that affects persons of a particular gender disproportionately. It may result in physical, sexual, emotional or psychological harm, or economic loss, to the victim and may include violence in close relationships, sexual violence (including rape, sexual assault and harassment), trafficking in human beings, slavery, and different forms of harmful practices, such as forced marriages, female genital mutilation and so-called ‘honour crimes’. Measures should include: designing, implementing and evaluating comprehensive strategies and programmes; conducting research, including data collection and analysis; organising training for the officials involved; exchanging experience, information and best practices; awareness raising; establishing help lines; open and equip shelters with facilities and staff.

Amendment 131 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Recommendation 1

Recommendation 1 on the objective and scope of the Regulation to be adopted The objective of the Regulation should be to establish measures to promote and support the action of Member States in the field of prevention of gender-based violence~~. Gender-~~ against women and girls. Violence against women and girls (and other forms of gender based violence) should be considered (as already indicated in 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/JHA1) as violence that is directed against a person because of that person's gender, gender identity or gender expression or that affects persons of a particular gender disproportionately. It may result in physical, sexual, emotional or psychological harm, or economic loss, to the victim and may include violence in close relationships, sexual violence (including rape, sexual assault and harassment), trafficking in human beings, slavery, and different forms of harmful practices, such as forced marriages, female genital mutilation and so-called ‘honour crimes’. Measures should include: designing, implementing and evaluating comprehensive strategies and programmes; conducting research, including data collection and analysis; organising training for the officials involved; exchanging experience, information and best practices; awareness raising; establishing help lines; open and equip shelters with facilities and staff. The Regulation should apply to Member States. ______________ 1__ 1 OJ L 315, 14.11.2012, p. 57. OJ L 315, 14.11.2012, p. 57.

Amendment 132 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Recommendation 2

Recommendation 2 on prevention measures Member States should develop a series of measures in order to prevent gender-based violence against women and girls. They should namely: - design, implement and evaluate yearly comprehensive strategies and programmes, including public education programmes and training for teachers aimed at removing obstacles that prevent women and girls from enjoying their full rights and freedom out of violence and at changing the mind-set of societies; - conduct relevant research on gender- based violence, including on the causes and motives of violence and data collection and analysis, while pursuing efforts to standardise the criteria for registering gender-based violence, so that the data collected are comparable; - organise training for officials and professionals likely to come into contact with cases of ~~gender- based violence~~violence against women – including law enforcement, social welfare, 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; - exchange expertise, experience, information and best practices through the European Union Crime Prevention Network (EUCPN); - establish awareness-raising campaigns, ~~where relevant~~ in cooperation with NGOs and other stakeholders; - create – if not already existing – -national help lines free of charge with -specialised staff; - opensure that there are specialised shelters ~~and~~ equip ~~them~~ped with facilities and staff, offering places for at least 1 woman - per 10 000 inhabitants; - ensure support to women's NGOs and civil society working to prevent gender- based violence against women and girls.

Amendment 133 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Recommendation 2

Member States should develop a series of measures in order to prevent gender-based violence. They should namely: - design, implement and evaluate yearly comprehensive strategies and programmes, including public education programmes and training for teachers at all levels aimed at removing obstacles that prevent women and girls from enjoying their full rights and freedom out of violence and at changing the mind-set of societies; - conduct relevant research on gender- based violence, including on the causes and motives of violence and data collection and analysis, while pursuing efforts to standardise the criteria for registering gender-based violence, so that the data collected are comparable; - organise training for officials likely to come into contact with cases of gender- based violence – including law enforcement, social welfare, 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; - exchange expertise, experience, information and best practices through the European Union Crime Prevention Network (EUCPN); - establish awareness-raising campaigns, in consultation and where relevant in cooperation with NGOs and other stakeholders; - create – if not already existing – and support national help lines free of charge with specialised staff; - opensure specialised shelters are available and equip them with facilities and staff, offering places for at least 1 woman per 10 000 inhabitants

Amendment 134 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Recommendation 2

Recommendation 2 on prevention and combat measures

Amendment 135 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Recommendation 2

Member States should develop a series of measures in order to prevent and combat gender-based violence. They should namely:

Amendment 136 #

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, taking into account the framework of six objectives on violence against women (policy, prevention, protection, prosecution, provision, and partnership), including public education programmes and training for teachers aimed at removing obstacles that prevent women and girls from enjoying their full rights and freedom out of violence and at changing the mind-set of societies;

Amendment 137 #

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;

Amendment 138 #

Roberta ANGELILLI, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Barbara MATERA

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Recommendation 2

- design, implement and evaluate yearly comprehensive strategies and programmes, including public education programmes and training for teachers and professionals in the recreational sector aimed at removing obstacles that prevent women and girls from enjoying their full rights and freedom out of violence and at changing the mind-set of societies; (…) - exchange expertise, experience, information and best practices through the European Union Crime Prevention Network (EUCPN) ~~(…) - open specialised shelters~~and other relevant EU platforms for professionals such as CEPOL, EUROJUST, EU Chief Medical Officers and EU Chief Nursing Officers (…) - open specialised shelters conceived as safe and empowering space for women and equip them with facilities and adequately trained staff, offering places for at least 1 woman per 10 000 inhabitants.

Amendment 139 #

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;

Amendment 140 #

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;

Amendment 141 #

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.

Amendment 142 #

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

- set up mechanisms to facilitate access to free legal aid enabling victims to assert their rights throughout the Union;

Amendment 143 #

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

- create or increase the number of courts specifically handling gender-based violence; provide more resources and training materials on gender-based violence for judges, public prosecutors and lawyers; improve the specialist units in law enforcement bodies, by increasing their staff numbers and improving their training and equipment;

Amendment 144 #

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

- duly take into account in all programmes, measures and actions undertaken the characteristics of victims with special needs, such as minors, women with disabilities, immigrants, women from minorities, elderly women and those who are unskilled or poorly- skilled or at risk of social exclusion;

Amendment 145 #

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

- implement measures through collective agreements and promote 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, particularly in the event of reduction or reorganisation of their working time, geographical mobility, change in place of work, suspension of the employment relationship without loss of post, with the period of suspension regarded as a fully paid-up contribution period for the purposes of social security and unemployment benefits, and end of contract with the right to unemployment benefit;

Amendment 146 #

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

- guarantee that aggressors are punished in accordance with the seriousness of their crime;

Amendment 147 #

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

- ensure that victims of gender-based violence are given priority access to social housing;

Amendment 148 #

Roberta ANGELILLI, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Barbara MATERA

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

- include gender-based violence as one of the grounds on which asylum requests can be made;

Amendment 149 #

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;

Amendment 150 #

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

– prevent and combat violence, in its many and varied forms, and its underlying causes, and adopt specific measures to deal with each individual aspect, invariably proceeding from the premiss that men and women have equal rights and obligations in every sphere of life: the right to protection from physical and mental injury; the right to legal protection and access to the courts in order to defend individual rights; the right to employment with rights; and the right to equal pay for equal work;

Amendment 151 #

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

– establish social and economic conditions enabling female victims of violence to enjoy independence and self- reliance;

Amendment 152 #

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

– make provision for specialised health care in public health institutions;

Amendment 153 #

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

– raise awareness within society of the issue of violence against women and of women’s social role; adopt measures enabling women to bring their work into balance with their family, social, and political lives;

Amendment 154 #

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

– adopt measures establishing supervision of maternity protection and laying down penalties for non-compliance;

Amendment 155 #

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

– organise annual campaigns to raise awareness of the issue of violence against women and promote women’s rights, focusing on: domestic violence; violence between young partners; trafficking in human beings; the exploitation of women and children through prostitution; female genital mutilation; gender-based wage discrimination; and labour rights and maternity protection at work;

Amendment 156 #

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

– provide in their national action plans to eliminate domestic violence for the obligation of supporting undocumented migrant women in exactly the same way as women staying legally, without any requirement for institutions to report such cases to the authorities;

Amendment 157 #

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

– strengthen free public health care services as regards support for female victims of violence and increase the numbers of shelters and places, with specialised support suited to women spanning a range of nationalities and languages;

Amendment 158 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Recommendation 3

Within one year from the entry into force of the Regulation, Member States sh~~all~~ould take the necessary measures to establish national rapporteurs or equivalent mechanisms. The tasks of such mechanisms should include the carrying out of assessments of trends in gender- based violence, the measuring of results of measures taken to combat it at national and local level, the gathering of statistics and yearly reporting to the European Commission and the competent Committees of the European Parliament.

Amendment 159 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Recommendation 4

Recommendation 4 on coordination of the Union strategy on combating violence against women and girls In order to contribute to a coordinated and consolidated Union strategy to combat gender-based violence against women and girls, Member States shall transmit to the European Commission the information referred to in Recommendation 3. The EC should establish an EU rapporteur on violence against women and girls to support the work of the Member States.

Amendment 160 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Recommendation 4

In order to contribute to a coordinated and consolidated Union strategy to combat gender-based violence, Member States sh~~all~~ould transmit to the European Commission the information referred to in Recommendation 3.

Amendment 161 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Recommendation 5

The Commission shall, by 31 December every year and starting from the year after the entry into force of this Regulation, submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council, assessing to which extent Member States have taken ~~the necessary measures in order to comply with~~measures following this Regulation. The report will list the measures taken and highlight ~~areas where measures still need to be taken~~good practices.

Amendment 162 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Recommendation 6

The Regulation should establish the source of the financial support within the frame of the EU budget (Section III) for the actions listed under Recommendation 3.

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Amendment 1 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that in accordance with Article 3(2) TEU, the Union should offer its citizens an area of freedom, security and justice without internal frontiers, in which the pfre~~vention and combating of crime is ensured,~~e movement of persons is ensured in conjunction with appropriate measures with respect amongst other things to the prevention and combating of crime;

Amendment 10 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls on all Member States to ratify the Istanbul Convention of the Council of Europe on combating violence against women, in particular domestic violence;

Amendment 11 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Agrees with~~Reiterates the need for ~~a legislative act based on Article 84 TFEU, to support the action of Member States in relation to crime prevention, and points out that to combat and eliminate all forms of violence against wo~~Member States to take the lead in crime prevention, and so encourages Member States to implement a comprehensive, multidisciplinary European strategy (including social, political and legal measures) is required, with the aim of protecting women’s integrity tangibly and effectively in an area of freedom, security and justicend subsequently enforce national legislation which criminalises all forms of violence against women;

Amendment 12 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Agrees with the need for a legislative act based on Article 84 TFEU, to support the action of Member States in relation to crime prevention, and points out that to combat and eliminate all forms of violence against women a comprehensive, multidisciplinary European strategy (including social, political and legal measures) is required, with the aim of protecting women’s integrity tangibly and effectively in an area of freedom, security and justice; considers that the strategy should devote particular attention to vulnerable groups such as older persons, people with disabilities, immigrants and LGBT persons and that it should also comprise measures to support children who have witnessed violence and recognise them as victims of crime;

Amendment 13 #

Louis MICHEL, Michael CASHMAN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

Amendment 14 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Points out that while the multicultural nature of Europe is a source of enrichment, the fact of belonging to a particular culture cannot, under any circumstances, justify violence; is particularly concerned about discrimination and violence against women due to their membership of a minority, in particular with regard to ethnic minorities, women with disabilities, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or intersex women, or women belonging to a religious minority, and women who are vulnerable because of their age, be it old or young; calls on the Commission, the EEAS and the Member States to take into account multiple discrimination in any measures they might take;

Amendment 15 #

Louis MICHEL, Michael CASHMAN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Calls on the Commission to present an EU strategy to combat violence against women, domestic violence and female genital mutilation as foreseen in 2010 in the Action plan implementing the Stockholm programme;

Amendment 16 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Points out that violence against women, such as domestic violence, child marriage, honour crimes and gang rape, are not confined to the borders of Europe; calls on the Commission and the Member States to cover violence against women in their cooperation and development programmes, including the use of women as weapons of war;

Amendment 17 #

Louis MICHEL, Michael CASHMAN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)

3c. Is of the view that reproductive health policy should be at the heart of this debate;

Amendment 18 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Council to ensure that violence against women is identified as a further area of particularly serious crime, pursuant to Article 83(1) TFEU, because of the particular need to combat this crime jointly, with the aim of adopting minimum standards with regard to the definition of criminal offences and penalties, provided that any proposals concerning EU provisions of substantive criminal law fully respect the principles of subsidiarity and proportionalityserious crime, and urges that Member States prosecute those responsible for carrying out violent acts against women;

Amendment 19 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Council to ensure that violence against women and domestic violence is identified as a further area of particularly serious crime, pursuant to Article 83(1) TFEU, because of the particular need to combat this crime jointly, with the aim of adopting minimum standards with regard to the definition of criminal offences and penalties, provided that any proposals concerning EU provisions of substantive criminal law fully respect the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality;

Amendment 2 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Notes that "violence against women" is a term used to describe violent acts where the type of violence targets women, with the victim's gender as a primary motive. Violent acts against women are numerous and can include, but are not limited to, domestic violence, rape including marital rape, dowry violence, FGM, acid throwing, forced marriage, sexual abuse, forced prostitution and pornography, trafficking of women and forced suicide;

Amendment 20 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Encourages Member States to establish their own measures to assist those children who have had exposure to gender- based violence, taking into account that the behavioural, emotional and physical effects that this form of violence can have on children who may witness it against their will can be significant and long- lasting, if not addressed;

Amendment 21 #

Raül ROMEVA i RUEDA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Stresses the need to address gender discrimination in the context of multiple discrimination, to ensure the investigation of hate speech and hate crimes against women, to recognise the killing of women because of their gender as feminicide, to adopt criminal legislation prohibiting incitement to hatred on any ground including sex and gender, to ensure the rights of victims of hate crime against women;

Amendment 22 #

Raül ROMEVA i RUEDA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Calls on Member States to ensure that migrant or refugee women's rights, such as access to visa, legal residence rights and social rights, are granted individually and not dependent on their marital status or spousal relationship;

Amendment 23 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Calls on the Commission to check the transposition and implementation status of Directives 2012/29/EU, 2011/99/EU, 2011/92/EU and 2011/36/EU.~~Urges the Member States to transpose Directives 2012/29/EU, 2011/99/EU, 2011/92/EU and 2011/36/EU and calls on the Commission to closely monitor their application;

Amendment 24 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls on the Member States to provide timely and appropriate information to victims of violence on all protection and assistance opportunities and on existing legal measures, including measures aimed at protecting children, also to ensure that victims have an incentive to testify;

Amendment 25 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Stresses that in order to effectively combat violence against women, 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;

Amendment 26 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Calls on the Member States to implement public information and awareness-raising measures, stressing the responsibility and crucial role of men and boys in the process to eliminate violence against women; in this regard, considers it fundamental to promote and support awareness-raising policies and campaigns specifically designed for men and boys;

Amendment 27 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Considers that violence against women, such as honour killing, female genital mutilation, domestic violence, forced marriage, trafficking are serious violations of human rights and should never be justified by religion, culture and tradition;

Amendment 28 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)

5c. Calls on the Member States, with the support of the Commission, to exchange best practices in terms of national strategies, resources allocated for their implementation, partnerships, specific projects, information campaigns targeted at victims and specialist staff, and results achieved;

Amendment 29 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)

5c. 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, access to appropriate healthcare and psychological support for women and girls abused in conflicts and protection of victims;

Amendment 3 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Stresses that in accordance to Article 2 TEU, the Union is founded on the values of respect for human dignity, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights of persons in a society where among others, equality between women and men prevails as well as the well-being of the people (Article 3(1) TEU);

Amendment 30 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)

5d. Stresses that it is vital to collect disaggregated data that are qualitatively and quantitatively comparable and regularly updated, in order to understand the true extent of violence against women, its consequences, and hence to develop effective policies, strategies and measures;

Amendment 31 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)

5d. Stresses the importance to raise awareness in our societies in order to enable women to break the silence, the loneliness, the vicious circle of guilt and fear; considers that increased cooperation between police, judiciary and other public authorities and civil society active in gender-based violence, is important to encourage women to denounce the violence and trust that they can be protected;

Amendment 32 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 e (new)

5f. Welcomes the Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme for 2014-2020, which aims, amongst other things, to promote equality between men and women and combat all forms of violence against children, women and other groups at risk, and to protect the victims of such violence;

Amendment 33 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 f (new)

5f. Is of the view that the education system can play a primary role in promoting changes in the social and cultural behaviour of women and men, with the aim of eliminating prejudices, customs, traditions and any other practice based on discrimination or on stereotypes of the roles of women and men;

Amendment 34 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 g (new)

5g. Regrets that the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence has been ratified by only three EU Member States.

Amendment 4 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Stresses that according to Article 12 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, violence against women is a violation of the right to enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health;

Amendment 5 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Points out that the legal framework defined by the Lisbon Treaty offers new opportunities for developing a criminal justice policy at EU level, enabling institutions and Member States to work together, on firm foundations, in establishing a common EU legal culture to combat violence against women, in parallel with national legal traditions, but without replacing them;deleted

Amendment 6 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Points out that the legal framework defined by the Lisbon Treaty offers new opportunities for developing a criminal justice policy at EU level, enabling institutions and Member States to work together, on firm foundations, in establishing a common EU legal culture to combat ~~violence~~all types of violence and discrimination against women, in parallel with national legal traditions, but without replacing them;

Amendment 7 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Points out that the legal framework defined by the Lisbon Treaty offers new opportunities for ~~developing a~~increasing cooperation on criminal justice ~~policy~~ at EU level, enabling institutions and Member States to work together, on firm foundations, in establishing a common EU legal culture to combat violence against women, in ~~parallel with~~respect of national legal systems and traditions~~, but~~ without replacing them;

Amendment 8 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls on the Commission to launch the procedure for the accession of the EU to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention);

Amendment 9 #