ddrg/super_eurlex huggingface dataset:
20.

Stresses that workplace harassment constitutes a serious attack on a person’s psychological and physical health and can make them feel insecure at work and, in some cases, prevent them from doing their work; notes that women are far more likely to be exposed to sexual harassment than men; considers that, despite all efforts taken so far to ensure a zero-harassment policy, there are still cases of sexual harassment in Parliament and efforts to prevent sexual harassment should be increased; reiterates, therefore, its calls to implement the following measures in order to improve anti-harassment policies: (a) publish the external assessment carried out on the Advisory Committee dealing with harassment complaints concerning Members; (b) carry out, by external and transparently chosen auditors, an independent evaluation of Parliament’s existing Anti-Harassment Committee dealing with complaints about sexual harassment among staff with regard to its effectiveness and, if necessary, any modifications to be proposed as soon as possible and before the end of this legislative term in order to ensure independence from political influence and gender balance and avoid conflicts of interest in the existing structures; (c) ensure a more comprehensive and holistic analysis of complaints and remedies and change the composition of the Advisory and Anti-Harassment Committees to ensure that independent experts with proven expertise in tackling harassment issues in the workplace, including doctors, therapists and legal experts, are formal members with full voting rights; (d) introduce mandatory anti-harassment training for all Members and make it easily accessible, including through making the training available in all official languages or with interpretation and targeting outreach activities at individual delegations and political groups; (e) introduce compulsory training on Parliament’s zero-harassment policy for all people working on Parliament’s premises on a regular basis, which will provide them with the tools to recognise and report all forms of harassment, including and in particular, sexual harassment, as well as with tailored information about available support structures, which will make these support structures more widely known and easily accessible;
14.

Is concerned that the stricter provisions for chemicals in toys intended for children aged under 36 months do not take into account the fact that older children remain vulnerable to dangerous substances; notes that this distinction can result in manufacturers circumventing the provisions by indicating that the toy is intended for children above 36 months even when it is clearly not the case; stresses that several stakeholders, the Commission and Member States have indicated that this distinction is clearly inadequate, since it may create loopholes and may limit the effectiveness of the TSD, and have asked for it to be eliminated; calls on the Commission, therefore, to analyse this issue within the impact assessment for the revision of the TSD and in full accordance with the latest scientific evidence, to decide whether this distinction needs to be abolished and to set specific limit values for chemicals in toys; is of the opinion that when scientific evidence emerges showing that a chemical is dangerous for children, its use should be restricted in toys as well as in all child-related products;
3.

Expresses its outrage and indignation over the reported atrocities, including the raping and execution of civilians, forced displacement, the looting and targeting of civilian infrastructure, such as hospitals, medical facilities, schools, shelters and ambulances, and the shooting at of civilians trying to flee conflict areas via pre-agreed humanitarian corridors committed to by the Russian armed forces in a number of occupied Ukrainian towns, such as Bucha; insists that perpetrators of war crimes and other serious rights violations, as well as the government officials and military leaders responsible, must be held accountable; recalls that in the event of war crimes and genocide, the international community is obliged to act and should utilise all tools at its disposal; fully supports the investigation launched by the ICC Prosecutor into war crimes and crimes against humanity, as well as the work of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights’s Commission of Inquiry; calls for the EU institutions to take all necessary action in international institutions and proceedings and at the ICC or other appropriate international tribunals or courts to prosecute the actions of Vladimir Putin and Aliaksandr Lukashenka as war crimes and crimes against humanity, and actively participate in their investigation; calls for a special UN tribunal for the crimes in Ukraine to be set up; considers that it would be pertinent to take advantage of the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism to assist in any international investigations into war crimes committed in Ukraine; calls on the Member States and the EU to strengthen their capacity to effectively combat impunity for those who have committed or participated in war crimes;
9.

Recalls that freedom of movement is not only challenged by major global events; notes with regret that, as revealed by the many petitions received on this topic, EU citizens, long-term residents who are citizens of another Member State and family members of EU citizens who are non-EU nationals still encounter legal, administrative and practical obstacles when moving to another Member State, in particular as regards residence procedures, civil or social matters such as family law or pensions, coordination between social security schemes, access to health services, health insurance, education and tax regimes, and the recognition of professional qualifications; highlights that these obstacles often include discriminatory administrative requirements or arbitrary requirements for documents which are not usually issued in other Member States; stresses that these obstacles often result from the lack of a clear definition of certain concepts in the Freedom of Movement Directive, such as ‘comprehensive sickness insurance’ and ‘sufficient resources’; calls on the Commission to include discriminatory administrative practices in Member States, in particular at local level, in its monitoring of the implementation of the Freedom of Movement Directive, to take the necessary enforcement actions against such practices and to provide clarifications of the concepts that are not clearly defined in the Freedom of Movement Directive in its revised guidelines; calls, furthermore, on the Commission and the Member States to promote further cooperation in situations where workers receive benefits and pay contributions in different EU Member States by reinforcing the cross-border exchange of information between the different social security authorities so that all of the contributions can be duly taken into account when calculating pension rights;
15.

Stresses the paramount importance of holding accountable perpetrators of human rights abuses against persons belonging to belief or religious minorities; stresses the paramount importance of conducting comprehensive investigations into human rights abuses, of ensuring that victims and their families have effective access to justice and remedies, and of providing them with adequate reparations; calls on the EU and its Member States to urgently work with relevant UN mechanisms and committees to step up their investigations into ongoing human rights violations against belief or religious minorities around the world; reaffirms, in this regard, its support for the International Criminal Court and underlines the importance of its role in prosecuting the most serious crimes; notes that the Rome Statute covers both crimes against humanity and genocide against groups on the basis of belief or religion and establishes a fundamental international legal framework to fight impunity; calls on the EU and its Member States to increase their financial support to the International Criminal Court and calls on the UN member states to commit to the fight against impunity in this context through the ratification of the Rome Statute; emphasises the need to work towards preventing acts of violence based on belief or religion, in particular international crimes, such as genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes; stresses the need for the EU and its Member States to implement mechanisms that enable them to monitor early warning signs and risk factors for international crimes, as per the UN Framework of Analysis for Atrocity Crimes, analyse them and provide comprehensive responses, including in accordance with the duty to prevent and punish the crime of genocide;
45.

Stresses that, in parallel, additional new EU own resources are necessary to at least cover the repayment costs of NGEU (principal and interest) and to assure sustainable financing of the EU budget on a long-term basis in order to avoid the new EU priorities being financed to the detriment of existing EU programmes and policies; is determined to monitor closely the implementation of the agreed and legally binding own resources roadmap from December 2020; urges the Council to speed up the negotiations on the first basket of EU own resources, which includes revenues from the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, the Emissions Trading System and a share of the profits of the largest and most profitable multinationals with a view to reaching an agreement before the completion of the 2023 budgetary procedure; reiterates its demand for the introduction of the second basket of new own resources without any further delay, including a Financial Transaction Tax, and urges the Commission to present a proposal before December 2023; highlights the need to take further action if the proposed new own resources are not adopted or do not generate the anticipated level of revenue for the EU budget; points to the importance, in this context, of the Own Resources Regular Dialogue between the three institutions;
4.

Underscores that the granting of candidate status by the European Union will equate to showing leadership, resolve and vision in today’s context of the brutal Russian war of aggression against Ukraine and an attempted redefinition of the geopolitical environment and sends a clear political message that the countries in question have irreversibly chosen a European path, which has been accepted by their European partners, and should not be the subject of interference from any third parties; reiterates that the EU must continue to be a reliable partner and a credible geopolitical actor that lives up to its own principles and values by showing solidarity with those who stand up for the same ideals;
9.

Deplores the fact that, in the framework of her visit to China and the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, the Chinese authorities did not allow the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to have full access to independent civil society organisations, human rights defenders and to the detention centres, which prevented her from witnessing the full scale of the political re-education camps in Xinjiang; regrets the fact that UN Human Rights Commissioner Bachelet failed to clearly hold the Chinese Government accountable for human rights abuses against the Uyghurs during her visit;
13.

Recalls that the principle of equal treatment for men and women cannot be confined to the prohibition of discrimination based on a person’s given sex, and that it also applies to discrimination arising from a person’s gender identity; recalls that the Court of Justice of the European Union has interpreted sex discrimination within the principle of equal treatment as encompassing transgender persons who have undergone a medical transition, yet notes that no such judgments have been issued concerning non-binary or intersex persons, questioning the utility and capacity of EU non-discrimination legislation for the large trans population in Europe who cannot or will not access gender affirmation health care or for intersex persons; recalls that such individuals will be without remedy if they suffer discrimination compared with those who have physically altered their bodies; recalls the need for EU anti-discrimination to go beyond the gender binary and recognise gender discrimination; calls on the Commission to come up with a legislative proposal that avoids any risk of legal uncertainty in this matter;
TEXTS ADOPTED
P6_TA(2004)0001
Numerical strength of committees
European Parliament decision on the numerical strength of the committees
The European Parliament ,
—having regard to Rule 174 of its Rules of Procedure,
—having regard to its decision of 29 January 2004 on the number, powers and responsibilities of com-
mittees (1),
1. Decides that the numerical strength of the committees shall be as follows:
I. Committee on Foreign Affairs: 78 members
II. Committee on Development: 34 members
III. Committee on International Trade: 33 members
IV. Committee on Budgets: 47 members
V. Committee on Budgetary Control: 35 members
VI. Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs: 49 members
VII. Committee on Employment and Social Affairs: 50 members
VIII. Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety: 63 members
IX. Committee on Industry, Research and Energy: 51 members
X. Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection: 40 members
XI. Committee on Transport and Tourism: 51 members
XII. Committee on Regional Development: 51 membersXIII. Committee on Agriculture: 42 members
XIV. Committee on Fisheries: 35 members
XV. Committee on Culture and Education: 35 members
XVI. Committee on Legal Affairs: 26 members
XVII. Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs: 53 members
XVIII. Committee on Constitutional Affairs: 28 members
XIX. Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality: 35 members
XX. Committee on Petitions: 25 members
Subcommittee on Human Rights: 32 members
Subcommittee on Security and Defence: 32 members.
(1) P5_TA(2004)0050.C 103 E/30 EN 28.4.2005 Official Journal of the European Union
Wednesday 21 July 2004
P6_TA(2006)0158
2004 Discharge: Section I —European Parliament
European Parliament decision on the discharge for implementation of the European Union general
budget for the financial year 2004, Section I —European Parliament (N6-0027/2005 —
C6-0357/2005 —2005/2091(DEC))
The European Parliament ,
— having regard to the European Union general budget for the financial year 2004 (1),
— having regard to the revenue and expenditure account and balance sheet in respect of the financial year
2004 (C6-0357/2005),
— having regard to the Internal Auditor's annual report,
— having regard to the Annual Report of the Court of Auditors on the Implementation of the Budget,
together with the institutions' replies (2),
— having regard to the statement of assurance as to the reliability of the accounts and the legality and
regularity of the underlying transactions provided by the Court of Auditors pursuant to Article 248 ofthe EC Treaty (
3),
— having regard to Articles 272(10) and 275 of the EC Treaty and Article 179a of the Euratom Treaty,
— having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial
Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (4), and in particular
Articles 145, 146 and 147 thereof,
— having regard to Article 13 of the Internal Rules for the implementation of the European Parliament's
budget (5),
— having regard to Article 147(1) of the Financial Regulation, pursuant to which each Community insti-
tution is required to take all appropriate steps to act on the observations accompanying the European
Parliament's discharge decision,
— having regard to Rules 71 and 74(3) of and Annex V to its Rules of Procedure,
— having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A6-0119/2006),
A. whereas the Court of Auditors pointed to weaknesses in supervisory and control systems (para-
graph 9.16), albeit mostly of a formal nature; whereas, according to the Court, the errors did notmaterially affect the legality and regularity of the transactions underlying administrative expenditure(paragraph 9.27),
B. whereas the Financial Regulation and Parliament's Rules of Procedure as amended on 23 October
2002 (
6) apply with effect from 1 January 2003 as regards the procedural rules governing the discharge,
C. whereas Parliament's Rules of Procedure were amended on 23 October 2002 to provide that discharge
is to be given to the President rather than to the Secretary-General,
1. Postpones the decision to grant its President discharge for implementation of the budget for the
financial year 2004;
2. Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council, the Commission, the Court of Justice,
the Court of Auditors and the European Ombudsman and to have it published in the Official Journal of theEuropean Union (L series).
(1) OJ C 105, 30.4.2004.
(2) OJ C 301, 30.11.2005, p. 1.
(3) OJ C 302, 30.11.2005, p. 100.
(4) OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.
(5) PE 349.540.
(6) OJ C 300 E, 11.12.2003, p. 303.C 296 E/162 EN 6.12.2006 Official Journal of the European Union
Thursday 27 April 2006
P6_TA(2007)0066

Number and numerical strength of the interparliamentary delegations

Decision of the European Parliament of 14 March 2007 on the number and numerical strength of the interparliamentary delegations

The European Parliament,

- having regard to Rule 188 of its Rules of Procedure,

- having regard to its decision of 10 March 2004 on the number of interparliamentary delegations, delegations to joint parliamentary committees and delegations to parliamentary cooperation committees [1],

- having regard to its decision of 14 September 2004 on the numerical strength of the interparliamentary delegations, delegations to joint parliamentary committees and delegations to parliamentary cooperation committees [2],

1. Decides that the number of members on the following interparliamentary delegations shall be as follows:

Delegation for relations with the countries of South-East Europe | 25 members |

Delegation for relations with Belarus | 19 members |

Delegation for relations with Israel | 25 members |

Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council | 25 members |

Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union (including Libya) | 25 members |

Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries | 23 members |

Delegation for relations with the Gulf States, including Yemen | 19 members |

Delegation for relations with Iran | 21 members |

Delegation for relations with the United States | 42 members |

Delegation for relations with Canada | 22 members |

Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America | 26 members |

Delegation for relations with the countries of the Andean Community | 20 members |

Delegation for relations with Mercosur | 28 members |

Delegation for relations with Japan | 28 members |

Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China | 39 members |

Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) | 22 members |

Delegation for relations with the Korean Peninsula | 17 members |

Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand | 24 members |

Delegation for relations with South Africa | 17 members |

2. Decides to split the Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) into three delegations and to lay down the number of members of each of them as follows:

Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia | 20 members |

Delegation for relations with India | 22 members |

Delegation for relations with Afghanistan | 16 members |

3. Instructs its President to forward this decision for information to the Council and the Commission.

[1] OJ C 102 E, 28.4.2004, p. 635.

[2] OJ C 140 E, 9.6.2005, p. 49.

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EN Official Journal of the European Union CE 184/110

Tuesday 19 February 2008

Request for defence of the immunity of Claudio Fava

P6_TA(2008)0047

European Parliament decision of 19 February 2008 on the request for defence of the immunity and privileges of Claudio Fava (2007/2155(IMM))

2009/C 184 E/19

The European Parliament,

having regard to the request by Claudio Fava for defence of his immunity in connection with civil proceedings brought against him before the Marsala Civil Court, of 29 May 2007, announced in plenary sitting on 6 June 2007,

having heard Claudio Fava in accordance with Rule 7(3) of its Rules of Procedure,

having regard to Articles 9 and 10 of the Protocol of 8 April 1965 on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Communities and Article 6(2) of the Act of 20 September 1976 concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage,

having regard to the judgments of 12 May 1964 and 10 July 1986 (1) of the Court of Justice of the European Communities,

having regard to Rules 6(3) and 7 of its Rules of Procedure,

having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0007/2008),

1. Decides to defend the immunity and privileges of Claudio Fava;

2. Instructs its President to forward this decision, and the report of its committee responsible, immediately to the appropriate authorities of the Italian Republic.

(1) Case 101/63 Wagner v Fohrmann and Krier [1964] ECR 195 and Case 149/85 Wybot v Faure and others [1986] ECR 2391.
EN Official Journal of the European Union CE 45/163

Mobilising the Solidarity Fund of the European Union

P6_TA(2008)0619

European Parliament resolution of 18 December 2008 on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund, in accordance with point 26 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (COM(2008)0732 — C6-0393/2008 — 2008/2317(ACI))

(2010/C 45 E/49)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2008)0732 — C6-0393/2008),

— having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (1), and in particular point 26 thereof,

— having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 of 11 November 2002 establishing the European Union Solidarity Fund (2),

— having regard to the Joint Declaration of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission, adopted during the conciliation meeting on 17 July 2008 on the Solidarity Fund,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets and to the opinion of the Committee on Regional Development (A6-0474/2008),

1. Approves the decision annexed to this resolution;

2. Instructs its President to sign the decision with the President of the Council and arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union;

3. Instructs its President to forward this resolution, including its annex, to the Council and the Commission.

(1) OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 311, 14.11.2002, p. 3.