European Parliament
Marina Yannakoudakis  (ECR ),
in writing.
– Women who are raped or sexually abused by those in authority during times of war and conflict are subject to abuses to women that shall not be tolerated. I wholly support the aims and objectives of this report; I agree that there should be assistance and support for those women who have been abused and attacked; I also agree that there should be more women in peacekeeping operations in areas where conflict is occurring. I have always opposed EU interference in matters of national security and military matters and I am reluctant to see the EU spend more money on replicating envoy positions that already exist in one form or another and it is for that reason that I voted against paragraph 30 calling for the creation of a special EU Representative on Women within the EEAS. Overall, however, I believe that the focus of this report is on preventing and supporting women in times of war and I am pleased to be able to support this report.

