# Recommendation to the Council on the EU priorities for the 61th session of the UN Commission on the status of women

European Parliament procedure 2017/2001(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 8th term, committee FEMM). Stage: Procedure completed. 83 committee amendments tabled by 14 Members between 2017-01-12 and 2017-01-12.

## What the amendments focus on

This own-initiative dossier is a recommendation to the Council on EU priorities for the 61st session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women. The amendments reaffirm commitment to the Beijing Platform for Action, the fifth Sustainable Development Goal, women's access to education and decent work, equal pay, female entrepreneurship, combating violence against women, ratification of the Istanbul Convention and CEDAW, and access to sexual and reproductive health care.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ángela VALLINA | Spain | GUE/NGL | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125050.md |
| Monika VANA | Austria | Verts/ALE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124934.md |
| Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA | Spain | ALDE | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125040.md |
| Maria ARENA | Belgium | S&D | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124936.md |
| Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ | Lithuania | S&D | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96681.md |
| Viorica DĂNCILĂ | Romania | S&D | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/95281.md |
| Anna HEDH | Sweden | S&D | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28131.md |
| Pina PICIERNO | Italy | S&D | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124846.md |
| Liliana RODRIGUES | Portugal | S&D | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125099.md |
| Marc TARABELLA | Belgium | NI | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/29579.md |
| Julie WARD | United Kingdom | S&D | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124963.md |
| Mylène TROSZCZYNSKI | France | ENF | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124758.md |
| Marijana PETIR | Croatia | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124749.md |
| Arne GERICKE | Germany | ECR | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124815.md |

## Official source documents

- PE597.443: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/FEMM-AM-597443_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2017-2001-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2017-2001-INI.json

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