‘Takes note of President Lagarde’s commitment to examine climate-friendly changes to ECB’s operations and ‘to explore every avenue available in order to combat climate change’;’
Second part
‘calls on the ECB to align its collateral framework with climate change-related risks and to disclose its level of alignment with the Paris Agreement, as well as examining such alignment in the banking sector;’
§ 36
First part
Text as a whole excluding the words: ‘agrees with President Lagarde, furthermore, that the ECB has to enhance its communication to citizens on the impact of its policies;’
Text as a whole excluding the words: ‘(i.e. on the estimated lifetime of a product)’ and ‘both’ and ‘and the reversed burden of proof rules’ and ‘and introducing direct producer liability’
Second part
those words
§ 34
First part
‘Calls for legislative measures to stop practices resulting in planned obsolescence,’
Second part
‘also by considering adding such practices to the list in Annex I of Directive 2005/29/EC;’
§ 36
First part
Text as a whole excluding the word: ‘mandatory’
Second part
this word
§ 38
First part
Text as a whole excluding the words: ‘a legislative proposal to’
Second part
those words
§ 53
First part
Text as a whole excluding the words: ‘and tax incentives’
Second part
those words
§ 63
First part
Text as a whole excluding the words: ‘a mandatory’
Second part
this word
7. Implementation of the Anti-Trafficking Directive
Report: Juan Fernando López Aguilar, María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos (A9-0011/2021)
Subject
Am No
Author
RCV etc.
Vote
RCV/EV – remarks
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560, 130, 7
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577, 102, 18
After § 20
10rev
The Left
RCV
-
210, 255, 225
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666, 6, 25
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585, 40, 71
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495, 143, 56
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511, 106, 77
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125, 518, 52
§ 37
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ID
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138, 523, 34
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612, 47, 38
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356, 307, 34
§ 41
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163, 516, 16
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368, 271, 55
§ 44
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657, 15, 25
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550, 100, 45
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688, 5, 4
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568, 127, 2
§ 49
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661, 8, 28
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582, 108, 7
§ 55
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686, 5, 6
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659, 20, 18
§ 56
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656, 6, 35
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477, 203, 17
§ 57
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562, 127, 8
§ 59
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606, 68, 22
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§ 60
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340, 347, 10
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680, 14, 3
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582, 32, 83
§ 67
7
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193, 483, 21
§ 68
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RCV
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186, 500, 9
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645, 16, 36
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§ 71
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170, 508, 19
§ 72
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ID
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161, 521, 13
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364, 311, 21
§ 78
5
ID
RCV
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169, 521, 5
Resolution (as a whole)
RCV
+
571, 61, 59
Requests for separate votes
PPE:
§§ 25, 37, 41, 72
Verts/ALE, The Left:
§ 57
ECR
§§ 25, 41, 72
Requests for split votes
PPE:
§ 55
First part
Text as a whole excluding the words: ‘such as labour exploitation in the agricultural sector’
Second part
those words
Verts/ALE:
§ 21
First part
Text as a whole excluding the words: ‘as Europol has reported that ‘there are Member States where prostitution is legal, making it much easier for traffickers to use a legal environment in order to exploit their victims’; recalls Europol’s finding that in some EU Member States where prostitution is legal, suspects were able to exploit children alongside adult victims; underlines that THB is fuelled by the high profits for traffickers and by the demand that encourages all forms of exploitation; stresses that the use of legal businesses as a cover for exploitative activities is quite common among human traffickers;’
Second part
those words
ECR
§ 37
First part
‘Calls on the Member States to ensure the right to family life of the victims of THB’
Second part
‘and to assess the potential extension of international protection granted to victims to their family members; calls on the Member States to speed up family reunification procedures for the family members of the victims at risk in the country of origin;’
ID:
§ 44
First part
Text as a whole excluding the words: ‘the presumption of childhood’
Second part
those words
§ 59
First part
Text as a whole excluding the words: ‘deplores the fact that victims are still subject to criminal charges and convictions for offences they have been compelled to commit, often in relation to the illegal entry into a Member State’s territory, which is often inherent to being trafficked; calls on the Member States to adopt clear provisions on the non-prosecution or non-punishment of THB victims and on decoupling victims’ protection from cooperation with law enforcement agencies, which currently puts the complete burden of proof on the victim;’
Second part
those words
Verts/ALE, The Left:
§ 6
First part
Text as a whole excluding the words: ‘to adopt third-party liability rules for technology companies hosting exploitative material,’ and ‘internet service providers’ and ‘and technology-based solutions, for example’
Text as a whole excluding the words: ‘when taking the minor’s biometric data’
Second part
those words
§ 49
First part
Text as a whole excluding the words: ‘calls for special attention by the internet platforms to develop adequate tools; calls for the new Digital Services Act to address this use of cyber-violence methods;’
Second part
those words
§ 60
First part
‘Deplores the fact that data on the identity of THB victims appear in police reports and throughout proceedings, making it hard for victims to speak out or to be protected from retaliation;’
Second part
‘encourages the Member States to keep victims’ names and other identity data in separate files accessible to the police and the prosecution, but not to be disclosed to the suspected traffickers or their lawyers, while respecting the right to a fair trial;’
Verts/ALE, ECR, The Left:
§ 22
First part
Text as a whole excluding the word: ‘knowing’
Second part
this word
§ 56
First part
Text as a whole excluding the word: ‘knowingly’ (2 occurrences)
Second part
this word
ECR, The Left:
§ 68
First part
Text as a whole excluding the word: ‘knowing’ (both occurrences)
Second part
‘knowing’ (first occurrence)
Third part
‘knowing’ (second occurrence)
8. Implementation of Article 43 of the Asylum Procedures Directive
‘Highlights that border procedures currently constitute exceptions to the legally defined rule that asylum applicants have a right to enter the territory of a Member State; notes that many applications for international protection are made at the border or in a transit zone of a Member State prior to a decision on the entry of the applicant; notes that in those cases Member States may provide for border procedures only in the cases exhaustively set out in the Articles 31(8) and 33 of the APD and in accordance with the basic principles and guarantees of Chapter II of the APD; notes that the transposition and application of border procedures under the APD varies between Member States, resulting in a lack of uniformity across the EU; takes note that most Member States apply border procedures only in a small number of cases, and that several Member States generally refrain from using border procedures; highlights, however, that three out of the seven Member States examined in the EPRS European Implementation Assessment apply border procedures beyond the grounds provided for in Article 43 of the APD, and calls on them to refrain from doing so;’
Second part
‘calls, furthermore, on Member States to refrain from applying border procedures at internal borders;’
§ 16
First part
‘Considers it important to establish an independent monitoring mechanism, and calls on the Member States to grant monitoring bodies unimpeded access to border facilities to ensure the effective protection of fundamental rights and the systematic reporting of violations, in line with the FRA’s recommendations in its report on Fundamental Rights Issues at Land Borders;’
Second part
considers that independent and competent national human rights institutions and NGOs, EU agencies such as the FRA, as well as international organisations such as UNHCR should be part of the monitoring bodies;’
§ 19
First part
‘Recalls that Article 25(6)(b) of the APD prescribes a limited set of circumstances allowing Member States to process unaccompanied minors’ applications in a border procedure; highlights that the Member States examined have not put in place adequate age assessment methods; calls on Member States to ensure compliance with the best interests of the child, as well as to protect children, including victims of trafficking; highlights that the APD provides Member States with the option to exempt unaccompanied minors from the border procedure, and to process their applications accordingly under the regular asylum procedure;’
Second part
‘calls on Member States to exempt unaccompanied minors from border procedures;’
9. Public access to documents for the years 2016-2018
‘Recalls its revised Rules of Procedure according to which Members are invited to adopt the systematic practice of only meeting interest representatives that have registered in the Transparency Register; also recalls that Members are invited to publish online all scheduled meetings with interest representatives falling under the scope of the Transparency Register, while rapporteurs, shadow rapporteurs and committee chairs are obliged, for each report, to publish online all scheduled meetings with interest representatives falling under the scope of the Transparency Register;’
Second part
‘points out in this context, however, that elected representatives are free to meet with anyone they consider relevant and important for their political work, without restrictions;’
ID:
§ 15
First part
Text as a whole excluding the words: ‘including its preparatory bodies,’
Second part
those words
§ 43
First part
‘Welcomes the investigations opened by the European Ombudsman into the malpractices of the agency FRONTEX when it comes to public access to documents;’
Second part
‘urges the agency to comply with its legal and moral obligations by granting access and publishing its available documents;’ without the words: ‘and moral’
Third part
‘and moral’
10. Reducing inequalities with a special focus on in-work poverty
‘whereas additional income, more flexibility, gaining experience, attracting clients and a lack of opportunities in the traditional labour market seem to be the main motivations for taking on platform work; whereas platform work is generally positive for labour market integration;’
Second part
‘whereas platform work is heterogeneous, and, as a result, a one-size-fits-all solution would undermine the emergence of important forms of work;’
§ 4
First part
Text as a whole excluding the words: ‘to which older women, single women, women with children and single mothers, refugee and migrant women, women of colour, women from ethnic minorities, homosexual, bisexual and transgender women and women with disabilities belong’
Second part
those words
§ 20
First part
Text as a whole excluding the words: ‘of the need for a social progress protocol in the European Treaties which ensures’
Second part
those words
§ 33
First part
Text as a whole excluding the word: ‘legislative’
Second part
this word
§ 42
First part
Text as a whole excluding the word: ‘competitiveness’
Second part
those words
§ 48
First part
Text as a whole excluding the words: ‘zero-hour contracts’ and ‘and that job-related training must take place during working hours’
Second part
‘zero-hour contracts’
Third part
‘and that job-related training must take place during working hours’
§ 56
First part
‘Stresses the need to ensure compliance with the rules on equality, to tackle all forms of discrimination, with particular regard to wages and working conditions, to provide equal opportunities and to close gaps in the legislation that affect disadvantaged groups;’
Second part
‘calls, in addition, for the unblocking of the horizontal Anti-Discrimination Directive;’
§ 64
First part
Text as a whole excluding the word: ‘binding’
Second part
this word
§ 67
First part
‘Is concerned that non-standard and precarious work may increase due to the COVID-19 crisis; stresses that statutory minimum wages should cover all workers,’
Second part
‘including currently excluded categories of workers such as non-standard workers;’
§ 71
First part
‘Urges Member States to phase out the use of zero-hour contracts;’
Second part
‘calls on the Commission and Member States to tackle involuntary part-time work and to make strong efforts to promote open-ended employment and to restrict the use of continually renewed temporary contracts;’
§ 83
First part
‘Believes that internships should be seen by companies as an investment and not as free work; recalls that young people often do not have any other sources of income while working as interns; considers the contribution of interns valuable and essential and that they deserve to be paid;’
Second part
‘calls on the Commission and Member States to end the practice of unpaid internships and to guarantee high-quality internships with decent pay;’
§ 103
First part
Text as a whole excluding the words: ‘calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that financial assistance is not provided to undertakings registered in countries listed in Annex I to the Council conclusions on the revised EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes;’ and ‘and refrain from share buybacks or paying out bonuses to management or dividends to shareholders’
Second part
‘calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that financial assistance is not provided to undertakings registered in countries listed in Annex I to the Council conclusions on the revised EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes;’
Third part
‘and refrain from share buybacks or paying out bonuses to management or dividends to shareholders’
§ 108
First part
‘Stresses that low-income workers are at higher risk of being exposed to COVID-19 since they work in sectors with significantly more human contact, such as the care and transport sectors, or take up work through online platforms without any possibility of teleworking;’
Second part
‘strongly criticises the long implementation period for the classification of COVID-19 in the Biological Agents Directive; calls for an urgent revision of the Biological Agents Directive with a view to adapting it to global pandemics and other extraordinary circumstances in order to secure the full protection of workers against the risks of exposure as quickly as possible;’
§ 110
First part
Text as a whole excluding the words: ‘to propose a directive on work-related stress setting company guidelines’
Second part
those words
§ 111
First part
Text as a whole excluding the words: ‘aims to eradicate poverty and socio-economic inequalities and’ and ‘highlights that the European Parliament must be fully involved in both the ex ante and ex post scrutiny of the recovery plan and that all its elected Members must be given a formal role in order to ensure a fully democratic and transparent evaluation and implementation process;’
Second part
‘aims to eradicate poverty and socio-economic inequalities and’
Third part
‘highlights that the European Parliament must be fully involved in both the ex ante and ex post scrutiny of the recovery plan and that all its elected Members must be given a formal role in order to ensure a fully democratic and transparent evaluation and implementation process;’
Motion for a resolution B9-0115/2021 (CULT committee)
§ 1
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§ 5
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§ 7
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589, 80, 26
§ 11
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675, 7, 11
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§ 13
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688, 3, 4
§ 14
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656, 2, 37
§ 15
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§ 16
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685, 7, 3
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672, 18, 5
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+
547, 140, 8
4/RCV
+
571, 20, 104
Resolution (as a whole)
RCV
+
592, 42, 57
Requests for separate votes
ID:
§§ 1, 7, 11, 13, 14, 15
Requests for split votes
ECR
§ 11
First part
Text as a whole excluding the words: ‘young migrants and refugees, and young members of the LGTBIQ+ community’
Second part
those words
ID:
§ 5
First part
Text as a whole excluding the words: ‘increased restrictions on the granting of visas to volunteers from partner countries,’
Second part
those words
ECR, ID:
§ 16
First part
Text as a whole excluding the words: ‘such as mutual respect and understanding, solidarity, diversity, fairness, cooperation and civic engagement’, ‘and fosters cohesion and the integration of migrants and refugees’ and ‘calls on the Commission, in this regard, to strengthen inclusion through sport and to explore new avenues in order to maximise its impact and reach; calls for increased support to be provided to low-income families in order to enable their children to take part in sport and other leisure activities;’
Second part
‘such as mutual respect and understanding, solidarity, diversity, fairness, cooperation and civic engagement’
Third part
‘and fosters cohesion and the integration of migrants and refugees’
Fourth part
‘calls on the Commission, in this regard, to strengthen inclusion through sport and to explore new avenues in order to maximise its impact and reach; calls for increased support to be provided to low-income families in order to enable their children to take part in sport and other leisure activities;’
‘Notes that the AA/DCFTA is a reflection of the shared ambition of the EU and Ukraine to move towards political association and economic integration, which can serve as a blueprint for reform, and stresses its paramount importance, especially in the current exceptional times;’
Second part
‘urges that the agreement be fully implemented and its potential exploited; further urges the Ukrainian authorities to keep its implementation high on their agendas despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic; stresses that the EU’s assistance to Ukraine is subject to strict conditionality and reiterates the need for Ukraine to show a renewed commitment to reform and adherence to the Union’s principles; recalls the necessity for the AA/DCFTA to be updated, to take due account of the evolution of the regulatory frameworks and economic development needs, and to strengthen monitoring mechanisms;’
PPE:
§ 38
First part
‘Is concerned, however, by the outcome of the 27 October 2020 ruling of the Constitutional Court, which created a legal gap in the Ukrainian anti-corruption architecture and seriously weakened the NAPC; urges the Ukrainian authorities to act as soon as possible to reinstate a fully operational, effective and comprehensive institutional architecture to fight corruption, including in the judiciary, while fully preserving the latter’s independence from the executive and legislative powers; underscores that a fully empowered NAPC plays a crucial role in this context and that the Constitutional Court’s ruling should not be used as a pretext to weaken or sideline it;’
Second part
‘trusts that the immediate reaction by various political stakeholders, in particular members of the Verkhovna Rada, will soon result in legislation filling this legal gap that weakens anti-corruption efforts;’
amendment 59
First part
‘Underlines that in eastern Ukraine more than 3.5 million people on both sides of the line of contact are still dependent on humanitarian assistance and protection, facing water cuts and electricity blackouts; notes that the current COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the challenges these people are facing; encourages the Commission, in coordination with the UN bodies, to step up its efforts to provide assistance during this humanitarian crisis, in line with the Humanitarian Needs Overview;’
Second part
‘urges the Commission to take steps to support the livelihoods of the 1.4 million IDPs;’
S&D:
amendment 72
First part
Text as a whole excluding the words: ‘not only those’ and ‘with a pro-European approach, but also those’
Second part
those words
PPE, S&D
§ 109
First part
‘Underlines Ukraine’s role as a strategic transit country for gas and the need for its national gas transmission system to be modernised, as well as the importance of its integration with the EU energy market based on the effective implementation of the updated Annex XXVII of the AA; welcomes the signature of the long-term gas transit contract facilitated by the EU;’
Second part
‘expresses concern over the construction of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline and reiterates its long-term fundamental political, economic and security risks; notes that the pipeline reinforces EU dependency on Russian gas supplies, threatens the EU internal market, is not in line with EU energy policy or its strategic interests and has possible negative consequences for war-torn Ukraine; therefore, in line with its previous positons, calls on all stakeholders, and, in particular, those in the Member States and Europe, to make use of the available legal clauses to halt the project;’
Miscellaneous
Amendment 31 had been cancelled.
The Left Group had withdrawn its amendments 71 and 73.
17. European Skills Agenda for sustainable competitiveness, social fairness and resilience
Motion for a resolution B9-0108/2021 (EMPL committee)
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595, 85, 12
§ 13
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340, 295, 57
§ 15
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original text
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678, 3, 11
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592, 10, 90
§ 18
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original text
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520, 91, 80
2/RCV
+
392, 245, 55
§ 20
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original text
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653, 31, 7
2/RCV
+
553, 54, 84
§ 21
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original text
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627, 38, 24
2/RCV
+
390, 242, 59
§ 22
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669, 14, 9
2/RCV
+
599, 86, 7
§ 23
§
original text
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652, 5, 34
2/RCV
+
656, 28, 8
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511, 139, 42
4/RCV
+
515, 137, 40
§ 26
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original text
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661, 13, 18
2/RCV
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387, 215, 90
§ 28
§
original text
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+
592, 52, 47
§ 45
§
original text
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648, 12, 32
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538, 133, 21
3/RCV
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466, 223, 3
Recital L
§
original text
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601, 34, 57
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+
365, 322, 5
Recital T
§
original text
split
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687, 3, 2
2/RCV
+
625, 54, 13
3/RCV
+
617, 55, 20
Resolution (as a whole)
RCV
+
606, 12, 72
Requests for separate votes
S&D:
§ 13
ECR
§ 28
ID:
Recital L
Requests for split votes
PPE:
Recital L
First part
Text as a whole excluding the words: ‘with 60% by 2030’
Second part
those words
§ 18
First part
‘Calls for the unblocking of the current Blue Card proposal’
Second part
‘in order to provide European companies with the competences necessary for them to remain or become competitive;’
§ 21
First part
Text as a whole excluding the words: ‘emphasises the need for gender-sensitive recruitment and selection processes in the private and public sectors, and particularly in future-oriented sectors such as STEM and the digital sector where women are underrepresented;’
Second part
those words
§ 26
First part
Text as a whole excluding the words: ‘including via the SURE scheme’
Second part
those words
ECR
§ 15
First part
‘Emphasises that many citizens gain valuable skills and experience outside the system of formal education or training as is for example the case of informal carers providing care to persons with disabilities or the elderly;’
Second part
‘believes that these informal skills should be recognised, as they can help the informal carers to increase their possibilities on the labour market;’
ID:
Recital T
First part
‘whereas education, training and skills policies are the competence of the Member States;’
Second part
‘whereas the EU plays an important role in supporting, coordinating and complementing the actions of the Member States in these areas;’
Third part
‘whereas new challenges require the mobilisation of European tools and supporting policies within the European Education Area; whereas Union programmes such as Erasmus+, the European Youth Guarantee and the European Solidarity Corps play an important role in the upskilling of young people;’
§ 2
First part
Text as a whole excluding the words: ‘minorities, including the Roma, as well as people with a migrant background’
Second part
those words
§ 20
First part
Text as a whole excluding the words: ‘through training’
Second part
those words
§ 22
First part
Text as a whole excluding the words: ‘or coming from ethnic minorities’
Second part
those words
ECR, ID:
§ 23
First part
‘Notes with great interest the opportunities and challenges provided by the spread of digital solutions like telework, for which the development of digital skills is crucial;’
Second part
‘recalls the importance of a European legislative framework aiming to regulate telework conditions and the right to disconnect across the Union, and to ensure decent working and employment conditions in the digital economy driven by the acquisition of new skills;’ without the words: ‘a European legislative framework aiming to regulate telework conditions and’ and ‘across the Union’
Third part
‘a European legislative framework aiming to regulate telework conditions and’
Fourth part
‘across the Union’
PPE, ID:
§ 45
First part
Text as a whole excluding the words: ‘such as people with disabilities, elderly people, homeless people, NEETs’ and ‘and people with a migrant background’
Second part
‘such as people with disabilities, elderly people, homeless people, NEETs’
Third part
‘and people with a migrant background’
18. Safety of the nuclear power plant in Ostrovets (Belarus)
‘whereas the deterioration in Yemen’s political and security situation has caused the expansion and consolidation of the presence of terrorist groups in the country including Ansar al-Sharia, also known as al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, and the so-called Yemen Province of Daesh, which continue to control small parts of the territory,’
Second part
‘as well as the military wing of Hezbollah, which is on the EU’s list of terrorist organisations;’
ECR
recital P
First part
‘whereas Parliament has repeatedly called for an EU-wide ban on the export, sale, update and maintenance of any form of security equipment to members of the Saudi-led coalition, including Saudi Arabia and the UAE, in view of the serious breaches of international humanitarian and human rights law committed in Yemen; whereas some Member States have imposed bans on arms exports to members of the Saudi-led coalition, including Germany’s ban on arms exports to Saudi Arabia and Italy’s ban on arms exports to Saudi Arabia and the UAE, and whereas others are considering doing so;’
Second part
‘whereas some Member States continue to export arms to Saudi Arabia and the UAE which may be used in Yemen, in violation of the legally binding Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP on arms exports;’
S&D:
amendment 17
First part
Text as a whole excluding the words: ‘proxy’
Second part
those words
ECR, ID:
§ 6
First part
‘Is convinced that any long-term solution should address the underlying causes of instability in the country and fulfil the legitimate demands and aspirations of the Yemeni people; reaffirms its support for all peaceful political efforts to protect the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Yemen; condemns foreign interference in Yemen, including the presence of foreign troops and mercenaries on the ground;’ without the words: ‘and territorial integrity’
Second part
‘and territorial integrity’
Third part
‘calls for an immediate withdrawal of all foreign forces in order to facilitate political dialogue among Yemenis;’
Renew, ECR:
§ 12
First part
‘Welcomes, to this end, the decisions of a number of Member States to impose arms export bans to Saudi Arabia and the UAE;’
Second part
‘calls on all Member States to halt the export of arms to all members of the Saudi-led coalition; calls on the VP/HR to report on the current state of Member States’ military and security cooperation with the members of the Saudi-led coalition;’
Third part
‘condemns the supply of significant volumes of weapons and components to the Houthi movement by Iranian individuals and entities;’
Miscellaneous
Fabio Massimo Castaldo had also supported joint motion for a resolution RC-B9-0119/2021/REV.
‘Insists that the EU and other international actors maintain and strengthen their integrated and coordinated approach on Uganda, which includes the promotion of good governance, democracy and human rights, and the strengthening of the justice system and rule of law, and urges the EU and its Member States to raise these concerns through public and diplomatic channels;’
Second part
‘reiterates that sanctions against individuals and organisations responsible for human rights violations in Uganda must be adopted at EU level under the new EU human rights sanction mechanism,’
Third part
‘the so-called EU Magnitsky Act;’
24. Challenges ahead for women’s rights: more than 25 years after the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action
‘whereas women face intersecting inequalities and discrimination, inter alia linked to their race, ethnic or social origin, sexual orientation, gender identities and expression, religion or belief, residence status and disability, and efforts must address all forms of discrimination to achieve gender equality for all women;’
Second part
‘whereas EU policies have to reinforce their intersectional approach to address the institutional, structural and historical dimensions of discrimination; whereas applying an intersectional analysis not only allows us to understand structural barriers, but also provides evidence to create benchmarks and set a path towards strategic and effective policies against systemic discrimination, exclusion and social inequalities;’
§ 11
First part
Text as a whole excluding the words: ‘racial’, ‘and ethnic origin’, ‘and gender’ and ‘that would better integrate a gender intersectional perspective’
Second part
‘racial’
Third part
‘and ethnic origin’
Fourth part
‘and gender’
Fifth part
‘that would better integrate a gender intersectional perspective’
§ 20
First part
‘Welcomes the acknowledgment of the gender dimension of climate change in both the Gender Action Plan III and the Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025;’
Second part
‘emphasises that gender equality is essential for the management of the climate crisis;’
§ 22
First part
‘Calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop and promote gender sensitive goals, targets and indicators, as well as to collect gender-disaggregated data when planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating climate change policies, programmes and projects,’
Second part
‘and to establish focal points on gender and climate change across government institutions;’
Verts/ALE:
§ 41
First part
‘Calls on the Member States to implement effectively Directive 2011/36/EU on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings (THB) and protecting its victims, and to adopt specific measures to address violence against women and gender inequality as root causes of trafficking; calls on the Commission to revise the directive, after a thorough impact assessment, in order to improve measures for the prevention and prosecution of all forms of trafficking,’ without the words: ‘to revise the directive, after a thorough impact assessment, in order’
Second part
‘to revise the directive, after a thorough impact assessment, in order’
Third part
‘especially for sexual exploitation as the most prevalent and reported area of THB impacting 92 % of trafficked women and girls in Europe’
Fourth part
‘calls, furthermore, on the Commission to amend the directive with a view to ensuring that Member States explicitly criminalise the knowing use of all services provided by victims of trafficking;’
ID:
recital N
First part
Text as a whole excluding the word: ‘equal’
Second part
this word
Recital T
First part
Text as a whole excluding the words: ‘while women seem to show more concern for the climate in their behaviour than men,’
Second part
those words
§ 24
First part
Text as a whole excluding the words: ‘achieve gender parity and’
Second part
those words
§ 33
First part
‘Calls on the European institutions to introduce binding measures such as quotas to ensure gender parity in elected bodies’
Second part
‘and calls on the Member States to ensure a balanced representation of women and men at both the European and national parliaments; calls also for strategies to guarantee a meaningful representation of women from diverse backgrounds in decision-making roles in the European institutions;’
§ 34
First part
‘Welcomes the Commission’s commitment in the Gender Equality Strategy to fighting gender-based violence,’
Second part
‘and reiterates the call to conclude the EU’s ratification of the Istanbul Convention on the basis of a broad accession, and to advocate its ratification and implementation by all the Member States; calls on the Member States to take into account the recommendations by GREVIO and to improve legislation to bring it more into line with the Istanbul Convention’s provisions in order to ensure proper implementation and enforcement;’
§ 35
First part
‘Welcomes the initiative on extending the areas of crime to encompass specific forms of gender-based violence in accordance with Article 83(1) of the TFEU, and calls on the Commission to then come up with a proposal for a holistic, victim-centred EU Directive to prevent and combat all forms of gender-based violence;’
Second part
‘recalls that such new legislative measures should in any case be complementary to the ratification of the Istanbul Convention;’
§ 37
First part
Text as a whole excluding the words: ‘and calls for the countering of gender stereotypes that pave the way to gender-based violence’
Second part
those words
PPE:
§ 9
First part
Text as a whole excluding the words: ‘and rights, and challenges to bodily autonomy and fertility’, ‘and rights’ and ‘and the unjustified excessive restriction on access to abortion’
Second part
‘and rights, and challenges to bodily autonomy and fertility’
Third part
‘and rights’
Fourth part
‘and the unjustified excessive restriction on access to abortion’
§ 26
First part
‘Calls for the EU to strengthen efforts to close the gender pay gap and enforce the equal pay principle’
Second part
‘by adopting legislation to increase pay transparency, including mandatory measures for all companies; regrets that the proposal by the Commission for binding pay transparency measures has not yet been introduced as planned;’
§ 27
First part
Text as a whole excluding the words: ‘also invites the Member States to go beyond the Directive’s minimum standards;’
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those words
§ 29
First part
Text as a whole excluding the words: ‘minimum standards and’
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those words
§ 31
First part
‘Highlights the need to ensure the rights of women domestic workers to decent working conditions and equal social protection,’
Second part
‘by ensuring the ratification and implementation of the ILO Convention 189 on Decent Work for Domestic Workers;’
§ 43
First part
Text as a whole excluding the word: ‘public’
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this word
§ 44
First part
Text as a whole excluding the words: 'and rights'
Second part
those words
§ 45
First part
Text as a whole excluding the words: ‘and safe and legal abortion services’
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those words
ECR, ID:
§ 5
First part
‘Recognises that more women are being elected and appointed into decision-making positions,’
Second part
‘but regrets that progress is slow’
Third part
‘and that parity has only been achieved in a few EU Member States;’
ECR, PPE:
§ 18
First part
‘Urges the Member States to take specific measures to combat the risk of poverty in old age and the Commission to include the gender dimension of poverty in its economic growth and social policy frameworks; welcomes the sex-disaggregated indicators in the mechanism for monitoring the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights; underlines the need to mainstream the gender perspective using an intersectional approach in line with principles 2 and 3 of the Pillar and calls for better coordination between the European Pillar of Social Rights and the European Semester;’ without the words: ‘using an intersectional approach’
Second part
‘using an intersectional approach’
Third part
‘calls on the Commission to develop and include a Gender Equality Index in the European Semester to monitor the gender effects of macroeconomic policies, as well as of the green and digital transitions;’
ECR, ID, PPE:
§ 23
First part
‘Underlines the importance of the full integration of women on an equal footing with men in all areas of society and the economy’
Second part
‘and actively promoting gender‑balanced representation at all levels of decision‑making;’
Third part
‘in this regard, calls on the Commission to unblock the Women on Boards Directive in the European Council;’
ID, PPE:
Recital E
First part
Text as a whole excluding the words: ‘and rights (SRHR)’
Second part
those words
Recital L
First part
Text as a whole excluding the words: ‘restricted access to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR)'
Second part
‘restricted access to sexual and reproductive health’