Procedure

Women's rights in the Balkan accession countries

2012/2255(INI)·7th term·AFET / FEMM·INI - Own-initiative procedure·CompletedProcedure completed
Rapporteur (the Member appointed to lead Parliament's work on this text): CORNELISSEN Marije (Verts/ALE)
Summary

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.

Procedure timeline

  1. Committee amendments tabled
    30 Jan 2013 – 6 Feb 2013
  2. Procedure completed
130
Amendments
distinct, in window
18
Members
tabled at least one
2
Committee(s)
30 Jan 2013 – 6 Feb 2013
Dates

Official amendment documents