2016/2329(INI) | [ParlTrack]

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)

- having regard to the United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women, adopted on 20 December 1993,

Amendment 10 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas victims of violence and abuse are at risk of being subjected to secondary and repeated victimisation, retaliation and intimidation; whereas, therefore, providing them with the necessary protection, including across borders, depends to a great extent on the awareness of victims, society at large and all practitioners who come into contact with them;

Amendment 100 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Calls on Member States to ensure that legal assistance and administrative support and guidance is provided to the victim during the entire EPO process;

Amendment 101 #

Gilles LEBRETON, Nicolas BAY, Mylène TROSZCZYNSKI, Lorenzo FONTANA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)

13b. Points out that as part of the protection and complementary social work special attention needs to be paid to the children of victims of criminal acts and especially when at risk of sexual assault.

Amendment 102 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

~~14. Deplores that translation and interpretation services into a language the victim understands are not guaranteed by the Member States before, during and after the issuing of an EPO;~~deleted

Amendment 103 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. ~~Deplores that translation and interpretation services into a language the victim understands are not guaranteed by the Member States before, during and after the issuing of an EPO;~~deleted

Amendment 104 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

~~15. Underlines that translation and interpretation services need to be available and free of charge for victims when a cross-border instrument in criminal matters such as the EPO is being executed;~~deleted

Amendment 105 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Underlines that translation and interpretation services need to be available and free of charge for victims when a cross-border instrument in criminal matters such as the EPO is being executed; highlights, therefore, that all relevant documents are being translated into at least one language spoken by the victim and accessible to the victim after the process’ conclusion;

Amendment 106 #

Gilles LEBRETON, Nicolas BAY, Mylène TROSZCZYNSKI, Lorenzo FONTANA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Underlines that translation and interpretation services need to be available and free of charge for victims when a cross-border instrument in criminal matters such as the EPO is being executed; underlines that these services need to be available during the entire EPO process;

Amendment 107 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. ~~Underlines~~Calls on the Member States to do their utmost to ensure that translation and interpretation services ~~need to b~~are available and free of charge for victims when a cross- border instrument in criminal matters such as the EPO is being executed;

Amendment 108 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Considers that, translation of EPOs into English beside the language of the executing state would speed up EPO issuing and acceptance;

Amendment 109 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Deplores the shortage of special measures implemented by the Member States for victims in vulnerable situations or victims with specific needs; considers that cuts in public spending often adversely affect the resources available for these special measures; calls, therefore, on the Member States to adopt special guidelines and measures that will facilitate the EPO for victims in vulnerable situations or victims with specific needs;

Amendment 11 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas relevant information in regards to the European protection order might be difficult to access for both victims and relevant actors such as shelters;

Amendment 110 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Deplores the shortage of special measures implemented by the Member States for victims in vulnerable situations or victims with specific needs; calls, therefore, on the Member States, in cooperation with the Commission and relevant organisations working with victim protection, to adopt special guidelines and measures that will facilitate the EPO for victims in vulnerable situations or victims with specific needs;

Amendment 111 #

Gilles LEBRETON, Nicolas BAY, Mylène TROSZCZYNSKI, Lorenzo FONTANA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Deplores the shortage of special measures implemented by the Member States for victims in vulnerable situations or victims with specific needs; calls, therefore, on the Member States to adopt special guidelines and measures that will facilitate the EPO for victims in vulnerable situations or victims with specific needs; stresses that special attention should be paid for child victims;

Amendment 112 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Deplores the shortage of special measures implemented by thsome Member States for victims in vulnerable situations ~~or victims with specific needs~~; calls, therefore, on the Member States to adopt special guidelines and measures that will facilitate the EPO for victims in vulnerable situations ~~or victims with specific needs~~;

Amendment 113 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Points out that legal aid is vital in applying for and dealing with the procedures for an EPO. All victims in the EU must have free access to legal aid. Stresses that proving compliance with this requirement has to be one of the priorities of the report on application of the Directive due in January 2016 and which the Commission was yet to deliver.

Amendment 114 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Highlights that, due to the increasing and dangerous trend of trafficking in human beings, the European Protection Order can be a very beneficial instrument for victims of human trafficking; therefore calls on the European Commission to incorporate the EPO within an EU strategy to combat human trafficking;

Amendment 115 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Calls for staff, working with cases of gender-based violence, to receive adequate training considering the specific needs of women being victims of violence and to be allocated sufficient resources in order to prioritise gender-based violence;

Amendment 116 #

Gilles LEBRETON, Nicolas BAY, Mylène TROSZCZYNSKI, Lorenzo FONTANA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)

16b. Urges the Member States and their relevant authorities to be structures as a safe haven for women reporting cases of gender-based violence without their perpetrator being informed until a legal procedure demands such measure;

Amendment 117 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ~~fix a clear~~set a precise and short ~~timefram~~deadline for the competent authorities of the Member States when issuing EPOs in order to avoid increasing the uncertainty of protected persons, and, for the sake of achieving the same goal, to instruct the competent authorities to provide sufficient information to the victims during the process of taking a decision on their EPO requestto issue European Protection Orders;

Amendment 118 #

Soraya POST, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Cécile Kashetu KYENGE, Péter NIEDERMÜLLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to fix a clear and short timeframe of two weeks for the competent authorities of the Member States when issuing EPOs in order to avoid increasing the uncertainty of protected persons, and, for the sake of achieving the same goal, to instruct the competent authorities to provide sufficient information to the victims during the process of taking a decision on their EPO requests;

Amendment 119 #

Soraya POST, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Cécile Kashetu KYENGE, Péter NIEDERMÜLLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Urges the Member States to distribute sufficient resources to authorities working with EPOs in order to facilitate an efficient system taking into account the situation of the victim; calls therefore on Member States to deal with any EPOs urgently and that every request shall be finalised no later than two weeks after being submitted;

Amendment 12 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the lack of provision of appropriate protection of a human being against gender-based violence demonstrates failure of the state in carrying out its human rights responsibilities, which has a detrimental effect on society as a whole;

Amendment 120 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Calls on the Member States to take due account of the interest of the protected person by fully respecting the obligation not to inform the person causing danger of the location and other contact details of the protected person unless strictly necessary in order to ~~meet the objectives~~comply with the formalities necessary for implementation of the protection order;

Amendment 121 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Reiterates the vulnerable situation of the victim in the process of issuing an EPO and stresses therefore that whenever a situation requires that the perpetrator is being informed of any details regarding the EPO, the victim must be informed of that decision;

Amendment 122 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Underlines the importance of envisaging special procedures to deal efficiently with cases where there are EPO procedures for different members of the family;

Amendment 123 #

Gilles LEBRETON, Nicolas BAY, Mylène TROSZCZYNSKI, Lorenzo FONTANA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Highlights the increasing efficiency of new technologies such as GPS monitoring systems and smartphone applications that trigger an alarm when danger is imminent as a means of improving the efficiency and adaptability of EPOs both within the issuing and the executing state; Is worried that only a limited number of member states use such new technologies;

Amendment 124 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

~~21. Calls on the Commission to monitor the implementation of this directive and launch infringement proceedings against all Member States that breach it;~~deleted

Amendment 125 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

~~21. Calls on the Commission to monitor the implementation of this directive and launch infringement proceedings against all Member States that breach it;~~deleted

Amendment 126 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Calls on the Commission to monitor the implementation of this directive and launch without delay infringement proceedings against all Member States that breach it;

Amendment 127 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to carry out a thorough examination of possible ways of improving EPO-related legislation and practical support in order to guarantee the rights to international protection and to assistance and support enjoyed by victims of violence protected at national level; welcomes the obligation laid down by Istanbul Convention to set up state-wide 24/7 telephone helplines free of charge to provide advice to callers in relation to all forms of violence covered by the scope of the Convention; encourages the Member States to use this tool in relevant cases as well to provide victims with information related to the EPO;

Amendment 128 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to carry out a thorough examination of possible ways of improving and implementing more effectively EPO- related legislation and practical support in all EU Member States in order to guarantee the rights to international protection and to assistance and support enjoyed by victims of violence protected at national level;

Amendment 129 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Encourages, in line with the oft repeated views of associations for victims of gender violence, the testing of procedures that change the traditional approach to how protection is viewed in most Member States. Rather than focusing on measures for victims, as is often the case, risk-avoidance techniques ought to include prevention, surveillance, control and monitoring of the persons inflicting harm, and that the preventive measures employed ought to include, as a priority, mandatory re-education for perpetrators;

Amendment 13 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the lack of provision of appropriate protection of a human being against gender-based violence comes at a cost and has a detrimental effects on society as a whole;

Amendment 130 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Acknowledges the existence of e- justice portal run by the Commission with contributions from Member States; welcomes the Commission’s initiative to extend the existing “victims´ corner” within the e-justice portal and to comprise all relevant information concerning victims´ rights; highlights the need to design "victims ‘corner" as easy to use practical tool and information source which should be available in all EU official languages;

Amendment 131 #

Gilles LEBRETON, Nicolas BAY, Mylène TROSZCZYNSKI, Lorenzo FONTANA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)

22b. Encourages the Member States to put in place a user-friendly website dedicated to victims rights which would also include EPO and which could be easily accessible via e.g. the national justice information portals;

Amendment 132 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

~~23. Calls on EU agencies such as the FRA and the European Institute for Gender Equality to monitor the implementation of the directive regularly;~~deleted

Amendment 133 #

Auke ZIJLSTRA, Harald VILIMSKY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

~~23. Calls on EU agencies such as the FRA and the European Institute for Gender Equality to monitor the implementation of the directive regularly;~~deleted

Amendment 134 #

Gilles LEBRETON, Nicolas BAY, Mylène TROSZCZYNSKI, Lorenzo FONTANA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

~~24. Calls on the Commission to launch a civil society monitoring and reporting call in order to improve the working of the EPO instrument in the Member States;~~deleted

Amendment 135 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

~~24. Calls on the Commission to launch a civil society monitoring and reporting call in order to improve the working of the EPO instrument in the Member States;~~deleted

Amendment 136 #

Gilles LEBRETON, Nicolas BAY, Mylène TROSZCZYNSKI, Lorenzo FONTANA

24. Calls on the Commission to launch a civil society monitoring and reporting call in order to improve the working of the EPO instrument in the Member States making to this end EU funds available to NGOs;

Amendment 137 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Calls on the Commission to launch calls promoting research into the use of national and European protection orders and to coordinate programmes to initiate awareness-raising campaigns within the Member States to inform victims of crime of the possibility of applying for an EPO and about cross-border protection measures;deleted

Amendment 138 #

Auke ZIJLSTRA, Harald VILIMSKY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

Amendment 139 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Calls on the Commission to launch calls promoting research into the use of national and European protection ~~order~~measures and to coordinate programmes to initiate awareness-raising campaigns within the Member States to inform victims of crime of the possibility of applying for an EPO and about cross-border protection measures;

Amendment 14 #

Gilles LEBRETON, Nicolas BAY, Mylène TROSZCZYNSKI, Lorenzo FONTANA

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the lack of provision of appropriate protection of ~~a human being against gender-based violence~~women against violence to which they may be subjected has a detrimental effect on society as a whole;

Amendment 140 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Calls on the Member States to step up their work with NGOs and to provide, with their involvement, human rights- based, service-oriented, practical and intersectional training courses for all public officials working with victims on a professional basis in relation to the EPO and who are key to the correct implementation of this directive; stresses that specific and regular training and courses on the EPOs for the police, the personnel of the competent national authorities and for legal practitioners should be established in all Member States;deleted

Amendment 141 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

Amendment 142 #

Soraya POST, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Cécile Kashetu KYENGE, Péter NIEDERMÜLLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Calls on the Member States to step up their work with NGOs and to provide, with their involvement, human rights- based, service-oriented, practical and intersectional training courses for all public officials working with victims on a professional basis in relation to the EPO and who are key to the correct implementation of this directive; stresses that specific and regular training and courses on the EPOs for the police, the personnel of the competent national authorities ~~and for legal practitioners~~, legal practitioners, social workers and associations and NGOs dealing with victims of gender-based violence should be established in all Member States;

Amendment 143 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Calls on the Member States to step up their work with NGOs and to provide, with their involvement, mandatory human rights- based, service-oriented, practical and intersectional training courses for all public officials working with victims on a professional basis in relation to the EPO and who are key to the correct implementation of this directive; stresses that specific and regular training and courses on the EPOs for the police, the personnel of the competent national authorities and for legal practitioners should be established in all Member States;

Amendment 144 #

Gilles LEBRETON, Nicolas BAY, Mylène TROSZCZYNSKI, Lorenzo FONTANA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Calls on the Member States, given the increasing exposure of children and teenagers to violence online, to consider including education on gender equality and non-violence on the school curriculum;deleted

Amendment 145 #

Soraya POST, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Cécile Kashetu KYENGE, Péter NIEDERMÜLLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Calls on the Member States, given the deeply rooted nature of misogyny and sexism in our societies and the increasing exposure of children and teenagers to violence online, to ~~consider~~ includ~~ing~~e education on gender equality and non-violence on the ~~school curriculum~~primary and secondary school curriculum by engaging pupils in discussions and by utilising all possible teachable moments;

Amendment 146 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Calls on the Member States, given the increasing exposure of children and teenagers to violence online, to ~~consi~~includer, i~~ncluding~~f they have not done so already, education on gender equality and physical and psychological non-violence on the school curriculum;

Amendment 147 #

Nathalie GRIESBECK, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)

27a. Highlights that new means of communication, via e.g. digital platforms, are being used as a new form of gender- based violence including also threats and harassments; calls therefore on the Member states to include these aspects when issuing and/or executing an EPO;

Amendment 148 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)

27a. Calls on the Member States to facilitate the issuance of European Protection Orders to protect family members living with a victim who is already protected by a European Protection Order;

Amendment 149 #

Gilles LEBRETON, Nicolas BAY, Mylène TROSZCZYNSKI, Lorenzo FONTANA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Calls on the Commission to include the protection of all citizens, especially those in the most vulnerable situations, in the European Agenda on Security with a focus on the victims of crimes such as trafficking in human beings or gender-based violence, including victims of terrorism, who also need special attention, support and social recognition;deleted

Amendment 15 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas 60 % of those admitted to women's refuges in the Netherlands are immigrants, many of them Muslim, compared to 10% in 1983 (Trimbos Institute),

Amendment 150 #

Soraya POST, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Cécile Kashetu KYENGE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)

28a. Asks the Commission to designate an EU coordinator on Violence Against Women who would be responsible for the coordination, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of EU policies, instruments and measures to prevent and combat all forms of violence against women and girls and to act as representative of the EU to the Committee of the Parties to the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Istanbul Convention);

Amendment 151 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)

28a. Gender-based and interpersonal violence being the reality of almost all of us, calls on the Commission to include the priority of safeguarding personal security and the protection of all individuals from gender-based and interpersonal violence in the European Agenda on Security.

Amendment 152 #

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Barbara MATERA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)

28a. Calls on the Member States, that haven't done so, to ratify the Istanbul Convention and to the EU to conclude a broad accession to the Convention to prevent violence against women, combat impunity and protect victims;

Amendment 153 #

Gilles LEBRETON, Nicolas BAY, Mylène TROSZCZYNSKI, Lorenzo FONTANA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 b (new)

28b. Calls on the Commission to present a Directive on Violence Against Women and to support Member States in the prevention and suppression of all forms of violence against women and girls and of gender-based violence;

Amendment 154 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

~~29. Calls on the Commission to set up campaigns to encourage women to report any forms of violence on the basis of gender, thereby improving the accuracy of data on gender-based violence;~~deleted

Amendment 155 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Calls on the Commission to set up campaigns to encourage women to report any forms of violence on the basis of gender, together with country specific tools for the victims and guidelines on how to properly report any cases of violence, thereby improving the accuracy of data on gender-based violence;

Amendment 156 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Calls on the Commission to set up campaigns to encourage women to report any forms of violence on the basis of gender, ~~thereby improving the accuracy of data on gender-based violence~~so they may be protected;

Amendment 157 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. ~~Calls on the Commission to set up campaign~~Welcomes Member States to encourage ~~wom~~its citizens to report any forms of violence ~~on the basis of gender,~~ thereby improving the accuracy of data on ~~gender-based~~all violence;

Amendment 158 #

Soraya POST, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Cécile Kashetu KYENGE, Péter NIEDERMÜLLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)

29a. Calls on the Member States to put in place digital reporting platforms to facilitate the identification of gender- based violence;

Amendment 159 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Calls on the Member States to take full responsibility for their citizens and launch long-term awareness-raising and intersectional sensitising campaigns on both gender-based violence and the available instruments of protection with the involvement of relevant NGOs;

Amendment 16 #

Gilles LEBRETON, Nicolas BAY, Mylène TROSZCZYNSKI, Lorenzo FONTANA

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas preventing violence by investing in awareness-raising campaigns, education, training of professionals is a crucial element in combating gender-based violence;

Amendment 160 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Calls on the Member States to launch long-term awareness-raising and ~~intersectional~~ sensitising campaigns on both ~~gender~~sex-based violence and the available instruments of protection ~~with the involvement of relevant NGOs~~;

Amendment 161 #

Gilles LEBRETON, Nicolas BAY, Mylène TROSZCZYNSKI, Lorenzo FONTANA

30. Calls on the Member States to launch long-term awareness-raising, prevention and intersectional sensitising campaigns on both gender-based violence and the available instruments of protection with the involvement of relevant NGOs;

Amendment 162 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. Urges the Member States to step up their work with NGOs protecting the victims of violence in order to design strategies featuring both proactive and reactive measures in relation to gender- based violence, the functioning of the EPO instrument and the necessary changes in legislation and support;deleted

Amendment 163 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

Amendment 164 #

Gilles LEBRETON, Nicolas BAY, Mylène TROSZCZYNSKI, Lorenzo FONTANA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)

31a. Insists that collection of statistical data needs to be improved in order to assess the extent of the problem and the results of action to reduce gender-based violence, for which standardisation of EPO forms, standardisation and digitalisation of procedures, convergence of judicial frameworks on gender-based violence, and enhanced coordination are all essential;

Amendment 165 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

~~32. Calls on the Commission to present a legal act to support Member States in the prevention and suppression of all forms of violence against women and girls and of gender-based violence;~~deleted

Amendment 166 #

Gilles LEBRETON, Nicolas BAY, Mylène TROSZCZYNSKI, Lorenzo FONTANA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

~~32. Calls on the Commission to present a legal act to support Member States in the prevention and suppression of all forms of violence against women and girls and of gender-based violence;~~deleted

Amendment 167 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33

33. Calls on the Council to activate the passerelle clause by adopting a unanimous decision to identify violence against women and girls (and other forms of gender-based violence) as a criminal offence under Article 83(1) TFEU;deleted

Amendment 168 #

Gilles LEBRETON, Nicolas BAY, Lorenzo FONTANA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)

33a. Calls, as a matter of urgency, for action conducive to the progressive convergence of legislation on violent behaviour resulting in protection orders; attacks which target women in particular are a serious matter and should be punished as a crime in all Member States, and protection measures in cases of gender-based violence should also be issued by the courts;

Amendment 169 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34

34. Welcomes the signing, on 13 June 2017, of the EU’s accession to the Istanbul Convention, which follows a holistic, comprehensive and coordinated approach, placing the rights of the victim at the centre~~, and which should be fully connected with the EPO~~; underlines the importance of this instrument in overcoming one of the barriers to the application of EPOs, namely the lack of recognition of stalking as a criminal offence across all Member States;

Amendment 17 #

Gilles LEBRETON, Nicolas BAY, Lorenzo FONTANA

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)

Cb. whereas the Istanbul Convention obliges the parties to prevent gender violence and stereotypes through addressing the role of the media;

Amendment 170 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35

35. Calls on the Member States to fully enforce the Istanbul Convention and to allocate adequate financial and human resources to preventing and combating violence against women and ~~gender~~sex-based violence, including by ~~empowering women and girls,~~ protecting victims and enabling them to be awarded compensation;

Amendment 171 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35

35. Calls on ~~the~~all Member States to ratify and fully enforce the Istanbul Convention and to allocate adequate financial and human resources to preventing and combating violence against women and gender-based violence, including by empowering women and girls, protecting victims and enabling them to be awarded compensation;

Amendment 172 #

Gilles LEBRETON, Nicolas BAY, Mylène TROSZCZYNSKI, Lorenzo FONTANA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35

35. Calls on the Member States to ratify and fully enforce the Istanbul Convention and to allocate adequate financial and human resources to preventing and combating violence against women and gender-based violence, including by empowering women and girls, protecting victims and enabling them to be awarded compensation;

Amendment 173 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37

Amendment 174 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37

37. Underlines that the judicial and practical flaws in the implementation of this directive can be counteracted by the proper interplay ofand coordination between the various EU victim- protection instruments, such as Directive 2012/29/EU of 25 October 2012 establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime; the Framework Decision on supervision measures as an alternative to provisional detention and the Framework Decision on probation measures1a, the Regulation 606/2013 on mutual recognition of protection measures in civil matters2a; _________________ 1a Council Framework Decision 2009/829/JHA on the application, between Member States of the European Union, of the principle of mutual recognition to decisions on supervision measures as an alternative to provisional detention, OJ L 337, 16.12.2008, p. 102, and Council Framework Decision 2008/947/JHA on the application of the principle of mutual recognition to judgments and probation decisions with a view to the supervision of probation measures and alternative sanctions, in case the offender as well as the victim move to another Member State, OJ L 294, 11.11.2009, p. 20. 2a Regulation (EU) No 606/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on mutual recognition of protection measures in civil matters, OJ L 181, 29.6.2013, p. 4–12.

Amendment 175 #

Gilles LEBRETON, Nicolas BAY, Mylène TROSZCZYNSKI, Lorenzo FONTANA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37

37. Underlines that the judicial and practical flaws in the implementation of this directive can be counteracted by the proper interplay of the various EU victim- protection instruments, such as Directive 2012/29/EU of 25 October 2012 establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime; , which has established the right to receive information, to receive free of charge interpretation services and translation of information, and which adopts an all-encompassing approach to victims with special needs, including victims of gender-based violence.

Amendment 176 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38

~~38. Calls upon the Member States to inform victims about other protection measures in case the executing state ceases to come under the scope of this directive;~~deleted

Amendment 177 #

Gilles LEBRETON, Nicolas BAY, Mylène TROSZCZYNSKI, Lorenzo FONTANA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39

~~39. Calls on the Commission to take action with a view to reviewing the existing instruments of legal protection for the victims of crime and establishing a coherent EU legal framework for it;~~deleted

Amendment 178 #

Amendment 179 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39

Amendment 18 #

Gilles LEBRETON, Nicolas BAY, Mylène TROSZCZYNSKI, Lorenzo FONTANA

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas one of the most important security aspects of every society is the protection of the personal integrity and freedom of every individual; whereas the European Agenda on Security does not include the safeguarding of personal safety and the protection of all individuals ~~from gender-based violence~~, especially women, from violence to which they may be subjected as a priority;

Amendment 180 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40

40. Calls on the Commission to assess how this directive is applied in connection with the related instrument in civil matters, namely Regulation EU No 606/201321.and to propose guidelines on how these two legal EU instruments seeking to protect victims by recognising protection measures adopted under national civil or criminal legal proceedings could be more efficiently applied by Member States; _________________ 21deleted OJ L 181, 29.6.2013, p. 4.

Amendment 181 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40

40. Calls on the Commission to assess how this directive is applied in connection with the related instrument in civil matters, namely Regulation EU No 606/201321 and to propose guidelines on how these two legal EU instruments seeking to protect victims by recognising protection measures adopted under national civil or criminal legal proceedings could be more efficiently applied by Member States; _________________ 21deleted OJ L 181, 29.6.2013, p. 4.

Amendment 182 #

Soraya POST, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Cécile Kashetu KYENGE, Péter NIEDERMÜLLER, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41

~~41. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States.~~deleted

Amendment 183 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41

41. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission ~~and~~, the governments and parliaments of the Member States, the EU Fundamental Rights Agency and the European Institute for Gender Equality.

Amendment 19 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas one of the most important security aspects of every society is the protection of the personal integrity and freedom of every individual; whereas the European Agenda on Security ~~does not~~should include the safeguarding of personal safety and the protection of all individuals from gender-based violence ~~as a~~into priorityies;

Amendment 2 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7

— having regard to the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action adopted by the Fourth World Conference on Women on 15 September 1995, and to the subsequent outcome documents adopted at the United Nations Beijing +5 (2000), Beijing +10 (2005), Beijing +15 (2010) and Beijing +20 (2015) special sessions,deleted

Amendment 20 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas violence and physical, psychological and sexual abuse disproportionately affect women19 ; whereas one in three women in the EU has experienced physical and/or sexual violence since the age of 15; whereas the extent and severity of violence against women are often disregarded and trivialised in some Member States and there is still a worrying widespread tendency to blame the victims; whereas only about a third of women who are physically or sexually abused by their partners contact the authorities; _________________ 19 The FRA’s report entitled ‘Violence against women: an EU-wide survey. Main results report’ shows that one in three women (33 %) has experienced physical and/or sexual violence since the age of 15; one in five women (18 %) has experienced stalking and every second woman (55 %) has been confronted with one or more forms of sexual harassment. Given this, violence against women cannot be seen as a marginal issue that touches only on some women’s lives.

Amendment 21 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas gender equality in all areas is a fundamental aspect of combating gender-based violence; , noting that Muslim women have no such fundamental rights according to their Islamic beliefs, the religion that condones domestic violence, sex slavery and other travesties of justice and human rights;

Amendment 22 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas gender equality in all areas is a fundamental aspect of combating gender-based violence and whereas only the authorities are able to promote, achieve and guarantee this;

Amendment 23 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas ensuring gender equality in all policy areas is a fundamental ~~aspect of~~principle of the European Union and an essential element in combating gender-based violence;

Amendment 24 #

F. whereas gender equality in all areas is a fundamental aspect of combating gender-based violence, both in Europe and in the rest of the world;

Amendment 25 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas gender equality in all areas is a fundamental aspect of combating ~~gender-based violence;~~violence against women1 a; _________________ 1a applies to the rest of the report

Amendment 26 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

~~G. whereas the Istanbul Convention stipulates that all of its provisions, in particular measures to protect the rights of victims, shall be secured without discrimination on any ground;~~deleted

Amendment 27 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas the Istanbul Convention stipulates that all of its provisions, in particular measures to protect the rights of victims, shall be secured without discrimination on any ground; whereas the implementation of the Istanbul Convention will help overcome the challenges raised by EPO by providing a coherent European legal framework to prevent and combat violence against women;

Amendment 28 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas the Istanbul Convention stipulates that all of its provisions, in particular measures to protect the rights of victims, shall be secured without discrimination on any ground; whereas the fact that some Member States have not yet ratified this Convention stands in the way of its full application throughout the whole of the EU;

Amendment 29 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas the Istanbul Convention stipulates that all of its provisions, in particular measures to protect the rights of victims, shall be secured without discrimination on any ground and explicitly calls its signatories to recognise stalking as a criminal offence (article 34);

Amendment 3 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9

— having regard to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention), and to the Council Decisions (EU) 2017/8653and (EU) 2017/866 of 11 May 20174on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, _________________ 3 4deleted OJ L 131, 20.5.2017, p. 11. OJ L 131, 20.5.2017, p. 13.

Amendment 30 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas the Istanbul Convention signed on behalf of the EU, as well as by all Member States, stipulates that all of its provisions, in particular measures to protect the rights of victims, shall be secured without discrimination on any ground;

Amendment 31 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas, in order to reduce the estimated number of unreported cases of violence, Member States must put in place and reinforce instruments of protection for women to feel safe and to be able to report gender-based violence; whereas the considerable high number of unrecorded cases of gender-based violence should be understood as gender based violence not always being prioritised by the authorities nor with sufficient resources;

Amendment 32 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas, in order to reduce the estimated number of unreported cases of violence, Member States must put in place and reinforce instruments of protection for women to feel safe and to be able to report gender-based violence, for example the provision of shelters providing medical and forensic support, psychological counselling and legal assistance;

Amendment 33 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas, in order to reduce ~~the estimated~~ number of unreported cases of violence, religiously condoned domestic violence should be combated too, whereas Member States m~~ust~~ay put in place and reinforce instruments of protection ~~for women~~ to feel safe and to be able to report ~~gender~~violence, including religion-based violence;

Amendment 34 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas, in order to reduce the estimated number of unreported cases of violence, Member States must put in place and reinforce instruments of detection and protection for women to feel safe and to be able to report gender-based violence;

Amendment 35 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

Amendment 36 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)

Ha. whereas violence against women often occurs domestically where women occasionally are in a position of dependency; whereas the relevant authorities must have structures creating a safe haven for women being victims of gender-based violence;

Amendment 37 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)

Ha. whereas protection orders are issued in order to protect a person against any act endangering their life, physical or psychological integrity or dignity; whereas a wide variety of protection orders exist across EU Member States;

Amendment 38 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)

Hb. whereas many victims of domestic violence do not request protection orders because they are reluctant to take part in criminal proceedings;

Amendment 39 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H c (new)

Hc. whereas freedom of movement in the EU entails that people frequently move around from one country to another, which leads to many situations in which persons in need of protection require EU-wide support;

Amendment 4 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)

- having regard to the signing of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention) by all Member States,

Amendment 40 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H d (new)

Hd. whereas the rationale behind the creation of a protection order that is valid EU-wide was based on the necessity both to respect the right of victims and potential victims to enjoy freedom of movement and to ensure their continued protection when moving;

Amendment 41 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas awareness-raising I. campaigns and sensitisation programmes to combat the trivialisation of domestic and gender-based violence ~~would~~should be given more effective media coverage and more information should be provided, so as to contribute to an increase in the willingness of victims to report abuse and request national and European protection orders (EPOs) as well as building up their trust in the relevant authorities;

Amendment 42 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas awareness-raising campaigns and sensitisation programmes to combat the trivialisation of domestic ~~and gender-based violence~~violence and violence against women would contribute to an increase in the willingness of victims to report abuse and request national and European protection orders (EPOs) as well as building up their trust in the relevant authorities;

Amendment 43 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)

Ia. whereas there is a generalised lack of awareness of the existence of the EPO which has negatively impacted its implementation;

Amendment 44 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas in 2010, when the EPO was proposed by the European Council, 118 000 women residing in the EU were covered by protection measures related to ~~gender-based violence~~violence against women; whereas in 2011, it was estimated that an average of 1 180 individuals would need continuous cross- border protection measures in the EU;

Amendment 45 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)

Ja. whereas NGOs often play a vital part in many member states in supporting victims;

Amendment 46 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)

Ka. whereas the full implementation of EPO is essential to safeguard victims´ rights and freedoms, particularly the right to freedom of movement and residence;

Amendment 47 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital L

L. whereas, particularly in cases of violence, some Member States issue protection measures on the basis of criminal proceedings, while others issue protection ~~order~~measures based on civil proceedings;

Amendment 48 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)

Ma. whereas there is a lack of awareness among victims benefiting of national protection measures of the possibility of requesting an EPO;

Amendment 49 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)

Ma. whereas the different judicial systems in the Member States could be considered to hamper the number of issued EPOs;

Amendment 5 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 28

- having regard to the European Parliamentary Research Service’s European Implementation Assessment (PE 603.272) of Directive 2011/99/EU, produced by the Ex-Post Evaluation Unit,

Amendment 50 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital N

N. whereas the majority of Member States have no registry system to collect data on EPOs, nor is there a European central registry system to collect all relevant EU data; whereas insufficient data makes it hard to assess the implementation of the EPO and to address shortcomings in legislation or implementation;

Amendment 51 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)

Oa. whereas the issuing of an EPO and its content is especially sensitive for the victim and must be understood thereof; whereas victims of violence are put under a lot of pressure and should therefore be able to rely on relevant authorities to be efficient and urgent in dealing with their requests;

Amendment 52 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)

Oa. whereas there is a strong link between the functioning of the EPO and the minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime established through Directive 2012/29/EU;

Amendment 53 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Calls on the Member States to clearly condemn and commit to eradicate all forms of gender-based violence;

Amendment 54 #

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Barbara MATERA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Calls on the Member States to clearly condemn ~~gender-based violence~~and combat violence against women;

Amendment 55 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Calls on the Member States to ~~clearly condemn~~ensure zero tolerance against gender- based violence;

Amendment 56 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Calls on the Member States to clearly condemn ~~gender-based violence~~violence committed against women;

Amendment 57 #

1a. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to mainstream gender in all policies, particularly those where there may be a link with raising awareness about and detecting violence against women, and protecting and safeguarding the integrity of victims;

Amendment 58 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Acknowledges that all Member States, which are bound by the EPO Directive, have notified the Commission of its transposition into national law;

Amendment 59 #

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Barbara MATERA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Notes with concern that, since the transposition of the EPO Directive, only seven EPOs have been i~~ssued by~~dentified across the Member States, although thousands of national protection orders have been requested and issued in the Member States in recent years20 ; _________________ 20 The EPRS’s study on the ‘European Protection Order Directive 2011/99/EU – European Implementation Assessment’ reports that ‘it has been estimated that in 2010 over 100 000 women residing in the EU were covered by protection measures related to gender-based violence’.

Amendment 6 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 30 a (new)

- having regard to the European Parliament Resolution of 12 September 2017 on EU accession to the Istanbul Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence;

Amendment 60 #

Gilles LEBRETON, Nicolas BAY, Mylène TROSZCZYNSKI, Lorenzo FONTANA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Notes with concern that, since the transposition of the EPO Directive, only seven EPOs have been issued by the Member States, although thousands of national protection ~~order~~measures have been requested and issued in the Member States in recent years20 ; _________________ 20 The EPRS’s study on the ‘European Protection Order Directive 2011/99/EU – European Implementation Assessment’ reports that ‘it has been estimated that in 2010 over 100 000 women residing in the EU were covered by protection measures related to gender-based violence’.

Amendment 61 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Notes ~~with concern~~ that, since the transposition of the EPO Directive, only seven EPOs have been issued by the Member States, although thousands of national protection orders have been requested and issued in the Member States in recent years20; _________________ 20 The EPRS’s study on the ‘European Protection Order Directive 2011/99/EU – European Implementation Assessment’ reports that ‘it has been estimated that in 2010 over 100 000 women residing in the EU were covered by protection measures related to gender-based violence’.

Amendment 62 #

Auke ZIJLSTRA, Harald VILIMSKY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Stresses that, in line with the assessment report drawn up by the European Parliamentary Research Service, the first reason for the differing levels of use of national and European protection orders is that victims and many professionals are unaware of the possibilities the Directive offers. Encourages, consequently, the setting in motion of dissemination campaigns targeting potential victims, and especially women for whom national protection orders are in force, legal operators, professionals involved in administration of justice, police officers, and members of the basic social services and emergency services who are the first to have dealings with victims.

Amendment 63 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

Amendment 64 #

Gilles LEBRETON, Nicolas BAY, Mylène TROSZCZYNSKI, Lorenzo FONTANA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Deplores that the Commission did not submit a report to Parliament and Council on the application of the EPO Directive by 11 January 2016; calls on the Commission to meet its reporting obligations as set out in the directive and to include in its report a mapping of national protection measures, an overview of training activities and awareness campaigns taking place in Member States;

Amendment 65 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Deplores that the Commission did not submit a report to Parliament and Council on the application of the EPO Directive by 11 January 2016; ~~calls on~~orders the Commission to meet its reporting obligations as set out in the directive;

Amendment 66 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Is aware of the positive effect the establishment of the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice may have on the cross-border protection of victims; considers that the EPO has the potential to be an effective instrument to protect victims in a modern world characterized by high mobility and lack of internal borders;

Amendment 67 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Considers that, in order to fulfil its potential, the protection order must be as fast, effective and automatic as possible and involve minimum bureaucracy;

Amendment 68 #

Gilles LEBRETON, Nicolas BAY, Mylène TROSZCZYNSKI, Lorenzo FONTANA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Recalls the obligation for the executing state to recognise the EPO with the same ~~prio~~celerity as the issuing state in spite of the various complexities and legal challenges involved;

Amendment 69 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Rec~~Calls ~~the obligation for~~on the executing state to recognise the EPO with the same priority as the issuing state in spite of the various complexities and legal challenges involved;

Amendment 7 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas any forms of violence against a human being ~~are~~is a direct violation of their human dignity, including religiously and religious- culturally inspired (domestic) violence, which is the very basis of ~~all~~European fundamental human rights and therefore must be respected and protected and can't be infringed by the right to believe in a religion that disrespects these fundamental human rights;

Amendment 70 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Recommends for this establishing a specific period within which the PDO shall be recognised and a procedure for notifying with utmost priority incidents that may affect people under protection. Notification of these incidents is key to ensuring equivalent protection measures in both the issuing and executing state;

Amendment 71 #

Gilles LEBRETON, Nicolas BAY, Mylène TROSZCZYNSKI, Lorenzo FONTANA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls in this respect for an obligation for relevant authorities to inform people living in the country on their rights as victims, including the European protection when reporting cases of gender-based violence;

Amendment 72 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Is concerned that there is a significant gap between coordination and communication among the Member States when an EPO is executed; calls on the Member States to improve and ~~jointly enhance cooperation and communication in relation to the EPO as this would set in motion much more efficient procedures and simultaneous cross-border action among the Member States~~step up their cooperation in this area;

Amendment 73 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Is concerned that there is a significant gap between coordination and communication among the Member States when an EPO is executed; calls on the Member States to improve and jointly enhance cooperation and communication in relation to the EPO as this would set in motion much more efficient procedures and simultaneous cross-border action among the Member States;

Amendment 74 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Call for one standard form, valid in both criminal and civil cases and in all Member States, to be designed and used in applying for and recognising protection orders. A digital management system shall be employed in addition to facilitate coordination, standardise data collected and speed up both management of the orders and the preparation of operational statistics at EU level.

Amendment 75 #

Nathalie GRIESBECK, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Urges the Member States to increase the level of cooperation in order to ensure a well-functioning system of communication between the issuing and executing Member State to decrease the numbers of EPOs being rejected;

Amendment 76 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Member States to set up a National Registry System of EPOs with the aim of collecting data, as well as to improve the exchange of information with the Commission and the Member States; calls on the Member States to collect and to communicate regularly to the Commission data related to the number of European protection orders requested, issued and enforced, as well as information on the types of crimes;

Amendment 77 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Member States to set up a National Registry System of EPOs with the aim of collecting data, as well as to improve the exchange of information with the Commission and the Member States; calls on Member States to collect gender disaggregated data and data related to the type of crime the EPO is giving protection from;

Amendment 78 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Member States to set up a computerised National Registry System of EPOs with the aim of collecting data, as well as to improve the exchange of information with the Commission and the Member States;

Amendment 79 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. ~~Calls on~~Demands that the Member States to set up a National Registry System of EPOs with the aim of collecting data, a~~s well as to~~nd that they improve the exchange of information with the Commission and the Member States;

Amendment 8 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas any forms of violence against a human being are a direct violation of their human dignity, which is the very basis of all fundamental human rights and therefore must be respected and protected; whereas violence against women is a brutal form of discrimination and a human and fundamental rights violation;

Amendment 80 #