# Women's rights in the Balkan accession countries

European Parliament procedure 2012/2255(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 7th term, committee AFET / FEMM). Stage: Procedure completed. 130 committee amendments tabled by 18 Members between 2013-01-30 and 2013-02-06.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier concerns women's rights in the Balkan accession countries. Amendments call to make women's rights central to accession negotiations with the Western Balkans, to mainstream gender equality through the enlargement process and the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance, to address women's under-representation in the labour market and decision-making, gender quotas, double discrimination of Roma women, human trafficking, and women's role in peace and reconciliation, citing UN Security Council Resolution 1325.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marije CORNELISSEN | Netherlands | Verts/ALE | 48 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96726.md |
| Antigoni PAPADOPOULOU | Cyprus | S&D | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97050.md |
| Marina YANNAKOUDAKIS | United Kingdom | ECR | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96944.md |
| Mojca KLEVA KEKUŠ | Slovenia | S&D | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23413.md |
| Emine BOZKURT | Netherlands | S&D | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28171.md |
| Ulrike LUNACEK | Austria | Verts/ALE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97017.md |
| Sophia IN 'T VELD | Netherlands | RE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28266.md |
| Norica NICOLAI | Romania | ALDE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96825.md |
| Eduard KUKAN | Slovakia | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96651.md |
| Tanja FAJON | Slovenia | S&D | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96911.md |
| Lívia JÁRÓKA | Hungary | NI | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28141.md |
| Edit BAUER | Slovakia | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23866.md |
| Ismail ERTUG | Germany | S&D | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96842.md |
| Antonyia PARVANOVA | Bulgaria | ALDE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/34234.md |
| Zbigniew ZIOBRO | Poland | EFD | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96803.md |

## Official source documents

- PE504.178: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-504.178+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE504.328: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-504.328+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2012-2255-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2012-2255-INI.json

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