Report : Elissavet Vozemberg-Vrionidi, Sylwia Spurek (A9-0338/2021) (Majority of Parliament’s component Members to adopt motion for a resolution)
Subject
Am No
Author
RCV etc.
Vote
RCV/EV – remarks
§ 6
§
original text
split
1/RCV
+
472, 145, 70
2/RCV
+
612, 33, 42
3/RCV
+
531, 115, 41
§ 35
8
ID
RCV
-
153, 526, 8
After § 46
5
Renew
RCV
+
397, 21, 269
§ 50
6
Renew, S&D, Verts/ALE, The Left
RCV
+
420, 164, 102
§
original text
RCV
↓
§ 52
7
Renew, S&D, Verts/ALE, The Left
RCV
+
470, 154, 61
§ 53
§
original text
RCV
+
524, 147, 18
§ 54
§
original text
RCV
+
524, 141, 22
Annex, Recommendation 1, § 1
1
Verts/ALE
RCV
+
525, 150, 14
4CP1
PPE
RCV
↓
Annex, Recommendation 1, § 1a
4CP2
PPE
RCV
+
455, 137, 94
Annex, Recommendation 1, § 1b
4CP3
PPE
RCV
+
526, 109, 53
Annex, Recommendation 2, § 4
2
Verts/ALE
RCV
+
514, 147, 28
Annex, Recommendation 2, § 5
3
Verts/ALE
RCV
+
513, 147, 29
Recital Z
§
original text
split
1/RCV
+
611, 25, 52
2/RCV
+
526, 113, 49
Motion for a resolution (as a whole)
RCV
+
513, 122, 58
Requests for separate votes
ID:
§§ 50, 53, 54
Requests for split votes
Verts/ALE:
§ 6
First part
‘Calls on the Commission to ensure cyberviolence is also addressed, including the forms it takes through the sex industry;’
Second part
‘calls on the Commission and on the Member States to put an end to the pornography industry built based on sex trafficking, rape and other forms of assault and abuse of women and children;’
Third part
‘calls on the Commission and Member States to include misogyny in the forms of hate speech, and misogynistic assaults in hate crimes;’
ID:
Recital Z
First part
‘whereas in 2017 the Union signed the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (the ‘Istanbul Convention’),’
Second part
‘which remains the benchmark for international standards for the eradication of gender-based violence, and concluding the Union’s accession to that Convention is a key priority for the Commission;’
7. Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Croatia
Text as a whole without the words: ‘insists, therefore, that the fight against precarious employment should be improved so that all workers receive fair remuneration sufficient for a decent standard of living for themselves and their families, through statutory minimum-wage-setting mechanisms or collective agreements in accordance with the principle that every permanent job must entail an effective employment relationship with recognition and enhancement of rights at the workplace;’
Second part
those words
§ 4
First part
‘Welcomes the Commission’s proposal on binding pay transparency measures as an important initiative to combat and apply the principle of equal pay for equal work and work of equal value, but stresses that pay transparency alone will not address the deep-rooted gender inequalities behind it;’
Second part
‘calls on the Member States to define clear goals to address the gender pay and pension gaps; highlights the need to incorporate within this action plan an intersectional perspective and the diverse realities and experiences of discrimination faced by women from particular groups;’
§ 5
First part
‘Stresses the importance for Member States to impose firm measures, including sanctions, when businesses fail to comply with labour legislation against gender discrimination and gender bias; highlights the need to ensure conditionality in the allocation of EU funds to companies that do not ensure workers’ rights, in particular by discriminating against women, in contravention of the legislation;’
Second part
‘calls on the Commission and the Council to ensure that all budget appropriations under the 2021-2027 multiannual financial framework respect the principle of equality between men and women and promote gender mainstreaming and gender budgeting in all EU policies; calls for the Gender Equality Index to be incorporated within the Social Scoreboard and for the provision of gender-disaggregated data on the existing indicators in order to better address country-specific challenges; calls for support for actions for women’s economic independence through all EU programmes and structural funds, such as the strategic implementation of the European Social Fund, which should be used to promote gender equality, improve women’s access to and reintegration in the labour market and combat the unemployment, poverty and social exclusion of women and all forms of discrimination; calls on the Commission to propose proactive measures through the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development to support women’s employment in rural areas;’
§ 8
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘to achieve work and pay enhancement’, and ‘and to promote full time employment for all women’
Second part
‘to achieve work and pay enhancement’
Third part
‘and to promote full time employment for all women’
§ 10
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘to foster a transition towards a care economy’ and ‘over growth’
Second part
‘to foster a transition towards a care economy’
Third part
‘over growth’
§ 11
First part
text as a whole without the word: ‘fiscal’
Second part
this word
§ 12
First part
‘Stresses the paramount importance of eliminating tax-related gender biases and other inequalities, towards which tax schemes must make a contribution, including personal income tax schemes;’
Second part
‘calls on the Member States to ensure that fiscal policy, including taxation, serves to tackle and eliminate socioeconomic and gender inequalities in all their dimensions;’
§ 14
First part
‘Stresses the role of women working in the social sector; recognises that their workload has been exacerbated by the pandemic’
Second part
‘and that low wages, increased exploitation (especially of migrant women) and the hiring of people without training or qualifications for the tasks to be performed are aggravating their working and living conditions;’
Third part
‘stresses the importance of enhancing working conditions and pay, respecting working hours and using collective bargaining as a guarantee of respect for working conditions;’
§ 15
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘and Convention No 189 on domestic workers, which has only been ratified by eight countries and aims to provide legal recognition for domestic work, to extend rights to all women domestic workers, notably those in the informal economy, and to prevent violations and abuses’
Second part
those words
§ 16
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘including Bulgaria, Czechia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania and Slovakia,’ and ‘such as traditional family values’
Second part
‘including Bulgaria, Czechia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania and Slovakia,’
Third part
‘such as traditional family values’
§ 19
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘sexuality and’
Second part
those words
§ 23
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘SRHR and relationship’
Second part
those words
§ 24
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘and rights (as in SRHR)’ ‘access to safe, legal and free abortion’ ‘and rights (as in SRHR) including the denial of safe and legal abortion care’ without the words ‘sexual and reproductive’; ‘constitute a form of violence against women and girls’ and ‘and rights (as in SRHR)’ and ‘and rights (as in SRHR)’
Second part
‘and rights (as in SRHR)’
Third part
‘access to safe legal and free abortion’
Fourth part
‘and rights (as in SRHR) including the denial of safe and legal abortion care’ without the words 'sexual and reproductive'
Fifth part
‘constitute a form of violence against women and girls’
Sixth part
‘and rights (as in SRHR)’ and ‘and rights (as in SRHR)’
§ 25
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘and rights (as in SRHR)’ (4 occurrences)
Second part
those words
§ 32
First part
‘Is deeply concerned that the European Green Deal and related environmental and climate initiatives do not include a gender perspective; urges the Commission to meet its obligation to incorporate gender mainstreaming into all EU policies, including EU environmental and climate policies: urges that these policies be informed by rigorous gender analyses to ensure that they address gender inequalities and other forms of social exclusion; calls on the Commission to design a roadmap to deliver on the commitments of the Gender Action Plan agreed at COP25 to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change’
Second part
‘and to appoint a permanent EU gender and climate change focal point, with sufficient budgetary resources, to implement and monitor gender-responsible climate action in the EU and worldwide;’
§ 36
First part
‘Considers it essential to promote the participation of women in sporting activities, structures and development;’
Second part
‘recognises the need to address the inequalities regarding women’s access to sport and the presentation of awards;’
Recital E
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘and rights (SRHR)’
Second part
those words
recital F
First part
‘whereas there has been an unprecedented focus on gender equality in sport over the last decade,’
Second part
‘but not always for the best reasons and purposes, especially as regards women’s rights in practice;’
Recital G
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘patriarchal structures’
Second part
those words
Recital K
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘and rights (as in SRHR)’ and ‘including sexuality and relationships education’ and ‘family planning, contraceptive methods’ and ‘and safe and legal abortion’ and ‘bodies and’ and ‘whereas it is unacceptable that several Member States are currently attempting to limit access to SRHR through highly restrictive laws, which lead to gender discrimination and have negative consequences for women’s health;’
Second part
‘and rights (as in SRHR)’
Third part
‘including sexuality and relationships education’
Fourth part
‘family planning, contraceptive methods’
Fifth part
‘and safe and legal abortion’
Sixth part
‘bodies and’
Seventh part
whereas it is unacceptable that several Member States are currently attempting to limit access to SRHR through highly restrictive laws, which lead to gender discrimination and have negative consequences for women’s health;
recital N
First part
‘whereas the EU gender pay gap is 14.1 %, with variations between the Member States; whereas this gender pay gap has a number of implications, not least a 29.5 % difference in corresponding pension entitlements, leading to a gender pension gap that places older women at greater risk of poverty and social exclusion; whereas this is the result of career and employment gaps that have built up through care responsibilities and/or part-time work undertaken by women over time, and the ensuing repercussions for access to financial resources such as benefits and pension payments; whereas the right to equal pay for equal work or work of equal value is not always guaranteed and remains one of the biggest challenges to be met in efforts to combat pay discrimination; whereas gender-equal sharing of parental leave is important for tackling the gender pay gap; whereas although essential and of high socioeconomic value, work in highly female-dominated sectors such as care, cleaning, retail and education is often less valued and lower paid than work in male-dominated sectors;’
Second part
‘whereas this fact highlights the urgent need to reassess the adequacy of wages in female-dominated sectors;’
18. The impact of organised crime on own resources of the EU and on the misuse of EU funds
Motion for a resolution (EMPL committee) (as a whole)
RCV
+
476, 115, 99
Requests for separate votes
MEPs:
§§ 8, 13
Requests for split votes
MEPs:
§ 12
First part
‘Calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish the necessary conditions and requirements to ensure that at least 80 % of corporations in the EU are covered by sustainable corporate governance agreements by 2030 , while also recognising the particular administrative burden associated therewith for SMEs;’
Second part
‘calls, to this end, for the establishment of strategies agreed with workers to positively influence environmental, social and economic development through governance practices and market presence, to strengthen the role of directors in pursuing the long-term interests of their company, to improve directors’ accountability towards integrating sustainability into corporate decision-making, and to promote corporate governance practices that contribute to company sustainability, including corporate reporting,’
Third part
‘board remuneration, a maximum CEO-to-worker pay ratio, board composition and stakeholder involvement’ excluding the words: ‘a maximum CEO-to-worker pay ratio’
Fourth part
‘a maximum CEO-to-worker pay ratio’
§ 13
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘social protection’ and ‘whole’
Second part
‘social protection’
Third part
‘whole’
§ 16
First part
‘Calls on the Commission and the Member States, together with social partners, to commit to reaching collective bargaining coverage of 90 % by 2030 in those national systems that combine statutory and social partner regulation of employment and working conditions;’
Second part
‘stresses that collective bargaining contributes to the social market economy, as aimed for in the Lisbon Treaty; reiterates that the EU treaties, which explicitly protect the autonomy of social partners, and the self-regulatory systems in place in some Member States, must be protected in order for social partners to regulate autonomously, ensuring strong legitimacy and collective agreement coverage progress; calls on the Member States to remove any national legislation that hampers collective bargaining, including by ensuring trade unions’ access to workplaces for the purpose of organising;’
§ 17
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘including in the European semester process;’
Second part
those words
§ 23
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘reiterates its call on the Council to end its blocking of the Women on Boards Directive, reflecting the fact that,’
Second part
those words
§ 24
First part
‘States that much remains to be done to ensure gender equality and equal opportunities in all aspects of worker participation across the EU, as well as proper representation of employees with disabilities; notes that persistent gender inequality is also reflected in women’s limited access to leadership and representative positions in the workplace; reiterates that gender equality and diversity in boardrooms represent a key democratic principle with positive economic side effects; calls for the introduction of additional measures, in consultation with the social partners, to ensure balanced representation and gender equality;’
Second part
‘notes that gender quotas contribute to the achievement of more diversity, gender equality and equitability throughout all decision-making bodies;’
§ 25
First part
‘Considers that companies should make progress in guaranteeing diversity and gender equality, including through equal pay in the workplace;’
Second part
‘urges the Council to make progress on the Women on Boards Directive; calls for the application of the 40 % quota to both non-executive and executive boards (independently considered), both in private and public owned companies, with national legislation to be adapted progressively’
§ 26
First part
‘Calls on the Commission to follow up on the priorities included in the EU Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025’
Second part
‘and, in particular, to ensure that the proposal for a directive on improving the gender balance among non-executive directors of companies listed on stock exchanges and related measures is released in the Council;’
§ 27
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘the various kinds of’
Second part
those words
§ 28
First part
‘Stresses that some shortcomings in EU law would be overcome by introducing thresholds for a minimum EU standard of board-level representation under this new framework directive;’
Second part
‘considers, to this end, that the number/proportion of seats on boards for workers’ representatives should range from a few seats to parity, depending on the number of employees in the company and its subsidiaries;’
Recital R
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘but ‘constituting parties’ alongside shareholders and managers’
Second part
those words
26. Continuous crackdown on civil society and human rights defenders in Russia: the case of human rights organisation Memorial
Željana Zovko (PPE Group) had also supported motion for a resolution B9-0608/2021.
27. The situation in Cuba, namely the cases of José Daniel Ferrer, Lady in White Aymara Nieto, Maykel Castillo, Luis Robles, Félix Navarro, Luis Manuel Otero, Reverend Lorenzo Rosales Fajardo, Andy Dunier García and Yunior García Aguilera
‘Recalls its strong support for human rights defenders in Cuba and their work; calls on all Member State representatives to raise human rights concerns and enhance their support for genuine and independent civil society during visits to the Cuban authorities, and to meet the Sakharov Prize laureates when visiting Cuba in order to ensure the consistent internal and external application of the EU’s human rights policy, thereby strengthening the participation of independent civil society representatives and improving the work of human rights defenders;’
Second part
‘regrets the fact that Cuban and European independent civil society representatives have been excluded from taking part in the dialogue, which is binding according to the provisions of the PDCA; regrets the divergence in positions and policies on Cuba between the EEAS and the European Parliament and strongly calls on the EEAS to not abandon the civil society of Cuba;’
Miscellaneous
Željana Zovko (PPE Group) had also supported motion for a resolution B9-0589/2021.
Klemen Grošelj and Hilde Vautmans (Renew Group) and Tom Vandenkendelaere (PPE Group) had withdrawn their support from joint motion for a resolution RC-B9-0589/2021.
28. Forced labour in the Linglong factory and environmental protests in Serbia
Text as a whole without the words: ‘even when these are contrary to European law’
Second part
those words
§ 5
First part
‘Expresses concern over China’s increasing influence in Serbia and across the Western Balkans;’
Second part
‘calls on Serbia to strengthen its legal compliance standards for Chinese business activities; emphasises that Serbian labour and environmental laws should also apply to Chinese companies operating in the country;’
29. Fundamental rights and Rule of Law in Slovenia, in particular the delayed nomination of EPPO prosecutors
Motion for a resolution B9-0587/2021 (FEMM committee)
§ 8, point b
§
original text
RCV
+
500, 160, 22
§ 8, point c
1
PPE
RCV
-
189, 383, 101
§
original text
split
1/RCV
+
654, 13, 16
2/RCV
+
542, 129, 12
3/RCV
+
526, 132, 25
4/RCV
+
567, 67, 48
5/RCV
+
409, 223, 49
6/RCV
+
417, 196, 68
§ 8, point d
§
original text
split
1/RCV
+
420, 216, 45
2/RCV
+
385, 244, 50
§ 9
§
original text
split
1/RCV
+
653, 9, 22
2/RCV
+
499, 150, 35
Recital B
§
original text
split
1/RCV
+
651, 10, 23
2/RCV
+
519, 137, 28
Motion for a resolution (as a whole)
RCV
+
516, 86, 75
Requests for separate votes
ECR
§ 8, points b, d
PPE:
§ 8, point d
ID:
§ 8, point b
Requests for split votes
ID:
§ 8, point d
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘such as the possibility of limiting the recruitment of staff’
Second part
those words
Recital B
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘whereas gender-based violence is rooted in the unequal distribution of power between women and men and in sexism and gender stereotypes, which have led to domination over and discrimination against women by men;’
Second part
those words
ECR, PPE, ID:
§ 8, point c
First part
‘calls again for stronger measures to prevent all forms of harassment, notably sexual harassment,’ without the word: ‘again’ and without footnote 11
Second part
‘again’
Third part
footnote 11
Fourth part
‘and in particular calls for the introduction of mandatory anti-harassment training for all Members at the earliest convenience and the very beginning of the mandates of newly elected Members’ without the words: ‘the introduction of mandatory’
Fifth part
‘the introduction of mandatory’
Sixth part
‘in line with the legal advice received, because voluntary harassment prevention training has proven to be insufficient;’
ECR, ID:
§ 9
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘the introduction of compulsory training’
Second part
those words
32. Situation at the Ukrainian border and in Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine
‘Reiterates that an EU security dialogue with Ukraine should be ambitious and contribute to a convergent assessment of the security challenges on the ground;’
Second part
‘stresses that friendly countries should step up their military support to Ukraine and their provision of defensive weapons, which is in line with Article 51 of the UN Charter that allows individual and collective self-defence; welcomes the decision taken on 2 December 2021 by the Council of the EU to provide Ukraine with a package of EUR 31 million under the European Peace Facility (EPF) to help strengthen resilience and defence capabilities;’
§ 11
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘and the exclusion of Russia from the SWIFT payment system’
Second part
those words
amendment 6
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘manipulation and’
Second part
those words
PPE, S&D
§ 13
First part
‘Demands that the EU take urgent and credible steps to reduce its dependence on Russian energy imports and asks that the EU show stronger energy solidarity with Ukraine, in accordance with the Association Agreement, by increasing interlinkages of energy infrastructures;’
Second part
‘urges the EU institutions and all Member States, therefore, to make sure that the Nord Stream 2 pipeline is not operationalised, regardless of whether it at some point fulfils the provisions of the EU Gas Directive;’
Third part
‘reiterates its long-term, fundamental concerns about the political, economic and security risks related to the Nord Stream 2 project; underlines the need to stop the construction of the controversial Rosatom-built nuclear power plants;’
Miscellaneous
Dragoș Tudorache, Javier Nart, Olivier Chastel and Karin Karlsbro (Renew Group) had also supported motion for a resolution B9-0596/2021.
Bogdan Rzońca (ECR Group) had also supported motion for a resolution B9-0598/2021.
33. Implementation of the Kimberley Process Certification scheme