# Rights of women in the Eastern Partnership States

European Parliament procedure 2016/2060(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 8th term, committee AFET / FEMM). Stage: Procedure completed. 181 committee amendments tabled by 26 Members between 2016-09-07 and 2016-10-18.

## What the amendments focus on

An own-initiative report on the rights of women in the Eastern Partnership States. Amendments cite CEDAW, the Beijing Platform, the Istanbul Convention and ILO conventions, call for representation of women at all levels of government including through quotas, equal access to education for girls, social economy and microcredit for economic independence, and address child labour in certain countries.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notis MARIAS | Greece | ECR | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125069.md |
| Biljana BORZAN | Croatia | S&D | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/112748.md |
| Pier Antonio PANZERI | Italy | S&D | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28365.md |
| Arne GERICKE | Germany | ECR | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124815.md |
| Stefan ECK | Germany | GUE/NGL | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124863.md |
| Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER | France | ENF | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124755.md |
| Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ | Czechia | PPE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124710.md |
| Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ | Slovakia | ECR | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124901.md |
| Mariya GABRIEL | Bulgaria | PPE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96848.md |
| Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA | Poland | PPE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124889.md |
| Barbara MATERA | Italy | PPE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96813.md |
| Ignazio CORRAO | Italy | Verts/ALE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124856.md |
| Eleftherios SYNADINOS | Greece | NI | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125072.md |
| Terry REINTKE | Germany | Verts/ALE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/103381.md |
| Georgios EPITIDEIOS | Greece | NI | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125071.md |

## Official source documents

- PE589.105: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-589105_EN.pdf
- PE592.241: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/FEMM-AM-592241_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2016-2060-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2016-2060-INI.json

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